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Chapter 748 No regrets

Approaching the Mid-Autumn Festival, the bright autumn moon hung high in the blue and deep sky, two cars without any license plate quietly swept through the west of Shaoxing City, all the way to the south, crossed the west foot of Qipanshan Mountain and turned to the southeast, and soon drove through the sand and gravel road on the west side of the Lanting, passed through a swaying forest, and then bypassed the graceful bamboo forest by the stream, and slowly stopped in the south of the small wooden bridge. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Lanting is located in the southwest of Shaoxing City 12 kilometers under the Lanzhu Mountain, according to legend, Yue Wang Goujian once planted orchids in this area, the Han Dynasty is where the post pavilion is, the Lanting is rebuilt during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the legend is the third day of March in the ninth year of Yonghe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wang Xizhi and dozens of celebrities and scholars gather here, sit on both sides of the qushui, place the wine on the clear stream, float to whoever in front of whom will improvise the poem, otherwise the penalty of wine is three times. A preface by Wang Xizhi for this gathering is the world-famous "Lanting Collection Preface". As a result, the Rantei Pavilion has become a place of pilgrimage for calligraphers of all dynasties and a famous garden in the south of the Yangtze River.

Four sturdy figures got out of the carriage, quickly crossed the small bridge, and disappeared into the mottled shadows of the trees in a blink of an eye.

An Yi, who was dressed in casual clothes, pushed the car door, got out and looked around the mountains and bamboo forests, listened to the gurgling water under the small bridge for a while, raised his head to look at the bright moon that slowly swam away with the thin clouds, took a deep breath, and gently spit out a sentence: "The small courtyard on the north side of the small bridge that shows the corner of the forest, right?" ”

Shen Fengdao whispered a few words to the guard Xiao Liu, came to An Yi's side, and looked at the quiet courtyard at the end of the hidden path under the moonlight: "This is it, about 3.5 kilometers away from the Lanting where we passed by just now, it is Wu's mother's ancestral house, and now her old man and grandson live together, in a separate courtyard, quite quiet, and the nearest villagers around are also more than a mile away." Although the courtyard is simple, but the back of the mountains and rivers, the scenery is good, the surrounding four acres of fields are surrounded by streams and bamboo, the last time I came to visit, I liked this place, if one day to retreat, this place is also a good choice. ”

An Yi shook his head and smiled, and subconsciously tidied up the placket of his tunic suit: "Let's go, it is estimated that Xiao Jiu has already seen Mother Wu." ”

The two walked side by side across the small bridge and followed the path to the gate of the courtyard, and a ray of light spilled out from the slowly opening portal, instantly illuminating An Yi's handsome face that could not hide his excitement.

"My God...... " Mother Wu quickly stepped over the threshold, and grabbed An Yi's hands firmly: "I don't have a letter in advance, so that I can prepare...... Quick, fast inside! ”

An Yi bowed respectfully to Wu's mother, and then nodded with a smile to the woman holding the oil lamp behind Wu's mother, and then saw that the shadow of Chao Simeng had slowly come to the courtyard, and without a few polite words, he strode into the door, greeted the equally excited person, and gently held her outstretched hands: "You don't say hello to me when you leave Nanjing, it scares me." ”

Gong Qian grabbed An Yi's hand tightly, her lips trembled slightly, and her face was full of joy: "I didn't know that you came back from the Bengbu front line so soon, I thought that I wouldn't be able to see you for a month or two, so I came back with Mother Wu first...... Xiao Shen, come in, let's talk about it when we enter the house. ”

Several thick candles have been lit in the main hall, illuminating the entire simple and clean space extremely warmly, and the sound of pots and dishes came from the back hall, obviously Wu's mother's grandson was cooking on the fire to welcome An Yi and his party.

