Chapter 180: The Grange
Huo Jiu couldn't believe his eyes, he read it several times, and then turned the letter over and over again.
Paper is commonly used in the palace of the golden silk snowflake, the word is also the emperor since the emperor held his little hand to teach him to draw red, a little bit of practice into a familiar font, which is sincere, but also they have endured humiliation and burdens for many years to share weal and woe.
He has been resentful since he came to his senses and has been resentful for half a month since he was taken here.
He hated that his revenge could not be realized, hated the little emperor's ingratitude, and even more cruelly caused him harm to his family and lover.
But at this time, a letter shattered his hatred into powder and floated in the air, blinding him.
But the broken heart seemed to be irreparable, and the sharp pain and hot tears welled up in the eyes. Huo Jiujiu closed his eyes tightly, thinking of Jiang Yan's majestic and heroic posture when she blocked him with a horizontal knife in front of him that day and night, thinking of her long black hair that was stirred by the night wind when she was in the midst of the enemy army, and remembering his despair when Jiao Zhongyi said that the female guard was dead after he woke up......
After all, the tears slipped down uncontrollably, Huo Shijiu's throat rolled, choked up, crying like a helpless child, "Fu'er, Fu'er......"
When they first met, although she was pleading for her father, she still knelt straight and looked proud.
When she was chosen, she kicked him to his knees in front of his father, forcing him to bow down and be small.
calculated on her, but when she fell into the lotus pond, he was scared out of his body, went into the water to rescue, and whipped the murderer.
was moved by her, and he turned a cold face to the little emperor who scuttled the bottom of the boat regardless of her safety and killed all his cronies.
The more you get along, the more you love. until his love for her is deep-rooted. Until she melted into his life. Cannot be stripped.
She is usually big and transformed. Disdain to calculate. Courage and shrewdness in the face of trouble. Heroic and hearty, holding the child drowsy but strong when he was squeamish, he followed his father to farm and feed the pigs without complaining......
Such a good woman is gone.
The emperor's protection of him killed her.
He doesn't even know who to hate now!
If you are resentful, should you blame yourself for not knowing martial arts and asking her to protect you?
He didn't even have the qualifications to go with her now. Because the situation is unclear, the tiger charm is in hand......
Huo Nineteen only felt that his liver and intestines were broken. The letter paper in his hand was clenched together. Almost burst into tears.
Cao Yu was sad, and immediately snatched the saber from the hand of a person beside him. Attacked directly at Jiao Zhongyi, "I'll avenge my wife!" ”
Jiao Zhongyi watched the show for a long time, and watched the powerful Huo Shijiu cry for his wife, not to mention how happy it was. Just as he was happy, the knife arrived. He is also a person who practices martial arts, and his reaction is extremely fast, but although Cao Yu has been tied up for half a month, his muscles and bones are sluggish, because he is very angry and his body is very fast, and the knife suddenly came, and the guards beside him did not have time to block it. Jiao Zhongyi stepped backwards and sat on the ground.
The tip of the knife slashed in front of the eyes.
"Wait. Madame is not dead! ”
"What?!" The tip of Cao Yu's knife stopped in front of his forehead, and the broken hair on Jiao Zhongyi's forehead had broken off on his forehead.
Jiao Zhongyi gasped and pointed to the carriage on the side, and said, "Madame is there!" ”
"Since Madame is fine, why did you deceive us before! You are clearly procrastinating! Cao Yu squinted dangerously, and the blade was across Jiao Zhongyi's throat. The swords of the "dart master" and "executioner" beside him were also aimed at Cao Yu, but Cao Yu was not afraid, as if he wanted to devour Jiao Zhongyi alive.
Jiao Zhongyi swallowed his saliva: "Madame is really inside, Madame's life was hanging by a thread before, I am not completely sure that I can guarantee that I can save Madame, so I dare not report it indiscriminately!" ”
As he spoke, Huo Shijiu staggered to the carriage and pulled the curtain.
In the spacious carriage, a little girl with a round face opened her arms in front of the door with a frightened face, and said in a trembling voice: "You, who are you, you are not allowed to approach Madame!" ”
Huo Jiu didn't know where he got the strength, so he actually carried the girl's placket and dragged her life out and threw it on the ground.
Then he saw Jiang Yan lying on a thick dark purple brocade cotton mattress with a blue gold silk flower pillow.
Her long hair was scattered, as if she had lost its former shine and smoothness, and her stool was a little rough. She had lost a lot of weight, her cheeks were sunken, and her face was as white as paper.
But she was still breathing, albeit lightly......
Unexpectedly, she was alive!
Between great sorrow and joy, Huo Shijiu seemed to have experienced the pain of reincarnation, climbed into the carriage stiffly with his hands and feet, cherished Jiang Yu in his arms, let her pillow her arms, and choked and called: "Grace, Grace ......"
Warm tears fell on Jiang Yan's face.
Jiang Yu was originally weak and sleepy, but in her dream she felt the vibration of the carriage, and felt that she was being picked up, and someone called her name sadly in her ear.
She forced herself to concentrate and slowly opened her eyes. Who knew that what came into view was Huo Shijiu's haggard and unshaven handsome face, he cried very ugly, and completely lost his former dignified demeanor, like an abandoned puppy, or a lost child.
Jiang Yu said, "I'm not dreaming, A-Ying? ”
"Girl, it's me." Huo Jiu buried his face in her chest.
The external injuries on her body were almost healed, but the arrow pierced the wound, although it did not hurt the internal organs, but it also passed by dangerously, and also injured large blood vessels. As soon as he touched it, she felt uncomfortable and moved.
