An ugly girl starts off, then becomes a beauty

Life in Panyu City was relatively ordinary. With enough manpower, Sang Ling lived the life of a noble lady again and did not need to do anything by herself.

If she hadn't listened to Nie Ce's explanation, she wouldn't even think that this was wartime.

Dai Chengjun also had this question, but Sang Ling later glossed over it. She didn't ask too much. Although she didn't understand these strategies, she had studied in the Zhi family school for several years and could guess a rough idea.

The six girls from Zhongcun lived in a house in the backyard. Doctor Wang and several other doctors took care of them. At first, Sang Ling and the others could continue to help and take care of the six girls. Later, servants took over the care, and they no longer had to do some nursing work themselves. They just ran over to talk to the girls from time to time to relieve their boredom.

But she didn't stay there all day, so she had more free time. She was still a little uncomfortable when she was free. Sang Ling was still wandering around in the limited space - the main courtyard of the office was not allowed to enter. Dai Chengjun adapted faster than her. After a day, she dragged A Zeng to play cards with Wei Xiao and others. The daughter of the Dai family was really addicted to gambling. She had mentioned it several times in Zhongcun earlier. If it weren't for the fact that she had too much work, she would have almost taken out the cards to play several times.

Sang Ling could only let her do what she wanted. People always have to find something to do, especially those powerful people like them who have gotten rid of the most basic needs. Besides, they basically can't go out after moving into this place. They are idle anyway, so finding something to kill the extra time is not a bad choice.

Nie Ce was rarely seen during the day, and only came back to rest at night. Sometimes he would not be seen for several days in a row. Only Yang Huan was always in the mansion. Nie Ce left a message for her, saying that if she had any problems, she could go to the main courtyard to find Yang Huan. However, she usually had nothing to do. The only thing she had to do here was to help the girls continue to recover. Apart from that, she tried to keep a low profile and pretend that they did not exist.

Until that day, when several military officers entered the front courtyard, Dai Chengjun came over from the backyard and saw them, and hurried over to tell them.

"They brought in a woman who looked like a musician, holding a pipa. Isn't that where they do business? How come a woman was allowed in?"

Sang Ling's mind immediately flashed with the image of the beautiful spy. He sighed to himself, and then heard Dai Chengjun jokingly say, "I happened to run into Chen Feng on the way here. I asked him about it. Guess what he said?"

She was speechless for a moment, and she also admired Dai Chengjun. From the time she went south in March until now, she never saw Dai Chengjun look tired, especially when talking about the news, she was full of energy and vitality. If she were not a lady from a wealthy family, it would be nice for her to just be an entertainment reporter.

And I couldn't help but sigh - it's not bad to have such a lively person around me, my life is much more cheerful. For a moment, the smile on my face softened a lot, and it was more loving. "What did you say?"

"It was said that a general kept a concubine. The man was from a tavern in this city, called Yinmalou. There were many concubines kept by him. I asked him which general, and he said General Li. I asked which General Li, and he said his name, but I forgot it."

"Li Tong." After Sang Lin finished speaking, Dai Chengjun's eyes widened. "Yes, yes, that's the name. How did you know it?"

"Nie Ce mentioned it."

It is said that he is an old general in the Nanhai camp, and he would come here when there was an urgent military matter - this was also because there were spies infiltrating Panyu City, so it was easy for such a general to come in.

Thinking of this, she suddenly felt that this war was really just like what she had heard before coming here - big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp, it was easy for the Central Army to become the king. - But since it was so easy to attack, wouldn't it be more cost-effective to fight quickly and decisively?

Or maybe, King Cheng has a master that the emperor wants, but this person is temporarily loyal to King Cheng. That's why the emperor didn't hesitate to send Nie Ce to negotiate for so long...

Sang Ling was still in deep thought, so Cheng Jun spoke up, "I asked Chen Feng if he had any concubines, but he just said no. Who knows? I've seen men coming and going in the main courtyard these days, and there's not a single woman. They were all sent from Chang'an and were here two years ago. It's boring to have no women around—" She kept on rambling, "Not to mention the men who are out on business, even the men who live in Chang'an often keep prostitutes, let alone keep a Le Ji. Hey, A Ling, do you want to see if Nie Ce has any?"

Sang Ling was amused by her and changed the topic to ridicule, "You and Chen Feng have a pretty good relationship."

"Boring." The daughter of the Dai family raised her pointed chin. "Seeing that he is free for the time being, let's just chat casually. After all, this is my first time in Panyu, so I asked a few more questions and inquired about these things--" She fluttered her eyelashes and unconsciously changed the subject. "Before coming here, I thought the center of Panyu would be very chaotic. I didn't expect it to be so stable here. There are also musicians making a living for people to have fun."

Sang Ling glanced out the window with interest. Although she couldn't see outside from the patio, she could still hear the hawkers' cries not far away when she looked up. She smiled slightly, "Perhaps the place that looks safe is actually the most dangerous."

Dai Chengjun didn't understand what he said. She propped up her head and looked at the silk painting on the wall for a while, then changed the subject again, "Tell me, is there anyone with your husband?"

Sang Ling could only sigh helplessly, "I don't know, and I haven't asked."

"Why not ask? Why don't you ask." The daughter of the Dai family actually wanted to ask Chen Feng if there was anyone around, but after hesitating for a while, she didn't dare to ask, for fear that Sang Ling and Ban Le would laugh at her.

"There's nothing to ask. What if he has one? What if he doesn't? You're just making a fool of yourself if you keep asking around."

She said truthfully that she did think so. It's not that she wasn't jealous, but she had let it go a long time ago and didn't want to think about these things. No matter what, if you think too much, you will doubt him. Even if you try to make up for him later, you won't trust him completely. If you have too many doubts, you will become like a grudge woman and start complaining... and then fall into an infinite cycle. It's better not to think about it. Women in this world should not pin their hopes on others. If they have this spare time, the key is to pay more attention to themselves.

If you really come to the point where you feel uncomfortable and wronged, just leave.