#141 - Five days
Chapter 141 Five Days
“Young Master, Princess Rou’an was here just now.”
As soon as he entered the door, Yuan’er immediately reported, “I didn’t know when you would return, so I told her the truth.”
“The Princess asked me to give this to you, and then she went back.”
“Okay, I understand.”
Wei Changtian casually took a small wooden box. Judging from the weight, the contents were very light, probably a sachet or handkerchief.
He returned to his room and opened it. As expected, it was indeed a white sachet with gold patterns, embroidered with two small characters: ‘Peace’.
When a woman gives a man a sachet, the meaning is self-evident, but Wei Changtian was curious as to why Ning Yu’ke was suddenly so “open”.
It didn’t fit her usual personality.
Wei Changtian couldn’t quite understand it and didn’t bother to think about it anymore.
He casually took the sachet out of the wooden box and then discovered that there was a letter pressed underneath it.
A love letter?
He curled his lips, unfolded the letter, and quickly read it.
“Hmm? This...”
After a long while, Wei Changtian gently put down the letter, his expression slightly changed.
However, it wasn’t out of emotion, but rather thoughtful.
Ning Yu’ke’s letter was not long. Besides the affection between the lines, she also mentioned one thing.
She was leaving.
She was going to visit her Fifth Uncle, who was also one of the four princes of Da Ning, the Prince Jian of Liangzhou, with Ning Yuzhu and Ning Yuling.
Liangzhou was the northernmost state of Da Ning. It would take at least a month to get there from Shu Prefecture. Adding the time spent living there, it would probably be the beginning of next spring when they returned.
Ning Yu’ke said that she didn’t know why her father suddenly wanted her three sisters to visit this uncle whom they hadn’t seen for a long time, but Wei Changtian knew the reason.
It seemed that Ning Qingyu also knew some unfavorable news about him.
This was not surprising.
After all, even he had obtained clues from the three people that Ning Yongnian was going to take action again. Even if Ning Qingyu’s intelligence sources were not as good as his, he probably had channels to find out some news.
He knew he couldn’t leave, so he wanted to send his three daughters away.
But in Wei Changtian’s opinion, unless Ning Yongnian was out of his mind or suddenly became benevolent, none of Ning Yu’ke and her sisters would be able to leave.
It had to be said that this Prince Shun was even more stupid than he had imagined.
Silly girl, you’re afraid that you won’t be able to return once you leave.
Wei Changtian sighed in his heart and also decided on a time.
Five days.
In five days, he would let Ning Yu’ke enter the cave to retrieve the treasure.
If successful, the two would be clear of each other. As for whether Ning Yu’ke lived or died in the future, it would have nothing to do with him.
If it failed... anyway, he had already warned her of the risks in advance, and Ning Yu’ke was not unaware.
Moreover, he had accidentally saved their family last time, and he didn’t owe her anything.
Thinking of this, Wei Changtian suddenly realized one thing—
It seemed that no matter what, Ning Yu’ke was going to die.
To be honest, Wei Changtian actually felt a little pity for Ning Yu’ke.
She hadn’t done anything wrong, but in the end, she ended up in such a situation.
At present, there were at most two people in Shu Prefecture City who could save her life.
One was himself, and the other was Liang Zhen.
Besides these two, even Xiao Feng probably couldn’t do it, let alone Shao Ying’an and others who were already struggling to protect themselves.
Of course, Liang Zhen wouldn’t be idle enough to do such a thing, as for himself...
Forget it.
It wasn’t about his “villain” persona, but simply a matter of weighing the benefits.
He shook his head and turned his gaze to the window.
Yuan’er and Li Suyue were drying clothes. Both of them were quick in their movements, and soon they hung up all the clothes in the basins. There seemed to be a faint fragrance of soap beans in the air.
Forget it, he couldn’t always think about depressing things.
Wei Changtian suddenly got up and walked to the door and shouted, “Madam Li, if you’re not busy, please come in for a moment. I have something to discuss with you.”
“Yuan’er, make tea!”
After a stick of incense, Yuan’er made tea, poured a cup for each of them, and then obediently left the room.
