Meng Shanming nodded, "I understand. Princess, you haven't slept all night. Please go back and rest. "
Feng Ruonan looked back at the room. "Sigh!" She sighed and left politely.
"Daan, you can go back too," Meng Shanming said calmly.
"Yes!" Luo Daan let go of the wheelchair and left. He was used to obeying orders.
The courtyard was quiet. Meng Shanming looked at the open door and shouted, "Princess, I'm Meng Shanming!"
There was no response from inside the room, so Meng Shanming called again, "Princess, I'm Meng Shanming! Princess, I'm Meng Shanming … "
There was no response from inside the room. He kept calling again and again. Even the female sorcerer who was in charge of guarding the room couldn't help but peek outside a few times.
Finally, a figure walked out. It was Shang Shuqing. He looked at the skinny old man sitting in the wheelchair in the morning breeze. They stared at each other for a while.
Finally, Shang Shuqing walked out and bowed. He said in a dry voice, "Uncle Meng."
Meng Shanming tilted his head and looked at the sky. "It's morning. Can you take a walk with me?"
Shang Shuqing lowered his head and didn't say anything. Meng Shanming didn't say anything either. They just sat there quietly and waited for her.
In the end, Shang Shuqing said in a low voice, "Uncle Meng, let me change my clothes."
She was still wearing the same clothes from yesterday. She hadn't slept all night and didn't change her clothes.
Meng Shanming said, "You look good."
Shang Shuqing said, "I don't like to dress like this, but my sister-in-law wants me to."
Meng Shanming said, "Princess, you're getting more and more unreasonable. It's not a formal dress. You can wear it as long as it's comfortable. If you don't like it, then don't wear it. I'll talk to Princess. She won't force you to dress like this anymore. "
"Uncle Meng, please wait." Shang Shuqing turned around.
Meng Shanming said, "Little girl, I won't call you princess today. I'll call you little girl. I'll wait for you. However, I'm getting old and my body is getting weaker every year. I don't know how many more years I can wait for you. I always feel that your father and the others are waiting for me to find them. "
Shang Shuqing's body trembled. He stopped in his tracks and entered the house again, closing the door behind him.
Meng Shan Ming didn't have to wait too long before the door opened again. Shang Shuqing had changed into a simple, loose, yet elegant outfit. He walked directly behind Meng Shan Ming and turned the wheelchair around.
Meng Shanming said, "I heard that you didn't drink anything last night. Drink some water first."
Shang Shuqing: "I'm not thirsty."
Since she said she was not thirsty, Meng Shanming did not say anything more. He shouted to another person, "Let's walk. Sorcerer, you don't have to follow us."
The female mage who was accompanying him stopped in her tracks.
The wheelchair rumbled out of the small courtyard. There were people paying attention to the direction in which the two of them were heading. Seeing this, someone rushed forward to greet them. Along the way, the servants who had woken up early and were busy all avoided them. Those who were busy also took a detour. In short, they were not allowed to disturb the two of them.
The two of them did not seem to see anyone along the way.
After a while, Meng Shanming spoke again, "I heard that you didn't drink anything last night. You didn't eat or drink. You didn't cry, laugh or make a fuss. You just sat there until dawn. Are you tired?"
"I'm not tired."
"Time flies when I have something on my mind. My body may not be tired, but my heart is tired."
"Uncle Meng, are you here to persuade Qing 'er?"
"Maybe they think that I am old and can take advantage of my seniority in front of you. They think that you will give me some face."
"You don't have to persuade me. Qing 'er is fine. Qing 'er just wants to be quiet, but sister-in-law has been talking to me on and off for the whole night. "
"It's actually for your own good that they kept the matter about Daoye a secret from you."
"I understand. They want me to marry Young Master Fu smoothly and they don't want anything to happen to me."
"Little girl, you've been so sensible since you were young that it makes my heart ache. Actually, sometimes, I really hope that you can be more unruly and capricious and behave like a princess. Laugh when you are happy, get angry when you are unhappy. Be more casual and don't keep everything in your heart. "
"It's not that Qing 'er is sensible, but I have known since young that my looks are not good and I am afraid that others will dislike me."
"There has never been a girl born from the bloodline of the Shang family that is not good looking. Your foundation should not be bad. In the past, there were some things that the late king refused to tell me when he was still alive for some reason. You all escaped from the capital city and when I saw you, I recalled the past. Later, I asked Lan Ruoting about what happened in the past. In the end, his story was the same as Luo Shaofu's. He said that going against the heavens and changing one's fate, bitterness before sweetness. He should not know anything about it. Anyway, I don't believe in this nonsense. That old fellow Dongguo likes to play tricks. If he could really tell fortunes, how would the late king encounter a calamity? I also don't know what exactly Dongguo Haoran and that old fogey Luo Shaofu are doing, to actually make you look like this, committing a sin! "
"It has been so many years. Qing 'er is already used to it."
"Girl, your brother really cares about you. There might be no one in this world who cares about you more than him. Hiding Daoye's matter from his brother's perspective is really for your sake. "
"In fact, there is no need to hide it from me. Whether Daoye is alive or dead, I know that Daoye will not like me. Since I have agreed to marry him, so what if Daoye is dead? If he is alive, what can he do if he is dead? You are all thinking too much. I know that Brother is concerned about me, but I want to ask Uncle Meng about something. I hope Uncle Meng can tell me the truth. "
"Speak."
"That year at the Battle of Corner Lake, I fell into the enemy's hands. The enemy used me as a hostage to force the Yan Army to retreat. If it wasn't for Daoye who saved me … if I wasn't rescued, would Brother order the Yan Army to retreat because of me?"
