Mingyu turned her head away guiltily, while Lixiang lowered her head, not daring to look at Xu Mingye at all.
"I... am going out for a while." Mingyu said vaguely, her ears twitching.
Xu Mingye stood under the eaves, looking down at his sister, feeling very disappointed with her. Oh, his silly sister, she was so guilty that she almost had "I will go out and do something bad without telling you" written on her forehead!
"What are you going out for?" Xu Mingye asked with his eyes narrowed, leaning against the porch pillar with his arms folded.
Mingyu snorted twice. Why did he care so much? "I'm going to buy some rouge and powder." Mingyu quickly said confidently.
"Rouge and powder?" Xu Mingye looked at Mingyu suspiciously, "You don't seem to have used these things much, right?"
Mingyu couldn't help but mutter, "Why do you care so much? Can't I start using it now? I'll be back in a while." She just wanted to return the bracelet to Sima Hong. Otherwise, if she kept it, she would feel as if she had not completely severed ties with the Marquis' Mansion and that she was taking advantage of their money.
Xu Mingye snorted and watched Mingyu and Lixiang walk out of the newly opened door. After a while, he followed them out.
Mingyu went out and asked the lady selling vegetables on the street. She found out that the City God Temple was just two streets away from the Xu family. There were many stalls selling snacks, rouge, powder, hair ornaments and jewelry. It was quite lively.
Mingyu thanked the lady and took Lixiang to the City God Temple. Lixiang couldn't help asking, "Miss, why don't you tell the truth to the young master? Isn't it better to let the young master lead us there?"
"I... don't want to say it!" Mingyu said sullenly, lowering her head and walking quickly. Her relatives tried their best to protect her, and tried every way to protect her, just to make her have nothing to do with the Marquis's Mansion. If she said she was going to give the bracelet, Xu Mingye would definitely not let her show up. She could lie to outsiders without blushing, but lying to her own relatives made Mingyu feel deeply guilty.
Anyway, the bracelet was returned today, and everything was over. She always thought of Sima Hong's pitiful appearance of kneeling on the ground and crying, and his hasty departure on the day of divorce. Sima Hong was going back to the northwest, and she wanted to say goodbye to him seriously and thank him for standing up for her in Tianshui.
Lixiang was stunned. She didn't expect Mingyu to give her such a "rogue" answer. She immediately hurried to catch up.
The sun had risen, and the first wave of pilgrims who had come to the City God Temple to burn incense had dispersed. There were not many pedestrians around the City God Temple except for the small vendors who set up stalls. Mingyu led Lixiang straight to the west wall. There was a quiet alley to the west, and Mingyu saw Sima Hong waiting there at a glance. He asked Lixiang to wait aside, and Mingyu walked over alone.
Seeing Mingyu, Sima Hong was stunned for a moment, then he grinned, walked forward excitedly, and said cautiously: "You're here? I... I thought you wouldn't come."
Mingyu didn't know how to face him. She smiled awkwardly and asked, "Madam, are you feeling well?"
Sima Hong nodded quickly and said with a smile: "My wife is doing well. She moved to the new house given to us by the emperor a few days ago. It's just a little far from my grandfather's house, so it's a little inconvenient for my mother to visit my grandfather."
While Sima Hong was speaking, Mingyu was also looking at him. This was the first time in some time that she looked at Sima Hong seriously.
The morning sun shone over the wall of the City God Temple and fell on Sima Hong's handsome face. Compared with the pale and slightly chubby Bao Er Gongzi before, Sima Hong was now much thinner and darker. His eyebrows were very beautiful, and he inherited Miao's willow-leaf eyebrows, which added a touch of softness to his masculine face. He had broad shoulders and a strong body. It was said that he was originally a martial arts expert. Now that he had been trained in the military camp for so long, he must have reached a higher level.
Maybe it was because he had been in the military camp for too long, even if he was standing there casually, he would stand straight with his chest out and stomach in, with a fierce aura ready to strike. If he wasn't wearing a luxurious brocade robe, it would be hard to associate him with the noble and honorable, laughing and joking young master of the Marquis's Mansion two years ago.
"Why do you have to go back?" Mingyu stared at him for a while and couldn't help asking.
Only after experiencing life and death can one understand the value of life. It is easy for a person to die. When the Tartars captured Tianshui, countless people died under the swords and under the Tartars' iron hooves. Thinking of those tragic scenes, Mingyu would secretly feel lucky that she was still alive and could be reunited with her family.
Sima Hong was fortunate to return from the brutal battlefield with no missing limbs.
"I..." Sima Hong was stunned for a moment, then he laughed. His dark eyes sparkled in the sunlight. He stared at Mingyu and asked, "You don't want me to leave?"
Mingyu was a little upset, and patiently said to him seriously: "Second Master, the Madam has already lost the Marquis and the Young Master, you have to think about your mother. If she loses you again, I'm afraid she won't be able to live."
