Not long after Shang Hong left, Nian Xiaojiaofu fell asleep again, and rarely, the nightmare was no more.

Because of the tossing and tossing with Shang Hong for half a night, Nian Xiaojiao was extremely late on the second day, just like yesterday, he was still awakened by the panic outside the house, and there seemed to be a cry in the panic. Nian Xiaojiao rubbed her temples, her head aching. Feel free to put on the light yellow tulle dress on the purple gold nanmu hanger next to the bed, and the shadow is graceful. In addition to sleeping, Nian Xiaojiao still wears a peach blossom mask every day, just like an ordinary woman who gets up in the morning thrush, which has become a daily habit. Sometimes I laugh at myself in the bitterness, which really saves the cost of rouge and gouache. I never thought that the cost of a peach blossom mask was much more expensive than rouge gouache.

The martial obsessive Nian Xiaojiao, who does not touch the spring water with ten fingers, does not know the price of tea, rice, oil and salt, and does not know the price of raw materials for peach blossom masks. On weekdays, just give an order to the attendant girl, and everything is ready. Later, there was Qing Gardenia, and everything worked for it, and Nian Xiaojiao didn't care about it. All she knows is that there seems to be no shortage of them.

Nian Xiaojiao followed the wailing forward, passing through the small garden full of flowers, even though the spring flowers were charming, the beauty frowned, the pace was fast, and there was no time to appreciate.

The source of the sound comes from the direction of the back kitchen. Nian Xiaojiao arrived soon. I saw a woman with gray hair beating her chest and lying on the ground and wailing, and there was a delicate little girl next to her, squatting beside her, her lips clenched, her hands nervously, and she was dragging the sleeves of the woman on the ground.

Nian Xiaojiao rubbed the blood vessels on both sides of the brain that was noisy again, thinking that when General Lin Li was still alive, which of the people was not well-behaved, like this presumptuous, unique, who dared? General Lin Li's glaring was terrifying, it was the majesty of the perennial battlefield.

Nian Xiaojiao roared angrily: "This is General Lin's Mansion, yelling, what are you talking about?" In such a critical moment, not to mention going into battle to kill the enemy, not to cause trouble at home, it should always be done, if there is anything, just say it. General Lin is busy with the front-line war, and I'm still here! ”

"Miss, you have to be the master of the old slave, our family, we have been serving the Lin Mansion for several years, the last time the city changed, the old general dismissed us, this time I heard that General Xiaolin is back, our old Wang didn't say a word, returned to the Lin Mansion, just to serve the descendants of General Lin who has passed away."

The woman on the ground stopped howling, knelt in front of Nian Xiaojiao, pulled the hem of her skirt, and cried for a while. Nian Xiaojiao pulled the hem of her clothes a few times, but she didn't pull it back, but she didn't want to make it too obvious, so she let her go.

The weak and boneless little girl like Qing Shui on the side also knelt down with the old woman.

"Are you an old man from the Lin Mansion? How I've never seen you. ”

"We are rough cooks in the backyard, how can we get into the delicate eyes of you, Miss, who have been smoked by the kitchen all day long and smell so black and bad that they will not come forward and stain the eyes of the masters. It is the greatest blessing to have a few mouthfuls of hot meals on weekdays and a few pieces of broken silver at the beginning of the month. ”

The old woman's words were very reasonable.

"And who are you today?"

"My old Wang, I went out of the city to buy a few days ago, and the city has not been closed yet, so I should return to the city yesterday. Unfortunately, Gu Shu was trapped, and he didn't return as scheduled, so I thought he should have some eyesight and went into hiding. Can...... In the morning, the guards on duty on the city wall returned from shift change and said~~ that Lao Wang was arrested!! How do I live!! ”

"What do you say? Returning to the city and arrested? ”

"Caught dozens of them, Jin Liao's bastards born from those wild donkeys and calves, use them as shields, put them at the front of the team, and threaten General Lin on the city wall, Miss, for the sake of our dedication to serving the Lin Mansion, you can help our old Wang family." Please, general, open the city gate and save my old king. ”

Nian Xiaojiao shook off the old woman's hand tugging at the hem of her skirt, her eyes were full of distress and displeasure: "What nonsense, the two soldiers intersect, the city gate is the last precaution, how can you say that it will be opened?" This is to disregard the people of the city. ”

"I don't know any big truths, I just want my old king to come back alive."

Seeing that Nian Xiaojiao didn't let go, the old woman began to cry again, splashing and rolling on the ground.

Nian Xiaojiao stroked her forehead: "That's it, you get up." This is your daughter, right? I'll take your daughter to the city gate to have a look, and by the way, ask what's going on. ”

On the one hand, Nian Xiaojiao wanted to block the old woman's mouth first, and also make the general's mansion quiet, on the other hand, she also wanted to see the situation and how far it had developed.

After listening to Xiaojiao's words, the old woman wiped the tears on her face with the dirty sleeves on the ground, and the uncomfortable liquid near the person, and burst into a smile: "So, thank you, Miss." Luan, don't keep up yet, hurry up and go with Miss to see your father. ”

The little girl who was replaced by the old woman as Ah Luan seemed to be completely different from her mother, and along the way, she followed Nian Xiaojiao very timidly, with light steps, shallow breathing, and tried not to make a sound, disturbing the noble person in front of her.

