Chapter 8 Chapter Eight Can Smile

When we were approaching Chang'an City, I said, "I won't go into the city with you, I'll go first." Huo Qubing thought for a moment: "Alright, there will be some commotion when I enter the city, and I have to go to the palace to meet His Majesty. Are you returning to Luoyufang?" I sighed: "Where else can I go if I don't go back to Luoyufang? I will definitely be scolded to death by Honggu." Huo Qubing smiled gloatingly: "It's your fault, you should be scolded. But if you still want to keep your ears clean for a few days, you might as well go directly to my house. Uncle Chen will settle you down. From now on, my home will be yours." How could there be only one Luoyufang in Chang'an City?"

I shook my head: "It's time to face everything. Didn't you say that? Hiding is not an option. If you let Honggu know that I went back to Chang'an City but didn't go to see her, it will be an even more serious crime." Huo Qubing nodded with a smile: "Finally, I saw some courageous Jinyu again." After half a year's absence, nothing in Chang'an City seems to have changed. Pedestrians flocked to the road leading to the palace from the city gate, waiting to see Huo Qubing, who had beaten the Huns in fear, and the prince and prince of the Huns who had been captured.I was sweating against the flow of people, and it took three times as long as usual to get to Luoyufang.

The side door was ajar, and the two men guarding the door were hiding in the shade to cool off.A pot of mung bean water, Hu Tianhai chatted, so uncomfortable.I want to enter the door, the two of them hurriedly jumped up, and smiled apologetically: "Young Lord, if you want to watch singing and dancing, enter through the main entrance, and there will be a girl serving you. This is where our handymen come in and out." I smiled and turned my head, "Can't even recognize me?" The two of them looked at me carefully, and hurriedly saluted: "I heard from the girl in the garden that the owner of the workshop is out on business. We didn't expect it to be the owner of the workshop."

The willow shade in the garden is dense, the lake water is clear, and the breeze blows, which makes you feel cool.Xinyan was cleaning the yard. I stood beside her for a while before she realized it. She raised her head to look at me, was stunned for a moment, and then yelled.I was startled by her, so I quickly covered my ears, and after she finished screaming, I smiled and said: "Don't sweep the floor, help me prepare water, I'll take a bath, it's really hot today." Xinyan nodded in a daze. Before Xinyan's water arrived, Honggu had already rushed into the room, with one hand on her hips and the other with an orchid finger, she poked at the tip of my nose and cursed: "You kill a thousand knives, you have no conscience..." Xinyan held it in her hands. I gave me a bowl of mung bean cold soup, neither of them dared to say much, they just made eye contact, and I blinked at her to thank her for her thoughtfulness.

While listening to Hong Gu's scolding, while slowly drinking the cold soup, "... why are you so cruel, you just left us a whole garden of weak women and old women without saying a word, regardless of our life or death, and no regard for our past? Friendship... During these days, I look forward to it every day, and think about it every night..." After I finished a bowl of soup, Hong Gu was still cursing. After listening for a while, I couldn't hold it back. I burst out laughing, and Hong Gu's eyes were red: "You can still laugh?" I hurriedly waved my hands and bowed: "I just think you scolded me like a heartless person."

Honggu turned her head to think about it, she thought it was true, and she couldn't help smiling, but tears fell down before the joke was fully revealed.I hurriedly stood up: "Gu Hong, it's my fault this time." Honggu immediately wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, and said, "Xiaoyu, I don't blame you for leaving. There is no feast that never ends. The girls in this garden have already been back and forth several times, and you will leave eventually. I I have always hoped that you can marry and have children, and live a stable life. But you really shouldn’t leave without saying a word, leave a letter, and don’t even say anything in person. You are a free and easy person, but I am not.”

I stepped forward and held Hong Gu's hand: "I acted according to my own whim and didn't take your feelings into account. I won't do it again. Just forgive me once because I'm young and ignorant. " Honggu glared at me for a few times, finally with a smile in her eyes, she looked at me and asked, "I heard that General Huo went to the city today, why did you come back today by such a coincidence?" I was like a woman whose elders saw through her mind, I was a little bit ashamed and a little bit happy, I lowered my head and didn't answer. Aunt Hong looked at my expression carefully, and suddenly understood, she held my hand tightly, and asked joyfully, "You and General Huo...you and him...really?"

