The general said she doesn't take a wife
Chapter 156
The lady Fu returned to the mansion and brought a Queen of the Grassland with her, and the mansion suddenly became lively. On weekdays, there were many officials visiting the mansion, almost breaking through the threshold of the Mansion of the Madam. Thank you behind closed doors.
Bei Chenling was also willing to listen to Zhe Ji, and more than half of the officials who came to visit the mansion that day, the limited few Bei Chenling met with face, and then dismissed them with reasons such as feeling unwell.
The mansion was at peace, and Zhe Ji was always by Bei Chenling's side all day long, whether it was reading or writing, they were inseparable.
One day, the Queen of the Grassland found a painting that she could only comprehend in her nurse's study. She chased and laughed at Bei Chenling for a whole day, and then she was assigned to the yard on the same day, and squatted on the beam of the door wrapped in a quilt. Down below, pitiful.
Fang Yuzhu was passing by the yard carrying hot water when Zhe Ji stopped her.
She looked at Zhe Ji, and saw Zhe Ji beckoning to her, beckoning her to come over.
Fang Yuzhu was a little dazed, not quite understanding what was going on in the situation before him, so he asked cautiously:
"My lord, what orders do you have for your servants?"
Because this is Ningguo, and the empress of Ningguo is Lin Aoxue, ordinary people like Fang Yuzhu don't care if the Queen of the Grassland is called Your Majesty, they only call her Majesty.
"Little guy, come here."
Zhe Ji sat under the beam of the door, with an easy-going smile on her face, but Fang Yuzhu always felt a little strange with the bed of cotton wadding on her back.
But she couldn't go against the adults' wishes, so she leaned over with the basin in her hand.
"Is this water for the maid?"
Zhe Ji asked, Fang Yuzhu nodded.
"Well, you give it to me, and I'll send it in for you."
Fang Yuzhu was terribly shocked, hurriedly took two steps back in fear, and replied tremblingly:
"If you can't do it, you can do it, my lord!"
How could she let the adults help her with the work? I'm afraid it would take too long.
As a result, Zhe Ji stared at her, pretending to be fierce and threatening her:
"If you don't give it to me, I'll go to the maid and sue you for disobedience!"
Fang Yuzhu didn't know what to do, she was only seven years old, she couldn't tell the truth from Zheji's words, her face turned pale with fright, and her hands began to tremble.
Whoops, why did disaster happen suddenly, what should she do.
Just at this time, the door of Bei Chenling's room opened, and Fang Yuzhu quickly brought the basin of water over as if she had been pardoned.
Bei Chenling glanced at Zhe Ji, and hummed coldly:
"Her Majesty the Queen really has the ability to shake her prestige in front of a child."
After she finished speaking, she lowered her head and comforted Fang Yuzhu:
"Don't be afraid, next time you meet her bullying you, you will come to me."
Fang Yuzhu's face was tight, how could she dare, the maid and Mr. Lai Shi were making a fuss as they wished, and she joined in, isn't she looking for death?
Although she was young, it was not like she had never seen this before, and the empress and queen also looked like this.
So she put down the basin in her hand respectfully, and then replied:
"Well, my lord is just joking with the servants."
While lamenting that Xiaoyuzhu is so sensible, the woman Fu sneered at the Queen of the Grassland. Fang Yuzhu felt that the atmosphere was extremely delicate, so she hurriedly left.
Zhe Ji was caught straight, and she didn't feel embarrassed at all. She wrapped the quilt tightly around her body, scratched the back of her head, and begged for mercy:
"Hey ma'am, it's cold outside, why don't you let me in?"
Bei Chenling folded her arms around her chest, taking time to rest, without any intention of compromising, she raised her eyebrows and said with a smile:
"It's strange, Your Majesty, you are still cold with such a thick quilt on your body, but I remember that the northern border was closed by heavy snow, which was much colder than the climate in the south. At that time, Her Majesty only wore a small quilt. If you dare to ride a horse on the grassland in a leather jacket, it shows that you are not afraid of the cold."
Zhe Ji scratched her ears and cheeks, speechless.
Of course it wasn't cold, but she didn't want to sleep in the yard.
There was nothing to do but stare and look pitiful.
Seeing her like this, Bei Chenling turned cold and soft-hearted, turned around and entered the room with a soft snort, but this time the door was not fastened tightly.
Zhe Ji understood, and immediately went up to her, pushed the door open, then got in, and closed the door again.
The New Year's Eve is getting closer, the streets have changed from noisy to quiet, and on New Year's Eve, there are not many pedestrians on the streets in the capital, and the people are all gathered at home, family reunion, few people go out for a stroll on New Year's Eve .
The maid's residence is also lively and lively. Bei Chenling has granted leave to the maidservants in the residence. Anyone who has a relative in Beijing can leave the residence to visit on this day, and the rest who have nowhere to go will stay in the residence of the maid. The New Year's meal was used.
Fang Yuzhu sat around the table to eat with his brothers and sisters. It was a noisy and lively atmosphere, but for some reason, Fang Yuzhu's mood suddenly became a little depressed.
Caught off guard, she thought of Xiaoyu again.
Xiaoyu is in the palace today, and she must have a happy reunion with the Empress. I don't know if she misses her deceased relatives, and if she will think of Fang Yuzhu for a moment.
She knew that she was expecting too much, but she couldn't restrain her restless mood and feelings.
After dinner, Fang Yuzhu said that she was sleepy and wanted to rest earlier, but her brothers and sisters didn't force her to watch the new year because of her young age, so she easily escaped and went back to her room.
Compared with the hustle and bustle in the front yard, Fang Yuzhu's wing was very quiet.
She sat in front of the bed, curled up her knees, hugged her tightly, and buried her small face in her knees.
During festive seasons, there are many people who are worth missing. She misses her parents, even though her memory is blurred, and she can't even remember their appearance, she still can't stop thinking about them.
She thought about Xiaoyu's parents, and wondered whether her adoptive father and mother would be relieved to see Xiaoyu's current rich life in heaven.
What she thinks about the most is Xiaoyu.
I think they depended on each other before they came to the capital, and they were each other's reliance. Without Xiaoyu, she would not be so strong. Xiaoyu is the motivation for her to work hard and the courage to support her straight back.
After thinking about it, she started to cry, and the tears rolled down her eyes, making her heart sore and her head swollen, but she couldn't stop no matter what.
Her tears were interrupted by shouts outside the house. She heard someone calling her name and asking if she was asleep.She vigorously wiped away the tears on her face, then walked quickly to the door, and said to the outside:
"Not yet."
Soon, she heard the voice outside the door again, saying:
"Then you come out quickly, there are people in the palace, and they want you to enter the palace by name, hurry up! Don't make people wait!"
It was the voice of the maid sister who took care of Fang Yuzhu on weekdays, but the content of the words made Fang Yuzhu suddenly lose his mind.
Someone from the palace.
She was stunned for a long time before she realized that her heart was split in two, half unbelievable and half ecstatic.
She soon understood what it meant to enter the palace. The Empress would not ask her to enter the palace just to see her, but she probably wanted her to accompany Xiaoyu. She thought that she would never have the chance to see Xiaoyu unless she was very During the year, he won both civil and military awards.
The surprise hit her unexpectedly, making her happy and crazy about it.
But soon, she calmed down a little. If the facts are not what she guessed, then the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. If she doesn't see Xiaoyu at that time, she will be even more sad.
Fang Yuzhu calmed down, wiped the corners of her eyes again, and confirmed that the tears had been wiped away by her. She immediately opened the door of the room, and even had no time to arrange her clothes, and ran out impatiently, lest she was a step late, and the people from the palace Just can't wait.
Fang Yuzhu followed the maid sister to the front hall. The one who came to the Fu's mansion to lead Fang Yuzhu away was the maidservant next to the Empress. Seeing Fang Yuzhu coming, she said:
"You follow me into the palace."
Fang Yuzhu's excited mood had gradually calmed down on the way to the front hall, and her sanity had recovered. After the palace man said this, she turned to look at the maid.
Bei Chen smiled and nodded towards her:
"Go, I'm sure the empress will keep you overnight tonight, so don't make too much noise after entering the palace."
Fang Yuzhu obediently agreed, and then followed the palace servants, left the mansion, and walked towards the palace.
Compared to the noisy female Fu's residence, the palace is even quieter than the street.
