I refused Chenyi's help and dragged a wooden box out of a hidden corner of the room alone.

"Open it and see," I said with a smile, "I don't sell it either, your birthday is approaching, and I made you a robe." Oh yes, I didn't sew it myself, but I chose the fabric myself, and ...... I paid the money personally. ”

Chen Yi opened the wooden box, and there was a set of navy blue robes lying inside, with a cypress pattern embroidered with silver and white silk thread on his left shoulder.

"Rest assured, it's exactly the right size." I said proudly, "When I went to your house to help your little nephew check his body before, I asked the eldest lady on the side, and I secretly measured it while holding you before ordering." ”

I saw that he couldn't put it down, and pushed him: "Try it, I'll go out first." The owner of the ready-to-wear shop sold me a bunch of bells and whistles and some popular styles in Beijing this winter, and I was dizzy from the noise. ”

"Okay, thank you Ran'er, it's hard for you to listen to the cross talk of those shopkeepers in the East Market." Chen Yi's eyes were full of smiles, and he watched me out of the room.

Listening to the faint sound of the friction of the clothes in the room, I actually thought of Chen Yi when he was not wearing a shirt, but in the past, he was either bandaged or drugged, and he would not be particularly concerned about anything, but at this moment I actually came up with the idea of quietly opening the door to take a look, thinking of this, I couldn't help blushing.

Or just take a peek? This idea was rejected by me as soon as it came out, and with Chen Yi's keen years of martial arts, I am afraid that if I move this door, it will be exposed.

"It's okay." Interrupting my thoughts, I entered the door in response, Chen Yi was already dressed neatly, standing in the middle of the room, like a pine and cypress, I smiled embarrassedly when I saw it: "Ran'er, what do you think?" ”

I looked at him closely, from head to toe.

Earlier, I heard that there were good things in Beijing who made a ranking of young men in the capital based on their appearance, and also marked a number of gossip such as surname, family background, marriage or not, etc., and there were two kinds of people who paid the most attention to it, one was the boudoir woman to be married, and the other was the matchmaker who said that she was pro-line.

Several of Chen Yi's brothers were written on the list, and he himself went out with his father and brother when he was eighteen years old, and worked hard to exterminate the horse thieves on the northern trade road in half a year, and subdued them, and personally led the troops to recapture the three cities occupied by Beirong during the Huaguo Rebellion.

And on the day he returned to Beijing, he crossed the Suzaku Street with a rifle, and his name was called by his style, and he stayed at the top of the list for two whole years.

The first time I heard this rumor, I thought it was just a joke, but today I suddenly saw him in a new dress, and I took a closer look to know that this "joke" was not just a joke.

I can't help but think back to Chen Yi's usual appearance: the perseverance and sturdiness of a soldier and the elegance of a prince of a family are natural to him, wearing dark colors and steady but not suppressed, wearing light colors but not frivolous, brave and heroic when he ties his hair and carries a gun, and gentle and clear when he wears a crown and a fan.

When you think about it, it's not nice all the time.

Chen Yi saw me staring at him in a daze, his ears were slightly red, and he called me softly: "Ran'er? ”

I came back to my senses and sighed with my cheeks: "As the saying goes, people rely on clothes, but I see that you rely on clothes, and I can't complain that when I came back from Dingyan City before, the women who watched the excitement on the side of the road took silk ribbons and threw them at you." ”

Chen Yi recalled it when he heard this, and frowned sincerely: "I never wear flowers, and I see that some officials in the court have worn them, and nine times out of ten they are tacky." After a pause, he added, "I don't think my appearance is feminine, I really don't know what those women think, just throw me some things used in the boudoir, and waste it." ”

I laughed "poof": "If you come to the street like this, I'm afraid that the street will be full of broken girls' thoughts." ”

Chen Yi touched his neck uncomfortably: "What do you do to mention others?" This is your birthday gift to me. ”

"Okay, okay, I won't tease you." I winked at him, "I heard that women in many places in China will sew robes, shoes and socks by hand to give to their husbands or sweethearts, I originally wanted to challenge my own ......"

"Oh?" Tatsumi looked at me and smiled with interest.

"However, we don't have this habit in Shuangqi Town, so I do ...... when it comes to needlework Compare...... rusty," I stammered, "It's not like you haven't lived in our village, you should know that I can only sew gauze cotton wool or something, so this time...... I decided to use money...... Spare myself ......"

Chen Yi approached me, and the smile deepened: "Ran Er, you don't need to say much, I understand, for me, as long as it's sent by you, anything is fine." ”

I said, "But I'm not out of the picture. As I spoke, I nodded at the cypress tree on his shoulder, "Look at this cypress tree, I personally painted it to the shopkeeper of the ready-to-wear store after the largest one in your yard, and I feel that I still deserve praise." ”

Chen Yi smiled: "Well, it's really worth it." He kissed me on the forehead, "This is a reward." ”

I pushed him and said softly, "Actually, I originally wanted to give you this gift in three days when your family organizes a birthday banquet for you, but I asked the housekeeper of the British government, and he said that several sons have not had birthdays for five consecutive years. ”

"That's true," Chen Yi said, "The military affairs in the camp have always been complicated, and the rise of war will not pick a day, it is inevitable to bump into the birthdays of the brothers, and it is not easy to do anything, if you have time to get together and eat two sips of wine." ”

He sighed again and said, "In addition, five years ago, the eldest brother went, and our brothers no longer have a day to get together, so this birthday banquet is also dispensable for us." Nowadays, the birthday banquet at home is only held on the birthday of the father, the younger sister and several sisters-in-law, and the eldest sister will prepare gifts to send to the Lin Mansion on her birthday. ”

"I see." I said, "Giving a gift reminds you of your sadness, and I look like I've done something bad with good intentions." ”

Seeing that I was a little lonely, Chen Yi realized that his tone was too heavy, and scratched my nose with a smile: "Where is it, it's all in the past, so don't be depressed about this." ”

When I was in Shuangqi Town, Sun Zhongjing told us about the Gu family, and when I heard him say that the eldest son of the British Duke had sacrificed his life for the country, it was just a few words of understatement in other people's rumors, but when these things came out of Chen Yi's mouth, the sad look in his eyes that could not be concealed clearly told me that this incident was too heavy for him, and even for the entire Gu family.

The memories of the day when Achu, Xin Yi and Sun Zhongjing met Beirong Tartar Agu Yi and others in Wuhui Valley came back to my mind.

The Battle of the Valley of No Return.

I was a little entangled in my heart, at the beginning, several of us were injured a lot, after leaving Dingyan City, all kinds of troubles have arisen again and again, and the stall of no return to the valley was unconsciously left behind by us.

To this day, it can be called a mistake. And I found myself unable to even confirm how much Tatsuyi's memory of the battle was different from what we had heard from Aguichi.

Chen Yi will never let go of any of the mysteries related to the battle that took his eldest brother's life, but if I really put everything together and let the Gu family investigate, will it bring disaster to them?