Xiao Family's second son had a fiancée. His Majesty had personally bestowed the marriage. His fiancée was a girl dressed as a man. She had fought alongside Xiao Jue on the battlefield and had outstanding military exploits. Now, she was the first female marquis in Da Wei, Marquis Wu An.
Overnight, the streets of Shuo City, restaurants, and teahouses were all talking about the same thing. Some people said that Xiao Family's second son was indeed extraordinary. His fiancée looked like a powerful woman who was not inferior to a man. Others said that he didn't want to marry the young miss of the Shen Family and chose to marry an ordinary girl with no family background. Moreover, she was someone who didn't follow the rules and showed her face in public.
No matter what outsiders said, the Xiao family was still enveloped in joy. Early in the morning of the next day, Bai Rongwei and Xiao Jing brought along the gifts they had prepared overnight. They grabbed Xiao Jue and went to the He family.
Without a doubt, it attracted a lot of attention from the neighbors.
He Sui complained incessantly in his heart. This Xiao family came too quickly. He didn't even have time to ask Qing Mei to go out and buy tea. Qing Mei was also helpless and could only pour a few cups of hot water. The whole family sat uneasily in the house and looked at the people across from them.
He Yan had just practiced boxing in the backyard. The Xiao family came in a hurry and he didn't have time to change his clothes. Thus, after Xiao Jing and the others sat down, they saw a young girl wearing work clothes. Her hair was tied up in a bun and she walked over while wiping the sweat on her forehead.
He Yan thought that Xiao Jue came alone today. When he saw that Bai Rongwei and Xiao Jing were also there, he didn't know what to do and looked at Xiao Jue. Without waiting for Xiao Jue to speak, Xiao Jing opened her mouth and said, "Master He, Miss He, it's impolite of us to come here today. Please don't take offense. "
"It's okay, it's okay." He Sui smiled. He didn't sleep at all last night. In the middle of the night, he sat in the courtyard and stared at the sky for several hours. He Yan's marriage came too suddenly, and he felt that it was unreal. Even if it was His Majesty who had granted the marriage, he was still not sure. Everyone in the world said that Xiao Jue was a perfect match, but such a family was never from the same world as them.
Last night, he had spent too little time with Xiao Jue. He vaguely felt that this General Fengyun didn't have the temper of a young master and was much better than Fan Cheng. He Sui had heard a little about Xiao Jue's family. Now, Xiao Jue didn't have any elders, only her brother and sister-in-law. Xiao Jing was a famous gentleman in the capital. He didn't know much about Bai Rongwei. However, he was always afraid that his daughter would be at a disadvantage if she married into another family. Moreover, He Yan had been spoiled by him. If other families didn't spoil her as much as his family did in the future, what would happen?
He Sui didn't want He Yan to marry into a rich family. As the saying goes, there was a reason why families of equal social status should be matched. Instead of climbing up the social ladder and being looked down upon, it was better to marry into an ordinary family and hold her in the palm of their hands.
He Sui felt bitter in his heart.
However, the current attitude of the Xiao family's brother and sister-in-law was somewhat beyond He Sui's expectations.
Bai Rongwei and Xiao Jing weren't vain people. They were very grateful that Xiao Jue finally had a sweetheart. They were afraid that they would scare the girl away, so they were very considerate. As for the marriage between the two families, Bai Rongwei also discussed it with He Sui in detail. He Sui saw that the Xiao family was so serious, and the Shi Tou in his heart was relieved.
It was always a good thing to be valued.
He Yan sat on the side, and there was no place for him to say anything. Fortunately, He Yunsheng went to school early in the morning. Otherwise, if he stayed in the room, he didn't know how he would make things difficult for the Xiao family.
He Sui was also observing Xiao Jue. The first branch of the Xiao family seemed to be very reliable. He Sui didn't doubt how outstanding Xiao Jue was. However, it was rumored that Xiao Jue didn't get close to women and was cold and ruthless. He didn't know what she thought of He Yan. He occasionally asked Xiao Jue questions about He Yan, such as what He Yan liked to eat, what she did, and how she performed in the Liangzhou Guards …
Xiao Jue answered one by one.
