"I said, why are you all standing at the door? Isn't it cold? Why don't you go in and talk?"
After the three children fell asleep and were sure not to be affected by the torture viewing, Jin Miaomiao took Hongye and ran to Nuang Pavilion to find Shen Cha. Far away, they saw two sneaky people leaning against the window. There were two others sitting on the porch. When they walked to the door, they looked at these people curiously. They really couldn't figure out why they were so crazy. They didn't want to stay in a warm room and insisted on running outside to endure the cold.
Just when Xue Ruitian was about to explain, Qin Zheng's voice came from inside the room.
"Didn't you hear what Xiao Feng said? Come all in here, do you want me to go out and invite you in person?"
Hearing this stern voice, Jin Miaomiao and Hongye were startled. One grabbed their brother and the other grabbed Xue Ruitian's shoulder.
"Brother, brother, is this...haunted, or..." Jin Miaomiao, who prides herself on being brave, couldn't help but shrank behind her brother, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said tremblingly, "It's my ears. Something went wrong? Why did I hear Xiaocha’s master’s voice? Hasn’t he arrived yet?”
"There's nothing wrong with your ears, and it's not a ghost!" Shen Cha pulled Shen Haolin to Jin Miaomiao and patted her on the head, "My master is here. But why are you two so afraid? Didn't I ask Merlin to find you? Didn't you see?"
"No!" Jin Miaomiao shook her head, "I guess something went wrong!"
Hearing the sound of rapid footsteps behind them, everyone turned around and saw Merlin running back panting.
"Sister Miao Miao and Sister Hongye are here. Why didn't I see anyone there?" Merlin took a few breaths, nodded towards Shen Cha, jumped up to the roof. The shadows were gone, so the task of lying on the roof was left to them as personal guards.
"Relax!" Shen Cha patted Jin Miaomiao again and smiled at Hongye, "My master will not eat people, don't worry!"
"Even if he eats people, aren't we still standing in front of you?" Xue Ruitian raised his eyebrows, "He even let us go, let alone embarrass you!"
"You two came here by yourself, what will happen to the three children?" Shen Haolin raised an eyebrow, "How are they doing? Are they not scared?"
"I think they are still young and heartless. Seeing it is as good as not seeing it." Jin Miaomiao sighed, still holding on to Jin Jing and refusing to let go, "But to be honest, these children are better than me. Much better. The first time I saw this kind of scene, I was really frightened. I remember that time it was not as shocking as this time. There were so many people this time, and the execution ground was filled with blood. Originally, it was a river of blood. I thought I had to give them some soothing medicine to drink, but unexpectedly, these little things were fine at all and slept very peacefully."
"As long as it's safe, it's our fault if it scares the child!" Shen Haolin nodded, "Go in, don't let him shout again!"
After saying that, he pushed open the door of Nuan Pavilion, took Shen Cha and walked in first.
Xue Ruitian and Jin Jing looked at each other, and then followed in dragging an oil bottle.
"Slowly, slowly. If this were on the battlefield, would you be so lazy?" Qin Zheng scolded these juniors without letting go. He held Uncle Yan's hand tightly. When he saw the appearance The two girls behind Jin Jing and Xue Ruitian raised their eyebrows, "Are these...Miaomiao and Hongye?"
"See you, Deputy Marshal!" Jin Miaomiao and Hongye stood up from behind Jin Jing and Xue Ruitian, and bowed to Qin Zheng in a polite manner, "Mr. Deputy Marshal, it's been a long time, how have you been doing these years? Look at you My spirit is much better than before!”
"Thank you for thinking about me. I'm doing well." Qin Zheng nodded, looked at Jin Miaomiao and said, "I almost didn't recognize you because of the female major change. Miaomiao, I want to thank you for taking care of Xiaocha. If it weren't for you and only the Duke, Xiaocha's injury probably wouldn't have healed so quickly, thank you for your hard work!"
"What did the deputy commander say? This is what I should do as a doctor. The word "thank you" is too strong." Jin Miaomiao smiled towards Qin Zheng, then glanced at Shen Haolin who had no expression on his face. Clearing his throat, "Deputy Marshal Rong Zhen, the Duke of Guo cannot be blamed for Xiao Cha's assassination. He has sent extra manpower to protect us. If you want to blame, blame me. I was the one who had to hold her there that day. We went to the street. When the incident happened, the two of us were dispersed by the crowd and failed to follow her. If I had followed her, this thing probably wouldn't have happened."
"Master, this has nothing to do with Miaomiao. It's because my apprentice is not good at learning."
"Okay!" Qin Zheng waved his hand, "I said, this matter will no longer be pursued, and you don't have to excuse each other. However, Xiao Cha has a good saying." Qin Zheng looked at Shen Cha, "The injury is Because I’m not good at studying, I have to give you a good test of your lessons while I’m here as a teacher.”
"Yes, Master!" Shen Cha knew that Master would do something like this, so he agreed easily.
"What Uncle Qin said is to follow his teachings." Shen Haolin winked at Xue Ruitian and Jin Jing, "Uncle please give us some guidance. I also hope that he won't think we are too stupid and not as smart as Cha'er."
