After helping Chu Zhao chop Shi Tou, He Yan went back to her room.
She didn't close the door when she left, so it was wide open. She could see Xiao Jue's room. Xiao Jue was sitting in front of the table. He wasn't reading the military pamphlet anymore. Under the light, his eyes were closed, and he was rubbing his forehead.
He Yan thought to herself, 'Poor thing. He hasn't even rested since he came back.' She walked to Xiao Jue's side and bent down to look at Xiao Jue. The dim light fell on his face, making his handsome face look even more hazy. His eyelashes were thick and long, like tiny fans. She couldn't help but want to reach out and touch them.
Just as her fingertips were about to touch his eyelashes, someone said, "What are you doing?"
He Yan suddenly withdrew her hand. He had already opened his eyes, and his cold gaze swept past her face.
"Nothing." He Yan stood up straight as if nothing had happened. "There's a bug on your face. I helped you get rid of it."
Xiao Jue couldn't be bothered with her.
"It's already so late," He Yan said, "Commander in chief, you should sleep. You've been reading the military pamphlet for half a day. Aren't you going to rest? "
Xiao Jue rubbed her wrists. She looked a little tired. When they were in Jiyang, they lived in the same room. There wasn't even a central door to shelter them. But at that time, they didn't have much to do except for the last few days. Every day, they just turned off the lights and went to bed early. Once they returned to Jiyang, there were many things to do.
"I'll sleep after I finish reading," he said.
"Am I going to train with the Nan Fu Army tomorrow?" He Yan asked, "Do I need to tell Liang Jiaotou?"
Xiao Jue: "No, I've already told Liang Ping."
He Yan nodded.
"You don't seem to be worried?" He raised his eyebrows.
"Why should I be worried?"
"The Nan Fu Army's daily training is much more than the Liang Province Guards' daily training."
"I already knew that." He Yan sighed and said, "People always strive for greater heights. Of course, of course. "She was not worried about things like training. It was nothing more than suffering. Suffering in the South Prefecture Army was much better than suffering in the Liang Province Guard. At least he had a better future.
As she spoke, she caught a glimpse of a food basket on the small table beside her. The small table was previously filled with Cui Yuezhi's local produce, but it should have been cleaned up by someone at this moment. The food basket was particularly conspicuous. He Yan asked, "Commander-in-chief, have you not eaten?"
"What is it?"
"You can't not eat." He Yan helped him open the food basket. The food inside was extremely sumptuous, with meat, vegetables, and snacks. He Yan let out a "ha" sound and sighed in admiration. "Are the dishes of the Liang Province Guard this good now?" However, after a moment, he refuted himself. "That's not right. This should be your personal meal, right? It's good to be a commander-in-chief. Even the food you eat is so exquisite. Of all the generals in Da Wei, you eat the best. "
Xiao Jue was speechless. "You've seen it before?"
He Yan thought to himself that she had indeed seen it before. When she was a General Feihong, the food she ate was not even half of what Xiao Jue ate. It was good enough to have meat, let alone snacks. Perhaps this was because Xiao Jue was the second son of the Xiao Family, and she was from an "ordinary family" when she joined the army. Generals were divided into different ranks. However, the Liang Province Guard's chef was really good at cooking. The flowers carved on the snacks were really beautiful.
He Yan called out to him, "Commander-in-chief, come and eat. The food is getting cold."
Xiao Jue glanced at her. Seeing that this person was so enthusiastic, he seemed to be the owner of an inn. He thought it was funny, but after a moment, his expression returned to normal. He walked to the table and sat down.
In Jiyang, the two of them often ate at the same table. It had long become a habit. He Yan subconsciously gave him a pair of chopsticks and took a pair for herself. In fact, she had already eaten that night. It was the familiar biscuit of the Liang Province Guard. She had a big appetite, and at this moment, she had forgotten that she was not in Jiyang and was not "Wen Yuyan". She happily reached out and picked up a piece of sugar cake.
After picking it up, He Yan came to her senses and looked up at the person sitting opposite her. The young man looked at her calmly and raised his eyebrows slightly.
