Half in the river wind, half in the clouds

Jiang's mother was really uneasy about this long journey. Her husband was fine, and he still had a concubine to serve him. She was over 40 years old, and those jealous things were no longer on her agenda. She felt relieved to have a caring person by her husband's side.

Jiang You has been a wild person since he was a child and he is a strong man. Now that he is talking about marriage, he has become more stable and she doesn't miss him that much.

Old Mrs. Jiang's fate was predetermined by heaven, and her fighting ability was off the charts, so she didn't need to worry about anything.

Only Fei and Feng made her worried.

The two sisters were at loggerheads, as hostile as fire and water, with no room for reconciliation. If it had been in the past, Jiang Feng would have lowered his posture and sought peace, but this time, even Jiang's mother's scolding and beatings were useless.

What made Jiang's mother even more worried was that Jiang Feng was still being thought of by the romantic prince. She had originally planned to take Jiang Feng with her to Chang'an, but Jiang's father did not agree. The reason was very reasonable: the Jiang family had to complete the marriages of Zuo, You, and Fei in less than two years. Jiang's mother was busy running back and forth between Chang'an and Liangzhou, so Jiang Fei had to prepare the dowry herself. And the old lady Jiang was old and needed someone to take care of her. Others had no time, but Jiang Feng was the only one who had time. It was her filial piety to stay and take care of her grandmother.

Jiang's mother was unable to resist the accusation of filial piety. Jiang's father took advantage of the situation and stroked his beard, saying, "Secondly, we don't have a place to stay in Chang'an, so we have to go through a lot of trouble. We also have to deal with Shen Guxing. If Jiang Feng follows us, I don't know how much trouble will arise."

But Jiang's mother knew clearly what Jiang's father's real intention was: he couldn't bear to give up the piece of fat meat that was already in his mouth, Li Longye!

Of course Jiang's mother couldn't persuade Jiang's father, so she had to go with Jiang Zuo. She made up her mind to pack up as soon as possible and arrange for Jiang Feng to go over immediately.

Jiang Feng always obeyed the arrangement and never asked for anything, but she hoped that Jiang's mother would take her to Chang'an. But she saw that her marriage with Yuanhe was ruined, and Jiang's mother pretended to be ignorant of her and Li Longye's affair on Qiushan Mountain. She thought that Jiang's father and mother had united and were determined to use her to cling to Li Longye.

Thinking back to the time, Jiang’s mother scolded her harshly just because Shen Guxing gave her a bunch of herbs.

Think about it, at that moment, Jiang's mother was running around to stop Jiang Fei's unreliable marriage, even at the cost of angering Old Lady Jiang.

Perhaps, from the perspective of ancient views on marriage, marrying into a royal palace was indeed the best thing.

Don’t expect Jiang’s mother to judge the quality of a marriage based on the thinking of a thousand years later!

Thinking this way, I feel much more comfortable.

So even when they were parting, Jiang's mother held Jiang Lan in one hand and Jiang Fei in the other, leaving her alone, and she didn't feel it was eye-catching.

Jiang's mother held her two daughters' hands together, and Jiang Lan pulled Jiang Feng over. Jiang Feng then heard Jiang's mother say earnestly, "My daughters, you are sisters of the flesh and blood, you... you are well..."

Jiang Fei cried with red eyes, "Mother, don't worry. It's your daughter who is worried about you. I will be filial to my grandmother and father and take care of my sister at home."

Jiang's mother smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I know you are a good child. Your sister is married, and you are the oldest girl in the family. You should share more of the big and small things in the family, and ask the old lady if you are unsure. Your sister is naughty, so you should also give your sister money and discipline her when necessary. Mother will make the decision for you."

Jiang Fei nodded solemnly. Jiang Feng disagreed but was not ready to refute. Instead, Jiang Lan forced a smile and said, "It's true that mother is worried about her little daughter. I think Afeng is sensible. Don't worry, mother. I'll take care of everything for the two sisters!"

