In fact, the general knew that the reason why Song Wei refused to forgive him was not only that he wanted to marry the princess, but also because of that slap.
He had to explain to her that she could understand that there was no other way to beat her at that time. She ran into the princess in public, and the emperor, queen and queen dowager who were far away saw it. If he didn't want her to be punished, he could only strike first. Even now, she still blames him.
The general was tossing and turning on the beauty couch. This beauty couch is usually used by women. Although it is soft and comfortable, it is too narrow. He is tall and strong, and it is ridiculous to barely sleep on it, and he can't even turn over. Except for the fact that the general was born in poverty when he was young, he has risen steadily since then, and his official career has prospered. He has never suffered such hardship.
Yes, for the general, this is already suffering. But a long time ago, before he and Song Wei were married, he dared to run into the mountains alone and spent three days and three nights just to beat a bear and then give the bear paw to Song Wei's father. He also went to the town to carry bags in order to buy her the rouge and gouache that she liked but was reluctant to buy, and he had to work hard for a long time to earn a little money. He also rushed back from the front to save her life when countless cavalry stepped over. Persevere in times of crisis, whisper softly in the dead of night, vow each other, and live forever.
But now he is no longer him, Song Wei has known for a long time that the boy she loves has changed after his success. In this world, even husband and wife can only share weal and woe but not enjoy together.
There is always someone who changes his mind.
It was not Song Wei who changed his mind, but the general. He is no longer worthless like he was many years ago. Don't bully the young and poor. He has successfully become a powerful general in this country, but he is no longer the boy Song Wei loves.
She looked away, so she chose not to come back.
The general lay down on the beauty couch for a while, staring at the back of the curtain lost in thought. In fact, he didn't see it clearly, he only saw a slender figure, that was his wife who had hugged him countless times and made various vows in countless nights.
He seemed to think of the past, feeling a little emotional, a little sad, and a little guilty. In fact, he knew that he couldn't say that he couldn't be tempted by the princess—such a noble golden branch and jade leaf, with an unparalleled status, thousands of pets, and an overwhelming beauty. The man, passionate and courageous, goes forward bravely - it must be a lie to say that he is not tempted.
But heartbeat is one thing, the general still knows who he loves. There are only two things in this world that he can't let go of, one is power, and the other is Song Wei.
During this time, he was very busy with the emperor's marriage, and he didn't have time to explain the reason for the slap to Song Wei, because he felt that Song Wei was so smart that he would definitely understand. But the facts proved that no matter how virtuous and gentle she was, she was still a woman. When it comes to love, women are usually obsessed with it. They are addicted to it, so they don't even think about whether there are other reasons behind it.
Why doesn't she believe it? In this world, he will always love her the most. All she had to do was to be his wife obediently, and he could do the rest for her. Apart from that, she didn't need to worry about anything. They are no longer the little lovers who used to secretly even meet each other. Now they are aboveboard and envied by everyone.
The general moved on the beauty bed, but he still couldn't hold back, stood up, and tiptoed towards the bed. Song Wei is the wife that his bright matchmaker is marrying, and he is her husband, the only person in the world who can justifiably touch her. But—the general didn't know why, but he didn't dare to approach, and even his footsteps were extremely light, as if he was afraid of waking up the person who had been lying down for a long time.
He slowly moved to the side of the bed, and stretched out his hand to try to lift the curtain, but he heard a cold voice from inside: "If the general dares to take a step beyond the threshold, don't blame me for being rude."
Then he heard the sound of a sharp dagger being unsheathed. The general became a little annoyed, but he could hear that the beauty on the bed was as cold as ice, and she still didn't want to fall out with Qing Huan, so he took another step back and returned to the beauty's bed.
No sound came from the tent anymore. After a while, the general lay with his arms folded and looked out the window. The bright moonlight fell on his face, reminding him of their first private meeting a long, long time ago.
At that time, she hadn't reached the age of Ji, but she was already a well-known beauty. Her father had always been proud of his daughter's beauty, and his eyes were very high. Naturally, he looked down on the general, a boy who had achieved nothing, came from a poor family and lost both parents. So they could only meet in secret, and if the general hadn't saved enough money to pay the bride price, Song Wei might have married someone else long ago.
After getting married, they lived a very happy life, only each other, without any worries. What Song Wei has to do every day is three meals a day, and then wait for her husband to come home from hunting. After the general returns home, he will have steaming and delicious meals. He will go to the city once every ten days to sell the things he hunted. On the way home, he will buy shoes, rouge, gouache or food for his wife. Song Wei pulled some beautiful fabrics to make clothes.
