"Li Sihai, what do you mean?"

Chen Kang looked at Li Sihai, his eyes full of anger. The two have known each other in Xia Kingdom, and Chen Kang has also heard of Li Sihai's reputation as a wave of flowers. Seeing his vigilant eyes, Li Sihai touched his nose with some embarrassment, and took out a crumpled piece of silk paper from his arms, which was a secret order from the Protectorate Mansion, and brought it to Chen Kang's eyes for him to see clearly. Chen Kang was about to reach out to take it, but Li Sihai retracted his hand and said in a deep voice: "Official business, Prince Kang, offended." He made a gesture of please.

Chen Kang saw the big seal of the Protector Mansion, like a defeated rooster, he looked at Han Ningshuang with some reluctance, afraid that she would worry, so he pretended to smile lightly: "If the Protector Mansion really wants to ask the guilt, I will unload the identity of the prince of Kang Guo, and immediately go to Liaodong to come to the Han Army Marshal's Mansion, and Marshal Han will be on an errand under the command of Marshal Han." Han Ningshuang sighed slightly, but Chen Kang leaned closer and said in a low voice: "Who is Li Sihai, you know, be careful not to fall for him." He paused, and then said in a deep voice, "Zhao De, the captain of the eighth battalion of the Chengying Battalion, is my friend, if there is anything, you can ask him for help." ”

He lowered his voice, but not too low, Li Sihai could hear every word clearly, he coughed a little embarrassed, and asked, "Explain clearly, right?" Stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture, he had some friendship with Chen Kang, knowing that Chen Kang would not escape, and he would not lose his face in front of Han Ningshuang. The Marquis of Bowang didn't want to form such a wronged relationship with King Kang.

"I'm relieved to see you're okay. Don't worry about me. ”

Chen Kang turned to leave, and Li Sihai watched him walk out of the room with some sympathy, as if seeing Han Ningshuang's eyes gave him infinite courage. Li Sihai bowed to Han Ningshuang and said goodbye, and closed the door after the soldiers confessed.

Han Ningshuang leaned against the window, her gaze changed several times, only to feel a little confused in her heart. She sighed, stretched out her hand to comb her windswept hair, leaned over and took out a can of Daughter Red and Wine Glass from the cabinet in front of the window, lifted the flask, poured a glass down the glass, raised it to her lips, and swallowed it little by little. This daughter has a soft red mouth and a little warmth on her body. When Han Ningshuang was a teenager, he wandered around with the generals of the Han army. The north is bitter cold, and you can bring some wine and sweat with you, which can not only warm up the body, but also relieve fatigue, and sometimes satisfy hunger. After two glasses of wine, she didn't feel dizzy on her cheeks, and her chaotic mood calmed down temporarily.

"Can you forget?" Han Ningshuang muttered to herself, "As long as we don't meet again, we will definitely be able to forget." ”

At this moment, the soldiers reported that Mrs. Zhao was visiting, Han Ningshuang hurriedly put the wine and cup back in the cabinet, rinsed her mouth with a sip of tea, stretched out her hand and took two breaths, feeling that there was no smell of wine, and then walked to the door to greet him.

Li Ruoxue saw that Han Ningshuang's expression was different, took her hand, and said with concern: "Is there anything upset?" ”

Han Ningshuang smiled helplessly. In the entire Han Army Marshal's Mansion, Li Ruoxue was the only one who treated her as an ordinary woman. From the beginning of the meeting, she gradually became accustomed to it, and naturally treated Li Ruoxue differently from others. She originally didn't want to mention the matter of Shicai, but Li Ruoxue asked this, but replied in a low voice: "Chen Kang came just now, but he has been taken away by Li Sihai because he has secretly left the fief. ”

"How can this be," Li Ruoxue was a little surprised, and then said worriedly, "Chen Gongzi will be fine, right?" She had seen Chen Kang when she was in Dunhuang and knew that he was a friend of her husband, and Zhao Xingde had also told her about Chen Kang's hard pursuit of Han Ningshuang.

