Dai Yuxin says

As the saying goes: A wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as a prostitute.

If the second girl really won the favor of some noble person and was favored, it would be beneficial to the Jia family, and she might not be able to communicate secretly.

Mother Jia secretly regretted that she was a little anxious at the time, and the ghost was so dazed that she didn't leave any room.

The Zhen family was confiscated and imprisoned, the Wang family was ruined, the Xue family was ruined, and now there is only an orphan wife, Aunt Xue, who lives in Jia's mansion with her daughter Xue Baochai.

After all the calculations, there is still only her own mother's Shihou Mansion, although it has withered and fallen, it has not collapsed after all.

Mother Jia couldn't help but feel relieved in her sadness.

She turned her head and shouted: "Yuanyang, tell the second wife that I haven't seen Yun'er for a long time, and send someone to Wei's house to bring Yun'er to me."

Yuanyang agreed, and went out in person to find Mrs. Wang and send someone to pick her up.

At noon, the person who went to Wei's house to pick up Xiangyun came back, and replied with a mournful face: "I went to pick up Grandma Yun, but I didn't even see Grandma Yun. Grandpa Wei was very ill. I heard that Grandma Yun stayed all day and night. He waited with his clothes on, saying he didn't have the time to come."

When Jia Mu heard this, she was sad for a long time and didn't recover.

Yuanyang hurriedly patted and rubbed her breasts behind her.

After a long time, Mother Jia cried out with a "wow", sobbing: "My girl Yun, why is life so hard! How will I live in the future?"

Everyone persuaded: "Grandpa Wei has a good literary talent and martial arts, and he is young. There is no famous doctor in the capital. He will recover soon. Don't worry, old lady, maybe in two days, he will recover."

Mother Jia cried: "The older a person is, the softer his heart is. I don't want to hear what's wrong with the younger generation."

People thought that Mother Jia felt sorry for Xiangyun and shed tears of grief.

Only the mandarin ducks know that Jia's mother is grieving for the decline of Jia's mansion.

On weekdays, I was afraid that it would be unlucky to cry, and I was sad and dared not cry.

Now that I have a name, I can cry as much as I want.

After crying bitterly for a while, Mother Jia ordered: "Go tell Lian'er, and take Baoyu to Wei's house to have a look later. Let Feng girl and her sisters of the same generation go to have a look first, and enlighten girl Yun well, don't be sad. Hurry up and send someone useful to send a letter to Miss Lin, at least they are sisters, and Miss Yun is just married not long ago, and she looks like this, no matter what, she should go over and have a look, and say something heart-warming, it is the sisters' relationship. There is affection."

Yuanyang has been serving Mother Jia since she was a teenager. She understands Mother Jia's thoughts best, and knows that Mother Jia still wants to find a reason to let people from Jia's family meet Daiyu at Wei's house. The sisters meet and talk, which can bring back Daiyu's old love , and rebuilt the old relationship with Jia's mansion.

Hearing Mother Jia's orders, Yuanyang hurriedly went to execute them one by one, but she didn't think so in her heart, and said: "What happened on my birthday last time, no one will forgive me if I put it on anyone."It would be strange if Miss Lin could go to Wei's house and meet people from Jia's mansion.

Sure enough, as Yuanyang expected, the people sent to Yuyuan came back to report that Miss Lin was not in Yuyuan and went to Guangyuan Temple to pray for blessings.The servant rushed to Guangyuan Temple, where the old monk said that Miss Lin was copying the scriptures, and it is not appropriate to see guests during the blessing.

Mother Jia rolled her old eyes and stared blankly at the returning mother-in-law, deciding in her heart that Daiyu didn't want to see the people of Jia's mansion again, and she was avoiding them.

Hearing that the mother-in-law said that Daiyu was copying scriptures in Guangyuan Temple, she waved her hands in half-belief and muttered feebly: "Got it."

In fact, Daiyu has already left the capital at this moment and is on her way to the northwest.

It is said that Daiyu went to the temple to chant scriptures and copy scriptures. It was Shui Jing who asked Xiugu and others to deliberately release smoke in order to ensure Daiyu's journey safety.

General Li Hu is a descendant of the famous general Li Guang. He is about forty years old.

