after i found out my new wife was a man

Chapter 25 The Frost Dissipates

It's late at night.

Mrs. Xie had already returned to her room to rest. Xie Linghe took the tea from the maid, rubbed it lightly a few times, and turned to look out the window casually.

The wind blew very hard tonight, and the locust tree under the gust of wind showed a bit of ferocity. The sky was gloomy and the dew was heavy, as if it was about to rain.

Suddenly, there were slight and chaotic footsteps in the strong wind, and then the footsteps became louder and louder, and finally stopped outside the door. Lord Xie pushed open the door, and saw Xie Ling who stood up, a little surprised, and then revealed A little helpless, diluting the worry between the eyebrows.

"There are so many things to do today, I actually forgot what I told you in the morning." Master Xie waved back the attendants and the maid who had been serving in the hall, and led Xie Linghe into the study, "see you next time If you come back too late, you don't have to wait any longer, just go back and rest, and don't fight for this moment if you have anything to do."

"Why did father come back so late today?" Xie Ling and asked as he opened the chair in front of the desk for his father.

Marquis Xie put his elbows on the desk, frowned and rubbed his temples: "After leaving the palace, I went to your Uncle Xu's again, and if I didn't pay attention, I wasted a lot of time."

Xie Linghe sat across from the desk, with his hands on his knees, with a serious expression: "Is the father calling his son today to explain something?"

Xie Houye paused slightly, slowly rubbed the tiger-shaped paperweight on the case, pondered for a long time, and then asked: "Do you still understand the four frontiers?"

"It faces the sea in the east, the Nanman in the south, the high cliffs in the west are unreachable, and the northern border is... Beidi."

"That's right, God favored me to face the mountains and seas from east to west," Xie Hou said unhurriedly. Although Bai Di, who has the name of Di Guifang, is not something to be feared, he is still eyeing him, so he must not be careless."

The tyranny of the previous dynasty was followed by disasters, the emperor was weak, Beidi waited for an opportunity to rise up, the war was raging, and the people were in dire straits.At this time, the first emperor rose up, overthrew the tyrant, and retreated to Beidi, which was what the people wanted and expected.

Xie Ling and his eyes were full of longing: "When the country was founded, there were many battles, and every battle recorded in the history books mostly bears the names of our ancestors. , Outstanding, every time I think about it, it still makes my heart surge, and I feel deeply unattainable."

Xie Houye showed a smile on his face: "Don't underestimate yourself, you have already done a good job at your age."

Before Xie Linghe could answer, Lord Xie sighed, showing a bit of loneliness: "Unfortunately, I have seen what the frontier looks like, I'm afraid you will never see it again in this lifetime."

The Xie family, who was conferred the title of "Marquis of Wu'an" with the title of "Marquis of Wu'an", can no longer "protect the safety of one side with martial arts", and is trapped in the capital city, just like a dragon trapped in the shallows, and every move is controlled by the emperor. kind of irony.

Xie Lingyu comforted him and said, "Don't you still have Uncle Xu? As long as there are people guarding the northern border, they can keep the people safe, no matter who they are."

"It's different," Lord Xie closed his eyes slightly, and repeated again, "It will be different in the future."

What?Xie Lingyu was shocked and hurriedly looked over.

"Three days later, the emperor will promulgate a decree. There are two methods in this decree. First, except for the forbidden army in the capital, the soldiers and horses in the world are divided into seventeen systems, and each system is led by a general. The seventeen generals are equal. Second, generals in the [-]th system are rotated once a year, and they cannot serve in the same army repeatedly." Xie Houye's fingertips turned white while holding the paperweight, and his voice was hoarse, "This decree is... the Tweeting Decree. "

Xie Ling and his pupils shrank slightly, thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind, and his voice suddenly rose: "How could this happen?! If this decree is promulgated, if things go on like this, there will be many and chaotic internal forces in the military. It is no longer united as one, united as one. In a few years, the whole army will not know the generals, and the generals will not know the soldiers... This is a taboo in the army!"

There is one more sentence he didn't say, if it was a peaceful time, it would be fine, but if Beidi invaded and the whole army would be scattered, how would they fight?

"There is one more thing. Among the seventeen generals, there is no surname Xu." Xie Houye looked very serious, and glanced at his son, "The emperor intends to order Xu brother to be the deputy of the imperial army before the Tweeting Order."

"'Intention' means that there is room for turning around?" Xie Lingyu asked hastily.

Xie Hou smiled wryly: "It's still in operation, but the emperor's attitude is unpredictable, so I'm not sure."

Xie Linghe pursed his lips tightly, and although he knew it was impossible, he still asked again: "Then there is no room for turning around the 'Tweet Order'?"

Lord Xie Hou shook his head, looked at his son for a while, and sighed slowly.

"I'm telling you this not for what to do, but just to let you know. After all, as the eldest son, you will bear the burden on me now, sooner or later, you know?"

Xie Lingyu looked serious and cautious: "My son will definitely remember it."

Xie Houye looked a little relaxed, and said again: "And—" Before he could say anything, he suddenly seemed to think of something, after all, he didn't continue talking, just waved his hand, leaned on the back of the chair and closed his mouth. Eyes closed: "It's getting late, go back quickly, you have to get up early tomorrow."

"Yes." Seeing that his father didn't intend to speak again, Xie Linghe stopped asking, stood up and bowed, "Then son will go back first, and father should rest quickly. Mother may still be waiting for you to go back."

Hearing this, a slightly helpless smile appeared on the corner of Xie Houye's mouth: "Understood, I will return."

The wind is still blowing.

The sky was so gloomy that it seemed to be able to drop rain, and the air was filled with the dryness and sultriness that was typical before the heavy rain.On this windy night, somewhere ten miles away from Marquis Wu'an's mansion, another conversation between father and son was going on.

