Zhuang Xun didn't wake up after leaving the palace. He always felt that he was dreaming. It wasn't until Li Rusi poked him in the waist, and then the soreness all over his body broke out that Zhuang Xun screamed in pain.
"Miss Li, what are you doing?" Zhuang Xun jumped suddenly, and then sat down on the ground because he was too sore.
"Xiao Lian, no, wasn't it a smooth process for you to be promoted to an official in Jiedu? The father-in-law who sent you back was all smiles, why do you look so lost!" Li Rusi asked curiously, reaching out to Zhuang Xun. Pull up.
"It's not that I'm devastated, it's just that I can't believe it. A pie suddenly fell from the sky. I feel like I don't know how to deal with it." Zhuang Xun stood up, sat down again, and rubbed his sore thighs.
The emperor was like his own father, giving him money and food. If Zhuang Xun hadn't been absolutely certain that he was wearing the clothes, he would have thought that he was the emperor's illegitimate son.
"What's going on? Did you get an extra reward from King Yu?" Li Rusi asked curiously.
"More or less, the favor was too grand, and Xun didn't know how to deal with it." Zhuang Xun slowly told the conversation between himself and the emperor, hoping that someone would share this surprise with him.
Right, not joy, but surprise.
Because of a goal and ideal, he was strongly supported by the emperor and gave money to others. Who knows, he was wondering if there was some trap waiting for him.
"Isn't this good? He was given military power, money and food, and even promised to be promoted." Li Rusi looked at Zhuang Xun, and she also looked at the illegitimate son of King Yu.
"No, if it were you, wouldn't you feel panic?" Zhuang Xun can't describe how he feels now, because he has been taught that free things are the most expensive, but this lunch is really free, and then he hesitates .
"Why are you panicking? Even if there is a trap, you will step on it. Three thousand armored soldiers, as well as money and food, are enough for Jiedu to rule an army. Is it possible that Jiedu intends to show off? It's a pity that Ru Si is a woman. Jiedu is looking for Wrong person."
Li Rusi smiled and said that what she said did make sense. This kind of feast would be a trap even if it was a trap.
"To celebrate Jiedu's conferment, the little lady has prepared some food. Please don't dislike it." He invited Zhuang Xun with a faint smile.
"It's an honor." She didn't say continue training, which would be great.
As soon as he got up, Zhuang Xun collapsed again, his legs were extremely weak.
"It's just Jiedu who is trying to be strong. If you can't persist, don't persist. Now the exercise has no effect. On the contrary, it has damaged Jiedu's body." Seeing Zhuang Xun's funny look, Li Rusi scolded.
"..." Can Zhuang Xun say that he has a habit of obeying in his hometown?
Treating Li Rusi as an instructor and teacher, he would not dare to stop unless the other party told him to stop.
"Ru Si, come and help you." Helped Zhuang Xun up from the chair.
Zhuang Xun put his arm on her arm, stood up, and limped to the restaurant.
Seeing Huang Xi's shocked eyes, he suddenly realized that he was too close to Li Rusi. She was still Yunying and unmarried.
In order to avoid embarrassment, he didn't say anything, took two more steps to the seat next to Huang Xi, and then sat down comfortably, pretending that this incident had not happened.
"Are these all Miss Li's craftsmanship? It's really amazing." Opening the lid, plates of delicacies with all colors, flavors and flavors were revealed in front of Zhuang Xun.
"A little trick, please try Jiedu, sweet and sour pork ribs, this is Ru Si's proud creation." She took the initiative to put a piece of pork ribs in Zhuang Xun's bowl.
"Thank you, Miss Li." Zhuang Xun said thanks.
The ribs are delicious, but Zhuang Xun's thoughts are not on the ribs.
Looking at the smiling Li Rusi, a bold guess came to mind.
She can't really be interested in me.
Why!
Why does she like me?
Zhuang Xun doubted his own self-knowledge.
Biting the tenderloin, Zhuang Xun felt that he had thought too much. The other party might have been a little more enthusiastic. Seeing that his body was soft, he took more care of himself.
Don't think about it, why does she like me? In terms of identity, she is the daughter of General Cheng Guo, and she barely became a local official.
In terms of ability, I still know how much I weigh. Not to mention that the opponent's martial arts skills are superior, it is really too bold for a rookie to have such an idea.
The most important thing is that I am a married man. Everyone in the world only knows that I love my ugly wife at home, and the other party also knows it, so it can basically be judged as simple concern.
"Miss Li's craftsmanship is really good. If you have a chance, I would like to ask Miss Li to give you some tips on how to make Lange's sweet and sour pork ribs. The dishes made by Lanzhi are also delicious, but the taste of sweet and sour pork ribs is really not as good as Miss Li's." Zhuang Xun complimented politely. He said that deliberately dragging Si Qin Mi out was a reminder to Li Rusi, although he didn't think the other party would like him.