The imperial guards in the palace are more vigilant and dedicated to their duties during this New Year's Eve. The Empress allowed them to take turns and gave them double money as a reward. The imperial guards were all satisfied and did not complain at all.
Fang Yuzhu followed behind the palace maid, passed through many palace gates, and walked through the long corridor, circling round and round, almost passing her out.
This is her first time entering the palace, and the deepest impression is that the palace is really big.
She was so old that she couldn't find her way, and she couldn't remember how many gardens the palace servants took her through, and how many doors she passed through, until she heard the melodious and melodious sound of the piano not far away.
Fang Yuzhu was fascinated by it, she had never heard such a beautiful tune.
Although in the maid's mansion, you can occasionally hear the maids and sisters playing the piano at leisure, but compared with those who play the piano in the palace at the moment, their piano skills are one in the sky and the other in the ground.
This piano music seems to flow down from the sky, like a trickle of water, can flow into people's hearts.
The palace servants stopped suddenly, Fang Yuzhu turned to look at her, and heard her say:
"In front is the Yuyan Palace. Today, the empress dismissed all the people in the palace. She wants to share the family relationship with her wife and daughter. I won't be able to enter. You can go in by yourself."
The empress wants to share the family relationship with his wife and daughter.
Such warm words made Fang Yuzhu very envious.
She pursed her lips, nodded earnestly, and then walked towards Yuyan Palace step by step with anxiety and anticipation.
When she reached the palace gate, she suddenly felt a new fear, not because she didn't want to see Xiaoyu, nor because she was afraid of meeting the Empress, but because she had a kind of fear in her heart, lest she put it on the tip of her heart, pampering the little girl who loved her, Don't recognize her anymore.
She hesitated and stopped in front of the palace gate for a long time, until the palace people urged her, she let out a long sigh, gritted her teeth and took that step.
Stepping into Yuyan Palace, the sound of the qin music in the palace became clearer and clearer. When she gradually approached, suddenly, there was a ray of childish singing mixed with the sound of the qin. Sing uncomplicated lyrics and music.
Fang Yuzhu's eyes turned red all of a sudden.
This is the voice of Xiaoyu.
Even though he hadn't seen her for more than half a year, and didn't hear her words for more than half a year, Fang Yuzhu still recognized right away that the singing child was Xiaoyu.
There was a longing in her heart, she had never been so eager to meet Xiaoyu like now, even though her heart was filled with unspeakable pain and timidity, it still couldn't stop her from accelerating her pace.
Finally, she turned the corner of the eaves and saw a scene of family happiness.
Yun Yan sat under the tree and played the piano, with gentle eyes and a soft smile. The sound of the guqin under her hands echoed in the small courtyard, soothing people's hearts.
On the other side, Lin Aoxue was sitting in front of the steps with Xiaoyu in her arms. She hugged Xiaoyu in her arms and beat the beat gently.
The smile in the empress's eyes was so gentle that water could almost flow out. Fang Yuzhu saw it from a distance, and immediately felt envious, and her eyes blushed involuntarily.
She also had the opportunity to be a member of this family happiness, but she was ruthless and gave up such a choice by herself. She does not blame anyone, but sighs that this luck does not belong to her, and she is not qualified to share small words Her happiness, being able to look at them from a distance like this is enough to satisfy her.
The sound of the piano stopped for a while, and Fang Yuzhu's footsteps startled the people sitting on the stone steps. When Lin Aoxue raised her eyes, she looked at her, and immediately laughed. Look in the direction.
Xiaoyu turned her head and met Fang Yuzhu's bright red eyes. She was taken aback for a moment, and then quickly realized that a big smile burst out on her little face.
Lin Aoxue let go of her hand at the right time, while Xiaoyu happily ran towards Fang Yuzhu, then threw herself into her arms without hesitation, and called out loudly:
"elder sister."
Her voice was very childish, but full of joy, and touched Fang Yuzhu's heart more than the most beautiful piano sound.
What Fang Yuzhu was most worried about didn't happen after all. Xiaoyu still remembered her and recognized her immediately, which made Fang Yuzhu's heart hang in his throat suddenly fell to the ground.
She is not afraid that the empress and queen will blame her for being greedy, she just wants to keep this little bit of joy, no matter how much loneliness and ups and downs will be in the future, it can make her feel at ease, and in this way, it will be enough for her in the future. Over the years, I tried my best to work hard.
She doesn't need to be rich and famous, but she hopes that in Xiaoyu's heart, she can always remember her name, and that Xiaoyu has been accompanied by her in the short few years in the past.
This is enough.
She led Xiaoyu to Lin Aoxue and Yunyan, saluted respectfully, and also called Xiaoyu "His Royal Highness", Xiaoyu was obviously used to such address, she did not feel awkward or unfamiliar.
Lin Aoxue smiled gently, glanced at her, and said:
"Go, the two of you sisters reunited after a long absence, go catch up on the old days, don't go back tonight, live with Xiaoyu."
Fang Yuzhu felt that in her whole life, she still didn't understand the favor Lin Aoxue gave her.
But she still wants to continue to bear her kindness, anyway, it is not exhausted, so she has to use up her future life to serve the Empress, and she will never hesitate to die.
Fang Yuzhu followed Xiaoyu to play in Yuyan Palace, Xiaoyu took Fang Yuzhu to all the places she thought were fun, saw all the scenes in Yuyan Palace, and led Fang Yuzhu to her boudoir, and then put herself on the bedside Show Fang Yuzhu the short poems written by practicing calligraphy.
From the beginning to the end, Fang Yuzhu's eyes were red. She didn't expect that in just half a year, Xiaoyu, who was previously illiterate, could already know so many characters, and could even write ancient poems silently. limited wisdom.
Lin Aoxue and Yun Yan's vision is undoubtedly very good.
Xiaoyu must be able to meet their expectations, not only to be their daughter, but also to be the future prince.
Fang Yuzhu hugged Xiaoyu tightly, and asked her:
"Is Your Royal Highness tired of learning these things?"
Xiaoyu shook her head happily, and answered her with a smile:
"I'm not tired, my mother personally teaches me to read and write every day. Although my mother is strict when teaching me homework, she never scolds me for being stupid. My mother said that as long as Xiaoyu studies hard, time will pass smoothly." Soon, then I will be able to see my sister!"
After Xiaoyu's last sentence fell, Fang Yuzhu broke down in tears.
She hugged Xiaoyu tightly, buried her face on Xiaoyu's immature shoulders, whimpered, could no longer hold back, couldn't restrain, couldn't calm down, only the endless soreness and pain in her heart were clamoring, which made her thin shoulders unable to bear it such weight.
Before leaving, I have already begun to miss.
She knew that after tonight, she might never have the chance to see Xiaoyu again, but she still had a little expectation in her heart.
Fang Yuzhu took a deep breath, raised her head, stared at Xiaoyu with tears in her eyes, Xiaoyu was puzzled, and asked her:
"Why are you crying, sister?"
Fang Yuzhu shook her head:
"I miss Xiaoyu so much."
Hearing the words, Xiaoyu blinked again and asked:
"Xiaoyu also misses her sister, so she has to cry too? But Xiaoyu feels happy when she sees her sister, so she can't cry."
Childish children have not yet understood the weight of longing, only understand the joy of reunion.Fang Yuzhu naturally didn't want her to cry, so he reached out and rubbed Xiaoyu's head, trying to force a smile:
"Your Highness the Princess doesn't need to cry, all you need to do is laugh. Your Highness the Princess smiles very cutely."
The smile on Xiaoyu's face became even brighter.
She likes to be praised by others, and even more like to be praised by her sister.
That night, Fang Yuzhu was sleepless all night. She lay beside Xiaoyu, her deep eyes flickering in the dim candlelight, always staring at Xiaoyu's childish face.
I haven't seen her in half a year, Xiaoyu's facial features have opened up a bit, and she is even cuter than half a year ago.
Moreover, she wore a gorgeous palace dress, lived a prosperous life, and had her parents to accompany her day and night. Now Xiaoyu was already happy enough.
Seeing Xiaoyu's life now, Fang Yuzhu believes that Xiaoyu's parents are alive and happy for Xiaoyu.
Early the next morning, before dawn, all the candles in the palace were burned out, Fang Yuzhu carefully got up from the bed, without disturbing Xiaoyu, and walked out of the palace silently with her shoes and socks barefoot.
