Chang'an is good

Chapter 169 Sorry and Thank You

Hearing Cui Jing's question, Wei Shuyi was taken aback for a moment: "You don't know?"

At that time, he and Chang Suining had just left Hezhou not far away when they met Cui Jing and Chang Kuo, and then they walked together. Along the way... Cui Jing must have seen the relationship between the little girl disguised as a man and Chang Kuo. In such a relationship, they have never asked Chang Kuo a few words in private, or even made a little inquiry about it?
Cui Jing: "I don't know."

"Cui Ling'an..." Wei Shuyi couldn't help asking, "Are you not naturally curious?"

Cui Jing: "Why should I pry into other people's private affairs that have nothing to do with me?"

Wei Shuyi looked at him for a moment, then smiled suddenly: "It seems... Madam Chang is indeed not an irrelevant person to Governor Cui now."

Cui Jing ignored his ridicule: "You haven't answered me why she appeared in Hezhou at that time and what happened."

"At that time..." Wei Shuyi just started two words, and suddenly hesitated: "You are right, this is her private matter, so if I tell you rashly, what should I do if she turns around and blames me for talking too much?" ?”

Wei Shuyi had an expression of "I should keep it a secret for her".

Cui Jing: "If I want to find out, it's the same if I find another way to find out."

"That's true...you can go and ask Mr. Chang's family, they will definitely not hide it from you." Wei Shuyi thought for a while, weighed it up and suggested: "It's just that this will delay the time, how about this, if When Mrs. Chang asked, you said that you found it from other sources, don't confess me, just pretend that you and I have never met tonight, how about it?"

"En." Cui Jing simply nodded.

The two hit it off immediately, and Wei Shuyi spoke with peace of mind.

"Actually, Mrs. Chang was abducted to Hezhou at that time."

Cui Jing was quite surprised when he heard this.

It turned out that she had encountered such a thing at that time.

"At that time, I was ordered by His Majesty to go to Hezhou to secretly investigate the criminal evidence of Zhao Fu, the former governor of Hezhou, in order to use Zhao Fu to get rid of the Pei family..." Wei Shuyi briefly explained the process: "At that time, Mr. Yu's staff had tracked down the fact that Mrs. Chang was abducted to Hezhou area, so I also secretly asked me to keep an eye on Mrs. Chang's whereabouts."

"You saved her?" Cui Jing asked subconsciously.

Wei Shuyi smiled and shook his head: "She is the one who just waited for me to rescue her. She got out of trouble by herself...and helped me a lot, allowing me to complete the errand in Hezhou very smoothly."

He told how Chang Suining was seriously injured and trafficked the abductee couple in Zhoujia Village, how he left the evidence and confession in his car, and so on.

In the darkness, Cui Jing's eyes were unclear.

He suppressed other thoughts for the time being, and only asked: "Why was she abducted to Hezhou? Is it related to Yao Tingwei's divorced ex-wife, Pei?"

At Dayun Temple that day, Yao Tingwei's daughter publicly stated that it was not the first time her mother Pei had killed Chang Sui Ning - counting the time, it is not difficult to come up with this guess.

"Governor Cui's guess is correct." Wei Shuyi nodded: "Ms. Chang fell into the kidnapper's hands precisely because of the conspiracy of the Pei family."

"Wei Shilang saw her for the first time..." Cui Jing hesitated for a rare moment in the process of speaking, and he seemed to muster some kind of courage silently, and was able to ask the next short sentence——

"Has she ever behaved differently from ordinary people?"

Amid the sound of rain, the young man asked almost solemnly.

Wei Shuyi didn't answer for a while, but looked at Cui Jing thoughtfully for a moment.

After a while, an incomprehensible smile appeared in his eyes: "Today, the sage also asked me this question... It seems that I came to look for Chief Cui tonight, and I really found the right person."

Cui Jing really knew a secret that he didn't know.

Cui Jing didn't say anything for a moment when he heard the words, but silently folded his fingers together, waiting for his answer.

"What's strange about Mrs. Chang... She can get out of trouble by herself in that situation, isn't it strange enough?" Wei Shuyi smiled: "To tell you the truth, I was curious because of this. I have tempted Mrs. Chang, but Mrs. Chang was cautious, and I failed every time. But she probably didn't want to deal with me anymore, so she gave me an explanation so that I couldn't continue to test—"

Cui Jing looked at Wei Shuyi.

Intuition told him that this "explanation" might have the answer he needed.

Wei Shuyi: "Ms. Chang told me that when she was abducted, she was in a coma for a long time due to an overdose of drugs, which hurt her brain, and sometimes her mind was confused. She couldn't remember many things in the past..."

Cui Jing was startled, and his voice was rare and gentle: "Don't remember?"

Wei Shuyi nodded.

At this moment, Cui Jing only felt that the sound of wind and rain stopped suddenly.

