At the second watch, there was a lamp like a bean in the inner tent of the Luoyan Army. Lin Jue sat under the lamp, holding a book in his hand and reading quietly. Bai Bing, with his long hair disheveled and a small flowered jacket wrapped around his body, was leaning on the bedside, holding in his hand
Holding needle and thread, Zizi was embroidering a pattern stitch by stitch on a piece of white cloth. There was silence in the tent, the sound of books turning, the jade bracelet on Bai Bing's wrist and the slight tinkling sound of the thimble, and the sound of the jade bracelet on Bai Bing's wrist clinking slightly with the thimble, and in the camp at the foot of the mountain outside the tent.
The sound of horses honking and the sound of trees on the long hill swaying in the night wind can be heard clearly, adding to the silence of the night.
Bai Bing's slender fingers gently pulled the colored thread through the Baijuan cloth, completing the last stitch of the stamens clustered in the middle of a blooming flower, then deftly tied a knot and bit off the colored thread.
He sighed, raised the silk cloth, admired it against the light, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Why is Bing'er obsessed with female celebrities recently? What's going on?" At some point, Lin Jue had put down the book and was looking at Bai Bingxiao with a smile.
Bai Bing said softly: "It's nothing, I just want to learn. I don't know anything about these, so naturally I have to learn. As a woman, even a female celebrity can't do it, so what does that mean?"
Lin Jue smiled and said: "What do you think? Are these things related?"
Bai Bing shook his head and said: "Of course my husband doesn't dislike it, it's just that I want to learn it. When I was a child in Mobei, except for things like martial arts, hunting, chopping wood, and boiling water, I didn't learn anything that ordinary daughters should learn.
I just want to experience what ordinary daughters should do. That day, Sister Luwu embroidered a scarf for her husband to take out for the expedition, Sister Caiwei embroidered a cloak for her husband, and Sister Huanqiu embroidered a brocade handkerchief for her husband.
, I discovered that I was the only one in my family who didn’t know how to do it. So I decided to learn this.”
Lin Jue laughed and said: "After all, it's just for comparison, right? You don't have to imitate female celebrities, they can't if you know how. You see, when the army goes out, you follow me to protect me, this is what they want
If you can’t do it, why bother comparing yourself with others? Everyone has strengths that others cannot reach.”
Bai Bing thought for a while and said: "What your husband said makes sense, but the war will always be over. When the days are calm, why are we still fighting and killing? By then, won't I know nothing? I won't be able to do anything.
I don’t want to fight and kill all day long. I think that if I have a few children for my husband in the future, I would rather throw away my weapons, forget my martial arts, and just concentrate on serving my husband and raising children. This is the life I want most.”
Lin Jue smiled and nodded: "So that's what you think in your heart, then it's up to you. As long as you are happy, you can do whatever you want. By the way, how have you learned the craftsmanship of this female celebrity? I saw you with me before the expedition.
Lu Wu is asking for needlework, silk fabric patterns, etc. Lu Wu is a master at this, and famous teachers produce great apprentices. I believe you are also good at embroidery. Let me see how it goes."
Lin Jue stood up and walked over. Bai Bing hurriedly hid the embroidered bandage in his arms and kept saying: "Don't look, don't look, it's hard to get into your husband's eyes."
Lin Jue smiled and stretched out his hand to snatch it, saying, "What's there to hide? An ugly daughter-in-law still has to meet her parents-in-law. It's not you who has the final say whether it's good or not. I'll know after seeing it. I'll decide whether it's good or bad after I see it."
Bai Bing blushed and kept it in her arms, refusing to take it out. Lin Jue sat on the bedside and hugged her body. He put one hand into her arms, saying he wanted to grab something, but he kneaded her plump chest. Bai Bing
Bing's body went limp in Lin Jue's arms, but in the end she could no longer resist the invasion of her husband's strange hands. Lin Jue also took the embroidered stretcher away. Lin Jue leaned closer to the light and took a closer look, but it was a graceful spring begonia flower. Although it was not completely completed.
, but it was completely beyond Lin Jue’s imagination.
"Bing'er, you are so ingenious. I thought you were really bad at embroidering, but I didn't expect that the embroidery was so delicate and beautiful. Look at the petals, stamens, and leaves, they are so lifelike. Sure enough, they are indeed my Lin.
A woman from Jue is smart and dexterous. She can learn everything in one go and become good at it in a short while. Not bad." Lin Jue praised.
