into the bosom

Chapter 371 I'm Responsible For You
Ashina Zuomu paused for a while, but he didn't force him, and brought the bowl of wine back to him, "The grassland is no better than the Central Plains, the winter here is very cold, and wine is the best anti-cold elixir, Xu Since the lady wants to make a living in the grassland, it is better to learn how to drink this wine earlier."

Xu Jiao laughed dryly, "Thank you for reminding me, General, this little lady must learn, but I really don't have a good capacity for drinking, so I don't know if I can learn it well."

"You can learn it slowly, don't worry. Just like the milk skin and milk tofu, Ms. Xu may not be used to eating it now, but as time goes by, she will gradually get it." Ashina Zuomu said She made a gesture of invitation to Xu Jiao. Xu Jiao, who used to drink milk in the past, was not as unacceptable to these dairy products as Ashina Zuomu thought, but right now, she really has no appetite at all.The person sitting opposite, with a purpose in mind, seemed to have a knife hanging above her head, and it would be a ghost if she could still eat it.So, Xu Jiao smiled dryly, weighed a piece of milk tofu, took a small bite, and frowned, looking really unaccustomed to eating it.

Ashina Zuomu sipped wine and mutton, and ate very happily. He didn't care about Xu Jiao's lack of taste, but felt that she looked like a meal. Those who have never experienced hardships, I heard that in winter, they are all burned with earth kangs and high-quality charcoal fires, and those things are all precious things in the northern capital, I don’t know where the rich family of Mrs. Xu’s mother-in-law is?”

Xu Jiao thought to himself, you even know the charcoal fire I use for the kang I burn in winter, but you still can't find out who my "husband's family" is?Slandering in his heart, he didn't know the slightest thing on his face, and he answered after a little pondering, "My husband's family is from the Chen family in the south of the Yangtze River, and he is also a well-known wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River, but my short-lived husband is just a side branch of the Chen family. She is the only daughter in the family, and the family has a small family property, all of which were given to me as a dowry. Now that I have lost my husband and become a widow, I don’t want to stay in that sad place anymore, so I came to Beidu City. Although I am a worthless person, But the family property left by my late father and late husband is enough for me to live on. What's more, the charcoal is collected in my own shop and sent by my own caravan. If you need it, just talk to me."

These backgrounds were all pre-made, and Donna handled them herself. Xu Jiao was not afraid of making mistakes, and the answers were smooth.

Ashina Zuomu listened, his face was really not the slightest bit strange, and he waited to hear her finish, then he smiled and said, "This general has been very angry since he was a child, so I don't need these, but thank you very much."

"Where is there, the little lady will have to rely on the general a lot in order to gain a foothold in the northern capital in the future. If you take these things and honor the general, you will be able to get your protection. The little lady thinks it is a good deal." Xu Jiao laughed. He said, still with a face of no business and no adultery.

"Ms. Xu has lost contact with her husband's family now?" Ashina Zuomu just smiled at her flattery, but changed the subject and asked about this.

Xu Jiao didn't know what Ashina Zuomu was planning, but his heart was full of vigilance, his face was very straightforward, as if he didn't think too much, when he heard him ask, his brows frowned, and his heart was full. If he didn't like it, he wrote it loudly on his face, "It's nothing to do with me. I'm a widow, so I don't want to mess with their family, so as not to bring bad luck."

There was resentment and sullenness in these words, Ashina Zuomu sneered, he already had an interpretation in his mind, the news he obtained was very general, only said that after the death of her husband, Mrs. Xu had an unhappiness with her husband's family, and then He walked away in anger, and came far away from the northern capital, which meant that he would never get in touch with each other.Looking at her now, listening to her voice, I am afraid that the family blamed her husband's death on her head. Since she is the only daughter in the family, she has been spoiled and grown up in her current state. I can't bear this anger.No wonder he came to this northern capital, so he has nothing to do with the Jiangnan Chen family.

"Mrs. Xu will feel at ease when she comes to the prairie. We don't have so many rules in the grassland. If Ms. Xu remarries, it's okay. It doesn't matter if you break contact with your husband's family. You don't have to look at their faces, and you don't have to be afraid of them being a hindrance." Ashina Zuomu's words were understated, but also plain and natural.

Hearing this, Xu Jiao felt a pain in his forehead and a chill in his back. He took two deep breaths before forcing a smile, "General, I'm sorry. The little lady doesn't understand what you mean."

