Chapter 973: Queen: Wife, can I be the one to show off from now on? I also want to show off.

A heavy rain made Wuhekou Pass as dark as night at noon.

The atmosphere in the entire pass became particularly solemn because of the rain.

Four days ago, outside Wuhekou Pass, the news that a young hero had returned with four seriously injured Great Xia rangers could not be blocked even if one wanted to, because too many people saw it and the noise was too loud.

In just a moment, the news spread throughout the entire Wuhekou Pass.

The Ranger went out with such a serious injury. In fact, there was no need for others to say more about this matter. Everyone understood what it meant. After all, the people who stayed in Wuhekou Pass were either veterans or family members of soldiers who voluntarily stayed. In fact, they all understood some of the rules of the Daxia Army.

What's more, someone recognized the young hero as Ye Wu, who was about to lift General Lu's hammer a few days ago.

Although Ye Wu did not seem to be injured, he fainted when he arrived at the gate of Wuhekou Pass. It was obvious that he was exhausted from leading his men to escape without stopping.

To force a ninth-rank master into such a situation, it must be the army or a more powerful being.

But the ranger was so seriously injured, and this ninth-grade master was in such a miserable state.

It's hard not to feel anxious when you have wild thoughts.

The generals were still discussing matters today, but Xia Fengxiang did not go as usual. Instead, he said he wanted to go out for a walk.

They went out for a walk in the heavy rain. Su Changan knew that his wife was in a bad mood, so he did not refuse. He just put on a veil and an umbrella and stayed by her side.

The rain was disturbing the streets and there were few pedestrians.

Even many shops are closed today.

However, this noodle stall is still open as usual, but a shed has been set up today.

The noodle stall owner’s surname is Jiang, and everyone calls him Lao Jiangtou.

There were only two tables of customers at the noodle stall, including the table of Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang.

Because he had been here before, Xia Fengxiang dressed up a little today, so that at least he would not be easily recognized.

After Lao Jiangtou brought the noodles up, he stood in front of the pot and made the soup.

The two guests at the table were talking about the approaching Mobei army, but after a few words, they started talking about the things on the city wall.

The heavy crossbows and cannons on the city walls were completely covered up, but they were moved onto the walls in full view of everyone.

This matter has long been discussed in Wuhekou.

"If you ask me, it's a defensive weapon! Otherwise, you can see how tight it is, and how many soldiers are guarding it."

"But I heard from the army that it is nothing, and was put there just to scare the people of Mobei, and then to comfort us."

"I heard that it was a deliberate attempt to confuse the Mobei spies in the city, but that's all it did. Alas."

"Don't sigh! That's what we say, and we're staying here because we don't want to be intimidated by those Mobei people, right?"

"Let's put things in perspective. Although Grand Marshal Meng Qin and Grand Marshal Li Xuance are in charge, we are still afraid if the Mobei people really come. Now people are saying that all our horsemen from Malanzi have suffered. This means that the grassland outside is full of Mobei people. And haven't you heard that the Tuoba army and the army of the King of Nanyuan are all coming here. There will be at least hundreds of thousands of people."

"How about we leave too? Didn't the officials in the customs say they have arranged accommodation for us?"

There is a sound of rain outside.

Although the two people in the noodle stall spoke in low voices, Su Changan, Xia Fengxiang, and Old Jiangtou could hear them clearly.

However, Old Jiangtou said nothing. He scooped a few bowls of noodle soup and sent them to the two people's table, and then sent two bowls to Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang's table.

Although Old Jiang was familiar with the two girls, he didn't think too much about it. He smiled and said, "Ladies, it's cold on a rainy day. Drink a few more mouthfuls of noodle soup to warm your body. Don't catch a cold."

Su Changan, wearing a veil on his head, nodded and thanked him.

Old Jiangtou smiled and realized that the two girls didn't want to be disturbed, so he turned and left.

Su Changan looked at Lao Jiangtou and called him.

Old Jiangtou turned around and looked at Su Changan and asked with a smile: "Miss, do you have any other instructions?"

