Jiangshan is the betrothal gift

Chapter 89
There has never been a winter as cold as today. The bitter cold wind is like a sharp knife passing through her heart, one knife after another, one knife after another, blood dripping, and she can't look directly at it.

Zhang Lu still stood there straight, his lips tightly pursed like a sword out of its sheath, making this heroic man on the battlefield sharper.Staring at the enemy army outside the city, he said very calmly: "He doesn't know."

Rui Yi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, she should be disappointed, if Zhu Yanzhang didn't know, then I don't know who else can save her.But at the same time, he was relieved because, at least he wasn't the one who exchanged himself.

Zhou Shenyi was recalled to the capital by the imperial decree, and at the same time Qihukou was besieged, even Rui Yi, no matter how ignorant of military affairs, could see something tricky at this time.The reason why Gui Chengbi besieged Qihukou without fear and forcibly blasted the city wall was because he knew that Zhou Chenyi would not come to help.

Why didn't Zhou Shenyi come?Why can't you come?Why did Di Rongjun propose such a condition to exchange her with four cities when Zhou Shenyi was not around?
Although Rui Yi didn't think that Zhou Chenyi acted recklessly for a woman, but if he was asked to do something like exchanging a woman for a city, it would be a great shame, and with his nature, he would definitely rather die than follow suit!

Therefore, Rui Yi now understood that Zhou Shenyi was forcibly recalled to the capital, and there must be something written by King Shen, who wanted to transfer Zhou Shenyi away from here and exchange himself for the four cities.

However, she couldn't figure out why Hu Chiyan would do such a thing.What is so good about her that she deserves four cities?

Zhou Shenyi was not around, Zhu Yanzhang was not around, but he had no other choice.

If she doesn't agree, she will become Dayan's sinner. Even if she returns to the capital safely, the days to come will inevitably be difficult.What's more, if this is the case, there is no way for her to return to the capital alive, and it will even implicate Shun'an Houfu.The eldest lady who took good care of her, Ruihua who treated her like her own sister, because she beat Zhu Yanzhang's elder brother, the younger brother who was still studying hard in the academy, and Jiu Yiniang who didn't worry all day long.

These living people may die overnight because of themselves.

Right now, Ruiyi has a lot of thoughts in his mind, and has slid across many faces, close ones, not close ones, friendly ones, unfriendly ones...

"Vice General Zhang, if I don't agree, will there be no way to go back alive?"

"...No, I will knock you out and send you to the car." Zhang Lu said with his back to Rui Yi, his voice was flat and emotionless.

"It is indeed what Vice General Zhang will do." Rui Yi chuckled, "But I also know that you are a soldier, and it is disdainful to trade a woman for peace. You answer me like this because you know that if I don't agree, I will only die. I know, you want me to give up, thank you."

Zhang Lu's body trembled, his back turned to Ruiyi's man, his eyes were red at this time, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Miss Pei, I think you should have guessed that this is a deal made between His Royal Highness Shen Wang and Di Rong Wang. The prince didn't know the inside story when he left, and Mr. Zhu didn't know about it, and I guessed the reason after receiving the order from the capital. Unfortunately, it was too late. I can't joke about the lives of tens of thousands of people in Qihukou, I can't give away their lives for you, when I can avoid sacrifice. If you want to hate, hate me, and I will bear the crime."

"Vice General Zhang, I only ask you for one thing, and it should be my last wish. Please send my maid back to the capital safely, and don't let her follow me to Dirong to live a life without knowing the future."

"Okay, I will definitely do it." Zhang Lu turned around and looked at Rui Yi in surprise. She didn't expect her to agree so peacefully, and there was only such a condition that was not a condition. He endured it and said: "Miss Pei, do you have any other requests? As long as you say it, I will try my best to do it for you."

Rui Yi looked sideways at Ling Xiao who was standing in the distance, she was looking at herself anxiously, looking worried.Smiling at her to reassure her, he replied to Zhang Lu, "If there is anything in this world that worries me, there is indeed one more. Please ask Vice General Zhang to deliver a letter for me."

"Okay." Zhang Lu nodded, "I wonder who the letter is for?"

"Zhu Yanzhang." Rui Yi replied softly, "I still have a marriage contract with him. If he leaves like this, he will be ridiculed for the rest of his life. He did nothing wrong and shouldn't suffer such a result. I All I can do for him is to write a deed to dissolve the engagement. From then on, the marriage of a man and a woman has nothing to do with each other."

Zhang Lu opened his mouth without saying a word, and turned his back. This man's eyes were not only red, but also full of tears.

