It snowed heavily all day and night, and it still showed no intention of stopping, but it was much lighter than the day before.
Mei Lin and Mei Zhu got up early and went to Shen Cha's room to replace Ying Ba who was on night duty. They also brought hot water for washing.
When the two sisters entered the door, they saw Yingba lying on the soft couch with his back stretched out, sleeping soundly and snoring.
Shen Cha had already gotten up and was sitting at the table reading a letter. Hearing the movement at the door, she raised her head and waved her hands towards the sisters, signaling not to wake Yingpachi.
"It's rare that I have some free time today. Why don't you two sleep a little longer? What are you doing up so early?" Shen Cha lowered his head and continued to read the letter. After reading it all, he put it back in the envelope.
"Is it a letter from the Duke?" Merlin glanced at the logo on the envelope, which was the symbol of the Duke's Palace. "How is the Duke's Palace?"
"Everything is fine." Shen Cha nodded lightly, "Brother is just complaining. Brother Xiaotian doesn't help him at all. As long as he is asked to read official documents, he will run out."
"The Marquis never likes to look at those things. Only generals and military advisors have such patience." Mei Zhu packed up the bed and came over to find clothes for Shen Cha to wear when going out. "Is everyone else okay?"
"Everything is fine." Shen Cha stretched her body and stood up to wash up. However, she felt a little violent when she got up. She was a little dizzy and her body swayed a little. "I've been sitting for half a stick of incense before I know it." She shook her head, "It shouldn't have taken so long."
Mei Lin put the hot water bucket away, and together with Mei Zhu who was holding her clothes, they approached Shen Cha and looked at her carefully.
"What are you two doing?" Shen Cha walked over and poured the water from the bucket into the wooden basin. "What's on my face?"
"General, why is your face so red?" Merlin frowned and reached out to touch Shen Cha's forehead, "It's a little hot."
"It's not hot!" Shen Cha waved his hand nonchalantly, picked up the handkerchief next to him and started to wash his face, "Who would have thought that the earth dragons in Liao people are hotter than ours, and the kang is actually hot at night, and it makes me burn. My mouth was dry and I was really woken up by the heat. Because it was so dry and my throat hurt so much, I got up and drank two sips of herbal tea, but I still felt uncomfortable. In this room, it was really... Not too hot, not too cold.”
"It's really because it's too hot in the room. Didn't you catch a cold when you kicked off the quilt at night?" Mei Zhu came over, stretched out her hand to touch Shen Cha's neck, and then touched her wrist, "Well, everything is normal, except that the forehead is slightly A little hot."
"I am a general after all. Even if my body is not as strong as yours, I am not weak, okay?" Shen Cha rolled his eyes and wiped the water off his face with a handkerchief, "I know you are worried about me. body, but there’s no need to be so suspicious.”
"Why are we so suspicious? If the general didn't hide his physical condition, we wouldn't be so nervous." Mei Lin and Mei Zhu saw that she was in good spirits and did not look like she was going to be sick. He felt relieved a little, "Before we set off, the Duke of the State gave us many instructions to keep a close eye on you. If you get sick, you will definitely come to us to hold you accountable after you return."
"Asking guilt?" Shen Cha raised his eyebrows, "Brother would never be so rude. Don't talk nonsense!"
Merlin handed over the mouthwash cup and said, "General, the Duke will not be rude to you. After all, you can get away with acting like a coquettish person, but we are different. As your personal bodyguard, , not taking good care of you is our biggest dereliction of duty. So, for our sake, the general must also take care of himself."
"What are you talking about, acting coquettishly and showing off?" Shen Cha rolled his eyes at Merlin, "When has this general ever done this? Stop talking nonsense!"
"This is not nonsense, it is real. It's just that, boss, you act coquettishly and act so naturally, you don't even know it." Yingba, who was sleeping soundly, was disturbed by the sound of their voices. , rolled down from the soft couch, stretched out, and wandered to the door in a daze, "We were bickering all morning, how could he be in such good spirits, how could he be sick? You guys take your time and play with it" Well, I can’t do it anymore, I have to go back to sleep.”
"What's wrong with Xiao Ba?" Mei Lin and Mei Zhu looked at each other, and both of them looked at Shen Cha, "General, what did you do last night? Why is Xiao Ba so sleepy? It smells like... Have you been drinking?"
Shen Cha finished rinsing his mouth, wiped the water stains around his mouth with a handkerchief, tied his hair with a hair tie, then picked up the tea cup and took two sips of hot tea.
"I didn't do much. I drank tea and chatted with the military advisor. It's just that it was a little late. Xiaoba drank, not much. As you know, that little amount of alcohol is not enough to show off in front of Brother Xiaojing. ." Shen Cha stretched out and said, "Xiao Zhu, go and see if Brother Xiaojing is up. If he's not up, pick him up and go to sleep again, so you don't have to go shopping."
