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

Qi Yue squinted his eyes and looked at her. After a long while, he sneered and said, "Mother, your calculations are too loud."

"There's nothing we can do. Ever since Xiao Mo treated Qi Minxiu's leg, the throne you were about to take has been suppressed by the Emperor. If we have to go to war in the future, with Xiao Mo, your chances of victory will be much greater."

"Mother, you're worrying too much. Regardless of whether Qi Minxiu can recover, the position of Crown Prince will never be his. This is a secret known to everyone in the former court and the harem."

Qi Yue had a meaningful smile on his face, raised his eyebrows slightly, and took a sip of tea with a half-smile.

Concubine Liang smiled contemptuously and shook her head: "To prevent any trouble, you should marry her. Mother will personally arrange the wedding for you."

She thought Qi Yue would be happy if she said this, but unexpectedly, Qi Yue looked at her for a few seconds, then suddenly sat up straight, his eyes cold and serious.

"Mother, you misunderstood. My reason for marrying her has nothing to do with her status. No matter what her status is in the future, I will always love her as a person."

His words made Concubine Liang's eyelashes tremble slightly, as she had long seen through love.

Back then, she also believed in love so much, but when her life was hanging by a thread, the person she loved was with someone else.

She knew that it was pointless to argue with her silly son about the authenticity of love at this moment. As long as he was willing to marry Xiao Mo, it didn't matter in what form.

Concubine Liang was silent for a moment, then smiled and patted Qi Yue's hand: "Okay, mother supports you in marrying her with love."

Qi Yue was stunned by her sudden change of attitude, but he didn't say anything.

"Your father is no longer young. He has mentioned to me more than once the matter of an eldest grandson. Of all the children he has, you are the only one who can help him fulfill this wish."

Although this was not the first time that Concubine Liang brought up this topic in front of him, it was the first time that he seriously thought about it.

Qi Suyuan, as the eldest prince, was not interested in women by nature and only had a penchant for homosexuality.

Qi Minxiu is a paraplegic with hemiplegia, and among the adult princes he is indeed the only one most likely to have a grandson.

If it was Xiao Mo who gave birth to this eldest grandson of the emperor... Thinking deeply about it, Qi Yue couldn't help but curl his lips.

Coming back to his senses, he grinned at Concubine Liang and said, "I've made a note of this and will consider it carefully. It's getting late today, so I won't bother you any more. You should go to bed early."

This was a rare time that Qi Yue responded so politely to Concubine Liang.

Accustomed to his usual flamboyance, she was not used to this sudden rule.

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, ever since Xiao Wenbo was summoned to the palace and learned that the Emperor wanted Xiao Mo to go to the Western Frontier to help quell the rebellion, his attitude towards her has changed drastically.

In addition, Qi Minxiu personally sent her back and told him that Xiao Mo was injured and her injury worsened after being punished. The emperor was very angry, so he never dared to mention the daily kneeling punishment again.

During dinner, Murong Shu happily called Xiao Mo to her yard. If it weren't for her, no one else could ask her to leave.

During the meal, Xiao Wenbo changed his usual attitude and smiled as he picked up a full bowl of food for her.

"Look at you, why didn't you tell me you were injured? If His Royal Highness Prince Chen hadn't told me, I would still be in the dark."

Xiao Mo didn't want to pay attention to him, so she lowered her head and responded perfunctorily.

Xiao Wenbo, in high spirits, was not displeased by her indifferent attitude. "I heard that you were trying to save Prince Jin. When I told you two to go together, you pretended to be angry. It turns out you were embarrassed."

Murong Shu observed Xiao Mo's reaction and felt disappointed when she saw that she was just eating silently.

After a while, she slowly raised her head and looked directly at Xiao Wenbo: "I don't like him. I don't want to emphasize it again. This has nothing to do with whether to save him or not."

She spoke in a firm tone, put down her bowl and chopsticks and prepared to stand up.

Murong Shu quickly grabbed her wrist and asked her to sit back down: "Okay, okay, whether you don't like it or you're embarrassed, if you don't want to mention it, we won't mention it anymore."

Xiao Mo glanced at her indifferently, then looked at Xiao Wenbo, who looked unhappy.

Xiao Wenbo's expression changed slightly, and he stopped talking while eating.

Murong Shu felt relieved to see that the two did not quarrel.

She smiled and shook Xiao Mo's hand: "Your birthday is coming up soon. Your father wants to have a big celebration. What do you think?"

Xiao Mo was a bit bored, shoveling chopsticks in the bowl, lowering her head and saying calmly: "It's not a day worth celebrating, what's there to do?"

On Qinshan, she hasn't celebrated her birthday since she learned about her life experience.

When she was ten years old, Murong Shou brought Murong Ze to Qinshan to see her. Before leaving, she accidentally overheard their conversation with their master.

Her first reaction was disbelief. Later, this question troubled her for many nights, so she went directly to ask her master.

Seeing her determined eyes and serious attitude, the master told her everything about her life and experiences.

Before that, she celebrated her birthday every year with great joy. After that, she became a little averse to birthdays and finally stopped celebrating them altogether.

Murong Shu didn't expect her to say that, and her expression froze for a moment.

Xiao Wenbo raised his eyelids like an arrow shooting out of his eyes and looked at her coldly: "Nineteen years ago, your mother risked her life to give birth to you. Did she want you to talk to her in this way?"

Hearing this, Xiao Mo looked up and met his gaze. "You guys are the one who gave me birth. I've never denied it, but that's all."

She deliberately emphasized the word "give birth" to tell them that they only gave birth to her and did not raise her, so they should not have too many demands on her.

"The grace of giving birth is greater than heaven. No matter how dissatisfied you are with me, I am still your father."

Xiao Wenbo's tone was angry. Murong Shu was about to persuade him when Xiao Mo's slightly sad voice sounded again.

"When I came to my master, I was less than a month old. He, a man who had never been married, was forced to learn how to take care of a fragile baby. He raised me while learning, and brought me up to this age.

Now that I am an adult, not only can I not be by his side and fulfill my filial duties, but I am also forced to be thousands of miles away from him.

His eighteen years of dedication cannot be compared to your words "the grace of giving birth is greater than heaven". In my opinion, the grace of raising a child is even greater than the grace of giving birth."

This was the first time Xiao Mo had spoken so much to Xiao Wenbo since returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Xiao Wenbo looked at her in disbelief. He didn't expect her to say such a thing. He was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say.

Xiao Mo looked at him expressionlessly, said nothing else, put down what she was holding and turned to leave.