There were no ups and downs on his face, but the sound of the beating heart in his chest was like thunder and drums, as if it overwhelmed all the sounds between heaven and earth.

The guesswork is long.

Since the seed of guessing germinated, he felt its growth bit by bit. It grew from a tender green shoot unsteadily in the sun and rain to a straight sapling, but now the sapling is suddenly growing rapidly. Stretching out high, its branches and leaves are luxuriant until it covers the sky and the sun, and it has become a towering tree in an instant, and there is no possibility of being shaken by anyone or anything.

Cui Jing turned around slightly sluggishly, facing the corridor.

The wind and the rain blew between his dark and deep eyebrows, and the coolness between the sky and the earth hit him, but at this moment, it was like a gift to him.

He was born on a high place and possessed everything that others couldn't reach. Although he never considered himself superior to others, but because of his status as the eldest grandson of the Cui family, it was difficult for him to feel a sense of admiration, even in the face of all the praises of today's saints. Rewards, he has never had the mood to be bestowed.

But at this moment, he felt very clearly that he was bestowed with the greatest kindness by this world.

He looked in the direction of the Tiannv Pagoda.

In the early spring and February of this year, the Tiannv Pagoda was struck by lightning, the array was damaged, and the Tiannv Statue was cracked.

At that time, in Hezhou thousands of miles away, she saved herself from danger and forgot about the past...

When the statue of the goddess was destroyed, the deceased had returned.

Everything has already been traced.

Therefore, the sage came up with the same guess for some reason, so he went to investigate what happened to her in February...

"How much does the saint know about her experience in Hezhou?" Cui Jing asked after she settled down.

Wei Shuyi also turned to look at the rain curtain outside the corridor: "At the beginning of Pei's case, the sage only knew about it, and never asked in detail. This time, he suddenly asked people to investigate Mrs. Chang in detail. However, after a long time, the couple who kidnapped Mrs. Chang The couple, as well as those who witnessed Mrs. Chang's escape from Zhoujia Village, have all been executed..."

Cui Jing: "But there should be those people's confessions on the case—"

Wei Shuyi: "Unfortunately, I was entrusted by Mr. Yu at that time, and I didn't want to leave traces of Mrs. Chang's abduction, so as not to damage her reputation... Therefore, when I was handling the Zhoujia Village traffickers case, I went away Confessions related to Mrs. Chang."

Cui Jing turned slightly to look at Wei Shuyi.

The insider is dead, and there is nothing left on the case file, and all traces have been erased. Therefore, the saint can only find out about her being abducted to Hezhou, but it is impossible to find out that she rescued herself and countered others at that time. give...

Cui Jing: "So, the sage asked Wei Shilang about the details—"

That's why Wei Shuyi just said that he asked the same thing as the sage.

"Yes." Wei Shuyi said: "I told the sage, I was entrusted by Mr. Yu to find someone, and after I found him, I took him with me. Because I didn't know the girl from the Chang family before, I didn't notice that Mrs. Chang had something. What's worth mentioning about the strange words and deeds, even if there are some abnormalities, in my opinion, it's just a normal reaction after being frightened."

Cui Jing looked at him.

Therefore, Wei Shuyi covered up for her the process and details that would definitely make the emperor suspicious.

"Doesn't Minister Wei plan to be a close minister of the emperor?" Cui Jing asked.

"Emperor's close ministers also have friends." Wei Shuyi said with a smile: "And it's just a misfortune in the daughter's family, and it has nothing to do with the overall situation of the country. It would be too much if you don't want to think about your friends other than right and wrong. It's not humane."

Are you friends too?
Looking into those smiling eyes, Cui Jing asked: "But why does Wei Shilang think that this matter cannot be discussed in detail with a saint?"

"It's just a smart person's intuition." Wei Shilang asked him with a smile: "Hasn't Governor Cui ever had such an intuition?"

Cui Jing was noncommittal.

In his view, accurate intuition must come from many subtle clue perceptions and guesses.

But what Wei Shuyi can guess is destined to be limited. Wei Shuyi is a rare smart person, yes, but some things are far beyond the scope of ordinary people's cognition, common sense is not easy to be broken, unless you get a glimpse of the opportunity——

If he hadn't been aware of the existence and mystery of the Tiannv Pagoda from the beginning to the end, no matter whether he or a saint, it would be impossible for him to have such definite guesses one after another.

Therefore, Wei Shuyi's intuition probably stayed at the level of fearing that talking too much would harm her.

And Cui Jing believes that this intuition, which sounds limited, is actually worthy of his careful consideration.

"I've said so much, but Governor Cui hasn't answered my original question." Wei Shuyi asked Cui Jing again: "Why did the sage suddenly care so much about Mrs. Chang's experience in Hezhou?"

After a moment of silence, Cui Jing said, "Sorry, I can't talk about this matter."

Feel sorry?