Perhaps as Si Qin Mi said, he has some good feelings, probably because he praised Si Qin Mi's four virtues at the banquet, otherwise he wouldn't have reminded him to stay, and he wouldn't have come to save him.
But don't take other people's good feelings as love, it will be rude, and you are most afraid of people thinking too much.
"Jiedu is well-received. If you like it, eat more. Today is a happy event for Jiedu to be awarded an official title. Just enjoy the meal." He put another piece of ribs into Zhuang Xun's bowl.
From Li Rusi's perspective, Zhuang Xun was clumsy but honest. With Huang Xi as a reference, she felt indescribable joy when she discovered that Zhuang Xun actually respected his martial arts and did not alienate herself.
Almost everyone was critical of her martial arts skills. Only Zhuang Xun had an attitude of appreciation or even reverence. This attitude did not come from deliberately trying to please, so it was rare. In Li Rusi's eyes, Zhuang Xun's image was getting better and better. .
The only bad and good thing is that Zhuang Xun really likes his ugly wife, and she doesn't know how to start.
She is a decisive person. If she has something good, she will not hesitate. She will grab it when it is time to grab it. She has no moral baggage. This is what her eldest sister taught her, to seize the opportunity.
Zhuang Xun's loyalty to feelings is also something she likes, but when she is an outsider, she doesn't know how to overcome this high wall.
It was really great that Zhuang Xun took the initiative to come to her for training. Seeing Zhuang Xun's limp appearance, it was funny and distressing to her at the same time, but she still found a chance to get along with Zhuang Xun.
I originally wanted to find an excuse to give him a massage and get close to him today, but I didn't expect that the imperial edict came from the palace early in the morning.
After finishing the meal, he thanked Li Rusi for his hospitality. Since Zhuang Xun noticed the disrespect, he would not let Li Rusi help him.
"Brother Huang, help me, let's go back and rest." Zhuang Xun leaned on Huang Xi.
"Jiedu, practice today and don't forget to continue practicing martial arts tomorrow. Practicing martial arts requires perseverance." Li Rusi reminded that she didn't come to steal Huang Xi's job. Don't be impatient or impatient.
"Xun knows, he will definitely persist." Zhuang Xun's face suddenly turned bitter, and he wanted to go to Hebei Road.
He is afraid of difficulties, how can he have any firm will.
Huang Xi helped Zhuang Xun back to the guest room.
"Sir, you don't really want to marry this Miss Li, do you?" Fuzhuang Xun was lying on the bed, Huang Xi asked in a low voice, showing a worried look.
"Huh? What are you thinking about? I have a wife, and I am innocent with Miss Li." Zhuang Xun lay on the bed, feeling that his lumbar spine was much more comfortable.
If you don’t exercise regularly, you won’t be able to withstand the side effects of vigorous exercise.
"You are relying on others, sir. You really can't marry this woman. If you can't beat her, she can crush you to death with one hand." Huang Xi warned, in a patriarchal world, Li Rusi It's a shrew. The aesthetics of this world are that women should be delicate and cute. No, sexy and charming is fine. No one dares to marry a shrew.
"First of all, I don't think her ability to crush me to death with one hand is a reason for not marrying her. Second, I really don't have any thoughts about her. I love my wife and don't want to change my mind. Third, don't you think that this kind of girl Is the hero handsome?" Zhuang Xun explained three times. Of course, he admired Li Rusi more, like a little fanboy, even though he was older than Li Rusi.
"I don't think so, I just think it's scary. She's a woman who kills people without batting an eye. How can her husband sleep?" Huang Xi shivered, which represented everyone's general opinion.
"Forget it, let's not discuss this matter. Practicing martial arts is really hard." Zhuang Xun said while rubbing his thighs. He was afraid when he thought about having to squat on horseback tomorrow.
"I'm quite happy. I feel that my body has become stronger. I can fight against several. However, there is really no need for a rich man like Mr. to practice martial arts." Huang Xi looked at Zhuang Xun's painful mask and smiled unkindly.
"The main reason is that you can't do any tricks by practicing, so why not ask a master to protect you." Huang Xi said with a blunt blow.
In his opinion, it would be good if Zhuang Xun had someone to protect him. Although martial arts training could not be said to be done by inferior people, it was not consistent with Zhuang Xun's current status. Now Zhuang Xun was an adjutant.
Zhuang Xun's expression froze and he had to admit that Huang Xi was right. Unless he could use Qi like He Heng, he might as well ask someone to protect him.
"Of course, sir, you are trying to get close to Miss Li and win her heart, so there is no problem with that." Huang Xi teased, winking, and if Zhuang Xun hadn't been unable to move, he would have given him a hard blow on the head.
"I said I saw her killing people cleanly and wanted to learn from her. Do you believe me?" He defended Li Rusi and said that he didn't mind Li Rusi's martial arts. He also learned martial arts from her. It seemed that he had taken the initiative to approach Li Rusi. Si's look.
