"Do you like me?" His voice seemed to have the power to seduce people, freezing He Yan in place, unable to move at all. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

Xiao Jue frowned slightly: "He Yan?"

"I..." He Yan curled up his fingers subconsciously and pinched his fingertips into his palm.

This man usually doesn't notice it when he's lazy, but when he's approaching, even his breath becomes particularly dangerous. He raised his eyebrows, curved the corners of his lips, and asked again in an almost seductive way: "Do you like me?"

"No... I don't like it." He Yan subconsciously curled up her fingers and pinched her fingertips into her palm. The pain made her mind clear for a moment, so that she didn't lose her mind and say something shocking.

Looking at Lin Shuanghe on the side, he was also stunned.

Hearing this, Xiao Jue was not angry, but seemed to be slightly relieved. He stood up straight, raised his eyebrows and said, "Very good, it's you."

"Me?" The ambiguous atmosphere just now disappeared, and He Yan took a step back when he got the chance. He couldn't help but look at him after hearing the words, "What do you mean by me?"

"Mrs. Qiao."

"Mrs. Qiao...?" He Yan was confused.

Lin Shuanghe on the other end seemed to suddenly understand, and walked over and said, "You finally listened to me and think that my sister He is the best candidate, right?"

He Yan was even more confused after hearing this.

"It's a long story."

"Then talk slowly." He Yan went to move stools for them.

Xiao Jue glanced at her, turned his head, and reminded her lightly: "Put on your clothes first."

He Yan looked down and saw that when Lin Shuanghe knocked on the door, she had just thrown on a piece of clothing without wearing it properly. Now, as she bent over to move a stool, the clothing slipped off her shoulders.

Lin Shuanghe said: "I didn't see anything!"

He Yan felt that Xiao Jue was making a big deal out of nothing. It wasn't like she wasn't wearing a shirt inside, and she had covered it up properly. The Second Young Master Xiao was being too gentlemanly. But since people had said that, she would just tidy it up.

After everything was sorted out, she heard Xiao Jue tell her the important parts of the story.

"The governor wants me to pretend to be a couple with you and go to Jiyang?" He Yan slammed the table and said, "How can this be possible! This will ruin my reputation!"

If he played the role of nephew, he would just call Xiao Jue uncle. If he played the role of husband and wife, he would call Xiao Jue husband! Thinking about calling Xiao Jue husband, He Yan couldn't look at it no matter what.

"Ruin your reputation?" Xiao Jue narrowed her beautiful eyes and sneered, "You're still feeling wronged, aren't you?"

He Yan: “…”

That's true. If this matter were to be made public, from the perspective of others, the one whose reputation would be ruined would probably be Xiao Jue.

But...he can do whatever he wants, isn't that embarrassing?

It was rare that Xiao Jue wanted to ask him for something, so He Yan raised his head and was about to raise the price and extort him, when he heard the man casually say, "If you do this, you can join the Southern Army."

He Yan: "Deal!"

"I say," Lin Shuanghe had a headache, "Sister He, you are a girl, you should be more reserved."

"Then you probably overestimate her," Xiao Jue mocked, "How could she have such a thing?"

"Being reserved is not worth mentioning in this matter." He Yan said with a smile: "Commander-in-chief, don't worry, I can definitely play the role of a good wife, fight for your face, make others envy you, and praise you for your good fortune that can only be cultivated in several lifetimes."

Xiao Jue held back and said calmly, "Qiao Qingqing's wife is a famous talented woman in the Wei Dynasty."

He Yan's self-praise came to an abrupt end.

"You are proficient in everything from music, chess, calligraphy and painting." He glanced at He Yan, seeming to have some pity for her. "You are well-behaved, sensible and considerate. Of these sixteen words, which one do you best describe?"

"Human-like." He Yan answered honestly.

"Pfft." Lin Shuanghe couldn't help laughing out loud. Halfway through his laugh, he probably felt that this was not good, so he said, "Nonsense, Xiao Huaijin, you are talking nonsense again. Why can't He sister be well-behaved, sensible and considerate? As for the music, chess, calligraphy and painting..." He looked at He Yan, "Do you know how to do it?"

He Yan: “Not really.”

