Chapter 163: Warm Current
Jiang Yingnian clutched the teacup tightly, his expression was ugly, as if he had suffered a great grievance, and it was really difficult to carry it, and he was silent for a while, before he finally couldn't bear it and suddenly said loudly: "I forced you? You think I'm trying to force you?"
Guan Jiyu replied lightly, "Isn't it? Since I have already said that I don't want to return to the border camp, it means that I have already thought it through in my heart, this is my decision, why do you want to persuade me again? It's not reluctant, what is it?"
"I just can't accept that you suddenly go back on your word!" The porcelain cup was suddenly crushed in Jiang Yingnian's hand, and there were other guests sitting in the restaurant, who all turned their heads and cast strange glances when they heard this sudden sound.
Han Xu whispered, "Childe, you be quiet. There are so many people sitting here, don't do this, have something to say."
Jiang Yingnian stabilized his mind a little, lowered his voice a little, and said, "Okay, let's talk about it, let's talk about it."
Guan Jiyu's eyebrows were lowered, his eyes only fell on the noodle bowl in front of him, and he quietly listened to Jiang Ying's excited catharsis.
"Guan Jiyu, didn't we say it was okay at the beginning? At that time I was in the eastern camp, and you were far away, and although we were far apart, we were able to achieve this goal together by correspondence, and we had already said this, have you forgotten?"
Jiang Yingnian became even more angry as she spoke, and said, "I thought we had a good understanding, do you think it's difficult for you? Haven't I had a problem?"
Guan Jiyu hooked the corners of his mouth, pulled out a light smile, and said softly: "I haven't forgotten that incident, I did have that determination at that time. But no one is an immortal, I can predict what will happen later, if I can predict what will happen later, then maybe I won't go to the border camp in the first place, at least I will definitely not let Zheshu and Jingcun go with us, if they don't go to the barracks, they will definitely not encounter such a thing."
"No, no, no, no!" Jiang Yingnian clenched his fists and said, "Ah Yu, what's wrong with you?! You were obviously not such a person before, you were already cruel on the battlefield, either you die or I die! You've always been a strong and brave person, why did you suddenly become like this?!"
The autumn wind blew down the open door to the restaurant, Guan Jiyu shivered coldly, she rubbed her arms, and said, "People will not always be the same, and nothing will remain the same. Jiang Yingnian, don't be so naïve all the time, okay?"
"I'm naïve, heh, I'm naïve......" Jiang Yingnian nodded again and again, and said with a wry smile: "If I were naïve, I wouldn't be what I am now!" If I were naïve, I wouldn't have thought of ...... you."
Jiang Yingnian's eyes turned red again, and his voice was slightly hoarse, and he said, "In the past, you didn't look down on me, thinking that I was just a gentleman who could only eat, drink and have fun, and I was indeed very naïve in the past, and I did many ridiculous things. But now, anyone can say me, but you! Guan Jiyu, you can't say that about me!"
The cold wind was blowing, and Guan Jiyu's lips were already white from the cold. Han Xu sensed her discomfort, so he deliberately eased and said, "Childe, Ji Yu, we have eaten almost enough, I think it's quite cold in this restaurant, why don't we find a new place to talk again?" It's been a long time since you've seen you, so don't come up with emotions as soon as you come up."
Jiang Yingnian glanced at Guan Jiyu and said, "Han Xu is right, Ah Yu, don't be so sure first, you haven't seen the gift I gave you, it's not far from the capital, let's take a look first."
Guan Jiyu knew that there was no suitable excuse to shirk it, so he silently followed the two of them out of the hall together.
Jiang Yingnian and Han Xu were riding horses, and seeing that Guan Jiyu came by carriage, Jiang Yingnian consciously sent Guan Jiyu to the carriage first. As soon as the curtain was lifted, the large and small bags of medicine bags piled up into a small mountain were revealed.
The carriage was filled with a strong smell of medicine. Jiang Yingnian was overwhelmed by this pungent smell, frowned and covered her nose and said, "What is this? Why do you put so many medicine bags? Don't say you brought it to the second brother, he changed the prescription to take the medicine, and he ate just right. With so many medicines, even if you bring them back, I'm afraid it will be a waste, where can he eat it with that mouth?"
Han Xu also came over to take a look, and kindly told Guan Ji
Yu: "Ji Yu, when we returned to the mansion this time, we did see that the second prince was taking new medicine, and if he suddenly took other medicine, it might not be a good thing."
Jiang Yingnian pinched her nose and fanned the wind, and said to herself: "This is too much, Ah Yu, let's go to the capital to find a pharmacy and return all these medicines."
"Not necessarily." Guan Jiyu, who had been silent, finally spoke, "It's not for the second son. I'm taking these medicines myself."
She took every word in her tone, trying to say it naturally in the most relaxed tone possible.