Ashina Zuomu picked up the wine bag, took two mouthfuls, and then raised his eyes, looking at Xu Jiao, "Mrs. Xu, in the small courtyard yesterday, I ran into Menglang Miss Xu is barefoot. I heard that in the Central Plains, this is a big deal. Since I ran into it, I have to be responsible for the name of Miss Xu. Now that the lady is free, she will marry this general. This general also married before There are two relatives and two concubines, but they are not in front of you, Miss Xu will marry me, and I will take you by my side, always by my side, and I will definitely not let Miss Xu be wronged."

He said it easily, taking it for granted, but Xu Jiao's forehead hurt from hearing it, and he managed to hold back a smile and said, "Is the general joking?" Or is this his temptation?Pinching his palm, Xu Jiao told himself to calm down.

The faint smile on Ashina Zuomu's face faded away, his brows furrowed slightly, his face was serious, and he replied, "Does this general look like he's joking?"

Xu Jiao looked back at him seriously for a moment, it was really not like him.Taking advantage of the slight pain in his palm, Xu Jiao managed to calm down, "General, you are not joking, so the little lady has no choice but to answer you seriously. The general has a high status, and the little lady can't climb up to you." As for what the general said about being responsible for the festival, it is unnecessary. I am just a widow, and I can’t compare to those little ladies who are raised in a deep boudoir and have not been out of the court. ...and please, General, forget about that accident!"

Ashina Zuomu obviously didn't expect her to say this, the smile on his face slowly retreated, and he looked deeply at Xu Jiao, which made the smile on Xu Jiao's face suddenly uneasy, and after a long time, he opened his mouth, with a deep tone , "Mrs. Xu is telling the truth?"

how?Does this person still think she is playing hard to get? "Of course it's the truth!"

"Why?" Xu Jiao originally thought that this should be the end of the story, but who knew that she was wrong, Ashina Zuomu actually had the posture of breaking the casserole and asking the end.

Xu Jiao looked a little embarrassed, and after a moment of silence, he said, "The general is heroic, and the young woman naturally admires him a lot, but there is a saying in our Central Plains that says 'When you first marry, you marry yourself, and when you remarry, you marry yourself'. Only those who are happy in their hearts can live up to their fate in this world." Xu Jiao's words were extraordinarily serious.

Ashina Zuomu stared at her deeply and nodded, "The general knows."

knew?Xu Jiao looked at him quietly, although he didn't have a smile on his face, but this face looked much more amiable than when he first met Mo Chuohe, but Xu Jiao didn't feel at ease at all, so he smiled and said, "General There are a lot of adults, so don't be angry with the little woman."

Ashina Zuomu took a sip of his wine and gave a low "hmm".

Well, I agree.Xu Jiao finally felt relieved, and said with a smile on his face, "Thank you, General." After saying that, the room became quiet again.

This kind of tranquility made people very uncomfortable, Xu Jiao was silent for a moment and then said, "General, I really can't bear it right now, I'm afraid I'll spoil the general's interest here, can I take my leave first?"

Ashina Zuomu narrowed his sharp eyes, looked at her carefully accompanying the smiling face, and then thought of the fleeting smile just now, suddenly felt that the smile on her face at this moment was very dazzling, even more so. Meaning, replied lightly, "Go!"

Xu Jiao was delighted when he heard it, and with a cry of "Hey", he got up, saluted Ashina Zuomu hastily, then turned around and walked away quickly.

After leaving the door, he thoughtfully closed the door with his backhand, then turned and left.

Inside the room, hearing Xu Jiao's footsteps that were obviously much lighter after leaving the door, Ashina Zuomu's eyebrows were slightly twisted, feeling uncomfortable in his heart, and it was not relieved until he took a few sips of wine.

Xu Jiao went back to the room assigned to her by Ashina Zuomu, winked at Lingxue and Wen Tao, then threw herself into the bed, stretched her limbs, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

Wen Tao made sure that there were no prying eyes around, and then went to Xu Jiao's side with Neg Xue.

"Lady, what do they mean?" They were brought here suddenly, they were not allowed to leave the royal court, and they were invited to have a meal, but they were not allowed to follow. It was extremely uneasy.

