Chapter Twenty-Four: The General and His Confidante
A touch of the setting sun faded the last ray, the sky and the earth suddenly dimmed, and the carriages and horses on the official road in the far suburbs were galloping, and suddenly a young officer in the lead raised his hand and waved, and all the teams stopped. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
"General, there are still fifty miles to reach Cloud City, and now that it is getting dark, do you want to continue to hurry or stay and rest?" The middle-aged soldier rode his tall horse and turned back a few dozen meters, there was a carriage in the team, and the officer asked cautiously.
The curtain of the carriage gently lifted a corner, revealing half of her pretty face from inside, and she said lightly: "The general is seriously ill now, and returning home in such a hurry will inevitably cause an uproar, Second Lieutenant Li, it is better to find an inn in front of him to settle down temporarily, and wait for the general to sober up tomorrow, and then he will make a decision." With that, he lowered the curtain.
Ensign Li respected this woman very much, so he ordered everyone to move forward slowly, set up camp at the inn in front of them for a night's rest, and set off again tomorrow.
The general in the carriage had his hair disheveled, his face was pale and confused, as if he heard someone calling him, he tried to open his eyes, only to see a woman looking at her tenderly, her eyes full of love.
"Ayaro, where is this? Why are you here? After the general finished his questioning, he noticed that he was lying flat in the arms of this woman named Ayaluo, and he wanted to struggle out of this woman's arms and keep his distance from her, but the woman hugged him tightly.
"Don't struggle, I won't eat you again, it's not because you're sick, and you have to rush back to attend the emperor's birthday, I'm not worried, so I followed all the way, so I can take care of you on the way." Ayaro explained.
"Where are we? Go back quickly! I have Ensign Li to take care of, so I don't need to bother you. The general coughed softly.
"Alright!" Ayaluo stretched out her jade finger to block the general's mouth and said, "I know what you're worried about?" I am a woman outside the border, there are not so many stinky rules of you Central Plains people, I will not rely on you to force you to marry me, there is an inn not far in front, you have a good rest, tomorrow the spirit appears in front of your wife, I will go back to the border by myself. ā
When Ayaluo said this, it would be superfluous for the general to say it again, and he looked at Ayaluo gratefully and said, "Thank you for being so understanding." ā
Ayaluo smiled bitterly and said: "No matter how understanding you are, you can't get your heart, it seems that I am destined to be only your confidante in this life, but I am also content." ā
The general closed his eyes and pretended not to hear, after Ayaluo laid his head flat, he covered him with a quilt, when she marched in a hurry during the day, she was afraid of the general, so she kept him in her arms, and now the marching speed has been put down, she also knows that the words are all to this point, and it is not appropriate to hug him again, although there is no restraint of the Han family's women, but women outside the border also have self-esteem!
Second Lieutenant Li was very puzzled, this woman named Ayaluo was also the first time to come to Cloud City like herself, how did she know that there was an inn outside the city? However, he didn't have time to analyze, so he hurriedly dismounted, and wanted to prepare a good guest room for the general, and he had to hire a doctor for the general.
It was the first time for the shopkeeper to receive officers and soldiers outside the city, because in the past, these officials were stationed at the post station, he didn't understand a little, but he didn't dare to ask more, so he hurriedly beckoned the guys to come out to help greet the guests.
The shopkeeper told Ensign Li that there was only one first-class guest room, and Ensign Li hesitated for a moment, then turned his face and asked if Ayaluo was suitable?
"One is just one room, and it's convenient for me to take care of him." Aya Luo was very decisive, when he looked at the shopkeeper's complicated eyes when he stared at him, she suddenly understood, she smiled and said to the shopkeeper, "He's my brother, there's nothing inconvenient for me to take care of him, isn't it?" ā
The shopkeeper smiled awkwardly: "Nothing, this is how it should be." In fact, he is negative in his heart, how can this be brother and sister? One is Han and the other is a foreigner, not like it at all, but I don't dare to mess with them! Besides, it's normal for this man to have three wives and four concubines outside, and I just envied this man's good fortune to have such a beautiful woman!
The general was sick and asleep, so who knew that the second lieutenant would put him in the same room as Miss Ayaro? So when he woke up in the middle of the night, he saw Aya falling asleep on the table, he wanted to shout but didn't dare to shout, how could it be good for this lonely man and widow to be in the same room? I shouldn't have to take care of Ayaluo anymore, but now isn't this ruining her reputation? This Second Lieutenant Li is really confused!
The general's heart is really on pins and needles, and he can't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into. Ayaro seemed to hear the movement and walked towards him, and he quickly closed his eyes and made a sound.
At dawn the next day, Second Lieutenant Li came knocking on the door, and the general let him in. Second Lieutenant Li came in with a doctor, this is the doctor he invited to let his men into the city overnight, and he is going to enter the city today, he knows that the man named Ayaluo can no longer take care of the general.
Second Lieutenant Li was very strange, Miss Ayaluo was not in the house, the general was sitting on the bed, he was in much better spirits today, and he told the second lieutenant that Ayaluo was gone. It turned out that when he woke up in the morning, he found the letter that Ayaro had left next to his pillow, which made him very touched and guilty.
"I've sent someone to inform Madame first, General, and we'll leave after breakfast." Second Lieutenant Li said.
The general nodded and said, "This journey of more than ten days, the brothers have also worked hard!" Although it is nothing compared to fighting, it is still very hard to undress non-stop and undress at night, and when I get home, I must let the kitchen prepare delicious food to entertain the brothers. ā
Ensign Li was a little flattered, and he didn't feel very good, would it frighten Madam and Miss to live in the Li Mansion with so many wild rough men?
The general laughed when he heard this, and he said: "My wife is a powerful character, there is no one in the house who is not afraid of her, if you can make her afraid, it is a miracle, I have a son, no daughter, so don't worry." ā
Second Lieutenant Li was also happy when he heard it, he said: "None of the brothers have been to Yuncheng, I have only heard that this is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and it is extremely rich, everyone wants to come to open their eyes, I thought it would be good to be stationed in the camp, but I didn't expect to be able to live in the General's Mansion, if everyone knows, they must be happy." ā
"My brothers have followed me from birth to death for many years, and I owe them a lot, so this time I will let them have a good look, but I have a request, that is, to keep a low profile and not violate discipline and disturb the people."
"That's that, General, you have to believe that we are the soldiers you brought out, how can we not understand the rules?" Second Lieutenant Li said with a smile.
After his reminder, the general himself was happy, but when he thought that he was going home soon, he couldn't laugh, he hadn't seen his wife and son for several years, especially his wife, I don't know if the knot back then can be untied? Was he too harsh on her at the beginning?
He remembered that he had received a letter from his wife the other day, telling him that she had found the girl who had left the house and had been adopted as a daughter. He was very touched by this and showed that his wife really realized what the problem was.
What does he really want to see that little girl look like now? The memory of their mother and daughter is vague, after all, it was entrusted by a friend, he arranged their mother and daughter in the Yanshui Pavilion, but he really didn't ask them much.