Chapter 155

The long and depressing funeral is finally over.

When he came back, in addition to the mourning clothes for Philip, little Joe gave her a bath, held her on the bed, shook the rattle, and led her to crawl toward him.

The mother and daughter were playing, and Wei Shao came in, still wearing mourning clothes.

When Philip saw his father, he squeaked twice, turned around and crawled towards him.

Climbing to the side of the bed, Xiao Qiao was afraid that she would fall, and was about to carry her back when Wei Shao walked over quickly, caught Philip, picked her up, and lifted her up high.

Philip was getting more courageous now, and being held by his father like this, he was not afraid at all, but instead giggled.

Wei Shao held her daughter and teased her for a while, and then handed her over to Chunniang who came in.

Chunniang took Philip out of the house. There were only Xiao Qiao and him in the room. He took off the mourning clothes he was wearing outside, climbed into the bed, and hugged her in his arms.

“Manman, these days are all up to you. It’s really hard for you, and I’ve wronged you…”

Funerals are full of red tape. As a dutiful son, he was so busy these days that he hardly had time to sleep. He stayed up all night last night, and even his voice was hoarse at this moment.

He kept kissing her smooth forehead and small earlobes, whispering in her ear.

Xiao Qiao leaned in his arms, raised his eyes, and looked at him.

His eyes were bloodshot, and in addition to the tiredness of lack of sleep, there was gratitude and guilt in his expression.

Xiao Qiao smiled: “I didn’t work hard, and I didn’t feel any grievances, but I did my best and did my duty. Fortunately, the army and the people shared the same hatred, and the Qiang soldiers came to help in time, so I was able to persist until my husband came back.”

Wei Shao raised his hand, gently brushed away the strand of hair that fell on her forehead, stared at her, and said in a hoarse voice with pity: “I heard that you fainted in Shanggu that day, and you didn’t have time to breathe. Take a breath, these days are my mother’s funeral. In the evening, Philip asked Chunniang and the others to take them, so you have a good rest.”

Xiao Qiao said, “Husband, you too. These days, I know you are more tired than I am. If you have nothing to do, take a rest earlier.”

“Manman, it’s my luck to be able to marry you…”

He was really tired, and finally lay beside her, closing his eyes and about to fall asleep when Xiao Qiao heard him whispering in her ear.

…

Wei Shao slept for a long time, and woke up, it was noon the next day.

The sunlight penetrated the low curtain from the window, and the curtain was bright, slightly dazzling, and there was a faint sound of laughter from the nurses and maids in the courtyard teasing Philip.

Philip’s laughter was high-pitched, carefree, and with such a bright sunshine, it made people feel happy involuntarily.

The corners of Wei Shao’s lips were slightly upturned, he closed his eyes and listened to his daughter’s laughter for a moment, then touched the side of his body, feeling cold.

He opened his eyes, rolled over to the ground, stretched his muscles and bones long, got up and dressed, and walked out the door.

Xiao Qiao was standing beside a carved corridor in the courtyard, talking to a few stewards and servants who had come to complain. When she heard the door open, she turned her head and saw Wei Shao opened the door. She sent the stewards away and greeted them. The people brought water and towels, and after serving him, he took his clothes and helped him get dressed.

With no one else around, Wei Shao whispered, “When did you get up in the morning? I don’t even know.”

Xiao Qiao said: “It’s about the same time as usual. I didn’t disturb you when I saw you were fast asleep.”

As she spoke, she lowered her head to help him buckle the belt.

His palm climbed onto her back, slowly stroked, gradually lowered, and finally clasped her waist, the other hand also took off the belt she had tied for him, and threw it aside at will, Then he hugged her, pressed her soft chest, and pressed it against his own.

“Pretty—”

He called to her in a low voice, kissed her forehead, and rubbed his ears.

Xiao Qiao took off the hand that was clasping his waist and said, “It’s time to go to my grandmother.”

Wei Shao touched his nose: “Okay.”

Xiao Qiao smiled at him, leaned over and took back the belt, helped him tie it around his waist again, and said, “I saw Mr. Gongsun yesterday, and I said a few days ago that you are leaving again?”

Wei Shao nodded: “Now the south of the Yangtze River is in chaos. The feudal lords build their numbers, and Chen Ying is in chaos. Although Langya is broken, Liu Yan escaped while taking advantage of the chaos of the Huns, and is still lingering. I will return to the army this time, while the hearts of the Xiongnu army are scattered, and I will not give it to the Xiongnu army. Taking a breather, chased it across the Sanggan River for hundreds of miles, not only to destroy its elite, but also to take the opportunity to completely destroy its ambition. In this battle, the Xiongnu lost nearly 100,000 horses, and the loss is not insignificant. After this defeat, I expect that within a year or two at least, the Xiongnu will not dare to go south again, I must seize this opportunity to pacify the south as soon as possible, wait for the Dao and the Central Plains to be unified, the world will be settled, and then I will meet the Xiongnu in the future…”

He suddenly stopped and stared at Xiao Qiao with a hint of guilt in his eyes: “I can’t accompany you at home anymore, do you blame me?”

With a slight “click”, Xiao Qiao buckled his belt, looked at it, then raised his eyes and smiled: “Men have men’s affairs, and I have my own affairs, so why would I blame you for this? You eat something first, Let’s go to grandma.”

…

A few days ago, Mrs. Xu returned to Yuyang from nowhere.

After this period of recuperation, her physical condition gradually recovered, and her spirit was also very good. When she saw the two coming, she sat down and asked Wei Shao about the chaos in the south.

