When the woman sent the old man out, she met Yu Feng who was carrying the ginseng soup. The woman took the soup bowl and said with a smile, "Give it to me, you also have an early rest."
Yu Feng just clasped his fists lightly, this time he did not obey the master's order and still dutifully guarded in front of the thatched hut.
The woman shook her head helplessly, and there was nothing she could do against the man who was as still as a mountain. They obeyed all her orders, except for rest.
Entering the room, there is another stubborn woman inside.
"The doctor has already said, take good care of it, this child will be fine. This is ginseng soup, you drink some, it should be useful for your injury." The woman was reluctant to persuade, because persuasion was useless. Putting the ginseng soup on the low table, the woman quietly backed out.
Just as the woman stepped out of the door, the low voice of Shang Jun came from behind, "What's your name?"
The woman turned back, raised a faint smile, and replied, "Murong Shuqing." After speaking, she gently closed the door for him.
Murong Shuqing—
Shang Jun murmured the name, and he finally realized that people can smile so indifferently and warmly.
This woman named Murong Shuqing had such a smile.
Behind it is the vastness of the snow-capped mountains, but in front of it is already a sprout sprouting, and the spring is blowing. In front of the thatched hut, a pink-dressed girl squatted on a pile of hay, her face like a peach blossom, but unfortunately she was pale. The girl held her cheeks and stared at a dwarf tree that had just grown new shoots, her eyes were a little hollow, and she couldn't tell what she was thinking.
A plain hand supported her arm and gently pulled her up, with a helpless smile in her ear, "Although it is spring, it is still very cold under the snowy mountains, so don't sit on the ground again."
The girl raised an innocent smile and replied obediently, "I see, Sister Shu Qing."
Murong Shuqing pretended to be helpless and smiled: "You girl, you deserve a good deal on your lips, but you turn around and forget about it. It makes me almost an old woman." She has lived here for about ten days, little girl She likes her well-behaved and frankness very much, but the loneliness she shows from time to time always makes people feel distressed.
Shang Xiao hurriedly shook his head, took Murong Shuqing's arm, and praised: "No way, Sister Shuqing is the most beautiful fairy." Yes, that kind of beauty is not in appearance, she is a fairy, who can bring warmth and warmth to people Peaceful fairy.
Murong Shuqing smiled softly. She knew very well what she looked like, and she had nothing to do with fairies, but she always smiled at others' compliments. Everyone has their own beauty.
"Come in, it's windy outside, and your health isn't completely healed yet." Murong Shuqing took off the grass clippings from Shang Xiao's body and dragged her to the thatched hut.
Shang Xiao only took two steps and stopped there reluctantly. Murong Shuqing looked at her puzzled, Shang Xiao pursed her lips, looked at the arrogant back under the snowy mountains in the distance, her beautiful big eyes were full of attachment, she murmured, "I want to be here with him. "
Murong Shuqing knew what she was looking at without even having to look. The person who was helpless and unapproachable, was only accompanied by the cold snow and the strong wind every day, and his heart was probably as cold as this snow. Shu Qing patted Shang Xiao's hand and advised, "Go in, you can't help him."
Shang Xiao didn't want to take a step, grabbed Murong Shuqing's hand tightly, and wept helplessly, "Sister Shuqing, I'm so scared." He was colder every day, she didn't know what he was thinking, she Afraid that one day, even if he is lost, then she really has nothing.
"Don't be afraid." Gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Shangxiao's eyes, Murong Shuqing only felt that her comfort was so pale and weak, lightly stroked the loose strands of hair on her shoulders, Murong Shuqing smiled deliberately and easily: " I brewed this year's new Longdan tea, which was just delivered from Jinzhou Tea Garden, and it's not available for sale outside, so let's go in."
"But, my brother..." Shang Xiao was still reluctant to leave, she was afraid of not seeing him.
She didn't know whether to be angry or pity these stubborn sisters. Murong Shuqing sighed, "You go first, and I'll call him for you, okay?"
"Well, thank you Sister Shu Qing." Shang Xiao finally burst into laughter. Maybe he could listen to what Sister Shu Qing said.
Murong Shuqing was not as optimistic as she was, and if Shang Jun's heart was broken, if he could persuade him in a few words, why would he do this. She didn't ask much about their affairs, she only vaguely felt that they had enemies in Cang Yue, and that the other party was quite powerful, that's all.
In the cold wind, the arrogant figure standing against the wind in plain clothes and thin shirts made Murong Shuqing unable to take the steps he wanted to approach. His swirling clothes and tight black hair were flying with the wanton cold wind, and his thin and slender figure almost blended into the frost. Even if it's just a back view, it's still so beautiful that people don't dare to look at it.
