Zhong Ruying lived in Suzhou, and Zhou Tingshi and others did not dare to slack off at all, and as soon as the officials who came to the Shangya arrived, he led them over to ask for peace.

There were a total of nine officials in three rows, led by Zhou Tingshi, who stood outside the door, and this battle was much bigger than when they came to see Lin Qingwan.

At that time, Zhou Tingshi also came to greet the Suzhou magistrates on behalf of the local officials, but everyone knows that the Suzhou officials are so solemn not only because of Zhong Ruying's status as the county lord, but also because she is the general of the Zhong family's army.

That's the benefit of having real power.

Lin Qingwan didn't come forward, but asked Zhong Ruying to meet them by herself.

Zhong Ruying raised her eyebrows and asked, "Sister doesn't take the opportunity to stand up?" ”

Lin Qingwan said: "Prestige must be established by one's own ability, so that it can last for a long time, and there will always be times when relying on others is unstable." ”

Zhong Ruying smiled, stopped persuading her, got up and went out.

Prestige is to be established by oneself, this is a good thing, when she took over the Zhong family, she first relied on the residual prestige left by her father and husband, but she was always a little unable to do things.

still fought a few battles with Da Chu, she took the lead in rushing to the front, and it was only with victory and blood that she was consolidated, otherwise she would have been eaten to the bones in the army.

Soldiers are very simple, to say that they miss love, but the most direct thing to compare love is strength, and the strong are respected, which is an eternal iron law in the army.

Zhong Ruying borrowed the Lin family's flower hall to meet Zhou Tingshi, and after chatting for less than an hour, he sent people back.

Zhou Tingshi was apprehensive, and finally couldn't help asking, "I don't know how many days the county lord will stay in Suzhou, do you want to prepare a post house for you and send a few more people to serve......

"No need, I'll live here with Lord Lin first, my sister has a good heart, will there be fewer people to serve?"

Zhou Tingshi laughed, but he was surprised in his heart, when did Lord Lin and County Lord Zhong get so close?

Did they know each other before?

Zhou Tingshi didn't find out how many days Zhong Ruying was going to stay, but he knew that the time would not be short, Su Zhang entered Beijing to offer prisoners, didn't she participate?

It is not a happy thing to have such a powerful and unruly county lord under his jurisdiction.

When Zhong Ruying returned to the backyard, Lin Qingwan was reading a book in the study, she circled around her twice, and said in amazement: "You have a comfortable little life." ”

"Naturally, it's much easier than my sister fighting on the battlefield."

Zhong Ruying stretched out her hand and pointed to the bookshelf, and Lin Qingwan smiled when she saw it: "Sister look at it at will." ”

Zhong Ruying casually pulled a book and said: "I used to live a similar life as you, practicing martial arts and riding horses every day, and the rest of the time is to read and make friends, and occasionally ask two or three friends to go shopping, and the date is so comfortable." ”

Zhong Ruying shook her head and said: "It's a pity, after a few years of fighting on the battlefield, it will be impossible for me to go back to my old days." ”

It's not that there is no chance, not to mention anything else, waiting for the person who will take over the power in her hands can line up from here to the gate, and for a while she also had a kind of doubt.

She has no children, she doesn't plan to remarry, her husband has no brothers, and her Zhong family has no direct relatives, what are you doing with this military power?

It is better to hand it over to the emperor and return to the capital to spend his life in peace and comfort.

But she always felt that it shouldn't be like that, the ancestors' hard work couldn't be destroyed in her hands, and she was not reconciled, unwilling to be a county lord who was supported by others for a lifetime.

So she put on the battle armor, and when she held Zhong Jiajun in her hand again, it was even more impossible for her to give up.

Zhong Ruying turned her head to look at Lin Qingwan, who was half-leaning on the couch and leaning against the window to read, and she didn't know whether she was envious or regretful in her eyes, in short, it was very complicated.

Lin Qingwan simply didn't understand, pointed to the opposite side of her and said, "Sit here and watch, the light is brighter." ”

Zhong Ruying kicked off her shoes and sat on the couch, leaning on the back of the couch and looking out, she saw that there were two flowers and trees planted outside, which were blooming well at this time, and the breeze was blowing from the window, Zhong Ruying actually had a desire to sleep.

She shook her head and smiled bitterly: "It's the Gentle Township Hero Mound, I may not be willing to leave if I stay for two more days." ”

Lin Qingwan smiled and shook her head, "Although the tiger can nap, it will always wake up when the wind blows, where is the hero's tomb?" ”

Lin Qingwan lowered her head and read the book.

Zhong Ruying boredly flipped through the book in her hand and asked, "Your Majesty next year, do you want to go to Beijing to celebrate your birthday?" ”

Lin Qingwan shook her head and said: "The road is far away, I won't rush if I'm weak, just send a generous gift to Your Majesty to celebrate your birthday." ”

Zhong Ruying regretted, "I thought I would see you in Beijing next year." ”

She is the general of the Zhong family's army, and she will definitely go to Beijing to celebrate her birthday, not only him, Lu Zhen, Xu Lian and others will also enter Beijing.

is also the county lord, Lin Qingwan can still find a reason not to enter Beijing, and no one in the court cares, but if Zhong Ruying does not enter Beijing, the court will start to speculate.

Was she disrespectful to His Majesty, or was she dissatisfied with the court?

So unless there is a big war at the border, she has to enter Beijing.

