The journey was quite lively this time, with the addition of two maids from General Li Zan's family, who were innocent, romantic, and chattering, which kept everyone in a good mood.
The assistant knew that one of the two girls would have some relationship with him. The two girls also knew that the assistant had some relationship with one of them.
So the only slightly awkward moment in the team was when the three kids met each other.
The two girls were always inseparable. And they didn't particularly listen to Lord Li Zan, which made Yuan's future father-in-law feel helpless. I felt a little embarrassed and could only apologize for spoiling the two girls. I had to say good things for them.
However, I was worried about these two wild girls who were always running around. I ordered Yuan to guard them and ignored his embarrassment. He was inevitably ridiculed by his bad friends.
I don't have time to take care of them. Not only am I the leader of the group here, but I also need to take care of my two friends Yi Yi and Yi Xin who cry all the time; I also need to take care of the old and young people in E He Shao Ge's family who sing and dance all the time; I also have a wife who needs to rest and a friend who is pregnant and doesn't want to rest in my car. It seems that I have overlooked a person who is a criminal in principle.
I always feel that it would be a shame if nothing happened to this huge and strange-looking team of mine.
So, something finally happened, but I think the responsibility lies with the aid.
In fact, I can't tell which one is Chan and which one is Yuan. These two girls like to wear the same clothes and even like to pretend to be each other. It reminds me of another pair of sisters, but she can become two, while these two like to pretend to be one. The other one wanders around who knows where, and these two often run around who knows where.
Listening to the silver bells, the one who smiles without showing teeth is Chan, and the one who smiles foolishly for no reason is Yuan.
It’s just that when girls are bitten by snakes, they are unlikely to choose to laugh as a way to express their emotions.
At the time, I only knew that one ankle was bitten. The other one was not bitten, but its expression looked more serious than the one that was bitten.
I was just about to go to the rear team to look for the people from E Heshaoge's family, thinking that these people who have been living in the wild all year round should know how to prevent and deal with attacks by these poisonous insects.
Unexpectedly, Lord Xu immediately came out and had someone tie the girl's knees with a rope, and asked someone to help suck out the poisonous blood.
The aid was kicked out without any ceremony. It was really kicked out. I could even see the foot that caused the accident.
Yuan also pulled open her silk stockings without hesitation, looked at the wound, said sorry, and started sucking.
Miss Yuan or Chan looked shy, but also had a faint smile on her face. The other one looked at the situation, not knowing what to do, and finally suddenly laughed foolishly.
At this time, Lord Xu was not idle either. He rolled up his sleeves and went into the jungle where the girl had just played. After a while, he had a handful of grass in his hand. He handed it to Yuan, chewed it up, and applied it.
Half an hour later, the girl's wound healed, and then we asked several strong women from Ehe Shaoge's family to carry her to the cart. Someone started to make a noise for help, but when he saw my look, he quickly shut up.
At noon that day, Yuan couldn't eat. His mouth felt sore and numb, and he couldn't chew.
It was as if the uninjured one kept passing food to the aid and expressing his gratitude. The aid was still very polite, but his expression still looked a little painful.
Naturally, the aid was booed by the crowd.
I asked Lord Xu how he knew all this. He laughed and said that there were many snakes and insects in the south. He had been in Guangxin for more than 20 years and there were snakes in his yard from time to time. He had been bitten several times, so how could he not know how to deal with them
I once again brought up the marriage proposal with Lord Li, and said frankly that of the two girls, the injured one would be promised to Yuan, and the other would be promised to Lord Xu's son, but I had not considered which young man would be the winner.
Lord Xu thought that the eldest son might be more suitable.
I think he must have thought that these two girls were a bit wild and more suitable to be wives of military generals.
The situation below was different. The injured girl stayed in the car obediently, but she would occasionally lift the curtain to look at Yuan. Yuan didn't lean against the car stupidly, but was far ahead. Occasionally he would look back, but he would not be able to catch up with the moment when the curtain was lifted. The remaining girl seemed to be bored, too. She wandered around outside, at most to see the carts of strange things at Ehe Shaoge's house, and then returned to her sisters.
At this time, a man named Lao Bai was introduced. Through a lot of meticulous and detailed scouting work, this man opened up a conversation between two girls to me and Yinling.
"Hey, sister, why don't you call the general over? If only you could really match him, they'd even have the same name."
"Whose, Wenxiong's name is that aid."
"Hey, if you don't go find him, I'll pretend to be lame and go find him. Haha."
"What are you going to do... do you dare?"
At this point, Lao Bai was so good at joking and playing that he could imitate the scene vividly. I felt a chill all over my body, and the silver bell in my arms was like me, and even trembled for a while.
