Chapter 415 if line - the ninth day of the first lunar month
Xue Yuzhuo fell from the tree.
Although he reacted in time before landing, he still rolled on the ground, and a large piece of clothing and skin on his arm was torn, and there was also a bruise on the side of his face.
The doctor bandaged his wound and told him to rest for a few days and not to practice sword fighting for the time being, otherwise the scab on the wound would tear repeatedly, which would be bad.
Xue Yuzhuo was still in quite some pain from the fall.
But I had a pretty good time falling, and I was still smiling while applying the medicine and bandaging it.
He didn't practice swordplay for the next few days, and when he did, he only practiced some basic moves in the yard.
When Xue Yuzhuo was doing horse stance, he looked up and saw the branches of the jujube tree, and Pei Shu's words kept coming back to his mind:
"You're also very good at sword training. You're the best I've ever seen."
Xue Yuzhuo couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
I pursed my lips several times, but the corners of my mouth wouldn't lower.
He will practice more powerful swordsmanship in the future and learn the famous Zixiao swordsmanship in the martial arts world.
"Brother, what are you laughing at?"
"Brother, you are so stupid."
As soon as Xue Yucheng entered the yard, he saw his brother doing horse stance in the sun, smiling brightly as he did so.
Xue Yucheng walked over, he was much shorter than Xue Yuzhuo.
Xue Yuzhuo rubbed his brother's head:
"You are the fool, what are you doing in my yard again?"
Xue Yucheng also laughed: "Brother, I just came from the door and saw someone delivering a letter saying that Dad is coming back!"
General Xue Feng has been in the northwest for many years. Although he would return to Beijing to report on his work, he never stayed there for long.
Everyone in the family was looking forward to Xue Feng's return home.
Xue Yuzhuo was very excited when he heard that his father was coming back.
He also wanted to show his father that he had grown a lot taller than before and his swordsmanship had improved.
Even when Xue Yuzhuo was lying on the wall and talking to Pei Shu, he kept talking about his father:
"My father is already on his way back to Beijing."
"My father has guarded the northwest for many years. As long as he's here, the Hu people won't be able to enter the pass."
"I will also fight alongside my father in the future..."
The way he looked made people imagine the scene of father and son shedding tears when they met.
A month later, Xue Feng, exhausted from his journey, finally returned.
The first thing Xue Feng did after returning to Beijing was to meet the emperor, and only after that did he go home to see his family.
Xue Feng looked at his mother and wife, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart, saying that it was not easy for them to work hard at home.
At the same time, I feel very relieved to see my two grown-up sons.
Xue Feng is back, so naturally everyone in the mansion wants to celebrate, and to celebrate, there must be good wine.
General Xue strictly observed military discipline while outside and never drank a drop of alcohol. When he returned home, he wanted to drink to his heart's content, so he ordered his servants to take out the aged wine given by the late emperor.
As a result, I searched the wine cellar but couldn't find the jar.
The Xue family was about to investigate which thief had stolen the things, but Xue Yuzhuo took the initiative to admit it:
"Dad, I took out the wine."
Xue Feng: "You kid also know how to drink secretly?!"
Xue Yuzhuo: "I didn't drink it, but I knocked over someone else's good wine, so I used our own wine to compensate them."
Xue Feng nearly vomited blood. "There are so many fine wines in the cellar, why would you give up any other jar? Why did you have to give up that one? It was an aged wine given by the late emperor. There's only one jar, and I've kept it for over twenty years."
Xue Yuzhuo lowered his head, his voice a little stubborn:
"I spilled some very good wine. No other wine could compare to that one."
The elders of the Xue family asked again who the wine was compensated to, but Xue Yuzhuo refused to speak.
Seeing that Xue Yuzhuo refused to speak, Xue Feng thought that his son had made some drinking buddies outside, so he punished Xue Yuzhuo to reflect in the ancestral hall for three days.
Xue Yuzhuo did not argue and went to the ancestral hall with his head down.
During the day, he chattered with his ancestors; at night, he lay on the floor next to the altar and slept.
At night, when he was half awake and half asleep, he seemed to hear the sound of a door opening and felt a cold wind blowing in.
"Who?" Xue Yuzhuo became alert instantly and jumped up.
Bang!
His head hit the corner of the altar directly, and a big bump immediately appeared.
"Brother!" Xue Yucheng lowered his voice and slipped in as quickly as a little mouse.