Those days were hundreds of times happier than the delicacies of mountains and seas now. Now the general no longer has to hunt hard to support the family, and Song Wei doesn't have to cook or make clothes herself—but she is not happy at all, and she has been unhappy for a long time.
From the moment when the conscription notice was posted and the general started to fall in love, Song Wei knew very well that she was slowly losing her husband. Even in the future, he will soon rise to the top and bring her to his side, even if they have hugged and kissed countless times and made promises—everything is already too late, and he is slowly changing.
The general thinks that women are the most difficult to let go of love, but he doesn't know that the opposite is true. In many cases, the more dedicated a woman is to love, the more hard-hearted she will be when she gives up. Because they have gone through the most severe pain in the world, no longer love, just dig out the cancerous tumor in the body, maybe at the time the pain was too painful, but it will get better soon, and there will be no more pain.
The general looked out of the window for a while, then couldn't help looking at the bed again. Qing Huan sleeps very lightly and quietly, and can't tolerate any sound. Did he just stare at the curtain for a long, long time? After turning off the light, the general couldn't see anything, but he still looked in the direction of the bed , as if expecting that his wife would tell him in the next second: Come up quickly, how can you sleep down there
That's how they used to be when they were still living in the country. Young couples, there is no time when they don't quarrel, especially the general has a violent temper, so every time he quarrels, she will drive him out of the bedroom. After being kicked out, the general will squat under the window and wait, and will not go to sleep in other rooms. He won't wait for a long time, because at most half an hour, Song Wei will feel sorry for him and let him go back to the house, and then they will reconcile and never quarrel again.
He was looking forward to it, looking forward to it, and he didn't know how long he was looking forward to it, but he fell asleep in a daze. When I opened my eyes the next morning, I found that I was still sleeping on the beauty bed, and my whole body was sore. Looking up at the time, the general had to do morning exercises every day so he got up early, but the beauty on the embroidery bed was still sleeping very soundly, and hadn't woken up from her dreamland.
The general was stunned for a moment before realizing that she didn't feel sorry for him last night, nor did she come down to see him like in the past. The blanket on his body fell to the ground, and no one came in the room yet. Song Wei not only didn't feel sorry for him, she didn't even cover him with a quilt.
She never did this to him. She is always worried that he loves him and takes care of everything for him. The general lost his mind for a moment, and he began to panic, even uneasy. If he saw the panic in his eyes, he would not believe it—it was the sadness of losing the most important thing.
In fact, he had already had a premonition, but he couldn't believe it, so he just got up from the beauty's couch in silence, put on his shoes and socks, walked slowly towards the big bed, and then gently opened the embroidered curtain.
The woman on the bed slept very peacefully, with her jet-black hair hanging down her back, her two jade hands resting on her chest, calm and serene.
You could tell she was at peace.
But the general felt cold.
In the end he didn't say anything, turned and left in silence.
After he left, Qing Huan opened her eyes.
The general has something to do every day, so he can't stay at home, and Qing Huan doesn't like to go out, so he stays in his yard embroidering and reading books or something. The culture of each world is different, and each world has books to read. , so even if she stays at home, Qing Huan will not be lonely.
But if she doesn't go out, it doesn't mean that no one came to her.
The princess came over with a group of maidservants. When she saw Qing Huan, she first bent down to salute, and then said softly, "Why don't you see the general?"
"The general has left the mansion." Qing Huan gave her a flat look, and then turned her attention back to the book in front of her. The maidservants around Songwei are all old people. They have been serving Songwei since ten years ago, and have never seen any big shots. Now the princess feels a little stage fright when she comes here. I can't complain about being called a bunch of bumpkins behind my back.
The wives from the countryside and the servants from the countryside, how can they compare with the golden branches and jade leaves, they are naturally a bunch of bumpkins.
"Leaving the mansion so early? Last night I suffered from insomnia. I always wondered if the general would eat and sleep well. This morning I was really thinking about it, so I came to my sister's yard. Please don't blame me." As she said that, the princess suddenly covered her mouth, as if she regretted it, "I was talking nonsense, sister, don't blame me for being outspoken. I was like this when I was in the palace. The emperor's brothers and mother said to me many times, and I can't change it." .”
Qing Huan glanced at her, and felt that she was really thinking too much, what was the point of saying something that seemed gentle but actually mean, she didn't even bother to argue with her.
