Chapter 88

That night, Xiao Qiao refused to sleep with Da Qiao again and left the room on his own. Leaving behind Bi She and Da Qiao, the couple looked at each other. Bi She went up, picked up his wife, brought her to the bedside, put her down gently, followed by sitting and lying next to her, gently stroking her belly that had grown tall after lying down, and said: “Did the little guy kick you again today?”

Da Qiao leaned on her husband’s shoulder with a happy smile on her face, and said, “In the morning, she moved around in my stomach again, and woke me up early.”

Bi She lowered her head, kissed her forehead, and said softly, “Thank you for your hard work. When the little guy comes out, if it’s a boy, I’ll spank him and tell him to kick you.”

Da Qiao giggled, asked him to lie down with him, grabbed his large palm full of thick calluses, put it on his soft cheek, rubbed it a few times, and suddenly said, “Last night My sister complimented you and said that you are amazing. I also think the same is true of your husband. It’s just that I can’t figure it out, where did you learn your ability to lead troops and fight? ”

Bi She Bi’s eyes flashed slightly, and she looked at his wife’s curious and full of admiration. After thinking about it, he said, “I don’t know. Maybe it’s natural. I remember that when I was young, I accidentally saw Your uncle led the soldiers to the racecourse for training. His uncle was like a **** of war, and the soldiers roared loudly. At that moment, I was shocked. I said to myself in my heart, when I grow up, I want to be like your uncle. . I started training with horses from the stables. I imagined that I was their general and they were my soldiers. I had so many soldiers, how should I command if I encountered an enemy…”

He said, when he suddenly saw Da Qiao staring at him intently, he couldn’t help feeling slightly embarrassed, stopped and said, “Let you make a joke, right?”

Da Qiao shook his head: “I still have to listen, you continue to speak.”

Bi She smiled and said again: “Later I was older, a steward in the racecourse. Although I have inconvenient legs and feet, I was a horse archer in your Qiao family’s army. He took a fancy to me and said that I have the qualifications to practice martial arts. , teach me martial arts and archery when you have time. I like it very much, and I dreamed that I was practicing martial arts. He taught me for a few years, and he was very good to me, but he fell ill and died. For a while, I was very sad. Later, I’ll be older…”

Bi She lowered her head and stared at his wife.

“…I saw you. The first time I saw you, I can’t forget it. I remember every time you got off and on the carriage. I never dreamed that one day, you would actually know be my wife…”

Da Qiao wrapped his arms around her husband’s neck and kissed his lips deeply.

After a long time, the two separated. Bi She panted slightly, tried her best to calm down the thirst of her body that was hooked out by her wife’s tenderness, and whispered in her ear: “You know you’ve been worrying about me. Don’t be afraid, I’m here. I’ve done it. Fully prepared, confident that you can repel Xue Tai, and nothing will happen.”

Da Qiao shook his head and said slowly: “I’m not afraid anymore. From the first day I walked with you, I said to myself, I will recognize you in this life. You live, and I will live with you. If you have one No, I’ll go with you too. I’m not afraid!”

Bi She stared at his wife, suddenly held her face, and kissed her deeply again.

…

In the early morning of the next day, the sky was bright and bright, Xiao Qiao got up, and Chunniang, who was with her, finished packing, and Bi She sent her out of the village.

The two of him and his wife originally lived in the hunting village in the outer mountains of Lingbi County, and more and more people took refuge in them. The daily training of troops and horses reached thousands, and the hunting village could not accommodate them long ago. Three months ago, just in the southwest of Shanxia County, there was the owner of the Hu family village. First, the only son was killed because of a grudge against Xue Tai, and then he was forced to hand over his land and wealth. In anger, he heard the name of Bi She and surrendered to him. Access to the village, respected as the first, willing to give up the wealth, help to buy horses and equipment, only to avenge Xue Hate in the future. Bi She set up a strong fort in Hujiazhuang, and made Zhuangzi’s fortification like an iron barrel. In a radius of 20 miles, he set up a village gate every other pavilion, and the news exchange went smoothly without hindrance.

Xiao Qiao has been living in the village for the past few days. Before leaving, say goodbye to Qiao Ci.

This time she came to Lingbi, although Bi She personally went to greet her, and Jia Xi and others were guarding her, but Qiao Ci still followed Xiao Qiao. Originally planned to go with her. Not wanting to hear that Xue Tai was attacking suddenly, Qiao Ci’s palm was itchy, and she said that she would stay and help her eldest brother-in-law.

Bi Sheben didn’t want him to stay. But Qiao Ci insisted, saying that he wanted to have more experience, and this was just an opportunity. refuse to leave.

