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

When it comes to why Qi Minxiu came to the Prime Minister's Mansion to find Xiao Mo in the middle of the night, Murong Shu wanted to know the most.

She looked at Qi Minxiu in confusion, and saw him smiling as he took out a hairpin from his arms: "This is what Miss Xiao left on my carriage when she came back with me."

When Xiao Mo saw what was in his hand, she subconsciously reached out to touch her hair.

She didn't want to wear these things at first, but Murong Shu said that she had to dress appropriately when entering the palace to meet the emperor, neither too ostentatious nor too plain. After all, she was the daughter of the prime minister, so she had no choice but to let the servants tinker with her hair.

However, she didn’t move much in the carriage, so how could this thing stuck in her head fall off?

Seeing that she was hesitant to extend her hand, Murong Shu quickly took it for her: "How could Your Highness trouble you to personally deliver such a small thing so late at night?"

"I thought since we haven't reached the palace yet, if the young lady likes this thing and finds it lost, she won't be anxious."

Qi Minxiu raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Mo: "Father said that you can live in the palace to treat my leg. I don't know what style of decoration you like. Tomorrow, I will have someone arrange it."

Xiao Mo opened her lips slightly, not knowing how to respond for a moment. It was true that she wanted to treat her leg, but living in the palace was not her intention.

"The Emperor allowed me to stay in the palace so that he could treat you. He didn't say I had to stay overnight. It's already late today. Your Highness should go back and rest early!"

Xiao Mo curled the corners of her mouth slightly and looked at him politely.

Qi Minxiu looked into her eyes with a faint expression, and suddenly chuckled: "It is my negligence that I disturbed Miss Ling Su."

As soon as he finished speaking, the follower who was pushing him took out two small jade bottles from his waist.

Qi Minxiu took the item and handed it to Xiao Mo: "This is an ointment prepared by the imperial physician. The red one is for healing wounds, and the blue one can fade the scars on your face after the wound heals."

Xiao Mo frowned and reached out to take it: "Thank you, Your Highness."

Qi Minxiu curled his lips and smiled at her, gave her a few instructions, and then let Ling Su push him out.

After he turned around, Murong Shu gently patted Xiao Mo's shoulder, motioning her to go and see him off.

Xiao Mo did as she was told, but just as she stepped forward, Qi Minxiu stopped her, "No need to see me off. Only a few of us know about what happened tonight, and I don't want to alert the others in the mansion."

Xiao Mo stopped and thought about it. It was the middle of the night, and the fewer people who knew about it, the better.

After seeing Qi Minxiu off, Murong Shu did not go back directly. Instead, she turned around, closed the door, and pulled Xiao Mo to sit at the table.

"Mo'er, is what Prince Chen said true?"

Xiao Mo nodded: "That's what the emperor said."

"How can an unmarried girl like you live in the mansion of an unmarried prince? Does the emperor intend to grant you a marriage?"

Murong Shu was a little anxious. Not to mention that her Moer had finally come back, she wanted to spend more time with her. Even if she wanted to get married, she couldn't marry a paralytic!

Even if this person is a noble prince, it is not okay. Wouldn't that harm her girl?

"Mo'er, what do you think?"

Xiao Mo sighed, took a sip of the tea on the table, and said calmly, "It was me who suggested treating his leg injury, but it was the emperor who said he should live in the palace. I can only try my best to finish what I need to do during the day and try to be back before dark."

Murong Shu frowned and thought for a while. At the moment, it seemed that this was the only way.

But she was a little curious as to why Xiao Mo wanted to treat Qi Minxiu's leg for no reason. He had been paralyzed for three years, and no one in the imperial city dared to bring up this topic.

"Mo'er, why do you suddenly want to cure his leg pain? Do you know any medical skills?" Murong Shu asked tactfully, but her tone was a little anxious.

Xiao Mo pursed her lips and said, "When I was in the mountains, I learned a little bit from the doctor. Mother, he and I have known each other for a long time. As an old friend, I want to cure his leg."

"We've known each other for a long time. When did it start?" This surprised Murong Shu.

Xiao Mo didn't know where to begin, so she just smiled and said, "Okay, don't worry, I know what I'm doing. If I don't go back to rest, it will be dawn soon."

Even though Xiao Mo had made it so clear, Murong Shu still looked at her with concern.

But she knew that Xiao Mo asked her to go back and rest because she didn't want to talk about this topic.

Considering that she might not have had an easy time in the mountains over the past decade, he didn't ask any more questions. He just told her to get some rest and left.

After Murong Shu left, only Shen Yun and she were left in the room.

She glanced at the things on the table that had not been cleared away, then looked at Shen Yun: "Go down and have a rest, we'll deal with these tomorrow."

Shen Yun wanted to refuse, but when she met Xiao Mo's eyes, she lowered her head: "Then I'll go down. Call me if you need anything."

Xiao Mo nodded, yawned, and walked into the inner room.

"If you chat for a while longer, I'll fall asleep." Qi Yue sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Xiao Mo with a tired face.

Xiao Mo was startled by the sound and woke up instantly: "Why didn't you leave?"

Oh my god, he didn't leave. Did he hear their entire conversation?!

"I was about to leave, but suddenly I remembered that I hadn't given you the things I brought, so I turned back."

As Qi Yue spoke, he stood up and took out a small jade bottle from his arms.

"This is the medicine I asked the imperial physician to prepare. It has the effect of reducing wounds and scars. It is much more effective than the two bottles that Qi Minxiu took."

Xiao Mo looked at him in surprise, then she sighed and said with a pout, "So this scar is so important to you guys."

"This scar looks too prominent on such a beautiful face, but I won't mind it even if it can't be removed."

Qi Yue smiled with a scoundrel look on his face: "Okay, if you don't rest now it will be dawn, I'm leaving."

Xiao Mo watched him walk towards the window and suddenly called out to him, "Wait."

Qi Yue turned around in surprise, thinking that Xiao Mo was going to say some sweet words to him, and grinned, waiting for her next words.

Xiao Mo looked at him straight in the eyes: "Who was it that asked me for someone in the palace today?"

Qi Yue was choked by these words, and the smile on his face froze for a while before it relaxed.

His face was dark, and he leaned against the window with his arms folded across his chest. He pretended to think for a moment, then pouted and shook his head, saying, "That person is the Queen's second son, the candidate for the crown prince."

"Then what kind of person is he?" Xiao Mo asked directly.

Qi Yue pretended to think about it again, and looked at her with some pity: "He is a person who will do anything to get something. I advise you to give him the person he asked you for today, and don't make yourself suffer."

Xiao Mo looked at him and narrowed her eyes: "I understand, you can go."

Qi Yue thought she would refute him, but he didn't expect her to agree without thinking. This really surprised him.

"Okay, then I'll be leaving first. If you miss me, come to Prince Jin's Mansion to find me." Before leaving, he did not forget to turn around and tease Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo lowered her eyes, raised her hand and pointed fiercely out the window: "Get lost."