However, the trip north did not take place. The day before departure, Hua Zhi received a letter from her grandfather.
Yinshan Pass is an important border area, and it is not easy to send letters out. Although the Hua family became successful later, it was not difficult to send a letter out. However, Hua Yizheng always abided by the rules and never made exceptions.
And now, Hua Zhi received the letter.
Gu Yanxi explained: "Mr. Hua was sent here by Wu Yong's people who were delivering memorials to the capital. He didn't go through the channels of the Seventh Constellation. Even if someone knew about it, no one could say anything."
Being too frank actually leaves people speechless. Hua Zhi understood her grandfather's intention and opened the letter with a heavy heart. To her, anything abnormal was not a good thing.
The envelope was very thick, containing two letters stacked separately. Hua Zhi recognized the handwriting and found that one was from her grandfather and the other was from her father.
The tone of the letter was very normal, but Hua Zhi frowned after reading it.
"how?"
"My grandfather and father told me not to go north. My maternal grandfather sent a letter to my grandfather. They know that I am now in the service of the emperor. My grandfather told me to take the time to rest at home while I am in the north."
Gu Yanxi felt relieved. He didn't want Azhi to go either. With her current health, she would suffer a great loss if she made a long journey. But he knew he couldn't persuade her. He could only make the most thorough preparations. Although he didn't know why Hua Yizhen suddenly sent such a letter, he was still grateful. It was worth it for Azhi to protect them like this.
"The old man is worried that your body can't bear it."
Hua Zhi touched her cold fingertips. Her health was getting worse. She knew this fact better than anyone else.
She had never thought about dying. It was the biggest irony to the men of the Hua family to sacrifice her own life to save the Hua family, so she took care of her body as much as possible. She ate medicated food for half a year out of a year and drank soup all the time. She did not do anything that Shaoyao forbad her to do. Even though she did not like boxing, she did it after Shaoyao asked her to extend the time for boxing.
She wants to be healthy, for her own good and for everyone's good.
She did not go north to show off her bravery. She wanted to know the current situation of the Hua family in Yinshan Pass. Nothing would make her feel at ease more than seeing it with her own eyes and hearing it with her own ears. She also wanted to send herself to her grandfather to show them and let them know that everything was fine at home. Her mere presence there would be more powerful than any words.
But now her grandfather won't let her go.
After reading the letter again from beginning to end, Hua Zhi didn't find anything wrong, but she always felt that there might be other reasons.
"I have to go."
Hua Zhi looked up at Yan Xi, who was obviously in a good mood. Yes, this guy actually didn't want her to make this trip.
Gu Yanxi held her hand in her palm as usual, warming it with her body temperature, "Since I have already asked the emperor for instructions, I cannot go back on my word."
"Sorry..." Hua Zhi felt very guilty. If it weren't for her, Yan Xi wouldn't have to make this long journey in the middle of winter.
"Sorry for telling me what you mean. I need to go to Yinshan Pass to have a clear idea of the situation. And I have something to discuss with Wu Yong." Gu Yanxi smiled coldly. "The whole court is focusing on the seventh part. Probably no one has remembered the threat of the Chaoli tribe."
Hua Zhi fell silent. It was she who proposed the seventh part. It was obviously a good thing that would benefit the country and the people. However, after such a long time, it still had no progress. To those people in the court, benefiting the country and the people was probably not important. What was important was how much benefit they could get from it. Hua Zhi felt indescribably uncomfortable when she thought that some of those people had participated in the Hua family's literary gatherings and had never given in because of her persistence.
The officialdom changes people so much that I wonder how many people still remember their original ambitions.
"When are we leaving?"
"The itinerary remains unchanged. Just give me the things you are going to take."
Hua Zhi stood up and took out a package from the cabinet. "Just take the letter over. I also put some silver bills and gold bars in here. Oh, I also need to write a letter. Please wait."
There was no one left in the room to serve. Hua Zhi spread out the paper and weighed it down with a paperweight, then poured some water into the inkstone. Another pair of hands picked up the ink stick and began to grind it gently faster than her.
Hua Zhi suddenly smiled and narrowed her eyes as she thought of something, "Is this considered another kind of red sleeves adding fragrance to someone's life?"
Gu Yanxi raised her eyebrows slightly, "I would like to be Ah Zhi's beauty, but I wonder if Ah Zhi would think that the beauty is not beautiful enough?"
"In my eyes, Yan Xi is very beautiful." Hua Zhi blinked, realizing that she had expressed her true feelings. In the eyes of others, Yan Xi's face was scary, but in her eyes, he was very masculine, which was just right. She could appreciate this kind of beauty.
The smile in Gu Yanxi's eyes became more intense. He raised his hand to push her fallen hair behind her ear, and slid his fingers down her cheek. His tender affection was so strong that it could overwhelm people.
Hua Zhi smiled with two shallow dimples, tilted her head to rub his fingers, picked up a pen, dipped it in ink and pointed it at his forehead, "Stamped, mine."
"Okay, it's yours." Gu Yanxi didn't move, and let her do it with an indulgent look on her face.
A little mole between the eyebrows makes a man look even colder. Hua Zhi selfishly thought, that's good, because it will make women less likely to like him. So she made an even more unreasonable request, "Don't wash it off."
"good."
Hua Zhi was satisfied then, and lowered her head to dip the ink again to write the letter.
The next morning, Gu Yanxi came to say goodbye. Hua Zhi gave him the dry food she had prepared the night before. "I feel a little uneasy. Go and see if my grandfather is hiding something from me."
"I've read Wu Yong's memorial. It's nothing serious. Don't think too much about it."
"No is the best." Hua Zhi looked up and saw that the spot between his eyebrows was still there and smiled, "You really haven't washed it."
"No washing." Instead of washing it, he mixed cinnabar with ink and re-applied it, so that it could last longer.
Looking around, Hua Zhi found that all the waiters had left. She coughed lightly and said, "Bow your head."
Gu Yanxi thought she wanted to see the black spot on her forehead, so she lowered her head obediently, not caring about handing her weakness to the other person. Unexpectedly, her forehead suddenly felt hot and soft...
He raised his head suddenly. Hua Zhi smiled cunningly. Although her face was red, it did not affect her pride at all. There were not many things that could surprise Yan Xi.
Gu Yanxi looked at her lips and resisted the urge to kiss her back, saying in a hoarse voice, "I really won't wash my face for half a month."
"No washing allowed."
"Well, no washing."
Gu Yanxi really didn't want to leave. He sighed and said, "Now those people in the court know that the Seventh Department is related to you. Try to go out as little as possible during my absence. If you want to go out, bring Wang Rong with you. I have made arrangements outside. You don't have to give face to anyone. If you don't want to care, just ignore them. No one can do anything to you."
"good."
"Don't force yourself if you have any problems. Chen Qing is in the capital. You can go to him for anything."
"good."
"If the emperor puts pressure on you, don't talk back to him. Wait until I come back."
"good."
No matter what was said, Hua Zhi responded obediently. Her well-behaved look made Gu Yanxi unable to help but kiss her forehead when she left. Hua Zhi touched her forehead and thought that she really liked this kind of reciprocity.