Knowing that General Green Eyes was blocking Chen Tianwang in the north of the Yangtze River, this stopped the aggressive trend of this cannibal army that made the people panic, and said to Xiao Qiao: “Beijing has your brother leading the Qiang army to help our army and people. To defend against the Huns, the green-eyed general in the south fought the cannibal army to soothe the hearts of the people. Your Qiao family has such a twin-star hero, everyone is praised.”

Xiao Qiao said, “My grandmother praised me wrongly. Born in troubled times, Li Shu was devastated. The so-called poor and alone are good at themselves, and they can help the world. They don’t dare to be called heroes. Brother and brother-in-law, they are just doing their best.”

Mrs. Xu stared at her for a moment and sighed: “You are fine with everything, but you are too forbearing. Of course it is good to be sensible, but you child, being sensible makes me distressed.” She turned to Wei Shao, “This time around the valley, If it wasn’t for your daughter-in-law who thought of a way to bring in the help of the Qiang soldiers, and if it wasn’t for your daughter-in-law’s life and death in Shanggu to inspire the army and the people, by the time your soldiers arrived, Yuyang might have been poisoned by the Xiongnu! What should you do, no need Shall I say more?”

Wei Shao glanced at Xiao Qiao, bowed to Mrs. Xu, and said, “Grandma’s teachings, grandson’s words will be remembered in my heart.”

Mrs. Xu nodded and said to Xiao Qiao, “It’s not an exaggeration to say that you are the first hero to make a rescue this time. If you have any wishes or thoughts, you can only let them go. If your grandmother can make the decision, she will definitely agree.”

Xiao Qiao also knelt down in front of her, kowtowed respectfully to her, straightened her back, and said, “Inheriting grandmother Jinkou, so I will speak boldly.”

Mrs. Xu smiled: “Speak! Don’t worry!”

Xiao Qiao said: “I corresponded with my father a few months ago. Although he was optimistic, I couldn’t let him go. If my grandmother and husband agree, I would like to take Philip back to East County to live for a few days. I know that my grandmother always likes it. Philip, she shouldn’t have left her grandmother, and after her grandmother’s serious illness, she also needs me to do my filial piety. So I also know that this is an unkind request.”

Wei Shao was startled, and immediately turned to look at Xiao Qiao, seeing her eyes fixed on Mrs. Xu, her expression condensed.

He subconsciously wanted to say something was wrong, but Mrs. Xu, who was on the opposite side, nodded: “That’s right.”

Wei Shao froze for a moment, opened his mouth slightly, and paused.

Mrs. Xu said: “Qingzhou Langya has been destroyed one after another, and now the whole of Shandong can be said to be safe and able to walk. Your father is alone and unfortunately blind in both eyes. If you don’t say it, you must be thinking of you in your heart, not to mention that Philippe has been born since his birth. , he has not met once, I am now well, and there is nothing to do with me, you can rest assured to go back and live for a while, and spend more time with your father, this is also filial piety as a child.”

Xiao Qiao bowed to Mrs. Xu to thank him.

Mrs. Xu smiled, motioned her to get up, and said to Wei Shao, who was still stunned, “Can you do it? If you do, you can put other things aside for a while, and send your daughter-in-law back to Dongjun first!”

…

“Okay, why do you want to go back to Dongjun all of a sudden?”

As soon as he returned to the room, Wei Shao immediately stepped back and asked, looking a little anxious.

“After the last visit to Yanzhou, my father’s eyes were poisoned. I only took care of him for three or four days and then returned to Yuyang in a hurry. I couldn’t let it go. Now this matter should be over. You will be leaving soon, grandmother is kind. , I don’t care if I don’t keep her in front of me to do my filial piety, so I will go back to Dong County to live for a few days.”

Xiao Qiao sat on the edge of the bed, bowed her head and folded Philip’s little clothes, and explained.

Wei Shao looked at her for a moment, then suddenly stepped forward, sat beside her, and hugged her.

“Are you mad at me? When I returned to the army that day, I was really negligent. I only wanted to beat the Huns, and I didn’t have time to see you right away. Later, when my mother had an accident, I didn’t pay much attention to your feelings. I’m angry?”

Xiao Qiao shook his head: “I’m really not angry…”

“Then don’t go back to Dongjun, I don’t want you to go back—”

Wei Shao hugged her tightly, like a child whose beloved toy was taken away.

He suddenly pushed her down on the bed, kissed her eagerly, and started to untie her belt with his hands.

After a while, he stopped, buried his face on her shoulder, and said in a muffled, hurtful tone: “You’re still mad at me…”

“What do you want me to do before you stay? Manman, tell me!”

He suddenly raised his head, “I’m not leaving? I’ll stay at home and spend more time with you, okay?”

He gently shook her shoulders, as if to coquettish her.

Xiao Qiao slowly opened her eyes and smiled slightly at him.

“Husband, I’m really not mad at you. We have been married for several years, and we have been stumbling along the way. I know your difficulties are not easy, but to tell you the truth, it is not easy for me either.”

Wei Shao was stunned.

Xiao Qiao closed her eyes, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and sighed softly.

“I feel really relaxed now, but I don’t know why, and I’m a little tired. Since my grandmother allows me to be arrogant, I will go with my own heart.”

“That’s why I want to go back to Dongjun. Besides seeing my father, my elder sister is also at home. I want to go back and live for a few days. I hope you can make it happen, husband.”

Xiao Qiao looked at him and said slowly.