Her eyes were red, and she cried again.
After walking out of the palace, she sat on the stone steps outside the palace and shed tears while putting on her shoes and socks. She was terrified that Xiaoyu would not find her after waking up and would blame her for leaving without saying goodbye, but she was even more afraid that she would not be able to bear the atmosphere of parting If she does something irrational at that time, then she will never see Xiaoyu again.
Fang Yuzhu put on her shoes and socks, and planned to leave Yuyan Palace and go back to her husband's house, but she had already forgotten the path she took when entering the palace yesterday.
Moreover, yesterday was a night walk, and today it was dawn, and the surrounding scene looked different from the night, so Fang Yuzhu completely lost his direction.
She hesitated outside the gate of Yuyan Palace, wanting to leave, but she didn't dare to go casually, when suddenly a palace official came over and said to her:
"Your Majesty calls you to the imperial study."
Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the courtiers are going to visit the palace. The Empress got up early in the morning, and after dealing with the courtiers, she went to the imperial study.
Fang Yuzhu clenched her fists, feeling a little timid in her heart, afraid that Lin Aoxue would blame her for coming out of Yuyan Palace without authorization.
But she quickly adjusted, nodded in agreement, and then followed the palace servants towards the imperial study.
Lin Aoxue sat behind the case table, looking through the few reports that were delivered this morning. There were not many government affairs during the New Year's Eve, and Lin Aoxue didn't plan to spend too much time on official business. She wanted to spend more time with her wife and daughter. So after reading the few books in his hand, he will go back to Yuyan Palace.
Just now someone from Yuyan Palace came to report that Fang Yuzhu had come out from the palace, and she seemed ready to leave, she laughed a little, so she asked someone to call Fang Yuzhu over.
Fang Yuzhu walked into the imperial study room and saw Lin Aoxue at a glance. She stepped forward quickly and greeted Lin Aoxue. road:
"Why leave so early? Don't you stay for breakfast?"
Fang Yuzhu was terrified, and hurriedly bowed down, grabbing the ground with her head, and timidly replied:
"I don't dare. I know that my status is low, so how dare I stay in the palace for dinner. Your Majesty is benevolent. It is a great favor for me to allow my servant to meet with His Highness the Princess at the New Year's Eve. I dare not make an inch of it, and I am afraid of parting. I lost my composure and begged His Majesty to allow the servants to leave the palace early."
Lin Aoxue sighed in her heart, after all, Fang Yuzhu was older than Xiaoyu, experienced more sufferings, and understood the difference between superiority and inferiority better than Xiaoyu, and it was precisely because of her self-knowledge that her heart was bound.
Fang Yuzhu didn't understand that, except for herself, no one really cared about her background. When she really let go and passed this hurdle, it was the time for her to be reborn from the ashes and break out of the cocoon into a butterfly.
Now, the time is not yet ripe.
Lin Aoxue agreed to Fang Yuzhu's request, Fang Yuzhu worshiped again, and then followed the palace servants out of the palace and returned to the Fufu's residence.
After leaving the palace, Fang Yuzhu seemed to have lost her soul and became listless.
For several days in a row, she made mistakes when she was doing things in the Nu Fu's house. Although Bei Chenling never blamed her, she herself was extremely guilty. She secretly decided to adjust her state and not bring her emotions into life. cause trouble to others.
Fang Yuzhu is so sensible that her life is more tiring than others.
Finally, the New Year's Day is over, and the long rest is over, and Fang Yuzhu will go back to study in the bookstore and the martial arts hall. This is very good news for her, so that she can pass on all the extra thoughts When it comes to studies, complete the homework assigned by the teacher, practice martial arts hard, keep in touch day and night, and grow up bit by bit.
So, year after year.
To her surprise and gratitude, every New Year's Eve, Lin Aoxue would send someone to take her into the palace to meet Xiaoyu.
As children grow up, they look different day by day, and when we meet Xiaoyu every year, Her Royal Highness is completely different from the first year.
Xiaoyu has become more and more knowledgeable and sensible, with a gentle and cheerful temperament.
Fang Yuzhu was deeply moved. On the eve of the sixth year, Fang Yuzhu went to Beijing again and found that Her Royal Highness was very knowledgeable. She was only 11 years old and had read more books than Fang Yuzhu had learned in the bookstore.
This year, some minor incidents happened outside the palace. When the empress led Fang Yuzhu to have dinner with His Royal Highness, suddenly a guard came to report that there was a riot in the eastern region, and bandits looted houses and homes, and the people were in dire straits.
Lin Aoxue put down the bowl and chopsticks, frowned, and then quickly issued an order to order the eastern garrison to step up their efforts to suppress bandits, and to present the details of the bandits in the eastern region to Beijing.
After the guards went down, Lin Aoxue didn't let go of her frown, Yun Yan comforted her and let her eat first.
Fang Yuzhu was beside her, looking at Lin Aoxue's furrowed brows, a bold idea suddenly appeared in her heart.
The next day, before Fang Yuzhu left the palace, she took the initiative to say to Lin Aoxue for the first time:
"Your Majesty, this servant has something to ask for."
Lin Aoxue was very surprised. Fang Yuzhu was a stubborn, introverted and shy child. This was the first time she said something like asking for something. Lin Aoxue suddenly became curious and asked:
"What's the matter, let's hear it."
Fang Yuzhu rolled her throat, took a deep breath, and summoned up her courage to ask:
"Your Majesty, please allow Yuzhu to go to the Eastern Region to guard the border."
The pen holder in Lin Aoxue's hand was tightened all of a sudden, her eyes showed shock, but soon, she restrained her surprise, turned her brows into a slight frown, and her face became serious, she didn't agree immediately, nor did she agree immediately. dismissed, and instead asked:
"Why do you suddenly want to go to the Eastern Region?"
Fang Yuzhu pursed her lips and replied:
"My servant saw that His Majesty was trapped by bandits in the Eastern Region yesterday, and wanted to do my best for His Majesty."
Lin Aoxue raised her eyebrows when she heard the words, and there was a look in her eyes that seemed to be a smile but not a smile, making it difficult to understand what was going on in her heart. She just sneered and said:
"You think that after studying martial arts for six years, you can achieve something small. It's time for you to make meritorious service?"
Fang Yuzhu panicked and immediately argued:
"No! The slave has never thought that way."
Lin Aoxue refused to let go, and asked again:
"Then what gave you the confidence to say such a thing? You know that guarding the border is not a child's play, and you will lose your life if you are not careful!"
Fang Yuzhu raised her head, looked straight into Lin Aoxue's eyes with a rare look, her gaze was firm:
"Your Majesty, this servant has been in the Beijing Martial Arts Center for six years. I feel that my martial arts skills have reached a bottleneck. If I want to improve further, I will definitely experience real life and death. If I don't see real swords and guns on the battlefield, my servant will be as good as my colleagues in the martial arts hall every day." After practicing for ten years, it is still useless to come out of it, and..."
She paused, took a deep breath and continued:
"Furthermore, these years, slaves have gradually understood His Majesty's painstaking efforts. His majesty gave slaves the opportunity to cultivate slaves. The kindness is so great that slaves have nothing to repay. Now that there is banditry in the Eastern Region, slaves are willing to go to the battlefield. Your Majesty is concerned."
Fang Yuzhu raised her head and looked at Lin Aoxue. For the first time in so many years, she looked at Lin Aoxue frankly. She found in a daze that six years had passed, and the fine lines around Lin Aoxue's eyes were much denser than when she first met her.
The years have left mottled marks on the body of the Ninth Five-Year Lord in front of him, and will continue to accumulate more pressure on Lin Aoxue's shoulders in the future.
Fang Yuzhu suddenly felt sad, and a sense of helplessness made her feel heavy. She involuntarily pursed the corners of her lips, and tears welled up in her eyes, moistening the corners of her eyes.
She really wanted to relieve this person's worries. Over the years, although she could only enter the palace to see Lin Aoxue on New Year's Eve, the image of Lin Aoxue in her heart will always be as gentle as when they first met.
Although she understands that her status is low and does not deserve so much favor, she still misses this kind of feeling in her heart, secretly hides this friendship in her heart, and selfishly regards Lin Aoxue as the elder of Reconstruction Grace, and sincerely hopes that she What can I do for Lin Aoxue.
