Sure enough, Shen Yao’s condolences came quickly and with great fanfare. She asked after his health and even expressed a wish to come and take care of her long-lost daughter.
Junxu laughed out loud as she held the letter, her tears almost falling out. The old servant from the Shen family, who was standing nearby, was so taken in by her performance that he went pale. It wasn’t until Junxu wiped her eyes
‘How is mother’s health these days? How is my younger sister? I have been preoccupied with military affairs and have been in a bad mood. I have not been able to properly fulfil my filial duties. I have been remiss.‘
The old servant laughed and said
’Not at all. The master also misses the young master very much. On the battlefield, swords and spears are blind. The master often thinks about it and cannot sleep peacefully, nor does the food taste good.‘
Junxu lowered his eyes, looking a little pitiful
’I thought mother would never forgive me.’
‘Of course not. Young master is worrying for nothing. No parent in the world would remember their child’s faults. Your master loves you more than anything else.‘
’My mother misses me…?
“Yes. Your master often stands on a tall building and gazes north. He is often startled by military reports late at night. Several times, I have followed behind him, carrying his shoes. You know that it is getting cold, and the old king is not as healthy as before.’
The old servant peeked at Junxu’s tearful expression and couldn’t help but feel a little softhearted
‘Young master, don’t blame yourself too much, the master understands everything.’
Junxu was slightly choked up, calmed down a little, and forced a smile
‘…I know, Shenbo, you’re tired too, go rest first…’
As soon as the old servant turned around, he heard Junxu say behind him
‘Who says that the heart of a humble grass cannot repay the spring sunshine?‘
The old servant left that afternoon, and Jun Xu, full of annoyance, waited until after the lanterns were lit
in the tent of Marquis Wuyang. Chang Su was just about to undress when she felt someone watching her from behind. She turned sharply, only to find that Jun Xu was standing silently in the shadows, staring at her
’What? ! You sneak up on me like that and try to scare me to death? !’
Jun Xu also didn’t say anything, slowly walked over to the lamp and sat down
‘The Emperor’s man?’
Chang Su narrowed his eyes
‘What do you mean?’
‘Does the Emperor know that her man is drinking my soldiers’ blood here?‘
The face of Marquis Wu Yang changed, and his gaze became fierce
’You want to slander the Marquis? Aren’t you afraid of death? !”
Jun Xu played with the jade paperweight, and his lazy eyes didn’t even raise
‘If I don’t slander you, I won’t survive either. You, Marquis of Wuyang, are a clear-sighted observer.‘
’…
Jun Xu looked at Chang Su’s ashen face and felt a little relieved. He smiled
‘A few minor offenses won’t get you killed. I only have one life, don’t you agree?’
‘Don’t you care about your family?’
‘Do you care about your family?’
’…
Chang Su was silent for a long time and sneered
‘What makes you think you can threaten me? What false accusations?‘
Junxu laughed, raising an eyebrow and looking at Changsu with interest
’Tell me, why did I use poison instead of a knife to kill Luoyin and Luozhi?‘
Changsu’s pupils suddenly contracted
’You tricked me!’
Jun Xu suddenly got up, and firmly pressed Chang Su, who had pounced on him, against the wall. The table was overturned with a loud noise. Jun Xu grabbed Chang Su’s chin, and the two of them glared at each other menacingly, nose to nose
‘I won’t survive! But I promise you, Chang Su, that you will definitely die before me! Do you want to try! ??’
Chang Su’s eyes gradually weakened, and she gasped for breath with difficulty
“What do you want me to do?’
‘It’s simple. If the crown princess has someone coming, I hope it’s Zhan Rong’s sister Zhan Yun. Also, I don’t want to see Tang Feng too early. I want them to come together.‘
Chang Su looked intently into Jun Xu’s eyes, but no matter how deeply she looked, those eyes were still warm and gentle as jade. She couldn’t see anything. Helplessly,
’What do you really want?‘
’Are you sure you want to know? I think it’s enough for you to do these two things now. At least you’ll still have the right to choose.’
‘You’re not afraid I’ll turn against you?‘
’No. Are you?‘
Chang Su answered seriously
’I’m afraid.”
Jun Xu curled up her eyes, gently let her go, straightened her clothes, and turned around to go out.