Bai Bing blushed and said, "Husband, there is no need to comfort me. I am far behind Sister Lu Wu and others."
Lin Jue turned to look at Bai Bing's pretty face and said softly: "In my opinion, they are all equally good. I want something. I'm short of a sweat towel, which is just right."
Bai Bing said happily: "Then when I finish the embroidery, I will twist the edges, and then embroider my name and give it to my husband. If my husband likes it, I will feel at ease."
Lin Jue's heart skipped a beat when he saw her bun was fluffy and disheveled, and her face was red. When she leaned down and was about to do something, she suddenly heard the clatter of footsteps outside the tent. Then came Sun Dayong's thick and suppressed voice.
.
"Sir, are you asleep? I have something important to report."
Lin Jue stood up quickly and said in a deep voice: "Is it Brother Sun? What's the important matter? Is it the Jurchens' military situation?"
Sun Dayong's voice came in a low voice: "It's not news from the Jurchens, it's... it's... the young prince... he..."
Lin Jue said: "If you have anything to say, just say it."
Sun Dayong said: "Yes, I just got the news that the young prince...just killed Guo Xu with a knife."
"Ah?" Bai Bing cried out in surprise. Lin Jue was calm as if he didn't hear anything.
"When I got the news and went to check, the young prince had already cut off Guo Xu's head. He said that he went to visit Guo Xu with good intentions, but Guo Xu tried to take his weapon to kill him. He killed Guo Xu out of desperation.
I asked him to come and explain to your Excellency, but he said that he didn’t need to explain, and just told me to tell you the whole story. I am humble enough to report it to you,” Sun Dayong continued.
Lin Jue's face showed no signs of movement. He pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Is this what it is? Then I know. You go ahead. Contain Guo Xu's body. The relevant people will all agree on Guo Xu's body."
Xu was killed because he tried to escape."
Sun Dayong nodded in agreement and asked reluctantly: "Are you going to invite the young prince to the big tent?"
Lin Jue said: "No need. Let's all rest early. There may be a big battle tomorrow, so conserve your energy.
"
Sun Dayong promised in a deep voice, said goodbye and left.
After Sun Dayong's footsteps faded away, Lin Jue slowly sat down and picked up the book. Bai Bing was stunned. She jumped out of bed, came to Lin Jue and asked: "Husband, what's the matter?"
What's going on? How could the young prince kill Guo Xu directly? Wouldn't it be more advantageous to keep this person alive? How could he kill Guo Xu without consulting you? How can you be so calm, husband?
"
Lin Jue turned to look at Bai Bing and said with a smile: "Bing'er, don't freeze yourself and go to bed. You'd better leave these things alone."
Bai Bing said angrily: "I don't, I want to know what happened? I have heard a lot of discussions recently about the matter between you and the young prince. Some people say that you and the young prince will have differences in the future, or that they are cunning.
The rabbit is dead and the lackey is cooking, and he also said that the master with great achievements must have troubles. I am worried to death. Not only me, but also the princess is worried to death. Now the young prince has committed suicide in private, Guo Xu, is this really going to follow
Are you falling out?"
Lin Jue frowned and said: "Where did you hear these words? Who dares to chew such tongues? Is it Sun Dayong and the others?"
Bai Bing waved his hand and said: "No, no, it was said by the old people in the village of Luoyan Valley. I like to wander in the village and overheard what they said while chatting. Those are just common people in the mountains, you can
Don't blame them."
Lin Jue smiled bitterly and said: "Everywhere there are people who are full and have nothing to do, and a group of people who are poor and worried. How can there be such things as they say? I have a good relationship with the young prince."
"Then why did he kill Guo Xu privately? Why don't you seem angry at all?" Bai Bing said.
Lin Jue sighed, pulled Bai Bing to the edge of the bed, hugged Bai Bing and stuffed him into the bed, then took off his clothes and went to bed. He held Bai Bing in his arms and whispered: "Bing'er, since you want to know,
I will tell you the whole story, but just listen and don’t talk too much.”
Bai Bing nodded in Lin Jue's arms and said softly: "Bing'er will never talk too much."
Lin Jue pondered for a moment and said softly: "If you ask me why I am so calm, it is because I know that the young prince will kill Guo Xu. This is expected. What is there to be surprised about? Guo Xu deserves to die, although he
He is the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, but in front of us he is just a prisoner. There is nothing special. Even if Guo Xu doesn't kill him, I will kill him with my own hands tomorrow, and I will not let him survive tomorrow.
