The Domineering General and His Post-it Lady

After Fan Ziren and General Cao of the Baoshi Kingdom signed the peace agreement, they did not leave immediately. Instead, they stayed at the border for several days to observe whether there were any other unusual movements in the Baoshi Kingdom. Only after ensuring safety did they lead their troops back.

After Fan Ziren and others returned, they did not return to the capital immediately. They sent someone to deliver a letter to the emperor and sign the peace agreement. Fan Ziren and others needed to check on the injuries of the soldiers in the barracks, comfort the soldiers, handle military affairs, and then return to the capital to report to the emperor.

Two months later, Fan Ziren brought Li Shenning, Xiao Shenkei and others back to Beijing to meet the emperor.

As soon as the emperor saw Fan Ziren, he immediately walked over and said, "Mr. Fan, you fought so brilliantly. I was so excited when I saw the battle report. You are worthy of being our ever-victorious general!"

Fan Ziren said modestly: "Your Majesty, thanks to the advice of Li Shenning and Xiao Shenke, and the unity of other generals to resist foreign enemies, we were able to achieve the final victory and sign the peace agreement."

The emperor said: "No matter what, you have made great contributions. I must reward you well! Is there any reward you want?"

Fan Ziren said quickly: "Your Majesty, please give the rewards to the soldiers. They have been fighting outside for a long time, and some are injured. They are in urgent need of rewards!"

The emperor immediately said: "Rewards, there are rewards, but I just want to give you some more rewards, Fan Qing's family, or give you a wife!"

Before, the emperor heard that Fan Ziren had married a sixth wife, the second daughter of the Lou family, and he felt that the second daughter of the Lou family was not worthy of marrying Fan Ziren because of her ugly face. However, old lady Fan made the decision, and now that there was a chance to reward Fan Ziren, he thought of rewarding Fan Ziren with another wife.

Fan Ziren said quickly, "Your Majesty, please think twice. We already have six wives in our palace. It's busy enough. There's no need to reward more wives. Please take back your order!"

The emperor saw that Fan Ziren was unhappy, so he didn't force him. He thought: This guy is only thinking about defending his country and doesn't want to have any romance. One more wife means one more choice. Never mind, he won't force him. If he grants the marriage later, it will cause dissatisfaction among the other wives.

So the emperor gave up.

Ever since they received the express letter informing them that Fan Ziren had repelled the Baoshi Kingdom's army and successfully signed the peace agreement, everyone in the Fan Mansion was overjoyed, and the ladies in the mansion were discussing how to welcome Fan Ziren's triumphant return.

In the villa of Madam Zhao Chunlei, the voices of Madam Zhao Chunlei and her maid Xiaolan could be heard from time to time. Madam Zhao Chunlei called her maid Xiaolan over and were discussing what unique way of welcoming would be used to attract the general to her villa.

The maid Xiao Lan coaxed the first wife Zhao Chunlei and said, "Madam, you are the general's first wife. If you want to celebrate, you should come to our villa to celebrate!"

Madam Zhao Chunlei heard this and said happily, "That's right. I am the principal wife, and they are just concubines. How dare they compete with me? Especially that Ma Xiahe, who relied on the fact that she gave birth to a son and used all kinds of excuses to get the general to go to her place. This time, we must think of a way to make the general stay with us!"

The maid Xiao Lan said, "Madam, why don't we invite the old lady's favorite chef from the capital to come over, and then invite the old lady to have dinner together, and the general will naturally come along, and then you can take the opportunity to toast him, pretend to be drunk, and then let him take you back to your room, and then..."

Before the maid Xiao Lan finished speaking, the eldest lady Zhao Chunlei smiled and said, "This is a good idea!"

Madam Zhao Chunlei added, "Go and find out what that woman Ma Xiahe is up to?"

The maid Xiao Lan replied: "Yes, sir!"

At the same time, Second Madam Ma Xiahe and her maid were discussing in the other courtyard how to welcome the general.

Madam Ma Xiahe said, "That Zhao Chunlei must be trying to get the general to come to her place when he returns. If she succeeds, it will be disastrous. We must find a way to invite the general to our villa before she does."

