The Great General and His Little Scholars

In Liao Mingsi's courtyard, Xing'an gently closed the door.Cuiqiao asked in confusion: "What's wrong with the two young masters? After you come back, you seem to have lost your soul?"

Xing'an shook his head, signaled Cuiqiao to stop talking, and returned to the servant's room.

In Liao Mingsi's room, Jiang Tong sat blankly on the couch by the window without even taking off his cape, as if he had lost his soul.

Liao Mingsi was worried and anxious, he gritted his teeth and said, "If I had known this, you shouldn't have stopped me just now, let me tell the truth, why worry about it here."

Jiang Tong shook his head and said: "The general and his wife have treated me with great kindness, and tonight they treated me as a family member and hosted a dinner party. I... how could I..." Jiang Tong bit his lip, lowered his head, and wept in embarrassment Lai: "Brother, if father writes back and agrees to this marriage, what shall we do?"

Liao Mingsi was shocked when he heard this, and immediately opened the door and shouted: "Xing'an!"

Xing'an came in a hurry, and before he could speak, Liao Mingsi said in a loud voice: "Send two of the best guards in the army, and let them use the fastest horses in the barracks to chase a letter sent by the general's mansion. Letter. Remember, if you can’t catch up, you will be dealt with by military law!”

Xing'an hurriedly responded, and rushed out like the wind.

Liao Mingsi closed the door, only to see Jiang Tong looking at him nervously with bright eyes: "Can you catch up?"

"Don't worry, the sentry guards of my Liao family army are top-notch in terms of speed and physical strength, and it is no problem to catch up with those ordinary messengers."

Liao Mingsi comforted Jiang Tong. Seeing that he was panicked and at a loss, he helped him take off his cloak and put it aside, saying, "You don't need to worry, this matter is only in our hearts. If you are single-minded, no one can separate us."

Jiang Tong nodded, but remembered something, and said in a trembling voice: "What about the eldest princess? She is the most beloved daughter of the empress dowager. Every day, the Imperial Academy has special edicts for the eldest princess to accommodate various affairs, all of which are the orders of the empress dowager. If she refuses to give up, isn't it..."

"Marriage is not a matter of one person. I would rather die than obey, and there is no empress dowager who insists on marriage." Liao Mingsi comforted Jiang Tong and said: "After all, the Liao family is still a military minister, whether it is the empress dowager or the emperor. Be a little apprehensive."

Jiang Tong was still young and had just been involved in government affairs. Hearing what Liao Mingsi said, although he was worried, he felt relieved.

But after all, he was too frightened this time, and suddenly relaxed at this moment, the wine he had just drank turned into a sweat, his hands and feet were light, and he didn't even have the strength to move.

Liao Mingsi saw that his face was pale and his head was covered with cold sweat, he hurriedly supported him and said: "Rest first, don't think too much, I have everything to do, don't think about anything, just leave it to me."

Jiang Tong nodded, trying to stand up, but his feet were weak.Liao Mingsi simply picked him up and put him gently on the bed.

"Lie down, I'll pour you a cup of tea, An An Shen."

Liao Mingsi said that he wanted to turn around, but his sleeve was grabbed.Turning around, I saw Jiang Tong lying on the couch with tears in his eyes, and said softly, "Don't go away."

Liao Mingsi looked into those eyes, his heart almost melted, he turned around and lay down together on the bed, holding the body soaked in cold sweat in his arms.

Jiang Tong squeezed tightly into Liao Mingsi's chest, put his cheek against his chin, and sobbed, "Let me know what happened today. One day, I will leave my brother. My brother promised me that that day will not come." Don't leave when you are in trouble, just stay by my side, just look at me..."

"Fool, what are you thinking." Liao Mingsi hugged the person in his arms tightly, feeling the uncontrollable trembling of his body, and his heart ached as if it was about to explode: "What kind of day will we part, there won't be that day. The first time I saw you, I was determined to stay with you through life and death, even if I really had to die, I would die together."

"No, I don't want you to die." Jiang Tong tightly grasped the clothes on Liao Mingsi's back with his slender fingers, and said in a trembling voice, "If one day you have to die to stay together, it doesn't matter if you die. But if you have to die to save a person, I will go! You have to guard the general and his wife, and do your filial piety for me."

Liao Mingsi kissed Jiang Tong's forehead deeply, and said in a deep voice: "With me here, there would be no day. We will live better than anyone else, until you and I both have white hair, wrinkles, and ugly No one wants to take a look at it anymore. So the two of you are together, and I will hold you like today until the end of my life."

Jiang Tong raised his head, tears were streaming down his face, but his bright eyes were full of trust: "Well, I will listen to my brother."

Liao Mingsi put his palm on that face so delicate that people couldn't take his eyes off it, and gently kissed the crystal clear teardrops on his cold cheeks.Every kiss is reassuring, soothing Jiang Tong's anxiety and fear.

Jiang Tong greeted that kiss, carried on all those consolations, and immersed his whole body in Liao Mingsi's passionate and true love.All the turmoil in the world, compared with a sincere person, is all left behind, only thinking, only watching, only believing... the person in front of me...

In He Qing's courtyard, the lights and candles were beating. Liao Shan opened his eyes and saw He Qing sitting beside the bed in a daze with his clothes on.

"Why don't you sleep? Is there any discomfort?" Liao Shan sat up and asked with concern.

He Qing sighed lightly, and said in a low voice: "Mingsi and Jiang Tong...tonight's reaction was too strange. After talking about the county magistrate's finger marriage, both of them seemed to have lost their souls. Jiang Tong broke out in a cold sweat. Yes, as if frightened."

