Chapter 70: Desperate Pursuit
The bed * collapsed!
In the middle of the night, Xu Buling held two wooden boards, half-squatted in the boudoir, and lightly repaired the silly daughter-in-law's embroidery bed.
Ning Yuhe was worried about being discovered, so he went back to his yard early; On the carved soft couch in the boudoir, Xiao Xiang'er and Zhongli Jiujiu were wrapped in spring quilts, lying together like caterpillars.
Xiao Xiang'er only showed a charming face, a little disappointed in her apricot eyes, and now she is still complaining: "What broke the palace, four people collapsed, I have never seen such bad furniture since I was a child, it is really eye-opening~"
Zhongli Jiujiu was embarrassed, and carefully paid attention to the outside: "You be quiet, let people find out, sister, I will live without face......"
Xu Buling's face was a little embarrassed, and it was not easy to fight back when he was reprimanded by his daughter-in-law, so he honestly repaired the bed, and put the two of them back, and wanted to continue, but was kicked out by the frightened Jiujiu with his legs.
Xu Buling knew that he had treated his daughter-in-law badly, so he lay down on the soft collapse with the quilt in his arms, closed his eyes and squinted for an hour, and the sky was dark.
I didn't sleep well last night, and Xu Buling didn't have the embarrassment to wake up the two people who had just fallen asleep, got up and dressed lightly, washed and eaten, and then came to the council hall and started to deal with business with the palace think tank that got up early.
50,000 troops are not much, but they are definitely a lot, and they have to carry engineers, people, pack horses, etc., and the heavy cavalry has two servants for each horse, and the actual number is definitely more than 50,000.
After discussing the matter, it was already noon, Xu Buling took time out and rode a horse to the sea of flowers outside Suzhou City.
In mid-February, under the soothing spring breeze, the sea of flowers on the shore of Mandarin Duck Lake is almost a day a day, at this time, thousands of flowers are in full bloom, and you can smell the fragrance of flowers half a mile away.
Coming to the sea of flowers, Xu Buling had not yet walked to the wooden house, but on the terrace of the wooden house, Cui Xiaowan, who was wearing a warm yellow skirt, held a small wooden stick in her hand, and hurriedly trained:
"Don't bite it, why are you so fierce......"
At the edge of the terrace, the little black dog and the big yellow dog were hiding in the corner with frightened eyes, shivering, and had already stood up with their backs against the corner, tilting their heads and waving their paws and wailing.
The big white goose that came from the long-distance rush waved its big wings, and bit one of Ah Huang's hind legs viciously and dragged it out, looking like a rich man who robbed the people's daughter, and the scene was miserable.
Cui Xiaowan was not very bold, she didn't dare to fight with a small wooden stick, she hid behind a recliner, her eyes were a little angry, but she had no choice but to wave the small wooden stick helplessly:
"If you bite again, I'll stew you later, I mean ......"
Xu Buling couldn't cry or laugh when he saw this scene, and hurriedly jumped onto the terrace and lifted the wanton Bai Shizi up.
The little black dog and Ah Huang were pardoned, and after a swish, they jumped into the newly built puppy kennel next to the wooden house, and did not even forget to close the fence gate.
Cui Xiaowan saw that Xu Buling was coming, the annoyance on her face subsided, and she said crisply:
"Hey, where did you get the goose? I was not obedient at all, and yesterday afternoon I sent it and began to chase the dog to bite, I was afraid that it would bite the dog to death, and I didn't dare to sleep. ”
Xu Buling threw the big white goose into the sea of flowers, and said with a smile: "It can't bite Ah Huang, it's just a joke." A girl as weak as Yufu can suppress it, if you really hit it a few times, it won't dare to be fierce. ”
Cui Xiaowan didn't know Song Yufu, so she sighed softly: "It's your woman's goose?" Then I can't stew, I'm still thinking about making a pot of goose soup. ”
Xu Buling hurriedly waved his hand: "You can't stew it, you stew it, Yufu must have stewed me, it's good to keep it as a playmate." ”
Cui Xiaowan saw that the big white goose was helpless outside the dog cage, so she temporarily put it aside. She leaned the stick against the wall, ran back to the hut, took the teacup and teapot from it, brought out a plate of melon seeds, sat down beside the chaise longue, and raised her hand to the other chaise longue:
"Xu Xian lifted the white lady's quilt, what did you see?"
