After lunch at noon, the soldiers sought a warm place to rest for a while.
Xiao Jue was talking to the deputy commander in the martial arts field, and ordered the daily training for the next month. Lin Shuanghe came over and pushed his fan forward at him from a distance, motioning him to take a step to speak.
After Xiao Jue explained the matter, he walked towards Lin Shuanghe and asked impatiently, "Didn't you go to the medical center to help?"
Lin Shuanghe has been doing nothing all day, and the weather has been cold recently, so Shen Muxue took a large pot to boil the soup to ward off the cold and warm the stomach, and distributed it to everyone. Due to the lack of manpower, Lin Shuanghe volunteered to help. He paid attention to being a son all his life. He thought that the soldiers of Liangzhou Guard did not take a bath and were sloppy and smelly. After helping for two days, they died and stopped working.
"I originally planned to go, but I met someone on the way. Some guests came to Liangzhou Wei." He said.
Xiao Jue: "Who?"
A meaningful smile appeared on Lin Shuanghe's face: "Xu Pingting... 's personal maid."
…
In the room, the young maid stood in front of the door with a smile, and ordered the servant to open the boxes one by one in the room and said, "This is a gift that the young lady personally selected and gave to the fourth son."
The current Prime Minister Xu Jingfu is powerful, and half of the officials in the court were his students. They lived for most of their lives. They have an excellent reputation and the emperor trusts them. If there is any regret, they have no children. Later, I found a famous doctor to diagnose and treat myself. When I was in my fifties, my wife, the old clam, finally gave birth to a daughter, Xu Pingting.
It was only when he was old that he got such a pearl in the palm of his hand. The Xu family was almost obedient to Xu Pingting, and I was afraid that the princess would not be as spoiled as her. Xu Pingting, who is seventeen this year, also gave birth to a charming little beauty, but her temperament is extraordinarily domineering and difficult to resist.
Chu Zhao was Xu Jingfu's most proud student. He often went to Xu's house for dinner, and he became acquainted with Xu Pingting.
"Sister Motai is exhausted," Ying Xiang smiled and handed a cup of tea, "Drink some tea to warm up."
Mo Tai glanced at Ying Xiang, and said with a smile, "Forget it, slaves are not used to the rough tea of Liangzhouwei."
Yingxiang wasn't annoyed, she still had a smile on her face, and took the tea away again. Mo Tai looked at Ying Xiang's back, a trace of contempt flashed in her eyes, and she cursed in her heart.
Such a fox, who follows the fourth son of Chu every day, who knows if he will use the means of seduction on his own master. Although Miss Xu is also young and beautiful, Yu Chenghuan is definitely no match for this slut when it comes to pleasing her. It was not that Xu Pingting hadn't thought about driving Yingxiang away from Chu Zhao, but unfortunately, the always gentle Chu Zhao flatly refused, and finally Xu Xiang personally came forward and exposed the matter.
Isn't he just a slave, needing such care? Mo Tai was dissatisfied, but couldn't vent on Chu Zhao.
She looked around Chu Zhao's house, and after a while shook her head and said, "The place where the fourth son lives is really too shabby. After staying here for a while, the servants felt cold in their hands and feet, and there is no charcoal here, look. In the past two months, the Fourth Young Master has suffered."
"No problem," Chu Zhao replied warmly, "This is the case with all the recruits here."
"How can they compare to you?" Mota said, "You can't confuse yourself with that scumbag."
A trace of coldness flashed in Chu Zhao's eyes, and then he raised his head again, again with a gentle look, he asked, "Miss Motai is here, is there something wrong?"
"It's nothing," Mo Tai said with a smile. "It's just that the young lady hasn't seen the Fourth Young Master for a long time, and I miss it a little. I heard that it is extremely cold in the winter in Liangzhou, so I ordered my servants to bring the convoy to bring the Fourth Young Master some clothes to keep out the cold."
She bent over, took out a fur coat from the box, held it in front of Chu Zhao, and said, "This is something that the young lady personally ordered from a merchant to collect it. It can be worn to keep out the cold. Do you want to try it on fourth son?"
The fur of fur coats is smooth and clean, soft and light, and it is very valuable at first sight.