Xiao Jue sneered.

Lin Shuanghe immediately said, "That's okay, I can do it! You follow me, but we have to wait a few days before we set off. Before we set off, I promise to teach you. I can't say I'm very good at it, but I'm sure you can fool those rough guys. Xiao Huaijin, hand over Sister He to me, and within five days, I'll give you a different kind of graceful lady."

"You're short, stupid, and have no special talents. It's really hard for you." Xiao Jue said nonchalantly, stood up, walked to He Yan's side, and stared at her.

He Yan was frightened by his gaze. The man moved slightly closer, tilted his head and smiled softly, "But it's hard to say. After all, our Miss He is the best at deceiving people."

He Yan: “…”

Xiao Jue always manages to make his compliments sound derogatory.

"If you want others to envy me as your good wife, then I will..." His eyes were deep and his smile was faint, "I'll wait and see."

He left.

The middle door was closed and the sound of locking came from the other end. He Yan breathed a sigh of relief and sat on the couch. Lin Shuanghe also stood up and said with a smile: "It's getting late, so I'll leave first. Sister He, I'll come to see you tomorrow. Let's get familiar with the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting first."

He Yan nodded. Lin Shuanghe hesitated to speak, and He Yan asked, "Doctor Lin, is there anything else?"

He glanced at He Yan with a complicated expression and said, "Nothing." He then walked out the door, fanning himself.

After the door behind him closed, Lin Shuanghe took a deep breath and pressed his chest.

He boasted to Xiao Jue that He Yan didn't like Xiao Jue and that they were most comfortable together. This was true. After all, he didn't detect any favor towards Xiao Jue in his previous conversation with He Yan. But just now, when Xiao Jue approached He Yan, Lin Shuanghe clearly saw He Yan's nervousness and helplessness.

Something seems wrong!

It doesn't look like he's completely indifferent to Xiao Jue!

What's going on? Lin Shuanghe was extremely worried. If He Yan actually liked Xiao Jue, wouldn't it be troublesome for him to travel with her all the way?

No, no, no, it must be because Xiao Jue was so handsome that the woman was tempted by his beauty for a moment. After looking at him a few more times, she lost her feelings. He comforted himself that this must be the case.

Inside the room, He Yan sat on the couch.

Xiao Jue actually let him and her pretend to be a couple to go to Jiyang, this is too unbelievable. Not to mention how she is, just the fact that Xiao Jue pretended to be a couple with someone else would make people doubt their ears.

Now that he knew the origin of the Nine Banners Camp, He Yan no longer had any hope that he could really enter the Nine Banners Camp. Those who could enter the Nine Banners Camp were brothers who had risked their lives for Xiao Jue, and were heroes who stood up and risked their lives. This and the five levels of ability, I think the Nine Banners Camp will not recruit people easily in the future. It is not bad to be able to join the Southern Army. In the Wei Dynasty, the Southern Army is also very famous.

However, He Yan readily agreed to Xiao Jue's proposal. Even without these conditions, she would have made concessions in the end, just because of the place Xiao Jue proposed, Jiyang.

He Yan's master was a passerby who rescued her from a pile of dead bodies during the battle in Mo County when she was in the army in her previous life. He was also the one who later taught her how to deploy troops and use swords, bows and horses. His name was Liu Buwang.

When they parted, she asked Liu Buwang: "Master, if one day I want to find you, where should I go?"

"If we are destined to meet, we will meet," Liu Buwang said with a smile, "but if you have something important to do and want to find me, go outside Jiyang City. I will eventually arrive here."

She kept it in mind.

Now that "He Rufei" is dead, she has been given such a strange mission by mistake. But if she really goes to Jiyang, she may be able to see Liu Buwang. In her previous life, the only person who knew her identity, besides the He family, was Liu Buwang.

She really wanted to meet the Master.

"Ji Yang..." He Yan sighed slightly, and hesitated in his heart.

I don’t know if I can see him, and I don’t know if even if I see him... Liu Buwang will still recognize me.

Very nervous.

…

The next morning, He Yan woke up early and had breakfast. He was about to go to the martial arts arena for daily training. As soon as he reached the door, he was grabbed by someone outside the yard: "Brother He!"

