When Huo Guizhi saw the divorce letter five years ago, she knew what her master meant. She should always be fully prepared for everything so as not to panic when the time comes.
No one wants that day to come, but if that day really comes, she is certainly willing to die with her husband.
But she was not only Liu Shu's wife, but also the mother of two children. If she were younger, she would have torn up the divorce letter, grabbed Liu Shu's ears and beat and scolded him.
But as a mother of two children, no matter how much pain she felt, she knew that what Liu Shu did was the right thing. One of them had to be alive to protect their children.
"Okay." Huo Guizhi agreed.
Liu Shu smiled and leaned on Huo Guizhi's back. The servants in the mansion and the people outside always laughed at him for being afraid of his wife, but they didn't know that for Liu Shu, being able to marry a girl from the Huo family, have children, and have three meals a day and live a life of laughter and fun was enough in his life.
It took another day to travel from Liangzhou to Pingliang Prefecture. When Liu Shu and Madam Huo returned home, they asked the maids and servants to clean the place where Meng Jiangmei and the others lived and put many things into the room.
At night, Liu Huo came back alone on horseback to report the news, "Mother, Father!"
Liu Huo dismounted from his horse and walked quickly toward the courtyard.
Huo Guizhi and Liu Shu were sitting in the main hall. When they saw Liu Huo calling for people anxiously, they thought Meng Jiangmei and the others had arrived. They hurriedly stood up to greet them, but when they came out, they saw that only Liu Huo was there.
Huo Guizhi asked, "Where are your third aunt and the others?"
Liu Huo didn't even bother to drink a sip of water, and spoke in a flurry, "My cousin and I rode fast to Liangzhou City and picked up my third aunt and second uncle. My third aunt's little cousin rescued a seriously injured person, who was too seriously injured to continue on his journey. My third aunt and her family may have to stay in Liangzhou City for a few days until the person's injury gets better before they can set off. My cousin and my sister stayed behind, so I came back to report the news first."
Huo Guizhi poured a glass of water and handed it to her son. "I've heard that your cousin is a good doctor. The girls in our family are all very promising."
Liu Huo drank the water and said with a smile, "My cousin's medical skills are really amazing. The man she saved had his intestines spilled out, but my cousin stuffed his intestines back into his stomach and sewed him up. She actually saved him like this. The people of Snow Plains are really tough."
"You said that the person rescued by your little cousin was a snowfield person?" Huo Guizhi and Liu Shu looked at each other, both of them were a little surprised.
There are two major tribes in the Arctic glacier, the Ashina and the Altai Xibe.
The Ashina clan believed in the Snow God and liked to live in the snowy area, so Tai Yan often called them the Snow People.
The Altai Xibe people believe in the Snow Wolf God. They are brutal and warlike by nature, and often harass people living on the border. They do not like the bitter cold of the ice field, so they have always been eyeing the fertile land of Taiyan.
The border between Liangzhou and Snow Region covers a vast area. Marquis Zhongyong guards Liangzhou, and the enemies he fights against are mainly the Altai Xibe tribe, the wolf tribe of Snow Region.
"I've seen the tattoos on that man's body. He must be from the Ashina clan who believes in the Snow God." Liu Huo understood his mother's concerns and lowered his voice and said, "That man was escorted by General Xiao Ning. There should be nothing suspicious about his identity."
The Altai wolf tribe often invaded the border. When Mrs. Huo was young, the Huo family castle was trampled by the wolves' iron hooves, so she hated the Altai wolf tribe very much.
The Snowfield people of the Ashina clan are good at raising horses, and they live in the snowy area without any conflicts with the world. They can find many good medicinal herbs unique to the snowy area. Therefore, the Snowfield people will trade with the Taiyan people and exchange items. Liangzhou City does not prohibit the Snowfield people from entering and leaving.
When Mrs. Huo heard that it was General Xiao Ning who brought the people, she was visibly relieved.
In the inn in Liangzhou City, Yu Jiao had just returned to her room and washed the blood off her hands when someone knocked on the door. Jianjia went to open the door and soon came back with a bowl of goat's milk.
She smiled and said, "Young Marquis Gu sent it. He said he was worried that you would have no appetite at night, so you should drink some goat milk to warm your stomach. This goat milk is produced by goats in the snowy area. It is not fishy and has sugar in it. Drink it while it's hot."
Yu Jiao smelled the milky aroma and felt a little nostalgic. She took a sip and found that it indeed had no fishy smell. She sipped it slowly and finished it.
After she finished drinking, Jianjia said, "General Xiao Ning is waiting for you in the young marquis' room. He said he has something to discuss."
"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Yu Jiao put down the bowl and stood up.
Jianjia smiled and said, "Young Marquis Gu asked me to wait until you finish drinking this bowl of goat milk before passing on the message."
Yu Jiao went to Gu Yun's room. Xiao Ning and Gu Yun were both sitting at the table, seemingly discussing something. When they saw Yu Jiao coming in, Xiao Ning said, "It's said that great favors should not be thanked, but I, Xiao Ning, owe Miss Yu twice."
Yu Jiao sat down at the table, "General Xiao, you're too polite." Originally in Qingzhou, she and Liu Ziqi were strangers with no connection at all, and she and Gu Yun were even at loggerheads. Thinking about it now, it was somewhat laughable. Who would have thought that when they first met, Gu Yun was ready to kill her to silence her.
Gu Yun obviously thought of the scene when they first met at Yang Mansion in Qingzhou, and felt a little uncomfortable for a moment. He cleared his throat and changed the subject abruptly, "General Xiao said that the man you rescued was the leader of the Snowfield Tribe."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
