"Okay, don't think about it too much." Li Xingchen squinted his eyes comfortably.
Xiao Xiang hummed softly, then she also huddled most of her body in the water, leaning lightly on Li Xingchen's shoulder. Through the clear water waves, she could clearly see the scars on Li Xingchen's chest in twos and threes, and couldn't help but gently
With a groan, he subconsciously reached out and touched the scars. Many of them had just scabbed over and were obviously injuries sustained in the recent battle.
These wounds were all on the chest, indicating that this man faced the enemy, danger and death from beginning to end in the blood and fire.
Xiao Xiang has met many dignitaries, from her uncle to her father who is the emperor, but there has never been a man who shocked her so much. These painful wounds were spread ferociously on this man's chest, which made her feel a little agitated.
Heartbroken, I touched it lightly and then took it away:
"These wounds... still hurt?"
Li Xingchen smiled nonchalantly and said, "It's just some flesh wounds, nothing serious."
"But······"
"You'll be fine once you get used to it." Li Xingchen reached out and stroked Xiao Xiang's disheveled hair, "Didn't someone come back safely?"
Xiao Xiang met Li Xingchen's gaze. The man's gaze was clear and firm, with a kind of exciting sunshine and confidence. It seemed that everything was under his control. Although there were thousands of words, Xiao Xiang finally accepted it.
He stopped, just turned around and leaned on Li Xingchen's chest, humming softly.
"Are you still used to living here?" Li Xingchen thought for a moment before changing the subject, "If you're not used to it or if you're missing something, tell someone..."
"Um."
"Is there anyone you want to meet? Maybe I can help you find out?"
"not yet,"
"Then what shall we have for dinner?"
"I have already asked my servants to prepare it. I wonder if Mr. Dao would like chicken or duck more?"
"Anything is fine, I'm not picky about food."
In the rising water vapor, the two people chatted word by word. No one said what topic they wanted to talk about, and no one said it was over. It was as if time had frozen in the water vapor. As Li Xingchen's words fell,
After realizing that Xiao Xiang, who would always say "hmm" even if he didn't want to answer, was silent this time, he opened his eyes and looked.
I don't know when, this girl had curled up in Li Xingchen's arms and fell asleep. Her long eyelashes were shaking gently, and her breathing was becoming more and more steady, like a kitten that had found a safe haven. But her hands
Still holding Li Xingchen's wrist firmly, as if it was the only support in the endless fog.
Li Xingchen shook his head in confusion. Xiao Xiang has been wandering around these days, with no fixed place to live, and an uncertain future. It is impossible to say that he is not tired. Now at least he has finally given her a stable place and solid support.
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A ray of sunset shone in front of the bed, Xiao Xiang's eyelashes trembled slightly, he suddenly opened his eyes and sat up hugging the quilt.
There was silence all around, except for the sound of birds chirping outside the window. Xiao Xiang was startled for a moment, and just as he was about to get up, a maid waiting outside walked over quickly: "Madam, do you want to get up?"
Xiao Xiang asked in a low voice: "What time is it now?"
"Back to Madam, it's almost dinner time, Madam, do you want to get up and freshen up?" the maid hurriedly replied, "The General has already gotten up and gone to the military camp outside. He said he would have to go to General Zuowei's Mansion later, but I guess
It won’t take too long, so I ordered dinner to be a little later and wait for him to come back.”
Xiao Xiang nodded slightly, and immediately realized something. In an instant, he had the urge to pull the quilt to cover himself. As Li Xingchen's wife - at least in name - she fell asleep without knowing when, and she also
I slept so darkly that I didn't even know when Li Xingchen left.
It stands to reason that she should get up first and help Li Xingchen change. Even if Li Xingchen's temperament is unlikely to say anything, the people below will probably have to gossip.
Especially now that the maid is already standing beside the bed, there is nothing to hide.
"Bring me some clothes." Xiao Xiang coughed lightly. Her underwear had been changed into another one - of course the previous one was already soaked, and now Xiao Xiang didn't dare to think about it.
Who changed it.
Turning her head slightly, she suddenly discovered that there were some dents on the outer pillow. She hurriedly reached out and touched it. It was still warm. It was obvious that the person next to the pillow had just stood up and left not long ago.
"Li Xinchen...husband..." Xiao Xiang gently rubbed the pillow and couldn't help but reveal a smile.
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"Shizhong, you are finally here." Xiao Shilian smiled and greeted Li Xingchen. Pei Zilie, who was standing next to him, also nodded slightly. With the three people's familiarity, of course there was no need for any complicated etiquette.
But Li Xingchen strode straight in, and immediately raised his hand to Xiao Mohe: "I see General Zuowei!"
"Have a rest?" Although Xiao Mohe still had a bit of the airs of a left-back general, he still had a smile that couldn't be concealed on his face.
Li Xingchen nodded hurriedly: "I'm sorry, General."
In fact, he didn't rest very well. After all, there was only one comfortable big bed in the whole yard. Li Xingchen simply carried Xiao Xiang who was asleep, and slept on the same bed together.
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Xiao Xiang slept comfortably, but Li Xingchen was thinking a lot while listening to the steady breathing, but he didn't want to turn over and disturb her, so his sleep was really uncomfortable. After getting up, Li Xingchen went to the military camp outside the city.
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The soldiers who followed Li Xinchen in the bloody battle in Zhangshan County were properly settled. Nanchen's tens of thousands of troops were not short of room for thousands of people. The generals such as Chen Zhishen and Cao Zhong also knew that without Li Xinchen,
Just keep everything in order from top to bottom.
After the battle in Zhangshan County, these generals were even more devoted to Li Xinchen, so although they were tired, they still performed their duties in arranging these matters.
At the same time, Chen Yu also ordered to go down early, and had prepared hot meals, large pots of stews, fish stews, stewed meats, mixed with fragrant rice, and the soldiers had a full meal.
, everyone raised their heads and fell asleep - when they were in Zhangshan County, they were still thinking about burying Paoze and set off south, but after all, they couldn't sleep well.
Therefore, when Li Xingchen left, there was still a lot of snoring in the entire military camp, so he just helped the sleeping soldiers tuck in their quilts, and chatted a few words with the soldiers who were working hard to keep watch.
The Xiao family has always been strict in military training, and Chen Zhishen, Cao Zhong and others are conscientious generals. Even in this extremely safe place, where there are even sentries from neighboring armies patrolling back and forth, Chen Zhishen still arranges sentry posts according to the rules, and himself
He personally led patrols, and if anyone cheated, skated or took a nap, he would be dealt with by military law, so Li Xingchen really didn't let Li Xingchen see the soldiers who were napping.