"
Bai Bing stared with his big eyes full of confusion and said blankly: "But in the evening, you told the young prince that keeping Guo Xu's life was of great significance and had many benefits. Are those all lies?"
Lin Jue stroked Bai Bing's long hair and said softly: "Of course it's not a lie. It will be of great benefit to us to coerce the emperor to control the princes. It will make many people turn from opposing us to supporting us. This is extremely beneficial to major events. I
Everything I told the young prince is true."
"Then why did the young prince kill Guo Xu? Was he worried about his own position? Was he afraid that Guo Xu would hinder his position?" Bai Bing asked.
Lin Jue smiled, sighed and said: "That's just a superficial view. Even if I keep Guo Xu, I'm just using his identity. How can it affect the status of the young prince? If I, the Luoyan Army, take over the world,
The throne naturally belongs to the young prince, and he knows this better than anyone else. How could he be so small-minded that he would be afraid that Guo Xu would block his way to become emperor? That is absolutely impossible. You are too
You underestimated the young prince."
Bai Bing frowned and said, "I don't quite understand these things."
Lin Jue nodded and said: "No wonder you think so. This kind of thing is very sensitive, and random speculation is inevitable. Do you know that the relationship between me and the young prince is indeed extremely sensitive. Those rumors you heard before
It's not groundless. Ever since the prince and his son arrived at Luoyan Valley, there has been a gap in their hearts. The Luoyan Army only listens to my orders. They must feel very awkward in their hearts. I am also worried that there will eventually be a conflict between me and the young prince.
The situation of a cunning rabbit dying and being cooked by lackeys. After all, the world of the Great Zhou Dynasty belongs to the Guo family, and even if I win the world for him, I will inevitably be suspected of having a high profile and shocking the master. No emperor wants his ministers to be more prestigious than himself.
He is high and has great power. If this problem is not handled well, it will be a disaster. Although we can deliberately avoid this, we cannot ignore its existence, can we?"
Bai Bing frowned and said nothing, her slender fingers tightly grasping the silk clothes on Lin Jue's chest. Her husband's quick admission of this made her even more nervous. She couldn't imagine that one day there would be a relationship between her husband and the young prince.
A situation of dissatisfaction will occur, which will be extremely terrible.
"Since the death of Prince Liang, the young prince has become much more profound. As far as I know, Prince Liang said a lot to the young prince before his death, but no one knows about it. After the death of the prince, the young prince said to me
My attitude has become much more humble, and the humility... makes me a little uncomfortable. Maybe I am over-minded, but I always feel that some things seem inevitable even if I don't want them to happen. I feel...
The prince must have said something before he died, which caused so many changes in the young prince. You know, sometimes the best state between people is not to be respectful and respectful, just like the relationship between you and me.
, if I stay away from you every day, and if you treat me the same way every day, what a terrible situation it will be. The best situation is to say what you have to say, and respect and love each other. Maybe take the relationship between husband and wife
It is not appropriate to describe the relationship between me and the young prince, but it gives me the feeling that the young prince’s humility is deliberate and is an uncomfortable state. Including the fact that he mentioned many times that he would work with me in the future.
The world's words like this always make people feel that he is wary of me and is testing me and paralyzing me with these words." Lin Jue said softly.
Bai Bing frowned and nodded: "What you said makes sense. We shouldn't be so divided in the first place.
Yes, when the young prince came to our house, he always went straight into the inner hall without any hesitation and behaved informally. Later, he suddenly became less polite and fewer people came. When we met, he was neither polite nor polite. I also felt that
strange."
Lin Jue sighed: "Yes, a person's psychological changes will be reflected in his attitude and actions, and others will feel it."
Bai Bing said: "But I still don't understand, what does this have to do with killing Guo Xu or not?"
Lin Jue said softly: "Guo Xu is my enemy. He is responsible for the death of my husband, the death of the Emperor and Concubine Rong. Regardless of public outrage, I will kill him just because of my personal hatred. I have already promised Huanqiu."
and Lu Wu, to avenge their dead relatives. Everyone in Funiu Mountain should understand this. But now, because of Guo Xu’s special status and the current situation, it seems that it is more useful to keep him, so
I just said those words to the young prince. My intention... was actually to test the true thoughts of the young prince."
"Are you testing him?" Bai Bing asked in surprise.