"Old White, are you okay?"
"Oh, I'm anxious too. You're like this, and you don't even know how to take the initiative to show your kindness."
"Well, I'll go find him. But, Old White, I've actually always wanted to ask you to help me get some information." It would be too dangerous if this kind of person wasn't sent away.
"Ah, sir, that's great. I, Old White, have always wanted to do something serious."
"You can go to Shouchun and Nanchang. You can go to Yangdi and Pingyu first, and finally go to Pengcheng and Kuaiji. Finally, return to Jiaozhou from Dongye and come to Guangxin to see me. Are you willing?"
"With all of our strengths, we will definitely live up to the trust of our lord."
I gave him a lot of money, but he thought he didn't need it. I need it, so I should not spend money if I can avoid it.
He was actually very self-conscious, saying that if he carried too much money, people would suspect it was stolen money.
Yinling and I both nodded our heads in agreement, but we still gave him a lot of money. Yinling suddenly said, you can buy a house in each of the six fiefdoms above as your base, so you can avoid showing up in front of the locals often, and you don’t need to sell it when you leave, but you have to remember where it is, so that we can have a place to stay when we send people there in the future.
Lao Bai boasted: As long as I have been to any house, I can go back there with my eyes closed, and the beams and rafters will be exactly the same.
That night, the thief disappeared without a trace, leaving us only a crooked farewell letter. I didn't expect him to be able to read, but the awkwardness of his handwriting was still surprising. In comparison, his appearance was still acceptable. However, Yinling and I finally breathed a sigh of relief at his temporary departure.
That night, we slept peacefully together. We didn't say any cheesy love words, but we talked about Xiangyang, which we hadn't been to for a long time, the scenery of the countryside, and various past events. Although we are not from Xiangyang, after all, we have lived there for many years, and Xiangyang is the only place in our hearts that can be called hometown.
The next morning, I was awakened by Yinling. I wanted to pretend to be angry in exchange for some benefits, but she said happily: Look who's here!
I looked out of the car door with sleepy eyes and suddenly became alert.
"Brother, Qian! Why are you here?"
"We got married that day, but I knew that my brother passed away the day before. I know that my brother is busy, but we still want to invite you to drink our wedding wine."
After he finished speaking, he poured a bowl of wine from the jar and handed it to me.
It is not good to drink on an empty stomach, but since the doctor seemed to have no professional ethics at this time, I could only drink it with some doubts, as if there was a smell of medicine in the wine.
My brother, I am busy with government affairs. I have to go because the day has been chosen. You see, I can't take care of all the carriages and horses. I went to the palace to see the emperor that day, and I visited you on the way. I heard that your father-in-law was preparing, so I didn't disturb you. As your brother, I'm sorry. But it's not appropriate for you to come all the way here just to toast me, right
Oh, the teacher needs medicine, and some of it needs to be collected in Jingchu. He asked others to do it, but he was worried, so he asked me to take the medicine worker with me, and Xi'er followed me. I left the medicine worker behind, and Xi'er and I got up early and worked late, and chased after you on horseback. If we had known that you were so close to us, we would have run more last night.
Can you come with us? Where are the other pharmacists
We will go to Xiangyang first, uncle, you have old friends in Xiangyang, and you have many things to do, you can also help me find many conveniences. The other pharmacists will take a slower ride, but it should be faster than my brother's team.
All right, then come with us!
With a proper doctor, we quickly led them to Li's sister. My brother checked and found nothing wrong, and praised us for handling it properly; but my sister-in-law was wondering if the scar was serious or not, and whether we should try to remove it. The girl didn't say much, and someone interrupted: Maybe it's better to keep it, so that we can tell which one is Chan and which one is Yuan.
Someone nearby immediately retorted righteously: Do you need to take off the girl's shoes and socks before you can identify her
Everyone laughed.
Suddenly someone said leisurely: Why not put a mark on the face so it will be easier to recognize
Someone angrily shouted: "You are such a heartless person, what is this idea! Beat this bastard up!"
The bastard continued slowly: Which girl do you want to beat me up
Suddenly everyone shouted together: Let’s go together.
Both the girl and Fumio blushed.
After a round of scrutiny and ridicule, I was forced to come out and suppress it.
They continued to laugh and joke, and I was about to lose my temper, but seeing that Lord Li Zan was smiling without saying anything, I did not do so.
I could only bow to him and apologize, and forgive myself for failing to discipline my subordinates well.
Lord Li waved his hand, seemingly not minding at all.
He also called Wenxiong over.
