On that day, blood stained the entire street.

When reinforcements arrived, all they saw were the cold corpses of the old general and the 5,000-strong army.

Wu Jichen was ordered to personally go to Jingcheng to bring the old general's body back to Shawu Town.

The old general carried a letter with him and made all the arrangements after his death. Wu Jichen buried him and Yuemei together according to the old general's wishes.

Seven days after the burial of the old general, Wu Jichen asked for orders to take his father's place and went to the Jingcheng battlefield.

Due to the deliberate concealment of the national teacher, when Wen Yue knew the news of the old general's death, it was already the day of the old general's burial. I wanted to rush to Shawu Town to accompany my step-ministers immediately, but the secular etiquette was not allowed, and her father and mother tried their best to stop her, so Wen Yue couldn't make it in the end.

Wen Yue had no choice but to write to his step-minister to comfort his painful and depressed heart, and sent it out one by one, but never received a reply.

As the days passed, so did the disappointments.

Wen Yue spent the New Year in anxiety, and finally learned the news that her step-minister had gone to the battlefield after inquiring from her father, and the moment she learned the news, Wen Yue's heart fell into the abyss of despair.

From that day on, Wen Yue would lean against the window and look at the south every day and ask the nurse: "Is he safe today?"

The nurse would touch Wen Yue's hair every time, and try her best to smile kindly and comfort: "Don't worry, he will be safe." Don't forget, he's coming back to marry you!"

Wen Yue always lowered her head and smiled, "As long as he can be safe, it doesn't matter if he marries me or not, I just want him to be safe." ”

The nurse felt distressed every time she looked at her thinner and thinner back, but she could only sigh silently behind her.

What happened later, the mother-in-law thought, maybe it was the gods and Buddhas who finally heard the young lady's heartfelt prayers, so they used their divine power to keep the peace of their step-ministers, but as a price, they took away the happiness that originally belonged to the two of them.

The three-year deadline finally arrived after so much, and soon the day came when the two families agreed to prepare for the wedding of their two children. Wen Yue originally thought that this wedding would be delayed indefinitely due to the fact that her step-minister was on the battlefield, but the arrival of the old general's wife changed the trajectory of all this.

It was a fine day with a warm day.

The newly planted water lilies in the pond bloomed their first pink flowers, and the clear petals overlapped and floated on the water, which was very beautiful and lovely. A few spring swallows returning to the north finally built a new nest, and fluttered and circled under the porch, competing to deliver the spring report.

Wen Yue is most envious of these swallows, looking for warmth and living, building nests and gathering, every day chattering for a day, as long as you can find food, you must not even have to worry about it, compared to people, it is really much happier.

It was on this day that the old general's wife came to Fengfu with the emperor's decree.

Wen Yue was dragged to her knees by her mother in a daze, and it wasn't until her father-in-law finished reading the holy decree in a sharp voice that she finally understood that she was really going to get married.

The emperor gifted Wu Jichen to inherit the position of General Zhenyuan and marry Wu Feng, but remembering that Wu Jichen was still on the battlefield, he specially allowed the two to get married in Mengcheng, on the southern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty, on the sixth day of the fourth month.

Seeing off the father-in-law who announced the decree, the old general's wife couldn't wait to come to Wen Yue's room.

Madame stroked Wen Yue's face, her eyes were full of love, "I am very relieved that my step-minister can have you by my side in this life." ”

Wen Yue lowered her head and smiled, but this smile couldn't hide her sourness and doubt.

Madame didn't see that Wen Yue had something to say, so she sighed and took her hand, and said lovingly: "If you have anything to say, just say it, don't hold it in your heart." ”

Wen Yue smiled bitterly, and lowered her head as if she was a little aggrieved, "Step-minister, he... Are you unwilling to marry me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, tears dripped down.

Madame shook her head and smiled, reaching out to gently wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Silly boy, how could you think that?"

Wen Yue's expression was very serious, and she spit out the words that she had held in her heart the moment she saw her wife: "Is it that he has long been unable to take care of his children's private affairs? Is it that I am no longer important in his heart? Has he forgotten to marry me at all? So... That's why you went to ask the emperor for the sake of our Feng family's face?"

Madam held Wen Yue's hand tightly, shook her head and said, "Yes, his father is dead, and he wants to avenge his father, which is his only goal now, so he temporarily left his children's private affairs behind." But your place in his heart is far deeper than hatred, so you are still the wife he wants to marry, and this will never change. ”

Wen Yue's hand trembled slightly, "But ......"

"No, but. ”

Madame gently rubbed the back of Wen Yue's hand to soothe her mood, "Besides, this holy decree is not what I asked for at all, I was just summoned by the emperor." After all, I just want to meet my good daughter-in-law in advance. ”

Wen Yue's expression suddenly jumped a little excitedly, "Then this holy decree, could it be, it is ......"

Madame shook her head and smiled, "I don't know about this, but with the marriage of the Son of Heaven, your previous grievances are not in vain." ”

Wen Yue had no strength to think about anything else at this time, and although the speculation in her heart could not be confirmed, it still became the last straw of hope, Wen Yue could only hold on to it tightly, and she couldn't let go of her hand no matter how difficult it was.

Fortunately, he still remembers himself, and fortunately, he still cares about himself.

