Chapter 63: Farewell to the Pretty Woman (Part II)

Qujiang Pond is located in the southwest of Chang'an, is the first place of the best scenery in Chang'an, the first day of the first month of February, the first day of the middle and the festival of March 3 has been the festival and the cold food festival a little earlier, every time these good days of going out, Chang'an people will flock out of the city, the whole family comes to Qujiang Pond to play and enjoy the flowers, the warbler sings and swallows dances, and it is very lively.

Although today is still in the first month, the spring is cold, but it coincides with the Tang Dynasty Xinke Jinshi Qujiang feast, Qujiang Pond is particularly lively, the royal family dignitaries attend to show honor, the family attends to find talents to choose a son-in-law, and the pawn hawkers show up to make a living, but more are the citizens of Chang'an and the fallen scholars.

The area around Xingyuan has long been crowded and overcrowded, and this year's protagonist is the Tang Dynasty Emperor Li Department and eighty-four new science scholars, but today there is another protagonist, the Empress Dowager Zhang, who has been in the limelight recently.

Since her younger brother was appointed as Taichangqing, Empress Dowager Zhang has suddenly changed as a person, the gloomy look on her face all day long has been swept away, she has become energetic, as if she has woken up from a deep dream, and her speech has begun to be short and powerful, not missing any opportunity to show up, of course, the grand Qujiang banquet is definitely indispensable to her figure.

The apricot garden is a royal garden, the pavilions and pavilions are all over it, the main hall where the feast is held has been tightly controlled by the soldiers, the lake is not frozen, and there are also small boats of the government on the water, all the people who come to join in the excitement can only watch from the periphery, Zhang Huan arrived at the apricot garden when the feast has begun, this is a banquet that will be held for two hours, from dusk to late at night, when a bright moon rises on the lake, the new Kejin Shi will chant their new poems, dedicated to the Tang Dynasty Son of Heaven, by the Son of Heaven personally set the poem, and will fulfill one of his wishes, This will be the climax of the whole banquet.

Cui Ning was arranged by the banquet master of ceremonies to sit next to Chu Wei, and she didn't move for half an hour, as if she was just a pot of flowers to decorate, and her sad face was also incompatible with the warm banquet atmosphere.

From the beginning of the banquet, she was immersed in deep self-blame, she did not see Zhang Huan at this grand Qujiang meeting, he lost this opportunity to win fame, and also lost the official position he had just obtained, and all because of her, if she refused the title of county lord, maybe Zhang Huan would not be dismissed.

She thought so attentively and so hotly that she completely ignored Chu Wei beside her.

"Miss Cui, how beautiful do you see that jade swan, doesn't it look like a fairy bathing in the lake?"

Chu Wei saw that the beauty was still silent, and he couldn't help but point to a swan carved from jade and whispered, "Does Miss Cui know?" I'm actually talking about you, you're more beautiful than a fairy. ”

Cui Ning didn't realize it, she was still immersed in her thoughts of Zhang Huan.

He must be alone in the inn now! There was no one to accompany him, and no one to soothe the pain in his heart.

Her father has not allowed her to have a peaceful relationship anymore, also because of Zhang Huan, and even threatened her, if she interacts with Zhang Huan again, he will not recognize her as a daughter, not only her father, but even her eldest brother is extremely hostile to Zhang Huan, why? Why do the Cui and Zhang families have such deep hatred?

"Miss Cui!" Chu Wei's tone was already slightly dissatisfied, he was the new champion, the most prominent person today, the successor of the Chu family, I don't know how many ladies and ladies wanted to sit at the same table with him but couldn't, I gave this opportunity to her, but she didn't know how to cherish it, if it wasn't for the fact that she was the daughter of the right minister, would she need to be so low-voiced? Thinking of this, the displeasure in Chu Wei's heart turned into annoyance, he snorted heavily, crumpled the half-written poem into a ball, and threw it on the ground.

This time, Cui Ning was awakened, she glanced at Chu Wei with extreme disgust, and was about to leave the table under the pretext of being unwell, but suddenly found that there was a folded plain paper on the hem of her skirt, I don't know who put it, she thought about it carefully, as if there was a maid who delivered fresh fruit standing beside her for a moment just now.

Cui Ning opened the su note casually, her heart suddenly beat violently, she squeezed the su note in her hand, and her arms were trembling with nervousness.

I'll be waiting for you at the gate of the apricot orchard. The inscription is the 'Prince of the Same Boat'.

Cui Ning's face was swollen red, but her beautiful eyes were unusually bright, and she finally forced herself to calm down, lowered her head and said softly: "I'm sorry Master Chu, I'm not feeling well, I have to go first." ”

She stood up and hurriedly left, and after walking more than a dozen steps, she faintly heard a vicious glass smashing sound behind her, Cui Ning's face became more and more indifferent, she didn't look back, and quickly left the hall through the side door.....

