They believed that this time was an opportunity for the relationship between General He and the Young Madam to improve, and they were all looking forward to seeing General He moved by this, because these days, the Young Madam had been so serious about preparing for General He's birthday. Everyone in the General's Mansion saw it.
They felt that General He had no reason not to be moved.
But what no one expected was that the young lady waited until noon and General He had not returned yet.
Lin Banxia didn't seem to be in a hurry at all. Even when it was noon and the food was cold, she just asked the people below to move out first. She started to prepare a new meal again. She thought she was reluctant to let He Ruoxin come back and eat cold food. .
This time when cutting vegetables, she accidentally hurt her finger and it bled. Lin Banxia washed it with water and continued to do other things.
She prepared a new meal, thinking that He Ruochen would be able to eat it while it was hot when he came back.
But that was just her thinking.
This time Lin Banxia waited until it was almost dusk. The people below came in and tried to persuade him several times, but Lin Banxia still stayed in the courtyard waiting for someone.
However, not long after, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside the house, and the people below were surprised and shouted that General He was back.
Lin Banxia then stood up, lowered her head slightly and straightened her clothes, thinking about going out to greet him.
But the person who came in was not He Ruojin, but one of He Ruojin's subordinates. He came over with a guilty look and reported that there was an emergency in the military camp and General He couldn't get away. Therefore, He Ruojin asked him to come back and follow him. Lin Banxia said that he would come back later.
Lin Banxia listened and nodded. It was determined that he would come back later.
But after the person left, Lin Banxia realized what she was doing, went back to the kitchen, made a bowl of hot longevity noodles by herself, and carefully put it into the food box.
He Ruojin was very busy, so she couldn't come back, but she always had to eat longevity noodles.
Therefore, Lin Banxia took the longevity noodles made by herself and took a carriage to the military camp.
By the time we arrived at the military camp, the sky was slowly darkening.
Lin Banxia was afraid of spilling the food box in her hand, so she carefully held the food box in her arms along the way.
The people in the military camp knew that she was He Ruojin's young lady, and wanted to take her in to find someone. However, Lin Banxia was afraid of disturbing the soldiers, so he shook his head gently and said that he knew the way.
So, she held the food box and walked slowly towards He Ruojin's tent.
The elevated brazier in the military camp was lit, and through the distant firelight, Lin Banxia vaguely saw a familiar figure, slowly stopping not far away.
The food box in her arms was still warm and hot. She protected it all the way and didn't feel cold at all.
But the haze in her eyes slowly froze.
He Ruochen stood outside the camp. Next to him stood a woman with a good figure and a docile and pleasant appearance. The woman looked at him with red eyes and spoke to him in a low voice.
The sound of the wind and sand was quite loud. Lin Banxia didn't quite hear what the woman said to He Ruojin. He could only vaguely hear the word "Rong'er" as she called herself...
Lin Banxia felt that the food box in her arms had become very heavy, too heavy to hold.
So, she only looked at it for a while and then left.
When leaving, she told the soldiers outside the barracks not to tell General He that she had been here.
After getting on the carriage, the coachman asked her if she wanted to go back home. Lin Banxia shook her head and did not say where she was going back. She just asked the coachman to go forward. It was not until she returned to the city that Lin Banxia asked the coachman to let her go. Came down.
Lin Banxia found an inn with a quiet environment. She didn't order anything. She only paid for the room and stayed in the room alone. After sitting quietly for a while, she remembered something and put the food box away. On the table, opened it, took it out.
The longevity noodles were cold and not tasty, but Lin Banxia seemed to have no sense at all and ate the noodles quietly with his head lowered.
She finished the whole bowl of noodles, packed it up and put it back in the food box, and asked the waiter to bring her a basin of hot water and a few things.
After washing up for a while, Lin Banxia sat at the table, opened her little hands, opened her eyes seriously, held the needle with a slight trembling and poked the scalded blister on her finger. When she didn't poke it open, she opened it again. The blisters burst due to the exertion. She was so painful that tears came out and her fingers were trembling.
I don't know why it hurts so much.
Lin Banxia endured the pain and popped out the blisters. Her fingers bled for a while. She tightened her grip and bandaged her fingers randomly, then rubbed the tears from the corners of her eyes.
She lay down on the bed undressed. With her dark eyes open, she seemed to realize that this was the first time she slept outside.
Before marrying He Ruoxin, she had never left home. After marrying He Ruoxin, except for attending classes at the academy during the day, she had always stayed in the general's mansion, waiting for his return.
Therefore, even Lin Banxia herself never thought that one day she would be bold enough to run out.
Lin Banxia has never thought about how the He family and the Lin family will treat her tomorrow, and she has no time to think about it. She just feels that she has been busy these past few days, especially today. She got up too early and is very tired now. , just want to sleep peacefully.
So she slowly closed her eyes, even sleeping in a well-behaved sleeping position, with her two little hands folded on the quilt on her chest. She didn't fall asleep quickly, maybe because her fingers were still aching.
A hot tear slowly fell from the corner of his eye.
It must be too painful.
Growing up, her ten fingers were as delicate as jade. She did all kinds of work such as playing music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and needlework. She rarely went into the kitchen. This time, she was burned for the first time.
She should be more careful next time.
Lin Banxia did not spend the night peacefully, and was still used to waking up early the next day.
When she woke up, she stared at the room in a daze for a while with a pair of confused sleepy eyes, and then remembered that she had slept outside all night.
When Lin Banxia left the inn, she was troubled by one thing. Her backpack was still in the general's mansion. She couldn't go to school empty-handed.
In the end, Lin Banxia really went to the academy without bringing anything.
Fortunately, the classmates in the class were considerate and lent her books.
But within two classes, the tutor suddenly called her out, saying that her husband was looking for her and asked her to come over.
Lin Banxia shook his head, said nothing, and went back to the class courtyard.
The Taifu felt strange when he saw it. After all, Lin Banxia, with such a meek and soft temper, would refuse to see her husband. He found it incredible just thinking about it, not to mention that Lin Banxia's husband was still a member of Shengjun. What general
Back in the classroom, Lin Banxia still listened to the class seriously, occasionally lowering her head to write and make notes.
However, not long after, what no one expected was that He Ruojin appeared outside the class courtyard, said a slight apology to the tutor who was talking about an article, then looked around the class courtyard, and his eyes fell on the person sitting by the window. Lin Banxia, who was lowering his head to write, said in a rather stiff tone, "I'm looking for... Lin Banxia."
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(QWQ feels sorry for Pinellia ternata.,,)
(End of chapter)