Shen Qiushui stared at Chu Nantang hatefully: "Okay, I'll believe you again." ”

I thought about it and asked him: "Nantang, I don't understand, I finally arrested Li Huai back, why did I put him back?" Isn't this like letting the tiger go back to the mountain? ”

Chu Nantang said: "Gu Chang'an, the current leader of Liu Jun, is suspicious by nature, and Li Huai suddenly fled back unharmed, he will definitely arouse suspicion." ”

I thought about it for a while and suddenly realized: "You deliberately revealed the news that King Nanchuang sent reinforcements, in fact, you asked Li Huai to deliberately tell Gu Chang'an?" ”

"That's right, Gu Changan definitely doesn't believe it. They will think that we are in the old cloth and have long been at the end of the road. At this time, digging a trap and waiting for them to come, is the best time. ”

"But as far as I know, our gunpowder and food and grass have been out for two days."

Chu Nantang explained: "The river has already frozen, and in two days, the ice will be even stronger, and they will attack directly from the ice." And we don't need to bury any gunpowder, we only need to sprinkle a layer of salt on the ice surface to slowly melt the ice. ”

I stared at him with admiration, on the march of antiquity. The military advisor gives advice, but that's it.

He continued: "Gu Changan has a dislike for Li Huaisheng, so he won't believe him completely, we just need to lure them over on the other side. With Li Huai's experience in water warfare, he will definitely be able to see the flaws sooner or later, but Gu Changan will not believe him, and will suspect that he has defected to our side. ”

After hearing this, it all became clear: "By then the ice has melted, and our logging has been done, and we will line up the logging on the surface of the river and cross the river, and then kill them by surprise!" ”

Chu Nantang smiled and nodded, and after Li Huai fled back for two days, Chu Nantang asked Shen Qiushui not to be impatient, and only let two or three people walk around the river leisurely every day, drink wine, and eat meat.

On the third day, the other party finally moved, and that night Shen Qiushui dispatched all the soldiers to sprinkle salt on the ice.

At dawn, footsteps poured in from across the river, as if they were about to shatter the ground.

The long-range shooters had strafed the river, and when they saw that there were not many of us in the fight, they laughed loudly.

Li Huai really saw the flaw and persuaded Gu Changan not to act rashly for the time being.

Gu Changan was furious: "Now that they have almost escaped, leaving an empty city, how long will they wait if they don't rush in at this time?" Do you really believe that King Nanchuang will have reinforcements coming? It's ridiculous! ”

Gu Changan and Li Huai were in a stalemate for three hours, but in the end they did not convince Gu Changan and led the large army to start crossing the river.

The ice seemed to be thick, but it had begun to weaken after the salt had been sprinkled last night, and so many people walked on the ice together, only to hear the sound of the frozen river beginning to 'click' and crack.

When they walked to the middle of the river, there was a loud noise, and all those Liu Jun sank into the river for a while, the icy and biting river water, coupled with the large number of people, the scene was like a nest of dumplings boiling, and it was already in chaos.

At this moment, the Liang army, who was lying in ambush in the shadows, took a machine gun and fired at the river surface, and the wailing was endless, and the river was dyed bright red in an instant.

Before Liu Jun could cross the river, he was already defeated and fled back in disgrace.

If it weren't for Chu Nantang's insistence on pulling Shen Qiushui, with his bloody nature, he would definitely rush up and kill a piece of armor without leaving a piece of armor, so that he could vent the grievances that had been held in his heart for a long time.

After more than two months of fighting, the Liang army, which had been in a passive position, finally won a big victory for the first time.

All the soldiers jumped on the riverside and cheered, a few days ago they could not have imagined such a situation, victory was almost impossible.

Liu Jun was defeated this time, and when they arranged the bamboo rows, they killed the horse pistol. The war was finally won.

It happened to be the end of March, which was an unattainable starting point for Shen Qiushui.

It also made him, an Overseer, a veritable Overseer.

After the celebration banquet, Chu Nantang said: "I have been out for some time, and I have to go back to see my family, so as not to worry them." ”

After that, I hurriedly decided the time to leave, and I was still worrying about when I would be able to get rid of Shen Qiushui and return to the Taoist Temple, but Mo Xiang came to persuade me to stay here.

