An ugly girl starts off, then becomes a beauty

The two daughters were talking excitedly inside and didn't pay any attention to the person coming from the courtyard outside - Yang Huan originally came to ask his wife about any food requirements - but he didn't expect to hear these words.

It wasn't that he was eavesdropping on purpose. The marching men walked lightly and the people in the house didn't hear anything. He wanted to call out and just happened to hear those words, so he heard everything. But if he spoke again, it would be embarrassing to expose himself. After thinking for a while, he quietly retreated.

Now, it was time to talk to the general about this conversation. With this in mind, Yang Huan quietly slipped to the general's side after the morning meeting in the main hall the next day. When several colleagues left, he quickly and quietly followed the general's side and whispered...

After a while, he made a suggestion, "Why don't you go and talk to your wife to avoid any misunderstandings."

Those concubines were basically veteran generals of the county. Although their ranks were lower than those of the generals, they had a lot of experience. Especially Li Tong and Zhao Jixian, they were of the same generation as the old generals. It was not excessive for the generals to call them "uncle". Therefore, the generals never asked about their private affairs.

"Shizhi——" a voice came from the front, "Don't focus on these things."

Yang Huan watched the person in front of him stand up and walk towards the door leisurely.

He was a little confused and felt that he was here to remind the general today - of course the general should appreciate it. At that time, he was so drunk in Jiantai Tavern and kept talking about others... Yang Huan pursed his lips and simply gave up.

Blame him for worrying about nothing.

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Nie Ce came back to rest near midnight. When he arrived at the courtyard, he saw that the lights in the house were still on. He asked Wei Chu who was waiting in the front hall, and then went in quietly.

"why are not you sleeping?"

A voice came from inside the tent, and they were all very energetic, "Reading."

He had washed up before entering the bedroom, took off his Zen robe and draped it on the wooden quilt, lifted the gauze curtain, and then saw a low table on the couch with a bean-shaped lamp on it. He laughed and said, "It's so spacious outside, how can you hide in here to watch?"

"There are mosquitoes." Sang Ling said in a muffled voice, "and the fragrance here is so strong that I just hide here."

He didn't realize the things here were equipped with. It was enough to have a place to live. The things inside were all bought by Ying Bu Shi. He was stunned and said "Ah", "Tell Bu Shi later what kind of incense you want and exchange it for the one here."

"Forget it. We should keep a low profile when we come here. Why do we have to make so many requests?" The girl's eyes were still on the bamboo slips. Nie Ce glanced over and saw her eyelashes fluttering under the light, leaving a layer of fine shadows. Her face without makeup was also rosy. He couldn't help swallowing and said, "Look, you are afraid of trouble again."

Hearing this tone, Sang Ling looked up at him and said, "Do I have to ask you to do everything for me?"

"That's not a big deal."

"Yes." Sang Ling imitated him, "It's not a big deal, why bother talking about it." After saying that, he lowered his head and looked back at the bamboo slips, "It's good for me to read here. If I get tired, I can just blow out the lights and go to sleep."

Nie Ce did not come back every day. Sometimes he was away on business for several days. She would sleep alone. When she felt sleepy while reading, she would just lie down. She was too lazy to run around, and if the gauze curtain was opened, mosquitoes would easily attract.

He was speechless, and then he leaned over to see that she was holding a book about the local customs and people of Jiaozhou. "If you are curious about something, why not ask me directly? It will be faster."

Although he was not a native of Jiaozhou, he had a deep understanding of the local area because of his military duties there.

Sang Ling was waiting for him to say this, and looked over with a smile on his face, "Then can you tell me everything you know?"

"Unless it's confidential."

The Sang family's daughter moved over and said, "I have a question in my mind, and I want to know the answer, but I don't have to understand it thoroughly, as long as I can be sure that it is what I guessed."

The more he talked, the more interesting it became. He asked, "Then tell me about it?"

"You said that this battle was to avoid losses, but in fact, looking at the overall situation, the cost of maintaining and training troops is immeasurable, so it is actually most economical to do it quickly." As she spoke, Nie Ce nodded - he never hid these things from his wife because he knew that Sang Ling was also a tight-lipped person. Even with those chattering close friends, she never revealed her family affairs.

"Then..." Sang Ling's eyes were as sharp as torches, and her black pearl-like pupils looked straight at him, "Why do you want to delay? Is it really to try not to lose a single soldier, or is it for..." She raised the end of her eyebrows and whispered, "For something else?"

Under the warm yellow candlelight, the young general had a half-smile on his face, "What did you guess?"

Seeing that he looked fine, Sang Ling also smiled, "I don't have any evidence, and it's just speculation. Unless there is someone around King Cheng that the emperor wants him to sincerely submit to, but he has never found the opportunity, so he keeps putting it off—"

As for the basis of this story, it was actually because she had watched too many political dramas and spy films in the past. She was interested in these things, so she pondered over them, as if she knew a little bit of the mystery behind them.

Nie Ce propped himself up on the couch with both hands, sitting cross-legged, and said sadly, "Are you really guessing out of thin air? Or did you hear something from someone?"

After saying that, he felt that it was unlikely. No one who had contact with her knew this top secret. Even the few veterans in the South China Sea camp were at most participants and could see some of the inside story.

"Did your grandfather tell you this? Or did your father?"

"How is that possible?" Sang Ling was puzzled. "The commander and I have never talked much. When I was at my mother's house, I was close to my aunt. As for the grandfather, isn't he the one who hates me the most in the family now?"

Although he was honest, Nie Ce felt uncomfortable listening to him. He frowned and asked, "Then how do you know?"

She gave a fake smile and said, "If I say that I dreamt that a fairy told me this, would you believe me?"