As soon as he spoke, no one in the room spoke. Even Lin Shuanghe, who had always been unfaithful in his work and had no intention of national affairs, showed a puzzled expression when he heard this.

After all, the enemy led his troops to invade and suffered defeat, and his emperor still thought about them everywhere, which sounded like a joke.

"Now in the court, most of the prince, Xu Xiang and civil officials are in charge of peace, and the military generals have not yet expressed their opinions." Yang Mingzhi looked at Xiao Jue, "I want to ask you, what do you think?"

"Is that too much?" Yan He said: "We are not corrupt. Someone came to slap him, and he even put his face over and let him slap him another one? I have to drive the Utu back to my hometown so that they dare not step into the Great Wei again in the future!"

"Then I'll be relieved." Yang Mingzhi said in a deep voice: "I just... I don't know if you can change your mind if you say anything."

After talking about the recent abnormal movements of the Utu people, everyone stood up and left. Because of the news sent by Yang Mingzhi, Xiao Jue and the others did not plan to stay in Jinling for two more days. Since the Utu envoy was already on the way to Shuojing, they must speed up their pace to return to Shuojing to meet the saint. Now Shuojing is mostly Xu Xiang's people, and even if they are not Xu Xiang's people, they are suppressed and dare not speak. If they really agree to Utu's peace and even open a court in the Great Wei Dynasty, it will be harmful but not beneficial to the people of the Great Wei.

After reassembling the troops, everyone was about to set off after lunch. Xiao Jue and Yan He rode their horses in front of the troops, He Yan and Lin Shuanghe were in a carriage, and Chu Zhao and Ying Xiang's carriage were at the end.

Between the two riders in parallel, Xiao Jue said, "Have you ever seen He Rufei after Xianchang Pavilion?"

Yan He was stunned and said, "I am not familiar with him, so I have seen him several times, and I just took a look from afar. However, since he was appointed as a general, in addition to the battle of Huayuan, have you seen him lead soldiers? I think he has been living a comfortable life for too long, and the battle of Huayuan is so bad. What do you ask him? Want to talk to him about the past?"

Xiao Jue did not answer his question and continued to ask: "How is the difference between He Rufei you met later and the past?"

"What's the difference?" Yan He frowned: "How do I know? I haven't followed him all the time. But he has grown a little taller than before. It seems to be a little more convincing than before. Before I went to Lingjun, I heard that the He family intended to marry him, Xiao Huaijin," he glanced at his companion beside him, "If He Rufei were better than you... you wouldn't be able to even He Rufei, right?"

Xiao Jue was too lazy to pay attention to him and drove him forward.

He Yan in the carriage didn't know that Xiao Jue and Yan He had such a conversation just now. The more you walked towards Shuojing, the more her worries became. Lin Shuanghe also saw it, sat opposite her, and asked, "Sister He, what's wrong with you? From me to Run, I felt something was wrong, as if I had something to worry about. You have rarely even said something these days, but you have encountered any trouble. If you have any difficulties, just tell Brother Wei, and Brother Wei will help you find a solution."

He Yan smiled bitterly.

She was just thinking about how to expose He Rufei after returning to Shuojing. Now that she has become Wu'anlang, her identity is closer to the He family and the Xu family than the original daughter of the lieutenant. However, the official position of "Wu'anlang" has many restrictions. And the confidant who can prove the true or false He Rufei was wiped out by He Rufei. In terms of personal evidence, it is really difficult, so she can only start from other places. The Xu family is the one who keeps this common secret.

If they could start with the Xu family, the Xu family would bring out the He family in order to protect themselves... they would be disorganized. The alliance formed for interests would not be too stable.

He Yan was so immersed in his mind that Lin Shuanghe stretched out his hand in front of him: "Sister He?"

He Yan looked at him and said, "I was thinking about what to do after I returned to Beijing." She turned her fingers, "Brother Lin also knew that I escaped from Shuojing City and got involved in a lawsuit. The neighbors and neighbors all knew that I was a woman, and it was not yet time to go back. I am afraid that my father and brother would have to see me secretly." She thought for a while, "When His Majesty gave me a title last time, I still left some money. It was enough to rent a small house, but I was not convenient to come forward. If Brother Lin had a wide range of connections, could he handle it for me? The money would naturally be given to you with no shortage."