Lin Aoxue stared into Fang Yuzhu's eyes, moved by the heavy admiration in the child's eyes, she sighed softly, retracted her eyes and lowered her gaze, took a blank document, wrote a letter of recommendation in a few strokes, and then submitted It was handed over to Fang Yuzhu:
"Go."
Children always grow up, even if Fang Yuzhu doesn't know what kind of expectations are placed on her, Lin Aoxue is willing to let Fang Yuzhu make her own choice, and use her slender shoulders to shoulder her own future and destiny.
Fang Yuzhu took the paperwork that Lin Aoxue gave her, took two steps back preciously, then knelt down and kowtowed respectfully.
Her forehead touched the cold ground, she seemed to have seen the battlefield where blood flowed into rivers and bones piled up like mountains, she didn't know if she would have a chance to come back after this walk, so she could only put the noisy feelings in her heart into This kneeling.
When Fang Yuzhu came out of the palace, returned to the Fufu's mansion, and told Bei Chenling the news that she wanted to go to the Eastern Region to guard the frontier, Bei Chenling's eyes showed the same surprise, and she was even more surprised that Lin Aoxue agreed to Fang Yuzhu's request .
Fang Yuzhu was kept in the dark, but as a very close friend of Lin Aoxue, Bei Chenling understood Lin Aoxue's expectations from Fang Yuzhu. Although the war in the Eastern Region was not as good as in previous years in the Northern Territory, where there is war, people will always die. Can you guarantee that Fang Yuzhu is lucky enough?
Looking at the letter of recommendation written by Lin Aoxue, Bei Chenling felt very complicated, but Lin Aoxue had never made a hasty decision since she ascended the throne of God.
Fang Yuzhu lived in the mansion for a few more days, packed up his luggage, and then set off alone with whips and horses. In the early morning sunshine, he galloped out of the capital city, all the way east, and reached the border of the Eastern Region.
This year, Fang Yuzhu was only fourteen years old.
The Eastern Territory is vast and sparsely populated. The further east you go, the less populated it is. Fang Yuzhu carried a small bag on her back and traveled all the way, traveling during the day and camping in the wild at night. Learning, it's easy to eat game such as hares to satisfy your cravings.
There were also bandits who robbed their houses on the road, and there were few people. Fang Yuzhu grabbed a knife and gun and went to help, leaving a chivalrous reputation all the way.
Finally, a month later, Fang Yuzhu rushed to the Eastern Region, and immediately went to the barracks where the Eastern Region Garrison was located, and took the recommendation letter from Lin Aoxue to meet the Eastern Region's chief general, Pan Yuhai.
Although Ningguo has opened martial arts gyms to recruit female students in recent years, in fact, there are not many girls who are really willing to join the army and practice martial arts since they were young, and there are even fewer girls who go to the border of Ningguo to guard the border.
Pan Yuhai was very surprised when he learned of Fang Yuzhu's intention to come. At first he thought Fang Yuzhu was joking, until Fang Yuzhu took Lin Aoxue's letter of recommendation in his hand, he had to admit that Fang Yuzhu was indeed going to join the army .
He frowned tightly, with a very serious expression on his square face, and read the recommendation letter in his hand several times before he spoke:
"You can join the army, but although you have a letter of recommendation from His Majesty, the general can only allow you to start as an ordinary soldier. If you want to be promoted and stand in a higher position, you must be like other soldiers. Accumulating military merits, I will not treat you harshly, nor will I be partial to you, have you considered it?"
Fang Yuzhu knew what Pan Yuhai meant, and she didn't need Pan Yuhai to be selfish to her. Even if she died on the battlefield in the future, she would not blame anyone. After all, it was her own decision, and no matter what the result would be , is the price she should bear.
Besides, in this world, there is no one who cares about her life and death.
After all, Xiaoyu is still young, and she can only meet her on New Year's Day these few years. She is not sure whether the relationship between them is still as deep as it was at the beginning. Thinking about it, even if she dies on the battlefield, she is used to it. Xiao Yu said that she was not around, even if she was sad, it would not be too long.
Fang Yuzhu was faintly disappointed, but he let out a long sigh of relief.
In this way, she is also contented, and she can be more free and easy if she has no worries.
Fang Yuzhu joined the Eastern Garrison as he wished, starting from the lowest rank of soldiers.
On the first day of joining the army, Pan Yuhai arranged her into the team. The soldiers saw a girl joining the army. It was unexpected and novel, but Fang Yuzhu was relieved. The army is different from the martial arts school. Winding around.
These soldiers are straight-hearted, they say what they think, and they have a straightforward temper. They only recognize your strength, not your gender, let alone your origin. As long as you have the ability to hold on to the scene, you can get their friendship.
A soldier came over to joke with Fang Yuzhu, laughing that she was so small to join the army that she couldn't hold the enemy's swords and guns at all. In the end, Fang Yuzhu beat the soldier up without saying a word, and everyone was dumbfounded.
Seeing how hot the little girl was, the soldier's comrades immediately became interested and came up to help while joking and joking. At first, the crowd around the audience were sweating for the little girl, but after a while, all the onlookers dropped their jaws in shock.
The two veterans went up together, but they were still beaten by Fang Yuzhu until they lay on the ground and couldn't get up.
Most of the soldiers in the barracks have not received special martial arts training. They survived by practicing daily in the army and accumulating experience from killing enemies on the battlefield. Most of their perception of combat is based on intuition.
Fang Yuzhu has been in the martial arts gym for six years. Don't look at her young age, not even as tall as some soldiers' chests, but she moves swiftly and resolutely.
So Fang Yuzhu became famous on the first day he came to the Eastern Region Barracks.
Everyone knew that there was a vicious little girl in the barracks, who would beat up people if they disagreed with each other. Surprisingly, no one could beat her.
This word spread in the barracks, and most people who heard it laughed.
After all, the other party is just a 14-year-old girl. Even if there are soldiers looking for trouble, they will not really make a big deal. Not happy.
Therefore, no one really took this matter seriously.
After Fang Yuzhu arranged to join the army, she got up early every day to practice with the army, and she never missed a day because of her own reasons.
Some soldiers who were interested in teasing watched Fang Yuzhu's jokes, thinking that this little girl must not suffer because of her delicate skin and tender flesh.
But the facts made them more and more surprised. Fang Yuzhu not only persevered, but also completed the daily tasks with quality and quantity, which was more serious than most veterans.
In the first month, there was no banditry in the Eastern Region, so Fang Yuzhu stayed in the barracks all the time, practicing hard and changing guards on time. His small body guarded the frontier defense line, which gave people the illusion of standing tall.
The Eastern Territory is vast and sparsely populated, and the bandits robbed houses and came and went without a trace. Often when the army received the news and sent people there, the buildings were already empty, and they couldn't catch anyone every time.
So Lin Aoxue has always been very worried about the banditry in the Eastern Region, but now, as the king of a country, she can no longer stay in the frontier all year round like before, and can only let go of these wars to trusted generals.
But the banditry has not been eliminated, and the Eastern Region will never be peaceful.
In April, bandits made new moves. The barracks received news that a wave of about a hundred bandits appeared in a nearby village.
Pan Yuhai immediately ordered to send a thousand households as the team leader to lead the soldiers and horses under him to rob the road, and gave the order to die. This time, the mountain bandit must be captured.
Qianhu immediately carried out the military order and took people to carry out the task. It happened that Fang Yuzhu was in the team of thousands of people.
Fang Yuzhu was on a mission for the first time, and she was in a delicate mood. She followed in the team, and the soldiers who accompanied her asked with a smile:
"Don't lose the little one!"
Fang Yuzhu gave him a sidelong glance, quickened his pace, and hummed at the same time:
"You may not be able to run faster than me!"
The soldier smiled when he heard the words. He didn't really laugh at Fang Yuzhu's short stature, but because there was a rare girl in the barracks, everyone was surprised and happy.
It's okay to be idle on weekdays. As long as there is no task involved, they can't help but want to tease her. Even if they are beaten, they are self-inflicted.
He stopped answering, and Fang Yuzhu didn't bother to provoke, so he followed the team and marched earnestly.
This time, the village where the bandits were found was very close to the military camp. Pan Yuhai was furious about this. Jin, these soldiers too.
Seizing the opportunity this time, they put in all their strength to complete this task beautifully.
