"Could it be Cui Yi who is mourning at home?" Dong Sheng looked at Ye Yongjia's excited expression and boldly guessed.
"It's him," Ye Yongjia nodded. "Although he is from our faction and also holds power in the court, he has been in mourning in recent months and has not been out of the mountain for a long time. No one is paying attention. If he is not prepared, let him Leaving the city secretly, who can know? But this matter is related to a great gift, so I really can't force him to do so. I need to invite him with a letter to test his attitude."
Cai Xianqing laughed loudly: "Why should Tinglong be worried? How could Cui and Xun be constrained by the gift if they only seek merit and act when the opportunity arises? You only need to send Zhou Chao to call him, which saves a lot of time."
Ye Yongjia waved his hand and replied: "That's what I say, but it's too embarrassing for He Xun. I have to give him a step down. Don't worry, I'll go back and figure out a solution myself."
Seeing that Wan Yuzhi and others had not reached a conclusion, they wanted to remonstrate, but Cai Xianqing stopped them with a smile: "The Ministry of War has made a decision, you can rest assured."
"The master is back!" An old servant was walking out of the inner hall. Looking from a distance, he saw Ye Yongjia standing on the corridor and hurriedly went to greet him.
"There is no need to salute the old man," Ye Yongjia came up to support him and asked eagerly, "I wonder where Madam is now?"
The old servant accompanied him with a smile and said: "Madam and the maids are doing needlework in the wing. If the master wants to see her, I will go back and report immediately."
"No," Ye Yongjia quickly stretched out his hand to stop, "Don't bother her. I'll just go by myself."
Ye Yongjia walked through the inner hall alone and entered the east wing. Seeing two maids guarding the outside, he leaned down and asked softly: "Is there anyone else in the Nuan Pavilion?"
The maid lowered her head and replied: "It's the madam and the three maids."
Ye Yongjia glanced at the door of the Nuan Pavilion: "Go and tell them to come out."
"Yes, sir."
The two maids obeyed the order honestly, and shortly after entering the house, they took the servants out and left the needlework at hand.
Ye Yongjia immediately picked up the curtain and entered, and saw Ms. Cui still wearing plain clothes, half-smiling, no makeup on her face, and her features were picturesque.
Ms. Cui had not seen him in the past few days, and now she could not hide the excitement in her heart. She even wanted to rush up to him and call his name; but suddenly something came to mind, so she suppressed the thought and stepped forward. A respectful salute.
Ye Yongjia was slightly startled and had no choice but to return the gift before sitting down with Mr. Cui.
"Madam, I have been very busy with trivial matters recently, and I have no time to spend time with you. I finally took the opportunity today and came back on the pretext of official business. I will definitely enjoy the moon with you. Have a happy day! Don't blame me for using private life to destroy public service." Ye Yongjia slowly held her hand and said with a smile.
Mrs. Cui smiled and said: "I am just a woman, how can I hinder my husband's eternal career? I still feel guilty for this. I will never act like this again in the future."
After Ye Yongjia heard this, he raised a finger and gently placed it on her mouth: "I don't want to listen to these nonsense. Madam, is she looking down on herself like this? Doesn't she scold me in the same way?"
So Cui smiled and said nothing.
Ye Yongjia caught a glimpse of his court clothes lying by the window and reached out to take it, but Cui stopped him. He stared at him seriously and said: "This clothes hasn't been mended for you yet. What are you doing with it? That piece The patch is already somewhat torn, so don’t touch it.”
Ye Yongjia retracted his hand, smoothed her black hair instead, and softly comforted her: "Okay, okay, I will obey the madam's instructions in everything. It's just that the patch is a little torn, but it's not a serious problem. I'm just going to put it on." I only wear it occasionally when I go to court, why do I care so much..."
"What are you talking about?" Mrs. Cui turned her head and muttered, "You are a hero that everyone admires. Who knows that your ambition to save the world is rare among people in this world. If you don't care about appearance and appearance, you will It's like there's a little dirt on the jade, how can you let it be an eyesore?"
"Madam, if I have to consider what it would be like to be an official even with my daily necessities, wouldn't I become a snob?" Ye Yongjia suddenly stood up, "Don't I think I can give up these external things when I live with you day and night? In vain, treat each other like civilians?"
Mrs. Cui looked at him with righteousness in her eyes and said, "The reason why I was willing to marry you in the first place was because I respected you for your bravery and ambition... It may be a false reputation for others, but it will never be the same for you."
Ye Yongjiafu sat down again, looked at her sincerely, touched each of her slender fingers, and there were some tears in his eyes: "I...I don't want to hear what you said."
Ms. Cui lowered her head silently.
Ye Yongjia sighed with emotion and said decisively: "There are many people who respect me, but Miss Cui cannot respect me! You and I only need the word 'love'. Those real feelings, the feelings that can burst out as much as possible, rather than The so-called disrespect, the so-called respect as guests... I hate all hypocrisy, even the slightest, it will make me extremely painful... I have experienced this thousands of times, and I will still be in this hypocrisy from now on. Spend the day. Please Miss Cui...please leave me this only tender place, and don't let me think about these things here again."
Mrs. Cui looked at him steadily, but nothing could be seen from his deep eyes, and there was no way to find out what he had experienced. Of course she has infinite true feelings for him, but she can't help but admire this 'hero' and is deeply proud of his brilliance. This was not a fault, but she was so humble under the light that she did not dare to take a step beyond etiquette and looked up at him like a slave, as if she was afraid of tarnishing the original glory.
She didn't understand, but seeing Ye Yongjia in such pain, she felt sad for him and shed two lines of tears: "Husband... I know, I know..."
"Okay, that's good..." Ye Yongjia said word by word, his eye circles gradually turning red, and he slowly leaned on Cui's arms, repeating this sentence like a babble. Mrs. Cui remained motionless, just staring at him for a long time, and the two of them were silent for a long time.
After a while, Ye Yongjia's mood calmed down a little, but this incident still lingered in his heart, so he was unhappy and had no intention of dealing with Cui Yi's matter anymore. He immediately returned to the dormitory, and after a moment of silence, he realized Already asleep.
At midnight, there was a bang on the street. Ye Yongjia seemed to hear it and suddenly opened his eyes and woke up. He saw that there was an extra layer of quilt on his body, and when he looked sideways, he saw that Ms. Cui was already fast asleep beside her.
He sighed slightly, and then moved the quilt to her body. He stood up gently, put on his shoes casually, and walked into the courtyard alone.
Unexpectedly, it was a cold night. As soon as he left the dormitory, a cold wind blew in front of him. He immediately shivered a few times and became dizzy.
