Since that day, Yuan Wu drove the Yao family's mother and daughter away from home, these days the Yao family's furniture has not come to the door, Yuan Wu has held Yao Yun'er in the palm of his hand, since she was pregnant, every day is even more meticulous, pity is very, the days go by, Yao Yun'er quickly took care of her body, the blood in her lower body has stopped, and she can get out of bed in the next few days.

On this day, Yuan Wu went to the town to do business, and when he came back, he saw Yao Yun'er leaning on the table, sleeping soundly, her face was still pretty and gentle, after all, she was young, and she still showed a little childishness, these days she had severe morning sickness, and her body became more and more slender, but her jaw was pointed, and her eyes were extraordinarily large.

Yuan Wu looked at it, and a wave of pity welled up in his heart, and he stepped forward lightly, holding her body in his arms, intending to put her on the bed. Unexpectedly, as soon as she touched her body, she saw Yao Yuner's eyelashes tremble slightly, and then the corners of her lips pursed out a pear socket and opened her eyes.

"Pretending to be asleep?" The man raised his eyebrows and said in a low voice.

Yao Yun'er was ashamed, hooked the man's neck with her little hands, and buried her face in his arms.

A slight smile appeared on the corner of Yuan Wu's lips, he shook his head helplessly, sat down with her in his arms, stroked her lower abdomen with his big hand, and said, "Did the child toss you?" ”

Yao Yun'er didn't want him to worry, so she smiled and said, "No, the child is very well-behaved, and I also ate a big bowl of rice at noon." ”

Yao Yun'er said, seeing a box on the table, obviously brought back by a man, she opened the box curiously, and saw that there was a bowl-shaped vermicelli inside, but it was white and fragrant.

"Xianggong, why is this fan white?" Yao Yun'er took the fan in her hand and said to the man.

Yuan Wu smiled and said, "Fool, where is this fan, this is called bird's nest." ”

"Bird's nest?" Yao Yuner was puzzled.

Yuan Wu nodded, seeing that her little face was pale, holding her waist with one hand, and caressing her lower abdomen with the other, and said softly: "This thing is the most suitable for women to calm their minds and raise their fetus, you eat more, you know?" ”

"Is bird's nest good for children?"

Yuan Wu bowed his head and said, "Good for the child." ”

"Then I'll be delicious." Yao Yun'er's eyes were like stars, when she mentioned the child, a touch of blush appeared on her face, and the whole person revealed a touch of tenderness and love, Yuan Wu saw it in her eyes, so she held her little hand and kissed her lips.

"Xianggong, is this bird's nest expensive?" Yao Yun'er saw that the box was beautiful, and at first glance, it was quite valuable, and she became worried.

The corners of Yuan Wu's lips hooked slightly, and said: "One price with fans." ”

Yao Yun'er put her mind at ease, looked at her gentle smile, and the man's dark eyes were deep, hugging her into her arms.

In the rest of the days, Yao Yun'er's morning sickness is still very serious, and she can't eat all day, especially some meat, vegetable and broth, and she can't even smell it, but the bird's nest is stewed with rock sugar, and she can barely eat a few bites, Yuan Wu saw it in his eyes, and went to the town every few days, and used all the remaining silver in the family to buy bird's nest.

When passing by the tea shop, I heard a few people sitting there drinking tea and talking at the same time, Yuan Wu listened to a few words, then walked in quietly, asked for a bowl of water, and listened quietly.

"That Liu Yuanwai died a really miserable death, I heard that even his head was cut off with a knife, and he hasn't found it yet, and he didn't even have a whole corpse after his death, it's really a crime!"

"It's not, even the housekeepers and housekeepers of the Liu Mansion were killed by a knife, and so far I haven't even seen the shadow of the murderer, and this official mansion doesn't know what to eat, I'm afraid it's another headless case!"

"You don't know, the streams and mountains of Jingzhou City are now making a big insect, and I don't know how many lives have been killed, and the government has been sending more people for many days to capture the big worm, and also released the word, who can kill the big worm, the reward is full of thirty or two miles!"

"Thirty taels?" Another person at the same table was first surprised, and then said, "What about thirty taels, that big insect is fierce, let alone thirty taels, I'm afraid it's three hundred taels, and no one dares to go." ”

As soon as the words were finished, the rest of the people smacked their lips and said yes, Yuan Wu put down the bowl, took out the copper coin without a sound, and walked out of the tea shop.

Jingzhou City.

As soon as the day was dawning, several officers and soldiers guarding the city were sitting at the gate of the city drinking tea boredly, and suddenly, one of the officers and soldiers pointed to the official road and said to the people beside him: "Look at that man, he was born burly and vigorous, and he walked with a tiger's style, I am afraid that he is a kung fu man." ”

Everyone followed his gaze, and saw a tall and cold-looking man walking from the official road, although he was dressed in coarse cloth, but he did not hide his momentum at all, but when they saw his high nose and deep eyes, he was quite weathered, and when he looked forward to it, he was not angry and arrogant between his eyebrows, which was really unavoidable.