I didn't know what to do for a moment.
He was kicked out again, then he woke up and hurried over to greet them politely.
I didn't want to get involved in the conversation between the father-in-law and son-in-law, so I took my brother to see the man, and his injuries were not serious.
After settling the brother and his wife to a car to rest, he returned to his car and saw Yinling resting with her eyes closed, so he turned to the car behind to check on his two friends.
The two friends were sleeping, and when my aunt saw me standing up and bowing, she woke one of them up and started crying. The other one immediately followed suit, and my aunt and I were so panicked that we had to coax him together.
After some comforting, I finally felt at ease.
I can't really tell which one is Yixin and which one is Yiyi. But children grow up fast, and I can't remember what the two looked like at the time, so I can't confirm it.
He calmed down and asked his mother, who said that this one was Yixin and that one was Yiyi.
Although I was not satisfied with the answer, I could do nothing about it. I felt embarrassed to blame her for not being able to tell them apart. After all, I was the one who named them, but since their swaddling clothes had changed, I really couldn't tell them apart.
So I decided to call the slightly bigger one Yixin and the slightly smaller one Yiyi. I pretended to check them and told my mother that this was the correct answer.
Although it can be seen from the mother's expression that the name is meaningless to her.
But I still feel better.
The two children were sleeping soundly, so I came out.
Suddenly I found that there was an extra horse and a person outside the car.
I got excited and quickly led his horse to a farther place.
Seeing that he was getting a little further away, this guy started talking in his usual tone: I'm dumb, how can you be willing to lead my horse
I'm just afraid that you will talk nonsense.
Oh, I thought you were afraid of waking the baby.
Hey, you know all this
I couldn't find you just now, but then I found your car, and Sister Yinling was there, along with me.
Uh, how did you get here
You're just talking bullshit. The teacher wrote to me and said that you have a lot of people here, so let us pick you up. As the Minister of Rites, I have to bring some ceremonial guards with you, the damned Marquis of Yue.
You have made progress recently, and the words you use are much softer than before.
Forget me, you are a bull-stomped person. How can you go to Luoyang and bring back other people's children? This time you brought back two.
This explanation is quite long-winded. But after the explanation, this guy still refused to let me off, pointing at my nose: If it weren't for Sister Yinling, you should be hanging there.
Oh, well, I'm your brother too.
Brother, you’re such a waste of time for me to run around for so many days to pick you up.
You... come... so early... why did you come so early? You can come... later... pick me up when I reach Chujing.
You're a stutterer and you can't even speak clearly. I'll let you go. I have other things to do.
That night, I received hundreds of cars outside Wancheng. Although it looked like an ordinary car, I knew the secret of this car.
It was the people of the Ehe Shaoge family who knew what was good: this car was too solid. If it wasn't a chariot, why would it be made like this
They were asked to tie their own horses and cattle to the carts, including the many knights brought by Yunshu, who also put on harnesses. All the various ceremonial flags brought by Yunshu were hoisted on the carts without pulling any. It was like a noble prince coming to his country in a mighty manner.
I couldn't help but feel emotional when I watched it from outside on horseback.
Yunshu approached me with ill intentions and said: "This is just a teacher, you are the only one who can't think so carefully. Also, most of these cars belong to me, Chu, and only one hundred are yours."
I said I had no opinion.
Yunshu expressed strong dissatisfaction: Damn it, why don’t you argue at all? It’s so boring.
I just don't argue. When I quarrel with my classmates, I usually end up losing because of my stuttering.
But I still asked him about Xiangyang and so on, because these are what I am most interested in right now.
I have acquaintances in several cities in Wandi. The Wu brothers, Ziyu and others are all here, either as magistrates or lieutenants. I suspect that the so-called return to Your Majesty is just a tribute, and the rest is still under the control of the teacher.
Suddenly I found that this piece of land given to Your Majesty is indeed legal. It borders the second oldest Qin in the west and Liu Yan and Huangfu Song in the east. If the latter two want to attack Chu for any reason, they must not go through Wancheng, otherwise they will have to guard against being attacked from behind by the Eight Outer Armies, the Marquis of Qin, the teacher, or even the one who borrowed the road; if they go through Wancheng, they will not only be charged with treason, but may also be attacked from three directions by the Qin, Chu, and Your Majesty's army. The only ones left to connect with the teacher are Liu Yao, Yuan Shu, and me, and perhaps the temporary Marquis of Ba and Dong Zhuo behind the Bashan Mountains.
The Wu brothers probably still care about how their brothers are doing with me first, so I naturally praised them. But after thinking about it, I have already made up my mind that I will keep Wu Yue in Yue State for my own use.
