"Who are you the real wife?" Zhang Shiqing suddenly asked this question.

Xu Ji was stunned for a moment, and then smiled.

Zhang Shiqing shook his head and said, "If you smile, I know what you have to say." No, no, no, I don't listen to 'wait', I don't listen to 'what if', 'what if', 'what if', I just want to hear a simple and direct answer. ”

"I don't know."

"You don't know? How could it not be known? ”

"I did get married twice, but none of them were my choice, and now a wife is thousands of miles away, struggling for life and death, and the other ...... It's beside me, but I once wrote the 'Hugh book'......"

"I knew you were going to bring it up." Zhang Shiqing interjected.

"You have to mention it, because your parents, relatives and friends still think of you as an unmarried daughter, and they have high hopes for your future husband. I have two wives, but they don't have the same, so I don't know who to take seriously, and if you have to give a simple and direct answer, it can only be - not take it seriously, you don't take it seriously, and I don't take it seriously. ”

Zhang Shiqing's face was gloomy, and he seemed to be crying again, but the tears didn't flow out for a long time, and finally smiled lightly, "I understand, it's good this way, everyone's hearts are relaxed." ”

"That's right, it's easy."

"Whoever I marry, it's ultimately my own business."

"It's your own business."

"I'm only living in the valley temporarily, and it's only ...... for you to help me think of ideas Just ......"

"In the Eastern Capital, you helped me escape, and I am helping you now to repay this kindness."

Zhang Shiqing let out a long breath, raised his hand to wipe it lightly on his forehead, and said with a smile: "Although you are boring, you are ...... Be honest, not a hypocrite. ”

"Hmm."

The two fell silent at the same time, both of them had nothing to say, and at first it was fine, but slowly it became a little awkward.

Xu Ji spoke first: "The officers and soldiers are not compatible, only the Jizhou army is full strength, it is estimated that it will be difficult to capture Xijing, and when the news comes, the county lord of Huanyan will reconsider the alliance......"

"If only it was too late." Zhang Shiqing said flatly, she has always been full of enthusiasm, but at this time she seemed a little excited, "Even if Yecheng can form an alliance with the anti-thief, there is no need to immediately turn his face with He Rongbu, my brother has already married a little barbarian girl, so it is logical to marry me." If you think about it carefully, it's nothing to marry outside the Saiwai, they have already fled from the Eastern Capital to Yecheng, do you care about going further? Since I was a child, I have enjoyed the benefits of the Zhang family's descendants and have been pampered, and it is time for me to contribute something to my family. ”

Xu Ji was silent.

Zhang Shiqing smiled again, "Why do you want to do so much?" Anyway, Huan Yan is in charge, she is such a smart person, she must think more thoughtfully than me, and she will not make a big mistake. It's best if the marriage can be postponed, but if it can't be postponed, I have no choice but to accept my fate. ”

"When the county lord of Huanyan wants to understand, he will never marry you to the He Rong Department."

"Who made my brother the future emperor, I should marry a more valuable husband, right?" Zhang Shiqing blinked his eyes, as if he had completely figured it out, but he found it interesting.

"Hmm."

"Then you can help to the end, think about it for me, if I marry He Rongbu, what should I do. If the marriage can be postponed, where am I most likely to marry? ”

Xu Ji didn't want to answer this question, but seeing Zhang Shiqing's smile, he had to maintain his "calm", so he said: "Marrying into the He Rong Department, your enemy is the generations of noble ladies married in Bingzhou, but don't fight with her directly, wait for the opportunity, Shen Tan, the king of Jin, will soon reveal his ambitions, and those noble ladies will also speak for him." He Rongqiang is also a very ambitious person, once the noble lady of the state says too much, he will be wary, this is your chance. ”

"Well, 'wait a little longer' applies everywhere."

Xu Ji smiled: "When the time comes, go up to the nine clouds with the wind; The time is not right, and it is only possible to fly to the treetops with all its might. ”

"What if the King of Jin preemptively captures Yecheng?"

"If the general trend is like this, no one has the ability to come back to life, you better try to protect yourself."

"It seems that this is the only way. If I don't marry to He Rongbu, where will I be sent? ”

"Most likely Huaizhou, then Jingzhou."

"The heroes rise together, each has its own ambitions, the Sheng family and the Xi family are slightly smaller, if my brother can successfully become the emperor, these two families can be used as strong foreign aid, Huaizhou and Jizhou are connected, which is particularly important."

"That's what it means."

Zhang Shiqing said with a smile: "I kind of understand what you said before, in the end, the general trend is the most important, the general trend is overwhelming, the general trend is pressing, and in the end, whether you want it or not, you have to go that way." ”

Xu Ji nodded.

"Hmm...... If I had to choose, I would prefer to go to the Sheng family. When I was in the Eastern Capital, I didn't like the Xi family, their family was too flattering and did not have the style of the founding father. I haven't seen the Sheng family, but the reviews are good, although they all sound boring, but it's better than flatterers, and it's closer to Jizhou. ”

"If the threat of annexation is lifted, that's pretty much it."

"What should I pay attention to in Huaizhou?"

"I don't know much about the Sheng family, according to rumors, the Sheng family values filial piety, when you go over there, you have to pay more attention to the living conditions of your in-laws and the old people of the Sheng family, in short, the purpose remains the same, or to attract strong reinforcements to Yecheng."

