Hello Chang’an

Chapter 443 Let’s ask Duan Zhenyi

 A group of people came to say goodbye to Chang Suining.

Wu Siqing and other envoys will leave Youzhou today and continue on their way back to Beijing.

Hearing them come up to say goodbye, Chang Suining responded with a smile.

Finally, the officials raised their hands to salute her.

Chang Suining raised his hand and returned the salute: "I hope you all will take care of yourself."

As she spoke, she looked at Song Xian, Tan Li and others, as well as Wu Chunbai standing next to Wu Siqing.

Wu Chunbai spoke to her alone and whispered, "Chief Chang, please take care."

As for other farewell words, for Wu Chunbai, they were all in the glass of fruit wine last night - she has gained a lot from this line of work, many things have been reshaped, and she has gained a sincere and secret recognition.

After saying goodbye to Chang Sui Ning, when Wu Siqing and others left, not far away, Lu Chong, the commander of the Imperial Army, also clasped his fist heavily at Chang Sui Ning.

Chang Suining nodded to him distantly and watched Lu Chong turn and leave.

When he looked back, he saw that Tan Li and Song Xian did not follow the officials immediately.

Seeing Tan Li approaching him, Chang Suining asked, "Why haven't you seen Wei Shilang?"

Tan Li stopped and said with a smile: "We just went together to say goodbye to Governor Cui. Minister Wei must have something to say and need to talk to Governor Cui alone, so we left first."

"At this moment, Minister Wei should still be at Governor Cui's place." Tan Li said this and lowered his voice a little: "Servant Wei asked me to give a message to the Governor Chang. Minister Wei said that he had something important to talk to the Governor. If If it's convenient for the governor, you can go ahead and sit in Wei Shilang's car and wait."

With that said, he raised his hand to indicate where Wei Shuyi's carriage was parked.

Chang Suining nodded as usual: "Master Lao Tan has sent a message, I understand."

She looked at Song Xian who was aside and said, "Please take care of yourself during this farewell, Mr. Tan and Mr. Song."

Song Xian bowed deeply to Chang Suining: "Thank you very much, Chang Suining."

What he wanted to thank was not only the other person's words of care, but also the other person's kindness in saving him, as well as the reminders and advice the other party gave him every time he chatted privately in the past few days.

Although their mission to Dongluo ended without any danger, the real test in officialdom had just begun for him and Tan Li.

The storm of Dasheng will not completely clear up just because Dongluo and Japan are pacified. It is a foregone conclusion that the imperial power will be unstable. The situation is changing rapidly. I am afraid that the crisis they will face has not really arrived yet.

Although it is difficult, you still have to keep your heart and move forward.

After Song Xian and Tan Li left for more than ten steps, they subconsciously turned back and saw the girl in green robe still standing there watching.

Song Xian couldn't help but raise his hand and salute again before finally leaving.

It wasn't until the two figures walked away that Chang Sui Ning said to Hao Huan: "Go back to the tent and get the box that was brought from Dongluo."

Hao Huan agreed, quickly returned with the box in hand, and followed Chang Suining to Wei Shuyi's carriage.

Chang Ji stood guard by the car. He had obviously already received Wei Shuyi's permission. After saluting Chang Suining with fists in his arms, he opened the heavy car curtain and said, "Ms. Chang, please."

"Thank you."

Chang Suining got on the carriage and put the box down casually. His eyes scanned the interior of the carriage and he felt that it was very Wei Shuyi's style.

Simple but not simple, elegant but not arty.

The interior of the carriage is much spacious compared to ordinary carriages. The inside and outside are separated by bamboo curtains. Behind the curtain is a place for resting. Chang Sui Ning sat down in the outside room and saw that in addition to the tea tray and tea sets, there were two tea sets placed on the small table in front of him. Book of Buddhist scriptures.

Seeing this Buddhist scripture, Chang Suining raised his eyes again and saw an incense burner standing in the corner.

Or in order to prevent the incense burner from overturning under bumps, the three legs below the incense burner are not only fixed with bases, but also covered with a gilt incense cage, which shows that it was carefully prepared.

Chang Suining looked at the accumulation of incense ashes in the furnace again and couldn't help but come to the conclusion that Wei Shuyi must be very attentive to burning incense every day.

Not long after, footsteps were heard outside the car, and Changji's salute was heard: "Mr. Sir, Mrs. Chang is already waiting in the car."

Wei Shuyi nodded in response, hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand and knocked on the wall of the carriage: "Chang Jishi—"

A girl's clear and casual voice came from the car: "Servant Wei is not so reserved when he gets into his carriage."

Wei Shuyi smiled and said: "This is etiquette."

The voice said calmly and smoothly: "Well, Minister Wei, please get in the car."

