I was chased by my sickly junior brother who had two lives

On an early summer afternoon, the wind chimes in front of the window were blown out of rhythm by a strong wind, and the chaotic and mixed sounds of the bells made people feel confused.

Chen Jia closed the wooden window, grasped the window frame with her slender hands, took a deep breath, and then turned to look at the man in front of her - General Yang Xiu, who chose to lead his troops to war on his wedding night.

There was still blood clots on Yang Xiu's hair that had not been washed away, and his battle robe was stained with blood. His handsome face showed an unquestionable decision, "Chen Jia, a female Zhuge like Fei'er will never be a concubine. I have asked His Majesty for permission to make her the principal wife. And you should follow the example of Concubine Yin and retreat to be a concubine."

A flash of thunder passed by, and heavy rain poured down. Chen Jia leaned against the window, letting the rain wet her back through the window. The cold rain reminded her how chilly the night was.

Chen Jia clenched the handkerchief in her hand, her eyes were calm, and she looked at Yang Xiu with a little doubt, "Sima Fei'er used her wisdom to destroy the enemy's main force. Would a female military advisor like her be willing to be a concubine?"

There was a hint of anger on Yang Xiu's face. He raised his voice, as if to remind Chen Jia again, "She can only be a wife, not a concubine! So, you retreat and become a concubine!"

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and Chen Jia felt her back getting colder and colder. However, no matter how cold the rain was, it was nothing compared to the coldness in her heart. "You promised to be together for life, but now you want to demote me to a concubine?"

Yang Xiu frowned, his face showing more displeasure. "Fei'er is a rare female Zhuge Liang in the world. She is one in a million. I will never let her be my concubine! Moreover, I want to marry Fei'er for my military merits. You have to agree to this marriage even if you don't agree!"

Chen Jia put her hands on her back, feeling the coolness of the rain, and said with a hint of sarcasm, "I will never let Sima Feier down! Oh, I will never let her down. Yang Xiu, do you remember what you said to me before we went to war?"

Time goes back to a year ago, when Daliang had just been founded and its borders were still unstable.

On the wedding night of Yang Xiu and Chen Jia, the enemy invaded the border and the entire army was urgently assembled. Yang Xiu had no choice but to go out on the expedition on his wedding night.

Before leaving, Yang Xiu hugged Chen Jia, who was wearing her wedding dress, tightly, and rested his hand against her forehead. He told her affectionately and firmly: "I, Yang Xiu, will never let you down in this life. I will only have you and will never marry or take concubines again!"

Yang Xiu wiped his face irritably and said in a bad tone: "At that time, I didn't know what it meant to be moved. I just knew that you were good enough for me. Until I met Fei'er..."

As he spoke, his irritable expression turned into affection, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, his eyes were as bright as stars, "Although she has no martial arts skills, she is well-versed in military tactics. I have never seen such a wise and resolute woman. She is so special, I can't help but love her. Chen Jia... I love her and can't bear the pain of losing her. You have to help me."

There was a lump of air in Chen Jia's throat, choking her and making it difficult for her to breathe. She felt uncomfortable and suffocated, and a little bit unwilling in her heart. After all, she had worked hard to manage this marriage.

"Does mother-in-law agree?"

"This is a gift from His Majesty! Of course mother agrees! Besides, Fei'er has met mother. She is so considerate, gentle and lovely. Mother likes her very much."

Mother-in-law agrees?! Oh, good, great, all the hard work she put into taking care of her in-laws this year has gone to waste!

Chen Jia pulled her hands back from behind her back, wiped them gently with a handkerchief, and asked without even looking up, "She's marrying you before you're even married?"

Yang Xiu reminded Chen Jia unhappily, "She is not coming in! She is staying here temporarily as a guest! Besides, after she came, my mother's old illness was cured. I didn't expect that she also knows acupuncture."

When Yang Xiu thought of Sima Fei'er, his expression softened.

