Rebirth of a Star General - Chapter 204

Chapter 204

He Yan is a woman, and the shock caused by his marriage to Xiao Jue by His Majesty did not stop there. The Shen family in the capital is deadly quiet today.

Shen Muxue knelt on the ground, bowed her head and said nothing, Lord Shen and Mrs. Shen stood aside, Mrs. Shen was worried, and she wanted to say nothing. After a while, Mr. Shen opened her mouth and looked at standing in the hall with her hands cold. The face-stricken Shen Yushi comforted softly: “My sister is also confused for a while. Don’t blame her father too much.”

“Confused for a while?” Shen Yushi turned around, his gaze fell on Shen Muxue, he didn’t know whether it was distressed or angry, and said: “I’m the Shen family, proud and straightforward. I didn’t expect to have a daughter. I don’t know. When did she learn those private methods? She is confused for a while, and if she is not careful, she will kill others!”

Shen Yushi was very thin and clear, and now although he is older, he can still vaguely see how young he was when he was young. The arrogance and indifference between his eyebrows and eyes are the same as Shen Muxue’s. He always treated his son harshly, but treated this daughter extra tolerantly. It was the first time that Shen Muxue became angry with Shen Muxue. Even then Shen Muxue must follow Xiao Jue to the border, Shen Yushi Not as angry as it is today.

“You can’t say that,” Mrs. Shen felt sorry for her daughter. “That He Yan is a daughter, and Mu Xue is just telling the truth. If she hadn’t deceived her Majesty first, how could she be exposed by others. She should be punished if she makes a mistake. You blindly say that Mu Xue’s is not, but Mu Xue is truly thinking of your Majesty. You can’t let a woman pretend to be a man, right?”

As soon as the words were spoken, Shen Yushi glanced at her coldly, and Madam Shen did not dare to speak. Shen Yushi said: “Absurd! You only saw her disguised as a man to join the army and deceive the world. Why didn’t you see her leading her troops to deal with the Utuo? The Jiyang water battle, Rundu defending the city… You think the meritorious service is very good. Earn? If there is no merit to save the common people, how could your majesty promote her to Wu’anhou so easily. Besides,” he stared at his daughter, “I heard that when I was in Liangzhou, there were spies who entered the guard station. You I don’t know the details, or He Yan will take you away. No matter what the result is, she will always help you. Since I was a child, I taught you that the kindness of dripping water should be repaid by the spring. You have to keep it in your heart. I didn’t expect you to keep that in your heart.”

Shen Muxue lowered her head and said nothing.

“I didn’t expect it,” Shen Yushi seemed to say it all in one breath, “not only do you want to be a villain who exposes her identity, you also dare not stand up openly and hide behind Wang Rong. You know that this will also harm Wang Rong!”

Shen Muxue’s body trembled slightly.

At the palace banquet, the stranger who said He Yan was a woman was named Wang Rong, and she was also her childhood sweetheart. The two of them have known each other for a long time. Wang Rong’s father had a good relationship with Shen Yushi, and Shen Muxue knew that Wang Rong liked herself, but her heart rested on Xiao Jue.

It’s not that she had never thought that she would stand up and expose it in person, but in the end, she could not get that hand off. She was afraid that He Yan would die because of it. She had never thought of killing He Yan, but hoped that He Yan could stay away from Xiao Jue. . She was even more afraid of facing Xiao Jue’s disappointed and indifferent look towards her. When Wang Rong came to the Shen’s house, he saw Shen Muxue’s sadness and asked aloud, Shen Muxue couldn’t help but tell her all her confusion and troubles. Wang Rong listened and turned around without saying a word. Said: “You wait.”

What are you waiting for? He did not say.

“I didn’t expect him to do this.” Shen Muxue weakly defended.

Her father Shen Yushi stared at her with sharp eyes and a voice like a knife that could cut her open, “Did you really expect it?”

Shen Muxue was speechless.

Did she really not expect it?

