Chapter 113: Reluctant to Leave
Two days after Yang Huniu followed her father to Beijing, she soon discovered that her little friend had transformed himself. Not only did he have an official title, but he also lived in a house granted by the emperor.
Yang Huniu: “…” She felt complicated.
There was only her old father and a few old servants at home, and there was nothing good to be nostalgic about. On the day Tang Ying arrived, she happily left her old father and ran to the Tang Mansion.
There are only two acquaintances in the Tang Mansion, one is his friend Tang Ying, and the other is Tang Jue's long-time attendant Zhang Qing.
In fact, Yang Huniu had liked Tang Jue for a while before, probably because Tang Jue was not only very capable, but also looked very much to her liking - among the rough men in the military camp, he was both handsome and fair, which really attracted people's attention.
However, apart from doting on his sister, Tang Jue also spent most of his time eating and sleeping in the military camp. When he returned home to rest, he never played with his sister's friends. He would avoid them when he heard any noise from afar, and looked at them as an adult looks at children. Yang Huniu discovered this later, and the secret love she had in her heart gradually disappeared in Tang Jue's "elder-like kind eyes."
She could also comfort herself by saying that it wasn't that Brother Tang looked down on me, but that he treated me like a child.
When he saw Zhang Qing again, he couldn't help but think of Tang Jue. He felt melancholy and even spoke in a less gruff voice: "Brother Zhang Qing, you also came to the capital with Yingzi?" He watched Tang Ying being escorted to the study by several subordinates of the Imperial Cavalry Division who had been waiting for a long time, and asked in a low voice: "Who else from your mansion came to the capital with you?"
Zhang Qing lowered his head: "It's just me and the young lady." As for A Lian, who betrayed her master, she was no longer considered a member of the Tang family.
Huniu sat on the chair, her expression showing some sadness and confusion, as well as her clumsiness in comforting others: "I never thought such a big thing would happen in Baicheng. Yingzi must be very sad. I think she seems to have become a different person, much more serious."
The young man who did not understand the feeling of sorrow used to love playing and laughing, and never said a serious word. Hu Niu still remembered how naughty Tang Ying was.
Zhang Qing poured her some tea, looking into her eyes: "It's all over, Miss will slowly get over it." She had even stopped taking pills to treat insomnia in the past two months, and she no longer needed to rely on pills to fall asleep.
Hu Niu sighed: "And there's the silly boy Yu An..." The silly boy who loves to laugh and make trouble has been following Tang Ying since he was a child. The two are almost inseparable outside. Just now, she subconsciously looked behind Tang Ying, always feeling that a boy laughing like a fool would jump out in the next moment and scare her.
Unfortunately not.
Zhang Qing: "Since Miss Yinjun is in Beijing, please spend more time with my young lady. She has a hard time alone."
Miss Yinjun has loved wielding swords and guns since she was a child, and her way of comforting people is also unique. She wholeheartedly agreed with Zhang Qing's suggestion and insisted on "spending more time" with Tang Ying. When Tang Ying came out of the study, she blocked her at the door and insisted on following her out.
Tang Ying took her to the Forbidden Cavalry Division, and repeatedly reminded her before leaving: "Don't talk too much when you get there, just stay by my side."
But Yang Yinjun, who grew up in the frontier, rode with her to the Forbidden Cavalry Division, and explained to her the behavior pattern of "country people going to the city to broaden their horizons". She kept talking all the way from the gate to the inside, and kept exclaiming in various exclamations. When she went to Fengbu to discuss something with Fu Chen, she stepped into Lord Fu's official residence and was almost stunned by a word from Miss Yang Yinjun.
She hugged Tang Ying's arm and was so excited that she almost jumped up: "Yingzi Yingzi, this man is handsome! So handsome!" Her eyes were already glued to Fu Chen's face with heat.
Tang Ying held a high position in the Forbidden Cavalry Division. All the colleagues she met along the way greeted her. Some called her "Manager Tang" and some called her "Princess". Tang Ying always nodded nonchalantly, and her status was obvious at a glance. It also gave Yang Huniu an illusion that everyone in the Forbidden Cavalry Division was Tang Ying's subordinate. She was just as carefree as she was in the border town in the past, and she didn't care about being heard by the person concerned and just started to praise her directly.
Fu Chen: “…” Where did the second defect come from?
Tang Ying wanted to cover the girl's mouth: "Shut up!"
Yang Huniu looked very innocent and asked back: "Don't you think he is handsome?" Her eyes were shining and she almost drooled, which made Tang Ying want to find a wall to bang her head against.
"Everyone in the Imperial Cavalry Division knows that Commander Fu is good-looking." She almost gritted her teeth as she finished the sentence, and hurriedly explained to Fu Chen: "General Yang's daughter, my childhood friend Yang Yinjun." Her face was burning: "Please forgive me, Lord Fu, the men at the border are all rather..."
Yang Huniu didn't think that she had said anything wrong. She used to be considered an unrestrained person in Baicheng. After following her father to the northwest and seeing the customs of some nomadic tribes there with her own eyes, she became even more bold and unrestrained. Her next words almost made Tang Ying kneel down in front of her.