Xue Yuzhuo covered the big bump on his head, grimacing in pain:
"Yucheng, what are you doing so late at night?"
Xue Yucheng: "I'm here to secretly watch you. Doesn't it have to be midnight?"
Xue Yuzhuo: "...Okay, you're done reading, go back to sleep."
Xue Yucheng asked: "Brother, you clearly gave the wine to the Pei family, why didn't you tell me?"
Xue Yuzhuo didn't bother to cover his forehead: "Who told you that? It's nonsense."
Xue Yucheng: "I saw it all! You were climbing the wall with that jar of wine in your arms—"
Xue Yuzhuo covered his brother's mouth: "Shh, don't say it."
Xue Yucheng nodded, and when his brother's hand was taken away from his mouth, he quickly said:
"Brother, I want a new sword."
"Why get a new sword when your kung fu isn't even solid yet?"
"Oh, then I'll tell Dad tomorrow..."
"I got it! I'll buy it for you, I'll buy it for you!" Xue Yuzhuo gritted his teeth.
Xue Yucheng left with satisfaction.
He promised his brother not to tell anyone, so he wouldn't tell anyone.
But what the two brothers didn't expect was that after the Pei family heard about this the next day, they immediately sent the wine back.
The Xue family was reluctant at first, saying that there was no reason to take back things that had been given away.
But the Pei family insisted on sending the wine back.
How can the Pei and Xue families give each other the gifts given by the late emperor?
So the wine returned to Xue's house and was transformed into locust flower wine.
After Xue Yuzhuo came out of the ancestral hall, he felt very embarrassed and found an opportunity to tell Pei Shu:
"I'll keep this wine for you and return it to you later."
When I was young, I always liked to say the word "later".
But no one could predict what the situation would be like in the future.
Xue Feng had not been at home for long when urgent news came from the northwest that the Hunxie people were invading the south again.
The emperor summoned Xue Feng and several important ministers to the palace for discussion overnight.
The final decision was to order Xue Feng, Wei Fu and other generals to lead a large number of reinforcements to the northwest.
This time, we must not only drive the Hunxie people out of the border, but also eliminate future troubles in one fell swoop.
Xue Feng put on his armor and was ready to go to the battlefield again.
Xue Yuzhuo will also go with them this time.
He knew from a young age that his father had fought on the battlefield and that his father had a heavy burden on his shoulders.
Now that he has grown up a little, he wants to share some of the burden with his father, even if it is just a little bit.
On the eve of the army's departure, he climbed up the wall to say goodbye to Pei Shu.
Pei Shu cried.
He was also a little jealous.
It's really strange. He didn't cry when he fell or got hurt, but every time Pei Shu shed tears, his eyes would secretly turn red.
After talking to Pei Jiaojiao for so long, he became a little spoiled.
Pei Shu gave him a talisman.
A small brocade bag containing a talisman obtained from the temple.
The word "peace" is also embroidered on the brocade bag, neatly and elegantly.
She said, "You hold it. I'll wait for you to come back. If you come to propose marriage, I will definitely ask my parents to agree."
Xue Yuzhuo stuffed the brocade bag into his chest.
He saw that the corners of Pei Shu's eyes were as red as cherries after crying.
He wanted to say that when he came back, he would definitely come to propose marriage.
He wanted to say that when he came back, he would never make her cry again.
He looked at it for a long time, thought about it for a long time, and finally said only one sentence:
"Don't wait for me."
Xue Yuzhuo's tone was very certain when he said this.
However, after the army set out, he regretted his decision as soon as he reached the outskirts of Beijing.
He is actually very selfish and really wants Pei Shu to wait for him for a few years.
What if Pei Shu is already engaged when he comes back? Wouldn’t he have to snatch her away?
Xue Yuzhuo regretted it so much that he wanted to pull his hair out.
There is no other way. Now that things have come to this, let’s quickly destroy the Hu people.
But how could the evil people be so easy to defeat?
Xue Yuzhuo went to the northwest and fought on the battlefield with real swords and guns, only then did he realize how brutal the battle between the two armies was.
The father and son narrowly escaped death.
Once, the enemy's sharp knife pierced Xue Yuzhuo's heart, pierced through the damaged armor, pierced his clothes, pierced the amulet on his chest, and pierced his flesh.
If it were half an inch deeper, death would be certain.
