C202 (1/2)

Dong Shu looked at Xu Shiqiu beside him with red eyes, although she understood that her husband was a martial general, it was inevitable.

It was almost winter, and the new year was approaching, but he was going out at this time. Furthermore, the date of return was uncertain, so how could she be at ease?

The more she thought about it, the more Dong Shu felt sad.

Seeing Dong Shu's tears, Xu Shiqiu, who was reluctant to part with his, sighed, and explained while looking at her: ”Although I won't return soon, I will definitely return as soon as possible, and will be able to rush back before the new year comes.”

Xu Shiqiu was also curious as to why the Emperor Ruikang would send him out of the capital at this time, but since the order was given by His Majesty, he could only bring his men along.

Furthermore, Xu Shiqiu also felt that although he couldn't say when he would be able to return on this mission, the Emperor Ruikang definitely wouldn't prevent him from being unable to return until the new year.

After all, if he wanted to leave, he had to bring along Xu Yanhao, Ye Shuo and the others.

Of these two juniors, one was the Prince Duan's grandson and the other was his grandson. Furthermore, Ye Shuo was the son of the Ye Jingxing he was about to pass down.

At the end of the year, these two juniors would definitely be present.

That was why Xu Shiqiu was sure that he would definitely be able to return before the new year.

Even though Xu Shiqiu had said it, Dong Shu was still worried.

”I've heard from my mother that it wasn't easy for Dong Ri to march. Moreover, you all have to head north this time. It's colder over there.” Speaking till here, Dong Shu suddenly stood up and walked towards the direction of the wardrobe. As she walked, Dong Shu did not forget to say: ”All the good furs in the house are for Yuanxi and I to wear winter clothes, you said that you don't need to train too thick furs everyday, and now that we are going back to the north, what can you do without thick furs?”

Hearing the anxious words of the Young Girl, Xu Shiqiu forced himself not to laugh. He stood up and followed her to the wardrobe, ”I have two thick gowns, it's enough for me to wear.” After saying those words, Xu Shiqiu finally pulled Dong Shu's hand, and held her hand in his palm. Then he said: ”Moreover, we'll go to the north side this time, there's a lot of thick fur there, maybe I can even bring some good fur back for you guys.”

Upon hearing Xu Shiqiu's words, Dong Shu immediately broke free from his grasp, opened the wardrobe, and confirmed that Xu Shiqiu had two thick cloaks, and two thinner coats. Only then did she heave a sigh of relief.

Seeing that the Young Girl was not willing to let him go, Xu Shiqiu was still worried that he would be frozen. He felt his heart go soft, and without caring about Dong Shu's figure that was still busy, he directly pulled her into her embrace.

”My wife, I am also reluctant to leave the capital at this time. ”But I'm a military general. There's been some movement at the border this time. His Majesty sending me is also the reason why he values me so much.”

After all, the Emperor Ruikang had always sent Prince Duan to do this sort of thing before, or had his arrange trusted aides to do it.

But this time, the Emperor Ruikang directly sent him over, it could be seen that he truly intended to abdicate.

Xu Shiqiu didn't tell Dong Shu about this matter, but he understood it clearly in his heart.

However, if it was the previous Emperor Ruikang, he would not have sent his troops out of the capital before the new year. He would have hidden it from the citizens of the capital, and only send a secret decree to the generals of the border, or have the Prince Duan arrange for his trusted aides to leave the capital secretly.

As long as the people of the capital were informed of this, they would be worried about whether there would be a war or not. As a result, the citizens would not be able to live a peaceful New Year.

Although this was strange, Xu Shiqiu and his brother-in-law had confirmed that there was some movement at the border this time, and not because Emperor Ruikang wanted him to leave.

Dong Shu listened to Xu Shiqiu talking so much and was hugged by him again. The nervous and excited emotions were finally calmed down.

Hearing her husband's heartbeat, Dong Shu thought for a while, and finally said: ”I just can't bear to see you leave the capital, so when I think about how many days I won't be able to see you, I feel sad.”

”I understand.” Xu Shiqiu naturally understood how the Young Girl felt towards him.

Young Girl only missed him, but after he left the capital, he thought about the three people from his family.

This was especially so for his daughter, who had finally gotten familiar with him. When he left the capital this time, perhaps she would come back and forget about him.

When he thought of this possibility, Xu Shiqiu felt his heart ache.

However, this time, he had to leave the capital for the northern border.

Xu Shiqiu spent a lot of effort to calm Dong Shu down. When he carried Yuanxi and arrived at the Main Yard with Dong Shu, he saw that his mother was also sitting at the head master's seat with a face full of reluctance.

Different from Young Girl, when Young Girl was unwilling to directly reveal it, his mother's reluctance to part with him was instantly concealed by her. He had also just asked him to pay more attention when going out, but he did not say a single word that he was reluctant to part with.

But Xu Shiqiu could still feel his mother's reluctance to part from him.

Xu Shiqiu thought that this time, he was leaving for the border. Furthermore, there was some movement at the edge of the border, so maybe, this time, he would really meet an enemy.

This time, it was different from last time when they went to the Great Unity to eliminate the horse bandits. After all, the horse bandits were their men, and no matter how fierce the horse bandits were, they were not a match for the foreign enemies of the north.

However, when he thought about how his father had relied on his merits to become a great general from the north, and how he was given the name Xu Zhenbei, Xu Shiqiu felt that he had to go to the north.

If they wanted to regain their former glory with their Xu Family, it would be impossible to simply rely on his father's shadow.

He had to restore the glory of their Xu Family and family of generals!