"Sister, if you want to go, you can go, the so-called near the water is the first to get the moon, I naturally want to stay and be the wife of the Overseer."

I looked at Mo Xiang helplessly: "Shen Qiushui's mind is too deep, it's not as simple as you think, Mo Xiang, many things can't just look at the surface." ”

"Sister, why do you always want to stop me from being with Brother Shen? Don't you ...... too?"

I stroked my forehead and sighed: "What do you say?" I don't have a trace of other thoughts about Shen Qiushui, you are my only sister, I don't want you to be hurt. ”

"Okay~" Mo Xiang took my arm and began to coquetry: "I won't doubt you next time, I know you are thinking about me, but I like him!" ”

At this time, there were a few knocks on the door, I got up and went to open the door, only to see Chu Nantang who seemed to be in good spirits and changed into new clothes.

He fiddled with the blood-colored Buddha beads in his hand, and on the outside of the white embroidered gold thread robe, he was draped in a large mink fur, which was noble and elegant.

smiled at me: "Go out for a walk?" ”

It's still drizzling outside, and it's not a good weather for the layman, but with him, it's a storm outside, and I'm happy to do it.

I took two oil-paper umbrellas, he looked at the lonely river, and sighed lightly: "If it weren't for the thousands of corpses and bones at the bottom of the river, it would be nice to go boating when the smoke and rain are misty." ”

When he said this, with a sadness that could not be hidden, I pursed my lips: "Why don't you go to the grove for a walk?" ”

Walking silently into the grove one after the other, he suddenly asked, "Is that Mo Xiang still not giving up on Shen Qiushui?" ”

"When Mo Xiang identifies a thing or a person, it is difficult to pull her back."

Chu Nantang replied lightly: "Don't worry about it, she will always know your hard work." ”

"You're leaving in two days, and I really can't bear you."

Chu Nantang smiled: "There is a confidant in the sea, and the end of the world is like a neighbor." No matter how far away you are, as long as you have each other in your heart, you won't feel far apart. ”

I was disappointed and said, "If it weren't for troubled times, how good it would be......"

Chu Nantang was silent for a while. worried: "Shen Qiushui won't let you go easily, do you have any plans?" ”

"Now Mo Xiang doesn't want to leave, I don't worry about leaving her alone with Shen Qiushui."

Chu Nantang sighed secretly: "After all, it's a trouble, you have to be careful." ”

I smiled: "You too, I'm a little worried, the Chu family is backed by the Beiyang Army, and Shen Qiushui's current power is different from the government where Beiyang is located, I'm afraid that the Chu family will be implicated." ”

"What you are worried about, I have also thought of it, and I can only take one step at a time. It's useless to worry about many things, what should come, so that it will come eventually. ”

On the day Chu Nantang left, the wind was beautiful and it was a good weather.

Shen Qiushui didn't embarrass him much, but he didn't have a pleasant face.

Shen Qiushui said reluctantly: "The road is far away, and there are troops everywhere, this time, thanks to Young Master Chu's help, I will send a few people to escort Young Master Chu back." ”

I intersected with Chu Nantang's eyes, and I was reluctant to give up. Until he got into the carriage and set off for his journey.

Shen Qiushui sneered coldly: "Everyone has gone away." How long more do you want to watch? ”

"I can watch it for as long as I want." With that, I strode towards the mansion.

"Zen Xin, the Governor's Mansion has been established, let me take you to take a look?" He chased after him.

"I'm a little tired and want to go back and rest."

Shen Qiushui nodded: "You go and rest, I will wait for you to change your mind, and one day you will know that I am more suitable for you than Chu Nantang." ”

When I returned to the house, I saw that Mo Xiang was rarely making a female red, so I took a look and said, "Your duck is very well embroidered." ”

Mo Xiang blushed: "Sister." Are you deliberately laughing at me? Where does this look like a duck? It's obviously a mandarin duck! ”

"Uh...... I'm sorry, my eyes are cloudy, my eyes are cloudy......"

"I'm going to embroider it for Brother Shen, he will definitely be happy!"