Zi Yu has matured a lot. It seems that reviewing more official documents is a good way to train people.
That day, I received the latest court report from him and read it together. There was one item in the middle that was related to me. Lord Zhu died after all. The Wu Principality was abolished, Sun Jian was named Wu Bo, Yi County to the west of Yishan in Danyang (the ancient name of Huangshan, which was called Huangshan in the Tang Dynasty) and Lingyang were assigned to Sui Hou, and Dongye (Fuzhou) to the south of Zhang'an (Zhang'an, then called Yongning, was renamed in the third year of Yonghe and is now in the territory of Wenzhou) in the old Minyue area in Kuaiji was assigned to my jurisdiction. Note
Not only do we lament that the past is gone, but it is also no wonder that Duke Zheng was so disappointed and unwilling to get involved in the chaos again.
The two boys also said that since there was such a notice, the teacher should be able to come back.
The reason why I came back early was to make it seem as if this matter had nothing to do with me, although it really had nothing to do with me.
However, I have already thought that the people like Sangsen Leilei (Shang Sheng), Dacong Zajiang (Zhan Jiang), Zhang Ya (Zhang Ya) who are still stationed in the South China Sea should be able to return to their original places of administration, and the handover should be quick.
Yinling also agreed with my opinion, but we still need to send a general to guard here to prevent any accidents.
I don't think it's necessary. I just need that person to help look after the navy when we train outside Jieyang in the future.
But seeing Yin Ling's expression, I added: "However, those who can command the navy may not be proficient in infantry combat. We still need a good general who can fight in the mountains."
Yinling then nodded with a smile and said with a double meaning: Zirui is quite aware of the current affairs.
When we entered Jingzhou, Brother Wendong came to pick me up in person. I was so nervous that I went through a lot of formalities to greet him. Yinling also greeted him with me.
I reported the two sons' situations to my elder brother, and Brother Chen was very happy. He also asked me to give his two children more opportunities to hone their skills. He also treated me with great care and entrusted me with the task.
I have to apologize. I was in a hurry to go to Luoyang and didn't dare to delay along the way. I couldn't go home or get together with my classmates. Now everything feels better.
At twilight of the next day, the team camped outside the city. After everyone was settled, Brother Chen told us to go to the provincial capital for a banquet that night. Then Yinling and I took a car to Xiangyang, which we had not seen for a long time.
As soon as Yinling entered the city, she wanted to take a walk. I pointed at her belly and said that she had been sitting in the car for so many days, so it would be better for her to take a walk.
Xiangyang remained the same, with the same shops, taverns, houses and trees. At dusk, the city glowed golden, and a cool breeze blew through the doorways. The men, who had been busy all day, talked and laughed about what they had seen and heard today in the smoke, just like they had done many years ago.
In order to avoid being recognized by fellow villagers returning home on the street, we quickly turned into the alley, which we knew very well.
Yinling smiled and recalled the scene when she was anxiously looking for me in Xiangyang City. I thought she didn't need to recall it, because usually when she looked for me, it must be because I was so busy having fun that I didn't remember going home. As a result, I was punished to kneel down in the corridor at home and reflect seriously.
This had a great impact on me. From then on, I was very punctual for going to and from school, or at least I got home on time. Even if my teacher finished school early, I could still make sure to get home on time.
In a moment, we arrived at our hometown. There were only children playing on the road in the surrounding neighborhoods. They seemed to not recognize us at all. At most, some looked at my height, opened their eyes wide and opened their mouths, but could not say a word.
The door was still the same door, not closed. I didn't know if there were other residents inside, I could only look out. The original tree in the yard was cut down by Yinling for safety reasons, and a new tree was planted later. I usually don't know the names of these flowers and plants, but usually I can recognize the fruit of something. It was short when it was planted, but now it is quite tall, and the fruit looks familiar: pear.
It was as if everything was the same, except that we had left.
I wonder if Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang are still living there. There is no smoke from cooking, no lights, and the sky is still bright. Perhaps there is really no need to light a lamp yet.
Yinling and I were both waiting at the door, both a little hesitant, and neither knocked nor called out. Perhaps the difference was that I was waiting for Yinling, and I always felt that it was a bit abrupt to call out suddenly, and failed to highlight my status as the leader of the family.
Suddenly, a female voice called out from behind: Ah Ling!
I didn't notice it, but Yinling turned around immediately and suddenly became excited: Aping, it's you
This sound reminded me of something. Aping seemed to be Yinling's best friend. It seemed that she got married and moved to Yangzhou ten years ago. I remember Yinling cried for a long time.
