General's humble stand-in

On that day, the sky was not too beautiful, and there were snowflakes floating freely.The cold wind slapped against the unclosed window roots, and gusts of cool air poured in.

Tao Zhuo was standing by the window, her hair was curled by the cold wind and her clothes were pierced through.He listened to the deafening sound of gongs and drums, and he looked at Gu Yan, who was dressed in a dark black dress on top of a steed.

Although there is no phoenix crown and Xiapei, it is enough for Tao Zhuo to remember this moment in his whole life.

When he was driven out of the General's Mansion miserably at the beginning, he never dreamed that he would be taken back in a graceful manner.Clenched fingers slightly under the red cloak, secretly vowed that it would never be the day when people would kill me with knives.

Hong Zhao pushed the door open and entered, seeing Tao Zhuo standing by the window coldly, felt a little bit reluctant.

"Let's go, this Feng Ming Xuan is not your place after all."

Tao Zhuo turned around, and asked softly, somewhat disappointed, "Young Master, isn't he coming?"

"The young master said, if it's going to rain, your mother will get married, and he can't stop you from following Gu Yan if you want to live or die. You just have to walk your own way in the future. There's nothing young master can do to help you."

Saying that, Hong Zhao stepped forward and took Tao Zhuo's hand, and sighed, "This Fengmingxuan is dirty in appearance, and the inside of the General's Mansion is not clean. Although you are making a fool of yourself here, those masters are still supporting you Yes. But in the General's Mansion, others are masters and you are slaves, life may not be easier than Feng Mingxuan. You, you can do it yourself."

Taozhuo nodded, "Yes, I wrote it down."

Raising his hand to stroke Taozhuo's hair at the temples, Hong Zhao smiled lightly, "My sister will tell you a few last words, when a man has you in his heart, he can cover you even if you poke a hole in the sky. If I don’t have you in my heart, and the flies in that hut are more cute than you when they smile. You have to grasp his mind yourself, be strong if you should be strong, and be weak if you should be weak, don’t just be stupid and give yourself all out.”

Tao Zhuo's lowered eyes read Hong Zhao's words, but the words were rough and reasonable.

Going downstairs, I saw Gu Yan waiting outside the door with his hands behind his back.

Although it wasn't Fengguan Xiapei, Tao Zhuo's red cloak still added a bit of joy.Gu Yan stared blankly at Tao Zhuo, but his thoughts seemed to drift far away, and he didn't come back to his senses until Tao Zhuo called him.

Stretching out his hand to hold Tao Zhuo's fingertips, the feeling of coolness slides across the texture of the palm.Gu Yan felt at ease in her heart, as if she made up for the guilt she had felt in the past.

"General." Tao Zhuo raised his small face and smiled, "Three lives are lucky, and I will be with you again. The rest of my life is long, please take good care of me, General."

Clenching the hand in his palm tighter and tighter, Gu Yan nodded in promise.

From Fengmingxuan to the General's Mansion, he only walked three streets, but it seemed like he had gone through many vicissitudes.Every step crushed the pain in memory, patched together and picked up pairs of longings and longings.

Along the way, it was noisy.There is nothing nice to say, it is nothing more than scolding Tao Zhuo for being shameless to seduce the general, scolding Tao Zhuo for being so humble that he deserves eight sedan chairs to be carried into the general's mansion, such envy and jealousy.

Tao Zhuo didn't take it seriously, sitting in the sedan chair and tugging at the snow-colored fox fur on the cloak one by one.

It wasn't until the sedan chair entered the General's Mansion that Tao Zhuo sat down properly.Originally, she thought Princess Pingnan would come over to make trouble, but she was overwhelmed, Tao Zhuo didn't see the princess when she got off the sedan chair.

The General's Mansion is still the same, no different from when we first came last winter.If there is any change to be found, it is probably because the slaves in the mansion looked at Tao Zhuo differently.

It used to be ignorance, but now it is contempt.