Listening, my heart sank all of a sudden, but then I thought about it, or not, let her love if she wants to love, the road of life is to walk by herself, such as people drinking water, cold and warm self-knowing, all your sorrows, maybe in her heart is happiness.

Not long after Chu Nantang returned to the Chu family, the East Window incident happened, and the two elders of the Shen family were assassinated at home by a killer sent by Beiyang, and left a letter to warn.

Shen Qiushui hurried back to the town, two days before the accident between the two elders, he had been telling me that he wanted to take his parents over and be filial.

There are two major helpless things in life, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop, and the child wants to raise but the parent is not there.

I rushed back with Moxiang. The two elders have already settled in the ground.

Shen Qiushui's mood was never depressed, and he didn't eat or sleep much for several days.

Seeing that Mo Xiang took out the food with red eyes and left it intact, I thought about it and asked, "He still doesn't eat it?" ”

Mo Xiang sobbed: "Talking to him and ignoring people, and refusing to eat, what do you say?" ”

I took the tray in Mo Xiang's hand: "I'll go and persuade, don't be sad." ”

"Hmm." Mo Xiang raised her hand to wipe the tears from her eyes, and I walked inside.

I saw him sitting on the ground leaning on the bed, holding the old things of the two elders, his fingertips trembling and gently rubbing, I put the food on the table, slowly walked up to him and squatted down to meet his eyes.

"You eat something, the dead are gone, no matter how sad you are, it will only make them worry about you."

Shen Qiushui's voice was hoarse: "My father and mother treat me very well, especially my mother, she nagged on weekdays, I don't like to listen to it, but that's also for my good, now that she's gone, I can't hear it." ”

"Autumn water ......" I took a deep breath: "They only wish you well, you should cheer up." ”

He clenched his fists, and his eyes burst with endless hatred: "This matter has nothing to do with the Chu family!" ”

"You can't think like that, the Chu family is just seeking a glimmer of life in the cracks! The Beiyang Army wants to kill a person, and it has nothing to do with the Chu family! ”

"Who doesn't know, Old Man Chu's old friends are now all high-ranking officials of the Beiyang Army! If he had the heart to protect my Shen family, my parents would not have died! Where is my Shen family sorry for the Chu family?! It's not enough to be a cow and a horse for a lifetime? ”

I sighed helplessly: "What about you?" You hate the Chu family, I have nothing to say. Why don't you think about your own position and what is causing the current situation? If you want to hate, what you should hate is not the Chu family, it is yourself, that is, if you have the heart to dominate the industry, you should be prepared to lose your most important thing at any time! ”

"No!" Shen Qiushui nervously clasped my wrist: "Zen heart." I don't have any relatives anymore, I don't have any trusted friends, I only have you now, and I don't want to lose you anymore. ”

"You eat something first, and if you continue like this, your body will not be able to bear it."

"Hmm." He replied softly.

I helped him up and sat down at the table, and he slowly began to eat.

Looking at Shen Qiushui, he is just an ordinary person, right and wrong, who is right and who is wrong, there is no answer at all.

People stand differently from person to person. The black and white view of right and wrong will not be the same, the only one that is the same, in the flashy red dust, has its own helplessness.

Mo Xiang, who was guarding outside, saw me come out and stepped forward to ask, "Sister, how is it?" ”

"He ate some, don't worry, look at you, you haven't had a good rest, go sleep."

Mo Xiang bit her lip and lowered her eyes: "You still have a way, Brother Shen only listens to you." ”

My heart was suffocated, and I shook Mo Xiang's hand: "Don't think about it, we will always be good sisters, you are my sister, as long as you want, I can give it, I will give it to you." ”

"You won't rob Brother Shen with me?"

I laughed, "Of course not, you know, I only have that person in my heart." ”

"Hmm!" Mo Xiang showed a relieved smile: "I believe in you. ”

After Mo Xiang fell asleep, Shen Qiushui rested after his physical strength was exhausted. I was helping the cook cook when I heard a commotion outside.

put down his things and ran out to look, only to see Chu Nantang intercepted by the accompanying soldiers.

See him. I was pleasantly surprised in my heart and stepped forward: "Nantang!! ”

Chu Nantang smiled lightly: "Zen heart." ”

I couldn't help but rush forward and give him a big hug, he had a very good smell on his body, which made people feel refreshed, and his impetuous heart gradually sank.

