Appointing a General as a Concubine: Where Can General Xiao Escape?

Xiao Mo sat in the sedan chair, feeling a little uncomfortable listening to the noisy sounds on the street.

She had been in the mountains for eighteen years and rarely came down to encounter such an environment.

Her master once told her that she was the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, but there was a flood when she was born. When the emperor found out, he was furious and wanted to kill her immediately.

It was her uncle, the General Zhenbei, who came forward to protect her, and only after repeated requests did the emperor agree to send her to Qinshan, a thousand miles away, to practice.

When she grew up, Xiao Mo finally understood why her uncle sent her to Qinshan, which was so far away.

First, there lived a hermit living on Qinshan Mountain, who was her master.

I heard from the master that he and her uncle were colleagues who learned martial arts together. Later, her uncle went to the front line and became a general, while he chose a quiet place to practice.

Second, Qinshan is more than a thousand miles away from the imperial city, and the mountain roads are difficult to travel. If someone in the prime minister's mansion wants to harm her, they can't reach that far.

What made her curious was that she was demoted to Qinshan by the emperor's order, so how could she be sent back with just a letter from home?

Confused, Xiao Mo lifted the car curtain and looked at the people coming and going on the street.

This feeling was so strange. She had never been to the prime minister's mansion before, and even though it was her own home, at this moment she did not feel the slightest bit of joy of returning home.

Outside the prime minister's residence, only the prime minister's wife and a maid supporting her were looking around anxiously.

After eighteen years, Murong Shu was finally able to meet her daughter. She was very excited. As the prime minister of a country, Xiao Wenbo naturally could not come out.

Xiao Mo didn't care at all whether anyone would come out to pick her up or not. If it weren't for her master's persuasion, she wouldn't have wanted to come back at all.

The carriage stopped outside the mansion. As soon as she leaned out, Murong Shu excitedly asked the maid beside her to help her.

Xiao Mo declined politely and got on the carriage and walked towards Murong Shu. Her eyes were strange and distant. Seeing this, the maid beside her hurriedly introduced her to him.

After a moment of silence, she called out "Mom" in a strange voice.

When entering the mansion, the scene was very different from that outside. Xiao Wenbo was sitting in the main seat in the main hall, with two concubines sitting on both sides. Below them were the children born to the concubines, all waiting for Xiao Mo to appear.

They all wanted to see what this eldest daughter of the prime minister's family who grew up in the mountains looked like.

In their minds, Xiao Mo should be a person who has never seen the world and looks timid. Even if she changes into luxurious clothes, it cannot hide her poor appearance.

But the appearance of Xiao Mo shattered their fantasy.

Because she had been practicing martial arts in the mountains since she was a child, although she was not as tall as boys, she was more imposing than her father.

Moreover, she was not wearing the clothes of a daughter of the prime minister, but a simple pure white waisted gown, which was elegant and capable.

This was the clothes that her master had someone sew for her at the market before she left.

Xiao Mo walked to the middle of the main hall with a calm expression and bowed gracefully to Xiao Wenbo.

Xiao Wenbo chuckled. Just as Xiao Mo was about to stand up, the concubine beside her stopped her with a lecturing look on her face: "Miss, you haven't received any etiquette training in the mountains. This is your first time meeting your parents and you must kneel down and kowtow."

As soon as these words were spoken, Xiao Wenbo, Murong Shu and everyone present turned their eyes to Xiao Mo's face.

The concubine who had just spoken glanced at the other concubine sitting opposite her, and Xiao Mo saw her smiling with her hands covering her mouth.

She looked at the woman with sharp eyes and asked, "Who are you?"

The woman was startled by her powerful voice, then smiled and said, "I am the Prime Minister's third wife, Li."

Xiao Mo glanced at her quickly and nodded at her with a forced smile: "I grew up in the mountains, and no one taught me etiquette. Then please let Aunt Li demonstrate how to kowtow in person."

The woman was choked by these words and didn't react for a long time, but seeing that Xiao Wenbo had no intention of freeing her, she could only bite the bullet and walk in front of Xiao Mo, and knelt down very reluctantly.

While bowing, she patiently explained to Xiao Mo what etiquette to follow when meeting different people.

Xiao Mo stood aside and agreed to everything.

After Li finished her ceremony and stood up, motioning Xiao Mo to kneel down, Xiao Mo looked at Xiao Wenbo with embarrassment.

She bowed slightly and said, "I have taken note of Madam Li's teachings, but I injured my knee while hunting in the mountains a few days ago. I really can't kneel down anymore. I hope Father will forgive me. When my leg heals in the future, I will definitely make up for the unfinished rituals today."

She was sent away as soon as she was born. She had no feelings for her father. It was her master who raised her with great effort. In her heart, her master was the only one she worshipped.

When everyone heard this, they all looked at her in disbelief.

Except for Xiao Wenbo and Murong Shu who had distressed expressions on their faces, everyone else was secretly cursing her cunning.

Especially Li, her face was distorted with anger. Not only did she have difficulty walking, but she also wanted others to demonstrate to her. It was clearly a joke on her.

"It's okay, it's okay, Mo'er. You've suffered a lot out there these years. Come closer and let your father take a good look at you."

Xiao Wenbo sighed and tried to pull Xiao Mo's hand, but she dodged him. "Wait a minute, father. I've been traveling for days and nights, and I'm covered in dust. Let me change into clean clothes first, and then I can talk to you."

After being reminded by Xiao Mo, Xiao Wenbo remembered and quickly asked the maid to take her to his yard, with Murong Shu following closely behind.

In Suqi Courtyard, the maids gathered together and waited quietly for their new master.

In fact, Xiao Mo did not like such a spectacular scene. After spending eighteen years with her master in the mountains, she was used to the quietness and being alone.

Murong Shu stood beside her, unable to understand her emotions, and waved away the crowd: "Have you all met the young lady? If so, please leave."

Xiao Mo was unfamiliar with family affection, but she still gave Murong Shu an awkward smile.

After visiting the room, Xiao Mo suggested to go for a walk around the mansion alone. Murong Shu knew that she was used to being alone and that feelings needed to be cultivated slowly, so she gave her a few instructions and went back.

Xiao Mo knew nothing about this new home. The entire prime minister's mansion and even the imperial city were like a blank sheet of paper in her mind. She felt insecure and had to grasp certain information on her own.

So she went to where the servants gathered, and she got a lot of useful information from them.

It seems that she didn't come back to this home for nothing.

After visiting the East Wing, Xiao Mo wanted to visit the West Wing, but when passing through the garden, a child hiding behind the rockery threw a stone at her.

Judging from the force and direction, the man didn't know how to fight and wasn't very strong. She wanted to give up, but he didn't know what was good for him and kept throwing stones at her.

She glanced in that direction, and when the man threw another medium-sized stone, she accurately grasped it in her hand, gathered strength at her fingertips, and bounced the stone back.

There was a scream from the other side of the rockery, followed by the sound of something falling into the water.

Xiao Mo didn't care whether the man would drown or not, and left the place without mercy.