twin moon

Chapter 71, Scene [-]

The autumn wind is gradually rising, and the white dew is frost.On the tenth day after the Qiqiao Festival, a large group of swan geese flew into Mulu City from the north and settled in Huaqin Pool.What followed was the bleak night wind and the faint hoarfrost left by the grass among the branches in the early morning.Only then did people in summer clothes realize that autumn has gradually become stronger before they know it.

As the sun sets, under the shade of still green pines and cypresses, a leisurely old tune can be heard faintly from Zheliu Xuan.The nine-hole pottery xun played a simple scale on the lips of the general in Tsing Yi with a short beard, adding a touch of sadness to the already cold courtyard.

On the main hall a few days ago, the capriciousness of the king made Xiang Baili feel even more that the hasty dispatch of troops this time might be exactly what Jinghaihou Qi Shouyu wanted to achieve.But he couldn't figure out the deep meaning behind the other party's move.What's even more disturbing is that since that day, the lord of the country has been ill, so that he has entered the palace several times but failed to seek an audience.

Seeing that the army was about to move out in a few days, the hope of persuading the king to stop the troops became increasingly slim.General Tsing Yi was in a complicated mood, he locked himself in Zhe Liuxuan for three days in a row, and the few altars of Qing Li Shao that he had saved soon ran out.

A sudden knock on the door stopped the ancient music in the courtyard, and scared the squirrels squatting in front of the house to drop the pine cones they were holding and run up the tree.

Xiang Baili in the room didn't move at all, and didn't intend to get up to meet him.However, after a while, there was another knock on the door, followed by a woman's slightly anxious whisper:
"Baili, I know you are at home, open the door for me quickly!"

The general in Tsing Yi frowned, and with a pair of black official boots that had been worn to white, but were very clean, he rushed to the front of the courtyard in three steps at a time.The wooden door was lightly opened, and standing outside the door was a slim woman in purple.The other party was holding a wine jar in his arms, which was Leng Jiayun, the hostess of Jiayunzhai.

Xiang Baili immediately pulled him into the courtyard, then turned around and closed the door tightly, shouting in a low voice:

"Why did you come here without authorization?!"

"Don't worry, I was very careful along the way, and no one saw me." Leng Jiayun was pulled almost out of balance, but she still tried her best to maintain her indifference. The silver ornaments on her head swayed and bumped into each other, tinkling like wind chimes.

Facing this willful woman, the man in Tsing Yi seemed a little helpless: "It's okay if someone sees it! Why are you looking for me so anxiously?"

"I heard from those two children that you haven't entered the palace for several days in a row, and you haven't continued to teach them martial arts. I know that you will be screaming because of the wine bugs in your stomach, so I specially brought you a jar of new wine. Kill greedy."

Leng Jiayun pursed her lips and smiled, and passed the wine jar in her hand to the opponent with a stern tone.But he never thought that the general, who always loves wine, would be uncharacteristically uncharacteristic. He didn't immediately cut open the mud seal and poured two mouthfuls. He just stared at the woman's flowery smile and asked:
"Xiaojia, just tell me, come today, are you still planning to persuade me not to lead the army to fight? I am in the position of commander of the boat division, so there is no reason why I should not go with the army. Besides, I have never been eaten since I joined the army. If you fail, you can rest assured."

When Leng Jiayun was told the main thing, a smile froze on her face immediately, and then she lowered her eyes, and something flickered in her eyes, shining brightly:
"It's useless to say that. The matter of sending troops is too strange, but the king fell ill at this time. It is clear that someone wants to take this opportunity to send you away from the palace. What's more, you and Qi Shouyu There has been a long-standing grievance between the two. No matter whether he is manipulating behind the scenes or not, he is going to attack the Peng Kingdom thousands of miles away. If something goes wrong on the way, he will definitely take the opportunity to slander him. This is a matter of life and death How can people not worry about big things?"

General Tsing Yi turned his head away and didn't dare to look at the woman anymore, as if he was afraid that he would be persuaded by the other party, he murmured in response: "So during my absence, I have to entrust you with the affairs of the city, and those three children .”

