July 26

Today is Qu Chu's birthday.

In the past, Qu Chu would drink and eat meat in the army and chew in meat with his soldiers, but now, she can only stay in the general's mansion.

However, today's General's Mansion is extremely lively.

Qu Bingyu has been busy since the morning.

First, we arranged for everyone to clean up the General's Mansion; then we arranged people to put flowers, plants, trees, bonsai and other decorations; then we were dishes, wine, drinks, tables and chairs...

She personally asked about everything.

She wants to celebrate Achu’s birthday.

Including the years before her rebirth, she had not had a child for Achu for nearly 30 years. Now she will never let herself miss it if she has the chance.

Si time

The emperor rewarded the things.

It was sent by the emperor's confidant, Eunuch Rong.

Qu Chu thanked the emperor for his reward and asked Qu Bingyu to put away the things.

"A Chu, how did Your Majesty remember your birthday? Did the King of Chu tell him?"

Qu Chu didn't know either.

Yesterday, Ning Youbei also visited the General's Mansion, but he didn't ask about his birthday.

It has been a month since he went to the West to return to Yudu. In the past month, Ning You has come to the General's Mansion in the north for no less than twenty times.

Most of the time, she would bring some things, fresh pastries, excellent tea, and new and rare things... Qu Chu was not very interested in these things, but she still felt Ning Youbei's intentions.

Ning Youbei naturally knew that Qu Chu didn't like these, and Qu Chu liked weapons, wine, and horses.

However, Qu Chu himself already has the best black iron sword and soft armor that cannot be named, and other weapons are difficult to catch Qu Chu's eyes.

She likes to drink strong wine like the Northwest "San Dao Wine", but Ning Youbei doesn't want her to drink such harmful wine.

As for other wines, no matter how good it is, the "Zuihuchun" brewed by Su Yingxue and the medicinal wine specially made for Qu Chu.

Horse, Ning Youbei really wanted to send Qu Chu one, but he has not found a horse that is much better than Qu Chu's "Running Thunder".

...

Before lunch

Ning Youbei checked in to the General's Mansion, and there was another person with him.

Seeing the visitor, Qu Chu's expression did not change much, but Qu Bingyu's face turned pale.

The visitor was Du Ximing, who was on the west side with Qu Chu. He has now been promoted to the fifth-rank rank of the Ministry of Rites.

Seeing Qu Chu, Du Ximing saluted respectfully:

"General, I happened to hear the King of Chu say that today is your birthday, so I came to my house with a shameless face to ask for a glass of wine."

After walking together for several months, Du Ximing had already entered the General's Mansion, and Qu Chu was embarrassed to drive him away. Besides, he came in with Ning Youbei, and Qu Chu didn't want to give Ning Youbei's face in front of outsiders.

"Sit as you like, there are not so many rules in my mansion."

Qu Bingyu forced herself to suppress her emotions and went to the kitchen to arrange meals.

While others were not paying attention, Ning Youbei whispered to Qu Chu:

"I was so concerned when I heard you say you wanted to find a lord in Yudu for your junior sister. However, your junior sister is a little older and there are not many unmarried men as old as hers. Seeing that Du Ximing could barely see, I brought him."

So that's it!

Qu Chu had never paid attention to Du Ximing before, but now after hearing Ning Youbei's words, he looked at him seriously.

Don’t say, Du Ximing looks pretty good, gentle, modest and polite, and looks good in education and knowledge.

As for his ability, he is also well-organized when dealing with specific matters with the Western Union, and his courage is better than other officials in his journey.

It looks pretty good!

I just don’t know if Bingyu likes it?

With this idea, Qu Chu's expression towards Du Ximing softened two more times.

...

After Du Ximing left, Qu Chu pulled Qu Bingyu aside.

"Bingyu, what do you think of Du Ximing today? The King of Chu went to inquire. Although he is not young, he has no concubine and the staff at home are simple, with only his parents and a sister."

Qu Bingyu later realized that the King of Chu brought Du Ximing to see her. She didn't blame the King of Chu and Bingyu, but the Du family and Du Ximing for pretending too well.

Didn’t I choose Du Ximing for these reasons in my previous life?

When he chose Du Ximing, he did not have the current fifth-rank official position, and he was just a sixth-rank official from the Honglu Temple Office.

In his previous life, Achu's identity as a woman was not exposed. She had already returned to the northern border defense at this time. With her in the northwest, the people from the tribes in the west did not dare to make any changes, nor did they go on missions to the west, so Du Ximing had no chance to be promoted for the time being.

Du Ximing can choose him from the sixth rank official position himself. Isn’t it just that he is interested in him and keeps himself clean?

But who knows, it's just a good thing to hide it!

Du Ximing had a childhood sweetheart who was born in an official family. Unfortunately, his cousin's family made a mistake, his cousin's parents were executed, and his cousin was converted to an official prostitute.

Du Ximing's parents redeemed their cousin and placed it in a house not far from their home. At this time, his cousin had already given birth to a son for Du Ximing. More than a year later, his cousin gave birth to a second son.

After marrying Du Ximing, the Du family was afraid that Achu was a general, so they kept this matter away. Until a few years later, Achu died in battle, the Du family took back her cousin and her two sons.

Because I was afraid of being gossiped by others, I imprisoned myself and tortured myself, and eventually died.

I didn't understand until I died:

Why did the Du family not get pregnant for several years after getting married? It turned out that it was because they had two grandchildren long ago.

Now when Qu Chu talks about Du Ximing, Qu Bingyu lowered her head and wanted to refuse.

Du Ximing must not be able to marry, but now he cannot tell his cousin's affairs, otherwise Achu would have no way to answer when he asked him how he knew.

Then drag it first!

After thinking it through, Qu Bingyu looked up at Qu Chu, "A Chu, can you please let me think about it carefully before replying?"

Qu Chu wanted to see Qu Bingyu for a good family, but he wouldn't force her.

Seeing that Qu Bingyu's expression was not as shy as she wanted to get married, she felt indifferent and determined to see through the world, and she couldn't help but feel stagnant.

"Don't worry, think about it slowly, and then tell me after you think it through. If you really don't want to get married, I will protect you for the rest of my life."

At this time, a strange thought arose in Qu Chu's mind:

If I want to return to the battlefield one day, I will ask Bingyu to Ning Youbei for care.

This is an idea that Qu Chu had never had before.

Except for her comrades in the army, she trusted very few people. But after several months of contact, Qu Chu felt that although Ning Youbei was cunning, she was still a trustworthy person.

At least, he values ​​friendship.

Like him, he was grateful to the emperor, Princess Anping, and Deng Mingyu.

After all, he is his nominal princess and is loyal to the emperor, so he will definitely take good care of Bingyu.
Chapter completed!