Rebirth of a Star General - Chapter 192

Chapter 192

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone in the room did not speak. Even Lin Shuanghe, who has always been indifferent to state affairs, showed a puzzling expression.

After all, the enemy country led the army to invade and suffered a defeat. The emperor of his own family is still thinking about them everywhere. This sounds like a child’s play.

“In the court, most of the princes, Xu Xiang, and the civil servants are in harmony, and the generals have not yet expressed their views.” Yang Mingzhi looked at Xiao Jue, “I want to ask you, what shall you do?”

“Is it necessary to say?” Yan He said: “We are not a cartilage. Someone slapped him and stretched out his face to let him slap another? I have to drive the Uto people back to their hometown and let them in the future. Don’t dare to step into the big Wei one step!”

“Then I can rest assured.” Yang Mingzhi said solemnly: “It’s just… I don’t know if you can make your Majesty change his mind.”

After talking about some recent changes of the Utuo, everyone got up and left their seats. Because of the news from Yang Mingzhi, Xiao Jue and the others did not plan to stay in Jinling for two more days. Since Uto’s messenger is already on the way to Shuojing, he must speed up his pace to rush back to Shuojing Myeon Saint. Now Shuojingdo is Xu Xiang’s person, even if he is not Xu Xiang’s person, he is suppressed and dare not speak. If you really agree to Utuo’s request for peace, and even open a restaurant in Dawei, it will be harmless to the people of Dawei.

After regrouping the soldiers and horses, everyone had lunch and they were about to set off. Xiao Jue and Yan He rode along with the soldiers and horses in front, He Yan and Lin Shuanghe rode in a carriage, and Chu Zhao and Ying Xiang’s carriage were at the end.

When the two riding rooms were running side by side, Xiao Jue said, “After Xianchang Pavilion, have you seen He Rufei?”

Yan He was taken aback for a moment, then said: “I am not familiar with him. I have seen him a few times after the general, and I only glanced at it from a distance. However, since he was able to be a general, except for the Huayuan battle, you have seen him bring Guobing? I think he has been living in peace for a long time now, and Huayuan was so unhelpful in the first battle. What do you ask him to do? Want him to reminisce about the past?”

Xiao Jue did not answer his question, and continued to ask: “How is the He Rufei you saw later different from the past?”

“What’s the difference?” Yan He frowned: “How do I know? I haven’t followed him all the time. But he has grown a little bit taller over the years, and he’s taller than before. It seems that he can talk a little bit easier than before. I’ll go. Before Lingjun, I heard that the He family intends to marry him, Xiao Huaijin,” He glanced at his companions beside him, “If He Rufei got a wife before you…you wouldn’t even be better than He Rufei, right?”

Xiao Jue was too lazy to pay attention to him, and drove forward immediately.

He Yan in the carriage did not know that Xiao Jue and Yan He had had such a conversation. The more she went to Shuojing, the more her thoughts became. Lin Shuanghe also looked out, sat opposite her, and asked, “Sister He, what’s the matter with you? When I saw you from me to Run, I felt something was wrong, as if something was on my mind. You don’t even say anything these days. But what troubles are encountered. If you have any difficulties, please tell me, let me help you find a solution.”

He Yan gave a wry smile.

She was just thinking about how to expose He Rufei after returning to Shuojing. Now that she became Wu Anlang, she was able to get closer to the He and Xu family than the former school lieutenant’s daughter, but the official position of “Wu Anlang” had many restrictions. And the cronies who could prove the true and false He Rufei were killed by He Rufei. In terms of evidence, it is really difficult, and I can only start from other sources. And the one who guards this common secret is the Xu family.

If they could start from the Xu family, the Xu family would pull out the He family in order to protect themselves… they would be in a mess. An alliance formed for profit is not inherently strong.

He Yan thought about it, but Lin Shuanghe stretched out his hand in front of him: “Sister He?”

