Chapter 43 The snatched woman
Xiao Changche’s mansion in Zhenwu City was newly built.
It has only been three years now.
It was built after Xiao Changchao chased King Zuoxian of the Northern Yuan Dynasty for thousands of miles, kidnapped his beloved concubine and returned. His reputation reached the ears of the heavens, and the emperor personally drafted an edict to the Jin Dynasty to make him a chariot general.
In the three years that Xiao Changche lived in this mansion, the total amount of time he lived in this mansion would not exceed one month.
He only stayed here for a few days every year when he returned to Zhenwucheng to report on his work.
But there are not many people living in this mansion.
Basically they are all retired soldiers who were disabled in battle.
These people are now considered Xiao Changche's servants. In fact, it is Xiao Changche who supports them with money.
The people who come here are all homeless, jobless and careless guys. They can no longer stay in the army, so they have nowhere to go. After the disability pension is used up, in this place outside the customs, They're pretty much a dead end.
Naturally, Xiao Changche couldn't watch these people end up like this, so he placed them in this mansion.
Two years ago, Xiao Changche was also annoyed by the persistent assassination of King Zuo Xian, so he moved Luo Hua and his son Xiao Qianli into this mansion.
Luo Hua is the beloved concubine that Xiao Changche snatched from King Zuo Xian,
and Xiao Qianli is naturally Xiao Changche's son.
The living Luo Hua is the shame that King Zuoxian of the Northern Yuan Dynasty cannot wash away, making him ridiculed in the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Therefore, this prince with high authority in the Northern Yuan Dynasty wants to kill him wholeheartedly. Solve it.
Xiao Changche couldn't hide a woman in the army forever, so he sent her to this big house in Zhenwu City.
It is extremely difficult for Beiyuan assassins to enter Zhenwu City.
Even if they enter Zhenwu City, they want to assassinate the mother and son in this mansion. It can be said that it is difficult to reach the sky.
Those disabled veterans ate and drank from Xiao Changche. They had nothing to do all day long, so they were thinking about how to protect the mother and son.
The current Xiao Mansion is not only a dragon pond and a tiger's den, it can also be said to be a thorny place. Even after Xiao Changche saw the arrangements of these people, he lamented that only innate-level masters came to ignore these arrangements. , when other people come, even if they don't die, they will still be in trouble.
When doing things, I am afraid that a group of professional people will do nothing all day long and think about how to improve their professionalism to a higher level.
These disabled veterans are undoubtedly such a group of people.
Xiao Chang's car coming home today is naturally a big event for everyone in the Xiao family mansion.
Luo Hua led Xiao Qianli and a group of veterans, all wearing brand new clothes, standing outside the mansion, looking forward to it.
Xiao Changche turned over and dismounted. Xiao Qianli, who was less than two years old, staggered towards Xiao Changche with two short legs. He stretched out his hands to hug, saying "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy". The ground shouted, only to make people's hearts cry.
Behind the little guy, Luo Hua had a smile on his face, looking at Xiao Changche leaning over to pick up the little kid, his eyes full of satisfaction.
Xiao Changche nodded at Luo Hua, then turned to look at a group of disabled veterans and laughed: "Thank you for your hard work, Lao Jiu, let's add a few more dishes tonight, everyone will not be drunk." Come back, I brought back good wine.”
Seeing the guards behind Xiao Chang’s carriage take down a jar of wine marked with the seal of Tai’an City, these disabled veterans all cheered. .
The wine in Zhenwucheng is not much different from that of Nishui. The wine seller has a dark heart and does not know how much water is mixed in a pound of wine.
But even this kind of wine cannot be bought at will.
The wine in Tai'an City is strong enough and delicious enough, but it is simply not available on the market.
More importantly, even if some are sold, these veterans cannot afford them.
"It seems that you are not looking forward to my return, but the wine I brought!" Xiao Changche laughed, holding the child in one hand, holding Luo Hua in the other, and walked towards the house. A group of veterans Then he laughed and helped the guards unload things from the carriage.
The night is getting darker.
The bell on the clock tower, the tallest building in Zhenwu City, rang.
After the nine-ring bell, it means that the curfew in Zhenwu City has begun.
At this time, except for the soldiers on night watch, watchmen and people with special pass tokens who can still walk outside, other people dare to wander outside, and the consequences will not be very good. . You can be fined, jailed, slapped on the wall, or built a city wall, it all depends on the mood of the city guards who caught you.
Nine and nine returned to one, and after the nine rings, Zhenwu City fell into silence and darkness.
The Xiao family mansion is naturally very lively.
Several rows of long tables were placed in the spacious hall, and the tables were filled with chicken, duck, and fish. For the Xiao family mansion, today was the family reunion dinner.
Because every year, Xiao Changche spends the real New Year's Eve in the army with the soldiers.
