summer day, winter night

He walked in gently, closed a few windows, and then bent down to pick up the objects that were blown to the ground overnight by the wind. The last one was a thin piece of letter paper. He widened his eyes and looked in the direction of the bed.

"Sir, this..."

"Liu Zang, you pack some necessary things. We will go back to the south of the Yangtze River after the court today."

Liu Zang was stunned for a while, and when he came to his senses, his answering voice trembled uncontrollably: "Okay...Okay, young master."

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Now that Ding You had already made a decision, there was no need for that resignation letter to be placed on the emperor's case.

How ridiculous and sad, but in the end, it was his mother's serious illness that solved his plight in the capital and allowed him, at least, to save his last face in front of civil and military officials.

After the morning court, he came to Prince Cang's mansion, and the butler Cang Jia came to welcome him in person.

"Young master Su, the prince already knows about Lingtang. The prince didn't have to go to court today, so he went out for a horse race with a few friends." Cang Jia led Su Wuxi all the way here, and said as he walked, "The prince wants you to wait in Nuan Pavilion , he will soon..."

"The woman in the red dress just now," Su Wuxie suddenly stopped, "May I ask who it is?"

"Huh?" Cang Jia followed Su Wuzhen's line of sight and looked at a corner door at the end of the path on the right. At this time, it was extremely empty and there was no one. "Which one?"

"..."

Su Wuxi didn't expect that the answer he received was actually a question!

But thinking about it carefully, he understood that Cang Jia, as a housekeeper, asked back directly instead of making guesses about the questions he asked, so he was probably unwilling to reveal the identity of this person.

Therefore, he tactfully avoided answering, "It's all right, Steward Cang, let's go on."

After about half a quarter, Su Wuzhen arrived at the Nuan Pavilion that Cang Jia had mentioned. Cang Jia brought him to the door and stopped, leaving him to come in and wait on the mahogany chair.

The Nuan Pavilion is far inferior to the spaciousness and refinement of the main hall, but it lacks a lot of unreal carvings, giving people the same feeling as King Cang, with a rough atmosphere and a little softness.The layout of the room is simple, and there is nothing superfluous except for the necessary furnishings. Su Wuxie knows that such a place is generally only used by the owner to entertain close guests.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth one step ahead of his thoughts.

This is Su Wuxi's first smile since she learned the news of her mother's serious illness last night.

Precisely at this moment, he thought of the red dress he saw just now. Between the thick blue bricks and gray tiles of Cangwang's mansion, such vividness was so eye-catching, and such a bright red color, for some reason, was clearly not the slightest bit. There is no similarity, but it reminds him of Yunchan from yesterday.

So, unconsciously, the curvature of the corner of the mouth flattened.

King Cang should have set off from the outskirts of Beijing to the city the moment he knew the news, so Su Wuzhen didn't wait too long.

Dressed in riding attire, full of travel and dust, the moment Cang Wang entered the house, Su Wuzhe vaguely heard the neighing of the horses.

Su Wuxuan stood up and bowed to King Cang. He said solemnly: "His Royal Highness, Su Wuxuan came here to say goodbye. My mother is seriously ill. I don't think she will return to the capital in the next three years. Your Highness, take care."

"I've heard about Lingtang this morning. What I want to say is that the doctor who detoxified you a few days ago is very skilled in medicine. If you want, I can let him go back to his hometown with you."

After a pause, Su Wuzhen said: "Su has already accepted too much love from the prince these days, and life and death are always fateful. My mother's body... She also said that there is no cure for medicine and stone. I guess, even a genius doctor , it is only a few months of life extension, and my mother has a strong personality, she would rather die than live. Therefore, I appreciate the kindness of the prince."

"Since that's the case, I also understand." King Cang nodded, "Then...if there is anything else you need help with, feel free to ask."

Such a sentence, uttered by someone else, may be just a polite sentence, but from King Cang's mouth, Su Wuzhen can tell that he is serious.

He took a deep breath, and his lips trembled uncontrollably, "Your Highness, I will. If there is any difficulty, I will definitely speak up."

"I, Su Wuxi, are alone to be treated like this by Your Highness, and only this talent and my sincerity can reciprocate. In the future, no matter when, no matter where, as long as Your Highness needs it, I will do my best to help! "

Hearing this, King Cang smiled leisurely, "You don't need to be like this. I treat you as a friend, so naturally I don't want you to be so polite to me. It's not necessary to help me with all my strength, as long as Mr. Su don't forget that you still have such a friend in the future. , and I am satisfied."

Staring at King Cang, Su Wuzhen also slowly brought up a smile, and he seriously said the promise of his life: "In this life, I will never forget it!"

"This king has remembered this sentence. If you deny it in the future, this king will not agree. By the way..." Cang Wang seems to have suddenly remembered something, "Yesterday in the private seat, you did not say a few words from the beginning to the end, The reason for the silence, can you tell me?"

Su Wuxie's heart jumped a few times in an instant, and he was about to dissect the emotional discomfort deep in his heart, which gradually made his cheeks blush, but the words he spoke did not follow his mood at all, as if he was speaking, just In order to recite the words in my heart: "Seeing that you are so familiar with Miss Yunchan, I feel a little uncomfortable, so I don't want to talk too much."

"Is it because of my attitude towards Yunchan, such as treating my friends, or even being close to my lover?" King Cang asked softly.

Su Wuxi was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly after thinking about it.

"It's not because Yunchan treats me?"

Su Wuxi raised his head and denied it, "Why, it's the first time I met Miss Yunchan, and I have no intention of admiring her."

King Cang really wanted to ask more questions, but seeing that Su Wuzhen was willing to answer his question like this, it must be because he didn't realize his feelings for him.

Moreover, the imminent parting made him so terrified at this moment, and the fear, after he realized it, would regard it as treason, and gradually crush his heart into dust in the days of separation in the future, drifting away and disappearing.

He opened his mouth, but Cang Wang could not make a sound after all. He deliberately changed into a relaxed and slightly unruly smile, and changed the topic: "Okay, this king's curiosity is satisfied. Since I can't help you No matter what, I can only wish you one word, have a safe journey."

Su Wuxi nodded, and quickly collected his scattered emotions, time did not allow him to think deeply, and he did not think deeply.But thinking about it the other way around, if it wasn't for the fact that his mother was seriously ill, with Su Wuxi's intelligence, King Cang's question was so obvious, how could he not have realized it?

His mother's serious illness hit him at the Achilles' heel, making him so rare in such a conversation that he was so slow.

After turning his mind around a few times, he figured this out, but it made King Cang wonder whether he should be happy or sad.