He Yan looked at him and said, “I was thinking, what should I do when I return to Beijing.” She shook her fingers, “Brother Lin also knows that I escaped from the city of Shuojing and pulled into another pile. In the lawsuit. The neighbours in the neighborhood know that I am a woman, and it is not yet time to sway back. I am afraid that when I see my father and brother, I can only see it secretly.” She thought for a while, “The last time your Majesty gave the seal, I still Some money is left. It is enough to rent a small house, but I am inconvenient to come forward. If Brother Lin has a wide range of knowledge, can you manage it for me? The money will naturally be given to you.”

Lin Shuanghe patted his thigh after hearing her words, “I thought it was some trouble. It’s a trivial matter, it’s my brother.” He lifted the carriage curtain and shouted, “Huaijin, Huaijin!”

Xiao Jue had a pause, slowed down, drove back to the carriage, and asked him, “What’s the matter?”

Lin Shuanghe smiled at him, “I just promised Brother He, and when I return to Shuojing, I will rent a house for him in the city. But you also know that renting a house is not a matter of renting overnight. I haven’t found it. Before the good house, can Brother He live in your house? Your Xiao family’s yard is big and spacious. It’s not difficult to divide a room for Brother He, right?”

He Yan never expected that Lin Shuanghe would say this, and hurriedly said, “Brother Lin, you didn’t say that just now. Governor, it doesn’t matter, I just need to find an inn outside…”

“It costs a lot of money to live in an inn.” Lin Shuanghe said: “How can you spend so much at a young age, and don’t understand the benefits of diligence and frugality? You live at Huai Jin’s house if you listen to me. Huai Jin, please give me the right words. Okay ah?”

Xiao Jue glanced at He Yan, when He Yan stiffened, he nodded very lightly, “Yes.”

He Yan: “…”

After saying this, Xiao Jue drove forward. Lin Shuanghe put down the carriage curtain and looked at He Yan triumphantly: “Look, isn’t it the best of both worlds now.”

He Yan weakly leaned on the carriage, and said to his heart, this is really an evil fate. Instead of keeping the distance, he got closer and closer, and they all moved to Xiao Jue’s house.

Although living in Xiao Jue’s house, there are indeed benefits. Following the various occasions around Xiao Jue, the greater the chance of seeing Xu Zhiheng and He Rufei, the more useful clues he might find.

She suppressed the lightness that was almost imperceptible in her heart, coughed lightly, and secretly said to herself in her heart, it must be like this.

…

In the city of Shuojing, in the Xu family of the capital, the young man outside the study was guarding the door, and someone was talking inside.

There were two people sitting in front of Xiaoji, one with a blue shirt and gentle manner, and the other a handsome son, but there was a little more restrained and deep air between his eyebrows and eyes. The two of them were groaning at the chess game in front of them. The black and white pieces on the chessboard were strewn and crossed, which seemed to be a chaotic game.

Of these two, one is the uncle Xu family, the current Hanlin scholar Xu Zhiheng, and the other is He Rufei, who has just returned to Beijing and defeated the Utuo in Huayuan.

“Second Young Master Xiao is about to return to Beijing.” Xu Zhiheng dropped a son. “After returning to Beijing, Guide Zhonglang and Second Young Master Xiao will inevitably speak to His Majesty, urging Utuo to drive out of Dawei.”

He Rufei didn’t speak, watching the chess game silently.

“Brother He is still thinking about Huayuan?” Xu Zhiheng smiled faintly, “All the insiders are no longer in the world. Don’t worry, Brother He, no one in this world will know this secret. Even if you know it, there is no evidence. NS.”

He Rufei glanced at him, “Xu Gongzi seems to be too relieved, don’t forget that Xiao Huaijin and Yan Nanguang, including Lin Shuanghe, all met He Rufei when they were studying at Xianchang Hall.”

“So what?” Xu Zhiheng said disapprovingly, “He Rufei, who was a young man, was not very close to his classmates. I really want to be close, so that no one will find his identity when his classmates have been too long. I see Brother He It’s too much to worry about. Even if Xiao Huaijin and Yan Nanguang return to Shuojing, you won’t deal with them too much.”