"Yes, he is indeed a good man, why have you never seen him on weekdays?" The rest of the officers and soldiers also praised loudly, and while they were talking, they saw that the man was walking towards this side, and when they got closer, they saw that this man was in his thirties, with a pair of eyes as sharp as knives, and he was in the dust.

When he took down the reward notice attached to the entrance of the city wall, the soldiers all stood up, looked at each other in disbelief, and looked at the man with a pair of eyes.

The person who came was Yuan Wu.

On the evening of the same day, the people of Jingzhou City rushed to tell each other, only to say that the big insect on the mountain was finally subdued, and the soldiers in the government also tied up the big insect with five flowers, carried it on their shoulders, and marched around the city with torches.

The crowd searched around and found out that the hero of the tiger fight was surnamed Wu Mingchong, a foreigner, who passed through Jingzhou and learned that there was a big insect infested here, so he eliminated the harm for the people, and after killing the big insect, he didn't even wait for the prefect to summon him, and he disappeared without knowing it. The people talked about it, and they all said that this tiger hero was a hero in the world, and he really did a good thing for the people.

Yuan Wu carried thirty taels of silver, took advantage of the cover of night, and hurried home.

When he was about to arrive at Qinghe Village, Yuan Wu's footsteps gradually slowed down, and when he was in Xishan today, he was really dangerous, he single-handedly beat the big insect to death, but his shoulder and arm were accidentally pounced on by the sharp claws of the big insect, even if he dodged in time, but he was still torn off a large piece of flesh. This time he entered the city was already an adventure, since he would not stay long, nor did he treat the wound, so he left Jingzhou, at this time after a night of driving, tired, even more painful at the wound.

He leaned against the tree and gasped, closed his eyes and rested for a while, then opened his eyes, tore off a strip of cloth from his shirt without changing his face, tore off the garment on his arm, took out the white medicine that he had prepared, sprinkled it on the wound, and then strangled the wound tightly with the strip of cloth, and did all this before rushing home.

Yao Yun'er heard the sound from the yard, and it was a spirit, so she hurriedly got up from the bed, didn't even wear shoes, and ran out.

Yuan Wuren had just scooped a scoop of water from the water tank in the stove room, and before he could drink it, he heard his little lady call Xianggong, and immediately put down the water scoop and hurriedly walked out.

"Didn't I tell you, don't wait for me tonight?" Yuan Wu frowned, and as soon as he finished speaking, he saw that she was only wearing a moon-white cotton skirt, her long black hair was draped behind her head, and her small face was as white as clotted fat, and she looked even brighter and as beautiful as a lotus in the moonlight.

"Xianggong, where have you been, why are you only coming back now?" Yao Yun'er was not at ease, she was already pregnant, and she didn't sleep all night, her eyebrows flashed with the tiredness of staying up all night, weak and haggard.

Yuan Wu looked at it, and took her back to the house without saying anything, Yao Yun'er was just about to light the candle, but the man held her little hand, hugged her on the bed, and said in a low voice: "Okay, I'm already back, you go to sleep quickly." ”

Yao Yun'er's eyes were dark, and she could only faintly see the outline of the man, she stretched out her little hand in the dark night, and before she could touch Yuan Wu's body, she was grasped by him with extreme precision, Yao Yun'er listened to his voice low and hoarse, and became more and more worried, seeing that he didn't want to tell him where he went, he didn't open his mouth anymore, and only said softly: "Xianggong, I stewed porridge for you, and it's still hot in the pot, are you hungry?" Go eat it. ”

When Yuan Wu heard this, those eyes were even darker in the dark night, he clenched her little hand, and whispered: "It's really hungry, you sleep first, and when you fall asleep, I'll go to eat again." ”

Yao Yun'er put her mind at ease, said "um" lightly, and hurriedly closed her eyes, perhaps because she was accompanied by her husband, and it didn't take long for her to fall asleep.

Listening to her even breathing, Yuan Wu didn't move for a long time, just guarded her like that, until the sky was slightly bright, the man sent her little hand into the quilt, and leaned over to fold the quilt for her, through the morning light, looking at the white and beautiful face of the little lady, the corners of Yuan Wu's lips hooked slightly, and the rough fingers couldn't help caressing her skin, rubbing for a long time, before getting up and leaving the house.

He first changed his bloodstained clothes, cleaned the wounds again, and put on clean clothes, and did all this, and the sky was already bright.

Because of the injury, Yuan Wu did not go out these days, only at home with his wife and children, it was night, Yao Yuner was leaning on Yuan Wu's arms and falling asleep, these days, her appetite is still not good, fortunately the bird's nest at home is not lacking, enough for her to eat enough, the bird's nest is an extremely nourishing thing, seeing that her complexion is getting better day by day, and her cheeks are full of gratifying redness, even other meals, can be forced to eat a few bites, the man looks at it, and his heart is relieved.