Tao Zhuo lowered his head, and held Gu Yan's hand tightly again.

The cold wind blows the willows, and the dead branches go over the shoulders.I heard Gu Yan say, "I have asked someone to clean up Cuilan Pavilion, you can live there for now."

Tao Zhuo shook his head lightly, and whispered, "I'm afraid of the dark."

"I'll send someone to keep watch outside."

Tao Zhuo still shook his head, "I'm also afraid of the cold?"

Gu Yan was stunned, "I've ordered people to prepare the charcoal fire and so on."

Really don't understand or pretend not to understand?Tao Zhuo quietly moved closer to him, their arms were tightly pressed together, leaving almost no gap.

Taozhuo whispered shyly, "I don't want to live alone."

Only now did Gu Yan understand what he meant by being afraid of the dark and the cold.

After a moment of silence, "Then follow me to Tingfenglou."

Tao Zhuo secretly smiled, the cunning flashed in his eyes like a little fox that has succeeded.Instead, she stood on tiptoe and quickly left a kiss on Gu Yan's earlobe.

Gu Yan looked sideways, and could only see a peach-red hood that half-covered her head, very pretty.

"There are many people in the mansion, so we still have to abide by the rules, so as not to be reprimanded by the old lady." Gu Yan reminded softly.

Tao Zhuo nodded obediently, but before taking a few steps, she suddenly kissed Gu Yan, who smiled helplessly.

In the courtyard of Tingfeng Building, several winter plums are in bud.

Silver bone charcoal was burning in the room, and the heat hit the face like a warm spring.

"The general is back." The maid, Lan Duo'er, stepped forward quickly, and said with a bit of gentleness in her words, "Just now Li Momo came over, saying that the old lady sent a message to let the general go and live in peace. Syria."

"Understood." Gu Yan turned her head and said to Tao Zhuo, "I'm going to greet my mother, you rest for a while. No matter who comes to communicate, don't bother, everything will be discussed when I come back."

It is like sweet spring refreshing the heart and spleen, warm and sweet.Tao Zhuo nodded, watching Gu Yan leave.

Unbuttoning the red brocade cloak, Tao Zhuo casually placed it on the bed.Lan Duo'er, who was busy at the side, rolled his eyes at him, pinched Tao Zhuo's cloak with two fingertips in disgust, and threw it on the back of the rosewood carved chair.

"I've been making this bed for a long time, but you messed it up and I have to make it again." The voice suddenly became sharp, without the slightest bit of gentleness.

Tao Zhuo backed away from the wall with a timid look, and said softly, "Please don't blame my sister."

"It's been a long time in the brothel. When you see a woman, you are a sister, and when you see a man, you are a father." Lan Duo'er snorted coldly, "Don't get involved with me, it's disgusting."

Tao Zhuo lowered his head, like a docile cat being bitten by a vicious dog, not daring to speak nonsense without moving.

After about two sticks of incense, Gu Yan walked in.I saw Tao Zhuo standing by the wall, nodding sleepily, and hastily stepped forward to support his thin shoulders.

"Why don't you take a rest when you're sleepy? What are you doing standing here?"

Tao Zhuo rubbed his sleepy eyes, subconsciously glanced at Lan Duoer, Lan Duoer lowered her head guiltily and wiped the table.

"I'm waiting for the general." Taozhuo smiled sweetly, raised his arms to wrap around Gu Yan's neck, "I can't sleep well without you here."

Gu Yan took Tao Zhuo into his arms and walked towards the bed, "From now on, if you are sleepy, rest, don't wait for me."

Just as he was about to put the person in his arms on the bed, he suddenly felt Tao Zhuo's body tense as if resisting.

"What's wrong?" Gu Yan was surprised.

Tao Zhuo lowered his eyes and nestled in Gu Yan's arms, like a timid and well-behaved rabbit, explained in a low voice, "This bed, yes, it took a long time for that girl to make it, I'm afraid, I'm afraid it will be messed up. "

Gu Yan turned her head to look at Lan Duo'er, the little girl trembled slightly as she wiped the table with frightened hands.

