The Female General and Xiao Fu's Wife

"Master, Lord Shen, please see me."

In the early morning, the morning glow had just emerged, and crystal clear morning dew hung on the unfinished yellow grass in the yard. At that time, a voice broke the tranquility of Sima's mansion.

"Which Mr. Shen?" Sima Boyi just got up and waited for his new daughter-in-law in the lobby to salute according to the etiquette. The cup of tea in his hand was still steaming, and the lid of the cup in his hand kept closing. Take it back and forth to cool down the hot tea.

Presumably it couldn't be that guy Shen Qiwen, he still wouldn't come to visit early in the morning just for a concubine who just married.

"Master Hui, it's Shen Yuqing, the third son of Shen Du Yushi's family."

"Oh?" Sima Boyi put down his teacup, thoughtfully, "Let him in."

"Knock knock...Knock knock..."

"Come in."

When Rachel came in with her toiletries, Shen Zhaoxue was sitting in front of the dressing table, her black hair was flowing down like a waterfall, beautiful and soft, the beauty in the mirror was already so beautiful even though she hadn’t applied makeup, her eyes Jian Shui's deer-like eyes are lively and energetic.

Every gesture and gesture is full of ladylike posture and temperament.

"Miss, did you rest well last night?"

"It's okay." Shen Zhaoxue replied softly, and after finishing speaking, she took the wet face veil that Rachel handed over.

"Let me help you comb your hair." Rachel skillfully picked up the wooden comb on the dressing table, and began to operate it on Shen Zhaoxue's head, "Later, Miss has to go to the front yard to greet Master Sima. "

Shen Zhaoxue nodded in front of the mirror, she has become a wife in just one night, so naturally she has to abide by the rules of the Sima family and abide by her duties.

At this moment, a servant came to report that it was Mrs. Shen Yuqing's visit. When Shen Zhaoxue heard that it was her brother's bun, she hurriedly got up, and Rachel quickly chased after her, "Miss, wait, miss still has a hairpin." !"

When Shen Zhaoxue rushed to the front yard, Sima Boyi was sitting with Shen Yuqing and chatting, she realized that she had lost a bit and quickly bowed her head, "Zhaoxue is here to say hello to dad."

Sima Boyi laughed generously, "The old man is chatting about some political affairs with your brother. He has long heard that Mr. Shen Yuqing is very talented and won the first prize in one fell swoop. Today, he is really asking for advice on literary and martial arts. The younger generation will be afraid of the younger generation."

"Master Sima, you are flattering me." Shen Yuqing smiled, then looked at Shen Zhaoxue, "Zhaoxue, hurry up and offer tea."

"Yes." Shen Zhaoxue nodded and went to offer tea to Sima Boyi.

After drinking this cup of tea, the process is considered complete.

"The old man is going to court, Zhaoxue, you and your elder brother can talk." Sima Boyi got up and walked away with a flick of his sleeves.

It wasn't until the vicious looking Sima Boyi left that Raiqiu dared to come in through the door, and she couldn't help complaining to Shen Yuqing, "Master Yuqing, you don't know how simple Miss's wedding room is..."

"Rachel." Before she finished speaking, Shen Zhaoxue had already stopped her, but her tone was still so soft, then she turned to look at Shen Yuqing, and called "Brother." A smile bloomed on her face .

Shen Yuqing looked at her with a somewhat complicated expression, and grabbed Shen Zhaoxue's hands, "Brother, I'm afraid I can't stay in Beijing any longer."

"Why?" The smile on Shen Zhaoxue's face disappeared in an instant, her crooked eyebrows were frowned, and her small face was full of doubts and incomprehensions, "Brother only came back to Beijing this year to see Zhaoxue."

"Lin'an Province still has a lot of things waiting for me to do for my brother. Now my brother is the official of the people's parents. He is no longer a child who played around with Zhaoxue when he was a child." Shen Yuqing looked at her sister's cute and pitiful appearance. I couldn't bear it, "You take care of yourself, I am relieved to have Rachel here."

Rachel laughed from the sidelines, it was rare to hear Master Yuqing's praise with her own ears, "I will take good care of Miss, so don't worry about Master Yuqing."

Shen Yuqing nodded in relief.

Shen Zhaoxue pursed her lips and let go of her frown, "The elder brother should take care of himself when he is outside."

Shen Yuqing raised her hand again and stroked her sister's face. You are the closest person I have left in this world. We lost our mother and suffered all kinds of bullying since we were young. Only by becoming stronger can we protect you better.

When watching her brother leave the house, Shen Zhaoxue stood behind the door for a long time, and she didn't know when the next meeting would be.