Looking at the clear and bright tea in the cup, Li Suyue knew that Wei Changtian must have something serious to say to her.
“Young Master Wei, I wonder what you want to tell me?”
“Haha, it’s not an order.”
Wei Changtian took a sip of tea and casually smiled, “I wonder what Madam thinks of Zhang San?”
“Ah?”
Li Suyue didn’t expect Wei Changtian to ask her this, but she vaguely guessed something and couldn’t help but lower her head.
“Brother Zhang is a very good person.”
“Anything else?”
“Al-Also...”
Li Suyue didn’t know what to say. Wei Changtian waited for a moment and then didn’t bother to beat around the bush, so he continued directly:
“Madam, let me be frank.”
“Brother Wang has been gone for more than three years. It’s not easy for you to raise Ran’er alone. Now that the period of widowhood has passed, let me ask a presumptuous question. I wonder if Madam has ever thought about remarrying?”
“Th-This...”
Although Li Suyue had been a wife before, and even had a child.
But after all, she was a woman in feudal society, so she was naturally a little embarrassed to hear this topic.
“Young-Young Master, I really haven’t thought about this...”
“Then Madam, think about it now?”
Wei Changtian smiled, “Zhang San has been with me for many years and is definitely a good man who values love and righteousness.”
“He didn’t have time to marry and have children before, but I, as his master, can’t bear to see him grow old alone, so I want to bring this matter together.”
“I wonder what Madam thinks?”
“...”
Wei Changtian’s words were very direct, and Li Suyue also knew that as long as she nodded, the rest of her and her son’s life would basically be settled.
Li Suyue was not the kind of heartless woman. Sometimes when she thought of her poor deceased husband, she would secretly wipe away her tears.
But she was also just an ordinary woman, not a “chaste woman who would rather die than serve a second husband.”
After all, it was really too difficult for a weak woman with a child to survive in feudal society.
What’s more, through these past few days of getting along, Li Suyue also sincerely felt that Zhang San was good.
He didn’t talk much, but he was very efficient in doing things, took good care of her, and followed a good master like Wei Changtian.
The only thing was...
“Young Master Wei, can you allow me to think about this again?”
Li Suyue raised her head, her expression a little hesitant.
“Of course.”
Wei Changtian nodded, and after seeing her appearance, he suddenly asked again.
“Madam, are you worried that Zhang San is also a cultivator, and that one day he will repeat Brother Wang’s mistakes?”
“...”
Li Suyue was a little surprised that Wei Changtian could guess what she was thinking, and after a moment of silence, she whispered.
“Yes.”
“Haha, Madam is overthinking it.”
Wei Changtian smiled and asked, “What does Madam think of my identity?”
“This...”
Li Suyue was just a widow who rarely went out before, and she didn’t know about Wei Changtian’s various “glorious deeds”, so she had never known Wei Changtian’s true identity.
However, Li Suyue knew that the people from the Suspended Mirror Division were all polite to Wei Changtian, and Liang Qin, the daughter of the general, who ran here all day long, called him “Brother Changtian”...
“This servant doesn’t know, but guesses that the Young Master must be a noble and prominent person.”
“Well, Madam’s guess is not wrong.”
Wei Changtian nodded and smiled, “And Zhang San is one of my most valued subordinates. I wonder if Madam understands what I mean?”
“This servant understands...”
Li Suyue was slightly stunned, and she also had an answer in her heart about whether to remarry or not.
However, out of a woman’s face, she was still embarrassed to agree directly. After chatting with Wei Changtian for a few more words, she lowered her head and quickly walked out of the house.
“Eh? Sister Suyue, why is your face so red?”
Yuan’er immediately gossiped and leaned over, her face full of curiosity.
“I-I...”
Li Suyue was a little embarrassed to speak, but she felt that this kind of thing couldn’t be hidden sooner or later, so she stammered and said it.
The evening breeze blew the skirts of the two women, and the clothes drying on the wooden rack also swayed slightly.
Wei Changtian watched this scene through the window, and a thought suddenly popped into his mind.
Yuan’er and Li Suyue, one is a maid, and the other is a widow.
But at this moment, they are much happier than Princess Ning Yu’ke.
