At night, there was silence.
Occasionally, you can hear the barking of a dog from a distance.
The soldiers guarding the army's food and grass were so exhausted that they dozed off against the tent.
Suddenly a group of men in black sneaked in in the dark night.
The people in black gathered together, looked around vigilantly, and made a gesture for the first one. The people in black were about to disperse when they suddenly heard the sound of arrows hitting the strings.
The black-clothed man's heart stunned, and when he looked up, he saw a row of soldiers holding bows and arrows suddenly appeared on the towers on both sides.
The smell of blood permeated in the middle of the night...
"There are 21 people in total." Xu Huai replied to Xiao Xuan.
Xiao Xuan wiped the tasseled spear, "Let people start a fire in the open, so that the Guo army can see it."
Cheng Hui stood with his hands behind his back to the spy who was kneeling on the ground, so he couldn't see his expression. He couldn't hear any emotional fluctuations in his voice, "Success so easily? Is this little prince sent by Da Zhou really just like this?"
The spy greeted him and said, "I'm just a son of a nobleman who grew up in the meat forest of the wine pond. What can I do?"
Cheng Hui is a general of Guo Guo. Except for his defeat in a battle with Prince Yu more than ten years ago, he has never failed. Especially after all these years, he is highly regarded in Guoguo, and it is difficult to be evenly divided. Therefore, it is inevitable that he has become a little arrogant, and he can't help but drift off after listening to the spies' flattery.
"Zhou Jun has no food and grass, it depends on what they can do against our Guoguo iron cavalry." Cheng Hui laughed.
The spy hurriedly flattered and said: "The general is heroic. This campaign will definitely break the Zhou army. When the time comes to send troops to the Zhou country, your majesty must remember the general's great achievements."
After the 10,000 horses led by Lu Yingfu were wiped out by the Zhou army, Cheng Hui stayed still.
Until I heard the report from the spies, saying that Zhou Jun was in a state of chaos in the army, the soldiers of the State of Zhou were very angry and dissatisfied with the command of Xuanwu General Xiao Xuan.
"It's time," Cheng Hui said quickly, "If the order is passed on, we will immediately rectify the troops and send troops to attack Xunyang Pass."
Xie Yunqing had a strange dream. In the dream, she was still a carefree silly girl who only knew how to play.
She walked barefoot in her dream. There was a large peach blossom forest in her dream. The peach blossoms were densely blooming on the branches. The breeze blew, and the crimson and light petals flew with the wind.
She stepped on the soft petals.
She kept walking forward, this peach blossom forest was so deep, it seemed that she would never go to the end.
The scent of peach blossom is so rich and so real.
Xie Yunqing couldn't remember how long he had been walking, just wanted to keep walking.
Xie Yunqing didn't stop until he reached a peach tree with thick branches.
The peach tree was much higher than the others, and she looked up.
I saw that the branches of the tree above her head were covered with red cloth strips, and bells were blowing under the cloth strips. The cloth strips had been floating with the breeze, and her ears were full of crisp and sweet bells.
There seemed to be some words written in black ink on the banner, but Xie Yunqing couldn't see what was written on it.
She scratched her hair impatiently, rolled up her sleeves, and tried to climb up along the branches, but slipped off.
She seemed to step on something under her feet.
Xie Yunqing brushed open the petals, only to find that a small stone tablet was buried under the petals with three small characters-"Marriage Tree".
Xie Yunqing suddenly opened her eyes, and she realized that she was sitting on the swing and napping.
She smiled, she's getting more weird recently
, Always have these unfocused dreams.
Xie Yunqing kicked the soles of his feet on the ground, and the swing swayed, drawing beautiful arcs in the air.
The girl's skirt was as soft as the clouds in the sky.
As soon as Xie Yunqing raised his eyes, he saw Cheng Yao walking in the corridor.
Cheng Yao has been pestering her these days.
They used to have a good relationship, but Cheng Yao hadn't been so warm to her recently, and wanted to stay with her all day.
Cheng Yao had approached and sat down next to Xie Yunqing.
"Cousin, I heard that it will be Prince Heng's birthday in a few days. I'll go with you." Cheng Yao played with Xie Yunqing's hair, and a touch of jealousy flashed in her eyes. Xie Yunqing's hair is undoubtedly very good, black and shiny. Thick, like the smoothest silk satin.
Xie Yunqing looked at her newly trimmed nails to the sun, and said lazily: "You have to ask my mother about this, she only said it."
How Xie Yunqing didn't know why Cheng Yao wanted to follow.
Prince Heng is the emperor and uncle, and the emperor will naturally not come to Prince Heng's Mansion in person, but the princes will definitely go to Prince Heng's Mansion to send gifts.
Cheng Yao's goal was Xiao Yu, the fourth prince.
In the past, Cheng Yao naturally had no chance to go to Prince Heng's Mansion, but she still tried her best to follow.
She did not get Gu Yunshuang's consent, but begged the old lady to point her to a coachman and a carriage, so that the coachman would take her there.
Dignified everybody is pretty, so I only took two maids when I went out.
Cheng Yao did not receive the post, so she was naturally stopped at the door.