As the mother and daughter were talking, Jiang Zuo and Jiang You came over to support their mother. Jiang's father said with a smile, "It's only a few days of separation, why bother? When your mother is settled in Chang'an, you can go. Then our family can have a good time in Chang'an."

Jiang You has always been an optimist. He would not worry even if the sky fell. He looked at his tearful mother and the three girls and said, "Mother went to Chang'an this time to help big brother find a sister-in-law. You are crying and delaying big brother's important matter. Big brother will be angry later."

The four of them all laughed when they heard this. Jiang's mother knew that she couldn't just be sad, so she pulled Jiang You over and said sternly, "You little monkey, you've become a wild horse without a rein when I'm not at home! And don't act recklessly. If you have any questions in the army, ask your eldest brother-in-law..."

Seeing that his mother was targeting him again, Jiang You quickly hid behind Jiang Zuo and said jokingly, "Brother, mother's spell is really powerful. You have to learn from it."

Jiang You's jokes made everyone laugh, and the sadness of parting faded a little. Jiang's father hurriedly said, "Hurry up and get on the road. Don't keep the prince's people waiting for too long."

He then looked at Jiang Zuo and said, "Be careful on the road and take good care of your mother."

Jiang Zuo hurriedly said, "Please rest assured, father! Please take care of yourself, father."

At this time, Brother-in-law Liu had finished communicating with the palace guards and trotted over to say, "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, we have already discussed it with the palace. The prince has transported dozens of carts of goods to Chang'an this time, so it is convenient to take mother-in-law and A Zuo with him. Moreover, we can rest at the official post station along the way, which is the safest and most convenient."

Father Jiang also thought it was appropriate, so he said, "That's great. I'm relieved now. I'll just have to trouble you to mediate."

Liu Nezhi thought that there was no need for him to mediate anything, as the prince had taken the initiative to come to him. Li Longye had put in a lot of effort to please Jiang Feng.

Jiang's mother sprained her foot, and the prince's personal physician came to see her every two days. The mother-in-law was so scared that she wanted to jump up on the spot so that she could tell the physician that you don't need to come.

After all, the imperial physician's official rank was three levels higher than my father-in-law's!

And that brat Jiang You has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant, and his promotion speed is catching up with Gao Hui. But Gao Hui is from a family of military generals. Not only does his father have a high reputation in the army, but his grandfather-in-law is the top figure in the military of Liangzhou. But what does Jiang You have? It's just because of a word from the prince.

His Royal Highness Prince Xiang was worried that the shortage of supplies in the northwest would make his son suffer, so he sent two large carts of supplies from Chang'an. However, the carriage did not even see the door of the prince's residence and turned into the Jiang Mansion.

Knowing that his mother-in-law was going to Chang'an, the prince was even more eager to help.

Although he thought so in his heart, he did not dare to say anything nonsense. He just said, "Father-in-law, you don't have to be polite. It's just a matter of convenience."

The whole family understood why, it was just for Ah Feng. Jiang Feng had developed an indestructible skill in recent days - pretending to be confused. She was determined to treat the big bearded man's good intentions as what he said when he was fooling others - this little girl looked very much like her sister who died early.

At this time, she still pretended to be confused and looked at her brother-in-law with admiration, as if it was really his credit. The rest of the people, like Jiang Fei, were jealous, like Jiang Zuo, they felt sorry, like Jiang's mother was worried, and some, like Jiang's father, Liu Nezhi and Jiang You, thought that the prince was really a good person!

The convoy went farther and farther away, and finally disappeared in the vast Gobi Desert and the ancient road covered with lush grass, carrying the young man's high aspirations and the mother's worry and reluctance, as well as the girl's spring dream that woke up without a trace.

The galloping horse carried the girl's farewell, scattering the joy that was not expressed in time and could never be expressed in the wind! Goodbye, young man in bright clothes and vigorous horse!

It took Jiang's mother more than a month to reach Chang'an. When she saw the towering tower of Yanping Gate from afar, Jiang's mother was already shaken to the point of breaking bones. When she got closer, she saw a young man in brocade clothes waiting with a horse. Who else could it be but Shen Guxing!

