An Yuanzhi hurriedly said, "How could I do such a thing? ”

Shangguan Rui came back from school at this time, An Jinxiu went to the kitchen to help cook, and An Yuanzhi stayed with Shangguan Rui to talk outside. After the sun went down, the family sat around a table of eight immortals and had a lively dinner.

After An Yuanzhi left, An Jinxiu showed the deed to Shangguan Rui, and Shangguan Rui saw that the name of his eldest brother Shangguan Yong was written on the deed, so he hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, this was bought with your dowry money, so you can keep it." ”

"This is the land of the Shangguan family," An Jinxiu said very calmly, "There is your share here, the uncle will be fourteen in the next year, your eldest brother will get married late, the uncle's marriage can't be late, the man must have some family property when he starts a family." ”

Shangguan Rui wanted to thank An Jinxiu, but he felt that as soon as this word Xie came out, he would see An Jinxiu again, so he only pushed Tian Qi back in front of An Jinxiu and said, "Let's wait for the eldest brother to come back." Sister-in-law, I want to write a letter to my eldest brother about the family, you can also write one to my eldest brother, and ask someone to send the two letters together. ”

As soon as she heard that she could write a letter to Shangguan Yong, An Jinxiu came to her senses, "Can this letter be delivered to your eldest brother?" ”

Shangguan Rui nodded with a smile and said, "Today, my eldest brother's brother in the army came to me, and he is also going to Baiyu Pass, so he can bring letters and things for us." Sister-in-law, my eldest brother still doesn't know that you are pregnant with a child. ”

An Jinxiu stood up and went back to the room, she had a lot of things she wanted to say to Shangguan Yong, but she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to finish writing this night.

Shangguan Rui watched An Jinxiu leave in a hurry and smiled knowingly.

An Jinxiu returned to the house, first wrapped the winter clothes she made for Shangguan Yong in a package, thought about it and packed a few robes that she wore in the spring and autumn days, and then sat down at the table and prepared to write a letter. When she was really ready to write a letter, An Jinxiu realized that she had a thousand words to say, but she didn't know which one to write first.

Shangguan Rui didn't have An Jinxiu's troubles, he knew that his eldest brother didn't know much, so he explained the family affairs in a few simple words, and then wrote about An Jinxiu's pregnancy with a child, in the last line of the letter, Shangguan Rui wrote a sentence, sister-in-law treats us very well, she is a good woman.

After An Jinxiu filled a piece of stationery, he remembered that Shangguan Yong would definitely let the people around him read the letter to him, and if he let others know what he missed Sijun, An Jinxiu thought of this, so he tore up the letter and threw it aside. This letter to the family, An Jinxiu wrote, tore and wrote again, and worked all night. The final letter was only a few simple sentences.

I am pregnant, and my baby and I have been fine for two months now.

Send a few winter clothes, and cherish them.

Everything is fine at home, so you don't have to worry about it.

Waiting for you at home.

Early the next morning, Shangguan Rui took the letter written by An Jinxiu and packed up the baggage, and went to find his eldest brother's brother in the army. An Jinxiu sent Shangguan Rui out, thinking in her heart how happy Shangguan Yong would be to know that they had children, and the smile on the corner of her mouth couldn't be hidden.

When Zi Yuan came back from buying vegetables, he saw his own young lady standing in front of the door, and said with a smile, "Miss, what's the happy thing about?" Why are you laughing like you're stupid? ”

When Shangguan Yong received the letter and clothes, it was four months later. Those who left Beijing in the middle of summer were already in the snowy sky outside the customs at this time. Shangguan Yong, who had learned a lot of words with the scribes in the army, no longer had to ask someone to read the letter to him, and he could completely understand the two short letters.

Shangguan Rui's letter was read quickly, and he looked at An Jinxiu's letter with a smile, and then Shangguan Yong read this letter over and over again. I have a son? Shangguan Yong looked at An Jinxiu's letter and wondered if he was having a sweet dream?

