Chapter 48
Lu Ling returned to the military camp and asked Ye Rong when was the last time she saw Lin Yao. She said it was the day before the epidemic broke out and she had never seen her again since then.
As Ye Rong said, she must have known that there would be an epidemic, so she left, Lu Ling guessed.
Jiang Yun felt lost for a while when he couldn't find Lin Yao, but it didn't affect his training, and he continued to train as usual every day.
There was no one at the Lu family now, so Lu Ling entrusted Zhao Zhenzhen to Chu Fan, asking Chu Fan to take good care of Zhao Zhenzhen.
As the seasons change, it is soon New Year's Eve again.
This year's New Year's Eve was lonely. Chu Liuyun was worried about Lu Ling, so he and Chu Fan came to Lu's house to spend New Year's Eve with Lu Ling.
Lu Ling had a lonely look in his eyes, and Jiang Yun beside him didn't say much either. There was no laughter or joy at the dinner table, and the food on the table was not eaten much, and no one spoke.
Fortunately, Zhao Zhenzhen was sensible and said a few auspicious words, which made the dinner table lively.
After dinner, fireworks were set off outside. Zhao Zhenzhen wanted to see them, so she pulled Lu Ling outside and looked up.
Chu Liuyun and Chu Fan left after finishing their meal. Seeing Lu Ling's lonely look, they comforted her with a few words and then stopped disturbing her.
Since Lu Ling didn't have to go to the Beijing Camp during the Chinese New Year, Zhao Zhenzhen didn't go with the Chu father and son.
Not long after, Jiang Yun also came out.
"Jiang Yun, do you think he will see us? You said he is that star?" Lu Ling asked while holding Zhao Zhenzhen's hand.
The fireworks released gorgeous flowers in the sky, and then disappeared bit by bit. Every time a flower bloomed, Lu Ling's eyes brightened a little.
Jiang Yun also looked up and said, "Yes, he will definitely see us."
It didn't take long for Zhao Zhenzhen to fall asleep. Lu Ling looked at her sleeping face and touched her face.
She felt sorry for her.
Lu Ling originally wanted to give Zhao Zhenzhen a home, but she didn't do it, and she made her homeless, moving here and there.
But Lu Ling had no choice. She was the only one supporting the family now. She wanted to but was unable to give Zhao Zhenzhen a better life.
She couldn't give up her life and everything she had just for Zhao Zhenzhen.
Back in his room, Lu Ling looked at the painting left by Shen Wangyou, touched the words on it, and fell asleep leaning on the table without knowing when.
"A Ling, get up, the sun is out." Someone called Lu Ling.
Lu Ling opened her eyes, but couldn't see the person in front of her clearly. She asked him, "Who are you?"
The man didn't say anything, but just took Lu Ling's hand and led her out of the house.
It was snowing outside, and the two of them started a snowball fight in the yard.
With a "pa" sound, the snow hit Lu Ling's white dress, wetting a large area of it.
Lu Ling's face immediately turned red with anger. No one had ever dared to bully him like this in his entire life.
She squatted down, "dug" a lot of snow from the ground, rolled it into a ball, and said with a smile: "Let me show you how powerful I am."
Then the snow fell on the man's clothes, and the man disappeared. In the moment before he disappeared, Lu Ling saw the man's face clearly.
It is Shen Wangyou.
Lu Ling's face suddenly changed, and she hurriedly ran towards Shen Wangyou, but the snow was slippery, and she fell to the ground after running only two steps, and Shen Wangyou disappeared.
Lu Ling lay in the snow for a long time. The snow was falling heavily. She cried in the snow for as long as the snow fell.
"Chen Wangyou——"
When Lu Ling woke up, it was bright outside, his hands and feet were numb, and there were more tears on the painting.
With tears still on his face, Lu Ling raised his hand and touched his face, only to realize that everything that had just happened was just a dream.
Shen Wangyou had died a long time ago, and she had cremated him personally.
Lu Ling wiped away her tears and put the painting away. She wanted to forget him.
On the ninth day of the first lunar month, Lu Ling wore a red dress and a wooden hairpin with a plum blossom on it on her head. Lu Ling, who had not worn earrings for a long time, specially wore earrings that matched her makeup today. She put powder on her fair face and looked beautiful.
Lu Ling left the city alone, carrying a small basket with a bottle of wine and two wine glasses in it.
When he reached the foot of the back mountain, Lu Ling slowed down his pace and walked to a grave.
This is the tomb that Lu Ling built for Shen Wangyou after the epidemic. It is not far from the Beijing Camp, and she would come to take a look from time to time.
Lu Ling put the things in his hand on the ground, and then kowtowed several times to the grave.
"You said that the ninth day of the first lunar month is an auspicious day and we should get married on that day." Lu Ling looked at the grave and seemed to see Shen Wangyou through the grave.
"But you broke your promise. It doesn't matter, I've prepared everything." Lu Ling took out the wine and poured some into the glass. "Let's keep it simple. After you drink this wine, we'll be husband and wife."
Lu Ling first poured a glass of wine in front of the grave, and then drank a glass himself.
She looked forward with a blank look in her eyes, unable to tell whether she was happy or sad.
It felt like millions of ants were crawling all over his body, making him numb. Lu Ling felt like he couldn't move his hands or feet.
She felt that pouring the wine just now had used up all her strength. Lu Ling slowly crawled to the tombstone, leaned on it, and touched the words on it.
"It's a pity that you didn't see me wearing red makeup today." Lu Ling slowly fell asleep.
When he woke up again, Lu Ling had returned home.
He opened his eyes and looked around, only Zhao Zhenzhen was there.
Not long after, Chu Liuyun came in with a bowl of medicine.