The voice is like thunder, the action is like the wind, but the heart is as thin as a hair, and everything is considered, no matter how big or small.

He is a rare famous general in this dynasty, and he is also a confidant and confidant general of the trump card that Shui Jing is reluctant to use easily.

This time, it was Aizi Shui Rong who led the troops out of the customs and wiped out most of the main force of the rebel army in one fell swoop, making the rebel leader frightened and fled without a trace with the remnants of the defeated generals.

For nearly a hundred years, the frontier has been harassed, invaded, and eroded by rebel tribes. Now it has been dissolved by water, completely reversing the passive situation.

This is an achievement that Shui Jing is very proud of.

This feat must be a highlight in future history books.

Thinking of it, Shui Jing felt comfortable and happy.

In order to achieve permanent peace at the border, it is necessary to eliminate future troubles and wipe out the rebels.

However, Shui Jing knew that this was very difficult to do.

Because the rebel tribe can be said to be all soldiers, it is difficult for men, women and children to distinguish which rebels are herdsmen.

Now, the leader of the rebel tribe who resisted the imperial court fled to the interior of the grassland with the remnants defeated by the water solution, and hid in the depths of the desert.

Shui Rong tried every means all day long, eager to find the main force of the rebel army who had fled, and wanted to have a final decisive battle with them.

However, these rebels seemed to have evaporated in the world, and fled without a trace.

If we don't win a complete victory, we can't withdraw our troops.

The longer the hundreds of thousands of troops stationed at the border, the heavier the burden on the imperial court, which made Shui Rong very worried.

Shui Jing didn't think so. He felt that Shui Rong won such a big victory, which was no more than the military expenditure spent in previous years.

Because the water-soluble army seized a lot of food and supplies, all the materials he asked the court to transport were much less than before.

Mothers worry about children traveling thousands of miles, and motherly love is great.

In fact, father's love is no less than mother's love, and even deeper than mother's love.

Seeing that autumn is here, Shui Jing thinks that the winter in the Northwest is very cold, and worries about the lack of water-soluble food and grass for the winter.

This time, he sent his confidant general Li Hu to lead [-] soldiers and horses to escort a large amount of food and supplies to the northwest.

Before Li Hu left, Shui Jing entrusted Daiyu to take him to the northwest, and asked Li Hu to escort Daiyu to Shui Rong safely and thoughtfully.

Shui Jing thinks that Daiyu went to the Northwest, and Shui Rong returned to the court for the first New Year. Although she can't spend the New Year in the capital, it is a bitter cold place in the Northwest, and she will have a good time.

As long as she is accompanied by Shui Rong, Daiyu will not be lonely this year.

More importantly, Daiyu left the capital, which also saved Daiyu from being entangled by people with ulterior motives.

It's just that Daiyu has suffered a lot and has worked hard all the way. The life in the northwest is not comparable to that in the capital. Life must be hard.

In order to compensate Daiyu, Shui Jing prepared ten carts of daily necessities for Daiyu, such as silk and satin, long-haired mink fur, gold beads and jade, pens, ink and paper, rice noodles, sauce, vinegar and tea, and even the girl's household needles and brains. Ready to arrive.

Seeing this, Daiyu felt warm in her heart and couldn't help but be moved.

Ashan and Xiugu Zijuan Xueyan, because of the limited number of vehicles, carefully selected and selected the things they brought. They chose four cars full of things, plus the car that Daiyu Zijuan Xueyan took. It is five cars.

Xiugu still stays in Yuyuan to guard the house, and Ah Shan goes out with Daiyu.

Before leaving, Daiyu also took two cute little wolf dogs with her.

All the way through the wind and dust, non-stop, rushed to the northwest...

In the evening, Daiyu came to the bank of the Yellow River with General Li Hu's transport team.

Li Hu told Ah Shan that this place is not far from Helan Mountain, and after passing the third pass of Helan Mountain, it will not be far to reach the station of the water-soluble army.

Li Hu also told Ah Shan that it was getting late now, and although the main force of the rebel army had been beaten to pieces by the water solution, the remnants of the defeated soldiers had already fled to the depths of the grassland and desert.

However, the terrain of Helan Mountain is dangerous, with overlapping peaks and steep valleys. It is hard to guarantee that there will not be a small group of hidden rebels or hostile herdsmen here.

