lord and beauty

"Ruan Yue, how long have you been in Sifang City? Are you a local?"

Tan Qiu sat at the gate of his own courtyard, with his long legs stretched out on the ground, leaning against the pavilion pillar in front of the gate behind him, looking boredly at Ruan Yue, who was tending flowers and plants.

Ruan Yue raised her head when she heard the words, and raised her hand to wipe the fine sweat from her forehead. There was an unplanted flower tree beside her, her cuffs were rolled up, and she was dressed in a rough simple dress with a lot of dirt on the hem.

"I'm not from here. My hometown is Peach Blossom Village next to Lucheng, but my parents passed away, and I went to Wang's family after going around, and then came to Sifang City. It's been about 11 years."

Tan Qiu nodded slightly when he heard the words, and didn't ask any more questions. Seeing that he was silent, Ruan Yue also lowered her head and continued to dig a hole with a small shovel.

Tan Qiu let out a long sigh, looked up at the blue sky, today is the best day of the sun these days, the sun is warm on the body, without the chill of winter, but Tan Qiu's heart is gloomy.

He found out Jiang Beimu's identity from Fu He yesterday, and the blow to him was like a bolt from the blue, and it took him a whole night to recover.

The capital is a place that he has never thought about. It can even be said that in his heart, he has never planned to go to the capital, and he has no impression of the nobles. It is no exaggeration to say that the capital is in his opinion. Well, only some big shots can go there. For Tan Qiu, a Sifang City is enough for him to live an ordinary life.

Tan Qiu scratched his head a little irritably, then put away his long legs, squatted up, and aimlessly pulled out the weeds in front of him with one hand.

At least before yesterday, Jiang Beimu was just a handsome and powerful businessman in his heart, and he was also a widower. He rose from a businessman to the level of a general in the Yuan Dynasty.

That's a height that even he can't even flatter a horse...

Tan Qiu plucked the weeds for a while, and felt very uncomfortable in his heart. Seeing Ruan Yue planting flowers humming a little song, the words were grinded between his lips and teeth for a long time, and then he hesitated and said to Ruan Yue:

"Then...do you know who the great general of our Yuan Dynasty is?"

Ruan Yue was a little surprised, as if she didn't expect Tan Qiu to ask this topic, she blinked in confusion, Tan Qiu quickly fake coughed twice when she saw this, and said, "I'm just asking."

"I don't know who it is, and I haven't been to the capital, but everyone has heard about his deeds." Ruan Yue didn't think too much, only thought for a while before replying straightforwardly:

"A few years ago, the Di people came to attack us frequently, and they almost hit our Mocheng. I heard that our general led a hundred thousand soldiers and horses, and fought fiercely for two days and two nights, driving the Di people out. After the first battle, , the general pressed harder and harder, and won many battles, forcing the Di tribe out of the pass, and only then recovered the three cities of Saibei from our Yuan dynasty."

Tan Qiu was startled when he heard this, if he usually heard these words, he wouldn't feel much. After all, the Di tribe and the bloody battle were too far away from him, so he couldn't even imagine it.

But now that Jiang Beimu is what Ruan Yue called the "God of War" who led the army to fight many times, the impact on him was not ordinary.

"It's so powerful." Tan Qiu clicked his tongue in amazement.

Seeing this, Ruan Yue spoke even more vigorously, even threw the small shovel in her hand aside, stood up and danced, "That's right, I heard a rumor before that our general Yuan Chao is very powerful During the battle in Mocheng, he was only unbearable, and he heard that his martial arts were so strong that he once declared war with a leader of the Di clan in front of the city gate, and he took off the head of the leader of the Di clan in only ten moves. , and hung on the city wall!"

"When it comes to martial arts, he is the well-deserved number one in the Yuan Dynasty! He beat the Di people for several years and never dared to approach our frontier."

"If we can say that we can live a stable life now, it is really thanks to this general."

When Ruan Yue talked about this general, her face blushed slightly with excitement, and she completely lost her previous calm and restrained appearance.

Tan Qiu only felt that he had no impression of this so-called general, and he was not even as familiar as Ruan Yue. Could this be the reason why he bumped his head?

After Ruan Yue finished speaking, she realized that Tan Qiu's interest was a little bit languid, and she looked preoccupied, so she stopped the conversation wisely, and asked cautiously, "What's wrong, young master?"

