She took Suixin's hand.

Cheng Zhichen saw Suixin, his face softened, he twisted the cigarette in his hand, threw it into the ashtray, and clapped his hands to let Suixin come over. Then he ran two steps and threw himself into his arms, hugged Zhichen's neck and called the third uncle with a smile. Zhichen threw her up and made her laugh. The child's laughter in the deep house was very abrupt and was quickly sucked away, but after all, it was a relaxing movement.

Zhichen looked at Jingyi and said gently: "Come, come and sit." ”

"Third uncle, what do you want to see my father?" Then he was held in his arms and asked seriously.

Jingyi listened to how Zhichen replied.

Zhichen thought for a moment and said, "I want him to come and have lunch with us...... Good no good? ”

"Okay!" Then he was very happy, and hugged Zhichen's neck and kissed him.

Zhichen was obviously also happy, and muttered to Suixin. The road was quite long, and Jingyi followed them, her heart beating slowly...... She should be thinking about how to talk to the third brother, but at this time, there is only one thought in her mind: wait for Tao Xiang to come......

"Little Ten?" Zhichen sat down on the sofa and was ordering someone to serve refreshments, when he saw Jingyi standing there stunned and called her.

Jing Yi came back to her senses and hurriedly sat down.

Zhi Zhi looked at the Jing Yi.

Jingyi sat down calmly, drinking tea and talking to him......

It's quiet and sunny.

Jing Yi saw that Zhichen was a little tired, and gradually spoke more slowly. She looked at the third brother and couldn't help but think of Tao Xiang again. It's all so hard...... She couldn't help but reduce her previous resentment towards the third brother a lot.

Hearing the sound of voice outside, she recognized that it was Suo Yanlin.

Sui Xin got up first and ran out, and Jingyi also stood up.

But he was still sitting.

It was Suo Yanlin who came in, but it was Tao Xiang who came with her - Tao Xiang hugged Suixin and had a smile on his face when he came in.

He nodded to her, put his heart down, and came over to say hello to Zhichen.

It didn't take long for the two to move from the usual topic to the discussion of the battle situation...... Jing Yi listened on the sidelines, and her heart sank again. But it was not convenient for her to participate, and she also felt that Suixin was not suitable here.

Suo Yanlin beckoned their mother and daughter to come out together.

Yan Lin looked at Jing Yi's face and said softly, "Worried, right?" The situation ahead is not so good. Zhichen has been in a bad mood these days. I got up early this morning and got angry. I think Muzhi is calmer than him. ”

Jingyi nodded.

Yan Lin said in a low voice: "He has been saying every day these two days, if all the talents under his command are like Mu Zhi, what else does he have to worry about!" ”

Jing Yi was silent.

"Outsiders are fine, and their relatives are not worried." Yan Lin smiled.

The servant came to report on the preparation of lunch, and Yan Lin went to her first.

Jingyi also knew who Yan Lin was talking about.

Zhifeng's husband Meng Dingchen was serving as the director of the Department of Transportation of the Ministry of Military Affairs at this time. A while ago, he was investigated by the Ministry of Military Affairs and found that the Department of Communications was from below him and there were many people who did wrong. The reason is that someone reported to Cheng Zhichen secretly, Meng Dingchen himself is gone, and his subordinates are all good at gambling. The gambling is hundreds of thousands of silver dollars. At this time, the war was short of money, and I didn't want such a big scandal to break out in a transportation department. Cheng Zhichen ordered a thorough investigation, and the results made him even more angry. Zhifeng didn't dare to intercede with Zhi Chen, but ran to Cheng Shiyun and his wife to cry. was scolded by Cheng Shiyun and refused to intercede in front of them in front of Zhichen. At this time, Meng Dingchen was waiting to fall......

Jingyi heard the news when she got home.

After coming, she hadn't seen the phoenix of the eighth sister yet, so she must have been ordered by her father to think about it behind closed doors at home at this time, or maybe she was thinking about other ways to save her husband.

Jingyi also heard about corruption in the military. The wind is tightening these days, and I'm afraid that Zhichen will kill a few before the big war. It's just that I don't know if Meng Dingchen will escape this catastrophe...... She sighed, in comparison, Tao Xiang's incorruptibility is like a clear spring in the army where corruption is rampant......

