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

For the next two days, Xiao Mo felt as if she was dying of back pain every time she knelt down because of the intermittent detoxification of her body from the medicinal baths.

After Nanny Liu left, Xiao Wenbo sent another Nanny.

That nanny was in charge of the kitchen and was no one's employee. Besides, she had already seen Xiao Mo's methods, so she was very obedient.

She was an honest person. Every day after kneeling beside Xiao Mo, she would give her lotus seed cake.

At first, Xiao Mo thought she was trying to please her, but when she got to know her better, she realized that she was an honest person who was not good at speaking and could only express herself through actions.

There are so many maids in the backyard who like her. It's not easy. I didn't expect that there are still uncorrupted people in the Prime Minister's Mansion. It's really rare.

Xiao Mo liked her personality very much and would chat with her when she was bored kneeling.

She never speaks proactively and only answers when asked a question that she absolutely has to.

For example, Xiao Mo was as concerned as if she was checking someone's household registration, asking how many people were in the family, when they entered the prime minister's residence, etc.

Over time, this person who doesn't like to laugh was also led astray by Xiao Mo's straightforward and lovely personality.

That day, the weather was hotter than usual. After kneeling for half an hour, the nanny saw that Xiao Mo's face looked not right, so she went to get a fan to fan her.

Xiao Mo smiled at her and looked up at the fireball above her head.

The sweat from her body soaked into the wound, making her frown.

Shen Yun was sent by Xiao Wenbo to do the dirty work because of Lin's instigation.

She was sweeping fallen leaves in the backyard and felt a wave of warmth coming over her. Thinking of Xiao Mo, she quietly left her things and returned to Suqiyuan.

When the nanny saw that Xiao Mo's face was getting paler and paler, she looked worried.

She glanced around, put away her fan, and bent down to help her. "Miss, I see you don't look well. The sun is scorching. Let's stop here today. I'll go talk to the master."

Xiao Mo closed her eyes, sweating profusely. Every breath she took caused unbearable stinging pain in the wound. She subconsciously reached out to touch it, but felt bloodstains.

She was afraid of scaring the nanny, so she kept blocking the way with her hands. After a while, Shen Yun ran in panting.

"Miss!"

Xiao Mo struggled to stand up slowly with the help of the nanny.

Hearing Shen Yun's voice, she looked back, and suddenly her vision went dark and she knelt down on one knee.

Nanny and Shen Yun were startled. The former didn't know that she had an injury on her left shoulder, so she hugged her tightly reflexively.

Her wound was torn open, and the blood instantly dyed her light-colored clothes red.

Mammy was so frightened that her face turned pale and she even stuttered: "Miss, what's wrong with you?"

Xiao Mo was afraid that she would blame herself, so she quickly smiled and said, "It has nothing to do with you. I was bitten by a wild snake while playing outside the city a few days ago. The wound is now recovering."

She looked at her and Shen Yun with half belief and half doubt, and when she saw Shen Yun nod at her, she didn't ask any more questions.

Back in the house, Xiao Mo dismissed everyone and left only Shen Yun to help her check her wound.

Just as they had rebandaged the wound, the servant came knocking on her door in a hurry: "Miss, someone is coming from the palace. Please come in."

Hearing this, Xiao Mo and Shen Yun looked at each other.

"Could it be that Prince Jin told the Emperor about your assassination attempt?"

Shen Yun asked questions in confusion while helping Xiao Mo get dressed.

Xiao Mo thought for a moment and shook her head: "If that's the case, the letter should have arrived from the harem three days ago when we returned, and we wouldn't have to wait until now."

"What do you mean, miss?"

"I don't know either. Let's go and have a look."

After the two of them packed up quickly, they ran to the front yard without stopping.

The chief eunuch in the palace and his two little followers were waiting respectfully in front of the courtyard.

After seeing Xiao Mo's figure, he quickly greeted her with a smile: "Oh, young master, I finally waited for you. The emperor is waiting for you in Qianwu Hall. Come with us."

Xiao Mo looked at him with a puzzled expression, and just casually glanced at Lin and others who were receiving customers on behalf of Xiao Wenbo, and they quickly lowered their heads in guilt.

Murong Shu stepped forward with some concern: "Since the emperor has something urgent to see you, then go quickly. Your father has already entered the palace."

Xiao Mo looked at her father-in-law and raised her hand to make a gesture of invitation: "Then let's go quickly."

At the palace gate, Xiao Wenbo, who had just finished discussing matters with the emperor, recognized the carriage that Xiao Mo was riding in at a glance.

He stretched out his hand to stop her, walked to the side of the carriage curtain and called her softly: "Mo'er, when you enter the palace later, no matter what the emperor says, you must deal with it carefully and don't act willfully."

Xiao Mo looked ahead and didn't give him any answer: "Thank you for reminding me, father."

In the Qianwu Hall, besides the emperor, Qi Suyuan, Qi Yue, Qi Minxiu and others were also present.

Judging from the expressions on their faces, what they were discussing seemed to be quite complicated.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May the Emperor live long and healthy." Xiao Mo's voice broke the delicate atmosphere in the hall.

The emperor had his hands behind his back. When he saw her come in, he quickly stepped forward and motioned for her to stand up. "Come in, serve some tea and a seat."

She scanned the faces of everyone present one by one and asked, "I wonder why the Emperor summoned me here?"

The emperor did not answer her question immediately, but instead expressed concern for her injuries.

"I heard from Yue'er that a few days ago you went to the camp outside the city to study, and on the way back you were attacked. You were seriously injured while trying to save him. Are you feeling better now?"

Xiao Mo looked at Qi Yue with a hint of surprise, then stood up and saluted the emperor: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. My injury is no longer serious."

"How come no one came to report such a big thing to me?"

His question stumped Xiao Mo. At that time, neither Qi Yue nor Qi Minxiu mentioned telling him about this, so how could she dare to act on her own?

"Father, the people who were chasing us were a group of assassins. They had no distinctive features and were wrapped in black. We have no evidence, so we dare not speak rashly."

The emperor sighed and sat back on the throne with a look of regret.

Throughout the whole process, Qi Suyuan kept his eyes down and said nothing.

Qi Minxiu and Qi Yue have been looking at Xiao Mo's face since she came in.

Seeing that her complexion was not much better than the day she returned, Qi Minxiu frowned and turned to look at the emperor who was sitting on the throne.

"Father, I see that General Xiao is not in a good mood. If I ask her to lead the troops to help at this time, I'm afraid it would not be appropriate."