"Finally you woke up. You said it was so cold and you were wearing so little. Why didn't you put on more clothes? If General Yang hadn't happened to pass by, you would have frozen to death there and no one would have known."
"General Yang?"
Chu Liuyun walked to the bedside, helped Lu Ling up, and explained while feeding him medicine: "General Yang was leading his troops in training and happened to pass by there. When he saw it was you, he brought you back."
During the Chinese New Year, everyone except those on duty went home, but Yang Gan was in charge and came to the Beijing Camp very early.
Lu Ling took the medicine from Chu Liuyun's hand and wanted to drink it herself. Chu Liuyun didn't care and handed the medicine to her.
Lu Ling took a sip of the medicine and said, "I understand. I will apologize to him later."
Chu Liuyun hummed, and said earnestly: "A Ling, forget about him. He's gone, but you still have your own life, don't you?"
"I know." Lu Ling paused, "I will forget him and take good care of myself. Things like today won't happen again."
Chu Liuyun sighed and felt relieved, but what Lu Ling said afterwards made him frown again.
"I will never get married again. Now that he is gone, I am a widow," said Lu Ling.
Chu Liuyun was angered by these words. You know, when he knew that Lu Ling was going to marry Shen Wangyou, he was not happy.
Shen Wangyou had no power and no money, and the house where they were going to get married was bought by his uncle.
No one was optimistic about this wedding.
But the wedding did not take place in the end, and Chu Liuyun felt relieved, at least his sister did not have to suffer.
But how could she not suffer? Instead of marrying Shen Wangyou, Lu Ling was exiled to Shuzhou.
He couldn't imagine how much suffering Lu Ling had endured along the way. When he saw Lu Ling again, Lu Ling had matured a lot. She handled everything well and became a general. In contrast, Shen Wangyou could only make a living by selling calligraphy and paintings.
Fortunately, Shen Wangyou died of the plague. Chu Liuyun thought that his sister would not have to suffer anymore and at least could marry a good family in the future. However, when he saw Yang Gan coming back with Lu Ling in a red dress, he knew that Lu Ling would never marry again.
But he was still hoping that Lu Ling didn't mean that. Now hearing Lu Ling say this, he knew it was too late, and Lu Ling's heart had already been hooked by him.
"A-A-Ling, are you serious..." Chu Liuyun didn't dare to ask any further, and choked up, "Do you really want to be a widow for him forever?"
In this case, it would be too painful to live a lifetime relying only on the memories of the two of them together.
Lu Ling had finished her medicine, she nodded and said nothing more.
Chu Liuyun's eyes were red. He picked up the bowl and left without saying a word.
Zhao Zhenzhen walked over to Lu Ling and comforted her, saying, "Don't be afraid, Auntie. Zhenzhen will always be with you."
Lu Ling gently caressed Zhao Zhenzhen: "Okay, Auntie will always be with Zhenzhen."
Fortunately, she still has Zhao Zhenzhen to accompany her.
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After the Lantern Festival, Lu Ling and Jiang Yun both returned to the Beijing Camp. Before leaving, Lu Ling entrusted Zhao Zhenzhen to Chu Fan, asking him to take good care of her.
Lu Ling looked normal and focused on training.
Sometimes she would go to the palace to report on her work and tell the emperor about the female army.
The female army is now on the right track, and more and more women are joining the army.
Lu Ling selected the best women based on their family situations. However, most of these women had no martial arts skills, and even if they did, their skills were not very high.
So Lu Ling taught them step by step, starting from the beginning.
Fortunately, these people are eager to learn. Although the training is tiring, they all persevered.
Ye Rong's martial arts skills have improved a lot now, and she can even teach others, which makes Lu Ling feel a little more relaxed.
Because of the differences between men and women, male soldiers rarely come to the female soldiers, and Yang Gan has never come to teach these female soldiers, so the female soldiers all trust Lu Ling very much.
If something happened, Lu Ling would be the first one called, and any good news would be shared with Lu Ling. They all became good friends.
In the past two days, reports came from Shuzhou that Baipu had invaded again and had captured two cities west of Daliang.
I don’t know Lu Ling, the current garrison general of Shuzhou, so I don’t know much about him.
I just heard that the general was brave and good at fighting, and had defeated the Bai Pu army many times, but for some reason he kept losing this time.
The emperor was naturally unhappy that Bai Pu had captured two cities in a row. He was very angry when he went to court, and the ministers in the court were discussing strategies.
Soon, Lu Ling knew why the general kept losing battles.
It turned out that the Baipu had changed its chief general, who was said to be Nan Rongjing, the second son of the king of the Baipu Kingdom.
Nan Rongjing was deeply loved by the King of Baipu State and had always been entrusted with important tasks. However, it was rumored that the second prince disappeared a few years ago and the King of Baipu had been looking for him. The second prince was only found not long ago.
Lu Ling listened and felt that the second prince should not be underestimated, otherwise he would not have been able to capture two cities in Daliang in such a short time.
The ministers in the court discussed for several days and finally decided to let Yang Gan go to Shuzhou.
Lu Ling felt a little itchy after hearing this, so he went to pay a visit to the emperor and asked her to go with him.
When the emperor saw Lu Ling, he asked, "What ability do you have that can convince me that you have the strength to fight against the Baipu army?"
Lu Ling paused, then told the story of how he helped the Daliang army defeat Bai Pu when he was in exile.
"Hahahaha, who says women are inferior to men? In that case, then you can take your female soldiers with you." The emperor agreed.
After getting permission, Lu Ling immediately told the female soldiers about this matter. Going into battle and killing the enemy was a matter of life and death, but since they had been here for so long, everyone knew that this day would come, so no one was afraid.
After saying that, Lu Ling went back home.
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