"I'll just eat a little," He Yan said. "Commander-in-chief won't be so stingy, right?" She was becoming more and more daring in front of Xiao Jue. When she had just entered the Liang Province Guards, even if you beat He Yan to death, he would never have thought that there would be a day when she would act so wantonly in front of Xiao Jue.
"Don't talk while eating," the second son of the Xiao Family said coldly.
He Yan stuffed the sweet biscuit into her mouth. She looked at the elegant way the person opposite her ate and mumbled, "Commander-in-chief, this beard is so hot."
"What are you talking about?"
He Yan swallowed the food in his mouth. "I'm saying, this chef is so nice. He made all the dishes that Commander-in-chief likes to eat. Of course, I like to eat them too. "
Xiao Jue's lips twitched. "What don't you like to eat?"
He Yan was used to teasing others, but he had long since stopped taking it to heart. At this moment, she accidentally saw a palm-sized wooden box on the table. She picked it up and was stunned when she saw the picture of Jiyang City's Water God Festival engraved on the wooden box. "Is this a gift from Master Cui?"
Xiao Jue replied, "Yes."
He Yan opened it and saw that it seemed to be ointment for wiping hands. He leaned closer and sniffed it. There was a faint floral fragrance. He could not help but exclaim, "The things in Jiyang City are really exquisite. Master Cui looks tall and big, but I didn't expect him to be so meticulous. He even prepared this for you. "
Xiao Jue sneered. "I don't need it."
"Why?" He Yan was puzzled. "Isn't it pretty?"
"It's pungent."
He Yan was speechless.
As the son of a wealthy family, he really had high standards. Such a light and pleasant smell was described as pungent by him. He Yan asked, "Wouldn't it be a pity if you don't use his kind intentions?"
"You can take it if you like it." Xiao Jue was impatient.
He Yan asked, "Really?" She saw that Xiao Jue did not refute and knew that Xiao Jue was not joking. She immediately put the wooden box containing the ointment away. The box was small, but it reminded her of something that she had forgotten.
He Yan had been injured during the battle with the Uto at the Cui residence in Jiyang. Lin Shuanghe had given her a box of "Scar Removal and Muscle Growth" medicine. It was exactly the same as the box that Shen Muxue had given her. Lin Shuanghe had said that only Xiao Jue had this medicine. She thought for a while and looked at Xiao Jue. She asked tentatively, "Commander in Chief, did you ask Miss Shen to give me a box of scar removal medicine?"
Xiao Jue's hand paused. She asked, "You don't want it?"
"You really gave it to me?" He Yan hesitated. "You … do you also think that scars on a woman's body are shameful and should not be talked about?"
Xu Zhiheng had been like this. Although she did not say anything, some things stayed in her heart and could not be dispelled. This situation was familiar. If all the men in the world thought this way, she would not be surprised. But if this person was Xiao Jue … He Yan thought that she would be disappointed.
Even if this disappointment did not make sense.
Xiao Jue looked at her indifferently. "You think too much."
He Yan was stunned.
The young man's voice was very calm. "It's just a scar. Everyone has it. You don't have to be nervous or care. If you can treat it, then treat it. If you can't, then forget it. You don't have to be so harsh on yourself. "
Don't have to be so harsh on herself?
He Yan lowered her head. She did not say anything, but her hand held the wooden box of ointment very tightly. After a while, she said softly, "It seems that I was too narrow-minded."
Perhaps she really did not have to be so harsh on herself.
The next morning, He Yan went to the South Prefecture Army for daily training.
The South Prefecture Army was different from the Liang Province Army. When He Yan first arrived at the Liang Province Army, the soldiers were all new recruits. The new recruits were lively and lively. They mingled with each other all day long. Occasionally, they would find time to laugh and laugh during training. The South Prefecture Army, on the other hand, were all veterans. During daily training, they were very serious. No one spoke. The atmosphere was so solemn that it was as if they were about to enter the battlefield.
The Deputy Commander of the South Prefecture Army's daily training was called Tian Lang. He Yan had seen this person once before. It was the large man who had been scolded badly by Xiao Jue when he returned Xiao Jue's jade pendant. This man's temperament was exactly the same as Xiao Jue's: cold and hard. For a moment, He Yan missed Liang Ping's clamor or Ma Damei's kindness. She even missed Shen Han, who sometimes appeared abnormally warm and caring.
