Chapter 121 The Madam’s Love
"Something that the whole country is celebrating? What is that thing? It makes you run like this." Chang Xixi rolled her eyes at Xiaohong. She is so old, but she is still like a child and has no seriousness.
Xiaohong swallowed and said, "He's the general's son. He won the battle. He won back the lost territory that we hadn't recovered for ten years in just one battle. Isn't he happy?"
"That's really a happy event." Chang Xixi finally came back to her thoughts and looked at the flowers in the yard that were in full bloom. After all, it was spring!
Xiao Hong blushed and asked, "Miss, are you going out?"
"No."
"The joys and sorrows of the world are not in common. I just think it's noisy." After saying this, Chang Xixi sat back in the recliner. Nothing could shake the little sadness in her heart.
Xiaohong didn't understand all that nonsense, so she thought what the young lady said was quite right. She was of course very happy in her heart. It was so noisy outside, so quiet in the yard.
Liang Ming, holding his sword, crouched on the beam. He didn't understand what Chang Xixi meant, but with this news, he understood... Young Master, it's okay. Young Master has even made a contribution!
I didn't contact him just to ensure my wife's safety. My heart, which had been worried for half a year, finally calmed down and I closed my eyes to enjoy the sunshine.
They said the whole country was celebrating, so… before nightfall, news arrived from the Zhou residence. They wanted her to come over for dinner that night, so she had to eat! They also asked her to prepare some clothes and stay the night.
It's so close, I have to stay overnight.
Chang Xixi said this, but she knew in her heart that the eldest lady cared about her... On a day like this, listening to the cheerful atmosphere in other people's homes, she would definitely feel lonely.
So...
How could she not know about such painstaking efforts? She was definitely the one who could understand it the most. Although she was very reluctant, in order to prevent the Madam from taking her back, she had to settle for the next best thing, thinking about the days and nights she had spent with Gu Rongyu in Qingya Garden.
Seeing the young lady sighing and looking relieved, Xiaohong packed her clothes, got on the carriage and went to Zhou's house.
The eldest lady had been waiting at the door for a long time, mainly because she was worried that she would not go.
She is different now than she was before, because now she is rumored to be a wealthy female boss with great talent. If a woman can pass the imperial examination, she must be the youngest one.
"Xixi, I see you look worried lately. Are you still worried about something else?"
What the eldest lady was talking about was that Chang Xixi was still sad about Gu Rongyu's matter.
Chang Xixi was perfectly normal. It would be a lie to say she wasn't sad, but a living person couldn't keep grieving over the dead and forget their responsibilities as a living being! So, after she was done with her sadness, she worked hard to make money.
In this city of Luzhou, another college was opened, and thousands of students came here because of her fame.
Before leaving, Gu Rongyu and Mr. Zhou had an agreement to adopt Chang Xixi as their goddaughter. To the outside world, she was treated the same as their own child, except that she did not live in the Zhou Mansion, but received the protection of the Zhou Mansion.
Chang Xixi happened to be on good terms with the young ladies from both the Lu and Zhou families, so she was able to get along smoothly here.
As for returning to Panzhi City last winter, the Dou family decided to do a small business in Panzhi City to make a living. They no longer went to Wanfu Village, but would occasionally go back to burn incense for Gu Rongyu.
They also often wrote letters to Chang Xixi, saying some words to her, and sometimes even advised her to go back and live with them more often, and go back if it became difficult for her to be alone outside.
Is it difficult?
Chang Xixi often looked at the letter in her hand and muttered to herself, it's not difficult at all. Compared with the hardships of being a top student in the previous life, it's really not as good as the current life of having no worries about food and clothing.
…
The eldest lady did not let Chang Xixi live in Qingyayuan this time. She knew that some people would be reminded of the past by the sight of the scene, so she asked someone to clean up the side courtyard and let her sleep with her at night.
Chang Xixi had no choice but to give up! That's fine, if she doesn't see it, she won't be bothered.
Outside the Great Wall.
Gu Rongyu sat at the table where Li Qian had sat before, looking at Li Qian on the side, with a trace of guilt in his heart. Now that he had been promoted to a noble title, his official position in the army was naturally higher than Li Qian's, so he should sit in this position.
But even if Li Qian has no merit, he has worked hard!
But when he thought about it, this seat originally belonged to his Gu family, so he sat there willingly. He raised his glass and drank happily with the soldiers, and the soldiers outside the door also enjoyed their meal.
Li Qian whispered, "Will this really work? If they don't come, wouldn't it be a joke on the soldiers?"
"Come on or not, you're not allowed to drink too much in the barracks, that's right. Drink!"
After three rounds of drinking, in fact, no one in the entire military camp was drunk. They were just staggering, and many of them were urinating outside in pairs or threes.
The spy three miles away was looking at everything here and was very puzzled. Wasn't it said that the Southern Dynasty's military camp had a new leader, a man named Gu, who was much stricter?
Why does it seem that this isn't the case? Besides, didn't the Gu family die a long time ago? The emperor of the Southern Dynasty was blind to the truth...
He put down the telescope in his hand and quickly rode his horse to report the news. The leader of the barbarians did not think there was anything strange about this matter. He just wanted to wipe out the nearest military camp in one fell swoop and capture the newly appointed lord alive.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if he asked the emperor of the Southern Dynasty to exchange women and horses?
Thinking of this, he became extremely excited and ordered all those who were still resting in their beds and the barbarians who were on guard to come back... and at the first moment of the morning, they rushed into the military camp.
Gu Rongyu was in the big tent. He heard the sound of horse hooves outside and whispered an order, "Wait for the people. Once they all come in, shoot arrows to kill a group of them first, and then form a circle to encircle them!"
"yes."
Qingnan immediately followed the order. Soon, the barbarian soldiers killed the soldiers guarding the gate, opened the gate, and welcomed their leader in.
Gu Rongyu's men also killed the two people who opened the door and closed it. Suddenly, the military camp was engulfed in flames and a rain of arrows flew over. Some of the barbarian soldiers used their scimitars to block the flying swords, while others were directly shot to death.
There was a sudden cry of grief in the military camp!
A quarter of an hour later, everything returned to calm. The barbarian leader was captured, and Gu Rongyu slowly walked out from behind the soldiers, who made way for him.
He was wearing clothes that Chang Xixi had made for him. The fabric was ordinary, but the embroidery was very good. It was a long gown with a straight hem. He was holding a sword in his hand. If it weren't for the murderous look between his brows and the bloodstains on the sword in his hand, he would not have thought that the man in front of him was a general!
Gu Rongyu stood there and spoke slowly.
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