The moment the tip of the knife pierced his heart, Xue Yuzhuo felt such pain in his chest that he could hardly breathe.
But at that moment, he suddenly felt a little relieved:
Fortunately, fortunately he told her not to wait for him.
Otherwise, if he said something wrong, she would be very angry.
She was so delicate, she might get so angry that she would cry non-stop. He felt heartbroken just thinking about her crying...
Xue Yuzhuo thought he was going to die.
The man was about to collapse, and was finally carried back by others.
But fortunately, there was no danger and the person was rescued.
While Xue Yuzhuo was recuperating from his injuries, he also learned some needlework from Lieutenant General Zhang and sewed up the torn amulet pouch.
The sewing is crooked, but at least there are no holes.
Xue Yuzhuo was very satisfied and continued to take it out to read every day.
He looked left and right and began to regret:
Alas, I should still hope that she will wait for him.
…
Three years passed like this.
Dayu finally destroyed Hunxie and drove the Hu people to the west.
The army returned to the capital.
The good news of victory grew wings and flew to the capital ahead of time.
The court and the people were all celebrating, saying that Dayu's national prestige was great.
At a time of celebration, the old minister Pei Dingli took the initiative to resign from his post to the emperor.
The emperor regarded Pei Dingli as his mentor and tried every means to keep him.
Pei Dingli insisted again and again:
"The late Emperor once instructed this old minister to assist the Emperor. Now that the Emperor has ascended the throne for over four years, he has become more discerning in court affairs, appointing people based on their merits, and maintaining peace and prosperity throughout the land. As an old minister, I wish only to return to my home in Hedong and spend my remaining years in peace amidst the mountains and rivers. I beg the Emperor to grant this wish."
In the end, the emperor had no choice but to reward Pei Dingli and send someone to escort him back home.
When the soldiers returned triumphantly from the northwest, the Pei family had already moved away, and only Pei Lingfeng, who worked in the Dali Temple, remained.
When Xue Yuzhuo came back feeling uneasy all the way, he was disappointed to find that he couldn't even see Pei Shu.
But Xue Yucheng was so ignorant as to say to his brother:
"Brother, you don't know that Miss Pei next door was a famous talented woman in Chang'an last year. Many people went to the Pei family to propose marriage! Look, there's a small dent in the threshold of the Pei family's door. It was stepped on by the matchmakers..."
Xue Yuzhuo: "Then... is she engaged?"
Xue Yucheng: "I don't know either."
Xue Yuzhuo went to the Pei Mansion next door, wanting to find Pei Lingfeng to ask about Pei Shu's situation.
Miss Yan's family had finished her mourning period some time ago and had already held her wedding with Pei Lingfeng.
In Xue Yuzhuo's impression, Pei Lingfeng always had a stern face in front of outsiders, but now seeing Pei Lingfeng after getting married, he felt that he seemed much more friendly.
Pei Lingfeng said to him, "My father returned to Hedong some time ago. If you really want to know about their situation, why not go there in person?"
Xue Yuzhuo's eyes gradually brightened when he heard this.
He understood.
Pei Lingfeng was telling him that it was not too late for him to come back and he still had a chance.
After Xue Yuzhuo returned home, he solemnly confessed his feelings to his parents and said that he would ask someone to propose marriage.
General Xue and his wife agreed.
General Xue: "Since Lord Pei is no longer an important official in the court, he can marry."
Madam Xue: "There are few families in the capital who don't want to marry Shu'er. We can ask someone to propose marriage, but we don't know whether the Pei family will agree."
General Xue and his wife found a respected elder to act as an intermediary to go to the Pei family to propose marriage.
Xue Yuzhuo was worried, so he decided to rush to Hedong as soon as possible.
Xue Yucheng also wanted to go, saying that he wanted to see Pei Lingyun.
The two brothers rode non-stop straight to Hedong.
Xue Yuzhuo was nervous, even more nervous than going to the battlefield.
When they were almost at the Pei family's old house, Xue Yuzhuo's heart was in his throat.
"Yucheng, how do I look compared to three years ago?" Xue Yuzhuo straightened up.
Xue Yucheng said seriously: "It has become much darker, um, there is a scar next to the eyebrow, and the skin has become dry... Although it looks a little uglier than before, but -"
Xue Yuzhuo: "...That's enough."
Xue Yuzhuo straightened his lips and walked forward.
"Brother, I have a solution!"
