Yue Pengju lowered his voice and said, "There is no need for that. I still have other things to do, so I won't disturb you. " After he finished, without waiting for Hua Rong's reply, he turned and left.
She didn't know how long it took for her to open the door and leave, but when she opened it, she saw that there were a lot of people gathered outside. It was actually Yue Pengju who sent someone to buy her a set of Ling Luo clothes and a set of makeup. As well as the food and wine that was needed for the feast, a group of servants set up a temporary kitchen outside and prepared it. Although it was not extravagant, it was still quite impressive. Yue Pengju's head was covered in sweat. He was actually personally making preparations for his own day of taking in a concubine.
She thought of how her husband had taken those hundred slashes back. He had actually treated her unfairly, even though she was his concubinage. She lamented in her heart: Pengju, this is a match between husband and wife, you're actually looking at me like that!
She stood at the door in a daze, then saw Li Qiaoniang opening the door quietly to peek outside. The look of anticipation on her face made her unable to endure it any longer, and she went back to her room to lie down.
But how would he sleep if he lay down? He only pricked up his ears and listened to the bustle outside. She still did not see her husband return to his room. Feeling anxious, she quietly got up and went to the door, but just as she was about to step over, she heard the sound of footsteps. She was about to speak when the door of the West Wing opened, and it was actually Li Qiaoniang who was looking forward to and surprised.
So, her husband actually went to Li Qiaoniang's room!
She stood at the door for a long time, but she didn't see her husband come out. She only felt dizzy, moved her feet, and slowly lay down on the bed.
That night, Yue Pengju did not come back. She lay groggily until dawn, when he heard hurried footsteps. She quietly pushed the door open, and saw Yue Pengju standing in the courtyard outside. It was unknown if he had just come in from outside or if he had just came out of Li Qiaoniang's room.
When he saw Hua Rong, he greeted her with a smile. His expression was very pleased, but also excited, as if he was a child. He looked like he was about to jump and cheer for her, "Sister Shi Qi …"
Hua Rong felt that he was brimming with energy and elation, and suddenly realized that maybe she had already had a one night with Li Qiaoniang. Otherwise, why would she laugh so strangely? She froze, looking at him coldly. Perhaps it was because her gaze was too cold, Yue Pengju was startled. Then, one of the officials came over to report something, so he quickly left.
Hua Rong also turned around and closed the door with a bang. She was the manager's mother, and her husband was a concubine. According to custom, she had to take the lead and leave.
At this moment, the mask of the "good wife" could no longer be worn. There were voices coming from outside the door. She couldn't make out what they were, but she felt that they were all words like "congratulations on getting married". The laughter of the ladies could be heard. They were probably here to help the bride dress up …
Yue Pengju's laughter, Li Qiaoniang's laughter, King Qin's laughter... They were surrounded by enemies. She then looked at the Jing Chai cloth skirt on her body as well as the fifty percent of the money that she had not used at all. Her eyes were dry, but there were no tears in them.
After a long while, she stood up, and picked up her own lesser arch s and arrowheads from the side, and carried them on her back seriously. Suddenly, he saw a large package placed inside the closet. He didn't know when it was placed inside. Opening it to take a look, there were a few pieces of brand-new clothes inside. Penga thought that he bought them for Li Qiaoniang, but didn't take them out since he didn't return last night.
She put the bundle back where she had found it and took only a few of her old clothes. Looking at her hands, there was also a bracelet, which Yue Pengju had also bought for her. She gently took it off and thought for a moment, then took out her brush and wrote a few lines of words.
At this moment, he was truly 'relaxed'. Even his bag was' relaxed '. He felt weightless holding it in his hand. Only then did she slowly stand up and walk to the door. She put her hand on the door handle, and her ears were filled with the joyous sounds of laughter. It was extremely noisy and filled with congratulations. She actually didn't dare to walk out, much less face him. After a long while, he retracted his hand, walked to the window and opened it. Outside, there was a forest at the back of the bedroom. At this time of the year, it was the middle of summer. She looked at the secluded area and saw that it was in stark contrast to the bustling scene outside, and she jumped out.
With his feet on the grass, he startled a few birds and whistled through the air.
Faintly, she could hear the joyous drumming next to her ear. She could no longer hold back her tears. The sky was clear and cloudless, but she felt that the world was vast and there was nowhere to be found.
She hurried out, whistled, and heard the horse. These days, the horses were tied to each other in separate stables. At this moment, she stealthily went over, dismounted from her horse, and jumped onto its back. No one had found a trace of her.
When she arrived at the entrance of the army camp, the veteran garrison naturally knew that it was Madame Yue. Almost every day, he would see her going in and out of the camp, so he could only habitually bow and let her out.
Hua Rong went onto the main road without any hindrances, the area around the cave courtyard had been dry for a long time, and a large cloud of dust rose all the way here. Looking at Dongting Lake, in such a short time, there was still no change to the gigantic Yan Bo who was in the distance.
