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Chapter 154 The Battle of Literal Guns and Swords

Everyone turned their heads to look at her with heavy hearts.

Xie Yuan walked over, knelt down, held Mrs. Xie's hand, and said, "Mother, go back and rest. I promise that when you wake up, I will be by my side to watch over you."

"Yeah... go back to sleep." Father Xie also advised her.

Mrs. Xie was sleepy, with tears on her face.Xie Yuan took out the veil from her hand, gently wiped her tears, and said:
"Mom, I'll go with you and sleep with you, okay?"

Madam Xie heard that, following Xie Yuan in a daze, she stood up and went to the inner room.

Father Xie was relieved to see Lao Huai, but also a little sad - Xie Yuan grew up and knew that he loved to take care of his parents, which was also a good thing after she left home.

Looking at this scene, Shen Liuzhen felt uncomfortable, and said to Father Xie: "Teacher, why did Master's wife change so much? I thought...you will be much better with news about A Yuan."

Father Xie sighed, and said helplessly: "Your teacher's wife is already weak. Since A Yuan left home suddenly, she has been blaming herself and regretting that she was too strict and forced her daughter away. Coupled with the worry that Xie Yuan's safety, I am worried, and my spirit is severely damaged... I hope this time I see that A Yuan is fine, and she can slowly recover."

Shen Liuzhen remained silent.

Father Xie suddenly remembered something, and asked him worriedly: "Why did you come back suddenly? After the new emperor ascended the throne, the situation in the court is not good for you?"

Shen Liuzhen smiled obediently, and said: "The teacher's news is a little late. When I went out, the emperor's grandson had just led people to surround and kill the eunuch Zong Ai. He was trying to win the support of the Xianbei nobles and Han courtiers, and was about to become emperor. If he becomes the emperor, how can he be disadvantaged to me?"

Father Xie was even more puzzled when he heard this, and asked, "Then why did you come back at this time?"

He was stunned for a moment, then turned to look in the direction of the inner room, and asked, "You have discussed it with A Yuan. Do you want to come back and take a look together?"

Shen Liuzhen smiled and said: "That's not true, I was also shocked when I came back..."

The light in his eyes flashed sharply, and he looked towards the direction of the inner room with a dignified expression for a moment, but he soon relaxed again, and said:

"Teacher... let's talk in another place."

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Xie Yuan held his mother's hand and waited for her to fall asleep before going out. Hearing from the servant girl that her father and Shen Liuzhen had already gone to the study, she went looking for it.

Along the way, I passed the courtyard of the house, the cloister, the gazebo of the vines, the gate of the school, and the arch bridge.

Everything is still the familiar scenery when I was a child.

Ever since Xie Yuan left the house, surviving alone in the wilderness, and then came to the military camp, a string was tensed in his mind every day, and he went through life and death several times.Only then did she truly understand how difficult it is to be safe and comfortable in this home.

She didn't want to admit that she was homesick because that represented weakness and spinelessness.

But every time I dream back in the middle of the night, looking at the simple tents around me, and feeling that I am alone, home will appear in my mind uncontrollably with warm memories.

When Xie Yuan arrived at the door of the study, he saw two people inside, one old and one young, talking through the curtain.

Shen Liuzhen was talking, and her father Xie Yun was listening carefully.More like a father and son than their father and daughter.

Xie Yuan hasn't had this kind of treatment since he was a child.Because she is a girl, she doesn't need to discuss any advanced topics, so she is always left out.

She couldn't help thinking, if she were a man, wouldn't it be herself who was sitting opposite her father at this moment?

Xie Yuan looked at Shen Liuzhen's figure, feeling sour in his heart.Shen Liuzhen seemed to have a feeling in his heart. While talking, he suddenly turned his head and glanced outside the door, and shouted in surprise:
"A Yuan, you are here, come in!"

The sourness in Xie Yuan's heart suddenly disappeared, and his affection for Shen Liuzhen rose again.

Well...Although she clearly knows that Shen Liuzhen is used to playing tricks on people's hearts, but when he is so caring and friendly to her, it is really difficult to feel disgusted with him...

Xie Yuan lifted the curtain and went in, knelt and sat among them around the desk, and asked, "Father, what were you talking about just now? It was very lively."

Father Xie hadn't spoken yet, Shen Liuzhen picked up the tea, took a sip lightly, with a clear smile in his eyes, and asked casually:
"Tell me why you came back suddenly. I'm a little skeptical. You agreed with me to surprise the teacher and the teacher's wife together."

"Oh... I happen to be free, so I took the opportunity to come back." Xie Yuan asked, "What about you?"

Shen Liuzhen said with a smile, "Coincidentally, me too."

Xie Yuan looked into Shen Liuzhen's eyes, pursed his lips, his Danfeng eyes were sharp, and the atmosphere was awkward and stagnant for a moment.

Why can't Father Xie feel it?
Now, one of them is in the north and the other is in the south, serving for the two camps respectively.I haven't even said a few words since I came back, and sparks have already started to spark...

They still have a marriage contract... If this continues, they don't know how to fulfill this marriage contract.

Father Xie sighed, broke the silence between them, and said:
"...You are all back now. As fathers and teachers, let me remind you that if the two of you are in the same court, you can still help each other. It's much better than fighting against each other between two enemy countries. In the past, it was good fortune to trick people, so you can't think about your choice. Now that time has passed, you also have the right to choose, if you don't want to discuss it, you can go to one place... It doesn't matter whether it is north or south."

As soon as these words came out, Xie Yuan and Shen Liuzhen looked away at the same time and fell into deep thought.

After a while, when the two of them raised their eyes and met their gazes again, another burst of sparks flew...

"I've been promoted to captain now. From an ordinary soldier, I earned the prestige through life and death several times. I don't want to do it again." Xie Yuan said, his eyes were firm and undeniable.

"I took great pains to develop contacts in Pingcheng, and I was killed in a crisis, so I won the trust and reliance of my successor. This achievement is something that can only be met but cannot be sought, let alone a second time." Shen Liuzhen said in a gentle voice, Eloquently.

Xie Yuan looked at Shen Liuzhen, his pair of red phoenix eyes were even more powerful:

"Where is the danger of the battlefield in the crisis of the court?!"

"There are no swords and guns in the court, but there are swords and swords, killing people invisible. As the saying goes, it is easy to hide the hidden arrows." Shen Liuzhen is not to be outdone.

"The imperial court of the Wei Kingdom respects the Hu people. As a Han, you are in danger in the court. Since this is the case, why not change your family and come to the court of the Han people? It will be easier to do things!"

"A good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a virtuous minister chooses a master to serve. Now the Southern Song Dynasty monarchs are mediocre, and there are many administrative mistakes. They are not the appearance of a wise master. I advise you to come to the Northern Dynasty as early as possible."

"Hehe..." Xie Yuan sneered, "The Northern Dynasty was disrupted by an eunuch. In less than a year, a crown prince and two emperors died. Is this what you call a wise master?"

(End of this chapter)