Wen Yue dared to relax a little at this time, released the grievances that had accumulated for so many days, and after slowly lowering her head, she whimpered and cried.

Mrs. took her in her arms distressedly, patted her back and coaxed: "Cry, my good daughter-in-law, my mother knows that you have been wronged these days." ”

Wen Yue shook her head slightly, but the tears were even more turbulent.

"Take your step-retainer home. ”

Madame patted Wen Yue's back, and her voice suddenly lost her former calmness and nobility, "The demon clan is too powerful, they won't stop until they get Suxing." Even his father died at the hands of Jiu Lieli, and I can't let him die there anymore!"

Madame's eyes trembled, and tears slowly condensed, "He won't listen to me anymore, only you can bring back his senses." ”

"A little later, maybe he'll die there. ”

Wen Yue's heart ached, she straightened up suddenly, and her fingers grabbed the skirt hard.

Madame's hand lightly covered Wen Yue's hand, and tears welled up in her eyes, "Are you willing to call him back?"

Wen Yue looked directly into her wife's eyes, and suddenly seemed to have regained her stubborn look when she never admitted defeat in the past: "I am willing to do anything for him." ”

It's night, in the study.

Mrs. Wen looked at her husband with a worried face, and asked softly, "Mengcheng, does Wen Yue have to go?"

The national teacher slowly wiped the sword in his hand and sighed: "The holy decree has been issued, and the king's order is difficult to disobey!"

"But ......" Mrs. Wen stepped forward and almost cried, "The demon clan is pressing forward step by step, if Jingcheng is lost, then Mengcheng ......"

The national teacher sighed and put down his sword, stretched out his hand to take his wife and gently hugged him in his arms.

Mrs. Wen's face was pressed against her husband's chest, and tears could not stop flowing, "What should Wen Yue do, master, what should our daughter do, we can't watch her go on an adventure!"

The national teacher gently patted his wife's back to soothe her emotions, but his expression was not as calm as before.

"The way of the monarch and the minister, the king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die. But Wen Yue, my daughter, how can I be willing to ......"

Mrs. Wen suddenly raised her head, grabbed the robe of the national teacher and cried out of control: "Why don't we escape, the world is so big, it's better for us to find a place to settle down than to watch Wen Yue go on an adventure!"

The national teacher closed his eyes in pain and said, "We escaped, what should we do with the rest of the Feng family, what about your mother's family, and what should we do with the Wu family?"

Mrs. Wen burst into tears and buried her head deep in her husband's chest.

The national teacher stroked his wife's long hair and comforted: "Don't worry, I will personally escort Wen Yue to Mengcheng, and I will bring her back as soon as the ceremony is over, and I will never let her be injured in the slightest." ”

Mrs. Wen was startled, raised her head and looked at her husband's face and said, "Master, you ......"

The national teacher smiled and hugged his wife back into his arms, and coaxed: "Except for me, who can reassure you." I don't want to be at home and see you crying every day. ”

Mrs. Wen's tears were even fiercer, and she stretched out her hands and tightly wrapped her arms around her husband's waist.

The national teacher hid his worry in the depths of his pupils and said, "Don't worry. ”

Outside the door, the mother-in-law retracted her right hand, which was about to knock on the door, and turned away with a sigh.

On the second day, the sedan chair departed from the Fengjia mansion on time. The Holy Father sent two teams of forbidden troops to escort them, and the national teacher brought twenty families with him.

Mrs. Wen sent her daughter to the sedan chair with tears in her eyes, and the moment the sedan curtain was closed, she turned around and covered her face and cried.

Wen Yue listened anxiously in the sedan chair and wanted to comfort her, but was pushed back by the sharp-eyed Xi Po.

"Bride, how can you get down on the sedan chair by yourself! Before the groom official appears, you are not allowed to step out of the sedan chair. It's all taboo, you can't believe it!" said and glanced at the national teacher who was hurrying behind him, and said with a smile, "Besides, your mother has your father to coax you, how can you have anything to do!"

Wen Yue lifted the sedan curtain and saw that her father had walked in front of her mother.

The national teacher took the Jinpa in the maid's hand, smiled and gently wiped the tears on his wife's face.

"On the day you left the cabinet, although your mother-in-law was sad, she was much more dignified than you when she cried!"

Hearing this, Mrs. Wen tried her best to stop her tears, and raised her eyes to look at him aggrievedly.

He took the opportunity to wipe away the tears on his wife's face, and comforted him softly: "Everything has me, don't worry, I will definitely protect Yue'er's safety." ”

Mrs. Wen held his hand and said, "And you, you also have to come back safely." ”

The national teacher nodded and replied, "Don't worry." ”

Xi Po watched the national teacher coax Mrs., smiled and leaned next to the two, and reminded: "Master, madam, this good time has come, let's not miss the auspicious time!"

The national teacher nodded, smoothed the hair on the side of his shoulders for his wife, and then turned around and returned to the horse.

The national teacher stepped on the horse, and suddenly seemed to remember something in the sound of joy, grabbed the reins and turned to look at his wife, and said, "A-Yao......"

Madame looked at him with some doubts, but he smiled and changed his words, and only said, "Take care of yourself." ”

Madame nodded, and the national teacher turned around and flicked the reins into the ranks.