Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2240 Another Truth 1.0

Shen Haolin and Shen Cha walked slowly hand in hand on the deserted street, with Merlin following them at a leisurely pace.

Because they talked too late, Qin Zheng and Yan Bo went straight to the horse farm to rest. Jin Miaomiao also stayed with them. She was worried about the three old men who got drunk that night, so she felt at ease only when she stayed by their side and kept an eye on them.

Xue Ruitian and Jin Jing were originally assigned the task of night patrol tonight. They met patrolling soldiers just after walking a few steps out of the horse farm. They decided to patrol with them and return to the Duke's Mansion after patrolling a few rounds.

After walking slowly for a while, Shen Haolin looked at Merlin behind him, then looked at Shen Cha beside him and squeezed her hand.

"What's wrong with you two?"

"The two of us?" Shen Cha turned around and looked at Meilin. With the faint light along the road, he saw the desolation on her face and sighed softly, "Maybe it's a pity that Second Grandpa and Miss Xiao didn't have a good ending!"

"What about you?" Shen Haolin pinched Shen Cha's face, "You had the same expression as Merlin just now."

"I just feel a little sad. They say that we are born into a noble family, and we have everything we want, which makes many people envious. However, even for Second Grandfather, a true child of destiny, he can't decide his own life, right? His life was not as smooth as most people imagine, nor was it as peaceful and happy."

“It’s not smooth, nor peaceful and joyful, but rather very bumpy.”

"Yes, he encountered all the things that many people would never encounter in their entire lives, and even had to hide his identity." Shen Cha sighed, stopped, and looked in the direction of the posthouse. "Maybe Xiao Fengqi's visit this time can really solve the misunderstandings of so many years. I hope he won't let us down."

Shen Haolin saw her expression, chuckled, reached out to pinch her face, put his arm around her shoulders, and walked forward slowly.

Merlin finally came out of his sad mood, but when he saw the two people in front of him, he couldn't help but click his tongue twice and slowed down his pace again so as not to disturb the two people's rare time together.

When the three of them passed by the teahouse, they stopped at the door for a long time, looked at each other, smiled faintly, and then walked back towards the Duke's Mansion.

At the same time, Xiao Fengqi, who was in the inn, was sitting in his room in a daze, holding a butterfly-shaped jade pendant in his hand.

"Grandmother, I finally saw him today. He is still alone and runs a teahouse. The business is good." He looked at the jade pendant in his hand, chuckled, and said, "When the news of his death came, you refused to believe it and ignored the advice. You insisted on sending people to check and confirm the news. But for various reasons, it didn't happen in the end. You were also depressed because of this, and finally..." He paused lightly, and continued, "A few years ago, by chance, I found out what happened that year. It seems that he is not dead. He was secretly arranged to the border, changed his name, and started his life again. But the news is not confirmed, and I dare not tell you, so So, I came to see him this time. I didn’t expect it,” he said with a wry smile, “Although we met from a distance, I could still tell that he was the man in your portrait. Time seems to have left some traces on his face, making him look much older, but it can still be seen that he must have been a very handsome young man when he was young. No wonder you were reluctant to let him go and kept thinking about him for so many years. “He clenched the jade pendant in his hand, raised his head slightly, tried not to let the tears fall from his eyes, and said, “Grandma, let me resolve the misunderstandings and knots between the two of you this time. Although you are no longer here, at least you can let the person you like and love the most leave without regrets. “ At this time, footsteps were heard outside the door, and then there was a knock on his door.

"Who?" Xiao Fengqi quickly wiped his tears, put away the jade pendant, stood up and walked to the door, opened the door, saw the person outside, stepped aside and said, "Why are you not sleeping so late and wandering around? Be careful not to grow tall in the future!"

"I am already very satisfied like this. I don't need to grow too tall." Qi Zhifeng walked in swaggeringly, found a seat and sat down. Looking at Xiao Fengqi who closed the door and poured tea for him, he blinked his eyes and asked in a low voice, "Well, Brother Fengqi, did you see it?"

Hearing Qi Zhifeng's words, Xiao Fengqi's hand that was pouring tea paused for a moment, but soon recovered. He walked to Qi Zhifeng with a cup of tea, handed it to him, and nodded at him.

"How is he?" Qi Zhifeng looked at Xiao Fengqi's face, "Wait a minute, are you crying? Why are you crying? Didn't you see him?"

"We met from a distance, just like they did back then." Xiao Fengqi sat down opposite Qi Zhifeng, pulled the corner of his mouth helplessly, and said, "It's just that I didn't let him see me."

"Why? Why don't you let him see you? Isn't that the purpose of your coming?" Qi Zhifeng held the teacup, looked at Xiao Fengqi with a puzzled look, sighed helplessly, and said, "Look at you, you rushed out as soon as you entered the city. On the surface, you said you wanted to see the night market, but in fact you wanted to find someone from the Shen family army, let them see you, notify Sister Xiaocha, and find an excuse to let them take you to see him. In the end, you did everything else, but you didn't let them see you. Why?"

"They must have known that the Xiao family was coming, so they avoided me on purpose." Xiao Fengqi sighed softly, "If they want to avoid me, I can't do anything about it, right?"

"They will definitely avoid us. Didn't you know that before you came?" Qi Zhifeng blew away the hot air, took two sips of tea, and said, "That year, Grandmother Nuoyi came back without saying a word, without giving us any explanation. It's very righteous of us not to bear a grudge against us. Do we still need them to come forward and entertain us warmly?" He sighed, "You'd better honestly ask Sister Xiaocha and the others for help. Who knows, they may have more ways than you can imagine!"

"That's for sure." Xiao Fengqi nodded, "But... I don't know how to start."

"Just tell the truth!" Qi Zhifeng looked at Xiao Fengqi, "Based on our understanding of them, hiding things would be bad, and it would make us seem particularly insincere. What do you think?"

Xiao Fengqi didn't say anything. He thought for a long time before nodding slightly towards Qi Zhifeng.