He Yan's nap was indeed longer than usual.
She even had a dream. In the dream, she was fighting with Rida Muji. That commander was brutal and cruel. She pointed a sword at his head, and he suddenly raised his head. It was actually He Rufei's face.
The sword in He Yan's hand fell to the ground with a clang.
She opened her eyes. Her gaze landed on the soft bed curtains. The mattress beneath her was warm. She lowered her head to look. She was lying on the bed, perfectly fine.
He Yan still remembered that before she fainted, she was in the martial arts arena. Xiao Jue and Rida Muji were fighting. In the distance, the reinforcements from the Southern Prefecture had already arrived. What was the current situation? Was it already over?
She propped herself up and slowly sat up. As soon as she moved, she pulled at the wound on her waist. It hurt so much that she couldn't help but furrow her brows. After pausing for a while, she supported herself on the bed and sat up.
The wound on her body had already been bandaged. She had returned to her room — the room next to Xiao Jue. There wasn't a single person in the room. She wanted to call someone to ask about the current situation, but she couldn't.
Just as she was thinking, the door was pushed open. A young man walked in with medicine. He closed the door and carried the medicine to He Yan's bed. Seeing that He Yan had already sat up, he smiled. "You're awake? Looks like you've recovered well. "
This was an unfamiliar face. He Yan had seen this person for the first time in the Liang Province Guards. However, looking at his clothes, he definitely wasn't a new soldier. He Yan stared at his face. Her mind went blank for a moment. Suddenly, she came back to her senses and almost blurted out the other party's name.
Fortunately, she reacted in time. The words were at the tip of her tongue, but she forcefully swallowed them back down. That person looked at her with a smile and said, "My name is Lin Shuanghe. I'm a doctor and also Xiao Huaijin's friend. I was the one who treated your wound."
Seeing that He Yan only stared at him without saying anything, Lin Shuanghe thought for a moment and said, "Don't misunderstand. I didn't take off your clothes. It was Xiao Huaijin who did it. I was only responsible for treating your wound. Cough … I also know your true identity. "He lowered his voice and leaned closer to He Yan." Little sister, I really admire you. "
He Yan: "…"
She nodded at Lin Shuanghe with difficulty. "Thank you."
"You're welcome." Lin Shuanghe smiled and handed the medicine to her. "Drink it. It's almost cold."
He Yan took the bowl and drank the medicine slowly. He could not hide the shock in his heart.
Lin Shuanghe, Lin Shuanghe actually came to the Liang Province Guard!
He Yan was no stranger to Lin Shuanghe. In fact, he was also He Yan's classmate. He Yan felt that she was actually more familiar with Lin Shuanghe than with Xiao Jue among the youths who went to school together in the Xianchang School.
There was no other reason. In fact, it was because he was the one who fought with He Yan for the last place in the academy examinations. Eight out of ten times, it was him.
Yes, Lin Shuanghe looked like he had an intelligent face. In fact, he was terrible at the civil and military examinations. He was different from He Yan. He Yan worked hard but was still the last place. Lin Shuanghe did not work hard at all. He had a good relationship with Xiao Jue. They were inseparable every day. His homework was copied from his good friend. When the teacher asked him to copy the copybook, he paid someone to help him copy it.
The youngsters of the Virtuous Prosperity Mansion were either from wealthy or respectable families. None of them lacked those few coins. However, every time this Lin Shuanghe took out a rare treasure, there would always be people who coveted it. He Yan could not resist the temptation and helped Lin Shuanghe copy books for an entire night and received a jade grasshopper.
Lin Shuanghe was extremely rich.
The Lin family had been practicing medicine for generations. Their ancestors worked in the Imperial Institute of Medicine in the palace. Now Lin Shuanghe's grandfather, Lin Qingtan, was the head of the Imperial Institute of Medicine. Lin Qingtan's youngest son, Lin Mu, was an Imperial Physician. He was very outstanding in women's medicine and was deeply loved by the imperial concubines in the palace. Lin Mu also liked to develop secret beauty recipes. He had won the favour of the Empress Dowager, Empress and imperial concubines and was rewarded from time to time. These rewards were given to Lin Shuanghe.
Lin Mu only had Lin Shuanghe as a son and doted on him very much. Lin Shuanghe relied on his family's wealth to spend his days in the Xian Chang School.