Compared with Cui Jing's "can't say", Wei Shuyi was even more surprised by the serious "sorry" in this tone.

Cui Ling'an will also say sorry to others?
and said to him—

According to the usual way the two get along, at this time Cui Ling'an could reply him "I don't want to say" in a lukewarm manner, or just walk away.

But Cui Jing seriously "sorry" with him.

Wei Shuyi sighed strangely: "It seems that I did a good thing that suits your wishes this time, and actually made you feel sorry for me because of your own concealment..."

Sure enough, no one can refuse sincerity, and Cui Ling'an is no exception.

He seems to really understand now.

Who doesn't like sincerity, but likes to be tempted.

Wei Shuyi's thoughts drifted away a bit, and after a while, he said, "It's okay, you have already told me a lot about this 'can't say'."

Cui Jing at least told him that this matter was not a trivial matter, it was a secret matter that even he, a close minister of the emperor, should not know about.

"In our position, there are always things that cannot be said. If so, I will stop asking." Wei Shuyi smiled, and said in a reassuring way: "Since it is related to her, you will definitely try your best to protect her. I must also know what to do is best for her, so I will not worry about it for the time being."

Cui Jing nodded: "I will."

Then, he said to Wei Shuyi: "Thank you, Minister Wei, for this matter."

Wei Shuyi laughed in astonishment.

What kind of luck did he have today, and Cui Ling'an apologized and thanked him.

He seemed to think for a while, then shook his head and said: "Although Chief Governor Cui regards Mrs. Chang as his sweetheart, it is just wishful thinking at the moment, and there is no place for it... There is no need to thank her on her behalf."

Cui Jing didn't care about his ridicule at all: "I'm not thanking for her, I'm thanking for myself."

Seeing that the attack was ineffective, Wei Shuyi nodded knowingly: "Wei understands."

As he said, he raised his hand to Cui Jing and gave a salute: "In that case, I also want to thank Governor Cui."

Cui Jing looked at him defensively.

Wei Shuyi smiled and said: "Thank you, Chief Cui, for taking care of my friend like this."

"..." Cui Jing put her hands behind her back and looked at the rain and fog in front of her: "...you don't have to thank me, even if I don't mention my wishful thinking, she is also my friend."

After that, he added another sentence: "She said it herself."

After finishing speaking, she turned her head slightly to look at Wei Shuyi, with a look of questioning in her eyes—did she personally say that she wanted to be friends with Wei Shilang?

Wei Shuyi, who was caught off guard and stabbed, was silent for a while.

After a while, he couldn't help but sigh: "I said Cui Ling'an, can your apology only last for these few words?"

Cui Jing said bluntly: "I have tried my best."

The implication is that the other party is too annoying.

Wei Shuyi wanted to say more, but Cui Jing said: "I need to go to the Tiannv Pagoda."

Seeing him turn around and leave, Wei Shuyi seemed to have suddenly remembered something, walked quickly to follow up, and said with a smile: "...I am friends with Mrs. Chang, and Governor Cui and Mrs. Chang are also friends. According to this, you Should I be a friend too?"

Probably because of the trace of guilt and sparks that were not completely wiped out, Cui Jing said at this time: "...Maybe."

Wei Shuyi laughed, and sighed: "I really came here at the right time today, and I have gained a lot."

Cui Jing ignored him, and the two walked out of the corridor together.

Yuan Xiang and Chang Ji had a temporary truce, Yuan Xiang took the lead to hold up the umbrella for his own governor, and looked at Chang Ji with disdain.

It took a long time to open the old umbrella in the temple, Chang Ji almost gritted his teeth with hatred, he would change to a better open umbrella and wear it close to his body!

In the rainy night, Cui Jing went to the Tiannv Pagoda.

The two monks guarding the outer eaves of the pagoda clasped their hands together and silently performed Buddhist rituals with him. Cui Jing nodded and stepped into the pagoda.

In the pagoda, apart from Emperor Shengji and Ming Luo who accompanied him, Wujue was also there.

"Cui Qing is here."

Cui Jing raised his hand and saluted: "Yes, Cui Jing sees Your Majesty."

"Cui Qing doesn't need to be too polite." The Emperor Shengji didn't look at anyone, but only looked at the white jade celestial maiden statue, and said: "I called Cui Qing to come here to inquire about something..."

Cui Jingjing listened to what the Holy Book Emperor said.

How to choose, on the way here, he has already made a decision in his heart.

Wujue, who was standing by the Yuchi, didn't know if he had heard some guesses, and subconsciously looked at Cui Jing at this moment.

When Cui Jing raised his eyes, he met Wujue's eyes that contained the light of Buddha and Zen when he was silent.

Cui Jing is uncertain at the moment.

Could Master Wujue have noticed something, and has he said something to the saint?
Cui Jing thought about the gap between the distinctions, and the Holy Book Emperor had already opened his mouth slowly.

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