The screams of ghosts around were getting louder and louder. Jiang Yuanyi slowly felt shy and pushed Xiao Tuo slightly.

Xiao Tuo wiped the corner of her lips and let her go.

The crescent moon hung high in the night sky. The wilderness was full of people. Soldiers with blood on their faces sat together around a huge fire and sang folk songs.

Jiang Yuanyi didn't quite understand the local dialect, but she felt that the voices were high-pitched and passionate.

The atmosphere gradually became agitated, and people began to stand up in groups of three or two, running to the fire and dancing. Jiang Yuanyi grabbed Xiao Tuo: "Let's go too!"

Xiao Tuo stood up from the ground and ran to the center with Jiang Yuanyi.

Jiang Yuanyi imitated their dance steps here, and looked up at Xiao Tuo with a smile on her face from time to time. Her happiness seemed to be overflowing. Xiao Tuo seemed to have never seen her so happy before. Her eyes were full of shining stars.

He couldn't help it and bent down to kiss her face.

The two danced until they were sweating profusely. Xiao Tuo was afraid that Jiang Yuanyi's body couldn't bear it, so he pulled her to sit next to him.

Xiao Yuning and Deputy General Chen were drinking hard. They were both big drinkers. After drinking more than ten bowls, they were still very sober, only their faces were a little red.

When they saw the two people coming, they hurriedly moved to make some space for the people sitting in a circle drinking.

Jiang Yuanyi leaned against Xiao Tuo. She took off her armor and changed into the local white cloth clothes. Her dark hair was casually tied into a bun at the back with a wooden hairpin inserted. A few strands of hair stuck to her slightly red and sweaty cheeks, and her natural charm and aura filled the air, making the soldiers beside her lower their heads shyly.

Xiao Yuning threw a few bottles of wine to Xiao Tuo and looked at Jiang Yuanyi: "Sister-in-law, you are a great contributor! Just drink a few sips of wine no matter what!"

Jiang Yuanyi took the wine honestly: "You can drink the wine. But the biggest contributor is you, not me."

She raised her head and took a few sips, her movements were so unrestrained that she seemed to drink the whole bottle in one go. Xiao Tuo grabbed her wine bottle with his big hand, took it over, and helped her drink it up.

"Hey hey hey! Xiao San, your wine is not good enough, and my sister-in-law didn't say anything!" Deputy General Chen shouted dissatisfiedly.

Xiao Tuo kicked her: "She is still sick."

Deputy General Chen laughed twice and picked up a pot of wine: "I'll drink this wine!"

Xiao Yuning looked at Jiang Yuanyi and asked: "Sister-in-law, how did you know that there was a scam in the northern border? If it weren't for you, I would have been in trouble this time."

Jiang Yuanyi was stunned for a few moments and smiled: "I was just guessing. Thanks to Atuo for coming to the southern border to find out."

Xiao Tuo raised his eyes and looked at the panic on Jiang Yuanyi's face that had not yet been restrained. The indescribable feeling in his heart came out again.

He raised his head and drank a bowl of wine. The spicy wine burned from his throat to his stomach.

The revelry ended at midnight and people gradually dispersed. Xiao Tuo and Jiang Yuanyi returned to the inn where the army had just stayed.

Jiang Yuanyi changed her clothes and lay on the bed, she was extremely excited.

Her eyes followed Xiao Tuo. She watched him walk slowly to the bed, lift the quilt and lie down beside her.

The distance between the two of them became very close, their breath blending.

In the dim light, Xiao Tuo looked at Jiang Yuanyi for a while, then looked away.

Jiang Yuanyi had been excited for a whole day, and suddenly realized that Xiao Tuo was in a bad mood.

Jiang Yuanyi leaned into Xiao Tuo's arms, and Xiao Tuo stretched out his hands to hug her.

He kissed her naturally, and Jiang Yuanyi immediately had the courage to ask. Jiang Yuanyi nestled in his arms, raised her hand and poked his chin: "Are you worried about something?"

Xiao Tuo was silent for a moment, then said "hmm" sullenly.

