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

Qi Minxiu tilted his head slightly and looked at Qi Yue expressionlessly: "How come my royal brother has time to come to my house today? This is really rare."

"Nothing, I just wanted to come and see you. Doesn't the Emperor also hope that we brothers can live in harmony?"

Qi Yue leaned lazily on the couch, with an inexplicable laugh in his tone.

Xiao Mo pinched Qi Minxiu's calf tendon, stood up and walked to the side to pour herself a glass of water.

"It's normal to feel sore and numb. The soreness and swelling should return in a couple of days. If it's just pain, it will take a few days."

"Then my..." Qi Minxiu asked softly.

Xiao Mo pursed her lips and comforted him: "It's okay, anything can change, just observe it, and tell me if you feel anything."

Qi Yue sat not far away, staring at Xiao Mo intently: "General Xiao's medical skills are so good, please come and see me when you have time."

Xiao Mo turned sideways and looked at him: "You? What's wrong with you?"

"Lovesickness." Qi Yue blinked at her and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up.

Xiao Mo rolled her eyes at him speechlessly and looked away: "This disease cannot be cured, it can only heal on its own."

"Just kidding." He stood up and twisted his waist. "In my early years, I accidentally injured my waist while fighting on the battlefield. Although it healed, it left a root of the disease."

Seeing his serious look, Xiao Mo stopped teasing him and her eyes became much more serious.

"The root cause of this old illness is quite tricky." She turned her head to look at Qi Yue's waist. After just one glance, Qi Yue walked towards her.

"You can also massage me, or give me acupuncture." As he said this, he wanted to take Xiao Mo's hand and put it on his waist.

Fortunately, Xiao Mo was quick to avoid it. Just as she was about to curse, Qi Minxiu spoke first: "Ling Su, tell the kitchen to prepare dinner. Ah Mo likes fish and ribs. Ask the chef to make it spicy. She doesn't like bland food."

After Ling Su obeyed the order and left, he turned his gaze to Qi Yue: "Royal brother, do you want to stay for dinner?"

Qi Yue looked at him with a faint expression, feeling very unhappy. How could he know her taste and what she liked to eat?

Oh, he almost forgot, they had known each other before, but they just didn't live together.

But Xiao Mo has been in Qinshan. After coming back last year, she went to Beiyi after staying there for only two days. Logically, their contact should not be more than that between him and her.

Just when Qi Yue was about to enter into a trance, Xiao Mo spoke out to reject Qi Minxiu's arrangement.

"Your Highness, there's no need to accommodate my taste. I won't be dining here. I've examined your leg and it's nothing serious. I'll come back tomorrow to give you acupuncture. I'll be leaving today."

Qi Yue was so happy when he heard her words. At this moment, Yuan Mu came over with a serious face and said, "Your Highness, the Imperial Concubine invites you to the palace for a gathering."

Qi Yue glanced at Qi Minxiu, then turned to look at Xiao Mo: "Let's go, I'll take you back home first."

Xiao Mo pulled the corner of her mouth with a forced smile: "With Han Zhou here, there's no need for you to see me off. You'd better go into the palace quickly."

She kept calling Han Zhou, and both Qi Yue and Qi Minxiu's expressions changed.

Hearing her say that she was leaving, Qi Minxiu didn't try to keep her. Instead, he smiled and asked Ling Su to see them to the door.

After Xiao Mo left, Ling Su returned to Qi Minxiu, somewhat puzzled: "Your Highness, General Xiao has come all this way, and you're just letting her go like this?"

He was not a fool, so of course he saw that Qi Minxiu's leg pain was just an excuse.

Qi Minxiu sighed and looked out the window: "Although she and I have known each other for a long time, we have no emotional foundation. She can only say that she doesn't dislike me now. Blindly annoying her will only erase the good feelings she has left for me."

After his explanation, Ling Su understood instantly. He could tell from Xiao Mo's attitude towards Qi Yue.

"Besides, she will come here every day in the future." A strange light flashed in Qi Minxiu's eyes, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up.

In the palace, inside Yongyang Hall, Qi Yue lazily sat opposite Concubine Liang, looking at her helplessly: "Mother, did you ask me to come to the palace just to have a meal?"

Concubine Liang smiled and picked up two dishes for him, then signaled the maid to serve him a bowl of soup: "I heard that you have taken a fancy to the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion who grew up in the mountains."

"I heard it. Who told you that? My father?" Qi Yue chuckled and took a piece of food and put it into his mouth.

He and Qi Minxiu both fell in love with a woman who was looked down upon by everyone else. The emperor would never tell such a thing to the concubines.

"Mother, your current status and position are already very high. Don't stretch your hands too far and ruin your own glory." Qi Yue said lightly.

As a woman, especially a woman in the harem, it is normal to have ambition, and he never objected to his mother's ambition.

But now she has climbed to a height where there is no room for further advancement. If she acts rashly, she will destroy her future.

Facing her son's reminder, Concubine Liang just smiled and said, "You are already at the age to get married. I think the eldest daughter of Duke Liang's mansion is very good."

"I don't like it." Qi Yue drank tea comfortably and answered casually.

"In fact, logically speaking, the second daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion is very good, but unfortunately she is a concubine's daughter. Although the Xiao Mo you like is the eldest daughter, she didn't grow up in the imperial city after all, so her behavior and temperament are always inferior."

Concubine Liang was analyzing on her own, and Qi Yue did not interrupt her.

"Although she did serve the country after returning and eradicated a cancer in our northern region, the one worthy of you must be a lady from a noble family, not someone like her who hangs out with soldiers all day long."

Concubine Liang was talking to herself while Qi Yue was eating by himself.

After Concubine Liang finished speaking, he wiped his mouth and asked seriously, "Qi Minxiu's leg, mother, do you know why it has never been cured?"

This sudden change of topic made Concubine Liang stunned for a moment: "How could I know about his affairs?"

Qi Yue looked deeply into her eyes, and after a long while he smiled and said, "Really? I heard that his leg wasn't seriously injured, and it was the imperial physician in the palace who was bribed by a high-ranking concubine and deliberately refused to treat him."

"What? Who told you that?" The sudden increase in Concubine Liang's voice made Qi Yue's face gradually change.

Concubine Liang knew her son very well. He must have known something to say such words in front of her.

"Why is mother so excited? Could it be related to you?" Qi Yue narrowed his eyes slightly, and a dangerous aura instantly enveloped his body.

Concubine Liang looked away evasively: "It wasn't Mother who did it, but Mother knows who did it. Three years ago, she was the most powerful woman in the palace."

She was telling the truth. At that time, she was still a concubine of middle rank. Although she had the idea, she did not have the ability.

Qi Yue looked at her thoughtfully, already having the answer in his mind.

Three years ago, the only person who could have such power in the harem was Concubine Shu, who was banished to the cold palace.

He was very glad that it was not his mother who did it. Although he did not like Qi Minxiu, he did not want to use this method to show his success.

Seeing Qi Yue's expression eased a lot, Concubine Liang continued, "Then the Duke of Liang's Mansion..."

"No, I don't want any of the Duke of Liang or the Duke of Li. I only want Xiao Mo. Whether you agree or not, I don't want you to interfere in this matter. I will fight for her as my concubine myself."

Concubine Liang agreed perfunctorily with a smile not showing in her eyes, but she felt a little more curious about this eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion whom she had never met before.