Chapter 31: The Past
After Murong Yao and Xie Zhao returned to the Xie Mansion, they were greeted by Xie Zhengyun's gloomy face that could condense into ice standing in the hall. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Info saw him clasp his hands to his chest, and one finger unconsciously tapping on his arm. It seems that more than two people have been waiting in the hall for more than a while.
"Grandpa." After Xie Zhao saw Xie Zhengyun like this, he still smiled at Xie Zhengyun as usual. didn't seem to be afraid of Xie Zhengyun's gloomy face at all.
"General." Murong Yao looked at Xie Zhengyun's body and couldn't help but stiffen.
Xie Zhengyun looked at Xie Zhao and spoke in a light tone. "Fifty times in the war book." Then he looked at Murong Yao, who was half-kneeling in front of him. "You, come with me to the study." With that, he turned around and ignored the frustrated face on Xie Zhao's face because he was about to copy the military book.
"Yes." Murong Yao got up and followed behind Cheng Yun, his hand unconsciously clenched and loosened, showing the apprehension in his heart at this time.
What kind of storm awaits him next?
Xie Zhengyun didn't say a word, just used his weather-beaten and sharp eyes to scan back and forth at Murong Yao's body. The young man in front of him has been very good since he was a teenager, and now he can be called a talent, if he is not double-minded in the future, he and Xiao Zhao will be able to support this great mansion. After groaning for a long time, Xie Zhengyun slowly spoke. There was a sense of coercion in his voice that could not be resisted.
"Murong Yao, it's been fourteen years since you were brought into this mansion when you were six years old. Now it's time for you to get married. ā
Murong Yao didn't expect Xie Zhengyun to open his mouth after pondering for a long time.
"Everything under his subordinates is up to the general." Since he was picked up by Xie Zhengyun from the side of the road when he was six years old, his life does not belong only to him, and he is willing to sacrifice everything for the general, including his life.
Xie Zhengyun looked at the look in Murong Yao's eyes, and was quite satisfied in his heart, he was a loyal guy, but there was still a cold condensation on his face. "I don't force you to do this matter, but if you agree to this marriage, you will go to the martial arts hall to report after a while."
Xie Zhengyun's words were quite vague, Murong Yao was first puzzled and then surprised when he heard it, and then his dark eyes showed disbelief.
What is the Lecture Hall? The successive heads of the Xie family all studied in the martial arts hall. It is the glory of being a military general to be able to enter the martial arts hall.
What does the general mean...... Could it be ...... How can it be......
Murong Yao still couldn't believe Xie Zhengyun's words in his heart, how could it be him.
Xie Zhengyun looked at Murong Yao as if he couldn't believe all this, and the frosty color on his face disappeared. His eyes looked behind Murong Yao, and he seemed to want to understand Feiyan.
"Xiao Zhao, that kid has liked to pester you since he was a child." After Xie Zhengyun finished saying this, there was a dead silence in the study. The wind blowing in from outside the window rattled the wind chimes hanging from the window.
Murong Yao was in an indescribable mood in his heart, when he noticed his affection for Xiao Zhao in Buzhuang, he didn't dare to expect extravagance, but now the general actually promised him to marry Xiao Zhao. Although he still had a straight face on his face, he really couldn't calm down in his heart for a long time. In a few years, the child he once brought back from Sangyu Town, the bright and moving Xiao Zhao who was dressed in red and smiled, and the Xiao Zhao who had been calling him Brother Murong would be his wife. Then they will walk side by side on the battlefield, guarding the territory of this desert north. Jin Ge Iron Horse, life and death together. In an instant, these eight words appeared in Murong Yao's mind.
After being silent for a long time, Murong Yao opened his mouth to break the silence. He spoke word by word. "I ...... I will protect her life safely, Jin Ge Iron Horse, life and death. "His dark eyes burn with promises, he is not a man who often makes promises, but if he makes a promise, he will never break his promises.
"Good. Good. Good. Xie Zhengyun got Murong Yao's answer and said three times in a row, he looked at the young man in front of him at the moment and his joy at the moment, and a certain worry about the future of Xie Mansion had been solved in his heart. This youth vacation will grow better in time.
"After half a month, after Xiao Zhao's birthday, you will go to Shengjing's martial arts hall with her to report."
"Yes, General."
Xie Zhengyun shook his head, and his tone was a serious tone that belonged to the elders, not the boss. "It's time for a different name."
"Outside...... Grandfather. Murong Yao stammered a little after hearing Zhengyun's words.
"That's right." Looking at the reaction of the young man in front of him, Xie Zhengyun felt that he should give the young man some time.
"Okay, it's okay, you can go back." Xie Zhengyun waved his hand at Murong Yao, signaling that the young man could leave.
"Yes." Murong Yao said and exited the study.
Xie Zhengyun exhaled a turbid breath in the study, and he had a premonition that the war would start in the next few years. The group of guys north of Mobei has become more and more rampant in the past two years, and the attitude of the superiors has become more and more difficult to fathom. I hope that Murong Yao can protect Xiao Zhao in the future.
