The stars were shining brightly in the sky and the river was flowing. Chu Yan lay beside the fire and just looked at the stars in the sky.
Apart from all this, the mountains seemed unusually quiet, and no one disturbed the two tired people who were resting.
After an unknown amount of time, Chu Yan, who couldn't sleep after tossing and turning, couldn't help but speak:
"General Shi, are you asleep?"
“…”
No one answered.
"General Shi?"
Chu Yan was puzzled. After a moment of silence, he cautiously asked in a low voice, "Marshal Shi?"
"Well, I'm here. What can I do for you, General Chu?"
Chu Yan: “…”
Well, it seems that he has to call him Marshal.
Realizing this situation, he seemed very worried. If he fought in a war in the future, how could he hold his head up in front of his own soldiers if he kept calling them "Marshal"?
"I'm just bored and want to talk to Marshal Shi."
After a moment of silence, Chu Yan said something.
Seeing that Shi Qingxue did not reply, he continued:
"Actually, I've known Marshal Shi for quite some time. I just can't figure out one thing: why hasn't Marshal Shi gotten married yet?"
Shi Qingxue: “…”
Being asked this question so suddenly, she didn't know where to begin.
Sitting by the fire, she stared at Chu Yan lying on the ground for a long time.
"Is it important?"
"It's not important," Chu Yan shook his head hurriedly after hearing the dissatisfaction in his voice. "It's just a casual chat. I'm just curious. If you don't want to tell me, I won't ask."
Shi Qingxue looked at him and asked, "I remember that General Chu is not young anymore. Lord Chu has already married His Majesty. Why doesn't General Chu have any plans to get married?"
"What's the big deal? I just haven't met the girl I like yet."
Chu Yan did not shy away from this matter and spoke very frankly at this moment.
"It's not that I haven't encountered it. The Marshal should be well aware of the Chu family's situation. In the past few years, my elder brother was busy seizing power, and so was I. Naturally, I didn't have the time to think about these things."
Shi Qingxue nodded slightly in response to his relaxed and frank attitude.
This explanation is quite reasonable.
"I've heard about General Chu and Lord Chu. It's really hard to hate them, right? Fortunately, due to a chance coincidence, Lord Chu and His Majesty have reconciled."
The attitude implied in this made Chu Yan's eyes widen.
Obviously hearing something wrong, he couldn't help but sit up from the ground, and then looked carefully at Shi Qingxue in front of him.
It's really strange. With General Shi's personality, how could he empathize with what the Chu family suffered?
Chu Yan really didn't understand.
If he had not been almost sent to hell by Shi Qingxue's halberd while guarding the city gate, he would have believed this.
It was while Chu Yan was staring at her that Shi Qingxue finally spoke up and expressed her attitude.
"It's not something to be ashamed of. I'm just like you, and I haven't met a man I like."
"Well, that's true." Chu Yan nodded. "With Marshal Shi's current status, most people would probably not be taken seriously by you. This general understands this matter."
"Ah... come to think of it... big brother is still the best. Now it seems that big brother and sister-in-law are quite a match."
Speaking of sorrow, the last sentence was obviously Chu Yan muttering to himself.
After a moment of silence, he suddenly thought of something.
He suddenly remembered that Shi Qingxue's attitude towards his elder brother was completely different from his own.
The intentional closeness made him even mistakenly believe that General Shi had some intentions towards his elder brother.
But at this moment, when General Shi talked about this matter, he just said that he had not met the right man. This inconsistent answer made Chu Yan feel that Shi Qingxue was deliberately avoiding it.
After thinking about it, Chu Yan couldn't help but probe: "Marshal Shi is older than this general. Could it be that he really hasn't met a man he likes?"
It is obviously inappropriate to ask such blatant questions about the most important thing for a woman.
However, Chu Yan was thinking about getting to the bottom of this matter and was too lazy to worry about it too much.
Fortunately, Shi Qingxue didn't care about these things. She looked at Chu Yan for a long time after receiving his answer.
Afterwards, his expression was a little unnatural, but he still changed his words:
"Not really... I actually... actually have someone in my heart, but..."
She didn't know how to say the rest of the words, so she just looked at Chu Yan without saying anything.
The great marshal who was always calm and composed when killing people on the battlefield was now at a loss when faced with such a problem.
"Is there?"
Chu Yan was suddenly surprised by this answer, but it also seemed natural.
That's true. After all, he is at that age. No matter how busy he is, Duke Rong will urge him to work.
But now he is still curious. According to General Shi’s previous attitude towards his elder brother, is he really interested in his elder brother?
"This general is suddenly very curious about who he is. To have earned the favor of Marshal Shi, he must be a rare talent, right?"
Shi Qingxue looked at him and did not answer.
Chu Yan just realized that he had said that abruptly, laughed awkwardly, and finally changed the subject to ask a different question.
"Forget it. Then I'm curious, is the person Marshal Shi likes the son of a minister in the court? Or... um... a soldier in the army?"
Faced with this question, Shi Qingxue, who was already at a loss, found it even more difficult to answer. At this moment, her heart seemed to speed up.
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