Hello Chang’an

Chapter 123 Let people know who Chang Suining is

She originally thought that Jade Chips would appear today.

Therefore, in addition to A Che, she also asked A Zhi to secretly keep an eye on her, but until this moment, there was no news.

Yuchi has already tried to leave the eldest princess's mansion, which shows that she has her thoughts on it.

The repeated hesitation was undoubtedly due to fear.

What are you afraid of?

A person who has never left the eldest princess's mansion for more than ten years... What she is afraid of is obviously not just the code that has disappeared for many years and suddenly appeared.

Hiding in the eldest princess's mansion, hiding under the surveillance of the saint, was probably to save his life.

Therefore, she was afraid that once she really stepped out of the eldest princess's mansion, she would be silenced—

There was a thoughtful look in Chang Sui Ning's eyes.

The person who can make Yuchi so scared must be an extraordinary person.

In other words, the person who could convince Yuchi to poison her back then couldn't have been an ordinary person.

Judging from Yuchi's many actions and reactions now, it seems that the person behind what happened back then does not look like Empress Ming anymore.

Although many years have passed and old things have fallen into dust, it would be extraordinary once the crime of poisoning the eldest princess was revealed. Therefore, it is hard to say whether the other party is still secretly watching Yuchi now -

Then, in order to prevent Yuchi from being silenced before telling the truth and to lure her out of the eldest princess's mansion, she needed to make more preparations.

In this case, it is far from enough for Ah Che to be the one watching.

She needs someone available.

While Chang Sui Ning was thinking about it, the sound of an increasingly fierce quarrel ahead attracted her attention.

Looking up, I saw two children fighting over something.

The shorter and thinner boy turned around and ran a few steps. The taller boy caught up and threw him to the ground.

"How dare you run! Take it out!"

"this is mine…!"

"Give me!"

The tall kid tried his best to hold down the other person and snatched the things from the other person's hand without any explanation.

The child under him was still struggling and resisting. He stuffed the stolen things into his arms, gritted his teeth, held the child down with one hand, and made a fist with the other hand to smash the child in the face.

As soon as the fist was raised, someone grabbed it.

The boy looked up and couldn't help but be startled.

"Child, you just robbed something, why do you want to hit someone?" Chang Suining asked.

The boy in dirty and ragged clothes did not answer her, but tried hard to pull back the hand she had restrained. However, the more he moved, the tighter he felt. He could only say angrily: "It's none of your business! Let go." I!"

Chang Sui Ning ignored his words and pulled him up from the child with a strong hand: "I want to ask you, why did you hit him?"

"I'm going to beat him!" The boy's dirty little face turned red, and he said viciously: "I beat him this time, and he won't dare to resist next time!"

Xi'er looked at the dirty steamed bun in his arms and couldn't help but ask, "Just for a steamed bun?"

Hearing this, the boy's eyes filled with embarrassment and anger, and he said angrily: "Of course you people can't look down on a steamed bun!"

Xi'er met those eyes and was speechless for a moment.

Looking at the ferocious eyes in front of him, Chang Sui Ning glanced at the short boy standing aside who looked aggrieved and uneasy—

"But he is not wrong. If you hit him, he will be afraid of you at most, but not convinced by you."

The boy frowned: "What's the difference!"

The next moment, severe pain suddenly came from the grasped wrist: "It hurts!"

Chang Suining kept his guard in check and relaxed his strength at this moment: "Were you afraid just now?"

The boy frowned and said nothing.

"But you won't obey me."

"Those who have done nothing wrong but are scared of being beaten all the time are only afraid of your strength. But if one day you become sick, injured and have no strength, the other party will definitely retaliate."

Chang Sui Ning said: "This is the way for those wolves in the jungle to survive. People can convince others, and true conviction is the long-term way."

The boy of twelve or thirteen years old could understand her words well enough, but he turned his gaze away and said with a stubborn and dissatisfied expression: "What is the difference between a human and a wolf..."

Chang Suining looked at him: "The difference is whether you want to be a human or a wolf."

"It's not me who has the final say!" There was a hint of undetectable grievance in the boy's prickly tone.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the girl stretched out her other hand to take away the bun in his arms and handed it back to the child.

"That's mine!" the boy said anxiously.

Chang Suining: "You snatched it away—"

"Whatever I robbed with my own ability is mine!"

Chang Suining: "But now I have snatched it away from you with my own ability. I have the final say on how to deal with it."

"You!" The boy was angry and aggrieved, and tears welled up uncontrollably from his eyes: "I haven't eaten in three days!"

He was so anxious that he wanted to sit down and cry, but because Chang Suining was holding one hand, he couldn't sit down. He could only point his other hand at the child: "But he hasn't eaten for only two days! Obviously I need it more! Why? Give it to him or not to me!"

After all, it reveals the truest side of the child.