"Miss, go in, it's windy outside, Master Yuqing must have already left the city gate." Rachel greeted from the side.

Turning around, an old woman in a plain coat with red lips appeared in front of her. Rachel was startled and covered her chest, "Who are you, you walk without making a sound."

"The old man is the entourage of the Grand Master in the mansion. I came here to report to the Young Madam that the Grand Master has been ill recently. It is inconvenient to participate in the ceremony of offering tea this morning."

The Grand Master...that is the general's great-grandfather, "Rachel, go and order the kitchen to prepare some light food, and follow me to visit the Grand Master later."

As soon as the voice fell, the old woman immediately changed her tone, shrill and thin, "It's such a reason, the old master is so angry because of the marriage with the Shen family this time, you should take a look at it as a granddaughter-in-law." .”

"The old man stepped back first." After speaking, he turned and left with his head held high.

Rachel couldn't help complaining, "Miss, you said that the old man of the Sima family really has a unique taste. Finding such a person to serve him, but it sounds like it's quite difficult to deal with. Miss, are you sure you want to visit him? ?”

Shen Zhaoxue looked ahead with deep eyes, "The old man is the general's grandfather, and he is also my grandfather from now on, so he should go and see it."

Rachel pursed her lips, praying in her heart that she would not be a difficult old man, otherwise, miss is really unlucky, she finally got rid of the scheming women of her natal family, and ran into an old man who is difficult to deal with .

above the hall.

The young new emperor has gradually become acquainted with the status of the king of this country, and he has the spirit of the former emperor in his gestures. The civil and military officials are discussing the matter of drafting. The continuation of the dragon vein is the foundation of a country's reproduction and development, and the stability of the country. foundation.

At this moment, someone stood up and recommended, "Su Guogong's eldest daughter is knowledgeable in calligraphy and painting, and the second daughter's elf is naughty and cute. He is the best candidate for His Majesty to expand the harem."

"The second daughter of Shen Du's imperial envoy's family is smart, beautiful and lovely, and the first daughter of the Shen family is noble, so she's not bad."

Hearing someone recommending his daughter, Shen Qiwen secretly enjoyed it but kept a calm and low-key voice.

Sima Boyi, who remained silent without saying a word, suddenly caught the emperor's attention, "Sima Aiqing, I have issued an imperial decree this morning to let Sima Yun and his gang return to Beijing, and you will be able to enjoy family happiness soon gone."

Sima Boyi heard what the Holy Majesty meant, so he only dared to bow his head and bow, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"You're welcome, you were the most proud general and loyal minister of my father's emperor, otherwise my father would not be thinking about your son's marriage when he was dying."

Sima Boyi nodded again and again, but he couldn't express the pain in his heart.

The courtyard where the old man lives is in the south of the mansion, the sunlight is very good, the vegetation in the courtyard has been covered with light green clothes, and there are two squatting stone lions in front of the courtyard. A general with great military exploits, this stone lion was gifted by his late wife, the Emperor, for many years.

Shen Zhaoxue has only been in the mansion for a day, and she has a general understanding. Compared with the gaudy and expensive decorations in Shen's mansion, Sima's mansion is indeed much simpler. What makes Shen Zhaoxue happy is that camphor trees are planted everywhere in Sima's mansion. What she loves most is the fresh and refreshing scent of camphor trees blooming at the end of spring, which makes people feel peaceful and fascinated. , cut down the only camphor tree in front of Shen Zhaoxue's other courtyard, and she misses it till now.

When she and Rachel came to the old man's yard, a white-haired and well-dressed old man was sleeping on a recliner and basking in the sun, lazily and comfortably. Shen Zhaoxue thought, this doesn't look like a serious illness. Puzzled.

"Could it be that this is the old man?" Rachel whispered.

Shen Zhaoxue took a step forward and bowed her body, "Hello Grandfather, Zhaoxue came to pay my respects."

The old man didn't even open his eyes but just shook his hands, "Go, I don't want to see you." His tone was rough, like a naughty boy who had lost his temper with an adult.

When Rachel was dissatisfied, she rushed forward to uphold justice for the young lady, "My young lady came here specially to say hello to you. What did she do to offend you? It's the first time we meet and you don't want to see her like this."

Shen Zhaoxue quickly grabbed her and winked at her to leave her alone, but the old man opened his eyes and smiled when he heard that, "You are really interesting, girl."

Shen Zhaoxue lowered her head, "It's Zhaoxue who is incapable of discipline, please forgive me."

"I don't agree with your marriage. I didn't attend the wedding, so naturally I wouldn't recognize you as a granddaughter-in-law. You can go." The old man was still tense and didn't let go.