When I was in the office, I was often tormented by this elder sister; she also did many things like snitching. I was very hesitant about whether to turn around, but the lady was above, and she pulled me hard with her hand, so I could only turn around obediently, follow her steps, and put on a kind, friendly and polite smile.
Ah Ling! It's really you! Ah! This is Zhi! When I got married, he was only this tall! Now he's a high-ranking official! No wonder you're not in a hurry to get married, you're waiting for Zhi! Oh, the one who lied to us for so long is your brother, and it turns out he's a husband with an engagement!
Ah Ping, we haven't seen each other for ten years, right? Are you going back to your parents' home
Yes, yes. There was a turmoil in Yangzhou, but the harvest was good here, so I moved back with my husband's family and the children. Look at the one over there, he's eight years old. He's very naughty, not as well-behaved as when he was young. Where are your children
Just had it, only three months.
Alas, there is no way, wait for wisdom? Haha.
Sister Ping, let me ask you, do you know if Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang from our hometown are still alive
Yes, I went to visit him after I came back. He should have eaten early tonight and rested.
Yinling, you chat with Sister Ping first. I'm going to visit Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang.
I turned around and walked quickly towards the door of my old home. As I passed by, I wanted to knock on the door, but when I raised my hand, I felt ridiculous.
He strode in with a smile, and everything seemed to be the same as before.
I couldn't help but shout out: Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang!
Standing in the courtyard, under the dim sunset, a familiar and wrinkled face appeared in the dark door.
"Uncle Zhang!" I called out happily.
"Second Young Master!" The old man was also excited.
"Why don't you light the lamp?"
"Oh, what a waste of fuel. I've already eaten, so I plan to rest early."
"Where's Aunt?"
Their house is clean and simple, just like it was many years ago, but it lacks a lot of vitality, perhaps because we young people have all left.
Aunt Zhang suddenly fell seriously ill a few years ago and has been bedridden. Uncle Zhang usually sits beside the couch and chats with Aunt. When they were young, there was Yinling and I.
The teacher was really caring. He would send a maid to take care of Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang every day. However, the maid had to report back to the government office at night, so at night only the couple lived in the courtyard. They did not lock the door, leaving it for the maid to come early the next day to serve them.
Uncle Zhang’s hearing has deteriorated, and he often can’t hear me clearly, but his speech is still relatively clear, as if he has practiced it by talking to Aunt every day.
So, I know that a girl named Huang came here more than ten days ago.
He, the girl, stood in the yard looking at everything in the yard without saying a word, or sat under the corridor in deep thought.
Uncle Zhang guessed that she had a past with me or Yinling. He didn't want to talk, maybe, but I didn't hear it clearly. Seeing that it was getting late, he invited her to have dinner with them.
She watched Uncle Zhang feeding Aunt Zhang and started crying.
It was getting late, so Uncle Zhang cleaned up Yinling's room and let her stay there.
It was late that night, and the girl was still wandering around the rooms, her steps were slow, sometimes close, sometimes far, sometimes light, sometimes heavy.
The next day, she disappeared early in the morning.
But that evening, she came back and had dinner with them again.
She didn't cry that night.
That night, she slept in my room.
Early on the third day, she said goodbye to Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang and left.
That night, at the banquet, I drank with all the brothers, but it was not very lively. Uncle Gongye apologized to me that my master and Qing were in Zigui and Yiling in the south to manage military affairs and could not come, and their families also moved in to live with them.
Yinling told me that it seemed that Uncle San and Brother Chen were not on good terms, and that was probably why Brother Chen asked his two sons to go to my place. But she suppressed me and stopped me from talking nonsense.
The teacher's two sons have obviously grown up a lot, and indeed look more and more like the teacher, but they don't have baby faces, which is a good thing. I still want to congratulate the two sons. The two sons have a good relationship with me, and seem to be more familiar with me than my classmates. I guess the teacher asked them to get closer to me. The eldest son has recently exchanged letters with the second princess. The second princess said something that touched her very much: I hope that the young master Bo Yang will not think of the princess as the princess of Shi, but only think of her as your fiancée.
I don't think my silly sister could have written this, it was probably ghostwritten by that person who thinks she's my twin sister.
I actually thought of myself as the eldest prince, and told myself in my heart: everything is just a passing cloud.
That night, we took the initiative to apply to sleep in our own house. However, we didn't have to sleep in two rooms as usual. It depended on the opinion of our mistress as to which room we slept in.
The next day, the teacher came back in a hurry.
The teacher chatted with me for a while, and then I said goodbye and left.