Wang Rong has liked her for many years, because she is willing to do anything, impulsive, regardless of the consequences, when she told Wang Rong about this matter, didn’t she guess Wang Rong’s reaction?

She just didn’t want to admit that she was such a despicable, low-handed villain.

Seeing that Shen Muxue’s body was crumbling, the big son Shen finally softened his heart: “Even so, my younger sister already knows that I was wrong. My father also knows that my younger sister has been thinking of Xiao Huaijin for many years, and suddenly other women appeared. How could my younger sister feel better in her heart. Love tells others about her grievances, and also blames me for being a elder brother, only to find out until now. Father wants to punish, even the child punishes it together.”

“I don’t care, brother, I made a mistake myself, and I’ll do things the other way.” Shen Muxue knelt straight.

“You have liked Xiao Huaijin for so many years, so he has half a response to you?” Shen Yushi said suddenly.

Shen Muxue looked at him.

“Love never comes from moving and changing.” Shen Yushi said quietly, “You have to go outside, leave Shuojing, and stay with him. Although I don’t support it, I don’t oppose it. I know Xiao Huaijin will not fall in love. You, but I always think that as long as you leave the house, you will have a wider road and see more people, you will naturally broaden your mind, and gradually you will put him down. Unexpectedly,” he sighed, “but it will You push deeper and deeper.”

Shen Muxue pursed her lips and said nothing.

Even his father could tell that Xiao Jue wouldn’t fall in love with him? She never felt that she had failed like this.

This is too heavy to say, and Madam Shen couldn’t help but exasperated: “How come you do this in the world! Then Xiao Huaijin doesn’t like Mu Xue because he doesn’t have any eyesight. I still don’t like him! A woman is so good! I don’t know what to save the common people. I only know that all the rules are messed up. Xiao Huaijin would rather marry such a woman than be afraid of the people of the world making jokes!”

Mr. Shen hesitated to speak, but this time, Shen Yushi ignored his wife’s rebuttal, just looked at Shen Muxue and said, “The place you go is no less than He Yan, and the people you see may not be without He Yan. Many, but your pattern and ideals are far from her. It’s not that my father doesn’t believe in you, it’s just that after tonight, the two of you will have a good opinion.”

“You are not as good as her.”

There were tears in Shen Muxue’s eyes. She was so strong throughout her life that she did not want to shed tears in front of others. However, at this moment, she could no longer restrain her grievances and shame, tears bursting into her eyes.

Shen Yushi stopped looking at her, and calmly said: “From today, you are not allowed to go anywhere. Our Shen family does not use force. If you make a mistake, you can stay at home for a full year.”

“master!”

Shen Yushi ignored his wife’s request, flicked his sleeves, and left the hall. The night wind outside the courtyard was extremely cold, blowing on people’s faces, like a knife cut.

Grand Young Master Shen chased him up and walked to Shen Yushi, “Father, is it too long for a year?”

Shen Yushi looked at the blue bricks on the ground and smiled bitterly, “Xiao Huaijin is a short-term protector, do you think he can’t find Mu Xue?”

“Can……”

“Because of his father’s relationship, he would not behave towards Mu Xue. It’s just that the friendship between our family and the Xiao family over the years has ended here.”

…

Of course, these people were not the only ones who were shocked by this incident. In Cheng’s family, all the relatives who learned of Xiao Jue’s marriage were shocked and suspicious. They were so busy that they were surprised about the marriage gift, but they didn’t take He Yan to heart. They only knew that there was no official position in the Yomo family, and the status of Bai Rongwei was not the same.

And Cheng Lisu, compared to the news that Xiao Jue was given the marriage, was obviously more surprised that He Yan was a woman.

“My eldest brother… how could it be a woman?” The young boy paced back and forth in the room, unconsciously pulling at the corners of his clothes, “How is this possible!”