Tian Lang was also paying attention to He Yan.
It had been a long time since the South Prefecture Army accepted a new recruit. Even if they did accept a new recruit, it would not be a new recruit from the Liang Province Army. However, this young man called He Yan was different. He had a great reputation in the Liang Province Army. It was said that he had fought with Rida Muzi and was not at a disadvantage. Later on, he went to Jiyang with Xiao Jue and fought against Uto together. To Xiao Jue, she already had a lot of trust in this young man's actions.
This young man looked extremely weak. Tian Lang originally thought that he would not be able to keep up with the South Prefecture Army's daily training. However, he completed it quite well and did not seem to struggle at all. Only then did Tian Lang relax a little. He Yan was the one who Xiao Jue had selected to enter the South Prefecture Army. If he did not complete the daily training, Xiao Jue would not be too happy. Tian Lang had always been afraid of this young superior.
He Yan did not know that because of his relationship with Xiao Jue, he had become the Deputy Commander's number one person to pay attention to. The happiest thing was that in the evening, after all the daily training ended, he could go to the martial arts practice field next door to find Hong Shan and the others.
As soon as he walked in, he heard Xiao Mai's excited voice: "A He Ge, how was it? Are the people in the South Prefecture Army strong? Did you guys have a competition? "
"… … No." The soldiers in the South Prefecture Army had already been honed for many years and did not have a competitive heart. Perhaps in their eyes, He Yan was just one of the thousands of ordinary soldiers, not worth their attention.
"A He, why don't you show them your skills? It's a good thing that you have a firm foothold in the South Prefecture Army. "Hong Shan laughed and joked.
"You've been taught a lesson." Wang Ba snorted: "There will always be someone better than you. The people in the South Prefecture Army are not the Liang Province Army, a bunch of trash!"
He Yan looked at him with a smile: "Brother Wang, you're scolding all of us, including yourself. Is that okay?"
"I'm already a member of the Vanguard Battalion." He said arrogantly: "I don't belong to the Liang Province Army."
Jiang Jiao was speechless: "That's still the Vanguard Battalion of the Liang Province Army."
As he spoke, He Yan jumped onto the railing next to the martial arts practice field. She liked to sit on it and swing her legs like a swing. However, as soon as she jumped onto it, something rolled out from her bosom. It landed next to Shi Tou's feet.
Shi Tou bent down and picked up the thing on the ground. Xiao Mai asked: "What's this? Can it be eaten? "
"It looks like a hand ointment?" Huang Xiong asked: "I've seen my little sister use it before. What's the picture on it? "
"It's a picture of the Water God Festival in Jiyang City," He Yan said: "That's all."
"What's wrong with you?" Wang Ba looked away in disgust. "Hand ointment? Isn't that stuff for women? You're a man, how can you use this stuff? Isn't it disgusting? "
He Yan: "Why can't men use hand ointment? I'm being particular! You bandits obviously don't understand these things. "
"What right do you have to look down on us bandits?" Wang Ba was furious. "We bandits are also divided into different ranks!"
Seeing that they were about to quarrel again, Jiang Jiao hurriedly stepped forward to persuade them: "Alright, stop quarreling. However, Brother He, we practice martial arts every day. If you use this … it won't be of much use, right? "
He was afraid that she would just moisten her hands a little today and cut them open tomorrow. The speed at which she moistened her hands was not as fast as the speed at which she cut them open. After all, who didn't have scars on their hands during their daily training at the martial arts practice field? Thinking about how she applied ointment that emitted a faint fragrance on her hands a moment ago and then threw a huge stone lock up and down in the next, the onlookers probably thought that she was crazy.
He Yan vaguely said: "It's just a token of appreciation from the people of Jiyang. Don't waste it." As he spoke, he reached out to take the box of ointment from Shi Tou.
His hand was halfway out when a gentle female voice rang out: "What's this?"
Everyone turned to look and saw that it was Shen Muxue. In the darkness of the night, she held a lantern in one hand and a basket full of medicinal herbs in the other. Her white clothes were elegant and beautiful, and she looked like a fairy who had descended to the mortal world. Her gaze fell on the box in Shi Tou's hand. She hesitated: "This is … hand ointment?"