He Rufei followed with a son, “I hope.”

In his heart, suddenly remembered the nightmare of last night. In his dream, he was fighting with soldiers and horses on the Huayuan battlefield. Suddenly a sword stabbed behind him. He couldn’t dodge the stabbing center. When he fell down, he saw someone walking in front of him and squatted down.

It was a young man wearing a mask and armor. When he slowly stretched out his hand to take off the mask, revealing a familiar, beautiful and heroic face, He Yan looked at him with a smile like this, and said softly: “Big brother— ”

He Rufei woke up abruptly and touched his forehead with cold sweat.

Mingming Heyan has been dead for more than a year, and this name has gradually been forgotten by the world. In other words, she has never been remembered by the world. The days have gone peacefully for such a long time, but at such a juncture, he will still appear in his dreams, making him awake at night.

“Your concubine…” he said.

Xu Zhiheng’s expression turned cold, “He is dead.”

He Yan died in He Wanru’s hands. One month after He Yan died, he randomly found a reason to let He Wanru kill him. The corpse was dragged to the mass grave, afraid that it would have been eaten by the wolf and wild dog. All the thugs and small servants who participated in it that day were dealt with together, and the entire Xu family was changed inside and outside.

He Yan was a general in front of him, and after death, he spent so many servants with her to accompany her, and it was considered as a whole relationship between their husband and wife.

“Very good.” He Rufei said coldly, “Don’t make any mistakes.”

While talking, someone knocked on the door outside the study, Xu Zhiheng got up and opened the door, and a young woman walked in. This woman is also Fanghua Miaoling. If you look closely, there are three points similar to He Yan between her eyebrows and eyes, but without the heroic perseverance of the female ace in the battlefield, there are a few more delicate and sweet, like those in the city of Shuo. Chunhua, all her gestures are well-behaved and lovely.

This is Xu Zhiheng’s newly married wife, and today’s Xu Damai Nai He Xinying is also He Yuansheng’s second daughter, He Rufei’s cousin, and He Yan’s biological sister.

“Brother, husband, if you talk inside, Xinying will let someone make some snacks in the kitchen.” He Xinying smiled and put a few plates of shortbread on the small table, “Said you can cushion your stomach when you are tired.”

“Thank you.” Xu Zhiwen said in a constant voice, pulling her to sit down beside him, “Sit down, too.”

He Xinying sat down on Xu Zhiheng’s side, looked at He Rufei, and said with a smile: “Big brother hasn’t come to Xu’s house in some days, and my parents are okay.”

He Rufei nodded slightly: “It’s all good, you don’t need to worry.”

He Xinying didn’t know what to say. She and this cousin were actually not close friends in the past. He Rufei was particularly withdrawn when he was young, and often wore a mask. The He family knows that He Rufei wears a mask to cover his face because of his ugliness. He Xinying watched the daily He family feast when he was a child, and He Rufei was alone, hiding aside, and a little pity for him. But after trying to get close to him a few times, He Rufei avoided herself like a plague, and when he came and went, He Xinying lost his thoughts.

Later, He Rufei went to the army with the He family behind his back, and he actually earned a share of military merit. Even the women who had not left the pavilion with the He family were all rising, including her first-in-law sister, the well-known sick child in the second room of the He family.

When He Yan returned to the He family, He Xinying was already very big. And at that time, because of He Rufei’s relationship, the He family said a good relationship for He Yan. The uncle of the Xu family, Xu Zhiheng, was already a bachelor of Hanlin at a young age, and he was born handsome and gentle. He Xinying was once jealous of this elder sister. She was obviously in such a bad health, and she had not returned to Beijing for many years. She was not even aware of her. But what a blessing that people can be grandma Xu as soon as they come back.

But this jealousy disappeared after He Yan died. He Xinying felt sorry for He Yan, even though she had no feelings with this sister, the blood was thicker than water. Just now I got a good marriage, and I can enjoy it just now, but my life is so fragile.