After he first returned to Shuojing City, he was caught by the Cheng family and thrown into the school to study. In the school, I can only go home for one day in a month. On the day I go home, I am still locked at home and can’t go anywhere to practice writing. Therefore, when Xiao Jue and the others returned to Beijing, Cheng Lisu failed to visit Xiao’s house.

When he finally went home from school this month, he not only learned that Xiao Jue He Yan and the others were back, but also gave a good news that both of them were married by His Majesty.

“My eldest brother…” He grabbed a servant and said, “You can beat a tiger to death with one punch. How could it be a woman?”

God, is he crazy or the world is crazy.

“No, I have to go to Uncle!” Thinking of this, he opened the door and walked out, unexpectedly going out to find Xiao Jue to ask him a bit.

“No, young master, Mrs. Master said, you can’t leave the house… come here, young master is going out!” The young man behind him hurriedly followed.

…

“Ouuuuuu, all liars—”

At Song’s house, Song Taotao was crying.

“How could my Brother He be a woman? You must be a lie!” The little girl’s eyes were crying and swollen, and Mrs. Song and Master Song stood outside the door, looking at each other with a look of helplessness.

After Song Taotao returned from Shuojing, he was uncharacteristically, becoming more obedient, and practiced piano, chess, calligraphy and calligraphy every day at home. Mrs. Song is suspicious that she has someone she likes, and she often worries about if she really has someone she likes, what should we do about this marriage with the Cheng family? They also knew the temperament of Song Taotao. They didn’t know what it was like to like before. That Cheng Lisu was a lively young man. Both husband and wife thought about it, and they were everywhere, and the feelings naturally came out. But if you have someone else in your heart, I’m afraid that your relationship will turn into an enemy.

It was not that Mrs. Song had asked Song Taotao, who was the person in her heart, without arguing. Every time I was fooled by Song Taotao. The little girl is very shrewd, knowing that He Yan’s status is not high now, even if she tells her parents, her parents will definitely not agree. It would be better to wait. The young man is so capable, it will be a matter of time before he wants to be appointed a high official. Before that, you don’t have to tell others, just catch him.

Until tonight the news that Xiao Jue was given the marriage, Song Taotao went on a hunger strike at home to protest, crying loudly, and going to hang himself in sorrow, did Mrs. Song and Mrs. Song know that the sweetheart who originally came from the daughter of the family is Xiao Jue’s. fiancée.

The two couples were really dumbfounded.

“Tao Tao, don’t cry, since it’s a woman, it’s useless if you cry. Wipe away your tears, your eyes are swollen like walnuts…”

“Yes, anyway, Young Master Cheng’s uncle is Dudu Xiao. If you like that girl He, you will marry Young Master Cheng in the future, and you will often visit Xiao’s house. Wouldn’t you be able to see Girl He often?”

It’s okay not to listen. When I heard it, Song Taotao was even more sad, “Who is going to visit Xiao’s house, she deceived my feelings, I never want to see her again, oooooooo…”

…

There is a turmoil here, and there is no laughter on the other side, and there are also people who are like mourning dogs, panicking, returning to the mansion to see who is a shadow.

Xu Zhiheng couldn’t sleep.

After returning to the mansion, he told He Xinying that he had a lot of documents to deal with today, so he slept in the study, and told He Xinying to go to bed earlier, and then shut himself in the study.

He Xinying got up to go to the toilet in the middle of the night, thinking of Xu Zhiheng, and found a thicker mattress in the cabinet. As the weather is getting colder, Xu Zhiheng sleeps in the study room, which is not as warm as the bedroom. If he catches a cold, this season is still a bit troublesome. She found the study with the mattress in her arms, but found that the light was on and there was no one in the study.

He Xinying sat on the chair in the study for a while, thinking that perhaps Xu Zhiheng would be back in a while, but he didn’t expect that after a quarter of an hour, there was still no movement. She was stunned for a moment, worried and suspicious in her heart, even if she went to Gongfang, it was too long. Isn’t something wrong? Last year, a man in Shuojing City got up to go to the toilet in the middle of the night. The ground was frosted, and he couldn’t see it clearly. He stepped on it and slipped. When he found out the next day, he was gone.

