Chapter 89
Chapter 89
Song's mother and sister-in-law Song stayed with her for ten days at Qi's house.
Qi's mother felt guilty about Liu Yunsi and couldn't say anything, but the Song family was a little unhappy after spending most of her time with her grandson.
On this day, Qi's mother was able to hold her grandson well, and she felt pain like her heart. If the child was not hungry and crying, she would not be willing to give the child to the nurse.
Qi Xiaomei even stayed in her room from morning to night. When the child fell asleep, she would rock the cradle, and when the child woke up, she would hug and tease the child whenever she had the chance.
Qi Erlang also came over several times a day.
After the full moon, the weather gradually warmed up.At this time, I heard the news that the Xiongnu invaded again, and the situation was more ferocious than last year. The imperial court sent troops to the northern border to resist.
Sitting on the porch enjoying the cool air, Tang Xiaoshi didn't pay attention to the frontier battles and the court affairs, she heard what came in and out, just looking at the sleeping little man in her arms, she couldn't help feeling sad in her heart.
In summer, heavy rains sent away the scorching heat and ushered in the coolness of autumn.
The autumn rain is continuous and fluttering.
Tang Xiaoshi stood in front of the window and looked at the light rain outside the corridor. Recently, she was always feeling inexplicably heavy and depressed, and she couldn't arouse much interest in anything.
Looking back, I saw the child sleeping peacefully in the cradle, as if dreaming a sweet dream, the little mouth wriggled a few times and pouted.
At this time, there were footsteps outside, and it was Xiao Tan who came back with an umbrella.
Put the umbrella on the porch, shake off the rain and walk in.
He opened his mouth to call her, but saw that Mr. Xiao Lang was sleeping, walked over lightly, and said in a low voice: "Lady, I just heard the news when I was out shopping, that the battle against the Xiongnu was a great victory, and the Xiongnu suffered a disastrous defeat."
She hummed coldly.
Seeing that she was not in the mood to listen to this, Xiao Tan stopped talking.Changing the topic to Xiao Langjun, now only Xiao Langjun can make the lady feel at ease.
After the arrival of the winter moon, the first snow fell in the imperial capital.Tang Xiaoshi sat around the stove and chatted with Qi Xiaomei while eating dried fruit and drinking tea, Qi Erlang hurried over in the snow.
He didn't hold an umbrella, his head and shoulders were covered with snow, and he rushed in before he could shake off the snow from his body.
"What happened?" Tang Xiaoshi's interest was aroused nervously.
"Sister-in-law, I just heard the news that our army has been victorious in successive battles, and the Huns have been retreating steadily. Now they have retreated two thousand miles away. The last time we were able to achieve the ultimate victory was the soldiers who were captured by the Huns last year."
"Captive?" Tang Xiaoshi was shocked.
"Yes! Last year, none of our army was wiped out, and a group of hundreds of soldiers was captured by the Huns. This group was led by General Zhou Shao, the eldest son of General Zhou." Qi Erlang said excitedly, "At that time, Zhou Shao The general led a team of 5000 soldiers to fight against the Huns. They fought fiercely for three days and three nights. They were finally defeated and captured by the Huns. In the end, nearly a hundred people survived the humiliation. I don’t know what strategy they used. Finally, they cooperated with General Luo to repel the Huns .”
Qi Xiaomei rushed over and grabbed Qi Erlang and asked, "Is the elder brother still alive?"
Qi Erlang's face darkened, and no one knew whether he would survive or not, but this was undoubtedly the last hope, and it was considered good news.
Tang Xiaoshi stared at Qi Erlang with no expression on her face, but her heart was already filled with turmoil, and she calmed down quickly.
Qi Song followed Mr. Liao, Mr. Liao was General Zhou's enlisted assistant, both General Zhou and Mr. Liao were killed in battle, how could he still be alive?How is it possible to follow General Zhou?
Qi Erlang's heart sank when he saw that her expression didn't show much emotion.
