Bend Over [ 折腰 ] - Chapter 156

[Chapter 154]

Little Joe seemed to have slept for a long time.

In the dream, she felt that her whole body was empty, relaxed. It’s like going back to a past life, she is not a Joe girl, just a spoiled child around her parents, no burden, no responsibility, she does what she wants, she is herself.

It’s been a long, long time since I felt this way.

She didn’t even want to wake up, she just wanted to stay in this dream.

But deep in the depths of her heart, she seemed to be vaguely bound, she was entangled, inextricably linked, and in the end she could not be fully released.

She kept telling herself that she had to wake up.

She struggled, and finally woke up and heard the anxious voice in her ear.

The voice was a little muffled at first, but gradually it became clear.

It was Adi’s voice.

“What happened to my sister?”

“Don’t worry, Joe. The lady should be too tired, and if she rests for a few days, she should be able to heal…”

Little Joe’s eyelids moved.

It turned out to be only a moment, but the feeling in the dream was so long…

“She just fainted!” You didn’t see that? Concern was

chaotic, and Qiao Ci raised the volume.

Little Qiao slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying on the bed, Qiao Ci was beside him, blushing and shouting at the helpless military doctor.

“Qiao Gongzi look quickly, the lady is awake!”

The medic wiped his sweat and said in surprise.

Qiao Ci turned his head, and seeing that Xiao Qiao had indeed woken up, fei swooped over and held her hand tightly: “Sister, you are awake!” How are you? Fang Cai you suddenly fainted, which frightened me…”

Xiao Qiao felt very weak and fixed his mind: “I am fine, I should be as the military doctor said, just a little tired.” I’ll rest for a while, don’t worry…”

Qiao Cifang was slightly relieved: “Sister, you have a good rest.” The brother-in-law personally pursued the Xiongnu and should be able to return soon. After the siege of the city was lifted

, Wei Shao’s army continued to pursue the Xiongnu northward, while the Qiang soldiers brought by Qiao Ci and Lei Yan’s defenders temporarily remained in place.

Little Joe smiled slightly and nodded.

Suddenly, at this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door, and then Jia Kai’s voice came over: “Lady Jun, Yuyang has come to report urgently, there is an accident at home!” ”

……

In the middle of the night, the ancestral hall caught fire, and Zhu Shi was trapped inside and burned to serious injuries, clutching the spiritual seat of her husband and eldest son in her arms. When the next person risked death to rescue her from the fire, her mouth was still chanting: “The Huns are coming!” I protect the family temple! The Huns are coming! I protect the family temple! Lady Xu had

fallen ill before and was sent to the nearby Wuxian City where she was accustomed to recuperating, and the next person did not dare to take this news to disturb her, so she sent it to Xiao Qiao.

……

The time goes back to seven or eight days ago.

Zhu Shi finally couldn’t bear the torment and returned from Fanyang to the Wei family in Yuyang.

The look on Qiao Nu’s face and the tone of her speech when she left FanYang that day made Zhu Shi feel extremely stressed.

A thought arose in her mind: what Joe’s daughter could do, she could do even more. She was the head mother of the Wei family, and she must not let Lady Qiao compare with her, let alone let Lady Xu and her son look down on herself.

It was because of this thought that she suppressed the fear in her heart, and under the impulse, she embarked on the way back with the posture of being the guardian of the Wei family and wanting to live and die with the Wei family.

When she returned to the Wei family, the news about the siege of Shanggu in Yuyang City deteriorated day by day.

She hated the Xiongnu and hoped that the Wei generals in shanggu would persist until the moment when her son led the troops back.

But soon, when the people of Yuyang heard word of mouth that it was Qiao Nu who took the place of Lady Xu and stayed in Shanggu to encourage the soldiers to defend the city, and it was Qiao Nu’s brother who attracted Reinforcements from the Qiang army, at that time, Zhu Shi was stunned and once again suffered a heavy blow.

She understood that in the past, her son regarded that Qiao Girl as a pearl like a jade, and after this battle, if she held the Upper Valley, then in the future, in her son’s mind, Qiao Nu would probably not be able to squeeze herself into even half an inch.

She felt hopeless, angry, miserable, sleepless all night, and in the depths of her heart, in the end, even a dark thought creeped out that terrified herself.

She hoped that Shanggu City would be broken and Yuyang City would be broken, so that all of Qiao Nü’s intentions would be wasted, and she would be able to exist in her son’s heart forever as the guardian of the Wei family, even if she died, in her son’s place, from now on, her mother’s status would no longer be able to shake half a point.

Zhu Shi was deeply grasped by such a thought, as if he had been hit by a demon, and could no longer extricate himself. She fantasized over and over again about the destruction of Yuyang City, when the beast-like Xiongnu rushed into the city gate to kill and plunder, and at that moment, she would firmly guard the gate of the Wei Family Temple with her own body, so that her son, Lady Xu, and all the Wei family soldiers could see that she, Zhu Shi, was the master mother who could really live and die with the Wei family.

That moment would be the most glorious moment of her life.

No longer feeling fear, she was more and more fanatically looking forward to the moment. She was all set.

