Wind over Yongning

Le Yongning pursed his lips and did not speak. Are you going to find Feng Nongying?

He wanted to see him, wanted to see him again very much, but he couldn't help being timid in his heart.

Just like what his father said, he was not sure what Feng Nongying was thinking, whether he wanted to see him like him, or just regarded him as a bad relationship, he always remembered the situation when Feng Nongying left Hangzhou that day, the carriage Galloping on the official road raised dust, and the people in the carriage didn't give up...

That day when they were outside the city of Hangzhou, he did not blame Feng Nongying for his deceit, nor did he forcefully stay by Feng Nongying's side. The two of them knew each other well that when they parted that day, they would be strangers ever since. The two said goodbye politely. It can be regarded as leaving the last decency for the other party and yourself.

What if Feng Nongying didn't want to see him, and his appearance not only didn't make Feng Nongying happy, but made him distressed?

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Le Junhao could see Le Yongning's embarrassment, but he didn't force him to make a decision, he just wanted to let Le Yongning know that no matter what choice he made, he still had his family, and they would always stand behind him and be his Even if he is injured, he can go home to heal his wounds. At any time, their family members will tolerate him and protect him for no reason...

"He's in the capital... Princess Zhaoyang Mansion..." Le Junhao stood up after saying this, and walked out of the study over Le Yongning.

Le Yongning sat alone in the study room, the room was dimly lit, and the flickering candle seemed to be silently urging him to make a quick decision. Le Yongning's fingertips stroked the broken gap of Yu Jue, scratching the sharp edges and corners. It caused a slight tingling on the skin, but it made him calm down slowly.

Le Yongning lowered his head, looked at the white jade floating green in his palm, took a deep breath, and slowly closed his eyes...

He has made up his mind, he is going to the capital, he is going to ask that person in person, is the promise in the past, the promise of staying together for life, still count?

Although the two of them tacitly bid farewell that day, he had figured it out a long time ago in the past few days.

Le Yongning does not deny that he really can't do it like a wind and a shadow, throwing away all friendship without looking back. If he doesn't go to the capital to speak face-to-face and ask clearly, he may not be able to let it go for the rest of his life...

Now that the decision has been made, Le Yongning didn't want to delay any longer, so he immediately packed his luggage and took the carriage to the city.

Hangzhou is thousands of miles away from the capital, and it was already the twelfth lunar month when Le Yongning arrived in the capital. The capital is to the north, much drier than the south of the Yangtze River, and the sky is yellow and hazy, which makes Le Yongning uncomfortable with such a climate.

He rode a carriage and slowly followed the team entering the city, waiting for the soldiers guarding the city to check one by one before entering the city.

Le Yongning looked at the old man picking up vegetables, the young man carrying a package, and the child sitting in a basket and being carried by his mother... There were even smart vendors who peddled through the queue with tea and cakes.

Before entering the city, I have already experienced the hustle and bustle of people in the capital. This is a more prosperous place than Hangzhou.

After a long time, it was your turn, Le Yongning. He handed the household registration certificate to the soldier. The soldier looked at the household registration certificate, then at Le Yongning, and asked, "From Hangzhou?"

"Yes."

The soldier guarding the city closed the household registration, pinched it between his fingers and continued to ask, "Why are you coming to the city?"

"Looking for someone." As Le Yongning said, he reached out and wanted to take the household registration paper back from the soldier's hand, but he couldn't pull it away.

He and the soldiers held each other, and neither of them let go. The soldiers guarding the city asked again: "Who are you looking for?"

"Looking for... my fiancée." Le Yongning's tone was slightly stagnant, but he still answered in a low voice.

"Do you have an address?"

Le Yongning shook his head, raised his hand and pressed the white ribbon on his chest, and replied: "But I brought a token, he won't deny it."

"...Uh..." The soldier's tone paused slightly. The person in front of him could tell the wealth of the family just by looking at the clothes. In the past, if there was no problem with the household registration, he would let him go directly. Princes from all over the country and envoys from other countries gathered in the capital, and there was nothing wrong with it.

In the cold weather, it always makes people feel a bit weird to come all the way from Hangzhou to find a fiancée whose address is unknown.

"If you can't tell me your address, I'm afraid you won't be able to enter the city today." The soldier let go of his hands and returned the household registration paper to Le Yongning, clasped his fists and said, "For foreigners, if they don't have the guarantee of the people in Beijing, they will be safe from this month until the end of the year. Can't go in."

Le Yongning put away the household registration paper, took out a silver ingot from his pocket, stuffed it into the soldier's hand, and said in a low voice, "I hope you will be more accommodating."

