Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Guo Shao's expression changed, and he couldn't take his eyes off Mrs. Chen for a while. It’s no wonder that his legs are weak when he sees a beautiful woman. In fact, Guo Shao feels that his control is not bad, and he does not lack women, so there is no need to be too greedy for beautiful women; Is it true that heroes and beauties come out of troubled times?

No wonder people are so pretentious, Guo Shao, a senior military general of the Great Zhou Imperial Army, is rarely seen. Otherwise, if she showed her face often, she would cause many troubles.

No wonder the Patriarch of the Shen family insisted on remarrying this one regardless of the pros and cons of the marriage. Guo Shao reckoned that if the dead Patriarch of the Shen family was interested in beauty, he would be willing to exchange more than half of his family property, let alone marriage. Sometimes people consider pros and cons and make wise choices simply because the temptation is not enough.

Of course, Guo Shao felt that Mrs. Chen was a little worse than Second Sister Fu in terms of appearance; besides, Second Sister Fu was not only beautiful to him.

However, Chen Jiali and Fu Ermei are completely different people, so the comparison is meaningless.

An extremely beautiful face with a smile in the veil, so beautiful at first glance, the white jade-like left cheek is a dimple when you smile lightly; but the gaze in the eyes is full of thoughts... It looks sophisticated, but not vicissitudes, very energetic, as if it is always interested in everything in the world. Those eyes are not at all the tiredness of a person who has experienced tempering, nor the tiredness in the wind and dust; they are curious and clear like newborns.

She has experience, insight, and vision, otherwise she would not be willing to lose a large amount of profit, and wants to make friends with Guo Shao; even if a big businessman makes a lot of money every day, the little money he makes is not picked up. But her knowledge and experience did not make her show vicissitudes (the bureaucrats Guo Shao met in the officialdom would be vicissitudes, such as Li Gu, who was only in his early thirties)... Mrs. Chen is not like that, but she maintains her beauty and optimism.

Two completely contradictory things were displayed on a woman's face at the same time, and they were very strong, which really surprised Guo Shao.

If you are touched by the eyes of Empress Fu or Second Sister, you will be moved by the warm touch like the spring breeze; then you will feel full of energy and emotions when you are watched by Mrs. Chen, and you will feel that everything is colorful, rich and interesting.

"My concubine said that I should brew tea with spring water and treat General Guo to make up for my rudeness when we met in the downtown area last time." Mrs. Chen stepped forward, knelt down beside the table, and put out wooden trays, sand pots, and small cups one by one.

Only then did Guo Shao notice that although her voice was clear and gentle, there was a powerful aura hidden in her voice, so her words were straight and round. There is a needle in the cotton, Guo Shao thought of this word.

There is an essential difference in temperament between her and the gentle and weak Yang Shi.

Guo Shao said enthusiastically: "I am fortunate to drink the tea made by Mrs. Chen, and I must taste it well."

For a moment, he forgot about the struggle and the pressure, and became very interested. He seemed to have an energy in his heart, and he had an instinctive urge to express himself in front of her... It was like some people pretending, but in fact, they had to be full of interest in this world and this life to do those useless things; If people feel that the world is bleak and lifeless, why would they care about those things?

Guo Shao secretly sighed: Pretending is also a kind of love and enthusiasm for life.

"Dong dong dong..." The clear light green tea flowed from the spout in a beautiful arc, and fell into the cup accurately from a height. Fingers like white jade, exquisite painted nails, movements are smooth and elegant, like a dance.

A thin puff of white smoke rose from the surface of the teacup, filling the cold hall with vivid vitality out of thin air, like mist and smoke.

In the light tea fragrance, Guo Shao feels that tea itself is not important, and with such a posture, all kinds of moods arise spontaneously. This is what it feels like!

He couldn't help smiling and said: "The color here is dim, there are no bright colors, and even the furnishings are the natural color of wood. It was originally a boring place... But with Mrs. Chen here, everything immediately has a soul, as if it has a unique elegance and poetic charm."

Madam Chen pursed her lips and smiled lightly, dimples appeared on her left cheek. She picked up the teacup with her middle finger and thumb, and lightly held the bottom of the cup with the fingers of the other hand. She brought it up with both hands, and said, "I only know that General Guo is a generous, upright and brave man, but unexpectedly you are also glib."

Guo Shao shook his head lightly, and praised: "I'm not flattering you. Madam is really a wonderful person who can turn decay into magic. Madam is independent, soft and strong, not only can make people feel admiration, but also admiration..." Guo Shao was careful to pick up the teacup, he didn't want to take the opportunity to touch other people's fingers and do it too frivolously.

The two were having a heated fight as if no one was around, but before Guo Shao touched the cup, suddenly Jing Niang beside him bent down and gently pressed his wrist, and said with a blank expression: "This is the first cup, let me drink first."

The happy atmosphere just now froze in the air. Mrs. Chen's smile disappeared little by little, and she said coldly: "My lady, do you suspect that I will do something in the tea?"

Jing Niang replied: "Are we familiar with you? Why can't I doubt it?"