One o’clock, two o’clock, the rain
will come when it’s supposed to come.
It’s like Li Shuliang’s death, Zou Yi’s betrayal, the departure of her parents, and the loss of Cai Han.
In a person’s life, the terrible thing may not be death, but the loss, the sighing of being left alone.
Jun Xu thought she was very mature. She methodically finished all the preparations, without any emotion in her heart. Her soul separated from her body, quietly monitoring her every move. As the saying goes, ‘the outsider sees more clearly.’ For someone she could hardly trust herself, she was used to examining her actions three times a day, and did not feel pain or fatigue. It was this excessive analysis that would dilute even the strongest emotions.
Besides, up to now, she doesn’t owe Feng Qin anything. She has been good enough to him, and she has no reason to feel pain. Even if she does, it will only slowly develop as the situation changes.
Unfortunately, when Feng Qin really appeared at the gate of Langjicheng on a white horse, following Zhan Yun, Junxu noticed that a little bit of cold rain had fallen into her hot heart.
The Marquis of Wuyang, Chang Su, rode beside her, but it was surprisingly difficult to take her eyes off Feng Qin and say a word to Chang Su. Junxu didn’t know if she was angry or resentful, or just feeling aggrieved. Anyway, her lips were pursed tightly, and her eyes fixed deeply on the long, dark eyes opposite her. She didn’t say a word, and didn’t move.
All the people who followed Junxu’s lead did the same, and based on the expression of the commander-in-chief, they made a surprisingly consistent move. The emperor’s emissary was thus left hanging in the air in a silent and frozen atmosphere. Zhan Yun was full of anger, while Feng Qin had the same expression as Lang Jijun, looking deeply into Junxu’s eyes from across the room, neither avoiding nor pleading.
In this way, they were clearly divided and hostile
At such a moment, Junxu found it difficult to get into the mood. Her precise mind began to present a complex picture. For a moment, it was the brilliant flame tree blossoms above her head, and for a moment, it was Feng Qin’s deep eyes in the rain, entwined with an irrepressible yearning that wrapped around her heart, making her breathe a little hard.
All the pain and grievances buried deep in her heart suddenly wanted to rush out at this moment. Junxu wanted to question him, why…
Why… what?
He said he would never reproach her for anything, that he didn’t care about anything, because this was all just a game. In the end, does he still have to put on a show?
Laughing is bitter
Junxu’s mount moved its front hooves uneasily. The rider on its back lowered his eyes for a moment, then raised a smile
‘Lord Zhan has arrived, I’m sorry for not welcoming you personally.’
Zhan Yun sneered
‘Accept the imperial decree.”
Junxu dismounted, knelt, and Zhan Yun read out the imperial decree. Before it was finished, the third in command of the Langjun army began to whisper angrily. Junxu remained silent, and Wuyang Marquis Chang Su sneered inwardly. These soldiers were supposed to be killers, so what respect and propriety was there on the battlefield? There is only killing! Once the military order is given, they will fight without fear. Besides, these people are used to acting lawlessly by their commander. Does the emperor really think that a mere imperial decree, without praise or criticism, can appease the crown princess and safely lure the cunning Pingyang Marquis to the capital?
Chang Su let out a small sigh of relief. She was so naive.
The reason the emperor was able to make this decision had a lot to do with her secret letter, which was succinct and to the point
‘With so many people and so many soldiers, it is not easy to reward the closest relatives who remain in the capital.”
Chang Su rolled her eyes at the heavens and thought to herself, ’The Pingyang Marquis has put on a good act. Almost everyone under the sun is convinced that she is filial, but in fact, bullshit! Judging from her gut feeling, the Pingyang Marquis doesn’t care about the so-called closest relatives who remain in the capital. What she cares about is the use value of the closest relatives. And she, apart from using her connections in the capital to help Shen Yao stir up trouble, helped Shen Yao get the narrow-minded, hot-tempered and easily angered Zhan Yun, who also had a grudge against Pingyang Hou for killing his sister, out of the capital. She even threw a piece of watermelon rind at the Emperor’s feet. The former can be said to have been coerced by Pingyang Hou, while the latter was purely her own gloating, spontaneous
Could it be that… Chang Su pondered… Has she also become so boring under the influence of Pingyang Hou?