Nuo Yan's body froze instantly.
He lowered his head in a daze for a long while before gradually calming down the turbulent emotions in his heart.
It has to be said that Xue Mu is very good at dealing with people. He was able to say a word to Nian Tang for three years, but today he can use his life to restrain himself.
Nuo Yan pursed his dry lips and assured, "This subordinate promises that there will be no next time."
Xue Mu didn't answer right away, but still looked down at him. Just when Nuo Yan thought that he would finally slash himself, Xue Mu finally said: "Get up."
If Liu Qinghuan didn't tell the truth, then Nuo Yan was the exact opposite of her - he always kept his promises.
Xue Mu looked at Nuo Yan and stood up from the ground hesitantly, ending this short but thrilling heart-to-heart talk.
When he returned to the main room, Liu Qinghuan was eating crispy cheese, and choked on him when he came in.
Xue Mu let Chi Tao and Qing Zhi go down, and sat down beside Liu Qinghuan.
The people around him immediately looked at him as if they were facing an enemy.
Xue Mu curled his lips slightly, and asked with a smile: "Why are you so nervous, madam?"
Liu Qinghuan swallowed the crispy cheese with a "gulu" and said with a dry smile, "I'm not nervous."
"Then are you excited?"
Liu Qinghuan: "..."
She felt that Xue Mu had become more and more shameless recently.
Some images from last night suddenly came to mind, and Liu Qinghuan's expression changed unnaturally. Xue Mu glanced at her, then his eyes fell on the extra lock on the bedroom door: "Are you going to use this to stop me?"
Liu Qinghuan said seriously: "That just shows my attitude."
"Oh." Xue Mu responded, went up and pinched the door lock with two fingers, and the seemingly solid metal was easily broken in two, "It seems that your attitude is not firm enough."
Liu Qinghuan: "..."
Can you be a little more human! The martial arts are so high!
Her deflated face seemed to make Xue Mu very satisfied, he smiled, went to sit next to her again: "There used to be a general named Song Chenghao in the imperial court, have you heard of it?"
Liu Qinghuan was stunned for a moment, the topic changed too quickly, she had to use her super adaptability to barely follow his train of thought: "I heard a little."
The people in Chang'an have always said that Dacheng has three treasures, Xue Mu, Li Mo, and Song Chenghao.
These three are all generals who became famous at a young age, but Xue Mu was the youngest when he became famous, and he was also the most famous, so Li Mo, who is older than him, can only be ranked second in front of him.
As for Song Chenghao, he was originally on a par with Li Mo, but in the end it went to Li Mo, mainly because General Song Chenghao had already died for the country.
"At that time, the emperor had just ascended the throne, and Xili's soldiers pressed down on the border. They seized five passes in a row. In the blink of an eye, they had already reached Jinlin Pass. At that time, the guard of Jinlin Pass was Song Chenghao." Xue Mu said here, his eyes turned dark Then it sank, "Jinlin Pass is the fortress of Dacheng. If Jinlin Pass is lost, the Xili Army can drive straight in and take Chang'an. Facing Xili's million-strong army, Song Chenghao can only stick to it. Fortunately, Jinlin Pass It is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and Song Chenghao is a general, as long as he supports me and the army, we can overcome this difficulty."
As a small commoner, Liu Qinghuan had only heard the story of General Xue leading a hundred thousand troops to beat the Xili army to tears, but this was the first time he had heard of the ups and downs, and she was unconsciously attracted: "And then? "
Xue Mudao: "On the second day after the Xili Army besieged the city, one of General Song's lieutenants rebelled."
Liu Qinghuan couldn't help but yelled at the table: "Shanshan Mani Ulala! General Song didn't die like this!"
Liu Qinghuan was so angry that even Pengpeng's catchphrase came out. Xue Mu glanced at her and continued: "The deputy general planned to cooperate with the Xili Army and open the city gate to enlarge the army to enter the city. Although General Song discovered it in time, Xili The Li army also took advantage of the civil strife and stormed the city. Jinlin Pass was in an emergency, and General Song sent people to the nearby pass to ask for reinforcements, but no one dared to help."
Liu Qinghuan frowned: "Why?"
"Because they know that they will die." Xue Mu said here, and was silent for a while, "At that time, the Xili army was in full swing, and the strength of the enemy and us was very different. It was only a matter of time before Jinlin Pass was breached. But more people will be buried with them, not to mention that I have arrived with a large army at that time, and they will not die in vain, as long as they wait for me."
Liu Qinghuan was furious, everyone was also holding the imperial rations, why would Xue Mu go up to them if they were in danger, and they just nestled in a safe place and watched the fire from the other side? "Is this the iron-blooded man of Dacheng?" She couldn't help but sneered, she was really useless.
Xue Mu smiled and said: "You can't underestimate all Dacheng men because of this, at least there was one person who was not afraid of death and sent troops to rescue Jin Lin."
"who?"
"Nuo Yan."