"Jing Niang also has good intentions, she has no other intentions, please Madam Chen not to blame her." Guo Shao hurriedly said.

He didn't think there was any danger, and he could probably tell if there was a good person or a bad person. If he didn't have a sense of trust in Chen Jiali, then why did he come here today... If he shrank because he was about to be assassinated, which would affect the expansion of his network, then he would give up because of choking.

But after all, he is not a social veteran, and he is not good at smoothing things over. These words are obviously just to defend Jingniang, but they do not dispel the meaning of "doubt".

Sure enough, Mrs. Chen was upset, she took back the teacup in her hand, and took a sip by herself as if angry. The water temperature in the teapot should have been placed at a suitable temperature, plus the slender water line when pouring tea from a high place, it is cold again, and it does not burn people. Mrs. Chen took a sip first, and then drank the whole cup of tea.

Guo Shao sat there awkwardly for a while, not knowing what to say. There is nothing wrong with Jingniang, she is also concerned about her own safety, and she uses herself as a test. You can’t just scold Jingniang to calm down the beauty when you see a beautiful woman;

Madam Chen drank a cup of tea, took a look at Guo Shao, then refilled it calmly, and handed it over again, her faint voice implied provocation again: "General Guo, do you dare to drink now?"

The word "dare" is really powerful! Guo Shao took the cup, and suddenly saw a light red lip mark on the edge. This cup was drunk by Mrs. Chen just now! It's just that I didn't pay attention to what I said just now. Guo Shao was stunned for a moment... but he didn't know if she was doing it unintentionally or on purpose.

If it was unintentional, it must have been neglected by being short-tempered and indifferent. If it is intentional, is it to deliberately show that the cup has not been changed, and there is no poison on the cup? Or what do you mean?

Guo Shao couldn't figure it out, he couldn't say anything when he saw this very faint lip print, the tea cup was already in his hand, so he had no choice but to drink it like this. At this moment, Mrs. Chen's cheeks flushed, she opened her mouth and hesitated to speak, her embarrassment and shyness suddenly became vivid, and the embarrassment just now was naturally resolved, replaced by a new unspeakable embarrassment.

There was a short silence for a while. Jing Niang stood calmly, while Yang Si just smiled and didn't interrupt at all. And that Aunt Sun, she should only be serving for Mrs. Chen's subordinates, let alone take care of the master's business.

In this cold spot, Guo Shao was able to taste the tea carefully... To be honest, he didn't taste the goodness of the tea, it seemed to be smoother than ordinary tea, and the fragrance was also good, but that's all. He is really not good at this, and he didn't understand the difference. But he did drink the tea with a faint scent of floral rouge...the rouge on his lips. The light tea smell is mixed with rouge, the elegant feeling has been completely destroyed, and the two sides are mixed together, and there is an indescribable feeling.

Guo Shao finally opened his mouth to break the silence and said, "This tea is not bad, and it has a floral scent."

Mrs. Chen blushed even more after hearing this.

Guo Shao expressed no disgust at the teacup that other people drank, but the beauty drank it, and his heartstrings became sensitive, like the bowstrings at that moment.

...But Guo Shao didn't want to pay attention to the strange thoughts among the women.

He finally remembered what he was here for today and what was most important to him. After pondering for a moment, he said: "To be honest, I took the liberty to visit Mrs. Chen today because I wanted to discuss something, but I don't know..." After he finished speaking, he looked sideways at Aunt Sun.

Mrs. Chen also took the teacup, and said softly: "Aunt Sun has been by my side for more than twenty years."

After hearing this, Guo Shao thought that Chen Jiali was only in her early twenties at most, and this Aunt Sun was probably someone who had served her by her side since she was born.

Guo Shao pondered for a long time, but he didn't speak for a long time. Seeing this, Chen Jiali said again: "I know that General Guo is a general, so I don't care. You don't have to pay too much attention to the etiquette. If there is anything, just tell me."

"That's good." Guo Shao nodded and said, "To be honest, there is a not-so-secret military plane. Everyone in the imperial court knows about it and has not kept it secret; but the people may not know about it. The imperial court has made a decision to attack the Liao Kingdom in the north."

Mrs. Chen immediately listened attentively, looking very concerned. If he hadn't known her details in advance and saw that she was so interested in military affairs, Guo Shao might have suspected that she was a spy of the Liao Kingdom.

Guo Shaodao: "I am the General of the Guards Division, and I will lead some important and elite troops of the Zhou army. I dare not play tricks. The law of war says that if you know yourself and your enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. I want to learn more about the geography and climate of Youzhou and other places before the war breaks out, as well as some detailed information about Liao's military administration, defense, and military composition. But because there is no way out for a while, sending scouts into the enemy's territory is dangerous, and it is not easy to go deep. If you ask ordinary merchants, you may only know a little bit.

So I have an idea, when my wife's business goes to Youzhou for business, I will put some of my people in the business gang, and use my identity to go to Liao to collect information. Of course, for the sake of mutually beneficial cooperation, I also thought of what I can give you in return..."