She was pondering when Yan Lin called her and said that it was time for lunch.

Yan Lin asked Suixin to invite his father and uncle to come, looked at Jingyi, and asked in a low voice, "Little Shi, I also listened to Muzhi." You want to stay with Suixin, but he wants you to take Suixin back to the United States, doesn't he? ”

Jingyi pondered for a moment and said, "Third sister-in-law, I don't want to leave her father. The old lady of the Tao family was also unsatisfied. As for me, I naturally want to be where my heart is, where I am. ”

Yan Lin patted her hand and said, "I understand your feelings. At this time, it is not easy to make a decision to go or stay. A while ago, Wen Mo planned to send Er Yi's mother and son away, but Er Yi refused no matter what, so he took the child back to the countryside with the Bai family's aunt. Wen Mo didn't have a rut...... A few months earlier, I guessed you wouldn't not not come back. Sure enough, I'm back, but I'm more concerned about what you mean to Muzhi now? ”

Jing Yi turned around and was facing the door—Tao Xiao was holding Suixin's hand and was walking this way...... Her heart was filled with the two figures, one big and one small, in an instant.

She didn't speak, but her eyes said everything.

She loved this man.

I never stopped loving...... Looking at him at this time, she wanted to hold his hand firmly and never let go.

Her eyes were too deep and too gentle, so that when Tao Xiang walked in, he saw her and was almost frozen there. The two of them just looked at each other, as if everything around them didn't exist......

Suo Yanlin quietly beckoned Sui Xin and Zhichen to leave first.

She figured they needed a little more time to themselves.

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She had been living in Nanjing for a week, and Jingyi saw that her father's health was improving, and there were still many things to be dealt with in Shanghai, so she was ready to go back.

Zhishen and his wife returned to Shanghai yesterday, and she and Suixin are going to leave again, and Du Shi is inevitably reluctant. Cheng Shiyun urged Jingyi to go back early, after all, business is also important.

One day in Nanjing, she wanted to spend time with her parents, but a news in the morning made her instantly angry - she heard the news that Tao Xiang's troops had been transferred to the forefront outside the Fourth War Zone, and she was surprised and immediately decided to meet the third brother.

Cheng Shiyun didn't stop her.

When she left, Du Shi was a little uneasy, and asked her husband: "Master, she just has an opinion on this matter, and she also ran into a wall when she went to find it." The relationship between the brother and sister is just better, this time it's ...... Alas! ”

"Madame, let her go. You and I don't have to ask about these idle things. Cheng Shiyun was calm.

Du Shi glared at him.

He cleared his throat and said, "Xiao Shi is anxious about Mu Zhi's business, madam, do you say this is a good thing or a bad thing?" ”

"Of course it's a good thing!" Du Shi didn't think twice.

"Wow!" Cheng Shiyun closed his eyes and recuperated.

Du Shi pondered for a while and scolded: "You cunning old immortal old man...... Just these children, you have calculated and calculated......"

Cheng Shiyun scolded her, and for a long time, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth......

Jingyi rushed to the Qixingqiao Mansion in the rain and asked people to report that she wanted to see the third brother.

When the attendant saw that it was Miss Ten, he told her that the chief was meeting in the study, and asked her to wait over there.

She walked to the door of the study, and the attendant, the director of room temperature, was waiting outside, and when he saw her, he came over lightly and whispered, "Miss Ten, the chief is meeting a guest." ”

"I'm going to see him soon." Jingyi glared at him.

Director Wen paused and said, "Miss Ten, what's wrong today?" ”

"I'm going to see him soon. I have something to ask him. "Jingyi didn't have the patience to talk to Director Wen Zhou 61.

Director Wen still wanted to stop him, but as soon as the door behind him opened, the attendant officer said, "The chief asked Miss Ten to come in and talk." ”

Jingyi walked into the study without squinting.

The attendant closed the door and went out, and only she and Cheng Zhichen were in the study.

Cheng Zhichen sat on the sofa, looking a little tired.

It was raining outside, and the study was dimly lit. The room was filled with smoke and the musty smell of old books.

"Sit down. What's the matter with me? Zhi Chen asked.

