Concubine like a house

Chapter 120 The Love and Official Career Takes a Lot of Thinking (1)
On the first night of the army's departure for Jingzhou, everything was ready.In the Pingjiang Camp in the west of Yanlan City, piles of bonfires can be seen everywhere, and heroic laughter can be heard in one's ears—the [-] vanguard troops under King Cheng's command are having a carnival before departure.

Competing skills and singing songs to wine, all kinds of wild game are skewered on iron skewers and grilled on the fire. Every piece of meat is golden, crispy and oily.

The soldiers outside were in a mess, but the commander's camp was brightly lit and extremely quiet——Shen Yu was rushing to write a war report, so that he could submit it to the Emperor Tianshou when he returned to Beijing to return to his command.

The aroma of game is overflowing, accompanied by laughter and laughter into the handsome camp, which is a triple test of hearing, smell and taste.However, Shen Yu sat down at his desk by the lamp and was indifferent to all the temptations from outside.

"General." The voice of the personal entourage sounded at the right time, "The soldiers asked me to bring you some game." "Come in." Shen Yu stopped writing.Qingyi opened the curtain and entered with a plate of wild game. On the plate was a small lamb whose skin and flesh had been roasted until it was golden brown and crispy.He walked up to Shen Yu respectfully, and said: "This is a little wish from the soldiers, and it is specially brought here for you to taste."

Shen Yu smelled the aroma of roasted whole lamb, nodded and said: "It's quite fragrant, let's put it down." Then he started to write again.

Qing felt a little distressed when he saw the petition: "General, you are not in a hurry to write the report tonight, everyone is looking forward to you 'having fun with everyone'!"

Shen Yu dipped the ink in the inkstone, without raising his head: "When the army is on the road, I have too many things to attend to, so I won't be able to write. Go out with them and let me finish writing tonight."

Knowing Shen Yu's temperament, Qingyi could only sigh: "Then you eat the whole roasted lamb anyway." "Okay." Shen Yu leaned over his desk and wrote quickly, even though he agreed in his mouth, there was no movement.

Qingyi really wanted to persuade her again, but she didn't know how to say it.Ever since Shen Yu came back from Yun Mansion, he turned a deaf ear to foreign things and devoted himself to military affairs.First, he sent news to the returning army, then he considered how to dispose of the prisoners of war, and now he is busy writing a report... Qingyi felt that Shen Yu seemed busy, but he actually had something on his mind, so he used military affairs to relieve his worries.

He was still thinking about it, and suddenly he saw Shen Yu looking up, his clear eyes flickered under the candlelight: "Qingyi." Shen Yu called him.

"Ah?" Qingyi was stunned for a moment, and immediately responded, "The humble job is here!" Shen Yu smiled: "Don't be nervous...you are blocking my light." Only then did Qingyi realize that she was standing in front of Shen Yu's case , a shadow was reflected by the lights, which coincidentally fell on the memorial.He immediately took a few steps back and stood still again: "The low position is not intentional." Shen Yu laughed again: "I have nothing to do here, you can make trouble with them tonight. When the army goes to Beijing tomorrow, I will control it strictly It's gone." Qingyi let out an "oh" and was about to leave, but she heard Shen Yu stop writing and asked again: "And...how is Miss Zihan? Are you all in order?" Hearing this name, Qingyi only felt Big-headed: "It's been packed, but she complained a lot, saying that it's time to eat and sleep well on the way." Shen Yu didn't make any comments after hearing this, but said: "Let's leave tomorrow, take care of her as much as possible. Set up a more comfortable tent."

"I understand." Qingyi reluctantly accepted the order, and muttered again, "Why did you ask me to take care of this troublesome woman..."

"Go down." Shen Yu pretended not to hear, and waved at him.Qingyi glanced at the big plate of roasted meat again, and couldn't help persuading again: "General, the whole roasted lamb won't taste good when it's cold." After saying that, he retreated wisely without waiting for Shen Yu's reply.Shen Yu followed the trend and looked at the plate of roasted whole lamb, but he didn't have any appetite. Thinking of going to Yunfu and Chuxiu the day before yesterday to break up, the feeling of powerlessness in his heart became heavier and heavier.He forced himself not to think about it, and turned his thoughts to the report, and was about to pick up his pen again, only to find that the ink in the inkstone was completely dry.

Shen Yu had no choice but to get up from the case, intending to find some clear water to re-grind the ink.Before he could walk out of the tent, he saw Qingyi coming in again, this time he didn't even bother to report, he gasped and said, "Cheng...His Royal Highness Cheng is here!"

Xu was to confirm Qingyi's words, the noisy noise outside the tent just now stopped abruptly and became silent.Seeing this, Shen Yu didn't dare to neglect, and hurried out to meet him.

Looking around, in front of the tents, the soldiers had already knelt down in place.The big camp became completely silent, only the "cracking" sound of burning campfires and the "sizzling" sound of game oil escaping.

Shen Yu walked quickly towards the gate of the camp, and within a short while, he saw Nie Peixiao coming leisurely in casual clothes, followed by only a few attendants, looking very relaxed.Seeing his appearance, Shen Yu knew that it was not an urgent military matter, so he breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward and gave the military salute: "The last general welcomes His Highness."

