After packing up, they continued on their way, and finally arrived at their destination in the evening.
Shen Jiao opened the curtain on the carriage and took a look, and found that the border area was also a city. The surrounding area was very desolate, and occasionally there were soldiers patrolling in formation.
The setting sun is setting in the west, and the golden sunlight shines through from behind the tall city wall, giving it a magnificent beauty.
She was a family member of the army, and Huo Changze specially arranged for her to live in a small courtyard in the city.
Huo Changze sent some people to move things for her. She brought a lot of things, and it took the soldiers a long time to help her move them.
It's just that there are too many things... Shen Jiao looked at it and noticed something was wrong.
Did she bring so much?
Shen Jiao thought for a while, maybe it was Bitao's thing, so she didn't ask any more questions.
Qi Yu doesn't live with her now. He is considered a recruit now, so he naturally lives with those recruits.
Thinking of the big black mark on Qi Yu's face, Shen Jiao sighed and didn't know if anyone bullied him.
After the house was tidied up, Shen Jiao and Bi Tao had dinner together and then took a shower and prepared for bed.
When Shen Jiao was lying on the bed and preparing to sleep, she suddenly heard a faint quarrel coming from outside. Shen Jiao seemed to hear Bitao's voice, so she quickly got up, threw on some clothes and went out.
"Miss has taken a break and cannot go to the banquet." Bi Tao stopped two soldiers at the door and refused to let them in.
The two soldiers seemed to be drunk, and said drunkenly: "The general told us to invite people over, so we must invite people over. What do you mean by pushing back and blocking here!"
"That's right! Can you afford to apologize for the delay?"
Bitao was also a little annoyed and said, "Even if the general himself comes here today, the lady will not go!"
"Oh! What a rude tone! I want to see what kind of person she is. She doesn't even take the general seriously!"
Just as the two soldiers were about to push Bitao away and force their way in, they suddenly heard a voice coming from afar.
"Bitao, what's wrong?"
The two drunken soldiers heard the sound and looked around, only to see a woman slowly walking out of the darkness, revealing a delicate face.
These soldiers are stationed here all year round, and the women they see are all country women with sallow skin and short stature. How have they ever seen such a fairy-like woman?
So they were immediately stunned.
When Bi Tao saw her coming, she quickly ran to her side and asked, "Miss, why are you up?"
Shen Jiao said: "I heard you guys seemed to be arguing..."
Bi Tao curled her lips unhappily and was about to complain when she saw He Qing rushing over suddenly.
The two soldiers were frightened when they saw He Qing, and called General He Lang in a low voice.
He Qing scolded them a few words and quickly sent them away. He apologized and explained to Shen Jiao: "Miss Shen is offended. They are my subordinates. They were drunk and behaved inappropriately. Please forgive me for this."
Shen Jiao didn't figure out what happened for a long time. She asked, "What's the matter with you coming here?"
"The general ordered his subordinates to come over and invite you to the wedding banquet." Looking at Shen Jiao's pair of dark eyes under the lights, He Qing paused, then looked away unnaturally, and continued: "But since Miss Shen I have already rested, so I won’t disturb you anymore.”
"That's it." Shen Jiao thought about it for a while, and she quite wanted to go.
So she said to He Qing: "Wait for me, I'll change my clothes and go over."
…
The two soldiers went back drunk. As soon as they sat down, someone asked them: "Didn't you go call someone? Where is the person?"
The soldier was stunned, thinking of the scene he had just seen, and did not answer for a moment.
Seeing the strange state of the two of them, the others became even more curious for a moment. They pushed each other and said, "I'm asking you a question. Have you seen them?"
One of them spoke hesitantly, "I saw it."
Someone else asked: "What does he look like?"
"She looks..." The soldier touched his head. He was born in a poor family and had never read any books. He didn't know how to describe it for a while, so he only murmured: "It looks good."
It seems that two simple words cannot describe her beauty, so I thought about it again and said categorically: "She is very beautiful. Even more beautiful than the fairies in the sky."
When the others heard this, they burst into laughter, "Have you ever seen a fairy before? Tell me you're prettier than a fairy."
Facing their mocking soldier, his face suddenly turned red, and he could only retort feebly: "I just know."
Those people stopped asking him questions and turned to ask another one, "Hey, tell me, is it as exaggerated as this kid said?"
Another soldier was about to speak, but he didn't know what he saw. His eyes glazed over and he forgot to answer them.
So the people next to him followed his gaze and looked over, their eyes widening in an instant.
The wine bowls were knocked over and fell to the ground, making a crashing sound. They didn't notice it either.
…
She had to dress more formally to attend the banquet, so Shen Jiao went into the house and casually changed into a water-blue floral skirt, and then asked Bitao to simply pull up her hair for her and followed He Qing.
The place where she lived was a bit far away, and He Qing walked for a while holding a lantern before arriving.
The place where they held the reception banquet was not in the courtyard, but in an open air place. The place is very spacious and can accommodate many people. Accompanied by the breeze, drinking wine, you can even see the stars in the sky when you look up, it's so pleasant.
When Shen Jiao got closer, she could still hear the sounds of clinking dishes and laughter and curses.
She saw Huo Changze sitting on the stage, surrounded by people, talking to the people next to him. There were also some female relatives present, who seemed to be the wives of the generals.
Shen Jiao originally wanted He Qing to find a seat for her, but Huo Changze saw her as soon as she came in. So he stood up from the bear skin-covered seat and walked straight towards Shen Jiao.
As soon as Huo Changze moved, all eyes followed him.
Then they watched helplessly as their general walked up to a woman, took her hand and pulled her to a seat.
The whole place fell silent instantly.
After Huo Changze took her to sit down, he raised his glass to everyone and said, "Come on, let's continue drinking!"
Everyone woke up in an instant and raised their wine glasses. In an instant, the banquet returned to its previous liveliness.
But his eyes always fell on the woman next to Huo Changze inadvertently.
"Hey, what are you looking at?"
The man pushed the person next to him with his hand, and saw that he was looking straight at the stage with clear eyes, and said: "Stop looking, look at the way the general is protecting people, and then look at the way the general discovered you." Eat the good fruit.”
The young general continued to look, and after a while he slowly said: "I seem to have seen her somewhere..."
Others just thought he was bragging, and sneered and said, "Come on, you can never see such a person."
The general didn't refute him, and was still immersed in his own thoughts.
The more he looked at Shen Jiao, the more familiar she felt, but he couldn't remember exactly where he had seen her before.
Where is it...
It wasn't until he went up to toast the general that he heard the sound of silk and bamboo orchestra, and then suddenly remembered. Everyone else finished their toast and left, but he remained standing there.
Huo Changze looked at him doubtfully, but found that his eyes had been falling on his side.
Huo Changze looked unhappy and was about to ask him to retreat, but he heard the military commander suddenly ask Shen Jiao: "Can the girl know how to play the pipa?"
He remembered that she looked a lot like the pipa-playing lady Shen from Yichun Tower in Beijing!