The Lin Family did not have high expectations for Lin Shuanghe. They had never thought of asking Lin Shuanghe to be outstanding in civil and military matters. They also did not care about his homework as long as he did not throw his face in front of the Lin Family. There was no pressure in the Lin Family and the only people they had to deal with were the teachers in the Xian Chang School. Thus Lin Shuanghe's school life was filled with relaxation and contentment from playing with cats and dogs.
The debauchee, Lin Shuanghe, had fallen. Seeing He Yan working so hard, he did not understand. Once when He Yan was busy reciting books, He Yan came over and asked, "Brother He, you are working so hard every day but you are always in the last place. What is the meaning of this?"
He Yan ignored him and continued reciting books. Lin Shuanghe was bored and left by himself.
After a few days, He Yan went from the last place to the second last place in the academy examinations. He came to find He Yan again and asked, "Brother He, let's make a deal. This time's academy examinations, can you still be in the last place and allow me to be in the second last place?"
He Yan, "….. Why?"
"Teacher complained in front of my grandfather and my grandfather scolded my father. My father ordered that I must improve in the next academy examinations otherwise he will cut off my source of income. Now I am in the last place. As long as you are in the last place, won't I improve? "
He Yan, "….."
"Brother He, I beg you." This youth pleaded, "If you help me this time, I will give you the phoenix hairpin bestowed by Imperial Concubine Shu."
"I don't want." He Yan rejected, "I am not a girl, what do I need the hairpin for?"
"You can give it to your mother!" Lin Shuanghe waved his fan and continued to negotiate with him, "Or you can tell me what you like and I will give it to you as long as you help me this time."
"I'm sorry." He Yan shook his head, "I really want to help but I am unable to. Brother Lin, why don't you find Brother Huai, Huaijin to help you revise your homework. His homework is so good and as long as he gives you a few pointers, you will definitely improve."
Lin Shuanghe heard this and rolled his eyes, "Spare me please. Who wants his pointers. He only cares about sleeping all day and has no patience. If I want his pointers, I would rather study it myself." Saying that, he sighed, "How can there be a person in this world who sleeps all day and is still in the first place? He must be a monster! "
He Yan looked at Xiao Jue who was sleeping on the desk and deeply agreed with Lin Shuanghe's words.
The Heavens must be Xiao Jue's biological father, that's why he was so fond of him.
Lin Shuanghe hung his head dejectedly and looked very pitiful. He Yan looked at him and felt some compassion in his heart. She said to him, "Actually, you don't have to be discouraged. I have to revise my homework every day. If you don't mind, you can come with me. You can take the homework that I've organized and look at it. It's okay. "Saying that, she felt a bit uneasy," However, I'm not very good at organizing it … "
Lin Shuanghe looked at her. He Yan felt his hair stand on end. The youth closed his fan, "Okay!"
"What?"
"If I'm going to revise with you, then so be it. I also want to try what it feels like to have a beam hanging over my head."
In fact, Lin Shuanghe's popularity in the Xian Chang Dojo was much better than He Yan's. He didn't wear a mask and didn't act alone. He was elegant and generous with his money. He didn't put on airs and handled things smoothly. He would often treat everyone to delicious food. Moreover, which youth didn't have a mother or sister? If they had a headache or fever, they would have to beg Imperial Physician Lin to treat them. In addition, his grandfather had a good relationship with the nobles in the palace, so no one dared to offend him. Therefore, Lin Shuanghe was liked by all the youths.
However, liking him was one matter and revising his homework was another matter. Logically speaking, if Lin Shuanghe wanted to ask for help, there would be many people who were willing to help. But his foundation was too bad. The youths in the Xian Chang Dojo were all gifted and didn't have the patience and time to accompany him to revise from the beginning. After a while, no one was willing to take up this tough task.
But He Yan wasn't the same. They were about the same. No one was better than the other.
Therefore, before the next academy examinations, He Yan and Lin Shuanghe spent the entire day revising their homework.
Lin Shuanghe's martial sciences were not good so he directly gave up. While he was revising with He Yan, he was also revising on the literary subjects. No matter what other people said, they were still decent. In the evening, after school, everyone went to eat. The two of them sat in the classroom, reciting to each other.
