03: Shang Junyan Extra

After the new emperor ascended the throne, Shang Junyan decided to resign.

He submitted the memorial three times, but His Majesty refused to allow him to do so. He was helpless.

He didn't want to stay in the capital. Since he was not allowed to resign, he would be sent out.

He always felt uncomfortable staying in the capital and watching His Majesty and Xin Yi in love. In addition, his family kept urging him to get married. After thinking about it, he decided to avoid it.

So he submitted a memorial requesting to be sent out.

This time His Majesty agreed and asked him to go to Cangnan as the prefect. Cangnan was located in a remote area and was once the place where the minions of King Yi worked. Shang Junyan knew that His Majesty asked him to go there to clean up the mess left by King Yi.

Shang Junyan happily accepted the order and left the capital.

Before leaving, the Princess of Pingjing County insisted that he marry before leaving the capital. The mother and son had a very unhappy quarrel. Shang Junyan didn't want to marry. The fire cast a great shadow on him. Whenever he thought of it in this life, the word "marrying" was like a curse that made him breathless.

Shang Junyan knew that his mother had not given up and wanted him to marry a noble lady and to take the Prince's Mansion to the next level.

But he knew his mother's temper, and with his sister fanning the flames, no matter which daughter married into the mansion, she would not be happy in this mansion.

Besides, he had already let one person down, so how could he let another person step into this fire pit.

Shang Junyan left resolutely, and he was gone for ten years.

He went from the prefect of Cangnan to the prefect of Huiqi, and from the prefect to the inspector, and traveled all over the south of Suizhou in ten years. He built bridges and roads, taught people's livelihood, reclaimed wasteland, and resettled refugees. In ten years, he became a famous official in the court.

No one would look down on him anymore. His achievements were measured step by step by him, accumulated one by one.

Su Xinyi once asked him, what is the meaning of rebirth?

He thought of today, and he finally understood.

If a person could start over again, do what he can for the people of the world, watch the people have enough food, clothes, every household has surplus food, no one picks up things on the road, and no one locks the door at night, this is the meaning of his rebirth.

It is his sincerity to forgive the sins of his previous life.

Ten years later, he returned to Beijing to report his position.

Stepping into the capital, the place that was once very familiar to him felt a little strange. The pedestrians on the street were bustling, the shops on both sides were dazzling, and the children running all over the street had innocent smiles on their faces.

The crowd in front was surging, and there were several layers of people inside and outside. He casually asked the passers-by, "What happened? Why is it so lively?"

"This gentleman is obviously from another place, right? That is the notice of the government. This year is the year of the selection, and His Majesty will not select the selection again."

Shang Junyan was stunned. He didn't expect to encounter such a thing as soon as he returned to Beijing.

"No selection again?"

"That's right. The selection three years ago was not held. His Majesty said that we ordinary people have not lived a good life yet, how can he be greedy for women, so he refused to select. His Majesty is really a wise monarch, always thinking about us."

Shang Junyan has been away for ten years, never asking about these things, and working for the court wholeheartedly. He didn't know that His Majesty actually refused the selection.

Counting it up, including the year he left Beijing, His Majesty said that he wanted to observe mourning for the late emperor and refused to select. This is the third time, right?

Yan Junchu's eyes looked towards the direction of the palace. In this life, Xinyi broke free from the cage of the Prince of Pingjing's Mansion and lived well. She was right on this path.

Lifting his feet and taking a detour, Shang Junyan entered Qingjinfang, passed by Zeng Liang's house, and saw Mu Xing coming out from a distance. Now he has become a commander. Three years ago, the court went to war with the Tatars, and Mu Xing led his troops to raid the Tatars' nest and made great achievements.

This general who commanded the assistants from the assassin's seat was discovered by Xinyi.

The beggar leader Zeng Liang used to live in this house. Ten years have passed, and he should not be here. But Mu Xing still lives here. Xinyi has a good eye. He is a man who values ​​love.

Passing through Qingjinfang is Huangjinfang. It is the season when apricot blossoms are in full bloom. Suddenly, he remembered the year after their rebirth, when Xinyi came to buy wine on apricot blossoms and they met here.

At that time, he was angry, and she was also very disgusted with him. At that time, there was the fire in the Prince of Pingjing's Mansion and the early death of Mrs. Su Si between them. Even if they did not hate each other, they were not very good.

At that time, he was still righteous and felt that Xinyi had done too much.

He stepped into the Xinghua Tower and drew a pot of apricot wine. When he passed by Yiyuanju, he hesitated and went in to pick up a drunken duck.

When he walked to the street, he looked at the wine in his left hand and the duck in his right hand, but... these were all what Xinyi liked.

Standing on the street, watching people coming and going, he was a little dazed for a moment. In the previous life, they were obviously husband and wife, but he didn't know what she liked to eat, what she liked to do, and he didn't know that she had hidden all her kung fu. The closest couple made him live in a dilemma of being far away from each other.

Shang Junyan walked along this road under the apricot blossoms, and the noisy and lively streets brought back his drifting thoughts.

After walking a few steps, someone suddenly called him, "Shang Sir?"

Shang Junyan looked over and saw the person on the opposite side of the street striding over and patting his shoulder hard, "Is it really you? I haven't seen you for ten years. I don't even recognize you when you suddenly walk on the street."

It was Wang Ce.

Shang Junyan smiled, "It turned out to be Lord Wang. You are still as elegant as before."

Wang Ce looked at Shang Junyan, who looked much more vicissitudes than his peers, and couldn't help but admire him. Such an official who was not afraid of hardship and willing to work hard for the court deserved his respect.

The two walked side by side. Wang Ce was Su Xinyi's cousin-in-law, and he couldn't help but talk about things related to her.

"Brother Shang didn't know that during the war with the Tatars six years ago, the DPRK sent people to lead the army. As a result, those commanders were dissatisfied with the surrender of the Zhangping Mansion and actually tried to negotiate terms with the imperial court and His Majesty. It's a pity for you. I wasn't there, and I didn't see the Queen kill thirteen people with one shot. She was really majestic."

"Really?" Shang Junyan smiled. Su Xinyi dared to burn down the prince's palace, so there was nothing else he wouldn't dare to do.

Others kicked their courage into their stomachs, but she held it above her head.

"These commanders didn't take the Queen's reputation very seriously. They all believed it was just a rumor, thinking that a woman could have any real abilities. That year, the Queen gave birth to the second prince less than half a year ago. She was dressed in golden armor and carried a hand-held The spear, I still remember the sharp point of the spear shining when it passed through the sunlight, it was so satisfying."

There was a smile in Shang Junyan's eyes, and he said softly: "Yes, these people are lucky enough to have seen the scene when the Queen and the Empress fought against the Tatars outside Zhangping Mansion. Once they suffer, they know how to do things."

When he escorted grain and grass to Zhangping Mansion, he once quietly stood on the city wall and saw Su Xinyi fighting through the long yellow sand.

Wang Ce chatted happily with Shang Junyan and dragged him to his home. The two drank all the apricot flower wine and ate all the drunken duck.

Shang Junyan was already 78% drunk and refused Wang Ce's kindness to send someone to see him off. He walked alone under the moonlight, staggering a little, and unknowingly walked outside the palace.

The tall palace walls blocked the moonlight and his confused gaze.

Within the palace walls, Su Xinyi is living a happy life now, right?

Yan Junchu stood there for a long time and turned around to leave. When the job description was completed, he would continue to go out.

We can't stay in this capital city.

The rest of his life is long, and he still has many meaningful things to do.

If there is another life...