Chapter 22: Return to Beijing
After hearing this, the general was stunned for a moment, and then spoke to the person outside the tent: "It seems that my brother's injury is healed." ”
Lan Xiaoqiu stared at the person who slowly walked in from outside the tent, and that person was none other than Fang Hao.
After Fang Hao was injured by Li Tianba's people, he was in a coma for a few days, and now as soon as he woke up, he heard the news that Li Tianba had been captured.
Fang Hao naturally recognized the cadres in the tent, and he was also recognized by this cadre.
"Fang Hao. How did you end up here? Why does he call you brother? Li Zhen naturally won't forget this man who haunts him, but the appearance of Lan Xiaoqiu made him a thing of the past.
The general said: "Ruosu likes to eat the food cooked by Lan Xiaoqiu very much, if you bring her back, the marshal will definitely be very happy." ”
"Ruosu said it herself?" Fang Hao asked.
The general shook his head: "She is a person who will not embarrass others." ”
"You said you were embarrassed, why did you embarrass her? The appearance of Lan Xiaoqiu, the marshal may like it. But if she doesn't show up, the marshal won't be angry. Since Lan Xiaoqiu didn't like it, it was better to let them go. "Although Fang Hao is the general's elder brother, judging from the news that he wants to ventilate and inform Li Tianba that the imperial court is going to suppress bandits, it seems that they are not in a group, and now Li Tianba regrets that he didn't listen to this young man's words.
Looking at Fang Hao's heavy footsteps and weak body, Lan Xiaoqiu blamed himself very much.
"Then let me ask you, Lan Xiaoqiu, how can you live without the cottage? Don't you know kung fu and go to the dart game with you? After returning from this expedition to the west, Ruosu will stay in the capital and wait for me to marry her. You don't have to live a wandering life, if you have a good heart, you won't be given hardships, and you can make a name for yourself when the time comes. The general continued to hold on.
Lan Xiaoqiu shook his head and said, "I don't want anything to be famous." I can stay at the game and continue to be my cook. ”
Li Da stepped forward and persuaded Lan Xiaoqiu: "Actually, I think you can try it, after all, you have skills." Moreover, the life of the Marshal's Mansion in the capital is also much better, and we still have to prepare now, so it will naturally be very hard. We are already grateful that you saved us, don't suffer with us anymore. ”
Li Zhen burst into tears: "Brother Lan, I also think we can't be so selfish, I heard that the people in the capital are very knowledgeable, don't you always want to go home?" It's better to follow Miss and find your way home. At least in this desolate place, even a horse is rare, and Brother Lan doesn't know kung fu, so he is afraid that he will not be able to parry it if he encounters bad guys. When everything is stable, we will definitely go to Brother Lan to catch up. ”
Lan Xiaoqiu saw that the brother and sister were sincere, and the general also said: "If you want to go, you can go, since you have come, why don't you give yourself a chance to go to the capital to have a look?" You might be able to discover some wonderful places. ”
Lan Xiaoqiu heard this and thought: Since the general and Fang Hao are both from the capital, then if I go back with them, maybe I can find a clue to go back. It is said that the capital is prosperous, and there may be a lot of strange people and strange things, and you can also let yourself travel back.
The sun sets at dusk, and the sand and dust rolls in.
Dozens of people in the cottage stood in the distance, they hugged Lan Xiaoqiu and Fang Hao one by one and saluted, Lan Xiaoqiu stood on the loess, looking at these original bandits and sighing that the world was changeable. From chasing and killing to kidnapping to eating and living together, Lan Xiaoqiu was really reluctant to let them go.
Lan Xiaoqiu said to Fang Hao behind him: "I misunderstood you, I shouldn't have doubted you in the first place." If we had listened to you, it wouldn't have been like this. ”
"I'm in an awkward position, with my brother on one side and a warrior I admire on the other. Originally, I wanted you to steal your head and return it to the imperial court, so that the imperial court would not pursue it any further, but who knew that the head was destroyed, I knew that Li Tianba would not believe my words. I wanted to go to Li Tianba's best friend to convince Li Tianba, but I was seriously injured, and when I woke up, I realized that it was too late. Fang Hao covered his wound and sighed.
"It's all my fault." Lan Xiaoqiu fell into deep self-blame again.
"Without you, they wouldn't all be let go, so you're a merit." Fang Hao walked a few steps and turned around and said, "I hope you can keep this matter secret for me, especially not to tell Fang Xu." ”
"Fang Xu?"
Fang Hao nodded: "My brother's name is Fang Xu, that is, the general in the tent." ”
Lan Xiaoqiu also nodded and said, "Don't worry, I won't say it." ”
Li Da, who was in the distance, couldn't help but feel a little sad when he watched the conversation between the two, and the sister next to him couldn't help crying: "Although Lan Xiaoqiu always says that he is not a man, I think he is more manly than a man, he has saved so many of us, and we have wronged him for being a spy." ”
Ruo Su knew that Lan Xiaoqiu stayed, so he was naturally very happy: "I haven't been back to the Marshal's Mansion for a long time, and I just feel that I will be lonely when I go back to live, but I didn't expect you to be with me." ”
Ruo Su happily pulled Lan Xiaoqiu's hand, at this time, Fang Xu's face was pale, and he looked displeased: "Ruo Su, how can you pull and pull with a man." ”
"General rest assured, she is not a man, she is a beauty." Ruosu took off Lan Xiaoqiu's hat, but as soon as the hat was taken off on TV, the woman's long hair would spread smoothly, but when she got to Lan Xiaoqiu, she became a madman, her hair was messy, but it was not difficult to see that it was a woman.