"That's right," Hong Shan said.
"Can I take a look at it?"
Naturally, no one refused the beautiful female doctor's request. Shen Muxue took the box in front of her eyes. When she saw the pattern of the Water God drawn on the box, her eyes flashed. After a moment, she raised her head and looked at everyone: "Whose hand ointment is this?"
"Mine," He Yan said.
Shen Muxue looked at her. At this time, the night was about to end, and the martial arts practice field was only illuminated by dim torches. The young man sat on the railing with a lazy smile on his face. His handsome facial features were covered with a layer of gentle color, especially his pair of eyes. They were bright and moving. If they were on a woman's face, it would be unimaginably captivating.
Shen Muxue was shocked by this ridiculous thought of his.
He Yan reached out to take the box. Shen Muxue took a step back and didn't return it to him. He only asked softly: "This … was this given to you by the Commander in Chief?"
She had seen it before? He Yan nodded: "Yes."
Shen Muxue's body stiffened.
He Yan saw that her expression was a little strange. He thought for a moment and then asked: "Miss Shen, do you like this box? If you like it, I can give it to you. "
In fact, Jiang Jiao's words made sense. It was a waste of God's gift for her to use this hand ointment. Her hands were full of calluses and scars from knives and rods. If her hands were tender and tender, he was afraid that she wouldn't even be able to pull a bow.
It would have been better if he hadn't said this. As soon as he said this, Shen Muxue suddenly raised her head. Her usually gentle eyes were unexpectedly filled with anger. She stuffed the box into He Yan's hands and said coldly: "No need." Then she turned around and left with the basket.
He Yan didn't even have time to say goodbye to her.
Although Shen Muxue's temperament was cold in the Liangzhou Guards, he had never gotten angry or spoken harshly to anyone before. This was the first time he had done something like this to show that he was angry. Xiao Mai tugged at the corner of He Yan's clothes: "A He Ge, Miss Shen seems to be angry. Why?"
He Yan: "How would I know why?" She and Shen Muxue had always minded their own business. This was the first time they had spoken after coming back. Shen Muxue's reaction was really puzzling.
"Does she like you?" Huang Xiong rubbed the prayer beads around his neck: "Is she angry because you don't know how to flirt?"
"Forget it. Why would Shen Muxue like him?" Wang Ba snorted: "What are you dreaming about in broad daylight?"
"Forget it." Jiang Jiao patted He Yan's shoulder: "Brother He, you should pay more attention to your daily behavior. Don't cause misunderstandings." He seemed to have thought of his fiancée who had passed away prematurely. His gaze was sad: "It's not good to waste her life."
He Yan: "…"
Because of Shen Muxue's incident, He Yan and his brothers discussed why Shen Muxue was angry. In the end, they didn't come to a conclusion. In the end, the conclusion was: Maybe she just didn't like He Yan. There was no other reason. Every once in a while, a woman would dislike someone for a few days.
After finishing dinner with his friends, the sky was completely dark. He Yan walked back to his room. Halfway there, he saw Chu Zhao again.
"It's so late. Why are you still outside?" He Yan greeted him: "Are you also picking up Shi Tou today?"
Chu Zhao heard this and laughed: "Why does it sound like I'm an idiot when Brother He says it?"
He Yan thought to himself: In her eyes, this hobby of picking up Shi Tou in the middle of the night was no different from an idiot.
"I saw that it was windy at night. It might rain tomorrow, so I just brought back the books that I left outside to dry." Chu Zhao smiled and pointed at the books in his hands.
He Yan: "I see."
It was probably intentional. Chu Zhao's room was really simple and crude. It was even worse than the last time he was here. Last time, he even brought a chef with him. This time, he came directly from Jiyang to the Liang Province Guard. Other than Ying Xiang and a few attendants, Chu Zhao didn't have anyone else by his side. Therefore, he didn't live well and ate simple food. However, there were some people who could still look like a gentle breeze and bright moon in the worst environment. Chu Zhao was probably this kind of person. Not only did he not make people think that he was in a difficult situation, but he also had the air of a refined scholar.