Looking back, it was Lin Shuanghe.

He Yan asked: "Brother Lin, why are you here?"

Judging from his appearance, he should have arrived a long time ago. Lin Shuanghe waved his fan, "I'll wait for you here." He looked up and down at He Yan's black outfit and asked, "What are you going to do?"

"Daily training at the martial arts arena! I haven't run this morning. Doctor Lin, I'll talk to you later. It will be too late if you don't go now."

"Hey," Lin Shuanghe stood in front of her, "If you mean the daily training, you don't have to go for now. I asked Huai Jin to say hello to Coach Shen, so you don't have to go for the next few days."

He Yan: "Why?"

"Have you forgotten that you will be going to Jiyang in a few days?" Lin Shuanghe said with a smile, "Things have their priorities. The martial arts arena is right here. When you come back from Jiyang, you can practice however you want. But now you don't have much time left, so of course you have to hurry up and do what's in front of you."

He Yan was puzzled: "What's going on?"

"Look." Lin Shuanghe pointed to He Yan.

On the stone table in the yard, there was a zither, a chess piece, some papers, a writing brush, ink and an inkstone. Liangzhouwei was originally a place for men to practice martial arts, and when he suddenly saw these elegant things, for a moment, He Yan thought that Chu Zhao had returned.

"Since you are going to play the role of Qiao Xinqing's 'wife', you have to know a little bit about music, chess, calligraphy and painting. When King Mengji was alive, he admired scholars and poets very much. In Jiyang City, the vassal king's territory, the people worshipped talented people. Qiao Xinqing's wife, Wen Yuyan, happened to be a famous talented woman. He... He brother," Lin Shuanghe said, "you are very beautiful and your skills are also trustworthy. You can't make any mistakes in this. Come, write a word for me to see."

He Yan: “…”

For a moment, He Yan felt like he was back in Xianchang Hall in Shuojing, and was about to sit down with Lin Shuanghe, who was also ranked last, to recite poems to each other.

Lin Shuanghesi didn't realize what kind of nightmare her words had brought back to others, and she kept urging him, "Come on, Brother He, write a word so I can see how it goes."

This man had nothing to do all day, and He Yan was too lazy to argue with him, so he immediately picked up the pen and wrote a word.

"trouble"!

The word was written in a very sloppy and sloppy style. Seeing this, Lin Shuanghe paused in fanning herself. Perhaps because she was afraid of hurting He Yan, she spoke more gently, "Brother He's handwriting is quite impressive, but a little too impressive. Don't you think...women's handwriting should be gentler?"

He Yan felt that what he said was very problematic, and immediately asked back: "Who said that women should write in a soft and gentle manner? According to what Doctor Lin said, men can't write hairpin flower small regular script?"

"Yes, yes, yes," Lin Shuanghe said, "But even if it's not gentle, it can't be so sloppy!"

He Yan was speechless.

Lin Shuanghe said, "It's okay, it's okay. If you want to paint a picture, just paint a picture of plum blossoms reflecting the snow. It should be more than enough to fool those people in Jiyang."

He Yan spread out the paper, raised his hand and drew three flowers and a few dots of snow.

Lin Shuanghe looked at it and asked suspiciously, "Brother He, did you accidentally fry the sesame seeds while frying the pancakes?"

He Yan: "...I only know how to draw maps."

After this happened repeatedly, Lin Shuanghe began to panic. He asked, "What about chess? Do you know how to play chess?"

"I have a very bad chess character and I always regret my moves. I am afraid that I will not be able to get on the stage, otherwise I will lose control of myself and be laughed at by others."

"What about Qin? Qin must be something she can play!" Lin Shuanghe's eyes were filled with despair. "Nowadays, girls in the mansion have to start learning Qin at the age of five."

He Yan spread his hands and said, "I don't know how to play any musical instrument."

The two looked at each other in an awkward and silent atmosphere.

He Yan felt uncomfortable and wronged. She was raised as a boy since she was young, and learned all kinds of arts. Later, she went to Xianchang Hall, but she was not very good at the subject. Even though she finally got a chance to learn from a famous teacher and Liu Buwang taught her all his skills, they were all about saving her life on the battlefield. The arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting could neither save her from bleeding on the battlefield nor help her win more battles. For her, it was too much of a luxury. She didn't have the conditions, and she didn't have the time.