"I don't want to do that!" The soldier threw the money back on Le Yongning's body, tried to see his eyes move away from the money, and took a deep breath before holding back the pain. It doesn't hurt to turn a blind eye, but now that Longevity Day is approaching, it's a matter of losing your head if something goes wrong.This little money is not worth his life, he gritted his teeth, stared at Le Yongning fiercely and said: "Bribe my lord, do you want to be punished?" He raised his hand and said sharply: "Move your carriage and horses!" Go to the side, don't block the gate of the city and delay the two others from entering the city."

Le Yongning glanced back, and sure enough, the people behind him all stared at him with worried faces, as if they were blaming him for taking too long.Le Yongning was always afraid of causing trouble to others, so he immediately moved the carriage aside and looked at the people entering the city with envious expressions on their faces.

He had imagined a lot before coming here. After he saw Feng Nongying, Feng Nongying might happily tell him that he also liked him in his heart, and he might refuse politely or sternly...

During this journey, he tossed and turned a lot, thinking about what would happen if they were together, and what would happen if they really parted ways, but he never thought that he would not even be able to enter the city gate when he died before leaving school...

Just when Le Yongning was feeling sad, a voice suddenly came from the side: "Young master...Young master..."

Le Yongning turned his head and saw an old man wearing a large brown cotton jacket looking at him with a smile. He blinked and asked curiously: "This old man, what's the matter?"

The old man immediately approached with a smile and whispered, "Do you want to go to the city?"

Le Yongning nodded, and said disappointedly: "It's a pity that people from the capital should guarantee it..." He came all the way from thousands of miles, but he couldn't even enter the city gate.

"It's not a pity...it's not a pity..." The smile on the old man's face deepened, he showed the household registration paper in front of Le Yongning from his arms, looked around and lowered his voice: "Ten taels of silver!"

"What?" Le Yongning didn't react for a while, and was immediately stunned.

"I...I..." The old man stretched out his index finger, pointed at his nose, and said in a louder voice, "I... People from the capital, take you into the city, can I do it with ten taels of silver?!"

Le Yongning was very surprised at the time: "But you don't know me, how can you do this?"

"What's the matter? When you are interrogated, you can call me Uncle, and I will take you in." The old man waved his hand disapprovingly, and said with a hint of pride: "The household registration of our capital is valuable, and even the imperial examination papers are worth money." The problem is much simpler than that of the two lakes and the Jianghuai area. Every year to restrict outsiders from entering the city on New Year's Day, it is because His Majesty the Emperor gave us money for the New Year, why can't we do this."

Le Yongning opened his mouth and didn't know what to say. The emperor's order should be for the stability of the New Year to prevent thieves and refugees from wandering in other places, but he didn't expect it to become a way for others to make money. ,

Le Yongning couldn't help asking: "Are you not afraid of accidents?"

Hearing this, the old man smiled "hehe", pointed to his eyes and said, "I've been looking at people with these eyes all my life. I may not be able to tell whether a person's mind is good or bad, but I can still tell whether a person is a peaceful person or not." of."

There are tens of thousands of people with household registration in the capital, and there are only a few who dare to do this kind of no-cost business that brings people into the city. Those who go astray to make money are not brave enough to do it, and those who are not good at people will not last long.As early as when Le Yongning was stopped, the old man had his eye on him. Outsiders want to enter the city at this season, and they can't even make up a good reason. What kind of trouble can such a person cause.

Le Yongning still hesitated, but the old man showed an impatient look on his face, and said threateningly: "Do you want to enter the city, or I will leave if you don't, it will snow soon." Snow can freeze people to death indoors, but it's courting death outside...

"Jin Jin Jin..." Ten taels of silver is nothing to Le Yongning, and the snow in the north is different from that in the south of the Yangtze River, a snow can bury a person.Immediately, Le Yongning didn't hesitate anymore, and directly took out ten taels of silver and threw it to the old man.

The old man was also unambiguous, took the money and sat directly next to Le Yongning, but the horse's hooves just took two steps, the old man grabbed the reins and stopped the horse, pointed at Le Yongning and cursed: "Are you a fool!"

Le Yongning looked puzzled, and the old man said angrily: "You were stopped by the gatekeeper on the left just now, and you still bumped up and went through the right gate!!!"

"Oh oh oh." Le Yongning suddenly realized, and drove the carriage around to the right city gate.

The old man tucked his hands into his sleeves, shrunk his neck, and asked curiously, "Are you really here to find a fiancee?"

"En." Le Yongning responded in a low voice.

"Are you really looking for a fiancée?" The old man felt unbelievable. He thought that he was engaged at the age of 14 and married at the age of 16. Since the engagement, the father-in-law had something to do and the son-in-law did his best. If you can't finish the work, you have to help the old man's family to collect the millet. How can someone like this who doesn't even know where his fiancée's family is can get a wife?

Although Le Yongning didn't know what the old man was thinking, he could feel the old man's contempt.For some reason, under this gaze, he suddenly felt as if he bowed his head, bowing his head unconsciously and ashamed...