Yuan Wu opened his eyes.

In the middle of the night, the man's ears were extremely keenly catching a sound, Yuan Wu opened his eyes, he remained silent, pulled his arm out from under the little lady, got up and took off the long knife hanging on the wall, and stepped out of the room.

"Come out." The man's figure looked very tall and tall in the moonlight, his voice was thick and powerful, and as soon as these three words fell, he saw a black shadow and walked out of the darkness.

The moonlight is clear, and everything is reflected very clearly. After seeing the face of the person who came, Yuan Wu's dark eyes were shocked, and before he could speak, the person knelt down at him.

"Get up and speak." Yuan Wu put the long knife into the sheath and helped the man in front of him up with one hand.

Xie Changfeng's eyes were red, and he looked at the man in front of him, but his voice was choked: "Big brother, my subordinates have been looking for you for three years, and I finally found it!" ”

Yuan Wu was noncommittal and said, "Who else is here besides you?" ”

"Big brother rest assured, Mr. Meng, they are not here, the subordinates heard in Jingzhou City a few days ago that someone killed a big insect in Xishan, and when I inquired, I learned that the person's surname was Wu Mingchong, which was exactly the same as the pseudonym of the eldest brother when he was in Lingnan in the past, and his subordinates groped all the way, and finally found the eldest brother!"

Xie Changfeng said, because of excitement, his voice trembled faintly, and in the moonlight, he saw that Yuan Wu's figure was still burly and tall, and there was no change from three years ago, so he relaxed slightly, glanced at this small courtyard, and said, "Big brother has been living in seclusion here for the past three years?" ”

Yuan Wu nodded: "Yes, after the Battle of Yuzhou, I devoted myself here, incognito, and lived a few days of peace." ”

"Big brother, over the years, the remaining brothers of our Lingnan Army have all been looking for you, just Mr. Meng, he did not hesitate to risk killing his head and pretended to be a merchant, looking for your whereabouts everywhere, since you are still alive, why don't you contact us?" Xie Changfeng's eyes were red, and the words were piercing.

Yuan Wu's lips pursed, and after a while, he said: "If the imperial court has not seen my corpse for a day, it will not give up for a day, if I rush out, I will only be wiped out by the imperial court with you and me." ”

"Big brother, now there are our people all over Xiangyang and Dingtao, even the small leaders of Zhao Kang and Wu Yu have also revolted in your name, now is a good time for our Lingnan Army to regain its prestige, as long as the eldest brother comes out of the mountain, if you want to make a comeback, it is as easy as a hand!" Xie Changfeng's eyes seemed to be burning, and his voice was hoarse.

Yuan Wu was unmoved, and shook his head lightly.

Seeing him shake his head, Xie Changfeng said, "Is the eldest brother afraid of Ling Su and wants to live here for the rest of his life?" ”

Yuan Wu's eyes were like electricity, and he glanced at him, Xie Changfeng suddenly noticed that he had exceeded his rules, and immediately lowered his eyes, not daring to be presumptuous.

Yuan Wu retracted his eyes, was silent for a moment, and then said: "Since the Yuzhou War, I have always lived a life without people and ghosts, the court harmed my parents, Ling Su killed my wife and children, this hatred, I dare not forget it for a day." ”

"Then why doesn't the eldest brother want to go out of the mountain?"

"It's not that I don't want to go out of the mountain, but right now, it's not time to go out of the mountain." The man's voice was low, his eyes were deep and cold, and he said word by word, "In the past three years, I haven't thought about how to rebuild the Lingnan Army and fight Ling Su to the death, but we have fallen to this point, and we must be stable." ”

Xie Changfeng looked at the man's back, and his voice was firm and powerful: "No matter what the eldest brother plans in the future, his subordinates will swear to follow the eldest brother to the death, three years ago, and three years later." ”

When Yuan Wu heard this, he glanced back at Xie Changfeng, he didn't speak, he only stepped forward and patted his former subordinates on the shoulder, to this point, there is indeed no need to talk nonsense between the two, all the words are hidden in each other's tough and restrained eyes.

Before Xie Changfeng left, he clasped his fists at Yuan Wu and saluted, saying, "Big brother, take care, your subordinates will retire first." ”

Yuan Wu knew that he was also living incognito, and he didn't ask him where he was going at the moment, so he only bowed his head slightly and said, "Remember to be careful, don't have too much contact with the government." ”

"Yes, don't worry, big brother." Xie Changfeng said respectfully, and after finishing his words, he made a deep gesture, and did not leave from the gate of the Yuan family, but turned his body, lifted his breath and climbed the wall, and disappeared in an instant.

Yuan Wu stood in the courtyard, his tall body as straight as a sword, and the moonlight shone on his shadow, a faint loneliness.

