Chapter 108: Severed Fingers
Because of the war in Jiangnan and Qingzhou at the same time, Xiao Huaining has been staying up for several nights in a row, and his whole face is gray, "Senior sister, we are going to leave tomorrow, I wonder if there is anything missing on your side?" β
Yu Ruoxu saw that his eyes were red, as if he was tired, "It's all right, you can go at any time." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ infoβ
Xiao Huaining smiled weakly, "That's good." β
It happened that Amber served supper, and Yu Ruoxu was short of stomach, so the doctor suggested eating small and frequent meals, so Amber would prepare some easy-to-eat soup for her after dinner.
"Does the general need some?" Amber asked cautiously.
Yu Ruoxu saw Xiao Huaining's soliciting eyes and sighed, "If you have an appetite, use some." β
Xiao Huaining was overjoyed, and the corners of his lips hooked, "Thank you, senior sister." β
After that, he personally filled a bowl of egg custard and handed it to Yu Ruoxu first, "Senior sister try it while it's hot." β
The tone and demeanor were like that of a child looking forward to praise.
Yu Ruoxu took the bowl, and the amber here had already prepared another bowl, "General, be careful of scalding." β
Xiao Huaining seemed to be impatient, and put the egg custard into his mouth in a big gulp, Yu Ruoxu frowned, "How long have you been hungry?" β
"I've been discussing military planes all day, but I forgot to eat."
Yu Ruoxu paused, and then instructed Amber, "Let the small kitchen give the general a bowl of noodles." β
Amber retreated, and the room fell silent again.
"I actually have a question for you." Yu Ruoxu said.
"I know." Xiao Huaining smiled self-deprecatingly, "Every time Senior Sister treats me better, it's because she has something to ask me." β
Yu Ruoxu was speechless for a while, only to hear Xiao Huaining continue, "I heard Amber say...... The new Khan King of Xianbei was Tuoba Jue, and the British King Tuoba Yuan was locked in a wooden cage by him, and it is said that he was about to die for the old Khan King. β
Tuoba Jue...... It's also ruthless.
She had long thought of me, if Tuoba Jue, who was not of pure Xianbei blood, wanted to compete with his eldest son Tuoba Yuan for the throne, he would inevitably embark on the road of slaughtering his siblings and killing him.
"What about Princess Jiangcheng?"
"The princess is well."
Also, no matter what, Tuoba Jue will keep her safe.
"I heard that there is still a matter of Xianbei plundering the border......"
Xiao Huaining glanced at her steadily, "Xianbei has been fighting recently, and it should have been the best time for the imperial court to counterattack, but the Liang family sent all the troops to Jiangnan to deal with me, and there was no extra money and food to support the north, so I could only let Yang Zhen support the scene and blow away the few Xianbei people who took advantage of the chaos to plunder the border." β
Yu Ruoxu frowned, based on what she had seen and heard in Bingzhou City, the Yang family army had been in the north for many years, and the grain and grass reserves were abundant, even if there was no supply from the imperial court, it was capable of fighting with Xianbei.
So...... There is no extra money and food, I am afraid that it is just a rhetoric, the imperial court does not have the courage to attack on both sides, Yang Zhen does not want to expose the strength of his business for many years, and at the same time he is too lazy to wade into this troubled water, anyway, the Xianbei people are currently taking care of themselves, so they simply follow the will of the imperial court, honestly guard the border, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and wait for them to lose both.
"Do you still want to ask Yang Zhen's son-in-law?" Xiao Huaining continued, "You know him...... The former son of the Liang family, Liang Jin. β
Yu Ruoxu even stopped breathing for a while, "What did you say?" β
"After he saved you, he completely broke with Liang Hongyi, kowtowed to Liang Hongyi three times on the spot, and cut off his finger, which can be regarded as drawing a clear line with Liang Hongyi. Liang Hongyi was so angry that he almost fainted, and when he went back, he was removed from the family tree. β
Unexpectedly, after she left, there would be this stormy sea.
"And then?"
"Liang Hongyi originally wanted to put this son under house arrest, but he expected it, so he simply fled to Bingzhou City overnight and joined the command of General Yang Zhen."
Cut off a finger......
She remembered his hand, white and slender, and when he held her, there was a thin calloon in the palm of his hand, with a slight rough warmth.
Ten fingers to the heart, how much pain did he have at that time?!
But she lost even the qualifications to ask him if it hurts.
Xiao Huaining saw that her face instantly turned snow-white, and sighed, "Senior sister......"
"I'm fine." Yu Ruoxu pulled out a smile, "Yang Zhen asked him to be his son-in-law, didn't he obviously slap Liang Hongyi in the face?" β
Yang Zhen has taken care of the former master-apprentice friendship for so many years, although he is far away from Dingyuanhou, he will never let Dingyuanhou not come to the stage in public.
"Exactly." Xiao Huaining's eyes deepened, "The current situation is too chaotic now, Yang Zhen has a heavy army in his hand, and he has occupied Liaodong for many years, and he is afraid that it will be a lie to say that he has no other thoughts." β
Yu Ruoxu nodded, "I understand." β
After talking for a while, it began to rain outside the window.
Yu Ruoxu saw that he was so tired that his eyes were a little dilated, so he said, "You better go back and rest early." β
Xiao Huaining looked out the window, "The rain is a bit heavy, can I wait for it to be smaller and then leave?" β
"Then you go outside and wait, I'm ready to rest."
Xiao Huaining nodded, glanced at her again, and then walked outside.
After a while, Amber walked in and whispered, "The general is asleep, and the slave and maid can't bear to wake him up when they see that he is sleeping too deeply." β
"Then don't scream." Yu Ruoxu said lightly, "Bring him a bed, cups and pillows, don't get cold." β
She still had to ask him now, and she couldn't risk testing his patience.
But this night, she couldn't sleep.
Liang Jin.
Her heart flutters at the thought of the name.
But he ...... Why did you marry Yang Yuqing?
She knew in her heart that under Liang Jin's situation, marrying Yang Yuqing would have all kinds of benefits, but when she really heard the news, she couldn't help but burst into tears.
She had already lost him, so why was she so heartbroken?
The next day, the army marched, and Xiao Huaining arranged for her to sit in a soft sedan chair and quietly mixed in the baggage team. The army marched very fast, and it didn't take long to reach the outskirts of Qingzhou City.
Yu Ruoxu was packing up with Amber when she suddenly heard the drums of an emergency assembly outside the tent.
"What's going on?" Amber panicked.
"I'm afraid it's going to be a night attack." Yu Ruoxu said in a condensed voice, "Amber, let's not go out and walk around for the time being, just wait for news here." β
Qingzhou guards Liang Zheng too much, and he is one of the few brave people in the Liang family. In the past, the Fujian coastal pirates frequently rebelled, and the imperial court sent Liang Zheng to suppress them, but after half a year, the pirates basically disappeared, and the imperial court also closed the few treaty ports.
Liang Zheng has always been a god-of-war existence in Fujian, and now that he is urgently transferred back to Qingzhou, it seems that the imperial court is also red-eyed and regards him as the last straw.
After all, there are already a lot of Liang family members in Xiao Huaining's hands.
This time, I'm afraid it's a hard-fought battle.
Outside the tent was the sound of soldiers' footsteps and the clashing of weapons, and after a while, it became quiet again, and the whole station was almost empty.
Yu Ruoxu frowned, Xiao Huaining was not afraid that Liang Zheng would send someone to take the opportunity to smash Huanglong?