He Yan still remembered that at the hunting grounds, there were only teenagers in their teens. When they suddenly saw such a beautiful girl, they were naturally attracted. It seemed to be Lin Shuanghe. He Yan said, "What a beautiful girl. If I say that she deserves to be the most beautiful woman in Shuojing City, no one should object, right?"
"No objection, no objection!"
"I didn't expect Shen Yushi to have such a bad temper, but his daughter is so beautiful."
Shen Yushi was a straight-forward and outspoken person. He dared to speak his mind to Emperor Wenxuan. He was also very strict in his daily life. He would report anyone who did something wrong. But when the previous emperor was alive, he had praised Shen Yushi for his character of the Wei Dynasty, and the current empress dowager loved him very much. His position was stable and could not be shaken, so his colleagues in the court could only keep their distance from him. The more his colleagues isolated Shen Yushi, the more Emperor Wenxuan felt that Shen Yushi was pitiful and upright, and was a clean official among the ministers, and he was particularly tolerant of him.
There is an old father with a temper as bad as a rock, but his daughter is completely different in beauty. The word "difficult to approach" when used to describe an old man means that he has a weird and mean temper, and when used to describe a beautiful girl, it means that she is cold and aloof from worldly affairs.
He Yan still remembered that although Shen Muxue was a girl and not very old at that time, after the hunting was over and the prey was counted, when Xiao Jue came out to accept the emperor's commendation, his cloak fell to the ground. It should have been picked up by his servant, but the fairy-like Miss Shen walked forward, held the cloak, and handed it to Xiao Jue on horseback.
When all the young men were a little surprised, someone said sourly: "It's over, it's over. We are having a great time here, but this girl has taken a fancy to Brother Huai Jin."
"Brother Huai Jin, how come the girl likes you so much? At least give us some face."
Lin Shuanghe fanned himself and sighed, "That's because Miss Shen is also a face-shy person."
He Yan also followed the crowd's gaze and saw that the young man on the horse was unruly and romantic, and the girl under the horse was reserved and beautiful. Just based on their appearance, they could be called a perfect match.
She lowered her head silently, looking at her empty hands that hadn't caught any prey, and sighed silently in her heart. Outstanding people should be with outstanding people, and all she could do was stand here from a distance and watch others being so proud.
"Brother He?" Chu Zhao's voice brought He Yan back to his senses.
He Yan came back to his senses and asked, "But Miss Shen has come all the way to Liangzhou, will Shen Yushi agree?"
Shen Yushi only has one son and one daughter. Compared to being strict with his eldest son, he dotes on his youngest daughter. Shen Muxue looks well-behaved and polite. Although He Yan does not think that it is an unforgivable sin for a woman to go to the military camp, in the eyes of most people, this is probably heresy. Shen Yushi is also a Yushi, how can he allow his daughter to do such a reckless thing?
"Miss Shen is obsessed with leaving, and Yushi Shen can't resist it. Besides," Chu Zhao smiled, "Speaking of which, General Xiao had a close relationship with the Shen family when he was alive. Yushi Shen and General Xiao were good friends. Xiao After the family incident, Shen Yushi also helped a lot. Governor Xiao was young and promising. Firstly, Shen Yushi trusted him, and secondly..." He paused, "I'm afraid he also had some thoughts about getting married to the Xiao family. "
He Yan's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously refuted: "How is this possible?"
Chu Zhao looked at her, seemingly not understanding He Yan's reaction, "Why not?"
"...The governor doesn't usually get close to women," He Yan pretended to be indifferent, "He only cares about military affairs. From what I've seen, he and Shen Muxue haven't had much contact."
Xiao Jue is cold to everyone and never shows any preferential treatment to Shen Muxue.
"Ah He, you are a girl," Chu Zhao smiled, "You don't understand a man's mind. If there is such an excellent and gentle girl, who doesn't say anything every day, accompanies him silently, and follows him in his battles, even a heart of stone will be moved. Movedness turns into pity, and pity is love. Since Commander Xiao didn't drive her away, it was because he had pity for her."
