Chapter 475: Farewell
Finally on this day, the emperor personally ordered the generals and ordered Xiao Mohan to lead his troops to the battle, and the future and fate of hundreds of thousands of people in Xiao State were all fought here.
Xiao Mohan received the order, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses gathered outside the capital, and the clarion call for the expedition was about to come out, and when this battle was over, the world would be decided, so Xiao Mohan had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.
Qian Qianqian knew these things very well, so she made a lot of pastries in the kitchen overnight, all of which were shelf-stable, and she studied them for so many days, and finally got some results, although these pastries may not be eaten until the end of the war, but they can be eaten for at least three or four months.
Now she can't do much for Xiao Mohan, so she doesn't dare to relax in the slightest, and does her best to make Xiao Mohan have no worries.
At night, Qian Qianqian was lying on the bed, tossing and turning and couldn't sleep, a cool breeze outside the window blew, blowing the leaves rattling, and the moonlight was cold, spilling into the house through the gap in the window, making the room a little more hazy and beautiful.
At this time, there was a knock on the door outside, Xue Yi was not there, Qian Qianqian lifted the quilt on her body, walked to the door, opened the door, and saw Xiao Mohan appear at the door.
Qian Qianqian is not strange at all, although it is not early now, Xiao Mohan is about to go on the expedition, and Xiao Mohan has not appeared in the past few days, so before leaving, Xiao Mohan will definitely come to meet her.
Xiao Mohan followed Qian Qianqian's footsteps and walked in, took the door, dressed in a dark robe, it was so late, and the clothes on his body were very neat, it seemed that he came to find Qian Qianqian on purpose.
"I know you're about to go on an expedition, the thing Xueyi has already been handed over to you, I don't know if it suits your appetite, but it's probably not as delicious as the chef in the house, if you want to eat, take it, if you don't want to eat, throw it away, whatever you want."
Qian Qianqian sat down at the table, only wearing a thin coat on her body, her body looked a little thin, her expression was still calm, there was a trace of coldness between her eyebrows and eyes, and although her tone was gentle, it was always mixed with a little coquettishness.
"What you have prepared so hard, even if it is poisonous, I will eat it, I will go on the expedition tomorrow, this time, it will not be a year and a half, and I may not be able to come back."
Xiao Mohan spoke slowly, his voice was low, with a unique magnetism, his sword eyebrows were slightly raised, his eyebrows were heroic, his chin was tight, and his eyes were mixed with light and dark.
"Leaving tomorrow? Isn't it said that it will take a few days? ”
Qian Qianqian was a little surprised, this matter came too suddenly, she heard Xue Yi say yesterday that Xiao Mohan would go on the expedition in a few days, why did this time change all of a sudden?
"The situation on the border is urgent, and the central country is already ready to move, so I have to bring people over as soon as possible, and I can't delay any longer."
Xiao Mohan explained unhurriedly, there was no wave on his face, since it was a foregone conclusion, one day earlier and one day later, there was no difference to him at all, but he had concerns in his heart, and he couldn't be so indifferent.
Qian Qianqian's heart trembled, but she quickly regained her calm, Xiao Mohan is a general, and she can't delay her children's affection, so at this time, she must be stable.
"Then you go, you don't have to worry about the affairs of the house, I will take care of it and wait for your triumphant return."
Qian Qianqian lowered her eyes slightly, her long and thick eyelashes blocked the emotions under her eyes, and although she tried her best to hide it, her voice still trembled.
Xiao Mohan kept looking at Qian Qianqian, his thin lips were pursed, and his eyes seemed to be mysterious, but when he looked closely, there was nothing.
"Xue Yi will stay in the mansion to protect you, if you encounter any difficulties, go to Shao Huaigu, and Jiang Sheng, you can send them at any time."
"I understand, you have arranged everything for me, and I will do it to live up to your wishes."
Qian Qianqian nodded, squeezing out a smile from her face, looking a little desolate, her eyes seemed to be wet, but she still didn't shed tears after all.
"Qianqian."
Xiao Mohan stared at Qian Qianqian's face, and called heavily, his brows were tightly locked, and his eyes seemed to be as deep as the sea.
"Huh?" Qian Qianqian raised her head, with a puzzled expression, to meet Xiao Mohan's gaze, but it seemed that she suddenly fell into the ocean, and her body kept falling, only falling deeper and deeper, and she couldn't get out at all.
Xiao Mohan lightly hooked his thin lips, the smile on his face loomed, but it quickly disappeared completely, and then returned to calm, he was always like this, he could hide his emotions tightly.
"It's nothing, it's late at night, you should rest early."
Xiao Mohan changed his words, stood up after speaking, and was about to go out, Qian Qianqian looked at his figure, and couldn't help but be very disappointed, she originally thought that if she said goodbye tonight, Xiao Mohan would say a lot of love words and do things that she didn't expect, but she didn't expect it to be so bland.
"Wait."
Just when Xiao Mohan was about to open the door, Qian Qianqian suddenly stood up and stopped him.
Xiao Mohan paused, turned his head, and met her gaze, there was no superfluous expression on his face, his gaze was shallow, and his expression was as calm as water.
"You, you must be careful, I will wait for you to come back."
Qian Qianqian's body stiffened, and she wanted to run over and hug Xiao Mohan, but her legs seemed to be frozen, so she could only stand in place, her brows twisted into a dead knot, and she squeezed out a sentence with difficulty.