But this kind of recitation was usually done by Lin Shuanghe who was sitting with a book in his hand while He Yan recited in a cadence.
She said, "The way of the university, is to be virtuous, to be close to the people, to stop at being virtuous. To know when to stop, then to settle; to settle, then to be calm; to be calm, then to be at peace … … The ancient desire to be virtuous, first … … first … … "
Reciting to this point, she forgot what she was going to say. He Yan looked at Lin Shuanghe.
Lin Shuanghe didn't give her a reminder as he ate the dried fruit while deliberately teasing her, "First what?"
He Yan's cheeks turned red as she couldn't remember what she was going to say next.
But Lin Shuanghe still urged her, "First what? Quickly say it. "
"First down, then up!" He Yan randomly made up a story.
"Cough, cough, cough — —" Someone behind them choked on his tea. The two of them turned around and saw Xiao Jue lazily propping himself up in front of the table in the dark.
"Huaijin, you haven't left yet?" Lin Shuanghe was surprised, "I thought you left a long time ago."
The young man stood up from the table. He probably just woke up and was still a little drowsy. He walked in front of He Yan and Lin Shuanghe and casually asked Lin Shuanghe, "What are you doing?"
"I'm revising my homework!" Lin Shuanghe put his arm around He Yan's shoulder and said as if they were very familiar with each other, "I've decided to improve together with Brother He."
"Revising your homework?" He Yan asked.
"Yes, Brother He also gave me the notes that he sorted out. Brother He is really generous, "Lin Shuanghe said.
Xiao Jue glanced at He Yan and reached out to pick up the notes on the table. Before He Yan could stop him, he had already flipped through the notes. It was filled with He Yan's private summary of what the teacher had said in class on a daily basis. The one that Xiao Jue was holding was probably computational classics.
He Yan was very tall, so he could only look up at him. The young man casually flipped to a page. His gaze paused and the corners of his mouth twitched.
He Yan was a little nervous.
After a while, Xiao Jue put the notes back on the table and said expressionlessly, "There are five questions on one page. You got three questions wrong."
He Yan, "Huh?"
Lin Shuanghe was also at a loss.
Xiao Jue glanced at the two of them and curled his lips. His tone was not without sarcasm, "You want to improve together?"
Lin Shuanghe, "…"
He turned and left. Under the mask, He Yan's face and ears were red.
He Yan still clearly remembered the results of the academy examinations. She and Lin Shuanghe were tied at the bottom. She did not know how Lin Shuanghe went back to report. Whether it was considered improvement or not, no one knew.
Now that many years had passed, she did not expect to meet Lin Shuanghe again. It was such a scene. Thousands of miles away from the capital, the Liang State Guards was not a classroom filled with the sound of books. It was a battlefield that had just experienced a massacre. They were no longer unlucky classmates revising their homework together. One was a recruit and the other was a doctor. How mysterious was fate?
He Yan drank all the medicine in the bowl and put it aside. He looked at the person in front of him.
Compared to many years ago, Lin Shuanghe's eyebrows had matured a lot. He had lost some of his youthful immaturity and looked more mature. When he didn't speak, he was an elegant young master. However, as soon as he opened his mouth, his bearing completely collapsed. He moved closer to He Yan and said with a smile, "Little sister, tell me honestly. Did you come to the Liang State Guard for Xiao Huaijin?"
He Yan, "What?"
"You like him? So you chased after him to the Liang State Guards? "He said in admiration," Your courage is commendable. "
He Yan was silent for a moment and explained, "It's not like that. I met with some things in the capital and could not stay there. I had no other choice so I joined the army."
Xiao Jue and Lin Shuanghe had always had a good relationship. Since Lin Shuanghe knew that she was a woman, Xiao Jue must have mentioned these things to Lin Shuanghe.
"Then how did he find out that you were a woman?" Lin Shuanghe did not believe her. "I think the relationship between you two is not ordinary."
"He discovered my identity because Military Governor Xiao is resourceful and suspicious of me. He sent people to the capital to investigate my identity. Doctor Lin, "He Yan said patiently," Can I ask you for a favor? "
Lin Shuanghe said seriously, "Please speak."
