"Is Miss Xu here?"
Xu Lan was mending clothes at home. When she heard Qin Shouye's voice coming from outside, she quickly put down her clothes and went out. Seeing Qin Shouye standing at the gate of her yard with his horse, she was delighted: "Mr. Qin, why are you here?"
Qin Shouye's heart was also pounding. Thinking that they would live together in the future, as happy as his elder brother and sister-in-law, and have their children, he couldn't help but be happy and couldn't wait to tell her the good news: "I told my sister-in-law about us. She said she would tell my elder brother, but they would not force me and would respect my decision. I am willing to marry you and I want to marry you. Miss Xu, you wait for me at home...wait for me to marry you."
Xu Lan's face turned red when she heard this. "Yeah." Her face was like a red apple, and she looked very delicious. Qin Shouye felt a little dry in his throat unconsciously, and he stepped back a few steps: "Then I'll go back."
Xu Lan was a little reluctant: "Don't you want to come in for a cup of tea?"
Qin Shouye said: "No, we are alone, I have to consider your reputation." He stood here for a while, and when he didn't see Xu's parents come out, he knew they were not there, and he didn't want to damage her reputation anymore. "I'm leaving, wait for me." With that, Qin Shouye got on the horse, waved to her, and left excitedly.
Xu Lan looked at his back, the smile in her eyes gradually withered, and a trace of pain flashed in her eyes: "Second Brother Qin, I'm sorry..." She didn't want to deceive him, but she had no choice.
Xu Lan's thoughts went back to that afternoon a year ago.
That day, she went to the mountain to pick wild vegetables and met a masked man. She thought the man wanted to rape her, but it turned out not to be the case. The man was still very polite and never violated etiquette in his words and deeds. However, the words he said made her have nightmares every night.
The man threatened her with her family's lives and asked her to get close to Qin Shouye and even better, marry him.
Although she was worried about her family's safety, she was unwilling to do such a thing. Things that were against the will of heaven and earth would not be rewarded. However
, the man said that as long as she got close to Qin Shouye and married him, she didn't need to do anything against the will of heaven and earth, but if she didn't, her family would die. She agreed to the man at first, but it was just to delay time. A few months passed and she had been silent, and the man appeared again. After she knew that she couldn't avoid it, she could only think of ways to get close to Qin Shouye, and the opportunity came. On her eldest brother's birthday, her eldest brother invited Qin Shouye and others.
She was too nervous in those days, her stomach was upset, and she went to the toilet many times. It was a coincidence that on her eldest brother's birthday, she was in a hurry to go to the toilet, so she didn't have time to lock the door. But she had just gone to the toilet, and soon after, her eldest brother brought Qin Shouye to the toilet. She was very nervous at the time, and then her eldest brother went to the old toilet and let Qin Shouye go to the good one.
Then she had an idea and let Qin Shouye come in, so they got engaged.
She originally thought that the marriage could be delayed like this, but a few days ago, the man appeared again. The man said that the Qin family was about to leave Yunxiang County, and asked her to marry Qin Shouye and become a member of the Qin family.
In the year that she had known Qin Shouye, Xu Lan knew that Qin Shouye was a good man, but for the sake of her family, she had no choice.
Pain flashed in Xu Lan's eyes: Mr. Qin, I'm sorry.
Beijing
The emperor brought Qin Fang, Du Ke and others to the foot of a mountain outside the city, which was very close to the Beijing Suburbs Command Camp.
The emperor said, "More than 8,000 packages of gunpowder are placed here. There is a secret room inside, so the gunpowder will not be ignited. There are Yu Nian guarding outside, and there is the Beijing Suburbs Command Camp nearby. It is very safe here." No one can break in here to steal the gunpowder. Once there is movement and fighting here, the Beijing Suburbs Command Camp will know immediately.
Qin Fang looked around. There was also a water source introduced into the secret room to prevent the gunpowder from exploding, but the moisture-proof measures here were also well done.
There was a reason why the emperor transported the gunpowder back to the capital. He was worried about the gunpowder being outside. In the capital, under his nose, it would be convenient when he needed it. Besides, where else can it be placed except in the capital? He would not feel at ease if he placed it with someone else.
After visiting the secret room, the emperor took Qin Fang to the Beijing Suburbs Command Camp. The people in the Beijing Suburbs Command Camp had long heard of Qin Fang's name, because Qin Fang was Du Ke's student, and because of the battle between Yongzhou and the barbarians, Qin Fang is now famous.
The Beijing Suburbs Command Camp is basically composed of military generals, and military generals are combative, so Qin Fang was inevitably challenged when he arrived at the Beijing Suburbs Command Camp.
Qin Fang stayed in the capital for three days. During these three days, everyone in the capital knew that the emperor valued Qin Fang. Three days later, Qin Fang left the capital and returned to Yunxiang County.
On the way back, Qin Fang was not at ease.