Xiao Qiao persuaded him a few words at first, but could not persuade him. I thought that in such a world, wars were frequent, and it was difficult to guarantee that Yanzhou would not be attacked again in the future. Since Adi is the only son of the Qiao family, it is unavoidable that he will face wars in the future. Since he is committed to participating in the war, he will follow his heart. First, as he said, he will increase his experience. Second, he will fight less than She and have A Di to help him, so he can help. Yes agreed. Just told him again and again to be careful. Return to Yanzhou as soon as possible after the war, lest my father worry.

Joe Ci agreed. He sent Xiao Qiao to the side of the carriage, and reached out to help Sister A into the carriage.

Xiao Qiao Lin boarded the carriage, and when he looked back, he saw Da Qiao holding his stomach in one hand, standing at Zhuangkou still looking at himself, his face full of reluctance, and his heart was filled with joy and a little sadness. Bi She said, “Thank you, brother-in-law, for treating my elder sister so well.”

Bi She was stunned for a moment, and then said, “She treats me better.” When he spoke, he looked back at his wife, who was still standing in Zhuangkou, and her eyes were full of tenderness.

Xiao Qiao smiled and got into the carriage with Chunniang.

Jia Xi’s line of guards did not dare to slack off in the slightest along the way, let alone leave Xiao Qiao halfway. After arriving here with her from Dongjun, seeing that the lady was finally leaving to go back at this moment, Fang was slightly relieved and followed closely.

The carriage moved, Xiao Qiao headed out, and waved goodbye to Da Qiao, who was still chasing her, until her figure became smaller and smaller, and Xiao Qiao couldn’t see it, then she shrank back, turned her head, and quietly wiped her eyes.

Chunniang looked at her and took her into her arms. After going out for a while, Fang said, “Does the female gentleman envy my sister to be a mother? Don’t worry. This time, as long as the male gentleman is at home, the female gentleman will be fast.”

Xiao Qiao knew that she was making herself happy. Although I was still reluctant to part, when I thought of having a child with Wei Shao, it was awkward and a little strange, so I couldn’t help laughing: “I don’t want to give birth so early!”

Chunniang said: “There is not much time left at the end of the year. The female monarch is sixteen, and it is time to prepare for the birth. The old lady and the male lord must be looking forward to it.”

Little Joe shook his head vigorously. Chunniang said, she covered her mouth.

Chunniang just saw that she was reluctant to part and was afraid that she would be hurt, which led to the topic. Seeing that she would not let herself talk about having a child with her and the man, she gave up, and hugged Xiao Xiao again. Qiao, muttering to himself: “The man should have won the battle and returned home now, right? He must be looking forward to the woman’s return!”

Xiao Qiao leaned against Chunniang’s arms, thinking of the days before Wei Shao’s expedition.

The first night, because she was worried that Mrs. Xu was going to have an accident next, she desperately wanted him to stay, so she felt that she had something to rely on in her heart. He shouldn’t be inconvenienced, he agreed first, but the next day he didn’t believe his words and made fun of himself. That’s it. After all, it is a big deal involving sending troops to fight. Annoyingly, he didn’t even mean to admit that he was wrong.

Well, he is a high-ranking monarch, and Xiao Qiao didn’t expect him to admit his mistake, but anyway, it must be a little interesting.

He was fine, she was sulking, and he seemed to be angry too. For the next three nights, uncharacteristically, she did not touch her.

Xiao Qiao naturally didn’t want him to touch her. Just really puzzled. Why on earth is he so angry that he gives himself such a face?

If it weren’t for Mrs. Xu in the middle, since she had already returned to her parents’ home this time, she really didn’t want to go back so soon.

Xiao Qiao pouted and hummed, “He wouldn’t expect me to go back. I don’t want to see him either!”

…

The carriage and the escorts of Jia Xi who escorted Xiao Qiao gradually drifted away. The team disappeared on the yellow mud road from Zhuangkou to the outside world.

A maid came over and helped Da Qiao inside. Da Qiao turned around and saw Zong Ji standing in the open space not far behind him, his eyes turned to the end of the yellow soil, and there seemed to be a trace of disappointment on his face. walked towards him.

When Zong Ji saw Da Qiao walking towards him, he hurried up to meet him.

Da Qiao stopped in front of him and said with a smile, “My sister didn’t have time to say goodbye to Zonglang-Jun because she was in a hurry to leave. Amei asked me to change a word, and I am very grateful to Zonglang-Jun for helping him several times before. I have been very busy. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will definitely repay.”

