General's Good Friday

Chapter 82

"Anyway, you are very busy now, and I am idle, so go out for a stroll if you have nothing to do!"

Seeing the change in his face, the general immediately ended the topic tactfully, touched his nose, and said a little embarrassingly: "Anyway... Anyway, Zhongda doesn't want to marry the prince as a man's wife, and all the 'happy love' is fake , he must have been forced by the prince's power and had no other choice..."

"You're just deceiving yourself and others like that," Xiaobai ate a snack, and said leisurely, "Brother Shi has a deep affection for the prince, but for a while, I'm afraid that he really won't agree to marry the prince as a husband..."

"Tch! What a strange statement!" The general curled his lips.

Xiaobai glanced at him disdainfully, and what he saw and heard in the palace emerged in his mind.

"What do you know..." He muttered softly while eating his snack.

This, ah, is called means.

130 seven

The general himself is busy with official duties, so naturally he can't spare much time to take care of Shi Zhong's private affairs, besides, Shi Zhong is a big man, and he doesn't need him to intervene in these personal matters.

Speaking of which, it was rare for the general to spare an afternoon to take Xiaobai out to play. Originally, he felt that he was too busy these days and was afraid of neglecting Xiaobai. He was bored at home all day, but he didn't want to In the afternoon, I heard Xiaobai casually mentioning where he went out these days, who he met, and what he did. Although there were only a few words, it sounded like he had a fulfilling life very.

Ordinarily, the general should feel extremely relieved to know this. After all, without his company, Xiaobai lived a happy and comfortable life. When he goes to the northwest in the future, Xiaobai will naturally be able to adapt to life alone in Jianyang , will not be lonely and boring.

However, looking at Xiaobai, he will no longer look at himself with extremely dependent and admiring eyes like before, but casually talk about some things that the general doesn't know at all, which belong to him and others. , somehow, the general suddenly felt a little awkward and... lonely?

It was as if his Xiaobai had gradually become no longer his Xiaobai.

He is walking out of the invisible cage step by step, he has his own life, he will no longer regard this general as his whole world, and he will not be able to do anything without him, even , when the general looked at him again, he suddenly found that Xiaobai's body seemed to have become more slender and stronger than before.

He is no longer the timid and weak young man when he first saw him, but he is more like a young man who advances and retreats with restraint.

And the person who single-handedly brought about these changes was the general himself.

This...isn't it good?

The general tried to think positively, isn't this what he has always hoped for?Xiaobai has grown up, and has finally integrated into the social circle of the Jianyang official clan. He no longer needs to worry about his life by himself. Even without himself, he can live well... This, isn't this what he wants to see of it?

Then... then what is this strange feeling in his heart now?

In the next few days, the general has been troubled by this strange loss and loneliness in his heart, but because this is what he rationally hopes, he has to control his emotions and not let this This feeling was revealed, so that even the last New Year before leaving Jianyang was a bit gloomy.

Xiaobai, who has always been the most caring and considerate of the general, seems to be completely ignorant of what is going on in the general's mind. This naturally makes the general even more depressed, and he can't help but think wildly. Like a daughter who is about to get married, she no longer puts too much emotion and energy into herself.

Every time he thinks about it like this, the general feels sad in his heart, and feels that his life is difficult, like a dead leaf blowing in the wind, and no one remembers it.

Until the last day before the departure, the general went home early, wanting to spend more time with Xiaobai, talk about his own words, and didn't want to go home, but was told that Xiaobai would go out in the morning to participate in the newly established "Jianyang Chengmen" The banquet held by the Wife and Poetry Society has never returned.

The general sat silently in the main hall, and waited alone until dinner time, only to see Xiaobai braving the cold wind, with rosy cheeks and smiling eyes, entering the room with the help of his servants.

"Huh? The general is back?"

Seeing the general sitting in the hall, Xiaobai raised his eyebrows, and his mouth was a little drunk.

"Why is it so early? Hehe, I would have called you to have dinner with me if I knew about it..."

"Where are you going?" Seeing that he had greeted him and walked straight in, the general held back the unhappiness in his heart and said, "You're so drunk...the dining room is over here!"

