Chapter 242 Seduction
It was already autumn, the weather was getting colder, and the war on the front line became tense.
Beidi seemed to be less than accused of being beaten up two years ago. He focused on developing military forces in the past two years. After two months of temptation, he began a real fierce battle.
The brave and warlike people of Beidi were either just a joke, or they were fighting for life when they went to the battlefield. The spirit of never giving up never ended, which caused a lot of hardship in the Yan army. However, Duke An was not a vegetarian, and had many years of experience in leading troops and fighting, so he did not let Beidi gain the upper hand.
When Mr. Lu went to the battlefield, he was like a different person, as if he remembered the passionate blood of his youth, and he was ruthless in killing the enemy with a gun. It was at this time that he could regain some of his dignity as a man and the pride of Lu's family. He had been staying at home for a long time, and as soon as he got on the horse, he immediately held high spirits, his eyes were burning and energetic, and he was so angry that he could not even care about his injuries.
Thousands of troops and horses were galloping and fighting, and the sound of fighting was endless. The vast mountains and rivers were just under their feet. Looking up, they all looked like ants.
Lu Feili penetrated the throat of a deputy general with a sword. On the battlefield, he was no longer a noble young man from a noble family, but a fierce general.
The moment the blood gushed, he heard a muffled groan. When he turned around, he saw that Master Lu Si’s left shoulder was pierced through, and the roaring fighting could not hide the shattered sound of bone shattering.
"Fourth Uncle."
He gently lifted the spear that was passing through, and grabbed Master Lu Si who was about to fall off his horse.
"kill--"
The Yan army behind him shouted like thunder, and both sides were red in their eyes.
Lu Feili took advantage of the chaos and asked his subordinates to take back the seriously injured Mr. Lu Si.
Mr. Lu was very injured, but he avenged himself. The one who injured him was the powerful general of Beidi. At that time, his left shoulder was penetrated and his eyes were red. He had no hesitation and shot him to the other party's throat. Therefore, the opponent's morale was in chaos. In addition, Lu Feili killed two deputy generals and one vanguard in a row, Beidi quickly withdrew his troops.
"how?"
In the military camp, Duke An Guowen asked anxiously.
The fourth brother is eight years younger than him. He likes to follow him since he was a child. He almost grew up watching him. Although he is not a mother, the two brothers have a deep relationship. Now seeing that the fourth brother is covered in blood and pale face, Duke An Guo's unconcealed worries.
Lu Qilang was also full of worries.
"Fortunately, it was not hurt." The military doctor carefully examined the wound and concluded that he skillfully pulled arrows, stopped bleeding, and bandaged the wound. After working hard for more than half a day, he breathed a sigh of relief. "There was too much blood loss and the bones were damaged, so he needed to rest well."
As soon as he said this, Duke An understood that the fourth brother could not go to the battlefield. But he was so arrogant that he would not be happy to stay in the military camp and wait for someone to serve him. He simply asked his nephew to send him to the Duke's Mansion in Yancheng.
Lu Feili directly "puts on public service to help private affairs" and asked his brother-in-law Xiao Rui to accompany him.
Last time he returned to the Duke's Mansion, Ji Wan asked Xiao Rui. Lu Feili thought that although they were not brothers and sisters, their relationship was pretty good. Anyway, Xiao Rui was not on the battlefield now, and there was nothing important, so he simply asked him to follow his fourth uncle, improve his martial arts and learn military strategies.
The fourth uncle is harsh, and Xiao Rui is more tempered under his command, and there is no harm.
...
Lu Feili asked Lu Ming to return to the Duke's Mansion to report to Ji Wan, asking her to clean up several rooms in advance. After Master Lu's injury stabilized, he left and returned to Yancheng.
Mr. Lu Si can't get off the ground and can only ride a carriage. The carriage bumps and pulls the wound, so the trip slows down. It's not until dark that he arrives at the Duke's Mansion.
"Sister Wan."
"San Sister-in-law."
Xiao Rui and Lu Qilang got off the horse and bowed to her.
Ji Wan nodded, "Thank you for your hard work."
