The courtyard in front of the ninth section building is not very large, and two lanterns are hung high, illuminating the surroundings. The three of them also saw Wu Ming at the same time, and the two maids saw Wu Ming coming, and said, "Madam, let's go down first." As he spoke, he glanced at Wu Ming with a smile in his eyes, then lowered his head and walked out in broken steps.

Looking at his newlywed wife under the lamp, Wu Ming was speechless for a while. Unlike He Yi, although he and Zhu Yuqing are in love, they don't really have much time to talk together. For this woman who is already his closest friend, in addition to his admiration, he also has a faint sense of alienation. Zhu Yuqing looked at Wu Ming still standing still, and said with a quiet smile: "What are you doing standing still stupidly?" If you don't come again, these dishes will be cold. ”

Wu Ming's heart was hot, he walked over and sat down, and said, "Thank you so much." Zhu Yuqing smiled slightly: "Although husband and wife should respect each other as guests, but if you see each other like this, should you be punished?" ”

As she spoke, she lifted her long skirt, stretched out her five fingers like spring onions, poured out a glass of fragrant rice wine from a white jade porcelain pot, and held it in front of Wu Ming with both hands: "It's time to be tired after a tiring day, try this first." After Wu Ming took it, she poured another cup for herself, and looked at Wu Ming quietly with the cup, and a flush gradually flew on her face: "I, how do you call you well?" Should I call you husband, or adult, or Amin? Or ......" Before he finished speaking, his voice was like a mosquito, and he lowered his head shyly, leaving only a snow-white neck with a hazy red glow under the lamp.

"Husband?" Wu Ming was holding a wine glass to his mouth, and heard Zhu Yuqing ask. The hand suddenly stopped in mid-air. He remembered He Yi. My heart suddenly choked uncomfortably, put down the cup and said, "Let the adults be a little sparse, you can call me Ah Ming." ”

The look of disappointment on Zhu Yuqing's face flashed, but he immediately smiled and said, "Amin? It's okay, like an ordinary person. ”

Wu Ming picked up the cup again and looked at it carefully. I saw that the wine in the glass was amber, transparent and clear, and it looked refreshing and pleasing to the eye. An enticing aroma emanates from the glass. It's intoxicating. The wine glass is as white as mutton fat, and when you touch it in your hand, a familiar warm feeling comes from above.

Wu Ming was taken aback, this wine and wine glass are obviously very valuable, just such a glass of wine, it is definitely worth a lot. Thinking of the group of servants he met when he returned home, he couldn't help frowning, and his heart was slightly dissatisfied. Zhu Yuqing said with a smile: "Ah Ming, drink it quickly, this wine is a twenty-year-old daughter red, you drink it just right." ”

"Twenty-year-old daughter Hong, I'm afraid this is what Yuqing buried in the cellar when she was born." Wu Ming's heart moved, and he took a sip of it, only to feel that it was mellow and sweet, and the aftertaste was endless. He smiled meaningfully and said, "Good wine." ”

Zhu Yuqing's pretty face suddenly flew with a seductive red glow. Seeing Wu Ming taking the cup there and looking at it carefully, with a look of wanting to say something, she smiled again: "Be careful, this cup is carved from sandbank jade, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is worth ten thousand gold." It is used to drink alcohol, and it also has the effect of calming the mind. ”

I see, Wu Ming suddenly realized. No wonder I felt a familiar feeling in my hand, but it turned out that the jade pendant that He Yi gave him was made of sandbar jade. It's just that ordinary people hide this thing as a family heirloom, and an ordinary wine glass in the Prime Minister's Mansion is made of this thing. He thought, his face already slightly unhappy.

Zhu Yuqing saw Wu Ming's face, her mind was smart, and she already understood most of it, and explained: "This wine set was specially made by my aunt when I was born, spending most of her savings to buy a piece of sandbank jade. A full set of wine utensils consists of a flask and a tray with two glasses. Other than that, there is nothing else. She hoped that on my wedding night, I could use this set of drinking utensils to drink a glass of wine with my husband. It's just that such a pair of wine glasses cost so much money, but it also costs a lot of money. ”

It turned out that this was the case, and Wu Ming breathed a sigh of relief. It's just that his mind was seen through by his wife, and his heart was a little embarrassed, so he quickly changed the topic and said, "Auntie? Could it be that my mother-in-law still has sisters? Where does she live now? When he said this, his own face turned a little red. The two are now husband and wife, but they are still in a fog about his wife's family background. I'm really a bit incompetent as a husband.

Fortunately, Zhu Yuqing didn't notice the discoloration on his face. lowered a pair of good-looking eyelids, sighed and said: "Things are not people, mountains and rivers are broken." My aunt is the original partner of Lord He, the governor of the northwest, and it is not easy to come to Nanning in ordinary times. After her mother's death, she was so devastated that she hadn't been there for three years after attending the funeral. And now that the war is raging, it is even more difficult for us to meet each other. ”

And there's such a thing!