This question stumped Meng Shanming. Millions of soldiers were facing a life-and-death battle. Before the battle, countless people had shed their blood and sacrificed their lives. Yet, Shang Chaozong retreated just because of his sister …
Seeing his silence, Shang Shuqing smiled. "Qing 'er knows the answer."
Meng Shanming said, "The three major sects are personally holding the fort. They will not allow the Prince to retreat."
"Uncle Meng, you don't have to say anymore. I understand."
"You understand, but there are some things that we don't understand. Girl, why did you ask people to repair the tomb? I am a person who is used to seeing life and death. Even I am a little scared. "
"You are afraid that Qing 'er will commit suicide? Uncle Meng, when I was young, my family was ruined. My parents and elder brother died tragically. After that, my only elder brother was sent to prison. That was the most difficult period for me. I was afraid that I would be killed, so I had to escape from the capital city. I hid in the mountains with Mister Lan and the others. I don't know how I survived those days. Fortunately, my elder brother was finally released from prison. I have endured the most difficult period. What else can't I endure? Why would I do something stupid because of a one-sided love? "
"That's right. We have underestimated you. It can also be said that we were too worried. But … why did you repair the tomb? "
"Qing 'er followed Daoye and served Daoye for more than ten years. Some of his old belongings are with Qing' er. Qing 'er has been keeping them. Brother and sister-in-law hope that Qing 'er will marry Young Master Fu. But Young Master Fu saw and heard what happened yesterday. If Young Master Fu discovers Daoye's old belongings in the future, Qing' er is afraid that Young Master Fu will think too much. Qing 'er just wants to build a cenotaph and bury those things completely. "
"Oh, is that so!"
"I also have some thoughts about it. Last night, I heard sister-in-law saying intermittently that Daoye's body is in the sage realm and there is no way to bury it. After all, Daoye had done a great favor for the Shang Clan. Building a cenotaph will at least give people a place to worship. "
"En, that should be done. A cenotaph is good. It is all buried. If there are some things that you cannot forget, just keep it in your heart. "
"How can I forget it? Daoye, it was me who harmed him. He did not hesitate to die for me and saved my life. But I caused his death. Qing 'er will never forget him. Uncle Meng, Qing 'er's heart is uncomfortable. It is really uncomfortable. Qing' er will not let myself cry. "
"Nonsense. How can the matters in the sage realm be something that mortals like us can reach? What happened in the sage realm? We don't know anything. What does his death have to do with you? I know that your heart is uncomfortable, but no matter how uncomfortable you are, you can't blindly implicate yourself. "
"No, Uncle Meng, you don't know. I invited Daoye from the Shangqing Sect. At that time, he did not think highly of us and did not want to go with us. He had no intention of getting involved in this quarrel and wanted to leave halfway. It was me who dragged him into this muddy water. If it wasn't for me, with his ability, he must be living well now. It was Qing 'er who killed him for the Shang Clan's selfishness! "
Meng Shan Ming wanted to tell her that that guy did not die at all. With his ability, he was also living well now. From the light to the dark, he began to hide behind the scenes to control the overall situation. He was very cunning. How could he be killed so easily!
Now he had some headaches. Only now did he realize that he was deceiving Shang Shuqing by hiding the news of Niu Youdao's death. Now he was deceiving Shang Shuqing by hiding the news of Niu Youdao's survival. If one day Niu Youdao stood in front of Shang Shuqing again, how would he explain his old face to Shang Shuqing. How could he cheat a good girl to death?
If Niu Youdao really showed up one day, he was very clear that a person like Niu Youdao would not hide for a lifetime because of Shang Shuqing's feelings.
What the hell was this! He really didn't know what was up with Niu Youdao's habit of appearing and disappearing unpredictably. Now, he was even playing tricks, appearing and disappearing unpredictably to the point of 'playing to death'. What was this? It really wasn't as satisfying as killing on the battlefield.
He sighed, "Girl, there are always all kinds of unexpected accidents in life. Live well, living well is better than anything else."
Shang Shuqing, "When I was young, mother forced me to learn the four arts, poetry and songs. She told me that it was for the sake of living well in the future. After growing up, Qing 'er then understood that in this world, women and men are different. Men can have ideals and ambitions to build a career while women's final destination is to get married. Perhaps the things I've learned are only skills used to please men. Uncle Meng, tell me, is that what it means to live a good life? "
Meng Shan Ming, "Isn't it good to have someone that you can please? It is the same for men and women. If you can please the other party, then you are living well. If you can't please the other party, then how can you live well? "
Shang Shuqing, "But there is no man in this world that Qing 'er is truly willing to please."
Meng Shan Ming's heart sank. He understood that this girl had already given up.
"Uncle Meng, it is a very strange feeling. I always feel that he is still there. I always feel that he is still alive. Perhaps I am not willing to accept this reality. Or perhaps it has always been my illusion. When I went to the cottage yesterday, I felt that he was there. When Qing 'er entered the door, her eyes could not help but look around and saw' him 'at first glance. In the end, I realized that I had recognized the wrong person … "
Meng Shanming's heart suddenly skipped a beat. Back then, when Shang Shuqing said those strange words, everyone thought that she was possessed, and he thought so too. But at this moment, he was actually a little bewildered. Could it be that there was really such a thing as "perception" in this world?
"Uncle Meng, after Qing 'er marries Young Master Fu, she will have children and raise them. My family in the capital has been ruined and I have gone through hardships to accompany my brother all the way till today. In the future, I will accompany Young Master Fu to start all over again. Perhaps there will be no more hardships? If one day Fu family makes my brother unhappy, or if my brother makes Fu family unhappy, what should Qing 'er do … "
Shang Shuqing seemed to be sleep-talking as she muttered to herself while pushing the wheelchair.
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