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

Murong Shu put on a kind and warm smile, pursed her lips, glanced around, and leaned towards Xiao Mo.

"I think Mr. Huai from the Lu family is quite good. Besides, he probably has a good impression of you."

These words hit Xiao Mo's brain like a bolt from the blue. She opened her mouth and asked doubtfully after a while, "You've only met him once, how do you know he has a good impression of me?"

Murong Shu had a look of seeing through everything, "Don't think I don't know who you met on Qixi Festival."

"I met Qi Yue, and the whole city knew about it."

"When the Duke's wife and I passed by Changqing Garden, we saw you and Lu Huai chatting and laughing on the street. He didn't look at you like a friend."

Only then did Xiao Mo realize that Murong Shu had not come to her to discuss the bad reputation of an unmarried girl frequently entering and leaving the palace.

She is here to propose marriage!

"What can you tell from this? Did you see his face clearly over there in Changqingyuan? Just look at his eyes."

Murong Shu raised her chin with a little pride. She had lived for most of her life, so shouldn't she be able to predict things like this with certainty?

"After you met on Qixi Festival, he went to the Lu Mansion the next day, under the pretext of asking you to treat his mother, but that was not the case."

Sometimes when people want to laugh, they really feel powerless: "Okay, even if what you said is true, so what?"

Seeing that Xiao Mo had entered the Tao, Murong Shu began to analyze the situation for her seriously.

"Look, the people who like you now include Prince Jin, Prince Chen, and Lu Huai. Although marrying into a prince's mansion can bring honor to the Xiao family, there are too many unstable factors, and there is a high possibility of unhappiness in the future."

Hearing this, Xiao Mo couldn't help laughing again: "I haven't gotten married yet, why are you cursing me?"

"After listening to my mother, although the Lu family is not as good as the royal family, it is a stable family and a business family.

In terms of status, you are higher than him. If you marry him and give birth to a boy or a girl, the Lu family will have to support you."

Xiao Mo listened absentmindedly, responding perfunctorily from time to time.

After Murong Shu finished speaking, she looked at her expectantly, "How is it?"

"Mother, didn't anyone ask you out today?" Xiao Mo sighed heavily, with a hint of fatigue in her tone.

"This is your lifelong event. You should answer your mother first."

She sat up straight, looked Murong Shu in the eye, and said seriously, "I don't want to marry anyone now. Starting a family is a kind of bondage, but I like freedom. Mother, don't say such things anymore."

Murong Shu was almost mad at her answer and glared at her with gritted teeth: "You kid..."

"I know my mother is doing this for my own good, but marrying someone you don't like is the beginning of a painful life, and this pain will stay with you for the rest of your life."

Murong Shu wanted to say a few more words of comfort, but was interrupted by Xiao Mo again: "Okay, I understand your good intentions, let's talk about marriage in two years. I'm going out."

"where to?"

"Lu Mansion."

Xiao stood up and walked out the door. Seeing this, Shen Yun, who was guarding the door, hurriedly followed him.

Halfway through the walk, he remembered Xiao Mo's words and went back to the room to take the medicine box with him.

After leaving the house, Xiao Mo stood blankly at the bottom of the stairs, not knowing where to go.

Shen Yun stood beside her, recalling the conversation in the room that she had just heard at the door. Knowing that she didn't want to face Lu Huai at this moment, she suggested that she go horseback riding to relax.

These words exploded like fireworks in Xiao Mo's heart.

Yes, at this moment, only galloping on horseback can help her relieve the gloom in her heart.

After a while, two people, one black and one white, ran one in front and one behind from the sparse streets all the way to the suburbs.

There is a grassland outside the city where the troops are training, where they practice swordplay, gunplay, horse riding, archery, and horse racing.

The person in charge of the grassland was Lieutenant General Chen, who had returned with her after the victory in the previous battle against the Northern Barbarians.

Because he was seriously injured on the battlefield, the emperor arranged this idle position for him to recuperate.

The first time she knew about this place was when Qi Yue accidentally mentioned it to her when he pestered her to go hunting last time.

After Qi Minxiu got burned, she had no time left. Today was her second time here.

Above the Chunfeng Teahouse, there was a light green figure sitting by the window. Ever since Xiao Mo's horse appeared, his eyes had been fixed on it.

"That's all for today. I have something else to do, so I'll leave now."

Qi Yue put down the chess piece in his hand, without giving the person opposite him a chance to react, he stood up and ran downstairs.

Leaving behind him a bewildered chess friend, bewildered: "Hey! Where are you going?"

In the training ground, the loud shouts of the soldiers were deafening. Deputy General Chen led Xiao Mo past from the periphery, which made Xiao Mo feel excited.

She stopped to watch a round of training, and couldn't wait to pick up the spear on the ring and walk up to show everyone a set of spear skills.

The soldiers didn't know what was going on at first, but gradually they were attracted by her skillful and exquisite moves.

"Good! What a surprise!"

"This gun control is so cool!"

After a shooting performance, the soldiers were so excited that they shouted that women are as good as men.

At this time, Deputy General Chen walked up to Xiao Mo with a smile on his face, raised her hand and wanted to explain her identity: "Hahaha, don't be surprised, this is..."

At the critical moment, Xiao Mo quickly interrupted him with a smile: "Does anyone else want to come up and spar with me?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a familiar voice came from a distance: "I'm coming!"

Everyone turned around upon hearing the voice, and after seeing who was coming, they stood to the sides and bowed their heads in greeting, "Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Jin."

Xiao Mo's eyes, which were originally bright and lively, dimmed instantly when she saw him walking towards her.

Qi Yue had a defiant look in his eyes and an ambiguous smile on his lips. He walked to the steps of the arena where Xiao Mo was standing and looked up at her.

"I'll spar with you."

Xiao Mo's eyelids twitched, and she crossed her arms and turned her head to the side: "I won't compete with you."

Qi Yue smiled brightly, his eyes full of tenderness: "The soldiers can compete with you, but I can't. Do you look down on me, or do you think I'm not as good as them?"

Xiao Mo was already used to the way and tone he spoke, so she didn't think anything of it.

She was about to turn around to refute him when she saw the faces of the soldiers standing below changed.

At this moment, she clearly realized that the man in front of her was an omnipotent prince.

She had been rude to him in the past because he liked her, so she had never been punished in any substantial way.

If he wanted to, any single word she had said to him before would make her feel really bad.

After sorting out all this, Xiao Mo no longer refused and moved aside: "Then please find a weapon that suits you, Your Highness."

Qi Yue walked onto the stage with a smile on his face and casually pulled out the long sword from Yuan Mu's hand: "Don't let me give in. Let me see your strength."

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