Gu Yunshuang was talking to Mrs. Wei Guogong at the time, and she was naturally surprised when she heard someone looking for her at the door. When he heard that it was Cheng Yao, his eyes suddenly became cold.
This Cheng Yao really didn't know good or bad.
At that time, the rest of the female family members were all whispering.
"Xie's cousin is so rude? The elders dare to go out if they disagree?"
"If my daughter is like this, I will definitely break her leg."
"There is really no tutoring. When I go back, I must tell the girls in our family. We don't allow our girls to interact with such people."
Xie Yunqing listened by the side, only to feel his face hot, as if the female relatives were talking about themselves.
She also blamed Cheng Yao in her heart. By doing this, Cheng Yao was tantamount to disregarding the reputation of Xie's family, and also caused her to be blamed for no reason.
Seeing Xie Yunqing in a daze, Cheng Yao poked her arm, "Hey, did you hear what I said?" Her voice was a little impatient.
Cheng Yao has always been the temper of the eldest lady, even if she lives in someone else's house, even if she is asking for something, she won't be half-hearted.
Xie Yunqing narrowed his eyebrows and smiled, "The birthday of Prince Heng's Mansion is extraordinary. Those who go there are relatives and relatives of the emperor. The rules and regulations are all half-minutes and can't make mistakes. I will be stage fright when I go. What should I do if someone makes a joke?"
Her words are as soft as a feather, but in Cheng Yao's ears, it has a different meaning.
"Do you look down on me?" Cheng Yao immediately stretched her face, "I am so smart, how can I make mistakes, and how can I make people laugh? You think anyone is as clumsy as you?"
The Kikyo on one side was a little annoyed when he heard it. He just wanted to step forward to refute Cheng Yao, but saw Xie Yunqing's eyes float over, Kikyo swallowed what he was about to say.
Xie Yunqing is agitating
, In order to let Cheng Yao make up his mind to go to the birthday banquet of Prince Heng.
"That's not true. If you want to go, the eldest cousin must also follow. The eldest cousin is already the second-to-two young grandmother of the Hu family. Everyone must compare you with the eldest cousin. Then..."
Xie Yun counted so far, Cheng Yao gritted her teeth after hearing this, "She is her, I am me, she can marry a wishful man, is it possible that I can't marry someone better than her?"
"Second cousin, don’t be angry. The right xiang family is indeed the most prestigious family in Beijing, and the more powerful family than the Hu family is the Tian family. Unless you can marry into the Tian family, you can’t find it. A better marriage than the Hu family." Xie Yunqing seemed to be persuading, but in fact he was fanning the flames.
What about Tianjia? With her beauty and talents, why is she not worthy of heaven
Cheng Yao snorted softly, "I'm going, you will speak more for me in front of my aunt later."
Xie Yunqing thought for a while pretending to be embarrassed, and then said, "Well, if my mother gets angry, I don't care about it."
Cheng Yao laughed after hearing it, and she held Xie Yunqing's arm intimately again, "My aunt loves you like that. As long as you pretend to be pitiful, your aunt will agree to your request. Besides, you have to know that we are Cousin, you will never find a sister closer than me in the capital. As a cousin, can't you say a few words for your cousin?"
If it hadn't been for Cheng Yao's pitfall in the previous life, Xie Yunqing would almost be moved by Cheng Yao's skillful tongue.
Xie Yunqing said: "Don't worry, I will try my best."
Gu Yunshuang was discussing matters with Ji Clan. Seeing that his daughter was coming, he confessed to Ji Clan and told her to go back.
"No," Gu Yunshuang frowned immediately after hearing Xie Yunqing's words, "I don't even want to take you and me to such a big scene. If something happens, how can I explain to your grandmother and aunt?"
Xie Yunqing looked back at Cheng Yao, but Cheng Yao looked anxious. She hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Auntie, I just want to meet the world. I have never known what the palace is like when I grow up so big. I’ll follow, I’ll follow you closely and won’t cause you trouble."
Gu Yunshuang still doesn't understand Cheng Yao's temperament? Two sisters of the Cheng family can toss one by one, when something happens, not to mention the unreasonable temperament of the old lady and Xie Yan, even the Xie family cannot afford to lose this person.
"You don't have to be pitiful with me. You are still young. If you are idle and bored, you might as well read more books and don't use these crooked brains all day long." Gu Yunshuang showed no mercy.
After hearing Gu Yunshuang's words, Cheng Yao's face suddenly drooped. She glanced at Xie Yunqing twice, and handed Xie Yunqing a color, which meant that Xie Yunqing could speak for herself.
Xie Yunqing picked up the small embroidered shoes that Gu Yunshuang was making for Sister Rong's, fingered the dragonfly made of beads on the toe of the shoe, and smiled: "Sister Rong can't stand her temper for a moment. If these shoes are worn on her feet In less than half a day, this dragonfly is probably gone."
Speaking of his granddaughter, Gu Yunshuang smiled, "Sister Rong will follow you. She is most lively and active. When she gets older, she will probably become more demure."
Cheng Yao couldn't help being very anxious when seeing that their two topics had gone off the track.
Xie Yunqing turned to look at her and said, "Second cousin, you should go back first. I'll talk to my mother."
(End of this chapter)