He Yan: "…"
She was here as if she was a complete outsider. When this kind meeting finally ended, He Sui even tried to ask them to stay for dinner.
"There's no need to trouble Master He," Bai Rongwei said with a smile, "We have to go back to the residence first and inform the Xiao family's relatives about this. The imperial edict arrived in a hurry last night, so we didn't have time to inform them. Today, we should invite all our relatives and friends to have a good time together. "
"Then … you must come another day," He Sui said with a bright smile.
He Yan: "…"
There wasn't enough rice in their rice jar to cook a meal, and they only had one servant, Qing Mei. If they really wanted to ask them to stay for dinner, they would only be able to serve porridge and side dishes when the guests were hungry. He Yan looked at the jubilant He Sui and was speechless.
He Sui sent Bai Rongwei and the others out. When the neighbors outside saw He Sui, they all cheered kindly, "Aiya, congratulations, Old He, you found a good in-law!"
"Old He is so lucky to have raised such a good daughter. Why don't we have this kind of luck?"
"When Old He becomes rich in the future, don't forget about us. When He Yan was born, I even held her!"
He Yan thought that if the real Lady He was here and heard these jokes, her face would have turned red with embarrassment. After all, she was like an iron wall, so when she heard these words, she also felt a little uncomfortable.
Xiao Jue walked behind her. Bai Rongwei and the others seemed to deliberately leave some space for He Yan and her to talk. He Yan asked, "Commander in chief, what are you doing tomorrow?"
Xiao Jue looked at her and asked, "What?"
"I plan to go to Yu Hua Temple on Mount Lian Snow to pray to Buddha tomorrow." He Yan smiled and said, "Isn't it mid-autumn? I heard that the Buddha in Yu Hua Temple is very good. Many people go up the mountain to pray at this time. Yunsheng has to go to school and father has to go to work. I will go alone. If you have nothing to do, you can come with me. There is no harm in praying to Buddha. "
She always thought about that night when she met Xiao Jue. After all, it changed her life. Although it was inevitable that her fate would lead her to a tragic end, before that end, it taught her some courage. This courage continued until now, and it became a fate with Xiao Jue. Fate was long and long, like a piece of red silk hanging on an ancient tree. It was thrown away and trampled on, but it would still be picked up by another person. It would be hung again in a place where the wind and rain could not destroy it.
How lucky.
"I have nothing to do tomorrow." Xiao Jue curled her lips and said, "I can go with you."
"Okay!" He Yan said, "Then tomorrow morning, I will wait for you at the entrance of Xiao Mansion."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Xiao Jue laugh. He Yan asked curiously, "What are you laughing at?"
"Lady He forgot that he is a woman again." Xiao Jue said slowly, with a teasing look in her eyes.
He Yan understood and coughed lightly, "Between you and me, there is no need to be constrained by the views of the secular world."
"Go to sleep." He chuckled, "Tomorrow morning, I will come to pick you up."
He Yan nodded.
The He Family in the capital was happy and harmonious, full of laughter and laughter. In the other He Family, the atmosphere was stagnant, and the mansion was filled with gloominess.
He Rufei smashed the cup in his hand against the wall with a "pa" sound.
The porcelain cup hit the corner of the wall, and the peony flower on the cup instantly shattered. The servants and maids in the room didn't dare to breathe loudly, and stood with their heads lowered.
It was rumored that General Feihong was straightforward and generous, and didn't care about trifles. This was natural, but occasionally in the house, He Rufei would reveal a ruthless and malicious side. Even the servants of the He Family would occasionally be confused. Why did the confident and awe-inspiring General, who was as dazzling as the sun, sometimes become as gloomy as a poisonous snake in the gutter, and the corners of his eyes would be gloomy and gloomy.
"You can all leave." He Yuansheng stepped through the door, and used his shoe to push aside the fragments in front of him, and called for the servants to leave.
After the door was closed, He Yuansheng sat down in front of He Rufei.
"Right now, it is rumored that during the Battle of Hua Yuan, you used the Thousand Li Retreat at Night technique to subdue the enemy. You are like a different person from before, very different." He Yuansheng took a cup of tea and took a sip, "I think that for the next few days, you should say that you are sick and temporarily not go to court."