What’s strange is that after He Yan died, the He family and the Xu family organized the funeral for her. The entire Shuo Jingjing knew that the He family valued the second-hand daughter who died young, but only He Xinying understood that the He family, except for herself My mother, everyone, including my own father, doesn’t seem to be as sad as others see.

Once the funeral is over, except occasionally when someone mentions He Yan, he wipes a few tears. On weekdays, the mansion will not even mention He Yan. It seems that there has never been the eldest daughter of the second room of the He family.

He Xinying always felt something was wrong in her heart, but she couldn’t allow her to figure out why when the family was so cold to her sister, He Yuansheng actually took the lead and decided her marriage with Xu Zhiheng, asking her to give Xu Zhiheng a renewal.

Even though Xu Zhiheng has become a widower, he is also a good husband-in-law candidate in the hearts of others in Shuojingli. Especially after He Yan’s death, the affection he showed made many girls admire. Although He Xinying knew that Xu Zhiheng was excellent, she was extremely unwilling to marry Xu’s family in her heart. Sisters serve one husband together, and Shukyeong-ri is nothing new. But most of them are the concubines who are the regular wives, and the concubines are the concubines, taking care of each other. Where there are two prostitutes married to the same person one after another, it’s not that the He family girl can’t get married. She is so young and beautiful, with a good family background. Wouldn’t it be better to find a right young master to be the wife of the main house than to be a grandma Xu?

But in this matter, He Yuanliang, who has always petted her, turned out to be very determined. And her mother, Madam He Er had the heart to fight for her, but she couldn’t do anything—in He’s family, women were always innumerable.

He Xinying just married into Xu’s family reluctantly.

After marrying the Xu family, He Xinying realized that Xu Zhiheng was even more considerate and gentle than she thought. A handsome and splendid husband takes care of himself in everything, and it is easy to fall, and Xu Zhiheng is indeed very pleasing to women. The regrets and thoughts he occasionally revealed to his deceased wife will make people think that this person values love and righteousness and is worth entrusting for life.

After He Xinying married the Xu family, He Rufei’s cousin came to see her from time to time. He Xinying was a little flattered. She should be the best married among all the ladies of the He family. She had enjoyed all the blessings that He Yan had not been able to enjoy.

It just feels unreal sometimes.

“By the way, brother, husband,” He Xinying said, “I used to go up to the mountain with my mother to burn incense and pray for blessings in the temple every autumn. Although I am not at home this year, I still want to be with my mother.”

Xu Zhiheng smiled and said: “Naturally, if I have nothing to do that day, I will accompany you.”

He Xinying said with joy: “It’s really great.”

After sitting for a while, she got up and went out, leaving Xu Zhiheng to talk with He Rufei. When he left the door, Koyanagi, the maid next to him, said, “Grandma, are you going back to the yard?”

He Xinying shook her head, “Let’s go.”

In the yard, the summer pond is glowing with lush green, and the pond level is as quiet as a mirror. There are always many lotus plants in the pond of the He family. At this time, the fragrance is floating, and the pond of the Xu family, let alone lotus, does not even have a rockery.

Xu Zhiheng is a man of elegance, and only this pond is like a pond of stagnant water. After looking at it for a long time, it feels like a bottomless abyss that will pull people down at any time. Her elder sister He Yan stumbled and drowned here, perhaps because of this, perhaps because of the blood relationship, every time she walks here, she always feels that her style is cold, and the water is especially cold, which makes her feel uncomfortable. .

He Xinying looked away.

The dowry maid Xiaoliu asked her: “Grandma, when you were in the house, why didn’t you stay longer? The longer you stay… the better your family will treat you.”

He Xinying also understands that the old lady of the Xu family treats her daughter-in-law so generously, 80% of which is because of He Rufei’s face. The closer she is to this “General Feihong” brother and sister, the more the Xu family dare not treat her weakly.

He Xinying shook her head and laughed at herself, “Big Brother didn’t come to see me originally, it makes no difference how long I have been inside.”

If anyone who knows He Yan is here, they will find that the insight and brightness in the eyes of this soft, sweet face are so similar to the former “Grandma Xu”.