The carriage entered the mansion directly from the side door and went to the room of Master Lu Si. Xiao Rui and Lu Qilang helped Master Lu Si lie on the bed.
In ancient times, men and women had no different levels of defense, and Ji Wan could not personally check the injuries of Master Lu Si, so she had to pull Xiao Rui over and ask.
"It's not a serious problem, and the wound has healed. But the scapula is penetrated, and the military doctor said it may affect the movement of the left arm. As for the others, it will be cured if you only have a few months of rest."
Ji Wan nodded and then asked again, "Your brother-in-law arranged for you to come?"
Xiao Rui nodded, as if he was a little dissatisfied with Lu Feili's brother-in-law's move.
Ji Wan could probably guess Lu Feili’s thoughts.
Xiao Rui was only fourteen years old, young and frivolous, and passionate, and inevitably he was eager for quick success and instant benefits. Lu Feili came from his age, and he later suffered from war and wanted to grind his character.
Let him start from the bottom and observe it carefully. Let him see with his own eyes that the battlefield is not something that can be summarized in just a few words in history books. It is the real battle between blood and tears, the harvesting ground for blood and corpses.
If you are afraid, go back as soon as possible to be the young master in the golden cage.
Ji Wan said these words to Xiao Rui.
Xiao Rui did not think that Lu Feili would make things difficult for him sincerely, and also realized that Lu Feili was willing to cultivate it. However, he was still young after all, and his nature was not mature and steady enough, so he inevitably felt uncomfortable.
"I have witnessed war, death, blood in the past few months. To be honest, I was a little shocked and overwhelmed at first."
Before Ji Wan came to Xiao Mansion, Xiao Rui was the eldest son, and he was always a living sample for the elders to teach the younger generations, and a role model for the younger brothers in the mansion.
But after all, he had no experience and had many things, which Ji Wan taught him, so he respected Ji Wan, his step-sister. He had no acquaintances in the military camp, and he didn't like Lu Feili to look at him with the child's eyes, and he kept his thoughts in his heart. When he saw Ji Wan, he felt like he was talking.
"My father also went to the battlefield when he was young and was injured. I saw the scabbed wounds on his body, but I couldn't imagine the scene of war. After seeing it with my own eyes, I realized that I was too narrow before. The prosperous and beautiful city of the capital was exchanged for so many corpses and blood."
Xiao Rui looked sad and solemn, and his tone was a little ashamed and frustrated.
"I always feel that what I have learned is enough, but the generals in the military camp, even if they are just a team leader, have better martial arts skills than me. No wonder my brother-in-law always says that I am too frivolous and conceited to go to the battlefield."
I have to say that Xiao Rui has made great progress in the past two months in the military camp and has learned to reflect.
"So, you should learn martial arts and study military strategy." Ji Wan enlightened softly, "Don't look at your brother-in-law's great power in leading the army to fight. He has suffered a lot at your age. Do you think he would go to the battle to kill the enemy as soon as he entered the army? Before that, he had been a patrol soldier for a long time, suppressing bandits, destroying water bandits, extracting experience from losers, and experiencing countless battles to reach today."
She patted Xiao Rui on the shoulder and said, "Arui, you are too young now and grew up surrounded by everyone and praise. You can't help but be proud and complacent. With a passionate heart, I feel that you can do everything and cannot stand the blow. I understand all these. Young people actually need to go through more things to grow up. Your brother-in-law's hard work is for your own good."
"Sister Wan."
Xiao Rui raised his eyebrows, "You are obviously two years older than me, but sometimes you speak like an old pedan who teaches me. It's a bit..."
Before I could think of how to describe it, I was hit by Ji Wan's head.
"What's wrong with two years old? You are two years older than you, your sister." Ji Wan snorted lightly and educated him with the attitude of an elder, "Your sister is different from you. You are a young master who was raised in Fugui Township since childhood. I walked out of a remote village. I have walked more roads than you have walked over, and I have eaten more salt than you have eaten rice. I have almost read all kinds of things in the world. As for you, a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and it is still very early."
...
Master Lu Si knew that he could not go to the battlefield, so he felt at ease to recover. Since Xiao Rui heard Ji Wan's words, he has a lot of insights and occasionally came to ask Master Lu Si for advice under the banner of visiting him.