He Yan pursed her lips and said nothing, she just felt that what Chu Zhao said was really unpleasant to hear.
"If it were you, would you also change from pity to love?" He Yan asked.
Chu Zhao was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No."
"Then why don't you know how to do it?"
Chu Zhao looked at her, a hint of smile flashing across his eyes: "I don't like gentle girls."
"I like something more lively and exciting."
He Yan glanced at him without saying anything. He thought it was hard to imagine that someone as gentle and quiet as Chu Zhao would actually like to be lively and bustling.
The house was right in front of him. Chu Zhao smiled and said, "I'll just take you here. Go to bed early. You still have daily training tomorrow."
He Yan nodded, thanked him, and went into the house.
The middle door was closed today, and I didn't know if Xiao Jue was asleep at the other end. On normal days, He Yan would probably knock on the door and pick the lock to say a few words, but today she didn't have the heart to do so. After washing up, she went to the bed and lay on her back, thinking about what Chu Zhao had just said, and couldn't help feeling a little upset.
Xiao Jue and Shen Muxue?
She didn't realize it at first, but after listening to Chu Zhao tonight, she realized that she had overlooked some things. Why is Shen Muxue the only female doctor in Liangzhou Guards? I heard Shen Han call Shen Muxue "Miss Shen" before. Those coaches are not only grateful to Shen Muxue, but also respect her. It turns out that it's all because of this.
The daughter of Shen Yushi and the son of General Xiao, both have similar family backgrounds and looks, and even their fathers are good friends.
He Yan turned over and faced the wall, thinking sadly, they are really a good match.
…
The next day was another day of training.
With the experience of the first day, the second day was much more familiar. The daily training of the Southern Army did not involve two-man combat, so there was no fighting and it was peaceful. In addition, the Southern Army mostly trained in formations, and He Yan was already familiar with them. He could keep up with every change in the formation and never fell behind. This surprised Tian Lang.
"How is it?" Shen Han looked at He Yan in the formation and asked Tian Lang, "Is this kid okay?" Although He Yan is now a member of the Southern Palace Army, he is also from Liangzhou Guards, so Shen Han is very concerned about him. Moreover, this kid has a close relationship with Xiao Jue, so Shen Han thinks that he should always show his concern for He Yan.
Tian Lang said: "Not bad qualifications."
Shen Han was amused. You know, when He Yan first came to Liangzhou Guards, Xiao Jue personally concluded that He Yan's qualifications were too poor. At that time, none of their coaches were optimistic about He Yan, and they thought that He Yan would be driven away to be a platoon sooner or later. Unexpectedly, now He Yan has gone the furthest. Sure enough, no one can explain what happened on the battlefield.
Several other coaches also came over. At this time, the new recruits of Liangzhou Guards were resting, and the soldiers of Nanfu had much less time to rest, so they came to see how He Yan was adapting.
"He didn't bring shame to our Liangzhou Guards!" Liang Ping was very proud, and pretended to be humble: "In the future, please ask Deputy General Tian to teach this kid more! Don't worry about our face, just deal with it!"
Tian Lang: “…”
Ma Damei smiled and said, "Deputy General Tian, this young man is a quick learner, and we Liangzhou Guards are not exaggerating. If you teach him more, he will surely surprise you often in the future."
Tian Lang was speechless. To him, He Yan was just a new recruit with good qualifications, who happened to be trusted by Xiao Jue. But in terms of skills and abilities, there were too many excellent people in the Southern Army. Not to mention the Nine Banners Battalion. It was just that Liangzhou Guard was far away, and it was not easy to produce such a person, but they worshipped him like a bento bodhisattva. Their vision was still limited.
As they were talking, a woman in a moon-white dress approached from afar. There was only one woman in Liangzhou Guard, and everyone said, "Miss Shen."
Shen Muxue came over.