Since the topic of entering Beijing has been mentioned, Lin Qingwan simply asked her, "When did my sister decide to enter Beijing?" ”

Zhong Ruying waved her hand indifferently and said, "Don't worry, the confession has been handed out this morning, and Your Majesty will give me more holidays." Speaking of which, I've been training and fighting all these years, and I haven't had a good time, so I'm going to worry about my sister a lot this time. ”

Lin Qingwan shook her head and smiled, "In this case, I'll take my sister out for a walk tomorrow, and I'm going to Yangzhou in four ****, do you want my sister to be with me then?" ”

"To Yangzhou? What to do in Yangzhou? ”

"Next month will be the twenty-seventh month after the death of my deceased husband, and I will go back to pay my respects."

Zhong Ruying was stunned, and the look on her face gradually became solemn, "Sister asks, sister don't worry." ”

My sister said.

Zhong Ruying said thoughtfully: "You really don't plan to marry again?" ”

Lin Qingwan shook her head, Sister Wan was martyred, she was going home in the future, why did she want to marry?

Zhong Ruying sighed, then closed the book with a "snap": "It's okay, what is lost in this world is lost, where is there a more suitable and affectionate person than him?" Although it is hard to live alone, it is good to be happy in your heart. ”

Lin Qingwan smiled slightly and did not speak.

Zhong Ruying decided to set off for Yangzhou with Lin Qingwan, planning to go to the capital after participating in Xie Er's memorial.

After getting the exact time, Shi Jian and Sao Hong's relatives were relieved, and they didn't have to worry about not knowing the return date.

Lin Qingwan took Zhong Ruying to play inside and outside Suzhou, and did not go out until the day before leaving, concentrating on cleaning up things at home.

Lin Yubin didn't go to school anymore, but she packed her things quickly, and it was arranged for most of the day, and she simply took her small crossbow and went out to practice.

Seeing her playing with crossbow arrows like a child, Lord Zhong couldn't help but laugh, jumped down from the cool tree, took the crossbow arrows from her hand and fiddled with them, and said with a smile: "This crossbow arrow is good, but it is not suitable for you, who made it for you?" ”

This kind of thing is not sold in the world, and once it is sold, it is not afraid that the court will copy it, so it can only be customized by someone.

Talking about weapons in front of the general felt like a class with an axe, Lin Yubin blushed and said, "It's made by my craftsman." ”

Zhong Ruying nodded and shot it test, "Yes, small but lethal enough, as long as the distance is close enough, the accuracy is guaranteed, and almost one arrow kills." But it's not for you. ”

Zhong Ruying pinched her arm and said, "Your strength is too small, the recoil of this crossbow arrow is not small, and if you shoot a few more archers, you will be injured." ”

Zhong Ruying thought about it for a while, and asked the sword to go back and send the crossbow arrow she brought in her salute.

The crossbow arrow was smaller than Lin Yubin's, she brought it to Lin Yubin, and said with a smile: "This is my toy when I was ten years old, and it was a birthday gift from my father, don't look at it, it is small, and the lethality is not as good as your crossbow arrow, but it has two major advantages." ”

Zhong Ruying opened the quiver box and explained to Lin Yubin one by one, "This leather is to protect your arm, its recoil is light, and with leather protection, you can shoot two or three quiver boxes."

This arrow is small, it can hold ten arrows in one box, and your crossbow arrows can only hit six, right? ”

"But my crossbow is lethal enough," Lin Yubin looked at the crossbow arrow in his hand suspiciously, "This one can really kill?" ”

Zhong Ruying knocked her on the head and said, "You are a boudoir daughter, how many times do you need to kill people yourself, and this crossbow arrow is enough for self-defense." ”

She drew one of the arrows, motioned for her to look at the blue arrow, and blinked, "Do you know what this is?" ”

Lin Yubin's eyes widened, "Poison? ”

"It's not poisonous, it's an anesthetic, as long as you shoot someone, you will have a seizure after three breaths, and the other party will be soft even if he doesn't fall, what will you do when the time comes?" Zhong Ruying taught her softly: "If you want to run for your life, you can run away when you turn around, if you are afraid of being caught up, pick up the knife and give the other party a knife, rest assured, he can't resist." ”

Lin Yubin listened stunned.

Zhong Ruying pushed the two quiver boxes on the table to her, "This is a replacement quiver box, the arrows inside are used up, just replace the quiver box directly." And the arrow box is also small, so you can take it with you. Swap for your crossbow arrow, can you carry the replacement arrow with you? ”

Lin Yubin took it stunned, "But isn't this General Zhong's birthday gift to Aunt Zhong?" ”

Zhong Ruying smiled indifferently: "My father gave me a lot of birthday gifts, not this one." ”

"But this one must be different, otherwise how could Aunt Zhong carry it with her."

Zhong Ruying sighed, stretched out her hand and rubbed her head and said, "So sensible, why aren't you my niece?" ”

Lin Yubin Muran, she has heard enough of this regretful sentence in the past two days, and she has changed from being shy at the beginning to being numb now.

Zhong Ruying smiled, pinched her face again and said, "My aunt gave it to you, you can keep it, anyway, it's useless for me to keep this thing." If you call me an aunt, then my father is also your grandfather, isn't it natural for grandpa to give a gift to his granddaughter? ”

"Take it," Lin Qingwan stood under the corridor at some point, and smiled at Lin Yubin, who came over, "Thank you Aunt Zhong soon." ”

Lin Yubin hugged the quiver box and thanked him.