Chapter 18: A Thousand Turns (21)

Jing Yi put the bowl in front of Tao Xiang upright. The smell of heat and fragrance is blowing in the face.

Tao Xiang looked at her and asked, "What is this?" โ€

"Steamed eggs with sesame oil. I heard you cough at night...... "Jing Yi reached out and opened the lid of the bowl, leaned over to take a look, immediately closed it, raised his eyes to look at Tao Xiang, his face turned red, "Do it for the first time...... I don't know if it will work out. She was about to take the bowl away, but Tao Xiang pressed her hand. The bowl was a little hot, and he took her hand away, but he didn't let go, and when he looked at her, he lifted the lid himselfโ€”not good. The oil and egg paste were in a mess, and they were still steamed.

Jing Yi was annoyed when she saw it. If she knew it was so ugly, she wouldn't have given it to him...... He didn't want to touch the food, but he didn't want to touch it.

Tao Xiang cleared his throat and said, "Mother Zhang said it, right?" In the past, whenever I had a cough, she would let me eat steamed eggs with sesame oil while they were hot, and add plum candy. Da"

"Hmm." Jingyi nodded.

Tao Xiang took the spoon, Jing Yi wanted to stop it, but he easily dodged it, scooped out a spoonful of steamed eggs, he looked at it, and put it in his mouth.

"Isn't it unpalatable?" Jing Yi stared at the change in the expression on his face - he took a spoonful, scooped a second spoonful, only to see his mouth move, but he didn't say good - she came closer, "If it's hard to eat, don't eat it...... Hmmm......"

Tao Xiang brought the second spoonful of steamed eggs to Jingyi's lips and said, "Taste it yourself." โ€

"Also...... It's not very tasty. Jingyi hurriedly swallowed the steamed egg and said. The eggs are steamed and old, chewing granules in the mouth, like sand. Unlike eating at home, it melts in your mouth and is fragrant and delicious. Just now she was worried that she was not familiar, but Mrs. Zhou said that it was okay, and she waited for a while. At this time, she was deeply depressed, "I knew to listen to Mrs. Zhou...... I won't be steaming for so long next time. โ€

Tao Xiang glanced at her, she complained, he had already eaten the rest of the steamed eggs, put the silver spoon in the bowl, and looked at her.

Jing Yi stared at the empty bowl and was silent.

"I'll let the ponies stay and take care of your safety. Here, you can do whatever you want. Just remember, when it matters, listen to his arrangement. Got it? Tao Xiang got up and went to wash his face. After waiting for a while, Jing Yi was still silent, and his eyebrows frowned. "Did you hear that?"

Jingyi took a towel and gave it to him and said, "I'm here waiting for you to come back." โ€

"Cheng Jingyi!" Tao Xiang was slapping the cool water on his face, and when he heard this, he stopped, straightened up, pulled a towel from Jing Yi's hand, and threw it into the basin fiercely, the water splashed out, and his dark gray military uniform was wet. The water on his face dripped down his chin, and his white shirt was wet.

Jingyi approached him, took his arm, and said, "I'm here waiting for you to come back." Or...... You're in Dihua, wait for me to come over. โ€

Drops of water dripping from his chin, carrying the temperature of his body.

She wrung out the towel and wiped his face, but Tao Xiang snatched the towel.

"Don't think about that critical time. Your critical moment is only the moment of victory. I wait for your good news. Jing Yi crossed her feet and kissed him on the lips. Her cool fingers ran across his chin. "Won't make me wait too long, will you?"

Tao Xiang grabbed her waist and let her cling to herself.

"No, it won't." He said.

"Okay." Jingyi whispered, looked at his watch, and pushed him, "It's time for you to change your clothes and go out." It's all waiting for you. โ€

Tao Xiang nodded.

Jingyi watched him wash his face quickly...... The soap-frothed chin, with a thick layer, like cream on a cake, made his face look weirder and more funny than usual...... The sharp razor scraped the foam one by one, revealing his shaved blue chin, square and strong...... She hurriedly turned around and retrieved the uniform he was about to change.

While Tao Xiang was changing clothes, Jing Yi was studying the buttons on his coat. The stitches are extremely fine.

"The pony sewed." Tao Xiang said.

"Oh." Jingyi nodded. Seeing Tao Xiang's smiling appearance, her face was a little hot, and she said stupidly: "It's just a button, what's the big deal." โ€

Tao Xiang nodded, took the coat, still looking at her with a smile, fastening the buttons, and heard the voice approaching, and sure enough, after a while, someone shouted to report to the commander, he bowed his head and kissed her, and whispered, "I should go." โ€

"Take care." She said.

"So are you." He hugged her, "Jingyi." โ€

"Huh?" She looked at him.

"Thank you." He said.

Her soft and fragrant body was in his arms, and it was not as beautiful as the real thing. He was leaving, and this time was different than any of them.

She looked at him, and although she didn't expect him to say that, she nodded.