She put down the basket in her hand and said, "I have picked some herbs, washed and dried them. I would like the coaches to have them boiled into a medicinal juice. It is the transition from spring to summer, and each soldier should drink a spoonful to ward off the cold."
Shen Han hurriedly thanked her, "Thank you for your hard work, Miss Shen." He turned around and told someone to take the basket away and go and boil the medicine immediately.
Shen Muxue did not rush to leave, but looked at the soldiers who were training outside the training ground, her eyes fell on the thin figure in the team.
He Yan was inconspicuous among them, but she was always hard to ignore. In the past few years, she went to different places with Xiao Jue and met different people. There were so many new recruits coming and going, but only this one was impressive. Like the agile wind, she was completely different from the people around her.
That box of hand cream... It was obviously just an ordinary box of cream. She rarely liked something, so showing her desire for it was just a matter of convenience for Xiao Jue. But Xiao Jue stopped it, and soon after, she found this in He Yan's hand.
Xiao Jue rejected me because of He Yan?
It is natural to take more care of a young man who is very capable and may become a confidant in the future. Shen Muxue understood, but even if Xiao Jue trusted Chi Wu and Fei Nu, he would never be so meticulous. It was almost like... almost like treating a girl. Thinking of this, Shen Muxue felt that Xiao Jue treated He Yan too well on weekdays. It was clearly Cheng Lisu's house, but Cheng Lisu left and He Yan did not move out. It was really strange for a new soldier to live next to the governor of the right army. As for He Yan, Xiao Jue did not show the rejection that others showed, and even condoned many of her extraordinary behaviors.
