The biting cold wind was blowing on the resolute faces like knives.
On the eve of the expedition, Dan Yu arranges Qin Zheng's military uniform.
"Brother, are you really going..." Dan Yu swallowed back the rest of his words, lowered his head, and handed the soft armor in his hand to Qin Zheng.
Qin Zheng put his hand on Dan Yu's shoulder, and patted it a little harder: "Brother, this time, I even took revenge on your father."
Dan Yu suddenly opened his eyes wide, gritted his teeth and nodded vigorously: "Brother, you must be careful... Wait, wait until you come back... I have something to tell you."
Qin Zheng tilted his head and smiled, his eyes were as bright as stars: "Okay."
Before dawn, there is overwhelming darkness, and the army is ready to go. Qin Zheng made meritorious service in defending the city and was promoted to lieutenant general, ranking to the left of the general. The first ray of morning light appeared, and the sky turned white.
"Qing Ci, if I can live... if I can go back alive..."
Qin Zheng clenched the reins of the horse, let out a low snort, and the army marched forward in the night.
…
The third bell rang on New Year's Eve, and the sound of salutes rang out one after another in the night.
The earth dragon is burning in the house, and the warmth is better than spring. The window grilles cut out of gold-and-red paper are extraordinarily delicate, clusters of red plums seem to be filled with vases in response to the scene, and a large and lively room is full of people sitting around a table.
Chu Yu took the seat, resting his forehead with one hand, his face was slightly drunk, his pair of phoenix eyes were half-opened and half-closed, and the slender eyelashes covered the rolling eyes. There are not many Chu family members, and after the elder brother got married, there are even fewer. This year's New Year's Eve, Chu Yu couldn't resist his daughter's foolishness and acting like a baby, so he had to agree to play the flower drum with her in the middle of the night.
Chu Yu was not very interested in playing the games at the little girl's house, but fortunately, seeing Zhen'er happy, she was also very satisfied. After half the night, I drank a lot of wine, and now I am a little drunk, but I am happy.
After all, Zhen'er was young, and felt drowsy when he passed the weight, his little head was bit by bit, and he was still talking a moment ago, but now he was bald and fell into Chu Yu's arms, and he was lightly sleeping.
Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but suppressed their chuckles, the table was covered with melon seeds and shells, gold bottles and jade cups were overturned, and all of them were filled with the joy of the Chinese New Year.
Chu Yu put her arms around her daughter with one hand, pushed away the wine cup in front of her with the other, and said with a light smile, "Qiuyue, share the prepared gold scorpions with everyone, and if you don't have enough, go to the storeroom to get them. By the way, bring some brocades, and you can do it yourself. Pick and choose, if you go late, don't blame the Lord for not giving you enough."
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard that, the master was generous, and this year passed more and more lively and happy.
The eldest maid, Biyu, wanted to carry the girl back to the house, but Chu Yu pushed her away, took Zhen'er into her arms, and sent her back in person.
Carrying the weight of my own girl, it has not grown much in the past few years, the soft and bloated child has disappeared, and her small face has become more sharp and beautiful, showing the delicate appearance of a girl. The more you look at it, the more lovable she is. Chu Yu is just such a precious daughter, who is very spoiled on weekdays. Fortunately, Zhen'er's mind is exquisite and clear, but she has a bit of the demeanor of Chu Yu when he was young.
Qingquexuan.
Zhen'er's boudoir was built by Chu Yu himself, and the pink curtains that were originally hung were pulled down after being disliked by her daughter. Chu Yu was not discouraged, and replaced the broken gold curtains with silver bells. The carpets on the floor were all embroidered with small broken flowers. From the large tables and chairs to the antique shelves, to the small bedding and embroidered pillows, all of them were carefully selected by Chu Yu. .
After taking off the small sheepskin boots on Zhen'er's feet, Chu Yu put on a handkerchief and wiped Zhen'er's little face carefully, then tucked in the quilt, and was about to leave, but was suddenly caught by a small hand cuffs.
"Really?" Chu Yu called softly, but saw that her daughter just smacked her lips and turned over, without waking up.
Chu Yu chuckled, squeezed the little hand that was holding her cuff, and was about to tuck it back into the bed, but saw Zhen'er's beautiful brows furrowed suddenly, her eyelashes that were as thick as a small fan trembled, and a stream of finely divided water Zhu Er caught off guard and fell from the corner of her eyes.