"Please? Baili, we have been planning for more than [-] years, and the people in Qingwan have already been anxiously waiting. Why don't we take advantage of the fact that the country of Ye sends troops and the coastal defenses are empty, and go to sea to fulfill the legacy of the elder brother. , get out of here forever—”

The woman asked back.But before she finished speaking, Xiang Baili interrupted her: "But if you leave here, what will the soldiers who are going to attack the Peng Kingdom do?"

"What should I do?" Leng Jiayun asked in surprise.

General Tsing Yi let out a long sigh: "Xiao Jia, it is not difficult for you and me to go back to Qingwan together, but many soldiers in the Baisha camp were brought out by me. If the main general walks away, they are very likely to die." In Pengguo, even lost his life on the way to Pengguo!"

"But those who are waiting in Qingwan are the ones we can't give up! They have waited for so long just to find a land of bliss and a home that truly belongs to them!"

The woman finally couldn't help but refute.But after listening to Baili, he just shook his head:

"But now, in my eyes, those young people in the Baisha camp are no different from those who stayed in Qingwan. They are all real people, but you asked me to choose between the two, so what should I do?" It can be easily done! Right now, Qingwan can still wait, but they can't wait any longer when they are about to fight!"

"Baili, don't forget that when you made a promise to them and brought me to Mulu City—"

"Back then, I was too naive and thought of all this too simply. What I thought was correct back then may not still be the truth now. And what I thought was wrong back then may not be all fallacies."

The two arguing suddenly fell silent.After a long time, Leng Jiayun spoke again, but did not try to persuade the other party:

"Baili, you are right... After all these years have passed, many things are no longer as simple and pure as they used to be. It's just that we were in it, and we didn't realize it in time, let alone realize that we have already It's changed. If you insist on going, I won't stop you. I will take good care of the three children, so I won't bother you to worry about them. It's just that the child Jiangyan—"

Before the other party finished speaking, the man had already guessed what the other party wanted to say: "I don't need you to remind me, I can already feel it. Ever since that kid learned how to destroy mountains, his hostility has become more and more serious."

The woman nodded, and continued hesitantly: "Yes. I always feel that something seems to be pushing him behind, running forward desperately. Ever since he killed that Di man outside the city last time, he became even more reticent..."

"After all, the power to destroy mountains is limited. The reason why the child is like this is probably more due to knots in his heart. Therefore, I hope you can enlighten him for me. At least compared with me, those three children seem to be more serious. I like talking to you."

After exhorting the woman, General Tsing Yi suddenly stopped talking, turned back to the room, took out two small cups and put them on the blue stone platform in the courtyard, and then dug open the wine jar he was holding in his hand.Immediately, a refreshing aroma of wine overflowed the courtyard, and he said while pouring the wine:

"Let's not talk about that. I won't be able to contact you for at least a few months. Xiaojia, you can have a drink with me today."

"Baili, you clearly know that I won't—"

Leng Jiayun stopped in the middle of her sentence, and immediately picked up the porcelain cup on the bluestone platform, raised her head and poured a glass full of spirits into her stomach, and was so choked that she coughed again and again on the spot.

A rare smile appeared on Xiang Baili's face, and he also picked up the wine and drank it all in one gulp:

"I don't know how to drink, but the brewed Qingli Shao is in Mulu City, no, it's the best in Dasheng!"

"It's still a lot worse than when you were in Yeli. It's just that you're used to drinking over the years..."

Stimulated by the alcohol, a slight blush appeared on the woman's face, illuminated by the golden sunset, she looked as charming as a girl waiting to be married in a boudoir.

"Xiao Jia, you are still so beautiful. It's a pity that the last crop of crabapple in this yard at the end of summer has withered, and the new seedlings that were cut before autumn have not bloomed now, otherwise I will pick a few branches and make them for you with my own hands. Wear it on your head."

"Just like when you and I first met?" Leng Jiayun's eyes were hazy, as if recalling the past again.

"Yes, just like when you and I first met."

General Tsing Yi smiled, and filled the small cup in front of him with wine: "I think when I first entered Yeli City when I led the army, when I wanted to go to the wine shop to buy wine, I realized that I forgot to bring money with me. But I never I don't think a pretty liquor girl would agree to give me a credit, but I would have to pay for something that I have on my body."