Chu Zhao stood up, put the fur coat on his body, and thanked him with a smile: "It's very warm, thank you Missy for me."
Mo Tai covered her mouth and smiled: "This matter cannot be replaced by slaves. If you want to thank the eldest son, the fourth son should tell the eldest young lady in person." She seemed to remember something and asked Chu Zhao, "When does the fourth son plan to return to the capital? "
"It's been two days."
"My servant sees that Liangzhou is really not a place for people to stay. If the eldest young lady is here, she will definitely feel sorry for the fourth young master. Why don't you leave tomorrow? Leave early, return to Shuojing early, and see the eldest young lady earlier. She smiled slightly, "Before the slave and maid left, the master told the eldest young lady about the fourth son."
Although she was exploring, her tone was unquestionable, and she had already made a decision during the joke. Chu Zhao could not refute it.
Chu Zhao paused for a moment, then raised his head and said with a smile, "Okay, I will leave tomorrow, and I miss Mr.
"That's really great." Mo Tai's face suddenly burst into a flower, urging the little servant to take out the things in the box one by one.
"This box is full of clothes to keep out the cold. The servant will take it out for you first, and after it is arranged, I will help you pack the salute for tomorrow's departure." She said, "I hope the fourth son will not blame the servant for being troublesome."
"How could it be?" Chu Zhao smiled and said, "It's too late for me to thank you."
Ying Xiang stood behind the curtain, looking at Mo Mo, who was instigating the arrogance in the room, her eyes dropped, she stood quietly for a moment, and then walked away.
…
It gets dark early on a winter evening. The house lights up.
Lin Shuanghe lay on his back, spit out the skin of the melon seeds in his mouth, and said, "What happened to Xu Pingting's maid, she didn't let Chu Zhao leave from day to night? Those who didn't know thought she was Miss Xu, It's too obvious to announce the performance of the property. Now, I feel that Chu Zilan is a little pitiful."
Xiao Jue was sitting at the table reading Junwen, and when he heard the words, he said, "If you are pitiful, you can go and rescue him."
"That's fine," Lin Shuanghe sat up, resting his hands behind his head, "who can blame this? It's not Chu Zilan himself. Who told him to be good-looking and gentle, such a man, originally In the capital, everyone is vying for it, and he is also rushing to please Xu Jingfu himself, and it is also expected that Miss Xu takes a fancy to him."
Xiao Jue laughed: "It's his ability to really be the son-in-law of the Xu family."
"Yes," Lin Shuanghe agreed with Xiao Jue's words: "He was bullied and bullied in Shi Jinbo's mansion, but if it wasn't for Xu Jingfu's relationship, how could he be recorded in the name of his mother? If he really married the elder of the Xu family Miss," Lin Shuanghe said, "In Bo Shi Jin's house, Chu Zilan will be in charge in the future!"
People all over the world say that women tend to be inflamed, and if they find a good husband, they can lean against a big tree to enjoy the shade. When there are real interests in front of you, all choices are just to live a better life. Whether you like it or not, whether you are willing or not, whether you are sincere or not, doesn't matter anymore.
I don't know if it was Xu Pingting's sorrow or Chu Zilan's.
"I see that the maid said that taking care of him is fake, but monitoring him is true." Lin Shuanghe spread his hands, "Chu Zilan doesn't want to sleep tonight."
"Chu Zilan?" Cheng Lisu's head came in through the window, "What's wrong with him, didn't he go to see the moon with my eldest brother tonight?"
"What do you look at the moon?" Lin Shuanghe asked.
"It's just to watch the moon at the foot of Baiyue Mountain. I originally wanted to see my eldest brother to watch my new puppet show. My eldest brother said that I would go to see the moon with the fourth son of Chu tonight, so we can only change it to tomorrow." Cheng Lisu looked at Lin Shuanghe. , looked at Xiao Jue again, "Uncle, what do you mean by what you just said?"
Xiao Jue pressed his head back out of the window, closed the window and said, "Go back to sleep."
Cheng Lisu smashed the window outside to no avail, so he had to leave after a while.
