Chapter 257 Give It a Try
"The majestic general in golden armor who just entered your tent, is that His Royal Highness Prince Jin?"
Vole smiled sheepishly, "His face was covered so tightly that I didn't recognize him at first."
Song Yanxi said: "From your description, it should be General Xu Xiaoxu."
"Is that General Xu, the one whose beloved married a woman and then never remarried for half his life?"
"You know quite a bit."
Hearing the chill in Song Yanxi's words, Tian Shu hurriedly explained: "Princess, please don't misunderstand. Everyone said this a few years ago, but then General Xu was transferred away, and no one mentioned it anymore."
He glanced around and said mysteriously, "My lady, have you ever heard of the story of the pretty widow in the border town?"
Song Yanxi's expression immediately turned cold, and she said in a deep voice, "Most of those women's husbands died on the battlefield. They are the widows of heroes. How can you use such filthy words to judge them?"
"Look at you, you're anxious again, aren't you?" Seeing that she was angry, the field mouse quickly put away his playful smile.
He explained: "When people joke about the pretty widow, it's not a joke about those women, but rather a compliment."
Song Yanxi's face darkened when she heard this. "Do you want me to praise you like this?"
The field mouse choked and lowered his voice, "Those widows are mostly young and beautiful women. Even if the army gives them pensions, life is not easy without men at home.
Therefore, it is common for women in border towns to marry twice.”
Song Yanxi had indeed heard about this matter.
Those women were all in their prime, some had just gotten married, and some had one or two children. The burden of having elderly parents and young children to support was too heavy for a single woman to bear.
This is human nature. Even those elders from the aristocratic families in the capital who talk about rules and etiquette all the time cannot say a word against their conscience after hearing this.
Seeing her expression soften, Tian Shu quickly struck while the iron was hot and said, "Every woman who remarries misses General Xu. That matchmaker wants to trample down the threshold of the general's mansion."
A second-rank general, he didn't even have a concubine in his house except for two adopted daughters.
Moreover, she severed ties with her family early on, so she didn't have to serve her parents-in-law or deal with her sister-in-law and other messy relatives.
As long as she marries him, she won't have to worry about anything and just stay at home and be the general's wife.
Who wouldn’t want such a good thing?
The field mouse tutted his tongue and said, "If it weren't for the example of Prince Jin, not only these young wives, but even those young girls would be completely bewildered by him."
He touched his chin and sighed, "I don't know which woman is so lucky. She has been married for so many years and is still remembered by General Xu."
Song Yanxi's eyes darkened, and she said in a cold voice, "It's just that gossip can melt gold. As long as the people are willing, the dead can be said to be alive."
The field mouse said awkwardly, "It was just a few jokes. It's not worth it for the princess to get angry."
Realizing she had lost her composure, Song Yanxi changed the subject and said, "Old Man Liu just said that you injured one of them that night. Do you remember?"
"Is there such a thing?"
"He didn't see who was injured, he just saw the bloodstains along the way."
The field mouse put his hands in his sleeves and frowned, "That's strange. They caught up with me at the mass grave. There shouldn't be blood on the road."
As he spoke, he suddenly remembered something and suddenly realized, "It seems that this is indeed the case. I kicked a man over and snatched his sword. I hacked at him in the dark, and I don't know if I hit him or something else."
He gritted his teeth in anger and said bitterly, "I don't know which son of a bitch crippled my hand. It would have been much easier if they had just killed me with a single blow!"
Song Yanxi just looked at him without saying anything.
That cold and gloomy look made people's backs creepy.
The field mouse's heart couldn't help but beat fast, and he couldn't help asking: "Princess, why are you looking at me like that? Is there something written on my face?"
Song Yanxi shook her head lightly and said frankly, "There's something I can't figure out."
"What is it?"
"They want to silence you, so why are you still alive?"
"That's because I managed to survive, not because they let me go..."
At the end of his words, the vole gradually fell silent.
Even Old Man Liu could notice something unusual, let alone him, the person involved?
Three years, more than a thousand days and nights, it's time to figure out everything, no matter how many things there are.
But he was unwilling to accept this, and he hated the person who crippled his hands even more. Every time he woke up in his dreams at midnight, he wished he could eat his flesh and drink his blood.
The field mouse clenched his fists and said viciously, "Don't let me catch this guy, or I'll definitely break his hands and make him live in that beggar's den!"
Tears flashed in his eyes, and he was afraid that Song Yanxi would see them, so he quickly turned his back to wipe them.
Song Yanxi was about to say something to comfort him, but she caught a glimpse of Xu Xiao emerging from the tent and quickly lowered her voice to ask, "Do you want to go over and say hello to General Xu?"
Without even turning his head, the field mouse said, "I'm very busy. I don't have time to see the general. I'm leaving now."
After he said that, he hurried away, looking so anxious as if he was afraid that he would not be able to leave if he was a second late.
Song Yanxi chuckled softly. He had the guts to say those nonsense in front of her. Wasn't he afraid that she would complain to Uncle Xu?
It’s a little late to feel afraid now.
Xu Xiao strode up to Song Yanxi, frowned, and asked, "Who was that shifty-looking man just now?"
"I have a patient under my care."
"beggar?"
Seeing Song Yanxi nod, Xu Xiao's brows furrowed even more tightly, and his voice was obviously more displeased.
He said, "Your status is different now. You are a married woman, so you need to be more careful about your influence when you are out there."
Song Yanxi felt slightly unhappy when she heard this. Thinking of what her aunt Shen Qingyun had said to her, she took a deep breath and endured it.
But Xu Xiao's next words were, "General Lin is out borrowing medicine, and his life or death is uncertain. If people see you alone with a man outside your family, gossip will inevitably spread."
"What did you say?" Song Yanxi spoke up, unable to bear it any longer.
Xu Xiao was startled and lowered his voice, "You are a girl, no matter what people say outside, it will always be bad for your reputation.
Besides, Lin Tingfeng is not a tolerant person. If he hears that someone is gossiping, he will definitely embarrass you when he comes back."
When he mentioned this, a trace of regret flashed in his eyes. "I really don't know what your parents were thinking. They chose such a narrow-minded person for you. There are so many good men in the army. Who is not better than him?"
Unexpectedly, after all the fuss, Xu Xiao actually disliked Lin Tingfeng. Song Yanxi's unhappiness immediately disappeared.
After all, it's not wrong to do it out of concern for her.
Noticing her gaze, Xu Xiao seemed to feel something was wrong. He coughed lightly and said, "You just thought I was drunk and talking nonsense."
As Xu Xiao spoke, he caught a glimpse of a white horse tied up not far away. He said in a deep voice, "If you have time later, please return the prince's snow dragon to the general's mansion. If anything goes wrong, I won't be able to explain to the prince."
Song Yanxi happened to have the same idea, so she followed up on his words, "Uncle, aren't you going back to the General's Mansion soon? Why don't you have someone take Xuelong back with you?"
"This..." A hint of hesitation flashed in Xu Xiao's eyes.
He hesitated for a moment and said, "I will give it a try."
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