Outside the study, Murong Yao looked up at the sky, the pale blue sky was cloudless, the sun was already in the west, and the sun was about to go down in a while. Xiao Zhao's birthday is coming in half a month, maybe he should think about what to give her as a token in exchange.
A few days later.
"What?!" Xie Zhao couldn't help but scream out when he heard Mrs. Xiang's words, startling a number of birds outside the house. This...... It's too sudden, isn't it? Although she really likes Brother Murong very much. But getting married...... Thinking of this, Xie Zhao couldn't help but blush. She hadn't thought about it yet.
Mrs. Xie looked at Xie Zhao's blushing appearance and knew that Xie Zhao was not resistant to this marriage. She smiled faintly and reached out to poke Xie Zhao's forehead. "You kid." The tone was full of doting.
"Grandma, what you said was so sudden, I didn't react for a while." Xie Zhao rubbed his forehead, and there was a smile on his face that couldn't be hidden. I just feel very happy when I think that I can be with Murong Yao all the time in the future. I couldn't hold back for a moment, and she smirked again.
Mrs. Xie looked at the smirkling Xie Zhao and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, this marriage was settled, Xiao Zhao in front of her was only twelve years old, and her liking for Murong Yao should be more out of her love for her brother, what if she met the person she admired in her heart in the future? My mind turned but I was thinking. Murong is an extremely good child, if he is willing to protect Xiao Zhao, Xiao Zhao should be worry-free in this life.
"Grandma, what are you thinking?" Looking at the thoughtful expression on Mrs. Xie's face, Xie Zhao couldn't help but ask.
Mrs. Xie had a serious look on her face, and she looked at Xie Zhao. "Xiao Zhao, tell Grandma what you think of Murong."
"Brother Murong?" Xie Zhao pondered for a moment. "Well, Brother Murong is very good, although he always has a straight face, he is actually very gentle. And take me to the street to play. The martial arts are also very powerful......" Because she was talking while thinking, she was a little incoherent. After speaking, Xie Zhao smiled and scratched his head.
Mrs. Xie was indeed a lot more settled in her heart when she heard Xie Zhao's words, although Xie Zhao was young at this time and didn't know what love was, but the weight of Murong Yao in Xiao Zhao's heart was more important than she imagined. That's enough.
"So, have you prepared something to give to Murong?"
"Huh." Xie Zhao blinked and looked at Mrs. Xie with doubt. "What's that?"
"It is customary for a man and a woman to exchange tokens once they have made a marriage contract. To show consensual and unswerving loyalty. Mrs. Xie said with a nostalgic expression on her face.
Xie Zhao put her hands on her cheeks, she looked at Mrs. Xie, her amber eyes were full of curiosity. "Then, what was the token of love between my grandfather and grandmother back then."
"How do you ask this?"
"I'm curious, tell me if it's okay, grandma." Xie Zhao pulled Mrs. Xie's sleeve and coquettishly treated Mrs. Xie.
Mrs. Xie, who couldn't resist Xie Zhao's coquettishness, said three good things in a row. "Good, good." She couldn't help but laugh, and after a pause she spoke again. "Back then, your grandfather gave me a concentric knot that he made by hand."
"Grandpa! I made it up by hand, didn't I? Xie Zhao couldn't believe that her grandfather, who was holding a heavy army, actually gave her grandmother a concentric knot woven by herself.
"It's true, it's ugly, but I really feel happy the moment I received your grandfather's knot. Me...... I gave your grandfather a dagger. ā
Xie Zhao looked at Mrs. Xie's face showing happiness and nostalgia, and she couldn't help but start thinking about what she was going to give to Murong? Knife, Brother Murong Linfeng is a treasure knife of deep sea dark iron, daggers, Brother Murong has a lot, concentric knots, rings, jade pendants......
"As long as you can express your heart."
"Heart." Xie Zhao repeated thoughtfully in a low voice.
"It's okay if you can't think of it for a while, your marriage contract won't be officially finalized until your birthday, and you can think about it during this time before that." Mrs. Xie said with a smile.
The sound of cicadas outside the window was endless, and Xie Zhao, who was sitting in the room, was trying to think about what kind of love token he wanted to give Murong.
At the same time, Murong Yao looked at the maroon stone in front of him, and a voice in his head told him that this was it.
"Guest, are you going to send a love token?" The shopkeeper saw Murong Yao in a daze at Sanshengshi, and stepped forward to speak.
"Hmm."
"That guest officer, your vision is really good, you took a fancy to this three-life stone at a glance, the meaning of the three-life stone is destined for three lives, and it is the best thing to be a love thing." The shopkeeper strongly recommended this reddish-brown stone.
Sansheng Stone, destined for Sansheng Murong Yao, he doesn't believe in cause and effect reincarnation, but this stone is indeed very much in line with his heart. "That's it."
"Okay." As he spoke, the shopkeeper took out the Sansheng Stone and put it in the brocade box and handed it to Murong Yao.
Taking the brocade box handed over by the shopkeeper, Murong Yao paid the silver and left. Behind him, the shopkeeper who had just recommended the Sansheng Stone to him with a courteous face was surrounded by black mist.