After the emperor rewarded the generals according to their merits, he let them go. Most of them were promoted in rank.

Just like Jing Zhaoyan was originally a marquis, but that was just a title. This time the emperor made an exception and promoted him to General Zhaowu, a third-rank official position.

This General Zhaowu has real power, much stronger than Marquis Jingyang who only has a title.

Jing Zhaoyan thanked him and wanted to return to Jingyang Marquis Mansion as soon as possible. He was afraid that Liu Anran could not deal with his mother and Lu Chenshuang alone.

Thinking of Lu Chenshuang, Jing Zhaoyan's eyes darkened. He didn't like that woman. It was his mother who insisted on him marrying her before he went to the war.

He still had to think of a way to divorce her, but he had just made military achievements and was promoted to General Zhaowu by the emperor. If he rashly proposed a divorce, people would scold him for abandoning his wife.

When Jing Zhaoyan thought of this, he felt extremely depressed. At this time, several generals in the army happened to invite Jing Zhaoyan to have a drink.

Jing Zhaoyan didn't want to go back to Jingyang Marquis Mansion to face these things, so he went to drink with them.

Besides, Lu Chenshuang was waiting in Ci'an Hall to watch the show, and sure enough, the housekeeper soon brought Liu Anran over.

The housekeeper introduced Liu Anran, "This is the wife of our Marquis' Mansion, and this is our wife."

Upon hearing this, Liu Anran performed an awkward salute to the Madam and Lu Chenshuang.

When the old lady saw Liu Anran's dress, she felt a little unhappy. How could her son make friends with such poor people?

But in order to avoid Lu Chenshuang's joke and Jing Zhaoyan's embarrassment, the lady smiled kindly and said, "Get up quickly. What's your name? Since you are holding Yan'er's jade pendant, it proves that you have a close relationship. Judging from your dress, you should be from the military camp, so you must be Yan'er's good brother.

I heard that Yan'er went to the palace to receive his reward, why didn't you go with him?"

Before Liu Anran could answer, the lady said, "Look, I am really getting old and confused. Not everyone can enter the palace."

Lu Chenshuang was speechless when she saw the old lady's expression that my son is the best in the world.

Liu Anran felt a little at a loss after hearing what the lady said.

But she quickly adjusted her state, and said to the Madam with a smile: "Madam, my name is Liu Anran, and I am Brother Yan, oh no, I am the personal guard of Marquis Jingyang.

My family is from another province, and I have no relatives in the capital. He went to the palace to claim his reward, so he asked me to wait for him in the mansion first."

Upon hearing this, the smile on the lady's face faded a lot. It turned out that he was just her son's personal guard. She thought he was some big shot.

If she had known this would happen, she would have disappeared to avoid letting Lu Chenshuang laugh at her.

Sure enough, the lady looked up at Lu Chenshuang and saw the uncontrollable sarcasm on her face.

The lady's face turned ugly in an instant.

When Liu Anran saw the old lady's sudden change of expression, she felt a little scared. At the same time, she was also complaining in her heart how this old woman changed her expression faster than turning the pages of a book. If it weren't for Jing Zhaoyan, she would not have endured it in silence.

The lady was probably aware of her emotions, and she suppressed her contempt and said to Lu Chenshuang: "Since he is Yan'er's personal guard, you should arrange a better servant's room for him to live in. After all, he has been through life and death with Yan'er, so don't neglect him."

After saying this, the lady no longer paid any attention to them and returned to her room with the help of the servants.

Lu Chenshuang suppressed her smile and said to the housekeeper beside her: "Didn't you hear what the Madam said? Go and arrange a better servant's room for Guard Liu."

Lu Chenshuang deliberately emphasized the word "servant", and sure enough, a look of humiliation appeared on Liu Anran's face.

The look of tears in his eyes, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Upon hearing this, the butler did not dare to be negligent and made a gesture of invitation to Liu Anran.

Liu Anran was helpless, but had to follow the housekeeper.

Before leaving, she gave Lu Chenshuang a vicious look. Originally, she just wanted Jing Zhaoyan to marry her, and she would be satisfied with having a co-wife position.

But now she has changed her mind. One day she will also give orders like Lu Chenshuang.

It was not until the evening that Jing Zhaoyan returned home drunk. Seeing this, the servant at the gate hurriedly helped him in.

At this time, the housekeeper heard the words and hurried over with his men.

When they saw Jing Zhaoyan, they immediately knelt down and said, "Congratulations, young marquis, on your triumphant return."

Jing Zhaoyan had been at the border for three years. Now he had returned triumphantly with military merit and was awarded the third-rank title of General Zhaowu by the emperor. When he returned home and saw that his servants were unusually respectful to him, he was naturally happy.

So he said to the housekeeper and others: "Get up, everyone, get up. I haven't been home for three years, and I am very happy to see that my family is the same as when I left.

You, the housekeeper, have done a good job. Of course, the others have done a good job as well. There will be rewards, and they will all be rewarded!"

The housekeeper was overjoyed when he heard this, and naturally started to flatter Jing Zhaoyan again.

Jing Zhaoyan was photographed to look relaxed all over.

Seeing that the time was almost right, the butler asked again, "Sir, are you going to Ci'an Hall to pay your respects to the Madam first, or are you going to the Madam's Lishuang Garden first?"

After the housekeeper's reminder, Jing Zhaoyan remembered that he had not seen the Madam and Lu Chenshuang since he came back.

Thinking of Lu Chenshuang, he couldn't help but think of Liu Anran again, so he sobered up a lot and asked quickly: "Has anyone brought my jade pendant to the mansion today?"

Upon hearing this, the butler nodded and replied: "My Lord, yes, that person said his name is Liu Anran and he is your personal guard. He has been arranged in the best servant's room.

If you want to see him, my lord, I will send someone to fetch him here.”

Jing Zhaoyan was immediately anxious when he heard this and asked in a stern voice: "What? You actually arranged for her to stay in the servants' room?"

Seeing Jing Zhaoyan's look, the housekeeper said with some fear: "Yes, it was Madam's order."

Jing Zhaoyan snorted coldly when he heard this and said, "She is indeed from a humble family. She is so jealous even though I haven't even consummated my marriage with her yet.

Where is Liu Anran? Take me to see her quickly."

The housekeeper originally wanted to remind Jing Zhaoyan that he had not been home for three years, and the first thing he should do after returning is to pay a visit to the lady, but he did not dare to disobey Jing Zhaoyan's order, so he had to take him to Liu Anran's residence.

Liu Anran was taken to the servant's room and never left the room again.

Although the servants' quarters in Marquis Jingyang's mansion were much better than their house in the countryside, it was for servants after all, and she had suffered great humiliation today.

Jing Zhaoyan had been in the palace for such a long time and had not returned yet. She couldn't find anyone to complain to even if she wanted to.

Just as Liu Anran was thinking about what to do next, she suddenly heard footsteps coming from outside.

Liu Anran had been with Jing Zhaoyan for a long time, so she could naturally recognize that it was him. So she sat on the bed and pinched the inside of her thigh hard, and a tear instantly burst out of her eyes.

What Jing Zhaoyan saw after entering the room was Liu Anran sitting by the bed, crying silently.

This made Jing Zhaoyan very distressed, and he quickly walked up to her, hugged her and comforted her softly.

The butler was so shocked when he saw this that his jaw almost dropped to the ground. After not seeing their marquis for three years, had he actually become a homosexual?

This is too horrifying, and at the same time, I couldn't help but shed tears of sympathy for Lu Chenshuang.

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