After hearing her words, Lin Shuanghe slapped her thigh, "I thought it was a problem. A small matter was all involved, and this matter was covered by brother." He lifted the curtain of the carriage and shouted: "Huaijin, Huaijin!"

Xiao Jue paused, slowed down, turned back to the carriage, and asked him, "What's the matter?"

Lin Shuanghe smiled at him, "I just agreed to Brother He that when I return to Shuojing, I will rent a house for him in the city. But you also know that this rental is not something that can be rented overnight. Before finding a good house, can Brother He live in your mansion? Your Xiao family's yard is big and spacious, so it is not difficult to divide a room for Brother He?"

He Yan never expected Lin Shuanghe to say this, and hurriedly said, "Brother Lin, you didn't say that just now. Governor, it doesn't matter, I'll just find an inn outside..."

"It costs more money to stay in the inn." Lin Shuanghe said: "You are young, how can you squander so much and not know the benefits of being thrifty? Listen to me, I live in Huaijin's house. Huaijin, can you give me a correct word, okay?"

Xiao Jue glanced at He Yan, and He Yan's body stiffened, and he saw him nodding his head very lightly, "Yes."

He Yan: "..."

After saying this, Xiao Jue drove forward. Lin Shuanghe put down the curtain of the carriage and looked at He Yan proudly: "Look, isn't it the best of both worlds now?"

He Yan leaned on the carriage weakly, thinking to himself that this was a complete evil fate. Not only did he not keep a distance, but he got closer and closer, and they all lived at Xiao Jue's house.

Although living at Xiao Jue's home is indeed beneficial. In various occasions around Xiao Jue, the greater the chance of meeting Xu Zhiheng and He Rufei, the more useful clues you will find.

She suppressed the briskness that was almost unaware of in her heart, coughed lightly, and said to herself secretly, it must be like this.

...

In Shuojing, the Xu family in the capital, there was a servant waiting outside the study room, and someone was talking inside.

There were two people sitting in front of the small restaurant. One was a green shirt, gentle and gentle, and the other was a handsome young man, but there was a little more restrained and deep spirit between his eyebrows and eyes. The two of them were pondering at the chess game in front of them. The black and white pieces on the chess board were staggered, and it seemed like a mess.

One of these two people is the uncle of the Xu family, the current Hanlin scholar Xu Zhiheng, and the other is He Rufei, who had just returned to Beijing and defeated the Utto people in Huayuan.

"The Second Young Master Xiao is going to return to the capital." Xu Zhiheng left a son, "After General Guide and the Second Young Master Xiao return to the capital, they will inevitably make suggestions to His Majesty and strongly advocate driving Uttor out of the Great Wei."

He Rufei didn't speak and looked at the chess game silently.

"Brother He is still thinking about Hua Yuan?" Xu Zhiheng smiled faintly, "All the insiders are no longer in the world. Brother He is relieved, no one in this world will know this secret. Even if there is anyone who knows it, there is no evidence and cannot turn it over."

He Rufei glanced at him, "Young Master Xu seemed to be a little relieved. Don't forget that when he was studying at Xianchang Pavilion, Xiao Huaijin, Yan Nanguang and Lin Shuanghe had seen He Rufei."

"So what?" Xu Zhiheng spoke disapprovingly, "He Rufei, who was young, was not very close to classmates. If he really wanted to be close to classmates, no one would find his identity even after many years. I think Brother He was too worried. Even if Xiao Huaijin and Yan Nanguang returned to Shuojing, you wouldn't have dealt with them too much."

He Rufei followed him and left a son, "I hope."

In his heart, he suddenly remembered the nightmare from last night. In the dream, he was fighting with soldiers on the battlefield in Huayuan. Suddenly, a sword stabbed behind him. He could not dodge the center of the stabbing. When he fell down, he saw someone walking in front of him and squatting down.

It was a young man wearing a mask and armor. When he slowly reached out to take off his mask, revealing a familiar, beautiful and heroic face. He Yan looked at him with a smile and said softly: "Brother——"

He Rufei suddenly woke up, and when he touched his forehead, he felt cold sweat.