"Why go to this extent?" He Rufei smiled coldly and said disapprovingly, "Victory and defeat are common in the military. It's just a military campaign, it's nothing."
"Is that so?" He Yuansheng looked at him, "Then why have you been restless since you returned to the fu last night? Is it because of that woman called He Yan? "
He Rufei suddenly raised his head to look at him.
"She's not He Yan," He Yuansheng said calmly. "I've already sent people to investigate. She's just the daughter of a military officer at the city gates. In the past, she didn't have any connection with our family. I don't know what methods she used to hook up with the Xiao Jue, and even made a marquis. She just appeared in the palace once, and you're scared to this extent? Don't forget, you're General Feihong. "
The speaker didn't mean it, but in the ears of those who paid attention, it was no different from sarcasm.
He Rufei's eyes darkened, and he said, "Of course I know it's a trick. But at this point, just as someone was wantonly announcing that I'm different from the past, this woman called He Yan appeared. What a coincidence, she's also a woman dressed as a man and got promoted. Father, don't you think it's too much of a coincidence? "
"What do you want to say?"
"We couldn't find anything wrong with that woman called He Yan's identity. Based on her status as a woman, she wouldn't dare to scheme against the He Family. Moreover, everyone who knew about the matter was silenced, except for the Xu Family … Xu Zhiheng is as timid as a mouse and wouldn't take the initiative to speak. Father, that woman called He Yan is Xiao Huaijin's fiancée, and Xiao Huaijin was very protective of this woman last night in the palace."
"You're saying that this was all planned by Xiao Huaijin?" He Yuansheng's brows furrowed, "The He Family and the Xiao Family have no past grievances, so why would he do this?" If he could, he didn't want to be enemies with Xiao Huaijin. Even the powerful Prime Minister Xu couldn't do anything to Xiao Huaijin, much less that Military Governor Xiao. If he didn't agree with him, he could chop off the head of the son of a court official. What else wouldn't he do?
"When He Yan was studying at the Xianchang School, she was classmates with Xiao Jue." He Rufei's gaze was deep, "Perhaps he already discovered the secret of He Yan's identity. Now that we've already sided with Prime Minister Xu, Xiao Huaijin doesn't get along with Prime Minister Xu, so he naturally wants to deal with our family. "
"We're very secretive when doing things …"
"Father," He Rufei didn't wait for He Yuansheng to finish speaking, and interrupted him, "There's no such thing as an impenetrable wall in the world. There are spies everywhere in the capital. Since we've already gotten involved in the grievances between the Xiao Family and the Xu Family, we can't just stay out of it."
He Yuansheng sighed slightly.
He wanted to be careful when doing things. It would be best if he took all the benefits and let others bear all the risks. There were countless benefits to being on the same boat as Xu Jingfu, but at the same time, they were being targeted by Xiao Huaijin. This really was a terrible thing.
"We're already Prime Minister Xu's people. Xiao Huaijin won't let us go. Since that's the case," He Rufei's eyes were filled with murderous intent, "we should strike first."
He Yuansheng frowned, "If you want to deal with Xiao Huaijin, you can't act rashly."
"Who said I want to deal with Xiao Huaijin?"
"You mean …"
"Didn't they find a woman to act mysterious?" He Rufei spoke slowly, his eyes flashing with endless malice, "Let's start with that woman."
He Yan didn't expect that the appearance of the Xiao family would make He Sui start to have the idea of renovating the residence. He didn't think of changing to another residence. He Yan gave a portion of his previous silver to He Yunsheng, used a portion to bribe the Xu family's Fu Wang, and kept some for himself for future use. In addition, although he was a marquis, he didn't have a residence or farmland bestowed by the emperor. He was also fined his salary for a year. Even if he became an official, he would be an official with clean hands.
She originally wanted to go to the camp outside the city to see Wang Ba and the others. If the Hong Shan people found out that she was a woman, she could imagine how shocked they would be. But she also felt that she hadn't thought of a suitable reason to go so rashly. It was better to wait a few more days.