"Can you not call me 'little sister' in the Liang State Guards? There are too many people here. If my identity is exposed, it will bring trouble to the Governor. Normally, you can just call me 'Brother He'. "
"Little … Brother He, this is a small matter. Of course I can." Lin Shuanghe looked at her and shook his head with a sigh. "You are a delicate and pretty woman. Why did you come here to suffer instead of staying at home? It makes one's heart ache."
He Yan, "…"
Here it comes again. Speaking of which, Lin Shuanghe really hadn't changed in the slightest when it came to this matter.
He was different from Xiao Jue. When Xiao Jue was young, the number of girls who adored him could line up from the east to the west of the city. However, he didn't give any of them a second glance. Lin Shuanghe was the other extreme. As long as it was a girl, no, as long as it was a female, no matter if it was a human or an animal, he would return the favor with 120% patience and tenderness.
When he called them girls, he didn't call them 'little sister'. It was intimate and tactful, as if he really had so many brothers and sisters in his family. When he was young, there were many girls who tried to get close to Lin Shuanghe using Xiao Jue. Lin Shuanghe was not as unreasonable as Xiao Jue. He was friendly and amiable, and he didn't get angry over these things. Instead, he was happy to run errands for them. Today, he would help this little sister deliver a flower letter. Tomorrow, he would help this little sister bring a plate of desserts. He was born with good looks. As time went by, some of the girls who originally wanted to get close to Xiao Jue had their hearts set on Lin Shuanghe.
Of course, Lin Shuanghe was also very principled. No matter if they liked him or not, they were all 'little sisters'.
When he was young, he called He Yan "Brother He" in a righteous and awe-inspiring manner. Now that he had changed to a gentle tone and affectionately called him 'little sister', He Yan really couldn't stand it. He immediately had goosebumps all over his body.
"You haven't recovered from your old injuries, and now you have new ones. Especially that blade, it's very deep. I've treated it for you, but it won't heal in a day or two. For the next few days, you need to stay in bed and recuperate. You don't have to do anything like daily training. " Lin Shuanghe looked at her. "As for the scars, you don't have to worry too much. Our Lin family has a good way to remove scars and regenerate skin. Although it won't be able to recover to its original appearance, it can still heal 70 to 80 percent. It won't be too glaring."
He Yan nodded. "Thank you, Doctor Lin."
"You don't have to thank me. Among all the girls I've treated, you're the one with the most serious injuries and the one with the best pain tolerance. You've really opened my eyes. Also, you're Huaijin's friend, so you can treat me as a friend in the future. If you have any difficulties, just let me know."
At this point, He Yan thought of something and asked, "Doctor Lin … is the Commander in Chief here? I have something important to tell him. "
"He's outside. Wait a moment." Lin Shuanghe stood up and opened the door. He said to the people in the courtyard, "Xiao Huaijin, He Yan is looking for you."
Xiao Jue was talking to Shen Han. When she heard this, she nodded, indicating that she understood. After a while, Shen Han left and walked over. Lin Shuanghe was waiting for him at the door. When he came in, he was about to follow him in.
Xiao Jue stopped and looked at him.
Lin Shuanghe was confused. "What do you want?"
"Wait outside."
"Why?" Lin Shuanghe asked. "Is there something that I can't hear?"
Xiao Jue glanced at him and said calmly, "It's a military secret." Then, she closed the door in Lin Shuanghe's face.
He Yan: "…"
Alright, if Lin Shuanghe was here, there were indeed some things that were inconvenient for him to know. Even though they were schoolmates, the current situation in the Liang Province Guard had made even her frightened.
Xiao Jue walked over.
He Yan looked up at him. They hadn't seen each other for half a month, but it felt like a long time had passed. He was still as cold and lazy as ever, as if there hadn't been a battle not long ago. His clothes were still as clean as autumn water.
He Yan was startled. When he came back to his senses, he said, "Commander in Chief, Lei Hou is in the dungeon."
"I know." He sat down on a chair in front of the bed and looked at He Yan. He said carelessly, "I've already sent someone to guard him."
He Yan sighed in relief. Since he had sent someone to guard him, he wasn't afraid that Lei Hou would kill himself midway. Xiao Jue should know this better than him.
In reality, ever since he had fought with Lei Hou during the battle for the flag, He Yan had vaguely sensed that something was wrong. However, that feeling was very faint, and she couldn't figure it out until she was locked up in the dungeon. He Yan was certain that there was a spy in the Jiangzhou Guards who was cooperating with Hu Yuanzhong. After combing through the people he knew, his suspicions once again returned to Lei Hou.