Sima Hong shook his head, leaned against the wall of the City God Temple, and laughed, "Everyone is going to die... My family was occupied by the Tartars, the house was burned by the Tartars, and my father died at their hands, but I am living a peaceful life in the capital like a turtle... I can't do it... My grandfather's tomb is still in Tianshui, but my grandmother, father and elder brother are buried in the capital. As long as I am alive, one day, I will fight back to Tianshui and bury them with my grandfather..."
Mingyu actually wanted to say that the Tartars were so cruel to the people of Da Chu that they cut off the marquis's head and tied it to the tent, so they might also attack the old marquis's tomb. By the time you fight back in eight or ten years, the tomb might have been blown up and robbed by the Tartars seventy or eighty times... There is no point in forcing this.
However, seeing Sima Hong's sad and painful expression, Mingyu couldn't bear to attack him.
Sima Hong looked at Mingyu with indescribable sadness in his heart. He thought that even if they had not divorced, Mingyu would not be his if he died on the battlefield. In desperation, he could not help but reach out and hold Mingyu's hand.
Mingyu wanted to break free, but she heard his sad voice beside her, "Mingyu, I don't know if I can come back after I leave..." Mingyu's heart seemed to soften suddenly, and she whispered, "Second Master, don't say that. You will definitely come back safely. Let me go first, and we can talk properly."
Sima Hong's eyes were shiny black, Mingyu's face reflected in his pupils. He squeezed her hand again, then reluctantly let go.
Mingyu's face was a little hot, and he lowered his head and said, "I came here today for another matter..." Then he turned around and called Lixiang who was guarding the corner, took the wooden box from Lixiang's hand, handed it to Sima Hong, and said, "This is what the old lady gave me. After thinking about it, it is more appropriate to return it to the lady. In the future..."
Mingyu gathered the hair that fell on her temples and wanted to say, "I'll leave it for your new wife in the future." However, seeing Sima Hong's silent face, she swallowed the words back.
Sima Hong forced a smile, glanced at the bracelet in the box, and said, "Since it was given to you by the old lady, then you should keep it... I heard from my wife that it was our fault for leaving you in Tianshui... I am very stupid and always do bad things. I wanted to treat you well, but in the end it was all empty words, and I always made you suffer..."
Mingyu sighed deeply in her heart and whispered, "It's not your or your wife's fault..." At the critical moment of life and death, who doesn't want to escape as soon as possible
Before she could say anything else, she heard Xu Mingye's voice from behind, "Mingyu, what are you doing here?"
Mingyu Lixiang and Sima Hong looked up in shock. Xu Mingye was wearing a green robe, and his handsome face was full of coldness. He glared at Mingyu first, then looked at Sima Hong with unfriendly eyes, and said with a cupped hand: "Lord Sima, I haven't seen you for a few days. Xu has not yet congratulated you on inheriting the title."
Before Sima Hong could reply, Xu Mingye spoke again, his tone cold, "You have been conferred the title of Marquis of Anxi by the Emperor a few days ago, so you should act like a Marquis. It is not a glorious thing to cheat on a decent woman!"
Mingyu was embarrassed by Xu Mingye's title of "good wife" and couldn't help but say, "I was just strolling here and happened to meet the Marquis..."
Xu Mingye glared at Mingyu lightly, which meant: Shut up, little girl, I'll settle the score with you when I get home!
Mingyu was embarrassed and kept silent. Lixiang was so scared that she felt like there were seven or eight buckets of water hanging in her heart. The young master was really angry this time and it was not a joke.
"Mingye." Sima Hong spoke up, "I'm leaving soon, and I don't know when I'll be back. I just feel that the Marquis' Mansion owes Mingyu, and I want to see her one last time. There's no other meaning."
Xu Mingye took a few steps forward, grabbed his sister's hand, and pulled it behind his back. He looked at Sima Hong with a chilly look in his eyes, "My Lord, do you feel that Mingyu has been wronged? If you have such a heart, what would you have done earlier? You'd better forget it. Mingyu is my Xu family's daughter. We Xu family will love her in the future. It has nothing to do with you."
After a pause, Xu Mingye spoke again with a serious face, and said with a folded hand: "I heard that the Marquis will go to the battlefield soon. As a scholar, I admire him very much. I bid you farewell here and wish you a triumphant return soon!" After that, he pulled Mingyu back without saying anything. It was one thing for him to admire Sima Hong for going to the battlefield to kill the enemy and serve the country, but it was another thing for Sima Hong to be an extremely incompetent brother-in-law.
Mingyu had no choice but to let Xu Mingye drag her away. She turned around and said to Sima Hong with an apologetic look on her face, "You... take care of yourself."
Lixiang held the box, not knowing whether to take it and follow them or give it to Sima Hong. Seeing Xu Mingye pulling Mingyu away, she stomped her feet and followed them holding the box.
Sima Hong's heart seemed to have followed Mingyu. He ran forward a few steps in a daze and watched Mingyu's slender figure disappear in the bustling crowd in front of the City God Temple. His hand seemed to still retain the delicate and soft feeling of holding Mingyu's hand, but she was no longer his wife.
How come it is not? Sima Hong asked himself over and over again. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and give rewards on Qidian Mobile Network (). Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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