Jing Yi saw two cups of coffee on the coffee table, both of which were untouched.

"Third brother, you speak with your conscience." Jingyi sat down, menacing. Cheng Zhichen in the sofa opposite looked at her, and saw that she was like a hen protecting her chicks against an eagle, and she was simply fried. "Third brother, you have a conscience, did you deliberately let Tao Xiang's troops defend the Jiangkou?"

Zhichen asked, "When will you start interfering in my military affairs, huh?" ”

"Who wants to interfere in your military affairs? I'm here to tell you the truth. As soon as your large army retreated, put several group armies in Tao Xiang's Fourth Theater on your retreat route, and let him be your human shield? Third brother, how did you do it? Jing Yi asked like a cannon.

Cheng Zhichen's face was pale, and he couldn't bear it.

Jingyi is loud.

She doesn't care if what she says will be heard by people outside. There's nothing to hear, all the guards here are Cheng Zhichen's guards, what are you not used to hearing? She has a fire in her heart, and she can't do it without finding a place to dig it out.

"All these years, in which battles, you didn't put his troops at the forefront? Pingxinjiang, Pingchuanzang, you let him rush to the front, and talk about the past; But to fight Yungui, you still have to go all the way to call his Northwest Army? What heart do you have in peace? Why don't you use your descendants? Your descendants are well-equipped, doesn't that mean they are loyal to you? Then you should fight hard and let them fight. In the name of national unification and defense against foreign enemies, you are consuming Tao Xiang's financial and material resources, which is equivalent to eradicating dissidents! If he loses, you have one less confidant, and if he wins, you will still sit back and enjoy it! ”

"Jingyi!"

"Third brother, you can't do this. Where do you retreat to? Okay, you withdraw, but if you sacrifice Muzhi, you will never find such a general, and you will never find more loyal subordinates! ”

"You bastard!" Cheng Zhichen drank.

"Third brother, you are! You...... You greedy for life and afraid of death, cowardly as a mouse! "Jingyi is already on fire.

Zhichen stood up and waved his hand to call at Jingyi. Jing Yi didn't move, waiting for his slap. Zhichen did not fight.

The brother and sister were in a stalemate, when they heard a mess outside the door of the study, the door was pushed open, and with a rush of footsteps, Tao Xiang entered the door, and the attendant officer who followed behind shouted: "Commander-in-chief, Commander Tao, he ......"

Tao Xiang went straight to Jingyi's side and took her hand.

"Makiyuki!" Cheng Zhichen called him.

The attendant stopped at the door.

Tao Xiang looked at Jing Yi's stunned expression and said, "Tao Xiang came today to specifically tell the commander-in-chief that Jiangkou, Tao Xiang's troops obeyed the commander-in-chief's dispatch, defended to the end, and covered the withdrawal of the large army to the rear. ”

There was dead silence in the study, not a single sound.

"Mu Zhi ......" Jing Yi choked tears in her eyes.

"Commander-in-Chief, let's go first." Tao Xiang took Jingyi's hand and walked out of Cheng Zhichen's study.

Zhichen walked out slowly, looking at Tao Xiang's wide bell floating behind him, like a bat, Jingyi was pulled by him, and walked very fast, Tao Xiang didn't pay attention to her steps, just blindly walked forward......

"Makiyuki!" Jingyi grabbed the handrail on the stairs. Tao Xiang walked so fast that her chest seemed to be about to burst, and she couldn't keep up with his steps. Moreover, she had something to say to him, "Pasture! ”

Tao Xiao stopped, quickly turned around, and picked her up.

The stairs in the mansion were like the previous nine-bend alley, deep and long, Jing Yi put her arms around Tao Xiang's shoulders, her heart was beating very fast, but she couldn't say a word to stop him. She knew they couldn't do this here, but when his hand was on hers, she only felt her whole body soften...... The strength that was angry at the third brother just now seemed to have been exhausted.

Tao Xiang put Jingyi down.

Jingyi wanted to push him away, but he was held in his arms.

Under the back porch of the residence, there were still soldiers every twenty yards. They didn't move like wooden people.

Tao Xiao hugged her tightly for a while before letting go.

He turned his back and went.