Liao Shan thought for a while in a daze and said, "Jiang Tong is only 17 years old. I don't know if you suddenly said something about marriage."

"Are you scared?" He Qing muttered, then turned around and said, "Your Excellency still has business work tomorrow, so go to bed first."

"Let's go together. I'm always very busy. I haven't been to you for a long time." Liao Shan said, pulling He Qing to lie down together, and He Qing had no choice but to give up and stop thinking about it.

On the second day, Liao Mingsi sat in the living room and watched Cuiqiao help Jiang Tong change his clothes.Jiang Tong didn't sleep well all night, despite Liao Mingsi's repeated comforts, he only closed his eyes at dawn.

Originally, Liao Mingsi didn't want Jiang Tong to go to the Imperial Academy today, so he just stayed at home for a day.But Jiang Tong said that there is an important edict being drafted today, and besides, he can only think wildly at home, so he should relax when he goes out to do things.

Seeing Cuiqiao tidy up, Liao Mingsi got up and said, "I'll go to see the car prepared by Xing'an, don't worry, I'll let the car pick you up at the gate of the courtyard."

Jiang Tong agreed, and when Cuiqiao brought the porridge, Jiang Tong shook his head, losing his appetite.Cuiqiao hurriedly said: "The eldest son ordered me to cook it in the small kitchen early in the morning. When you were washing, the eldest son filled it up and blew it by the side for a long time. Now it's just time to eat it. If you don't eat it, you have failed the eldest son. Heart."

Jiang Tong listened, looked at the bowl of congee which was suitable for thick and light, tears welled up, and silently drank the bowl of porridge.

Cuiqiao brought tea to clear Jiang Tong's mouth, and then came over with a cloak, but groaned: "Ah, the bottom of this cloak is covered with muddy water, I didn't see it last night."

Jiang Tong took a look, and sure enough, the hem of the brocade mink velvet cloak had been dried up with some muddy water.I think it was when I was restless last night, I didn't know where I was in a daze.At that time, my heart was in a mess, and I couldn't pay attention to my feet.

"Take the other one." Jiang Tong said dully, not bothering about such a trivial matter.

Cuiqiao opened Jiang Tong's suitcase, but suddenly remembered that another cotton cape had been washed.Seeing Jiang Tong listless, he couldn't bear to bother him any more, thought for a while, and opened Liao Mingsi's wardrobe.

Flipping through it, I saw a snow-blue cloak with a snow-blue rabbit collar embroidered with swastika patterns embroidered in silver thread was tucked into a corner.Cuiqiao thought that maybe Liao Mingsi didn't like the color, but the look and style seemed to suit Jiang Tong, so she took it out and put it on for Jiang Tong.

Jiang Tong didn't even look at it, he put it on and walked out.Liao Mingsi was waiting by the carriage, and when he saw Jiang Tong coming out wearing the cloak Song Yuanzhen gave him, he wanted to change it.

But seeing Jiang Tong's sluggish expression and thinking about the affairs of the Imperial Academy, he didn't want to make any more trouble. He thought that when it was time for lunch, he would replace it with a new one and it would be over.

Sitting in the carriage, Jiang Tong didn't say anything.Liao Mingsi said something else, Jiang Tong absently responded, and asked suddenly: "Brother, do you think those two guards caught up with the messenger?"

Liao Mingsi sighed distressedly, put his arms around Jiang Tong's shoulders and said, "Don't worry, if they don't catch up, I will send someone to intercept your father's reply. If not, I will go to the lake in person. State, please ask Fucheng Wang to take the blame."

Jiang Tong nodded, stretched out his hand, and held Liao Mingsi's hand tightly, as if if he let go, Liao Mingsi would disappear.

The hand stove Jiang Tong was holding was newly added charcoal, but his hand was as cold as if it had no temperature at all.Liao Mingsi covered the hand completely into the palm of his hand, and the coolness leaked from the palm of his hand, as if he couldn't cover the heat no matter what.

When he arrived at the Imperial Academy, Liao Mingsi said worriedly, "Why don't you let Xing'an wait outside."

"No need." Jiang Tong turned around and squeezed out a smile: "I'm fine, my brother needs someone for training in the school." After saying that, he waved to Liao Mingsi and walked into the gate of the Imperial Academy.

Liao Mingsi looked at Jiang Tong's back, frowned, and said to Xing'an, "Go home later and bring me my newly made brown satin cape with foxtail, and change it for Tong."

In the imperial palace, in the Yuhua Palace, Xu Pinyan, the king and county magistrate of Sufeng County, came to visit Song Yuanzhen.Xu Pinyan stayed in Jiangnan for a long time, and told Song Yuanzhen some interesting stories about Jiangnan, Song Yuanzhen listened with great interest.

Hearing Xu Pinyan talk about how charming Jiangnan beauties are, Song Yuanzhen said, "What about Jiangnan talents? It is said that they are also beautiful, handsome, and gentle."

Xu Pinyan said: "They are more delicate and delicate than northern men, but most of them are limited in stature, not as masculine as northern men."

"That's natural. No one is perfect in this world. It must be beautiful and handsome, but also bold and unrestrained, with a burly figure." Song Yuanzhen said: "Even Liao Mingsi is a little less beautiful."

When Xu Pinyan heard this, his face flushed slightly and he said, "If you say that both are in line, there is one person."

"Who?" Song Yuanzhen observed his words and expressions, and said with a smile: "You little girl, you have grown up, and you have made such a big circle about the prince and grandson of which family. You just say it, it is appropriate, and I will ask the queen mother to give it to you." You mean marriage."

Xu Pinyan's ears were already blushing, and he murmured: "The princess should also know that she is the cousin of the major general——Sima Jiangtong."