Snow Color

Chapter 120 Wang Zhenchuan 29

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Afterwards, Zhen Chuan went to the inner courtyard with Lady Wang and others, while Pei Lin stayed behind to accompany Wang Yun in the front yard of the inner courtyard with Wei Hu and Su Long.

Time passed quickly, the sun gradually moved westward, and only when it was setting did Zhen Chuan and Pei Lin bid farewell to the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and got on the carriage and slowly drove towards Pei Mansion.

From then on, Zhenchuan often read medical books and classics in her spare time to broaden her knowledge and improve her medical skills; and when Pei Lin was free, the two of them would go out for a stroll, sightseeing, and occasionally revisit the Moon Lake where they had left beautiful memories, quietly savoring the warm moments they spent together.

However, today, Pei Lin came home a little later than usual, and when he came back, he looked solemn, as if he was worried about something. Zhen Chuan was suspicious when she saw this, but she didn't say much.

Not long after, Pei Lin broke the silence and took the initiative to speak: "Zhenchuan! At the beginning, I specially sent people to secretly follow those Xiliang spies, but they have been unusually active in recent days. Not long ago, when they were secretly in contact with the envoys sent by Xiliang, our personnel acted quickly and captured them on the spot. Unfortunately, two key figures from the envoy group escaped. Faced with this situation, the arrested people kept their mouths shut, and we lacked solid evidence to conduct a deep search of the envoy group. Despite this, it can be clearly concluded through this incident that Xiliang must have come to the Tang Dynasty with ulterior motives and bad intentions."

Speaking of this, Pei Lin couldn't help but feel extremely annoyed. He had never expected that the two men were protected by people with great martial arts skills, so they were outnumbered and escaped without a trace. It was really infuriating.

"It seems that the Western Liang Kingdom is very ambitious, and it will be difficult for the border to be peaceful." Upon hearing this, Zhen Chuan frowned and responded worriedly.

"That's true. I'm afraid it won't be long before the war breaks out again." Pei Lin asserted solemnly.

"Brother Lin, don't think too much. When the enemy comes, we will fight him with our soldiers; when the water comes, we will block it with earth." Zhen Chuan said.

"This is the only way. The court should be prepared." Pei Lin said.

"Zhenchuan, the red-maned horse was tamed today by someone. The man was Xue Pinggui. It seems that this man has great abilities." Pei Lin thought of the news he had just heard.

"Really? That's good, it means Xue Pinggui has got an official position. So it seems that the life of the third sister will be improved in the future. I believe that Xue Pinggui will be valued one day as she wished." Zhen Chuan didn't expect that Xue Pinggui would still go to accept the imperial edict and subdue the red-maned horse.

Afterwards, the two stopped talking about the affairs of the court, as if all the disturbances had nothing to do with them. One of them was sitting at the desk, concentrating on writing; the other was sitting on a chair leisurely, quietly reading the book in his hand. The afterglow shone through the window lattice and gently fell on them. The whole room was silent, with only the peaceful and peaceful atmosphere permeating it, gradually exuding a sweet breath of comfort and warmth.

Xue Qi finally found her long-missed brother in the bustling city of Chang'an. She was filled with joy and tears in her eyes. She ran towards Xue Pinggui with brisk steps and shouted loudly, "Brother! Brother!"

Xue Pinggui, who was walking on the street, was shocked when he heard this familiar and kind voice, and turned around quickly. When he saw that the person standing in front of him was his sister Xue Qi, whom he had been looking for for many days, a smile of great surprise suddenly appeared on his face.

The two walked together quickly, hugged each other tightly, and talked to each other from the bottom of their hearts. They asked each other about their lives in recent years with concern, as if they had endless things to say.

Afterwards, Xue Qi confided to her brother that she was now temporarily living in a quiet manor outside the city. However, she did not want to return to that place, but longed to live with her brother. Xue Pinggui nodded and agreed without hesitation. He had always loved this lovely little sister, not to mention that his adoptive father had asked him to take good care of his sister before his death, so he consciously took on the heavy responsibility of taking care of Xue Qi.

On the way home, Xue Pinggui told Xue Qi about his current residence, Wujiapo. At the same time, he also frankly mentioned that he was married, saying that he already had a gentle and virtuous sister-in-law at home, who was the third daughter of the prime minister's mansion. He firmly believed that the two of them would be able to live in harmony and be as close as a family.

When Xue Qi heard this, the bright smile on her face disappeared instantly, replaced by a face full of anger and unwillingness! She never thought that the brother she had always thought about was actually married! What should she do? After all, she had been engaged to her brother since she was a child! No, she must go and meet this third lady of the Xiangfu in person to see what kind of woman she is who dared to snatch her brother away!

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As expected, just as Pei Lin said, the envoys of Xiliang Kingdom had just returned to China, and an urgent report came from the border: Xiliang Kingdom is raising troops to invade our border! Fortunately, the court had already prepared for this, but despite this, facing the aggressive Xiliang army, our border defense line still seemed a bit strenuous. At present, only one border city fell because it could not withstand the enemy's fierce attack, but it didn't take long for the soldiers defending the city to retreat to the rear city and hold the city, waiting for the arrival of the court's reinforcements.

The attack of Xiliang Kingdom was extremely fierce and caught people off guard. For his future, Pei Lin discussed with Zhen Chuan and decided to follow the army to fight, hoping to make great achievements in this war.

After Pei Lin went with the army, Zhen Chuan stayed at home all day reading medical books and studying medicine. Her life was fulfilling and comfortable, without any boredom. But now that she knew that Pei Lin was a martial arts expert, she still had some worries in her heart.

Mrs. Pei saw that Zhenchuan, who usually accompanied her to chat about everything, looked unhappy recently. She guessed that she must be worried about Pei Lin who was fighting outside, so she stepped forward to comfort her and said, "If you are really worried about Lin'er, why don't you go back to your parents' home and stay for a few days. You can go home whenever you want. After all, having your parents by your side will always make you feel better."

Zhenchuan understood that her mother-in-law had good intentions, so she nodded and agreed. After packing up her luggage, she returned to the Xiangfu to stay temporarily. Because her second sister Wang Yinchuan's husband also went to the war with the army, she thought that her second sister must have returned home. In this way, she could spend time with her parents and take care of her second sister.

Soon, Zhenchuan and her maid Shaohua arrived at the gate of the Xiangfu. Before entering the gate, they saw the carriage of their second sister Wang Yinchuan from a distance. Wang Yinchuan knew that the visitor was her younger sister, so she quickly moved to the side of Zhenchuan's carriage, boarded the carriage and sat side by side with her.