One hundred and ninetieth eight chapters take the initiative to invite
Deng Yu was so smart. He only saw Xu Hong's erratic eyes and understood what he meant. Xu Xiling was not sick, but was angry that the lord did not accept her, and now he was trying to get Qiao!
He said with a smile: "Since Miss Xu is ill, I won't bother you much. Mr. Xu, take your leave!"
"Uh, Lieutenant Deng, let's go slowly!" Xu Hong laughed along and sent Deng Yu out of the Xu Mansion. After Deng Yu left, Xu Hong walked quickly back to the hall. Unexpectedly, Xu Xiling was already sitting in the hall. He was drinking tea slowly.
Xu Hong glanced at Xu Xiling. He was angry and admired this daughter.
What impressed her was that she expected Liu Xiu to send someone to find her and complain about his illness in advance. What was annoying was that Deng Yu was kind to the Xu family, so it was unreasonable for her to say that he was sick and not see her.
He sat down next to Xu Xiling and said meaningfully: "Xiling, why did you complain that you were ill and didn't see Colonel Deng? Captain Deng was a man of good character, talent and appearance. He was a well-known talent at a young age, and in these troubled times, there were many Captain Deng is a person you can rely on, both for you and the Xu family..."
Before Xu Hong finished speaking, Xu Xiling put down her tea cup, waved her hand, and interrupted her father's next words. She smiled sweetly and said, "Father, Colonel Deng was ordered to come to me."
"By order? By...whose order?"
Xu Xiling smiled and asked: "Father, in Huyang, who else can be called upon to touch Colonel Deng?"
"Liu Xiu...General Liu?" Xu Hong opened his eyes in surprise.
"Yes." Xu Xiling nodded with a smile and said, "He sent Deng Yu here because he must want me to do something for him."
"But hasn't General Liu already refused?" Xu Hong originally disagreed with what kind of army Xu Xiling should join. What's going on with a girl who lives among men all day long? Liu Xiu refused the matter and was still serious. It suits him.
Xu Xiling said: "The Chongling Army has released all the captured county soldiers."
Xu Hong looked at Xu Xiling in confusion, not understanding the connection between the two.
Xu Xiling continued: "The Chung Ling Army has just occupied Huyang, and the situation is not stable. There are great hidden dangers in releasing more than 3,000 county soldiers and prisoners at this time. Choosing to release them at this time shows that the Chung Ling Army has to do it. , then what can force the Chung Ling Army to do this?"
The only explanation is that he guessed correctly. A large number of disciples from the Baisong Sect mingled among the county soldiers and prisoners, and were preparing to take action. The Chung Ling Army was worried, so they could only bite the bullet and release the county soldiers prisoners in advance.
It was precisely because he guessed correctly that Liu Xiu saw her ability and sent Deng Yu to invite her.
Xu Hong listened for a long time, but his mind was still confused. He asked: "Xiling, are you not going to help General Liu? This is fine. A girl's family needs to find a good family to marry her husband and raise her children. right way!"
What Xu Xiling hates to hear the most is this. What happened to the girl's family? Is the girl's family destined to be a husband and raise children, doing nothing in her life? She has been learning from a teacher since she was a child, just so that one day she can show off her talents.
However, although there are many heroes in the world, there are only a few who can make her like them. From the current point of view, Liu Xiu is still very popular with her. At least Liu Xiu has an upright heart and is not comparable to Li Yi and others.
But she also has a temper. She doesn't just reject you if you want to, and you can take her back if you want to. Liu Xiuguang sent Deng Yu to invite her, but it wasn't quite enough.
Deng Yu came to Xu Mansion, but failed to even see Xu Xiling's face. Returning to the county government office, Liu Xiu saw that Deng Yu had returned alone, and asked curiously: "Zhonghua, Miss Xu didn't come with you."
Are you coming together?"
After hearing what he said, Deng Yu burst out laughing, shook his head and said, "Miss Xu is sick."
"sick?"
"Yes, I guess he took the initiative to seek refuge, but was ruthlessly rejected by his lord. When he returned home, he felt so angry that he fell ill all of a sudden!" Deng Yu said seriously.
Liu Xiu rubbed her chin, thought about it carefully, and murmured: "I don't feel that Miss Xu is such a narrow-minded person."
Deng Yu smiled and said, "You may not be narrow-minded, but you definitely have a little temper."
Liu Xiu raised his eyebrows. Deng Yu said: "In my opinion, calling someone sick is false, but expressing anger is true! My lord has clearly rejected her, but now that she sees Miss Xu's talent, she turns around and invites her again. Naturally, Miss Xu's heart
It won’t be pleasant.”
"So that's it." Liu Xiu pondered for a moment, patted Deng Yu's arm and said, "Zhonghua, let's go to the Xu Mansion again. This time I will go with you!"
Deng Yu raised his forehead and said: "My lord, they offered to come, but you refused. Now they don't want to come, but you want to invite them in person. This..." This is too shameless.
Liu Xiu raised his head and smiled disapprovingly, and said: "If I can recruit wise men from all over the world if I have a thicker skin, I would rather my face be thicker than the city wall."
As the saying goes, a thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find.
Through Xu Xiling's ability to determine in advance that a disciple of the Baisong Sect was among the prisoners of the county soldiers, it was enough to prove that Xu Xiling was extremely talented. No matter whether she was a man or a woman, handsome or ugly, Liu Xiu would never let go of such a talent easily.
