The Domineering General and His Post-it Lady

Lou Yunsi asked Fan Ziren to sit down and then she lay down on the bed. There was a screen between her and Fan Ziren.

Fan Ziren said softly, "Go to sleep. I'll sit here. Don't be afraid of lightning or thunder. I'll be watching over you."

Lou Yunsi thought: His voice is so gentle and nice.

Just as Lou Yunsi was immersed in Fan Ziren's gentle voice, Fan Ziren asked softly, "Madam, are you asleep?"

Lou Yunsi finally responded and said, "Guard Fan, no, I'm not sleepy yet. Can you chat with me for a while?"

Fan Ziren asked, "Well, why is your place so simple? Aren't you the general's sixth wife? I think you have been rewarded with many things, right?"

Lou Yunsi said, "I renovated the villa before and needed some tables and chairs. I asked my eldest sister for them, but she said they would not deliver them until they got new ones. I thought I would use the ones in our room to renovate them and put them in the room when the new ones came back. I didn't expect that the general never came to our place, so I became a lady who fell out of favor and had nothing I wanted."

Fan Ziren felt very guilty. He just thought that Lou Yunsi must have someone else in her heart, so he didn't want to come and disturb her. Unexpectedly, he gave her the title of "the lady who has lost favor".

Fan Ziren asked: "Do you hate the general? He didn't even come to see you."

Lou Yunsi said: "Why should I hate him? It's his right to come or not. I can't arrest him. Maybe he has his own ideas."

Fan Ziren looked around and recalled the time when Lou Yunsi brought a man into her boudoir to save him. He asked, "Maybe the general didn't come to see you because he heard that you had a man hidden in your boudoir and thought that you already had a lover."

Lou Yunsi said: "I don't understand, but it doesn't matter. He is now thinking about his Seventh Madam."

Fan Ziren was confused and thought: What Seventh Madam? I don’t even know when I married the Seventh Madam.

Fan Ziren asked quickly, "What do you mean by seven wives? Doesn't the general only have six wives?"

Lou Yunsi said: "Those servants and maids are saying that Hu Lijing is the future general's seventh wife!"

Fan Ziren shouted, "Who said that? That's ridiculous. How is it possible?"

Lou Yunsi retorted: "Nothing is impossible!"

Fan Ziren looked puzzled again and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Lou Yunsi said: "Just the Balabala spell, which means everything is possible."

Fan Ziren said, "How is that possible? The general and Miss Hu don't have much communication."

Lou Yunsi hugged the quilt and said, "There hasn't been much communication yet. The servants and maids said that Hu Lijing went to the general's courtyard. They all said that no one can enter the general's courtyard without permission. Even the old lady cannot enter and leave at will. Hu Lijing was able to enter. These two must be having an affair."

Fan Ziren scratched his head, frowned and asked, "Having an affair? What does having an affair mean?"

Lou Yunsi explained: "There is a situation. The general must be interested in Hu Lijing. The two of them are in love with each other, so he lets her come and go as she pleases!"

Fan Ziren felt that he was misunderstood by Lou Yunsi, and said excitedly: "How is it possible? The general has no interest in her at all. It was Miss Hu who barged in on her own, and the general quickly persuaded her to go back."

Lou Yunsi was lying on the bed, looking very surprised and asked, "Really? How do you know? You are not a general."

Fan Ziren replied: "I just... I just happened to be beside the general that night and saw the facts."

Fan Ziren swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth to admit that he was a general.

Lou Yunsi sat up like a bystander and said, "So that's how it is. From what the servants and maids have said, Hu Lijing is about to get married to the general."

Fan Ziren said nervously, "How is that possible? The general didn't mean that. The rumors about you before were not true. Why don't you explain it to the general and change his mind about you? Maybe you will be favored."

Lou Yunsi lay down again, hugged the quilt and said, "If I suddenly ran over to explain this to him, would he believe it?"