It was this tolerance that made Shen Muxue feel uneasy.
Perhaps it was because women were always extraordinarily meticulous and their intuition was unusually accurate. After Xiao Jue and He Yan came back this time, Shen Muxue felt that something was wrong.
她不想現在就離開，想在演武場多呆一刻，便道：“我提前先熬好了一些，教頭們可以先飲下。藥桶就放在不遠處，煩請教頭們找一位小哥随我一起去提。”
沈瀚道：“哪裏值得沈姑娘這般勞煩，我随姑娘一道去吧。”說罷，與衆人告知了一聲，随着沈暮雪走遠了。
望着沈暮雪離開的背影，梁平感嘆道：“沈姑娘真是菩薩心腸，生的又好看，世上怎麽會有這樣完美無瑕的女子呢？若是能娶她為妻，這輩子就是死都值得了。”
“我看你想的倒是挺美。”另一側一名教頭聞言，嘲笑他道：“沈姑娘也是你這等凡夫俗子能肖想的？要知道朝中那麽多青年才俊，人家都瞧不上眼，能瞧得上你這樣一個小小的教頭？”
“教頭怎麽了？”梁平不服氣，“沈姑娘既然肯放下身段來到涼州這樣的苦寒之地，又不嫌棄咱們這些粗人，還給大家熬藥喝，可見是個不嫌貧愛富，心思高潔善良的人，這樣的人，看人定當只看人品。”他小聲嘀咕了一句，“我人品好得很，萬一就……了呢？”
馬大梅都聽不下去了：“人家放下身段又不是為了你。”
“就是，老沈，人家那是為了肖都督。你拿什麽和肖都督比，你長得有肖都督英俊嗎？身手有肖都督不凡嗎？還是家世才學，風采謀略，你樣樣不如人家，還敢在這裏大言不慚。我要是沈姑娘聽到你這般放肆，早叫家丁出來将你一棒子打死，省的出來禍害人家名聲了。”
梁平：“……你們還是我兄弟嗎？”
說着說着，就聽見斜刺裏一聲：“教頭！”
衆人看去，南府兵此刻到了歇息的空閑，禾晏一眼看見了站在高臺上的教頭，過來與他們打招呼。許是如今現在也不算是涼州衛的人了，上司變成了田朗，對于原先的幾個教頭，禾晏與他們相處的也就更像是朋友。她翻身上了臺，走到衆人中間，與他們一一打招呼，又笑着問：“你們剛剛在說什麽，這麽熱鬧？”
“在說我們中間有個癞蛤蟆，異想天開吃天鵝肉呢。”一名教頭笑嘻嘻的回答。
禾晏奇道：“這是何意？”
“我們在說沈醫女，”馬大梅笑着解釋，“說沈醫女身份高貴，品行高潔，人人喜愛。”
禾晏一怔，偏還有個不知死活的人湊近來，神秘的對禾晏道：“禾老弟，你可知道沈醫女是什麽來頭？”
若這是昨夜之前，禾晏大抵還要詫異一番，不過已經從楚昭嘴裏得知了沈暮雪的身份，便再也不覺得離奇。那人也不是個能藏得住話的，不等禾晏開口，自己就道：“沈醫女，可是如今禦史大人府上的小姐！這等身份尊貴之人，若非是為了肖都督，怎麽會這般走千裏？若是我有這樣一位佳人如此相待，我這輩子，絕對只對她一個人好！”
禾晏心道，她最近是否老是和沈暮雪這個名字杠上了。一個兩個的，何苦都要來排着隊來紮她的心？
“你們說的這些都不靠譜，”梁平不肯認輸，很倔強的堅持，“倘若肖都督真的喜歡沈姑娘，何以到現在也不說一聲。我是男人，我最了解了，男人要是喜歡一個女人，不可能藏得住。藏得住的，都是沒那麽喜歡。天大地大，沈姑娘何故在一棵樹上吊死，還不如睜大眼睛看看身邊人，說不準緣分就在身邊。”
“梁平你真的病了，還病的不輕。我看沈醫女是該給你送兩副藥看看眼睛，這腦子是怎麽長的，怎麽能說出這麽不要臉的話？”
衆人吵吵嚷嚷，田朗不動聲色的往旁挪了一步，他可不想加入妄議上司的破事之中，要是被逮住了，真是吃不了兜着走。
禾晏也想溜之大吉，不想在這聽這些紮心之言，偏偏衆人還不肯放過她，一位教頭拍了拍她的肩：“禾老弟，你怎麽不說話？你也是咱們中的一員，你也來說說，沈醫女和肖都督是不是天造地設的一對？是不是老沈不自量力了？”
禾晏：“……”
衆人神情殷切的看着她，好似她的這句點評至關重要。
禾晏硬着頭皮，頂着心裏滿滿的不甘願，勉強笑道：“……。是，沈姑娘名媛美姝，耀如春華。肖都督玉質金相，豐神俊朗，本就是天造地設的一對。”
話一出口，委屈都要溢出來了。心道她這是招誰惹誰了，聽聽旁人紮心也就罷了，還要自己來紮自己一次。
“身份呢？身份是不是也很相配？”
禾晏：“……是的，右軍都督與禦史小姐，本就是一個世界的人。與咱們都沾不上關系。”
“禾老弟，你現在很得都督信任，說不準都督新婚的時候，還會請你去觀禮。這樣值得恭喜的事，你是不是現在就要開始攢銀子，準備好新婚賀禮了？”