So every year Xiao Changche comes back to report on his work, and they have a family reunion dinner together at home.
Xiao Changche carried the wine jar and served a full bowl on each table. He touched everyone one by one and drank it all in one gulp. His alcohol capacity was astonishing, and he could only drink several bowls. The face is slightly red.
Xiao Changche looks both male and female. Li Dachui has always said that if this guy puts on women's clothing, he will definitely be a charmer. If he sees Xiao Changche who is slightly smokey at this moment, I'm afraid Li Dachui will look straight at him.
It's just that the group of veterans in the hall are all veterans who have followed Xiao Changche for many years. They have been in Zhilan's room for a long time and do not know its fragrance. They have long turned a blind eye to Xiao Changche's strange appearance.
After toasting, Xiao Changche waved to everyone and went directly to the inner house. The veterans behind him all laughed, vaguely saying that a spring night is worth a thousand gold in a moment, and that the general went to do his own business, we all There were words like wanting to add another young master to the family.
Inner house.
Xiao Changche, carrying a wine jar, pushed the door in.
Inside the house, the candlelight was bright, the ground was burning extremely hot, and the heat was overwhelming. Luo Hua was half-undressed, and his black hair was draped casually. On his shoulders, he was sitting in front of the table. On the table, several exquisite dishes were still steaming.
Seeing Xiao Changche come in, Luo Huaxian smiled, stood up and helped Xiao Changche sit down, took the wine jar, and filled the cups on the table with wine.
Xiao Changche breathed out heavily, tilted his neck, drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and said with a smile: "Only at home, in front of you, do I dare to be so arrogant!"
Luo Hua filled the cup for him and said softly: "Drink with confidence, get drunk with confidence, then have a good sleep and relax for a few days!"
Eat After a few bites of food and a glass of wine, Xiao Changche actually drank up half of the jar of wine he brought in.
Seeing Luo Hua in front of him staring at him intently, Xiao Changche couldn't help but sigh: "It's really hard for me!"
Luo Hua shook his head, walked to Xiao Changche, reached out and took his head into his arms, and said: "I'm not suffering, you are the real suffering!"
Xiao Changche buried his head. In the arms of the other party, the drunkenness surged, and for a moment, he couldn't control himself, and he even choked and started crying.
Xiao Changche, the invincible general who was so powerful in the world, actually cried.
"Every time I think of days like this, you have been through it for more than ten years, and I don't know what to say. How did you survive it?" Luo Hua patted the other party's shoulder gently: " Three years ago, when I saw you, I never imagined that it was you, Xiao Changche, and you were actually Xiao Changche!"
Xiao Changche raised his head and wiped away the tears on his face. , said: "The most difficult thing was the first few years. Later, as my official position became bigger and bigger, it became much better. In addition, my martial arts cultivation level also became higher and higher. Those who dared to challenge me died several times." After that, no one dared to make irresponsible remarks to me anymore.”
"Anyway, it's impossible to think about it, but you did it." Luo Hua sat across from Xiao Chang's car and said, "I've known since I was a child that you are different from ordinary people."
Xiao Chang Che rubbed his face and said, "Before I come back, I will visit the graves of my uncle and aunt, and tell them to wait patiently for a few more years, and I will definitely be able to avenge them."
Luo Hua raised his face slightly, as if he didn't want the tears in his eyes to flow down. After a long while, he said: "Fortunately, you still burn incense for them so that they can have someone to worship. I, a shameless daughter, have nothing to do with it." You can go to their graves with dignity.”
“When I kill all those dogs in Beiyuan, you can go to their graves openly and openly. You can tell them loudly that you have not insulted Luo. The lintel of the family! Besides, why are you so shameless? If I hadn't accidentally met you and brought you back, I'm afraid that Alatu would be a pile of bones now. Harassment, one day, I will chop him alive!"
"It's up to you, but I'm not in a hurry, so don't be in a hurry!" Luo Hua said: "We are still very young. There is plenty of time to plan and take your time step by step.”
"How can we not be in a hurry?" Xiao Changche sighed: "Now that the foundation of the Qin Dynasty is shaken, Linghuye's thoughts are not on Beiyuan at all. The preparation of the army is not for the Northern Expedition, but for the chaos in the pass. You can take the opportunity to go south, but if you do, you will be abandoned outside the pass, and the Northern Expedition will be even further away."
"If Da Qin is not in chaos, Linghu Ye will not dare to enter the pass, right?"
< br>"This is natural! The outside of the pass is withered. As far as I know, Linghuye has worked hard over the years and only saved money and food for three years. This amount of money and food is not enough for him to fight for many years, so if there is no chaos inside the pass, he cannot be unstoppable. , you will definitely lose!"
"If he enters the pass, will you follow him?"
"Of course not. By this day, he and I will both suffer losses," Xiao Changche said through gritted teeth.
(End of this chapter)