It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Lu Xingchen and Murong Nan took their seats and sat as host and guest.

Ling Xiao was originally standing behind Lu Xingchen.

Murong Nan said to Ling Xiao, "This young general, please take a seat as well."

Ling Xiao shook his head. "No, I can just stand."

His eyes were sharp and he was in a state of alert.

Lu Xingchen smiled and patted the seat next to him.

"Come, sit over here."

Ling Xiao listened to Lu Xingchen and sat next to her.

Ever since Lu Xingchen returned to her female body, Ling Xiao seemed to listen to her more.

The relationship between them seemed to have turned from that of brothers into a very subtle one.

However, Lu Xingchen didn't care too much and still treated him as a brother.

Ling Xiao and the original owner grew up together and have the deepest feelings for each other.

Lu Xingchen traveled to this world after dying in his twenties.

To her, Ling Xiao is just a child who has not grown up, and she treats him as her younger brother.

So she looked at Ling Xiao, who was good-looking and strong, and liked to pat his shoulders and pinch his cheeks. This was a kind of feeling that an older sister had for her younger brother.

Of course, she didn't feel the different emotions that Ling Xiao had towards her.

She had no interest in dating or getting married, so she never thought about her own feelings.

Murong Feihe was looking at her secretly. Although she could feel it, she completely ignored it.

Because she knew that it was impossible for her and Murong Feihe to be together.

As for Sun Yuehui, she is nothing but a lustful person. Don't mess with her. If you mess with her, he will suffer the consequences.

The banquet began, with dancers dancing in the middle and the sound of stringed instruments continuing.

Murong Nan and Lu Xingchen would clink their glasses from time to time and chat about this and that.

Murong Xiao was not at the banquet at first.

Later, she also dressed up and came to the party.

Because there were distinguished guests present, Murong Xiao was dressed elegantly and appropriately, unlike the way Lu Xingchen looked when he first entered Yanzhou City.

She sat down next to Sun Yuehui consciously.

Sun Yuehui was in a bad mood. He didn't expect Murong Xiao to appear by his side again.

He was still secretly glancing at Lu Xingchen, and was still thinking about how to get in touch with Lu Xingchen.

But Murong Nan and Murong Feihe were watching closely.

At this time Murong Xiao also came to his side, leaving him with even less chance to contact Lu Xingchen.

But women's sixth sense is still very sharp.

When Murong Xiao first met Lu Xingchen, she thought she was a man, but now she is sure that Lu Xingchen is a woman.

Her eyes fell steadily on Lu Xingchen's face, and she saw that she had a fair complexion, delicate and three-dimensional features, and a bit of noble aura.

Seeing that he is about the same age as her, he can actually have a good conversation with his father.

Murong Xiao came to Lu Xingchen with a glass of wine.

"Are you a woman?" Murong Xiao looked at Lu Xingchen and asked, his eyes full of disbelief.

"Of course, I am a woman." Lu Xingchen replied indifferently.

"Miss Murong, we have met before."

"You are a woman, why can you do this?" Murong Xiao frowned slightly, as if she didn't understand at all and was very disgusted.

Aren't women supposed to be gentle and considerate, find a man they like, get married, and then take care of their husband and children?

This is what her mother taught her when she was young.

Murong Xiao's mother is a woman from Jiangnan, who has always been gentle and graceful. Murong Xiao is deeply influenced by her and thinks that women should be like this, especially ladies from wealthy families.

"How am I?" Lu Xingchen asked Murong Xiao.

"You are wearing this kind of clothes and you are drinking with my father..."

Murong Xiao frowned slightly. "A woman shouldn't be like this."

"Miss Murong, what do you think women should be like?" Lu Xingchen raised his eyebrows and looked at her.

"A woman should be gentle and graceful, never leave the house, find a man of her dreams, take care of her husband and children, and be the mistress of the house."

"But I don't want to be that kind of woman." Lu Xingchen said.

"It's not right for you to do this." Murong Xiao frowned even more tightly.

"Riding horses and fighting in battles, fighting for the world is a man's job, while a woman should focus on the inner house and take care of the inner house affairs for the man so that he has no worries."

"Who drew this boundary for you? Men are responsible for external affairs, and women are responsible for internal affairs..." Lu Xingchen asked.

"My mother said so." Murong Xiao replied.

"Then who told your mother?" Lu Xingchen asked again.

Murong Xiao glared at Lu Xingchen, as if Lu Xingchen's words were very rude and an offense to her deceased mother.

"All women in the world should be like this." Murong Xiao said in a firm voice.

"I am also one of the women in the world, but I am not like this, so there are exceptions to everything." Lu Xingchen said.

"When I entered Yanzhou City, I also saw many women working outside. Some set up stalls, some sold wine, and some ran small shops with their husbands."

"How is it possible that all women in the world are men who work outside and women who work inside?"

Murong Xiao looked at Lu Xingchen with disbelief.

“They are all common people.”

"I am also one of the women in the world, and one of the millions of women in the world."

“They are also the foundation of all nations.”

"Without every little citizen, how can there be a world?"

Murong Xiao was left speechless by what Lu Xingchen said and was unable to respond for a while.

"Anyway, what you are doing is wrong. You can't do this. You are bringing shame to women." Murong Xiao clenched his fists, looking angry.

"Okay, stop messing around and go back to your seats." Murong Nan said to Murong Xiao in a deep voice.

Murong Xiao glared at Lu Xingchen angrily, then returned to Sun Yuehui.

"Yuehui, it's wrong for her to do that. A woman shouldn't look like that." Murong Xiao looked up at Sun Yuehui slightly.

"dont you agree?"

Sun Yuehui nodded perfunctorily.

As it darkened, Murong Nan wanted to let Lu Xingchen stay in Yanzhou for one night, but Lu Xingchen refused.

It’s better to go back to your own tent and sleep more soundly.

Lu Xingchen took Ling Xiao and Fei Xue out of Yanzhou City and returned to the tent.

Wei Hu and Lu Feng felt relieved when they saw her come back.

"General, how is Yanzhou City?" Lu Feng asked.

"Not bad, it's well governed, very popular among the people, and very prosperous." Lu Xingchen replied in a light tone.

“But it’s a little too small.”

"Now that he has Qingzhou, he can grow and develop. Murong Nan should be very happy." Wei Hu said.

"But the space we left for him is very small. He dare not cross the Yangtze River and advance to the south. He can only move to the southeast. There are only a few states of land, so it is not a big threat." Lu Xingchen said and returned to his tent.

Feixue brought some hot water and asked her to wash up simply.

Ling Xiao said, "That Sun Yuehui has been staring at the girl. I really want to dig out his eyes."

"I'm so pretty, it's normal for him to look at me twice." Lu Xingchen said indifferently.

Ling Xiao's eyes fell on Lu Xingchen's cheek, and his heart beat faster.

He quickly looked away, "That's not something someone like him is qualified to see."

"When I get another chance, I will definitely take care of him."

"We won't have many chances to meet in the future." Lu Xingchen smiled faintly, "You've been tired all day, you should go back and rest early."

"We will set out to return to Yuzhou City early tomorrow morning."