"It's just a fief privately, although it's serious, but there shouldn't be much culpability," Han Ningshuang's eyes were a little complicated, and he said slowly, "King Kangguo has no heirs, and the position of the son of the world is vacant." And Chen Kang's mother, Empress Kang, is the sister of King Kang, and Chen Kang's civil and military talents are also extraordinary, so King Kang chose him as his son. This is something that the five governments of the Xia Kingdom want to do but can't. As long as it has nothing to do with the safety of the society, the five governments will do their best to maintain Chen Kang's position as the son. ”

"I see. I think this prince of King Kang is a person who is very affectionate," Li Ruoxue sighed a little, and then smiled narrowly, "My sister is such a good match, in vain I still have delusions, and I want to be a lobbyist for my husband." According to the laws of the Xia Kingdom, as long as the wife agrees, he can marry again. ”

A trace of panic flashed in Han Ningshuang's eyes, but her cheeks turned even redder, and she said, "I'm so ashamed, I can laugh at this." ”

Li Ruoxue said: "If it's not a joke, is my sister willing?" ”

A complicated look flashed in Han Ningshuang's eyes, she looked at Li Ruoxue, was silent for a moment, and then said, "If General Zhao is interested, he is not without a mouth." Besides, a fairy like my sister followed him, and he had to be half-hearted and greedy, if that was the case, I would scold him. Having said that, her cheeks became hotter and hotter, and she didn't dare to look at Li Ruoxue's eyes when she lowered her head.

Seeing her demeanor, Li Ruoxue already understood a little in her heart, and said in a low voice: "Don't care about him first, is my sister willing?" ”

"Would I like to? Is it just marrying Zhao Xingde? If Zhao Xingde was intentional, why didn't he show it at all? He was afraid that Li Ruoxue would be uncomfortable, so he deliberately made a cold and ruthless appearance. Han Ningshuang only felt panicked, she took a few deep breaths of air, desperately trying to calm herself down. She was silent for a long time, her expression changed several times, and finally sighed and said in a low voice: "I heard a story about an old husband and wife, but it is a bit boring, is my sister willing to listen?" ”

"Oh, what's the story?"

Han Ningshuang straightened her hair, letting Ruchao's mood gradually calm down, and said slowly: "Once upon a time, there was an old husband and wife, and the couple were deeply in love. They are poor, they have no meat at home, and it takes a long time for them to eat a single fish. The husband liked to eat fish heads, and every time he ate fish, he had to give them to his wife. And the wife likes to eat fish tails, and every time she eats fish, she gives them to her husband. In this way, after many, many years, both people gave up what they liked to each other, but they didn't know that the other person gave up what they liked. ”

Speaking of which, Han Ningshuang didn't continue. "General Zhao and his sister are in deep love," she said slowly, trying to calm herself as much as possible, "but I really don't want to be that fish." She used almost all her strength, clenched her teeth, controlled her emotions, and did not let the tears flow out of her eyes. But the harder I worked, the more faint the pain in my heart became.

"Looks like I'm on my toes." Li Ruoxue felt the sadness she felt, but also felt a sense of relief in her heart.

............

In the next few days, Han Ningshuang avoided Zhao Xingde, and Zhao Xingde didn't know the reason, except for feeling slightly strange, he didn't think about it deeply. Chen Kang was detained by Li Sihai and was about to be sent back to the Xia Kingdom, and he was also kept in the dark. Until this day, Kim Chang-tae brought the military report of the Military Intelligence Department and handed it to Zhao Xingde with a strange expression.

"You succeeded as the captain of the eighth battalion, and the military government transferred me out of Liaodong?"

Zhao Xingde's face was full of disbelief, although the situation of the Liao army had stabilized, there were still a hundred ruins to be rebuilt. The deployment of Suzhou, the reclamation in the north, and the industry of Dongmuxing, all of which he worked hard for, suddenly received a military order to transfer out of Liaodong, he was like a lightning strike, and his chest only felt sullen. This Liaodong foundation is the result of several years of hard work, and it is almost the same as his own flesh and blood. Fortunately, Kim Chang-tae succeeded him as the captain of the 8th Battalion. Otherwise, it will be even more difficult to accept it if it is handed over to others.

"I also want to congratulate Xingzhi on his promotion to the rank of captain of the Dragon's Tooth Military Academy." Jin Changtai smiled instead, "This dragon tooth military captain is a general. Brother Zhao is valued by the General's Mansion, and it is just around the corner to lead an army in the future. "The lieutenant of the Dragon's Tooth Army is the same military rank as the ordinary general, so he is called the general. When the General's Mansion selects generals, it usually transfers the important lieutenant to the Longya Army, on the one hand, to strengthen its loyalty to the imperial court, and on the other hand, it also raises the rank of the lieutenant to the rank of general.

Zhao Xingde shook his head and said: "There are still many major events in Liaodong, I would rather stay here and be born and die with my brothers in the camp." Looking at the Guannan of Suzhou, which was in ruins not far away, Zhao Xingde's heart swelled with strong unwillingness and regret.