Quick Wear: Under the Skirt, All Beings Are Equal

Chapter 148 Young General: It's getting late, and the mountains and rivers are already winter

Chang Qing blinked lightly, looking at Chun Heming who seemed a little aggrieved, and felt a little strange in his heart.

In the past, this guy was so arrogant that he had never shown such an expression. His cold white skin was flushed with a tipsy pink, his eyes were wet, and he always wanted to be bullied.

Chang Qing estimated that if this guy remembered tomorrow that he had told him everything tonight, he would probably lock himself in the room and not show up for a long time.

After all, I would laugh at him.

Chun Heming reached out and tugged at Chang Qing's clothes, and said unhappily, "Why don't you speak?"

He lay on the table, his chin resting on his hands, and looked at Chang Qing with wet eyes: "Xu Jinhuan, we have known each other for such a long time, and I have never heard you talk about your past."

Chang Qing thought about it and said with a smile: "Actually, there is not much to say. My ancestors all fought for the country and were almost all buried on the battlefield. When it came to my father's generation, he accidentally fell into the water when he was young and became weak and sickly. He could not join the army. It was not until I was born that my family saw hope again."

"I have two older sisters. When I was a child, I practiced martial arts with them all the time. They took pity on me because I was the youngest, so they always held back. But my grandmother found out and punished us severely."

The Xu family is full of loyal and brave people, and even the women have fought on the battlefield. After Xu Jinhuan died in a power struggle, a fierce battle broke out between the imperial court and foreign enemies.

The eldest sister of the Xu family asked for permission to go to the battlefield, which made her husband's family very angry. She left a letter of divorce, ran to the battlefield, and finally died on the battlefield.

The second sister of the Xu family did not have a good ending either. She had always wanted to clear her brother's name. On her way home to visit her relatives, she encountered bandits and her life or death was unknown.

Changqing has already sent someone to write a letter home. Presumably, the two sisters of the Xu family have already set off for the capital. A careful calculation shows that they will arrive in the capital soon.

Chun Heming said, "It's fine. I should go back home after a while."

Chang Qing looked at the ever-bright moon in the sky and drank a glass of wine silently. A rare and indescribable emotion arose in his heart.

"Before the crowds of people met me, I was walking alone in this city, chilly, spring awakening, scorching heat, sudden rain, cold air everywhere, wild geese flying south, and then, heavy snow, cold wind, the passage of time, the cold and heat of the world, only then could I suddenly look back and see our eyes meet."

Chun Heming narrowed his eyes slightly, and then said: There will be a time when we meet again, and you will no longer walk alone in the world. Spring buds, summer cleansing, autumn hedges, winter down, four seasons of lovesickness, waiting for the wild geese to return north, you and I, meet, fate begins, the stars and the moon, the beauty of spring and autumn, from now on, we can grow old together and never separate. "

The two smiled and toasted each other.

A gust of evening breeze blew, and Chun Heming shivered with cold. Listening to the rustling sound of bamboo accompanied by the sound of wind, and looking at Chang Qing beside him, who was surrounded by lingering coldness, it seemed as if no one could reach him even if they crossed mountains and rivers.

It’s like, it’s so close, yet so far away, separated by an unbridgeable distance.

Probably, it makes people feel desperate.

He suddenly closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep, as if he was thinking about something, thinking aimlessly about the past and present in this world.

Until the sound of a thin rope sounded beside him: "Spring Crane Ming?"

Chun Heming's eyelashes trembled slightly, but he still didn't open his eyes when he heard Qingrun's voice fall: "Why don't you just throw it here? It's just a cold at most, and it will be fine after taking a dose of medicine."

Chun Heming: "..."

She slowly opened her eyes and looked at the boy in front of her drunkenly. Seeing his teasing look, she sighed softly and then propped up her limp body lying on the table.

"General Xu, if I catch a cold tomorrow, I will come to your house every day and let you get infected too."

Chang Qing glanced at him lightly, stretched out his hand and picked up a jar of wine. The gray-ebony jar mouth was gently clasped by Qingzhi's jade-like fingers, which were slender and distinct, white as snow, and beautiful like a painting under the pale moon.

She ignored Chun Heming who was about to go crazy while drunk, and walked alone with the jar of wine in her hand. Only then did she realize that the crescent moon that was slightly drooping on the willow branches when she came out was now a bright moon in the sky and was showing a tendency to fall slightly.

After Chun Heming's disturbance, she was no longer drunk, so she went to the study, picked up her pen to practice calligraphy for a while, and finally rested in the study.