She ran for more than 10 miles, only to see rows upon rows of water stronghold with overgrown weeds. The dry weather here was like a blazing sun, it was clearly a good time for a fire attack. Only now did she understand that Pengju's so-called "eight days" was definitely not an exaggeration. According to the time limit of twenty days that Zhang Jun had given him, he could completely enjoy the sweet words "Spring Lantern Hour" and go back to using the army.
Beautiful concubine, strategical victory, a man looks forward to, to this perfect.
Hua Rong could not think of anything else. His heart felt as if it was about to burst as she suddenly swung her whip and landed heavily on the ground. Hua Rong had already entered into an extremely chaotic state. Not caring about the direction, only after running for four hours did she realize that she was already one hundred and fifty kilometers away from the Tan Zhou City and had arrived at a fork in the road.
The scorching sun was high in the sky, and she was already drenched in sweat. Her hair was about to drip, and her clothes were all stuck to her body. It was very wet and uncomfortable. She reined in her horse and stopped under a tall tree. The sun was hidden behind the green canopy, but he still couldn't feel the slightest bit of cold.
She lifted her sleeve to wipe the sweat from her forehead, brushed the perspiration from her hair, and looked in the direction. There were two paths ahead of him. One led to the general direction of Vishnu, while the other headed in the opposite direction. She calmed her heart down a little. At this very moment, in this entire world, there was only one person she wished to see: Li Yian. In the army camp, whether it was Sis GaoSi or the other female disciples, or even past good friends Wan Wan and Tian Wei, they were all not suitable targets to talk to. They did not understand those words, and she could not communicate with them. Only Li Yian, and only that strange woman who was like his grandmother and like his friends. She wished she could see Li Yian right away, but thinking of how Li Yian was currently living in his own courtyard, which was also Yue Pengju's territory. She was left with no choice but to return to Yue Pengju's protection, unwilling to give up. After thinking about it, he decided to set foot on another path.
Once he made up his mind, he never looked back, but he was no longer anxious. He walked and stopped, for the first time ever relaxing his mind to look at this strange world.
From the morning onwards, the camp was seething with excitement at the wedding.
Early in the morning, when Zhang Xian saw his wife calling the two children out to play, he hid in his room and did not go out.
The Sis GaoSi naturally did not hide her worries from his husband and said angrily, "You just returned, so you naturally do not know about the situation. Sigh, Li Qiaoniang has people helping her, there are a lot of people trying to curry her favor, I don't need to go and join in the fun. "
Zhang Xian frowned: "What do you mean?"
"Servant thought that since Yue Xiang Gong did not have anyone, he would agree with him taking in concubines, but in the past few days, Servant saw that Yue Xiang Gong was actually a man who was fickle in love, a man having three wives and four concubines was a normal thing. Only the pitiful Madame Yue looked at his husband who was about to accept his as a concubine. "Thinking back to the past, when Yue Xiang Gong once swore that he would not marry anyone, but now that his words are still ringing in my ears, it's actually a different story …"
He fell asleep after not being able to talk with his wife for too long. Now that he heard his wife's words, he was at a loss for words: "Sister Si, where are you talking about? What does Li Qiaoniang marrying have to do with Yue Xiang Gong? If Gao Lin heard your words, wouldn't he be offending people? "Don't say anymore, hurry up and help …"
"What does it have to do with Gao Lin?"
"Because the groom today is Gao Lin."
The Sis GaoSi was shocked speechless. Gao Lin was her distant cousin. Five years ago, he had joined the army with Zhang Xian, and in these past few years, they had fought more and more valiantly. Especially after the war with the cave courtyard, he was assigned to the first division of Ren Shian. With his great achievements, he had already surpassed three officials and was now a sixth ranked martial general. He was only twenty-three years old this year, and because he had been in the army for a long time, he was unmarried. Ever since Li Qiaoniang came to the camp, Gao Lin had been to her house two or three times and had also seen Li Qiaoniang before. But she had never seen anything abnormal before, how did he end up marrying Li Qiaoniang?
Sis GaoSi was overjoyed, but at the same time rebuked her husband, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"I only learned about it during the Yue Xiang Gong's military meeting last night. What should I tell you? Furthermore, the military situation is currently tense, and the meeting has just ended, so the other generals have already arranged military operations throughout the night. Furthermore, I stayed behind to drink some wedding wine because I was related to Gao Lin by blood. "
"Ah?" What was Yue Xiang Gong doing? Really. It's no wonder that Madame Yue is beaming with joy these days. It's fortunate that he had always been apologetic and didn't dare to greet her. "
"The Yue Xiang Gong has his own arrangements, what are you worrying about?"
Sis GaoSi looked at her husband suspiciously. She kept having the feeling that her husband knew something that he had never told her before. However, since she was gentle, if her husband didn't tell her, she wouldn't ask him about it. But how could he bear it when he was filled with curiosity? He turned around and ran out.
They went out to the left, and saw the entire army camp filled with cheers and laughter. Gao Lin, who had originally changed into a new set, was escorted by the crowd, his face full of joy. She looked at her cousin from afar, unable to go forward to greet him, so he only ran towards Yue Pengju's house.
The Yue Clan's rented house had already been divided into two. In the east wing, Yue Pengju and his wife lived there, while in the West Wing, it was filled with women.