Zhong Wenjin had a heart-to-heart conversation with Xie Yilu for the fourth time this month, and like the previous few times, the conversation fell apart.
He was furious, and raised his hand to lift the table in front of him, but Xie Yilu glared at him and held back.
"Mother! You only have one son like me. Now that the Zhong family is gone, our mother and son depend on each other for life, yet you still treat me like this!" Zhong Wenjin knew that he must be soft, so he turned his face and cried, "I What's the point of living!"
He raised his head to the sky and screamed, suddenly opened his coat, and pulled out a long rope from his back waist, "Son, let's go first!"
Seeing this, the servants in the hall were terrified, and hurried forward, "Master! You can't do it!"
Xie Yilu didn't expect that he still had hemp rope hidden with him, so she stood up in shock, "Jin'er, don't do stupid things!"
However, Zhong Wenjin's actions were extremely sloppy, stepping on a stool, he was about to throw a rope on the beam, and shouted, "No one is allowed to stop me!"
Ah Fu was listening outside the door, feeling that it was almost time, and rushed in crying, hugging Zhong Wenjin's leg, "Young master! What are you doing, young master! You just wait a little longer, and Master Xie will be back , why are you doing this!"
Zhong Wenjin immediately twisted up, "I can't wait! Xie Zhaoxue is alive or dead in the capital, but I can't do anything here. I feel bad!"
Xie Yilu slapped the table angrily, "Come down quickly! Is there anything you can't say properly?!"
Ah Fu shouted, "Master! Didn't you do this on purpose to make Madam sad? After the Master and Madam left, Madam will only have you. If something happens to you again, what can Madam do?!"
When Xie Yilu heard this, she wiped her tears sadly, sat down on a chair, and began to sob, "I promised you to be with Zhaoxue, but I was already ashamed to face my parents, and now you make me so worried... "
Zhong Wenjin was dumbfounded all of a sudden, looked at his own mother, then looked at Ah Fu questioningly.
what happened? Why is it different from the planned plot
Ah Fu thought to himself, Master Xiao Zhong, it's not that I don't help you, you are fighting with your wife, are you courting death
He didn't respond to Zhong Wenjin's gaze, and continued to hold Zhong Wenjin's leg and shake it, the silver in his sleeve trembled, "Master! Come down quickly!"
Zhong Wenjin was about to die of anger. After spending so much money on Ah Fu, Ah Fu turned out to be a traitor in the end. He wished he could strangle Ah Fu to death, but it was hard to get angry in front of Xie Yilu. How could he hang that hemp rope? He took it off as soon as it was up, he gritted his teeth and pushed Ah Fu away, and walked in front of Xie Yilu, "Mother, my son knows he was wrong, don't be sad."
"Unfilial son, unfilial son..." She continued to read in a low voice.
"Isn't that okay if I don't go to the capital? I'll stay in Jinling honestly and not go anywhere." Zhong Wenjin, who had been making trouble for a month, finally gave in.
Xie Yilu took the opportunity and said, "You can't lie to me."
Zhong Wenjin replied, "I won't lie to you, I won't lie to you."
"Okay." Xie Yilu wiped away her tears, and her expression recovered in an instant, "Madam Liang and I have made an appointment to drink tea together, so we're leaving first."
After finishing speaking, she really didn't stop at all, she straightened her clothes and stepped out, walked a few steps and turned around to call Ah Fu, "This kid is smart, I like it."
Ah Fu hurriedly followed, "Ma'am, I'm overwhelmed."
Zhong Wenjin was so angry that his nose was smoking: I don't like it!
After Xie Yilu left, Zhong Wenjin still stood there for a while, the servant hesitated for a moment, and came up to ask, "Master, do you want something to eat?"
Zhong Wenjin looked sad, "No, let me be quiet."
He walked out of the lobby, walked halfway around the mansion, and walked to the backyard of the mansion. Suddenly, a fallen leaf floated past him, and Zhong Wenjin subconsciously reached out to catch it.
He raised his head and saw that under the blue sky and white clouds, the leaves began to fall with the wind again, and he felt emotional.
Time flies so fast, it has been five years since Wen Chan and Liang Yanbei left the capital.
As soon as Wen Chan left that year, the emperor issued an order to announce the death of His Royal Highness Ninth Prince, and the whole country held a funeral. All kinds of rumors lasted for a long time before they slowly faded away.
From now on, in Xiliang, there will only be Wen Chan, and there will be no Nine Highnesses.
Many things happened in the past five years. When Mr. Situ arrived in the capital, he learned that Situ Zhoulan had planted Gu on Zhong Wenjin's body, so he knocked on the door of Xiaoxie's mansion overnight.
He lived in Xiaoxie's mansion for half a month to diagnose Zhong Wenjin, and finally confirmed that this kind of Gu is not harmful to his body, and it can indeed adjust Zhong Wenjin's emotions.
After Xie Zhaoxue's heart was settled, he left.
Later Zhong Wenjin heard that Mr. Situ had expelled Situ Zhoulan from his house. He didn't know if it was true or not, so he didn't bother to inquire.
The second year was quite a turbulent year. Xie Shengran offended the eldest prince in court, was framed by him, and both died on the way out.
The entire Xie family was hit hard because of this, and the burden of the entire Xie family fell on him. In those days, he had almost no time to rest, and while taking over everything about Xie Shengran, he investigated the cause of their deaths.
Later, when the truth was found out, Xie Zhaoxue hated the eldest prince deeply. The Xie family, who had no clique or sidelines, also sided with the prince Wen Yue, and wanted to bring down the eldest prince together. One fight lasted for five years.
