Enter Chang Xiangsi and help Jingzhai fight

Chapter 194 Visiting

"Sir, I'm sleepy. Let me take a nap over there." After saying that, I used up my last bit of consciousness to walk to a big rock under a tree next to me and lay down, thus escaping the danger of being tanned into a black coal ball when I wake up.

Although the stone was in the shade of the tree at the moment, it was probably exposed to the sun all morning and was warm at not cold at all, so I lay on my back and fell asleep.

I don't know how long it took, but I woke up and got up to see Tu Shanjing sleeping on his side in the flowers. His wide sleeves were loose, revealing a section of his snow-white arm. He supported his head with one hand, his black hair drooped lazily, and his usually wise and clear eyes, when closed, now showed a hint of innocence.

I tiptoed to his side and saw that his face looked even whiter and more elegant among the violet flowers.

A gust of wind blew by, blowing off a flower, which fell on his face, like ripples in a tranquil pond, and he opened his eyes.

He just sighed, "I'm so tired that I fell asleep."

I replied softly, as if I was afraid to startle him, "Sir, you have been working hard recently, so you must be tired. You need to rest more when you get home."

He nodded, propped himself up and sat up, looked up at the sun, and said, "It's okay, it will be fine after a few days. Are you hungry? I'll take you to the restaurant for dinner."

I shook my head: "I just need to finish these cakes and pastries, no need to go to the restaurant. Let's look at the flowers for a while longer, and then go back home early." I thought to myself, Qian Mu has been watching me so closely since Tu Shanjing came back, and he wanted to follow me here to sweep up the fallen flowers, I'd better hold my fox tail between my legs.

"That's fine. If you suddenly want to eat something in the evening, I'll ask Ruiyang to order it from the restaurant. I came back in a hurry, and except for giving you the Ruoqiao wood sculpture, I didn't buy you any gifts. I'll make it up to you when I get back." He was still feeling aggrieved.

"No need. I'm already very happy that you can take time out of your busy schedule to accompany me." I ate the almond cookies slowly.

"You're easy to coax." He laughed.

I laughed and said, "It's easy to deal with!"

He raised his head and drank a mouthful of mulberry juice, and said with a smile: "Fortunately you are not in an official's family, otherwise you would be bullied."

I asked curiously, "Sir, you are so talented, have you ever thought about taking the imperial examination?"

He held the bottle of mulberry juice in his hand, his eyes drifting into the distance, and said calmly: "I have no intention of becoming an official, nor can I be an official."

"How do you say this?"

"We, the Tushan clan of Qingqiu, have always had the rule of not taking sides. Now that Xiyan has destroyed Chen Rong, I can't be an official of Xiyan, let alone go to Haoling to take the imperial examination. I only stay in this Central Plains, standing between the two countries, and do my business in an orderly manner." He said, looking into the distance.

I understood that he couldn't stand on either side, otherwise the other side would think that he had taken the Central Plains' resources and connections to that side, which would cause a lot of trouble afterwards.

I thought of Xiangliu in white clothes who was far away in Qingshui Town, and my elder brother Wang Shiba, and asked with a smile: "Rules...?"

He turned around and looked at me, also smiling: "Well, it may not be proper sometimes. But this is also for the sake of the rules."

I held up the mulberry juice and clinked it with his: "Then I wish that everything will be under control, sir, and that they will all behave themselves to us!"

After we had eaten the food and drunk the mulberry juice, he and I went down the mountain and took a carriage back to Tushan Prefecture.

Before I reached the gate of his courtyard, I saw the guard at the gate craning his neck to look out from afar. I couldn't help but walk closer and ask curiously, "What are you looking at?"

The two guards looked strange and said evasively, "Master, young lady, the Madam is here and is inside now."

I was startled and turned around to hide somewhere else, but it was too late.

I saw the lady being supported by a maid as she walked out of the courtyard.

She first glanced at the hems of our clothes, then snorted, "Jing, you said you were meeting a friend, is this the friend you met? You left the young lady of the Feng family alone and went out to run around, is that ok?!"