It's so comfortable to hold him, I really want to hold him like this for the rest of my life and never let go again.

"How is Shen Qiushui?" He asked.

I sighed, "He's still sad, he's asleep now." ”

"Anyway, Uncle Shen is doing his duty for our Chu family, and we are also very sad that something like this happens."

There was a hint of self-reproach and guilt in his tone. I let go of him slightly, looked up and said, "It has nothing to do with the Chu family, Nantang...... His current identity is easy to attract people's attention. ”

"Let's talk somewhere else."

"Hmm."

After walking a little further with him, he said something.

"Actually, Shen Qiushui had always intended to pick up Uncle Shen before. But Uncle Shen refused to leave, he said that he had stayed in the Chu family for a lifetime, and the Chu family was kind and affectionate to him. ”

"Uncle Shen is really a loving and righteous person."

"In this life, people do something and don't do anything, everyone has a righteous choice in their hearts, and Uncle Shen can be regarded as living for the righteousness in his heart in this life."

I reminded: "Now Shen Qiushui is on your Chu family." I'm just afraid that he will do something that is not good for the Chu family. ”

"I see." Chu Nantang's face was not shocked, and he couldn't see what he was thinking.

"Nantang, have you ever thought about going back to the north? Now the south is mostly the Nanyang Army, after all, the positions are different, and Shen Qiushui will not give up. ”

Chu Nantang sighed lightly: "It's the same everywhere, Shen Qiushui can't cover the sky with one hand, don't worry." ”

"I'm really worried about ......" always has a bad premonition.

He touched my head and smiled: "Don't worry about me, think more about yourself, cough cough cough ......"

"Why do you still cough?"

He wrinkled his eyebrows: "It's okay." Maybe it's been too humid lately, and it's getting late, so it's time to go back. ”

A few days after I went back this time, the news came that Chu Nantang was seriously ill, and I couldn't sit still, so I told Mo Xiang.

"I have to go back to the Chu family to see, Mo Xiang, Shen Qiushui is here to watch, if he asks, you can say...... I went out for a walk and was going to be back later. ”

"Okay, sister......" Mo Xiang pulled me uneasily: "You really want to go to the Chu family?" When Mrs. Chu sees it, I'm afraid that it will embarrass you. ”

"I want to go and see Nantang, and I don't know if he's seriously ill."

I went to the Chu family's mansion alone, but I didn't find a chance, so I could only linger outside the door for a long time, and suddenly saw a familiar figure walking out of the mansion door.

"Grandma Sun!"

Hearing someone calling, Grandma Sun looked back and saw me, with a surprised face: "Zen girl? ”

"It's me, Grandma Sun!" I pulled her to the corner and asked worriedly, "Nantang, is he okay?" I heard he was sick. ”

"You don't have to worry, I've already asked the doctor to come and take a look, but I just said that I want to recuperate, there is no big problem."

Hearing Grandma Sun say this, I breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good." ”

"Why are you back again?" Grandma Sun patted the back of my hand with a helpless expression.

"I came back with Shen Qiushui."

At the mention of Shen Qiushui, Mama Sun's face sank: "This wolf cub, the Chu family is not thin on their Shen family, no one wants this kind of thing to happen, but he blames the Chu family completely." ”

"Grandma Sun, can I go in and see Nantang?"

"This ......" Mama Sun looked embarrassed: "You don't know, since the last incident, Mrs. has been haunted by it, and it has become a piece of her heart, if she sees you this time, I am afraid that ......"

"Grandma Sun, I'm really worried about him, can you help? I'll just take a look and leave, and I won't embarrass you. ”

Mama Sun is a very compassionate person, and she couldn't stand my request, so she finally nodded: "Wait until noon, Madame's afternoon nap, you can go in with me, but you can't stay for a long time." ”

"I see, thank you, Grandma Sun."

Grandma Sun went to buy things, I didn't go anywhere, squatted in the corner and waited until noon, after lunchtime, Grandma Sun came out.

Seeing me like this, he stepped forward and helped me: "My aunt, won't you be waiting here all the time?" ”

"I ...... Well. ”

"Didn't eat, did you? Come, you can only go through the back door, and when you go in, I will go to the kitchen for you to get two buns. ”

"Thank you, Grandma Sun."

