The setting sun shines obliquely on the camp gate, and looking inside, the tent tops glisten.
The originally austere camp now seed to Tang Xiaobai like a warm hocoming.
Before she even got close, she saw the camp gate open wide, and a few riders galloped out.
At the forefront was Li Mu.
Today he wore a suit of bamboo green, appearing sowhat refined, but his posture on horseback revealed a cold sharpness. The blend of these contrasting qualities was especially captivating.
Tang Xiaobai recalled how Chen Xiaolian knelt to her little ancestor that morning, hurried yet with a hint of shyness.
At that mont, she suddenly realized that her little ancestor had indeed grown up.
While she was lost in thought, in the blink of an eye, Li Mu was already in front of her.
He looked her over, slightly furrowed his brows, and asked, "Tired?" She seed to be in low spirits.
Tang Xiaobai snapped back to reality, shook her head, and asked, "Is Mr. Lv settled in?"
The state mansion was short of people, and Lv Xia, having worked as a civil servant, seed wasted in the countryside.
She had specifically gone to Po Wei Village today to persuade Lv Xia to return.
Though Lv Xia claid to have matters to attend to yesterday, upon hearing about handling the bandits, he packed his bags without another word.
She had arranged for soone to send Lv Xia back first while she continued working, only returning by evening.
Even her little ancestor was well-behaved today, truly staying in the military camp to train troops instead of seeking her out.
"I had soone send him to Shuozhou. He originally served as an aide to the Inspector of Shuozhou and is more familiar with the area." As he spoke, he dismounted and took her reins.
Tang Xiaobai noticed that when he dismounted, he seed to glance behind her, so she also turned to look.
She saw Chen Xiaolian.
"I thought her background was pitiable and decided to keep her," she suddenly gave him a sideways glance, "Happy about that?"
Li Mu looked at her and smiled.
Tang Xiaobai felt a bit embarrassed by his smile, coughed lightly, and said seriously, "I have sothing to talk to you about—"
...
It’s about Chen Xiaolian.
Chen Xiaolian feels obliged to repay kindness. Setting aside her ambitions to seek wealth, but she indeed has connections to the Chen Family Manor, especially with Chen Aniu who accompanied her today.
"...She said five days ago, Chen Aniu tried sneaking into her ho to take liberties, but was beaten out by her father with a stick. This ti, chasing down the bandits, he indiscriminately pointed at Brother Tao; she suspects those bandits were in cahoots with Chen Aniu!"
Li Mu shook his head, "Those bandits have been interrogated, no collusion."
Uh...
Tang Xiaobai felt a bit awkward, thought for a mont, and said, "But she’s quite beautiful, her parents are deceased, and without relatives, staying at Chen Family Manor she might be easily coveted. Today, I felt Chen Aniu regarded her as if she belonged to him, so I thought to take her out for a chat."
Li Mu still shook his head, "Not beautiful."
Tang Xiaobai: ...
Is that the point?
Li Mu was glared at by her, then said, "The Three States Outside the Pass are especially pugnacious; it’s very difficult for the weak to live."
A thought struck Tang Xiaobai and she said, "The first ti I saw Chen Xiaolian, I felt she didn’t quite fit in here."
Where the customs are fierce, it’s not just the n who are fierce.
At Chen Family Manor, she had seen other won, none like Chen Xiaolian.
Chen Xiaolian’s deanor didn’t match the whole area of Po Wei Village or anywhere outside the Pass.
Li Mu nodded, "Her wanting to follow us might not be as simple as she says; she could have ulterior motives."
Upon hearing "ulterior motives," Tang Xiaobai couldn’t help but take a closer look at him.
Although her little ancestor was still young, he had grown to be quite charming.
A tall and upright figure, no longer the thinness of a young boy, with occasionally revealed muscular and strong forearms.
The face was indescribable, even a mask couldn’t hide its beauty.
His deanor was good too...
"What do you think she’s after?" Tang Xiaobai teasingly winked at him.
