Women love beauty, ancient and modern. Unexpectedly, the threat of death did not wake her up. The word fat actually made her excited like a fighting rooster. After a good explanation, Ma Lian 'er finally felt relieved.
When she woke up, she felt even colder. Her teeth chattered, and she felt a weight on her shoulder. She reached out and couldn't help but cry out,"Give me the robe. What about you?”
Yang Ling sighed,"I'm afraid I won't be able to make it to daybreak." As he finished speaking, the robe returned to his body, and then a pair of hands hugged him tightly. Ma Lian 'er trembled as she muttered,""If we stick closer, we might be able to get through it. Everything is urgent, right?”
It was indeed much warmer when they got closer. Yang Ling hugged Ma Lian tightly and used his long robe to surround the two of them. Perhaps it was because they were nervous, but their breathing was a little labored. Yang Ling thought of the young lady, and the scene of the two of them hugging each other to keep warm on that cold winter night. He was momentarily in a daze.
After a while, a muffled voice in his arms said,"Didn't you say you wanted to chat? Why aren't you saying anything?"
"Hmm? Oh, I heard that you lived outside the Great Wall since you were young. Where is your hometown?”Yang Ling composed himself and randomly found a topic to talk about.
After the initial embarrassment and embarrassment, Ma Lian 'er had already gotten used to their intimacy. She gently twisted her body to make her posture more natural and comfortable."My hometown." She yawned and leaned against his warm chest. My hometown is in the capital, but I've never been there. I only know that my uncle and uncle still live there."
"The capital? Are you from Beijing?"
"What? You're a scholar?" Ma Lian 'er giggled." Jinling is called Jingdu, and Beijing is called Jingshi."
"Oh!" "Jinling?" Yang Ling asked. It has been a prosperous place since ancient times. Why did our Ming Dynasty move the capital here? It's close to the Tartars and is a bitterly cold place."
Ma Lian 'er snorted."My scholar, if you want to tease me, you don't have to pretend. Are you still testing me? The emperor guards the country gate, do you understand?"
She didn't notice that her tone towards Yang Ling had become more intimate, and she continued,""For a thousand years, the threat to the Central Plains mostly came from the north. Outside the wall, it was close to the Great Krupp. Yanjing is located in a dangerous place. It is surrounded by mountains in the north and the Central Plains in the south. It is connected to the Yangtze River and Huaihe River and is too close to the Great Krupp outside the Pass.
Think about it, the capital is here, and the Imperial Court can't ignore the north even if it wants to. Otherwise, why would it station so many troops on the nine sides? Why did the Jinyiwei send so many secret agents to lie in ambush outside the pass all year round?”。
Yang Ling had thought that Zhu Di had moved the capital here from Yanjing, but he didn't think that there was such a reason. No matter how muddle-headed the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were, most of them fulfilled the promise of the Son of Heaven guarding the country gates. The last Emperor Chongzhen did not use the elite troops of Shanhaiguan when his own life was in danger. When the situation was going south, he refused to go south and hanged himself in Mei Mountain. In the end, he did not disgrace the integrity of the Han people. Even in his death, he did not live up to the promise of the Son of Heaven guarding the country gates.
Ma Lian 'er said sadly,"Father was sent to the outside of the pass as a spy after joining the Embroidered Uniform Guards. He endured half his life and finally returned to the pass. In the end, he…I wonder how brother is doing now." As she spoke, she could not help but sob.
Yang Ling consoled him," Don't worry. Even though the army was in a state of panic, it wouldn't be a problem for Brother Ma to stay by Bi Dusi's side. We'll get through tonight and find a way back to the city tomorrow. Brother Ma must have already returned to the city."
"Mm." Ma Lian 'er wiped her tears."I hope we can survive this night. Can you tell me a story? I won't be sleepy after listening to it."
Yang Ling racked his brain for a long time, then said while holding back his stomach that was twitching from hunger,"" Once upon a time, there was a mountain called the Five Fingers Mountain. On the mountain, there was a group of bandits. The leader of the bandits was called Joker."
Could it be that people at this time didn't know about Journey to the West? Yang Ling was very depressed. He had only just started, but he had no choice but to start from the Water Curtain Cave on the Flower-Fruit Mountain in the Eastern Victory Divine Continent. After he had finished introducing Sun Wukong's origins, he had to talk about Tang Sanzang's journey from the Golden Cicada Master to Drifting.
Ma Lian 'er lay comfortably on his chest, quietly listening to him. However, Yang Ling's narration was very awkward. Ma Lian 'er didn't laugh at what he thought was very funny and humorous. Did women from the Ming Dynasty not have a sense of humor?
Ma Lian 'er only became spirited when she talked about Zixia Fairy. When she heard Zixia Fairy asking Joker for a kiss, she suddenly thought of the unintentional kiss they had when they fled down the mountain. Thinking about it, her lips hurt even more, but her heart was a little itchy.
"Why didn't Joker accept her?" she asked. Bai Jingjing was a demon, and he was a Great Sage. The two of them were not compatible in the first place. Miss Zixia was the immortal. Moreover, Joker was right. This fate was arranged by God, and God was the greatest!”
