Tang Chang'an City, the British government.

The summer heat is unbearable, and the cicadas in the trees in the afternoon are even more disturbing.

Cui Jie sat in the shade of the small courtyard behind the Guogong Mansion, gently and quietly embroidering a picture of flowers and birds.

The magpie has a noisy branch, quite an auspicious pattern.

After Li Qinzai led the army to the expedition, Cui Jie raised her children at home, in addition to feeding the second Hongbi, she also had to supervise the schoolwork of Buckwheat, in addition, she sat in the small courtyard to embroider in her spare time.

Like today's picture of magpie branches, Cui Jie has embroidered no less than ten.

There is nothing else, just an auspicious picture, which is another form of praying for the husband who is fighting abroad, just asking the husband to be safe and secure when he fights for the country, without injury or disaster.

Jin Xiang sat next to Cui Jie, she didn't embroider, she held a book in her hand, and watched quietly.

In this boring afternoon, the second daughter's mood also seemed to be a little uneasy.

Cui Jie made several mistakes in embroidery, and Jin Xiang's eyes were staring at the book, and he couldn't read a word on it.

After a long time, Cui Jie suddenly let out a soft cry, Jin Xiang hurriedly looked, but saw that Cui Jie's finger was punctured by a needle, and a drop of red blood oozed out of the skin.

Jin Xiang sighed lightly: "Sister should be careful, you have embroidered more than ten pieces of this magpie branch, why keep embroidering, it is better to rest." ”

Jinxiang is actually not in the mood to read, unconsciously the husband has been on the expedition for more than half a year, and in the past half a year, there have been military reports from the front line to Chang'an.

Yi Qinjae led his army to land in the Wa Kingdom, Yi Qinjae quelled the rebellion in the capital of the Wa Kingdom, Yi Qinjae landed in Baekje, and Yi Qinjae swept through the eastern part of Goguryeo, etc......

One after another military reports reached Chang'an, and the subjects of Chang'an were excited, and good news arrived every once in a while.

Cui Jie and Jin Xiang were overjoyed, but they were also secretly worried, for fear that some bad news would come one day, they didn't expect much credit from their husband, they just hoped that he would come back safely.

A maid walked briskly, and there were guests in the front yard, who were a group of Li Qinzai's disciples.

A relieved smile appeared on the corner of Cui Jie's mouth.

After Li Qinzai led the army to the expedition, Li Sujie, Li Xian and other disciples could not abandon their studies, so Li Zhi ordered the doctor of Guozijian to temporarily teach Li Qinzai.

No one knows arithmetic better than Li Qinzai, and most of the courses taught by Guozijian in the past six months or so are sages and scriptures.

But for some reason, Li Sujie and other disciples seemed to recognize Mr. Li Qinzai, and often rolled his eyes in anger when Dr. Guozijian was in class, but often came to the Guogong Mansion in groups to visit the two masters and give some small gifts.

The same must be true today.

After tidying up her clothes, Cui Jie came to the front yard.

Li Sujie and other disciples stood in the courtyard in an orderly manner, and when they saw Cui Jie coming out, all the disciples bowed respectfully.

Cui Jie smiled and said: "Mr. has been on the expedition for more than half a year, and I haven't taught you homework in the past half a year, so it's hard for you to remember your teacher." ”

Li Sujie said with a smile: "A teacher for one day, a teacher for life, Mr. is fighting for the country on the front line, and the disciples can't help much, but the etiquette is still indispensable. ”

Li Xian also smiled and said: "Master, the disciple sent some light gifts to the master on behalf of the mother, the ice cellar in the palace knocked a few large pieces of ice today, and the queen mother ordered the palace people to make iced sour plum soup, and instructed the disciple to bring some to the master, so as to teach this hot summer to relieve the heat." ”

Cui Jie hurriedly said: "Thank you for the queen's concern, the courtiers are grateful." ”

Li Sujie said: "Master does not have to be polite, after Mr. went on the expedition, my father often said that the ancestors and grandchildren of the Li family are all fighting for the country, which is a good story of our country, how fortunate is my father, the Li family is full of loyal ministers and good generals, no matter how much glory the heavenly family gives, the Li family can afford it." ”

All the disciples nodded yes.

