Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Su Qi came back this time for the funeral, and Gu Yunji was struggling with whether he should say "Long time no see" or "Sorrow and change" when he saw him for the first time, but when he really saw Su Qi, he realized that He couldn't say anything.

The young man in front of him has changed a lot, but he has a familiar appearance and a familiar voice, no doubt it is Su Qi.But for some reason, he felt a little bit like "the closer to the hometown, the more timid". The closer Su Qi was to him, the less he dared to recognize him.

The same is true for Cheng Yan.

The two of them still remembered the night when Su Qi set out for an overnight expedition. They were so anxious that they didn't even have time to pack up the package. They hurriedly received the imperial decree and were about to return to the capital with Chu Jing. None of the three of them thought that after that farewell, they would meet again. Three years later.

Seeing that Gu Yunji and Cheng Yanchu were stunned and did not respond, Su Qi smiled helplessly, and simply stretched out his hand and waved in front of the two of them: "Why, you don't recognize me?"

Gu Yunji snapped back to his senses, grabbed the hand in front of him, his voice was dry and trembling: "...Su Qi?"

"it's me."

After receiving an affirmative answer, Gu Yunji's eyes suddenly turned red, his throat was blocked, and he was speechless.

"Why didn't you see me in three years and still cried when we met? You just miss me that much?" Su Qi meant to comfort her, but what she said didn't deserve a beating. "I'm so worried about me, and I'm not afraid that Mrs. Xu will be jealous."

Gu Yunji held back the tears that hadn't flowed out yet, stretched out his hand and punched him: "...Fuck you! It's been three years and you haven't said a word of seriousness, right? You said the same to your subordinates at the border of?"

"Of course not, you two are different from them."

Seeing that Gu Yunji's mood had adjusted, Su Qi suppressed his foolish smile, looked the two of them up and down seriously, and said after a long while: "I haven't seen you for three years. Are you... all right?"

"Should we ask you this?" Cheng Yan sighed silently, looked into his eyes and said, "Are you okay, Su Qi?"

Different from the prosperity and peace of the capital, and the bitter cold in the northern border, Su Qi is not always accompanied by beautiful wine and beautiful women, but hard training, wind and frost swords, and dangers that will come at an unknown time.

Su Qi has been guarding the border for three years. In the absence of a large-scale war, as the guard of Xuanfu Town, it doesn't mean that he can stay in the city for a long time without being able to hold on.He had to deal with a small group of Tatar cavalry that might come to invade at any time, drill the army to improve combat effectiveness, conduct daily patrols and guards, and provide security for the border people and merchants.

And if necessary, he also needs to go deep into the enemy camp, sign a peace agreement with the leader of the Tatar tribe or threaten and warn each other. If he is not careful, he may lose his life.How difficult it is, even if Su Qi doesn't say it himself, Gu Yunji and Cheng Yan can guess.

What's more, Su Qi is the only son in his family, lost his mother when he was young, and has no brothers or sisters. With the death of Duke Ding, he lost all his direct relatives and became a lonely widow.

At this moment, in front of Gu Yunji and Cheng Yan, Su Qi didn't mention the grief of hearing the sad news of his father's death for the first time, nor did he mention the exhaustion and sadness on the way back to Beijing, he just hid all emotions in his heart, pretending to be relaxed: "Of course I'm fine. After all, this will happen sooner or later, the old man has been in poor health for a day or two, and I am mentally prepared."

"I have cried what should be cried, and the tears that should have been shed have been shed. One must always look forward. After sending my father the last journey, I should continue to move forward."

The more Su Qi pretended to be indifferent, the more uncomfortable Gu Yunji and Cheng Yan were. The two felt sore when they heard this, but they didn't know what to say, so they could only keep silent.

Seeing that the two were in a heavy mood, Su Qi climbed onto their shoulders from left to right, and comforted him: "What are you all doing with your faces down? Are you unhappy seeing me? You have to think about the best in everything. Although I am a general, I don't have to be like a civil servant." It's been three years for Ding You, but I still have [-] days of bereavement leave after I come back, I can stay with you until April next year, just in time for us to get together."

Seeing Su Qi was naturally happy, but the reunion of the three was at the price of Ding Guogong's death. Thinking of this, no matter how happy they were, they became unhappy, and the two of them really couldn't laugh.

As he said that, Su Qi thought of something again, and looked at Cheng Yan: "By the way, will your marriage with Sister Yunji be in March next year?"

Cheng Yan nodded: "Yes, it is preliminarily determined to be on the tenth day of March next year."

"That's just right. Although I can't go to your wedding due to my filial piety, it's good to be able to watch you get married." Su Qi's tone became brisk, "I didn't catch up with you two for the gold list, and Yun Ji got married and had a baby. I didn’t catch up, and now I finally caught up with one.”

Su Qi deliberately didn't mention sad things, so Gu Yunji didn't bother to expose his scars, and said with a smile: "Isn't it? Send her all kinds of gifts, but I haven’t seen them before.”

"A few days ago, I heard that you were coming back, and I was very excited. I was clamoring to pick you up at the gate of the city together. I persuaded Shuhua for a long time before I persuaded her. I must not be able to wait now. Would you like to go to my house to meet your goddaughter?"

Su Qi's eyes lit up first, and then he shook his head: "Forget it, I'm going to go to the palace to face the saint, and I'll go when I'm free some other day."

"There's no need to wait for another day." Cheng Yan smiled and said meaningfully, "If you want me to say, it's better for you to go to Yunji's house now."

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In the imperial study room, Emperor Jing Feng had just finished betting with King Zhao Li Rui when Ning Fuhai came in to report: "Your Majesty, General Su Qi, the deputy general of Xuanfu Town, has arrived and is waiting in the Hall of Martial Ying."

Emperor Jingfeng smiled when he heard the words, and said somewhat proudly: "Look, what are you talking about? Compared with neglecting the monarch, Su Qi still wants to come to see me first, even if he has the reputation of being impolite in front of the imperial court." .”

Li Rui stood up, cupped his hands, and said with a smile: "Your brother lost, as expected, His Majesty knows General Su better."

Emperor Jingfeng was in a good mood, and said to Li Rui: "Su Qi has been traveling for days and is full of dust, and he is wearing a heavy armor. He must be extremely tired, so I won't let him wait for a long time. I'll go see him now. You go back first, Don't wait for me."

Li Rui replied: "Yes."

Ning Fuhai looked hesitant when he heard the words, hesitated for a while, and said: "...Your Majesty, General Su came here after he finished bathing and changing."

Emperor Jingfeng froze: "After bathing and changing clothes? Could it be...he went directly to Su's house, and would rather enter the palace without wearing mourning clothes?"

Ning Fuhai buried his head even lower, and said cautiously: "It's not... It is said that he first went to the house of Hanlin editor Gu Yunji to take a bath and rest before entering the palace."

"Hanlin editor Gu Yunji?"

A cold look appeared in Emperor Jingfeng's eyes, and he smiled coldly: "It's bathing and resting again, I don't know when he, a military general who is out guarding the border, has come so close to the upstart of the imperial examination?"