The Female General and Xiao Fu's Wife

The end of the year is approaching, and the rouge shop will close its doors on the last day of operation to prepare for the New Year. There are already several big shops along the street that have closed their doors early. I heard that those who came to do business from other places have a long journey and rush home to be with their loved ones. new year.

This day is the 29th of the new year, the business in the store is much cooler than usual, and every household is busy preparing for the new year and doing all the preparations for the new year.

Shen Zhaoxue also settled this month's salary for Xiao An, and called him over, "Xiao An, don't be too busy, come here."

"Hey, okay." Xiao An quickly put down the work in hand.

Shen Zhaoxue tore off a bill neatly and pushed it in front of him, "See if there is any problem."

"No, no, don't worry, madam, I absolutely trust madam." Xiao An smiled and touched her head.

At this moment, Shen Zhaoxue took out another bag of silver taels, "This is your monthly salary for this month, take it." Before finishing speaking, she took out a second bag of silver taels, "This is your year-end salary for this year. award."

"Year-end reward?" Xiao An was shocked when he heard this, "Ma'am..."

"It's like this. In the past year, you have worked hard for this store inside and out. You have contributed a lot and you have worked hard. The profit of the store at the end of this month is very good, so this is an extra reward for you. I hope you will get better in the coming year." I can continue to work hard." Shen Zhaoxue explained carefully.

"Ah, thank you ma'am, thank you ma'am, I will definitely work harder next year!" Xiao An, who has received two monthly salaries, is very excited. With this money, she will be able to go back and have a good year, and even raise her head in front of the folks. Come.

"Xiao An, your hometown is outside the city, isn't it far?" Shen Zhaoxue asked.

"It's not too far away. After leaving the city gate, you can walk five miles south to my house."

"Well, how about this, today is the last day anyway, you should go back early, and you can buy some shopping along the way, and bring something for your parents when you go back to honor your filial piety."

"Hey, definitely, it's just Madam, this store..."

"It's okay in the store. Didn't you see that there are not many customers today? Everyone is busy preparing for the new year. After a while, Rachel and I should pack up and close the store."

"Okay, okay." Xiao An nodded again and again, "Then I'll go first, and I wish you a happy new year in advance, madam."

"Happy New Year." Shen Zhaoxue smiled and waved to him.

Xiao An walked to the door and patted Rachel who was cleaning the store, "Hey, I'm leaving first."

"Ah, are you leaving?" Rachel froze.

"Yes, see you next year, bye."

"Okay, bye!" Rai Qiumu waved at him there, "Be careful on the road."

"Rachel, come here." Shen Zhaoxue waved to her.

"Miss."

"Let's go back early, too. I want to check whether there are any gaps in the purchase of new year's goods at home. It's still too late to make up for it before the market is over." Before going out in the morning, Shen Zhaoxue gave a purchase order and handed it over The housekeeper in the mansion, she should have personally supervised this matter, but because there is still some work in the store, it is too late for her to leave, and now that she is free, it is time for her to go back.

The two finally packed up, and after confirming that there was no problem, they locked the door and closed the shop to leave.

On the training ground, except for the soldiers who stayed in the capital to celebrate the New Year, the rest also embarked on the road back to their hometowns. Although most of the holidays were spent on the road, they were able to travel thousands of miles to see them. With just one look at my parents, everything is worth it.

Wei Xue, like Qin Sun, was rescued by Sima Yun back then. Both of his parents died and he was helpless. Naturally, there was nowhere to go for the new year, so he just stayed at the training ground to celebrate the new year with the soldiers.

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"His Royal Highness, when shall we return to Kucha?"

Arya propped her temples and leaned against the soft bed, squinted her eyes slightly, and answered irrelevant questions, "How long has it been since you came back last time?"

"Huh? This subordinate doesn't quite understand... what the princess means."

"This princess refers to the day she came back from the snow mountain."

