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Chapter 50: Half Blind with Open Eyes
"Ouch..." Zhou Chang woke up and hit his head as soon as he sat up.
Is it cloudy outside today?
The world before my eyes became blurry and dim.
The consciousness merged at the same time, Zhou Chang was speechless, and put down his hands that were rubbing his eyes desperately.
What is it like to have moderate myopia and not wear glasses? She was familiar with it in her previous life.
Even without wearing glasses, I insist on keeping my eyes wide open with out-of-focus eyes. I can lose my eyesight but I must never lose my style.
Mrs. Pei, the Minister of Justice, whose real name is Hu Wan, is such a person who is half-blind with her eyes open. She cannot see clearly but is unwilling to admit it.
Zhou Chang groped his way out of the simple and rustic step-out bed. This kind of bed was prone to either hitting one's head or tripping over one's feet. It was not uncommon to bump into the edges of the bed.
The maid outside heard the noise and came in to help her dress and wash.
While washing up, Zhou Chang learned from Hu Wan's memory that Pei Li should have gone to court early in the morning.
Moreover, ever since the case of Minister of Revenue Min Hang's treason and collusion with the enemy broke out, Pei Li has been so busy that he has not been staying in the mansion half of the time. It is still unknown whether he will return home tonight.
Due to ancient feudal ethics, she could not go to his house.
Zhou Chang then had breakfast. Because he was not used to being half blind, he knocked over two dishes and did not eat smoothly.
After breakfast, I lay on the chaise longue to digest the food. I was bored and thought of the system again: "Conspicuous system, why don't I see any orders from customers in the plane?"
There clearly "seemed" to be quite a few ornaments and objects around.
"It's not 'seemingly', it's true that there are ornaments." The viewpoint system is now like a worm in the stomach. "Since the camera display is blurry, the customer cannot place an order. Please move closer to adjust the focus."
Haha, Zhou Chang was actually very happy in his heart. It turned out that the same perspective was really the same perspective. Even the blur was the same.
Just lean on the chaise longue and don't move.
This is exactly what “out of sight, out of mind” means.
At this moment, someone suddenly came from outside to report: "Madam, the old lady of our family is here."
The old lady in law?
Isn’t that Hu Wan’s mother?
Could something big have happened? Hu Wan just came back from her parents' home yesterday.
"Please come in." Zhou Chang hurriedly got up from the couch and went out to greet him.
"Bang..."
"Madam, be careful..."
Zhou Chang almost tripped over the threshold again.
As soon as they reached the gate of the courtyard, Hu Wan's mother, Mrs. Hu, walked in led by the maid of Pei Mansion.
Zhou Chang hurriedly invited the person to sit inside the house, and asked the vague face in front of him: "Mother, you came here so early in the morning, but what's the situation with grandma?"
According to Hu Wan's memory, she had been at her mother's house for the past few days. Because her grandmother was old and suddenly became seriously ill, she went back to her mother's house to visit her and stayed for a few days.
Unfortunately, in Hu Wan's memory, Yuan Qi had actually sent a visiting card a few days ago.
But she was in a hurry back to her parents' home at that time and didn't have time to take care of it.
That day, Yuan Qi went to Hu Wan's parents' home - the residence of Hu Siwu, the Minister of the Imperial Household.
Unfortunately, Hu Wan went out of the city to Chaotian Temple to burn incense and pray for her grandmother because her grandmother was seriously ill.
Coincidentally, Yuan Qi chased to Chaotian Temple, but by some strange coincidence, he did not find Hu Wan, but instead met the fleeing Xiao Lan, who was Zhou Chang herself.
Neither Yuan Qi nor He Xi mentioned this section, mainly because they couldn't talk about it with Xiao Lan.
Zhou Chang secretly sighed, now that she has become Hu Wan, Yuan Qi doesn't have to go through so much trouble anymore, she will speak for the Yuan family in front of the Minister of Justice Pei Li.