He Yan had been dead for more than a year, and this name has gradually been forgotten by the world, or in other words, she has never been remembered by the world. She has been walking peacefully for so long, but she still appears in his dream at such a moment, making him unable to sleep at night.

"Your concubine..." he said.

Xu Zhiheng's face turned cold, "He is dead."

He Yan died in He Wanru's hands. A month after He Yan's death, he found a reason to kill He Wanru. The body was dragged to the mass grave, and he was probably eaten by evil wolves and wild dogs. Even if...if anything is found in the future, he could push it to He Wanru. All the thugs and servants who participated in that day were dealt with together, and the entire Xu family was replaced.

Since He Yan was a general in front of him, he used so many servants to accompany her after his death, which was a complete friendship between them and their husbands.

"Very good." He Rufei Leng said, "Don't make any mistakes."

While talking, someone knocked on the door outside the study room. Xu Zhiheng got up and opened the door. A young woman walked in. The woman was also young. Looking closely, she had three points similar to He Yan's eyebrows and eyes, but she had no heroic spirit and perseverance condensed in the battlefield. She had a few more beautiful, sweet and soft texture, like the delicate spring flowers in Shuojing City, and her every move was beautiful and charming.

This is Xu Zhiheng's newly married wife, now Xu's grandmother He Xinying, He Yuansheng's second daughter, He Rufei's cousin, and He Yan's biological sister.

"Brother, husband, you are talking inside, so Xinying asked someone to make some snacks in the kitchen." He Xinying smiled and put a few plates of crispy cakes on the small table, "I said I could cushion my stomach when I was tired."

"Thank you for your hard work." Xu Zhiheng spoke warmly and pulled her to her side and sat down, "You can sit down too."

He Xinying sat down beside Xu Zhiheng as he spoke, looked at He Rufei, and smiled and said, "Brother hasn't come to the Xu family for some days, but my parents are in good health."

He Rufei nodded slightly: "It's all good, you don't need to worry."

He Xinying didn't know what to say. In fact, she and this cousin were not close in the past. He Rufei was particularly indifferent when he was young, and often wore a mask. The He family knew that He Rufei wore a mask to cover his face because of his ugly appearance. When He Xinying was a child, he looked at the daily He family banquet. He Rufei was alone and felt a little pitiful. But when he tried to get close to him several times, He Rufei hid himself like a plague. After a while, He Xinying faded his thoughts.

Later, He Rufei joined the army with the He family, and he actually earned military achievements. In addition, all the unmarried young ladies of the He family rose, including her legitimate sister, the famous sick man in the second house of the He family.

When He Yan returned to He's family, He Xinying was already very big. At that time, because of He Rufei's relationship, the He family told He Yan that a good family was close to He Yan. Xu Zhiheng, the eldest uncle of the Xu family, was a Hanlin bachelor, and was also handsome and gentle. He Xinying was once jealous of this sister. Although she was in such a bad health, she had not returned to Beijing for many years. The noble girl in Beijing didn't know that she was the number one person like her. But when she came back, she could be Grandma Xu, what a blessing.

However, this jealousy disappeared after He Yan's death. He Xinying felt sad for He Yan. Even though she had no feelings for this sister, her blood was thicker than water. She had just gotten a good marriage and was able to enjoy her happiness, but she was so desperate.

Strangely, after He Yan's death, the He family and the Xu family held a funeral for her. The entire Shuo Kyoto knew that the He family valued the daughter of the second family who died early, but only He Xinying understood that the He family, except for his own mother, everyone, including his own father, did not seem as sad as others' eyes.

After the funeral, except for occasionally wiping a few tears when he mentioned He Yan on occasion, he would not even mention He Yan in the mansion on weekdays. It seemed that he had never had the eldest daughter of the second wife of the He family.

He Xinying always felt something was wrong, but she was helpless and thought clearly why her family was so cold to her sister. He Yuansheng actually took charge of her marriage with Xu Zhiheng and asked her to renew Xu Zhiheng.