"Yes, you are really self-aware!" Qin Zheng nodded approvingly, and when he looked at Shen Haolin, his expression could finally be called a pleasant one. "The Duke of Guo can recognize his own shortcomings, which is also very good and worthy of commendation!"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Uncle Yan raised his head and glared at Qin Zheng, then smiled at the children, "Stop standing around, sit down and talk!"
Because Qin Zheng refused to sit in the upper seat and insisted on sitting with Uncle Yan, no one could force them and could only sit around them.
The situation of the others was fine. Xue Ruitian didn't wear a cloak when he went out just now. He only focused on watching the two old men making love to each other, completely forgetting about the extremely cold weather outside. When I returned to the Nuan Pavilion, I completely relaxed. The biting chill swept over me. Even if I wrapped myself in three cloaks and placed a circle of charcoal basins around me, I couldn't relieve it. I was still shivering with cold. The sound of teeth chattering can be heard.
"Why is this child like his father? He becomes so weak as soon as winter comes!" Qin Zheng frowned slightly, took off his white fox cloak and wrapped Xue Ruitian tightly, "Little tea, let someone make some Here comes a bowl of ginger soup. Please drink more ginger juice and drink it hot."
"I understand, Master!"
Shen Cha stood up and was about to go find Mei Lin to make ginger soup, but was held down by Jin Miaomiao.
"It's better for me to go. I see that you have been standing at the door for a long time. Everyone should drink a bowl to ward off the cold." Jin Miaomiao looked at Qin Zheng, "You have been traveling all the way and you have caught the wind and cold. I want a bowl." She didn't wait for Qin Zheng to retort, patted Xue Ruitian, and said with a smile, "Master Marquis, if you keep at it, you won't be cold after drinking the ginger soup."
Jin Miaomiao moved quickly and came back with a tray not long after going out. Shen Cha was very curious and after asking about it, he found out that because it was too cold these days, the master chef in the dining room had already prepared it. I made a big pot of ginger soup for everyone to use at any time.
Xue Ruitian finally recovered after his nose was pinched and he was fed two bowls of spicy ginger soup, and his body finally became calmer.
"Ah, I'm finally alive!" Xue Ruitian poked his head out from the pile of cloaks and cloaks, breathed a long sigh of relief, and smiled sheepishly at Qin Zheng, "Uncle, I'm sorry, I... I'm embarrassed ”
"Why is this embarrassing? When your father was young, he was just like you. He became weak in winter. We are all used to it." Qin Zheng held his hand that was about to lift the cloak and said, "Don't move. , cover it first and remove it later.”
Xue Ruitian nodded and remained motionless. His obedient look made several others laugh.
"Okay, all the trouble that needs to be done is over, you can confess." Seeing everyone drinking a bowl of ginger soup obediently, Uncle Yan put a sweet snack on everyone's small plate, "In front of the children In front of me, tell me about your great achievements back then."
"Xiao Feng, you are laughing at me again. What great achievements are there? If I had known that that decision would make me lose you, I would not have done that."
Hearing Qin Zheng's words, Shen Haolin and Shen Cha couldn't help but shudder. The two looked at each other. They really didn't expect that Deputy Commander Qin, who was extremely cold in front of outsiders, could actually say such a thing. Nasty words.
"Speak nicely!" Uncle Yan saw the strange looks from the children and nudged Qin Zheng with his elbow, "Let's get down to business."
"It was the winter about twenty years ago. I remember that the snow that year was heavier than this year. The Liao army didn't know if they took the wrong medicine... The old Liao king was in power at that time, and it was Xiaocha who The one whose head was whipped off with a whip." Qin Zheng looked at his young apprentice, "I don't know what the old Liao King was thinking. Just after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, he suddenly launched an attack. Before that, the border guards There were no abnormalities. The deployment of the Liao army at the border had not changed. Therefore, the sudden attack caught us a little unprepared. Although we barely withstood several waves of attacks, if we could not completely counterattack, Jiaping Pass City would definitely It will be lost.”
"At that time, Jiapingguan City had not yet been built, and the city walls and defenses were not as complete as they are now. Therefore, we considered that the leader of the vanguard battalion would be in charge of the Chinese army's tent, and the two generals would be responsible for leading the two vanguard teams to attack the Liao army first. During the attack, he pretended to be defeated and fled, leading the main force of the enemy army to the Chinese army's tent. At the same time, part of the main force of the general was ambushing around the big tent, waiting for the Liao army to arrive and surround them." Yan Bo took a sip of tea. , said, "This is called leading the Liao army into an ambush. Your father and I are the ones responsible for leading the Liao army into an ambush." He looked at Xue Ruitian and then at Shen Haolin, "We are responsible for leading the people to ambush the Chinese army. The people around the tent are your father. This plan was executed very well. The Liao army was eager to get the Jiaping Pass, so once there was a chance to besiege the Chinese army's tent, they would never give up. Sure enough, when we pretended to be defeated, When they arrived, they didn’t even hesitate at all. They completely forgot about the words “Don’t chase the poor enemy” and just chased us. As a result, the main force was naturally wiped out. "
"Then... where is the master?" Shen Cha frowned slightly, "I remember that the master was the commander's deputy general and was responsible for formulating every strategy. Could it be that the master did not participate this time?"
"Hey, this is why your Uncle Yan is angry with me." Qin Zheng smiled bitterly, "I took people to raid the Liao army's base camp."
