"You two evil-hearted brothers and sisters are plotting to deceive people again? This response shouldn't be my turn, right?"
The saying that people arrive before they arrive is most appropriate for the person who came. In the entire Jiapingguan City, if one were to select the liveliest, most lively, and most popular defender, if this guard was admitted to be second, no one would admit that he was the first. This man's natural affinity has won him the love of the people in the city. Every year during the Chinese Valentine's Day, he receives several small mountains of gifts.
Shen Cha raised an eyebrow at Shen Haolin, "How about it, brother?"
"I am willing to admit defeat."
"Let's record it in the account for now. If you need something from me in the future, please don't shirk it." Shen Cha looked at a ball rolling in, oh, no, it was Wu Dinghou who wrapped himself into a ball. Xue Ruitian sighed softly, "It's just the beginning of winter, and the Marquis's winter clothes are already on his upper body. When it comes to the depth of winter, the Marquis may not be willing to step out of the house."
"There is nothing we can do about it. Everyone knows that I am afraid of the cold. Besides, this winter seems to be colder. When I walked over, I felt like I was being blown through by the cold wind." Xue Ruitian took off his outer cloak and threw it to the woman in red who came in with him. He took the hand stove handed over by the woman in red and said, "If it weren't for the fun of watching it, I would really not want to move!" He looked at the bowls and chopsticks on the table and said, "Oh, you know I didn't eat, so you prepared bowls and chopsticks for me. No need to ask, is this prepared by Xiaocha, or Xiaocha is the best for me!"
Xue Ruitian blinked at Shen Cha. This man was born with good looks. He often praised himself for his fair skin and beauty, and he was the most beautiful woman in Great Xia. This is true. Whether they are boys and girls from Daxia or those from foreign races, when they first saw Wu Dinghou, they must have been confused by his face. In addition, this person had a pair of alluring peach blossom eyes and was smiling all day long, making him look like a passionate young man. However, although Wu Dinghou looks romantic, he is actually very clean and self-sufficient. He has never been involved with women or lingering in brothels. He is much better than those young men in Xijing. It's a pity that because of his face, he hasn't found a good marriage yet.
Many important members of the clan who have daughters of the same age at home have never listed Wu Dinghou as their ideal son-in-law, at least not among the top three. Otherwise, the threshold for Wudinghou's mansion would have been leveled by the official media. First of all, Wu Dinghou was stationed at the border all year round. His daughter who married there would either follow her husband and suffer at the border, or stay in Xijing and live alone. Either of these two results is not a normal way for a couple to get along. The family who loves their daughter will naturally not be willing to do so. No matter how much the daughter loves Wu Dinghou, it is absolutely impossible. The second point is this picture of Wu Dinghou Face, although he has a good character, he is not reassuring after all. There are too many people who admire Marquis Dingyuan. If his daughter is married, she might encounter some strange things. Although the folk customs of Daxia are not as tough as those of Liao, Jin, and Tubo, there are still many ways to deal with love rivals. In order to ensure the safety of his daughter, no matter how good Wu Dinghou is, he must stay away from him.
However, everything in this world has two sides. There are those who are crazy about and admiring Xue Ruitian, and there are naturally those who are indifferent to him, such as Shen Cha and Hongye who have been following Xue Ruitian.
Hongye is a nickname because this girl always wears a red robe no matter spring, summer, autumn or winter. It is said that in her wardrobe, it is a fiery red. At first glance, I thought the wardrobe was on fire! All her clothes seemed to differ only in material and style, with almost no difference in color. In addition, the red leaves' dexterity skills are outstanding. When they rise from the ground, they look like a bunch of maple leaves flying in the air. The picture is quite eye-catching.
So, everyone gave her this nickname, and she liked it very much, even more than her real name. Over time, Hongye's name spread, but few people knew her real name.
Hongye has always disliked her boss's narcissism. Sometimes, she even doubted her vision. When she came out of the training camp, why did she pick Wu Dinghou as her master in a flash? If she was like Mei Zhu, Just like the Mei Lin sisters, if they choose the eldest daughter of the Zhenguo Palace, their life will definitely be much more comfortable than they are now.