Fan Ziren quickly replied: "Believe it!"

Lou Yunsi continued, "He is not you. You know me a little bit. The general has never seen me. If I suddenly explain to him, wouldn't it be a cover-up? Besides, it's not true. Why should I explain it specially? Those who believe will naturally believe it. Those who don't believe you will still not believe you even if you explain it a hundred times."

Fan Ziren thought it made sense, but he couldn't help but say, "But if you don't explain, the misunderstanding will remain. Don't you want to see the general and gain his favor?"

Fan Ziren wondered whether he should take this opportunity to reveal his identity to Lou Yunsi and express his love for her.

Lou Yunsi’s first reaction was that she didn’t want to think about it and it didn’t matter, but she thought that the person in front of her was the general’s personal bodyguard, and if she said something too harsh, wouldn’t she be asking for trouble?

So, Lou Yunsi said, "It's not that I don't want to, I just don't force it. In fact, I'm living a good life now. My life is pretty comfortable. I have Wangcai and Luo Yun to accompany me. You and Guards Li and Xiao come to visit us occasionally. My life is pretty lively."

Lou Yun thought for a moment and continued, "They don't have to pay respects to Madam Fan every day, nor do they have to curry favor with those ladies every day. They don't have to have too many interactions with those ugly faces. It's okay to be laughed at occasionally. It's better than them thinking about how to please the general and the old lady every day. It's free and easy."

Fan Ziren thought to himself: So this is what you think. Fortunately, I didn’t impulsively reveal my identity just now.

Fan Ziren didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, so he thought of a new topic and asked, "Madam, don't you want to go out for a walk? It's more free outside."

Lou Yunsi got up excitedly and said, "I want to, but I can't go out. I don't know when I can go out!"

Seeing Lou Yunsi talking so excitedly, Fan Ziren could sense that she wanted to go out, so he said, "You can go out anytime!"

Lou Yunsi almost wanted to jump off the bed and ran to Fan Ziren to ask him if it was true, but she suppressed her excitement and asked, "To go out, you need the consent of the general and Madam Fan. I have nothing to do with these two people. Although there are several courtyards between us, it's like we are a million miles apart."

After listening to this, Fan Ziren felt that what Lou Yunsi said was very interesting. Usually, what he heard from other women was rather dull and monotonous, but what Lou Yunsi said was quirky and much more interesting.

Fan Ziren smiled and said, "What if I say I can let you out? Do you want to go out?"

When Lou Yunsi heard that she could go out, her heart was so excited and her hands were shaking that she almost rolled off the bed. She asked excitedly, "Guardian Fan, is this true? Can you take me out to see the world?"

Lou Yun thought for a moment and then said, "Forget it. If the general finds out, you'll be implicated."

Fan Ziren said: "It's okay, just wait for my news."

Lou Yunsi said happily: "Okay, Guard Fan, you are so nice!"

Fan Ziren felt very happy when he heard Lou Yunsi praising him.

In this way, Fan Ziren accompanied Lou Yunsi to chat about everything. Lou Yunsi had long forgotten her fear of lightning and thunder, and finally couldn't bear it and fell asleep. Seeing that Lou Yunsi had no reaction, Fan Ziren gently walked to the bedside and covered Lou Yunsi with a quilt. When he saw Lou Yunsi's forehead, he couldn't help but kissed it gently, with a happy smile on his lips, and said in his heart: "Madam, I am your general!"

Fan Ziren looked at Lou Yunsi sleeping soundly, and suddenly thought of the scene of sleeping next to her: kissing her forehead, her mouth, the two of them hugging each other tightly...

Thinking of this, Fan Ziren shook his head and thought: What am I thinking about.

Not long after, Fan Ziren was ready to leave. He walked out of the room with light footsteps and closed the door gently. At this time, the rain had stopped and there was no lightning or thunder. Fan Ziren walked quickly back to the villa.