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

Looking at the man in front of her whose face was marked by the years, his eyes were full of concern and heartache, and the rare scenes of meeting him in the past suddenly flooded into her mind.

She choked a little, and with a smile on her face, she tried to control her emotions: "Thank you for your concern, uncle. Mother is in good health. She is the mistress of the Prime Minister's Mansion, so she naturally lives a good life."

In fact, Xiao Mo heard some hidden meaning from this.

I guess Murong Shu didn't have an easy time in the Prime Minister's Mansion in the past, otherwise Murong Shou wouldn't have asked that question.

Come to think of it, although she was the mistress, she had no children. If Murong Shou hadn't supported her, she would have been divorced long ago.

Although Xiao Mo did not grow up under Murong Shou's supervision, he would go to Qinshan to see her whenever he had time, and he understood her personality to a certain extent.

I think she is not someone who can be manipulated by others after returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Now that she has made great achievements, the saying "life will naturally go on" must be true.

"I've heard everything Xiaoze said about Shen Hanzhou. Just leave him to him and do your own thing."

Xiao Mo glanced at Murong Ze who was sitting next to Murong Shou, then smiled and looked away: "Thank you, uncle."

"What are you talking about? If you keep saying such distant things, your uncle will be unhappy."

Murong Shou pretended to look cold, but the tenderness in his eyes could not deceive Xiao Mo.

She smiled playfully and nodded: "I understand, dear uncle."

In her heart, Murong Shou is more important than Xiao Wenbo.

Xiao Wenbo was her biological father. When she was framed, he not only did not try to save her, but also took the opportunity to take in concubines.

Instead, her uncle, who was not related to her by blood, tried every means to save her regardless of his recent military achievements.

She can distinguish right from wrong.

"The Imperial City is over a thousand miles away from here. Since you're here, why not stay a few more days and let your brother Ze take you around and have some fun."

Murong Shou glanced at Murong Ze, then turned back to look at Xiao Mo and said with a smile.

Xiao Mo was stunned for a moment, thinking to herself, she had come all the way from the imperial city just to get someone here, it would be inappropriate if she just left after getting the person here.

But it would be too unnatural to let Murong Ze take her out to play.

After thinking it over, Xiao Mo could only force a smile: "My cousin is very busy, how can he take me for a stroll when he has time? You don't have to worry about me, Shen Yun will accompany me."

As soon as she finished speaking, Murong Ze, who had been smiling but not saying anything, spoke up: "It's okay, it's rare for you to come, so you can easily spare some time."

After he finished speaking, Murong Shou continued, "In recent years, the foreign enemies have been well behaved, which has saved us a lot of trouble."

Hanqueling is the only pass for the barbarian tribes of neighboring countries to enter our country.

They repeatedly provoked trouble and invaded, seriously injuring several of our generals.

It was not until Murong Shou took over here and defeated them that they surrendered and retreated.

Although foreign enemies had tried to provoke us many times in the following period, they were defeated miserably every time without exception.

Because of the strong military impression they had left over over the years, they never dared to show up again.

Murong Shou's first wife had passed away many years ago, and his only son was by his side. After the war here was settled, he simply asked for permission to stay.

Apart from family affairs, what was more important was that he was very clear about the principle of "a man of great achievements will frighten the emperor", and he was afraid that the emperor would have other intentions towards him. Instead of that, it would be better for him to stay far away and be a general with military power.

It’s no wonder that his influence was so far-reaching that not only Xiao Wenbo but even the emperor respected him very much.

Xiao Mo couldn't bear to think about what kind of life she and Murong Shu would live without him.

"My uncle is brave and good at fighting. Those ants won't dare to come again."

She was speaking the truth, but her tone was full of respect, which became a compliment in Murong Shou's ears.

He smiled and shook his head, then waved his hand to the servants: "Is dinner ready? Is there anything the young lady would like to eat?"

Those who had been with Murong Shou for many years were basically aware of Xiao Mo's preferences, but before they could reply, Murong Ze spoke first: "Of course I did."

Xiao Mo laughed, a little embarrassed: "You don't have to accommodate my taste, I'm not picky."

Murong Ze gave a look to the servant next to him, and soon the maids lined up and brought the delicious food to the table.

Xiao Mo's appetite immediately increased when she saw the spicy and delicious dishes.

She prefers heavy flavors and doesn't like light food, something even Murong Shu and Xiao Wenbo didn't know because they rarely ate at the same table with her.

Murong Shou and Murong Ze discovered this when they went to Qinshan to see her. Besides them, Qi Minxiu also knew it.

Seeing her drooling, Murong Shou couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Eat quickly, you probably haven't eaten such delicious food along the way."

"Hmm!" Xiao Mo responded with a smile, picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

When she first returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, the concubines often complained that her eating habits were not like those of a lady from a noble family.

Xiao Wenbo also began to teach her to chew slowly and eat in this way or that way.

So she never ate at the same table with them afterwards. She would take the dismissed servants back to Suqiyuan and eat with Shen Hanzhou and Shen Yun.

When she was in Qinshan, her master taught her to eat as comfortably as possible while following table etiquette.

There were only a few people eating at the same table with her. Apart from her master and senior brothers from the mountain, there were only Murong Shou, Murong Ze and Qi Minxiu.

When they were having dinner at Prince Chen's Mansion before, Qi Minxiu saw that she was intentionally restraining herself, and comforted her that food would taste better if she ate with big mouthfuls.

Oh, I wonder if he listened to her and worked out. He should be taking a shower at this time...

Huh? Why did she think of him for no reason? Strange, what he was doing had nothing to do with her?

"Mo'er, what are you thinking about so intently? Come, try this." Seeing that she had rice in her mouth but was chewing it intentionally or unintentionally, Murong Ze called her twice in confusion.

Xiao Mo came back to her senses, swallowed the food in her mouth, and smiled, "No, it's just that I haven't eaten such delicious food in a long time."

"These are just ordinary dishes, not delicacies from land and sea. Doesn't the Prime Minister's Mansion have them?" Murong Shou frowned when he heard her say that.

Xiao Mo shook her head and said nonchalantly, "There are many rules in the Xiangfu Mansion that forbid eating like this."

"How should I put it? If you're a martial artist, that's called heroic. If you're a scholar, that's called disrespectful. They're different from you, so you don't need to listen to them."

Murong Ze gave her a reasonable explanation that hit the nail on the head.

When Xiao Mo heard this, it seemed to be true.

Murong Shou chuckled twice and suddenly said something that almost made Xiao Mo choke while she was drinking tea.

"Remember the promise you two made to each other when you were little?"