"There may be things that ask you to come forward, if you don't want to go, you can not go. Don't worry about my face. I told the pony and he knew what to do. Tao Xiang said.

"Got it." Jingyi nodded.

Tao Xiang also looked at the time, and it was indeed time to go.

Jingyi sent him out. Watch him step out the door, watch him walk towards his warhorse...... She stood by the door, watching him mount. He didn't look back at her, turned his horse's head, and stood at the front of the line. His sword glittered in the morning light, and behind him were familiar or unfamiliar figures. She knew that from this moment on, they would once again embark on the journey of birth and death...... She had watched his back leave many times, and only now did she really feel a deep sense of concern.

"Mrs. Tao, let's go into the house and rest." Mrs. Zhou stood behind Jingyi. The people are gone, and even the military flags flying high are no longer visible.

Jingyi looked back at her and smiled, "No, it's time for me to go to the hospital at this time." If you don't go, it's too late. โ€

Mrs. Zhou looked at her slightly pale face, her eyes were still red, and she was speechless for a while.

Jing Yi turned her face in disguise, still smiling, "I'll come back in the evening...... Teach me how to make steamed eggs, Mrs. Zhou. It's too old to steam in the morning. โ€

Mrs. Zhou laughed and quipped: "It doesn't matter if you're old and tender, it's rare that you haven't slept well all night, and you have to worry about getting up early." I saw that Commander Tao had also eaten it, and I must have felt sorry for his wife's hard work. โ€

Jingyi was teased by her, her face turned red, and she felt even more embarrassed when she saw Ma Xingjian waiting on the side. Hurriedly said goodbye to Mrs. Zhou, called Ma Xingjian, and set off for the hospital.

Hami is an ancient city. Jingyi has always been here, only moving between the temporary headquarters and the hospital, and has not bothered to look at the appearance of the old city. Ma Xingjian followed Tao Xiang's instructions and personally led someone to drive Jingyi out. It was still early in the morning and the streets were deserted. Jingyi saw that there was still plenty of time, so she asked the driver to drive slower.

Ma Xingjian took advantage of this time to tell Jingyi that Qi Shao had some old days in the city, and what political and business celebrities might wait for an opportunity to meet her. But he also said to Jingyi: "Seven young confessions, subject to the meaning of the young grandmother." The young grandmother didn't want to see anyone, so I blocked all of them. โ€

"It doesn't have to be." Jingyi turned her head and looked at Ma Xingjian, "Hengzhu, I'm here, I always have something to do." When the hospital is not busy, it is not difficult to dance, play cards, and eat...... But I don't have the right clothes. โ€

She smiled.

Ma Xingjian also smiled and said, "Don't worry about this young grandmother." โ€

Jingyi nodded.

Sure enough, when she returned to the temporary headquarters that night, her clothes were already piled up on the kang. Some of these things were purchased according to Tao Xiang's intentions, and some were gifts from people. Jingyi put away the business cards on the gift box and looked at them one by one. Mrs. Zhou on the side listened to her read one, sighed, and said, "Madam, these are the masters who can't usually be seen......

Jingyi smiled and accepted the card, ready to spare time to reply to the letter to show her gratitude. This back and forth, even if she is connected, I am afraid that in the future, she will have to socialize.

The decision to come on the day was simple. Since she came, because of her identity and Tao Xiang, of course she had to attend some occasions that required her to socialize. Fortunately, these are what she has been used to in the past few years, but it is just a new group of new people to socialize...... It's all about Tao Xiang's face, and she is no longer interested, so she has to take care of it. I only hope that what she has done can help Tao Xiang.

It's just that after a long time in Hami, although Jingyi's whereabouts are kept secret by the headquarters and the hospital, the news that Commander Tao's wife is in Hami City has gradually spread, and in addition to local celebrities, there are also reporters who are everywhere. Fortunately, Ma Xingjian did things well, and Jingyi was photographed in and out of the hospital several times, but he cleverly solved them. It was not until one day that a reporter from the Central Daily published a large photo of her on the front page, alongside the battle report of Tao Xiang's troops, that her whereabouts were completely exposed. Jingyi was originally worried about causing trouble for Tao Xiang, and she didn't want to see the newspaper, but she received rave reviews. In the next few days, Tao Xiang's front line good news was frequently reported, and Mrs. Tao traveled thousands of miles to help, but it was spread as a beautiful talk...... Since then, Jingyi has simply stopped avoiding reporters.

She continued to volunteer in the hospital during the day, running up and down, from morning to night, as if she was busier than the doctors and nurses. In the evenings, she often had a party, and when she came back from the hospital, she changed her clothes and went to a banquet. This busyness leaves her with a lot of time to think about anything else. Ma Xingjian always followed Jingyi from far and near, performing his duties as a guard, so as not to disturb her, and also reported to her the latest battle situation at any time, sometimes several times a day, sometimes there was no news for several days. The news is also uncertain, sometimes it is good, sometimes it is bad...... The good and the bad, she has to digest slowly.

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Dear all,

Update tomorrow morning as usual. Good night everybody.