Standing behind Shang Jun, Murong Shuqing couldn't help but smile bitterly. An outsider like her, who knows nothing about them, has the right to persuade him
After hesitating for a while, Murong Shuqing was still speechless in the end.
"What do you think of Xiao'er?" Shang Jun's clear voice came slowly, as if he already knew about Shu Qing's arrival.
Murong Shuqing faintly felt what he was going to say next, but he still replied truthfully: "Cute and sensible, very attractive."
Shang Jun's clenched teeth left deep edges and corners on his thin cheeks. After a long time, he still said, "Are you willing to keep her by your side?" The bitter cold wind annihilated.
Sure enough, he still said that raising Shang Xiao was easy for her, but Shang Xiao was not something and should not be left to others. Murong Shuqing replied lightly, "It's your responsibility to protect her."
Shang Jun's shoulders stiffened, and he still looked at the peaks of the snow-capped mountains like that, but this time his voice was full of exhaustion and helplessness, "I can't give her a stable life. Besides, I have to fulfill a promise, she Follow me, you will only be with danger." He must avenge the revenge of his parents, and being able to entrust Xiao'er to someone like Murong Shuqing is his best explanation to his parents.
Murong Shuqing laughed suddenly, and Shang Jun turned his head inexplicably, only to see that the elegant face was no longer a shallow smile, but a somewhat ironic smile.
Taking a step forward and looking at him, Murong Shuqing asked, "Mr. Shang, how many promises do you have to fulfill?"
Shang Jun was slightly stunned, stunned there. Before he could answer, Murong Shu said coldly: "It's not just that one, isn't Shang Xiao your promise? Have you ever thought that Shang Xiao is the most important promise you should take, she, you are the only one to rely on? That's it."
Shang Jun suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart. Murong Shuqing's words were like a sharp knife, pointing directly at the responsibility he had been avoiding. Yes! His eyes are full of violence, and he only sees the blood and hatred. He has lost both his love and his closest people. What qualifications does he have to talk about promises? His father's exhortations before he died echoed in his mind over and over again. You can't even take care of Xiao'er, so what revenge is there to talk about
It's not that he didn't see the self-blame and pain in Shang Jun's eyes, but now that he has said it, Murong Shuqing no longer shy away, and said bluntly: "If it is violence, not afraid of death can solve the problem, why should you be reduced to this. In front of your opponent, It's just an ant that can be pinched to death, what do you use to fight him? Not everything needs to be solved together, let yourself rely on it, and when it is evenly matched, wouldn't it be refreshing?"
Evenly matched! Shang Jun sneered, "I will never be able to be evenly matched with him. Being an enemy of him means being an enemy of the entire Cang Yue. How can I be evenly matched with him? Who wants to be with a woman? Who wants to listen to me!" Suddenly, Shang Jun grabbed Murong Shuqing's arm and shouted frantically, "You're right, I'm just a man's arm, and I can't handle myself, but I'm not reconciled! I'm not reconciled!"
it hurts! Murong Shuqing could feel that Shang Jun was once again overwhelmed by hatred. His eyes were red, like a wounded and trapped beast locked in a small cage. No matter how hard he tried, he would never be able to break out of the cage. .
Is he alone because he is a woman
Murong Shuqing finally understood the source of his pain. When the reason for everything is not your incompetence but your gender, that kind of unwillingness will drive people crazy.
Without withdrawing his hand, he let him hold it tightly. With the strength of his hand, Murong Shuqing felt the difficulty.
She has been in this different world for half a year. She deeply feels the difficulty of being a woman. She has tried her best to hold power and money in her hands. In fact, isn't she just like him, just to be able to control her own destiny
"Shangjun."
When Shang Jun, who was struggling in pain, heard a gentle and gentle word that would change his life in the near future when he was most helpless.
"I would like to help you to be evenly matched with him."
The shallow but sincere voice made Shang Jun's hands tremble uncontrollably. She said, she is willing to help him, isn't she? This is the first time he has heard someone willing to help him in the past six months. His heart is warm at this moment, but it is these words that calm him down and let go of his hand. Shang Jun whispered back. Said: "Thank you, my enemy, the power is beyond your imagination, I don't want to implicate others."
Long Chimu, Lord Cang Yue, his enemy! who? Who can help him? Those so-called confidants who have been with Daddy for many years are not just persuading him to hide.
He didn't believe she could help him. Shu Qing saw gratitude in Shang Jun's eyes, but also disbelief.
Murong Shuqing didn't care, her arm was a little sore, she rubbed her arm lightly, walked to a rock not far away and sat down.