For now, she would go to Yuhua Temple on Mount Lianxue to pray to Buddha.
Early the next morning, He Yan got up and changed into a crab shell green dress with hidden flowers. Although the He family wasn't rich, He Sui was still very willing to buy a dress for Lady He. It was just that in the past year, He Yan had grown a little taller. Although she was still slender, she was no longer as frail as before. She looked a lot more healthy. Qing Mei picked out a bit of her long hair and tied it behind her head, leaving the rest casually draped over her shoulders. He Yan looked at himself in the mirror and was still not used to it. Qing Mei smiled happily, "Miss is still so beautiful. When you came back earlier, this servant almost didn't recognize you."
He Yan thought in his heart, 'Now I really don't recognize you.'
He Yan had asked Qing Mei to pawn off all the jewelry from before. Now, he couldn't even find a hairpin. After searching in the drawer for a long time, Qing Mei finally found a wooden hairpin. He Sui probably cut it himself. It wasn't worth much, so he didn't pawn it off at the time.
"Miss looks good with this. Military Governor Xiao will also like it when he sees it," Qing Mei murmured.
He Yunsheng and He Sui had left early, but the two of them were very confident in Xiao Jue. When they found out that He Yan was going to Mount Lianxue with Xiao Jue, they didn't ask any more questions. However, perhaps it wasn't because they were confident in Xiao Jue, but because they were confident in He Yan. After all, ever since they found out that He Yan had chopped off the heads of two Uto at the Liangzhou Guards, the father and son looked at He Yan in a different light.
"Alright, alright." He Yan rubbed his head, "Just be casual." He Yan grabbed the bundle on the table and smiled, "I'm leaving first!"
She didn't ask Qing Mei to follow her. After all, Qing Mei walked too slowly.
He Yan didn't know when Xiao Jue would arrive, so he opened the door first to see if there was anyone outside. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a carriage parked in front of his house. Fei Nu was driving the horse. The curtain of the carriage was half open, and Xiao Jue was sitting in the carriage reading a book.
He Yan was startled. He trotted over and asked, "When did you arrive? Why didn't you come in? "
"I just arrived." Xiao Jue put down the book in her hands, "I thought you weren't awake yet, so I waited."
He Yan climbed into the carriage with ease. Chi Wu began to hurry. He Yan sat down and rubbed his hands, "Have you eaten breakfast?"
Xiao Jue glanced at her and didn't say anything. She took out a mahogany box from the small table in the carriage. As soon as she opened it, a fragrant smell immediately assailed her nostrils. It was a piping hot pastry and a cup of sweet syrup.
"How did you know I haven't eaten?" He Yan was greatly moved. They had to go up the mountain in the morning. Qing Mei had to comb his hair and had already woken up early. He Yan didn't have the heart to ask her to cook for him earlier, so he wanted to buy two steamed buns before Xiao Jue arrived. He didn't expect Xiao Jue to be so thoughtful.
Xiao Jue raised her eyebrows, "The vegetarian food in the temple is limited. I'm afraid it won't be enough for you."
Seeing that he had prepared breakfast, He Yan didn't mind his teasing that he was a rice bucket. He Yan chatted with Xiao Jue while eating, "Governor, I heard that the Yu Hua Temple on Mount Lianxue is very efficacious. Once upon a time, there was a very poor man. He was so poor that his family didn't have enough food to eat. One day, he went up the mountain to chop firewood. Suddenly, there was thunder and rain. He hid in the Yu Hua Temple to avoid the rain. At that time, the Yu Hua Temple was just a dilapidated temple. The beggar looked at the Buddha statue and said, 'Buddha, Buddha, please show me a way to survive. The old people in my family are starving to death.' As a result, when he fell asleep in the temple, he had a dream. In the dream, Buddha told him to go home and dig a hole next to the well in the courtyard. "
He Yan deliberately looked at Xiao Jue's expression. However, this person just looked at him with a faint smile. He was not in a hurry to continue, nor did he urge him to continue. It was as if he was listening to an irrelevant gossip.