"So you went to pick a blooming crabapple from the tree outside the store, then sat down and got drunk. The girl couldn't do it, so she had to pay for the drink for you first, and left you to sleep in the store After one night, even the boots on your feet were repaired by yourself—" Leng Jiayun noticed the old shoes on General Tsing Yi's feet, covered her mouth and smiled, "A pair of stinky boots, How many years have you worn it and you still don’t want to throw it away?”

"There are traces of the girl's stitches on the boots. How could I be willing to throw them away? I still remember that when I sobered up, I learned that the girl was the adopted daughter of the owner of the wine shop. Even if she came to propose marriage with a bride price, But I never even dreamed that the girl agreed immediately! It's just that she never told me why she agreed to it in the first place for so many years?"

Speaking to Baili, he also became excited, and gently took the woman's hand.

"Okay, okay, let me tell you now. The reason why that girl agreed to this marriage back then was because you were like this when you were drunk, holding her hand and refusing to let go, and talking to her endlessly. There are anecdotes and strange things in this world. The girl Yu Yeli has been suppressed for a long time in the city, so she naturally wants to see the great world with you."

"So from then on, Xiaojia, you have been willing to wander around with me, suffering so much..." General Tsing Yi suddenly stopped smiling, and his words were full of guilt.

"What about bitterness? If I hadn't come out with you, I might have been taken as a concubine by the owner of the wine shop, or sold to a foreign country to marry a farmer I didn't know at all, and I would be trapped in Yizhou forever. There are countless possibilities in this world. Now that I have chosen, I will never regret it. Besides, even if I can turn back, I will still make the same choice. Why do you suddenly say these things and drink your wine well? Yes."

The woman in purple couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional, while comforting the man in front of her, she took the wine jar from his hand and poured another full one for herself.

"Xiaojia, if I knew you were so big, I should have brought a big altar of wine."

Xiang Baili made fun of each other.It was as if he had become the unruly young man in Yelicheng's wine shop again, chatting with the wine seller and scolding Fang Qiu.For more than twenty years, he and Leng Jiayun rarely saw each other, let alone had the chance to drink with each other.At this moment, he suddenly felt that his heart was full of endless words.

"It's just that I didn't give you more on purpose, so that you can always think about this wine and me when you lead the army. When you go to battle, you won't—" Leng Jiayun suddenly choked up, and hurriedly said the second half of the sentence Swallowed it back into his stomach, afraid that what he said would become a proverb.However, the man in front of her had already guessed what she was thinking, and just shook his head and smiled:

"Don't worry, I won't. I'm the number one fighter on land. Xiang Baili. When the begonias in this courtyard bloom again next year, you will hear the news of my triumphant return. I promise you!"

Leng Jiayun didn't say anything more, she leaned against the small stool next to the bluestone platform as if she was a little dizzy, and stared blankly at a crabapple tree beside her that had just sprouted a few buds, but hummed a winding and tactful ballad in her mouth :

"Mandarin birds form a pair, and colorful butterflies fly together.

He is waiting to be sipped, why don't you come back?
Light the thrush on the moon, Comb the cloud temples in the mirror.

Huafa lives alone for a hundred years, pushing the window to face Lian Lizhi.

The land has its end, and the sea has its end.

Life and death are said, but I hope you will return.

The sea is too difficult to be water, and the old place is still like a harp.

Long-term lovesickness and lingering love, only the promise of the past. "

The singing voice is exactly the same as the ancient tune that Xiang Baili played with Tao Xun before, but after adding lyrics, it shows a bit of reluctance and lovesickness.

In this way, the two drank and chatted in the courtyard until the night was getting darker and the moon was in the sky.However, they didn't know that under several towering pines and cypresses not far outside the courtyard, there was a figure in black armor with a sea falcon pattern standing all the time.The man had been guarding the forest for a whole day, and only quietly approached him when he saw the woman in purple was visiting.

As the night passed, the voices in the courtyard gradually became quieter.The figure was confirmed just now, Leng Jiayun didn't plan to leave Zheliuxuan tonight.Angrily, he clenched the long handle of the broadback saber in his hand, turned around and walked towards the pine hill without making a sound.The moonlight shone on his iron-blue face, which revealed a pair of fierce eyes with bulging eyes.

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