"Brother, if I marry one of them, I will let down a good girl, and there will be one more sad person in this world."
No woman would want her husband to have another woman in his heart.
The eldest brother sighed after hearing this.
He couldn't persuade him any more, and the child who came with him hugged his legs and looked at me curiously.
That was my eldest brother's first child, Xiao Jinghong. Soon, my eldest brother's second child would be born, but I was still alone.
Even the children of Sanlang and his sister-in-law Qi Yao can run and jump.
In the end, my eldest brother said that he would continue to look for me and find a suitable woman for me.
"If you don't marry again, Jiao Jiao will definitely know about it."
I feel unspeakably bitter in my heart, and there is still some vague hope in my heart. What will happen if she knows?
But now that she has a family, what does it matter if she knows?
Not long after, my cousin-in-law Liu Yuqing came to see me with a portrait of a woman and said to me: "This is a distant relative of the Qiu family. My name is Xie Ying. She is twenty-seven and is about the same age as you."
A twenty-seven-year-old girl, half a year older than me.
I became more curious as to where they found a girl at such an age who was not yet married.
The cousin-in-law added: "Her husband was a general under Changfeng. He died in an ambush half a year ago. She is orphaned and widowed. Her mother-in-law is fierce, and the family wants to marry her to an older official."
, her husband entrusted their mother and son to Changfeng before he died."
My cousin-in-law looked at me and said earnestly: "Xuan'an, she and her husband have a deep love for each other and have a very good relationship."
After listening to what my cousin-in-law said, I immediately understood what they meant. If I couldn't forget Yue'er and couldn't marry someone else, I might as well find a similar person to live with me.
"Before Xie Ying's husband died, he asked Changfeng to take good care of Xie Ying's mother and son. We thought about it and decided that instead of marrying her to someone else, it would be better to marry her to you. This way we can be under the care of our Xiao family and block them at the same time.
The Xie family's words can no longer embarrass their mother and son."
I thought about it for a long time and promised my cousin-in-law that I could see Xie Ying and have a look first.
The most important thing is to make your words clear.
Xie Ying was brought to my camp by her cousin-in-law, along with a three-year-old child.
The child looked at me timidly and kept hiding behind his mother.
When Xie Ying came in, she knelt down and saluted me.
"General Xiao and Sister Yuqing have explained to me about General Xiao Second. Xie Ying is willing to marry General Xiao Second."
Xie Ying looked at me with tears in her eyes, without any roundabout explanation: "My late husband and I were childhood sweethearts and had been in love for several years. If it weren't for the sake of our children, I would never remarry. However, due to the pressure from my family, I really had no choice but to get married."
From now on I will definitely not bother the general even a little bit, I just want my child to be protected."
I looked at her for a while and then said to her: "I understand, get up. Since eldest brother has been entrusted, your husband also sacrificed his life for Beiyuan. I will protect you mother and son and will not let you be bullied again."
Xie Ying kowtowed to me a few more times: "Thank you, General!"
When leaving, Xie Ying turned around and asked me: "General, your sweetheart..."
I was silent for a while and said, "She and I are also childhood sweethearts."
After saying that, I smiled and said, "I'm just not as lucky as you and your husband to be able to get together."
Xie Ying knelt down to me: "I'm sorry, General, it's Xie Ying who talks too much."
I said: "It doesn't matter, you need to know."
Xie Ying left the tent with her children. Less than half a month later, Xie Ying and I got married.
After discussing with Xie Ying, the wedding was not a big deal. Instead, they held a few banquets at a mansion in the border area and invited family members to have some wedding wine.
Xie Ying's mother's family was extremely flattering to me and the Xiao family. Seeing their clinging to high branches, I knew that Xie Ying's situation at home was indeed not good.
If she doesn't marry me, she will marry another powerful person.
The Xiao family is the best choice for her.
Yue'er also came, bringing her husband and her two children.
The aunt took Xie Ying's hand and praised her, saying that as long as they were in love, nothing else mattered.
Xie Ying and I got married, so I compiled a story to distract everyone.
Xie Ying was clever in thinking and made no mistakes in her words. She made everyone in the Xiao family very happy.
