Wishful Things

What does this old man mean?

Are you... conveying the meaning of reconciliation with him?

Seeing Duke Zhen eating the glutinous rice balls, Miracle Doctor Qiu had a smile on his face, and then turned his expectant eyes to him...

This sight made Dingnan Wang feel a little suffocated.

... He would not accept such absurd and weird hints!

Over there, Lord Zhen put down the porcelain bowl, glanced in his direction, and continued eating with a sullen face.

Doctor Qiu still refused to let him go easily.

This atmosphere that only three people could understand made King Dingnan feel as if he was being roasted on the fire.

After a few moments, he finally picked up the spoon with difficulty, scooped up a glutinous rice ball, and took a bite.

Just took a sip and put it down.

He didn't really want to make up with the old man!

It's just that he, the dignified Patriarch of the Wu family, faced the other party's intention of seeking peace, so it made no sense not to be magnanimous - it is because of his upbringing that he cannot be allowed to do things that disregard the family's demeanor.

Divine doctor Qiu didn't care about that much.

At this time, his face was full of joy and joy, his eyes looked at Zhen Guogong, and then at Dingnan King - that's right!

"Young lady, try it too." Xu Mingyi said with a smile, "Mr. Qiu's skill in kneading glutinous rice balls is very good."

Wu Chao vaguely heard these words, and the person who didn't like sweets subconsciously picked up the spoon.

And just now he saw Second Uncle Xu eating very happily, as if eating this mandarin duck glutinous rice balls would soon get rid of the plight of not having a daughter-in-law——

It is better to believe what is there than to believe what is not.

With the same thought in mind, the boy also finished eating the two glutinous rice balls seriously.

After Xi finished, Yuan Dezhi and the patriarch of the Yuan clan left without further disturbance.

Xu Yun stood outside the hall to see them off.

Yuan Dezhi saluted him back, secretly feeling a little strange.

In the past, when he went to Xu's house, he almost never saw the face of the second master, why did he feel like a different person when he came to Linyuan this time?

Mrs. Xu, the wife of Prince Dingnan, helped the Queen Mother out of the hall, and Xu Yun also sent her gifts.

Xu and the queen mother nodded with a smile.

Xu Jin and Wu Jingming drank some wine during the banquet, and left together at this time, saying that they were going to have tea and make a fu.

Then came Dingnan King.

"My lord, go slowly." Xu Yun saluted again.

King Dingnan nodded slightly, and left expressionlessly.

Xu Mingyi, Wu Chao, and Lord Zhen Guo also came out.

"Father, pay attention to your steps." Xu Yun reminded.

Looking at his son, Lord Zhen frowned——is the restaurant guy here to see off the guests one by one?

The old man looked displeased, and was about to scold, but was pulled away by Xu Mingyi: "Grandfather, Wu Chao and I have something to discuss with you..."

Finally, Xu Mingshi came out slowly, holding the big bird who was full and unwilling to move.

"Go back to sleep." Xu Yun, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, waved his hand and urged.

"Second Uncle, aren't you going back?" Xu Mingshi was full of doubts in his heart.

He purposely waited until now and didn't leave, just to see what the increasingly abnormal second uncle wanted to do.

"It's still early, Second Uncle wants to go around." Xu Yun put his hands behind his back and looked at the night outside the corridor, making a relaxed attitude, and then said: "Turn around alone."

Xu Mingshi: ...There is no need to add such a sentence in case he will follow.

"The second uncle is free, I will take my third eye back."

"Yeah." Xu Yun's face was calm and calm, and he wished he could send his slow-paced nephew back.

Xu Mingshi walked down the stone steps with his Tianmu in his arms, turned around and walked towards the path on the left.

At the corner of the path, a clump of plantains has turned yellow.

Xu Mingshi squatted behind the plantain bushes, "hush" softly towards Tianmu in his arms, and said in a low voice, "Don't make any noise."

Fearing that the third eye might not understand, he covered the bird's beak again.

Tianmu, who didn't know why, stared at his two small eyes and remained motionless.

At this time, the queen came out from the hall, and said to the two little girls beside her, "Go back first, I want to walk alone."

The little maidservants answered "Yes" in unison, and left as ordered.

There were footsteps approaching behind him, and Xu Yun stood in the corridor with his hands behind his back, as if he didn't hear them.

When the queen came to his side, he didn't turn his head to look at it, his expression was very calm.

The queen showed a slight smile and asked, "Let's go together?"