She just returned to this body instead of Song Wei, she didn't have to do anything, the general would kill herself. She only needs to watch the show, why should she care about these things.
So she hummed symbolically.
The princess stared wide-eyed, what was the reaction? Isn't Song Wei a woman with a strong personality? Last time in the palace, she just stimulated her, but she couldn't take it anymore, why doesn't she seem to care this time
So she tentatively asked: "Sister, what's wrong, is it because I said something wrong?"
"Since you know that you said something wrong, why don't you hurry up?" Qing Huan gave her a white look. "Why, do you still want me to send you off?"
Hearing this, the servants around her all gasped, they couldn't believe that Madam dared to talk to the princess like this. That's a princess! Even married! Even a flat wife! That's a princess too! The royal relatives! Golden branches and jade leaves! Can it be treated like this
But Qing Huan just said it, so what
It was also the first time for the princess to meet someone who dared to talk to her like this. She widened her eyes, a little in disbelief: "You, you..."
"What about me? Didn't I just call each sister Zheng Huan?" Qing Huan closed the book. "Sister, I don't want to see you now. I hope you will go back and forth wherever you go, so that you don't leave. You should know where the gate is?"
After finishing speaking, before the princess could react, Qing Huan narrowed her eyes and asked: "I remember that there is a round-faced little maid beside the princess, she is very clever, she was with the princess last time, why is she not here now? "
A round-faced little maid? The princess immediately realized that it was the servant girl who was so angry that she killed her yesterday. She didn't expect Song Wei's eyes to be so poisonous, and she immediately said: "Sister, I'm joking. The emperor's sister-in-law chose for me, not the old man I use. I don't know what kind of temperament, I accidentally broke the general's favorite celadon vase yesterday, so I asked someone to send her back to the palace for training, so as not to cause trouble in the future Curse."
Hearing these high-sounding words, Qing Huan nodded appreciatively, and sighed: "I didn't expect the princess to be such a generous person." The topic changed. "Then what did the princess's guards dig and bury in the backyard last night?"
She asked curiously, her eyes even widened, shining with a moving light. Even though she is already twenty-seven years old, she still has the innocence of a little girl. Seeing Song Wei like this, the princess couldn't help gnashing her teeth. As early as in the palace, she heard that the general's wife was unparalleled in beauty, no less beautiful than herself. At that time, she didn't even look at her. She only thought that the other party was a village woman in the mountains. Even if she was beautiful, how could she be so beautiful? The vulgar temperament all over her body is afraid that she can't hide it.
However, when I met the princess later, I was a little unwilling. Because apart from birth and age, she has no place to beat the other party!
Presumably this is also the reason why the general and her love each other so much. Gentle, virtuous and beautiful, which man doesn't like it? It's just that his temper is too strong, and he can't tolerate the slightest betrayal.
Originally, the imperial decree of the emperor was to let the general stop his wife and remarry. In order to gain a good name and her own reputation, the princess offered to ask the emperor to be a flat wife. This is a very shameful thing in the royal family, but the emperor couldn’t stand The Queen Mother loved her very much, so she finally agreed.
The princess's wishful thinking jingled, with Song Wei's character and temper, how could he be his opponent? The general and her have been married for twelve years, and they are said to be concubines, so they don't even have a close maid! Do people like this know what fighting is
And the princess was raised by the queen mother since she was a child, and she has seen how vicious the fight between women is. She firmly believes that Song Wei is definitely not her opponent. She was able to get the general's love perfectly, and make the general abandon her like nothing.
It's just that this woman's luck is extremely good. Although the general slapped her, he still values her very much. Later, he committed suicide and did not die!
If only dead! The princess thought so. But he said with a dry smile: "What is my sister talking about, I'm afraid my sister read it wrong?"
Qing Huan shrugged and did not argue with her: "Then take it as my misreading. Oh, yes, princess, I suggest that you better have someone dig out that thing in the backyard, because the general is just about to re-open the backyard. Renovation, if something is dug out from the ground, it won’t look good, what do you think?”
The princess's face turned blue and white suddenly: "The general wants to renovate the backyard? How could I not know?"
"The general discussed with me before the princess came in. Now the courtyard where the princess lives is too small, so the backyard has been opened up and refurbished. If this is the case, we can bury more things."
The princess pursed her lips and said, "My sister is really humorous. No wonder the general loves my sister so much. My sister is really envious. It would be great if the general treats me like this to my sister one day."
