Chapter 389 The Cannon Fodder of the General’s Mansion (11)
Jiang Lai felt for the first time that he was so close to death.
In reality, she was in a vegetative state and she didn't feel this way even when she was lying on the hospital bed. Today, lying on Tie Yi's bed, she was already thinking about her funeral seriously.
Until dawn, Tie Yi was probably still not satisfied, but considering Jiang Lai's life, he could only hold her in his arms and endure it and fall asleep.
His back was covered with blood marks, but Tie Yi didn't feel any pain. On the contrary, when he saw the clear nail marks and tooth marks on his arm, the man touched it lightly, and then looked at the woman in his arms, feeling a little moved. The fire that fell started to burn again along with the wind.
"I can't do it anymore..."
"No, I want to sleep."
"Tie Yi...get out of here..."
Jiang Lai felt the suffocation coming from his face even in his sleep.
I really enjoyed it in my heart, but my arms and legs had their own ideas. They just wanted to run away from home.
When Tie Yi left, she could feel the large heat source beside her disappear. Jiang Lai still shivered even though he was wrapped in a quilt.
The bed was too hard and the quilt was too thin. Tie Yi could see how thin the person on the bed was. He looked at the gray sky outside. After some hesitation, he took off the quilt and lay back down.
If I don’t do morning exercise today, it shouldn’t be a big problem.
Sure enough, as soon as he lay down, Jiang Lai, who had huddled up in a ball, leaned over again. Two thin arms hugged his waist, her pink face pressed against his chest, and she breathed evenly.
In the end, Tie Yi didn't leave until three o'clock in the morning. Before leaving, he ordered someone to put several more stoves in the house.
The guards outside have been waiting for a long time. The general didn't come, and they didn't dare to move around.
After a long time, the general finally appeared, striding as brightly as the wind, and his whole body exuding a sense of relaxation and joy that was hard to ignore.
"Get on your horse and go to the barracks."
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"Madam, the guests are almost here. Would you like to get up and go to the door with the general to greet them?"
Chunyue's voice became extremely gentle. Jiang Lai opened his eyes with difficulty and looked at the bare roof in front of him. It took him a long time to remember where he was.
Look outside the window, it's still a little gray.
The guests are here so early?
"You're stupid, you're still sleeping after a whole day and a whole night."
Jiang Lai's chaotic mind finally realized that today is the old lady's birthday party.
"Well, come in."
Chunyue looked at Jiang Lai's cabinet full of clothes. They were all the same color, either dark yellow or pink, ranging from dark to bright, and she couldn't find anything decent.
"Ma'am, what outfit are you wearing today?"
Jiang Lai yawned, sat at the table with his chin propped up and pointed at the only blue item among the pile of clothes.
"This one."
"Is this a little too plain for my birthday party today?"
If Miss Xu were to be dressed in red by then, people who didn't know better would have thought that she was the wife of the General's Mansion.
"That's it."
After getting married, Jiang Lai tied up her long hair into a woman's bun. Only a simple green hairpin was inserted into her black hair. The rest of her body was bright and bright, but it was not eye-catching. Very ostentatious.
There was an endless stream of guests outside the General's Mansion, all of whom were prominent figures in the capital, including many of the emperor's relatives and high-ranking officials.
Xu Ruling and the old lady stood at the door to greet the guests. It was the first time that the old lady experienced such a big battle. She was smiling at the birthday gifts sent by those people. At this time, when she saw Jiang Lai walking over from a distance, the smile on her face disappeared. A lot.
"How long has it been? Why did you come here?"
Jiang Lai stepped forward and inserted himself directly between Xu Ruling and the old lady, leaning forward and saying.
"Mom, go and sit in the room. There is no birthday girl standing at the door. I'll just come here."
The old lady looked at her, doubtful. She was not from a well-known family. Forty years ago she was farming with her husband. She married a good husband and gave birth to a good son. Then she sat in this position without any hindrance. Normally When Dou and his son lived in the frontier, they had never seen the grand scene of the birthday banquet of the nobles in the capital.
Jiang Lai smiled, reached out and took out an jade hairpin from his sleeve and inserted it into the old lady's silver bun.
Then all the extra decorations from her hair were removed, and before the old lady could get angry, she handed over a small bronze mirror.
"Look, isn't this much better?"
The old lady looked at herself in the mirror. Although the luxurious pearls and emeralds on her head were gone, the simple jade hairpin actually made her look more generous and noble, low-key and good-looking.
At first glance, she looks like an aristocratic old lady who has lived in a wealthy family for a long time.
"You know better."
For example, that girl Ling is very thoughtful and thoughtful.
Jiang Lai just curled his lips and smiled.
"Hurry in, the real distinguished guest is still behind."
The old lady held her head high and returned to the house with the help of her slave, with a smile on her face.
Xu Ruling stood beside her from beginning to end and couldn't say anything at all. Apart from her, how could anyone in this house stand next to the old lady and point out her outfit.
Jiang Lai retracted his smile, while Xu Ruling on the side sullenly hid her dissatisfaction and greeted the guests with a smile.
At this moment, a carriage stopped outside the gate of the General's Mansion. As soon as the first person to get off the car showed up, Xu Ruling smiled and walked directly out of the door. He walked over and held the person who got off the car affectionately. Human sleeves.
"Sister Yu, you are finally here. I have been waiting for you for a long time."
The Hou family is here.
It can be seen that they attach great importance to the general, a rising star in the capital. Jiang Huai, the legitimate son of the Hou family, the youngest son born to Mr. Hou and Mrs. Hou, walked in personally holding a red wooden box.
The whole family came, and they even brought a concubine, Mrs. Zhao.
Xu Ruling walked in holding Jiang Yu's hand and looked at Jiang Lai.
"Madam, your mother is here to see you too. You two, mother and daughter, must have something to say after not seeing each other for so many days, so I won't interrupt you."
After saying that, she and Jiang Yu went to chat with Mrs. Hou. It seemed that she had a very close relationship with the Hou family, and she looked more like a Jiang family member than Jiang Lai.
Mrs. Zhao couldn't wait to come over, looking at Jiang Lai with eyes filled with longing and worry.
Her acting skills were good, but in Jiang Lai's eyes she was a bit clumsy.
"What a pity, why are you so pale? The general is not treating you well?"
Jiang Lai touched her little red face, thinking she was farting.
At this time, Mrs. Zhao noticed Jiang Lai's clothes and attire again, and she realized that she must not have a good harvest in the general's mansion, otherwise such a big general's mansion would not even give her money to make a good suit of clothes. .
Mrs. Zhao felt relieved when she saw that Jiang Lai was not doing well.
A married girl can only continue to be held in the palm of her mother's family if she has a bad life. Otherwise, if she has a good life and becomes a mistress, what use will her mother's family's words be of any use?
"Have you not taken the medicine I asked you to take recently?" (End of Chapter)