I smiled and took out my hand, turned around to look for a change of clothes, and still didn't speak.Hong Gu clapped her palms and smiled: "Okay! Alright! I finally let go of one thing on my mind. Good walk! Good run! This trip away from home is really worth the money." I took a shower through the screen, and Hong Gu chatted to me outside the screen: "...Xiaoyu, thanks to your leaving, I actually met the owner of the stone boat. I didn't expect it to be a person like Zhilan Yushu. Their demeanor is very gentle, and they are extremely polite and polite to a servant like me..."

With a "boom", the water ladle in her hand fell to the ground, and Gu Hong hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" I slowly picked up the water ladle, scooped up a ladle of cold water and poured it on my head: "It's nothing, I accidentally dropped the water ladle. Why did the boat master ask you?" Hong Gu snorted: "It's not for you, let me tell him in detail what happened before you left, because of your order, the first letter you left me has been burned, so I didn't dare to mention it, but I was I was so angry that I wished that no matter who it was, as long as I could get you out and let me scold you severely, so I specially told the owner of the boat that you also left a letter for General Huo, and I sent it to Huo's mansion early in the morning."

Does he still need to ask others how I left Chang'an City?Since you are ruthless, why do you always act as if you are kind?He took another scoop of cold water and poured it on his body, as if he wanted to completely wipe out many things. I said: "Gu Hong, please tell those who have met me not to reveal the matter of my return." Hong Gu replied readily: "Okay! Take a good rest for a few days! But when you have a good rest, you'd better go to the palace and thank Mrs. Li face to face. Although she didn't show up directly during your absence, she let Li The musician came here to play a piece on purpose. Just her act, I don’t know how much trouble I have blocked. Mrs. Li is a long-term person. Most people are always eager to get rid of the disgraceful past, but she always Thinking of old love, knowing that you are gone, but still taking care of me specially."