Grandma Sun took me into the Chu family's compound through the back door, and there was no one walking around in the courtyard at noon. All the way to Chu Nantang's room without incident.

"The young master is asleep, I'll go get you some food." Grandma Sun whispered.

"Okay." I walked in lightly. I saw him lying on the bed with a pale face, as if he was asleep.

I lay on the head of the bed, quietly looking at his handsome sleeping face, and forgot the time.

Suddenly, his eyelashes moved, and the next second he slowly opened his eyes, and the corners of his mouth hooked into a light smile.

"You're here." The voice was a little languidly nasal.

"I woke you up?"

"No, I've been asleep for a long time, and it's time to wake up." With that, he propped himself up and sat up.

I put the pillow for him, folded the quilt again, and looked at him distressedly: "I haven't seen him for a few days." Why have you lost weight again? ”

"Recently, my appetite has not been good, I have eaten less, cough cough cough cough ......" he tried to hold back the sound of coughing, presumably afraid that I would be worried.

"What did the doctor say? Is it an ordinary wind chill? ”

He laughed: "Yes, it's just an ordinary wind chill, those medicines are really bitter......"

Listening to his childish complaints, I felt distressed and couldn't help laughing: "But you have to drink the bitterness, otherwise the disease will drag on." ”

At this time, Mama Sun came in with some food from outside, saw Chu Nantang awake, and said with a smile: "Young master, are you awake?" Would you like to go get some food? ”

He sat up slightly. Pointing to the food on Grandma Sun's plate: "What are you eating?" ”

"It's a bowl of lotus seed porridge, and a few xiaolongbao, that's all left, and the Zen girl squatted in the corner of the house for a morning in order to see you."

Chu Nantang turned his eyes to look at me with some reproach: "Don't do this next time." ”

"Oh......" I buried my head and smiled, knowing that he was caring about me, I couldn't help but be happy, took the food sent by Grandma Sun, and said with a smile: "Grandma Sun, this is too much, I'll eat with Nantang." ”

"Okay, you have to persuade the young master to eat more, I haven't seen him eat anything recently, so I'll go out first."

"Hmm."

I walked to the bed with the porridge and scooped a spoon: "Open your mouth." ”

He smiled helplessly: "I can come by myself." ”

"You're a sick person, and I want to take care of you."

"You eat first, I'm afraid of passing on the wind and cold to you."

Seeing that he was insistent, I had to take a few quick bites and feed him again.

"Is it delicious?"

He nodded again and again: "You fed it yourself, it must be delicious." ”

"You still have a flam tongue?" I laughed.

He sighed lightly: "I can only show off this skill in front of you." ”

My face was hot, and I whispered, "Do you still want to be in front of other girls?" Flaunting this skill? ”

He said regretfully: "No, I can only remember it when I face you, and I can also flamboyant." ”

"Why?"

He thought about it seriously and said, "I want to tease you, but I don't know why." ”

I glanced at him, "You're a real person to love and hate sometimes." ”

He smiled awkwardly, and I stuffed the bun into his mouth again: "The bun should also be divided in half." ”

He was surprisingly obedient until I handed me five buns, but he didn't eat them, and said, "I said that I would divide them in half, and I would eat all four, and you would only eat one." ”

"You eat more, you can't lose any more weight! Hurry up and get better. I feigned seriousness.

"What a domineering little lady." He gave me a resentful look, but obediently ate the fifth bun.

When he finished eating, I packed up the dishes, and at this moment, Grandma Sun hurriedly ran in from outside.

"Oh no, Madame is here!"

My heart tightened, the celadon plate in my hand almost fell to the ground, and I looked back at Chu Nantang, feeling reluctant in my heart.

"I ...... I'm leaving, Nantang, I'll come to see you next time. ”

Without waiting for Chu Nantang to say anything, I hurriedly walked out, not wanting to embarrass Grandma Sun.

But I didn't think about it, Mrs. Chu was already guarding the door, with a serious face, and asked in a deep voice: "Where are you going?" ”

I was so frightened that my heart missed a beat, and I was blessed: "Madam." ”