Chu Zhao stayed in Liangzhou for another five days. After making sure that Princess Huai'an had fully adapted to the new life, he planned to leave for Xirong.

The night before leaving, Zhang Xingzhou arranged a sumptuous farewell banquet for them, and everyone drank until the third night before leaving.

Early the next morning, the team packed up and headed west out of the city gate.

The parting words have been said a thousand times through the drunkenness last night. At this moment, everyone restrained themselves and pretended to be relaxed in order not to make the other party sad.

Zhang Xingzhou and Princess Huai'an sent Chu Zhao and others ten miles outside the city together. They cherished each other for the last time in the vast white snow, and stood there watching the group of people gradually go away.

Princess Huai'an waited for a long time, but did not see Chu Zhao turn around. She sniffed and said, "My ancestor is so cruel that he doesn't even look back at me."

"She is not cruel, but unwilling to give up." Zhang Xingzhou said, "Everyone expresses emotions in different ways. The king prefers to use indifference and determination to cover up the love between his children."

"What about you?" Princess Huai'an looked up at him, "What is Master's way of expressing his emotions? Is he holding it in his heart and not speaking out even to death?"

Zhang Xingzhou: "..."

This child speaks so straightforwardly, just like her ancestors.

Princess Huai'an saw his helpless expression and said with a smile: "Master, have you ever thought that just because you didn't tell me, you missed the opportunity to pursue your ancestors? Love is something that sometimes cannot be hidden. , otherwise if you miss it, it may be a lifetime."

Zhang Xingzhou: "..."

She is so young, and she speaks as if she has gone through thousands of sails. Don't you know that some feelings are not suitable for breaking up. If you don't break it down, you will still be friends. If you break it down, there will be nothing.

"Let's go, don't use your shallow experience and education as a teacher, wait until you get into the game yourself!"

He raised his hand and patted the little girl on the back of her head, then turned around and walked back.

Princess Huai'an pouted and made a face behind him, then caught up with him and walked side by side with him.

Behind him, Chu Zhao finally turned around and watched the two figures, one tall and one short, walking further and further away, smiling with relief and reluctance. He felt more and more that he had made a particularly correct decision in sending Princess Huai'an to Zhang Xingzhou.

For a lonely and silent person like Zhang Xingzhou, it's good to have Huai'an chattering beside him. If life is lively, it won't be so difficult.

And Huai'an's out-of-the-box temper also needs a calm and steady person to suppress her, and Zhang Xingzhou can just suppress her.

Therefore, these two masters and apprentices are a perfect match.

"Why, can't you let go?" Xiao Chi also looked back and bumped Chu Zhao gently with his elbow, "Can't you let go of your granddaughter, or can't you let go of your blue beauty confidant?"

"..." Chu Zhao glared at him and slapped him on the back of the head, "It doesn't matter who I am reluctant to let go of. I am still willing to beat you up."

Xiao Chi groaned, covered the back of his head and said to Xu Hui: "You see, she beats people at every turn. She is not as good as you think."

Xu replied: "...Is it possible that what we like is her fault?"

Xiao Chi: "Isn't there something wrong with this? You are born a masochist, right?"

Xu Hui nodded: "Yes, when the general can't stand it anymore, remember to say hello in advance."

"Then I'm afraid you won't be able to wait." Xiao Chi said seriously, "Actually, I am also a masochist."

Xu replied: "..."

This man really deserves a beating. If it weren't for the desolate surroundings and being so boring, I really wouldn't want to talk to him!

Everyone was chatting and laughing. Even though the weather was cooling down, it was not uncomfortable, but the snow on the ground made it difficult to walk. It was not until noon that we walked more than 30 miles.

Just as he was about to find a sheltered place to light a fire and make some hot soup to warm himself up, two messengers came quickly from the direction of Liangzhou. They said that the Minister of Rites had sent a letter home to Liangzhou, and the general asked them to deliver it to Miss Wei. So as not to delay anything important.

Everyone thought it would be nothing important. Maybe the year was approaching and the minister missed his daughter so much that he wrote a letter to express his longing for her.