Zhang Shiqing nodded, "You have arranged other people's affairs properly, what about yourself?" ”

"None of that was my arrangement."

"Speculation, in your words, you are speculating on people's hearts. That's the way it is for me, how is it for you? Will it be a little more forgiving? ”

"The general trend is like a landslide, like a stormy wave, like a blazing fire cooking oil, and there will be no tolerance for anyone."

"So you removed the king's name to escape from the 'general trend'?"

"I didn't think that after you reminded me, it seems to be the case."

Zhang Shiqing sighed, got up and walked towards the door, "I want to understand that there is a benefit to the general trend, and I will no longer have useless hopes, and for this alone, I should thank you." ”

"No thanks, that will make me feel ashamed to be ...... with you in the Eastern Capital"

Zhang Shiqing suddenly turned around, "Can I escape from the 'general trend'?" ”

This is another difficult question to answer, Xu Ji thought for a while before saying, "If you need someone else to make decisions and find a way for you - then you can't." ”

"Haha, you're really boring."

Zhang Shiqing left, Xu Ji picked up the book, but he couldn't read it.

The old servant came in with the food, saw the leftover wine on the table, knew that the county lord of Fangde had come, arranged the meal, did not retreat immediately, and asked carefully: "Childe and the little county lord have an awkward quarrel?" ”

"No, how could you have such an idea?"

"Because...... Suddenly, there was no laughter from the little county lord, and I was a little unaccustomed to it. The little lord was very happy today, but after leaving Childe's place, he suddenly became quiet, and he never came out of the house again, nor did he drink with everyone, but took away the food, saying that he would eat it in the house. ”

"She must be tired."

"Little county lord? Even if she plays polo for a day, she won't get tired. Son...... Go and say good things and coax her. ”

"What she needs now is not coaxing."

"Alas, I'm just saying it casually, Childe is getting more and more incomprehensible now, the person who assassinated you, you let it go, and the person who cares about you, you don't take it seriously."

"The county lord is still young, and she only came to the valley to take refuge, and leaving her behind is harmful to her, and she will have people who really care about her in the future, and she will forget about the things here."

"Childe ......"

"Since I am in seclusion, I have to accept all the consequences of seclusion: I no longer have an army to deploy, I am no longer qualified to bargain with the heroes, and I am no longer able to protect ...... Lord Fangde, her identity is too important, so important that Yecheng will never allow her to be too willful. ”

"But if the son is resourceful, he can't ......"

"I'm not as resourceful as you think. I just reluctantly managed to keep her, and Ye Cheng would be angry about it later, and she herself might regret it, and it was not only me who would be retaliated against, but everyone in the valley. ”

The old servant sighed, "Alas, maybe the son is right, I'm just a poor little county lord, born in the palace, I haven't suffered since I was a child, but suddenly she has to bear such a heavy burden, how can she stand it." ”

"She can stand it." Xu Ji said with certainty.

The old servant sighed and walked out, and whispered outside: "Childe is really ruthless, but he can't be blamed for it......"

Xu Ji didn't eat much, went to bed early, didn't fall asleep for a long time, and regretted that he spoke too much, he didn't think his words were wrong, but the exit seemed to be too early, like an overly strict parent, when the young children were having the most fun, they suddenly told them to support the family.

"It's not too early, it's just too late." Xu Ji muttered, and finally fell asleep groggyly.

Early the next morning, soon after getting up, he heard laughter outside, Zhang Shiqing returned to normal, urging Chang Yanzhi and others to eat quickly, she wanted to try whether the BMW "Roll Snow" was suitable for playing polo, although the horse had been transferred out, it did not reduce her interest at all.

Xu Ji felt a little comforted in his heart, so he read as usual, carried water, chopped wood, and continued to read.

Zhang Shiqing has indeed returned to normal, there is only one, she has never come to Xu Ji again, as if she feels that there is nothing to ask or say.

Feng Juniang's arrival broke this small deadlock, and as soon as she entered the valley, she called the little county lord, and the two came to see Xu Ji together.

"What's going on in the city? Sister Feng is so serious. Zhang Shiqing wiped away the beads of sweat and didn't look at Xu Ji.

"Big things, more than one thing." Feng Juniang didn't notice the abnormality, "Tian Jiang has been arrested." ”

"Huh?" Xu Ji stood up.

"It was directly arrested by the people of He Rong's department, and I don't know how they found out about the whereabouts of Tian Jiang, more than 30 people did it together last night."

Zhang Shiqing said in surprise: "What about the government people? Just let them arrest people casually in Yecheng? ”

"Where does the government dare to manage? But this is only a trivial matter, the barbarian king wants to bring the Tian Craftsman back to the outside of the Saiwai, and it will not harm him for the time being, but another matter is a big trouble. Did Childe take a man from the valley yesterday? ”

"Yu Zhan? It was I who let him go. ”

"Yu Zhan failed to assassinate Xu Gongzi, so he was kicked out." Zhang Shiqing added, still not looking at Xu Ji.

"That's this Yu Zhan, after returning to the city, he ran to the Assassin's Mansion and beat the drum to report, claiming that the prince colluded with the king of Jibei and was going to assassinate the father and daughter of the king of Xiangdong, saying that he had heard it with his own ears."

Zhang Shiqing was furious, and Xu Ji was shocked.