He Yan almost suspected that he had said something wrong. If Wang Ba was here, he would definitely ask anxiously, 'What happened after that? What happened after that? '
However, since the story had started, he naturally had to continue.
"After this person woke up, he still remembered what happened in the dream. When he went home, he carried a hoe and dug a hole next to the well at night. As he dug, he dug out a bag of gold from the ground. "
"After this poor man obtained the gold, he used the gold to do business. Later, it became better and better. He became a local tycoon. After he had money, he went to the Yu Hua Temple again and gave the Yu Hua Temple's abbot a generous amount of incense money. He also helped to renovate the temple. The Buddha statue was also given a golden body. After that, the Yu Hua Temple became more and more efficacious. People said that the more incense money one donated, the more one's wishes would come true."
After finishing the story, He Yan drank the last mouthful of sweet syrup. "What do you think, Commander in Chief? Do you think the legend is very powerful?"
Xiao Jue did not comment. "Lady He's story is not bad."
He Yan: "…"
This story was indeed made up by her. She had already forgotten from whom she had heard it from. Of course, it was not Yu Hua Temple, but some other temple. However, it was enough to scare people. In the end, it was directly said by Xiao Jue. He Yan almost doubted whether his ability to scare people had really deteriorated.
As if sensing his frustration, Xiao Jue said, "The Yu Hua Temple's abbot is very close to my brother."
He Yan: "Ah?"
"So your story is too fake."
He Yan was silent.
It was indeed a little awkward to lie in front of someone she knew. However … she looked at Xiao Jue. "Okay, this temple is not Yu Hua Temple. However, the story is true. Commander in Chief, do you believe that sometimes things that happen in dreams can be real? "
Xiao Jue: "Dreams?"
"Have you ever thought that maybe everything that has happened to us now, whether it was in Liangzhou, Jiyang, or the Rundu, is actually just a dream? When you wake up from the dream, you become another person. Everything that you originally had is gone. "Her voice was clear and seemed to have other meanings. Xiao Jue could not help but look at her.
He thought for a while and said after a while, "It doesn't matter if it's a dream."
He Yan looked at him.
"When you wake up from the dream, you can start all over again."
He Yan was stunned. He could not help but lower his head and laugh.
She was right. When she woke up from the dream, it was fine to start all over again. Just like in her previous life, she met Xiao Jue. Then she died. In her previous life, she became a general, but she also helped others. However, when she woke up from the dream and started all over again, she still met Xiao Jue and became He Yan on the battlefield again.
Even if you lost something that was destined to be yours temporarily, it would return in another way.
The moon and her sword were the same.
It was a sunny day with many pilgrims.
At the entrance of Yu Hua Temple, a carriage stopped. A young woman helped a middle-aged woman out of the carriage. The middle-aged woman was beautiful, but her face was pale and she looked haggard. The woman beside her looked similar to her. They were mother and daughter.
"Mother, walk slowly. Be careful." He Xinying said softly.
Madame He nodded gently.
He Xinying sighed in her heart. When she left home to marry, Madame He's health was already poor. Now, it was getting worse. This morning, she went to the He family to pick up her mother in the carriage. When she held her mother's arm, she felt that Madame He's arm was so thin that she could hold it easily. It was so thin that it was frightening.
"How did Father take care of you? Are all the doctors in the residence useless?" He Xinying was dissatisfied. "How about I ask my husband to go to the palace and invite an imperial doctor to take a look at you? Mother, how can I rest assured when you are like this?"
Madame He waved her hand. "I'm fine. Don't bother. "
He Xinying was distressed and helpless. She helped Madame He slowly walk inside. The He family didn't like to go up the mountain to worship Buddha. Today, only the mother and daughter went up the mountain. The guards were waiting outside the temple. He Xinying took Madame He to see the temple abbot first and presented the promised incense money.
She didn't really want to come to worship Buddha today. She just wanted to find an excuse to see her mother and tell her what she found in the Xu family. But now, seeing Madame He's weak appearance, she couldn't say anything.
Forget it. She didn't want her mother to worry about these things. As for the doubts about Xu Zhiheng, she should let her find out by herself.
Anyway, there was still a long way to go.
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