A brother rushed up and snatched An Jinxiu's letter from Shangguan Yong's hand, and said in his mouth, "What kind of letter can make you laugh like a fool, eldest brother?" ”

When Shangguan Yong reacted as if he had woken up from a dream and was about to grab the letter, a group of martial artists had already surrounded the person who grabbed the letter, and Shangguan Yong couldn't even squeeze in.

"Who's going to read it, what's written here?" There are people who don't know a single big word and shout.

"I'm pregnant, and I've been ,...... for two months" The person who read the letter immediately appeared, reading An Jinxiu's letter to the big guy word by word.

"Brother Shangguan is going to have a queen!" After everyone listened quietly, they turned around and congratulated Shangguan Yong, who was older than Shangguan Yong and younger than Shangguan Yong, all of whom were happy.

"Is she really pregnant?" Shangguan Yong was stunned and muttered to himself.

"Are you still stupid?" A big brother standing next to Shangguan Yong patted Shangguan Yong's shoulder vigorously and laughed, "Can it be written in black and white?" My brother and sister were two months pregnant when they wrote the letter, and it took more than four months for this letter to reach you, and by this time, your son has been in the womb of your brother and sister for six months now! ”

"Pregnancy and childbirth in October," a knowledgeable person in the martial arts answered, "In four months, the son of the eldest brother of Shangguan will be born!" ”

Shangguan Yong grinned, his wife and young son, his small family is gone.

Everyone got together and laughed, some said that Shangguan Yong was powerful, and he could plant a pearl fetus in the bride's belly on the wedding night, some said that An Jinxiu was easy to give birth to, and some said that he would finish the battle as soon as possible, so that he could go back to Beijing to see his little nephew as soon as possible, and some simply guessed whether this unborn little nephew was like a father or a mother, and many people looked at the handwriting on the letter, and praised An Jinxiu with a good hand.

Shangguan Yong was speechless for a while listening to these discussions, is this his wife pregnant, or is the wife of these people pregnant? However, when he heard the brothers say that they would finish this battle as soon as possible, Shangguan Yong was silent again, this battle could not end within a year, and his little wife in Kyoto could only give birth without him.

The war drums of the camp suddenly sounded again, breaking the joyful atmosphere of the camp.

Shangguan Yong hurriedly stuffed the letter into his arms, and rushed out of the barracks with his subordinates and the general Zhou Yi.

Outside the Baiyu Pass, the two armies tore together and slaughtered each other, shouting and killing shook the sky, and the blood and water would soon be dyed red by the snow-covered earth. The city of Kyoto, thousands of miles away, fell asleep in silence, and the watchmen walked through the streets and alleys where no one was around, beating the sound of the third watch over and over again.

An Jinxiu woke up from her sleep and sat up from the bed suddenly. She still remembered very clearly when she woke up from her dream, Shangguan Yong was alone in her dream facing a million Northern Turkic army, and in the midst of ten thousand arrows, a carved arrow pierced Shangguan Yong's chest. An Jinxiu screamed in her dream, but no matter how she ran, she couldn't reach Shangguan Yong's side, so she could only watch Shangguan Yong fall to the ground, trampled by the thousands of troops and horses of the Northern Turks, and in the end only a bloody crimson remained.

An Jinxiu sat on the bed for a while, and after a cold sweat gradually dried out because of this nightmare, An Jinxiu only felt a pain in her abdomen. This pain reminded An Jinxiu that she was still pregnant with her and Shangguan Yong's child in her belly, and hurriedly tried her best to calm herself down, for fear that she would hurt the child under her emotion.

Feeling out the red rope sent by Shangguan Yong from under the pillow, An Jinxiu told herself that Shangguan Yong is the one who wants to be a general, and there will be no accident at this time, and the dreams are all reversed, maybe this nightmare of hers indicates that this battle will end soon? The red rope was tightly strangled in his hand, almost breaking An Jinxiu's palm, but An Jinxiu didn't realize it, looked at the empty pillow beside him, and sat like this all night.

