Cheng Wenwen had a terrible dream. In the dream, she was captured by bandits and made a cottage wife. She was tortured and played with inhumanely by the bandits, and then she woke up screaming in fright.
After waking up, she felt pain everywhere in her body.
The most painful thing was the arm, Xi mentioned a broken arm.
His arms had been treated by the healer and were tied around his neck. The head is still wrapped with gauze, it must be broken if it hurts so much.
"Miss, you are finally awake."
Pei'er's voice was still crying, and she was obviously frightened by these bandits.
"Where is this?"
Looking at this simple but not crude house, Cheng Wenwen thought that she had reached a safe place.
He was quite calm and said: "This is the General's Mansion. We are safe. Don't worry, Miss."
Cheng Wenwen immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It's good that it's safe. It's good that it's safe.
The little girl Pei'er hugged her and cried: "Miss, it's so terrible. If the general hadn't arrived in time, we would have been raped by the bandits!"
If a young woman falls into a bandit's den, her life will be worse than death.
Cheng Wenwen took a few deep breaths to recover from the aftermath of the disaster, clasped her hands together and said, "Thank God for blessing!"
It must have been her call to God that worked and someone came to save her.
"But...where do you think this is?"
"This is the general's mansion. It was the general who brought us back."
General...that old, ugly man who is rumored to be a domestic abuser?
Damn it, this General's Mansion is also a disaster.
Cheng Wenwen asked: "What about... the general?"
Pei'er said: "The general has something to do and has gone to the military camp."
"Okay, okay." Cheng Wenwen thought for a while and quickly asked: "How is the general doing? Is it like the rumors?"
"Uh... the general is born..."
Pei'er didn't know how to describe it. She glanced at the general at that time. She only remembered the beard on his face and the cold eyes, so she didn't dare to look any further.
Anyway, she felt that the general was not very good-looking, and his aura was very intimidating, and he was not worthy of someone as beautiful as the young lady.
Pei'er couldn't help but worry about the young lady's future situation.
Cheng Wenwen looked at Pei'er's expression and guessed that the general must have been born in a bad way.
Seeing Cheng Wenwen's expression, He quickly said objectively: "Miss, the general is tall and stalwart, so he is not too ugly."
Not too ugly, but certainly not good-looking either.
Cheng Wenwen asked again: "What's his temper like?"
Pei'er said: "It seems...not easy to get along with."
"Pei'er, don't talk nonsense!" Mrs. He looked at Cheng Wenwen and said: "Miss, this girl Pei'er is timid. After all, the general is a person who goes to the battlefield. His courage will naturally be a bit scary, but he is not an unstable person. ."
He is a traditional person who upholds the concept of putting husband first and taught Cheng Wenwen a lot along the way.
Therefore, He will say good things about this general. Therefore, this general is just like the rumors, he is old, ugly, has a bad temper and is difficult to get along with.
It's over, it's over.
Cheng Wenwen looked miserable.
Seeing her like that, Mrs. He said, "Miss, you'd better take good care of your injuries. You're so injured, you'll have to take care of yourself for a few months. Once you're healthy enough, you can marry the general."
When Cheng Wenwen heard this, she just hoped that her injury would heal more slowly.
Then the general wouldn't be so beastly as to attack a wounded person, right?
Cheng Wenwen sighed, she could only recuperate here first, and then look at the situation later. If the situation was not good, she would have to find a way to escape.
She cannot live a life of domestic violence her whole life.
Just as I was thinking about it, someone from outside came in with a message: "Madam, the aunts in the mansion are here to pay homage to you."
oh! Suddenly I remembered, this general also has a concubine!
Thinking about it, I will have to work with so many women in the future, and I may have to fight in the house in the future. This kind of life is inevitable.
Cheng Wenwen has made up her mind and must run away. She is a modern person who adheres to the monogamous view of marriage. It is really difficult to accept being with another woman. She does not want to live a monogamous life for the rest of her life.
While Cheng Wenwen was thinking about it, He had already refused on her behalf: "Tell all the aunts to go back. Madam is injured and cannot see guests. When Madam recovers, she will invite them to see her."
The man outside the door replied: "Yes!"
…
Several aunts waiting outside the main courtyard were turned away, and they couldn't help but feel a little unhappy.
"When this lady came here, she put on airs for us. I'm afraid she won't be easy to get along with in the future."
"Maybe he's really injured and can't get out of bed. The doctor has been called in."
"I think I heard that I encountered bandits."
"Why didn't you kidnap her?"
"Don't let anyone hear you."
Originally there was no mistress in the house, and the concubines lived their own lives. Suddenly a mistress came, and I heard she was a young lady from a noble family. Unlike them, the concubines had no one to support them, so it was inevitable that the aunts would be a little wary and fearful. He is a difficult person to get along with, and his life will be difficult in the future.
"But I heard that the general only knew about this marriage. It was the Duke who arranged it. Maybe the general is not interested in it!"
"You haven't even gone to the church to get married yet, so you don't count as a close mistress."
"The Duke is the foster father of the general. The general listens to the Duke the most. How can he disobey the Duke?"
"Besides, the new lady has already entered the palace, so why would this marriage not be successful?"
Therefore, if nothing goes wrong, this marriage will most likely be successful.
…
In the military camp outside Shanzhou City.
Everyone was sitting around the fire, burning mutton to eat.
Sun Yuan said: "General, the new wife just arrived in the city and was injured again. Why don't you go back and keep her company?"
Qi Shuo said calmly: "No need, let's finish solving the military affairs first."
Zhao Ming analyzed: "General, this is the marriage arranged by the Duke of the country for you. You should not be too perfunctory."
Qi Shuo was an orphan. He came out to hang out in his early years. Later, he accidentally joined the army and gradually made some achievements. Later, he showed his face in front of the British Duke, who recognized him and adopted him as his adopted son.
