Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2255 No More Regrets 2.0

After lunch, the weather outside was nice and the spring breeze was gentle, so a few people decided to take a walk in the yard.

Ying Wu had already woken up. When he heard Shen Cha coming to find him, he quickly ate a few mouthfuls of food and hurried to the flower hall.

When he arrived at the flower hall, he realized that he had missed a lot of things during his sleep. Xiao Fengqi was actually having a good chat with his Duke and the eldest brother. The atmosphere among the three of them was quite harmonious.

"Are you awake?" Shen Cha looked at Ying Wu and saluted. "Have you eaten yet? If not, go eat something first. Don't go hungry."

"I've eaten. I know the boss has something to tell me, so I came here after dinner. I won't delay the boss's work."

"Yeah!" Shen Cha nodded, looked at Xiao Fengqi, and then looked at Ying Wu, "You go to the teahouse, you know what to say. If Second Grandpa doesn't want to come, don't force it, just come back and tell us."

"Yes, I understand!" Ying Wu nodded slightly towards Xiao Fengqi and said frankly, "I will go and invite him, but I can't guarantee whether he can come. Please don't hold too high hopes, Mr. Xiao."

"No problem, but I'm sorry to trouble General Wu. As for whether he will come or not, it's up to him to decide. However, I'm ready to pester him, and I believe he will meet me in the end."

"Master Xiao is really unconventional!"

After saying that, Ying Wu bowed to Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, then turned around and left to go to the teahouse to entertain people.

Shen Cha looked at Ying Wu's back as he left, then looked at Xiao Fengqi and said, "Old Wu sometimes speaks bluntly, Mr. Xiao, please forgive me."

"It doesn't matter. Ever since the Xiao family fell from power, we haven't heard such frank words since then." Xiao Fengqi sighed helplessly. Seeing Shen Haolin and Shen Cha looking at him with a hint of pity, he waved his hand and said, "I chose this path myself. You don't have to feel sorry for me. The Xiao family has long been in a state of irreversible decline. If it continues like this, it will be destroyed within a year. By that time, even if I want to save it, I'm afraid I won't be able to do anything about it."

"No destruction, no construction." Seeing Xiao Fengqi nod, Shen Haolin looked at him with appreciation, "If you hesitate when you should make a decision, you will suffer the consequences."

"The Duke is right!"

Shen Cha originally thought that it was unlikely to invite Mr. Jiang to come. He had a serious mental problem and would not easily agree to meet someone from the Xiao family, let alone Xiao Fengqi. After all, he had already rejected Xiao Fengqi's request the day before, so it was impossible for him to think it through in two days. Even if he knew that Xiao Fengqi had all the information about his sweetheart, he might not necessarily make up his mind to come.

But he never expected that after he and Xiao Fengqi ended in a draw in a fist fight, Shen Cha just turned around and saw Mr. Jiang standing outside the yard looking at him with a smile.

"You..." Shen Cha took the handkerchief handed over by Shen Haolin and wiped the sweat off her face, "You are here!"

"Why are you so surprised to see me? You seem like a rare guest?" Mr. Jiang raised his eyebrows and smiled evilly, "Do you think I will definitely not come? Do you think I will definitely choose to avoid you?"

"Second Grandfather is wise, I really think so." Shen Cha nodded with a smile, and took the tea handed over by Shen Haolin, took two sips, and then invited Second Grandfather Jiang to come over and sit down, saying, "We just finished fighting, let the smell spread over here, although it's empty here, it's still somewhat impolite."

"You kids are always so nosy!" Mr. Jiang raised his eyebrows slightly, "I don't mind, so why do you mind?"

Shen Cha didn't say anything, just smiled, poured the tea himself, glanced at Xiao Fengqi who had packed up beside him, and handed the tea bowl to him. Xiao Fengqi nodded at Shen Cha, knelt in front of Mr. Jiang with the tea bowl, and handed it to Mr. Jiang respectfully.

Mr. Jiang glanced at Shen Haolin, then at Shen Cha, shook his head helplessly, reached out to take the tea handed over by Xiao Fengqi, took a sip, and put it on the table next to him.

Xiao Fengqi was slightly relieved when he saw Mr. Jiang take his tea, which proved that he did not resist him.

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath and began to salute Mr. Jiang. It was not the kind of salute you would see in an ordinary meeting, but a very solemn salute, which was used in the Liao Kingdom when a younger generation met a respected elder for the first time.

Shen Haolin pulled Shen Cha aside and asked Mr. Jiang to accept the gift, and they would not join in the fun.

Mr. Jiang did not dodge, but sat firmly on the stone bench and accepted Xiao Fengqi's greeting very calmly.

After Xiao Fengqi finished his greeting, he did not get up, but remained kneeling on the ground. He pulled out a thin stack of letters from his sleeve, held them in both hands, and respectfully handed them to Mr. Jiang.

Mr. Jiang took it and put it aside. He didn't look at it in a hurry. Instead, he held Xiao Fengqi's arm and pulled him up.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

"Sit down!" Master Jiang glanced at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, "Don't just stand there like idiots. Sit down!"

"Second Grandpa, you're back. Where's Xiaowu?"

"I'm going to see Xiao Ye." Mr. Jiang glanced at Xiao Fengqi, then at Shen Cha, "Is that guy Lao San here?"

"Yes, Miaomiao asked her uncle to take a look at Xiao Ye. If nothing else, at least the two princes should feel at ease." Shen Cha glanced at Xiao Fengqi, "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Xiao Fengqi nodded, sighed softly, and said, "It just sounds very dangerous. Brother Xiao Qi needs to go and see it in person before he can feel at ease."

Mr. Jiang picked up the letter next to him and found that the year, month and day were carefully marked on the cover, and they were arranged in order from morning to night. He picked up the top letter, looked at Xiao Fengqi, sighed softly, and said, "Is this what she wrote to me?"

"Yes!" Xiao Fengqi nodded, "She has always written to you, writing down everything she wants to tell you, but these letters have never been sent out. She has kept each one in a box. These are the earliest ones, recording how she met and got to know you, as well as everything she has never said. I originally wanted to give these to the general, in case the general could help burn them." He stopped embarrassedly, "We only received the news that you faked your death, so we didn't know you were still alive. We were really shocked to see you in the teahouse yesterday. But this is also an unexpected surprise. Her letters have finally found another owner."

Mr. Jiang nodded, looked at the letter in his hand, then looked at the three children and smiled.

"You guys can play for a while while I finish reading these letters, okay?"