Li Hu suggested that at night, the team camped on the bank of the Yellow River, on this wide land.

Anyway, it's not far from the water-soluble army, so why not stop the food transportation team that has been walking for a few days for a few days, and wait until everyone has recovered enough energy to walk out of the third pass of Helan Mountain in one go.

Ah Shan reported General Li Hu's opinion to Dai Yu, he opened his big round eyes and blinked his small narrow eyes, and said solemnly: "Girl, there is no mountain in this world that has more wars than this Helan Mountain. This mountain has been in a state of war for more than a hundred years. I have been here several times, and I feel that the war has not affected her beauty at all. If it is not because of the war, it is a good time for the girl to visit Helan Mountain. "

Xueyan couldn't help but be moved when she heard Ah Shan say that now is a good time to visit.

He said with a smile, "General Li said that he would rest here for a few days, so we will take a tour around here. I saw it in the car. There are mountains and rivers here. The girl is also tired from the bumpy journey. Why don't you take this opportunity to relax."

Ashan looked at Daiyu and saw her frowning slightly, knowing that Daiyu was careful and thoughtful about problems.

He stood aside, didn't say much, just looked at Daiyu quietly.How much he hopes in his heart that time will freeze here forever, so that he can watch the girl silently and guard her side forever.

However, reason told him: no!Can't!

Such a kind and beautiful little fairy should enjoy the happiness and joy she deserves.

Shui Rong, only this young and handsome co-prince, Shui Rong, who is both civil and military, can bring Daiyu more happiness and happiness.

I can be the little fairy's big housekeeper, I can see her every day, and guard her every night.

This is already the greatest gift God has given to me, and I should feel very satisfied, how can I think about it?

Ah Shan thought about this, and lowered his head in shame, wanting to slap himself hard.Daiyu said thoughtfully, "General Li's idea is very good. He is worthy of being a famous general in the court. If you are not familiar with the terrain of mountains, forests, dangers, and swamps, you can't march. When the army moves quickly, it must be as fast as the wind. The army When you are calm, you should be as calm as a forest. When you attack the enemy, you should be like a raging fire. When you defend the enemy, you should be like Mount Tai. When you are unpredictable, you should be like thick clouds that cover the sun and the moon.

Hearing this, Ah Shan stared in amazement at Daiyu's big round eyes, squinted his narrow eyes, and looked at Daiyu without blinking. He admired Daiyu in his heart, and praised: "Girl, what you said is really good! Ah Shan thinks that girl She is simply a female marshal. No, she is a female military strategist, even grandson than that grandson."

"Ashan! What nonsense are you talking about!" Xueyan spat at Ashan, stared at him and reprimanded him.

"The girl is amazing. The words that the girl said are more like a grandson than a grandson." Ah Shan hurriedly distinguished.

"You! The more you talk, the more outrageous you are! How can you call our girl the grandson of your grandson?" Xue Yan was furious, and rushed to scuffle Ah Shan.

Ah Shan looked at Daiyu aggrievedly, and said, "Young lady's words are more like a grandson than a grandson."

Xueyan jumped up and wanted to pinch Ah Shan's mouth, angrily said: "I told you to scold me! You are going to die!"

Daiyu walked between Xueyan and Ah Shan, stretched out her hand to pull Xueyan away, laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her waist, she was about to pass out.

Xueyan stared at her round eyes and said: "Girl, you used to dote on Ah Shan, I don't blame you, but now Ah Shan is pampered and spoiled, even you dare to scold the girl, is that okay? Girl, why are you still smiling?"

Ah Shan was so anxious that his face was flushed, his forehead was sweating, he looked at Daiyu timidly, and said repeatedly: "Girl, Ah Shan doesn't have one, Ah Shan doesn't dare, Ah Shan would rather die than dare to show any disrespect to the girl."

Xueyan yelled unreasonably and unforgivingly: "Then what did you say just now? If it's not scolding a girl, what is it?"

Daiyu giggled and said, "Xueyan, it's because you are ignorant. The grandson Ah Shan mentioned was named Sun Wu, who wrote a book called "Sun Tzu's Art of War". He is also a famous military strategist and philosopher. Later generations call him grandson, which is a respectful title for him. Xueyan, you have wronged Ah Shan."