How could Xiao Tuo be worried about something? Jiang Yuanyi moved in his arms: "What? What?"

Xiao Tuo lowered his eyes to look at her, hesitated for a few moments, and finally said: "You are hiding something from me."

Jiang Yuanyi was stunned for a few moments. She had only one thing to hide from Xiao Tuo.

She was reborn...

could she tell him? Wouldn't she be considered crazy if she told him?

Seeing her silence, Xiao Tuo rubbed her head: "It doesn't matter if you don't tell me, go to sleep."

Jiang Yuanyi said "Oh" and lay on his chest obediently.

His breath sprayed on Jiang Yuanyi's sensitive ears. I don't know how long it took, Jiang Yuanyi could clearly feel that Xiao Tuo was still awake.

Jiang Yuanyi moved, and Xiao Tuo's low voice came close to her skull: "Can't sleep?"

Jiang Yuanyi slept a little higher, resting her neck on the pillow, and then turned her head to look at Xiao Tuo, "A Tuo, what are you thinking about?"

Xiao Tuo: "A lot of things."

Jiang Yuanyi was inexplicably nervous, and she blinked: "For example?"

"For example, why are you so sure that there is a fraud in the north, how did you know that the Yao family would replace your brother's fame, and..."

Jiang Yuanyi fell silent, and the silent moonlight flowed between the two. After a long while, Jiang Yuanyi asked softly: "What else?"

Xiao Tuo said: "And Chu Huan..."

Xiao Tuo rubbed his neck irritably, sat up and looked at Jiang Yuanyi.

When the name was mentioned, Jiang Yuanyi's face instantly turned pale. She moved her lips a few times, not knowing what to say.

Did he know?

Xiao Tuo approached her, as if he was afraid of hurting her, and asked softly: "Yuanyi, why are you so afraid of Chu Huan?"

Jiang Yuanyi looked at Xiao Tuo's expression, her heartbeat became clearer and clearer, and her eardrums were buzzing.

It seemed that if she said one more word, everything in this life would vanish in an instant.

Jiang Yuanyi raised her eyes and looked at him, her sparkling peach eyes were filled with water, and she looked pitiful.

Xiao Tuo hugged her shoulders and picked her up. He clasped her slender waist with his arms and held her in his arms lovingly. He asked Jiang Yuanyi carefully in her ear: "Did he... bully you before?"

Jiang Yuanyi bit the thin clothes on his shoulders, her nose suddenly felt sore, and tears flowed out.

He thought so much, such a casual and free-spirited person, and he was worried for several days because he was afraid that she would be bullied. He had been entangled with the affairs of the Yao family in the South and North for so long, but he still didn't care about the real reason behind it, and only cared about whether she was bullied.

Jiang Yuanyi hugged his thick shoulders tightly. Her fingers sank into it unconsciously.

Xiao Tuo patted Jiang Yuanyi on the back and said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked..."

Jiang Yuanyi: "Wuwuwuwu..."

Xiao Tuo wiped her face with his sleeve, and his dark eyes seemed to contain the most gentle crescent moon in the South Territory: "Yier, no matter what he was like in the past, it's me who is by your side now."

He pecked her soft and rosy lips.

"So, don't be afraid."

At that moment, Jiang Yuanyi's wounded heart was suddenly smoothed.

She had regretted, resented, refused, and suffered endlessly, but on this night, because of his infinite and gentle tolerance, she let it go completely.

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The news of the great victory in the South Territory reached the capital, and the whole country celebrated.

Everyone was talking about what would happen to Ning'an if the second young master of the Xiao family had not argued that there was a fraud in the southern border and went to check it out.

The most famous dandy in the capital became a national hero overnight.

Many unmarried women were secretly envious, saying that they didn't know how the girl from the Jiang family had such great luck to marry Xiao Tuo.

But someone immediately refuted it, saying that Jiang Yuanyi appeared on the battlefield so majestically that night, how could it be good luck? It was obviously because of his ability that the prodigal son turned over a new leaf.

A group of girls said sarcastically, you make it sound like you are on the battlefield.