Chen Jia stopped wiping her hands and said, "Before you went to the battlefield, my mother-in-law's old illness relapsed. Ajue's master came to live in the mansion. Doctor Wang Cheng and I took turns to watch over my mother-in-law day and night. Only then did her condition get better. She is not very old, but her medical skills are better than Doctor Wang Cheng's?"

Medicine requires experience. Even a genius Chinese medicine doctor needs time to practice. She was puzzled as to how Sima Feier, at such a young age, could be better than the best doctor in Kyoto.

Yang Xiu stared at Chen Jia and said sincerely, "Mother has indeed been cured. I saw it with my own eyes. Chen Jia, I know that I have wronged you by letting you be my concubine, but I really love her too much. If you really love me, please help me and her, okay?"

Chen Jia smiled bitterly and clenched the handkerchief that was already stained with rain. "Let Sima Fei'er and I meet. There are some things that can only be said between us women."

Yang Xiu blurted out without thinking, "You don't need to meet her! She is different from you. She is only obsessed with military tactics and doesn't understand the secrets of the inner house! Besides, her family is very clean and she won't marry her brother!"

"Different from me? In your eyes, I am a woman who was raised in the countryside by the Minister of Rites, who is not presentable and married off with her brother, who devotes all her thoughts to supporting her brother and has sinister means? Ha, in your eyes, I am a burden who will hinder your future!"

Yang Xiu interrupted Chen Jia eagerly, "Fei'er will never raise her brother in her husband's family! Besides, she is so considerate and pure, she will not meet you, argue with you, and make everyone embarrassed."

Hearing this, Chen Jue, who was as handsome as the bright moon and as pretty as an immortal, rushed in. Although he was only 15 years old and not as tall and straight as the 28-year-old Yang Xiu, this was a great humiliation to him and his sister, and he would never allow it!

Chen Jue raised the silver needle and was about to stab Yang Xiu, but Yang Xiu, who had practiced martial arts in the army for many years, dodged it easily. Yang Xiu held Chen Jue's arm with one hand and slapped Chen Jue in the face with force. Chen Jue was caught off guard and fell to the ground, with blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

"Yang Xiu! Are you still a man if you humiliate your wife like this?"

"Your sister introduced you to the sect, you should ask her if she knows the rules!"

"you!"

Chen Jia threw her handkerchief on the ground and stepped on it. She helped Chen Jue up and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. She finally showed displeasure on her face, "Enough! After all, I am the head of the family. I should meet the new bride when she enters the family. Why do you think too much? Besides, I am the daughter of the Minister of Rites, not a street scoundrel."

Yang Xiu exhaled lightly, looking helplessly at the stubborn Chen Jia, "I have already asked His Majesty for permission to marry you, so why do you want to embarrass yourself? If you are willing to become a concubine, I will not touch anything here, and your brother can still be raised in the Yang family. Besides, she doesn't even care about the one you like, so why do you have to judge others by your own standards?"

"Do you think it's unreasonable for me to see her?"

Chen Jia looked at Yang Xiu with a little disappointment. There were many people in the Yang family mansion, the old lady had been ill for many years, her sister-in-law was getting married, her second uncle had no official position, and her second brother's wife was a dull person who didn't know how to manage the household. She had to find a way to support the whole family. As a woman who never left the house, how else could she support the family except for taking fake subsidies?

Yang Xiu, who rose from a commoner, did not have much wealth, but the Yang family had many relatives. After she married for a year, she was the one who arranged and paid for the money for the reception and farewell. Unexpectedly, she worked hard to help her husband's family, but ended up with such a result.

Chen Jia raised her head and looked stubbornly at this handsome and handsome man.

Yang Xiu didn't like the way Chen Jia looked at him, as if he had done something unconscionable. He said with increasing dissatisfaction, "That's enough. I just told you this. You have to agree even if you don't agree!"