Xueyan covered her mouth and said with an embarrassed smile: "Girl, I used to listen to you recite poems, but I don't understand what you said today, but I understand that the girl said it very well. I just don't know what the girl said. It is the art of war, the grandson of the grandson."

Ah Shan's eyes flashed with incomparable admiration, and he warmly praised: "Xueyan, no wonder you don't understand, what the girl said are all extremely advanced strategies and tactics, and many generals who have fought in battle all their lives may not be able to say Such words. Our girl is so young, and she is a boudoir, to have such a military genius, she is really the only and most remarkable girl in the world!"

Daiyu snorted, pointed at Ah Shan and said with a smile: "I didn't expect Ah Shan, who is the least expressive of us, to be so flattering."

"No! No! Ah Shan is telling the truth, and there is absolutely no false word to compliment the girl. If the girl doesn't believe it, Ah Shan dares to swear to God." Seeing that Ah Shan's face was flushed with anxiety, Daiyu was eager to swear (in this era, I am very afraid of nature, and take oaths to the sky very seriously).He smiled and said, "Who says they don't believe you anymore? Do you know who I believe most?"

When Ah Shan heard this, his eyes were moist with happiness, his big eyes were shining, his small eyes were piercing, and his whole body was light and light, as if he could fly with wings.

Xueyan watched and couldn't help being jealous and said: "Look at Ah Shan! I knew that the girl believed in Ah Shan the most."

Zijuan squinted at the snow geese, and said with a smile: "Don't be jealous that the girl values ​​Ah Shan the most, does the girl treat you badly? Would you like me to tell you?"

"Of course the girl is good to me, but she treats Ah Shan even better. No matter what the girl does or thinks, she will always take into account Ah Shan. If you can be like Ah Shan, you will be the happiest person in the world." Xueyan pouted , said angrily, glaring at Ah Shan, like a child who didn't get candy.

Ah Shan, who has always been serious, is really dizzy with happiness at this moment.

I saw him blushing, sticking out his tongue at Xueyan, and said with a smile: "Xueyan, who made you stupid, croaking all day long, like a little magpie, who can only talk but not think."

Xueyan raised her foot angrily, and was about to kick Ah Shan when she went up, and she said out of embarrassment, "Ah Shan, you are so mad at me!"

Zijuan was busy making peace, and said with a smile: "You two stop fighting, the sergeants have already set up the girl's tent, let's go over and pack up the things that need to be used, let the girl wash and rest early."

Thinking of seeing Shui Rong soon, Daiyu couldn't help but see Shui Rong's smiling face in her mind, she was secretly excited and didn't feel tired at all.

She looked at the busy Zicuckoo and snow geese, couldn't help but beat her heart, and walked out of the tent alone.

The night falls, the mist rises, and the winding mountains in the distance gradually sink into the night, like a faint ink painting, hidden in the sky.

Zicuckoo chased after her with a windbreaker embroidered with peach blossoms and light yellow satin with velvet lining, put it on Daiyu quietly, put on a veiled hat for her, tied the streamer tightly, and said with a smile: "Girl, we will be here soon." Walking around the tent, I heard that the Yellow River is not far from here."

Daiyu remembered that every time she traveled from the capital to Gusu, she would pass through Jinan Mansion and see the Yellow River. She never thought that she would encounter the Yellow River again when she came here.

"Come on, let's go and see the Yellow River." Daiyu said lightly, and walked over at a leisurely pace.

Zijuan looked at Daiyu in astonishment, and persuaded: "Girl, it's getting late now, and you've been tired all day. Anyway, we're going to stay here for a few days, why don't we go see it tomorrow."

Daiyu didn't speak, and continued to walk forward.

Zijuan hurriedly turned her head and told Xueyan to say: "Xueyan, you stay in the tent to cook the porridge, steam the dumplings we made in the car on the road, and boil some more boiling water for preparation."

After finishing speaking, seeing that Daiyu had gone far away, she hurriedly ran a few steps, followed closely behind Daiyu, panting, laughed with her, and said, "I'm afraid that the girl will be tired after a long day's driving."

I don't know where Ah Shan came from, but I heard him laughing after him: "When you come here, you must see the Yellow River."