Xu Yun's demeanor remained unchanged——

After a while, Fang Cai said: "Yes."

Just walk away, who is afraid of whom?

He stepped forward.

The queen followed.

Xu Mingshi, who was squatting behind the plantain bushes, looked at the backs of the two leaving together, his whole body was as stiff as petrified, and his eyes were already staring like copper bells—even if he moved out at this time, it would not be a bad idea to use it as a stone lion in the town house No.

——And it's still the kind of big lion holding a cub in its arms.

The little lion in the big lion's arms shook off the hand covering its long beak.

Seeing those two figures leave, Xu Mingshi still couldn't recover.

what is happening?

His second uncle, and...the empress...couldn't—? !

What about Mr. Joe? !

No... that, that's not the point!

The point is, this is the Empress Empress!

Xu Mingshi, who consciously discovered a shocking secret and thought that it was impossible for anyone else to know this secret, stood up suddenly - he couldn't be shocked alone, he was going to tell Xu Mingyi!

He hugged the big bird and ran away, while Xu Yun and the queen walked unhurriedly, silently all the way.

Walking across a wooden bridge over the narrow stream, there is a faint night breeze that brings the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus.

The two followed the scent and slowed down under a golden osmanthus tree.

Queen: "I..."

Xu Yun: "You..."

The two spoke at the same time, and the queen looked at him and smiled.

"..." Xu Yun slightly staggered his gaze, and said angrily, "Say what you want to say quickly, I don't have time to spend so much time with you."

The queen didn't seem to feel that she was being treated coldly, and she still smiled: "Just now I came all the way, just walking like this, I feel very comfortable, as if everything has slowed down and calmed down."

Xu Yun's figure straightened up again.

Wouldn't it be nice to have him by your side?

This treatment is not available to everyone, she should know how to cherish it now, right?

"Mr. Xu—" the queen said, looking at him, "I call you that, don't get angry."

After all, she doesn't know what to call her right now——

This is not her intentional alienation.

But before the words of apology are spoken, nothing should be confused.

"What happened back then was all my fault from beginning to end. In terms of debts, I really owe you too much." Under the moonlight, she looked ashamed but did not evade: "I have always owed you a sentence stay, but dragged it off until today..."

Listening to this long-awaited words, Xu Yun's lips almost formed a straight line.

After a while, Shicai's voice was steady and authentic: "So you also know—"

The queen looked at him: "Of course I know, if I did something wrong, I wouldn't know it."

"How could you not know a good sentence." Xu Yun's eyes finally returned to her face, and she looked at her, his cold voice was full of restraint: "Why? I have always wanted to ask you why!"

"Wu Jingying... Over the years, I have often wondered if I was just dispensable to you back then? It's okay to want it, and it's okay not to. That's why you can throw it away as you like, without even leaving a word! "Xu Yun stared at her closely, under the cold white moonlight, his eyes were slightly red.

Meeting those eyes, the queen shook her head slightly: "No..."

"What is that!"

"..." The queen held the edge of the sleeve, which was embroidered with lotus branches and vines.

In addition to saying I'm sorry, she really owes an explanation and confession.

After a brief silence, she said: "Back then I begged my father in private for your and my affairs, but my father refused to let go of his promise..."

But at that time, she didn't feel that she was really hopeless. On the contrary, she thought that she would eventually be fulfilled by her father just like Sister married Yan Wang back then.

His father was just thinking and testing Xu Yun.

Or he can't let go of his face, waiting for a soft word from Zhen Guogong.

"I thought it was only a matter of time before my father changed his mind, but soon something happened in the middle of the capital. The late emperor died, and my sister also had an accident..."

"After Sister's incident, my father and I had a long talk alone, and explained to me the current situation, the difficulty of getting married with the Xu and Wu families, and various disadvantages..."

That night, my father didn't mention any objection, but only asked her, if she insisted, would she be able to bear the worst result——

She thought about it for a long time.

She can take it.

She believed that Xu Yun could do it too.

However, the Wu family and the Xu family cannot.

To be exact, even though the Wu family could afford it with their century-old heritage, the Xu family couldn't afford it.

She and Xu Yun are not two people who exist alone. They only talk about themselves, which is too whimsical and too selfish.

He is not a selfish person at all, if she coerces the two of them with love, even if they manage to get together, the result may not be better than what it is now - she abandons everything on impulse, but what happens after the impulse fades away? After all, people have to face their true nature.