Xiao Mohan just nodded slightly, and then left without looking back, he was always like this, every time he left, he could walk so chic and free.
Two lines of tears slipped from Qian Qianqian's eyes, her strong body softened, and the tight strings in her heart suddenly broke, in the final analysis, she was just a woman, seeing that her beloved was about to die and die, she couldn't be so calm on the surface.
On the second day, Xiao Mohan really left, leading hundreds of thousands of troops to the frontier, I heard that the capital was very lively on this day, and the people came out to stand on the side of the street to see off Xiao Mohan, and the emperor personally poured Xiao Mohan a practice wine, and the court could have such an honor, only Xiao Mohan.
But the general's mansion was calm, and the people did whatever they wanted, as if Xiao Mohan had never gone on an expedition.
Such a contrast, it is estimated that Xiao Mohan explained, just to make Qian Qianqian unaware and unaware, so that Qian Qianqian would not be burdened by the atmosphere of parting, and when she woke up, he walked away.
Qian Qianqian actually woke up a long time ago, and she also knew when Xiao Mohan went out of the city, but she didn't go out to see her off, since Xiao Mohan wanted to go quietly, then she would treat it as if she didn't know anything, so she didn't have to let these children drag Xiao Mohan down.
"Miss Qian, General Xiao has already led his troops to the battle, and they are all out of the capital this time, if you feel uncomfortable, you might as well go out and take a look."
Xue Yi saw that Qian Qianqian's mood was really bad, so she stepped forward to persuade her, in fact, she also wanted to follow Xiao Mohan to the frontier, but Qian Qianqian needed people around her, so she and Yuan Ying stayed.
"No need, since everyone is gone, what's the point of going out to see it again, I'm here to wish him a triumphant return and pray for him."
Qian Qianqian sat at the table, lowered her eyes, sighed, and there were two patches of black blue under her eyes.
"General Xiao has been fighting for many years, the Ji people have their own natural appearance, and there will be no problem, except for Yang Guo and Xiao Heng, Xiao Guo will be peaceful, which is also the wish of the general."
Xue Yi poured Qian Qianqian a cup of tea, knowing that although Qian Qianqian said so, she was most worried about Xiao Mohan, so she deliberately persuaded her like this.
"I understand what you mean, his wish is also mine, and now that he is going to fulfill this wish, I will naturally support him, I can't help him, but I won't be a burden to him."
Qian Qianqian didn't touch the tea at hand, as if she was competing with herself, yin and yang weird aura, in fact, she also knew that Xue Yi didn't mean this, but she felt uncomfortable and wanted to vent it.
"How can you be a burden to the general? If it wasn't for you before, the general would probably have a big accident, and you are the general's lucky star. ”
Xue Yi bowed slightly, and said cautiously, she was not such a flattering person, but she was afraid that Qian Qianqian would not be able to think about it, so she deliberately chose something to listen to.
"Okay, don't flatter me anymore, in fact, if there is no me, you and Yuan Ying should both follow General Xiao to the frontier to fight."
Qian Qianqian said very firmly, Xiao Mohan's dead soldiers, each of them has their own mission, and she is the accident, so correspondingly, some arrangements will also change.
"Yes, in the past, when we went to the frontier, Yuan Ying and I would follow, I disguised myself as a man to protect the general in the army, and Yuan Ying was listening to the news according to the protection, this time, the general asked us to stay, and no one was brought."
Xue Yi didn't want to lie, and she knew that with Qian Qianqian's intelligence, how could she not guess this kind of thing? So it's better to tell the truth and let Qian Qianqian know.
"He didn't have to."
Qian Qianqian's voice was a little choked, her eyes were bloodshot, and her eyebrows were full of helplessness.
"The person who the general can't rest assured of is you, so protecting you is protecting the general, the slave maid and Yuan Ying will go all out, as long as you are safe all the time, the general can have no worries."
Xue Yi said categorically, in her words, protecting Qian Qianqian is as important as protecting Xiao Mohan, but the more Xiao Mohan is arranged like this, the more uncomfortable Qian Qianqian's heart becomes.
"What about the wind? A group of them, did General Xiao bring it? ”
Qian Qianqian raised her head, and then asked, her brows twisted into a dead knot, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
"They are all dead soldiers hidden in the shadows by General Xiao, and they only obey the general's orders, and they will go wherever the general goes."
Xue Yi opened her mouth and hinted that Qian Qianqian also understood, and the Yufeng gang would always follow Xiao Mohan, so she was relieved.
"I want to go out for a walk."
Qian Qianqian looked at the sunny sky outside, and her heart also penetrated a lot of light, since the matter has come to this, she might as well accept it calmly, taking care of the affairs of the general's mansion is the most important.
Xue Yi walked out with her, everything was in order in the general's mansion, and the people were doing their own thing, seeing Qian Qianqian walking by, they bowed down to her and saluted, although they were still called "Qian Girl", but it was the general's wife's courtesy.
In the garden, Qian Hui was studying, every word was clear, and it seemed that he had made a lot of progress during Shao Huaigu's time.
Shao Huaigu sat in the shade of the tree and drank tea, he, this gentleman, did a leisurely and comfortable, but very strict, Qian Hui every time he mispronounced a word, he had to take a reprimand, which reminded Qian Qianqian of when she was studying before.