Zong Ji said: “The lady’s words are serious. I’m just repaying my gratitude. It’s not worth mentioning the effort.”

Da Qiao said: “I heard from my husband that Xue Tai is sending troops here, and there will be a fierce battle. My sister has already left this morning. It is better for Zonglang-jun to leave as soon as possible. What Xue Tai wants to deal with is My husband. Lord Zonglang is busy with clouds and wild cranes, so you don’t have to get involved for no reason.”

Zong Ji said: “Why did Madam say this? Not to mention that I was rescued by your husband that day. Even if there was no such thing as that day, Xue Tai and I were at odds with each other. , Ann dares to steal Ann! I know that Madam has good intentions, and Zongji takes it by heart.”

He bowed to Da Qiao, turned around and strode away.

…

When Bi She had been in Lingbi most of the time, he knew the road by heart, took a shortcut, and sent Xiao Qiao out of Lingbi the next day.

Xiao Qiao knew that Xue Tai might attack at any time, and urged him all the way, so that he would not have to send him any more and go back as soon as possible. After leaving Lingbi, Bi She no longer shied away. He asked Jia Xi to take care of him on the road. He stopped by the side of the road, watched Xiao Qiao and his group go away, and hurried back immediately.

The news of the spies yesterday was even clearer. Xue Tai failed in attacking Xiao Di, in order to save face, but also because he was afraid that his power would expand again, he had cleaned up the remaining defeated soldiers, and was impatient to attack Hujiazhuang again.

According to the marching route, they will arrive within three days.

But Bi She didn’t feel any fear at all.

The reason why Xue Tai dared to just lose the battle, turn around and pack up the remaining soldiers to attack him, obviously still did not take him seriously.

In Xue Tai’s eyes, the people on his side were nothing but a mob. It’s just a fluke that it has survived to this day.

Bi She is neither in a hurry nor busy.

The more Xue Tai looked down on him, the more confident he was.

Even, this time, if God was on his side, he decided to seize this opportunity to completely reverse the passive situation he had been in before.

How fortunate he was to be able to marry the daughter of the Qiao family in Yanzhou with the humble background of Manu.

Be worthy of her and make her proud to be his wife. This is Bi She’s greatest wish.

…

Bi She hurried all the way, and finally gradually approached Hujiazhuang.

The setting sun hung obliquely in the middle of the distant hills, radiating the last twilight of its day.

It was a warm southern winter evening. It has always been quiet, but luckily it was not trampled by the iron hoofs of war.

It hasn’t rained for days. The pothole-strewn yellow dirt road to Hujiazhuang became very dry. When the horse’s hoof steps on it, it will pick up a nest of flying dust. The fields on both sides of the road have long been harvested, and now they are empty, with only some rotting rice stubble left in the fields. Occasionally, one or two black-headed birds, who were looking for grass seeds, were alarmed by the sound of his passing horses’ hooves, and fluttered their wings into the forest.

When he was less than ten miles away from Hujiazhuang, at a fork in front of him, Bi She saw two horses parked on the side of the road, with two men on their backs.

One in his twenties, still very young, about the same age as himself. The other is bigger, twenty-seven-eight.

Although the two of them were dressed in ordinary clothes, Bi She could see at a glance that they were definitely not ordinary people.

And, the older one was obviously under the command of the other younger one.

He was immediately alert. But instead of slowing down the horse, it galloped past the opponent’s side.

“Excuse me!” Someone suddenly asked in a loud voice behind him, “Is Hujiazhuang in front?”

Bi She stopped his horse and turned his head slowly.

…

The man who asked for directions was Lei Yan. The other, naturally, is Wei Shao.

After arriving at Lingbi, Wei Shao asked people for the next direction according to the Hujiazhuang mentioned by Qiao Ping before, leaving the rest of the entourage to wait at the intersection, and brought Lei Yan with him, and the two rushed over immediately.

This journey south is full of twists and turns. Several times I thought I would see her, but in the end I missed it.

Only he knew that the disappointment in his heart and the thought of wanting to see her immediately had accumulated so much that he couldn’t bear it.

If she still can’t be found here, Wei Shao isn’t sure whether he can’t control it or not and burst out on the spot.

He just rushed here in one breath, but he encountered a three-way road, and he could not determine the direction for a while, and no passers-by could be seen nearby, so he had to stop temporarily. Suddenly seeing a person standing in the distance, Lei Yan immediately asked for directions.

The man stopped his horse and turned his head.

Wei Shao could see clearly, a green eye flashed a strange light in the afterglow of the dim yellow sunset.