"Luan? Right. ”

"Hmm!" A Luan replied softly and glutinously, with a sweet voice.

"How old are you?"

"In a few months, it will be eighteen. Miss, my mother, I'm just too anxious today, don't be angry. ”

Nian Xiaojiao nodded, said a word of understanding, and did not say anything more, this little girl, always cautious, much better than her mother, obedient and sensible. Brought her, one is to seal the old woman's mouth, to stop the hustle and bustle of the general's mansion that she cherishes very much, and the other is to look at this little girl is also strange and pitiful, the father said to catch it, not to mention saving the woman said that the only seedling of the old Wang family, if you can, take her to see her father for the last time, it is also a kind of kindness, although in troubled times, the most worthless thing is kindness.

The guards guarding the city watched Nian Xiaojiao come with Ah Luan, and a spear blocked in front of Ah Luan: "What person?" ”

Nian Xiaojiao explained: "The people in the general's mansion, there are some things to find the general. ”

After all, the sound here alarmed the general on the city wall, and from a distance not far away, he didn't say anything more, and looked at General Lin for help.

Finally, General Lin waved his hand: "Let them come up, it's okay." ”

When Nian Xiaojiao took Ah Luan to the city wall, but overnight, it was very different before the battle. In front of the dark red armor suit, there was a group of ordinary people who were helpless.

Nian Xiaojiao greeted the ancestors of Emperor Min of the Jin Liao Dynasty three hundred times in her heart, and the friendship with Emperor Min and the snake was not comparable to the weight of one-tenth or two-tenths fixed in her heart. This is the place where she grew up, and it is the place where she regards it as her homeland, as long as the solid army is there, the general's mansion is there, and the Black Forest Senluo Palace is there, no matter how far she goes, how long she leaves, in the end, there is a place to look back and a place to look forward to.

There is a feeling called nostalgia.

There is a piece of land, called the homeland.

"Daddy~~"

Ah Luan sobbed quietly, tears flowed uncontrollably on his pale little face, and his eyes burned as he looked at the ordinary people who were surrounded by spears in front of the battle.

"Luan, go back quickly! Go back! ”

Among the trapped people, there was a slightly bloated old man with a big belly, who was kind and kind, and roared loudly in the direction where Nian Xiaojiao and Ah Luan were standing.

Although he was a little confused when he saw Nian Xiaojiao taking a weak woman to the city wall, General Lin Keyin didn't ask after all, because he believed in Xiaojiao. Now, I don't know why. The fat man surnamed Wang he knew, he was a man from the General's Mansion, and he was so good at braised pork that he hadn't noticed him before.

Once Lin Keyin was obsessed with martial arts training and often missed meals. He often went to the kitchen to find some food to eat, as long as Wang Fatzi was there, he didn't have to eat leftovers and cold burn, Wang Fatzi said that he practiced martial arts and consumed physical strength, and he had to eat meat to make up for it, and often made braised pork for him. The meat made by Wang Fatzi is bright in color, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and you can't stop eating it.

Therefore, Lin Keyin and Wang Fatzi have a friendship with a plate of braised pork.

"It's the king fat man~~"

Lin Keyin's expression had a hint of pain, he was already in an unlawful mood, and he didn't know how to deal with the situation in front of him.

Open the gates? If the city gate is broken because of this, then he is a sinner who has been stinking for thousands of years, sinners are not sinners, how can a rough man like Lin Keyin care, what he cares about is the lives of ordinary people in the city who are implicated by him.

Don't open the gates? The dozens of hostages in front of him are true, and the limited patience of Jin Liao's enemy Kou is also true, he looked at the handsome flag flying in the opposing camp, and a bright yellow word "gold" danced left and right. That's ~~ The royal army is in charge, and the other party is prepared. I wonder how patient the Royal Coach has and how long he can endure it?

"Daddy~~"

Looking at the girl next to her who was called Ah Luan by Nian Xiaojiao, her father, which made people's hearts and intestines broken, Lin Keyin still pursed her thin lips, and her somewhat dazed eyes regained a trace of clarity.

He still remembered that before leaving, the emperor's brother's entrustment:

Ci does not lead the troops!

War brings casualties inevitablely, and every choice must not be considered without spending a single soldier, but how to minimize casualties and try to protect the majority.

Nian Xiaojiao looked at Lin Keyin, and with just one glance, she understood Lin Keyin's choice. Growing up together, she even knows the size of Lin Keyin below the navel and above the knee (although only before the age of ten). Not to mention, Lin Keyin's thoughts about the gecko's broken tail were obvious on his face.

Nian Xiaojiao also felt sour in her heart, and she couldn't bear to look at A Luan, she was still hoping that Lin Keping could save her father.

I can't talk about how much I agree with Lin Keyin's approach, but I can't say a word about it. The heart of the Virgin is also scored at the time.

The younger brother in front of her has grown into a steel man, an iron-clad general, she should be proud!

But why, the heart hurts, and the choices of adults are sometimes really involuntary and forced by the situation.

Big and small righteousness, after all, you can't have both.