This was the first time she had heard someone explain 'A Chinese Oscar'. Ma Lian' er asked,"Then who did Joker like in the end?”
"Uh, Zixia Fairy."
"Hey! Men don't mean what they say!" Ma Lian 'er said resentfully. Yang Ling's face heated up, and he tried to explain,"Perhaps you're right. Even the Great Sage, Heaven's Equal, can't fight with the heavens. It's fate. He can only listen to fate."
Ma Lian 'er curled up in his arms like a little quail. After a moment of silence, she suddenly stuttered,"Then can we be considered to be fated by the heavens?”
She mustered up the courage to say this. She felt that all the strength in her body had been used up. Her face was burning as she buried her head in his arms and refused to come out. Yang Ling was shocked, and he paused for a moment before saying,"" Don't let your imagination run wild. Even though we've heard of each other, we can't afford to mess with each other. If you don't say it, if I don't say it, no one will know."
"Heaven knows, earth knows, you know, I know. You've kissed and hugged me, so how am I supposed to get married?”The night covered her shame. Ma Lian 'er said' righteously', but her heart was beating wildly."Regardless of whether we win or lose this time, Lord Min has killed a prince, so he will definitely be promoted. You are his confidant, and you are young and promising. Perhaps in another three or two years, you will be able to become the father and mother of a county. Although I'm the daughter of a small official, I know how to respond. After you become an official, you need a wife worthy of you."
"I, Ma Lian 'er, have always been proud and arrogant. Now that I'm offering myself, it's already extremely embarrassing." She even wanted to incite others to divorce their wives. No matter how she looked at it, she looked like the most shameless bad woman. But who didn't have selfish motives?
When Yang Ling heard her hint that he would divorce and remarry, a wave of anger surged in his heart. He straightened his back and said coldly,""Miss Ma, you grew up on the frontier. I admire your straightforward and generous personality the most. I don't believe that you care about those stupid things. If I can divorce her for you today, won't I divorce you for someone else in the future?
Zixia Fairy said it well,'If I can't be with the person I like, I won't be happy even if I become the Jade Emperor.' I'm the same. If you want me to abandon my mother, I won't be an emperor!”
Ma Lian 'er was so embarrassed by his accusation that she said,"Then I, I, I'm willing to be your concubine. Do you agree to this?”
Yang Ling was stunned. He felt touched and helpless. He smiled bitterly and said,""Miss Lian 'er, why do you have to ruin yourself? Yang Ling can't handle your affection."
Ma Lian 'er suddenly left his embrace and glared at him angrily."Do you think I'm not beautiful enough or do you think I'm immoral?”
Yang Ling hurriedly said," Miss Lian, you are very beautiful and cute. I also believe that you are a girl with self-esteem and strong will. You look down on those men who treat women as toys, and you despise their so-called husband's morals. This is precisely why once you like someone, you will not hesitate to do anything. Yang Ling was truly grateful for his favor.”
"You put it nicely, but I'd rather submit to someone else because I believe that you'll really treat me well. Why are you still? In your heart, there's no one in this world who can compare to your young mother, right?”
Yang Ling sighed." You are wrong. In my heart, the young lady is a very ordinary girl. She is not the most beautiful, and she is not necessarily the cutest. In the vast world, if one has not seen all the sceneries, who would dare to say that what one has seen is the most beautiful?
However, you can savor the scenery as much as you want and choose the most beautiful place as your residence. You have the ability or even the ability to occupy all of it. However, women are different. Love is not just appreciation and possession, but also the responsibility to each other. Since you love each other, you should keep the promise of being together until old age.
In the vast sea of people, there are many cute women. Am I supposed to love every one I see and abandon the past when I see someone better? Then all I can get is a woman's skin! Just like what you said at the Swan Goose Pavilion, you treat your wife as your own object and have no true feelings for her. Why should she treat you sincerely?”
Ma Lian 'er quietly paused for a while, then suddenly smiled and said,"Scholar Gong has a long speech, I admit defeat. He was just joking with you, why are you so excited?”
Yang Ling was stunned. He didn't know if she was really joking or just covering up for him. Unfortunately, the night was dark, and he didn't see the strange light that flashed in Ma Lian 'er's eyes or the meaningful smile on her lips. It was the smile of a prey that she was determined to capture.
Ma Lian 'er pondered over Yang Ling's words. Was she, a woman who had returned from the frontier, really an anomaly? This scholar was truly a different kind of person. In the vast sea of people, he might not be the best scenery, but it was the most suitable scenery for him. God sent him to him, and it would be a sin if he did not firmly grasp him. Heh ~ There was still a long way to go, wasn't there?”
After a while, she calmed down and mimicked the lines Yang Ling had just said with a smile."The night is long and I don't have the mood to sleep. Brother Yang, why don't you tell me a more exciting story?"
Yang Ling also laughed silently, Who said that women from the Ming Dynasty didn't know how to be humorous? He pulled himself together and said,"Alright, I'll tell you a refreshing one. This story is called 'Painted Skin!'”
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