Later, he relied on his military merits to reach the official position of General Dingyuan of the fifth rank. Now he leads troops to guard Shanzhou City, commanding 20,000 Linyao troops to resist the invasion of our Dasheng border from the west of Xifan Kingdom.
Qi Shuo is twenty-six years old this year. He has been fighting on the battlefield in his early years and has never married a serious wife. The Lord Protector has helped him twice. If he hadn't been robbed on the way, or if he hadn't eloped with someone, what if? This time he didn't take anyone out of the city to do business, and the Cheng woman couldn't get to his Shanzhou city.
Once, a monk told him his fortune and said that he had a weak relationship with his wife and a weak relationship with his children, so he didn't care about the couple. After all, a person is used to it. It doesn't matter whether he has a wife or not. Those of them who are fighting on the battlefield have no future today, and marrying wives and having children is a waste of time.
But now that Cheng's daughter had entered his general's residence, he didn't know how to treat her.
Sitting around him were all his brothers who had been together through life and death. They had followed him since they were unknowns, and slowly got into the official positions they are now. Although they were superiors and subordinates, they didn't even take it into consideration when talking.
Sun Yuan smiled and said: "General, it's not easy for you to marry a wife in good condition! It means that this new wife has a deep fate with you! Moreover, a girl from the capital, a noble girl, has traveled across mountains and rivers to come here, so it is not easy to let her go. People are wronged.”
Qi Shuo glared at him with strong eyes: "Are you the only one who knows how much you love the girl?"
Sun Yuan laughed and said: "General, I'm happy for you too. You see, you are so old and it's not easy to get married."
Qi Shuo responded calmly: "Go and send a message to Wu Niang and ask the palace to prepare. The marriage will be consummated after Madam recovers from her injury."
Qian Cheng, the youngest, said with a smile: "I can finally drink the general's wedding wine."
Sun Yuan touched his round belly and joked: "General, after you get married, you can no longer live in the military camp every day. Don't neglect your new wife. I won't let you go to bed when the time comes."
Everyone burst into laughter.
Qi Shuo gave them a cold look, and everyone just suppressed their laughter and stopped making fun of them.
They are brothers who have lived together through life and death. They all know that Qi Shuo is invincible on the battlefield, but he has no involvement in the relationship between men and women. As Qi Shuo's adoptive father, the Duke of the country is inevitably worried about whether he has something wrong with him. question.
Why doesn't Qi Shuo touch men and women?
Just because he is afraid of death!
When he was just a soldier, one of the generals he followed had his throat cut by a singer. He didn't want to fall into that fate himself, so he didn't want to get involved in such things between men and women.
He put all his energy into the battlefield, but couldn't care about anything else. In a blink of an eye, he was twenty-eight years old. Many people had married and had children, but he was still alone without even touching a concubine, which inevitably made people suspicious. There was something wrong with him, but none of that mattered.
…
It was late at night, and the candles were still burning in the coach's tent.
Zhao Ming got up at night and found that the candles in the general's camp were still lit, so he curiously reported in and saw Qi Shuo lying on his side, holding a book and reading.
"General? Are you still reading?"
Qi Shuo was holding the book, but he was actually tired. He woke up from a drowsy state, saw Zhao Ming, and said, "Just take a look."
Zhao Mingdao: "The Duke has cultivated the general carefully. Every once in a while, he will send someone to bring some books. The books you have here are almost piled up."
Qi Shuo looked at the piles of books and suddenly had a headache.
Zhao Ming continued: "General, you have become much calmer since you met the Duke!"
Among these brothers, Zhao Ming is the one who has been with Qi Shuo the longest. They grew up hanging out together. Occasionally, they can have a heart-to-heart chat. The two of them are not too restrained. They mostly have something to say. What.
Qi Shuo put down the book and said: "If you study and cultivate yourself, if you can endure the boringness of these books, you will naturally be calmer. If you want to read a book, I will pick a few books for you."
Zhao Ming hurriedly said: "No, no, no, I'm just a country bumpkin. It's already great to know a few big characters. Just study. I'm not that material!"
Qi Shuo and Zhao Ming grew up in the market. They were in the same environment. Zhao Ming was not the right person, and Qi Shuo thought that he was not the right person either.
If he is asked to read, the most he can do is to be literate and sensible. If he is asked to read in a trick, he cannot do it.
But the British father seemed to have high expectations for him. Every time he came, he would urge him to continue studying.
Sometimes he also doubted what the British father's motives were?
He was just from a grassroots background. Although he got ahead with a little intelligence, he was not the best among the generals. However, the British Lord just took a fancy to him and spent a lot of effort on cultivating him. He paid enough attention to him. Like his own son.
Of course, there are also rumors that he resembles the British prince, or is his illegitimate son.
Qi Shuo also thought about this, otherwise he would not be able to understand the British Duke's thoughts.
After all, where can there be any good without reason in this world?
Zhao Ming looked at Qi Shuo and said, "But, boss, I still like the way you were before."
Zhao Ming did not call him general, but used the title he used to call him since he was a child.
Qi Shuo raised his eyebrows slightly and thought for a moment, what was he like before?
In the past, Qi Shuo was high-spirited, sharp-edged, informal, and interesting. Unlike now, after following the Duke of Guo for several years, he has become quieter, but he also feels a bit difficult to get close to.
I can only say that there are good and bad things!
If a general is not calm and skillful, how can he convince the soldiers?
Zhao Ming yawned and said, "I'll just say it casually. Don't think too much about it, boss. Go to bed early. I'll go to bed too."
Naturally, Qi Shuo didn't think much about it. When Zhao Ming left, he blew out the candles and went to sleep, forgetting all the knowledge in the books.
