Female General and New Soldiers

On the first night back in the capital, Su Liang slept well.

It rained in the latter part of the night and stopped in the early morning. Because the ground was moist, Su Liang, who had gotten up early to do morning exercises, gave up decisively after opening the door and taking a look, and went back to sleep.

Gu Ling lives in the next door, which was originally a "peaceful" room, even though there was a death here last month.

When Su Liang woke up again, he heard Xing Yusheng and Lin Xueqing talking in the courtyard.

"Sister Su is back. Let's move here today so that we can take care of her more conveniently."

"Okay, it's up to you."

"Grandma won't be unhappy, right?"

"No, I told my grandmother about this before we got married. She knows about it."

"Why don't we just discuss it with Sister Su and let us move to her house? The place here is big, and she will be deserted all by herself, ugh."

"But Su Liang doesn't seem to like getting too close to people other than Ning Jing... I shouldn't mention it, Qing'er, please don't cry. If Su Liang sees it, she will feel uncomfortable again."

"I'm fine. It's just that every time I think about Senior Brother Ning, my heart hurts. If he were still here, he and Sister Su would be married, so he wouldn't have time to care about us, but that would be the best..."

Su Liang listened to the voices outside getting lower and lower, and finally quieted down. Then she got up and made some noise.

Soon, Lin Xueqing knocked on the door, "Sister Su, are you awake?"

"Wake up. Wait a moment." Su Liang responded.

When Su Liang finished packing and opened the door, she was hugged by Lin Xueqing, "Sister Su, you are back! I'm really afraid that you will hide somewhere and never see us again!"

Lin Xueqing's voice was muffled, and Su Liang patted her back gently, "How could it be? I said I would come back, so I won't break my promise."

Lin Xueqing let go of Su Liang and looked at her seriously, "Then you promise me that you will have a good life without Senior Brother Ning in the future."

Su Liang nodded, "Of course. I want to live happily and make those shady insects angry to death."

When Xing Yusheng heard this, he blurted out, "He is missing!"

By default, the "shady insect" Su Liang refers to is the eldest prince Duanmu Sheng.

And he was also the mastermind identified by Xing Yusheng as the murderer of "Ningjing".

Su Liang shook Lin Xueqing's hand, let go and walked out, "I know. The emperor sent someone to find me."

Xing Yusheng's expression changed slightly, "No wonder you went to the palace as soon as you returned to Beijing. Doesn't the emperor suspect that you are related to Duanmu Sheng's disappearance?"

As soon as the words came out, Xing Yusheng was thinking that Su Liang might really be related to this matter. It would be better if she captured Duanmu Sheng and let him live and die.

Su Liang nodded, "That's right."

Lin Xueqing frowned, "Sister Su was in Xunyang City at that time, how could it be related to that matter?"

Su Liang hummed, "It's indeed relevant."

This statement made Xing Yusheng immediately look around, fearing that the walls had ears.

In the end, Su Liang continued to say, "I cursed him every day for something to happen, and he did. It can only be said that the law of heaven is clear, and retribution will not be good."

Xing Yusheng held his head and said, "He just disappeared. Maybe he will come back someday."

Su Liang looked calm and said, "There's nothing wrong with it."

Hearing the tone of Su Liang's words, Xing Yusheng sighed, "Let's not talk about those unlucky people. Qing'er has made breakfast for you. It's still warm. You can eat it first."

"That's right, I've almost forgotten it!" Lin Xueqing hurriedly pulled Su Liang to the kitchen, "My husband, you go fishing in the garden, I'll just accompany Sister Su!"

Xing Yusheng: ...He knew it would be like this.

"Aren't you going to move here? I'll take Ajun next door to clean up." Xing Yusheng said.

Lin Xueqing still asked Su Liang, "Sister Su, how about I move in with you? I'll cook whatever you want! Anyway, I don't have anything serious to do."

Xing Yusheng: ...Isn’t it serious to accompany him?

However, as Xing Yusheng expected, Su Liang declined, "No, I don't want to watch you two show affection in front of me every day. That would be a great stimulation to me."

Lin Xueqing suddenly felt sad, "Sister Su, you really like Senior Brother Ning, I knew it."

Su Liang: ...She was just joking to adjust the atmosphere, but "Ningjing" is dead, so there is no need to deny it.

Su Liang changed the subject and said she was very hungry.

Lin Xueqing gave up the idea of ​​moving in with Su Liang and hurriedly went to serve her porridge.

After taking out a bowl, Lin Xueqing looked at the rest in the pot and sighed, "I didn't think about anything when I was cooking, so I cooked it for you and Senior Brother Ning, but he couldn't eat it anymore... "

Su Liang thought to himself, very good, someone's breakfast has been settled.

After washing up, Su Liang said to Lin Xueqing, "You and your husband-in-law should move together. Move here as soon as possible, otherwise I will have no place to eat."

In fact, Su Liang just wanted to distract Lin Xueqing and avoid wasting the extra breakfast.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xueqing naturally agreed immediately, picked up her skirt and ran away, chasing Xing Yusheng.