Of course the most important thing is that I don’t have that talent.

It wasn't just He Yan who felt wronged, Lin Shuanghe felt wronged too. He had seen so many noble ladies in Shuojing, and each of them was good at at least three or five things. Everyone could play the piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting, but He Yan couldn't even imitate them?

Lin Shuanghe suddenly doubted himself and asked Xiao Jue if he had made a mistake in suggesting that He Yan play the role of Wen Yuyan.

"Doctor Lin?" Seeing that he had been silent, He Yan was afraid that Lin Shuanghe was frightened by his own incompetence, so he asked with concern.

Lin Shuanghe came back to his senses and forced a smile, "It's okay, I'm just thinking about something."

It's so bad, there's no need to talk about how exquisite it looks. All we can say is that we should learn the most basic things and pretend to do it when the time comes. Liangzhou Guard has a ready-made female teacher, Shen Muxue, who is very talented. However, if Shen Muxue knew that He Yan was a woman and was specifically asked by Xiao Jue to pretend to be a couple, there might be something wrong.

Although Lin Shuanghe didn't have any feelings for Shen Muxue, he didn't want to see any girl sad.

Forget it, if he doesn't go to hell, who will? Lin Shuanghe looked at He Yan, his heart was bleeding, but he smiled with gritted teeth: "Brother He, don't panic, as long as you work hard, you can grind a needle. If you have a will, you can achieve your goal ...

He Yan saw that this man was inexplicably excited and coughed lightly: "Um... Doctor Lin, can you do it?"

If I remember correctly, Lin Shuanghe was ranked last in the class together with her that year. What qualifications and ability did he have to teach others?

Lin Shuanghe opened his folding fan and said proudly, "I am not good at anything else, but I am good at poetry and painting. Watch me."

…

Late at night, the sound of a shrill piano came from the room next door.

Fei Nu was helping Xiao Jue sort out the documents on his desk. When he heard the voice, his hands trembled and the documents were scattered all over the place. He looked up at Xiao Jue again. Xiao Jue held his forehead with his hand, looking like he couldn't stand it.

Fei Nu secretly sighed in his heart. He Yan was so brilliant in the martial arts arena and was knowledgeable in everything, but he didn't expect that he was so dull in the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Any girl in Shuojing City who had learned to play the zither, even if she was only five years old, could play much better than this.

It had been three days, three whole days. They would set off in two days, but He Yan's piano playing hadn't improved at all, just across the wall. It seemed as if it was getting worse and worse as people became more and more impatient.

Chiwu was impatient, and several times he secretly pulled Feinu into the dark and said, "If you can't play, don't play! Is the young master crazy? It's fine to find a man to play the wife, but you find someone who can't do anything. Isn't this going to make people upset! Even if you are so short of people, you shouldn't do this!"

He didn't even know He Yan's identity as a woman, so Fei Nu didn't want to say anything more. He just said, "Talk less and do more."

But tonight was like this, and Fei Nu began to wonder, He Yan was so dull, could he really handle such an important task?

hanging.

In the next room, Lin Shuanghe waved his hands and said weakly, "Sister He, that's enough, that's enough, you can stop playing."

He Yan stopped, looked at him, and humbly asked: "Brother Lin, have I made any progress today compared to yesterday?"

Lin Shuanghe choked and was speechless.

Although he was not particularly good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, he was still a handsome young man in the capital, and he knew a thing or two about these situations. He thought that with his own teaching, he could at least do a good job in three days, if not be very good at it.

But looking at He Yan's current appearance, I realized that I was too confident.

He had never seen such a stubborn woman! After three days, she had not improved at all, and her playing became more and more piercing. Lin Shuanghe finally realized that there were people in the world who could play the zither to such an extent. It is said that those who are close to vermilion will be red, and those who are close to ink will be black. After all, Xiao Jue was a master of both civil and military affairs, and had unparalleled elegance. He Yan had been with Xiao Jue for such a long time, but how come he had not acquired any elegance?

