#216 - Express delivery from Beijing
The "recognizing a mother" affair finally concluded in an awkward atmosphere half an hour later, along with the end of dinner.
After the meal, everyone drank tea for a while.
Once Wei Qiaoling fell asleep in Yuan'er's arms, Wei Xianzhi prepared to set off back to the capital.
Wei Xianzhi laughed twice, noticing Wei Qiaoling stirring in the carriage, and quickly lowered his voice in fright.
"Just remember what I told you."
"I know."
Wei Changtian thought to himself that even after transmigrating, he couldn't escape being urged to marry, and replied rather helplessly, "Dad, don't worry."
Wei Xianzhi nodded in satisfaction, "Okay, if anything changes, I'll write to you."
"Okay."
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If Qin Caizhen had come today, the farewell would have lasted at least three times as long.
However, communication between men has always been concise, so Wei Xianzhi quickly got into the carriage amidst the polite farewells of Liang Qin and the three women.
"Dad, please still be careful on the road."
Looking at Wei Xianzhi's profile through the open window of the carriage, Wei Changtian suddenly and rarely said an extra word.
The latter was stunned upon hearing this, then turned his head to look at Wei Changtian and slowly said:
"Changtian, if I . . ."
"Dad!"
Without even thinking, Wei Changtian interrupted firmly, "There is no 'if'!"
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"Okay."
"I'm leaving."
"Da da da ~ Da da da ~"
This time, the sound of hooves did not hesitate, gradually fading away into the distance.
The bright moon suddenly leaped out of the dim night sky, and four Akhal-Teke horses strode steadily out of Fulong Lane, raising their front hooves high, followed closely by a sedan and a flurry of dust in the air.
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"Changtian . . . they've already gone far."
"Oh, you guys go back inside first, I'll stay here for a while."
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The three women exchanged glances, saying nothing more, and tacitly stepped back into the small courtyard, leaving Wei Changtian alone standing on the stone steps outside the gate.
They might not be able to fully guess what Wei Changtian was thinking, but they understood how heavy the burden on this man's shoulders was at this moment, and how difficult it would be for him to make any decision.
Especially from today onwards.
Every choice Wei Changtian made would not only concern his personal gains and losses, life and death, but would also determine the fate of everyone connected to him, including them.
"Miss Xu, Sister Liu Shi . . ."
Liang Qin suddenly raised her sleeve to dab at the corner of her eye, sobbing softly.
"I, I feel so sorry for Brother Changtian . . ."
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The evening breeze lifted long skirts of green and white, Yang Liu Shi and Xu Qingwan did not answer, but turned back to silently look at the figure that remained motionless in the night, like a stone sculpture.
The trees were rustling, and the north wind was mournful.
It was unclear whether it was a visual illusion caused by the figure blending into the night, or a psychological effect caused by Liang Qin's words.
Wei Changtian's originally well-proportioned figure actually seemed somewhat lonely at this moment.
This was a kind of loneliness that they could not share, no matter what they did.
About an incense stick's worth of time later, Wei Changtian, with a normal expression, stepped into the main hall.
"Huh? What are you guys doing here?"
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The three women, who were standing there blankly, hesitated for a long time, and finally Yang Liu Shi asked in a low voice:
"Young Master . . . are you alright?"
"What could be wrong with me?"
Wei Changtian waved his hand, "I ate too much hotpot, just standing here to digest a little."
Wei Changtian often said the word "digest", and the three women now knew that it meant "to aid digestion".
It's just that they didn't know if the food was digested, whether the worry had been digested as well.
"Changtian, if you have any worries, you can tell us."
Xu Qingwan tugged at the corner of Wei Changtian's clothes with a worried expression, "Although we are women, but . . ."
She stopped halfway through her sentence, and Wei Changtian, curious about what came after "but", asked with a smile:
"But what? Tell me."
"But, but . . ."
Xu Qingwan's face turned red instantly, but she still finished the sentence in a soft, stumbling voice.
"But, we are all your women . . ."
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From the perspective of etiquette and rules, this statement undoubtedly did not hold water, and could only be said by Lu Jingyao, who was far away.
After all, Wei Changtian only had her as a woman with a title at the moment.
But hiss!
Why did he inexplicably feel a sense of accomplishment?
"Hahahaha!"
Wei Changtian felt relieved in his heart, couldn't help but laugh for a while, and then happily ordered:
"I know, I'll tell you if I have anything to say."
"You guys should go do whatever you need to do now, I have something to take care of."
"Oh."
Xu Qingwan should be the least temperamental of the three, so when she heard Wei Changtian say he had something to take care of, she nodded and walked out of the room.
Although Yang Liu Shi and Liang Qin still had some things they wanted to say to Wei Changtian, they had to hold back for the time being and left the room together.
Judging from the direction the three of them were heading, they should be gathering together again to discuss how to share the burden for their "Young Master, Changtian, Brother Changtian".
However, Wei Changtian himself didn't have time to ponder these things at the moment. He watched the three women leave, closed the door, and then shifted his gaze to the wooden box placed in the corner.
This was what Wei Xianzhi had brought from the capital.
"Pa ta ~"
Gently opening the lid of the box, first six or seven various treasured sabers came into view.
Casually taking out a Liaofeng Saber engraved with the words "Tianqian", drawing the saber from its sheath, and pretending to be very professional, he stretched out his hand and flicked the blade.
"Ding ~"
A clear yet long-lasting trembling sound rang out, feeling like the quality should not be inferior to Dragon's Roar.
However, as for the quality of this saber, Wei Changtian certainly couldn't tell, nor could he find it in the system.
He couldn't find Dragon's Roar and Sparrow Cry before, and Wei Changtian thought he had mistaken the names.
Only then did he realize that the quality of these sabers was too low, and they were not even within the scope of the system's sales!
In short, whether it was Dragon's Roar or Sparrow Cry, or the "Tianqian" in his hand now, although they were treasured sabers in this world, they didn't even reach the lowest level of "Yellow-Rank Weapon" in the system!
The only Xuantian Sword that could be found was only Earth-Rank.
But it didn't matter, anyway, weapons were external objects, and it would be fine to use them for now.
If there was a real need in the future, then he would consider it.
Shaking his head, putting all the treasured sabers in the box into the Starry Sky Saber Sheath, Wei Changtian then groped out a few food boxes from the wooden box.
Bringing a bunch of food boxes from the capital from thousands of miles away . . . needless to say, it must have been Qin Caizhen's request.
Opening the food box with little interest, the food inside was indeed as expected, all kinds of uniquely shaped osmanthus cakes.
This kind of osmanthus cake personally made by Qin Caizhen was the favorite food of the former owner, but Wei Changtian thought it was too sweet and never liked it.
It seemed that Qin Caizhen had not yet noticed the change in his "son's" taste.
Throwing the food box aside, Wei Changtian originally planned to give it to others later.
However, after hesitating for a moment, he picked up a piece and stuffed it into his mouth, eating this sickeningly sweet "motherly love" while taking out the last cloth bag from the box.
It was probably something Lu Jingyao gave him.
Such a big bag, he didn't know what kind of broken toy it was.
