Yan Cigui

 Chapter 124 The biggest shortcoming

Lin Yunyan also made the leg wraps for Xu Jian.

Her embroidery skills are not outstanding, and her embroidery skills are even worse than those of her eldest sister, but her simple sewing and mending work is passable.

Xu Jian's legs inevitably feel uncomfortable when it gets cold.

A person is sitting in a wheelchair, and the upper half of his legs can be covered with a soup bag, but the lower half of his calves still have no warmth at all.

Xuansu and the others also thought of some ways to keep warm, but unfortunately the effect was not good.

Lin Yunyan just thought about making a pair of leggings to wear, which was better than nothing.

At that time, the property of Duke Fu was still there, and there were a lot of things in the warehouse. Mother Ma found a bag of camel hair. Although it was an old thing, it was well preserved. Very soft and warmer than cotton.

Of course, for Xu Jian, this is treating the symptoms rather than the root cause, but it is better to be more comfortable than to feel cold all the time.

Recalling the past, Lin Yunyan lowered her eyes and looked at Xu Jian's legs.

 Xu Jian's injuries are now much lighter than before.

In the words of Concubine Wen before, if you didn't look carefully with your eyes wide open, you wouldn't even notice that Xu Jian walked with a slight limp.

The shopkeeper of Taohe Zhai once mentioned that when it rains and the weather gets colder, Mr. Guo’s legs will feel uncomfortable.

This kind of discomfort, in Lin Yunyan's opinion, is definitely much better than sitting in a wheelchair before.

 In this case, the effect of wearing warmer leggings will definitely be better than before.

Besides, Father-in-law Yu did not try to find a topic for these two people.

Just sweep it with powder and it will be clean. If these two people are not forgiving and smash the jade...

 It’s less than the public quin and can’t afford it.

He was not idle either. Observing words and emotions was the forte of those noble people like them who worked in front of them. He just observed and tasted, and bit by bit, he felt something.

 Just, the feeling flashed through his mind so fast that he couldn't describe it in words.

Just when Uncle Yu was racking his brains to capture the feeling of that moment again, Grandma Wang came out of the main hall and asked Xu Jian to go inside to say hello.

Xu Jian went in with Grandma Wang.

Lin Yunyan was still standing in the corridor, tilting her head and asking her father-in-law: "Why are you talking about the leg binding?"

Less than Gonggong said: "Isn't this caring about the auxiliary of the country? After becoming a good military general, before I have time to show my ambitions, I..."

As he spoke, he gave Lin Yunyan a "you understand" look.

Lin Yunyan really understands.

 The reasons for regret mentioned by my father-in-law are just mere words.

But he was never a nosy person, he only loved to take care of the three acres of land in Cining Palace.

 All the civil and military officials of the previous dynasty were considered "noisy things" for him.

Eunuch-in-law is not only meddling in Xu Jian's business, but also wants to get Lin Yunyan together, so...

Lin Yunyan turned back and glanced in the direction of the main hall.

 The Holy Spirit’s intention is already very clear.

  Discussing marriage.

Lin Yunyan remembered that her marriage to Xu Jian was arranged in the early summer of the twelfth year of Yongjia.

When the imperial edict arrived at Chengyi's residence, Lin Yunyan went into the palace to greet the Empress Dowager and only heard a few words from her.

 Speaking very simply and going through it in a hurry.

Lin Yunyan could feel that the Queen Mother was not satisfied with this marriage.

With the Empress Dowager's ability, she could definitely say a lot of good things. Lin Yunyan could think of many advantages for her about marrying to the Duke Fu Guo's palace, but the Empress Dowager didn't say any of them.

The Queen Mother was in no mood to comfort her with those advantages.

This is not difficult to understand. Despite all the good things, Xu Jian was not good at it at that time. This was the biggest shortcoming.

It wasn't until the spring of the thirteenth year of Yongjia, after she and Xu Jian got married, that the Empress Dowager "accepted" the marriage and told her a lot of words to live a good and peaceful life.

 When it comes to the Liu family, it is even more straightforward.

 “Out of sight, out of sight.”

 In her old words, when she was a queen, she also had an annoying concubine. She really couldn't see her when she looked up.

Then just ignore it to the end.

Lin Yunyan would not let the Queen Mother worry, so she took care of herself.

So this time, why did you start thinking about this matter more than half a year in advance?

Or maybe it could be said that it took several months of deliberation, but the empress dowager couldn't resist the emperor, so she issued the decree in the early summer of the twelfth lunar month?

 In the bedroom, the Queen Mother looked at Xu Jian carefully several times.

“It seems like three years since I last came back to see the Ai family?” she asked.

Xu Jian replied: "You remember clearly that in the eighth year of Yongjia, I followed my grandfather to the Yumen Pass and listened to your teachings together."

The Queen Mother smiled slightly: "Time flies so fast."

 When mentioning the situation at that time, the Holy Spirit also looked very emotional.

That year, the Xiliang people came with great force.

Within three days, several passes outside Yumen Pass were swallowed up, and the army approached the pass.

General Zhao, the old general of the Anxi General Mansion, led his sons and the garrison to defend fiercely. After the **** battle, the gate was opened and the Xiliang people rushed in. The old general fought until the last moment, and his two sons and three grandsons were sacrificed, leaving Xiliang Although the people were able to capture Yumen Pass, they were temporarily unable to continue advancing eastward.

 The beacon fire sequence shook the government and the public.

Xu Mang took the initiative to ask Ying to lead the troops, and appointed fourteen-year-old Xu Jian as the vanguard. He led a group of battlefield warriors and vowed to recapture Yumen.

 Can't let the Xiliang people breathe and give them a chance to reorganize their army.

That was Xu Jian’s first time on the battlefield.

The Empress Dowager felt sorry for Zhao Zhaoyi, whose family had died in the war, so she rushed to summon the Xu family's ancestors and grandchildren into the palace before the army set off.

Zhao Zhaoyi couldn't even shed tears. She only asked Xu Mang in a hoarse voice to avenge his relatives and fight back the Xiliang people to comfort their souls in heaven.

This war raged from the beginning to the end of the year.

 The army re-entered Yumen Pass and ended the war with a great victory. Xu Jian made a great contribution, but Xu Mang was injured.

 The old bones could not withstand the heavy torment. From then on, Xu Mang's health went downhill until he died of illness at the beginning of the 10th year of Yongjia more than a year later.

 The Holy Master didn't want to think too much about what happened next. He just looked at Xu Jian with a little guilt in his eyes.

Of course the Empress Dowager also remembered the past and sighed: "I look much taller than back then, and my facial features are also longer."

 

The Empress Dowager was very happy and very satisfied with the ladder handed over by Grandma Wang. She followed it and said, "Why didn't Yun Yan come in? It's very cold outside. What is she doing standing there?"

Mother Wang followed Shan Ruliu and immediately went to invite Lin Yunyan.

 After all, the Empress Dowager’s purpose is to see whether the Duke of Fu and the princess are suitable, not to see what the Duke of Fu looks like.

How can you keep an eye on me when the princess is not here?

Lin Yunyan entered the bedroom and sat down obediently beside the Queen Mother's bed.

The Queen Mother held her hand and said in an angry tone: "It's cold, and I don't know how to hold a hand stove."

As she spoke, she glanced at Xu Jian casually.

 (End of this chapter)