The brothers and their sister-in-law were going to Fangling, where there were many medicinal herbs on the mountain. Brother Chen found a few locals to be his guides and said goodbye.
We left General Li Zan behind, but took his two daughters with us. The girls were much quieter, and the journey down below was no longer as cheerful as when we came. I told Yuan not to approach them deliberately for the time being. Just find Qiu Luan and keep them company. I also reminded her that you are not accompanying them as a maid, but as a friend. Since you are the sister of Song and **, you are also my sister. Just treat them as equals as the daughter of a scholar. For this reason, I also asked Yin Ling to find a dress for her.
Qiu Luan did not refuse.
From here we followed the Han River down and passed Yunmeng. When we were almost at Changsha, we needed boatmen to pull the boat because of the current and wind direction.
During this time, he wrote a letter to his master and asked the magistrate of Changsha to deliver it to his master in Yiling. Then he continued without delay.
But after passing Xiangnan, we had to walk and rest for a few days in Quanling.
Here, I want to take one person away, send two people away, and meet a few more people.
The Su family’s sisters, He Yu, and Huang Tian.
I talked to the mother and son about their master's situation. They were very excited and said they were willing to go over and help the master find out. I was also fine. The three of us could keep each other company and pretend to be a family of three. Lao Bai was too lonely alone.
In fact, I just think that a complete lineup of scouts should include a mix of beautiful and ugly, black and white, tall and short, fat and thin, male and female, old and young.
I didn’t say anything to Huang Tian, I just asked her to come with me to Yue State and do some work.
But he still told me that his sister had been here a few days ago and was now going south again.
I just said, "I know. Please pack up and follow me." I didn't ask any other questions.
When he met Gan Xingba, Su Fei and others, he mainly mentioned to beware of his neighbor not far to the east. Xingba didn't agree with it. He sent people to Suiguo to find out what was going on, and then made a contemptuous gesture, saying: They are not as good as the pirates who stole my business when I was Jinfan.
I reminded him that there were no heavy troops stationed in the northern border of Yue, and my safety depended entirely on Brother Xingba. He patted his chest and promised that if anyone followed the troops from Lingling into Yue, he would bring his head to me.
In fact, what I am worried about is that they will go directly south after entering Guiyang, although the mountain roads there are not as easy to travel as those in Lingling.
When I was crossing the new road, I was a little nervous, after all, I had been ambushed here before. To avoid any accidents, I ordered everyone to stop and pass as quietly as possible, and I hid in the car.
Suddenly, an arrow arrived and hit the door frame. The troops outside the car were in an uproar, and there was a sound of weapons being fired, but no one knew where the arrow came from, and everyone was panicked.
I quickly used my body to protect Yinling, and then pulled the quilt over me to protect myself.
Suddenly, another arrow was nailed to the door frame, just slightly lower than the previous one. In a moment, arrows came down the door like beads in a row, arranged in an orderly manner.
Yinling and I looked at each other, and without even needing to exchange glances, we both understood what was going on.
I dropped the quilt, lifted the curtain and walked out, only to see a group of people still standing in front of the car, looking at each other in confusion.
Standing in the car, "Four, come out."
Suddenly, a figure in red appeared among the trees on the right front hillside, followed by the appearance of a smiling face.
There was a whistle in the valley, and a horse came out from the woods. The man in red ran two steps quickly, followed the horse's momentum, jumped up, sat upright on the horse, and rushed down the mountain quickly along the flatter part.
Finally, I heard a voice in my ears: Brother, sister, you are finally back.
The new guys under my command regarded this man as a god. The team didn't need my orders and naturally made way for him.
Only ** was there giving Yuan extra lessons: This is General Zuo Sima Li, whom you and I have met before, the number one general of the State of Yue.
But I was not polite to him at all. When he came closer, I started to curse him: You bastard, did you know that your sister is pregnant with your brother's baby? Aren't you trying to scare your sister and the baby in her belly
Si immediately realized his mistake. He quickly dismounted and went to the front of the carriage to apologize to Yinling. Yinling was kind enough to let him go and told him not to pursue the matter.
** was still chattering and teaching the aid: General Li is afraid of our Yue Hou, and of course Yue Hou is afraid of our Lady Pingguo.
Ben Yu and Lao Si had a few words, and when he heard this, he went over and kicked **: Can you teach him well
Si wanted to laugh, but found himself near my legs, so he didn't dare.
I got off the car and let the team continue moving, while chatting with the fourth brother: How did you get here
Before he could answer, a group of riders in red were approaching on the road ahead.
I recognized several of the people in the middle and knew they were all from the old fourth tribe.