The army returned in triumph, and the streets were filled with people standing in three layers inside and outside, craning their necks to look at the young and handsome general in the center of the team.

Xiao Tuo and Jiang Yuanyi walked behind Lin Yanjue and Xiao Yuning.

Many people in the capital city saw the world-famous beauty for the first time, and they exclaimed in amazement. Such a beauty would make any playboy willing to turn back a hundred times!

On that day, Xiao Kangyuan led the army to the northern border. The northern border was just a cover, and there had been no direct attack. They used delaying tactics. When the news of the southern border came, the people of Yunshu Kingdom withdrew their troops without hesitation, which stunned Xiao Kangyuan.

He returned to the capital first, and was now beside the emperor, waiting for the arrival of several people.

Everyone was still shocked by the victory this time, and the emperor was in a good mood, so he didn't care about how the Xiao family was so powerful that it frightened the emperor.

He couldn't do anything. The Xiao family never participated in party struggles. Xiao Kangyuan was loyal and sincere. The three children and even the newly married daughter-in-law went to the battlefield and made great achievements for Ning'an State. They didn't take credit for it. It was rare.

Jiang Yuanyi got off the horse, handed the weapons on her body to the attendants, and walked with Xiao Tuo.

The four of them half-knelt down, bowed and said, "We are lucky to have fulfilled your mission!"

Jiang Yuanyi was not performing the etiquette of a woman this time, but a soldier.

She half-knelt in the hall, her back straight, and was a little excited.

The emperor looked at Xiao Tuo: "Xiao San, Xiao San, I told you that you are a good fighter, but your father didn't believe it." The emperor turned and looked at Xiao Kangyuan with a smile: "See, you've been honored this time!"

Xiao Kangyuan was also very happy. The smile on his face never stopped. He praised Xiao Tuo for once: "This kid finally did something human."

The emperor looked at the beautiful figure in the hall: "Jiang Yuanyi, right?"

Jiang Yuanyi replied: "Yes!"

The emperor thought for a while and said: "It was you who rescued Mingyue from the enemy before. I heard from the Duke of England that you were the first to see that there was a scam in the north this time?"

Jiang Yuanyi nodded: "Yes."

The emperor looked at Xiao Tuo with a smile: "You are so lucky to have married such a good wife."

Xiao Tuo smiled.

The emperor waved to the side, and Eunuch Gao came in with the imperial edict that had been prepared long ago, and read aloud: "By the Will of Heaven, the Emperor declares: ... Xiao Tuo, diligent and loyal... is awarded the fifth rank... Xiao Jiang, intelligent, kind, and courageous, is awarded the title of Ning'an County Lord, and is specially awarded gold..."

Jiang Yuanyi's ears buzzed a few times, and he heard Eunuch Gao calling his name.

Xiao Tuo raised her elbow: "Thank the emperor quickly."

Jiang Yuanyi followed the others and stepped forward: "Thank you, my lord!"

Jiang Yuanyi was still in shock when they returned to the Duke's Mansion. The two walked back into the house. Xiao Tuo helped Jiang Yuanyi take off her shoes and looked at her with amusement: "Is it that serious? Are you so happy?"

Jiang Yuanyi pursed her lips arrogantly: "I am happy."

Xiao Tuo laughed so hard that he went over to kiss her cheek.

As they were talking, there was a gentle knock on the door.

"Come in!"

Xiaoqing walked in with an invitation and a letter with a smile on her face: "Miss, Mr. Yuan won the third place in the imperial examination this year! The marriage between the two families has been decided!"

Jiang Yuanyi stood up in surprise, stepped on the ground barefoot, and took the red card from Xiaoqing's hand.

She opened it and took a look. It was a letter written by her sister.

"Come home soon, sister. My sister, parents, brothers and sisters-in-law all miss you. ... Thank you, Yier."

Xiao Tuo frowned and looked at Jiang Yuanyi's bare feet on the ground. Just as he was about to pick her up, he was thrown into his arms by the warm and soft jade.

"Ahhhhh Tuo, I'm so happy!"

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