"I am exempt from the ceremony." Nie Peixiao gave a hand, turned to look at the piles of bonfires, and said with a smile, "along the way, I only smell the fragrance, which makes people greedy. Let the soldiers avoid it." Come on, do what you need to do, don't worry about me." As he spoke, he went straight to the commander's tent.

Shen Yu found that the attendants of Prince Cheng's Mansion didn't intend to follow in, and stood outside waiting for orders one by one, so he ordered Qingyi: "Prepare some game for the adults."

Qingyi took the order, Shen Yu opened the curtain and entered.As soon as he entered, he saw Nie Peixiao sitting in front of the desk, looking down at his unfinished report.Shen Yu couldn't help coughing lightly, and replied modestly: "The last general has little talent and learning... I need to ask you to give me more advice."

Hearing this, Nie Peixiao put down the memorial, raised her eyes and smiled back: "It's not about reciting poems and composing Fu, what literary talent do you still pay attention to? In my opinion, this memorial is neatly written, formatted, fluent, concise, and can be directly interviewed. Brother Huang." "The last general has not finished writing, so you will write a comment." Shen Yu smiled again, and asked, "You came late at night, but what urgent military business is there?" Nie Peixiao waved his hand: "No , I just want to chat with you casually." There was a hint of emotion on his noble face, "Since you went to Jiangdi to quell the chaos, it has been less than half a year, and we haven't had a good conversation." After finishing speaking, there was silence in the tent.Shen Yu knew it well, when he heard that Chuxiu was seriously ill, he left the capital without hesitation.In particular, today, the emperor is still a suspicious person, and he is even more guilty.

Shen Yu pondered for a moment, then asked with some concern: "This time I have made great contributions to calming the chaos, do you think... Will His Majesty pay me for my merits and punish me lightly?"

Nie Peixiao did not answer this question.In fact, ever since Shen Yu's triumphant return, there has been a taboo topic between the two of them - getting out of Xiu.They were good friends for many years, and they were subordinates in the army, but now they fell in love with the same woman... No matter what they think or say, they can't avoid embarrassment.

In particular, neither of the two had any intention of giving up or giving in, so they had to tacitly avoid any topic about leaving Xiu.

When the atmosphere in the tent was getting a bit suffocated, Nie Peixiao's guards promptly relieved him: "Your Highness, a secret decree has come from the Holy Spirit."

A secret decree from the emperor?The two cheered up immediately, and Nie Peixiao ordered to the outside: "Come in." The guard led the order to enter and sent in a tightly sealed wax pill.Nie Peixiao reached out to take it, and slowly melted the wax pill by the candlelight on the table, revealing a smaller ball inside, which was made of unknown material, but it was not afraid of fire.

Nie Peixiao didn't shy away from Shen Yu's presence, so she took apart the wax pill, and there were only a few numbers on the note inside:
"Di Weifu is on patrol, and will arrive in Yanlan in a few days, and the army is ordered to stand by in Fangzhou." There is also a special sign at the end of the note, indicating that this news is not top secret, and you can tell your cronies.

Nie Peixiao looked happy after reading the note, and smiled at Shen Yu: "You are saved this time. Brother Huang is coming to Yanlan City, so we don't have to go to Beijing, just stay and wait for orders."

"Really?" Shen Yu was surprised and delighted, "You didn't lie to me, did you?" "What did you do?" Nie Peixiao smiled again, "If you go back to Jingzhou, I'm still worried that someone will make a big fuss about your leaving Beijing Article, I want Brother Huang to punish you. Now it will be easy." Since Nie Peihan ascended the throne and proclaimed himself Emperor, Nie Peixiao no longer called him "Seventh Brother", but changed his name to "Emperor Brother".Shen Yu naturally understood the meaning of these words.If he didn't go to Jingzhou himself, he wouldn't have to face those villains in the court who fanned the flames. At that time, with Nie Peixiao persuading him from the sidelines, perhaps the Emperor Tianshou would punish him slightly and not take heavy responsibility.This is really great news, and Shen Yu couldn't help but feel relieved: "When will the Holy Majesty arrive in Yanyan City?" You don't need to worry about the rest, just take charge of running the army and don't let me lose face in front of the emperor."

"The last general takes orders." Shen Yu immediately became radiant, and the depression of the past few days was swept away.After thinking for a while, he asked a slightly presumptuous question, "The Holy One has just ascended the throne, why doesn't he sit in the palace and suddenly go on tour in low clothes?"

Nie Peixiao hesitated for a moment, then lowered her voice, and slowly revealed the truth: "Brother Huang used to marry a side concubine named 'Luan Su', who was a romantic woman. Brother Huang loved her very much. However, because she cared about others, the emperor couldn't bear her getting haggard, and finally chose to let her go..."

At this point, Nie Peixiao couldn't help saying with a hint of sadness: "Brother Huang has used such love once in his life, and it hasn't come to a happy ending. I guess he is too hurt to come out to relax, and by the way Go back to Yanlan City to cherish the memory of the deceased." After hearing this secret, Shen Yu didn't have much to say, but sighed: "The emperor with the world in mind like the Holy One, turns out to be affectionate with his sons and daughters."

"Why not?" Nie Peixiao continued, "At the beginning, the emperor insisted on marrying Luansu, and this matter caused a lot of trouble... I have seen her before, and I don't see anything special about her temperament and appearance. I don't know what the emperor's brother has taken a fancy to her, and he has been hurting her for so many years."

(End of this chapter)