Rui Yi borrowed a pen and paper from Zhang Lu, and wrote the deed word by word on the city wall, and wrote a letter from home. After finishing writing, he put the deed in an envelope and handed it to Zhang Lu, "I'm sorry for the trouble, Lieutenant General Zhang." .”

When Rui Yi was writing the deed, he thought a lot. He knew that the prince would be furious when he knew about it, and he knew that Zhu Sanbai would never end with him if he knew about it, but he had no choice in front of him.He really couldn't do the thing of giving the lives of the people in Qingcheng and thousands of soldiers for a woman.

This contract seems to weigh tens of thousands of catties, holding it in the hand, it feels like a thousand catties are falling.

Rui Yi licked his temple hair blown away by the cold wind, facing Vice General Zhang Fu Fushen, maintaining his last pride as a girl in the Houfu, "I have a few words to explain to my maid, and I invite Vice General Zhang to wait for you." I'll wait. My girl is a bit stubborn, so I ask the general to keep this matter from her for the time being, and it won't be too late to tell her when I leave the city."

Zhang Lu nodded in agreement, and watched Rui Yi turn around and walk towards the anxiously waiting girl.Before she got close, the little girl ran over, chattering without knowing what she was talking about, Rui Yi kept laughing and listening, and then held her hand.He took a deep breath, took the flag on the city wall to make a signal, and a carriage drove out of the army outside the city and quickly came towards the gate of the city.

When the carriage finally stopped at the city gate, Zhang Lu only felt that he would never be able to get salvation from this incident in his life.

"...Deputy General Zhang said that the reinforcements will be here soon. I want to stay here and wait for Zhu Yanzhang. Vice General Zhang will send someone to send you back to the capital first. Tell your family that everything is fine and you don't have to worry. We've been out for so many days. Now, they must be very worried, you can take a step first, and I can feel more at ease here." Rui Yi said to Ling Xiao, the smile on his face was as gentle as usual, and there was nothing unusual about it.

"How can it be done? Don't worry if you don't have any servants around the girl. I'll follow you. Let's go together when my uncle comes back." Ling Xiao really wanted to go back to the capital. The experience these days was like a nightmare. She missed her family, she wanted to see them, but she couldn't go without the girl.

"It's just a matter of front and back, you just go back and send a letter first." Rui Yi persuaded calmly, "And you also know that I will get married after the new year, and many things are not ready, you After I go back, I have to help me take care of it first. I don’t feel relieved to leave these things to other people. Only you and I are the most at ease. I don’t know if Jiu Yiniang will be plotted by Aunt Jin without me. You go back and help me persuade , just for my sake, Jiu Yiniang can listen to a few words and won't suffer a big loss. I feel more at ease here. If it weren't for this injury, I would have left with you, but now I dare not Take this risk, after all, Mr. Yan can’t go with us, and he can only dare to go on the road after the wound heals.”

Ling Xiao heard what his girl said made sense, and was really in a dilemma for a while, Rui Yi looked at her and said directly: "That's it, it's a rare opportunity, and finally there is a car and horse back to Beijing that can bring a letter home Go back and wait for the next time, I don’t know when it will be.”

"Then... what about the girl?" Ling Xiao said anxiously.

"It's not that there are no one else in the yard to serve you. As long as the Qihukou can be guarded, everything will be fine. Vice Zhang will arrange for someone who breaks out to take you away. You go back and bring your things. I'll wait for you here." Rui Yi handed the family letter he had just written to Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao thought for a while and only gritted his teeth and agreed. He took the letter and stuffed it into the armhole. The girl was right, there must be someone to take care of many things in the capital, and Mu He couldn't do it alone.Otherwise, when the girl returns to Beijing, the mess in the yard will be unseemly.

"The servant girl will go back first, and if there is a chance, the servant girl will come back to accompany you."

"Okay, you go and pack your things first, I'll wait for you here." Rui Yi smiled.

Ling Xiao didn't doubt that he was there, nodded and turned around.

Watching Ling Xiao go down the tower, Rui Yi stood there and watched Ling Xiao's figure appear on the street and went straight to his residence, then slowly withdrew his gaze, turned around and looked at Zhang Lu, "The little girl is here with you!" Vice General Zhang bids farewell. If he leaves today, he may not be able to return to Dayan for the rest of his life. I don’t hate you or anyone else for making this decision. The only thing I hate is that I can’t be born as a man, so that I can shed blood on the battlefield and be loyal to the country. If it is because of me that the people in Qihukou are displaced, the land of Dayan is in disarray, and the soldiers die for me, I may not be able to rest in peace for the rest of their lives. Also, it is not because of me that my family’s life will be lost and the family will be overthrown. I dare not be an apostle of history. A sinner cannot be a sinner of the family, after today, there will be no such person as Pei Ruiyi in Dayan."

(End of this chapter)