Whether it was the emperor's arranged marriage test, the emperor talking about his brother's marriage, or the emperor's attention to him in the past few days, he was under a lot of pressure.
He still didn't understand the emperor's intention, but no matter what, no matter what the emperor's intention was, he was already in the game.
General's Mansion
"Dad... Dad is here..." Little Qin Linyang was playing with building blocks. When he saw his father coming in from the door, his eyes lit up, the building blocks in his hand fell, and his little body ran towards his father.
Qin Fang caught his son who was running over, but didn't let him run into his arms. He hurried all the way here, not only was he covered in dust, but the cold air hadn't dissipated yet, so as not to freeze the child.
Little Qin Linyang was held by his father, staring at his father with curious eyes.
Qin Fang looked at his son's silly look and couldn't help asking, "Where's your mother?" When he came back, Aunt Yu at the gate of the yard told him that Yanyan had gone shopping.
When the old woman heard the general asking about his wife's whereabouts, she wanted to explain, but little Qin Linyang answered faster than the old woman: "Mom went to buy... to buy food..."
The weather was cold, so Yang Haiyan didn't let her son go with her, but told her son that she would buy food for him and asked him to wait at home. So the child remembered that his mother went to buy food.
Qin Fang saw his son's chubby face, and drooled when he mentioned food. He thought it was interesting: "Then you wait, Dad is going to take a bath, and we will eat together later."
Little Qin Linyang said in a baby voice: "Okay, eat and grow taller."
Qin Fang touched his son's head and went to take a bath.
Qin Fang just took a shower, very quickly. After taking a shower, he saw his son having fun playing with building blocks, so he sat down and played with him.
Qin Linyang watched his father put the building blocks, and couldn't help saying, "Wrong... Wrong... Here, here..."
Qin Fang deliberately put it wrong to see how his son would react. He didn't expect his son to be so smart. Qin Fang followed his son's instructions and put a small building block in that position: "Is it here?"
Qin Linyang stared at that position for a long time, then took out the building block and looked at it, then put the building block down and nodded: "Here." After putting it away, he looked up at his father again, and then gave his father another building block: "Put it."
One word, but it was concise and clear.
Qin Fang took the building blocks: "Where should I put this one?"
Qin Linyang said: "You put it."
Qin Fang smiled and said: "But Dad doesn't know where to put it? Can you tell Dad?"
Qin Linyang blinked his eyes, as if it was hard to imagine that his father was so shameless, and he was a little disgusted. He was so old, but he didn't know where to put it. Qin Linyang pouted: "Mom knows how to put it."
Qin Fang: "Your mom is smarter than your dad."
Qin Linyang nodded: "Mom is smart, you are stupid."
"..." Qin Fang.
The father and son played with building blocks for a while, and Qin Fang took his son to sleep.
As soon as Yang Haiyan returned to the general's mansion, the guard at the door told her that Qin Fang had returned, so she hurried back to the yard, only to find out that the father and son had already fallen asleep. Yang Haiyan entered the house, and had to say that the father and son looked quite similar when they slept. She hadn't noticed it when her son was young before, but now, although they were covered with quilts, their exposed heads and hands were in the same position. Yang Haiyan couldn't help but want to laugh. Seeing
that her son and the man were sleeping soundly, Yang Haiyan didn't wake them up. She left the house and went to the small kitchen when she had nothing to do. It's a kind of happiness to cook for the people you care about. Although she hasn't cooked for a long time, she is very interested in it next time.
Nanny Lian helped Yang Haiyan, and seeing that the lady was in a good mood, she was also in a good mood. Life in the general's mansion was very comfortable. Although she was also a servant, the general's mansion was clean, with few things to do, and the lady was kind to people. Nanny Lian had never expected to have such a good master before. Qin
Fang woke up before the food in the kitchen was ready. As soon as he woke up, he woke up his son. The father and son went out, and Qin Fang asked the maid at the door: "Has the lady come back?"
The maid said: "The lady is in the small kitchen, preparing food for the general."
Little Qin Linyang nestled in his father's arms, and when he heard about food, he became energetic: "Eat, eat, grow taller."
Qin Fang smiled and said: "Then let's go and have a look."
Before they reached the kitchen, little Qin Linyang called out: "Mom... Mom..."
Yang Haiyan was making cakes, and when she heard her son's voice, she said: "My son is here."
Little Qin Linyang replied: "Here he is."
The father and son entered the kitchen, but Qin Fang did not put his son down, because there were many things in the kitchen, and he was afraid that his son would run around and bump into something. "What are you doing?" Qin Fang saw that the snacks made by Yang Haiyan were patterns.
Qin Linyang saw it clearly at a glance: "It's Xiao Shuai."
Yang Haiyan said: "My son is smart. It's Xiao Shuai's steamed bun. Give it to the baby later, okay?"
Qin Linyang licked his lips: "Okay, I want to eat it."
Qin Fang looked at them and said with a bit of jealousy: "Then what should I eat?"
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