Xiao Lanyi's first thought was to find the little girl who saved people on the city wall that day, the girl with long, black hair and snow-white armor.
The sun was shining brightly today, and Ruyi prepared to take out her armor to clean it. The young girl casually tied her hair behind her back, and the spring breeze made her plain dress flutter.
General Xiao sat at the entrance of the backyard of the Fengyue Tower, watching her come out carrying the armor, and said directly...
"girl."
Who are you?
Ruyi usually appears gentle and delicate, like a fragile, aloof flower, but in reality, when there are no guests around, her thick Northeastern accent can be quite unsettling.
"Um... um..."
Xiao Lanyi was speechless for a long time. This girl, who looked even more gentle and elegant than the young ladies from the wealthy families in the capital, started by asking, "Who are you?"
"What? Speak!" Xiao Yi's gentle voice was gone, making even the man sound somewhat insignificant.
"Shall I swipe it for you?"
He no longer knew what he was saying. Xiao Lanyi felt that he was completely wrong. Had he angered the girl by not paying attention to his work? He had long heard that women in the border town had bad tempers. If he asked her to come and do work for him, he should at least show his superior's magnanimity, right?
"No need, would it make you look good?"
The girl wasn't angry at all; that's just how they talk. When there are no customers, the girls are all very uninhibited.
"Well... I am Xiao Lanyi, the marshal of the border army."
Ruyi paused, her hand holding the brush twitching slightly. Her face flushed a little. Wasn't this embarrassing? That day, she was in such a hurry to go back upstairs to see Ping'er and Yousheng that she hadn't even seen what General Xiao looked like.
Normally, Xiao Lanyi would never see her.
"I saw you save someone that day. Young lady, your martial arts are superb and your figure is exceptional. Would you be interested in serving in my army? To guard this land and bring peace to our Great Yan..."
"Marshal Xiao."
The girl's accent suddenly disappeared, replaced by a melodious and clear voice, like that of a golden oriole.
"I was just a helpless prostitute in the brothel. I was only able to learn martial arts because of my mother's favor. How could we, like duckweed drifting on water, bear such a great responsibility?"
Having said that, Ruyi bowed to Xiao Lanyi in her ceremonial robes, wiped away non-existent tears with her sleeve, and continued speaking.
"Thank you for your kindness, Marshal. I shall take my leave now..."
Xiao Lanyi stared blankly at the back of the girl in armor.
no……
Is she... mentally unstable? Is she not feeling well? She wasn't talking like that just now.
To be honest, this girl has been appearing in his dreams for several days now. The general feels that he is thinking of a good general, and it must be true.
"What are you looking at?" Huo Shuwen asked when he came to Fengyue Tower to pick up his daughter and saw Xiao Lanyi standing blankly under the willow tree.
"That girl in white."
Seeing that Ruyi had already reached the second floor, Xiong Ying glared at him and cursed.
"Shameless!"
"...?"
"If you were a few years older, you could be her father."
"No, Brother Shuwen, let me explain... I just want her to come to the army..."
"What are you doing in the army? How much money can you pay them a month?"
Xiao Lanyi rubbed his hands and said
"Just like you?"
"Ten taels of silver a month, even if you work yourself to the bone?"
To be honest, if it weren't for wanting to secure a future for his wife, Xiong Ying would never have left home for ten taels of silver. Ten taels—his wife gave him five taels of pocket money a month, and if he shamelessly asked for more, it would easily be more than ten taels.
“She can earn at least this much a month at the brothel,” Huo Shuwen said, holding up three fingers.
"That's for sure! He only makes that little bit of money a month and expects me to work my life away for him. He's so stingy." Ruyi said to Zhiyin while holding the armor.
The girls around him giggled. They had no grand ambitions; they just wanted to earn some money peacefully and then spend the rest of their days together.
"Besides, why do you insist on finding her? There are those who wield three-pointed double-edged swords, those who wield double crescent blades, and those who carry heavy swords. Aren't they all more suitable for fighting on the battlefield than those who use whips? You know what you're thinking."
Huo Shuwen continued speaking seriously to Xiao Lanyi.
"Don't do anything reckless in my house! Otherwise, my daughter will cause a scene and no one will be able to control her!" Eagle was afraid that this high-ranking official might have some inappropriate thoughts and want to coax the pretty girl back to be his concubine. If Huo Xiaolong caused a scene, he could probably crack his boss's head open.
His daughter couldn't outmaneuver him, but she couldn't resist the indulgence of everyone in the building.
When General Xiao walked out of the brothel, his mind was in a daze. Today had been quite a shock to him, especially the sight of the girl in plain clothes with a mouth.
The man, helmet in hand, strolled into Doctor Gu's clinic and casually sat down next to him, asking...
"Old man, why don't you tell the owner of Fengyue Tower that it's Cen Ang?"
"What's wrong? Do you have a grudge against her?"
"No...but she was with me..."
"Isn't it enough that she's not dead? Does it matter who she is? What matters is that she's not dead, she's alive and well, and..."
Doctor Gu handed him another pill; the last one had been used to save someone, and Xiao Lanyi had no more life-saving pills left.
"Besides, if it weren't for her, you would have gone to see the King of Hell long ago..."
The old man pointed to the pill, and Xiao Lanyi understood immediately. He gave a self-deprecating laugh and said...
"If I had half her courage, Lan Hua wouldn't have had to suffer in the palace."
"Most people can't escape fate, but some are different. They are born rebellious, defying heaven and earth, swallowing both good and bad consequences, and then rising up to continue fighting against fate. Cen girl is such a person. You can't do that. Your family has taught you from a young age to obey the emperor's will and follow imperial authority." The old man poured the man a cup of tea and continued.
"Lanyi, let bygones be bygones. Look ahead. If you feel uncomfortable, just say it out loud and make others uncomfortable too. That's the only way to feel good."
The man finished his tea, picked up the medicine bottle on the table, returned to the prefectural government office, and began writing a memorial.
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