Chapter 3 Heaven and Earth (Part 8) After confirming that the conflict between Fang Guoqiang and Siqin was indeed a misunderstanding, Zhang Songling immediately felt a lot more relaxed and became more energetic to do things. She went to bed early the next morning After reaching the mountain, he picked up Xiao Qinglian, who had two dark circles under his eyes, from Old Haas's house, and rushed to the Prince's Palace in Youqi. Although he was still undecided about how he would treat Xiao Qinglian in the future, as a young man, having a beautiful woman who was completely obedient to him walking beside him felt better than facing a group of burly men with smelly feet that could kill flies every day. It was comfortable, so the spring breeze was so good that the horse's hooves were broken along the way, and before we knew it, we arrived at our destination. Xiao Qinglian went out to relax on horseback a few days ago, and then there was no news. Everyone in the palace was waiting very anxiously. At this moment, the guards on duty at the gate saw her walking away laughing with a burly black-faced man. When I came back, I felt very surprised. When I looked carefully, I found that the person who came was actually Zhang Songling, the guerrilla leader who had not been seen on the grassland for more than a year. I was even more surprised and hurriedly stepped forward to grab the reins and help the two men. The man dismounted and at the same time sent a servant to rush in and report to Queen Siqin. Not long after, a powerful horn sounded, and the main door of the palace opened wide. Queen Siqin, dressed in a rich dress, personally greeted her. The scarlet carpet was spread along the bluestone path to the steps of the main hall of the palace. When Zhang Songling saw this, she knew that Siqin was the queen of the palace. Qin's stomach was simmering with anger, and she quickly raised her hands to salute the other party first, and complained with a smile: "What are you doing? It's not the first time I've come to your house, and suddenly you made such a big fuss. You don't mean to drive me away." "You don't dare." Siqin smiled and shook his head calmly, with a kind of nobility that would make people thousands of miles away shine out, "You are a senior cadre of the Eighth Route Army. Coming to the house of my landlady in the countryside is a sign of condescension. If I don¡¯t try to curry favor with you, I¡¯ll be embarrassed.¡± ¡°You¡± Zhang Songling was so choked that she almost fainted. , "Siqin, my Queen Siqin, if you say so, you might as well just pick up the whip and hit me hard a few times. I have been away for more than a year, and the guerrillas have indeed done something bad. But didn¡¯t I come here specifically to apologize to you? Even if you are angry again, you should at least let me go in and say what I need to say clearly.¡± ¡°Apologise, I am a queen canonized by the Kuomintang and a representative of the feudal landlord class. Dare to accept your Eighth Route Army's apology." Siqin gave Zhang Songling a hard look, still feeling that there was an evil fire burning in his heart, "If you have anything to say, just say it here, so as not to get dirty with our royal family's feet. You have tarnished the reputation of your Eighth Route Army.¡± Zhang Songling received two sap blows one after another, and his eyes went dark. Just when he didn¡¯t know how to continue, he saw Xiao Qinglian walking quickly. Next to Siqin, he gently pulled up the latter's sleeve, shaking it, and begged in a low voice: "Sister Siqin, the guy named Fang is sorry for us, but it's none of Brother Zhang's business, and he doesn't know about it at all." " Shut up, you are really useless." Siqin shook off Xiao Qinglian's fingers and scolded with raised eyes, "They don't look down on our sisters at all, and you are so embarrassed to speak for them. You are not a good man in the world. They are all dead. Apart from their guerrillas, there is no one decent." The first time Siqin loudly reprimanded her in public, the Mongolian girl Qinglian's eyes immediately turned red, and tears ran down her cheeks like beads. Rolling down, Siqin felt like sisters with her. When he saw her crying, he felt as sad as a dull knife cutting her. He opened his arms to hold her in his arms and said with choked sobs: "I'm not scolding you." You, I¡¯m scolding myself for not having eyes in the first place, which made me a joke, and I fell in love with you in vain.