Wei Lingxi thought so too. He was still smiling when he opened the letter, but when he saw the content, his expression suddenly changed and he burst out crying.

Everyone was startled and asked her what happened.

Wei Lingxi cried so much that she couldn't speak and gave the letter directly to Chu Zhao.

Chu Zhao was surprised after reading it. Wei Shangshu said in the letter that Wei Lingxi's grandmother passed away suddenly due to a sudden illness, and asked her to return to Beijing as soon as possible after receiving the letter to see her grandmother off for the last time.

"How could this happen? How could such a good person leave so suddenly?" Chu Zhao handed the letter to Xiao Chi and held Wei Lingxi in his arms. He wanted to comfort her, but he didn't know where to start.

It would take ten days and a half at the fastest for this letter to be sent from the capital to Liangzhou. Wei Shangshu said that because several of Wei Lingxi's uncles were serving as officials in other places, it would take some time to get back to the capital, so the family decided to stop the funeral. For nineteen days, he held a dojo for the old man and waited until all his relatives had arrived before burying him.

But even so, if Wei Lingxi wanted to go back to her grandmother's funeral, she would have to travel non-stop day and night to catch up. If there was rain or snow on the way, she would miss it if she was delayed for a few days.

Seeing the little girl's eyes red from crying, everyone was in a state of sadness. Apart from advising her to mourn, there was nothing they could do to help her.

Chu Zhao said: "I know you are sad, but now is not the time to cry. You must make a choice as soon as possible. Should you continue to travel west with us, or leave home immediately?"

Wei Lingxi cried out of breath in her arms and kept saying that she was going home now.

Her mother was injured when giving birth to her, and she had been raised at the knee of her grandmother since she was a child. She had a deep relationship with her grandmother, but her grandmother passed away suddenly. It was unfilial for her not to stay by her side, so she had to go back to see her grandmother off for the last time no matter what.

Chu Zhao comforted her while discussing countermeasures with Xiao Chixu. For the current plan, he could only let her follow the soldiers who delivered the message back to Liangzhou, and then ask Zhang Xingzhou to send an escort to send her back to Beijing.

But she was a delicate girl, and Chu Zhao couldn't trust her to hand her over to two Xin soldiers. He looked at the people around him and could only look at Xu Hui in embarrassment.

Xu Hui looked at Tie Chui and General Xiao, then at Chu Zhao and Xiao Chi, and helplessly spread his hands: "I am the most suitable, right?"

Chu Zhao was also helpless and said apologetically: "Just work hard and send people to Zhang Xingzhou and come back. We will walk slower and wait for you."

Xu Hui looked at the little girl's pitiful appearance and sighed: "Then leave quickly. We won't be able to return to the city before dark."

Wei Lingxi didn't expect that Xu Hui would agree so readily. Despite his grief, he finally felt a little comforted.

Chu Zhao asked Tie Hammer to pick out her luggage and sent two more followers to accompany them, so that Xu Hui would be taken care of when he came back.

The group got on their horses and galloped towards the way they came.

Chu Zhao looked at Xu Hui's back. Although he knew that they were only separated for a short time and would meet again tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, he still felt empty and a little unaccustomed to it.

Looking back, I saw that besides Xiao Chi, only Iron Hammer and General Xiao were left. I couldn't help but feel even more sad. The once lively group of people had suddenly separated without realizing it.

"Let's walk slowly and wait for Xu Hui." Chu Zhao said with emotion, "Without Xu Hui, we wouldn't even be able to get together a table of mahjong."

Seeing that she was sad, Xiao Chi planned to comfort her, but he didn't expect that she was still thinking about playing mahjong at this time, and he suddenly couldn't laugh or cry.

"But the problem is, without Xu Hui, we happen to be two pairs, how could we not get together for a mahjong table?" Xiao Chi asked strangely.

Chu Zhao was stunned for a moment and said embarrassedly: "I forgot to include myself."

Xiao Chi: "Tell me the truth, did your heart follow Xu Hui?"

Chu Zhao: "..."

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