"Oh...about four or five days."

After returning to the palace that day, she had no contact with Xiuyan, and it was also heard that she was restrained by her father after returning, but for some reason, her figure would always flash in her mind from time to time, recalling that time... Some things that happened in two days, some pictures.

She froze for a moment and then suddenly remembered, "By the way, what did you just ask?"

"My subordinate is asking, Princess, when will we leave for Kucha?"

"Go back..." Arya thought about it carefully, "I can't go back in time for the New Year's Eve, forget it, just stay for a while, and go on the road when the weather is warmer."

"Yes, Your Royal Highness."

"You go and help me find a Han costume. It looks better. I want to wear it tomorrow night."

"Yes, princess."

.....

Thinking of this, the corner of Aria's mouth couldn't help but raise an arc, even she didn't notice it.

On the night of the New Year's Eve, except for the common people, all the families will gather together to have a New Year's Eve dinner with the whole family, even the princes and nobles are no exception.

This year's situation is a bit special. Xiao Qi originally wanted to invite Princess Qiuci to have this dinner together, but was told that the princess left the palace just after dark, so she simply didn't force it. It is deserted.

"Your Majesty, try this dish, the famous shredded pork with Beijing sauce. The concubine personally supervises the cooking of the imperial chef." Su Changjin took the initiative to add vegetables to Xiao Qi's bowl.

Xiao Qi also put it into her mouth very naturally, nodded in satisfaction, and the two looked at each other and smiled, like a loving couple.

But they are indeed husband and wife, but they are not ordinary couples... This makes Shen Zhaoan and Shen Zhaoping who are eating together at the same table feel very uncomfortable, and they can't even make people feel at ease during the New Year.

Xiao Qi noticed this, so she had no choice but to say a few words in a coping manner, "Don't stand still, both of you, eat whatever you like, if you don't have it, tell the imperial chef to cook it quickly."

Shen Zhaoping smiled slightly, "No need, Your Majesty, these dishes are pretty good."

Shen Zhaoan glanced at her, and couldn't help muttering in his heart, he really knows how to pretend to be hypocritical.

In order to attract His Majesty's attention and become the protagonist of tonight's New Year's Eve dinner, Shen Zhao'an suddenly had an idea, cleared his throat in a hurry and asked delicately, "Your Majesty, is there any new progress in finding the eldest princess?"

Xiao Qi, who was eating, suddenly froze, raised her head with a serious face, "Where did you hear this?"

Su Changjin also put down her chopsticks, her face was not very good-looking, Shen Zhaoan suddenly panicked, she felt as if she had said something she shouldn't have said, she thought that bringing it up would arouse His Majesty's interest, so she took the initiative to chat with her a few more words, but Now it seems....

Shen Zhaoping looked at her as if he was also asking, what kind of princess...

She panicked and faltered when she spoke, "Well, accidentally, I overheard something..."

"Did I overhear something by accident, or overheard something?" Xiao Qi had something to say, and she had a pleasant face on the surface, but she was already suspicious in her heart.

Shen Zhaoan was so frightened that she hurriedly left the table and knelt down, bowing her head and admitting her mistake, "I dare not speak nonsense, the maid in the palace of my concubine accidentally heard something while passing by the Qianqing Palace that day, so she came back and told my concubine, Your Majesty is clearly aware."

"That's fine." Xiao Qi paused, "Get up first, and drag that eavesdropping court lady out and stick her to death."

After the words fell, everyone present couldn't help shivering. Shen Zhaoan lowered his head and dared not lift it up. Su Changjin hurriedly calmed His Majesty's emotions, "Your Majesty, today is New Year's Eve, so it's not good, it's bad luck .”

Xiao Qi glanced at Su Changjin, her gaze was much gentler, "That's it, put him in the prison first, wait for the New Year to pass, and then wait for his punishment."

"My concubine, what do you think?"

Su Changjin nodded, "I have no objection."