禾晏在心裏将這個說話人的臉牢牢描摹了一遍，心裏咬牙切齒，面上還要裝作一派雲淡風輕，“那是自然，這樣值得恭喜的好事，必須要送件大禮才成。”
衆人哄笑成一團，居然就開始給禾晏出謀劃策等肖珏與沈暮雪成親的時候，要送些什麽才好，竟無一人注意到禾晏僵硬的神情。
“你們很閑？”身後有冷漠的聲音響起。
大夥兒回頭一看，不知道什麽時候，肖珏過來了，身後還跟着沈暮雪和提着藥桶的沈瀚。
知曉私下裏妄議上司私事被逮了個正着，衆人吓得噤若寒蟬，一句話也不敢說。心中尚且懷着一絲僥幸，肖珏估計也沒聽到多少，否則以他的脾性，一開始聽到了就會阻攔，這會兒才說，可能也才剛剛到。
肖珏走上前來，暗藍錦袍将他襯的面如冠玉，豐姿如月，然而聲音也是冷的，話雖然是對着衆人說的，眼睛卻盯着禾晏，眸光似藏了刀般銳利深沉。
“有空閑在這裏說三道四，我看你們日訓都做得很好？”
教頭們立刻變成鹌鹑，無一人敢說話。田朗心中大慰，還好他有眼色，早早的不跟這群烏合之衆同流合污。看吧，這不就被逮住了？登時越發驕傲的站的更筆直了些，顯得自己與旁人截然不同的正直。
沈瀚也在心中叫苦不疊，早知道就讓梁平跟沈暮雪一起去拿藥桶了。他與沈暮雪回來的時候遇到肖珏正往演武場走，三人一起過來，剛到看到的就是衆人問禾晏肖珏與沈暮雪是否相配。
問出這話的人，簡直是居心叵測！怎麽能讓禾晏去回答這種問題呢？這不往人心口戳刀子嗎？他還沒看清楚究竟是哪個天才問的這種話，就聽見禾晏不假思索的回答。
“……。是，沈姑娘名媛美姝，耀如春華。肖都督玉質金相，豐神俊朗，本就是天造地設的一對。”
沈瀚登時就能感到自己身邊人散發出來的森冷寒意。再小心偷偷的看一眼肖珏，臉色難看的，就跟媳婦被人搶了差不多。
沈瀚在心中捶胸頓足，為何這種令人尴尬的事總是要被他撞見？他這輩子老實謹慎也沒做過什麽壞事，怎麽就這麽難？
禾晏看向肖珏，年輕的都督面無表情的看着自己，嘴角浮起一絲譏诮：“身為新兵，和教頭厮混。既然你精力這樣好，看來是日訓量還不夠。”
他轉身對田朗淡道：“禾晏的日訓，可以再加一倍。”
田朗：“……是。”
肖珏挑眉冷道：“還不去？”
禾晏看了他一眼：“是。”轉身跳下高臺，走向了隊伍之中。
她能感覺的出來，肖珏是對自己不滿。可是……明明更加生氣的好像是她才對？禾晏進了隊伍，重新拿起長槍，目光落向臺上的人影，他的身邊，沈暮雪站着，如玉佳人，天生一對。
禾晏低下了頭。
在場的教頭一個個被挨着罰過，垂頭喪氣的走了。臨走時得了警告，日後誰要再在涼州衛胡言亂語，就直接收拾包袱滾回老家。
田朗早已以還要操練兵陣為借口溜之大吉，演武場上只有一個恨不得将自己變成擺設的沈瀚與沈暮雪。
沈暮雪站在肖珏的身後，望着他如樹挺拔的背影，心中湧起一陣難以言喻的苦澀。
方才她與沈瀚走到此處，聽聞有人将她與肖珏拿到一處說話，除了羞惱之外，其實是喜悅的。
她喜歡聽這些，喜歡自己的名字與肖珏的名字綁在一處。好似只要這樣，就能說明她與肖珏的關系似的，也暗示着她對于肖珏來說，是很特別的一個。所以聽到禾晏那麽說，沈暮雪很高興。
可是當她擡起頭，看見肖珏瞬間冷下來的眼神時，就愣住了。
她不敢說全然了解肖珏，可對這男人的喜怒哀樂，還是多有了解。他不喜歡聽到人這麽說，同自己的竊喜截然不同，肖珏甚至有些生氣。
Why would anyone get angry after hearing this? There is only one reason: the person who hears it doesn't like him or her at all.
Xiao Jue doesn't like himself.
Shen Muxue looked gloomy, and in her gloom, she was a little confused. If she said she didn't like it, she could ignore it, but she was still a little surprised to see her angry like this. Xiao Jue was a person who didn't show his emotions on his face, and he didn't care about many things.
He cares a lot, why?
——Digression——
Shen Han: CP large-scale divorce scene