Everything in front of them at that time was the wrong timing.

The former emperor passed away, and the new emperor seemed to have many conspiracies, and the future situation was uncertain... So, at that time, she wavered.

But there is still a sliver of luck, she thought with luck, maybe she can come up with a way to get the best of both worlds——

She wrote a letter to Xu Yun, but before the letter could be delivered, the decree was sent to her home...

Her father knew what she wanted, and he never thought of coercion. He was thinking about how to balance the situation and how to balance the new emperor's temptation.

However, she realized that since the imperial decree came out, no matter whether the Wu family resisted the decree or not, it was impossible for her and Xu Yun to have a solution for both sides.

Everything is at a dead end.

And just then—

"...Under all kinds of circumstances, I did shrink back, and later I heard my father's suspicion about Sister's death." She looked at Xu Yun, not obscuring all her selfishness, nor did she intend to attribute all her difficulties to 'for you' good'--

"The Wu family gave birth to me and raised me, gave me rich clothes and fine food, taught me to read and study, my mother never said half a word to me, and my father never thought of pushing me out as a bargaining chip in the interests of the family. My younger brother respects me , Elder Sister gives in everywhere...I can't, and I don't want to add troubles to the family because of me, and bury disasters."

"Beyond this, you and I are about the same situation and mood." She looked at him and asked, "Xu Yun, in all fairness, if I abandon all these things and want to be with you regardless, will you really feel at ease? This peace of mind, will it last long?"

"..." Xu Yun clenched his fingers at some point: "I don't know."

He never had a chance to think about those—

He didn't have time to think about it, and the situation before him was already a situation with no room for change.

So, should he thank her for saving him a trade-off?

Or, she thought that if she were to be cruel to this villain, he would only have to hate others, and he wouldn't have to bear any guilt... Would he be able to live a happy life!

Thinking of this, an indescribable, hard-to-distinguish feeling of bitterness and bitterness made him unable to continue to pretend to be indifferent: "...Yes! You know the big picture, you know the trade-offs, and you want to find out the cause of your sister's death Don’t I understand! Even if you don’t explain this to me today, how can I, Xu Yun, who have been suffering for more than ten years in vain, not figure it out! Otherwise, why would I have waited until today!”

"What I really want to ask is why you didn't say a word, not even half a word? It's clearly between you and me, why did you make up your own mind!"

"I know you understand..." The queen looked at him, with tears in her eyes, "Because you understand, I dare not leave any room for it."

She just wanted him to give up.

But he is so kind, once he knows what she thinks, it is impossible to blame her at all.

It is better to hate her and hate her than to have hope waiting for her.

But she didn't expect...

He blamed her so much, yet he was still waiting for her.

Therefore, looking back now, the decisions that were thought to be rational and calm at that age were still too superficial and self-righteous.

"Over the years, I've always been looking forward to hearing the news of your marriage..." The queen smiled complicatedly and bitterly, as if she thought it was a little funny: "That way I can feel less guilty."

Xu Yun sneered; "Why should I make you feel better!"

"I just don't want to see you torture myself again."

Xu Yun sarcastically said: "You are not my wife, so I need you to take care of my affairs?"

Seeing that she was about to answer, he cut off: "Enough, I don't want to hear these useless old things, I just want to ask you now—"

As she said that, she took a look at the thing in her hair: "What do you mean by wearing this hairpin today?"

"This hairpin..." The queen raised her hand to touch it, and said, "I was thinking, I will pay you first, right..."

Xu Yun immediately asked: "What do you plan to do after you lose?"

"I'm going to ask you later..." She didn't act slowly, she made up her mind, and even though she was nervous, she didn't hesitate to back down——

"I'm not what I used to be from the inside to the outside. I'm very different from the Wu Jingying you knew back then. I'm not in good shape, and I probably won't be able to stay with you for too long..."

"What nonsense!"

Xu Yun interrupted her and grabbed her hand: "Okay, let's go!"

"Where...where are you going?" He moved suddenly, and the queen couldn't help being stunned.

"Go and ask the lord to promise you and me!" Xu Yun couldn't help saying, took her hand and left.

Now that she has coaxed him, she has made amends, and has explained everything that should be explained clearly. If he continues to babble, the daughter-in-law who is just expected to get it will fly away again!

He can't give her another chance to repent!

Goodnight everybody.

(I went to my grandma's house today, I was very happy and happy, I hope everyone can meet the people they want to see during the holidays.