Qianhu urged the team ahead, and the team went faster and faster. After a while, they came to a village that was infested by bandits. A villager pointed the way. Not long after the bandits left, Qianhu ordered them to pursue them. Bandits finally showed their tracks.
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Bei Chenling was also willing to listen to Zhe Ji, and more than half of the officials who came to visit the mansion that day, the limited few Bei Chenling met with face, and then dismissed them with reasons such as feeling unwell.
The mansion was at peace, and Zhe Ji was always by Bei Chenling's side all day long, whether it was reading or writing, they were inseparable.
One day, the Queen of the Grassland found a painting that she could only comprehend in her nurse's study. She chased and laughed at Bei Chenling for a whole day, and then she was assigned to the yard on the same day, and squatted on the beam of the door wrapped in a quilt. Down below, pitiful.
Fang Yuzhu was passing by the yard carrying hot water when Zhe Ji stopped her.
She looked at Zhe Ji, and saw Zhe Ji beckoning to her, beckoning her to come over.
Fang Yuzhu was a little dazed, not quite understanding what was going on in the situation before him, so he asked cautiously:
"My lord, what orders do you have for your servants?"
Because this is Ningguo, and the empress of Ningguo is Lin Aoxue, ordinary people like Fang Yuzhu don't care if the Queen of the Grassland is called Your Majesty, they only call her Majesty.
"Little guy, come here."
Zhe Ji sat under the beam of the door, with an easy-going smile on her face, but Fang Yuzhu always felt a little strange with the bed of cotton wadding on her back.
But she couldn't go against the adults' wishes, so she leaned over with the basin in her hand.
"Is this water for the maid?"
Zhe Ji asked, Fang Yuzhu nodded.
"Well, you give it to me, and I'll send it in for you."
Fang Yuzhu was terribly shocked, hurriedly took two steps back in fear, and replied tremblingly:
"If you can't do it, you can do it, my lord!"
How could she let the adults help her with the work? I'm afraid it would take too long.
As a result, Zhe Ji stared at her, pretending to be fierce and threatening her:
"If you don't give it to me, I'll go to the maid and sue you for disobedience!"
Fang Yuzhu didn't know what to do, she was only seven years old, she couldn't tell the truth from Zheji's words, her face turned pale with fright, and her hands began to tremble.
Whoops, why did disaster happen suddenly, what should she do.
Just at this time, the door of Bei Chenling's room opened, and Fang Yuzhu quickly brought the basin of water over as if she had been pardoned.
Bei Chenling glanced at Zhe Ji, and hummed coldly:
"Her Majesty the Queen really has the ability to shake her prestige in front of a child."
After she finished speaking, she lowered her head and comforted Fang Yuzhu:
"Don't be afraid, next time you meet her bullying you, you will come to me."
Fang Yuzhu's face was tight, how could she dare, the maid and Mr. Lai Shi were making a fuss as they wished, and she joined in, isn't she looking for death?
Although she was young, it was not like she had never seen this before, and the empress and queen also looked like this.
So she put down the basin in her hand respectfully, and then replied:
"Well, my lord is just joking with the servants."
While lamenting that Xiaoyuzhu is so sensible, the woman Fu sneered at the Queen of the Grassland. Fang Yuzhu felt that the atmosphere was extremely delicate, so she hurriedly left.
Zhe Ji was caught straight, and she didn't feel embarrassed at all. She wrapped the quilt tightly around her body, scratched the back of her head, and begged for mercy:
"Hey ma'am, it's cold outside, why don't you let me in?"
Bei Chenling folded her arms around her chest, taking time to rest, without any intention of compromising, she raised her eyebrows and said with a smile:
"It's strange, Your Majesty, you are still cold with such a thick quilt on your body, but I remember that the northern border was closed by heavy snow, which was much colder than the climate in the south. At that time, Her Majesty only wore a small quilt. If you dare to ride a horse on the grassland in a leather jacket, it shows that you are not afraid of the cold."
Zhe Ji scratched her ears and cheeks, speechless.
Of course it wasn't cold, but she didn't want to sleep in the yard.
There was nothing to do but stare and look pitiful.
Seeing her like this, Bei Chenling turned cold and soft-hearted, turned around and entered the room with a soft snort, but this time the door was not fastened tightly.
Zhe Ji understood, and immediately went up to her, pushed the door open, then got in, and closed the door again.
The New Year's Eve is getting closer, the streets have changed from noisy to quiet, and on New Year's Eve, there are not many pedestrians on the streets in the capital, and the people are all gathered at home, family reunion, few people go out for a stroll on New Year's Eve .
The maid's residence is also lively and lively. Bei Chenling has granted leave to the maidservants in the residence. Anyone who has a relative in Beijing can leave the residence to visit on this day, and the rest who have nowhere to go will stay in the residence of the maid. The New Year's meal was used.
Fang Yuzhu sat around the table to eat with his brothers and sisters. It was a noisy and lively atmosphere, but for some reason, Fang Yuzhu's mood suddenly became a little depressed.
Caught off guard, she thought of Xiaoyu again.
Xiaoyu is in the palace today, and she must have a happy reunion with the Empress. I don't know if she misses her deceased relatives, and if she will think of Fang Yuzhu for a moment.
She knew that she was expecting too much, but she couldn't restrain her restless mood and feelings.
After dinner, Fang Yuzhu said that she was sleepy and wanted to rest earlier, but her brothers and sisters didn't force her to watch the new year because of her young age, so she easily escaped and went back to her room.
Compared with the hustle and bustle in the front yard, Fang Yuzhu's wing was very quiet.
She sat in front of the bed, curled up her knees, hugged her tightly, and buried her small face in her knees.
During festive seasons, there are many people who are worth missing. She misses her parents, even though her memory is blurred, and she can't even remember their appearance, she still can't stop thinking about them.
She thought about Xiaoyu's parents, and wondered whether her adoptive father and mother would be relieved to see Xiaoyu's current rich life in heaven.
What she thinks about the most is Xiaoyu.
I think they depended on each other before they came to the capital, and they were each other's reliance. Without Xiaoyu, she would not be so strong. Xiaoyu is the motivation for her to work hard and the courage to support her straight back.
After thinking about it, she started to cry, and the tears rolled down her eyes, making her heart sore and her head swollen, but she couldn't stop no matter what.
Her tears were interrupted by shouts outside the house. She heard someone calling her name and asking if she was asleep.She vigorously wiped away the tears on her face, then walked quickly to the door, and said to the outside:
"Not yet."
Soon, she heard the voice outside the door again, saying:
"Then you come out quickly, there are people in the palace, and they want you to enter the palace by name, hurry up! Don't make people wait!"
It was the voice of the maid sister who took care of Fang Yuzhu on weekdays, but the content of the words made Fang Yuzhu suddenly lose his mind.
Someone from the palace.
She was stunned for a long time before she realized that her heart was split in two, half unbelievable and half ecstatic.
She soon understood what it meant to enter the palace. The Empress would not ask her to enter the palace just to see her, but she probably wanted her to accompany Xiaoyu. She thought that she would never have the chance to see Xiaoyu unless she was very During the year, he won both civil and military awards.
The surprise hit her unexpectedly, making her happy and crazy about it.
But soon, she calmed down a little. If the facts are not what she guessed, then the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. If she doesn't see Xiaoyu at that time, she will be even more sad.
Fang Yuzhu calmed down, wiped the corners of her eyes again, and confirmed that the tears had been wiped away by her. She immediately opened the door of the room, and even had no time to arrange her clothes, and ran out impatiently, lest she was a step late, and the people from the palace Just can't wait.
Fang Yuzhu followed the maid sister to the front hall. The one who came to the Fu's mansion to lead Fang Yuzhu away was the maidservant next to the Empress. Seeing Fang Yuzhu coming, she said:
"You follow me into the palace."
Fang Yuzhu's excited mood had gradually calmed down on the way to the front hall, and her sanity had recovered. After the palace man said this, she turned to look at the maid.
Bei Chen smiled and nodded towards her:
"Go, I'm sure the empress will keep you overnight tonight, so don't make too much noise after entering the palace."
Fang Yuzhu obediently agreed, and then followed the palace servants, left the mansion, and walked towards the palace.
Compared to the noisy female Fu's residence, the palace is even quieter than the street.
The imperial guards in the palace are more vigilant and dedicated to their duties during this New Year's Eve. The Empress allowed them to take turns and gave them double money as a reward. The imperial guards were all satisfied and did not complain at all.