He is similar to Lu Qilang, and his young master's aura has been worn out a lot. Master Lu treated him as his junior, so he did not hide his own personal information. After a while, Xiao Rui became familiar with Lu Qilang and became brothers.
The two are walking around the garden.
"I grew up in the capital. I was used to the prosperity of the capital. When I first came to the north, I was not used to it. To be honest, I was not used to it. I was not used to it. I was disliked by my father for a long time and said that I should have taken me to the north to experience the sufferings of people's livelihood, so that I could not stay at home every day to raise my body and be as expensive as a woman."
Mr. Lu had only two sons, and his legitimate son protected the fourth wife like something, and he raised the golden and jade-Gui without any masculinity. He was angry when he saw it, and became a little stricter. He cried and complained. He had no choice but to ignore it and concentrate on cultivating his concubine's son. He could not stand Lu Qilang's angrily angry at all, but he did not feel sorry for him when he saw that he was unwell. Instead, he pointed at his nose and scolded him, and then threw his son to the recruit camp to practice. That ruthlessness made people wonder whether Lu Qilang was his biological son.
Xiao Rui smiled, "Uncle Fourth has high hopes for you."
The two families were originally in-laws. He lived in the Duke's Mansion and studied military tactics with Master Lu Si, so he followed Ji Wan's name and called Master Lu Si, "Uncle Fourth".
Lu Qilang was harshly trained by Mr. Lu Si since he was a child. He was a hard-working person, but he never complained.
"Let's go ride a horse tomorrow, let me see how you ride."
"good."
Xiao Rui nodded.
The two of them were talking and laughing and wanted to sit in the pavilion for a while. Suddenly, a maid walked out of the small road next to her with a bucket. She didn't see them, and she hit Xiao Rui when she stepped out of the intersection.
Xiao Rui subconsciously retreated.
Bang--
The wooden barrel fell to the ground, and the water filled the bluestone floor, and some splashed on Xiao Rui's clothes. The young master Xiao, who loved cleanliness, immediately frowned.
Lu Qilang has already scolded, "What kind of morality is it that is too tiring?"
I was puzzled, how could there be such a reckless person in the mansion?
The little girl seemed to be frightened and hurriedly knelt on the ground and begged repeatedly, "I deserve to die, please forgive me..."
The nanny in charge of the garden came soon. When she saw this quietness, she understood in her heart, "The two young men atone for their sins. This girl was clumsy and had bumped into the two young men. The old slave will take her down and train her well-"
"etc."
Xiao Rui suddenly spoke.
He looked at the pebbled path hidden in the flowers just now. The flowers were only half a person tall, not enough to block the view. Moreover, he and Lu Qilang walked along the way, with the footsteps and speech so obvious that this girl could not have heard it. Under normal circumstances, she should have put down the wooden barrel and bowed back, but rushed out so recklessly...
Xiao Rui was indeed a young man who knew nothing in the military camp, but he was also a young man from a noble family. He had never heard of the things in the big mansion.
He knew that the Lu family had strict tutoring. Lu Qilang had not married yet, so it was impossible for him to be close to the female. Then this maid came for him.
"May I have your name?"
His tone was indifferent. When he listened carefully, he felt a chill.
Lu Qilang heard it, but the little maid didn't. She trembled, raised her head slightly, revealing a delicate face and Chu Chu's tears, "I'm Caiwei." Her voice was delicate and weak, with a unique softness of a Jiangnan woman, which made people feel itchy, as if she was worried that Xiao Rui didn't know which two words her name was, and said, "The Caiwei in the Book of Songs."
Still a student.
Xiao Rui had a little sarcasm at the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were filled with anger.
Lu Qilang beside him and the nanny standing beside Caiwei have already had a dark face. This girl is so obvious, what else can I understand?
"Is she responsible for cleaning the garden?"
This was said to the nanny in charge.
The nanny in charge heard his anger and his face was stiff, "Yes, the young lady ordered many new varieties to be planted, and she was responsible for trimming and watering."
Xiao Rui sneered, "It's really good to water the flowers on people."
Chapter completed!