Huo Jiu then remembered that she might have an injury on her body, so he hurriedly took her down lightly, "How are you?" Is it better? ”
Jiang Yu said: "I'm fine." The smart apricot eyes looked at him, pouted and said mischievously: "It's so ugly to cry, you go and tidy yourself up quickly, I don't want such an ugly husband." ”
The angry tone made Huo Nineteen sneer.
Outside the carriage, Cao Yu threw away his saber, pulled away the guards surrounding him, and said excitedly: "Madam, are you okay?" ”
Hearing Cao Yu's voice, Jiang Yu wanted to speak loudly, but when she raised her breath, she coughed.
Huo Jiujiu hurriedly took the warm water at hand and fed Jiang Yan a few mouthfuls. Jiang Yu said a little hoarsely: "It's okay, I won't be able to die in fifty or sixty years." ”
Cao Yu let out a long breath.
That night, Huo Shijiu fell into a coma earlier, so he didn't see what kind of injury Jiang Yu suffered, but he saw very clearly, any worries were wiped out under Jiang Yu's safe and sound, Cao Yu said in a loud voice: "Madam will not die in a catastrophe, and there will be blessings in the future, and there will be blessings in the future." ”
Jiao Zhongyi had already gotten up and patted the dust off his body. Looking at the direction of the carriage, he coughed: "Master Hou." ”
Huo Shijiu got out of the carriage, only glanced at Jiao Zhongyi lightly, and said, "Set off to the farm, General Jiao will not leave." ”
Huo Nineteen held the tiger talisman in his hand, and the emperor had personally issued an order, instructing Jiao Zhongyi to listen to Huo Nineteen's orders in the future, he originally saved a fluke and wanted to escort Huo Nineteen to leave first. Because he didn't like Huo Jiu in his heart, he didn't like a courtier like Huo Jiu who looked like a girl but was favored by the emperor, so he knew that he felt sorry for his wife, and he beat him up.
But now, after Huo Shijiu got off the carriage, his expression changed from the depression and resentment he had in the past half a month, and became very calm, so that people could not see his joy and anger, and he opened his mouth to order, and he could only agree with his head.
The team started, Huo Shijiu got into the carriage, and let Jiang Wei lie on his lap, the joy of the rest of his life after the catastrophe made both of them full of complexity, and they couldn't speak for a while.
Cao Yu and Xiaojuan followed outside the carriage.
Cao Yu's expression was cold. Xiao Juan's frightened face turned pale, looking at the "master", and then at those "dart masters" and "executioners", she had a feeling of falling into the tiger's den in Longtan, and her future was worrying!
In a short time, the group arrived at the Grange.
This property was purchased by Huo Nineteen when he was just awarded the title of Marquis, and Huo Nineteen ordered someone to set it up.
Zhuangzi arranged for Zhuangtou's family to guard, and seeing Huo Nineteen and his party coming, Zhuangtou hurriedly took his two sons out to salute, and instructed the mothers-in-law to clean the bedroom.
Huo Shijiu got out of the carriage first, Jiao Zhongyi wanted to ease the relationship, and immediately ordered: "Go and carry Mrs. out." ”
Huo Jiujiu had already taken the first step to hug Jiang Yu down, and said while walking towards Zhuangzi: "Don't bother, General Jiao will arrange for his subordinates to straighten out, and rest in Zhuangzi." Half an hour later, you will come to me. ”
"Yes!"
Jiao Zhongyi reluctantly took his subordinates.
Huo Shijiu carried Jiang Yu all the way into the courtyard and went straight to the bedroom in the backyard.
Xiaojuan was in a dilemma, not knowing what to do, but fortunately, Cao Yu was thoughtful: "You go and talk to the daughter-in-law of the Zhuangtou family, you can stay." ”
Xiaojuan nodded again and again, grateful. She doesn't want to be sold to those unbearable places, so it's good if she can stay and work in the village! It's better than starving at home.
The houses in the Grange are simple, but they are also very sturdy and stable.
The furnishings in the house are simple, as soon as you enter the door, there are square tables and stools in front of the door, and behind a bamboo curtain is the inner room, and there is only space for one person to walk in the door, and there is a large kang on the right side. On the kang are laid with mats, and the fine texture of muslin red bedding is neatly stacked.
Huo Jiujiu put Jiang Yan on the kang, took off her shoes and put it on the kang, shook off a few mattresses and laid them on the other side of the kang table, tried again, and felt that it was warm and fluffy, which could make Jiang Yan lie comfortably, so he turned around and placed her on the mattress, and took a pillow for her to lean on.
He was clearly clumsy in his hands and feet when he did these things. But his eyes were focused, as if making her bed was a sacred thing.
Jiang Wei looked at him with a smile, and finally could put her mind at ease. Because the mind is relaxed, the body is weak, and I am a little drowsy.
"A-Ying, I want to sleep for a while."
"Okay, I'll accompany you."
Huo Jiu lay down beside her, but he didn't dare to touch her. just stared intently at her little face, which was so thin that it was the size of a palm.
It wasn't until she fell asleep that he gently unfolded the placket of her shirt that had been just in front of her.
She wore no corset and had gauze wrapped around her waist and abdomen. He didn't know what kind of wound it was under the gauze cover. But the scars on her left breast and on her right shoulder, as well as the earlier scars on her shoulder, came into view.
Such a delicate woman, on such a slender body, so many wounds can be seen when the placket is opened at will, and they are all injured for him.
With trembling hands, she closed her shirt, and Huo Shijiu sat cross-legged beside her, distracted for a long time. (To be continued......)