"What are you going to do?" Hearing Sima Yongheng's words, Wei Wei frowned his handsome brows and looked at Sima Yongheng, who still looked a bit hesitant, with a puzzled expression.
Then Sima Yongheng told Wei Wei what he had said to Wei Shuxuan before. However, after hearing it, Wei Wei showed a hesitant look. Sima Yongheng looked at Wei Wei disappointedly and said, "Brother Wei, if it's not possible, don't force it. I'm just asking."
"......Why did you ask me to go with you?" Wei Wei asked Sima Yongheng.
"Because I think Brother Wei would probably agree to my request. Moreover, I'm not very familiar with Brother Xin Shang, and Brother Zi'an has something to do with Sister Shuxuan. I definitely can't ask them. So after much thought, I found that only Brother Wei was available. We traveled together before, and I feel that we have a closer relationship."
Sima Yongheng's words seemed quite reasonable. Wei Wei had no choice but to say, "......All right, but I need to ask the young lady if she needs me to accompany her this afternoon."
"I understand! I won't cause any trouble to Sister Shuxuan or Brother Wei!" Hearing that Wei Wei had agreed, Sima Yongheng couldn't help but feel overjoyed. His originally disappointed expression instantly broke into a smile.
Wei Wei then went to the room where Wei Shuxuan and Xin Zizhao were staying. He gently knocked on the door and said, "Young lady, are you in the room? This subordinate has something to discuss with you."
"I'm in the room. Come in and talk!" Wei Shuxuan's voice came from inside the room.
After getting Wei Shuxuan's permission, Wei Wei slowly pushed open the door. He saw Wei Shuxuan and Xin Zizhao sitting leisurely at the table, drinking tea. There was also a small plate of boiled edamame beside Wei Shuxuan. Seeing Wei Wei come in, Wei Shuxuan immediately waved to him cheerfully and said, "Wei Wei, you came just in time. The boiled edamame here is especially delicious. Do you want to have some?"
"No, thank you, young lady. This subordinate just has something to discuss with you. I'll leave right away after I finish speaking."
"Eh? Are you in such a hurry?" Wei Shuxuan looked at Wei Wei in surprise. Seeing the expression on Wei Wei's face, she sighed and said, "All right, then tell me what you want to discuss with me."
"Young lady, are you going to visit with General Ge this afternoon?"
"Yes."
Wei Shuxuan casually picked up an edamame and deftly peeled the shell while answering casually.
"Then does the young lady need this subordinate to accompany you this afternoon?"
Wei Wei's words piqued Wei Shuxuan's curiosity. Usually, no matter where she went, Wei Wei would surely follow and never ask for her opinion. What was going on today? Why did this loyal subordinate of hers suddenly propose such a thing?
"Why? Where are you going this afternoon?" Wei Shuxuan was very curious and couldn't help but let her imagination run wild. "Wei Wei, have you met a girl here? Are you going on a date with her this afternoon... Mm... Xin Zizhao, why did you hit me!"
Wei Shuxuan turned around angrily and looked at Xin Zizhao discontentedly. Xin Zizhao just glanced at her indifferently and said, "Don't talk nonsense."
Xin Zizhao had always seen Wei Wei's feelings for Wei Shuxuan. Only this slow - witted Wei Shuxuan hadn't noticed. Wei Wei looked at Xin Zizhao in surprise. He didn't expect that Mr. Xin had seen his feelings for the young lady long ago. However, he was very grateful for Xin Zizhao's action just now. Such a considerate man, no wonder the young lady liked Mr. Xin so much. It seemed that he had no choice but to give up.
"......No, young lady. Yongheng said he wanted this subordinate to accompany him to look for his family this afternoon."
"Oh, I almost forgot about this. Then go with him. Let Xin Shang accompany us."
Hearing Wei Wei's reason, Wei Shuxuan had no reason to refuse. She readily agreed to Wei Wei's request without even thinking.
After getting Wei Shuxuan's permission, Wei Wei left the room. Watching Wei Wei's departing back, Xin Zizhao said indifferently, "I thought you wouldn't let him go with that young man."
"How could that be? I do know some martial arts, okay? It's just that Wei Wei always makes a fuss. First of all, I have no dissatisfaction with Wei Wei. I just occasionally want to protect myself."
"Come on. If it weren't for Wei Wei coming to ask me for help in the palace last time, you might have been chopped into pieces by the former empress."
"No way! It was the former empress who was unreasonable and made trouble out of nothing. She also wrongly accused others..."
"Yes, yes, yes..."
As a result, the two started arguing in the room again.
In the afternoon, Wei Wei and Sima Yongheng went out. Sima Yongheng was holding the jade pendant his mother gave him before she died. Wei Wei casually glanced at the jade pendant. It was a round jade pendant made of emerald. It looked smooth, almost transparent, and without any flaws. It should be a very high - quality jade pendant.
There were still people performing on the street, but Sima Yongheng and Wei Wei had no intention of appreciating the wonderful performance. They asked several people in a row, but all of them said they didn't know. On the way, there were also people who wanted to buy Sima Yongheng's jade pendant, but Sima Yongheng firmly refused to sell it, which annoyed those people. In the end, it was Wei Wei who stepped in and dealt with those who wanted to snatch the jade pendant.
"Thank you so much, Brother Wei. If you weren't here, I wouldn't have been able to beat those people."
Thinking of what just happened, Sima Yongheng still felt scared. He tightly held the jade pendant in his hand, afraid of losing this only relic from his mother. For him, it was not only a relic but also the only token to find his family.
Seeing how nervous Sima Yongheng was about this jade pendant, Wei Wei asked him, "Why didn't you tell us at first that you had no other family members?"
"Although my mother said I could find my other family members with the jade pendant, I didn't have a single coin. So I never really took this matter to heart. It wasn't until I met Brother Wei and Sister Shuxuan. But if I had directly asked you for travel expenses, I would have felt so useless. So I never brought it up."
"Did you take this opportunity to look for your family when you knew the young lady was coming to the border?"
"Yes. Sometimes, some things have to be done by oneself."
Sima Yongheng nodded, and the hand holding the jade pendant tightened involuntarily. He couldn't always rely on Sister Shuxuan to change his life. That's why he wanted to find his family.