“Green Eyes!” Lei Yan also saw it, exclaimed, and turned his head to quickly glance at Wei Shao. Seeing Wei Shao sitting on the horse, he didn’t move.

“Are you the leader of the green-eyed refugee?”

He turned back and asked sharply.

Bi She stared at these two outsiders who appeared here at such a moment, who looked very abrupt and obviously held a hostile attitude towards him, and made a quick decision in her heart.

Kill them asap.

He remained calm, only leaned over slowly, took out a bow and crossbow from the saddle, turned towards Lei Yan, and fired three arrows in a row.

The sharp crossbow came out from the string, tore through the air, and made a faint humming sound, as if it was rushing towards Lei Yan with the power of ten thousand Jun.

Lei Yan was surprised, and he didn’t take precautions against the opponent’s sudden attack. Seeing that the sharp crossbow was in front of him in a blink of an eye, he hurriedly swung the knife and crossbow. The first two crossbows were blocked, but the third one was too late. , suddenly leaned back, a gust of wind blew past his face, the top of his head was loose, the arrow crossbow had passed through the top of his hair, shot off the shawl that tied the hair, and the hairpin was broken into two halves, and one end was tied with hair. , then loosely descends.

Lei Yan was still in shock, and suddenly looked at the opponent. He was furious. With a clanging sound, he pulled out his saber and urged the horse to go up. The opponent moved faster than him and gave a sharp whistle.

Lei Yan was unprepared, and was thrown off his horse. The other party has dismounted, took a few steps up, and chopped off with a knife.

This series of movements is fast and ruthless, and it is done in one go, giving people almost no time to react.

Wei Shao flew down from the back of the equally frightened horse under him, pounced straight away, and his scabbard opened the blade of the opponent’s straight down death.

With the sound of “锵” agitating the collision of gold and iron, the two separated.

Wei Shao stared at the green-eyed man on the opposite side who was also staring at him, narrowed his eyes slightly, and slowly drew his sword from the sheath, and said to Lei Yan, “I’ll meet him for a while.”

Just a few rounds ago, Lei Yan also realized that this green-eyed refugee thief who appeared here for some unknown reason has strange skills, simple but ruthless, different from the fighting style he is usually used to. I am afraid that he is indeed not his. opponent.

Bi She didn’t say a word, and rushed towards Wei Shao. After more than ten rounds, a backhand turned the blade, and Wei Shao’s arm was slashed with a shallow blood.

“Be careful, Junhou!” Lei Yan was shocked.

Wei Shao glanced at his arm, which was slightly oozing blood, and his eyes shot out a sharp light. He stepped forward, the sword edge took Bi She’s throat, and Bi She hurriedly leaned back, but the skin on one side of the neck was also covered with water. split. At first, there was only a bloodstain as thin as a red line. Slowly, blood dripped down from the laceration.

But in the blink of an eye, the two saw blood one after another, and each took a step back.

“You are the leader of the first-class thieves, why did you show up here?” Wei Shao asked coldly with the tip of his sword facing each other.

Bi Shefang said word by word, “Who are you? What is your motive for coming here?”

The two looked at each other, and when the air was about to burst again, in the distant light of the setting sun, a few fast horses came flying, and Qiao Ci was the first, who shouted loudly: “Eldest brother-in-law! Second brother-in-law! What are you doing?”

Qiao Ci came back from patrolling the nearby pavilion, and just saw someone here from a distance, rushed over, and when he got closer, he recognized the two of them, was shocked, and hurriedly came up to stop them.

Wei Shao and Bi She looked at each other, and a trace of surprise flashed in their eyes.

Qiao Cifei dismounted and ran over out of breath. Seeing that both of them had blood on their bodies, it was obvious that they had already fought each other. He paused, and hurriedly said, “Brother-in-law, he is Marquis Yan, My second brother-in-law!” He said to Wei Shao, “Second brother-in-law, he is my eldest brother-in-law, right in front of the Hu family village! I heard that the second brother-in-law was still in the party a while ago, why did he suddenly come here and be with me again? Brother-in-law got into a fight?”

Bi She has already closed the knife.

Wei Shao also slowly retracted his sword.

Lei Yan on the other side was left with disheveled hair and stunned.

He would never have imagined that the brother-in-law of his lord would be the leader of the green-eyed refugee in front of him!

Wei Shao took a deep breath and said, “Why are you here? I’m here to pick up your elder sister. Is she there?”

Qiao Ci was stunned for a moment, and said, “Is that so? Second brother-in-law, you came a step late. The elder brother-in-law sent Sister-in-law out of the spiritual wall yesterday, and she just came back. Sister-in-law must be on her way home now.”