Lin Yaodong whispered a few words to An Yi and walked to the courtyard, and took on the guard task together with the guards, Wu Ma was not surprised, shook her head happily, and poured tea for An Yi and Shen Fengdao: "It's hard for you to find this remote place, if it weren't for the New Year's holiday, no one would come for ten days and a half months, not the surrounding villagers, they didn't know this place." ”

"My aunt got up early in the morning and said she heard a magpie on the branch." Wu's mother's granddaughter-in-law has a cheerful personality, put down the oil lamp, thoughtfully helped Gong Qian, whose belly was already bulging, to sit down, looked at An Yi curiously, and then whispered with a smile in Gong Qian's ear: "General An is so handsome, much better looking than in the photo, hehe!" Sister, you sit with the two generals first, and the younger sister will go to the back to help. ”

Gong Qian slapped the back of her hand lightly, turned to An Yi, and asked in a low voice, "Are you okay lately?" ”

An Yi nodded and put down the teacup: "It's very busy, I went to the military academy during the day to attend classes, and handled military affairs at night, and it took a month to straighten out many things, and then because Soviet and Russian Foreign Minister Litvinov ignored the strong opposition of our central government, and publicly announced that he would sell the Middle East Railway in the Northeast to Japan, the situation in the Northeast further deteriorated, which made President Jiang and the leaders of the central government furious, but there was nothing to be done, and in desperation, the Beiping Conference originally scheduled to be held in mid-October was about to be advanced.

"The day before yesterday, I just flew back to Nanjing from a special meeting of the Central Military Commission in Hankou, and after waiting for the Central Military Commission and the central government to come up with a response plan, I am afraid that I will have to go to Beiping for a while."

"Go see General Zhang Hanqing, right?" Gong Qian is still sharp-minded.

An Yi smiled: "Not only do I see him, but I also have to see General Yan Baichuan and other generals of the northern armies, the Japanese are sharpening their swords, and it is estimated that there will be another war." ”

Gong Qian'e frowned slightly, quite worried: "If North China really fights, I'm afraid it will be several times more fierce than Songhu, which is worrying!" ”

Shen Fengdao stood up after drinking tea and politely said goodbye on the grounds of checking the whistle.

An Yi thought about it, whispered a few words in Wu's mother's ear, followed Wu's mother into the back hall to meet a busy young couple, returned to the main hall after politely greeting, entered the east wing room with Gong Qian, looked around, and sat at the Eight Immortals table in the small living room and chatted with Gong Qian in a low voice.

After Mother Wu sent a few side dishes and a pot of rice wine to leave, An Yi held Gong Qian's hand and asked gently, "How does your body feel?" ”

"It's much better, I vomited a lot in the first two months, and after that, it's fine, the environment here is elegant, the air is fresh, it's quiet, I like it, if I still stay in Nanjing, it's hard to ensure that Ye Qing and the others don't see the flaws, so I had to resign from the position and leave Nanjing."

Gong Qian saw An Yi's face full of worry and guilt, stretched out her hand to caress An Yi's face, and slowly leaned on his shoulder: "Don't worry, I'm fine, I will move to Xufu with Mother Wu in another year, and then I can raise the child quietly, and I can help you a little, and I won't be idle and dazed for a lifetime." ”

An Yi asked with concern, "Why don't you ...... Go to Xufu in the past two days, Dongyuan has been kept for you, the medical conditions there are very good, and if you feel unwell, you can let the doctor see it in time. ”

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

Gong Qian sighed and snuggled up to An Yi tightly: "Within eight months after the child was born, I didn't want to go out and show my face, let alone let anyone know about the relationship between the two of us, with a child, I will be content in this life!" ”

"I'm sorry ......"

"Don't say stupid things, I'm willing to ......"

Gong Qian stretched out her hand and gently pressed it on An Yi's lips: "It's my blessing to meet you in this life, it's too late to rejoice...... Wait for the child to speak, let him call you uncle, and say that it is an adopted child, although some are sorry for the child, but it is better than nothing, and when he grows up and is sensible, then tell him the truth according to the situation, I believe that the child can understand us, just ...... If the child looks too much like you, I'm worried that people will see it. ”

An Yi's heart was sour, staring at Gong Qian, who was extremely happy with his eyes closed, and sighed faintly, not knowing what to say to express the guilt in his heart for a while.

