Chapter 72: Purpose
"Today, the slave family ventured to Datong, in fact, the main reason is to ask you these things," the red lady stretched out her hand and wiped the corners of her eyes twice, and said softly: "Now that the matter is clear, it is time to leave." ”
"Nothing else?" Cao Yue was a little unconvinced.
"Actually, the slave family originally wanted to ask General Cao for something, but now ...... Forget it, let's not talk about it!" The red lady said, ready to get up and say goodbye, "I'm bothering General Cao today, presumably General Cao won't embarrass the slave family, so I'll leave!"
"Just say anything you want!" Cao Yue couldn't stand a woman like this in front of him, saying that he originally had something to ask him, but he was embarrassed to say it, and the man's self-esteem made him frown and ask, "Just say it, if I ...... If I can help you, I will help you!"
The red lady hesitated for a moment, and finally said stubbornly: "General Cao, the slave family was driven out of the army by Li Yan, and he wrote a letter of resignation, the world is so big, there is no place for my red lady." Now there are military disasters everywhere, and I am a weak woman, and I really have no way to go. I wonder if General Cao can let our master and servant stay in Datong for a while, wait for the chaos to pass, and then leave and find another place to go? ”
After saying this, the red lady looked very nervous, and her face turned a little red.
Red Lady's request, Cao Yue was quite unexpected, faintly felt that this was a bit abnormal, with his "understanding" of the Red Lady, this stubborn and strong woman, should not make this kind of request to him, he subconsciously thought that the Red Lady said this, there is a special purpose.
Could it be that this woman wanted to take this opportunity to stay by his side, find a way to spy on Datong's military situation, find out the details of why Datong's army suddenly became strong, and then pass these things back to Li Yan? Or is she trying to steal important military supplies such as firearms?
Thinking of this, Cao Yue couldn't help but be vigilant, but after seeing the red lady's somewhat helpless appearance, he finally agreed: "No problem, Mrs. Li, since you want to live in Datong for a while, then I will definitely arrange it for you." ”
"Don't call me Mrs. Li," the red lady couldn't help but whisper a defense: "I'm no longer Li Yan's wife." ”
"This should just be Li Yan's impulsive behavior, he will definitely ...... Okay, I'll still call you Red Girl," Cao Yue wiped his nose a little embarrassed, "I don't know where Red Girl wants to live?" I was small in the city, with few rooms, and I lived most of my time in a barracks outside the city. Otherwise, I'll find you a house and buy you some more things, and you'll live there for a while, how about that?" ”
After thinking for a while, the red lady nodded and agreed: "Then trouble General Cao, thank you very much." Just, tonight ......"
"You're here tonight!" Cao Yue smiled, "My room will be for you to sleep in, I will ask someone to change you into a new futon, and prepare some supplies, which will deal with the night, presumably you don't care about these." ”
"There are two maids from the slave family!" The red lady looked very embarrassed, and her expression was very unnatural when she spoke.
"My room is quite big, three people should be able to fit in!" Seeing that the weather was early, Cao Yue also said to the red lady: "Otherwise, I will ask someone to prepare dinner for you and send it to the room to eat, if there is nothing wrong, you don't have to go out of the room at night." ”
"Thank you General Cao," Cao Yue was so considerate, which made the red lady more and more embarrassed, she didn't know what it was like, she wanted to give up a little, she wanted to say goodbye, leave Datong, give up all plans, but I don't know how, the words of farewell just can't be said.
Cao Yue also immediately asked people to clean up their rooms, add some new bedding, and women's daily necessities.
The two maids of the red lady, Ruyi and Xiaoyun, entered Cao Yue's line very restrainedly, and in order to avoid trouble, Cao Yue asked the three of them to prepare dinner separately and send it to their room. After dinner, Cao Yue didn't bother too much, and asked the three of the red lady's master and servant to be earlier.
After Cao Yue left, there were only three red lady master and servant left in the bedroom that originally belonged to him.
Ruyi and Xiaoyun have followed the red lady for many years, their martial arts are very good, the master and servant are together, and it is not easy for more than a dozen big men to get close, which is also the reason why they can win when they sneak into Li Yan's camp and meet those strictly trained soldiers of the special training team.
Because they have lived a very special life for many years and are very vigilant, after Cao Yue left, Ruyi and Xiaoyun carefully checked the situation inside and outside the room, and only after confirming that there was nothing unusual before they were relieved.
Back inside, they checked the doors and windows again. The windows were buttoned from the inside, and several house doors were moved.
Seeing the two maids busy with these things in an orderly manner, the red lady sighed and said to the two: "Ruyi, Xiaoyun, don't toss, rest early." Cao Yue will not use any means to deal with us, he is a fair and upright person, and he will not take the opportunity to do anything to us. ”
After listening to the Red Lady's instructions, Ruyi and Xiaoyun stopped their movements and walked to the Red Lady's side.
Ruyi and Xiaoyun glanced at each other, and then cautiously asked the red lady: "Madam, won't we kill Cao Yue, the dog official, this time?" ”
"Cao Yue is not a dog official, he is a very rare good official," the red lady corrected Ruyi's rhetoric very seriously, and said with a sigh: "If the officials of the Ming Dynasty are like him, then the people will be able to live and work in peace and contentment, and we don't need to rebel." ”
The first time I heard the red lady comment on the Ruyi and Xiaoyun of a court official, after looking at each other for a while, I wondered in my heart, what is wrong with Mrs., I was bent on killing Cao Yue last time, and this time I came to Datong, and I actually helped Cao Yue to speak.
"Madam, then we sneaked to Datong City this time, and lived in Cao Yue's line, not to kill him, then for what?" Xiaoyun asked suspiciously. came to find Cao Yue and lived in Cao Yue's line, the red lady didn't explain the ultimate goal to them, they thought it was to assassinate Cao Yue. Unexpectedly, the red lady didn't want to kill Cao Yue, which made them quite confused.
"Xiang Gong must be very angry after losing the battle this time, let's figure out how Cao Yue defeated Xiang Gong, what secret weapons and tactics are in the Datong army, and how the Datong army defeated Jiannu last time, these two wars, Cao Yue won easily, and the Datong army has almost no casualties, this is too bad," the red lady simply said the purpose of finding Cao Yue this time, but did not say anything in detail, and immediately changed the topic: "If the officials in the Ming court are like Cao Yue, Then we can really fight against Jiannu together with the official army. ”
Unconsciously, the red lady was a little bewitched by Cao Yue's remarks, she somewhat agreed with what Cao Yue said, the Han people should not fight in the same room, and the Jiannu is the biggest enemy of the Han people, so in front of her two maids, she couldn't help but sigh.
Ruyi hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help the curiosity in his heart, and asked again: "Madam, general...... Could it be that he was sent to Datong to discuss with Cao Yue about resisting Jiannu? ”
The red lady shook her head gently, "No, this time I came to Datong, and it has nothing to do with Xianggong." Well, don't ask any more questions either of you. I also strictly advise you today, in Datong, you can't have any private actions, all actions must be under my orders, and you can't impulsively assassinate Cao Yue, understand? Also, when we go to Datong to find Cao Yue, we can't tell anyone, including Xianggong!"
"Yes, ma'am, the slave understands!"