…

Wei Shao’s internal injuries almost vomited blood!

The misunderstanding was cleared up, Bi She apologized to him and invited him into the village to wrap up his wounds, but Wei Shao didn’t feel in the mood to stay.

Bi She declined. Wei Shao didn’t say more, even Zhuangzi didn’t enter, he said goodbye to Qiao Ci, and immediately turned around and left on the road.

He took his entourage along the galloping road all the way north, and finally arrived at the Wuchao ancient ferry on the south bank after a few days.

What awaited him was another bad news.

A few days ago, it was very cold and snow fell. From yesterday, the river surface froze, the ferry was unable to travel, and the ice surface was not enough to support people and horses.

Since yesterday, the ferry ports on both sides of the north and south have accumulated a lot of travelers waiting to cross the river, and more and more. Nearby the inn foot shop, gradually overcrowded. There was a fire in the lobby, and the travelers who had laid the floor sighed about not knowing when they would be able to cross the river.

The night is already deep. The sky was pitch black, but there were still sparse snowflakes floating in the sky.

Wei Shao stood at the ferry where the ferry had stopped and looked at the dark opposite bank, which was about ten meters away. When he was in a trance, Lei Yan came behind him and said, “Your Majesty, I have already looked for the inns near the ferry. , I can’t see the lady. I must have crossed the Yellow River.”

Wei Shao said with an expressionless face, “You guys have worked **** your journey. Stay here tonight. Go to the next ferry tomorrow and see, maybe you can pass.”

Lei Yan responded, and added: “There is no good place to stay nearby. The nearest post house is fifty or sixty miles away, so it’s too late at the moment, the weather is cold and the ground is freezing, so it’s inconvenient to go there. The family looked at the clean house. Just now I gave the master some money to vacate his own house, and it was all tidied up again. The lord will stay overnight tonight and leave tomorrow morning.”

Wei Shao was taken aback for a moment, then turned to go to the inn. Lei Yan followed. The two stepped into the door of the inn with a lantern swaying in the cold wind.

The master knew that this young man had a noble status, and when he saw someone came in, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

Wei Shao passed through those travelers in the lobby who were sitting, leaning, and drowsy beside the fire. When he was walking towards the inner hall, there was a sudden noise of horse-drawn carriage wheels running over the icy road outside the gate behind him. The sound, then, stopped.

Some people are staying at the store at this o’clock.

“Storekeeper! Is there room?”

Someone stepped inside and shouted loudly at the main house.

The sound woke the sleeping travelers in the lobby, opened their eyes one after another, and grumbled for a while.

Wei Shao stopped and turned his head sharply.

The man who came in just now looked up and saw Wei Shao. He was so surprised that he lost his voice and exclaimed, “Why are you here?”

Lei Yan turned his head, startled.

Unexpectedly, this person is actually Jia Xi who escorted the lady!

Originally thought that their group was ahead, but now they have crossed the Yellow River. Unexpectedly, it turned out that Junhou was still on his way, leaving the queen and her party behind.

Wei Shao’s eyes stared at the carriage under the shadow of the lantern at the door, and the figure was motionless.

Jia Xi followed his line of sight and looked over, suppressing the joy of encountering a prince here, and hurried forward: “The lady is in the carriage. Today I’m in a hurry. I wanted to stop earlier, but the lady was worried about the Yellow River. Frozen, I kept urging, and this is where I got here, I still freeze if I don’t want to…”

Wei Shao had left Jia Xi behind and strode out.

…

Xiao Qiao was closing her eyes and leaning against Chunniang’s warm embrace. When she was drowsy, a cold wind suddenly hit her. The door of the carriage seemed to be pulled open, and a cold wind came in from the back of her neck. She couldn’t bear it. Shi shivered, shrank his neck, hugged Chunniang tighter, and muttered, “Is there no place to live—”

Chunniang raised her eyes and was surprised to see Wei Shao appearing on the opposite side. She was so surprised that she forgot to react at first. meal. When he noticed that his two eyes were directed towards Xiao Qiao, who was still shrunk in his arms and hugged him tightly, he couldn’t tell whether it was anger or anger. Qiao, said in a low voice: “Nv Jun, Zhan She has arrived, so has the male…”

After rushing for days, Xiao Qiao was really sleepy. She just hugged Chunniang and fell asleep, and she didn’t even notice when the carriage stopped. Pushed to wake up by Chunniang, she straightened up, opened her eyes in a daze, raised her hand to rub it, turned her head and said, “Chunniang, who are you talking about…”

When she met Wei Shao’s eyes, she was stunned and motionless, her eyes slowly opening round and staring at him blankly.