187 Planning Ahead
City of Long Han, Nanglong family territory
Soujin looked towards the woman behind Yan. Despite years in the Cold Palace, she still knew the etiquette and manner of a refined lady. The ti she spent on that place only made her charm lower, but it made her look more intelligent and mature.
"Madam Qin."
Madam Qin looked towards the young man before her. In the past, this young man fought with her son almost every day and it makes her felt helpless. But, looking at him now, he was already a capable man who can do a lot of things by himself.
"You have grown up, Soujin."
Soujin nodded. "It's good to see you safe."
Soujin took Madam Qin inside the residence. His mother had been nagging him to let her see Madam Qin again. Qin Shie was eager to see her long friend whom she hadn't et for years.
"You still look young, Qin'er," Qin Shie was startled upon seeing Madam Qin. Then her expression changed to look at Madam Qin with a smile.
Madam Qin smiled. "You must be joking. How can a woman in her mid 30 considered young."
"You do…"
The two won soon chatted away as Soujin leave them talk and et with Yan who was standing outside. The young man looked more calm and at ease.
"Your mother is quite cooperative to the rescue mission," Soujin remarked and watched Yan's expression, "Are you satisfied with this?"
"Yes, is there anything wrong?" Yan asked with confusion.
Soujin didn't answer imdiately and after a few seconds he shook his head. "You're just too idiot."
"…Are you looking for a trouble again?"
Soujin instead asked back, "I heard that there is so trouble?"
Yan's face froze and he nodded solemnly. "That brother of mine is suspecting sothing. I manage to fool him once, but I'm not sure how in the future would be."
"How did he co to suspect you?"
"Shu appearance that day," Yan said in rueful tone. "I have made a huge blunder."
Soujin recalled that day back. That was the first ti after a long ti that they lost control of their selves and do things that they would normally didn't do. The reckless decision of that ti seed to be really disastrous.
Ming Kui was not that sharp of a prince, but he's not a fool. Besides that, he had gotten that smart assistant, Xuan Pei, who would surely helped him noticed the important marks from those things that piqued his interest.
Luckily, Soujin didn't do anything big except a bit rushed to save Jun Min. He had spread news that he just doesn't want to lose his rival so easily. That way, the suspicion towards Soujin was erased completely.
"It seed that you're going to be targeted again," Soujin remarked.
"Can't you help in this case? The troubles are so irritating," Yan said with an annoyed tone. Sohow this friend of his was getting more unreliable as ti passed by.
"You can solve it on your own. Why should I intervene?"
Hearing that answer from Soujin, Yan can only raise his hand in defeat. The two of them walked down the streets towards Hospital of Fan Hui.
"That man should learn to na his hospital better," said Yan protesting.
Fan Hui Hospital is hospital where Ming Hui build and run. He was the main doctor of this place, but he would only receive the hardest to cure patient while the others were handled by the other doctors of the hospital. Despite being a new hospital, the fa of Ming Hui had spread out widely.
The na of this hospital obviously cos from his na and his girlfriend, Fan Lanying. To make it less obvious, he used the girl surna, but for those who know his real identity, it's not hard to deduce how this na cos from.
Soujin looked around. He stopped one of the people there. "Where is Doctor Hui?"
"He should be upstairs, on the highest floor. Do you have any appointnt…?"
"Thank you," Yan cut him off and started walking with Soujin. He was curious at this 'new' identity of Ming Hui. Being a doctor should be fun for him since he has been longing to do it for a long ti.
The hospital was not really big and they soon reached the highest floor. With Soujin keen sense, he found where Ming Hui is. They quickly reached his office.
"Who is…? Soujin?" Ming Hui looked up from his paperwork and smiled towards the two who ca. It has been so ti since they reunited together.
"Doctor Hui, it seed you have built your na," Yan comnted. The other party was dressed as a man, it seed like he was already adamant to leave the girl's clothes forever.
"Yan, you have not changed," Ming Hui smiled brightly.
"Call your brother politely!"
Ming Hui laughed. "So you have finally chosen to return. Will you start preparing for the war?"
"Yes," Soujin nodded. "I need to survey all the territory under once more before the war started. There are bound to be so differences compared with the past."
Ming Hui looked towards Soujin. The man looked even more determined than in the past. Had sothing happened while he's here?
Yan coughed. "This man just falls in…"
A book had gone to his head at quick speed and he barely manages to avoid it with his back still hurts from the book. The book that supposedly only made by hundreds thin paper was now stuck on the wall, making a deep crack there.
Ming Hui sighed. "Go to training hall if you want to spar, I don't want my office got wrecked by you two."
"I better stay here," Yan said hurriedly. If he were to go to the training hall, Soujin would definitely finish him off. He didn't want to die yet.
Ming Hui didn't respond to Yan words. From their conversation, he knew that Soujin had set his heart on that little girl. But now, they can't stay together.
"You wish to end this all quickly?"
Soujin nodded calmly. His deanor was contrasting of what he truly thoughts.
Ming Hui didn't comnt on that. He pointed towards the map on the board by his right side. "I have prepared so of the newly made maps. You can use them to survey the area. Also, how do you want to start the whole war?"
Soujin shook his head. "I'm not the one who will be starting it. It's her."
Ming Hui raised his eyebrows. Since Soujin didn't want to talk about the detail, he won't ask for that. He was content with living here.
"Right, where is your wife?"
"Military compound. She is enlisted as soldier. And Yan, I hadn't married her yet."
Yan looked at Ming Hui. "You can actually hold yourself? I imagine that you have already frustrating…"
He can't continue because this ti even Ming Hui glared at him. With the other party had returned on using the man clothes, he looked far scarier than that little girl. After all, although Ming Hui built was indeed petite, his face only looked like woman because of makeup. Without that makeup on his face, he looked manlier. He still looked kind of flower boy, but not as bad as Jun Min.
Thankfully, Princess Ming Hui's na was not known for people outside the capital since the emperor rarely ntion it. Who would want to ntion soone people could hardly rember? This makes it easy for Ming Hui to pass off as a man in this city.
It will take so ti for the people to completely forget about Princess Ming Hui, but with the other party never ca out to the light again, it will be easier. Besides, the main topic for these people in the recent days would be about wars.
"She wanted to be a general. I'm only helping her."
"I see…"
Soujin looked at the map. There were going to be so troubles in the future. The war will soon start and this ti, it's going to be a big war where even a big kingdom might fall.
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