"what about you?"

Shen Zhaoping also shook her head, "The concubine also agrees with His Majesty's approach." After finishing speaking, she gave Shen Zhaoan a sideways glance. This girl has been in the palace for so long, and she still doesn't know what to say and what not to say, hehe .

Shen Zhaoan didn't dare to speak, and returned to his seat silently, keeping his head down.

It was also the New Year's Eve dinner, but the Duke's Mansion seemed very deserted. The father and daughter stared at the table, and it seemed that they were the only two of them.

Su Xiuyan ate in silence without saying a word, Su Guogong couldn't bear it any longer, and took the initiative to reconcile with his daughter, "Xiuyan, is the meal tonight still to your liking?"

Su Xiuyan nodded and stopped talking.

Su Guogong took the initiative to talk to her again, "It's very deserted this year without your sister."

Su Xiuyan raised her head and took a peek at him, then curled her lips and replied, "Daughter thought that father would not let me out during the New Year's Eve dinner, and that you would be eating here alone, and that would be called loneliness."

"Xiuyan... Look at what you said. You are still blaming your father for locking you up these days. Do you know that you almost got into a catastrophe? How could you take Princess Qiuci to such a dangerous place? What's wrong, your father and I don't have enough brains."

"Oh, I get it now, Dad. You've been whispering in my ears every day for these years. I can almost hear the callus."

"Xiuyan, you..."

Before he finished speaking, the butler rushed to report, "Master, Second Miss, there is a distinguished guest outside the door."

"Honored guest?" Su Guogong didn't quite understand, "Who is it?"

"It's Aria." Su Xiuyan immediately understood, put down her chopsticks and rushed towards the gate, and Su Guogong also followed curiously.

Before the father and daughter arrived at the door, Aria, who got off the car, walked in with her skirt in her hand. Su Xiuyan almost didn't recognize her attire. She was actually wearing a Han costume. This was the first time Xiuyan saw her. .

Su Guogong hurriedly saluted, "I have seen the princess." Seeing that his daughter was still in a daze, he quickly gave her a wink and reminded her to salute.

Su Xiuyan probably didn't notice it or pretended not to notice it on purpose, and stepped forward excitedly, "Aria, why are you here?"

Aria curled her lips, "If I don't come, when can I wait for you to find me?"

"I'm not... grounded by my father."

Su Guogong was extremely embarrassed, and hurriedly explained, "Xiuyan got into trouble a while ago and was imprisoned by the minister for two days. Please forgive me, princess. If you don't mind, let's go in and have a New Year's Eve dinner together."

"Yeah, yeah, Aria, you haven't had dinner yet, our family cooked something delicious tonight, but it's just me and my dad, it's very deserted."

Aria pursed her lips and smiled, readily agreed, "Okay."

With Aria here, Su Xiuyan obviously became more active, but Su Guogong became silent. He is a subject and the only elder at the table. It is very inconvenient, so he simply did not speak. Just listen to the two kids talking.

"Aria, try this, our special dish is definitely not available in your hometown."

"Really, let me try it." Aria appreciated her face, put a chopstick into her mouth, and said with a smile, "It's delicious."

"Why don't we go out for a stroll after dinner later, the street must be very lively tonight." Su Xiuyan seemed to propose suddenly, but it was actually planned for a long time, presumably for the sake of the princess, father definitely wouldn't stop her.

"Okay, I just want to see how the Han people celebrate the New Year."

"But..." Su Xiuyan frowned, as if troubled.

"What's wrong?" Aria asked hurriedly.

Su Xiuyan glanced at her father, "I'm afraid of my father..."

Before he finished speaking, Su Guogong hurriedly said, "Father has no objection, you can take the princess for a stroll and have fun in this capital, as long as you don't go to any dangerous places."

"Hey, thank you dad." Su Xiuyan immediately beamed with joy.