Su Changan asked, "There's going to be a war, why don't you leave?"

Old Jiang waved his hand and said, "Why are you leaving? If you don't want to leave, then don't leave. We have settled down here, why would you leave?"

Xia Fengxiang drank a mouthful of noodle soup and looked at Old Jiangtou: "Is it that the government's arrangement is not good? Or is it that what they said is inconsistent with what they did, and they treated the people who were temporarily resettled harshly."

Hearing this, Old Jiang said hurriedly, "Miss, you can't say that. The government is very good. Lord Du and Lord Wei from the capital have arranged everything well. Those who don't have land have been given land. When they go to Jizhou to work, they are given accommodation and work arrangements. You get paid according to how much you work. It's more than what you earn here. If it were really bad, people would have complained a long time ago, and so many people wouldn't have gone there one after another. Don't you think so?"

As he spoke, Old Jiang rubbed his apron, looked at Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang and said with a smile: "That's right, what do you say?"

At this time, a family of three wearing straw raincoats were walking on the street pushing a cart in the rain.

Old Jiang looked at them, sighed, and said with some shame: "I won't hide it from you two. I used to be a soldier. I didn't achieve much in my life. The most amazing thing I did was to follow the late emperor and fight all the way to the Erna River."

When he said the last sentence, Lao Jiang raised his head with great pride.

The guests at the nearby table smiled at each other when they heard this.

Old Jiangtou can brag about having fought in wars with the late emperor for the rest of his life, but who wouldn't brag about it for the rest of their life?

Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang had heard Old Jiangtou mention it last time, so they were not surprised.

And Old Jiangtou continued, "My son is in the army now. I don't expect him to achieve much. I just want him to survive and become stronger, so that he can see the scenery of the Erna River like me. So there is nothing to escape, and where can he run to. If Wuhekou is breached, it will be difficult to break through Luzikou. After that, Jizhou, Yanzhou, Tanzhou, and Yuzhou can't escape, so I'm staying here. I'm old and can't do what I used to do, but I can still hold a kitchen knife. So I won't run away. There's nothing to run. I'll settle down in Wuhekou and guard it."

After saying that, Old Jiang pursed his lips and scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "I am not good at speaking, and I have said a little too much. I hope you don't mind."

Xia Fengxiang smiled and asked, "I wanted to ask you last time, what was it like to fight with the late emperor?"

Old Jiangtou never expected the girl to ask this question, but this was not the first time he was asked this question.

Old Jiang couldn't help but straighten his back, and then said, "It's great! Moreover, I talked to the late emperor back then, and I will never forget his spirit in my life. But if you ask me to describe it, it's really hard to say. Moreover, the situation back then was even more frightening than it is now. Now at least you can see that we have enough soldiers and food, and there are all kinds of weapons. There was nothing before, but the late emperor and the late queen were there. The late queen was so beautiful, she seemed to be afraid of nothing. Later we won, but we had to go out and continue fighting. I was standing there that year, and the army was about to go out. The late emperor came over with a horse, looked at me, and asked me, 'Are you afraid?' I said, 'No!' The late emperor patted me on the shoulder and laughed, and then said, 'You should be afraid, but you must not be afraid.'"

Old Jiang said proudly: "I have never been to school and I don't know many words. I have been thinking about the words of the late emperor all my life. Later, I looked at my own child and finally understood what they meant."

While Old Jiangtou smiled bitterly, the pride in his eyes remained the same from beginning to end.

But at this point, Old Jiangtou chuckled and said, "Why say these things? Anyway, the late emperor was like this, and it was the same on the battlefield! So is our current emperor! Look at what she did, it's amazing. This may sound a bit disrespectful, but if the late emperor were still alive, he would definitely give her a thumbs up."

Old Jiang gave a thumbs-up several times in a row.

But Old Jiangtou shook his head and said, "It's a pity that those damn Mobei people murdered the Empress. Your Majesty can't come to our Wuhekou Pass. Otherwise, I think she would definitely come here with the Empress. I don't know what she looks like, and whether she looks like the late emperor."