"I heard that Brother He went to the South Mansion for training today?" Chu Zhao walked side by side with her. "How was it? Is there anything that you can't adapt to? "
"It's okay." He Yan smiled and said: "Other than the Deputy Commandant who doesn't like to talk much, everything is fine."
Chu Zhao shook his head and smiled: "Brother He has good skills. You can adapt to anywhere."
He Yan looked at him. This person always had a good temper and looked gentle and refined. He also knew that she was one of Xiao Jue's people. Her position was delicate, so she never asked about military matters. He had a good sense of propriety. Even if they were just chatting on a daily basis, this was a daily conversation that had nothing to do with anything. If it was a normal person, a normal girl, over time, she would definitely feel guilty towards him and feel that she was measuring the heart of a gentleman with the yardstick of a petty person. In addition, with Chu Zhao's appearance, this bit of guilt could easily turn into pity. If pity went one step further, it would become love.
It was no wonder that he was the number one person in the dreams of all the girls in Shuo Capital.
However, after looking at Xiao Jue's face too much, she would feel that this kind of gentle smile was a bit polite and that his thin figure seemed a bit too weak. He Yan felt a chill in his heart. He felt that the Hong Shan people's saying that "a girl will always find a few people unpleasant to the eye in a month" seemed to be true. For example, right now, Chu Zhao didn't do anything, but she was still being so picky. She was really being unreasonable.
To prevent himself from thinking too much, He Yan asked Chu Zhao: "Brother Chu's temper is so good. You should rarely make a girl angry, right?"
Chu Zhao was puzzled: "Brother He, which girl did you make angry?"
This person was too sharp. He Yan half-heartedly replied: "She's not angry. It's just that when Doctor Shen saw me today, her expression was a bit strange. My friend told me …" Although it was hard to say this, He Yan still said it. "Maybe Doctor Shen admires me?"
Chu Zhao looked at her in a daze. After a while, he laughed out loud. He had always paid attention to his appearance. This kind of behavior was already considered out of line. After laughing for a while, Chu Zhao said: "Brother He, although you look very romantic and elegant now, but …"
He Yan was puzzled. She wasn't that bad. Looking at Chu Zhao's laughing face, it was as if liking her was something unreasonable. After all, didn't Song Taotao like her very much back then?
"Brother He, don't worry." Chu Zhao coughed lightly. "Doctor Shen will definitely not like Brother He. Brother He, you don't have to worry about this at all. "
He Yan: "… Why?"
"Because Doctor Shen has liked Military Governor Xiao for many years. She only has Military Governor Xiao in her heart. How can anyone else enter her eyes?"
He Yan was stunned.
After a while, she asked: "Doctor Shen … likes Military Governor Xiao?"
"Brother He doesn't know?" Chu Zhao was also very surprised by her reaction. After thinking for a bit, he said: "That's true. You're a new recruit of the Liang Province Guard, so you shouldn't know about these things. However, our colleagues in the imperial court all know that Doctor Shen has liked Military Governor Xiao for many years. "
"The eldest miss of the Imperial Censor Manor, if she didn't really like someone, why would she abandon her status as the eldest miss and come to this kind of bitter and cold place to be a little female doctor?" Chu Zhao smiled and said: "It can be seen that she really likes Military Governor Xiao."
He Yan suddenly understood. In that instant, she suddenly remembered why she felt such a familiar feeling when she saw Shen Muxue for the first time. In reality, it wasn't the first time she saw Shen Muxue. She had seen her once when she was young. At that time, Shen Muxue was even younger than she was now, but she had already grown to be exceptionally beautiful. On the day that the students of the Xianchang Gymnasium went hunting in the mountains, the Emperor personally came. All of the civil and military officials were also present. Shen Muxue, as the youngest daughter of Imperial Censor Shen, attracted the attention of all of the youths at that time.
He Yan was also among that group of youths. When he saw the elegant young girl wearing a rabbit fur cloak and holding a stove in her hands, who was as beautiful as a fairy from the ninth heaven, his heart was filled with envy.
At that time, Shen Muxue had always been looking at Xiao Jue.
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