She was worried about where Xu Zhiheng had fallen, and did not dare to disturb others, so she put the mattress in the study and carried the lantern to search everywhere. I didn’t find the yard of my in-laws either. I only turned around in my own yard, but did not find Xu Zhiheng’s figure.

Is it so late?

He Xinying thought for a while, and for some reason, the ghosts and gods turned their eyes to the courtyard of He Yan, one of their yards.

This yard was her sister, the yard where the short-lived grandma Xu lived before. After He Yan died, the yard was sealed, and the former servants in the yard were also deported. However, He Xinying once heard a rumor that there were not many subordinates serving He Yan, and sometimes those subordinates had to be assigned to serve another aunt in the Xu family.

He Xinying was skeptical about this rumor, she was also the daughter of their He family anyway, no matter how bold the Xu family was, she wouldn’t dare to be so indifferent. Besides, He Xinying didn’t see the auntie after entering the door. When she asked, she only said that she had made a mistake and was kicked out.

He Xinying knew well that Xu family might have done this because she was afraid that her bride would feel uncomfortable. It’s just that since she is so important to her, it won’t be bad for He Yan if she wants to come. After a long time, He Xinying will forget about the matter, thinking that it is nothing more than a real rumors.

However, sometimes there are some strange things about He Yan. For example, in this yard, Xu’s family all said that Xu Zhiheng missed his wife, so they kept this yard without sweeping it out for others to live in, so it was just empty. But He Xinying had never seen Xu Zhiheng ever been to this courtyard.

Wouldn’t people who miss their deceased wife often go to the past place and pick up old things to miss?

But perhaps Xu Zhiheng is afraid of seeing things and thinking about people, so let’s deliberately not go. He Xinying found a reason for Xu Zhiheng.

For He Yan, she was a little jealous at first, but now she has no more jealousy. It is meaningless to fight with a dead person, especially no matter what He Xinying said to convince herself, she did not feel He Yan’s threat to her.

In other words, she did not feel Xu Zhiheng’s unforgettable love for He Yan.

The lantern glowed faintly, and the wind outside blown away all her sleepiness. She looked at the dark and secluded empty yard, thought for a while, and moved involuntarily to that place. .

She only came to this yard once. Not long after she had just married into Xu’s family, she only arrived at the yard. When He Xinying wanted to enter the house, a maid came out and whispered, “Grandma, Master. Nobody is allowed to enter this yard.”

He Xinying was a bride at that time, and she didn’t want to argue with Xu Zhiheng about the matter, so she retreated. After a long time, she didn’t think about going again. I don’t know why tonight, but somehow want to take a look. He Yan used to recuperate on Zhuangzi, and quickly got married after returning to the He family. Speaking of it, she didn’t get along with this aunt’s sister for a long time, so that now, she can hardly remember what He Yan grew up. That’s it.

But perhaps, she can still look at the place where He Yan lived, and see a trace of the blood relatives who have lived.

Before he knew it, he had already walked into the yard. The yard is as cold as ever, whether it is summer or autumn, it is always as cold as winter. The maid cleaned the ground, but could not get rid of the staleness and decay.

He Xinying slowly walked to the door of the room, and was about to push the door in. Suddenly, there was a sound in the room.

She was nervous at first, afraid that there would be a thief in the yard, but after listening to the movement, she felt that the thief would not be so bold, so she carried the lantern, walked secretly to the bed, and looked in through the gap in the window paper.

The oil lamp in the room was on, and she saw Xu Zhiheng.

A totally different Xu Zhiheng from Su Rili.

Xu Zhiheng is still wearing the same clothes that he entered the palace today. He is a very particular person. After returning to the palace on weekdays, he takes a bath and changes clothes, but today he does not. He sat at the big table in the room, pulling open the wooden drawers again and again, looking for something inside.