¡± Siqin cried loudly in his arms, "I originally wanted to find a secluded place to hide. From then on, I never saw anyone again. Unexpectedly, I met the Japanese on the way. They, they arrested me and said, say I was sent to the city to work as a camp prostitute. Thanks to Brother Zhang, he shot them to death and took me back." "Poor child, you, what are you doing? " Listening to Xiao Qinglian's thrilling words, Siqin immediately forgot about his own troubles. While patting her back to comfort her, he raised his head and stared at Zhang Songling with tearful eyes and said: "You are lucky this time, if Lianzi has it. There are three advantages and two disadvantages. I, I will never give up with you and your guerrillas. " "No, no, Lianzi is a blessed person. When I met her, the little devil had been chased into a lost dog by Li Laojiu and the others. Even if I didn't take action, Lianzi would not be in danger. "Zhang Songling didn't have the habit of taking credit from others. She smiled and explained in a low voice. "Li Laojiu, which Li Laojiu is the one under Zhou Heitan? "Siqin's attention quickly shifted to Xiao Qinglian's real savior. He frowned and asked questions repeatedly. "Well, it's Zhou Heitan's brother Li Laojiu, now the deputy of Li Ying of the Independent Battalion." Zhang Songling nodded and responded candidly. "Nothing, why don't you let the little devil arrest this girl, lest she lose her memory?" Siqin gently curled the corner of his mouth and said with a sneer. He lowered his head and saw that he was lying in his arms and did not dare to speak. Xiao Qinglian raised her hand and slapped the latter on the butt, "Damn girl, you have no conscience. In order to say nice things to a stinky man, you even lied to me. You wait, wait until the guest leaves, and see what I do." "Sister Siqin," Qinglian snorted, broke away, and ran back to the palace with a blushing face. Siqin stamped his feet at her back and continued to curse: "Come back, there is something wrong. Don't run away if you have the guts to do it. If you dare to do it, you must dare to admit it. Run away. Where else can you go? Huh, wait until I have time to deal with you." After I finished scolding, the anger in my heart was almost gone. He turned around, glanced at Zhang Songling again, scolded her with a straight face again: "I thought you had the courage to come to the palace. It turns out that you had already found a shield and said, when you rescued her, didn't you I have already made up my mind, knowing that I care about this girl, so I specially use her to show my kindness. " "Your Majesty, my sister-in-law Siqin, can you be more reasonable?" Zhang Songling cried when asked. Laughing in dilemma, he grinned a few times and responded in a low voice, "The grassland is so big. If it weren't for a coincidence, how could I possibly have met her? Besides, I want to show my kindness to you. There is no easier way than this." If there are too many, why take the risk to intercept and kill the little devil?" "I don't know whether it was the word 'sister-in-law' in the first sentence that came into play, or whether it was the facts stated in the next few sentences that convinced Siqin, female. After the prince heard this, the frost on his face quickly melted away, he glanced at Zhang Songling again, curled his lips and said: "Huh, how do I know why you want to take risks? You are all men who do great things. There is nothing in your belly." There are more intestines each. " "Sister-in-law, you have really wronged me." Zhang Songling laughed and then lowered her voice and added, "Don't say there aren't any. Even if there are colorful intestines, I won't use them. As for my family, I came to your palace today. On the one hand, I wanted to escort Lianzi so that she wouldn¡¯t run into any trouble on the way. On the other hand?