Even though Xu Zhiheng became a widower, he was also a good husband in Shuojing. Especially after He Yan's death, his affection made many girls admire him. Although He Xinying knew that Xu Zhiheng was outstanding, he was extremely unwilling to marry into the Xu family. Sisters served a husband together, and it was not new in Shuojing. But most of them were legitimate daughters as the wife, and concubines as Teng concubines, taking care of each other. Where did two legitimate daughters marry the same person one after another? The girls of the He family couldn't get married. She was so young and beautiful, and had a good family background. Isn't it better to find a young master with a good family wife than to be Xu's grandma?

But in this matter, He Yuanliang, who has always loved her, was very determined. Although her mother, Mrs. He Er, was willing to fight for her, she was powerless - in the He family, women always talked without any hesitation.

He Xinying married into the Xu family unwillingly.

After marrying into the Xu family, He Xinying discovered that Xu Zhiheng was even more considerate and gentle than she had imagined. A handsome and outstanding husband took care of himself in everything and was easily fallen. Moreover, Xu Zhiheng was indeed very fond of women. His regrets and thoughts about his deceased wife occasionally made people think that this person values ​​love and friendship and is worthy of entrusting his life.

After He Xinying married into the Xu family, He Rufei's cousin came to see her from time to time. He Xinying was a little flattered. She should be the best married among all the ladies of the He family. She enjoyed all the blessings that He Yan could not enjoy.

It just sometimes feels unreal.

"By the way, brother, husband," He Xinying said, "I used to go up the mountain with my mother to the temple to burn incense and pray for blessings every autumn. Although I am not at home this year, I still want to go with my mother."

Xu Zhiheng smiled and said, "Of course, if I have nothing to do that day, I will go with you."

He Xinying said happily: "It's so great."

After sitting for a while, she got up and went out, leaving Xu Zhiheng and He Rufei to talk. After leaving the door, Xiao Liu, the close maid next to her, said, "Grandma, are you going back to the yard?"

He Xinying shook her head, "Let's go."

In the yard, the summer pond is lush and green, and the pond is as quiet as a mirror. There are always many lotus flowers planted in the pond of He family. At this time, the faint fragrance floats, but Xu family's pond, let alone lotus flowers, does not even have a rockery.

Xu Zhiheng is a elegant person. Only this pond is like a pond of stagnant water. After watching for a long time, he feels like a bottomless abyss that can pull people down at any time. Her sister He Yan fell and drowned here. Perhaps it is because of this, perhaps it is because of this, perhaps it is the blood relationship that makes her feel cold every time she walks here, and the water is especially cold, which makes people feel uncomfortable.

He Xinying looked away.

The dowry maid Xiao Liu asked her: "Grandma, why didn't you stay longer when you were in the house just now? The longer you stay... the better the Xu family will treat you."

He Xinying also understood that the wife of the Xu family was so generous to her daughter-in-law, 80% because of He Rufei's face. The more she had a close relationship with the elder brother and sister of the "General Feihong", the less the Xu family dared to treat her poorly.

He Xinying shook her head and smiled self-deprecatingly, "Brother is not here to see me, there is no difference between how long I have been there."

If someone who knows He Yan here, he will find that the insight and brightness in his eyes on this soft and sweet face are very similar to the former "Grandma Xu".

It's just deceiving oneself.

...

In less than a month, I went to Shuojing to rest and rest on the road. In addition, I finally arrived at the city gate before the beginning of autumn.

In front of Shuojing Gate, the guards who had received the news had already opened the city gate. The soldiers and horses entered the city, and the people along the street pointed at the team.

He Yan and Lin Shuanghe hid in the carriage, but they never accepted these instructions. Lin Shuanghe was itchy and said to He Yan: "If I had known this kind of majesty, I should have asked Huai Jin to give me a horse. Sitting on the horse, the girls could see my face more clearly."

"...Even if you don't sit on the horse, Brother Lin, the girl in Shuojing City, will be very clear about your face." He Yan comforted him.

"That's true." Lin Shuanghe heard her say this, and after thinking about it carefully, he no longer had any worries.

He Yan herself had no thoughts about the limelight. When she returned to Beijing with the Fuyue Army who had won the battle, it was still so lively today, but she was wearing a mask at that time and was extremely uncomfortable, for fear of being discovered. After returning to He's house, the next day, the real "He Rufei" accepted all the glory or burdens for her.

She had never used her own face to face everything that "General Feihong" brought.
To be continued...