Yue'er walked up to Xie Ying and softly called her second sister-in-law. I stared at her, and my heart felt like it was being pricked by a needle.
Xie Ying looked at me, and with just one glance, she knew that the beautiful woman in front of her, whom she called her second sister-in-law, was the one I longed for.
After entertaining everyone, Xie Ying sat next to me and said, "General, no one will ever forget when they meet such a woman."
She poured me a glass of wine and poured herself a glass of wine, with a smile on her face, but her voice sounded extremely bitter: "It's like I met Cheng. I will never forget it in this life."
I picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp while watching Yue'er and her husband and children sitting together happily.
After the ceremony and dinner, I was pushed into the wedding room by everyone in a noisy manner.
Xie Ying sat by the bed, holding her late husband's relics in her hands and crying with tears on her face.
She and I sat across from each other until midnight, and when there was no sound outside, I said to her: "It's time for you to have some rest. I'll go outside for a walk."
I changed out of my wedding clothes, took a jug of wine and walked towards the city wall.
I sat on the city wall, drinking wine and blowing the cold wind all night while looking at the desert in front of me.
The days after marriage are no different from usual. Xie Ying lives in the house with her children, but I am still in the camp.
Afraid that everyone might notice something, Xie Ying brought her children to the camp to visit me every now and then. I would also go back to my house to stay for a day or two when I had time.
My mother would also come to visit us at home. With Qingze here, she never rushed me about the child.
Qingze already has two children and will have a third child soon.
When Xie Ying and I got married, the child was adopted into my name. Xie Ying gave the child the surname Xiao and called her Xiao Lie. I vaguely knew something, but I didn't say anything.
Half a year after they got married, Xie Ying passed away one summer morning.
At that time, I was still discussing the military situation with the generals in the camp. When the maid came to tell the time, the generals were stunned for a moment, and then they all asked me to express their condolences.
I felt sad for a while, and when I rushed back to the mansion, Xiao Lie was hanging his head in front of Xie Ying's bed, sobbing quietly.
Children over three years old already know what tolerance is.
Even though his mother, whom he depended on for life, passed away, he still held back his tears silently.
In the past six months, Xie Ying has always been gentle and gentle, but in the few conversations she had with me, she revealed the idea of committing suicide.
I didn't know how to comfort her, so I just asked the good maid to keep an eye on her.
But she still left. Those who don’t want to stay will not be able to stay no matter how hard they try to stop her.
Xie Ying left a letter containing her last words:
I'm sorry, General. Xie Ying married the General just for Xiao Lie. I hope he can have a solid backing and receive the best protection in the future.
Although Acheng and I have no doubts about each other, my mother-in-law is fierce and shrewd, and only loves her youngest son. Acheng is not her biological child. My natal family members are also vain and calculating people. I know that the Xiao family is full of character.
A noble man, I feel relieved to hand over Xiao Lie to the general.
Xie Ying has no way to repay the general's kindness. She can only ask Xiao Lie to repay the general. He is an obedient and good boy who will definitely be loyal to the Xiao family.
I wish the general good health and everything goes well
After reading Xie Ying's letter, I felt sad. After burying her alive, I took Xiao Lie to the camp.
After Xie Ying left, my mother and others never came to care about my marriage. Perhaps, Xie Ying's incident made them understand that I could no longer live a normal life with a woman and spend the rest of my life together.
Maybe, they are also afraid that I might be distracted and follow Xie Ying's old path. After all, I have been stubborn for half my life.
I took Xiao Lie with me and raised him like this. He has a calm and courageous temperament. After all, he is a military general and can endure hardships very well.
He was able to use a gun at the age of five, and at the age of ten he was able to knock off the soldiers who accompanied him in martial arts training.
A few more years passed peacefully like this, until in the spring of the 27th year of Jingyuan, I received a letter from Southwest.
In the whole letter, I could only read four words: Jiao Jiao has passed away
My mind went blank, my hands and feet were cold, and then came the pain like a lightning strike.
Mingming just received a letter from Yue'er not long ago, saying that Yanyan wanted to stay in the border area for some time and wanted to play with brother Xiao Lie.
I can't accept it and I can't believe it. How could it happen? How could it happen?