Zijuan pouted at Ah Shan, and complained: "I'm worried that the girl is too tired, and it's getting late, so there will be something to see. I'm also worried about being safe."

"Actually, this place is not far from the Yellow River. When you calm down, you can still hear the voice of the Yellow River." Ah Shan narrowed his big round eyes, and the narrow and long eyes were like a line, talking to Zicuckoo fascinatedly. But he looked at Daiyu very carefully.

Daiyu knew that Ah Shan had a special liking for mountains and rivers, but in fact, why didn't she herself?She walked to the bank of the Yellow River, and saw that the water of the Yellow River here was gentle, clear, and swift, rushing for thousands of miles.

Looking at the water of the Yellow River reflected by the afterglow of the setting sun, Daiyu couldn't help but think of the battle here, the fight...

How many lives have been lost here, how many people's blood has flowed here, how many children have lost their fathers here, how many wives have lost their husbands here, how many mothers have leaned on the door to pray, and the sons who have gone on the road of no return will return forever. out of the house.

Daiyu stared at the flowing Yellow River, as if she heard the crying of the Yellow River dyed red by the sunset, and she was telling herself: war—cruel!

"Girl, look!" Zijuan screamed, interrupting Daiyu's thoughts.

In the middle of the Yellow River, there seems to be something floating in the mist.

Ah Shan said in a low voice: "Girl, that floating thing seems to be a person."

"I don't know if I'm still alive. Find a way to save her." Daiyu said hurriedly, looking around, hoping to find something to save her.

Ah Shan slowly stretched out his hands, aiming at the ups and downs, as if beckoning.

Soon, the thing was pushed to the shore by the current, Ah Shan went to grab it and fished it out.

Daiyu helped Zicuckoo go there, and it really was a human being, two boys hugging each other tightly.

I saw the two children's faces were livid, their lips were black and purple, their eyes were tightly closed, and their stomachs were bulging like a big ball.

"Ah Shan, can they still help?" Daiyu asked Ah Shan worriedly, her voice trembling.

"Well, it seems that there is still hope." Ah Shan said, pulling away the children who were hugging each other. He found a big stone, stepped on the stone with one foot, and put the two children face down on his lap respectively. Putting my hand on the child's waist, I heard a "cuckoo" sound, and gusts of water came out of the two children's mouths, nostrils, and anus.

Soon, the ground at the foot of Ah Shan became puddles of water.

The swollen bellies of the two children quickly deflated.

Then, Ah Shan took out a red bottle from his waist, poured out two medicines the size of sesame seeds, stuffed them into the mouths of the two children respectively, then bent down, opened the mouths of the two children with his hands, He breathed heavily towards the two children mouth to mouth.

Soon, Daiyu heard the two children's chest and stomach gurgling.

Ah Shan stood up, clapped his hands, and smiled cheerfully at Daiyu: "You have not insulted your mission, these two children will not die. It is estimated that they will wake up in half an hour at the latest, and they will be alive and kicking after an hour." gone."

Ah Shan saw a few soldiers walking around, he waved to them happily, and called two soldiers to come over, and told them to carry the baby back to Daiyu's tent and put it on the grass.

Less than half an hour later, the two children opened their eyes and looked around in fear.

Ah Shan said to Xueyan: "Is there any hot porridge, give these two little things some food, they don't have any food in their stomachs."

Xueyan brought a small can of porridge, and brought two small bowls over, filled two bowls, and fed the two children porridge together with Zijuan.

The two children opened their eyes wide in horror, and gulped greedily, without chewing, as if their throats were straight and without turning at all. When the porridge reached their mouths, they swallowed it directly into their stomachs, as if they had been eating for a long time. Haven't eaten yet.

A bowl of porridge was eaten quickly, and Ah Shan said to Xueyan: "Don't feed any more, these two children's stomachs are hungry, feed them too much, don't blow up their stomachs."

Xueyan looked at Ah Shan in bewilderment, knowing that what Ah Shan said was right, she looked at the two children with pity, and said, "I'll eat it for you after you digest it."

In the evening, Daiyu asked Zijuan Xueyan to make a warm bed for the two children in Ashan's tent, and Ashan gave the two children two sets of clothes that she couldn't wear.

Before going to bed, Zijuan Xueyan brought two more bowls of chicken soup for the two children to drink to their fullest.