"Have Hongye had breakfast?" Shen Cha glanced at Hongye standing by the door, "If you haven't eaten, go find Mei Zhu."
"Go back to General, my subordinates have already used it."
"She always gets up early. When I get up, everyone has finished their morning practice and had breakfast." Xue Ruitian yawned, picked up the porridge bowl, and drank it in small sips. "When it comes to hard work and hard work, I can't compare with you. If you have that time, you might as well sleep more."
"It's not just that morning classes are never done." Hongye couldn't help complaining, "If no one reminds me of evening classes, they will be ignored."
"Shut up!" Xue Ruitian turned around and glared at Hongye fiercely, "If you don't speak, no one will treat you as a mute!"
"You are angry because of shame?" Shen Cha snorted coldly, "If you don't practice well, how about you wait until the beginning of spring and go to the training camp again? I don't mind letting you go back to the drawing board and reinvent yourself."
"Hey, no, I've been out for many years, and I'll be laughed at by those brats when I go back in! A dignified general of the Chinese army was actually taken back for retraining. It's hard to say and not nice to hear! Come on, I'm I'm afraid of you, so from now on, I will just resume my morning and evening classes."
"You, since you were little, my sister has been able to control you." Shen Haolin held his cheek and said with a mocking look, "However, I hope you can return to the training camp and let Cha take care of you. pause. "
"Forget it, I've learned enough from childhood. In the past two years, her methods of training newcomers have become more and more ruthless. I can't withstand her torture. Thank you!" Xue Ruitian waved his hands hurriedly, "I'll be fine Just practice and concentrate on studying the art of war, and don’t take my attention. This story has changed. Let’s talk about your latest news. I heard the news as soon as I woke up this morning, someone was arrested? "
"We've caught him, but he hasn't done anything yet." Shen Haolin pushed the remaining three buns in front of Xue Ruitian, "I wanted to take a look after dinner, but I refused to let them have tea and said there was nothing good to see."
"Why is there nothing good to see? For his courage, you also have to pay tribute to his honor! However, it's been a whole night and he hasn't recruited yet. He is also a person!" Xue Ruitian looked at Shen Cha, "You The skills of my subordinates have deteriorated? Do you want me to help you?"
"Does the Marquis intend to conquer him with his beauty?" Shen Cha poured tea for himself and Shen Haolin, "The dungeon is cold and cold. It would be better for the Marquis to stay in the room and not go out and run around."
"Xiao Cha, don't be like this. I also want to help." Xue Ruitian looked at Shen Cha who had no expression and said pitifully, "Since it's so cold, I even ran over to see you. You Just don't be so indifferent to me, okay? Oh, by the way, Hongye, take the gift I gave Xiaocha, I almost forgot about it."
"Yes." Hongye took out a small box from Xue Ruitian's cloak pocket and handed it to Shen Cha.
Shen Cha looked at the small box in his hand, studied it for a while and then opened it. Inside was a leather gauntlet. She took it out and put it on her hand, and took out her long whip from her waist.
"Can you still take advantage of it?" Seeing Shen Cha nodding, Xue Ruitian smiled, "I accidentally saw this drawing the other day and thought it would be very good if I made a hand guard for you. Looking back now, what I thought at the time That's quite right. You, a girl, don't wear protective gear when you go to the battlefield. Every time you come back, you are bloody and bloody. With this, you can at least protect yourself."
"Thank you." Shen Cha took back the whip, took off the gauntlet, and put it back into the box. "I love so much."
"If we hadn't grown up together and had you try to please Cha'er every day, I would have thought that you had ill intentions towards Cha'er."
"How could this be malicious? I obviously have good intentions, right?"
"Really?" Shen Haolin looked at Xue Ruitian after finishing his meal with a half-smile, "Let me remind you, Xiaojiu has never liked you very much."