Zhong Wenjin and Xie Yilu have been in Jinling for three years. He doesn't need to wear a human skin mask here, and he lives very freely. He occasionally goes out with Shan Ke. It was him who ran back and forth to Jinling, the capital city.
Ah Fu was entrusted to him by Wen Chan before he left. This little eunuch had honed his wit in the palace. It is comfortable, and after a few years, the bones of the body have been strengthened a lot.
The piano, chess, calligraphy and painting also left the palace under Wen Chan's arrangement, but Zhong Wenjin didn't know where the two went.
Jinling is a very gentle city. Although there are many people from all over the world here, there are very few people who commit crimes on the street. Because of the guardianship of the Shan family, no one dares to do evil here.
Ever since he confessed his affection for Xie Zhaoxue to Xie Yilu, everything has become more comfortable, as if everything has reached the best and most appropriate point, and he is only waiting for Xie Zhaoxue and Wen Yue to come back after bringing down the eldest prince together Jinling, then everything will be over.
Zhong Wenjin stood in a daze for a while, then ran to the room to write a letter to you Xie Zhaoxue.
After studying the ink and picking up the pen, the first line he wrote down was:
When can Ah Fu be kicked out of the house
He lied to me again today, and this is the fourth time this month. Every time he told me he would help me, but he always turned against me when it came to the critical moment.
how are you over there I miss you a little.
When Zhong Wenjin wrote this, he felt that it was a little hypocritical, which did not fit his character at all, so he crossed out this line and wrote it again:
How's the weather in Beijing? I want to see the sky over there.
"Not good, not good." Zhong Wenjin felt dissatisfied, picked up the paper and crumpled it into a ball. When will he say such nasty words
Just when he was troubled, someone suddenly hugged his waist from behind. Zhong Wenjin was shocked, his hands trembled, and some ink stained his body.
He was busy holding a pen to poke the person behind him, but he saw Xie Zhaoxue hiding away with a smiling face, "When did our little Jin like to write?"
"Why are you back?" Zhong Wenjin was overjoyed, "Aren't you still in the capital?"
"I delivered a letter some time ago, saying that I would come back, don't you know?" Xie Zhaoxue seemed to have just returned, a little dusty.
It was only at this time that Zhong Wenjin realized that he had been cheated. They had known that Xie Zhaoxue would come back, but they saw him crying, making trouble, and hanged himself. Totally lost.
Just when Zhong Wenjin was secretly angry, Xie Zhaoxue found the crumpled paper in his hand and reached out to take it. Zhong Wenjin didn't react and let him take it away.
Reluctantly, he wanted to grab it, "Don't look, don't look."
Xie Zhaoxue hugged him tightly and locked him in her arms. Due to the lack of strength, Zhong Wenjin couldn't move.
"Don't make trouble, let me see what you wrote." Xie Zhaoxue rubbed his head, then unfolded the paper, and the first thing I saw was the sentence, "I want to see the sky over there."
He bent the corner of his mouth, scanned the words on it from the beginning, and looked down at Zhong Wenjin with a smile in his eyes.
Zhong Wenjin's face was a little hot, and he yelled, "What are you laughing at?"
"I miss you too." Xie Zhaoxue lowered her head slightly, her breath intertwined with Zhong Wenjin's, her voice was low and deep, "I really miss you, the place in Beijing is so deserted, I miss you especially when I fall asleep every night , When this year is over, I can always be by your side."
He pouted dissatisfiedly, "You haven't been back to Jinling for three months."
Xie Zhaoxue wanted to answer his words seriously, but when she saw his lips that were close to her lips, she couldn't hold back, and bent her head to kiss them.
Zhong Wenjin also scratched his heart and lungs thinking about him, now that he saw someone, he naturally wanted to make out, so he put his arms around his neck and responded enthusiastically.
The two lingered for a long time, and were panting when they let go. Zhong Wenjin raised his hand to pull Xie Zhaoxue's clothes, but he stopped him.
"Now is not the time." Xie Zhaoxue said, "I still have to see my mother."
Xie Yilu was originally many years older than Xie Zhaoxue, and she watched him grow up little by little. Although Xie Zhaoxue usually calls her sister, in his heart, this sister has the same weight as his mother. After Mrs. Xie died at the hands of the eldest prince, Xie Zhaoxue changed her tune and called her mother along with Zhong Wenjin.
Zhong Wenjin's disappointment was clearly written on his face, and he compromised, "Okay, let's go together."
Xie Zhaoxue kissed him as a reward, "Then I'll go take a shower and change clothes first."
He nodded, and after Xie Zhaoxue left, he sat back at the table, laughed to himself, and put away his pen and ink in a good mood.
While humming a ditty, suddenly a pigeon flew over and landed on the window. Zhong Wenjin looked up and found that it was a carrier pigeon from the Shan family.
His heart skipped a beat, and he didn't know what to think of, so he stood up and walked to the carrier pigeon, and saw that there was indeed something tied to its foot. After taking it off, he took out the small roll of paper inside, opened it, and saw a line of correct words:
Looking east, everything is fine, don't read.
There is a word in the lower right corner: Zen.
Zhong Wenjin laughed immediately, and ran out with the paper, his voice passed through three halls, "Xie Zhaoxue, Wen Chan and the others have replied!"
It is still the season of summer and autumn in a year, the cicadas sing and the leaves fall, and the wind passes without a trace. Under this sky, some people are busy trying to please their new masters, some people are fighting openly and secretly in the court hall, and some people are picking up leaves in the gentle village. When the pen is written, some people are somewhere, with the person they love the most, wandering freely in the world.