After returning to the house, Yao Yun'er was still asleep, the man hung up the knife, and he walked to her, his dark eyes were as deep as the sea, staring at her for a long time, and finally stretched out his arm and hugged her in his arms.

On this day, after Yao Yuner got up, she fed Bai Mian'er and Chunhua and Daya in the yard, her morning sickness has improved a lot these days, and her waist has been rounded, counting the days, she is three months pregnant, although the lower abdomen is still flat, but every time she caresses her belly, she has indescribable sweetness and joy in her heart, and she can't wait for the child to come out earlier.

After feeding the livestock, Yao Yun'er had nothing to do, so she found a few pieces of fabric, planning to make a few small clothes for the child in her womb, just took out the sewing basket, and before she could do it, she heard a noise outside the courtyard, and then a male voice sounded: "Dare to ask here, but is Yuan Wu Yuan's butcher's home?" ”

When Yao Yun'er heard this, she hurriedly walked to the shop, and as soon as she opened the door, she saw three men standing outside the door. The other was tall, with a slightly dark complexion, and a short dress, like an ordinary country farmer. And the last person looked only twenty-five or sixteen years old, although he was clothed and straw sandals, he was born with a long body and a handsome appearance.

Yao Yun'er suddenly saw these three men, and she was slightly stunned, her beautiful eyes were bright, and she said softly: "Are you looking for me?" ”

As soon as he heard this, the man dressed as a scholar frowned, and a pair of shrewd and sharp eyes looked at Yao Yun'er, but his face was still gentle, and said: "The little lady is not afraid, dare to ask the little lady's father-in-law, but the surname is Yuan Mingwu, a Lingnan person?" ”

Yao Yun'er nodded, seeing that the three of them didn't look like bad people, she said, "You guys, are my father-in-law's friends?" ”

The man smiled, arched his hand at Yao Yun'er and said, "Exactly, we are all friends of Yuan Xianggong when he was in his hometown, and now that I heard that he settled here, I came to take a look and catch up with him." ”

"Xianggong has gone to the mountains to chop wood, I'm afraid it will take a while to come back, sir, please come in."

Yao Yuner and Yuan Wu have been married for so long, never heard him mention the people and things in his hometown, only know that he is a native of Lingnan, a few years ago in Lingnan drought, he couldn't live in his hometown, so he had to come out to beg for a living, happened to pass through Qinghe Village, and lived here.

Seeing these three people now, they were friends of Xianggong when he was in his hometown, Yao Yun'er suddenly felt cordial in her heart, and hurriedly introduced the guests into the house, let them sit in the hall, and they were not idle, and went to the stove room to add firewood to boil water, there was no tea at home, so she had to drink some white water, Yao Yun'er couldn't help it, and took out some rock sugar bird's nest in the pot, brought it out, and left it as a snack for the guests to eat.

After she left, looking at the bird's nest, the man dressed as a scholar stroked his beard and smiled: "Zizhen, you are still afraid that the marshal will have a bad time, how do you know that what he took out at home at random is such a good thing." ”

When the young man who was called Zi Zhan heard this, his face was still indifferent, he only snorted slightly, and he didn't speak, but the short-dressed man on the side couldn't help but speak: "Mr. Meng, you say that the marshal, do you really live here?" And that little lady just now, could it be our marshal's newly married wife? ”

Mr. Meng bowed his head and said: "Since it is a letter sent by Changfeng personally, there will be no fake, not to mention, the word Yuan Wu is only one word different from the marshal's real name, if I am not mistaken, this Yuan Wu must be our marshal." ”

Hearing him say this, the two of them fell silent, and after all, the man couldn't hold his breath, lowered his voice, and said: "Sir, if it is really our marshal, he will live in seclusion here, but now he has married a delicate little girl, this will ...... in the future."

"Don't take a bite of a little girl, if this Yuan Wu is really a marshal, you have to change your name to Mrs."

A few people said this, and suddenly heard a delicate female voice outside the house, the voice was sweet and gentle, and it was as soft as water, and called: "Xianggong, are you back?" ”

When the three of them heard this, they looked at each other at the same time, and immediately stood up and walked out.

Yuan Wu carried a large bundle of firewood in one hand, and held the little lady who came to greet him in his arms with the other hand.

Yao Yun'er was amused by him, but when she thought of the guests in the house, she suddenly hid and begged for mercy: "Xianggong, don't make trouble, there are guests at home......"

"Who?" When Yuan Wu heard this, his eyes suddenly shook, stopped his actions, and asked Yao Yun'er.

Without waiting for Yao Yun'er to speak, Yuan Wu saw three men standing at the door of his house, and the three of them were all stunned at this time, looking at themselves in disbelief, especially the country man, whose eyes were as wide as copper bells, and he looked at the men and women in front of him motionlessly.

The one who took the beard to tie his daughter-in-law would actually be his own marshal?