His movements were very rough, no longer the former gentle and gentle, from the angle of the window, he looked like a total lunatic.

He Xinying’s heart jumped, and there was a chill from beginning to end. Looking at the strange husband, there was a feeling of fear in his heart.

In a panic, I accidentally stepped on a stone under my feet. With a “bang” sound, the stone slipped and fell down the steps of the yard, making a noise.

“Who!” At the same time, Xu Zhiheng in the room raised his head.

He opened the door with a “swish”, rushed out and shouted, “Who is there!”

He Xinying was frightened.

For a moment, she suddenly wanted to run away, feeling that Xu Zhiheng was about to become a demon in the next moment, and rushed to kill her. She barely smiled, stood up and said: “It’s me.”

Xu Zhiheng squinted his eyes and looked at the person in front of him. After a while, the gloom and tension in his eyes gradually faded. Instead, there was a smile, but this smile was stiff and perfunctory in every way he looked. I was also a little anxious, “Xinying, why are you here?”

“I was afraid that my husband would be cold at night, so I took the mattress and went to the study to find you, but no one was found. I was worried that the night would be dark, and my husband would fall, so I carried the lantern to look around.” She saw Xu Zhiheng’s expression a little nervous, and her heart moved. , Smiled and said: “I’m just here to try my luck. I didn’t expect my husband to be here. My husband misses my sister, right?”

Xu Zhiheng was stunned, then echoed: “…Yes.”

He Xinying sighed and said sadly: “It’s a good thing for your husband to be in love, but…sometimes you have to think about your body.”

Xu Zhiheng closed the door of the house with his hand, and hid He Xinying’s gaze, and took He Xinying’s hand and walked out, “Nothing, it’s cold outside, don’t catch a cold with you, go back.”

His hands are as cold as there is no trace of vitality.

He Xinying cleverly replied: “Husband, I didn’t tell you before, thinking about going to the mountain to worship the Bodhisattva during the Mid-Autumn Festival. These few days my mother is finally free, I want to go up the mountain the next day, by the way I also pray for my sister in the sky, okay?”

Xu Zhiheng’s face stiffened for a moment, “…good.”

“Would you like to go with your husband?” He Xinying asked.

“I won’t go,” Xu Zhiheng replied, “I am very busy these few days, and may not be able to accompany you up the mountain.”

He Xinying was not angry when he heard the words, but just smiled and said: “It doesn’t matter, then I will count the husband’s share and worship the Bodhisattva. The husband is busy with the family and the country, and the Bodhisattva will not blame it.”

She is very well-behaved and considerate, and she is very clever, but very stupid. What Xu Zhiheng likes is exactly this. Compared to He Yan, it is much easier to play in front of He Xinying.

His heart gradually relaxed, and the fear caused by the familiar name he heard at tonight’s celebration dinner was also dispersed a lot because of the two people being together.

He Yan is already dead, and the dead will not return. Those who are alive are just pretending to be fools.

He will work with He Rufei to get a clear picture of the person who pretends to be a ghost.

The lantern emits a little gloomy light in the night. He didn’t see it. The woman beside him was hiding in a well-behaved voice with a gloomy look.

He Xinying felt that she had never really known this husband before. Xu Zhiheng, who was seen in the cracks in the window just now, was crazy, paranoid, anxious and ruthless, making her feel in a daze that Xu Zhiheng at that time was the real Xu Zhiheng. She couldn’t help but have doubts. So, is this refined, considerate, and nearly perfect man who seems to have no shortcomings, really Xu Zhiheng?

Her sister He Yan, has she ever seen this side of Xu Zhiheng? He Yan is so weak, and his body is not good. If Xu Zhiheng accidentally showed this side in front of He Yan, would her sister be scared and lost.

But He Yan was already dead, so she couldn’t ask a dead person.

He Xinying suddenly felt that this seemingly gentle and bright Xu family seemed to have many secrets she didn’t know.

A terrible thought floated from her mind.

Did He Yan drown accidentally?