The Female General and Xiao Fu's Wife

Leaving the village that made people feel heavy, this night I had to eat and sleep in the open air, with the sky as my quilt and the ground as my bed. I finished the last bit of dry food at night, and I had to rush to the next site for supplies tomorrow anyway.

Sitting by the fire, with the help of the faint light, Shen Zhaoxue took out a map paper to check where they are now and how far the next station is.

After careful analysis for a long time, because the blueprint is too complicated, and the fire light keeps beating, the eyes can't help but be slack and difficult to concentrate.

Sima Yun was curious about what she was doing, but he refused to sit next to her, so he added firewood while pretending to ask, "What are you looking at?"

Shen Zhaoxue put her head down very seriously, and muttered in her mouth to answer, "I want to see how far we have come..."

Sima Yun can't be troubled by this matter, she is a living map.

"We are now at the halfway point between Linxia and Ledu." Sima Yunyun said lightly.

"Linxia...Ledu...Ledu...." Shen Zhaoxue's eyes suddenly lit up, looking at her in disbelief, "The next stop is Ledu?"

Sima Yun had expected her to react like this, and replied flatly, "Yes."

"Then I can see my brother."

Shen Zhaoxue's elder brother, Shen Yuqing, happened to be an official in Ledu, and he never expected that he would have the opportunity to come to the place where his elder brother was an official along the way.

The excitement was beyond words, this was probably the best news and the biggest surprise she had heard along the way.

After a while, she calmed down a little. Shen Zhaoxue carefully rolled up the map paper in her hand and put it away, picked up a wooden stick and put it into the fire, patted the dust on her hands, and asked, "So Did the general... take this route on purpose?"

Sima Yun froze immediately, raised his eyes and glanced at her, "Don't ask so many questions."

"Oh..." Shen Zhaoxue lowered her head in discouragement, her mood became much lower in an instant, every joy and sorrow were all because of him.

"Get in the carriage and go to sleep. We have to drive tomorrow." Sima Yun stood up, expressionless, and walked towards a big tree where the horse was tied.

Shen Zhaoxue got up and looked in her direction dumbly, so she had no choice but to lift her feet and board the carriage, thinking that there might be something in the general's heart that she didn't want to tell her, so she sighed and encouraged herself in her heart, and if she didn't say it, she wouldn't. Said, she didn't force it, one day, the general would tell her that he would be willing to share with her the secrets hidden in her heart, and she would wait until that day.

The bay red horse was standing leisurely under the tree, flicking its tail. Sima Yun walked up to it, stretched out his hand and patted the horse's back, thoughtful and preoccupied, then raised his head and looked into the distance again, standing like this for a long time, The whole person stood still.

Shen Zhaoxue sat in the carriage, hugged her knees, lifted the curtain with one hand and peeked at the corner, for some reason, the general seemed to be preoccupied, his back was lonely and desolate, and the evening wind lifted his clothes, seeing this even brought her Then there was melancholy, and after a while, Shen Zhaoxue put down the curtains and lay down, sleepiness hit, and finally defeated her remaining rationality and stubbornness.

The next day, continue on the road, there is no difference, everything is the same as before.

The place of Ledu is bigger than Shen Zhaoxue imagined. I thought that these small towns close to the border were far inferior to the prosperous capital, but when I saw it, my eyes lit up.

The carriage entered the city gate smoothly, but Shen Zhaoxue was still worrying about how to meet her brother smoothly, no, the common people in the city provided her with ideas.

A group of people were bustling and talking about going to the yamen to watch the excitement, Shen Zhaoxue just glanced at Sima Yun, she immediately understood, and adjusted the direction to let the carriage follow the direction of the crowd.

When they arrived at the gate of the yamen, the carriage stopped, and Shen Zhaoxue couldn't wait to get out of the carriage and squeeze into the crowd. After a while, Sima Yun couldn't see her figure, and stood tall, stretched his neck and focused on looking for her.

At this time, the yamen was trying a case, and the imposing man in the high hall wearing a tall hat and an official uniform was Shen Zhaoxue's brother, Shen Yuqing.

"Brother..." Shen Zhaoxue's eyes were filled with relief and joy, but she knew how to measure it in her heart, and she didn't step forward to interrupt the judgment.

At this moment, a hand appeared behind her and patted her shoulder, and when she turned around, she found that it was the general.

I only heard Sima Yun say calmly, "Don't be so reckless in the future, what if you get separated."

Shen Zhaoxue looked at him with a knowing expression, nodded, and said in a low and waxy voice, "I see." Although it sounded like a reproach, Shen Zhaoxue didn't feel unhappy at all, but thought that the general was concerned about him. Own.

Over the years, the brothers and sisters have been separated from each other, and the older brother seems to have matured a lot. Whether it is dealing with people or handling cases for officials, he is orderly, logical and clear.