Lin Jue nodded and said: "True, it is precisely because of the changes in the young prince that I feel alienated. I can also understand the psychological changes in the young prince after the accident. In fact, I am happy to see this kind of change, because he
In the future, I will be responsible for the revitalization of the entire Zhou Dynasty and the great responsibilities of the world. I cannot continue to act impulsively and recklessly as before. But I also have to worry about the degree of distance between him and me.
So I gave him two choices. One was to keep Guo Xu's life, which would definitely be beneficial to major events. The other was to kill Guo Xu and avenge me. If he made the first choice
, it means that he has ignored the grudges between me and Guo Xu in order to achieve great things. For the sake of his goals, he can ignore my feelings. He has no empathy for me and will not stand in my perspective.
Consider, but only for his own major issues. In that case, I will be very disappointed. If he chooses to kill Guo Xu, it means that the friendship between me and him is still there, and he still cares about my feelings.
He chose to sacrifice his own interests and my feelings, which is gratifying. It also shows that although he is alienated from me, it is not alienation in his heart, but he just behaves more calmly and maturely.
"
Bai Bing looked at Lin Jue blankly, not knowing what to say. She couldn't express what she felt in her heart. Her husband was also very scheming. He actually used Guo Xu's life and death as a test to test Guo Kun.
To what extent have you become alienated from him? Although this is a test, behind it is a crisis that implies chilling and coldness. If Guo Kun makes the wrong choice, what will be the result?
"So... the young prince killed Guo Xu tonight... it was not Guo Xu who wanted to resist, but just the young prince who made his choice, right?" Bai Bing asked softly.
Lin Jue smiled bitterly and said: "There is no right or wrong choice. Maybe this is a wrong choice. But for me, this is the choice I hope he makes. Killing Guo Xu deprived us of the powerful help we might have had."
, the rational choice is actually to keep him and use him. But in the face of blood feud, I never need to be rational. If the young prince didn't guess that I was testing him, it was because he was not too far away from us. But no matter what, he
Being able to kill Guo Xu tonight is enough for me to continue to trust him and continue to stand with him and fight for the future of Great Zhou. Moreover, the reputation of killing Guo Xu can only be shouldered by him, even me.
Some of them are unbearable. He must bear this crime, because the country of Great Zhou will belong to him in the future. He will have to bear as much as he gains."
Bai Bing nodded slightly and said: "Bing'er understands, this is not only a test, but also because you can't kill Guo Xu yourself, because Guo Xu's identity is the emperor of Zhou Dynasty after all, and you cannot bear the crime of killing an emperor.
.”
Lin Jue nodded and said: "Yes, no matter when, regicide will never be forgiven by others. It is a taboo. Of course, even if the young prince refuses to do it, I will do it myself. Because I am Lin Jue,
I have nothing to fear. In my eyes, the emperor in the eyes of the world, I just treat him as an ordinary person. If he kills my relatives, I will kill him to take revenge. It's that simple."
Bai Bing pondered for a long time and finally couldn't help but ask that sentence.
"If...husband...I mean if...the young prince doesn't make the choice you want, what will you do? Will you...fall out with him? What...will...happen between you two?"
Lin Jue lowered his head and stared at Bai Bing's autumn-like eyes, and said softly: "Bing'er, there are actually no ifs in this world. There is no need to worry about things that have not happened. I don't want to imagine what would happen in that situation.
, because that is meaningless. If you really want to know the answer, I can tell you my principles of action, and you may be able to get the answer from it. I, Lin Jue, do not strive for fame or wealth, and all my efforts will make me happy.
My family and relatives live a better life. I just want to control my own destiny, instead of relying on others and letting others slaughter me. If I want to live, I will live. If I want to die, only I can kill myself. My life and death are mine.
Make your own decision, rather than being held in the hands of others. On this basis, I will naturally consider the common people in the world and try my best to relieve their pain. But I will not be bound by these things.
Don't try to kidnap me with morality. I am sincere to people, but I don't ask for anything in return. I also need others to be honest with me. If my efforts are met with indifference or even betrayal and hatred from the other party, I will treat them with the same attitude.
Treat him the same way. Give him a peach and repay him with a plume. If you hand me a knife, I will shoot it. It's that simple."
Bai Bing was already smart, so she didn't know what Lin Jue meant. She hugged Lin Jue's neck tightly and pressed into Lin Jue's arms, thinking: "Fortunately, the young prince made the right choice, otherwise
I'm afraid it's going to be out of control. It's a fluke, a real fluke."