Fang Yuzhu followed behind the palace maid, passed through many palace gates, and walked through the long corridor, circling round and round, almost passing her out.
This is her first time entering the palace, and the deepest impression is that the palace is really big.
She was so old that she couldn't find her way, and she couldn't remember how many gardens the palace servants took her through, and how many doors she passed through, until she heard the melodious and melodious sound of the piano not far away.
Fang Yuzhu was fascinated by it, she had never heard such a beautiful tune.
Although in the maid's mansion, you can occasionally hear the maids and sisters playing the piano at leisure, but compared with those who play the piano in the palace at the moment, their piano skills are one in the sky and the other in the ground.
This piano music seems to flow down from the sky, like a trickle of water, can flow into people's hearts.
The palace servants stopped suddenly, Fang Yuzhu turned to look at her, and heard her say:
"In front is the Yuyan Palace. Today, the empress dismissed all the people in the palace. She wants to share the family relationship with her wife and daughter. I won't be able to enter. You can go in by yourself."
The empress wants to share the family relationship with his wife and daughter.
Such warm words made Fang Yuzhu very envious.
She pursed her lips, nodded earnestly, and then walked towards Yuyan Palace step by step with anxiety and anticipation.
When she reached the palace gate, she suddenly felt a new fear, not because she didn't want to see Xiaoyu, nor because she was afraid of meeting the Empress, but because she had a kind of fear in her heart, lest she put it on the tip of her heart, pampering the little girl who loved her, Don't recognize her anymore.
She hesitated and stopped in front of the palace gate for a long time, until the palace people urged her, she let out a long sigh, gritted her teeth and took that step.
Stepping into Yuyan Palace, the sound of the qin music in the palace became clearer and clearer. When she gradually approached, suddenly, there was a ray of childish singing mixed with the sound of the qin. Sing uncomplicated lyrics and music.
Fang Yuzhu's eyes turned red all of a sudden.
This is the voice of Xiaoyu.
Even though he hadn't seen her for more than half a year, and didn't hear her words for more than half a year, Fang Yuzhu still recognized right away that the singing child was Xiaoyu.
There was a longing in her heart, she had never been so eager to meet Xiaoyu like now, even though her heart was filled with unspeakable pain and timidity, it still couldn't stop her from accelerating her pace.
Finally, she turned the corner of the eaves and saw a scene of family happiness.
Yun Yan sat under the tree and played the piano, with gentle eyes and a soft smile. The sound of the guqin under her hands echoed in the small courtyard, soothing people's hearts.
On the other side, Lin Aoxue was sitting in front of the steps with Xiaoyu in her arms. She hugged Xiaoyu in her arms and beat the beat gently.
The smile in the empress's eyes was so gentle that water could almost flow out. Fang Yuzhu saw it from a distance, and immediately felt envious, and her eyes blushed involuntarily.
She also had the opportunity to be a member of this family happiness, but she was ruthless and gave up such a choice by herself. She does not blame anyone, but sighs that this luck does not belong to her, and she is not qualified to share small words Her happiness, being able to look at them from a distance like this is enough to satisfy her.
The sound of the piano stopped for a while, and Fang Yuzhu's footsteps startled the people sitting on the stone steps. When Lin Aoxue raised her eyes, she looked at her, and immediately laughed. Look in the direction.
Xiaoyu turned her head and met Fang Yuzhu's bright red eyes. She was taken aback for a moment, and then quickly realized that a big smile burst out on her little face.
Lin Aoxue let go of her hand at the right time, while Xiaoyu happily ran towards Fang Yuzhu, then threw herself into her arms without hesitation, and called out loudly:
"elder sister."
Her voice was very childish, but full of joy, and touched Fang Yuzhu's heart more than the most beautiful piano sound.
What Fang Yuzhu was most worried about didn't happen after all. Xiaoyu still remembered her and recognized her immediately, which made Fang Yuzhu's heart hang in his throat suddenly fell to the ground.
She is not afraid that the empress and queen will blame her for being greedy, she just wants to keep this little bit of joy, no matter how much loneliness and ups and downs will be in the future, it can make her feel at ease, and in this way, it will be enough for her in the future. Over the years, I tried my best to work hard.
She doesn't need to be rich and famous, but she hopes that in Xiaoyu's heart, she can always remember her name, and that Xiaoyu has been accompanied by her in the short few years in the past.
This is enough.
She led Xiaoyu to Lin Aoxue and Yunyan, saluted respectfully, and also called Xiaoyu "His Royal Highness", Xiaoyu was obviously used to such address, she did not feel awkward or unfamiliar.
Lin Aoxue smiled gently, glanced at her, and said:
"Go, the two of you sisters reunited after a long absence, go catch up on the old days, don't go back tonight, live with Xiaoyu."
Fang Yuzhu felt that in her whole life, she still didn't understand the favor Lin Aoxue gave her.
But she still wants to continue to bear her kindness, anyway, it is not exhausted, so she has to use up her future life to serve the Empress, and she will never hesitate to die.
Fang Yuzhu followed Xiaoyu to play in Yuyan Palace, Xiaoyu took Fang Yuzhu to all the places she thought were fun, saw all the scenes in Yuyan Palace, and led Fang Yuzhu to her boudoir, and then put herself on the bedside Show Fang Yuzhu the short poems written by practicing calligraphy.
From the beginning to the end, Fang Yuzhu's eyes were red. She didn't expect that in just half a year, Xiaoyu, who was previously illiterate, could already know so many characters, and could even write ancient poems silently. limited wisdom.
Lin Aoxue and Yun Yan's vision is undoubtedly very good.
Xiaoyu must be able to meet their expectations, not only to be their daughter, but also to be the future prince.
Fang Yuzhu hugged Xiaoyu tightly, and asked her:
"Is Your Royal Highness tired of learning these things?"
Xiaoyu shook her head happily, and answered her with a smile:
"I'm not tired, my mother personally teaches me to read and write every day. Although my mother is strict when teaching me homework, she never scolds me for being stupid. My mother said that as long as Xiaoyu studies hard, time will pass smoothly." Soon, then I will be able to see my sister!"
After Xiaoyu's last sentence fell, Fang Yuzhu broke down in tears.
She hugged Xiaoyu tightly, buried her face on Xiaoyu's immature shoulders, whimpered, could no longer hold back, couldn't restrain, couldn't calm down, only the endless soreness and pain in her heart were clamoring, which made her thin shoulders unable to bear it such weight.
Before leaving, I have already begun to miss.
She knew that after tonight, she might never have the chance to see Xiaoyu again, but she still had a little expectation in her heart.
Fang Yuzhu took a deep breath, raised her head, stared at Xiaoyu with tears in her eyes, Xiaoyu was puzzled, and asked her:
"Why are you crying, sister?"
Fang Yuzhu shook her head:
"I miss Xiaoyu so much."
Hearing the words, Xiaoyu blinked again and asked:
"Xiaoyu also misses her sister, so she has to cry too? But Xiaoyu feels happy when she sees her sister, so she can't cry."
Childish children have not yet understood the weight of longing, only understand the joy of reunion.Fang Yuzhu naturally didn't want her to cry, so he reached out and rubbed Xiaoyu's head, trying to force a smile:
"Your Highness the Princess doesn't need to cry, all you need to do is laugh. Your Highness the Princess smiles very cutely."
The smile on Xiaoyu's face became even brighter.
She likes to be praised by others, and even more like to be praised by her sister.
That night, Fang Yuzhu was sleepless all night. She lay beside Xiaoyu, her deep eyes flickering in the dim candlelight, always staring at Xiaoyu's childish face.
I haven't seen her in half a year, Xiaoyu's facial features have opened up a bit, and she is even cuter than half a year ago.
Moreover, she wore a gorgeous palace dress, lived a prosperous life, and had her parents to accompany her day and night. Now Xiaoyu was already happy enough.
Seeing Xiaoyu's life now, Fang Yuzhu believes that Xiaoyu's parents are alive and happy for Xiaoyu.
Early the next morning, before dawn, all the candles in the palace were burned out, Fang Yuzhu carefully got up from the bed, without disturbing Xiaoyu, and walked out of the palace silently with her shoes and socks barefoot.
Her eyes were red, and she cried again.