Tan Qiu waved his hand, "It's nothing, then do you know... who is the wife of the great general?"

Ruan Yue blinked, "Is he married? I don't know about it. The frontier fortress has been very peaceful in recent years, and we have less wars, but I haven't heard much about it."

Tan Qiu curled his lips silently, thinking that not only was this great general married, but his children could call him father and mother, and you still see him every day.

"By the way, you've been in Sifang City for so long, do you know the daughter of the Liu family?"

Ruan Yue thought for a while, and replied: "I'm not very clear about this, I only heard that the Liu family's concubine seems to be twins a long time ago, and one of them is an elder sister or younger sister, who once entered the palace to serve nobles, as if betrothed I gave it to a son of a family, but I don’t know the details.”

"This Liu family seems to be unknown, but I always feel that they are not that simple." Ruan Yueyan seemed a little worried, and hurriedly lowered her voice and said to Tan Qiu: "It seems that the Liu family will also send someone this time..."

"Let's tell the truth about our Jiang family, but we have only been here in Sifang City for less than a year, and the Liu family actually delivered the greeting card in person... I always feel uneasy and kind, so you should be more careful, young master."

Tan Qiu nodded when she heard the words, and sighed faintly. Seeing this, Ruan Yue cautiously said: "Young Master, what's the matter today, you look sullen. In these days, I have seen you sigh four or five times."

"I..." Tan Qiu swallowed his words again. Jiang Beimu was doing business in this city under his name, so he probably didn't want to get involved in the past. Mu didn't say that he delayed his affairs...

"Tell me, can two people with different identities be together?" Tan Qiu thought for a while, and could only whisper to Ruan Yue.

"It depends on how big the difference is." Ruan Yue replied.

"Probably...one is a nobleman in the capital, and the other is from the countryside."

Ruan Yue looked at Tan Qiu's bitter face, and said sincerely: "Then this is almost impossible. There is a natural gap between the two of them, their identities, knowledge, and decades of life, and it is not so easy to bridge. .”

Tan Qiu's heart tightened when he heard this, and he subconsciously wanted to say something to refute Ruan Yue, but suddenly found that he couldn't think of a strong reason.

Seeing this, Ruan Yue didn't know what Tan Qiu was worrying about, so she could only rack her brains and ponder for a while, and asked tentatively: "Is the young master worrying about what happened next month? Speaking of which, there is no one around now, what is the matter with the young master?" What is your plan? Maybe you can talk to me, so that I can help you out of your worries."

Talking about the Autumn Classics, Ruan Yue only reacted after such a reminder, and first asked: "What kind of medicine is that you gave me?"

Ruan Yue blinked and said, "Spring|medicine."

"You are a girl from every family, where did you get the aphrodisiac?" Tan Qiu asked incredulously, even looking at Ruan Yue with complicated eyes, Ruan Yue's cheeks became hot, and she hurriedly said:

"My lord, don't get me wrong. I gave it to you before I came to Jiang's mansion. You know the purpose...Your lord. It's just that I don't need it now, so I just borrowed flowers to present to Buddha."

Tan Qiu fell silent for a moment, and Ruan Yue continued to work harder: "Young Master, isn't he worried about how to get closer to the master? After all, even I can see that the master has more than respect for you, but not enough intimacy. I will be a little afraid of you."

"Afraid of me?!" Tan Qiu seemed to have heard some myth, and said amusedly, "How could the master be afraid of me?"

"It's hard for me to say, maybe I guessed wrong." Ruan Yue took advantage of the slope to get off the donkey, and did not insist on her own opinion, taking advantage of the situation and persuaded: "Master, if you don't take the initiative, then you should take the initiative, son, and do it yourself first." Being strong is better than being missed by others, isn't it?"

When Tan Qiu heard this, his eyes flickered slightly, as if he was a little moved.

According to Jiang Beimu's temperament, if something happened to him, Jiang Beimu would definitely be forced to take a step, whether it was voluntary or passive, now Jiang Beimu seems to have found a safety line, politely But don't get along with him too closely, if something can happen, it can tear away this superficial peace...

But... Tan Qiu felt in his heart that he couldn't do this.

Jiang Beimu was the great general of the Yuan Dynasty, and he had made great achievements for the common people.

He shouldn't have used such indecent tricks on him.

"Let's forget it."