Chu Yu's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly stretched out her fingers to wipe away the tears from the corners of Zhen'er's eyes. As soon as her fingertips touched the moistness, she heard Zhen'er murmuring in her sleep with a bit of choking.
"Big Daddy..."
The candle made a crisp sound in the night, breaking the silence.
Chu Yu's fingertips were so stiff that they hurt a little before slowly pulling them back, and they were tightly clenched in the palm of his hand, stopping the trembling...
Since that year, he has never heard this name from Zhen'er again. In the genealogy, Zhen'er's name was ticked in a few strokes, surnamed Chu and surnamed Hua. The little golden lock that used to hang around Zhen'er's neck also disappeared.
Chu Yu thought that Yu Zhen'er was just a symbol of warmth that had never been given to her. What Zhener wants is for someone to love her, if that person refuses to show pity, so what if she makes up for it
But in the end, he was biased.
Zhen'er has half of that person's blood in his bones, so Chu Yu can't do anything about the missing half. No matter how much love is given, it can't make up for the vacancy in Qu Zhen'er Xiaoxin's mouth.
But Zhen'er is so sensible, so sensible that it makes people feel distressed. What I desire the most, but never dare to say it. It's just because I know it's a sore spot that my father can't touch.
It's just that it can't resist a whisper in sleep, and the slight leak of longing has made Chu Yu's heart hurt so much that he can't stand up.
…
The night was cold.
In the second half of the night, the Chu family turned upside down.
The lights are bright, and people come and go, all looking for something in a hurry.
Li Xi held a red wind lantern in his hand, and swayed with the wind lantern in messy steps, reflecting countless flowers and branches.
"Sir—sir—" the call was very clear in the night.
Chu Yu was gone.
Zhen'er was obviously still sleeping in the room, but Chu Yu, who sent her daughter to rest, was nowhere to be seen. This surprised all the servants of the Chu family who were watching the old age, and hurriedly searched for it.
Second Master Chu didn't go out of the mansion, he was in his own mansion, why couldn't he find anyone
It wasn't until dawn that Li Xun found Chu Yu first.
In a garden to the south of the Duke's Mansion, beside the Daiyue Lake, under the red plum tree.
Chu Yu leaned on a plum tree with her back, embraced a purple clay wine jar, and fell asleep with her eyes closed, sleeping alone with the flowers.
The snow had not yet melted a few days ago, so he just lay down and sat on the snow, drenched in green fox fur and didn't know it. Only a pair of brows were condensed into three points of sorrow, even the fragrance of wine mixed with plum fragrance did not hide it. The red plums on the branches are just like the crimson layer on Chu Yu's face, rich and languid, not as colorful as red.
Li Xun stood there for a long time under the moonlight, before he came to his senses, he rushed forward to support Chu Yu, stretched out his hand, and was lifted by a hot heart on his forehead.
"Sir, wake up!" Li Xi hugged Chu Yu who was drunk under the flowers.
Chu Yu didn't respond for half a minute, and the groggy in the dream was all the past. This sleep, I don't know the day...
When I woke up, it was already the sixth day.
The day Chu Yu woke up, the imperial doctor almost wanted to go home and burn incense.
"Second Master is too..." Several imperial doctors said helplessly: "I'm already cold, but sleeping in the snow drunk, isn't this ruining my own body?"
Chu Yu supported his heavy forehead, but he didn't dare to speak back, and let a few imperial doctors babble. After all, I am really sorry that my illness caused others to work overtime.
After Qiuyue finished sending off the imperial doctors, Chu Yu sat up with her limp body supported.
"Sir?" Li Zi's heart skipped a beat, feeling that Chu Yu was thinking about something important.
Sure enough, Chu Yu sat alone for a while, and suddenly said, "Qing Yu, should I get married?"
"Cough!" Li Zi choked on himself, and stared at Chu Yu with wide eyes.
Chu Yu just woke up, her long hair was not tied up, and she was so lazy that she was a bit dusty. He bent his long legs, put his arms on his knees, rested his chin lightly on the crook of his arms, and said in distress, "I don't know what Zhener would like..."
Li Xi blushed slightly, opened his mouth, and said, "Sir, let's sleep a little longer."
Could it be that he was sick and confused.
Chu Yu raised his eyebrows and remained silent. If he didn't believe it, no one could replace that person. Since Zhen'er wanted a big daddy, he would find her one.