After Wei Shuyi stepped onto the carriage, he saw a young girl in green robes sitting in the carriage with her arms folded leisurely. When she saw him coming in, she smiled and nodded: "Master Wei, please take a seat."

After Wei Shuyi sat down opposite her, he also smiled and raised his hand to salute: "Thank you, Governor Chang, for giving me this seat."

The atmosphere was much more relaxed than Wei Shuyi had imagined.

Until he smelled the aroma in the car, he turned his head slightly and saw three burning green incense sticks in the incense burner.

"I lit the incense." Chang Sui Ning said.

Wei Shuyi looked at her subconsciously.

Hearing that Chang Ji, who was outside the car, walked away to guard him, Chang Sui Ning said with a smile: "I'll take a smoke first to drive away the ghost energy from my body, so that Minister Wei can feel at ease."

Wei Shuyi's body was slightly stiff and his smile was forced.

It's a very considerate move and very conscious, but it also gives people a sense of "lawlessness".

What is the difference between a "ghost" lighting incense himself and crushing his incense burner in front of him?

Moreover, she actually revealed her identity to him directly...

Her attitude was casual, simple and clear, as if she was chatting casually, but she was also neat and concise as she didn't want to talk too much nonsense and go around the bush.

The moment finally arrived.

But maybe he already had a way out in his heart, or maybe separation was imminent, or maybe the person in front of him didn't have any so-called ghost spirit, so Wei Shuyi was really not afraid at all.

He looked at Chang Sui Ning, and the two looked at each other for a moment. Wei Shuyi sighed softly: "Such mysterious things really do exist in the world."

Seeing his reaction, Chang Suining nodded: "It seems that you do know everything. I don't think there is anything you need to ask?"

Duan Zhenyi knew everything, he just needed to hear her confirm it herself.

Wei Shuyi chuckled silently: "Yes, I generally know everything."

"In that case, then help me bring this box to Duan Zhenyi."

Chang Sui Ning stopped calling her aunt. As she spoke, she placed her finger on the box and signaled to Wei Shuyi.

Hearing this extremely casual and intimate "Duan Zhenyi", Wei Shuyi felt complicated. He looked around and couldn't help but ask: "I wonder what's in the box?"

"They are all jewelry and the like." Chang Sui Ning said: "They were given to me by Dongluo and Xingzhou. I seldom use them. She always likes these fresh styles from outside, so she brought them back to Beijing for her to use." Wear it and play.”

After all, she was out for the Chinese New Year. During her trip, she brought many gifts from Dongluo, some of which were given to her brother and Cui Jing. These gifts from her daughter's family were just left for Duan Zhenyi.

"..." Wei Shuyi suddenly fell silent.

How can the other party's tone of voice not be regarded as a kind of "pampering"? He could even imagine it - the young crown prince, the proud son of heaven, would go out to fight and return victoriously, and would always bring back many novelties when he returned to the capital... And the Duan family's legitimate daughter, who was also young, would definitely smile and be full of eyes. I took it in surprise.

How could such a person not make his young mother's heart flutter...

In comparison, he could understand his mother's dislike of his father... After all, Zhuyu came first, and his father was probably just an accidental child among the bunch of exotic flowers and plants they kept in Zheng Guogong's mansion. of a weed.

Sure enough, when you are young, you cannot meet someone who is too amazing.

And this person who had amazed his mother when she was young, after being transformed into a new body, actually amazed him again...

Wei Shuyi did not dare to continue to "deal with" like this, so he closed his eyes and calmed his thoughts.

Chang Sui Ning just thought that he had suffered from the ancestral disease of being afraid of ghosts again, and said: "Since there is nothing important, I will not delay Wei Shilang and go on his way."

"etc…"

Wei Shilang suddenly opened his eyes and kept her there.

"Actually..." he said, "I still don't understand something, and I would like to ask Governor Chang to help me clear up my confusion."

Chang Suining nodded and motioned for him to ask.

"Two years ago, when we first met in Hezhou... Chang Jishi must have just returned to the world." Wei Shuyi finally asked: "Then why did Chang Jishi's handwriting at that time be the handwriting of Princess Chongyue?"

Chang Sui Ning was stunned by his question - she had just woken up, and she felt confused. She didn't know what night it was. Isn't it normal to use her own handwriting without much thinking?

After Chang Suining reacted for a moment, he quickly realized the problem in Wei Shuyi's words -

When he talked about "Princess Chongyue", he used the title of the third person...

Seeing that Chang Suining was silent for a while, Wei Shuyi could only say: "If Chang Suining feels inconvenient to answer, it's okay not to answer."

He was in no position to explore the secrets between the former Crown Prince and Princess Chongyue, and such matters involved the royal family. His mother even swore not to reveal them... It was very inappropriate for him to ask.