In the garden in the center of the official residence, the gloomy sky can't hide the blue color.

Jingyi also turned around and looked at Tao Xiang—the hair that was pressed down under his hat, little by little, increasing in silver—and she choked up.

"You shouldn't." "It's not a personal vendetta," he said. Besides, how can you not understand that if you want to preserve your strength, you need to transfer your strategy, and someone will inevitably have to make sacrifices. It was not a personal decision he made. Duan Fengxiao has been defeated, Bai Wenmo is being defeated, and at this time, only we can go up. ”

"Why are you alone? What about the others? He has many powerless people in his hands, many people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, but you are not afraid, are you? But think about the people who have followed you for years, what about them? It's true that you have been born and died all these years, and they have followed you from birth to death, you look at how much your descendants have sacrificed so far! The rest, Dunhuang and Zhongcheng, are now in the most dangerous places...... Makiyuki, I'm going to die of distress when I think about it! In the end, Jingyi not only burst into tears, but also almost yelled at Tao Xiang.

"Are you teaching me to disobey?" Tao Xiang raised his eyebrows.

Jingyi was silent.

She didn't know what obedience meant to a soldier.

"Disobedience, and then a large territory, handed away? Toiling the people, to be slaughtered? Jingyi, I'm a soldier. There is an order on the peak, and I will keep it; There is no order from Shangfeng, I should guard it, and I will keep it. Someone has to die. ”

"Your sacrifice for ......" Jingyi choked again. In the blurred eyes of tears, Tao Xiang's resolute expression was extremely clear.

"It's not a change. It's about buying time. The strategic shift has been successful, and even if we sacrifice, it makes sense. This is destined to be a protracted battle, and it cannot be decided by winning or losing for a while. You know what I mean. Tao Xiang turned his head and looked at Jing Yi, "What you have to do is to leave as soon as possible." ”

"I don't want to leave you. I listen to her ...... It's raining, it's so cold, let Sihai change you into a thicker coat......" she said, seeing that he didn't move, and didn't respond, it seemed that she was very stupid, so she wanted to go first.

Tao Xiang turned around and copied her between his arms, and asked in a low voice: "It's all this time, listen to your heart, are you stupid?" ”

Jing Yi struggled, Tao Xiang's anger was in her eyes, glaring at her, as if she would listen to him.

She also learned from him and did not speak.

There was a stalemate, and neither of them spoke first.

Jing Yi saw a figure flashing behind her in the corner of her eye, and guessed that Lu Sihai was waiting, so she pushed Tao Xiang and said, "It's time to go." ”

"I'll send you." He said. The voice was softer. She is just in front of him, I don't know when the next time we meet, and it's good to get along for a while.

"I've got a car." Jingyi said. After speaking, he bit his lower lip.

Tao Xiang heard this, and his arm was retracted.

The two of them were tightly pressed together, and Jing Yi felt even more embarrassed. She pushed him hard again, not wanting Tao Xiang to take her around and stand in the shadow of the back porch, she panicked and almost shouted. Tao Xiang didn't take any further action, just blocked her here. It was so dark that she couldn't even see what he looked like...... As if a long time ago, I don't know when, he also liked this, suddenly, when she was defenseless...... She was a little confused, but the kiss that followed was searing and real. She reacted, grabbed Tao Xiang's arm, and tried to push him out...... She was in a hurry, but there was nothing she could do. Tao Xiang's kiss, when it was gentle, she couldn't resist.

"Let me go to war with confidence." He sighed in her ear, "I can't lose any more, Yi." ”

He straightened his hat and looked at her, until she had to nod her head in his gaze, and then quietly turned away.

Jingyi leaned against the wall, watching his figure fade away, and then slowly walked out along the back porch, just in time to see Tao Xiang's convoy ready to go. Tao Xiao didn't look back, Lu Sihai turned around and saluted her before getting into the car...... The convoy disappeared into the rain waterfall, but Jingyi did not move for a long time.

A black umbrella was propped up above her head.

Jingyi turned her head to look at Zhichen. Obviously, he also watched Tao Xiang leave.

"Little Ten, I need someone who can fight tough battles. For the sake of the big picture, I had no choice. Cheng Zhichen said.

