After the practice, He Tian and Shi Yi had a meal together, and then brought Shi Yi and other disciples together to He Tian's study, where everyone would learn sign language for an hour.

At first, everyone thought sign language was boring, but He Tian mobilized everyone's enthusiasm for learning on the grounds that sign language can be used to convey secret information.

He Tian's ten apprentices all grew up in the military camp. As long as it is related to the military, they will be particularly interested in it, so everyone studies very seriously.

Xie Yun is the smartest among the ten apprentices and learns the fastest. He was able to communicate simply after a week.

"General Xie, what does the sign language you just gestured to me mean? I haven't learned it yet."

Feng Qiao, the playful and unlearned fourth disciple, asked Xie Yun.

During the learning exchange in the classroom, Xie Yun made several gestures to Feng Qiao.

Xie Yun smiled and said: "General Feng, the sign language I made just now means: I hope the general can study more."

Feng Qiao was speechless. No one in the palace knew that her talent, General Feng, was focused on military affairs and that she knew nothing about reading. Her senior brother even came to laugh at her.

He Tian and Shi Yi looked at each other and both laughed.

Just now, both of them happened to see the scene where Xie Yun was using sign language.

Shi Yi moved closer to the master, lowered his head and gestured to He Tian, ​​indicating that Xie Yun's gesture did not mean what he said.

He Tian waved his hand to Shi Yi to stop talking, as Xie Yun would be embarrassed if he saw it.

Because He Tian spent more time with Shi Yi throughout the day, he studied sign language longer than these apprentices, so he could understand Xie Yun's gestures.

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"Come, Xie Yun, try the new tea produced in Zhongzhou this year."

After the study, He Tian found an excuse to let Xie Yun stay alone.

"Thank you, Master." Xie Yun picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and praised: "Good tea! It is refreshing in the mouth, and the throat rhyme is obvious. It is bitter at first and then sweet."

He Tian smiled, drinking tea was just an excuse, and He Tian wasn't too interested.

He Tian raised his tea cup and took a sip, frowning. The tea of ​​this era was very different from that of later generations. There were too many things added, and it was really hard to get used to it.

Putting down the tea cup, He Tian looked at Xie Yun and said: "I entrusted the military advisor to do something before. This matter is very important, so I need soldiers and horses to protect me. I originally planned to let Lao Qi and Lao Ba lead the army.

I wanted to take care of him, but then I thought it wasn’t right.”

"Lao Qi and Lao Ba have practiced martial arts for many years, so there is no need to worry about force. However, they are good at charging and fighting, and their thoughts are relatively simple. They are not able to adapt when encountering difficulties. The Xizhou Army has been out on expeditions all year round. If I or the military advisor

I'm not here, what happened, I'm afraid the two of them won't be able to handle it."

Xie Yundao: "Does the master want me to go?"

He Tian nodded: "Among the disciples I have accepted, you are the smartest one. You are thoughtful and considerate. I feel more at ease if I leave this matter to you."

Xie Yun stood up, crossed his hands and bowed: "Master, please rest assured, I will not let you down."

"Okay, come on, sit down, it's just the two of us here, there's no need to be too formal."

Xie Yun sat back down, and He Tian picked up the teapot and poured him another cup of tea, "Here, since you like this tea, try more of it and take some back with you later. We are busy in the military, so I drink it occasionally when I feel sleepy.

It would be nice to have a few drinks."

"Thank you, Master." Xie Yun showed a gentle smile on his face, picked up the tea cup and continued to taste it.

Seeing Xie Yun drink the tea, He Tian suddenly said: "I'm going to let Feng Qiao take charge of this matter with you."

"Hey, why were you so careless? You even spilled the tea. Did you get burned?" He Tian looked at Xie Yun with a "concerned" look on his face. When Xie Yun heard Feng Qiao's name, he shook his hands nervously.

The water in the teacup in my hand spilled out.

Xie Yun was a little embarrassed and said hurriedly: "Master, don't worry, it's okay. My disciple wore a lot of clothes today and didn't get burned by the tea."

"That's good." He Tian nodded, calmed down his expression, and continued: "I don't know, what do you think about this matter?"

Xie Yun's face slowly became a little red.

How could it happen to be the fourth junior sister? Did the master see something? Otherwise, why would you ask this question today? In the past, the master would always give direct orders for things like this, and rarely listen to other people's opinions except for the military advisor.

Countless thoughts popped up in his mind, and the micro-expressions on Xie Yun's face kept changing, including confusion, nervousness, entanglement, shyness...

He Tian didn't interrupt him, and watched the show with a joking expression on his face. Unfortunately, some melon seeds and cola were missing, and the fun was half lost. Coke is not good in this era, so melon seeds should be available, right?

After a long while, Xie Yun's thoughts drifted back, and he realized that he had been distracted and kept the master waiting for a long time. He hurriedly replied: "My disciple will obey the master's arrangements in everything."

"Well, that's good. Feng Qiao is a girl. Although she looks carefree, she also has the unique delicacy of a girl. In many cases, she can discover some things that you may have overlooked. If you two cooperate well, I will feel at ease as a teacher.

Much more."

"Yes, master."

"By the way, speaking of Feng Qiao, my teacher has been thinking about something recently."

He Tian used his superb acting skills to show the image of a good teacher who cares about his apprentices.

Xie Yun's ears perked up when he heard Feng Qiao's name, but they were still a little red because of the embarrassment just now. He followed He Tian's words and asked, "I wonder what the master is thinking about?"

He Tian sighed and said to Xie Yun: "The ten of you have been together for many years and know each other very well. You also know about Feng Qiao's life experience. Her father is a gambler and is addicted to gambling. In order to gamble for money, he even went to Feng Qiao.

All the money for Qiao’s mother’s life-saving medicine was taken away, and in the end her mother died due to lack of timely treatment.”

"Feng Qiao placed a wine bottle on the door of her house. When her father came home and opened the door, she was knocked unconscious by the bottle. She was worried that her father would wake up and cause trouble for her, so she ran away from home that night."

He Tian shook his head when he said this, sighed again, and then continued: "You were there when I met her for the first time. She was just a girl sleeping alone under the wild tree on the roadside.

In troubled times, if she hadn't met us, she would have ended up alone as a girl."

Xie Yun recalled that when he first met Feng Qiao, the big-eyed girl woke up and saw them. Although there was panic in her eyes, her expression did not change much.

His whole body exuded an aura of despair, and his big eyes that should have been smart and charming lost their luster.

From that day on, the shadow of this girl remained in Xie Yun's heart.

He was also very happy when he saw her growing up happily in Prince Nanchen's palace.

He would also be worried when he saw her fighting the enemy bravely on the battlefield.

He likes what she likes and enjoys what she likes, but he still can't open his mouth, perhaps because he is afraid of making mistakes, which makes the relationship between the two become alienated.
Chapter completed!