The country man thought like this in his heart, and when he saw that the man's big hand was still around Yao Yun'er's waist, he rubbed his eyes again, and when he opened them again, he was convinced that the person standing in front of him was really Yuan Chongwu!

Yuan Wu glanced at the three of them, his face was still extremely calm, as if he had expected them to come, and lowered his eyes and said to Yao Yun'er: "Didn't I tell you that you can't open the door to people you don't know?" ”

"But they said that they were friends of Xianggong in his hometown, so I ......" Yao Yun'er explained, before she finished speaking, she was shocked to realize that her waist was still being buckled by a man, and her little face turned red, and she hurriedly pulled out of Yuan Wu's arms, and said abruptly: "Xianggong, you and the guests talk first, and I'll cook." ”

Yuan Wu nodded, and after Yao Yun'er entered the stove room, he walked towards the hall.

And the three of them were still standing there, and when they saw Yuan Wu coming, the country man suddenly couldn't hold back, and as soon as he called out "Marshal ......", he saw Yuan Wu's black eyes bright, and he lowered his voice and interrupted: "Let's talk about it in the first room." ”

The man was suddenly silent, and Mr. Meng turned slightly sideways, only waiting for Yuan Wu to enter the room, and the three of them followed.

After a farewell for three years, everyone saw each other this time, all of them had mixed feelings, and before they could say a few words, the country man's surname was Li Mingzhuang, although he was like an iron frame, his eyes were suddenly red, and he said: "In the past three years, the marshal can really let his subordinates find it, those dog officials in the court said that the marshal has been cut down by Ling Su's dog thief, none of our surviving brothers believe it, these years while hiding from the government, while secretly probing the whereabouts of the marshal, God really has eyes, finally let us find the marshal!" ”

Yuan Wu picked up the teacup, but he didn't drink it, only those eyes were as sharp as blades, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Seeing this, the young man sitting at the bottom of the house, the famous man said: "The marshal is hidden here, I'm afraid I don't know the situation outside, now Dingtao and Xiangyang have been captured by us, Lingnan and Yunzhou have also responded, the Great Zhou court only has an empty shelf left, and the peasant armies around the country have no leader, it is the perfect time for the marshal to go out of the mountain, the brothers have stayed up for so long, and they are looking forward to this day!" ”

Hearing this, Yuan Wu played with the cup in his hand, and his dark eyes looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "What did Mr. say?" ”

Meng Yuben had been silent, at this time he heard Yuan Wu speak, first arched his hand at Yuan Wu, and then said respectfully: "Marshal Rongyu, during the Battle of Yuzhou, Ling Su colluded with Dahe, so that our Lingnan army suffered heavy casualties, even if the rest of the troops are now gathered together again, our strength is not as good as before, and even Yunzhou, Xiangyang and other places are mixed, in the final analysis, they are all rabble, it is really difficult to fight against the Lingsu army, according to the humble opinion of his subordinates, if the marshal wants to go out of the mountain, he must choose a golden opportunity, It is necessary to win with one move, and at the moment, I am afraid that it will not be time. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Zhuang and He Zizhan were puzzled, and before they could speak, they saw a faint smile on Yuan Wu's face, and said: "I coincide with Mr., and what Mr. said won my heart." ”

Li Zhuang was a straight man, and he couldn't help but say: "Sir, we have worked hard to find the marshal, the purpose of this trip is to persuade the marshal to go out of the mountain, when do you want us to wait?" ”

"Li Zhuang, why hasn't your frizzy temperament changed at all?" Yuan Wu looked at his subordinates who lived and died together in the past, although his brows were slightly wrinkled, the corners of his lips were slightly hooked, with a little smile.

"Marshal," Li Zhuang was anxious, and said, "The brothers are looking forward to you taking us to fight with Ling Su's dog thief day and night, so as to avenge our dead relatives, all these years have not found you, the brothers dare not act rashly, now that they have found you, why do you want to take us to do a big job!" To comfort our brothers who died in vain, in the spirit of heaven! ”

As soon as his words fell, Meng Yu shook his head and sighed: "Li Zhuang, when will you be able to have a snack, the marshal didn't say that he wouldn't take you to war, it's not time yet, what are you anxious about?" ”

Yuan Wu's heart darkened, and he nodded: "Mr. is right, over the years, I have been waiting for an opportunity, and when the time comes, I will definitely pay for Ling Su's blood debts." ”

After finishing speaking, I heard a crisp sound, and it turned out that it was the man's big hand that smashed the cup in his hand with a force, and his face was even more chilling.

