186 The old man meets
The drizzle continued until the next day, and the rain continued to flow.
Jiang Xuexi's hair bun is combed very finely today, with a pair of hairpins inlaid with white jade hairpins in southern pearls, and the tassels sway gently with the breeze and drizzle when walking, and the newly embroidered shoes with lotus patterns are stepped on in the rain, slightly splashing the corners of the azure skirt.
Two female envoys accompanied by the side, one holding an umbrella and one supporting each other, so when they were about to step out of the house, Jiang Zhengfu, who had returned early, got off the sedan chair in front of the door.
"Father." Jiang Xuexi stood still on one side and saluted.
Jiang Zhengfu looked at his daughter in surprise: "Xi'er is going out?" β
It had been a long time since he had seen his daughter step through the door.
"Yes." The girl who seemed to have a delicate eyelash lowered her eyes slightly: "My daughter wants to go out for tea and meet friends." β
Jiang Zhengfu came back to his senses, and there were two more points of relief in his eyes: "But that second lady of the Ji family? β
Last night, the Ji family came to deliver a letter to his daughter, and he naturally didn't know anything about it.
Jiang Xuexi nodded: "Exactly." β
"It's rained all night, it's a little cooler today...... Jiang Zhengfu seemed to hesitate for a moment, but when he saw his daughter's obviously dressed up seriously, he always smiled: "But since you have made an appointment with someone, it is naturally not appropriate to miss the appointment." β
Jiang Xuexi showed a hint of a smile: "Thank you, father." β
"You two take good care of the girl, beware of the slippery road and strong wind, don't let the girl catch a cold." Jiang Zhengfu explained to the two female envoys, and said, "Go ahead." β
"Yes."
Jiang Xuexi, accompanied by two female envoys, got into the prepared carriage.
"The girl's spirit has been quite good lately." The old servant who came up followed Jiang Zhengfu and said with a smile.
Jiang Zhengfu nodded: "It's rare that she is willing to make friends and go out and walk around......"
Lang Zhong also said before that if the girl's illness wants to be cured, her mood is particularly important, and when her mood is open, her illness will naturally get better faster...... Lord Lang can rest assured now. β
Jiang Zhengfu had a rare smile in his eyes: "It's so good." β
Then, he didn't know what he was thinking, slowed down slightly, and subconsciously looked back in the direction of the carriage leaving outside the mansion gate.
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The carriage soon came to the place agreed with Hengyu.
"I heard that Miss Ji lives in Yankangfang, but it's far away from here." The female envoy helped Jiang Xuexi get out of the carriage and said: "I specially chose this place to meet, it can be seen that Miss Ji is thinking about the girl's body, this is for fear of bumping the girl." β
Jiang Xuexi looked at the teahouse in front of her through the edge of the umbrella, and her heart was warm: "Yes, Sister Heng is very caring." β
Hengyu had already confessed to the guys in the teahouse, and after Jiang Xuexi entered the teahouse and said his surname, he was invited to the elegant room on the second floor by the guys.
"Sister Jiang is here." Hengyu, who had been waiting here for a long time, saw Jiang Xuexi, so he got up to greet him.
"Let Sister Heng wait for a long time. Speaking of which, didn't Sister Heng go to the East Palace to teach today? β
"The county lord of Jiayi is still young, and my teacher is also easy to do, and he can rest for two days every five days of teaching." Heng Yu smiled and raised his hand: "Sister Jiang, please take a seat." β
Jiang Xuexi nodded lightly, and then looked at the female envoy behind her: "I'll talk to Sister Heng alone for a while, and you go outside to guard." β
The two female envoys did not suspect it, and bowed and withdrew.
Heng Yu also signaled Cuihuai to retreat outside the room.
"Thank you, Sister Heng, for bothering me to inquire." Jiang Xuexi didn't rush to ask, but first bowed to Hengyu and thanked him.
