Madam General, please run slower.

Li put two fingers together, and spiritual power lingered around him. The next moment, the queen mother, who was lying on the couch, sat up stiffly like a puppet being controlled by strings.

Li took the Queen Mother's slightly raised hand and said softly, "You are sleepy and want to go back and rest."

As the darkness in Li's pupils faded away, the Queen Mother gradually regained consciousness and could not help but yawn with her handkerchief covering her mouth.

"I'm tired, Xiaojiu will leave first."

"Xiaojiu, take your leave." Li chuckled, bowed to the two of them, turned and left the imperial study.

After Li left, the Queen Mother casually admonished Qu Shi a few words and then returned to the palace.

Qu Shi, who witnessed what Li did with his own eyes, swallowed hard. He had no idea what realm Li was at. This imperial sister was truly terrifying.

No, he must hold her thigh tightly. Thinking of this, Qu Shi immediately asked Eunuch Ji to go to the treasury to pick out some high-quality medicinal herbs for health care and send them to the general's mansion.

Ji Hong thought that this was the Queen Mother's order, so he did not dare to delay and hurried down to prepare.

The Queen Mother, who had just woken up from a nap, heard about this and asked Qu Shi about it during dinner. Qu Shi lowered his head and said that it was the Queen Mother who gave the order herself when she was chatting with Qu Tangli.

When the empress dowager saw Qu Shi's look, she was angry but didn't say much. She just thought that she had agreed casually because she was sleepy, and the matter was over.

This matter was not a big deal for the Queen Mother, but it was of great significance to Qu Shi. This was the first time he "deceived" his mother, and also the first time he secretly resisted. Although he borrowed the light of Qu Tangli, he really succeeded!

The fact that the little princess entered the palace and received rewards from the empress dowager caused a sensation in the entire court.

The next day, as soon as Yu Xun arrived at the court, he was surrounded tightly, with people coming from all directions, all of them trying to curry favor with him and ask him questions.

Yu Xun treated everyone equally and greeted them with a smile. He seemed to agree to everything, but in fact, he said nothing. The crowd did not get any useful information and could only respond to Yu Xun's nonsense.

As soon as he got back to the carriage at the general's mansion, Yu Xun's smile fell. The speed of his expression change was so fast that Wu Yu, who was waiting for him in the carriage, was shocked.

"General, you really are this now." Wu Huang gave Yu Xun a thumbs up.

I have to say that Yu Xun has really changed a lot in these years. If he was the same as he was five years ago, he would have thrown a punch at those people when they approached him. He would have been the main one, if you make me unhappy, I will make you unhappy, how could he have been so patient and tactful in dealing with everyone.

"Don't be so funny." Yu Xun pouted his cheek to ease the sour feeling that came from laughing for too long.

Wu Huang coughed twice and quickly handed the information in his hand to him. Yu Xun has become more terrifying now than he was five years ago.

While Yu Xun was looking through the information, Wu Huang was explaining it on the side.

“The Linlang Pavilion (the name of Wei Xianchen’s auction house) that the general wants to investigate was only opened in our dynasty this year. In fact, it appeared in other small countries nearby several years ago.

It is famous for auctioning talismans. The power behind it is a dark force in Lixuan Territory called Blood Shadow Pavilion. There are many ruthless people there, including wanted criminals from many countries. Therefore, no one wants to offend them.

The owner of the auction house branch in my dynasty is the boss of that faction, and he is also a Qianwu man. I heard that he has some conflicts with the royal family. "

Wu Huang kept stealing glances at Yu Xun's face. He didn't want Yu Xun to come into conflict with such a force.

"Lixuan Territory? That chaotic border area?" Yu Xun frowned, inexplicably feeling that the name Blood Shadow Pavilion was somewhat familiar. It was not until he tasted blood in his mouth that he realized that he had bitten his lip.

"Well, force is above all else there, and everything is decided with fists."

"Why would she go there?" Yu Xun muttered, Blood Shadow Pavilion, foreign land... Yes! Those foreign people!

Yu Xun thought of the painted-faced man he had hired in Cuilan City that year, and his thoughts started to connect. He thought that Li must have contacted them at that time.

Yu Xun didn't care that the paper in his hand was wrinkled. When he caught a glimpse of the familiar figure outside the car window, he immediately asked the coachman to stop the car.

"What's wrong?" Wu Huang asked in confusion when he saw Yu Xun staring out the window in a daze.

After he followed Yu Xun's line of sight, Wu Huang glanced at Yu Xun with some disdain. His brother was good in every way except that his brain short-circuited when he met the little princess.

Why are you in a daze? Why don't you call him? Can't you see he is chatting with his friends? If you don't call him, you will just expect him to be moved by your burning gaze and turn back, right?

Thinking of this, Wu Hao greeted Li enthusiastically, "Madam!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Li turned around and saw Wu Zhuo, whose mouth was covered by Yu Xunqiang and who was waving at her and making a "woohoo" sound.

After turning his head and giving a few instructions to the people around him, Li walked towards the carriage of the general's mansion.

Li subconsciously glanced at the groom, and seeing that he was not the man he remembered, he greeted Wu Huang freely, "Young General Wu, long time no see."

Li and Wu Huang were talking, and Yu Xun couldn't cover their mouths anymore. He carefully glanced at Li and signaled Wu Huang with his eyes not to talk nonsense.

Wu Yu tried his best to ignore Yu Xun's warning look, "Yes, I haven't thanked Madam properly for the incident in the Western Regions last time."

"General Wu spent money to do the job, I don't deserve your thanks."

Li shrugged indifferently and met Yu Xun's gaze with confidence. The latter turned his head back abruptly when their eyes met, and he was tidying up his hair and looking down at some documents. Like a guilty thief, he made countless false moves in one breath.

His brother failed at the critical moment, so Wu Huang had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "I still have to thank him. Madam, are you free later? I'll treat you to a meal."

"I have to go to the Zhennan General's Mansion to take care of some things later. How about we do it next time?" Li responded to Wu Yan's words with a chuckle, but her eyes never left Yu Xun. She could clearly notice the moment when Yu Xun stiffened when she heard the word "General's Mansion".

"What a coincidence! I have something to do on the way back to the barracks, and the general is going back to the general's mansion. Why don't you go together, madam?"

"Okay, that's troublesome."

"No trouble, no trouble."

Wu Yu wanted to reach out to help Li get on the carriage, but when he remembered the jealous person in the carriage, he withdrew his hand and looked at the coachman seriously, "Hurry up and help the lady get on the carriage."

As the two of them sang in unison, Li got on the carriage, and Wu Yu also changed from sitting face to face with Yu Xun to sitting together, giving his seat to Li. The real owner of the carriage was decided without saying anything.

Along the way, Yu Xun huddled aside and didn't speak. It was Wu Huang who kept chatting with Li for fear of embarrassment.

For the first time, Wu Huang felt that the distance from the palace gate to the military camp was so far that he found an excuse to slip out of the carriage before reaching the destination. He would rather walk several miles than stay in the carriage for another quarter of an hour.

After Wu Huang got off the carriage, the atmosphere became quiet.

Yu Xun pinched the paper in his hand anxiously, his mind full of thoughts and he couldn't concentrate on reading a single word.

I just had so much to talk about with Wu Zhuo, but now it’s my turn, I have nothing to say.

Li had to admit that she did it on purpose. She couldn't help it, she just liked seeing Yu Xun being so awkward.

You know what, after so many years, after gaining some maturity, Yu Xun's awkwardness is even more interesting than before.