"Dining room?" Xiaobai half-closed his eyes, turned his head and smiled, waved his hands and said, "I just came back from eating just now... Hehe, I won't eat, you can eat by yourself."

After speaking, he went out the door without looking back.

General: "..."

Little Yangtao looked at the general's cold face, thought she was unlucky, and said cautiously: "General... General, do you still eat?"

"Use it!" The general replied loudly, "Why don't you use it? Will you starve to death if you don't eat?"

"Yes, yes, yes, yes," Xiao Yangtao hurriedly agreed, "Your maidservant, go and tell them to prepare a meal! Let's go!"

130 eight

When the general held back his anger, hurriedly finished his meal and returned to his room, he saw Xiaobai laying on the bed with a blushing face, he had already fallen asleep and unconscious.

He sat down next to the edge of the bed, looked sideways at Xiaobai's peaceful sleeping face under the light, and suddenly felt an inexplicable reluctance in his heart, as if he didn't feel that he was about to part until this time.

After today, we will not be able to see each other for several years...

The general's heart froze, he stretched out his hand to gently touch Xiaobai's slightly hot cheek, and then sighed silently.

In this way, what's the point of continuing to be angry with him?He felt that he still had a lot of things he wanted to say to Xiao Bai, but under the current situation, those words could only be rotten in his heart, and no one could hear them.

He lowered his head and kissed Xiaobai lightly on the cheek.

"I miss you too..." He whispered, "But..."

Even more reluctant to follow the past to suffer.

The next day the general had to get up very early and set off, fully armed, first went to the palace to meet Emperor Jing Ming, and then Emperor Jing Ming led the courtiers to send him out of the city. It was very grand and attracted countless people to come and watch.

Emperor Jingming was in high spirits, and he praised the general along the way, and spoke highly of his outstanding performance of being willing to dedicate himself to defending the frontier. Although the general had a signature smile on his face, his heart was always gloomy.

When he left home this morning, Xiaobai was still lying on the bed with a hangover. As a result, the two of them couldn't say a word until they parted. He still forced a smile on his face, and no one noticed that something was wrong, but the depression in his heart was probably only known to him.

But no matter how bitter and boring, what can be done?Those who should go on the road still have to go on the road.

So, with such unknown thoughts, the general bid farewell to Emperor Jingming and all civil and military officials, and led a large group of soldiers and horses to the north in the midst of the farewell and howling of the people in Jianyang.

The army marched all day, and at night they camped around a post house to rest, and the general was arranged to live in the best room in the small post house.

However, although this room is said to be "the best", it is actually just a little more spacious, and it can accommodate the general and the soldiers who are close to the general.

Far away from Jianyang's eyes, the general's bad mood was less concealed, and his face was always cold. The soldiers under his command were used to seeing it, but they didn't feel that there was anything wrong. Sullen, after returning to the room, he leaned against the bed without saying a word, absently reading a military book under the lamp.

After a while, the door opened with a "squeak", and the accompanying soldier came in quietly with a basin of hot water, put it on the ground, closed the door again, and walked over with the basin, respectfully Looking at the general, he said, "General, I will help you wash your feet."

The general was in a bad mood, and originally planned to ignore the winking boy, but when he heard his voice, he was taken aback for a moment, then was taken aback, his eyes widened and he raised his head.

Xiaobai's cheeks were gray, with a smear of charcoal black on one side, he stared at the general with dark eyes, and when he saw him look up, he grinned at him and showed a toothy grin.

The general almost fell off the couch: "You, you... why are you here?!"

"Hehehe..." Xiaobai bent down and put down the water basin, clasped his left hand with his right, and said with a giggle, "I've joined the army!"

"Join the army?!" The general opened his mouth wide and asked in an exaggerated tone, "You? Join the army?"

"That's right," Xiaobai's mouth was about to grin to the ears, "Recently, Jianyang City Men's Wife Poetry Club, Men's Wife Business Club, and Men's Wife Martial Arts Club are planning to fight for the rights of men's wives. His Majesty specially allocated a few The quotas for joining the army and imperial examinations are first considered for us, I have made a great contribution to the poetry club, so I found a place for myself to join the army, follow the general, and come to defend the country!"

"What... what?!" The general felt that he had not been able to keep up with Emperor Jingming's reform from the beginning to the end.