Yan Wushuang Extra Episode (3)
On the road, there was a girlfriend who couldn't finish talking, and the time passed very quickly. It feels like whoosh, and you have arrived in Shengjing.
After entering the city, Mrs. Zhang held Mrs. Miao's hand and said, "Sister, bring Awan to the mansion if you're not busy." It felt like there was still a lot to say.
Mrs. Miao nodded with a smile, "Okay." On the way, she got many photos of Buddha from Mrs. Zhang, and the trip was much faster, arriving several days earlier than expected.
In Shengjing City, galloping on horseback is not allowed. After Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Miao separated, Yan Wushuang got into the carriage.
Mrs. Zhang said with a smile: "Wu Shuang, what do you think of A Wan?" The more she looked at this child, the more she liked it. Not only looks good, but also has a good temper.
"It's not good." They heard the roar of tigers when they were sleeping in the suburbs. The tiger was separated from them by an unknown distance, but the girl cried in fright when she heard the sound.
That's fine, but he hunted a rabbit and a roe deer and went back to eat it. When the girl saw it, her eyes were red, and she said it was pitiful. This wild animal is not just for people to eat, so there is nothing pitiful about it.
Mrs. Zhang scolded, "How do you talk, kid?" If you don't change your temperament, no girl will like it when you grow up.
Yan Wushuang said unhappily: "It's not very good at all. It's timid and cowardly. When it's time to fight in Tongcheng, it's so daring that it hides in bed and cries every day."
Along the way, Mrs. Zhang really likes the caring and understanding Ah Wan. Therefore, the idea of letting Ah Wan ration Yan Wushuang as her daughter-in-law also came up. But after hearing Yan Wushuang's words, she gave up. It's okay if ordinary people are more timid, but their family is not suitable.
The sons of the Yan family, unless they are born unable to practice martial arts, will go to the battlefield. To be the daughter-in-law of the Yan family requires not only courage but also tenacity.
Zhang's three sons, the eldest son has been married for three years but has no heirs, and the second son has not yet married.
Fortunately, Yan Wushuang didn't know Zhang's thoughts, otherwise he would have to jump up.
Back in Shengjing, apart from studying with my husband, I also practiced martial arts with my master. For Yan Wushuang, these days are boring. But Mrs. Zhang held him tight and forbade him to go out at will. The only thing that can cheer him up now is the battle report ahead.
Hearing that Marshal Yan had won another battle, Yan Wushuang was overjoyed. However, after the excitement, it was full of regrets: "It's a pity that I can't witness the majestic and heroic appearance of my father."
Mrs. Zhang stared at him and said, "You think fighting is fun? If you don't practice martial arts well, you will die in battle.
"She actually didn't want her son to go to the battlefield, but this was the fate of the Yan family man, and she couldn't stop it.
Yan Wushuang didn't dare to make Mrs. Zhang angry. Otherwise, if his father found out, he would beat him to death when he returned to Tongcheng.
A few days later, Mrs. Miao brought Ah Wan over to say goodbye: "My mother is well, I'm going to go back tomorrow." Miao's mother is actually sick of missing her daughter, and now Mrs. Miao will recover from her illness when she comes back. As for the Miao family, she also missed family affairs. So, anxious to go back.
"It's rare to come back, why don't you stay longer?"
Mrs. Miao shook her head and said, "I've been staying for more than a month, and I can't stay any longer." She worried about her son's poor health day and night, but now that her mother has recovered, she is really ready to return home.
Mrs. Zhang herself has children, so she can understand this kind of anxious mood: "The road is not smooth now, I will send someone to take you back!" Nowadays, the levies and miscellaneous taxes are fiercer than tigers, and the common people cannot survive, and many of them become bandits, so robbers and bandits are rampant on the road.
Although Marshal Yan is the Grand Marshal of the border town, he has 200,000 soldiers and horses. But without the court's order, troops cannot be sent to suppress the bandits. As for the local officials, it would be good not to collude with bandits and robbers, so don't expect them to suppress bandits.
The Miao family shook her head and said, "No need, the Miao family will send guards to escort us back." No matter in Shengjing City or other places, all those with good family backgrounds have hired guards to look after the house. The Miao family also raised some guards. But relatively speaking, Shengjing is much more peaceful than other places.
When Mrs. Zhang heard the words, she didn't say any more.
When Mrs. Miao left, Mrs. Zhang was a little reluctant: "This farewell, I don't know that we will see each other in the year of the monkey." She spends half of the time in Shengjing every year, but Mrs. Miao will not return to Shengjing if there is no major event.
Miao said with a smile: "My nephew will get married next spring, and I will come back to attend the wedding." She also wanted to stay at home for a while, but she was worried about the child's appearance.
Hearing this, Zhang's parting melancholy dissipated a little: "Then let's meet again next year."
No one expected that this time it turned out to be a farewell.
By July, the fighting intensified. The battle report is no longer the same as before, every day is a victory report. But every three days, there are battle reports. Whether it is a defeat or a victory, news is reassuring.
But in late July, there was no news from Tongcheng for six consecutive days. Not to mention Yan Wushuang, even Mrs. Zhang began to feel uneasy. This was the first time in twenty years since she married Marshal Yan.