Shangguan Yong pulled out the arrow that had been shot into his shoulder, threw it on the ground, and slashed down one of the enemy generals who rushed in front of him.

"Don't mess around!" Behind everyone, there was the shout of Zhou Yi who was in the formation.

"If we keep fighting, we'll all die!" I don't know who shouted in the chaos of the army.

"Death to those who retreat!" Shangguan Yong roared, it was when the two sides were biting tightly, at this time, the army's heart was in chaos, and the brothers who died in front of them were really dead in vain.

Seeing Shangguan Yong rushing into the depths of the enemy formation with people, Zhou Yi said to the left and right, "Shangguan Yong is good." ”

The generals who stood around Zhou Yi on horseback were somewhat taken aback, these are generals who have followed Zhou Yi from birth to death for many years, when did Zhou Yi boast about whom? Shangguan Yong is still the first.

Shangguan Yong rushed into the depths of the enemy army, the war knives in his hands were bloodstained, and the red-eyed Shangguan Yong seemed to be Shura, but he did not use a completely lifeless style of play as before, at this time Shangguan Yong had more worries in his heart, there were not only younger brothers and sisters in Kyoto City, but also a little woman waiting for him, no matter what, he had to go back alive.

"Rush!" Seeing that the enemy formation was in chaos, Zhou Yi waved the spear in his hand and took the lead in rushing out of the array.

The wind swept the flying snow and wild sand on his face, and in the splashing of blood, Shangguan Yong's eyes were blurred, and the deafening shouts and killings on the battlefield seemed to be far away from him.

"What are you doing?!" The military attache who killed the enemy side by side with Shangguan Yong rushed to Shangguan Yong and yelled: "Are you distracted at this time? Don't want to live anymore?! ”

Shangguan Yong still looked a little sluggish.

The military attache sat on his horse, raised his hand and slapped Shangguan Yong on the back, "You want to die here?" I don't want my wife and children at home?! ”

This old brother recognized by Shangguan Yong in the army looked anxious, at this time they were all tired, people who have been in the army for many years know that no matter how high the martial arts are, as long as they are tired, the reaction will be slow, and it is serious like Shangguan Yong at this time, standing on the battlefield stunned, not like he is fighting at all.

Several sergeants not far from Shangguan Yong surrounded them at this time, and with them in the way, they gave Shangguan Yong time to breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhou Yi rushed to the center of the enemy at this time, and when the horse passed by Shangguan Yong's side, Zhou Yi didn't say anything, raised his hand and slapped Shangguan Yong hard, and then General Zhou's war horse galloped away without stopping for a moment.

Shangguan Yong was shocked, and after An Jinxiu disappeared in front of him, what appeared in front of him was the bloody Shura battlefield again.

"How are you?" The military attaches all asked Shangguan Yong.

Shangguan Yong shook his head, the blood in his chest surged, and he opened his mouth to spit out a mouthful of blood, which made him feel a little more comfortable.

The military attaches who followed Shangguan Yong as brothers and sisters saw Shangguan Yong spit a mouthful of blood on the ground, and their hearts became anxious. At this time, all of them were covered in blood, but Shangguan Yong looked even worse, sitting on the back of the horse and staggering, and he would plant the horse at any time.

"I'm fine," Shangguan Yong sighed and said to his brothers, "If you have anything to say, let's talk about it after this battle!" ”

The tearing and killing in this snowy night lasted from late at night until dawn, and the Qishun army and the Northern Turkic army both withdrew their troops.

When Zhou Yi led the troops back to the camp, he looked back at the corpses in the place behind him, although there were many corpses of the Qi Shun Army inside, Zhou Yi still had a happy face.

"General," the staff who rushed over from the barracks arrived at Zhou Yi's side at this time, looking at the corpses all over the ground, this scholar could already do it without changing his face.