Su Liang took out the breakfast for two people, took it back to the room, and knocked on the wall next door, "Master, are you there?"

A moment later, Gu Ling appeared in Su Liang's room, neatly packed and disguised.

"Xue Qing made it." Su Liang said, "But there is a problem. If they really want to move here, I can't take you there, and I can't come back after eating to cook for you alone. It’s not worth wasting time. If I go to the military camp for training from tomorrow, I will have to leave very early in the morning, and I will definitely have lunch at the military camp, so I won’t be able to go with you. In fact, I might as well live in the military camp to save myself from traveling back and forth every day.”

Gu Ling said nothing, finished one pancake, and took the other one that should have belonged to Su Liang.

Su Liang's chopsticks were empty, and he was a little speechless, "Master, if you are unhappy, just say it directly, don't steal my pancake."

Gu Ling ate elegantly, still without saying a word.

The two had known each other for nearly a year. Originally, three meals a day were quite "ritualistic" activities. Su Liang was responsible for cooking, and Gu Ling was responsible for lighting the fire. Later, he also took care of preparing vegetables, cutting vegetables, kneading dough and other handy work. He was best at making dumplings.

Because Su Liang took on the task of cooking, other non-private housework was mostly done by Gu Ling. The division of labor was clear, which was a pattern that they had long been accustomed to in daily life.

But when Su Liang stopped cooking, it would directly break the original life pattern of the two. In addition, Gu Ling could not appear openly, which also had a significant impact on this.

For breakfast, Su Liang only drank a bowl of porridge and ate two bites of side dishes. The rest was occupied by Gu Ling.

Su Liang was about to argue with him when she heard Gu Ling say, "Someone must have invited you to lunch."

Su Liang was stunned for a moment. That's right, she had just returned to Beijing and had only met Xing Yusheng and Lin Xueqing. If nothing unexpected happened, she had to go to the Lin family for lunch today, but if Gu Ling didn't go out to find someone, there would be no food.

"Okay." Su Liang nodded, "Actually you can go to the restaurant."

Gu Ling shook his head slightly, "I'm not used to it."

Su Liang rolled his eyes at him, "If you want me to cook for you, just say so."

Gu Ling nodded slightly and said one word, "I want to."

Su Liang stood up and shook his head, "I was actually wondering if you would be hungry because you had no food. I apologize, I shouldn't have thought that you, the great god, were a giant baby and couldn't live without me. I thought too much."

Gu Ling wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, "It's inconvenient for me to walk outside."

"I believe nothing can stop you." Su Liang said.

Before she had finished cleaning up the dishes, Su Liang heard footsteps outside. Her expression straightened up. Gu Ling had already entered the inner room.

She had just hidden Gu Ling's dishes and chopsticks when she heard Lin Bojun's voice from outside, "Xiaoliang, are you there?"

Su Liang opened the door and walked out, "Didn't Second Brother Lin go to the military camp today?"

After getting married, Lin Bojun looked more stable than before, and his clothes and dressing were more exquisite. He had a good appearance to begin with, and now he was even more heroic.

"Today is a day off. I will accompany Yu Jin back to her parents' home. Grandpa asked me to invite you over." He looked at Su Liang, "I'm relieved to see that you look OK."

Su Liang was not surprised that Grandpa Qin had invited her, "Is Grandpa Qin in good health?"

Lin Bojun nodded, "Very good. Today is the Imperial College exam. My father can't leave, otherwise he would definitely come to see you."

All three children have started families. Lin Shuzhi is now teaching at the Imperial College and his life is very fulfilling.

Originally, Su Liang thought he would be called by the Lin family, but it turned out to be the Qin family, so it didn't matter. I guess Xing Yusheng and Lin Xueqing will go there by then.

"Brother Lin, go back first, I will go there later." Su Liang said, "I came back late last night, and I still need to clean up the house."

Lin Bojun frowned, hesitated for a moment, and still asked, "Can I talk to you?"

Su Liang nodded, and asked Lin Bojun to sit down in the yard, "Brother Lin, please speak frankly, there is no one else here."

Lin Bojun sighed deeply, "I just want to ask you, is A Jing really dead?"

Su Liang was not too surprised, because Lin Bojun knew that "Ning Jing" was not a weak scholar, and knew that "Ning Jing" went to Xuanbei City with Su Liang, so he couldn't believe that "Ning Jing" died so suddenly.

I didn't ask before because there were many people and eyes at that time. Su Liang sent "Ning Jing"'s body to Xunyang City as soon as he returned to Beijing, and didn't find a chance.

Su Liang nodded, "Ning Jing is really dead."

Lin Bojun's eyes dimmed, and he smiled bitterly, "I shouldn't ask, but it's better not to ask. Don't have any unrealistic thoughts."

Lin Bojun stood up after he finished speaking, "Then I'll go back first, you don't have to worry, just go there before noon."