The young friends were very excited to see each other again after a long separation. Jiang Zuo patted Shen Guxing on the shoulder and said, "How did you know we would arrive today? Baba was waiting here."

Shen Guxing was in high spirits and said with a smile: "I expected you to arrive in the next few days. After the court session, I had nothing to do, so I came to guard it. But I waited for you today!"

He looked at the carriage road behind him and said, "After all the hard work, Aunt and my two sisters need to have a good rest. I have already booked a good room in Yunju. It is quiet and elegant, and close to the house that Uncle Qing likes."

Jiang Zuo was touched, but it was difficult to say much with so many people around, so he could only lead Shen Guxing to pay his respects to Jiang's mother through the curtain, and said, "Only mother will come to Chang'an this time, and the two sisters will have to wait until they are settled here."

Shen Guxing was slightly stunned but didn't think much about it.

On a midsummer night, Xinyiwu is nestled beside the mountains and water, with houses built along the mountains and water, and pavilions built by the water. Magnolia flowers are planted all around, with buds at the end of branches, blooming in scarlet, as bright as lotus flowers, and petals falling in succession to the deep and distant sound of Shen Guxing's piano.

Jiang Zuo filled the glass with wine and drank it all in one gulp to the sound of the piano. He felt that this immortal-like boy and his little sister were a perfect match. After much deliberation, he still walked in front of Shen Guxing holding the red coral bracelet.

After the piano music ended, he handed the bright red ball to the young man and said, "This is what Afeng gave back to you. I'm afraid she has let you down."

Shen Guxing did not take it, but drank a glass by himself, and said with a wry smile: "How can the wine tonight not make me drunk?"

Jiang Zuo also knew that he was feeling bitter, and whispered, "Yi Ye, many things can't be forced, so you should be more open-minded." Jiang Zuo naturally knew that Li Longye was not a good match, and he, as his brother, was helpless.

Shen Guxing smiled bitterly and said, "Can't we force it?! The princes and princesses of the royal family are all romantic, and the Prince of Zhongshan is also like his brothers, with a principal wife and four concubines, all the ladies of high rank. How can Afeng cope with this? Is he going to be a concubine?"

Thinking of this, Shen Guxing felt a great pain in his heart: "Perhaps others think that being a concubine of the prince is a great thing, but Ah Feng will definitely not want it."

Jiang Zuo also understood that what he said was the truth. Although Ah Feng was young, she had her own plans. It was probably impossible to let her become a concubine. But now the situation was stronger than people. If it really came to that, would he really let his little sister become a concubine?

Jiang Zuo couldn't help but sigh to the sky.

Shen Guxing smiled instead, and said with hope in his eyes: "Brother Jiang, why are you sighing? If Ah Feng doesn't want to, no matter who he is, we can't force him to do anything!"

Jiang Zuo also knew that Shen Guxing looked gentle and elegant, but in fact he was very stubborn. He would never turn back from his decision until he hit a wall. He could only persuade him, "Yi Ye, although A Feng doesn't care much about the prince, I think she has no other thoughts about you. I don't know how many things will follow from your dispute with the princess's family. Don't offend the prince for my family again."

Shen Guxing stood up, and the jade-like young man in the night took the bracelet. He stroked it for a long time, and then said loudly under the starry sky: "That year in Liangzhou, I made a two-year promise to Afeng. Although she hastily refused, I always kept it in my heart. The deadline has not come, and I am just fulfilling my own promise! Do your best and believe in fate. If Afeng finally chooses Li Longye..."

Shen Guxing paused for a moment and then said, "If she chooses this willingly, then I have nothing to say!"

At that time, the wind stopped, the leaves stood still, the crescent moon shone obliquely, and there was an indescribable loneliness.

The sorrow of the Wang River has stagnated, and I miss my home a thousand miles away. Moreover, the south wind is slow, and the beauty is like a mountain.