"Then are you now talking to me about how to be a human being?"

The boy collapsed and cried loudly: "Who wants to reason with you! Give me back my steamed buns!"

"Okay." Chang Suining let go of his hand, turned around and walked in front: "Follow me."

The boy was so angry that she took it seriously and followed her in tears. The boy who had already stuffed the bun into his mouth hungrily hesitated for a moment and also followed her.

Yuan Xiang, who had just brought out the horse for his governor, couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this scene - why are you crying like this? Mrs. Chang wouldn’t even beat up a little beggar, would she?

Then I saw Xi'er running into the building and bringing out two baskets of food.

"Girl, the kitchen said this is all they have left!"

Just looking at the cage, the two boys couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

Usually when walking on the street and encountering a steamed bun stall, they would be immediately chased away if they came too close, let alone eating!

"One cage per person, no grabbing." Xi'er divided the cage between the two.

The two boys sat down on the spot, not caring about wiping their hands and having nothing to wipe with, so they just grabbed the buns and started eating.

Chang Suining also sat down on the stone steps nearby.

Seeing the two children choking from time to time while eating, Xi'er rolled her eyes. For fear of causing trouble, she hurriedly returned to the building and brought out two pots of honey tea.

Chang Suining looked at the dense summer starry sky above his head, not feeling relaxed.

Tonight, there is a banquet for all the scholars in Dengtai Tower, which is like a peaceful and prosperous age -

But the real prosperous times should not look at the high places, but the low places.

She turned to look at the two children eating buns.

What she did tonight seemed to be nosy, but these children at the lowest level are not born to be ignored and abandoned. If no one cares, then who will care?

We are all her people in Dasheng, and they should not have to learn to be wolves just for a steamed bun.

They ate all the buns and drank all the honey tea.

"Thank you, girl!" The short and skinny child ran forward, imitating the movements he had seen from nowhere, and awkwardly bent down to salute Chang Suining.

The other child finished eating faster than him and seemed to have hesitated for a long time. However, he still came over and said to Chang Sui Ning: "You paid back too much to me..."

Chang Suining, who was sitting on the stone steps, looked at him funny: "You don't talk until you finish eating."

The boy scratched his head and smiled sheepishly.

This non-hostile smile made Chang Suining's heart soften.

Therefore, there are born bad seeds, but it is not difficult to see that this child is not truly evil.

And extreme poverty and injustice will breed and amplify evil - when life is difficult, kindness and soft-heartedness are often the swords handed to others.

When the two boys' eyes met, the taller one became a little uncomfortable: "I...I shouldn't have snatched your steamed buns just now." "I should have given you half..."

After having a full stomach and drinking sweet honey tea, people are no longer as nervous and hostile as if they only think about looking for food.

Chang Suining smiled.

The beauty of this moment is not fake.

But if it wants to last, there are conditions.

Such a small child cannot withstand too many tests of survival and hunger.

"Thank you girl...we should go."

If you go back too late, there will be no place to sleep.

Although you can sleep for one night anywhere on a summer night, you can't just sleep anywhere. It would be bad if you accidentally violate the taboos of the nobles. Moreover, when it is dark, the officials patrolling the city will chase people away. Today, too, It was during the Dragon Boat Festival that they dared to go to this bustling place to find some food.

When the two children were about to say goodbye, the lights on the street shop opposite behind them just turned off, and the two small shadows were buried in the darkness.

At this time, they heard the suggestion from the girl sitting on the stone steps: "Why don't you go back with me?"

Both of them widened their eyes.

Chang Suining promised seriously: "I'll make sure you have buns to eat."

Saying a bunch of beautiful truths that are not applicable to wolves, giving him something to eat, patting his head, and then patting the dust on his hands and throwing the person back to the wolves is really a stupid move to meddle in other people's business - that is not saving people, It's harmful.

Since she intervened, she should handle it to the end.

The two children reacted for a while, still feeling unbelievable, but they were afraid of missing this good opportunity, so they knelt down and kowtowed to her.

Hearing the sound of footsteps behind him, Chang Suining looked in the direction of the carriage and smiled: "Okay, go there and wait for me first."

The two nodded hurriedly, and when the taller one stood up, he didn't forget to grab the other child.

The two of them walked to Chang's carriage together and waited there obediently, standing upright.

Yuan Xiang, who was waiting with his horse not far away, blinked.

When Chang Suining stood up from the stone steps, Cui Jing walked out of the building.

"Captain Cui." Chang Suining opened his mouth to express his thanks: "Thank you very much for today."

Cui Jing glanced at the two beggars waiting beside the carriage and said nothing.

The two of them went down the stone steps, and Cui Jing asked: "Why do you want to hold this poetry meeting?"

This poetry meeting was no accident, it was organized by her.