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Deng Yu shook his head silently and followed Liu Xiu to the Xu Mansion again.
If Deng Yu's character had been rejected once before, he would never have looked back. Now that he has followed Liu Xiu for a long time, he feels that his face has become thicker.
In fact, different identities determine people’s different thinking. In the past, Deng Yu lived only for himself, and his personal honor and disgrace must be the first priority. Now that Deng Yu is a member of the Chung Ling Army, the collective honor and disgrace are higher than
His personal honor and disgrace. The same goes for Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu and Deng Yu arrived at the Xu Mansion, and Xu Hong went out to greet her again. After greeting them all the way into the hall, Liu Xiu took the lead in getting to the point and said, "Mr. Xu, I heard that Miss Xu is ill. How is her condition? Is it still serious?"
Xu Hong's expression was very unnatural, and he said hesitantly: "It's okay, it's okay. I really feel sorry for General Liu to bother so much and come to visit him personally."
"Hey, Mr. Xu is serious. The information Miss Xu provided us this morning was of great help. Now that I heard that Miss Xu is ill, I should come to visit."
Xu Hong cleared his throat, called a servant, and asked him to immediately notify Xu Xiling that General Liu was visiting.
Not long after, the servant who had left came back, bringing with him a maid in her twenties. The maid walked up to Liu Xiu, bowed her head respectfully, and said, "General Liu, Miss, please come."
"Okay." Liu Xiu responded and stood up. Deng Yu and others also stood up. The maid quickly said: "My lady only invites General Liu."
Liu Xiu waved his hands to Deng Yu and others, and said with a smile: "Zhonghua, please wait here for a moment, I'll be right back." As he spoke, he followed the maid out of the hall.
The Xu Mansion was not small, and the courtyard was beautifully decorated. Under the guidance of the maid, Liu Xiu came to the back house of the Xu Mansion. When he walked to the side courtyard of a back house, the maid waved her hand and said, "General Liu, please!"
Liu Xiu raised his eyes and took a look. On the arch of the side courtyard, there were three bright red characters: Mei Xuan Pavilion.
Walking into it, the courtyard is as its name suggests. There are many plum trees planted in the courtyard. It is now the season of plum blossoms in full bloom, but the plum trees are all covered with plums. Looking over, it is green.
After passing through the quiet courtyard, the maid let Liu Xiu into an attic. There were two floors in the attic. In the center of the first floor, incense was burning.
, it seems to be the place where the owner drinks tea and rests. There are many bamboo slips placed in the room on the right, which seems to be the owner's small study.
Go up to the second floor, here is Xu Xiling's bedroom. The space is so large that it seems a bit empty.
At the far end of the room, there was a bed. Compared with the huge room, this bed seemed relatively small.
When she arrived at the door of the room, the maid stopped and stood at the side in an orderly manner. She bowed her head to Liu Xiu and said, "General Liu, please come in."
Seeing that the maid had no intention of following him in, Liu Xiu hesitated for a moment and walked into the house.
The floor of the house is all made of ebony, polished so brightly that at a glance it looks like black marble.
After walking through the huge space and walking to the bed, Liu Xiu stopped and stopped walking forward when he was still four or five steps away from the bed.
Xu Xiling was lying on the bed at this time. She was lying on her side, supporting her head with one hand. She was wearing a thin gauze skirt. The skirt was shorter than a normal skirt, revealing a small part of her calf and fair skin.
Pink bare feet.
Liu Xiu still knew etiquette very well. He was so thinly dressed, so it would be rude for him to approach the bed.
"I heard that Miss Xu is ill, so I came here to visit." Liu Xiu said.
Xu Xiling, who had closed her eyes to meditate, slowly opened her eyes. Her charming and lazy expression, coupled with her beautiful face, was really a test for people.
Even Liu Xiu lowered his eyes subconsciously, not willing to look Xu Xiling in the face.
She said in a low and hoarse voice: "General Liu..."
As she spoke, she struggled to support her body with her arms, as if she wanted to sit up. Liu Xiu waved her hand to Xu Xiling and said seriously: "Miss Xu is ill, so she should lie down!"
"That's so rude." Xu Xiling insisted on sitting up, but his body seemed to be too heavy and he didn't sit up for a long time. Liu Xiu sighed secretly, walked forward and held Xu Xiling's arm.
Her underskirt was originally made of gauze, and the sleeves were just a layer of transparent tulle. When Liu Xiu held her arm, it was no different from touching her body directly. She could hardly feel the existence of that layer of tulle.
Feeling the warmth and softness in his palm, the energy and blood in Liu Xiu's body surged. He secretly bit the tip of his tongue, causing his nearly boiling energy and blood to cool down instantly.
After helping Xu Xiling sit up on the bed, Liu Xiu immediately withdrew his hand without any nostalgia.
His performance made Xu Xiling feel more fond of Liu Xiu.
Xu Xiling naturally had her reasons for testing Liu Xiu.
She is very aware of her appearance and how attractive her appearance and body are. From now on, she will have to get along with the lord she follows day and night, and she is also worried that the other person will suddenly plot something against her.
To put it bluntly, the temptation now is for self-preservation in the future.
She was very satisfied with Liu Xiu's performance, and it proved once again that she had not misjudged the person, and that Liu Xiu was indeed a humble gentleman.
She sat on the bed and said with a smile: "The little girl is really sorry to have the general come to visit me in person."