Seeing Su Liang nod, Lin Bojun strode away.

Su Liang looked at his back and sighed slightly. The truth is that the real Ning Jing had died a long time ago. He didn't take revenge, didn't take back the Ning family, didn't pass the imperial examination, and didn't even have the chance to see his beloved girl again. He died with hatred...

At this point, some secrets can't be told, and it's hard to say.

Su Liang sat quietly for a while, got up and went back to her room. Seeing that Gu Ling was not there, she didn't care about him. She washed the dishes, changed her clothes, and went to the next door. Gu Ling was not there either, so she went out alone and went to the Xing Mansion next to the Su Mansion.

Qi Jun was watering the flowers. When he saw Su Liang, he immediately called Xing Yusheng and Lin Xueqing, "Master, Madam, Miss Su is here!"

Su Liang looked at the small home carefully built by Xing Yusheng and Lin Xueqing, which was elegant and warm everywhere.

Lin Xueqing ran over and took Su Liang's arm, "My second brother came just now and asked us to go to grandpa's house later!"

The grandpa in Lin Xueqing's mouth and the grandfather in Lin Bojun's mouth were both Mr. Qin.

"I'll go too." Su Liang said, "Let's take a look at your place first."

Lin Xueqing took Su Liang to visit. When she heard Su Liang's praise, Lin Xueqing was very happy.

The mansion specially arranged accommodation for Old Lady Xing. Su Liang casually asked if Xing Yusheng's brothers and sisters were still well behaved and whether they bullied Lin Xueqing.

Lin Xueqing shook her head, "How dare they bully me? I'm not a soft persimmon that can be squeezed by anyone!"

Su Liang knew there was something wrong when he heard it, otherwise there would be no need to say the second half of the sentence.

Seeing Su Liang frown, Lin Xueqing hurriedly explained, "No one really bullied me, but I don't like talking to some people in that family. I don't understand the twists and turns."

Su Liang guessed that Lin Xueqing was probably talking about the Miao family, but thinking about the presence of Old Lady Xing and Xing Yusheng, Lin Xueqing was gentle but not weak, so she didn't have to worry too much, and the young couple would soon move out and live alone.

Before noon, Su Liang went to the Duke of Qin's mansion with Lin Xueqing and Xing Yusheng. When she saw Qin Yujin, she asked about it with concern.

Old Master Qin was in good spirits. When he saw Su Liang, he took out a gift for her. It was the bet he won from a fishing competition with another noble old man in the capital, and Su Liang's favorite medical book.

Su Liang happily accepted it and thanked Old Master Qin.

In the afternoon, Su Liang said goodbye and left the Qin Mansion alone to go home.

He was soon recognized while riding on the road. The news of Su Liang's return to Beijing spread throughout the capital that day.

Then there were some rumors that Su Liang was thin, haggard and lost her soul because of the death of her fiance, and she was so miserable alone. Perhaps this kind of sad drama of life and death can better satisfy the audience.

Su Liang ignored the chaotic information outside. After returning home, she went to practice sword alone. In the evening, Qi Jun came to deliver dinner and said that Xing Yusheng and Lin Xueqing would move in tomorrow. He also said that Old Lady Xing missed Su Liang very much and asked her to come over when she was free.

Su Liang said that she would go to the military camp to train tomorrow, and she would visit the old lady when she had a day off, so she let Qi Jun leave.

Although this was dinner for Su Liang alone, there were several dishes and more than one staple food. She couldn't finish it by herself, so it was just right for two people.

It was not until Su Liang had set up the food that she finally saw Gu Ling appear again.

"Where did you go?" Su Liang asked.

Gu Ling rarely kept it a secret, "Something happened."

"Can't I know?" Su Liang became curious.

Gu Ling nodded, "No."

Su Liang: ...

After dinner, Su Liang discussed with Gu Ling, "I'll live in the military camp tomorrow. You can do whatever you want, but you can't let me know."

Gu Ling nodded slightly, "Okay."

Su Liang was stunned for a moment, and he felt something was wrong. "God, the basis of our cooperation is honesty. If you are like this, we can't get along."

Gu Ling was silent for a moment and said, "I'll tell you tomorrow."

"Okay." Su Liang didn't ask any more questions, "Since you agreed, I will move to the military camp tomorrow."

Before going to bed that night, Su Liang told Gu Ling two stories as usual.

...

Early the next morning, Su Liang got up, made something simple to eat, took his luggage, and rode out of the city.

Lin Bojun knew that Su Liang was coming to the general training, and had arranged a place for her to stay, but it was only for her to rest. He didn't expect her to stay overnight here.

Su Liang put down her luggage and followed Lin Bojun to watch the military training. She saw a group of new recruits passing by not far away and stopped to salute them. One of them had a very superior figure and appearance...

Su Liang narrowed her eyes slightly, and someone happened to be looking at her.

"Xiao Liang, these new recruits will be directly under your charge." Lin Bojun said.

Su Liang nodded, "Very good, I will train them well."

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