He suddenly clutched his chest, saying, "Perhaps she’s after soone to kick ."
Tang Xiaobai, flustered and exasperated, clenched her fist and thumped his shoulder a couple of tis.
Li Mu chuckled softly twice, and said, "As long as there’s intent, it will reveal itself sooner or later," pausing slightly, "Hand her over to Qin Rong."
It’s fine to give her to Qin Rong, after all, Qin Rong has martial arts.
It’s just—
"Where’s your sister?"
"I don’t know." Answered nonchalantly.
"Is she still angry?" Tang Xiaobai recalled this morning’s events.
"I don’t know." Indifferent.
Tang Xiaobai couldn’t help but feel for Qin Rong: "She’s upset that you don’t care for her; can’t you coax her a bit?"
"Coax her?" Li Mu frowned.
Tang Xiaobai nodded, "Yes! Say sothing nice to make your sister happy!"
Li Mu looked at her, pondered for a mont, and asked, "What nice things should I say?"
Seeing his keen interest in learning, Tang Xiaobai earnestly gave him advice: "Praise her! For instance, Sister looks especially beautiful in this dress today, or, in my heart, Sister is of course the most important!"
Just coaxing a sister, she’s skilled at it!
Little ancestor listened to her, seed thoughtful, "Hmm," then suddenly glanced at her, saying, "Ah Jiao looks good in this outfit," paused, "especially complents her beauty."
Tang Xiaobai: ...
Is this how you’re supposed to use what I taught?
What’s so great about this outfit of mine?
Though she changed clothes, it’s still an ordinary boyish outfit!
Where does it complent her beauty?
And—
"Where do I have any beauty?" Tang Xiaobai tried hard to suppress the soaring vain sentint, seriously said.
He stared at her for a while, nodded, "You do."
Oh no! The vanity is hard to suppress!
At this mont, that overly handso boy slightly bent over, leaned close to her face, and whispered, "In my heart, Ah Jiao is naturally the most important."
Tang Xiaobai: ...
A hint of charm flashed across the boy’s jet-black eyes, and Tang Xiaobai’s face suddenly turned red.
This is...really against the rules...
He extended a finger, gently scratched her face, "Ah Jiao blushed."
Tang Xiaobai slapped his hand away, baring her teeth, "I’m blushing because I’m angry!"
Li Mu hesitated for a mont, puzzled, "Didn’t you say this was to make people happy? Why are you angry?"
Tang Xiaobai was stumped for a mont, glared at him, "I’m flustered and exasperated!" With that, she jumped up and wanted to leave.
Li Mu hurriedly caught her, "Where are you going?"
Tang Xiaobai was genuinely flustered and exasperated, shook off his hand, and shouted, "Going to find your sister!"
Rushing out of the Central Army Tent, she almost bumped into soone.
Stopping abruptly to take a closer look, wasn’t it Qin Rong standing outside the tent?
"What do you want with ?" At dusk, Qin Rong’s expression was calm and distant, with an aura of sternness and invincibility, making Tang Xiaobai instantly discard the thought that "she might have been eavesdropping."
"The Second Miss took in a woman with unclear intentions, leaving her temporarily with you." Little ancestor’s voice sounded from behind her, also cold and detached.
Qin Rong replied indifferently, "Do I have such free ti? To keep a woman with unclear intentions by my side?"
Tang Xiaobai thought this was quite reasonable, so she said, "Forget it, I’ll keep her by my side!"
If she wants to be the good person, she can’t trouble others, can she?
Qin Rong is also the one going to face the enemy in battle.
Qin Rong was silent for a mont and then said, "Can you figure her out if she stays with you?"
Tang Xiaobai blinked, looking at her.
"Forget it! Give her to !" Qin Rong said coldly, "She might be a spy sent by soone; we’ll have to interrogate her."
Tang Xiaobai’s eyes shifted slightly, "Miss Qin, there are so things I would like to ask you."
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