Xue Yucheng suddenly had an idea and pulled his brother and walked quickly towards the street market.
A moment later.
Xue Yuzhuo stood in the cosmetics shop with a gloomy face.
The proprietress held a small box of powder in her hand and smiled exaggeratedly, "Don't worry, my dear! Apply our powder and you'll be even prettier."
Xue Yuzhuo took a look at the white powder in the box, turned around and was about to walk out.
Xue Yucheng pulled his sleeve and lowered his voice:
"Brother, I'm doing this for your own good! We haven't seen each other for several years, so I have to leave a good impression, right?"
"Brother, success or failure depends on this one move!"
Xue Yucheng felt that he was really worried about his brother.
"I've seen people use this to cover scars before, it works really well. Zixin used this to cover a bruise on his forehead when he was a kid. Brother, why don't you try it..."
Xue Yucheng took the powder box and reached out to apply it on his brother's face.
He spoke with great confidence, but in fact he had never applied it himself. He took a piece of silk cotton, dipped a large amount of powder in it and was about to apply it on Xue Yuzhuo's face.
Xue Yuzhuo frowned and pushed it away:
"Need not."
"Hey, give it a try."
"Take it."
"Just apply it..."
The two brothers pushed each other with such force that they accidentally knocked over the powder box in their hands.
Pah, a large amount of snow-white powder fell on Xue Yuzhuo's face.
Half of his face is black and the other half is white, just like the combination of the Black and White Impermanence, which is terrifying to look at.
Xue Yuzhuo felt that he was really out of his mind to follow his silly brother in making trouble.
He raised his head and tried to take a deep breath.
He raised his head, and when his sight fell on the stairs, his movements suddenly stopped.
A master and servant were standing on the stairs of the cosmetics shop. They were obviously about to come down from the second floor, but it was unknown how long they stayed there.
The woman wore a veil, revealing a pair of cold, watery eyes with slightly red circles around them.
She just looked at him quietly, just like how she had looked at him countless times before from the top of the wall, like a fairy descending from the sky to earth.
She was holding a cat in her arms.
Meow--
The cat pounced on Xue Yuzhuo and rubbed against his feet affectionately.
Xue Yuzhuo felt like he had forgotten to breathe, and even more so, he had forgotten the funny look on his face.
Pei Shu walked slowly in front of him, seeming to be immersed in the sudden surprise.
The two of them were speechless for a moment.
Xue Yuzhuo clumsily took out a wrinkled amulet from his pocket, his Adam's apple rolling, and asked in a hoarse voice:
"Does what you said still count?"
Pei Shu saw the amulet that had been patched repeatedly, and the messy stitches on it were so ugly that it made people laugh.
Then she smiled, tears streaming down her face:
"Calculate."
…
The marriage between the Pei and Xue families was smoothly settled.
The children of both families are not young anymore, and Xue Feng will go to the northwest again after the spring of next year, so they set the wedding date for the first month of the following year.
It was a fine day when the Xue family came to pick up the bride.
There is no wind and no snow, and spring is back.
Xue Yuzhuo was wearing a wedding gown and was surrounded by a crowd of people.
The Pei clan members and relatives and friends gave Xue Yuzhuo a lot of problems, and he had to go through many difficulties before he finally reached the bride's yard.
Xue Yuzhuo thought he could finally see his bride, but he didn't expect that someone outside the yard had set up a "checkpoint" and asked Xue Yuzhuo to write ten poems to urge her to get ready.
Everyone was waiting to see the groom's blushing face.
Unexpectedly, the groom jumped over the wall!
The people blocking the door shouted "cheating", and the groomsmen hurried to help Xue Yuzhuo block it.
Pei Shu was helped out of the house, her face as beautiful as a peach.
Xue Yuzhuo walked to the door and was stunned after taking a look, his face flushed like clouds.
Pei Shu couldn't help laughing and called out to him:
"Xue Dazi."
He was even happier when he was called "idiot" and walked up to her to hold her hand.
"They are a match made in heaven..."
"What do you mean by female beauty? My sister is both talented and pretty."
"Our young General Xue turned into a complete fool after seeing his bride, hahahaha..."
Everyone was laughing in the joyful atmosphere.
The ninth day of the first lunar month is a good day, with red candles shining brightly and gongs and drums beating loudly.
Her young man with a sword-like aura like frost came towards her happily in the dusk, vowing to hold her hand and grow old with her.
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