"This dress is quite nice, very festive and eye-catching."
"Look at Guo Xu's gang of devils, all dressed in black, it's depressing. We Xianbei people prefer red, so I asked all my people to change into red clothes, look how energetic they are."
"Yeah, yeah, uh, how did you get here?"
“Brother, there’s a woman… Come here first, don’t let me hear it.” The red-clothed thief pulled me and said.
"A woman rode to Guangxin to see my sister-in-law." Seeing that she was far away from the silver bell carriage, he said, "Can the guards of our palace let her in casually? But she had a letter in her hand and asked me to pass it to my sister-in-law. That day, Nan was on duty, so the letter was passed to him first. He took a look and then sent it in."
"Then what?"
"And... No, brother, shouldn't you feel weird?"
"What's so strange? Oh, Nan can understand it?"
"Well, that's scary, right?"
"Well, let's talk about the letterhead!"
"He didn't see the woman. When he heard my sister-in-law let her in, he asked someone to take her in, and he deliberately avoided seeing her. Later, this incident with me, it seems that my eldest brother has owed another romantic debt. Hey, let me make it clear first, it has nothing to do with me, it's really his."
"I didn't ask that. I asked, what was your sister-in-law's reaction after she saw it?"
"I don't know. I was in the military camp at the time, and Nan told me about it later. It's not that detailed, but you know they met. It seems that the woman left later, and I don't know where she went. Then my sister-in-law asked me to set out quickly to pick you up."
"Hey, how did your sister-in-law know to send you to pick me up?"
"Well, the official report of your visit has arrived. I saw it the night before. Official reports should arrive faster than people. After talking to that woman, sister-in-law estimated that you will arrive soon." Yes, the official report of my visit should have arrived before I left Luoyang. This question was stupid. And that woman obviously left before me. If she can arrive, I should not be far away.
"Oh." I didn't know whether I should feel relieved or worried, so I could only find something to ask: "Well, I remembered something about the court reports. Some court reports didn't do me well... How has your sister-in-law been these past two months?"
"Oh, brother! I am guilty of a crime of death. Your sister-in-law made a mistake." This guy actually admitted his mistake first, but it didn't seem like he was asking for mercy.
After asking him in detail, he finally told me the whole story of the "stray arrow piercing the chest". (You can go back to Chapter 185)
I sighed, "It's fate."
"Brother, what romantic debt have you gotten into again?"
"Hey, it's still about your sister!"
"What's wrong with my sister?" The boy also looked at Yinling's car.
"The sister with the surname Huang."
"Oh. It's a pity that I didn't see her, otherwise I should have escorted her away. However, I don't know where she went. I don't know what kind of hysteria Nan has. He was on duty and didn't go to see her. He also knows Sister Yi. Maybe he will keep her so that you can see her when you return to Guangxin." Strangely, when the fourth brother appeared beside me, I suddenly didn't want to beat him up. Especially his red clothes, which made me want to beat him up. But out of the idea of saving face for my brother, I let him go.
This is an improvement in one’s cultivation.
This guy suddenly said to me: "Your sister-in-law is pregnant too!"
"Ah, that's great! Congratulations, brother! Hey! What's the meaning of that expression?"
"There is something that bothers me. Wan'er and I always think differently."
"What's up?"
"Isn't it hot? It's humid here too. I'm afraid Xue'er has bugs on her head, so I want to shave her head."
"Hey, don't do that! Xue'er will definitely be laughed at when she grows up." I was shocked. I vaguely knew that the Xianbei people had strange customs, but I couldn't let him do that here: "Xue'er is my daughter. I won't allow you to do that to our daughter. She will be laughed at by other children."
"Your point makes sense, but I don't know what happened to Wan'er. She got back together with my sister-in-law. I might as well send Xue'er to her place to be raised. Also, it's better to let my brother and sister-in-law take care of her than me, otherwise she won't be able to get married in the future. Also, if this baby is a boy, I'll give it to you. Why do I feel like I suddenly have no children?"
I thought to myself, if I were you, I wouldn't be happy either. I suddenly remembered what I had said to Yinling about our child, so I made up a story to comfort him: "Actually, this is also the painstaking effort of my sister-in-law as a mother, because we are afraid that the child will be hurt by fighting. Don't worry, in fact, your sister and I want to entrust our son to you. If you help me train a general like you, I will give you a talented person with a wealth of knowledge. How about it?"
"real?"
"Did I lie to you?"
"Whether Wan'er gives birth to a son or not, brother, you have to give me a son to raise. Just wait and see, I will definitely bring you a peerless hero."