It is not easy to hold this poetry meeting. The right time, place and people are indispensable, so this is not a spur of the moment, but she has been prepared for it.

"Of course I want to make a name for myself."

The girl's voice was frank and she made no secret of her yearning for fame and fortune.

She looked at the night sky and said with a smile: "I must let the world know who I am, Chang Suining."

"Is it important?" Cui Jing asked.

Chang Suining nodded: "Of course it's important."

What's the point of being a nobody?

This question and answer showed the little girl's vanity, but Cui Jing did not make fun of her, nor did she delve into it further. He only said: "Then you will get what you want tomorrow."

"Yes." Chang Sui Ningxiao looked at the stars in the sky and said in a relaxed tone, "I'm already looking forward to it."

Cui Jing wanted to laugh.

He heard her say again: "Thanks to Governor Cui for helping me."

Cui Jing: "With or without me, you are destined to become famous tonight with your painting."

He just left no room for Xie to defend herself, and before that she had already turned the situation around with her own skills.

"It's a fact that Governor Cui has helped me a lot." Chang Suining asked, "Why did Governor Cui help me? In other words, how should I repay Governor Cui?"

Although she had a relationship like Lao Chang, she couldn't take it for granted, and she couldn't help but think more about whether the other party could use her in some way.

"Just do it." His answer was surprisingly simple.

He just thought that she might need his help, so he just did it. It was not a difficult task.

Chang Sui Ning slightly turned his head to look at the young man beside him, and saw that the chiseled side face was calm and indifferent, and he suddenly realized - that's right, people like him don't bother to repay kindness.

He and Wei Shuyi really have two different personalities.

Wei Shuyi always likes to talk and do things in a roundabout way, and he is full of scheming. He is clean and simple - it does not mean that Governor Cui is not scheming enough.

He was simple, and she was happy to be relaxed and casual.

Perhaps because of the silent cooperation between the two of them today, Chang Sui Ning simply asked: "Admiral Cui has helped me a lot casually. So, we can be considered friends, right?"

"Friend?" Cui Jing was stunned.

When ordinary people see the reaction of the dignified Mr. Cui, they should probably reflect, "Am I the one who strives for something so high after all?" However, Chang Sui Ning is also an extraordinary person. He rarely or even consciously tries to do something high -

She just asked curiously: "Doesn't it count?"

"I don't know." Cui Jing seemed to think for a moment and said, "I have never had friends."

Chang Suining: "Isn't it Minister Wei?"

Cui Jing: "...It's best not to be."

He turned his head slightly to look at her: "If we were all like him, it would be fine if we, our friends, didn't do it."

Chang Sui Ning couldn't help but smile: "There are many kinds of friends."

Cui Jing was noncommittal. When she looked at the night sky again, her eyes fell on the crescent moon, "You just said that you admire Her Royal Highness Princess Chongyue—"

"Yeah." Chang Suining was a little surprised that he would suddenly mention "Chongyue" - it was easy to explain that he mentioned "the first prince". After all, he led the Xuance Army and was involved here.

He looked at the moon and said in a very calm tone: "Do you know a lot about Her Royal Highness the Princess?"

Chang Suining: "...not many."

If you say too much, it will be difficult to explain.

She asked curiously: "How much does the Governor know about Princess Chongyue?"

The curiosity is real.

Who wouldn't be curious about themselves in the eyes of such a stranger.

Cui Jing felt that he had more knowledge than her, but he couldn't say it out loud, so he said, "It's not appropriate to be presumptuous, Your Highness, the Speaker, Princess."

"?" Chang Sui Ning looked at the person who refused to talk to her in a strange way: "...Didn't you start it first?"

Cui Jing raised his eyebrows slightly.

Right…

Hearing the girl's slightly disgusted tone, he felt that he was funny and couldn't help but curl his lips slightly.

At this time A Dian ran over from a distance.

"Where did you run?" Chang Suining asked.

"I'm going to buy this!" A Dian raised the colorful rope in his hand like a treasure. He had already tied one on his thick wrist, and he still had one in his hand: "Everyone has one!"

"Xiao Jing, let me tie one for you first!"

Cui Jing has always been patient with A Dian. Hearing this, he stretched out a hand behind his back: "Thank you, senior."

"Okay, it's time for little A Li!"

Cui Jing looked at the colorful rope on her wrist, and subconsciously looked at Chang Sui Ning beside her - now she tied a similar colorful silk thread. Is this a ritual of making friends?

Governor Cui, who had never made friends before, was inexplicably hopeful.

The next moment, Chang Suining stretched out his hand, slightly rolled up his sleeves, revealing his wrists tied with all kinds of colorful ropes -

Cui Jing: "...?"

Cui Jing: During the Dragon Boat Festival that year, the colorful silk threads were paid by mistake after all...

Ning Ning: I have too many friends, please forgive me (°ー°〃)

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