¡± He deliberately let it slip, and then lowered his voice, ¡°I There is a merit report for Brother Long. You need to find some famous local figures for verification. If you have time, "No time, no time." Siqin's head immediately shook like a rattle, but his body did not. Obediently, he turned sideways and made way for the passage into the palace, "I have so many things going on lately that I don't have much time to spare. But since you are the one who came to beg me in person, just put the report down and wait until I get some free time. I'll help you review them one by one." "Pfft." Before Zhang Songling could respond, a maid at the door could no longer bear it. She turned around and tried her best to cover her mouth. Other palace staff also turned their heads away. , lest his smile be seen by Her Majesty the Queen, Qiu Hou slowly settles the score. "Why are you laughing? I've eaten weasel urine. If you don't go in, roll up the red carpet." Siqin quickly realized that he had lost his temper, raised his eyes again, and scolded everyone. After hearing this, everyone immediately rushed in like rabbits, rolled up the red carpet to welcome the distinguished guests, and carried it back to the moldy warehouse. In the blink of an eye, only Siqin and Zhang Songling were left at the door of the huge palace. The people shook their heads at each other, raised their legs and strode towards the yard. As they walked, they slowly talked about the details of asking for credit for Zhao Tianlong. "The specifics are like this." In order to eliminate Siqin's prejudice against Fang Guoqiang, Zhang Songling had to start from the beginning, break it into pieces, and break down the "258 Regiment" rigid conditions for cadres' marriage within the Eighth Route Army. The Blackstone Guerrillas currently correspond to Regarding the level of the regular army, as well as two feasible options for Zhao Tianlong to bypass the restrictions and start a family as soon as possible, they were all introduced in detail. At the end, he did not forget to solemnly add, "These methods are all provided by Political Commissar Fang." He came up with it by himself. When I returned to the team, he was already working on it. He was worried about what other cadres and soldiers would think, so he didn't dare to let too many people know about it. " "He didn't expect Fang Guoqiang to be able to do it. He and Zhao Tianlong had done so much in secret, and they were stunned, with disbelief on their faces, "How could he, you, you didn't come here specifically to coax me, right? Little fat man, if you dare to do this You deceived me, once I found out, I will never forgive you in this life." At the end of the sentence, she was looking forward to and worried at the same time, staring at Zhang Songling's lips, fearing the latter. Say the word "yes". "How can it not be possible? If I lie to you, why should I let you see the black and white writing on the paper?" Zhang Songling felt so unbearable that she lowered her head and responded with a laugh, "Besides, it took several lifetimes for Brother Long to marry you."It's a blessing. It's okay if you, as a brother, don't help him. Could it be that you are specifically trying to tear him down so that he can be a bachelor for the rest of his life? " "It's better to be a bachelor for a lifetime. Who told him that such a big thing didn't reveal anything to me. "Siqin stamped her feet angrily a few times, and her eye circles suddenly turned red again. All the worries and grievances she had experienced for more than two months were all gone. At this moment, she really wanted to find a room and cry happily. In the last scene, I told myself happily that Brother Long was still the same Brother Long and had not completely changed just because he became an officer in the Eighth Route Army. ¡°That¡¯s not possible. I¡¯m in a hurry to drink your wedding wine, sister-in-law. You won't be able to live so well, you have to save money for a few banquets. "Zhang Songling laughed loudly, her eyes filled with blessings for her good friends. Siqin was embarrassed and responded with a red face, "Who is your sister-in-law? There is no problem with him, I haven't thought about it yet. Should I marry him, a guy who knows nothing but riding horses and shooting guns? "Who really doesn't want to marry him?" Zhang Songling smiled and stretched out her hand, grabbing the merit report in Siqin's hand, "Then I don't want to waste this meritorious service quota. Take it back quickly and judge others. Lao Zheng, Lao Ma, Xiao Zou and others have been very good recently." He also made a lot of contributions to the guerrillas. " "you dare,. Siqin glared at him fiercely, snatched the report away, and held it tightly in his palm, as if it were a stack of legendary treasure maps, "Hurry up and come home, I will let the people cook the meat for you." Eat, there is plenty of kumiss, see if it kills you. " "I respectfully comply with Her Royal Highness the Queen's decree. Zhang Songling laughed and joked, and followed Siqin towards the main hall of the palace. The red plum blossoms in the garden were in full bloom under the spring sun.