Liu Qinghuan froze for a moment, looked at Xue Mu and said nothing. Xue Mu met her gaze and continued: "Nuo Yan was originally a lieutenant general under Song Chenghao, and was later promoted by him to become the chief general of Yuyang Pass. He knew that this battle would definitely be defeated, so he personally led troops to rescue Jin Lin. You know How does it feel to fight a battle to the death?"
Liu Qinghuan pursed his lips slightly and remained silent, while Xue Mu lowered his eyes, as if recalling some tragic scene: "Song Chenghao was as strong as he was, and he didn't let the Xili army step into Jinlin Pass before he died. After repelling the Xili army, the soldiers found him among piles of corpses, bloody and bloody. Fortunately, Nuoyan is still breathing."
Just listening to this story shocked Liu Qinghuan. She lowered her head, took a deep breath and said: "Master Hou, Nuo Yan is your subordinate, it doesn't matter how he is to me, as long as he is loyal to you."
Xue Mu's eyes flickered for a moment. He admitted that he said these words to her today because he hoped that she would not remember Nuo Yan's killing of her, but now he felt that he was unnecessary.
The people around her were much more sensible than she imagined, and she probably never intended to bear any grudges against Nuo Yan, otherwise she would have made a small report to herself when she saw her.
He smiled lightly, and patted Liu Qinghuan's head: "Don't worry, Nuo Yan has already promised me that there will be no second time."
Liu Qinghuan: "..."
Lord Hou, what does that look in your eyes that looks at your wayward daughter finally grow up mean
Xue Mu didn't pay attention to her weird expression, but just looked down at the small bowl of pastry that had already bottomed out: "Do you still want to eat?"
Liu Qinghuan's eyes lit up: "Is it okay?" This thing is expensive, and since her identity was exposed, she still feels a little embarrassed to eat it, but... sorry, this kind of food is extremely short-lived among liars.
Xue Mu leaned slightly in her direction, whispered in her ear, "Of course."
The feather-light breathing tickled her ears. Liu Qinghuan blushed slightly, and pushed Xue Mu away unnaturally: "Master Hou, next time you don't need to be so close when you speak, I can hear you clearly."
Xue Mu looked at her with a slight smile, and the picturesque eyebrows seemed to stretch out: "I like it."
Liu Qinghuan: "..."
Lord Hou, it's obviously you who is wayward.
With Xue Mu's permission, Liu Qinghuan happily finished a small bowl of crispy cheese. Being caught and brought back this time is much better than when his identity was first revealed. It may be that Xue Mu thought she would not make any moves in the short term, and he was sitting in the main house himself, so even Nian Tang didn't let her stay in the courtyard.
Liu Qinghuan kept thinking, is this Xue Mu trying to test her on purpose, or is it really a good opportunity to escape
On the other hand, Aies, who continued to stay in Dacheng to enjoy the scenery, was not idle, and today he decided to enjoy Tang Zibo's mansion.
Tang Zibo was surprised by Aies' sudden visit. He ordered someone to serve fine wine, and asked straight to the point why he came.
Aersi hugged the wine jar and drank the wine, and laughed a few times at Tang Zibo: "I just like people like Brother Guangyuan who speak straightforwardly. It seems that Brother Guangyuan and I can become friends."
Tang Zibo looked at him silently, but he hadn't forgotten that it was the fake Zoroastrian who made him a lot of trouble.
As if he didn't remember the grievances between them at all, Aies looked at Tang Zibo mysteriously, and deliberately lowered his voice: "Brother Guangyuan, do you know that Liu Qinghuan in Xue Mu's house is a fake. "
Tang Zibo's eyes flashed quickly.
Liu Qinghuan was Du Juan pretending to be the news, and his spies had told him about it before, but he always believed that it was the fake news deliberately released by Xue Mu.
Tang Zibo looked at Aes, and said calmly: "The special envoy must be careful in what he says, if the Marquis finds out about it, he may be offended."
Aies smiled and said: "This is the truth. What are you afraid of being told? In order to escape from the Hou's residence, Du Juan joined hands with me. In exchange, he also handed over the "Magnolia Spring" in her hand to me. me."
Tang Zibo's eyes suddenly changed. A few days ago, Xue Mu spent a lot of time looking for someone, but he still heard some rumors. Now that Aies said this again, could it be that Liu Qinghuan is really a fake
However, he obviously met her once in the Hou Mansion...
Seeing that his brows were tightly furrowed, Aerus showed doubts again, and the expression on his face slightly restrained: "Brother Guangyuan, do you think there is something wrong?"
Tang Zibo glanced at him and collected his emotions: "The reason why the special envoy came here today is to talk about Lord Hou's family affairs with me?"
Ayer's thin lips curled into a smile, he took out a folded white paper from his clothes, and handed it to Tang Zibo.
Tang Zibo looked at him suspiciously and asked, "What is this?"
Aies said: "The rubbings of the base map on "Magnolia Spring"."