After walking out of the palace, she sat on the stone steps outside the palace and shed tears while putting on her shoes and socks. She was terrified that Xiaoyu would not find her after waking up and would blame her for leaving without saying goodbye, but she was even more afraid that she would not be able to bear the atmosphere of parting If she does something irrational at that time, then she will never see Xiaoyu again.
Fang Yuzhu put on her shoes and socks, and planned to leave Yuyan Palace and go back to her husband's house, but she had already forgotten the path she took when entering the palace yesterday.
Moreover, yesterday was a night walk, and today it was dawn, and the surrounding scene looked different from the night, so Fang Yuzhu completely lost his direction.
She hesitated outside the gate of Yuyan Palace, wanting to leave, but she didn't dare to go casually, when suddenly a palace official came over and said to her:
"Your Majesty calls you to the imperial study."
Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the courtiers are going to visit the palace. The Empress got up early in the morning, and after dealing with the courtiers, she went to the imperial study.
Fang Yuzhu clenched her fists, feeling a little timid in her heart, afraid that Lin Aoxue would blame her for coming out of Yuyan Palace without authorization.
But she quickly adjusted, nodded in agreement, and then followed the palace servants towards the imperial study.
Lin Aoxue sat behind the case table, looking through the few reports that were delivered this morning. There were not many government affairs during the New Year's Eve, and Lin Aoxue didn't plan to spend too much time on official business. She wanted to spend more time with her wife and daughter. So after reading the few books in his hand, he will go back to Yuyan Palace.
Just now someone from Yuyan Palace came to report that Fang Yuzhu had come out from the palace, and she seemed ready to leave, she laughed a little, so she asked someone to call Fang Yuzhu over.
Fang Yuzhu walked into the imperial study room and saw Lin Aoxue at a glance. She stepped forward quickly and greeted Lin Aoxue. road:
"Why leave so early? Don't you stay for breakfast?"
Fang Yuzhu was terrified, and hurriedly bowed down, grabbing the ground with her head, and timidly replied:
"I don't dare. I know that my status is low, so how dare I stay in the palace for dinner. Your Majesty is benevolent. It is a great favor for me to allow my servant to meet with His Highness the Princess at the New Year's Eve. I dare not make an inch of it, and I am afraid of parting. I lost my composure and begged His Majesty to allow the servants to leave the palace early."
Lin Aoxue sighed in her heart, after all, Fang Yuzhu was older than Xiaoyu, experienced more sufferings, and understood the difference between superiority and inferiority better than Xiaoyu, and it was precisely because of her self-knowledge that her heart was bound.
Fang Yuzhu didn't understand that, except for herself, no one really cared about her background. When she really let go and passed this hurdle, it was the time for her to be reborn from the ashes and break out of the cocoon into a butterfly.
Now, the time is not yet ripe.
Lin Aoxue agreed to Fang Yuzhu's request, Fang Yuzhu worshiped again, and then followed the palace servants out of the palace and returned to the Fufu's residence.
After leaving the palace, Fang Yuzhu seemed to have lost her soul and became listless.
For several days in a row, she made mistakes when she was doing things in the Nu Fu's house. Although Bei Chenling never blamed her, she herself was extremely guilty. She secretly decided to adjust her state and not bring her emotions into life. cause trouble to others.
Fang Yuzhu is so sensible that her life is more tiring than others.
Finally, the New Year's Day is over, and the long rest is over, and Fang Yuzhu will go back to study in the bookstore and the martial arts hall. This is very good news for her, so that she can pass on all the extra thoughts When it comes to studies, complete the homework assigned by the teacher, practice martial arts hard, keep in touch day and night, and grow up bit by bit.
So, year after year.
To her surprise and gratitude, every New Year's Eve, Lin Aoxue would send someone to take her into the palace to meet Xiaoyu.
As children grow up, they look different day by day, and when we meet Xiaoyu every year, Her Royal Highness is completely different from the first year.
Xiaoyu has become more and more knowledgeable and sensible, with a gentle and cheerful temperament.
Fang Yuzhu was deeply moved. On the eve of the sixth year, Fang Yuzhu went to Beijing again and found that Her Royal Highness was very knowledgeable. She was only 11 years old and had read more books than Fang Yuzhu had learned in the bookstore.
This year, some minor incidents happened outside the palace. When the empress led Fang Yuzhu to have dinner with His Royal Highness, suddenly a guard came to report that there was a riot in the eastern region, and bandits looted houses and homes, and the people were in dire straits.
Lin Aoxue put down the bowl and chopsticks, frowned, and then quickly issued an order to order the eastern garrison to step up their efforts to suppress bandits, and to present the details of the bandits in the eastern region to Beijing.
After the guards went down, Lin Aoxue didn't let go of her frown, Yun Yan comforted her and let her eat first.
Fang Yuzhu was beside her, looking at Lin Aoxue's furrowed brows, a bold idea suddenly appeared in her heart.
The next day, before Fang Yuzhu left the palace, she took the initiative to say to Lin Aoxue for the first time:
"Your Majesty, this servant has something to ask for."
Lin Aoxue was very surprised. Fang Yuzhu was a stubborn, introverted and shy child. This was the first time she said something like asking for something. Lin Aoxue suddenly became curious and asked:
"What's the matter, let's hear it."
Fang Yuzhu rolled her throat, took a deep breath, and summoned up her courage to ask:
"Your Majesty, please allow Yuzhu to go to the Eastern Region to guard the border."
The pen holder in Lin Aoxue's hand was tightened all of a sudden, her eyes showed shock, but soon, she restrained her surprise, turned her brows into a slight frown, and her face became serious, she didn't agree immediately, nor did she agree immediately. dismissed, and instead asked:
"Why do you suddenly want to go to the Eastern Region?"
Fang Yuzhu pursed her lips and replied:
"My servant saw that His Majesty was trapped by bandits in the Eastern Region yesterday, and wanted to do my best for His Majesty."
Lin Aoxue raised her eyebrows when she heard the words, and there was a look in her eyes that seemed to be a smile but not a smile, making it difficult to understand what was going on in her heart. She just sneered and said:
"You think that after studying martial arts for six years, you can achieve something small. It's time for you to make meritorious service?"
Fang Yuzhu panicked and immediately argued:
"No! The slave has never thought that way."
Lin Aoxue refused to let go, and asked again:
"Then what gave you the confidence to say such a thing? You know that guarding the border is not a child's play, and you will lose your life if you are not careful!"
Fang Yuzhu raised her head, looked straight into Lin Aoxue's eyes with a rare look, her gaze was firm:
"Your Majesty, this servant has been in the Beijing Martial Arts Center for six years. I feel that my martial arts skills have reached a bottleneck. If I want to improve further, I will definitely experience real life and death. If I don't see real swords and guns on the battlefield, my servant will be as good as my colleagues in the martial arts hall every day." After practicing for ten years, it is still useless to come out of it, and..."
She paused, took a deep breath and continued:
"Furthermore, these years, slaves have gradually understood His Majesty's painstaking efforts. His majesty gave slaves the opportunity to cultivate slaves. The kindness is so great that slaves have nothing to repay. Now that there is banditry in the Eastern Region, slaves are willing to go to the battlefield. Your Majesty is concerned."
Fang Yuzhu raised her head and looked at Lin Aoxue. For the first time in so many years, she looked at Lin Aoxue frankly. She found in a daze that six years had passed, and the fine lines around Lin Aoxue's eyes were much denser than when she first met her.
The years have left mottled marks on the body of the Ninth Five-Year Lord in front of him, and will continue to accumulate more pressure on Lin Aoxue's shoulders in the future.
Fang Yuzhu suddenly felt sad, and a sense of helplessness made her feel heavy. She involuntarily pursed the corners of her lips, and tears welled up in her eyes, moistening the corners of her eyes.
She really wanted to relieve this person's worries. Over the years, although she could only enter the palace to see Lin Aoxue on New Year's Eve, the image of Lin Aoxue in her heart will always be as gentle as when they first met.
Although she understands that her status is low and does not deserve so much favor, she still misses this kind of feeling in her heart, secretly hides this friendship in her heart, and selfishly regards Lin Aoxue as the elder of Reconstruction Grace, and sincerely hopes that she What can I do for Lin Aoxue.
Lin Aoxue stared into Fang Yuzhu's eyes, moved by the heavy admiration in the child's eyes, she sighed softly, retracted her eyes and lowered her gaze, took a blank document, wrote a letter of recommendation in a few strokes, and then submitted It was handed over to Fang Yuzhu:
"Go."