Looking at the depressed appearance of Shang Jun, Shu Qing finally said: "The lifeline of the country has a bright line and a dark line. The bright line lies in the political power, which is backed by military power and orders the whole country, and no one dares to defy it, and the dark line lies in the economy, that is, Silver, if you can get the land, grain, water transportation, cloth, etc. into your pocket, with these backings, you can command the whole country, and no one can resist the temptation of silver. He occupies the bright line, why don’t you occupy the dark line?”
Shang Jun stared at the smiling woman in front of him as if he had been electrocuted. Why didn't he think of this method? Thinking about it quickly, Shang Jun said excitedly: "You mean that he has many enemies, I don't need to fight him with force, as long as I have the backing of those you said, naturally someone will beg me. Be a friend, listen to me, I don't even need to do it myself, I can make him feel safe."
Murong Shuqing nodded lightly, that's what she meant.
Children can be taught.
"However, I don't have the money to do this." The glimmer of hope that had just risen in his heart was still too fragile in the face of reality. He had been away from home for half a year, and he didn't even have ten taels of silver on him.
"You don't, I do."
The wind was still cold, and the long hair that blew her to the ground was messy and a little tangled. The plain white clothes made her look more delicate, but she still said that lightly and smiled. Is the casual wiping at the corner of the mouth a result of self-confidence? Shang Jun suddenly had a feeling that the woman in front of him could really help him.
"Why... why are you helping me?" Shang Jun really didn't understand.
Good question! Murong Shuqing said frankly: "My Murong family runs food, tea and other businesses. My father has no business talent, and his only son is not yet ten years old this year. My sister married a couple because of the arrangement of the family. I have never met someone, and I have been arranged for a marriage since I was a child. This arrangement is not acceptable."
"You said your surname was Murong? Are you the young lady of the Murong family, the largest family of grain, tea, silk, and cotton in the East? The person who married you was Xuanyuan Yi, the general of the town of the East?" Shang Jun suddenly remembered Daddy once mentioned the Murong family to him. At that time, Daddy was worried that with the financial support of the Murong family, Xuanyuan Yi would be more difficult to deal with. If she was from the Murong family, it was no wonder that she was so confident that she could help him.
Murong Shuqing shrugged and smiled bitterly: "Now you know how difficult it is for me to control my own destiny." A big family and a famous "fiance".
"I'm slowly holding the financial resources of the Murong family, but the Murong family is in the east corner, and at most ranked second, and I don't want to be in the position of the richest man and become a thorn in the eyes of the court, so I need another person. , to cultivate another force to make more money for me. Because that also means, I have more freedom and opportunities to be free. So I'm not helping you, but working with you, I I'll give you money, and you'll give me more money, and you can get what you need from it, how about that?"
"When I first saw you, you didn't look like a businessman. But now, you are very similar." Shang Jun understood what she meant, but he was even more confused. When we first met, she was gentle and elegant; later, I found out that she was friendly and warm; just now, she was confident and flying; now, she is philistine and shrewd, which one is her
Murong Shuqing was stunned for a moment, then laughed heartily, and replied, "I'm not a businessman, but when necessary, I will be the best businessman. What's your answer?"
Shang Jun knows that he is moved, and this seems to be the only opportunity he can seize at the moment. Helping Murong Shuqing is also helping himself. Even if he is still dead in the end, at least he can leave enough for Xiaoer to live. money. It's just that everyone in the world knows that a woman's incompetence is a virtue. Is she really willing to gamble her money on him
Meeting Murong Shuqing's waiting eyes, Shang Jun said frankly, "I'm a woman, you know."
Murong Shuqing laughed, looked down at himself, and said with a smile, "I'm also a woman."
Yes, she is also a woman, but she is so free and easy, with extraordinary confidence.
And what about him
Shang Jun clenched his fists and no longer thought about it, and replied affirmatively: "Okay, I promise." He had no choice at all, this was his last chance.
With such a cold and determined expression again, Murong Shuqing stood up, patted the thin snow off his shoulders, and asked with some headache, "Shang-Jun, you were not like this, were you?"
"What?" Shang Jun was puzzled.
Murong Shuqing sighed softly, "Now you are full of suffocation, your unwillingness and hatred are all shown on your face and body. You are already tightly entangled by hatred, and you are very easy to be caught in this way. People can see through and contain. What I need is a businessman who can handle all kinds of people with ease, not a person who only has hatred in his heart. Be yourself."
This woman, who was carrying too much love, made her heartache inexplicably from the moment she first saw her. Hope she can really help him.
People like him should be happy.
"Let's go, my dragon birthday tea is getting cold."
Shang Jun stood in the snow for a long time, looking at the woman who left silently like the Tathagata, his eyes that swore not to cry again were stained with mist again.
What was he really like? He almost forgot.