"Hey, he's just a little older, and he's still young. He likes and doesn't like people all the time. He'll be fine in two years. I don't know him the same!" He took the handover from Shen Cha. Taking the teacup, Xue Ruitian rinsed his mouth, "Speaking of which, I have something serious to discuss with you two. I have a hunch that this winter this year will not be easy. We need to prepare in advance and prepare enough firewood. and charcoal fire, otherwise, it would be difficult to ensure that people would not freeze to death."
"What the Marquis said is true." Shen Cha nodded, "The situation in Liaojin is not very optimistic. Winter has just entered here, and they have already closed the mountains with heavy snow. People and animals have frozen to death and suffered frostbite in many places. . I don’t know what’s happened to the weather in the past two years. It’s getting colder every year. If this situation continues, I’m afraid it won’t be much warmer when spring begins.”
"We are all suffering from the cold together. Don't envy anyone." Xue Ruitian sneered, "I guess the Liao and Jin Dynasties have not had time to pay attention to us in the past two years. They should take care of the domestic situation first. If they raise troops at this time, domestic I’m afraid public dissatisfaction will boil over.”
"Not necessarily." Shen Haolin shook his head, "Don't take it lightly."
"Marshal, Marquis, General!" Mei Zhu suddenly appeared at the door, opened the door and walked in, saying, "There is news from the Seventeenth, and I confessed." After saying that, Mei Zhu smiled at Hongye and walked over. He handed Shen Cha a piece of paper.
Shen Haolin stood up, walked behind Shen Cha, stretched out his hands to support the table in front of her, put his head next to her neck, and read the contents on the paper together, not caring about their current appearance or posture. It's so eye-catching that it gives rise to some strange thoughts.
"This thief named Mao San'er said that the person who hired him was a tall and thin man in black." Shen Haolin pointed at a few lines of words on the paper, "Mao San'er, I seem to have heard of it. God. Son, you often hang out on the street, have you heard about it?"
"I've heard that there is a famous gangster on West Street, but he hasn't done anything particularly bad. This kid has been arrested twice for fighting at most. He has an old lady who has been sick in bed for many years, and there is also a younger man than His younger brother, who is one year younger, usually works as a coolie to earn some money. If they live a good life, that is nonsense, but they can still get by. If I remember correctly, I was still in the material warehouse some time ago. I had seen him and his brother helping deliver firewood and charcoal for the winter. Speaking of which, the reputation of this boy on the street was pretty good, and he was considered to be of good conduct and brotherly loyalty. He was arrested twice. It’s all because his brother was bullied and he came to avenge him.”
"But... why did that tall and thin man in black come to him? What tricks does he have in his hands?"
"There should be no handles, there should be weaknesses." Xue Ruitian sighed, "What this kid cares about most is his family and brothers, which can be regarded as his opposite. If anyone touches his family and brothers, it is I'm going to fight with them. This time, it's likely that they've found my weakness, and I have no way to resist."
"This can explain it. The other party must have been observing him for a long time, figured out all his situations, and was convinced that he was incapable of opposing him before taking action." Shen Haolin reached out and knocked on the table, "But , I can’t figure it out, why is it the Zhenguo Palace? He said that the man in black came to him in the middle of the night, and the man was wearing a hood, so he didn’t see the other person’s face clearly. So, this man wanted to confront the government What are you doing there?"
"What the brother and the Marquis mean..." Shen Cha turned to look at Shen Haolin, "That tall and thin man in black captured Mao Saner's mother or brother? Oh, it's possible that both of them were controlled. ." Seeing Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian nodding, Shen Cha continued, "Could it be a foreign race? Liao? Jin? Or Tubo? There are many people who are eyeing Jiaping Guancheng and Zhenguo Duke's Mansion. Now in the ice and snow, It’s not suitable for war, and each family sends spies to gather information, but it won’t be affected in any way.”
"Maybe." Shen Haolin stood up straight and patted Shen Cha on the shoulder, "Let's go to the dungeon and ask him more questions!"