I was in a daze, what will happen in the future... what will happen in the future?Li Yan, because I understand your pain and your hardships, so I don't want to hurt you, but do I have to choose a position in the end? I talked a lot of miscellaneous gossips with Hong Gu, time passed so quickly, it was already night before I knew it, Hong Gu accompanied me to finish dinner, and told me to take a good rest and leave in a hurry to get busy with the things I hadn’t done during the day. It was probably because he had been with Huo Qubing day and night during this time, and suddenly he was alone in the room, and he felt a bit empty in his heart, thinking wildly in his mind, since he couldn't sleep, he quietly left the garden to go to Huo's mansion.As soon as I jumped off the courtyard wall, several big black dogs had already rushed to my feet, circled around me, sniffed a few times before confirming that I knew me well, and then dispersed. Compared with the bustle of Chang'an Street during the day, the Huo Mansion is peaceful as if nothing had happened.Huo Qubing's room was completely dark, it seemed that he was still in the palace. Gently push the door and go in, the house has obviously been cleaned just now, the lingering smoke from the smoker is still lingering, and the grapes in the white jade plate are still dripping with water.Opening the window, the evening breeze blows against my face, much cooler than the daytime. I set up cushions and pillows, and half lie on the couch by the window, eating grapes while looking at the round jade plate in the sky. After Yue'er had moved to Zhongtian, Huo Qubing still hadn't returned, I wondered, it is logically impossible to stay in the palace until this time, could it be that someone called me to have a drink?But with his temperament, how can ordinary people please him? Some couldn't bear the sleepiness, and fell asleep in a daze.When I was sleeping soundly, I heard someone's voice, so I jumped up and hid.The maidservant who accompanied Huo Qubing in lit the lamp and looked at the room. She was so frightened that she immediately knelt down to plead guilty, knocking her head loudly.Huo Qubing looked at the half-eaten grapes, leaned on the couch in a mess, with a smile on his lips, but his voice was still cold: "Go down!" After everyone retreated, he lay down on the couch and said with a smile: "Everyone is gone, you can come out now." I walked out from behind the screen, he waved with a smile and let me sit beside him, I asked, "Why is it so late?" He just stared at me without saying a word, his eyes were full of smiles, I was able to look at him calmly at first, but gradually I couldn't help it anymore, I just felt my heart beating faster and faster, I hurriedly stopped looking out the window. He suddenly grabbed me, and I fell into his arms unprepared: "What are you doing?" Pushing himself up to get up, he hugged me tightly: "Lie down obediently, let me tell you something. When I was in the palace, I was thinking about you, so I didn't dare to drink too much. After leaving the palace, I didn't go back to the mansion. First, I went around Luoyufang and saw that there were no lights in your room, and no one was there. I felt... at that time, I was quite unhappy. Later, I ran to a place by myself and sat for a long time, thinking a lot in my mind, so I came back very late, but I didn’t expect that I was superstitious.” He stroked my hair and said in a low voice, “I’m too proud. I always feel that there are few things in the world that I can’t control. I don't need to tell you about this, but I feel ashamed of you and shouldn't think about it, so I don't want to hide it from you." I don't have a feeling in my heart, he said that Chang'an City really hurt me, but in fact, why didn't he get hurt?He didn't specifically say what he was thinking, but can I accept his apology frankly? Sniffed his shoulder a few times, patted his hand away, and asked with a half-smile: "It's so fragrant and powdery, I don't know which one is it? Since you like it so much, I'll just switch to this one." All right." Huo Qubing sat up straight and hurriedly said, "It's just that the kabuki dancing in the palace took a few hits when they were toasting." I smiled and asked: "Really? Didn't you say that you sat in one place for a long time? Is it Tianxiangfang or other singing and dancing workshops?" Huo Qubing flicked my forehead, laughed and asked: "Are you jealous?" I glared at him, turning my head away.He forcefully dragged me into his arms, and I pushed him away vigorously: "So what if I'm just jealous? Anyway, if you have someone else's fragrance on you, don't appear in front of my eyes." He hurriedly let go of me, his eyes were full of smiles: "It's not that bad, it's just that I like it." I snorted and spat, "You're sick!" He clasped his hands behind his head, lying down very comfortably: "If this is a disease, I would rather be sick every day." I really can't compare my thick skin with him, so I simply stopped answering him.He smiled and said, "It's too late today. I'll take you to a place tomorrow morning." I stood up and wanted to leave: "Then I'll go back, call me tomorrow." He hurriedly held my hand: "It will be dawn in two hours, why run back and forth? Just sleep here and I'll make do on the couch." I thought for a moment and nodded. I have always thought that I am in good spirits and a person who sleeps little, but compared to Huo Qubing, it is really nothing.It was still dark, and he woke me up. I was a little lazy, and I refused to get up. I muttered and begged: "I will wait until the sun rises to see anything. I am so sleepy. Let me sleep for a while." He called me over and over again from the side, but I just kept shrinking into the quilt, covered my head, tenaciously grasped the quilt and sleepiness, and silenced all sounds. He sat quietly for a while, then opened the door suddenly, and shouted: "Come on! Please wash up and get up." I hurriedly sat up, and he said with a playful smile: "You are not afraid of me, but my maidservant." Seeing me glaring at him viciously, I smiled and closed the door again: "You can sleep at any time, the sun rises." But only once a day." Follow Huo Qubing into the mountain. The whole mountain is planted with mandarin duck vines, and in the thin sunlight, it is full of fragrance.The jasper-like green flows in the mountains, and the two colors of gold and silver dance faintly in the mist of the mountains.In this quiet morning, everything is as beautiful as a dream, as if it would break if touched. The moment the sun jumped on the top of the mountain, the mist dissipated, the color suddenly became clear, the broken gold flowed, and the silver light danced lightly. The whole mountain seemed to be sprinkled with gold and silver, gorgeous and dazzling. "Is it worth getting up early?" Huo Qubing asked with a smile, I stared