That night, everyone was terrified and unable to sleep.

Prince Nangong Qing sat in the main seat with a gloomy face, looking at his confidant beside him, and said in a sinister voice: "Although my father has not yet blamed me for what happened at the Spring Court Banquet this time, I am afraid that I will be punished in the court tomorrow."

No one dared to speak, only the Seventh Prince took a sip of tea slowly, cleared his throat, and spoke: "Brother, this matter cannot be covered up in any way. The most important thing now is to minimize this matter. Tomorrow morning you will go to the palace first and pay your respects to the Queen..."

After the Seventh Prince finished speaking, an aide next to him also spoke up: "As for that beauty, the prince should investigate her thoroughly before keeping her by his side. I'm afraid she is someone else's spy. Even if she is not, she should not be kept by the prince at such an important time to seduce him."

All I can say is that this aide is really bold, as he actually dared to talk about the prince's private affairs.

Nangong Qing was indeed a little unhappy. Besides, he really liked that beauty, and he was reluctant to give her up like this.

But he had been the crown prince for many years, and the look of dissatisfaction only flashed across his face for a moment. He then stood up solemnly and saluted towards the aide.

"What happened today was indeed my fault. Thank you for pointing it out. I will reflect on myself three times a day and always keep your words in mind. I also hope that you will work with me to achieve great things and bring peace and prosperity to the people."

The aide quickly stood up and returned the greeting, saying with great trepidation, "I cannot bear the prince's gift of such great courtesy. I will help the prince ascend the throne with my life and soul."

Everyone around was shocked. They didn't expect Nangong Qing to be so humble and admit his mistake so straightforwardly.

As the crown prince, Nangong Qing has the advantage of status, and he is never short of talented staff around him. It can even be said that as long as he is willing, there are plenty of outstanding talents from aristocratic families willing to serve under him.

Nangong Qing's behavior made the ministers who were originally dissatisfied with his daytime debauchery give up their thoughts. They felt that he was so valued that they wanted to chop off their heads and give them to Nangong Qing.

This is probably what it means when a gentleman dies for his friend.

After taking everyone away, the Seventh Prince relaxed completely and lay on the chair as if he had no bones.

"Royal brother, Xu Jinhuan wants an explanation. I'm afraid we have to give him one."

Nangong Qing hesitated for a moment, then said, "Tomorrow I will ask Wanqing to prepare some gifts and send them to the Fifth Princess to see if I can win her over."

"There are also two officials who were promoted from the local areas last time. Liang Zhi's mother has been taken to the capital. Please take care of her."

The Seventh Prince raised his eyebrows slightly: "I remember him, isn't there also Xu Qingshan? I remember that you wanted to arrange a marriage for him, and you also put the credit for the last theft outside the city on his head."

Nangong Qing snorted coldly. Originally, among the two local officials who came up, he admired Xu Qingshan the most. Who would have thought that the other party would be so ungrateful.

"He refused."

The Seventh Prince narrowed his eyes slightly: "Then this person is indeed useless."

Everyone knows that bringing their relatives to the capital is tantamount to handing their own leverage over others in the hands of their superiors. This is a sign of surrender, and only then will the superiors be able to employ them with confidence.

"Regarding the last theft case, have someone report it to the emperor and impeach Xu Qingshan for deceiving his superiors and subordinates and claiming credit for his colleagues' work." The prince lowered his eyes slightly, stroking the jade ring on his hand from time to time, and spoke in a flat tone.

The Seventh Prince curled his lips slightly and chuckled, "It turns out that my brother had already made preparations from the beginning. It's a pity that Mr. Xu is not talented enough. Then I will send him to a remote place, so that he can do something practical."

"It's getting late. I'll take my leave now. My royal brother should also go to bed early. I'm afraid tomorrow will be a rough day."

Nangong Qing smiled, raised his eyes and looked at the Seventh Prince, and said helplessly: "I know, you should also rest early and go to those places of prostitution less often, so as not to get sick."

The Seventh Prince immediately stood up and walked out while saying, "Alright, alright, my brother, please stop nagging me. My ears are almost callused from hearing you."

After leaving the Eastern Palace, the Seventh Prince did not go back to sleep, but went to the brothel.

He was a notoriously dissolute prince who often lingered in red-light districts. His pair of affectionate peach blossom eyes always made people blush and their hearts beat faster whenever he looked at them. Not to mention that he also had a noble identity. He was simply the dream lover of many girls in red-light districts.