After he left, Lin Shuanghe touched his chin and asked, "My sister He and Chu Zilan have an appointment to see the moon tonight? How fast are they developing?"
Xiao Jue continued to read the military texts, ignoring him.
"No," Lin Shuanghe got up from the collapse, "I have to go take a look."
He walked directly to the middle door of the two rooms, patted the door and said, "Brother He? Brother He! Brother He, are you there? Just say it."
He put his ear on the other end, and the door was silent, without any sound.
Lin Shuanghe patted a few more times, but still didn't answer. He took two steps back and said to himself, "My sister He doesn't know that Xu Pingting's people are here, so she can go to see the moon by herself?"
"Huai Jin!" he shouted.
Xiao Jue's ears hurt because of his words, and he said impatiently, "What are you doing?"
"My sister He may have gone to see the moon alone," Lin Shuanghe walked up to him, "Go look for it."
"No." Xiao Jue said indifferently, "I'm going to you."
"I really want to go. Baiyue Mountain is so big and I don't know the way. What if there are gangsters on the mountain like what happened to Ridamuzi? You have the martial ability to resist one or two, so I can only lie down and kill when I go. , don't you regret after being killed?"
Xiao Jue: "I don't regret it."
"Why are you like this?" Lin Shuanghe simply sat down on his table and blocked Jun Wen, he persuaded bitterly: "Look at my sister He, how pitiful. Chu Zhao didn't know she was a woman, She is gentle to everyone. But this is the first time for Sister He to meet such a gentle person. Her daughter's family is delicate and easily moved. But her identity cannot be exposed, so she can only hide this love in her heart. Her sweetheart asks her out Looking at the moon, she must be very happy, but she doesn't know that her sweetheart has long been recognized as the son-in-law by others. She must be very cold and sad when she is alone on the mountain. Can't you take a look at her? Comfort and comfort her? "
Xiao Jue's thoughts on him were unbelievable: "She likes Chu Zilan, but when she hits a wall, I'm going to comfort her? What's the reason?"
"Now is your good time!" Lin Shuanghe encouraged him: "Now is the best chance to take advantage of it!"
Xiao Jue sneered: "Then I won't go."
"Okay," Lin Shuanghe said, "let's not talk about relationships. She is your soldier and you are her boss. Sister He helped you protect Liangzhou Wei some time ago. You should always be concerned about your subordinates."
"I'm her boss, not her father." Xiao Jue said coolly, "Besides, she has legs, so she'll come back when no one waits."
Lin Shuanghe was silent for a moment and asked him, "Do you think she is the kind of person who gives up before she can wait?"
Xiao Jue's hand holding the pen paused.
A picture of a boy running with a sandbag on his back appeared in front of his eyes on the martial arts field.
He Yan is not a person who gives up easily. Sometimes she is cunning and cunning, but sometimes she is stubborn and persistent. It's hard to tell whether it's persistence or stupidity, but Lin Shuanghe is right. With her temperament, she might just wait on the mountain all night.
ill.
Seeing that Xiao Jue's attitude had loosened, Lin Shuanghe immediately added fuel to it, "You think about it, she is only sixteen years old, a little girl, it is not easy to get to this point in Liangzhouwei. It's so pitiful. You should do good deeds, go up the mountain, and bring her back. She is grateful to you in her heart, and she will be more sincere in working for you in the future."
Seeing that Xiao Jue didn't move, Lin Shuanghe added the last fire: "When Mrs. Xiao was alive, she was the most kind and soft-hearted. If she saw Sister He, she would definitely help."
"Shut up." Xiao Jue couldn't bear it anymore, grabbed the cloak beside him, stood up and walked out the door, saying, "I'll go."
Lin Shuanghe looked at his back and was extremely satisfied: "This is the real man."
…
At the foot of Baiyue Mountain, there is a huge boulder that stretches flat and looks like a stone platform. Go straight down the stone platform, and when you reach the end, you can hear the sound of water waves.
Bowing down, there is a magnificent river under your feet, looking up, the bright moon is thousands of miles, shining all over the mountains, rivers and rivers.
He Yan sat down at the end of the stone, the sound of water rushing, and slapped the distant reef one after another. It's like a deep ancient sound coming from a distant time and space, far and long.