Heng Yu lightly held her arm: "It's a matter of effort, Sister Jiang doesn't have to be polite." β
"Sister Heng, I don't know...... Where is the man you are looking for? Jiang Xuexi tried her best to make her tone sound less urgent: "After me, can I meet him?" β
Hengyu smiled slightly: "You don't have to wait later. β
As she spoke, she turned her head to look at the large four-fold screen behind her.
Even though Jiang Xuexi had thought of the possibility of meeting each other today before he came, and had great hopes, at this moment, his body was still slightly stiff for a while, and he was almost suffocating his breath and looking in the direction of the screen.
She felt like it was just a blink of an eye, but she felt as if she had been waiting for most of her lifeβ
In his sight, a thin figure of navy blue slowly walked out from behind the screen.
When they looked at each other, Jiang Xuexi's unblinking eyes were red.
He has changed many, many ......
But she only had to look at those eyes to have the answer.
"Rongji."
She called, the corners of her mouth trembled slightly, and it was always worth being happy to meet again after a long absence.
Yan Ming stood there, seven or eight steps away from each other, and he didn't step forward again, only stared at the smiling teary eyes.
Seeing this, Heng Yu didn't say anything more, and left the elegant room silently.
"Come with me to the Wang Ji fruit shop across the street and buy some snacks for Sister Jiang." When closing the door of the elegant room, Hengyu said to Cuihuai.
Cui Huai responded and went downstairs with her.
Seeing their master and servant leaving, the two female envoys of the Jiang family knocked on the door of the private room and asked, "Girl, do you need the maidservants to come in and serve?" β
"No need, I'll ...... alone" Jiang Xuexi's eyes fell on the few books placed on the small table by the window, and said, "I'll read the books alone for a while, and wait for Sister Heng to come back." β
"Yes, if the girl has any trouble, she will call the maid at any time."
Jiang Xuexi nodded first, and then realized that they couldn't see it, so she raised her voice and responded: "Okay." β
She didn't seem to be flustered, but she was flustered everywhere.
And the person standing by the screen only looked at her quietly, and still did not speak.
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Hengyu walked out of the teahouse and walked to the opposite street with Cuihuai, but he did go to the fruit shop to buy a lot of snacks.
When he came out of the shop, the rain was heavier again, and when the pedestrians on the street hurried with umbrellas, Heng Yu caught a glimpse of a pale blue back.
Intuition was greater than anything else, and almost instantly, she took a step under the umbrella held by the green locust, and turned to look for the back.
"Girl!"
Seeing that she suddenly trotted into the crowd quickly, Cuihuai hurried to chase after her.
Heng Yu walked quickly in the crowd with her skirt, the rain and fog were hazy, and the umbrella blocked her vision, as if the pale blue was just her illusion.
She chased until she reached the end of an alley, and when she saw that she had found nothing, she stopped.
"Girl, are you looking for something?" Cuihuai ran after him with an umbrella, and asked puzzled while wiping the rain on Hengyu's face with a handkerchief.
"Just ...... It was as if I had seen an acquaintance. Hengyu was a little distracted, and stood in place for a moment before he said
"Let's go. β
She went to another teahouse not far away, went straight to the second floor, and entered a private room.
Cui Huai held a dripping purple bamboo umbrella and stood guard outside the box.
"Why are you wet?"
In the box, Xiao Mu, who was sitting at the coffee table by the window, raised his eyes and asked.
"Fang Cai seems to have seen Yan Ming...... Heng Yu came to the other end of the coffee table and sat down, and said directly to him: "I chased after him and took a look...... I felt dazzled again. β
Xiao Mu asked, "It's around here?" β
"Yes, the street goes straight ahead."
Xiao Mu confessed to the close entourage Eleven who was guarding the side, and led people to investigate secretly.
He has always been paying attention to Yan Ming's traces, even if he is really dazzled by Hengyu, he can't let go of any clues.
After Eleven left, he also stood up.
"What are you going to do?" Heng Yu looked up and asked.