Those prostitutes knew that it was impossible for them to marry into the royal family, but that did not stop them from wanting to have a fleeting romance with the Seventh Prince. What's more, the Seventh Prince was handsome and generous. If they could get pregnant, they would be able to rise to the top and become phoenixes.

Even though he was impeached many times by the ministers, the Seventh Prince continued to do as he pleased.

At first the old emperor couldn't stand it and punished him several times, but finding it was futile, he thought that a dog will always eat shit, so he simply turned a blind eye and ignored him.

The Seventh Prince suddenly stopped and recalled what happened at the Spring Dynasty Banquet and the young man who protected Nangong Yunran behind him.

He smiled softly: "It's quite interesting. I have nothing else to do, so why not take a look at the general's mansion at night."

This place was not far from the general's mansion. The seventh prince jumped lightly onto the roof and walked cautiously towards the general's mansion.

The general's mansion was empty, with few servants. When he arrived, he happened to run into the young general drinking with a man in blue. The two of them were chatting back and forth, and it was quite heartwarming.

What the Seventh Prince did not expect was that apart from him, the General's Mansion was also secretly very lively, with many eyes staring at this place.

Perhaps the people in the dark knew each other, but they were tacitly aware of each other and did not disturb each other, but stayed quietly on the roof or in the tree.

The Seventh Prince also stood like this for a while, but he felt more and more interesting in his heart. Looking at the two people who were already a little drunk, he found a comfortable position and sat down.

The moonlight is as bright as water, the young man stands alone between heaven and earth, the breeze sprinkles orchid snow, he drinks wine, the corners of his eyes are red, it's like peach blossoms falling like red rain.

This reminded the Seventh Prince of his youth, when he also had a leisurely time, not involved in so many conspiracies and intrigues, and he went out for spring outings in the snow with his friends, drinking wine to keep the day going.

"I borrowed two ounces of ink from the world, one to write about lovesickness and the other to write about mistakes. I also borrowed three cups of wine from the world, to drink down the beauty of the four seasons."

Perhaps he was drunk, the young general just spoke casually without paying attention to rhyme or tone.

The Seventh Prince silently repeated the young man's words. His peach blossom eyes seemed to contain a pool of moonlight. He thought about General Xu's past and pondered for a while. He felt that what he had investigated was not as good as what he actually saw with his own eyes.

Young people should be like mountains covered with snow and covered with bright moonlight.

"Every word is filled with longing, every bit is hard to let go. An old friend on the path pauses and looks at me, sighing softly as he leaves. I long to return home! I long to return home! I have traveled thousands of miles to chase the stars! With a white beard, I still have the ambition of a young man, whipping my horse and riding it to spring. I wonder when my friends will gather? Let's chat over a cup and listen to a long song. I wonder where you are? Let's return to our hometown together this year."

After staying in the general's mansion for a while, the seventh prince turned around and left. If nothing unexpected happened, the news of his night visit to the general's mansion would surely reach the ears of various forces.

Chang Qing also noticed that the General's Mansion appeared to be quiet and cold on the surface, but was actually very lively. However, she did not care too much about it. If she kept this matter in her heart, she would be suffocated.

However, once the Xu sisters arrive, these people will not be allowed to spy on them.

The setting sun had cast a streak of residual light on the river bank, the sound of wheels could be heard faintly, and a group of people appeared on the horizon.

A pretty girl in the carriage gently opened the curtain with her fingers, with a firm look between her brows, looking at the tall city not far away.

"Grandma, we're almost there."

The leader of the group of people nearby chuckled and said, "We have reached the outskirts of the city now. I will send you there. We will say goodbye now and see you again if we are lucky."

My grandmother had a kind and calm face as she came down from the carriage, leaning on a cane.

"Thank you for your protection along the way."

"It's just a simple favor, and we're on the same road, so the old man doesn't need to take it to heart."

"Little sister, let's go."

The man shouted, and the woman next to him nodded towards the Xu family's carriage. She whipped the horse's buttocks hard, and the horse galloped away like an arrow.

All you can hear is the sound of horse hooves and the neighing of horses galloping towards you, making you feel your whole body tremble.

Chang Qing also rode over on a horse and happened to pass by the brother and sister. The three of them looked at each other, and a subtle feeling suddenly arose in their hearts.

It was just a casual glance, and then he quickly looked away.

The eldest sister of the Xu family looked at the young man riding a horse and galloped towards them, smiling from ear to ear.

"Grandma, it's Jin Huan."

The young man pulled the reins, the horse neighed loudly, then he jumped off the horse with swift movements and came in front of the people.

"Grandma, eldest sister and second sister."