blankly at everything in front of me.Huo Qubing took my hand, walked slowly under the vines, and said triumphantly, "I guess you must be stunned. I was shocked when I saw it last night. When I started planting last autumn, I really didn't expect it to be so beautiful." I have recovered from the disbelief and full of emotion at the beginning. Seeing his appearance, I deliberately said, "What's so rare? You didn't grow it yourself." He was not angry when he heard the words, and still proudly said: "I knew you would say that, so I saved it on purpose." Pointing to a small piece in the north, he said: "I planted all the ones over there, and you should pay for it." More than enough." The mandarin duck vine was laughing happily under the sun, gold and silver reflected each other, extremely brilliant, but it was nothing compared to his smile at this time, it was warm and bright, and there was no shadow in people's heart. Suddenly I put my hands around my mouth and shouted towards the valley: "I am very happy, very happy!" Huo Qubing was stunned for a moment, with a smile on his face, and shouted at the valley: "I'm happy too!" The voices of the two "very happy, very happy" rose and fell in the valley, faintly harmonious.He laughed and hugged me sideways and spun me around among the flowers, and I couldn't help laughing out loud too.Laughter echoed in the mountain stream, rippling among the mandarin ducks and vines all over the mountains and plains. Zhang Qian, Marquis of Bowang, led his troops improperly. According to the law of the Han Dynasty, he should be beheaded and redeemed as a commoner with mercy.Gongsun Aowei, the Marquis of Heqi, joined General Hushi, and he should be beheaded to redeem him as a commoner.Li Guang received no reward or punishment.Hussar general Huo Qubing was awarded 5,000 households in Shiyi, and those who made meritorious service were awarded: Eagle Strike Sima Zhao Ponu was the Marquis of Piao, the school captain Gao Bushi was the Marquis of Yiguan, and most of the school captains and servants were Marquis Huiqu. After this battle, Huo Qubing's status in the court has been equal to that of General Wei Qing, and there is a tendency to surpass him faintly. General Li Guang fought all his life, always looking forward to becoming a Marquis, but until now he has not fulfilled his long-cherished wish.And the general who followed Huo Qubing to the battle actually became a marquis in one battle, and the rest of the people also had their own rich rewards. The discussion about Huo Qubing in Chang'an City became more and more heated. On the other hand, civil servants, scholars and ordinary soldiers scolded Huo Qubing for not knowing how to cherish soldiers, and he indulged in extravagant pleasures, and the food rewarded by the emperor rotted in the car. However, while the soldiers were hungry, they had to build a Cuju venue for him. I was looking at the income and expenditure accounts when I left, Huo Qubing hurried into the room, and said apologetically: "I will leave Chang'an City in a while, and the marriage will be postponed for a while." I wrinkled my nose and snorted: "Don't make it sound like I can't wait to marry you. I just returned to Chang'an for only three days, why are you leaving again?" He smiled and said: "You are not in a hurry, but I am in a hurry. This matter is of great importance, and something unexpected happened, so I had to leave in a hurry. , King Hunxie and King Xiutu of the Huns wanted to surrender to our court, because the combined strength of the two kings Nearly 100,000, Your Majesty is afraid that they are falsely surrendering, but if it is true, if they accept the surrender of the two kings this time, the Xiongnu's power in Monan will be severely damaged, so Your Majesty is undecided, so I will take the initiative to invite Ying to meet the two kings. Let's see if they really surrendered or fake surrender." "What did you say? Why?" I asked suspiciously. Huo Qubing said: "According to what King Hunxie and King Xiutu said, it's because the areas under their jurisdiction have suffered consecutive defeats, and Shanyu wanted to punish them, so after discussing with them, they decided to submit to our court." Huo Qubing saw me pondering silently, held my hand and said, "I'll hurry back, I've already told the Empress that I want to marry you, although the Empress was very surprised, she has already agreed, and originally wanted to wait for a suitable opportunity Tell His Majesty, but there is no time yet, you can only wait for me to come back." I gave him an angry look: "Where am I thinking about this? I met King Hunxie and King Xiutu when I was young, and the Prince's Day with King Xiutu was very close..." Huo Qubing listened attentively, "Prince's Day has been a A person with great ideas, but King Xiutu is cowardly and his ears are soft. If the surrender to the Han Dynasty is true, it must not be his own idea. Xie Wang doesn't have too much thought, he has a bold temper, but he has a violent temper. He looks fierce, but he is actually a person who can't deal with cruelty. If you have a face-to-face discussion, you might as well observe his words and deeds carefully to determine whether it is true or not." Huo Qubing raised my hand and kissed it, and said with a smile, "Thank you Madam, Military Advisor." Zhao Puonu who entered the room happened to see this scene, he immediately lowered his head, only stared at his toes, and said in a deep voice: "General, we are all ready." I wanted to take my hand away, but Huo Qubing didn't want to let go, he led me to the layman.All the soldiers outside the door hurriedly averted their eyes when they saw it.My face was slowly burning, but Huo Qubing didn't care, he just told me to leave matters behind in a low voice. I have been wearing men's clothes in the army. Zhao Puonu obviously didn't recognize me who had changed into women's clothes at this time. When Huo Qubing was checking the horses at the gate of the mansion, he glanced at me hurriedly and cried out in shock : "Brother Jinxian?" I bowed my knees and said with a smile: "I haven't congratulated Lord Hou yet!" Huo Qubing smiled sideways and said, "From now on, call me younger brother and younger sister!" Zhao Puonu was stunned for a long time, then lowered his head, and said awkwardly: "The last general dare not." I stared at Huo Qubing with a cold face, and Huo Qubing smiled nonchalantly and said, "I'm about to go to war, don't you give me a good look?" I looked at him, and after a moment, I said softly, "Be careful." He saw the worry in my eyes, suppressed his laughter, nodded solemnly, stepped forward to give me a big hug, and rode away on his horse. The guards behind us had been afraid to look at us just now, but when they heard the sound of the horse's hooves, Fang reacted, hurriedly hit the horse, and roared away behind Huo Qubing.