"Sir, of course I believe you. There is no need for you to lie to me, sir. It's just that Miss Li also hates getting married. It seems that she is quite old." Huang Xi reminded Zhuang Xun.
Zhuang Xun frowned. Li Rusi was indeed not young. According to the standards of this world where women get married at the age of 16, Li Rusi seemed too old.
"It is rumored that Miss Li has the ability to fight tigers. The princes of Chengguo dare not come to visit. Sir, he doesn't mind that she is so brave. Maybe Miss Li has secretly made a secret promise to Mr. Huang." Huang Xi, who was watching clearly, expressed his guess and combined it. The news he found at Chengguo Mansion.
"Huh?" Zhuang Xun rubbed his thigh, suddenly feeling that what Huang Xi said made sense.
"I'm a married man, so I shouldn't." Si Qinmi also said, and Huang Xi also said that Zhuang Xun could also detect Li Rusi's friendliness towards him, and he was a little unsure of his own self-knowledge.
However, he had the last line of defense. He was already married, and Li Rusi, a young lady, could not take action against him who was married.
The next day, he was much better. Li Rusi no longer asked him to squat on horseback, and asked him to carry a bucket. Before, he tortured his legs, but now he tortured his arms.
Carrying the bucket, Zhuang Xun looked forward to the war ending quickly so that he could leave the Chengguo Mansion, but he didn't expect the war to end so quickly.
On the third day, I felt like my arm was going to be useless. I was thinking about what else to do. I once again regretted why I suddenly wanted to practice martial arts.
But before he went to the martial arts training ground, he saw a worried Li Rusi as soon as he left the guest room.
"Miss Li, what's wrong?" Zhuang Xun asked proactively, why did Li Rusi become like this? Yesterday, I saw her gentle smile.
"The Cheng-Yu coalition forces were defeated in a battle with the You army." Li Rusi said a shocking news.
"What, General Li was defeated?" Zhuang Xun was stunned and couldn't believe it. A sentence flashed in his mind: The Yu Kingdom is about to end.
"Well, we lost the battle and were defeated. Now the life and death of my father and my brother are uncertain. Jiedu also packs up and prepares to escape. Ru Si will prepare the frame for you. You and the other people in the mansion go to Chengguo." Li Ru Si sadly said that she had already arranged a retreat for Zhuang Xun and was here to inform him now.
"Where's Miss Li? You're not going to look for General Li and Mr. Li, are you?" Zhuang Xun guessed that he was taken out because of what Li Rusi just said.
"..." Li Rusi didn't say anything, as Zhuang Xun guessed.
"The war is in chaos. Miss Li should go to Chengguo with me." Zhuang Xun said to dissuade Li Rusi.
"..." Li Rusi still didn't speak and clenched the handkerchief in her hand. She was really worried about the life and death of her father and brother.
"Don't think you are very powerful. People in the army are very weak, and you are a woman, so you are really dangerous." Zhuang Xun said worriedly, not wanting Li Rusi to take risks.
"But father and brother..."
"You can live naturally while you are alive. If you die, why don't you collect their bodies? You don't expect that you can just save General Li and Mr. Li like you saved me." Zhuang Xun said straightforwardly.
"Why is Jiedu so ruthless? The life and death of my father and brother are uncertain. You let Ru Si escape with you. What will happen to Ru Si's father and brother?" It was obvious that Li Ru Si had become panicked and she was not polite in her words.
Li Rusi, who remained calm in the face of more than a dozen thieves, actually sometimes panicked, probably because she was concerned and confused.
"It's none of your business what to do. This place is far away from the front line. You go to find them now, just like my wife said. You go to them and they go to you. It will only cause trouble when the time comes. It's better to find a safe place." Wait for news from them." Zhuang Xun didn't care about Li Rusi's bad attitude and further persuaded him with examples.
"You don't need to persuade me. I must go to find my father and brother." Li Rusi was anxious now and wanted to fly to the front line.
"Don't go." Seeing that he couldn't persuade Li Rusi, Zhuang Wen anxiously grabbed Li Rusi's wrist and said forcefully.
"You! Let go!" Li Rusi didn't expect Zhuang Xun to take action all of a sudden and grabbed her wrist and wouldn't let go.
He had been caught before, hiding in the palace, and was involved in a vendetta against a stealing eunuch. It was a similar story.
"Don't go, it's very dangerous!" Zhuang Xun tightened his grip on the white and smooth wrist. He knew that Li Rusi was powerful, but she was not a fairy. How could she stay alive in the chaos of the army.
"You, you..." Ordinary people might have already beaten someone, but Zhuang Xun was not an ordinary person.
"Promise me not to go, or I won't let go, even if you beat me to death!" Zhuang Xun suddenly realized that this impulsive grab had a miraculous effect, so he simply threatened.
(End of chapter)