Xu Jiao turned over and sat up, "Just now Ashina Zuomu said that he saw my feet, so he was responsible for my reputation and wanted to marry me." Xu Jiao still felt a little unbelievable when he said it now. There was an unavoidable hint of a smile in his tone.

However, Lingxue and Wentao looked at each other, and said in shock at the same time, "What?" The two pairs of eyes were filled with the same anxiety, "Then what should I do?"

"Don't worry! I've made it clear to him." Xu Jiao is the old god.

"Have you made it clear?" Negative Xue and Wen Tao looked at each other, their frowning brows still not relaxed.

"Yeah." Xu Jiao nodded, "I told him that I won't marry him. Naturally, a big man like him doesn't lack women, so it must be over."

The foreheads of both Neg Xue and Wen Tao couldn't help but twitch, he has no shortage of women, but we all only have one head, are you afraid of offending him?
It is true that a person like Ashina Zuomu can be regarded as a hero. The grassland people are upright and straightforward, so they shouldn't embarrass a woman who just rejected him, right?Otherwise, if he was angry, it wouldn't be a problem to kill her wife, but now she has returned safely...

"Should there be nothing wrong?" Negative Xue asked softly.

"There should be nothing wrong... right?" Xu Jiao's words were slightly lacking in confidence.

The three masters and servants stared at each other, and the atmosphere in the room was eerily silent. After a while, Xu Jiao waved his hand and said, "Whatever, if I don't marry, can he marry by force?"

Negative snow and Wen Tao did not speak, but looked back at her with strange expressions.To be honest, if you are on someone else's territory, if they force you to marry me, will you just refuse to obey?
When Xu Jiao met their eyes, he became weak for a moment, and said with a slump in his shoulders, "Don't scare yourself, a person like Ashina Zuomu should have a strong self-esteem, I rejected him, he should I won't be in a hurry anymore. Besides, he said everything, just to be responsible to me, and I said everything, so he doesn't need to be responsible, so everything should be safe and sound, right?"

"Miss, we still have to go out as soon as possible, or...we will issue a secret order according to my husband's order?" Wen Tao suggested.

Xu Jiao shook his head lightly, "It's just to save me out, and it's not worth exposing Ashu's power in the royal court! Besides, it's not a life-or-death crisis now. Wait a little longer, maybe in a few days there will be There may be a turnaround.”

Negative Xue and Wen Tao knew what Xu Jiao was talking about, they glanced at each other and nodded.

Xu Jiao frowned, worried about another matter, "At first I thought that Ashina Zuomu let me live here because he still had doubts about me, or because he directly confirmed my relationship with Ashu. , so he wanted to put me under his nose to monitor, but he said this to me, maybe I really misunderstood."

"But when I was at Yuhua Terrace just now, I could clearly see that there was something wrong between him and Gu Li Ke Dun, and Yuhua Terrace had added a lot of guards. I was worried that Ashina Zuomu might not be able to wait, so he had to act gone."

"In this case, it would be a good thing for us to move here."

On the second day, after the three masters and servants got up and washed, someone brought breakfast, all of which were milk skin, milk tofu, milk cakes, etc., which Beijie people called free food, and a bowl of Amusi, It is japonica rice porridge boiled with butter.Wen Tao is used to these foods, and Xu Jiao also likes them, except for the snow, but after several months of training, he can barely accept it.

After a meal, someone came again, this time they brought silk, silk thread, jewels and so on, which are rare things in the grasslands, Xu Jiao felt a "thump" in his heart when he saw it. Negative snow and Wen Tao looked at each other, she smiled and said that she was going to thank the general, and the two people who brought the things said that the general was busy with something, so she might not be free.

Xu Jiao responded with a smile, but in the next afternoon, she still went there in person.

But after seeing Ashina Zuomu, he explained why he came, and after thanking him, he said that he would not be rewarded for his merits, and she would send someone to send those things back later.

Ashina Zuomu listened, and the smile on his face faded, "Since it is given to you, you can keep it. There is absolutely no reason to take back what the general sent out."

"What is the general doing? I think I explained everything I was supposed to say yesterday. Didn't the general understand you?" Xu Jiao frowned and said seriously.

"Understood." Ashina Zuomu replied.

"Now that I understand, the general's behavior... makes me a little embarrassed." Xu Jiao also really showed embarrassment on his face.

"What's the problem? You take what the general sends you, and you will accept whatever it does to you."

(End of this chapter)