She thought Xiao Mu was going out, but she saw him walk to the screen, take off a cloak hanging on it, and walk towards her.
"Put it on." He handed the cloak on.
Heng Yu looked up at him: "It's not cold." β
Her dress was only slightly wet, because she was also wearing a cloak, because it was mostly wet, she took it off when she entered the teahouse and handed it to Cui Huai to hold.
But she didn't mean to be so detailed with the person in front of her.
"How can it not be cold." Xiao Mu raised his hand and put it on for her without saying a word, and bent over slightly to tie the belt.
Heng Yu looked at him, the corners of his mouth slightly curled.
Sometimes a proper rejection seems to work well.
When Xiao Mu raised his eyes, he bumped into the smile in her eyes, and his heart jumped a few times, and he quickly straightened up.
"See above?" He asked as he digressed and sat back.
"See." Hengyu, who was in a good mood, pushed the window facing the street a little and looked at the teahouse diagonally opposite: "You say, what will the old people say when they reunite?" β
Xiao Mu also looked at the teahouse: "Since you are so curious, why don't you just stay and eavesdrop." β
"I thought. If it weren't for the fact that you're still waiting here, I'd have to find a way to listen to it. β
"I'm delaying your business." Xiao Mu poured a cup of hot tea casually and pushed it to her: "The right to pour tea to make amends." β
"Master Hou's words are serious." Hengyu smiled generously, but also brought the tea.
"I've been teaching in the palace recently, can you still adapt?" Xiao Mu said: "I haven't had time to say congratulations in person on this matter." β
Hengyu took a sip of hot tea and said, "You don't have to say it to your face, I know it." β
Xiao Mu looked at her: "What do you know?" β
The girl held the teacup with a smile in her apricot eyes: "I know, you must be happy for me." β
Xiao Mu was slightly stunned, and a smile appeared in his eyes, but he did not deny it, but nodded seriously: "Yes." β
The smile on Hengyu's face became more intense, and the rain outside the window became more urgent, but the more warm the tea in the room became. And the smell on her cloak and the person sitting across from her made her feel at ease and happy.
She quietly ate two sips of tea, and when she looked at the teahouse opposite, she said to Xiao Mu: "Have you noticed, those two people seem to be ......?"
Xiao Mu looked at it casually: "I noticed it early in the morning." β
"They...... Is it Kang Jeong-suke's man? Hengyu guessed: "Follow Sister Jiang?" β
"It should be."
"Then will they find Doctor Yan......" Hengyu looked at the second floor through the rain curtain.
"It's only a matter of time." Xiao Mu said: "Since he has made such a choice, he is ready. β
Hengyu nodded, this is also true.
As for how to deal with it, it depends on Doctor Yan himself.
The green tiles of the eaves are needles, and the crystal raindrops are strung together as bead curtains, hanging out of the window, and sprinkled on the bluestone slabs, making the sound of hitting each other, such as the splashing of broken jade beads.
"I know you're still alive......"
"Are you okay all these years? I've been looking for you for almost nine years......"
Jiang Xuexi's voice was low, and the sound of rain outside the window was mixed with many unspeakable emotions.
Yan Ming finally spoke, his voice slightly hoarse: "Why are you still looking for me?" β
"Why?" Jiang Xuexi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she stretched out her hand towards him, spreading out her palm, and holding the withered yellow dog tail grass bracelet in her palm: "What you said when you were fifteen years old, have you forgotten?" β
Yan Ming was silent.