"Young General Zhou has made great achievements this time, and he will definitely return to Beijing to receive the reward. He will definitely arrive in Beijing a year ago."
She smiled wryly, and nodded, "I hope Da Lang is still alive." The hope was too slim, and she wasn't very excited.
After Qi Erlang left, she pondered for a long time, but in the end she still couldn't let go of the slightest hope in her heart, and asked Xiao Tan to send someone to Song's house to inquire about news.
The Song family only knew that General Zhou and nearly a hundred soldiers under his command had returned, but the names of the soldiers were unknown.
Qi Song is only a low-ranking military officer, even if the list is reported back to Beijing, his name will not be included.
At the end of the twelfth lunar month, after breakfast, she was taking the child to bask in the sun in front of the living room, when a young servant ran in in a hurry and startled her.
Xiaoqing immediately scolded: "No rules, frighten the lady and Mr. Xiaolang, and break your legs."
The servant panicked and knelt down to Tang Xiaoshi, swallowed his throat, panting and said: "I have entered the city, I have entered the city, General Zhou Shao has returned to Beijing, and now I am entering the city." After speaking, he took a few breaths.
Tang Xiaoshi froze instantly.
Xiaoqing hurriedly asked: "Have you seen Mr. Lang?"
"No... no."
"Then what are you reporting? Go and inquire carefully." Xiaoqing urged.
The boy took a breath, got up and went out.
Tang Xiaoshi suddenly became nervous.
Ever since she heard that General Zhou and his subordinates were unexpectedly alive, she hadn't had any hope, but at this moment her heart was churning, her thoughts were chaotic, and she even panicked.
After sitting for a while, she asked the nanny to carry Mr. Xiao Lang away, and she wanted to go out immediately, so she rushed to have a look.
Xiao Tan stopped her: "My lady is not cured yet."
"But it's okay if you catch the cold." She asked someone to prepare the car as she walked outside.
Xiaoqing and Xiaotan couldn't persuade her to follow immediately.
The carriage rushed out of the street in front of the house and stopped suddenly.
"Why did you stop?" Xiao Tan scolded the controller.
"Looks like Mr. Lang in the front." The royal said.
Tang Xiaoshi hurriedly poked her head out and looked forward when she heard the words.
A horse came galloping on the snow-covered street, the man on the horse was dressed in military uniform, waving a whip in his hand.The face was getting closer and closer, and she could see it more and more clearly.
"It's really a gentleman, it's a gentleman!" Xiao Tan and Xiaoqing cried out in surprise, and hurriedly jumped off the carriage to help Tang Xiaoshi.
Tang Xiaoshi got out of the car in a hurry, her feet were not on the stool, Xiaotan and Xiaoqing supported her and helped her to the ground.She raised her head, and the horse galloped to her.
The person on horseback is still so bright and handsome, still so energetic, still so gentle and affectionate, but more calm and vicissitudes.
She burst into tears uncontrollably.
The man on the horse looked straight at the woman in front of the car, just like when he left, but there was more melancholy between his brows, his expression was haggard, and his eyes were no longer so pure.
His eyes were blurred, he turned over and jumped off the horse, rushed to her, and called out in a low voice: "Chu'er." Tears rolled down his cheeks, "I'm back."
"Qi Song." Tang Xiaoshi cried and rushed forward, "You are alive, you are back."
Qi Song grabbed her in his arms and hugged her tightly, afraid that she would disappear if he let go, wishing to rub her into his heart.
"Chu'er, I'm back. I promised you, I'm back."
Tang Xiaoshi couldn't restrain herself from crying loudly, she wrapped her arms around his waist tightly, pressed against his chest, felt the coldness of the armor, and told herself that this was not a dream, it was real.
Xiao Tan, Xiao Qing and the others were moved and rinsed their eyes with tears.
The two hugged each other for a long time in the street, and finally Qi Song felt sorry for her suffering from the cold and accompanied her in the car to go home.
Qi's mother, Qi Erlang and Qi Xiaomei wept with joy when they saw him standing in front of him alive.