Watching Mei Zhu leave the room, Mei Lin looked at Shen Cha eagerly and said nothing for a long time.
"What's wrong?" Shen Cha changed his clothes and walked over to see Shen Haolin's letter on the desk. He picked it up and put it safely into his small box. After she put the letter away, she turned around and saw Merlin looking at her, raising her eyebrows slightly, "What do you want to tell me?"
"General..." Merlin took a deep breath, and said slowly as if he had made up his mind, "We finally came here, you... won't you go and see them?"
"If you don't go, the name is not justified. Remember, we are here to express our condolences to the late King of Liao. We don't need to do anything else."
"I understand, but..."
"There's no but, even if I go to see them, what's the use? After meeting them, I'm afraid I won't even be able to recognize their faces, so why bother!" Shen Cha shook his head gently and reached out to pat Mei Lin's face. Shoulder, "Actually, when they left, Jiu'er and I were very, very little children. They didn't know what we would become when we grow up. Moreover, in their perception, we both He is already dead.”
"But will the general regret it?"
"Regret? No way." Shen Cha smiled and reached out to touch his face, "It's good the way it is now. I don't want to change anything."
"Since you have figured it out a long time ago, my subordinate will say no more. What you said before is right. With your current status, it is indeed inconvenient. At least you can't explain why you are treating two ordinary people. The liar is so caring." Merlin looked Chen Cha up and down and suddenly smiled, "Time flies so fast. I remember the first time I saw the general, you were still lingering on the hospital bed, with a thin and small face. However, everyone in the government is worried about your health, fearing that one day you will not survive. At that time, no one could have imagined that you would become a powerful general."
"I never thought about it. I thought that being able to survive was the greatest gift from God to me. More than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. In fact, our life has not been easy. How many times have we Wandering in front of the gate of hell, life hangs on a thread many times."
"What the general said is that there were several times when I thought I was going to die, but I didn't expect that I was lucky enough to survive until now."
"Don't be so pessimistic. Just follow the destiny of life and death." Shen Cha poured a cup of hot tea for Mei Lin, "Speaking of which, when I met you, you were still someone who went up trees to catch birds and went down to rivers to catch fish. Look. Isn't it amazing that the little devil who beats anyone he doesn't like is actually getting married? Some time ago, I told my brother that I never expected that the first dowry we gave out would be your."
"General, how can you make fun of your subordinates like this?" Merlin blushed in embarrassment, "What do you want to give me as a dowry? Even if I get married, I will still be with the general."
"You have to give me a dowry if you stay with me. There is no conflict between the two."
Shen Cha originally wanted to say something more to tease Merlin, but he vaguely heard a quarrel outside the door. The two looked at each other, stood up and went out to see what was going on.
As soon as the two people left the house one after another, they bumped into Jin Jing and Mei Zhu who were walking out of the next room. They also heard the quarrel downstairs.
"Brother Xiaojing, morning!" Shen Cha greeted Jin Jing, "Looking at you, are you awake early?"
"It's too hot in the room and I'm not used to sleeping." Jin Jing looked downstairs and saw a waiter running out from the direction of the dining room. He quickly shouted, "Xiao Qi'er, wait a minute! "
"General Shen, Military Advisor!" The waiter heard the voice, looked up and saw Shen Cha and Jin Jing, and saluted them, "Are you two well rested? Breakfast is ready. Please come downstairs. Let's eat!"
"Wait before you eat. What's shouting at the door?" Jin Jing followed Shen Cha downstairs and looked at the door of the inn curiously, "Who is so bold as to dare to cause trouble here?"
"I'm sorry for causing such a noise, Mr. Yelu and Mr. Qi have already gone to deal with it."
"I didn't ask you two young masters, but who came to make trouble." Seeing the embarrassed look on the waiter's face, Shen Cha understood, "They are from the Duan family, right? They should be here to see us, two young masters. Stepping forward to resolve such a matter will easily lead to criticism." She turned her head and glanced at Merlin, "Go and invite the two young masters back. They have things to do today, so don't waste your time on useless people."
"Yes, General." Merlin took two steps and then came back, "They probably want to see you."
"Xiao Linzi, can your general meet anyone he wants?" Jin Jing thought for a moment, "Forget it, I'll go with you."
"Brother Xiaojing?" Shen Cha raised an eyebrow, "What are you going to do?"
"It's rare that entertainment is delivered to your door. How could I miss it?" Jin Jing walked towards the door of the inn, "I want to see how thick-skinned the envoy of the Duan clan is!"