But after saying that, Old Jiangtou slapped his mouth and said, "How disrespectful, how disrespectful."

Xia Fengxiang looked at Old Jiangtou and smiled gently, then said, "There's nothing to see, she's not good enough."

Old Jiang was stunned.

And Su Changan said: "That's good enough, what else do you want? You are not a god."

Xia Fengxiang looked at Su Changan: "Without you, many things would be difficult to accomplish."

Su Changan frowned: "Anyway, you are the best here."

Old Jiang frowned, looked at the girl wearing a veil on her head, listened to the voice, and suddenly his expression froze as he remembered something.

That day

Isn’t this the girl who picked up the sledgehammer that day?

At this moment, a ray of sunlight suddenly appeared on the street outside.

"The rain has stopped." The guests at another table spoke.

"Let's go, the rain has stopped, it's time to set up the stall." Another person at the table said with a smile.

Looking outside, the heavy rain suddenly stopped, a few rays of sunlight broke through the dark clouds and shone down, with raindrops flying in the summer breeze.

Xia Fengxiang looked at Old Jiangtou who was looking outside, stood up and reached out to wipe off the simple disguise on his face.

Su Changan, who was standing by, saw this, smiled slightly, and took off the veil on his head.

Whether it was Old Jiang or the two men, they were first frightened by Xia Fengxiang's sudden action.

But looking at Su Changan again, Old Jiangtou couldn't take his eyes off him. Even the guests at the table over there were staring at Su Changan for no reason.

I have never seen such a beautiful girl in my life.

But at this moment, seeing Xia Fengxiang tearing off the skin from his face, he was also shocked.

Xia Fengxiang looked at Old Jiangtou and said, "Old sir, you are right to be afraid, but there is nothing to be afraid of. Besides, the current emperor is just a woman who is also nervous and afraid. He is not as good as you say."

When Old Jiang heard this, he was stunned involuntarily. He was not looking at Su Changan, but at Xia Fengxiang.

For some reason, his mind suddenly recalled the time when the late emperor spoke to him, which he recalled almost every day.

Exactly the same.

He looks very much like the late emperor in my memory!

But the next moment.

Old Jiangtou's expression froze, and in that instant, his mind went blank. Who would dare to say anything bad about the current empress, let alone comment on that person as a woman?

The old man looked at Xia Fengxiang, and then at Su Changan, and his body began to tremble for no reason.

The next moment, he knelt down with a plop, suppressing the excitement in his heart: "I, the last cavalryman Jiang Beihai of the Quedao Camp, pay my respects to His Majesty and the Queen!"

Just when Old Jiang was about to kowtow, Xia Fengxiang and Su Changan hurriedly stepped forward to help the old man up.

The two people standing beside them were also standing there in a daze, their minds blank. What His Majesty? What Queen?

The sky outside was completely clear and the dark clouds had completely dissipated.

But at this time.

Hmm~~~

The sound of the horn on the city wall resounded throughout the Wuhekou Pass.

At this time, Yan Ruyu rode his horse towards them.

Seeing Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang, he immediately clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, here we come!"

Xia Fengxiang nodded, took out some silver from his sleeve and put it on the table, then looked at Lao Jiangtou and the two guests and said, "The Queen and I are always here, don't be afraid."

Having said that, he turned over and was about to mount the horse.

However, Su Changan mounted the horse first, gently took Xia Fengxiang onto the horse, and left towards the city gate.

The three of them were left staring blankly at the back, not knowing what to say or what to think, they just stared.

Su Changan looked at Xia Fengxiang in his arms and said softly, "Wife, don't be afraid, I'm here!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Fengxiang glared at Su Changan. What time is it now!

But looking at Su Changan, he knew that this man was comforting himself.

But Su Changan smiled lightly and continued, "Wife, give me the chance to show off next time. I want to show off too."

Xia Fengxiang punched Su Changan hard on the leg!

It really is!

(End of this chapter)