Meng Yu's voice was slow, and he said: "We have survived all these years, the further we go, the more the marshal must be stable, not to mention that according to the humble opinion of his subordinates, the Great Zhou Dynasty will not be long after, and there will be changes, and at that time, why bother with the marshal's hegemony." ”

When Yuan Wu heard this, his eyes became darker and brighter, he looked at Meng Yu, the two glanced at each other, and they were all clear, Yuan Wu nodded, and said lightly: "In this way, Mr. Cheng will say auspicious words." ”

Meng Yu looked at the small farm yard in front of him, and saw that the courtyard was refreshing, there were chickens and sheep, everything, even this hall was bright and clean, his face was embarrassed, and he coughed lightly a few times in disguise, and said to Yuan Wu: "Patronizing and talking, my subordinates forgot to congratulate the marshal for marrying such a lady who is so beautiful." ”

Hearing him mention Yao Yun'er, the gloomy aura on Yuan Wu's face dissipated, and a trace of gentleness rose between his eyebrows, and he said, "Indeed, being able to marry her is really my creation. ”

Meng Yu's face changed slightly, and he pondered for a long time before he thought about it and said, "It's just that there is something under his subordinates that has not yet been informed of the marshal......"

"What's the matter?" Yuan Wu's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he said in a low voice.

As soon as Meng Yu was about to speak, he heard a sound of footsteps coming from Yao Yun'er with a meal.

"Xianggong, it's time to eat." The woman's delicate voice was very pleasant, as soon as she saw her, Yuan Wu stood up, took the plate from her hand, and saw that the plate was a plate of fried bacon, and a touch of pity appeared in her eyes, and she said in a deep voice: "These three are their own people, these meat dishes don't need to be cooked, just cut some cold vegetables." ”

Yao Yun'er knew that he was distressed that he couldn't smell meat, so she immediately pursed her lips and smiled, and whispered: "It's not in the way, Xianggong, you accompany the guests first, and there are a few dishes, I'll bring them now." ”

Looking at her gentle and petite back, Yuan Wu withdrew his eyes, and saw that the three of them were looking at him in unison, and when he turned around, he hurriedly turned his eyes away, he looked in his eyes, and he didn't speak, only smiled faintly, and put the dish on the table.

Because it was the first time that a guest came to the house, Yao Yuner almost tried her best to make a meal fast and well, the cold dish was garlic mixed with courgette, sesame oil gourd, and fried shredded radish, pickled vegetables with meat foam, garlic sprouts fried bacon, and burned a salted fish stewed tofu, and finally boiled a large pot of soup with a pork bone, although they are all home-cooked dishes, but there are meat and vegetarian, there are roasted and fried, and it can be regarded as very rich.

Bringing the food to the table, Yao Yun'er untied her apron and said to the man: "Xianggong, you eat first, I'll go get you some wine." ”

As soon as she finished saying this, Li Zhuang slapped his thigh and said happily: "No, how can there be no wine on this big table!" ”

Without waiting for Yao Yun'er to walk away, Yuan Wu grabbed her with one hand and asked her to sit down beside him, glanced at Li Zhuang with black eyes, and said lightly: "If you want to drink, go fight yourself." ”

Li Zhuang suddenly didn't dare to speak, hung his head, picked up the bowl and picked it up.

"Xianggong," Yao Yun'er gently shook the man's sleeve under the table, according to custom, there are male guests in the house, and women have never been able to eat with men, Yao Yun'er was a little uneasy, and said, "Why don't I go back to the house first, and when you have eaten, I will come back to eat......"

Yuan Wuzi didn't allow it, and put the dishes with chopsticks for her into the bowl, and said softly: "No need, eat quickly." ”

Meng Yu and the others saw that Yuan Wu was talking softly to this little lady, and even picked up vegetables for her from time to time, but the little lady looked at the dishes in the bowl but was full of embarrassment, as if she couldn't eat anything, so she only said to Yuan Wu with a bitter face: "Don't pick up vegetables for me, I can't eat it." ”

Yuan Wu persuaded in a low voice: "Eat a little." ”

Seeing that the two of them looked like no one else, Li Zhuang opened his mouth, and wanted to say a few more words, but before he could speak, he saw Meng Yu winked at him and motioned him to shut up and eat.

Because there was no wine, Yuan Wu's mind was also focused on this little lady, the banquet was very quiet, Meng Yu and his party ate without saying a word, looking at Yuan Wu's caring appearance for Yao Yun'er, but the brows were getting tighter and tighter.

Yao Yun'er picked up a piece of fish, put it in her mouth and chewed a few bites, the fish was salted and dried, it stands to reason that there should have been no fishy smell a long time ago, but somehow after eating it in her mouth, the fishy smell couldn't be concealed, so Yao Yun'er couldn't help it, covered her mouth and hurriedly ran out.

Seeing this, Yuan Wu immediately put down his chopsticks and followed out, seeing that Yao Yun'er vomited dimly, he was distressed, his big hand patted Yao Yun'er's back, and said in a low voice: "Are you better?" ”

Yao Yun'er was extremely uncomfortable, she couldn't help but look at her husband with teary eyes, and said angrily: "I said I don't eat it, you want me to eat ......"