Gong Qian realized An Yi's mood, slowly left An Yi's arms, picked up the wine jug and poured a glass of wine for An Yi: "Tell me, how has the situation in the north deteriorated?" ”

An Yi picked up his wine glass and drank it all: "Although Japan's international image has been seriously damaged due to the release of a series of films reflecting the heinous crimes of the Japanese, and Japanese expatriates have been generally ostracized around the world, Northeast and North China are far from the center of interests of the European and American powers, and many consortia of the United States and Britain maintain close trade contacts with Japan, so the international intervention is not large, and there is even a faint taste of fueling the troubles."

"I estimate that the great powers hope from the bottom of their hearts that China and Japan will fight a war, so that they can reap the benefits of this war and make a lot of war profits in order to alleviate their serious economic crisis at home. On this point, President Jiang, Minister Song Cai, Minister Kong and others all have a consensus, and they are also worried about this and think hard about countermeasures. It is precisely because of this that the principal had to transfer me out of the military academy again and secretly make military preparations; once the Sino-Japanese contradictions cannot be reconciled, and the Japanese cross the Great Wall and invade North China or Suiyuan, there is only one way to go, and if we resist and retreat step by step, we will not be scolded to death by the people of the whole country. ”

"Can you use your good relationship with consortia to get them to lobby their governments?" Gong Qian thought for a while and asked.

An Yi shook his head: "With the strength of our southern Sichuan, Xiangxi, and Nanchang regions, how can we speak the same as Japan?" The volume of trade between us and other countries is not as high as 10 percent of Japan's total trade with other countries, and in the face of absolute interests, who in Europe and the United States will care about China's future and fate? Including Soviet Russia, it is estimated that they would like China and Japan to fight as soon as possible, and the weakening of the national strength between China and Japan due to the war is probably what the great powers are most willing to see, and the European and American consortia are not at all worried that Japan, which has already stepped into the ranks of industrial and military powers, will not be able to repay their huge loans, and the Japanese will certainly hope to occupy China's vast North China region through a war of aggression, connect Northeast China, North China, and Suiyuan, and carry out crazy war plundering in order to repay huge debts. Give their domestic economy a lot of wealth to get out of the crisis. Therefore, this war between China and Japan is really unavoidable, and I began to make preparations for this purpose a few months ago, hoping to do my best for the country and the people. ”

Gong Qian poured An Yi a full glass of wine again, slowly raised her hands, and saluted An Yi with infinite affection: "You are a true patriot and an iron-clad man, I am deeply proud and proud to have a lover like you!" Come, I toast you, although I know that men should focus on their careers, but I still worry about you all the time, and I don't know when I will see you tomorrow......"

An Yi's throat squirmed, he couldn't speak for a long time, took the wine and drank it all, exhaled deeply, and hugged Gong Qian into his arms: "I'm sorry!" Sister, I'm sorry......"

Gong Qian greedily hugged An Yi's neck and offered an affectionate kiss: "Don't say such stupid things again, I'm so satisfied, if I choose again, I will be the same as now, in this life, I have no regrets!" ”

An Yi hugged Gong Qian tightly, and tears couldn't help but overflow in his eyes. Gong Qian was hugged too tightly and breathed rapidly, gently pushed An Yi away, and gently rubbed her bulging abdomen lovingly: "Don't crush the child." ”

An Yi slowly squatted down, put his ear on Gong Qian's warm abdomen, and muttered, "You say, is it a boy or a girl?" ”

"Mother Wu said that Bacheng is a kid, I can't say ......"

"I like boys and girls."

"Can you give your child a name?"

"Come on, whatever it's called, it's all our flesh and blood."

"Then, I'll call the shots, and you can't say you don't like it then."

"I like ......"

"Don't ...... No, Xiao Yi, you can't move the tire gas......"

"I just want to touch it, I just want my children to experience the temperature of my hand......"