Looking at this eagerness, it is obvious that he has been waiting all day.
Xu Buling sat on the recliner and continued yesterday's topic: "I saw a big white snake with a thick waist, covered in white scales and fangs and red stars, which scared Xu Xian so much that his heart and soul were scattered, and he swallowed his breath on the spot......"
The spring breeze hits people in the sea of flowers, and the wind chimes at the corners of the eaves make a jingle and crisp sound.
Cui Xiaowan sat sideways on the recliner, pouring tea, peeling melon seeds, listening to Xu Buling's serious narration as she did yesterday, and sometimes asking a few words that she didn't understand.
It's just that Xu Buling is about to lead the army to go out, and he can't drink tea and tell stories as slowly and logically as yesterday, when it comes to the white lady stealing fairy grass to save Xu Xian, she didn't leave the introduction to leave suspense, and said:
"Miss Cui, yesterday there was news from Chang'an City, and the emperor urgently summoned the Xiliang army to enter the pass to quell the rebellion of the three kings in the east, and pointed out that I was in charge. I'm afraid I'll leave Xiliang and enter the customs in the next two days, and I won't be able to tell you about this in a short time. ”
Cui Xiaowan was already mentally prepared, but there was still some disappointment in her eyes, she retracted her gaze, leaned back on the recliner, and turned to look at the sea of flowers outside:
"Fighting is to not fight, I know the severity, just don't be like the emperor."
Xu Buling shook his head and said: "The emperor and I are not the same kind of people, and we care more about our family." However, no matter how fast the rebellion is, it will take a lot of time, just from Suzhou to Chang'an, it will take more than a month or two, and the soldiers and horses of the three kings in the east will meet, and attack each other, then the time is uncertain, as short as one or two years, and as long as seven or eight years, Miss Cui, you ......"
Cui Xiaowan smiled: "You can fight with peace of mind, don't worry about me." I've been in the mountains for so many years, and it's the same here. ”
Xu Buling hesitated a little, but Cui Xiaowan liked to live alone, so he didn't say much, and said with a smile:
"Then I'll try to go early and come back as soon as possible."
"Well, you...... No, I hope that the son will return triumphantly. ”
"Hehe, borrow the girl's auspicious words."
Xu Buling smiled, didn't stay, got up and jumped off the terrace, and walked towards the flower waiwai.
Cui Xiaowan leaned on the recliner and watched the white-clothed figure drift away, feeling that the scene was a little similar to the dusk in the canyon, and the smile on her face gradually faded, but she didn't say anything.
After Xu Buling walked far away, he turned around and raised his hand to wave, which was regarded as a farewell.
Cui Xiaowan also raised her hand and shook it, and only after Xu Buling disappeared at the end of the sea of flowers did she stand up, and as usual, she picked up a small hoe and shovel, and began to tidy up the endless sea of flowers outside the terrace.
It's just that it didn't take long for Father-in-law Jia, who was fishing on the shore of Mandarin Duck Lake, to walk back, stand behind Cui Xiaowan, and look in the direction where Xu Buling disappeared:
"War is not overnight, this time, the girl is afraid that it will not be good to wait."
Cui Xiaowan didn't look up, and dug up the flower seedlings seriously: "What am I waiting for him to do?" If you are bored, you can go to the queen mother and Miss Ning, or you can find the Jiujiu girl to tell stories, and you can also go to the hot springs, there are many things you can do. ”
Father-in-law Jia clasped his hands on his sleeves, shook his head and said, "He took away all the women around him, leaving you here alone." ”
Cui Xiaowan made a movement in her hand, and turned her head over: "He went out to fight, why did he still bring women?" ”
Father-in-law Jia was a little helpless: "The old slave doesn't know. When everyone was gone, there were only the two of us, two dogs and a goose, and it didn't seem to be very interesting. Miss Cui, do you think you want to go back to Youzhou, or follow? ”
Cui Xiaowan was silent, stuck the small shovel on the ground, and was a little unhappy: "I thought he left his family in Suzhou, but he said that because he was afraid that he would be embarrassed." I've already told him not to leave, and I can't go back on my word, what should I do now? ”
Father-in-law Jia understood the meaning and sighed softly: "The old slave has to think of a way." I wanted to bury it in this place, but it seems that I don't have a chance. ”
"Just come back after the battle~"
"Alas......"