I made an appointment with Chu Zhao to meet at Xu time, and now I don't know when it is, and there is still no shadow. She found the pavilion that Chu Zhao said, but the pavilion was not equipped with food, drinks and snacks, so she didn't know what was going on.
Maybe she should go down to find Chu Zhao, but when she got here, once she sat down, she never thought of it again.
The four forests are covered with snow, and the mountains are covered by a vast expanse of whiteness.
It was a very beautiful moonlight and a very beautiful snow color. He Yan felt tired and sat hugging his knees, looking at the end of the river.
She likes the night more than the day, the moon more than the sun. Just because in those years of "He Rufei", the mask never left the body, but the mask was sultry and heavy, and the boy was naughty.
No one can see the real face under the mask, except the moon outside the window.
She stretched out her hand and tried to catch the moonlight hanging on the distant mountains and rivers. The moonlight fell on her hand gently, as if it would stay for her forever.
"What are you doing?" Someone's voice came from behind him.
He Yan turned his head and saw a young man in fox fur and brocade clothing coming from the depths of the night. He was very tall and showed cold beauty.
It's Xiao Jue.
He Yan was startled and looked behind him subconsciously. Seeing her like this, Xiao Jue sneered, "Chu Zilan is not coming."
"Why?" He Yan asked.
Xiao Jue glanced at her: "There are people in the capital who can't leave if something happens, let me tell you."
He Yan nodded, then looked at him in amazement again: "How could the commander speak for the Fourth Young Master of Chu?"
Xiao Jue and Chu Zhao are at odds with each other. It is unbelievable that Chu Zhao asked Xiao Jue to send a message. It is even more shocking that Xiao Jue actually listened to his words and came here to find her.
"You can still care about this, it doesn't seem very sad." He said, and sat down on the other side of the boulder.
The winter night wind was blowing, and it was extremely cold. He Yan asked, "Why should I be sad?" As soon as he finished speaking, he sneezed "Ah".
Liangzhouwei's strong clothing, although it is a padded coat in winter, it can be cold enough to come out to wind at night. She sat sullenly, her face freezing pale, like cyan jade, with a fragile transparency.
Xiao Jue was silent for a moment, then stood up the next moment.
He Yan was about to look up, when a fox fur covered her head and covered her eyes with blackness. When she got out of the fox fur, Xiao Jue had already returned to the original position and sat down.
The fur coat was slightly warm, and he immediately pushed the wind and snow outside. He Yan was stunned for a long time before saying, "Thank you."
Xiao Jue turned his head sideways and glanced at her.
The young girl had her hair tied up, wearing his black fur coat, her shoulders were extremely narrow, and she looked very thin. She used to be lively and chattering all day long. She only found the noise to be a headache, but when she was quiet, she seemed to change. become another person.
Makes people feel uncomfortable.
Xiao Jue looked down at her, and after a while, the corners of her lips curved, "You look so bitter and hated, it's really ugly." After a pause, he said, "Can't bear Chu Zilan?"
"What?" He Yan was inexplicable.
"I never saw you so frustrated when I was about to die," he said lazily. "It seems that he likes it very much."
He Yan didn't understand what he said.
"You have to live or die before you leave. When he leaves tomorrow, what will you do?" Xiao Jue looked at Jiang He in the distance.
"Tomorrow?" He Yan was startled, "So soon?"
She remembered that Chu Zhao told her that it was these days, but he did not say it was tomorrow.
Xiao Jue glanced at her with a half-smiling smile: "In a hurry?"
"No," He Yan said, "I'm just a little surprised..." After thinking of something, he said sadly, "Yes, he has to catch up with Xu... Uncle Xu's wedding banquet, so he has to leave as soon as possible."
He Yan asked Xiao Jue, "Does the governor know the eldest young master of the Xu family in the capital?"
Xiao Jue: "I heard it."
"Xu Zhiheng is about to get married, so the fourth son of Chu hurried back, just to catch up with his wedding banquet." He Yan's voice was dry.
"The one who got married is Xu Zhiheng, not Chu Zilan," Xiao Jue frowned, "Look at how hopeless you are now, do you still want to enter the Nine Banners Camp?"
