In the Great Chu Dynasty, officials take one day off every five days, and tomorrow happens to be a rest day, so Song Wei came back early.
Wen Wan spoke to him about Su Yaoqi, "I don't know whether to say he has a strong psychological endurance or that he lives too simply. Today, he made no attempt to conceal himself when he came, directly exposing that half of his face. When I saw him during the day, I was a bit shocked. Whoever did this was really quite cruel."
Song Wei said, "To be simple to a certain extent is a kind of realm."
Su Yaoqi grew up in the swamp that is the Su Family, yet he has still managed to maintain the heart of an innocent child for nineteen years.
In these nineteen years, he had the opportunity to change, but he didn't; he chose to be the "pure land" that his father idealized, choosing the simplest way to live.
For him, being able to live like this in the Su Family is indeed a kind of realm.
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