#188 - Sunset
The setting sun brought a late-day warmth to the world.
In the small front yard, Yuan'er and Li Suyue were smiling, chatting, and embroidering needlework under the old locust tree.
Judging from the style of the fabric, it should be clothing for a child.
She didn't have Xu Qingwan's "ambition" to earn a lot of money by any means, didn't have Yang Liushi's affectation of wanting to experience the love and hatred of the world, didn't have Liang Qin's nobility of "practicing martial arts for the sake of those who have never practiced martial arts", and didn't have Ning Yuke's deep-seated hatred for the extermination of her family.
She didn't even have Lu Jingyao's petty temper of a little woman who would get angry because her man went to a brothel.
Indeed, she was a typical woman of feudal society.
Whether this kind of character is good or bad is debatable, but it makes Li Suyue's threshold for "happiness" very, very low.
And the current life has already far exceeded this threshold.
She was really very satisfied.
“.”
A breeze blew by, bringing a faint sound of footsteps.
The little boy sitting at the gate suddenly stood up and ran into the alley. When he reappeared, he was already riding on Zhang San's shoulders, holding a sugar figurine in the shape of a sword in his hand.
"You're back."
Li Suyue put down the thread and cloth in her hand, and greeted him with a smile: "Why did you buy Ran'er a sugar figurine again? If he eats too much, his teeth will rot."
"Yes, I will definitely buy less in the future."
Zhang San scratched the back of his head very honestly, his eyes involuntarily looking towards Li Suyue's abdomen.
"You..."
Li Suyue noticed his gaze and couldn't help but say helplessly: "It will take another month or two to be able to tell."
"Yes, yes, I'm not in a hurry..."
"It's no use even if you are in a hurry."
"Yes, yes..."
Zhang San nodded repeatedly, as if the person standing opposite him wasn't his wife, but some important figure.
Li Suyue was already used to this. Although she didn't say it, she was happy in her heart.
"Alright, put Ran'er down. Go and rest for a while."
"The master went out at noon and hasn't returned yet. I'm afraid dinner will have to wait a while longer..."
"Did the master ask you to go out to do errands tomorrow? If not, accompany me to the cloth shop. I'm thinking of buying some fabric to sew a few more clothes for you."
"Although Shuzhou is not as cold as the capital, it is very damp. You have to wear a few more layers to be comfortable..."
“.”
The whispered words were extremely ordinary, but they were a kind of warmth that Zhang San, who had spent the first half of his life running for his life, had never felt before.
He continued to respond with "Yes, yes, yes", having decided in his heart for the countless time that he must treat the mother and son in front of him well in this life.
The sunset glow in the sky blended into this gentle scene, and a wooden window facing the small courtyard was gently closed at this time.
The dark underground secret room was cold and damp. Even with a fire burning in the wall, it didn't seem to dispel the chill.
Looking at the distraught man opposite him, Wei Changtian didn't know if what he was doing was right or wrong.
He finally fulfilled Wang Qian's last wish and brought him to see his wife and children one last time.
But this result...
"镖头 Wang, you've seen it too. They are indeed living very well."
"By now, you probably have guessed why I wanted to kill you."
"I will now undo your acupoints. I hope you don't make any futile struggles."
“.”
After speaking, Wei Changtian was not afraid that Wang Qian would make a desperate fight. He reached out and unlocked all his acupoints.
His Qi and blood were reconnected, and his limbs regained consciousness.
However, Wang Qian still maintained his previous posture. After a long while, he slowly raised his head.
"Thank you, Young Master, for your kindness."
Wei Changtian was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.
"I am ashamed to accept this thank you."
“.”
Wang Qian twitched the corner of his mouth, revealing an extremely complex smile.
It was like resignation, and also like relief.
"I am already grateful that Young Master allowed me to see this."
"Young Master doesn't need to say anything else. I know what to do and won't stain your hands."
"But before that..."
A large hand covered in wounds and scars trembled as it reached into his arms, as if groping for something.
Wei Changtian's pupils shrank, and in the blink of an eye, his right hand had already pressed against the hilt of his knife.
Then, the next moment, he saw Wang Qian take out two small objects from his arms as if holding some priceless treasure.
A hairpin with a fairly exquisite workmanship, and a small silver lock.
"Young Master, this hairpin and silver lock were bought in Peizhou when I was escorting goods three years ago."
"Originally, I wanted to give it to Suyue and Ran'er, but I encountered the Thunderbolt Sect on the way back..."
"For the past three years, I have been hiding these two things on my body, thinking that one day when I get off the mountain alive, I must personally..."
"Forget it..."
Gently placing the hairpin and silver lock on the table, Wang Qian stood up and bowed deeply to Wei Changtian.
"Young Master, if possible, please give these two things to their mother and son."
"If not... just throw them away..."
“.”
Wei Changtian didn't answer, but just looked at Wang Qian calmly.
The latter then took a deep breath, and then raised his palm, using all his strength to strike his chest.
Half an hour later.
"Master, have you eaten yet?"
Standing outside the open door of the room, Li Suyue looked at Wei Changtian, who had "just" returned, and asked softly.
"I've eaten."
Wei Changtian nodded with a smile, hesitated for a moment, and then suddenly called out to Li Suyue, who was about to leave.
"Wait a minute, I have two things for you."
"I happened to see them when I was doing errands this afternoon, so I bought them on the way."
"Zhang San is a dull person and doesn't know how to buy jewelry for you and your son. I'll just treat it as a gift from him to you."
“.”
After speaking, he casually put down the hairpin and silver lock.
Wei Changtian walked into the bedroom without looking back, leaving Li Suyue stunned in place.
She knew that Wei Changtian was not giving her a chance to refuse, but how could she be embarrassed to accept it?
But if she didn't accept it, would the master be angry because of it?
Feeling a little tangled in her heart, she walked to the table and gently took the hairpin and silver lock in her palm.
Eh?
This hairpin... is actually the style I like the most.
What a coincidence.
North of the city, the official road.
The afterglow of the sky has only the last trace of light left, also stretches the shadows of the steed and the man very long.
The horse is a solid date red, with a patch of snow white on its forehead, obviously a fine horse produced in Liangzhou, with a market price of at least several tens of taels.
But strangely, although there is such a good horse, the man next to it does not ride it, but only leads the horse slowly on the official road, as if each step weighs ten thousand catties.
But he never stopped.
And he never looked back.
The palm that Wang Qian finally struck towards himself saved his life instead.
The setting sun brought a late-day warmth to the world.
The setting sun cannot express all of the loves and hates in the world.