"Then you have to think about it, if it's just him, once you lose him. In the future, your life will become more and more difficult. Jingyi raised her head and looked at the distant mountain scenery in the mist and rain, "I know, you will say that I am selfish and disregard the overall situation." But for me, the big picture isn't something I should worry about. ”

"The shepherd's mind has been decided." Cheng Zhichen said.

"Don't I know he's made up his mind? What else could he do in this situation? With his temperament, without an order, he will take the initiative to ask for orders to go to the most dangerous places. Jingyi looked at the third brother. It's not that she can't understand his difficulties. Seeing his embarrassment, she was also distressed. "I'm sorry, third brother, I knew it was useless to quarrel with you, but I still came."

"What about you, Little Ten?" Zhichen looked at Jingyi.

"Just as I can't shake his convictions, he can't force me to change my mind. I will come back to be with him. I will be where I should be and do my part. Jingyi walked down the steps.

"Little Ten!" Zhichen called Xiaomei.

Jingyi's footsteps are steady and firm.

He wanted to stop her and persuade her again, but when he saw her like this, he suddenly realized that he didn't need to say more.

"Third brother, goodbye." Jingyi walked in the rain, but she still turned her head and smiled at her third brother.

"We'll win." Zhichen said.

Jing Yi raised her head slightly, looked at Zhichen, nodded and said, "Take care, third brother." ”

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Jingyi finished the matter as quickly as possible and returned to Shanghai with a happy heart.

At this time, Shanghai was already shrouded in the clouds of war. However, the most amazing thing about this city is that even at such moments, it still can't change the vitality that fills every factor in the air.

She and Suixin got off the train, and the family driver came to pick them up. sent Sui Xin back to Tao's house. After a few days of not seeing, Mrs. Tao recovered very well. According to Tao Xiang's meaning, the whole family should be packing up their things and preparing to leave, but Mrs. Tao didn't seem to be in a hurry. Jingyi didn't stay long before leaving and returning to her mansion. On the road, there were continuous blockades. As she stopped in the streets, she looked out: shops were selling goods, brightly dressed women were still happy to enter and leave the storefronts, and children selling newspapers were shouting the latest headlines...... The news of the advance of the troops of the Fourth Theater of Operations on all fronts sounded as if it were not so heavy in the mouths of the newsboys.

Jingyi rolled down the window and asked for a newspaper.

Taking the newspaper, she saw the cigarette box hanging in front of the newsboy, took out the money, and bought all the cigarettes.

Watching the newsboy run away with joy...... She held the newspaper in her hand and flipped through it.

The newsboy is only slightly older than Suixin.

Life is already very difficult, and if there is another war, I don't know what will happen.

She gave all the cigarettes to the driver when she got out of the car. Only one box was taken from inside. Old knife brand cigarettes.

After entering the door, Aunt Li told her that she would be ready to eat soon, so she simply sat downstairs and waited.

It was already hot, so she opened the cigarette case, lit it, and took a puff...... Fortunately, I didn't get choked.

The smoke tastes so bitter.

There is also a faint bitterness in my heart......

When Aunt Li came to invite her to dinner, she saw her smoking, looked at her in surprise, and said, "Sir, dinner is ready." ”

Jingyi twisted the cigarette roll and asked, "Master Li has already come out?" ”

Aunt Li shook her head and said, "Commander Tao asked him to arrange for him to go with the headquarters, saying that he was specially cooking for Commander Tao...... Adjutant Lu said that he had brought him up in the past two days. ”

Jingyi sat down and listened to Aunt Li.

Tao Xiang actually took Li Baozhu under his command...... He's about to lead his troops to war.

Commander Tao said that he had to be cured. At the command, someone watched. If you are not honest, you will serve in military law. Aunt Li said, serving soup to Jingyi.

Jingyi raised her eyes to look at her.

Although Aunt Li tried her best to hide her emotions when she said this, she could still see the reverence she had when she talked about Tao Xiang, as well as her love-hate for the gambler and dead husband in her mouth...... Jingyi drank the soup, and when she saw that Aunt Li was silent after speaking, she said, "He's still in the number?" ”

"Yes. Commander Tao said that he just wanted to let him know what it was like, and see if he dared to do it in the future. Aunt Li said.