Lei Hou was a bit strange.
During the battle for the flag, she had fought with Lei Hou. At that time, Lei Hou had used a sword. He Yan remembered very clearly that Lei Hou used his left hand when he used a sword. This wasn't a big deal. Perhaps he was left-handed and was used to using his left hand. However, later on, when Lei Hou entered the Vanguard Battalion, He Yan had also gone to watch the Vanguard Battalion train. At that time, Lei Hou had used a spear with his right hand.
If he was left-handed, there was no need for him to deliberately use his right hand, unless he wanted to hide something. He Yan thought about it and felt that when Lei Hou had used a sword during the battle for the flag, it had been a bit awkward. It seemed that he was more used to using a saber. Using a saber to dance with a sword wasn't that natural.
That day, the masked man who had led her to the mountain was the same.
Later on, when Rida Muzi led his troops, Lei Hou wanted to go to the dungeon to silence him, but He Yan subdued him instead. He Yan also understood that if Lei Hou was related to the Qiang people, then if he used a saber, it would most likely be a scimitar. Perhaps he was afraid of being discovered, so he used a sword at first. However, He Yan was sensitive. Lei Hou might have felt that this was not safe, so he simply used his right hand. It would be harder to find traces.
However … He Yan still had some doubts.
She asked, "Governor, you went to Zhangtai. Did you come back so quickly?"
Even if everything went smoothly in Zhangtai, after going back and forth, he wouldn't have come back at this time. Moreover, he had brought back the Nan Fu soldiers.
"I didn't go to Zhangtai," Xiao Jue said.
He Yan looked at him.
"The distress signal from Zhangtai was fake," he said. "I went to Qingnan and brought some of the Nan Fu soldiers over."
He Yan was silent.
She had already thought of this when she began to suspect Hu Yuanzhong. This was probably a trap to lure Xiao Jue away. When Xiao Jue wasn't there, Rida Muzi would lead the Qiang people to fight the Liangzhou Guard recruits. How could the recruits who had only trained for half a year be a match for the Qiang people? This battle would be difficult to win.
However, Rida Muzi would never have dreamed that Xiao Jue didn't go to Zhangtai at all.
He Yan asked, "Then did you deliberately put Lei Hou into the Vanguard? You suspected him for a long time? "
Xiao Jue curled her lips. "Yes."
He Yan was inwardly shocked.
In the battle for the flags, she was clearly the one who had taken all twenty flags, but Xiao Jue chose Lei Hou, who had been defeated by her, to go to the Vanguard. He Yan couldn't understand it no matter how hard he tried. Now, everything suddenly became clear in front of him. Xiao Jue had probably already suspected Lei Hou's identity as a traitor at that time, and deliberately made such a good show to lure the snake out of its hole.
She actually didn't realize.
This was a trap. Bu Bu was much earlier than all of them. How could Rida Muzi have known that from the beginning, she had already stepped into the trap and couldn't turn back?
"Commander in chief, you are so amazing." He Yan said sincerely. Although they were both generals, Xiao Jue had some skills and he couldn't help but admire her.
Xiao Jue looked at him with a smile that wasn't a smile. "Not as amazing as you."
He Yan: "Me?"
He crossed his arms and calmly looked at He Yan. "Are you done asking? If you are, then it's my turn. "
These words were so strange that He Yan didn't understand. He only asked, "What do you mean?"
He laughed and took out something from his chest and threw it in front of He Yan. He Yan paused and picked it up to take a look.
It was a piece of paper that had been folded in half. On it was a rough map and words. Upon closer inspection, it was the map and words of the Liangzhou Guard.
That night when she was locked up in the dungeon, Song Taotao came to visit her. He Yan asked her to help him with something. It was to hand this matter over to Shen Han. At that time, He Yan didn't know what Shen Han would do if he saw this, but the situation was critical and he didn't have time to think about it. He Yan was prepared for the worst. If she really couldn't get out, or if she couldn't stop the situation from developing, this piece of paper would be her final trump card.
Now, the trump card was in Xiao Jue's hands.
"Lady He," he tilted his head and looked at He Yan with a smile that wasn't a smile. His voice was faint. "Explain?"
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