This day, Yan Wushuang couldn't help but said to Mrs. Zhang: "Mother, let me go find out the news!" In the past few days, Yan Wushuang was so worried that she couldn't eat or sleep.
Mrs. Zhang held Yan Wushuang's hand and said, "Wushuang, you can't go anywhere, just stay at home."
To prevent Yan Wushuang from escaping, Zhang said: "Starting today, you are not allowed to leave the main courtyard." If something happens to Tongcheng, Wushuang is the last direct bloodline of the Yan family. Even if she dies, nothing will happen to Wushuang.
Yan Wushuang is not stupid, on the contrary, he is very smart: "Mother, what are you doing? Mother, I believe that father will definitely defeat the Donghu ghosts, and will not let them set foot in Tongcheng."
Thinking of her husband's anxiety before returning, Mrs. Zhang was also terrified. But she is the mistress of the house, so she can't be messed up at this time: "Mother believes in your father, but mother doesn't believe in you. Before you get the exact news, you can stay in the yard and can't go anywhere. Otherwise, mother will not recognize your son."
Yan Wushuang has never heard such serious words from Mrs. Zhang when she was so old: "Mother, what's wrong with you? Mother, do you have something to hide from me?"
Mrs. Zhang had a lot of worries, but she didn't dare to show it in front of Yan Wushuang, so she gave him a stare and said, "You have such a temper, you will cause trouble as soon as you go out. Now I don't know what's going on outside, the Yan family has enemies all over the place, and you can't keep up with yourself." Few people have made a feud, if you go out, if something goes wrong, I will have no face to see your father in the future."
Yan Wushuang is the nemesis of the dudes who bully men and women in Shengjing City. Every time he left Shengjing, these people cheered endlessly. When he returned to Shengjing, they all shrank up to be quails. However, there are also some who are not afraid of death and continue to do evil. Then Yan Wushuang took care of him, crying for his father and mother.
The family members of these dandies came to complain, but Zhang defended her shortcomings, and she felt that Yan Wushuang did nothing wrong. So every time there is loud thunder and little rain.
Yan Wushuang hurriedly made a promise: "Mother, don't worry, I will obediently wait for the news at home, and will never run out." But he was muttering in his heart, his mother didn't trust him too much, he was the kind of person who didn't know the seriousness. people! At such a time, how could he run out without permission and make trouble at home.
The waiting process is the most tormenting. When the food was put on the table, no one had any appetite. However, Mrs. Zhang still sat down at the table and said to Yan Wushuang: "Eat. After we finish eating, maybe there will be good news."
Yan Wushuang finished the meal without knowing the taste: "Mother, it's not a problem to wait at home like this, let's send some guards out to find out the news!"
Mrs. Zhang hummed and said, "I've already sent people out, and there will probably be news soon." I hope that the news will be good rather than bad.
If it is bad news, it will not only be a fatal blow to the Yan family. Even the whole of Liaodong will suffer.
Mrs. Zhang said to Yan Wushuang, who was standing in the yard and kept looking out, "Wushuang, take the maid for a walk in the garden." She had to stay steady, otherwise her son and the people in the house would panic even more. So no matter how worried or afraid I am, I can't show it.
"oh."
While walking, Mrs. Zhang said: "Actually, a similar situation happened to your grandfather. That battle was particularly tragic back then. The 200,000 soldiers in Tongcheng lost 140,000 and seriously injured more than 30,000." Wan, there are many minor injuries.
This is the first time Yan Wushuang has heard of it: "Mother, why haven't I heard Dad mention this?"
"That battle was too tragic. Your grandfather was seriously injured, and your second and third uncles died in battle. So your father never wanted to mention that battle." For Marshal Yan, it was always in his heart. pain.
Yan Wushuang clenched his fists and said bitterly: "Mother, one day I will kill Donghu ghost completely."
"Since your grandfather, all the sons of the Yan family have hoped that the Donghu people will be wiped out. But more than fifty years have passed, and the court has become weaker and weaker, but the Donghu people have become stronger and stronger. Wushuang, if you want to realize your wish, you have to face a heavy responsibility far away." She also hoped that her son could wipe out the Donghu people, so that the Yan family would not have to shed blood and die. The women of the Yan family no longer have to worry about it every day.
Yan Wushuang nodded solemnly.
Mrs. Zhang felt that this topic was too boring, so she turned to some lighter topics: "I remember when you were born, you were only the size of a palm. At that time, your father was worried that you would not be able to support yourself, so he stayed by your side every day. Unexpectedly, he became so big in a blink of an eye." At twelve years old, he is also a big guy. In a few years, they will get married and have children.
Hearing many embarrassing things about her childhood, Yan Wushuang felt a little uncomfortable.
Mrs. Zhang was about to make fun of her son when she heard the housekeeper begging to see her.
Seeing the tears on the butler's face, Zhang's mind instantly went blank.
"Uncle Sheng, what happened?" In fact, Yan Wushuang already had a premonition, but he just didn't want to believe it.
The butler cried and said: "Madam, Third Young Master, the Donghu people broke through Tongcheng, and the Marshal and Second Young Master both died in battle."
Yan Wushuang yelled: "Impossible, how could my father and second brother die. This must be a fake, it is a trick of the enemy."
When Mrs. Zhang heard this, she fell straight on the ground and passed out.