Kneel down and beg to return to the field

"Horse hooves?!" He Zhi was startled when he heard Wei Lai's words.

Horses are nothing to He Zhi, who has such a prominent family background, and there are no less than a dozen good horses in the stables of the Shangshu Mansion.But for ordinary people, it is not so easy to get a horse, because [-]% of the horses in the folk have been conscripted by the court, and most of the horses left are problematic horses.

Changning Town is no better than the capital city, and there are not so many dignitaries, so He Zhi has never seen a horse in the town in the past half month, at most it was a mule or a donkey.And at this moment, what does the sudden sound of horseshoes represent?

For some reason, He Zhi felt a little bad in her heart.However, the sound of firecrackers in the small town hadn't stopped at this moment, and she didn't see anything following Wei Lai's gaze, so she felt a little extravagant in her heart: "The town is so noisy, Alai, did you hear it wrong?"

Did you hear me wrong?how come!

Wei Lai frowned and shook his head lightly.For seven years in Beizhou, she fell asleep to the sound of horseshoes every day, woke up to the sound of horseshoes, practiced to the sound of horseshoes, and fought to the sound of horseshoes.Everyone may hear it wrong, but she won't, because she has long been instinctively sensitive to the sound of horseshoes every time she raids the camp in the middle of the night, and she can hear even the slightest movement.

Aunt Wei turned around when she saw that the firecrackers were set off, and she was about to greet everyone to go back to have dinner together, but she didn't hear anyone following after she said hello.Turning his head to look, he found that He Zhi and Wei Lai's expressions were not very good, so he asked in a daze, "What's the matter? I was happy just now..."

Before Aunt Wei could finish speaking, He Zhi finally heard the sound of horseshoes that Wei Lai had said. She raised her eyes and saw three soldiers riding horses suddenly appearing at the entrance of the alley in front of her. The original tranquility of the town was broken.

Aunt Wei soon noticed the three soldiers who were coming straight, her face turned pale immediately.She suddenly took two steps forward and grabbed Wei Lai's arm, and her voice trembled a little more: "Ah...Ah Lai, they didn't come to our house, did they?"

It's a pity that the words fell, and the horses of the three sergeants also stopped at the gate of the small courtyard of the Wei family.

The three got off their horses, the leading sergeant took a glance and found Wei Lai among several women and children, he held his sword and saluted Wei Lai and asked, "Your Excellency, General Zhongwu?"

Wei Lai frowned slightly, and the smile that had hung on all day disappeared completely: "It is Wei Lai."

So the sergeant took out a letter from his pocket and handed it in: "The military order of the Ministry of War has been issued, and I ask the general to rush to the army with me immediately."

Wei Lai's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words, he was afraid that something happened in Beizhou, but considering that the two countries had just experienced a peace talks after the war, it seemed unlikely that any trouble would arise at this time, so he quickly took the letter and opened it. open to see.

There was nothing more written in the military order, but it only limited the place and time for her to go, but Wei Lai couldn't help frowning after seeing it, and murmured in a low voice: "Southwest?"

The north was just stable, but something happened in the southwest?

This is really not good news!Especially for a rising star in the army like Wei Lai who is determined to disarm and return to the field, it is simply cutting off her way of resigning.And it's New Year's Eve...

Wei Lai silently glanced at Aunt Wei beside him, not surprisingly, he found that the old lady was already pale and crumbling - Aunt Wei had finally waited until Wei Lai came back, and in a blink of an eye she was about to be dragged away to the life-and-death situation Unpredictable battlefield...

The new year has not yet passed, and the old lady has just been happy for a few days... Wei Lai is holding the letter, feeling guilty.

"General Wei?" Seeing that Wei Lai didn't respond for a long time, the sergeant delivering the letter couldn't help reminding him aloud.

Wei Lai pursed his lips tightly, his whole face tensed up, and he didn't want to leave at all.Here is her only relative, as well as someone she admires, and her home is here.She doesn't have the ambition to make contributions, and she has long been tired of the cold and bloody battlefield.

But the military order has been issued, and she has no way to change anything. In the end, she can only say with a sullen face: "It's getting late today, and it's hard work for everyone to send letters. Why don't you start tomorrow morning."

The sergeants who delivered the letter did come here day and night at full speed, the horses had been replaced several times, and the men had not yet had a rest.But the military situation was urgent, and they didn't dare to delay, so they refused: "The military situation is urgent, please, the general, please leave with me as soon as possible."

In such a big battle, could Wei Lai, a young general, be missing?She's not Marshal Wei Yan Wei!

"It's time for dinner now, you guys must be rushing to deliver the letter, you probably haven't eaten yet, why don't you eat something before you go on the road? What's more, Wei Lai needs to pack something because of the sudden incident." He Zhirou's voice came, as always calm atmosphere.

Several sergeants looked at each other, and their attitudes relaxed a lot, and finally nodded and stopped urging.Not only because they did not rest and were hungry, but also because they came from the capital and knew the identity of the person in front of them - Lord Shangshu's favorite jewel, and they were not the soldiers of the Ministry of War.

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New Year's Eve, the New Year's Eve dinner, should be a time for reunion.

Because there were a few more outsiders at the dinner table, and because of the news just now, the Wei family lost their appetite.On the contrary, the three sergeants who delivered the letter, although they were a bit restrained at the beginning and offered to eat dry food on the sidelines, they were probably really hungry, and they quickly started to eat the good wine and food in front of them.

Aunt Wei's eyes were red, she didn't even take a bite of the carefully prepared New Year's Eve dinner, and quickly left the table and went back to the house.

Wei Lai put down his chopsticks without taking a few mouthfuls, and finally looked at Aunt Wei's room and just sighed.No need to guess, her mother must have gone back to the house and cried behind their backs.

"Alai, go and see Auntie." He Zhi also put down her chopsticks, showing no emotion on her face.

Wei Lai hesitated for a moment, but he didn't go over immediately, but stared at He Zhi deeply for a while.

"But something is wrong?" He Zhi's face was as calm as ever.

Wei Lai pursed his lips, and fixed his gaze on He Zhi's eyes: "Jin Rui, I have something to ask."

However, before Wei Lai could say anything, He Zhi nodded, "I know, don't worry."

When Wei Lai heard this, his tense nerves finally relaxed a little, and even the expression on his face softened a little: "Wait for me to come back."

This is a test, Wei Lai has already entrusted his mother to He Zhi, and He Zhi has already agreed.Well, since this "wait" belongs to Mrs. Wei, she also hopes that this word can be used on He Zhi as well.

"Okay." He Zhi should feel relaxed, without any emotion on her face, probably only Xi Qiu who was beside her saw her hand hidden under the table, and unconsciously squeezed the veil tightly.

The author has something to say: General Xiaowei: Wait for me to come back

Miss He: OK

General Xiaowei: Marry me when I come back

Ms. He: ...OK

months later

General Xiao Wei: Do you dare to let me go back? !