Tu Shanjing stepped forward and stood in front of me, bowed and said, "Grandma, today's appointment was made by us in the beginning. Once a word is spoken, it cannot be taken back. Grandma also taught me to be honest in life."

I was still in shock that Fangfeng Yiying had come. As far as I know, she had never seen Tushan Jing until Tushan Hou killed him. So later people praised her for coming to Tushan in her wedding dress and being loyal and righteous... Could it be that she had actually seen him? Or was there something wrong, and the timeline was messed up? Thinking of the possibility of unexpected events that I didn't know about, my scalp tingled and I didn't have time to say a word.

The lady sighed heavily, waved her hand and said, "Come in with me."

Tu Shanjing nodded to me and walked into the door.

The lady turned around and looked at me, saying, "Lanxiang, you come too."

I followed them in panic and walked into Tu Shanjing's room.

The lady sat down on the chair and the maid quickly poured her a cup of hot tea.

The lady shook her hand and said, "Jing, you are usually very polite, why are you so careless today?"

Tu Shanjing replied: "Grandma, Miss Fangfeng came too suddenly at noon. I already had an appointment in advance, so I didn't have time to see her."

The lady said, "You kid! Yes, she was a little anxious and came here without saying hello. But, this is her first time here after all, and she is your future wife." She glanced at me and said heavily, "Your future wife, can't you put other things aside and meet her? It's hard for her to send you white peach wine from so far away, knowing that you like to drink it. You shouldn't refuse to see her!"

Tu Shanjing glanced at me, and then replied firmly: "Grandma, you can't postpone it. The appointment is for this afternoon. An hour earlier or a minute later will not work."

Mrs. Tushan was so angry that she was about to speak, but she couldn't catch her breath and coughed so hard that the wrinkles on her face were squeezed together.

Tu Shanjing hurried forward to help her rub her back, but she glared at him. Then she said sternly, "Jing, how can you not tell the difference between the important and the urgent?! Well, you've grown up, you've become independent, and you don't listen to me anymore, right?!"

Tu Shanjing bowed deeply and could not get up: "Grandma, my grandson did not mean to disobey you. It's just..." He did not say the second half clearly, but the lady was a smart one and must have understood what he meant.

The maid next to her took the opportunity to bring tea to the old lady: "Don't be angry, old lady. Take a sip to moisten your throat."

This time, the lady took the teacup and took a big sip before continuing, "I have personally brought you up since you were a child. How could I not know what you are thinking? You are a smart child. You must know what I am thinking."

Tu Shan Jing straightened up and looked at Madam Tu Shan steadily.

She looked at me and said, "Lanxiang, you were also raised in the mansion, and I know your character and temper. I don't care about anything else, but I want to ask you one thing. In the illusory world, in Jing's marriage scroll, was the woman you saw yourself?"

I shook my head at her: "Madam, I can't see clearly who it is."

The lady smiled and said, "Well, you still remember the rules of advance and retreat."

She stood up and said to Tu Shanjing, "I've settled her down first. You have to meet her tonight to make amends. I won't go with you, so that you young people won't feel uncomfortable. This will have to go on sooner or later. You can't be shy or delay it! You are still young and energetic. You will understand grandma's good intentions in the future! I won't persuade you any more. I guess you won't listen. You can think about it yourself! Xiaoyu, let's go back!"

After that, she walked out of the door slowly with the help of the maid. It was cloudy outside, and there was no trace of the sunny morning. This early summer sky was like a child's face, changing at any time.

Tu Shanjing no longer had the high spirits he had in the afternoon. He lowered his head. I followed the direction of his gaze and saw that his hands were tightly grasping the hem of his clothes, and the gauze dress was wrinkled by him.

He felt my gaze and looked at me cautiously. After hesitating for a while, he said softly, "I'm sorry, it's your birthday, and you made such a fuss."

I walked up to him, took his hand, bent down to smooth out the wrinkles on his clothes, looked up at him and said, "Sir, you don't have to feel sorry, I--"

Before I could finish, Ruiyang came running over from outside, shouting, "Young Master, Young Master, there's an urgent letter for you!"