frightfiction Chapter 286: Returning to the Capital
Chapter 286: Returning to the Capital
Chapter 286: Returning to the Capital
Arriving at a place particularly suitable for horseback riding, Ji Meiqing looked at the scenery and said, "Winter is over, and spring has come quite early. Look, the river has thawed, and there are some faint green patches around it."
Lu Yu, leading the horse, said, "Yes. Are you still going to learn?" Ji Meiqing glanced at Hongzao and said, "I don't want to learn anymore. I think the scenery here is quite nice."
Lu Yu tied the red dates to a tree, then hugged Ji Meiqing and tickled her, saying, "Are you kidding me?" Ji Meiqing laughed and tried to break free from his embrace, "No, I was wrong. I just wanted to come out and clear my head." Ji Meiqing couldn't escape Lu Yu's embrace, and after running a few steps, she was hugged back by him. But this time, he didn't do anything; he just held her quietly.
After a while, Lu Yu finally spoke up, saying, "Then just tell me. Whatever you want to do, I will support you."
Time slipped through their fingers again. Ji Meiqing and Lu Yu's daily routine consisted of work and playful banter. Soon, Zhang Xiaofei's wedding day arrived. Ji Meiqing and Lu Yu sent the invitations to the Zhang residence. Ji Meiqing had already received news from Zhang Xiaofei that Ji Xiangyang would also be attending. Lu Yu had initially advised her not to go, assuring her that Zhang Xiaofei wouldn't blame her.
But Ji Meiqing said, "Why can't I go just because he went? Xiao Fei is my best friend now, and I must go to her wedding."
This resulted in a situation where Ji Meiqing and Ji Xiangyang met at the Zhang residence gate but ignored each other. After a brief standoff, Ji Meiqing pulled Lu Yu and turned to go inside first. Ji Xiangyang, watching their retreating figures, gritted her teeth and followed. However, they went to different people: Ji Meiqing went directly to Zhang Xiaofei, while Ji Xiangyang went to the main hall to find Master Zhang.
As a man, Lu Yu felt it inappropriate to enter a woman's boudoir, so Zhang Xiaofei had someone show him around. Ji Meiqing, seeing Zhang Xiaofei getting ready, said, "I got up really early today for you."
Zhang Xiaofei said with a bitter face, "I got up even earlier." Ji Meiqing retorted mercilessly, "It's your wedding, if you don't get up early, who will?"
Hearing her say that, Zhang Xiaofei stopped the others from applying makeup to her and then said to Ji Meiqing, "Xiaoqing, are you here to annoy me?"
Seeing her like this, Ji Meiqing quickly waved her hand and said, "Alright, alright, you can continue. By the way, what am I supposed to do today? This is my first time participating in something like this."
Zhang Xiaofei told the person next to her to continue, and then said, "You just need to eat and drink today. Did you read the invitation carefully? We're not having a wedding ceremony today. We're just inviting our relatives and friends here first, and then we'll head to the capital. It would be too time-consuming to pick them up from here. So we'll go directly to our family's branch in the capital."
Ji Meiqing nodded to indicate that she understood, and then asked, "Will Qiu Ze be with you during those few days?"
Zhang Xiaofei replied, "No, he can't see me before our wedding ceremony." Ji Meiqing suddenly realized that she didn't have so many rules when she got married. Could it be that she was in a fake marriage? But she also knew that there weren't so many rules.
When the banquet began, Zhang Xiaofei got busy. Lu Yu found Ji Meiqing and led her to a table to sit down for dinner. Ji Meiqing picked up her chopsticks and started eating. Lu Yu looked at her and asked, "What did you talk about?"
"It's nothing. Xiao Fei told me that my task today is to eat and drink. We'll be going to the capital with them in a little while," Ji Meiqing replied.
Lu Yu picked up his chopsticks and started eating, saying, "I know you're going to Jiangnan, right? Then let's head straight from the capital."
Ji Meiqing agreed with his suggestion, saying, "Sure. I'm increasingly feeling that I can be a hands-off manager now. Whether it's a restaurant in Beijing or Fuzhou, I don't really need to manage it anymore. I think this is the time for me to go out and make my own way in the world."
Lu Yu also said, "Yes, there haven't been any new products recently. I've also recruited a few people with this talent. I believe they can do a great job even without my personal guidance."
Ji Xiangyang and Master Zhang were sitting at the same table. From his position, he could see Ji Meiqing and Lu Yu. Since there were more than just the two of them at the table, it was not appropriate for them to say anything.
After eating, Ji Meiqing used a carrier pigeon to tell Granny Mei about her situation and thoughts regarding Lu Yu, assuring her not to worry. Then she went to the capital with Zhang Xiaofei and her group; Ji Xiangyang wasn't going. In fact, apart from a few people, most of them weren't going.
They traveled slowly, taking several days to reach the capital. Zhang Xiaofei had intended to have them stay at the Zhang residence, but Ji Meiqing declined her offer and returned home with Lu Yu. When Granny Liu saw them return, she said, "Young master, madam, why are you back so soon? Won't you stay a few more days?"
Ji Meiqing was also a little tired and said, "Grandma Liu, we have some things to take care of, so we came back. After we finish, we will be heading to Jiangnan. It should be a while before we return."
After learning the details, Granny Liu saw how tired Ji Meiqing and Lu Yu were, so she didn't disturb them and went to cook. Ji Meiqing lay on the bed and took the initiative to talk to Lu Yu about her past. "Brother Lu, before I transmigrated here, I didn't believe that people could go back to the past, but I didn't expect it to really happen to me. To be honest, at first I really wanted to go back, but I tried everything and nothing worked. Now, I don't want to go back. First, I've adapted to this place, and second, you're here."
Lu Yu turned around, hugged her, and said, "Even if you still want to go back now, I won't let you go."
Ji Meiqing hugged him and said, "I used to think that people in ancient times who had multiple wives and concubines were fickle and cruel, which is why I was afraid and wanted to go back. But it's different now. You don't have multiple wives and concubines, and I don't think Qiu Ze will either. People like you who can love only one person in their entire lives in this era are someone you might not even meet even if you used up all your luck. So now that I've met you, I won't let go." Lu Yu was very moved, but he was very tired, so Ji Meiqing didn't respond for a long time. Then she looked up at him and found that he had fallen asleep.
Ji Meiqing smiled as she gazed at Lu Yu's sleeping face, then closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep as well. When they woke up, it was already past noon, and Granny Liu didn't have the heart to wake them for lunch.
Lu Yu heard a strange sound, and then saw Ji Meiqing rub her rumbling stomach and say, "I'm a little hungry." So Lu Yu took Ji Meiqing to eat.