It’s just deceiving yourself and others.

…

In less than a month, Jinling arrived at Shuojing, rested on the road, and on the way, finally arrived at the gate of the city before the beginning of autumn.

In front of the gate of Shuojing, the guards who had received the news had already opened the gate. Soldiers and horses entered the city, and the people along the street all pointed to the team.

He Yan and Lin Shuanghe hid in the carriage, but they never accepted these instructions. Lin Shuanghe was itchy, and said to He Yan: “I knew this prestige, I should have asked Huai Jin to give me a horse and sit on the horse. Can see my face more clearly.”

“…Even if you don’t sit on the horse, Brother Lin, the girl in Shuojing City, knows your face very well.” He Yan calmed him.

“That’s true.” Lin Shuanghe listened to her, and after thinking about it carefully, he no longer struggled.

He Yan himself didn’t have much thoughts about being out of the limelight. When returning to Beijing with the victorious Fuyue Army, it was as lively as it is today, but at that time she was wearing a mask and was extremely uncomfortable, for fear of being discovered by others. After returning to He’s house, the true “He Rufei” accepted all the glory or burdens that followed on her behalf the next day.

She had never used her face to face everything that “General Feihong” brought.

The carriage stopped with a “creak”, and Yanhe’s voice came from the outside: “How long will you sit inside? You will almost reach the gate of the palace.”

He Yan was startled, and dismounted with Lin Shuanghe.

As early as after entering the city, Chu Zhao parted ways with their carriage, only to speak. He Yan didn’t care either. He wasn’t the same person, and it was natural to split into two. It is impossible for her to live in Xiao Mansion, so Chu Zhao will also live in Xiao Mansion, right?

“The Governor, we are going to…” He Yan asked.

“I’m going into the palace.” Xiao Jue glanced at her, “You can wait in the carriage first.”

“Wait,” Yan He looked at him suspiciously, “Why don’t you bring this kid with you? You must face the saint when you enter the palace. Take this opportunity to let your Majesty get to know this kid, and how good his career will be in the future. Since you are someone else’s boss, you should look for every opportunity to promote your subordinates. Or are you afraid that the surname He will be better than you in the future and deliberately prevent him from getting ahead?”

He Yan was really convinced by Yan He, no matter how many possibilities, he could always think of the most boring one.

“It’s not the time yet.” Xiao Jue was too lazy to explain to Yan He. Looking at He Yan, he asked her patiently, “You are here alone, no problem?”

He Yan smiled and said, “If I can have any questions, the Governor can go without worry. I’ll just sleep in the carriage.”

Lin Shuanghe felt the smell and showed his head, “Huaijin, you mean, I also want to enter the palace?”

Xiao Jue looked at him coldly.

Lin Shuanghe coughed slightly, “Excuse me, can I not go?”

“No.” Xiao Jue sneered: “Although I wrote to invite you to Liangzhou, but before you left, I didn’t tell anyone in the Lin family. I was tired of the urgent letters sent by Madam Lin to find someone in my account. You Would you like to see it now?”

Lin Shuanghe smiled awkwardly, “I’m not…thinking that you are looking for me in a critical situation. If you are in a hurry, your brain will not work well. I forgot, yes, I forgot to tell my family.”

Yan He hugged his chest and watched from the wall, fearing that the world would not be chaotic, and said coolly, “Aren’t you his friend? Help him carry a scapegoat and he won’t die.”

Lin Shuanghe was greatly moved: “Brother Nan Guang, after knowing you for so many years, I finally heard a human word from your mouth.”

“Shut up.” Xiao Jue frowned slightly impatiently, and Lin Shuanghe fell silent immediately. After he got off the carriage, Xiao Jue was about to leave with him, when he suddenly remembered something, and walked to the carriage.

He Yan opened the carriage curtain to look at him.

“You are here, don’t run around, there are many people around outside the palace,” Xiao Jue told her, after a pause, the tone became a little milder, “When I leave the palace, I will take you home.”