Yuan Wu was helpless, took her in his arms, wiped the water stains on the corners of his lips for her, and said softly: "Okay, blame me, don't cry." ”

Meng Yu and his entourage stood at the door, looking at this scene, the faces of the three of them were a little uncomfortable, especially Li Zhuang, who leaned closer to Meng Yu and muttered: "I said sir, are we looking for the wrong person?" Is this really our marshal? ”

Meng Yu didn't pay attention to it, looking at the couple in front of him, but his eyebrows sank.

In the evening, after settling Yao Yun'er, Yuan Wufang came out of the back room, and when he saw him, the three of them immediately stood up, Yuan Wu walked to the table and sat down, pointed to the stool casually, and said, "Sit down." ”

After the three of them sat down, Yuan Wu glanced at Meng Yu and said in a low voice, "Say, what is the matter." ”

Meng Yu hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth, and that sentence, like a thunderbolt, rang in the man's ears.

"The marshal doesn't know that your original wife and two sons are still alive."

Yuan Wu's face changed suddenly, he stood up, grabbed Meng Yu's neckline, brought him to him, and said hoarsely: "What did you say?" ”

Meng Yu saw that his brows were furrowed, his eyelids were beating slightly, and his heart was slightly shocked, but he still said word by word: "The subordinates said that the marshal's original wife and the two sons are still in the world. ”

Yuan Wu let go, Meng Yu involuntarily took a few steps back, He Zizhan hurriedly stepped forward to support his body, the three of them saw Yuan Wu standing there, even his breathing became heavy, and his face was not bloody, they had never seen Yuan Wu like this, and they didn't even dare to breathe at this time.

After a long time, Yuan Wu said, "Where are they now?" ”

"The marshal can rest assured, now that the lady and the two sons are taken care of by the Jinan Wang brothers, as soon as the time comes, the marshal can go to Jinan and reunite with his wife and children."

As soon as Meng Yu's words fell, he saw Yuan Wu silent, returned to the table and sat down, his face was reflected by the candle flames, and his heroic face was as deep as a knife and axe, I don't know how long it took, he finally closed his eyes and clenched his fists silently.

Seven years ago, Yuan Chongwu and Ling Su in Yiyang Pass battle, the Lingnan army food and grass is scarce, weapons are backward, had to use mobile tactics, in the war, Yuan Chongwu's wife and children were all taken captive by Ling Su's men, in order to suppress the Lingnan army, Ling Su threatened the lives of his wife and children, forced Yuan Chongwu to surrender, Yuan Chongwu swore not to surrender, personally led three thousand cavalry into the enemy's belly, wanted to save his wife and children, both sides suffered heavy casualties, Yuan Chongwu was in the body of several arrows, and finally because he was outnumbered, he saw his wife and children taken away by the Ling army.

In September of the same year, the two sides fought again at the mouth of Yizhou, Ling Su tied up the families of dozens of high-ranking generals in the Lingnan Army, and forced the Lingnan Army to surrender again.

From time to time, Shi Yuming, the left deputy commander of the Lingnan Army, his wife was still more than eight months pregnant, and she cried incessantly in the battle between the two armies, begging her husband to surrender, Shi Yuming immediately made a decision and shot his wife to death with his own hands, so as not to disturb the morale of the army.

In the Lingnan Army, there are also countless soldiers not only wives and children, but even their parents are also in the hands of Ling Su, most of these are common people who have been brutalized by the government and oppressed by the imperial court.

Yuan Chongwu ordered the three armies to fight to the death with the Ling family's army.

That big battle, the mountains and rivers were disgraced, the Lingnan army lost more than half, but the Ling family army was also greatly injured, had to retreat to Yeyang, on the way to retreat, Ling Su ordered people to execute all the relatives of the Lingnan army, throw the corpses in the wilderness, and there are countless people who have no bones, since then, the Ling family army and the Lingnan army have formed a deep blood feud, Yuan Chongwu himself and Ling Su have a deep hatred, not to share the sky.

Over the years, the two sides fought no less than 100 battles, until three years ago, the Great Zhou Dynasty borrowed troops from its northern neighbor Dahe, together with the 100,000 troops of the Ling family, to suppress the Lingnan army.

The tragedy of this battle is unbearable to witness, and the number of casualties of the two armies has been incalculable for several years.

In the end, as many as 17 high-ranking generals of the Lingnan Army and above joined the army, all of whom were killed, and the rest of the infantry were captured by more than 10000 people, all of whom were taken to the Beijing Division, where they were shown to the public at noon.

At this point, this peasant rebellion, which lasted for many years, was suppressed, and the history records the "Lingnan Rebellion".

And Yuan Chongwu himself is also missing, and the court only said that he had been hacked and killed by Ling Su. After the war in Yuzhou, the people of Yizhou, Jinan and other places, every household set up a "Chongwu Ye" tablet and secretly sacrificed.

