Shen Xu hooked her arm around his neck, staring into his eyes. At this moment, her eyes were as charming as silk, and she looked like a fairy in a picture book that sucked people's yang energy and essence.
"What's the important thing?"
Before he came to the General's Mansion, she had already learned from Yan Ze that they were going to march south, and it was expected that Song Lin would be the commander-in-chief.
Thinking of the last time he captured Liu Zhang alive outside Nanguan City, causing her father, Tingnan Hou, to be seriously injured and almost die, Shen Xu couldn't help but clench his fists.
Hopefully, Murong Yao's suspicion will be enough for her to use her limited strength to overthrow Marquis Guangcheng.
"Xiu Xiu, I'm going to go to war..."
Shen Xu hid the hatred in his eyes and said in a cold voice: "Well, I'll wait for you to come back."
"But I'm worried about you. You might be in danger in Yong'an City. I want to take you with me."
"According to the laws of Yanyang Country, family members are not allowed to accompany the army on the expedition. The military has strict discipline, and I have no martial arts skills. I would only be a burden to you if I stayed in the barracks."
Song Lin shook his head and pulled out the commander-in-chief's token from his sleeve. "Xiu Xiu, I told you, they colluded with the Beihai Kingdom and the Yang family of Jiangling Prefecture, causing our family to be displaced. I will not work for them anymore. I have the commander-in-chief's token, and I also have 100,000 Black Sail Army soldiers at my disposal."
He lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, "Xiu Xiu, I need your help."
Shen Xu was stunned for a long time, frowning, "Are you going to rebel?"
Song Lin nodded. "I have no future in Yong'an City. Not only can I not get revenge, but I can't protect the woman I love. Murong Yao is definitely not a wise king, and Jiang Yulou is a two-faced villain. He gave me the token of the commander-in-chief of the Yulin Guard, but asked me to stab Brother Ye in the back and plot to harm him when I went to war."
He laughed at himself, "Now I see his true face."
Shen Xu reached out and touched his forehead, "Master Jiang, are you not drunk?"
"Xiu Xiu, I'm serious. I investigated the Li family story you told me about and found the servants who served the Li family back then. I discovered that the truth was completely different from the story.
Li Fu didn't betray my uncle, nor did she try to curry favor with the City Lord's Mansion. It was Jiang Yulou who coveted the Li family's wealth and power and took her for himself.
In order to resist him, Li Fu took poison during her pregnancy, causing the fetus to be deformed and mentally retarded.
The one who killed my mother, harmed the Black Sail Army, and wiped out my maternal grandfather's family was always Jiang Yulou.
Li Fu was another victim. She bore the stigma for over twenty years, and even after she captured Dongyi City, she never had the chance to speak up and defend herself.
Chen Xu said in a cold tone, "People always like to blame women for their mistakes, saying it's just bad luck. In this world where you have to rely on men to survive, there are no such things as lucky women."
"Xiu Xiu, but you told me four years ago that the world shouldn't be like this. Do you remember what you said to me when we were catching bandits together?"
"Bandits?" Shen Xu's eyes seemed a little confused. She had guessed about what happened with Song Lin based on what everyone said, so how could she remember anything about the bandits?
"You told me that a gentleman's words must be true and his deeds must be fulfilled. The twenty-five taels of silver are what you must pay to redeem yourself, and it is your long-cherished wish to become my wife as a free and equal. You said you hoped that we would both be willing, without any coercion or force on each other.
You told me that everyone in this world is equal, you told me that a gentleman should die for his integrity..."
"Did I ever say that?" Shen Xu held his forehead, his head aching again after a long period of calm. "Why are there still bandits... No one has ever mentioned bandits... When did bandits start..."
"Xiu Xiu, what's wrong with you?" Seeing that she looked very painful, Song Lin hurried forward to support her body. "Don't force yourself. If you can't remember it, then forget it."
She covered her head, feeling an intense pain as if someone had torn a piece of her skull apart. The dusty memories hidden in the blood clots seemed to be constantly struggling, trying to break free from the seal.
She endured the pain and asked in a trembling voice, "Is it because of that incident with the bandits that I agreed to marry you?"
"Xiu Xiu, I'll ask someone to call a doctor right away." Song Lin hurriedly lifted the bed curtain, but she grabbed his sleeve.
"I'm asking you a question." Her eyes were red and her forehead was soaked with sweat.
"Yes, my dagger broke at that time, and you made me a new one later." Song Lin turned around to comfort her and said anxiously: "Just be patient, relax and don't think too much."
“Dagger…” Shen Xu covered his head and crawled to the edge of the bed, trying to calm himself down, but a gloomy rainy day appeared before his eyes.
Raindrops fell from the gray sky and dripped on the ground. The sound of water was crisp and pleasant, and the cool feeling was as if it had just dripped on the face.
An oil-paper umbrella, a light green bamboo leaf gown, a leather dagger scabbard with jade accessories. Although the edge of the umbrella obscured the man's face, Shen Xu knew at a glance that it was her husband.
She shifted her gaze to his waist and saw the dagger.
But how did the dagger break?
Memories took her back to that small town. The waiter's booming calls in the stilt-roofed teahouse; the ever-smiling bookstall owner leaning against his stall, telling stories to children; the long line in front of the fragrant beef pie stand; the flower and jewelry peddlers hawking along the street; the somewhat caustic department store owner carving melon seeds while gossiping with a few other women...
As Shen Xu walked, he came to a tofu shop.
"Miss Chen, are you here to buy tofu? Would you like to come in and sit down and have a drink of water before leaving?" Sitting in front of the shop was a thin girl with a fair face. Her eyes were empty and lifeless, and there were wounds on her neck and arms that were inadvertently exposed.
Shen Xu stood in front of the tofu stall, at a loss.
"Come in and sit down. Don't you remember me? I am..." The girl's voice became unclear. Before she could finish, two ferocious-looking men came out of the darkness and dragged her roughly into the darkness. After a while, the girl's heart-wrenching screams were heard from inside.
Shen Xu suddenly realized that those two people were the bandits whose memories she had lost!
She strode in quickly and saw five ferocious-looking men staring at her in the small courtyard.
"Hahaha, in this way, Constable Song has killed another wife."
Shen Xu wanted to run in panic, but her feet felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead. Her memories replayed in front of her like a kaleidoscope, and in the blink of an eye, the man holding the dagger stood in front of her.
"If you drop the knife in your hand and take the dagger at your waist and stab yourself in the chest, I will let her go."
The man didn't hesitate for a moment. He dropped the knife in his hand, pulled out the dagger from his waist, and held it high.
Shen Xu didn't know where he got the strength from, and pushed him away.
"Song Lin, I want you to leave me alone!"
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