Shen Zhaoxue beckoned and quickly put the food brought by Rachel on the table beside her, "This is the longan lotus seed porridge made in the kitchen, it can clear away heat and detoxify."

"You naughty girl!" The old man slapped the table suddenly, the sound was so loud that Shen Zhaoxue, who was standing in front of him, couldn't help but startled, "Are you saying that I need to calm down because of my anger!"

"Zhaoxue dare not, Zhaoxue didn't mean that."

Rachel couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to go forward to argue with the old guy, Shen Zhaoxue grabbed her to prevent her from being impulsive, just nodded and said, "Zhaoxue is a concubine, I know I'm not good enough for General Sima, but Zhaoxue understands How to be a good wife and daughter-in-law, Zhaoxue will be a member of the Sima family in life and a ghost of the Sima family in death, even if you don’t like me and despise me, grandpa, you are powerless to change this fact.”

When Sima Chong heard it, hey, this girl is quite stubborn, somewhat similar to his Yun'er.

After some difficulty, he let go, "Leave the porridge, you go, I still won't like you." The old man put his hands on his chest stubbornly and turned his face away.

Shen Zhaoxue owed her body and had to leave first.

On the way back, Rachel couldn't help complaining, "What a weird old man, Miss, why are you so unlucky."

Shen Zhaoxue pursed her lips and smiled, "It's nothing, but Rachel, don't be so impulsive in the future, this place is not in Shen's residence, we are all unfamiliar with everything when we first came here, don't make enemies everywhere."

Rachel pursed her lips, and reluctantly agreed, "Understood, miss. By the way, the day after tomorrow is the day of returning home, the general is far away, miss, do you want to go back alone?"

"That's the only way to go." Shen Zhaoxue said indifferently.

"Hmph, when the time comes, I don't know what the second lady will think of your jokes. She likes to sneer at you the most on weekdays! Miss, can we not go back?"

After saying that, Shen Zhaoxue glanced at her with a smile in her eyes, "Rachel, this is a secular etiquette, why don't you follow it, if you don't go back, it will be a joke."

Rachel pouted her mouth high after hearing this, "Miss, I just don't want to see those people always look down on you with cynicism."

"General, we have been on the road for days and nights, why don't we rest at an inn outside the city tonight." Wei Xueqi suggested on horseback.

Sima Yun rode a horse at the front, wearing a mask on his face and said nothing. He even waved his whip, and the horse's hooves jumped into the dust. Seeing the distance between the general and the army, Qin Sun couldn't help but say something. , as a response to Wei Xue's words, "Don't you know that tomorrow is the homecoming day? The son-in-law is going to visit his father-in-law. The general is afraid of delay."

Wei Xue stopped talking after hearing this, but swung his whip vigorously to speed up and catch up. Qin Sun also felt tired. Since receiving the imperial edict, he has been on the road day and night, and he is almost exhausted. This is comparable to I was so tired from fighting, and if I accidentally fell off the horse, I would be either injured or disabled.

The city gate was wide open, and a group of people rushed into the downtown area of ​​the capital, quickly attracting onlookers.

The leader is Sima Yun wearing a mask on horseback, with a majestic cloak flying full of heroism, followed by her left and right deputy Wei Xue and Qin Sun, and some of them are the returning army. The scene is quite shocking.

"It's Sima Yun who's back!" the servants in the teahouse rushed to tell each other.

"Is that the murderous Sima Yun?"

"He actually came back, but he hasn't been back to Beijing for 12 years."

"Is it the one wearing the mask at the front? It's so ugly that you don't dare to show your true colors!"

“…”

Everyone chattered and discussed, this man who was frightening just by hearing his name came back, and it seemed that the capital would no longer be peaceful.

"The capital is so lively!" Qin Sun rode his horse and looked around.

Wei Xue chuckled, "That's right, don't you feel like a country bumpkin entering the city?"

Qin Sun nodded his head, "Today you say I'm a bumpkin, I really don't refute you, this person who has been outside the Great Wall all year round, how can he understand this kind of life of eating, drinking, having fun, being full of warmth and thinking?"

Wei Xue coughed and stopped talking, "We're at the General's Mansion."

"The general is back, the general is back!" The butler staggered excitedly and almost stumbled, and hurriedly announced in the mansion.

Up and down in the mansion suddenly became flustered and flustered.

"What's so noisy outside?" Shen Zhaoxue sat in the room embroidering, each stitch was light and skillful, and the mandarin ducks under her hands were lifelike.

"I'll go out and have a look." Rachel pushed the door and went out, and rushed back panting after a while, holding the threshold out of breath, "Miss...Miss...is...general...general came back."