871 Farewell (6)
Luo Xueyan wiped her tears and said, “Jiaojiao, you have to write letters back!”
The curtain of the carriage was lowered, and the guards of the long procession walked forward one after another, carrying the heavy dowry.
At the front, Xie Jingxing sat upright on his horse. From time to time, he would talk to Shen Miao through the curtain of the carriage.
It was a few months’ journey from Ming Qi to the Daliang Dynasty. In her previous life, she had also gone out of the city gate of the capital and traveled to the State of Qin. However, the carriage she was in was not as comfortable as the one she was in now. At that time, she brought very few servants and palace maids.
For some reason, Shen Miao felt happy.
In the evening, it was time to find a place to rest outside. Just as she was thinking, the procession suddenly stopped.
Shen Miao’s heart tightened. There were often bandits on the road outside the city. Could it be that they had encountered bandits? However, on second thought, she didn’t think so. Xie Jingxing’s subordinates were skilled in martial arts and there were a lot of them. They would probably be able to beat the bandits.
Curious, she put down the veil and lifted the curtain of the carriage. Before Jingzhe and Gu Yu could react, Shen Miao had already jumped out of the carriage.
Xie Jingxing stopped his horse in front. In the middle of the road, a person wearing a black bamboo hat was holding the reins and blocking the way.
He said, “Hey, are you going to leave without giving me a red packet of wedding money?”
It was Su Mingfeng’s voice. He was probably wearing a cloak to hide his face.
Shen Miao was slightly stunned, but Xie Jingxing had already gotten off the horse and walked up to Su Mingfeng. Su Mingfeng took out a letter and suddenly slapped it on Xie Jingxing’s chest. He said in a low voice, “My congratulatory gift. This letter came out of the Princess’ mansion, but I intercepted it.”
“I know it already.” Xie Jingxing smiled. “But thank you anyway.”
Su Mingfeng was stunned for a moment before his voice became angry. “You knew it already? Oh right, you are Prince Rui and you have eyes everywhere. I’m afraid you probably know everything that happens in the princess’ mansion. Even if I didn’t intercept this letter yesterday, you still have a way to get it.”
Xie Jingxing did not comment.
“You!” Su Mingfeng grabbed Xie Jingxing’s collar and was about to hit him. Jingzhe and Gu Yu were shocked, but Tie Yi and the others did not rush up to stop him.
Su Mingfeng suddenly let go and said angrily, “You bastard!”
Xie Jingxing raised his eyebrows. “I’m very happy that you’re willing to send me off.”
Su Mingfeng was silent. A moment later, he said, “This is the last time.”
“This is the last time I’m here to send you off.” He looked up. “I can’t be loyal to both of you and my country, but this time, I still choose to be loyal to you. After this, we won’t be brothers anymore.”
He continued, “The two of us will eventually reach the point of crossing swords with each other. When we meet again, we’ll be enemies and will no longer be friends.” He said seriously, “However, for now, you’re still my brother.”
There were some things in the world that made people feel helpless. Fate, by a freak combination of factors, would always turn the person closest to you into a stranger. If people wanted something, they had to give up other things.
Looking at the two of them, Shen Miao seemed to have seen two young men running through the streets and alleys of the capital and sparring with each other on the training ground.
Su Mingfeng slowly clenched his fists and placed them in front of Xie Jingxing.
This was something the two of them often did when they were young. The boys in the capital often used this gesture as a testament to their brotherhood. When Su Mingfeng was young, he felt that this gesture was very cool, so he asked Xie Jingxing to do it too. Later, when he grew up, he felt that this gesture was stupid and cheesy, so he didn’t do it often.
Xie Jingxing looked at him and suddenly smiled. He reached out to fist bump him.
Su Mingfeng looked up and laughed. “How satisfying!”
He suddenly got on the horse and said to Xie Jingxing, “After today, the two of us are no longer brothers. However, now that the sun has yet to set and the moon has yet to rise, you and I are still good brothers.” He pulled the rein, and the horse neighed. Su Mingfeng turned around and left.
“I hope that from now on, you won’t have to worry about food and clothing, and you’ll have many children and grandchildren. You’ll have a long life!”
The voice of the young man trailed off as he galloped into the afterglow of the setting sun, leaving only a blurry figure in the distance.
Xie Jingxing smiled, but his eyes gradually turned cold. He got on the horse again.
He shouted, “Let’s go!”
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