"This kind of ghost weather outside the gate, I see how long the Northern Turks will have to fight with me!" Zhou Yi said to his staff: "I think the day when our class teacher is still in the dynasty is not far away. ”

This young staff member surnamed Qiao and Minglin said, "The students see that the Northern Turks are fighting like this, and they are afraid that they are running out of food and grass, so they are anxious to compete with us for a victory." ”

Zhou Yi got off the horse, and the snow-covered land under his feet will become a natural grassland in the spring of the next year, and it is not a matter of a day or two for the Northern Turks to covet this place. It's just that this place is only half a day's journey away from Baiyu Pass and riding horses, so how can they pray for Shun to let the Northern Turks come here to graze?

Shangguan Yong walked behind Zhou Yi at this time, bowed his hand and said, "General, do you want to see the last general?" ”

Zhou Yi turned his head and looked at Shangguan Yong, his member had wiped the blood off his face, his pale and bloodless face, he didn't know how to use medicine, and Zhou Yi also knew that Shangguan Yong was not lightly injured this time.

Qiao Lin was concerned on the side, "Is General Shangguan's injury in the way?" ”

Shangguan Yong smiled meaninglessly and said, "It's okay, it's just an external injury." ”

Zhou Yi beckoned Shangguan Yong to follow him, slowed down his pace with the intention of taking care of Shangguan Yong, and asked Shangguan Yong, who followed up, "The battle has been fought for a few months, what do you think about this war?" ”

Shangguan Yong was stunned, he didn't expect Zhou Yi to ask him this question.

Zhou Yi looked at Shangguan Yong and was stunned, so he said, "What, you didn't think about anything, just waited in the camp to listen to my orders?" ”

Shangguan Yong didn't understand the purpose of Zhou Yi's question, but he still honestly said to Zhou Yi, "It's too cold here outside the gate in winter, and it's inconvenient to march and fight, are the Northern Turks fighting with us for the last breath?" ”

"Qiao Lin, you say," Zhou Yi called Qiao Lin's name again.

Qiao Lin said, "The winter outside the pass is long, the weather is very cold, it is indeed not suitable for marching and fighting, the Northern Turks now have only two choices, one is to fight to the death with us, advance when victorious, retreat when defeated, and the second is to confront our army, and wait until the beginning of spring to fight." ”

Master Qiao's words, Zhou Yi could understand them, but Shangguan Yong couldn't understand them, and looked at Qiao Lin with a puzzled expression.

Zhou Yi saw Shangguan Yong's performance, and suddenly felt a little relieved in his heart, no matter what kind of thoughts An Taishi had for Shangguan Yong's son-in-law, Zhou Yi felt that Shangguan Yong was not a traitor in his heart. "What he said meant the same as yours," Zhou Yi said to Shangguan Yong, "Today, you took the lead in rushing into the enemy formation, and I will remember you for your great achievements." ”

Shangguan Yong hurriedly said: "The last general, General Xie." ”

"Let's go to the doctor and take a look at the injury," Zhou Yi waved his hand to make Shangguan Yong retreat.

"General," Qiao Lin asked Zhou Yidao after Shangguan Yong stepped back, "What are you?" ”

At this time, there was the sound of killing prisoners on the battlefield behind him, but Zhou Yi didn't look back, but just whispered to Qiao Lin, "After all, he is the son-in-law of the Taishi, and if he can promote me, he will be promoted, and besides, this person is good." ”

Zhou Yi wants to promote Shangguan Yong, is it for Taishi An or for the prince behind Taishi, Qiao Lin didn't ask clearly, the Taishi of the dynasty is famous and famous, but how can he compare to the prince of the dynasty? General Zhou is not attached to the heat when he speaks, but how can people in the court not calculate for themselves and their families?

The generals of the Qishun Dynasty thought that the war would end soon, but the war outside the Baiyu Pass was more than a year, and there was no hope of an end in sight.

An Jinxiu gave birth to her and Shangguan Yong's first child in the late spring of May of the following year, after a hard night. When she held her son, who had been cleanly washed by the midwife, in her arms, An Jinxiu had mixed feelings in her heart, and she wanted to cry but couldn't.

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