The streets of Beijing on New Year's Eve are different from the past. Most of the shops are closed, but the hawkers are very active, pushing the stalls around the streets, not letting go of a chance to make money. For them, what can they do? I can earn more income just by going out to do business for one night, and the pressure of raising a family is relieved.

For them, New Years...is just like any other day.

Many ordinary people who finished the New Year's Eve dinner couldn't stay idle, dragging their families out for a stroll, enjoying the joy of the New Year. The festival must be lively to be fun.

In this weather, walking on the street is still very cold, "Are you cold, let me give you my coat."

Aria smiled, "Give it to me, what are you wearing, I'm fine, hey, let's go ahead and have a look."

The two of them were walking, talking like this without saying a word. They always felt that the atmosphere was weird, but they couldn't tell what went wrong.

After shopping for a few streets, I didn't buy anything, and walked to the lake without knowing it. It is the only urban lake in the capital. The lake is full of people, probably the most lively place tonight.

"What's that?" Ariya pointed to something glowing in the middle of the lake.

Su Xiuyan took a closer look, "It's a cruise ship, do you want to take it?"

"Can I sit?"

"of course can!"

It was only later that she was told that she had to queue up to board the boat, so Su Xiuyan simply took the special passage and rented the whole boat with a big sum of money, so that she was able to take Aria on the cruise ship as she wished.

The boat slowly drove to the middle of the lake. Standing on the deck and looking around, you can see a row of orange lights on the other side and a crowd of people in black.

The evening wind was blowing chilly, and after standing for a while, I couldn't hold back and went inside. There was a fruit snack prepared by the boy on the boat. Su Xiuyan ate a piece of watermelon, it was cool, and he stabbed a piece of watermelon and delivered it to him naturally. Aria's mouth.

She was stunned, and reached out to pick it up, "I, I'll do it myself."

"Okay..." Su Xiuyan withdrew her hand, and the two sat down on the comfortable soft chair, enjoying the scenery quietly.

There was silence all around, the cruise ship was floating in the middle of the lake, at this moment only the two of them were alone.

Su Xiuyan took a peek at Alia, who happened to be looking in the direction of the lake. Under such an atmosphere, she felt that she could try to say something.

"Aria?" She whispered her name first.

"Huh?" Aria turned her head, and her eyes just met her. It seemed that something in the air began to heat up and become ambiguous. Aria's heart also beat faster inexplicably.

Su Xiuyan kept digging on the chair nervously, she swore she had never been so nervous in her life. "Aria, I..."

"What's wrong with you?" Aria asked softly with a blushing face.

"I like you." Su Xiuyan blurted out in one breath.

Aria's face turned red quickly, a little overwhelmed, "I...I..."

Su Xiuyan is not a timid master either, so she just continued to pursue the victory, took the initiative and grabbed her hand, forcing her to face him face to face, "It's not the kind of liking between friends, but I want to hold hands with you, I want to be with you You kiss and want to be with you like."

"You...do you want to kiss me?" Aria wondered.

Su Xiuyan nodded resolutely, she knew that she was going all out to say what she wanted today, but she was afraid that if she didn't seize the opportunity today, she might not have another chance in the future.

Ariya looked down at her grasped hand again, and murmured in a low voice with a little shyness in her tone, "Then you have held my hand now, do you want to kiss me?"

"Ah?" Su Xiuyan was startled, her eyes widened, did she hear correctly?She must have heard it wrong, "You...you say it again, I didn't hear clearly."

"I won't say anymore." Aria pursed her lips and smiled shyly.

Su Xiuyan was overjoyed, and quickly reached out to turn her shoulders, "Then can I kiss you?"

Aria lowered her eyes and nodded slightly.

With permission, Su Xiuyan boldly approached her, her heart seemed to jump out of her throat with excitement, she lightly pecked her red lips and then quickly let go, it was soft and fragrant, making people have endless aftertaste.