The maid Xiao Zi said, "Second Madam, we still have the young master. He has been learning martial arts recently. The martial arts masters all praised him for his good basic skills. When the time comes, let the young master invite the general to the other courtyard to watch the young master's performance. The general will definitely not refuse!"

Madam Ma Xiahe said happily, "Yes, yes, yes, let my son invite the general over. The general will naturally not refuse. Let's do it!"

The next day, except for the Sixth Madam's villa, all the other madams' villas in the Fan Mansion began to be arranged. Usually, the Third Madam Wu Qiuye, the Fourth Madam Chen Dongmei and the Fifth Madam Liu Xingyu did not make much movement, but now, in order to welcome the general's return, they began to decorate the entrances of their villas in a different way, hoping that the general would come in and take a look when he passed by.

The servants and maids in the separate courtyards were also very busy. When Luo Yun passed by, he saw Xiao Lan, the maid of the first wife Zhao Chunlei, and Xiao Zi, the maid of the second wife Ma Xiahe, holding some beautiful flowers, red cloth, exquisite ornaments, etc. Luo Yun stepped forward and asked: "Two sisters, is there any happy event in the mansion today? I see you are holding so many beautiful things in your hands."

The maid Xiao Lan smiled and said, "Oh, I really envy your Sixth Madam. She is isolated from the world and doesn't have to worry about anything. She just sits there and waits for food every day. It's great!"

The maid Xiao Zi also smiled and said, "It's useless to be envious. Our wives are the most favored people in the mansion! While we are busy every day, some people can only wander around and don't even know such a big news as the general's triumphant return. It seems that you really live in the mountains and have no idea what is happening in the outside world!"

Luo Yun thought: "I just want to ask if there is any happy event? They are all like wasps, stinging people randomly."

So Luo Yun sneered and said, "What's the point of making the villa beautiful? Don't let your wife cry in the villa when the general comes to our place!"

The maid Xiao Lan laughed out loud: "Are you kidding? The general will go to your villa, but he has never been to your villa before! This time he will definitely not go to your villa, the general must come to our eldest lady's villa!"

Luo Yun said: "Just because you haven't been there before doesn't mean you won't go in the future. Just wait and see. The general will come to our place often in the future. You guys just wait and cry!"

Luo Yun thought: Even if the general doesn't go to our place, we must not lose the momentum! Lying is not against the law, and I won't be beheaded. It's good to piss you off, humph!

After Luo Yun finished speaking, he left without looking back.

The maid Xiao Zi said angrily: "It's totally unreasonable. This wild maid has been daydreaming all day long! Then we'll see whose villa the general will go to when the time comes, humph!"

On the day Fan Ziren returned to Beijing, the first wife Zhao Chunlei, the second wife Ma Xiahe, the third wife Wu Qiuye, the fourth wife Chen Dongmei and the fifth wife Liu Xingyu all brought servants and maids to wait at the door, and there were people beating gongs and drums nearby.

Madam Zhao Chunlei prepared some flower petals, thinking that she would scatter them when the general came out. The flowers were flying all over the sky, and the scene was shocking!

Second wife Ma Xiahe was dressed gorgeously, with gold hairpins in her hair and gold bracelets on her hands. She stood there, thinking that when the general appeared, he would definitely notice her when he saw the glittering gold jewelry.

The other ladies were also wearing all kinds of fancy clothes, with thick eyebrows and big red lips painted. They stood there like colorful peacocks, waiting for the general's return. They were like peacocks spreading their tails, blinding the eyes, ready to attract the general's attention.

The common people in the city were all watching, and some said, "The general is so lucky. Look at that lady, she is more beautiful than a flower!"

Others said: "The second wife is wearing a glittering golden dress, which makes her look very noble!"

Madam Zhao Chunlei thought to herself: The general will definitely go to my villa later!

Second Madam Ma Xiahe glanced at Zhao Chunlei and thought: Let’s see what else you are capable of. The general will definitely come back to the villa with me later!

Everyone was looking forward to the general's appearance.