Jiang Yingnian looked at her in surprise and asked, "Are you eating?" What's wrong with you, are you sick?"
Han Xu also looked at you with concern, and said, "I saw that your face was not good just now, and I wanted to ask if you were unwell."
Jiang Yingnian quickly grabbed a packet of medicine from the carriage, "I'll see what kind of medicine is packed!" was about to tear open the medicine bag, but Guan Jiyu stretched out his hand to stop him.
Guan Jiyu took the medicine bag from his hand and put it back in the carriage, Yun said lightly: "It's not a big deal, I had an illness not long ago, and I had a fever for a few days. It was I who didn't take it seriously, and it was delayed for a few days, which delayed the condition and dragged it a little heavily. But it doesn't matter, the pills I've taken are pretty good, and I'll be cured after a while."
"I didn't hear you say you're sick." Jiang Yingnian said angrily, "Knowing that you are sick and weak, you dare to sit in that broken noodle restaurant for so long without saying a word?"
He seemed to seize the opportunity and said, "You are just a tight person, and you still don't listen to what I said. Do you think about why you got sick so well? In the past, you almost never got sick, and those who practice martial arts are naturally stronger, and you will only get sick because you are not in the barracks and your body is slack."
Guan Jiyu just quietly listened to him say one sentence after another, neither for nor against. When he was finished, she tiredly said, "Aren't you leaving?"
Han Xu responded, "Let's go, it's windy on the side of the road, and we'll talk about it later."
Jiang Yingnian thought for a moment and said, "Han Xu, you ride a horse, Ah Yu and I will take this carriage and go directly to the new house."
The rain had stopped, and the three of them walked in the direction of the capital one after the other. Guan Jiyu's body was already extremely tired, and he closed his eyes when he sat in the carriage, and only then did he feel slightly relieved.
Jiang Yingnian saw that she was not in a good state, and she didn't want to say anything more at the moment, so she consciously closed her mouth and kept quiet. He stretched out his hand and directly held Guan Jiyu's cold hand.
Guan Jiyu's hand trembled slightly, his palm was very warm, and the warm current passed through her entire arm and through her entire body along her palm. Her originally cold body was slowly ignited by this warm current, and it didn't take long for her palms to warm up.
"Jiang Yingnian." Guan Jiyu closed his eyes and suddenly called his name.
Jiang Yingnian hurriedly leaned over and said, "I'm here, what's wrong?"
Guan Jiyu's eyelashes trembled slightly, she still closed her eyes, and whispered, "It's been almost a year."
"What?" Jiang Yingnian was puzzled at first, and then suddenly realized, "Yes, it's been almost a year since we joined the Xiang military camp."
"It's more than that." She suddenly covered her mouth and coughed violently, coughing until her whole face turned red before she slowly stopped, and said weakly, "It's been almost a year since the death of the eldest prince."
Jiang Yingnian's eyes were lonely, he lowered his head slightly, and said in frustration: "I haven't forgotten, but I can't believe that it's been almost a year since my eldest brother left us......
"It's been a year, we've been busy, going here and there, and we haven't caught the murderer of the eldest prince." Guan Jiyu opened his eyes, his gaze was empty, and said, "Sometimes, I feel that I am useless, really useless. I can't live up to his cultivation, and even more so to his expectations of me."
"Don't say that!" Jiang Yingnian retorted, "Why can't you live up to his expectations? The original intention of his establishment of the Qingzi Battalion was to make the entire Xuli country strong, although I was ignorant when I was young, but I always remember this!"
"As a member of the Qingzi Battalion, you can successfully pass the selection of the Beixin General's Mansion Camp, and you will pass the selection with the first place. And then you again
Through his own efforts, step by step, he has won the honor set up by the general. Ah Yu, such an achievement, are you still sorry for my eldest brother?"
Guan Jiyu's head tilted slightly, she gasped, and said with difficulty: "So what, even if I become the supreme general one day, what can I do? The funny thing is that I still haven't been able to find the real murderer of the eldest prince, and the eldest prince has left this world with regret, you say, how unwilling he should be?"
Jiang Yingnian was silent, what she said, how could it not be what he thought in his heart?
It's just that there are indeed too many things in this world that make people unable to do anything, even if Jiang Yingnian has the determination to avenge his eldest brother a thousand times and ten thousand times in his heart, but his ability is limited, even if he wants to break his head, he still has to face reality in the end.
Guan Jiyu shook Jiang Yingnian's hand back and said, "I have experienced a lot this year, and I know that I have changed, changed a lot. But my determination to avenge the eldest prince will never change!"
She said softly, "I really don't want to go back, whether you say that I go back on my word, or say that I don't have the righteousness of my family and country, it's okay to do anything. Now, I just want to do my best to do one thing - to find the enemy who killed the eldest prince."
"In that case, it can be regarded as the final value of my life."