Qi Bizhen on the side suddenly sighed and said: "I don't know when Mr. will return to Chang'an in triumph, the military report said that the front is fighting well, if the command of the old man is determined, my royal division is like a bamboo, but the Goguryeo thieves are still resisting, if you want to destroy its country, I am afraid it will take half a year." ”

The youngest Shangguan Kun'er sneered and said: "When Mr. was here, he beat you the hardest, and you were beaten the most in the school, and after Mr. went on the expedition, you missed Mr. ”

Qi Bizhen glared and said: "Mr. beats me for my good, I hope I become a talent, I am not angry, I deserve to be beaten, the more this is the case, the more I miss Mr.'s teachings, don't you miss Mr." ”

A group of disciples laughed and scolded each other.

Cui Jie couldn't help laughing and said: "Don't laugh at any of you, your husband often says that every little bastard in the school is angry, and he can't wait to hang you on a tree and smoke a hundred times a day......

Saying that, looking at Princess Xuancheng, who was the most silent in the crowd, Cui Jie pulled her over, held her little hand and said with a smile: "Fortunately, this female disciple of yours is very competitive, and she is not inferior to her eyebrows in the scientific examination, so she finally gave Mr. a face." ”

Looking at the group of disciples, Cui Jie said in the tone of a teacher: "You guys, learn more from Princess Xuancheng, before Mr. returns to Chang'an, hurry up and review your schoolwork, so that Mr. can be impressed by you, otherwise the reunion of master and apprentice will not be too pleasant, and you don't want Mr. to smoke you when they meet, right?" ”

Everyone was stunned, and when they thought of Mr. riding a high-headed horse and returning triumphantly, as soon as the master and apprentice met, Mr. raised his whip and beat them, this picture ...... It doesn't seem impossible.

So the disciples greeted Cui Jie one after another, and hurriedly left one by one.

Seeing off the disciples, Cui Jie returned to the backyard and sat in a daze under the shade of the tree.

I don't know why, I'm always restless today, the embroidery just now has pierced my fingers, the magpie is gone, and the red blood drops on the black feathers of the magpie, I always feel that it is not a good sign......

Husband...... When will you return?

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Goguryeo, outside the city of black bones, the camp of the Tang army.

Li Qinzai was in a coma for three days, and during these three days, he was dazed, awake for a while, and fell asleep.

He had a high fever on his body, burning pain in his ribs and back, and pain in his left arm and as if he had vomited blood several times.

I vaguely remember that there were many people who came to visit him at his bedside in the past few days, including familiar faces and unfamiliar faces.

After a period of concerned visiting, the people carefully and gently departed.

Li Qinzai seems to be living in a dream these days.

In the dream, he seems to have re-experienced his life in his previous life with a fast camera.

In the high school classroom, the teacher tried his best to impart knowledge hoarsely on the podium, and he passed a small note to the girl he liked.

Under the boulevard of the university, I tried several times ignorant and shyly, trying to hold the girl's little hand, but after all, I didn't have the courage to take that step, and finally missed the white moonlight in my life.

Walked into the society, became a social animal, thick-skinned, sophisticated, skinless and faceless flirting with female colleagues, female colleagues blushed, the kind of mutual eyebrows and ambiguity, tacit understanding, as if I got something, and always felt that something was missing.

Every dream was so clear that he could see the appearance of every passer-by in his life, but he couldn't see his own eyebrows clearly.

After a few days of half-dreaming and half-waking, Li Qinzai, who was in a daze, finally opened his eyes.

At first glance, I saw Xiao Yaga waiting by his bed.

Seeing that Li Qinzai finally opened his eyes, the haggard little Baga covered his mouth in surprise, and then cried loudly.

(End of chapter)