Children always grow up, even if Fang Yuzhu doesn't know what kind of expectations are placed on her, Lin Aoxue is willing to let Fang Yuzhu make her own choice, and use her slender shoulders to shoulder her own future and destiny.
Fang Yuzhu took the paperwork that Lin Aoxue gave her, took two steps back preciously, then knelt down and kowtowed respectfully.
Her forehead touched the cold ground, she seemed to have seen the battlefield where blood flowed into rivers and bones piled up like mountains, she didn't know if she would have a chance to come back after this walk, so she could only put the noisy feelings in her heart into This kneeling.
When Fang Yuzhu came out of the palace, returned to the Fufu's mansion, and told Bei Chenling the news that she wanted to go to the Eastern Region to guard the frontier, Bei Chenling's eyes showed the same surprise, and she was even more surprised that Lin Aoxue agreed to Fang Yuzhu's request .
Fang Yuzhu was kept in the dark, but as a very close friend of Lin Aoxue, Bei Chenling understood Lin Aoxue's expectations from Fang Yuzhu. Although the war in the Eastern Region was not as good as in previous years in the Northern Territory, where there is war, people will always die. Can you guarantee that Fang Yuzhu is lucky enough?
Looking at the letter of recommendation written by Lin Aoxue, Bei Chenling felt very complicated, but Lin Aoxue had never made a hasty decision since she ascended the throne of God.
Fang Yuzhu lived in the mansion for a few more days, packed up his luggage, and then set off alone with whips and horses. In the early morning sunshine, he galloped out of the capital city, all the way east, and reached the border of the Eastern Region.
This year, Fang Yuzhu was only fourteen years old.
The Eastern Territory is vast and sparsely populated. The further east you go, the less populated it is. Fang Yuzhu carried a small bag on her back and traveled all the way, traveling during the day and camping in the wild at night. Learning, it's easy to eat game such as hares to satisfy your cravings.
There were also bandits who robbed their houses on the road, and there were few people. Fang Yuzhu grabbed a knife and gun and went to help, leaving a chivalrous reputation all the way.
Finally, a month later, Fang Yuzhu rushed to the Eastern Region, and immediately went to the barracks where the Eastern Region Garrison was located, and took the recommendation letter from Lin Aoxue to meet the Eastern Region's chief general, Pan Yuhai.
Although Ningguo has opened martial arts gyms to recruit female students in recent years, in fact, there are not many girls who are really willing to join the army and practice martial arts since they were young, and there are even fewer girls who go to the border of Ningguo to guard the border.
Pan Yuhai was very surprised when he learned of Fang Yuzhu's intention to come. At first he thought Fang Yuzhu was joking, until Fang Yuzhu took Lin Aoxue's letter of recommendation in his hand, he had to admit that Fang Yuzhu was indeed going to join the army .
He frowned tightly, with a very serious expression on his square face, and read the recommendation letter in his hand several times before he spoke:
"You can join the army, but although you have a letter of recommendation from His Majesty, the general can only allow you to start as an ordinary soldier. If you want to be promoted and stand in a higher position, you must be like other soldiers. Accumulating military merits, I will not treat you harshly, nor will I be partial to you, have you considered it?"
Fang Yuzhu knew what Pan Yuhai meant, and she didn't need Pan Yuhai to be selfish to her. Even if she died on the battlefield in the future, she would not blame anyone. After all, it was her own decision, and no matter what the result would be , is the price she should bear.
Besides, in this world, there is no one who cares about her life and death.
After all, Xiaoyu is still young, and she can only meet her on New Year's Day these few years. She is not sure whether the relationship between them is still as deep as it was at the beginning. Thinking about it, even if she dies on the battlefield, she is used to it. Xiao Yu said that she was not around, even if she was sad, it would not be too long.
Fang Yuzhu was faintly disappointed, but he let out a long sigh of relief.
In this way, she is also contented, and she can be more free and easy if she has no worries.
Fang Yuzhu joined the Eastern Garrison as he wished, starting from the lowest rank of soldiers.
On the first day of joining the army, Pan Yuhai arranged her into the team. The soldiers saw a girl joining the army. It was unexpected and novel, but Fang Yuzhu was relieved. The army is different from the martial arts school. Winding around.
These soldiers are straight-hearted, they say what they think, and they have a straightforward temper. They only recognize your strength, not your gender, let alone your origin. As long as you have the ability to hold on to the scene, you can get their friendship.
A soldier came over to joke with Fang Yuzhu, laughing that she was so small to join the army that she couldn't hold the enemy's swords and guns at all. In the end, Fang Yuzhu beat the soldier up without saying a word, and everyone was dumbfounded.
Seeing how hot the little girl was, the soldier's comrades immediately became interested and came up to help while joking and joking. At first, the crowd around the audience were sweating for the little girl, but after a while, all the onlookers dropped their jaws in shock.
The two veterans went up together, but they were still beaten by Fang Yuzhu until they lay on the ground and couldn't get up.
Most of the soldiers in the barracks have not received special martial arts training. They survived by practicing daily in the army and accumulating experience from killing enemies on the battlefield. Most of their perception of combat is based on intuition.
Fang Yuzhu has been in the martial arts gym for six years. Don't look at her young age, not even as tall as some soldiers' chests, but she moves swiftly and resolutely.
So Fang Yuzhu became famous on the first day he came to the Eastern Region Barracks.
Everyone knew that there was a vicious little girl in the barracks, who would beat up people if they disagreed with each other. Surprisingly, no one could beat her.
This word spread in the barracks, and most people who heard it laughed.
After all, the other party is just a 14-year-old girl. Even if there are soldiers looking for trouble, they will not really make a big deal. Not happy.
Therefore, no one really took this matter seriously.
After Fang Yuzhu arranged to join the army, she got up early every day to practice with the army, and she never missed a day because of her own reasons.
Some soldiers who were interested in teasing watched Fang Yuzhu's jokes, thinking that this little girl must not suffer because of her delicate skin and tender flesh.
But the facts made them more and more surprised. Fang Yuzhu not only persevered, but also completed the daily tasks with quality and quantity, which was more serious than most veterans.
In the first month, there was no banditry in the Eastern Region, so Fang Yuzhu stayed in the barracks all the time, practicing hard and changing guards on time. His small body guarded the frontier defense line, which gave people the illusion of standing tall.
The Eastern Territory is vast and sparsely populated, and the bandits robbed houses and came and went without a trace. Often when the army received the news and sent people there, the buildings were already empty, and they couldn't catch anyone every time.
So Lin Aoxue has always been very worried about the banditry in the Eastern Region, but now, as the king of a country, she can no longer stay in the frontier all year round like before, and can only let go of these wars to trusted generals.
But the banditry has not been eliminated, and the Eastern Region will never be peaceful.
In April, bandits made new moves. The barracks received news that a wave of about a hundred bandits appeared in a nearby village.
Pan Yuhai immediately ordered to send a thousand households as the team leader to lead the soldiers and horses under him to rob the road, and gave the order to die. This time, the mountain bandit must be captured.
Qianhu immediately carried out the military order and took people to carry out the task. It happened that Fang Yuzhu was in the team of thousands of people.
Fang Yuzhu was on a mission for the first time, and she was in a delicate mood. She followed in the team, and the soldiers who accompanied her asked with a smile:
"Don't lose the little one!"
Fang Yuzhu gave him a sidelong glance, quickened his pace, and hummed at the same time:
"You may not be able to run faster than me!"
The soldier smiled when he heard the words. He didn't really laugh at Fang Yuzhu's short stature, but because there was a rare girl in the barracks, everyone was surprised and happy.
It's okay to be idle on weekdays. As long as there is no task involved, they can't help but want to tease her. Even if they are beaten, they are self-inflicted.
He stopped answering, and Fang Yuzhu didn't bother to provoke, so he followed the team and marched earnestly.
This time, the village where the bandits were found was very close to the military camp. Pan Yuhai was furious about this. Jin, these soldiers too.
Seizing the opportunity this time, they put in all their strength to complete this task beautifully.
Qianhu urged the team ahead, and the team went faster and faster. After a while, they came to a village that was infested by bandits. A villager pointed the way. Not long after the bandits left, Qianhu ordered them to pursue them. Bandits finally showed their tracks.
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