"Isn't this bed just for people to sleep in? Could it be a decoration?" Gu Yan couldn't help but put Tao Zhuo on the bed, took off his shoes and socks, and covered him with a quilt.

Tao Zhuo grabbed Gu Yan's wrist, pressed her cheek against the slightly rough back of his hand, and a line of tears flowed down the corner of her eyes.

"General, I shouldn't have come back with you."

Gu Yan's complexion changed, and he frowned and was about to ask Tao Zhuo what he meant, only to hear Tao Zhuo sobbing, "I must have made things difficult for the general with my status, and I think the old lady called the general over for this. I'm fine, but I don't want others to point fingers at the general behind his back. Although, I was forced to be sent to Fengmingxuan by the Princess, but..."

"What did you say?" Gu Yan's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he stared at Tao Zhuo in disbelief, "Is it the princess who sent you to Fengmingxuan?"

Tao Zhuo blinked her tearful almond eyes and nodded, "At the beginning, the princess drove me out of the mansion, and then a servant in the mansion said that he wanted to send me out of Shengjing, so I got into the carriage. Brought to Feng Mingxuan. Later, when I refused to do anything, Young Master Ling let me go, not wanting the Princess to find out and send people everywhere to arrest me."

Although the words are pitiful, they are all true, especially thinking of the day when Shen Feng fell from the building, Tao Zhuo cried even more sadly.

"That day, I watched the master jump down from Wangjiang Tower, but there were so many people, I couldn't squeeze through. That was the day I was caught by the guards in the mansion, and I was almost beaten to death by them. Fortunately, it was Young Master Ling. Saved me, I don't want to die, I want to live, I have no choice but to go back to Fengming Xuan."

Raising his hand to wipe away the tears on his face, Tao Zhuo looked at Gu Yan, "Master, when something like that happened, I know what it means to be fearful. Don't talk about others, even the servants in the mansion will make irresponsible remarks. General, I know it must have caused you trouble. But, but I am really afraid of losing the general."

Tao Zhuo threw himself into Gu Yan's arms, hugging his waist tightly with both hands, her whole body trembling as she cried.

This kind of Taozhuo made Gu Yan feel more distressed and guilty. He has always been cold-tempered and not very good at comforting others. He could only stroke Taozhuo's hair over and over again, and said softly, "Don't worry, I will take care of the people outside. No, but if the people in the mansion dare to talk too much, I will definitely not forgive them lightly."

After a while, Gu Yan suddenly asked, "Do you still recognize the slave who sent you to Fengmingxuan and the guard who beat you?"

"Yeah." Leaving Gu Yan's arms, Tao Zhuo nodded and said, "If you see her, you will recognize her."

"Go to bed first, I'll go to Qionghua Pavilion." Gu Yan stood up, her face gloomy like the eve of a storm.

Tao Zhuo hurriedly grabbed Gu Yan's sleeve, "Don't, don't go. Don't be angry because of me and the princess, otherwise the princess will not tolerate me even more."

Leaning down, Gu Yan caressed Tao Zhuo's smooth forehead, "Don't worry, I just asked her to find out why I just kicked you out of the general's mansion, but why did I send you to that dirty place?"

When she got up and walked to the door, Gu Yan suddenly stopped in her tracks, turned her head and said to Lan Duoer, "You don't have to come to Tingfenglou to serve in the future, let the housekeeper find someone who is not afraid of messing up the bed."

"General." Lan Duo'er was startled, and wanted to plead for herself, but Gu Yan turned and left.

On the bed, Tao Zhuo stretched out his slender fingers to wipe away the teardrops from the corners of his eyes, seeing Lan Duoer's eyes falling, Tao Zhuo raised the corners of his lips to show her a pure and innocent smile.