What's more, his motive is even just curiosity and desire to explore, and has no important purpose.

So, he shouldn't have asked...but he asked anyway.

He was really too curious and couldn't figure it out. His dream last night was related to this matter.

After waiting for a while, he only heard the person in front of him ask: "...Didn't Duan Zhenyi tell you?"

Wei Shuyi's smile was slightly bitter: "My mother said she had sworn to keep her old friend's secret."

Chang Suining: "What she said is not difficult to deceive, right?"

Wei Shuyi Ying only needed to use Meng Tong's trick to deceive the truth.

"...It's not difficult." Wei Shuyi smiled even more bitterly: "But mother said that if she leaks out, she will be struck by lightning from the sky. I can't be unfilial."

"That's right." Chang Suining nodded clearly and showed a satisfied smile: "She actually keeps her promise."

It seemed that he was getting close to the truth. Wei Shuyi felt like a cat was scratching his heart, but he saw that she was just tapping the box with her fingers, wondering what she was thinking about.

After a while, I heard her ask: "Do you really want to know?"

Wei Shuyi maintained his last trace of dignity and smile: "...It depends on whether you want to say it or not."

Chang Suining groaned in his heart - it's really terrible that he's still talking so hard.

Intelligent people like Wei Shuyi, who are full of discernment, claim that their IQ and dignity are higher than ordinary people. Therefore, when they encounter something they don't understand, they are used to making insinuations and probing them, and rarely ask directly, as if asking directly. , which represents some kind of helpless compromise—

Especially when faced with questions they feel they “shouldn’t ask.”

In Chang Suining's view, this is an arrogant mentality that wants to explore, but does not want to let one's inquiry be passive and bright.

If you are used to being arrogant, even if you think you are not arrogant, you will still bring this habit to get along with others without even knowing it.

And she was deeply troubled by it.

Therefore, Chang Suining smiled slightly at this time and said: "You can say it or not, it depends on whether Minister Wei wants to hear it or not."

"..." The decent smile on Wei Shuyi's face flickered, and after holding his breath for a moment, he finally said: "Wei... naturally wants to hear it."

Chang Suining immediately showed a good mood and nodded: "That's good."

Wei Shuyi's heart tightened, just waiting for her to tell him the answer.

At this time, I heard faint voices coming from outside the car.

"...Sir, are you here?"

It was Shepherd's Purse's voice.

It was Hao Huan who answered her: "Yes, your Excellency is talking to Minister Wei in the car."

Chang Suining glanced out of the car and said, "It's a long story...it seems like we won't have a chance to talk about it in detail today."

Wei Shuyi: "...?"

Seeing Chang Suining standing up, he even raised his hand to stop him: "Chang Suining..."

After all, Chang Sui Ning still has a trace of humanity that has not been lost, and he said generously: "After you return to Beijing, go and ask Duan Zhenyi - just tell her that if I allow her to say it, it will not be leaked."

Wei Shuyi's desperate hands hung in the air, his expression grateful and painful: "..."

Allowing him to know, but not letting him know immediately... What kind of human torture is this?

"Well done, Minister Wei. I'll see you off not far away." Chang Sui Ning got off the carriage with peace of mind.

Wei Shuyi sat where he was, feeling that it was difficult for him to walk well... With such torture, how many sleepless nights would he have during the journey back to Beijing?

He could only let out a long sigh, leaned back, raised a hand and slapped it on his forehead, and murmured as if he had failed: "Wei Zigu... retribution."

Chang Sui Ning left refreshed and refreshed. When she saw shepherd's purse coming up to her, she asked, "What's the matter?"

Shepherd's Purse: "Someone wants to see you, sir."

Chang Suining raised his eyebrows, why did so many people want to see her today?

The person who wanted to see her this time was Shi Man.

Shi Man had a trust relationship, that is, Mrs. Shi, and she had a discussion with Shecai before the words reached Chang Sui Ning's ears.

Shi Man and several of his subordinates were still detained in that tent. They were not allowed to go out without permission, so Shi Man could only invite Chang Sui Ning to come over.

Shi Man asked his mother in private, and the other generals didn't know yet. When they saw Chang Sui Ning coming in, their expressions were mostly surprise and confusion.

"I invited Governor Chang to come here." Shi Man saluted and said sideways, "Chief Chang, please sit down and talk."

Chang Suining nodded and sat cross-legged at the position indicated by Shi Man. Seeing that Shi Man was standing still, he said, "General Shi, please sit down too."

Shi Man hesitated for a moment, and then sat across from Chang Sui Ning in order to make it easier to talk.

The other generals secretly exchanged glances and sat or stood without saying anything. They only waited attentively for the two men above them to speak.

Hey hey good night~

(End of this chapter)