Chapter 23: The Gift
When Yang Xu woke up again, as soon as he opened his eyes, he bumped into Diao Chan's concerned eyes.
"How's it going, are you better?" Diao Chan asked eagerly.
Seeing the dark circles on her eyes, Yang Xu was both moved, delighted, and distressed, like an overturned soy sauce bottle, with mixed flavors.
Although there was no clock, listening to a rooster crowing outside the window, Yang Xu could guess that it should be five or six o'clock in the morning, so he whispered: "I'm much better, now it's still before dawn, you go back and rest, if someone finds out that you have stayed here all night, it will be bad for your reputation to spread it!" ”
Diao Chan frowned when he heard this, and said stubbornly: "It's all at this time, you still have so many thoughts, and I'm not afraid to say it!" What are you afraid of? ”
"I know you're not afraid, so I'm afraid for you!"
"I promised my father-in-law that I would take good care of you, so naturally I won't break my promise!" Diao Chan didn't seem to hear his words, and said to himself, while picking up the medicine bowl on the table, scooping a spoonful and feeding it to Yang Xu's mouth, "Come, drink the medicine first!" ”
But before Yang Xu opened her mouth, she remembered something, hurriedly took back the spoon, and said, "I almost forgot, this medicine was fried three hours ago, and now it's cold, you wait a while, I'll heat it up again!" ”
"No need!" Without waiting for Diao Chan to get up, he stopped, then took the medicine bowl with one hand, drank it all, and put it back in place after drinking, and boasted: "It is said that cold medicine can cure diseases, and this medicine feels a lot better after a stomach!" ”
"How can it be as fast as you say!" Diao Chan smiled lightly and asked again: "Then are you hungry, do you want me to go to the kitchen and get some snacks!" ”
"Don't, don't! I want to sleep right now! Looking at the trace of exhaustion flashing on Diao Chan's face, he added: "I have also drunk the medicine, you should go back and rest quickly!" ”
Diao Chan yawned, and then she felt a wave of sleepiness coming, and said to Yang Xu again: "Okay, you are so cultivated, I will come to see you tomorrow!" Then he walked out and closed the door gently.
Watching Diao Chan leave, Yang Xu couldn't come back to his senses for a long time, and felt warm in his heart. "It's nice to feel so cared for by you!" He said to himself.
A few days later, in the garden of Stuto House.
"Be careful, your injuries are just right!" Looking at the child-like Yang Xu, Diao Chan reminded.
"It's okay, I'll just spin around!" Yang Xu didn't care, looked at the white flowers blooming, and praised the garden: "Your garden is really good, it's pleasing to the eye and refreshing!" ”
"This is left by the previous official, and I usually only let my subordinates take care of it! I don't think it's any good, it just doesn't feel so messy! "Diao Chan tells the truth!
Yang Xu looked at Diao Chan in the middle of the hundred flowers, she was dressed in white, like the legendary fairy of the hundred flowers, but it was a pity that there was no camera at the moment, otherwise he would definitely take a picture of this beautiful scene.
At this time, Yang Xu found Diao Chan looking over, he hurriedly avoided his eyes, but he unintentionally glanced at a clump of dog's tail grass in the corner, although the dog's tail grass was inconspicuous, it was windy, tenacious, tenacious, and brought a vibrant green to the gray corner.
At this time, Diao Chan walked to Yang Xu's side, followed his eyes, and then said: "It must be that the people are lazy, and I will ask someone to pull it out when I turn around!" ”
"Don't!" Yang Xu hurriedly stopped, turned his head and smiled at Diao Chan: "Do you know, in my hometown, every flower and plant has a story and their own meaning!" For example, the orchid symbolizes nobility and gentlemanly style; Peony symbolizes perfection and grace and luxury! ”
Saying that, Yang Xu walked to the corner, folded three dog tail grasses, returned to Diao Chan's side, and continued: "As for this dog tail grass, it looks very ordinary, but it also has its meaning!" ”
"And what is its meaning?" Diao Chan was attracted by Yang Xu's words, and asked curiously.