A horse-drawn carriage galloped on the special road on the north side of the apricot orchard, which was a special road for the royal family and nobles, and the general public was not allowed to enter, and the carriage galloped quickly, and soon reached the gate of the apricot orchard.

Although there were many noisy people here, Cui Ning still saw Zhang Huan standing at the gate at a glance, only to see him leading a horse and looking at himself with a smile. Bang! The ground jumped hard, the carriage did not stop, but slowly drove past Zhang Huan, and the curtain of the car was slightly opened, revealing Cui Ning's flower-like smile, with a hint of shyness.

Zhang Huan turned on his horse and galloped away with the carriage.

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Night is falling, the temperature drops, the lake is shrouded in a thin layer of white mist, like a fairyland, there is not a single cloud in the sky, and a silver-white semi-full moon looms in the endless Qujiang Pond.

Zhang Huan and Cui Ning walked slowly side by side by the Qujiang Pond, the carriage stopped in the distance, not daring to follow, the two had been walking for a while, but no one spoke.

"I'm going back to Taiyuan tomorrow, I'm here to say goodbye to you!" Zhang Huan smiled reluctantly, he picked up a flat stone, and made a water drift sideways, the stone passed through the white mist, and washed away the bright moon into a large circle, gradually expanding to nothing.

"When will you be back?" Cui Ning bit her lip.

"I don't know, maybe next year, maybe three or five years."

Cui Ning's footsteps were getting slower and slower, and finally she stopped, she suddenly raised her head and stared at Zhang Huan, letting the cold moonlight shine on her pale face, her eyes were full of sadness, she had been looking forward to his arrival, he came, but brought the news that he was about to leave Chang'an, this news killed her last glimmer of hope.

Her heart suddenly hurt, so painful that even her consciousness began to blur, Zhang Huan turned around suddenly, held her trembling shoulders, there seemed to be a flame burning in her eyes, Cui Ning couldn't suppress the grief in her heart, she looked at him desperately and helplessly, grabbed his arm tightly, for fear that he would leave, and finally, a string of crystal tears rolled out from under her long eyelashes.

At this time, it is silent, but it is worth a thousand words.

Zhang Huan looked at her with pity, and suddenly, he hugged her tightly, hugged her tightly with his strong and powerful arms, and used his tall body and broad chest to rely on the weak and trembling body in his arms.

Cui Ning leaned weakly in his arms, she couldn't hold back any longer, crying mournfully, Zhang Huan gently stroked her shoulder, as if this was all his wealth, his treasures, he lowered his head, wiped her tears, poured tenderness, regret, and love on her face and forehead, sucked her tears, and finally fell gently on her lips.

Cui Ning's body trembled violently, she slowly raised her head, glanced at Zhang Huan very shyly, and quickly buried her head deep in his arms.

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After a long time, the four lips were finally reluctantly separated, he looked down at her, the tears were gone, his eyes were as pure and bright as jewels, his face released a golden light, she was like a beautiful flower blooming on his chest, coquettish, shy, and feminine.

Cui Ning sighed happily and pressed her face against his chest, her jade-like nails gently carved into his chin, she had never experienced such an irrepressible emotion that she felt with all her heart.

"Zhang Lang...."Cui Ning put his arms around his neck, staring at him and muttering.

"If you wait for me for two years, I will definitely marry you! I'm going to ......"

"I'll wait for you! No matter how many years, I'll wait for you ....."

There was a light sound of the car bell in the distance, the Qujiang banquet was over, countless noisy voices and carriage sounds were faintly heard, and the time to break up finally came, Cui Ning stood up straight and said gloomily: "I'm going back." ”

Zhang Huan gently pulled her hair and smiled slightly: "Go ahead!" ”

Cui Ning looked at her stupidly, nodded for a long time, turned around and ran towards the carriage.

"Cui Ning!" Zhang Huan called her in a low voice.

Cui Ning stood still, her shoulders trembling slightly, and suddenly, she turned around suddenly, threw herself into Zhang Huan's arms, hugged his waist tightly and cried, "You said you were going to marry me, Zhang Lang!" You say! ”

"I'm going to marry you!"

Zhang Huan stared into her eyes, and said word by word with incomparably decisive and incomparably resolute words: "This is an oath, what I Zhang Huan decides, no one can stop me!" ”

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Volume 2 ended, please see Volume 3 of the Sea

Starting tomorrow, everyone will throw away their grievances with me, and raise their eyebrows and hopes with Zhang Huan!