Chapter 83 Fast travel (2)

During the journey, everything was kept simple, and the food was prepared with dry food. Ashu had already served in the army last year, so naturally she would not be unfamiliar. bite down.

Xu Shi was really feeling guilty and uneasy. Liu Xiu watched her for a moment, then called a few people and rode their horses to the source of the stream. After a while, he came back with a basket made of hay, with dozens of live fish in it. .

There were no cooking utensils in the army, so they had to bake on fire.

Liu Xiu kept only one, and the rest were divided among the soldiers. He did not fake the hand of others, he found a dagger by himself, used a flat stone as an anvil, rolled up his sleeves, then bent down and lowered his head, neatly scraped the gills and scales of the struggling fish, ripped open its belly, and cleaned it up, The prepared branches are interspersed, sprinkled with wine and salt, placed on the fire pit, and carefully baked.

After all this was done, he washed the blood on his hands, put down his rolled up sleeves, and returned to his normal appearance. When he turned his head, he saw Ah Shu standing beside him quietly watching.

At this time, it was getting dark. He took off his robe and threw himself on the ground between the sand and grass. He led Ah Shu to sit down. The roaring bonfire reflected on her face, and then he could clearly see the cute little face. A surprised look.

“Mencius Yun, the gentleman, is far away from the kitchen, and he never thought that the king would kill the fish and be so familiar.”

The so-called gentleman is far away from the kitchen, and the word Mencius means that the gentleman needs to have a benevolent heart, and he does not commit suicide by himself.

Liu Xiu chuckled helplessly, sat down beside her, flipped the fish that was gradually charred on the bonfire, and said, “I’m not a real gentleman, don’t you know? I’ve been on the march for many years, not to mention killing fish. , even my own mounts, because of hunger and cold, I personally killed them to share food for everyone.”

Ah Shu looked sideways and looked up at him.

The bright bonfire danced in his dark eyes, shining brightly. He seemed to be reminded of old things, and felt emotional, raised his eyes slightly to look at the deep night sky, and raised the corners of his lips and said, “At that time, when the winter was approaching, my part was chased and scattered by the enemy, and only a dozen people followed. They are all born and die with me, entrusting their wealth and life to me. I have no trouble in my own death, and I cannot teach them to die with me. One of the brothers was injured and fainted from hunger, and I was heartbroken, I slaughtered that mount that had been with me for two years and fed everyone’s hunger.”

Ah Shu always felt that he was a little sad, and after a moment of silence, he asked, “But it’s cold, and there are enemy troops chasing after him. Without a mount, how can we travel?”

Liu Yu seemed to suddenly remember something, with a gentle smile in his brows and eyes, he reached out and rubbed her drooping black hair, and replied, “It was a last resort, horse meat is hot, and after eating the horse, everyone, With a hundred spirits, I walked with me for ten miles, and finally came across a village. I bought a cow from an old farmer in the village and rode it. Although it was slower, it was much better than walking, so I walked the trail like this. Go to the city and bring reinforcements.”

“After that, he brought reinforcements to wipe out the chasing enemy troops in one fell swoop, leaving not a single one behind.”

When he said this, it was calm.

The two were speechless for a while.

Liu Yu took the roasted and fragrant fish off the fire, took a closer look, and saw that it was fully cooked. After a while, he tore off a piece and tasted it. Seeing that it was delicious, he took the washed dagger. Cut off the two most thornless and delicious pieces at the belly of the fish, and hand them to Ah Shu.

Seeing this scene, the people around didn’t dare to look at it, they consciously gathered in one place and moved away.

It’s been a long time since I’ve been with Liu Yu like this in front of people, and Ashu suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Because there were no cups, plates, silk, etc. in the army, she had to bow her head and take the fish with her hands, swallowing it one by one.

Liu Xiu really didn’t want to show any affection and kindness in front of people today, so he led her directly to the tent, patiently waited for her to finish eating, and then personally drew water to wash her hands and face.

After this time, he was like a servant boy, taking care of her meticulously.

Ah Shu is not very used to it. She usually does such chores. Now that the two have changed, it is really uncomfortable. Liu Yu just turned his back to her, pressed the curtain down with stones, and said, “When you were in the mansion, you were in charge of chores. Now you are in the army, so naturally everything obeys me.”

After all, he came over in the dark, hugged her and lay down to sleep.

However, the two have not been in the same bed so peacefully for many days. Once they are quiet, how can they fall asleep?

In a short while, Liu Xiu’s arms around her waist tightened tighter and tighter, so that her back was completely in front of him, leaving no gap, and one of her hands moved up quietly, holding her in front of him. Her shoulders slid up and down, causing her to shudder slightly.

“Your Majesty—” Ah Shu blushed, bit her lip and pressed his chaotic hands, and whispered. Although the army here is inside the tent, there are patrolling soldiers outside, and in order to hurry, they have to leave after two or three hours of rest at night, which is really not the case.

However, Liu Yu couldn’t hold back. He turned her around, pressed her face to her forehead, and said in a low voice, “Child, I’ve missed you for the past two days.”

As he said that, he leaned in to kiss her lips, and said vaguely while kissing, “I never understood it before, but it was only yesterday that I finally figured it out.”

“Think…I understand…what?” A Shu’s cheeks were hot from his kiss, she couldn’t stop pushing her away, but his hands were rubbed in his palms.

“I understand, you want me to show mercy to Your Majesty, not just because you are hard to let go of the mother and son, nor because of your tender heart.” He suddenly stopped moving, only holding her hand, holding her face, Yu Kissing her forehead in the dark, she said softly, “You are just afraid, afraid that if I want to kill Your Majesty because of hatred, I will treat you like this one day.”