The girl asked in a loud voice: "This gentleman's surname is Fu, right? Are you married?"
Tang Ying turned her head away, wanting to pretend that she didn't know her.
Fu Chen was originally a cold person. If an ordinary person stared at his face and said such rude words, he would have kicked him out long ago. But seeing Tang Ying's embarrassed look, he almost laughed out loud, but his face remained calm: "No, Miss Yang, do you want to help me with the matchmaking?"
Yang Yinjun took two steps forward eagerly and bravely recommended herself: "What do you think of me, Lord Fu? I'm not bad in terms of family background and martial arts, and I guarantee that you can have enough food and clothing and live a good life. As for the betrothal gift, my father can give out fifty good horses." General Yang had said a long time ago that he wanted to find a son-in-law for his daughter, but unfortunately none of the candidates he chose was to her liking.
Tang Ying looked strange, as if she was about to faint, and shouted angrily: "Tiger Girl——"
Master Fu smiled: "...It sounds good." Under Yang Yinjun's more eager gaze, he broke her fantasy with one sentence: "But Miss Yang, you don't know that I already have someone I like, so I can't accept your proposal."
Yang Yinjun was a tough person, and he immediately asked, "Who is your crush? I can fight with her, and if I can beat her, I will admit defeat."
Fu Chen pointed at Tang Ying, who was about to leave in anger after being frightened by the conversation between the two men, and said, "The one next to you." He then discovered that there was a scar on her face, which seemed to be a new one. He couldn't help but stand up and go over to her, "What's wrong with your face?"
Yang Yinjun was complacent: "I scratched her." The words came out without thinking: "Yingzi is Yu An's." After saying that, he realized that the air was deathly silent.
She didn't dare to look at Tang Ying's face. She only glanced at the handsome man just now and found that he had a cold look in his eyes. She realized that she had said something wrong and quickly tried to make amends: "Forget it, Yu An is gone. Since you are so beautiful, I won't compete with Yingzi for it. I can't beat her anyway."
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On the northwestern border, if a husband died in battle in the morning, the widow would marry her husband's comrade-in-arms with her children two days after the funeral. The woman she called sister-in-law the day before would become her wife the next day. It was very common.
Yang Yinjun had seen this a lot with her biological father, so she didn't think it was a big deal.
After she finished speaking, she felt that she was redundant and regretted that she met such a handsome man a step late. She could not stay here to disturb her good sister and her "lover" meeting. So she walked out conveniently: "If you have anything to whisper, please say it quickly. I'll wait for you outside." He was rare and considerate and closed the door for the two of them.
Tang Ying: “…”
Fu Chen: “…” Although Miss Yang doesn’t use her brains when she speaks, she is quite straightforward, which is rare to see.
After seeing so many people who talk in a roundabout way and have so many hidden agendas, I actually find people with a straightforward nature to be quite likable.
Tang Ying: "Don't be surprised, Lord Fu. Huniu grew up in the frontier. She is a straightforward person. She says whatever she wants to say without hiding anything. Besides..." Besides, it's your own fault that you look so attractive. If she meets Huniu, who is obsessed with looks, it would be strange if she doesn't come up and talk to her.
Fu Chen stood up and walked directly to her. He lowered his head to look at the scratches on her face: "What's going on? Don't you hold back when you fight? Aren't you afraid of getting disfigured?" The blame in his words was very obvious, but his hand gently stroked her cheek, and his voice became softer : "Does it hurt?"
The two hadn't spoken so closely for a long time. Moreover, Master Fu had been acting very "official" in recent months, even when doing good things, he acted very "noble and upright". Suddenly he showed such a close attitude, which frightened Tang Ying. She quickly took two steps back and said, "It's okay, it's okay."
Fu Chen turned around and opened the drawer of his desk, took out a small porcelain box of sky-blue color, walked over again, unscrewed the box, and found a pool of green ointment inside. He scooped out a piece and applied it directly on his hand. Noticing that Tang Ying was about to run away again, he said sternly, "Don't move!"
Tang Ying quickly stood up obediently, feeling the coolness on her cheeks and his fingers moving on her skin. She felt conflicted and hesitant, and didn't know what to say.
She found that she didn't know when it started, although she had been trying to escape from Master Fu's gentleness and kindness, but now standing here, she actually felt a little reluctant to leave.
Perhaps it was because the journey was too hard, she was weak and cried in her dreams countless times, wishing she could go back to the past, and even she couldn't help but become weak in reality - this was not a good sign.
Tang Ying attributed all this to the natural laziness and weakness of human beings. Once she was sure that she did not have to fight alone, she wanted to be lazy. She despised herself in her heart and re-strengthened her confidence.
What she didn't know was that just now, the relaxation that accidentally appeared in her eyes made Fu Chen secretly happy, and his hands became gentler. He wanted to say a few more words, but soon she armed herself with a cold and hard face again.
——What a cruel girl!