It was also the first time for Shen Zhaoxue to see her brother handling a case, and the image in her heart became a bit more stalwart.

Finally, when the dust of the case was settled, the prisoner received the due judgment, and the crowd dispersed with satisfaction, Shen Zhaoxue went to let her brother be notified.

As soon as she left the hall, Shen Yuqing rubbed her temples with one hand and was about to go back home to rest, when the master came to report in a hurry, "My lord."

"What's the matter?"

"A woman who claims to be your sister has come to see you."

Shen Yuqing immediately became more energetic, "What does that woman look like?"

The master thought for a while and began to describe it to him as best he could, "Slim and weak, with fair skin, small face, and exquisite facial features, it sounds a bit like an adult, do you want to meet him?" ?”

Shen Yuqing couldn't believe it in her heart, but she looked forward to it, and hurriedly said, "Let them in."

In the living room, Shen Yuqing was sitting on a chair rubbing her hands, feeling inexplicably nervous.

After a while, the master invited people over, it was Shen Zhaoxue and Sima Yun.

"Brother." Shen Zhaoxue couldn't wait to go forward, Shen Yuqing was overjoyed, and looked at Sima Yun who was beside him, clasped her fists and bowed her head without saying a word, "I have seen the general."

"Excuse me, there is no need to be bound by etiquette." Sima Yun said casually.

The master at the side was surprised when he saw this, "Could it be that this is my lord's younger sister who is far away in the capital, and her brother-in-law, General Sima?"

The belated master realized his faux pas just now, and quickly knelt down to salute.

Afterwards, Shen Yuqing said to the master, "You go down first, let's chat about the old days, and order to go to the kitchen to prepare the food and wine."

"Yes, my lord."

Shen Yuqing still couldn't believe what she saw in front of her eyes, "The capital is so far away from Ledu, how could you think of coming here... You probably didn't just come here to see my brother."

Speaking of this, Shen Zhaoxue subconsciously glanced at the general first, and her reaction seemed to be saying, explain yourself, she hesitated for a long time before daring to tell the truth, "Actually, we passed here, thinking that my brother is happy Du, I can't wait to rush over."

"The way?" Shen Yuqing looked at Zhaoxue, then at Sima Yun, "Where are you going?"

"Western Region."

After the words fell, Shen Yuqing's eyes widened, "You...you are just messing around." But realizing that her brother-in-law was there, she suppressed her emotions and tried to persuade her only sister, "What are you doing in the Western Regions? It has always been incompatible with our country, and we were still fighting a few years ago, the situation is tense, you go to that place..."

After finishing speaking, Shen Yuqing looked at Sima Yun again, "General, why don't you stop her and let her play her temper. Going to the Western Regions is no joke."

After the words fell, Shen Zhaoxue took the first step and said, "Brother, I did it my own way, and the general only went with me to protect my safety. Don't try to persuade me, I've made up my mind."

"Listen to my brother, let's go back, stay in Ledu for a while, brother will take you to have fun, and then go back to the capital obediently, okay?" Shen Yuqing looked at her, her tone was like coaxing a child.

Shen Zhaoxue was obviously unwilling to give up halfway, and the two of them were in a stalemate. At this moment, Sima Yun stood up to make a rescue, "I will protect her and return safely."

"General, Yuqing is just a little parent officer and doesn't know anything about the battlefield, but going to the Western Regions is no small matter. Even if you follow him to protect him, he is hard to beat... How many businessmen have strayed into the Kucha Kingdom? However, those who were arrested and executed did not come back alive. Those of us who stayed in the border areas have heard a lot of these examples, so you should try to persuade her for me, General."

After the words fell, Shen Zhaoxue got up, her eyes were stubborn and firm, "Zhaoxue has made up her mind, if brother insists on objecting, then Zhaoxue will leave now and continue on her way."

"Zhaoxue, you..."

From the beginning, how many people persuaded her, but now, after breaking through so many difficulties and obstacles, and walking so many roads, she knew that she was about to reach the end, so she should give up now, impossible, she would not because of anyone And shake her determination and belief, even if this person is her closest brother.

Seeing this situation, even the general did not stand up to persuade, Shen Yuqing really had no way to compromise, "Since you insist, there is nothing you can do as a brother."

The air pressure in the room was once low. In order to relieve the awkward atmosphere, Shen Zhaoxue had to find a new topic, "Brother, please take Zhaoxue and the general to visit here."

Shen Yuqing clapped her hands and got up, "That's fine, let's go and have a look around. Brother's residence may not be as spacious as our previous home, but at least we can live comfortably without being looked down upon."

Speaking of this, Shen Yuqing suddenly turned her head to look at Sima Yun, "If I say this, the general will not mind?"

"I don't mind." Sima Yun replied, she could also hear the meaning in those words, but today is the time for their brothers and sisters to catch up with each other, so she just needs to be a good and quiet listener.