She replied for him, "You said that you would guard me and protect me for the rest of my life." β
"You didn't say goodbye because of a sudden accident in the Shi family, I understand...... I don't blame you for breaking your promise, I'm just worried about you and worried about you. She said with red eyes, "Don't you really know this?" β
"I ......" Yan Ming's voice hesitated slowly for a long moment before he lowered his eyes and said, "I know." β
"Then why don't you even want to let me know the news that you're safe?" Jiang Xuexi took two steps closer to him, but stopped again, looked at him for a moment, and asked, "Or do you have long forgotten the old things...... Already married? β
Thinking of the various things that separated the two, Yan Ming clenched his fingers slightly and said, "Yes, I have been married for several years. β
He plucked up the courage to look at her: "The reason why I came here today is to say sorry for not saying goodbye back then, and please Miss Jiang don't have to remember Yue anymore." β
Jiang Xuexi looked at him quietly for a moment, and just as he was about to look away, he only heard her say firmly: "You lie." β
Yan Ming was stunned.
The next moment, Jiang Xuexi suddenly rushed to him and hugged him.
Yan Ming's breathing was suffocated, and his hands and feet were at a loss.
"I've known you since I was three years old, and I've seen you when you were seven or eight years old when you bathed in the mountains and rivers behind you!" The tears in Jiang Xuexi's eyes gathered more and more, and they fell down.
Yan Ming: "?? β
This kind of thing...... You don't need to mention it!
The person in front of him swallowed even more: "Every time you lie, I can see through it at a glance......"
"What kind of family have you become, you are clearly remembering me...... Otherwise, how would you have come to me at such a risk? Jiang Xuexi hugged him tightly, and in addition to the loss and regain, there were also gains and losses, and many emotions were surging, making her hands tremble for a while.
Sensing the strangeness of her body, Yan Ming immediately nervously lifted her shoulders: "You sit down and take a deep breath......"
He helped the person into a chair and sat down, first took the tea and handed it to her, and then half-crouched in front of her to check her pulse.
When he withdrew his hand, Yan Ming's heart sank.
He looked up and asked in a dumb voice, "How have you ...... these days?" Do you feel unwell? β
Jiang Xuexi wiped away her tears and shook her head: "When I saw you today, I just feel that everything is fine." β
Yan Ming was anxious and helpless: "To be honest." β
"To tell you the truth...... Jiang Xuexi smiled slightly, looked at him, and said, "Come to think of it, I shouldn't have long to live." β
Yan Ming's face changed: "Nonsense! β
"I'm talking nonsense, you make me tell the truth." Jiang Xuexi sighed: "I told the truth, and you said that I was talking nonsense." β
Seeing that he frowned uneasily, her voice lowered: "Rong Ji, you don't have to be like this, my own body, I know it in my heart." I'm so happy to see you again. β
"From this day forward, you are not allowed to speak unlucky words again." Yan Ming said: "With me here, I will definitely heal you." β
After speaking, he repeated: "You have to believe that I can heal you." β
"Okay." Jiang Xuexi didn't know if she believed it, and said with a smile: "Then in the future, will we be able to meet again again?" β
Looking at the smiling eyes that were as clean and gentle as nine years ago, Yan Ming's heart ached silently.
"Rong Ji, tell me about your experience over the years? Your appearance seems to have changed a lot...... What shall I call you now? She asked as if she were chattering.
"My surname is Yan now." Yan Ming calmed down slightly, and replied softly: "I fled to the Northland before...... He joined the command of the Marquis of Dingbei as a military doctor, and this time he was called into Beijing with the Marquis of Dingbei. β
His secret can be told to her without reservation, even if it will lead to death-
But he will keep his mouth shut about all things about the general.
"So you went to the Northland......"
The two talked in a low voice, and the rain between heaven and earth became heavier, and the noise of the rain seemed to bury everything.
The rain did not stop until the next day.
In the first half of the day, the sky was still gloomy, and in the afternoon, a golden light suddenly burst out after the dark clouds, piercing the haze of several days.
In the afternoon, Xiao Mu, who was called into the palace to face the saint, came to the emperor's bedroom.
After the internal supervision was passed, Xiao Mu was introduced into the dormitory.
In addition to the emperor, there were other people in the dormitory.
For Xiao Mu, this person is the first time they have met.
But as far as Shi Jingzhi is concerned, he is an old man.
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