Jingyi took a sip of soup and smiled.

This is really what Tao Xiang can say...... She whispered, "You clean up the house." When Master Li came out, he lived in the mansion these days. ”

"Mr. Cheng......" Aunt Li was stunned, and then said: "No, Mr. Cheng, it's not good to disturb you." ”

"After this time, he should also learn a lesson." Jing Yi smiled, "Besides, I still want to taste the dishes made by Master Li, whether it is still the taste of the past." Let him go to Commander Tao in two days. ”

"Over the years, if he was willing to cook like this, he wouldn't have come to this point. I hope that he will inherit the kindness of Commander Tao and Mr. You, and that he will really change from now on. Aunt Li sighed.

"With Commander Tao, can he not change? Go ahead, Aunt Li, and do as I say. Jingyi said.

Aunt Li thanked Jingyi again and again, and went down first.

Jingyi was alone in front of a table of food, and the food she ate didn't know the taste.

The maid came to ask her to listen to the 61st word of the call, and she was satisfied.

Jingyi sat there, listening to her briskly talking. It's nothing more than what she did after she left today.

"Daddy...... Mom, I drew a picture for Dad. Then he suddenly said, "Will I show it to you tomorrow?" ”

Jing Yi suddenly heard Sui Xin shouting Dad, but she couldn't tell what she was talking about, could it be Tao Xiang...... She listened carefully, but there was no Tao Xiang's voice in the earpiece.

She thought she had heard something......

"Okay, I'll wait for you at home. Whatever you want to eat, I'll make it for you. Jingyi said.

Then she smiled heartily, there seemed to be someone beside her, Jingyi asked her, and she said into the microphone: "I want to eat steamed eggs with sesame oil." ”

Jing Yi was stunned for a moment.

"Sesame oil steamed eggs...... Wow. She said, smiling. I told Suixin to rest early, and made an appointment to come over early tomorrow morning. She got up, stood for a moment, and then turned and went into the kitchen.

The cook was surprised to see her come in, and asked her if Mr. Cheng wanted anything. She said that she wanted to eat steamed eggs with sesame oil, but I hadn't done it for a long time and wanted to try it first.

She had hardly been in the kitchen of the mansion, and she hadn't cooked for a long time, everything here was very unfamiliar, and she didn't know where to start. The cook smiled and brought her a clean apron, showed her the various stoves, and then quietly went out.

Jingyi washed her hands, took the eggs, and beat two into the porcelain bowl. She held the bowl in one hand and the chopsticks in the other, stirring quickly. There is a goldfish aquatic plant pattern in the white porcelain bowl, and the tender yellow egg liquid rolls up, and the goldfish and aquatic plants seem to swim in the water, which is very beautiful...... Although she felt that her wrists were sore, she still enjoyed it.

The water on the stove made a noise, and she took hot water and added a little to the egg mixture, which gave birth to flocculents.

She put the porcelain bowl in the steamer, closed the lid, and waited aside.

It doesn't take a few minutes for a bowl of steamed eggs with sesame oil to be ready.

Somehow, I remembered to eat this...... Her eyelids jumped.

She rubbed her eyes.

The kitchen door rang, and she said, "It's fine, I don't know how the steaming goes." ”

She crossed her feet and fell into the fire. After waiting for a while, I lifted the lid of the pot a little impatiently, and a smell of incense came to my face.

She couldn't help but laugh and said, "It looks pretty good." ”

She took the towel, took out the porcelain bowl, and placed it on the table.

"I don't know how it tastes." A low voice with a slight smile.

When she looked up, she saw Tao Xiang leaning against the door, smiling at her. Wearing military casual clothes, the boat-shaped military hat is slightly crooked, I don't know if it is deliberate, or because I am tired, I am tired, and I don't hide it too much......

She paused, not making a sound.

The smell of steamed eggs with sesame oil filled her nostrils, extremely fragrant and warm...... She sniffed, but inhaled the moisture.

Tao Xiang came over and sat down and asked, "Can you give me a spoon?" ”

She turned around and brought a silver spoon from the shelf, and gave it to him, saying, "Be careful...... Scald. ”

He took the opportunity to shake her hand. Where the silver spoon is hot, his hands are hot.