"It's a deal." She high-fived him and made a pact: "Go talk to your sister first and tell her these words."
When we were about to reach Xie Mu, we suddenly saw a cloud of dust on the road and a black cloud sweeping towards us. Although I knew who was coming, I still felt inexplicably nervous.
The newcomers were also amazed. After I joined our team, they started to praise me, which made my fourth brother quite disdainful.
**Suddenly becoming an informed person, he proudly began to introduce him to Yuan: This aura must be General Guo.
Guo Xu's army, with neatly arranged armor and brightly colored helmet feathers standing upright, lined up along the road, guarding on the side. Only Guo Xu rode in on horseback.
The formality made me feel very respected. It was also sent by the Madam to greet him.
After discussing with Yin Ling for a while, he said goodbye to Yin Ling and the group, who had deliberately started slowly, and rushed into Yue with Guo Xu and dozens of other riders.
I had a long talk with Guo Xu on the way. I told him that if his people had relatives or friends in Yizhou and did not want to stay there, they could go there to surrender. He smiled bitterly and said: Dong Jun’s military law is strict, even if someone wants to do it, they dare not.
Me, because I'm going to prepare to attack Dong, I won't let him face his friends, but I have to tell him about this.
In fact, mine are all light words.
He probably heard it, so he wasn't moved at all. He just thanked me for telling him the truth.
But I still have a little doubt as to why Pei'er sent two groups of people to pick me up.
But she wasn't that familiar with Guo Xu yet, so Pei'er probably wouldn't tell her that.
Suddenly I realized something, I don’t know if it’s related, Pei’er seems to have the last name Guo.
He passed Xiemu, Fuchuan, Linhe, and Fengyang along the way and rushed back to Guangxin within two days.
The lady, holding her waist and supported by Nalan, stood in front of the mansion gate, smiling faintly and watching me walk towards her.
I saw a pretty girl walking towards me quite fast with her arms outstretched. I thought it must be Yi Yue, so I picked her up and said, "My dear daughter, do you miss your father?"
Pei'er laughed: "My husband is wrong, that is Xue'er from my sister-in-law's family, Yue'er is still sleeping soundly at home."
"Fourth brother's daughter is my daughter. Besides, Xue'er will be mainly taught and raised by us in the future. I have already agreed with fourth brother on this matter."
"I'm afraid this is not a good idea. I'm waiting for my husband to come back to discuss this matter."
"It's okay. If Yinling and I have a child, we'll let the fourth brother raise him and train him to be a general."
"Well, Pei and my husband's son can also be sent over. Why should we send Sister Yinling's?"
"If you give birth to a son, he will be the eldest son. He will inherit the throne of Yue in the future and should study civil affairs."
"What if this baby is a girl?"
"You and your husband's eldest son will be the crown prince of Yue, and Ling'er and her husband's eldest son will be the crown prince of Zhao." I made my plan: "Zhao needs a king who can lead troops to fight, and Yue needs a king who can govern the country with culture."
"Why do you want Yinling and your eldest son to go to the north?" Pei'er was kind-hearted and seemed reluctant to let her go: "Let Pei'er's child go."
"Pei'er is kind and knowledgeable, and she is a quick-witted husband. Your son and I are suitable for civil administration. Ling'er is clever and resourceful, and I am brave and strong. Her son and I are suitable for military achievements."
"I brought back two more adopted daughters. I found them on the battlefield, and I couldn't bear to throw them away, nor did I trust them to be entrusted to others, so I brought them back." I still have to report my "achievements" or "troubles."
"Just bring her back. We can afford to raise her." Pei'er is always so kind and considerate, which makes me lose all thoughts of making fun of her.
I just held Xue'er in one hand and held her in the other hand and looked at the sky that day. It was almost noon, but it was covered with dark clouds. The Baiyun Mountain was also hazy with mist. The big flag on the palace city gradually unfolded, revealing the word "Thank you". Pei'er: Come in quickly, it's going to rain.
Note 1: There is no misplacement of characters in the text before this note. If you find any problem, it is intentional by the author. After careful consideration, it is better to make the note first to avoid being criticized or quibbled later.
Note: When mentioning the place name here, I would like to add one more note. Guangxin (the old city site in the Han Dynasty is now Wuzhou) has an allusion worth remembering. Today's Guangdong and Guangxi are named after Guangxin. The east of Guangxin is called Guangdong, and the west of Guangxin is called Guangxi. This name originated in the Song Dynasty, which is similar to the Jiangnan West Road (Tang Dynasty) from which the name Jiangxi originated. At that time, it was called Guangnan West Road and Guangnan East Road.