That day in the Jiaodong palace, when he heard other people talking about Zhao Ji, he was so unbearable that he even compared her to Liu Qing’s two concubines. But when he calmed down and thought about it again, he suddenly understood that everyone in the world knew that he was forced to marry Zhao Ji. Although she is a queen, in the eyes of many people, she does not have the respect of a queen, especially when his power is growing, he even teaches people that one day, if he is no longer subject to the queen mother, he will definitely treat her as an ordinary person. Playthings are generally discarded at any time.

He used to think that as long as he didn’t take this hatred on her, he would be considered extra tolerant and benevolent and righteous, but he never thought that people’s words would be terrifying.

Moreover, she already knew that he was not as tolerant and tolerant as he usually showed, but was very vengeful and very careful. So, no wonder she was so uneasy.

When Ah Shu heard the words, her body suddenly stiffened, she bit her lip and said in a low voice, “I’ve been demanding, the king has endured humiliation for so long, how can I ask the king to forget about the hatred? Besides… the king is going to rule Chang’an in the future, how can he Keep Your Majesty by your side…”

Her tone was calm, and there was no turbulence except that her voice was a little lower. Listening to Liu Yu’s mouth, it seemed to contain extreme grievances, which made his heart ache and colic unbearable.

He sighed softly, lowered his head and pressed her lips to hers for a long time, then pressed her head to her chest and put it in her ear: “It’s not your fault. If I can really enter Chang’an in the future, I will kill the queen mother. Together with her henchmen, whoever participated in the murder of my brother on that day will never forgive me. But I promise you not to take your brother’s life, okay?”

After all, he quietly waited for her reaction.

Ah Shu was silent at first, raised her eyes in a trance, and stared at him through the darkness, as if trying to figure out whether what she heard just now was true.

But her mind was blurred, and she couldn’t see anything for a long time, so she had to whisper again: “What the king said, is it true?”

Liu Yu chuckled lightly, and looked at her with burning eyes, and said, “Why do you still call ‘the king’?”

She was confused for a moment, then grabbed his arm and said obediently, “Husband.”

The corner of his lips smiled deeper, he put his hand on her chin, touched her lips lightly, and said in a hoarse voice: “Very good, I would prefer you to call me ‘Zhong Yuan’, just as you wrote in your letter that day.”

Her eyes were full of affection, the waves were bright, and her red lips were lightly opened, and she called out “Zhong Yuan”.

That soft and delicate voice penetrated directly into his heart, causing him to tremble, and light bursting out of his eyes.

“Child, what I just said is true. I promise you, I will do it.”

Saying that, he turned over and pressed her down, before she let out a low voice, he touched her lips with his hand, leaned close to her ear, kissed her earlobe while breathing unsteadily: “I just don’t know, you are so Trust me, and it is expected that I will be able to enter Chang’an in the future…”

A Shu has long been in a trance, looking at her misty eyes, causing him to lose her mind and give him a deep kiss.

Outside there is the evening spring breeze and the moon, accompanied by the fragrance of flowers and insects, which is lining the depressing atmosphere inside the tent.

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When the rooster crowed the next day, everyone got up to clean up, and within half an hour, they were on the road again.

Because of the lack of sleep, Ah Shu went through a lot of tossing with Liu Yu, and she was completely weak. Sitting in the carriage was like falling apart, and she was very weak. On the other hand, Liu Yu, although there are dark blue eyes in the bottom of his eyes, his whole person is full of energy and looks in high spirits. Many of the soldiers in the company have families, and naturally they understand the reason, and they can’t help but look at the past with a bit of ridicule and envy.

Liu Xiu completely ignored the eyes of others, still looking like a spring breeze, but Ah Shu was so embarrassed that he stayed in the carriage more and more and didn’t want to come out.

This way, he approached the road, and within three days, he reached the territory of Bingzhou, and when he entered Jizhou and joined Fan Xiao, Liu Yu would head north to Youzhou, aid the Wuhuan, and attack the Xiongnu. So in the few days he only had, he treated Ah Shu very well.

However, at night, he did not dare to act rashly.

Ashu had been frightened the night she left Jingzhaoyin, and she had been on the road for several days. She seemed to be exhausted. Every day, she felt sore and weak, and she occasionally suffered from panic attacks, which made Liu Yu worried.

However, the conditions in the army were limited, and they only brought an ordinary medical engineer, who was good at trauma, but did not understand the disease of women.

Liu Xiu was worried in her heart. She rode a horse and followed Ashu’s carriage every day, watching her condition, and wanted to make the team walk a little slower.

A Shu naturally did not want to delay the trip and delay the battle in Youzhou because of her discomfort, but unexpectedly Liu Yu said with a smile: “There is no need to worry about Youzhou. To the east, the Xianbei are staring at the tiger, and they dare not act rashly. The DPRK and China are so worried, but it is because there has been no war on the border for more than ten years, and the sudden news of a hundred thousand troops is terrifying. Besides, they are all greedy for life and fear of death. , I don’t have time to investigate further in this unexpected battle.”

A Shu was sitting in the carriage with him. He was shocked when he heard the words. Thinking of Geng Yun’s embarrassed appearance of vomiting blood at the time, he couldn’t help but smile on his pale face: “It was Zhong Yuan who planned for a rainy day. Master Sima knew about this. Joints, I’m afraid I’ll be so angry that I can’t get up again.”

In this way, everyone stayed in Xiangyuan for a day, and Ashu followed Liu Yu to the station to rest.

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