"Your grandmother's condition has stabilized, but she needs more time to recover." Mrs. Hu took her daughter's hand and came closer, as if she was afraid that her daughter would not see her. "I came here because you left in a hurry yesterday, and there are a few things you haven't explained clearly."
Zhou Chang stared with blurry eyes for a long while before he understood what Mrs. Hu meant and sent the servants away: "You all go out first. I have something to say to my mother."
"Yes." The servants responded and retreated.
Mrs. Hu watched everyone leave, and she leaned close to Zhou Chang's ear and lowered her voice, "My daughter, I know you heard what Shi Lan said yesterday, but you must not take it to heart, and you must not go to see Shi Xun, understand?"
Originally, Zhou Chang was not familiar with Hu Wan's memory, but after Mrs. Hu mentioned it, the details emerged.
Mrs. Hu's maiden name was Shi, and the two men she mentioned were Hu Wan's cousins.
The day before yesterday, Hu Wan prayed for a peace amulet at Chaotian Temple and returned to her parents' home. On the way, she met her cousin Shi Lan. During the conversation, Shi Lan learned that Hu Wan's grandmother was seriously ill.
On the second day, which was yesterday, he came to visit and brought gifts.
After the visit, Mrs. Hu chatted for a while, and somehow she mentioned Shi Xun.
When the word "Shi Xun" was mentioned, Zhou Chang's heart was suddenly filled with a huge wave of emotion - "Living Tang Monk"? Master Shuchen?
Zhou Chang opened his mouth in surprise.
Mrs. Hu was even more worried when she saw her daughter's expression. She shook her hand and said, "Did you hear me? Don't take it to heart, and don't go to see him."
Zhou Chang nodded blankly, as memories of Hu Wan's past kept emerging in his mind.
Hu Wan and her cousin Shi Xun had been childhood sweethearts and were deeply in love with each other. The adults of both families were optimistic about them and intended to bring them together.
However, they did not expect that later on, Hu Wan's father, Hu Siwu, accidentally became friends with the Minister of Justice Pei Li. After learning that Pei Li had lost his wife, he wanted to marry his only daughter to Pei Li, who was the same age as himself, as his second wife.
Upon hearing this news, Hu Wan and Shi Xun both resisted vigorously.
It's a pity that although Shi Xun was considered young and talented at the time and was studying for an imperial examination, the Shi family had fallen into poverty and his family background was very poor, so he could not compare with the six ministers.
Hu Wan also strongly opposed it in front of her parents, but her mother was unable to make the decision and compromised with her father, who was determined to make it happen.
There was no choice, so Hu Wan eventually married Pei Li, and Shi Xun was so angry that he decided not to take the imperial examination and instead became a monk.
More than ten years passed in a flash. Hu Wan gave birth to a daughter and lived the life of a real lady.
Shi Xun devoted himself to cultivation and achieved some success.
The two were both in Jindu, but they were far apart from each other. One was confined in a large mansion, while the other was always accompanied by green lamps and ancient Buddhas.
Originally, if we didn't mention it and never had any contact with each other until we died, this relationship would have been buried deep in our hearts.
But yesterday, my cousin Shi Lan went to the Hu residence and mentioned this matter, saying that Shi Xun would leave Jindu for Beiji soon, and he was afraid that they would never meet again in this life.
The north belongs to the territory of northern Vietnam and is close to the three northern states where war is going on, making it a war-torn area.
The historians naturally opposed it and tried to persuade him in every possible way, but in the end they failed.
Shi Lan said that Shi Xun had never let go of Hu Wan in his heart for so many years, and had wanted to leave Jindu, this sad place, many times, but he was just thinking about his family. Now that he got the position of abbot of Yunxiang Temple, it was just an excuse, and he didn't plan to come back this time.
When Hu Wan heard this in the inner room, she was deeply saddened and her face turned pale. She was supposed to stay at her parents' home for two days, but suddenly she hurried back home.
As a result..., it stuck to the pan."
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