Yang Xu glanced at Diao Chan, was silent for a moment, and said, "I'll talk about the legend behind this dog's tail grass first!" He cleared his throat and continued: "Legend has it that the dog's tail grass was made by a dog brought down from heaven when the fairy came down to earth. The fairy fell in love with a scholar in the world, but was hindered by the Queen Mother, and the fairy and the scholar did not hesitate to resist the Queen Mother in order to be together. In the final moments of the confrontation, the fairy's dog sacrificed his life to save people. After its death, it turned into a dog's tail grass, and it has been passed down for generations, passing on the testimony of love. ”
Yang Xu finished speaking in one breath, and without waiting for Diao Chan to come back to his senses, he asked again: "Stretch out your hand!" Diao Chan was still immersed in the story at this time, and subconsciously stretched out his hand.
Yang Xu braided the three dog tails into braids, all over into one, according to the size of her fingers, and then bent them into a knot, and then put them on Diao Chan's middle finger!
"Okay, this is my gift to you, although it is ordinary and lowly, I hope you don't dislike it!" Yang Xu seems to have made a major decision and is relieved.
Diao Chan looked at the grass ring on his finger and wondered, "What does this mean!" ”
"You don't have to know that much now, when the time comes, you'll know!" Yang Xu smiled mysteriously, and replied.
Diao Chan didn't think much about it, although this was the cheapest gift she received, but there was no dissatisfaction in her heart, but there was a little surprise.
At this moment, an old voice interjected at an inopportune time.
"General Yang, so you're here!"
The two looked at the voice, saw Wang Yun coming in a hurry, and when they got closer, they said: "The old man just came to your room to look for you, but I didn't expect you and the cicadas to enjoy the flowers here!" ”
Yang Xu saw that Wang Yun was in a hurry, so he arched his hand and asked, "I don't know what Lord Situ is looking for?" ”
I saw Wang Yun sigh and say, "I won't tell you, the old man got the news yesterday that the crusade coalition army was disbanded. After he was silent for a while, a trace of anger appeared on his face, "You said that the princes of the Eighteen Roads, hundreds of thousands of troops, have not rescued the Son of Heaven and killed the Dong thief, why do you just say that they will disperse!" ”
"Lord Situ don't have to worry, Dong Zhuo moved west to Chang'an, there is a natural danger in Hangu, the princes from all walks of life are not well prepared, and they are not able to work on the expedition for the time being, and they will wait until next year, the soldiers, horses, money and food will be ready, and then they will gather the righteous army to fight against Dong Thief!" Yang Xu said righteously, but he was praising himself in his heart, and now he doesn't blush when he lies, and he is so sonorous and powerful.
But Wang Yun waved his hand, "General Yang doesn't need to comfort me, although I am in the imperial court, I can also understand that as soon as this coalition army is dispersed, the hearts of the princes will also be scattered, and after Dong Zhuo's defeat this time, he will definitely guard against the Kwantung princes, divide them, and want to gather together to fight against the thief and righteous army, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult!" ”
"Then I don't know if Lord Situ has a clever plan?" Yang Xu knows the trend of history, and he has praised Wang Yun's serial plan before, but after contacting Diao Chan for nearly a month, he has long regarded her as his own woman, and naturally he can't tolerate others to get involved, so he has this question.
"When Dong Zhuo returned to Chang'an, he requisitioned 300,000 people, exhausted the imperial treasury silver, and built a military town in the suburbs - Yiwu, which hoarded edible grain and grass for 20 years, and stationed 80,000 elite soldiers. So the old man wanted to use a trick to split the Xiliang army from the inside and let them kill each other, so that we could welcome back the Son of Heaven and the Zhongxing Han family. However, the old man hasn't figured out how to use the plan yet, so he came over to ask General Yang what suggestions he has! ”
"This Lord Situ is embarrassed, I am a rough person, I don't know what tricks, but if Lord Situ has a clever plan, you can tell me first! Maybe it can help! Yang Xu excused himself and said, as for helping, it was just a prevarication, his purpose was to know when Wang Yun would make a beauty, and he should be fully prepared!