In this way, Zhu Huai and He Xiaotian, the governor of the northwest, are brothers-in-law. In a sense, the two are a natural alliance. Liao Qing didn't dare to act rashly in the southwest, I'm afraid that there were also elements of He Xiaotian's control. This matter should not be a secret, but he didn't pay much attention to military and political affairs before, so he ignored it. He originally wanted to ask his wife a few more words about the family affairs of the Governor of the Northwest, but when he saw the other party's sad face, he swallowed the words back to his lips and forced a smile: "Okay, don't talk about this." Come, let's have a drink, and it can be regarded as fulfilling one of Mrs. He's wishes. ”

Hearing Wu Ming say this, Zhu Yuqing's face was also a little cramped. Wu Ming smiled and said, "We've already done the big gift, let's not come to these children's games." You're full, too, let's have a drink." As he spoke, he grabbed the glass and poured a glass of wine for his wife, and the two clinked glasses, and drank them all. Zhu Yuqing had hardly touched wine before, and after drinking such a mellow glass of spirits, his face suddenly turned red. She clutched her chest, frowned and coughed softly. Wu Ming hesitated, but still grabbed the other party's soft waist, held the other party's shoulders and said, "You don't matter, right?" The autumn wind is very cool, and sitting outside for a long time is afraid of hurting your body, or let's go into the house and talk about it? ”

Zhu Yuqing's body stiffened, and the separation between the two had been pierced with this contact, she raised her head, her big eyes were full of tears, and said: "Life in the world is not easy. But why do you keep calling back and forth? I, I wish this moment was eternal. ”

Is there never a war? Wu Ming smiled bitterly, I'm afraid it's impossible. Although she and she are different in gender, they are similar in nature. If there is no war, it should be my life's wish now. It was only after I really made this wish that I realized how difficult it was to have a thorny road ahead.

He raised his head, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and said a little confused: "This expedition is also a last resort. If we can't withstand the attack of the southern barbarians this time, I am afraid that the next moment, the whole of Nanning will be full of war again. Is that really the case? This time, we can also use resistance to aggression to deceive ourselves. Then, last year's southern expedition, for the southern barbarians, I am afraid that they are intruders.

Zhu Yuqing coughed twice, gently supported Wu Ming's big hands to stand up straight, and said softly: "I also know that this is delusional, but I often think about it." If there really has to be war, then someone must stand up and end this troubled world as soon as possible, so that perhaps there will be much fewer people suffering in this world. ”

Wu Ming was taken aback, these words came out of the mouth of this weak woman, which made him a little uncomfortable. At this time, the night fog gradually rose, and she stood beside her delicately. Hazy as smoke, it seems to be very close, and it seems to be extremely far away. Zhu Yuqing didn't notice the change in Wu Ming's face, and still continued: "And you, husband, now as the commander of the guard battalion, have the heart of a benevolent person in the world, why don't you take this responsibility?" Try your best to calm down troubled times. ”

Could it be that Zhu Huai instructed her to persuade her? Wu Ming's face was already a little ugly. I don't know how to answer either. Zhu Yu glanced at him, seemed to guess what was on his mind, shook his head, and said with a wry smile: "These are all stuffed at home, figuring things out, and they have nothing to do with my father, don't look at me with that kind of look." She pointed to a large area of buildings in the Commander's Mansion and said: "If you are poor, you will be good to yourself, and if you are good, you will help the world." The sages of the ancients also said the same. But I am annoyed that I am weak, so I can only choose servants from these refugees to help the people for a while. ”

No wonder those servants have been carefully selected by the Prime Minister's Mansion, but when they see themselves, they are still sincerely afraid from the bottom of their hearts, which is different from those who have been doing chores for many years. But it was. At first, I blamed her for being poor and extravagant, but she was a little small-bellied.

Her voice was still soft, and she even coughed twice. But Wu Ming felt that the other party's few words were sonorous and powerful, as if the sky was thundering, and he was already speechless.

The two of them talked heartily, and time flew by. The moon climbed the wall at some point, and there was a silence as the silver mist of the moon sprinkled on the earth. Zhu Yuqing looked at the sky, took out a sachet from his arms, spread it in his hand and said, "Ah Ming, go to Guangyang, be careful in everything." 1. Put your own safety first. ”

This sachet is not very large, and it is very delicately woven. In her snow-white palm, it was as red as fire. The two have been talking for so long, a little less rusty and a little more familiar. Wu Ming was not polite, took it and sniffed it on the tip of his nose, "It's really fragrant, what's in it?" ”

These words almost laughed, but Zhu Yuqing was not annoyed. Yu's face flushed, and she said faintly: "I know that you still can't let go of Sister He in your heart, and because of this, but while I appreciate it, I am also very jealous." I just hope you can take good care of it and give her a place in your chest. By the end, she had lowered her head, her voice so low that it was barely audible.

He was talking about himself and He Yi, Wu Ming's heart was moved. couldn't help but let out a long sigh and gently hugged the other party's shoulders like knives.

The big red lantern hanging from the small building was finally extinguished. Like a bride, the moon shyly burrowed into the leaves of the small courtyard and hid. The moonlight shone through the shade of the trees, leaking a shimmering piece of jade.