He Yan forced a smile, and was about to speak when Xiao Jue waved her sleeves and threw something into her arms.
He Yan looked down and saw that it was a bunch of candied haws. It had been placed outside for a long time. It was as cold as ice cubes. In the snow-white, the red and bright colors stood out.
"Where did this... come from?"
"Song Taotao's." Xiao Jue said, "I picked up a bunch of them."
He didn't know how to coax the little girl, so he asked Lin Shuanghe when he was leaving, and Lin Shuanghe replied, "If it's someone else, coaxing the sad girl well, of course, it will take a lot of trouble to show her the lights, flowers and stars. Buy jade, pearls and gold hairpins, but you are different, you just sit there and use your face, and that’s it.”
Xiao Jue was speechless, and when he finally passed through Shen Muxue's room, he saw the candied haws bought by Song Taotao on the door by the window, so he took a bunch of them.
The last time I saw her eating this, she looked very happy.
He Yan picked up the candied gourd, pushed aside the rice cake paper on top, and licked it. The candied gourd was ice-cold, and a little bit of sweetness spread down the tip of his tongue, making the sweet person feel astringent.
Suddenly, I remembered what I said to Chu Zhao before.
She asked Chu Zhao, "What's the name of the new Grandma Xu?"
Chu Zhao replied: "My name is He Xinying, she is the second young lady of the second room of the He family, and she is a cousin with the previous grandma He. I have met her once, and her temperament is innocent and gentle. Speaking of which, it can be regarded as a good match for Uncle Xu. "
"He Xinying..." He Yan murmured, "Do you know what the previous Grandma Xu was called?"
Chu Zhao was stunned, hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "The previous Grandma Xu lived in a secluded place, and she was not in Shuojing before. I have never seen her before, and I don't know her name."
Not even a name was left.
The world remembers General Feihong, He Rufei, Xu Zhiheng, and even Xu Zhiheng's newly married wife, but no one remembers He Yan.
She thought that after so long, she also knew Xu Zhiheng's real face, and she would not feel heartache for a long time. But the moment he heard that he was going to marry a wife, it was still strangely painful. It seems that the persistence and trust from many years ago have all collapsed overnight, and even lies are disdainful to stay.
All that was left was her stupidity and unwillingness.
She raised her head and looked at the moon. The moonlight gently swept across the barren mountains and rivers, through the snowy forests, through her desolate and lonely years, and through the eyes under her mask.
Moon knows her secret, but Moon cannot speak.
"You know," she said, her voice soft: "What is the name of Xu Zhiheng's newly married wife?"
Xiao Jue said lazily, "How could I know."
He Yan laughed at himself and asked again, "Then do you know the name of the former Grandma Xu?"
The turbulent waves of the river slapped against the rocks, as if the years were roaring from the distant past.
He glanced at He Yan lightly, his eyebrows were unbelievably beautiful under the moonlight, and those eyes like autumn water floated a hint of ridicule, and said in a low voice, "Why, with the same name, you want to be Grandma Xu?"
He Yan was startled.
"You know... you know her name is..." Her heart was beating wildly.
"He Yan."
The waves fell on the reef, were broken into fine water droplets, and merged into the river and sea. It was impossible to tell where each wave came from.
But…
The name He Yan was remembered.
He Yan suddenly raised his head and looked at him.
"You know... No, have you met Grandma Xu?"
She said in her heart that it was impossible. She and Xiao Jue were classmates for only a year, and they went their separate ways. When she returned to Shuojing again, she became Miss He, no longer "He Rufei". She got married very quickly, and she didn't even go out a few times, not to mention foreign men. After marrying into the Xu family, the newlyweds soon became blind and stayed in the mansion all day long, almost isolated from the world.
How did Xiao Jue meet her
unless…
"I have seen."
The young man sat lazily, his eyebrows and eyes were full of beauty, and the mountains and rivers were not as bright as the bright light in his eyes.
In an instant, his voice overlapped with the voice of a certain night.
It was also such a night, such a mountain view, the rain continued to fall, and her world was gloomy and gloomy, and it was only a shred of desperation.
Xiao Jue said, "She owes me a candy."