At this time, a stern-looking nanny beside her spoke up: "Princess, what are you talking about! You are a golden branch and a jade leaf! You are the sister of the current emperor, the youngest daughter favored by the empress dowager! You should be a regular wife, why give it to this woman?" Save face! Besides, now that you are an ordinary wife, you are not inferior to this woman! The mansion is going to be renovated, but I didn’t tell you that this general’s mansion doesn’t take the face of the princess and the face of the royal family seriously? "The more she spoke, the more righteous indignation filled her mouth, "This old slave will go to the palace to judge with the emperor and queen mother, and let them seek justice for the princess!"
As he spoke, he turned around and wanted to leave. The maidservants around Qing Huan were all terrified, if this made trouble in the palace, there would be no way for their wives to survive! But they wanted to stop them, but they didn't dare to stop them, because the madam was still reading the book like a god, and didn't care at all. If the madam didn't speak, how could they dare to move
Seeing that Qing Huan didn't want anyone to stop her, the princess winked, and immediately a servant girl went up to grab Nanny's arm, persuading her, "What are you talking about, Madam, is she an unreasonable person? So is the princess?" The master of the General’s Mansion serves the General together with his wife, the princess can naturally ask about what’s going on in this mansion, the lady must have just temporarily forgotten to hand over some power to the princess, it’s not intentional!”
The mother raised her head and shouted: "The princess has been here for four days, how come she doesn't hand over the power?! I think she just wants to hold onto the power and not let go! Even if I risk my life, I won't let the princess suffer here My princess, let’s just go back to the palace! The emperor and queen dowager love you in the palace! It’s better than letting others bully you in this general’s mansion!”
Hearing her howling, Qing Huan rolled her eyes impatiently and said, "If you want to cry, get out and cry!"
Her voice was cold and stern, her face was expressionless, and the aura she exuded made Mammy freeze instantly. Once she showed timidity, it didn't matter what she said. Qing Huan looked at the princess coldly, and said: "Get out with your people, if you step into my yard in the future, don't blame me for being rude to you!" As he said that, he patted the table, and the table instantly shattered into several pieces.
The princess and the others were taken aback, but they were really shocked. They didn't dare to speak nonsense, and they refused to show weakness. When they were alive, when they met in the palace, they looked at each other and hated each other. Now they pretend to be good sisters, and the princess is not afraid of losing that face.
After the princess had left for quite a while, the maidservants came to their senses and looked at Qing Huan anxiously, thinking that Madam is really daring, she is a princess! How can you talk to the princess like that
Qing Huan didn't care whether they were afraid or not, and told them that if someone came uninvited in the future, stood at the door with a stick, one would beat one, two would beat one pair, and she would take care of everything else!
That being said, as soon as Qing Huan moved his chopsticks during lunch, the general came in angrily, and the first thing he said when they met was: "Song Wei! What did you do to the princess again?!"
Qing Huan put down her chopsticks, feeling bad, and asked, "What's the matter? What can I do to the princess? General, what do you mean? Are you here to accuse me? I didn't leave the yard today. What happened to the princess?" How do you know? The general came back in a hurry to ask my teacher for his crimes?"
She didn't swallow her anger like before, even if she was wronged, she didn't speak, but she questioned him first, which made the general stunned for a moment, and then said: "How many times have I told you, don't make the princess angry, why don't you always remember?" live?"
"I didn't make her angry, she was too self-indulgent." Qing Huan glanced at the general. "The general knows it's not my fault, but scolding me to make the princess happy, isn't it a little too much? Let's do it."
She nodded and ordered someone to fetch the key, "This is the key to the treasury in the mansion, the cashier is also here, this is what the princess wants, the general can just use it to coax the princess."
Hearing the words, the general was slightly startled: "What do you mean?"
"What do I mean? The general must first go to the princess's yard when he comes back. The nurse next to her should tell you what happened today. As a flat wife, the princess is naturally qualified to take charge of the inner house with me. General come The yelling at me here must be for this reason. Needless to say, the high-sounding excuses and explanations, you take them away."
That's exactly what the General is here for. Although the princess kept saying that she was his woman, she was still a member of the royal family in the final analysis. Many times, he had to wrong Song Wei to meet the princess's request, but—after the goal was easily achieved, the general couldn't believe it. not give a damn about? Shouldn't she be sad and cry or even quarrel with him? Now she doesn't even bother to look at him