In Xu Mansion, General Xu and Xu Yaoling were also sitting in front of the desk.

Although General Xu's eyes were slightly blue and black and full of fatigue, his aura was still undiminished, and his eyes were fixed with a murderous look: "Understood?"

Xu Yaoling was dressed in a dark red robe with dark patterns of plum blossoms embroidered on the corners of the sleeves, but he described it wantonly and looked like a good girl. His eyes darkened, then he nodded, and then he said: "If you want to calculate it carefully, only Beidi is still alive." It's still a bit of a threat, but the remaining Bai Di who was defeated and lost the name of 'Chidi Guifang' is nothing to fear now."

General Xu looked at his eldest son. Although he had many wives, concubines and children, Xu Yaoling was the only one he identified as the future head of the family from beginning to end.Even if this son is cynical, unlike the son of a family, but looks like a dude, it has never changed.

"At the beginning you said you wanted to be free, so I gave you free will, but Yaoling, you are always the eldest son of my Xu family and the future head of the family I believe. After so many years of free and easy life, you must start to learn to take up the burden. .”

Xu Yaoling didn't reply, but when his complexion sank, the smile no longer appeared on his lips, and all the cynicism in his eyes disappeared, even though he was still wearing a red robe, at first glance, he looked a bit more His father's chilling aura looks like.

General Xu smiled relievedly, he knew that his son would not let him down: "The Holy Majesty Tween Ling is determined to win and cannot be changed, but at least my Xu family can still be one of the seventeen generals, which is considered a great fortune among misfortunes .”

Xu Yaoling's voice was a bit puzzled: "But now the emperor has decided to transfer you to Beijing as the deputy of the imperial army, will it really change the emperor's original plan?"

General Xu was taken aback for a moment, stared at the empty space in front of him for a while, then said slowly for a long time:

"Most definitely."

Xu Yaoling breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, although he didn't know how his father could make the emperor take back his words, but since his father said so, he could definitely do it.

He thinks he has neither great ambition nor much talent, and he just wants to be a dude who "knows neither the safety of the world nor the safety of the earth", spends his life idling about fighting cocks and dogs.

It's a pity that the sky always fails to meet people's wishes. The days of wanton and leisurely life like in the past are coming to an end after all, Xu Yaoling thought so, but then laughed softly.

Fortunately, there were two people, Xie Ling and He Si Yuming, by their side, so it wasn't too bad.

Most of the things may be like this, even if the road ahead is dangerous and the road is long, if you have one or two close friends by your side, it seems that you can gain a little more strength out of thin air.

The wind has not stopped, the rain has not yet fallen, and at this moment, the friend Xu Yaoling is thinking about——

One is the Prime Minister's Mansion, Si Yuming.

Si Yuming was sitting alone in front of the desk, holding a volume of books in his hands, reading without distraction and concentrating. He was wearing a white robe, his long hair was a little wet, casually scattered behind him, and his eyes were cold and menacing.

The gust of wind suddenly became violent, and the doors and windows slammed loudly, as if they were about to break through the windows. Si Yuming looked up, and the bright candlelight illuminated the scroll in his hand, and the writing on it was clearly visible:

The emperor worries about the labor of the minister, and the emperor humiliates the minister to death; eating the emperor's salary is a matter of loyalty to the emperor.

Serve the king with all loyalty, and die straight with innocence.

And the other person was Xie Ling.

He had already returned to his own Ling'an Garden, but at this time his complexion was unusually dark, and he looked at the silent person in front of him with a slight frown, his voice seemed to be suppressed in his throat.

"You don't remember everything I told you this morning?"

He Yaoqing folded his arms and tilted his head slightly, but did not reply.

I saw that his sleeves had been pulled away, and there was a cloth stained with blood on the table behind him. The wound was covered with a little white after a day, and it seemed that it was caused by the owner's indifference, and the medicine had not been changed. .

Xie Lingyu was so angry that he was so angry that he had specifically told him to remember to change his medicine before going out this morning, but this person not only forgot to mention it, but even opened the wound again!

Doesn't he feel any pain at all?

Xie Lingyu's anger came fiercely, but he couldn't get angry at the person in front of him, so he could only let the vigorous anger swirl in his heart, until he couldn't breathe well, and looked at the wound of the person in front of him, so he became more and more blocked up.

He Yaoqing lowered his eyes and didn't look at him, seemingly indifferent, but in fact he was quite flustered, his hands were tightly clenched into fists, but he didn't know how to speak, so the two of them fell silent like this, only the voice outside the window The wind howled.

After a long time, no one spoke, and even the surrounding air seemed to have condensed.

Even if I was wrong, you just show me face and don't talk to me anymore?

He Yaoqing pursed his lips tightly. Although he knew that he was wrong about this matter, for some reason, he felt a little wronged.

It was only then that Xie Linghe managed to suppress his anger, turned around, went to the bedside, took the medicine box, pulled the person who made him angry to the stool, and gave him the medicine without saying a word.

He Yaoqing stretched out his arms cooperatively, heaved a sigh of relief, and explained softly: "I really forgot this time, and I won't in the future."

Even he himself didn't realize that his tone was a little flattering.

Xie Linghe's movements were unsteady, but the frost that had formed between his brows and eyes gradually softened: "Yes."

He Yaoqing was a little puzzled. He didn't know whether his answer had calmed down or not, but he still looked over with some anxiety.But Xie Linghe looked serious, with clear eyes and clear eyes. He was clearly just applying medicine to himself, but he was focused as if he was doing something important. The dim light reflected on his side face, and the gentle expression between his eyes and eyebrows gradually revealed , the frost finally dissipated completely.

He Yaoqing looked a little dazed, but his heart suddenly relaxed.

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