When Qi Song saw his son, the tears that had just stopped overflowed again.
The family talked to each other for a whole day, from the situation of the two wars to the final defeat and capture, from the days of the Huns to making Ji contact with General Luo to defeat the Huns.Qi Song was afraid of his family worrying about many things, so he just said a few words lightly and stopped.
He didn't die on the battlefield last year, but he was temporarily dispatched to General Zhou Shao as a staff officer, and was finally captured with General Zhou Shao.
After dinner, the family still chatted until late at night before going back to rest.
After midnight, the inner room of the east courtyard of Qi Mansion was brightly lit, Tang Xiaoshi and Qi Song sat around the fire, the child fell asleep soundly in the cradle next to it, Qi Song rocked gently.
"My lady, thank you." Qi Song suddenly said solemnly.
Tang Xiaoshi looked at him suspiciously.
He took Tang Xiaoshi into his arms and said with a smile: "If it wasn't for the lady's family letter, maybe my husband wouldn't be able to survive after being captured."
"Every time I read the letter, I think that there is still a lady waiting for my husband in the capital. If I don't come back, the lady will stick to it. Thinking of the torment and weariness that the lady will suffer day by day, the husband tells me No matter how much humiliation I suffer, I will live and come back alive to see you. When I married you as my husband, I swore to protect you for the rest of my life, and I will protect you for the rest of my life."
Tang Xiaoshi smiled, suddenly thought of something, pushed Qi Song away, got up and walked away.
"My lady..." Qi Song was deeply surprised by her sudden change of face.
Tang Xiaoshi dug out something from a box and threw it into Qi Song's arms: "Look for yourself, what stupid things you said at that time."
Qi Song was stunned for a moment, and opened the handkerchief, which was the family letter he wrote back to persuade her to remarry.
"My lady, I... I was wrong." He immediately admitted his mistake, regretting in his heart.
Tang Xiaoshi snatched the silk from his hand, and deliberately said in a temper: "I will take my son back to my mother's house to remarry tomorrow. You have written all the divorce papers. I won't stay in your Qi family with shame."
"No, I made a mistake for my husband." Qi Song also knew that she was playing with anger, so he immediately stepped forward and pulled her, "Lady, I made a mistake for my husband."
"What did you say on the night of the wedding? You said that even if the green hills were rotten, the scales were floating, and the Yellow River was dry, you would not divorce me. But you gave me a divorce letter after only half a year of marriage. Where did you lose those vows? Did you play tricks on me? I don't care, I'll go back to my mother's house tomorrow."
"No, lady, I made a mistake. You can punish him however you want. Can you forgive me?"
"I don't accept your apology."
"My lady..." Taking advantage of Tang Xiaoshi's unpreparedness, he hugged her into his arms and snatched the silk handkerchief from her hand.
Just as Tang Xiaoshi was about to reach out to grab it back, he casually threw the silk handkerchief into the furnace, and it instantly ignited.
Tang Xiaoshi angrily punched him a few times, and blamed him: "Do you think this matter will be over if you burn the divorce papers? It's not over!"
"How can my wife forgive my husband?" Qi Song lowered his head and asked in a low voice.
"No forgiveness."
"Miss." Qi Song kissed her on the forehead, with a gentle and coquettish tone, "Miss, please forgive me, I will never do such a stupid thing again as a husband."
"It's okay to forgive, you have to promise me a few things."
"Hundreds of items are agreed to by my husband."
"Appreciate the flowers with me in spring, listen to the rain in summer, enjoy the moon with me in autumn, and enjoy the snow in winter. You must accompany me in every scene every year." She said seriously.
Qi Song was stunned, stared at her for a few moments, and asked with a smile: "Miss, are you sure you are punishing your husband? Why does your husband think you are rewarding your husband?"
"If you can do it, you will be rewarded; if you can't, you will be punished."
Qi Song pondered for a moment, stroked her cheek and said with a smile: "This kind of punishment is something my husband can't wish for." Another kiss landed on her lips.
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