Fang Xu exclaimed: "You are actually a woman. ”
Fang Xu looked at Fang Hao, he was also unsurprised: "Do you all know that she is a woman?" ”
Fang Hao nodded: "As soon as I saw her, she pestered me, I didn't expect to have a bit of fate with her." ”
Fang Xu said: "That's fine, I'm relieved that you're by Ruosu's side." ”
Lan Xiaoqiu muttered, "Why am I pestering you, who told you that you can't catch it like a loach." But by Ruosu's side - could it be that I am a maid again? ”
Lan Xiaoqiu's mode of thinking is: Isn't this the maid's life by Ruosu's side? Lan Xiaoqiu sighed that his level was getting lower and lower, and he was afraid that he would have to kneel down when he went to the capital to see people, not only to have calluses on his knees, but also to fight with the maids around other young ladies.
Ruosu pulled Lan Xiaoqiu and said, "No, I treat you as a sister." When I return to the Marshal's Mansion, I will ask my father to recognize you as his goddaughter, and we will be equal when the time comes. And Ruo Su didn't have any sisters, so he didn't expect to recognize a sister before he got married. Ruo Su looked happy, like a teenager, not like a hero on the battlefield.
Lan Xiaoqiu knew that the ancient hierarchy was strict, but he didn't want to climb the dragon and the phoenix, so he shook his head and said, "As long as you treat me well." ”
Lan Xiaoqiu followed Fang Xu back to the capital from the borderland. Along the way, Fang Hao rode a horse and followed behind Fang Xu, Lan Xiaoqiu heard that this Fang Xu was the martial champion given by the emperor, Fang Xu and Fang Hao's father were famous generals in the capital, and the Fang family was a loyal martyr from their ancestors. It's just that this Fang Hao is idle on weekdays and often disappears.
Lan Xiaoqiu and Ruosu sat in the carriage together, and Lan Xiaoqiu wondered, "Why doesn't Miss ride a horse?" Aren't all the women going to ride horses? ”
Ruo Su smiled: "I'm afraid I won't be able to ride a horse again in the future, because in a few months, I will marry the general." Therefore, when I entered Beijing this time, I would no longer go to the battlefield, and my father ordered me to say that I should look like a lady when I go back. ”
Lan Xiaoqiu nodded: "Yes, if the young lady doesn't wield a gun and play with a stick, she really thinks that she is a beautiful and delicate woman." Fortunately, the marshal ordered that I could still sit in a carriage with the young lady, otherwise it would cost me half my life if I rode a horse. ”
Ruo Su smiled: "What's so difficult about riding a horse?" Wait until I get back and teach you. ”
"Forget it. I, I'm sick. Lan Xiaoqiu thought of being upset by Fang Hao that day, and he had palpitations.
The mighty army entered the capital, and the residents on both sides welcomed it. Lan Xiaoqiu opened the curtain, but found that the capital was really prosperous, not only were there many shops, but the girls' outfits were not as simple as those in the borderlands.
The carriage stopped at the gate of the Marshal's Mansion, and Lan Xiaoqiu secretly saw a bearded man standing at the gate of the Marshal's Mansion.
"Daddy." Ruosu got out of the carriage and pounced, Lan Xiaoqiu couldn't help but sigh when she saw this scene: "When I was at the train station, my parents also greeted me like this. ”
I saw Fang Xu dismount and arch his hand: "I have seen the marshal, Fang Xu went to the emperor first." ”
Fang Xu continued to walk forward, but Lan Xiaoqiu had long since lost sight of Fang Hao.
"Come inside, someone is going to introduce you." After Marshal Ruo finished speaking, Ruo Su said: "My daughter also has someone to introduce to her father." ”
Following the father and daughter, Lan Xiaoqiu was really eye-opening. After passing through the garden, through the rockery, then through the promenade, and finally, entering the vermilion gate to the courtyard, Lan Xiaoqiu sighed: Beijing courtyard houses are rare, and I have never seen a courtyard of this scale.
There was a young woman standing outside the courtyard, with all kinds of hairpins on her head, which reminded Lan Xiaoqiu of sugar gourds. He was accompanied by a bewitching young woman. Not only did Lan Xiaoqiu not know, but even Ruosu didn't know either: "Daddy, who are they?" ”
Marshal Ruo said: "It's your new aunt." ”
"What?" Ruosu's face turned pale: "Daddy never said that it was less than a month since Daddy returned home." ”
"Ruosu, this is your sister Hongyu, three months older than you, but you have to be called sister, right?" The new aunt took Ruosu's hand very kindly.
Ruo Su withdrew his hand: "My daughter is not feeling well, so I will go back to the room first." ”
Ruosu pulled Lan Xiaoqiu and walked away, and Lan Xiaoqiu heard the marshal say: "This kid is spoiled by me." ”
"Daddy, don't blame my sister for ......", Lan Xiaoqiu couldn't hear it. But looking at the faces of the two, it is not a person to deal with, Lan Xiaoqiu thought to himself: It's really Lin Lao into the flowers, his wife has been dead for so many years and hasn't taken it again, why do you marry a stepmother for Ruosu at this time?
Ruo Su went back to the room and sat on the bed alone, Lan Xiao patted Ruo Su on the shoulder: "Actually, it's nothing for the old man to marry again, maybe the marshal is trying to find an old partner." ”
"If my mother doesn't die, my father won't marry again." Ruosu tugged at the corner of the bed.
Lan Xiaoqiu explained: "Actually, marriage is a matter of two people, your father has not married you for a long time, maybe seeing that the girl is about to get married, she will definitely feel lonely in the future, and there is nothing wrong with finding someone to accompany you." ”
"But I don't like her." Ruosu thumped the side of the bed, like a young lady's temper.