Yang Xiu pointed at Chen Jia's nose and said threateningly, "I'm marrying Fei'er, and no one can change this! You are not allowed to do anything to me!"

Yang Xiu flicked his sleeves and strode away. Chen Jia stepped heavily on the handkerchief on the ground and stared at Yang Xiu's back.

Chen Jue glanced at his sister Chen Jia, whose back was wet from the rain, and carefully placed his warm hands on her back.

Chen Jia retracted her gaze, she lowered her head to look at Chen Jue, a smile uglier than crying appeared on the corners of her mouth, "Does it hurt?"

"For you, I can endure the pain."

Her actual surname is not Chen, but Guan. Chen Jue is the only son of her master Chen Changhui.

Back then, Daliang Marshal Chen Changhui was killed in a battle to defend a city because reinforcements were delayed and he ran out of ammunition and food. The day before the city was captured, Chen Jia took Chen Jue away from the isolated city overnight, and the two begged all the way back to Kyoto.

Just one month after Chen Changhui was killed in battle, his wife and daughter who stayed in Kyoto were killed overnight by enemy spies. In Kyoto, the most trusted marshal of Emperor Liu Xiufeng was broken into and killed by the enemy. The emperor was furious and dug out all the enemy spies and death squads within three months, and decided to send another marshal to conquer the enemy.

When Chen Jia and Chen Jue first arrived in Kyoto, the emperor received the siblings with a token of loyalty. After seeing Chen Changhui's handwriting, the emperor showed a preference for Chen Jia and Chen Jue, who were both talented in literature and martial arts. Chen Changhui did not want Chen Jia, who was already 18 years old, to miss out on marriage for revenge, and hoped that the emperor would find a good marriage for Chen Jia and not delay the child's life.

As the spies had not been completely eliminated, for the safety of Chen Jia and Chen Jue, the emperor changed the identities of Chen Jia and Chen Jue, sent them to the residence of Chen Hui, the Minister of Rites, and announced to the public that they were his children who had been raised in the countryside and were brought back to the mansion. He also asked the prime minister to secretly ask someone to promise Chen Jia to Yang Xiu, the commander of the Zhaowu Army.

Chen Jia asked the emperor to allow her to marry Chen Jue, and the emperor agreed. Yang Xiu didn't know that this was a marriage granted by the emperor, and thought that it was promoted by Prime Minister Cui Xian, so he readily agreed to the marriage. Chen Jia followed her master's will and married Yang Xiu with the generous dowry secretly given by the emperor.

Chen Jia thought she would obey her master's advice, marry into a good family, and raise her master's orphan with all her heart, but she didn't expect to marry the wrong person.

Chen Jia shed a tear. Chen Jue squatted down, raised his head, and reached out to wipe her tears. "Sister, don't cry. There's no need to do this for someone who is not worthy."

She was stunned at first, looking at Chen Jue, who was as handsome as a banished immortal. For the sake of her master, she had to raise him, no matter how difficult it was.

"Sister, we survived all those years of begging. Apart from life and death, is there anything else we can't overcome?"

Yes, she was only 17 years old at that time. Her master hurriedly sent her and 14-year-old Ajue out of the city. During their escape, she and he ate Guanyin soil, snatched food from dogs, and fought against bandits. What kind of life-and-death difficulties had they not encountered?

Chen Jue stretched out his jade-white hand and quietly wiped her tears. For some reason, her tears kept increasing.

"If Yang Xiu doesn't support you, wait for me. I will support you for the rest of your life when I grow up."

Chen Jue looked at Chen Jia firmly, his eyes as bright as stars holding a solemn promise.

She reached out and rubbed the top of Chen Jue's head, as usual, "Sister will cheer up, don't worry."

He opened his mouth and said that he would support her for her whole life, not to comfort her... but...

Chen Jue lowered her eyes. Now, the revenge of her master and mistress had not been taken yet, and the enemy country's assassins had not been dealt with completely. She had to protect Jue, no matter what method she used.