And in some remote places in Lingnan, there are a lot of "Chongwu Ye" temples, for many years the incense is prosperous, good men and women are endless, and in Yuan Chongwu's hometown, there is Yuan Chongwu's "clothes and crown mound", every Qingming, there are countless people who come to pay respects.

Meng Yu recalled the past, sighed in his heart, and saw that Yuan Chongwu was silent, he couldn't help but sigh, and said: "Marshal, my subordinates heard that Mrs. died nine times that year, and escaped from Ling Su with the little son, and the mother and son were incognito, all the way to the deep mountains of Shudi, until they were found by General Wang two years ago. ”

When Yuan Wu heard this, the expression in his eyes was still deep and restrained, he didn't say a word, he just sat there like that, let Meng Yu and the others look at it, and didn't dare to say anything more.

I don't know how long it has been, Yuan Chongwu finally opened his mouth and said, "Meng Yu." ”

"The subordinates are here." Meng Yu immediately said respectfully.

"Ordered Zhang Zhicheng to go to Jinan and take their mother and son to Yunzhou, and when the time is ripe, I will rush there."

"Marshal......" Meng Yu's eyelids jumped, and before he could finish speaking, he saw a gesture from Yuan Wu, which made him swallow the rest of the words raw.

"Go back." After Yuan Wu finished speaking, he stood up, pushed open the door of the inner room, and walked in.

"Sir, what's wrong with the marshal, I know that my daughter-in-law and children are still alive, if I don't want to be happy and half dead, but look at the marshal's face, why is it not very good-looking......" Li Zhuang leaned over, looked at Yuan Wu's back, and whispered to Meng Yu.

Meng Yu glanced at Li Zhuang and said in a low voice: "Okay, now that we have found the marshal, we still have a lot of things to do, let's go back to Jingzhou first." ”

"What, aren't we staying?" Li Zhuang's eyes widened and he was surprised.

Meng Yu didn't have the heart to talk nonsense with him, but He Zizhan couldn't help it, and said, "Do you think that our marshal is not eye-catching enough, and you have to stay to attract the attention of others to be sure?" ”

When Li Zhuang heard this, he stopped talking, and the group saluted respectfully to the inner room before leaving, and only after the salute did they take advantage of the night to leave Yuan's house.

In the inner room, Yao Yun'er was still asleep, by candlelight, her palm-sized face was as clean as a white lotus, revealing pure gentleness, she was not even seventeen years old this year, although she was married to a wife, but her face still had a little childishness, but it looked green and tender.

Yuan Wu sat aside, stroked her sleeping face, remembering that she was so young, she had already married him as his wife, and had worked hard to conceive a child for him, and in her dark pupils, there was bottomless pity.

He held her little hand in the palm of his hand, slowly pressed it to his cheek, and after a long time, he called her name in a low voice: "Yun'er......"

Those two short words are low and deep, and the love is as deep as the sea.

The next day, as soon as Yao Yun'er opened her eyes, she was greeted by a pair of dark eyes like a deep pool.

"Xianggong?" Yao Yun'er saw Yuan Wu sitting at the head of the bed, his clothes neatly dressed, and his eyes were bloodshot, as if he hadn't slept all night.

When Yuan Wu saw her wake up, he smiled slightly, held her little hand, put it on his lips and kissed it.

"What's wrong with you?" Yao Yun'er stroked his face and said distressedly, "Didn't you sleep well last night?" ”

"I'm fine." Yuan Wu held her in his arms and re-covered her with the scattered quilt, but secretly he was groaning, not knowing how to tell her.

Yuan Wu tightened her body, looking at her soft and fair little face, the words in her throat were that she couldn't open her mouth no matter what, but her heart was even more painful.

After breakfast, Yao Yun'er looked at the man, as if she had plucked up great courage, and then said: "Xianggong, I haven't been back to my parents' house for a few days, and I don't know if my father's body is better, it's okay at home today, I want to go back and see ......"

When Yuan Wu heard this, he saw that there was a faint prayer in her apricot eyes, and her voice was also soft and small, so that when he listened, his heart softened, and said, "Let's go, I'll go back with you." ”

Yao Yun'er became happy when she heard this, and couldn't help but step forward and wrap her arms around her husband's neck, even though everything in her heart was disturbed, but at this time, looking at the little lady's delicate and lovely smile, the man's pupils still floated a little gently, smiled faintly, leaned down and pecked her lightly on the lips.

Although Yao's mother once made up her mind to marry Jin Mei to Yuan Wu, Yao Yuner's grievances and sadness do not need to be mentioned, but now that she is pregnant with a child, she realizes more that it is not easy to be a mother.

Yuan Wu naturally understood his little lady's thoughts, and when he left, he also cut a large piece of meat from the shop, planning to send it to the Yao family together.

Yao Yun'er has been staying at home these days to have a baby, and at this time she suddenly left the house, and her heart was indescribably comfortable, and the road seemed to be a few steps away, and the courtyard of the Yao family was close in front of her.