Aria bit her lip and looked up at her, "Is this the end?" She seemed a little dissatisfied.

Seeing this, Su Xiuyan naturally couldn't admit defeat, so she threw herself on her, blocked her lips and kissed her deeply.

The two kissed on the spur of the moment until the sky was dark and the sky was spinning. They didn't even know that the boat was slowly approaching the shore. They didn't know it until they felt a thumping vibration, and then they were so frightened that they suddenly separated. Su Xiuyan hurried out to check what was going on.

The boatman said it was time to dock, and Aria followed and asked what happened.

Su Xiuyan didn't want her good business to be disturbed like this, so she took out a stack of bank notes from her pocket, "Here, let's do it again... No, don't stop if you don't call stop."

Aria smiled and patted her on the shoulder, flirting, "Why do you still want to spend tonight on the boat?"

Su Xiuyan smirked at her, "Anyway, it's quite comfortable inside, if you have no objections, of course you can."

The boatman was caught in the middle, and felt a little embarrassed. The two girls looked like a couple of lovers. They didn't dare to ask too much, so they took the money and continued to work.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, Shen Zhaoxue and Sima Yun went back to the other courtyard together, while Rachel followed far behind, keeping a distance so as not to disturb them.

Sima Yun thought for a long time before he had the nerve to say, "Tonight, I'll move to your place."

Shen Zhaoxue pursed her lips, secretly happy, but she deliberately said, "Husband actually doesn't need to be so anxious, you can move whenever you have time."

Sima Yun glanced at her, and said to himself, "I have plenty of time now."

Shen Zhaoxue nodded, feeling very happy in her heart, at this moment, a hand suddenly reached out and clasped hers, fingers intertwined tightly.

Although she followed behind and maintained a certain degree of rejection, Rachel could see everything in front of her clearly. She hurriedly covered her face with her hands, it was too shameful and sweet, even she felt very embarrassed when she saw it. Excuse me.

Back in the courtyard, it was busy for a while, and the servants came and went, but they still moved the general’s things back to the main house in an orderly and orderly manner. Fortunately, she didn’t need many things, and it didn’t cost much How long does it take.

Now the two of them lived together completely, closed the door, and talked slowly.

"Husband."

"Ok?"

"Tell Zhaoxue the story of your childhood."

"When I was young..." Sima Yun began to think seriously, "My childhood was very boring. I spent it in the military camp all the time. It was nothing more than queuing up and practicing knives and guns."

"That's still quite boring...but my husband has been hiding his identity all the time. These years must have been very tiring..." Shen Zhaoxue couldn't help but feel distressed whenever she thought of these things, especially those on the general's body. Shocking scars.

"Yeah, when I met you 20 years ago, I lived my life cautiously, and sometimes I just made up my mind not to regard myself as a woman, so I just got by."

"What about after meeting me?" Shen Zhaoxue tilted her head and asked.

The corner of Sima Yun's mouth raised an arc, and he took her hand under the quilt and put it on his chest, "Here...you will be from here on."

Shen Zhaoxue blushed, and suddenly wanted to tease her to destroy the atmosphere, "Husband, you...have been corseting your chest for so many years, but it's still so big..."

Sima Yun's hands froze suddenly, and he let go of her suddenly, as if he was a little angry, and didn't talk to her.

Shen Zhaoxue turned around and lay on her side, facing her, "Are you angry?"

Sima Yun simply closed his eyes, pretended to be sleeping and ignored her.

"Then, then what do I want to do, so you don't want to stop being angry, my husband..." Shen Zhaoxue just played mischievously, she didn't expect her to be angry.

Sima Yun secretly opened one eye and glanced at her, "It's okay if you don't want me to be angry, but you also need to let me touch it."

Shen Zhaoxue blushed subconsciously, and suddenly felt a movement in the quilt, and hurriedly lowered her head to look at her chest, her restless big hands had consciously groped over.