Just the day before yesterday, the news of the difficulty of defending the city in Shanggu once again reached Yuyang. Since the Xiongnu invaded the south, the oppressive atmosphere hanging over Yuyang had reached an unprecedented tension, and in the middle of the night, Zhu Shi suddenly had a dream.

Huang Mi said that she ran out of the house in disheveled clothes and ran toward the ancestral hall, constantly shouting “The Huns are calling”, running to the family shrine, she drove everyone out, bolted the gate, and soon after, the flames came up from the ancestral hall.

……

When Xiao Qiao rushed back to Yuyang, Yuyang was already spreading the news that the prince had returned to the valley and the Xiongnu had been defeated and retreated, and the tense and oppressive atmosphere that had enveloped the entire city for many days had been swept away, and everyone was smiling.

Zhu Shi was seriously injured by the fire, almost beyond recognition, lying there dying, his eyes hollow.

Little Joe took a bowl of medicine and called her at the bedside. Zhu Shi did not react at first, for a long time, as if he had been summoned to consciousness, he slowly fixed his gaze on Xiao Qiao’s face, stared at her for half a moment, and suddenly sat up straight up from the bed, and his hands pinched Xiao Qiao’s neck.

“Huns! Huns! I am the master mother of the Wei family! With me here, Er Waiting Hugh wanted to enter my Wei Family Ancestral Hall for half a step—”

Her eyes glowed with a strange light, and she shouted vaguely and gritted her teeth.

On the side, Huang Mi and the others were stunned, shouted “can’t be done”, and rushed up to block it.

Zhu Shi’s strength was unusually large, and three or four people pulled on the side of the belt before they finally broke her hands from Xiao Qiao’s neck.

Zhu Shi’s hands scratched in the air for a moment, his eyes rolled white, and then he suddenly fell back, his body curled up in pain, and his mouth emitted a continuous moan and groan.

The medicine bowl smashed to the ground, and Little Joe lay on the ground coughing.

Huang Mi hurried to help her.

Little Joe covered his neck and waved his hand: “You go to take care of her…”

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and then the door was pushed open.

Xiao Qiao turned his head and saw Wei Shao appear at the door.

His armor was untouched, and the horns of his robe were stained with blood.

“Male lord!”

Huang Mi and the others were frightened, and then hurriedly greeted them, kneeling on both sides, bowing their heads and not daring to make another half a sound.

Wei Shao’s eyes landed on Zhu Shi’s body on the bed, his figure was fixed, and he immediately rushed in, skimming in front of Xiao Qiao’s body, almost rushing to the bed.

“Mother!”

His voice trembled slightly.

“What about the healer?” What about healers? What about people?

He pulled his throat and roared.

“Gentleman, the healer was by the lady’s side all night last night, and he just went out for a short rest.” The maid will go and call him—”

Huang Mi hurriedly got up from the ground and went out in a panic to call for someone.

“Shao’er, is that you?” You’re back—”

Zhu Shi slowly opened his puffy eyelids, and his gaze stayed on Wei Shao’s face for a moment, and he raised his hand with difficulty, trying to touch his face.

“Mother, the son is not filial, he came late, and he let his mother suffer so much!”

Wei Shao held Zhu Shi’s hand wrapped around the medicine belt, and his voice was low.

“I don’t care, Shao’er, don’t worry about me…” Zhu Shi’s eyes showed a happy glow, the corners of his mouth were smiling with satisfaction, and murmured, “The Xiongnu have called and broken the gate of Yuyang City, they will be unfavorable to our Wei family ancestors, so I swore to guard the family temple to the death and never let the Xiongnu succeed…”

Wei Shao bowed his head, and his back and shoulders twitched slightly He choked up: “My son knows… You know, mother don’t say it, it’s important to heal the injury first…”

“No, no, I’m fine!” I am fine! Zhu Shi’s gaze suddenly fell on Xiao Qiao behind Wei Shao, and his whole body tensed, pointing at Xiao Qiao, “Tell her to go out!” I don’t want to see her—”

She frowned, gritted her teeth, and let out a sigh in her throat.

“Mother is a little safer!” Wei Shao tried his best to reassure her.

“Yikes! You still protect her — she’s a Hun! Huns! My Wei family can’t tolerate the Xiongnu! Zhu’s

eyes rolled white, and his whole body was constantly trembling.

Wei Shao turned back and threw a glance at Xiao Qiao as if with a pleading meaning.

His eyes were red, faintly revealing tears.

Little Joe nodded at him, slowly stepped back, retreated to the door, turned and stepped out.

She returned to the West house and sat alone against the candle for a long time.

Chunniang was still in Fanyang with Fei Fei, and if she didn’t pick it up, she wouldn’t come back for a while.

……

The next day, when Wei Shao returned to the West House, the room was empty.

The servant woman said that the lady had gone to the end of the night last night.

The female monarch also left a word, please rest assured that she will take good care of her grandmother.

……

Infinity is a good place to raise people. After Mrs. Xu was sent here, her condition slowly improved.

When Little Joe passed, her spirit was much better than before.

Half a month later, when the news of Zhu’s death came, Mrs. Xu was able to get up and walk in the courtyard with the support of Xiao Qiao.

Upon hearing the news, she was silent for a moment and then said, “Confused people, poor people.” ”

[End of This Chapter]