But this girl looked like she was working very hard. Seeing how hard she worked, it was hard to say anything harsh about her. This reminded Lin Shuanghe of a classmate when he was young. He was also like this. He was always at the bottom of the class despite his hard work.

It's horrible to watch.

Stop, stop. This kid is incorrigible. Lin Shuanghe stood up and said with a smile, "Yes, very good, Sister He, you are indeed quite talented. As long as you practice a little harder, you will surely be able to shock people. You can practice for a few days, and when you get to Jiyang, let Huai Jin give you some pointers in person. I think you will be able to become a master."

He Yan: "Really?"

Lin Shuanghe: "It couldn't be more true." He thought that He Yan was too difficult to deal with, so it would be better for him to give up as soon as possible. It would be better to leave such complicated teaching to Xiao Jue to solve on his own. After all, He Yan was his person, his "wife", and this was Xiao Jue's job.

Thinking of this, without the burden, Lin Shuanghe suddenly felt relieved. He smiled and said, "Then I won't come for the remaining two days. Sister He, you should practice more, practice more."

He left debt-free.

He Yan was still skeptical. She felt that what she heard was clearly unpleasant, but Lin Shuanghe said this. Was it really that good?

The interests of elegant people are indeed different from those of ordinary people.

…

In the remaining two days, He Yan not only practiced the piano, but also found time to say goodbye to Hong Shan and the others.

Jiyang is not like Liangzhou City. I am afraid that I will be away for half a year and won't be able to come back to Liangzhou. I haven't seen my old friends for such a long time, and I miss them.

"You're going to do something with Governor Xiao again?" Hong Shan approached and asked, "Ah He, are you going to be promoted?"

"Give birth? What's giving birth?" Xiao Mai was roasting some bird eggs that he had just picked up. The eggs were very hot after being pulled out of the fire. He rolled them over and over in his palms and asked, "Who's giving birth?"

Shitou tapped his head gently and looked at He Yan: "Take care on your journey."

He Yan smiled, "Of course. I haven't congratulated you yet for entering the Vanguard Camp."

After the New Year, some of the new recruits were selected to join the vanguard camp, including Shitou, Jiangjiao, Wangba and Huang Xiong. Xiaomai was young and had not been well trained, and Hongshan was mediocre in all aspects, but they did not mind and were satisfied with being ordinary soldiers.

"You are not as comfortable as you are in the Vanguard Battalion." Wang Ba took the opportunity to make fun of He Yan, "You can go out with Commander Xiao every now and then. You don't have to go through daily training, and you can flatter your superiors. Even gods can't have it better than you."

"Brother Wang, that's not right. Brother He and the governor going out will definitely not be as easy as we think. Who knows what dangers may arise," Jiang Jiao looked at He Yan, "You must be careful in everything."

He Yan stretched lazily: "I've always been very careful."

Seeing this, Huang Xiong twisted the beads around his neck and said, "Since you are eager to get promoted, this is a good opportunity. Governor Xiao is willing to take you with him because he must be interested in something in you. If you can seize this opportunity and earn military merit, you will be one step closer to what you want, and you will be able to accomplish what you want to do faster."

He Yan thought to herself, Xiao Jue was willing to take her along because he really liked something about her, that is, he liked the fact that she was a woman. Who would have thought that?

"Okay, okay." She waved her hand. "Don't worry, we are all brothers who have fought for the flag on Baiyue Mountain and slept together on the big shop. If I eat a bite, you will drink a sip of soup. If I can really get promoted, I will definitely not forget my comrades. But I also believe that even without me, you can still make a name for yourself in Liangzhou."

"Well said!" Huang Xiong said, "If you don't rely on others but rely on yourself, you are a good man."

He Yan smiled slightly and looked towards the distant sky of Liangzhou.

The snow on the distant mountains will eventually melt away. Winter has passed and the beautiful spring will soon arrive. Jiyang is different from Liangzhou. The mountains are high and the water is far away. Who knows what will happen in the future?

She clapped her hands and stood up.

The future can never be imagined by just thinking about it, but it is just a matter of keeping your head down and moving forward continuously.

Volume 3 completed

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The third volume is finished. It's so boring. Can I have a long review? (Crazy hint)