Chapter Thirty-Eight: Mrs. Lu Pheasant
February 208 BC
The small army led by the Zhang family's father and son was soon taken under Liu Bang's command, and Liu Bang was overjoyed. In order to welcome this small team of more than 100 people and the Zhang family father and son who led them, he ordered people to open many pots of precious and good wine.
I have also heard of Liu Bang's deeds before, but I know that this person was originally a market hooligan, and later became the pavilion chief of Surabaya, and later escorted apprentices to Lishan for Surabaya County, and when he was escorted to Lishan Mountain, he was called "the son of the Red Emperor", and he was a legendary figure. However, when I saw it today, I found that this person was not as arrogant and arrogant as I imagined.
Liu Bang is about seven feet long, and his appearance is not as cold as Yingzheng or as handsome as Zhang Liang, but his high nose and square forehead are rare and wealthy. He looked like he was supposed to be the age of knowing his destiny, but the lady sitting next to him was so beautiful and young that people could not help but mistake it for his daughter.
I sat quietly by the campfire in the most remote place, eating quietly with Ari, not wanting to get involved in the men's affairs. Liu Bang's beautiful lady crossed many soldiers and saw us, she smiled kindly, stretched out her hand and beckoned me gently, and motioned for us to come over.
I hesitated for a moment, but finally walked in front of her, bypassing the many soldiers.
"I've seen Madame. I bowed to her slightly, in a polite and detached tone.
"What a Peugeot guy. She looked at me for a moment and suddenly asked, "Are you the wife of Gongzi Zhang?"
Zhang Budo, who was drinking, choked, pounded his chest and coughed for a long time, his face was red.
"This is my daughter. Zhang Liang said with a smile: "Because I was engaged to a distant relative, I took her with me on this march and prepared to send her to her husband's house by the way." ”
"Oh, it's Mr. Zhang's daughter?" Liu Bang looked at me from head to toe, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he suddenly praised: "What a rare beauty, Mr. Zhang is really a blessing." ”
I saw a cold light in Mrs. Liu's eyes flicker, but soon she put on a smile again, pulled me to sit down beside her, and said in a kind and amiable manner: "It turned out to be Mr. Zhang's daughter, but I said the wrong thing." I wonder how old my sister is this year?"
"I'm eight out of ten this year. I'll be honest.
"That's really the age of a flower, no wonder it's so beautiful. I think when I married Pei Gong, I was also at this age. She said and glanced at Liu Bang, Liu Bang pretended not to see it, and still drank.
I smelled a hint of danger in my eyes, and although it wasn't strong, it was enough to threaten my life.
I quietly looked at Zhang Liang, and his fingers moved slightly to the bonfire where I began to sit around, and I immediately understood in my heart.
"Madam, if there is nothing else I will go back, and if I leave it for a while, the dry food that has just been baked will probably be cold. I met her chilling gaze with a respectful voice.
Seeing that my eyes were clear, her attitude softened slightly, and she smiled lightly: "Okay, you can go." ”
Sitting down by the campfire again, Ari leaned into my ear and whispered, "Snow Maiden, that lady's eyes are so terrible, as if they want to tear life apart. ”
"She didn't mean to target me, she was probably just afraid that I would seduce her husband. I took a sip of water and said lightly: "Don't get close to that Liu Bang, just look at his wife's appearance, you know that he should be a womanizer, I'm afraid that he always likes to mess with flowers and grass, so his wife is so vigilant." ”
"I see, no wonder Liu Bang always looks at you. Ari muttered quietly, "How can you let such a person be the leader?"
"You don't understand, no one is perfect, and no matter how great a hero is, he has some unknown habits. Even if he is greedy, this Liu Bang is also a rare hero, otherwise why do you think these soldiers would follow him so desperately?" I patted her on the cheek and said with relief: "But politics and war are all men's affairs, we just need to be silent." ”
Ari nodded as if he didn't understand.
When the time came, everyone but the soldiers on the night watch had gone to sleep, and Ari and I were covered with blankets and leaning against the big tree by the campfire.
In the fog, someone tapped me lightly on the shoulder, and when I opened my eyes, I saw that Mrs. Liu was looking at me with a faint smile, and she pointed to the dark woods behind me, and motioned for me to go there to talk.
I gently moved the blanket over Ari and covered it, and followed her into the woods.
Sitting down on a dry meadow in the middle of the woods, she pointed to me and said, "Sit down." ”
In the darkness I could only see her outline, but I could not see her expression. I clenched my fists and hesitated for a moment before kneeling down across from her.
"You're brave, and you're not afraid that I'll hurt you here?" she said with a smile in her voice.
"If Madame wants to harm me, what difference does it make if I don't come?" I said to myself, "Now that I am under your control, even if I die, Mr. Zhang will definitely not give up his alliance with Pei Gong for my sake." You are so smart that you must have seen at a glance that I am not Mr. Zhang's daughter. ”
"Sure enough, it's a smart kid. She seemed to sigh lightly, and said helplessly: "I didn't want to do these wicked things, but now that my face is getting older, there are too many people who want to climb the dragon and the phoenix, so I will test you like this." You don't look like a narrow-minded person who forgets what troubled you today. ”
"I know what Madame is worried about, but Madame, please rest assured, I already have someone I like, and I will never marry anyone else casually. "I promised her.
"That's very good. She seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and then smiled bitterly: "I think that I, Lu Pheasant, is also a famous family, and there are times when I am so cautious." I'm afraid you don't know, I was originally a member of the middle father Lü Buwei's clan, and I moved to Pei County with my father to hide from the enemy family when I was a child. I met Pei Gong at a banquet, and when I saw that he was very good, I mentioned it to my father, and when my father saw that he was rich and noble, he married me to him, who was only a pavilion chief at that time. He was thirty-three when he got married, and I was only eighteen. I have been married to him for 15 years, and during these 15 years, I have worked in the fields every day, run the house, and have given birth to a son and a daughter for him. I pride myself on being a good lady, but he can't change his nature. Later, I also thought that no matter how many women he had, as long as it was me who sat in his wife's seat at the end, it would be enough. ”
"Madame is such a strange woman. I couldn't help laughing, with a hint of admiration in my tone: "If an ordinary woman meets such an uncertain husband, she cries and regrets every day, and a woman like Madame who can see such a long-term woman, I am afraid that there will be few in this world." ”
"You're really lifting me up. She turned her head to look at the camp, suddenly got up, and said with a smile in her voice: "It seems that someone is worried about you now, we better go back quickly, so as not to make him sick in a hurry." ”
I followed her line of sight, and sure enough, I saw a vague figure looking this way, that figure was very familiar to me, it was Zhang Budo.
I followed Mrs. Liu out of the forest, Zhang Budo arched his hand like Mrs. Liu, and when he saw her walking away, he came to me and said, "What, is she embarrassed for you?"
"Nope. I shook my head, "She's actually a very scheming and sensible woman, and she won't do anything if she thinks the other party is not a threat to her." ”
"That's fine. He breathed a sigh of relief and said with a wry smile: "Xue'er, I really regret leaving with you in the first place." ”
"There is no need to regret it, there is a certain number in the dark, this is what God means. I passed by him, sat down by the campfire, stared at the bonfire, and said, "Those who know me say that I am worried, and those who do not know me say that I want something, do not doubt brother, you should also go and find someone who really understands you." ”
Zhang Budo looked at me, there was a spark in his eyes, but in the end, it gradually died out.
"Cher......" he smiled miserably, "you are really ruthless......