The prince stepped on me to get to the top, I angrily flirted with the enemy's hostage

Everyone in the yard stood up instantly.

A group of palace maids appeared first, and Concubine Lian came hurriedly in gorgeous clothes and brocade shoes.

Su Rou frowned. Why did Concubine Lian come here to join in the fun today? She had never shown up on her birthday in previous years.

Concubine Lian looked at Su Rou with a smile, "How have you been these days? Today is your birthday, it's truly something to celebrate. The Emperor specially ordered me to come and congratulate you today."

Su Rou bowed and said, "Thank you, Empress Lian and the Emperor, for your concern."

But she never expected that the emperor would send a favorite concubine today, so naturally there was no place for Concubine Lian.

Lian Fei held her hand and said in a friendly manner, "A few days ago, you were riding with Li'er at the stables. You seemed to be feeling unwell that day, so it was inevitable that I was worried."

Lian Fei's words were deliberately spoken to the people who came to congratulate her on her birthday today. Anyway, she blurred the details so that others could not find out.

Su Rou just opened her mouth to speak, but Su Feng spoke first, "Your Majesty is truly dazzling today. My little sister, please don't make you stand here. Quickly find a place for you to sit down."

Su Rou knew what her second brother meant, so she didn't say anything.

Su Rou asked the maid to arrange a seat for Concubine Lian, and she slowly glanced around the yard.

Those who came today were either rich or noble, and the people in the yard were all here for the reputation of their general's mansion.

Su Rou has been feeling a bit listless lately...

Probably because of the conflict she had with Gong Yu earlier...

It seemed like Gong Yu hadn't come to see him since then.

Su Chong nudged Su Chi's body and looked at Su Rou, "My little sister seems to be in a bad mood today."

Su Chi said, "Hasn't she been like this for a while? She must be worried about Dad's affairs. It's nothing serious."

Su Chong said naively, "Oh, so that's how it is."

After a whole day, Su Rou dragged her tired body back to the yard.

It was true that the people in the court came to congratulate her, but some of them also wanted to use this opportunity to get closer to the General's Mansion.

I drank all day at home today and had a great time chatting with my father and her brother.

Su Rou opened the door and looked at the room full of gifts. She walked straight to the bed through the gap in the middle and lay down.

Su Rou lay on the bed and fell into a deep sleep. The next morning, when Su Rou woke up, she was still wearing the beautiful dress she wore yesterday, and the rouge on her face had not been washed off.

She rubbed her cheeks. She had never had a good sleeping posture, and after the ordeal of last night, her face was now as scratchy as a kitten's.

The maid brought hot water.

Su Rou still looked sleepy as she washed up.

The maid said, "Miss, the Second Master is waiting for you to open the gift..."

What the maid said was neither justified nor convincing.

Su Rou knew that her second brother was thinking about whether there were any unwanted treasures in her room.

Su Rou said, "I'll tear it down in a minute. Go ask my second brother to come over."

After Su Rou finished washing up, her eyes fell on the exquisite box on the table. When she came back last night, she didn't seem to notice that there was anything on the table.

She opened it and saw an exquisite dagger inside. The dagger was exquisitely crafted and had a red gem inlaid on the handle.

This craft...

Su Rou took out the dagger, waved it in the air a few times, and it looked really nice and easy to use.

Who sent this gift?

"Who sent this?" A voice behind her said what she was thinking.

The maid brought Su Feng in from outside.

Su Rou turned her head and said, "I don't know either. Ask the maid in the mansion to bring the gift book over. I should be able to find it after checking it."

Everything else was recorded, except this dagger.

Su Rou was stunned. She suddenly felt that Gong Yu had come after she fell asleep last night.

Su Rou said, "I should know who gave me this dagger. Let's not check it for now. Let's check the other things."

Su Rou put away the dagger, took out the one she was using and placed it on the table.

The one she used was often stained with blood, and there was blood in the gaps of the handle that had not been wiped clean.

Su Rou handed a box of jade hairpins to Su Feng, "This is for big brother."

Su Feng took it and took a look at it, "Why are you giving the boss a hairpin? He is a grown man and can't use it."

It turns out that my second brother is not good at dealing with feelings.

And from what my second brother said, it was obvious that he didn't think that way.

Su Rou said, "Second brother may not know that eldest brother has a girl he likes. He should be able to see her when he returns to the base. Speaking of which, it seems that father doesn't know about this yet."

Su Feng stopped her, "Okay, Second Brother will help you get it to the eldest brother. Don't tell Dad for the time being, at least not yet. It won't be too late to tell him after Third Brother and I leave!"

Su Rou smiled evilly, "It depends on my mood."

The second brother was really worried that she would tell Dad about this and get scolded.

Su Feng said, "You have a gift for the eldest brother, so don't you have anything for the second brother?"

Su Rou deliberately said, "Second brother, do you have a girl you like? Then I will give you this pair of jade bracelets."

Su Feng was silent for a while, probably because she choked him speechless. "I don't have a girl I like, so there's no point in having that bracelet. Before entering the warehouse, at least ask me to get some good things. Second brother won't take it for free. How about I exchange it with you for some information?"

If the gifts that Su Rou received were put into the warehouse, no one in the mansion except Su Rou herself would be able to touch them.

Because my father treasures Su Rou so much, no one else can even covet her things.

Su Rou said, "Then you can take it yourself."

Yesterday, the second brother, the eldest brother and the third brother also gave her gifts, so even if the second brother didn't tell her any so-called news, it wasn't for nothing.

Su Feng said, "Why don't you ask me what the news is? Aren't you curious at all?"

Su Rou said, "Then second brother, tell me what you think."

Su Feng squatted on the ground and rummaged through the boxes and cabinets, saying to her, "Aren't you close to Prince Yu? From what I know, the Emperor is very angry about the previous incident in which the Great Desert launched a war against the Northern Kingdom, and he is planning to kidnap the King of the Great Desert and bring him to the Northern Kingdom. In order to seek asylum, the so-called King of the Great Desert promised to send his unmarried princess to the Southern Kingdom for marriage. As Prince Yu is a prince, I think he probably can't escape."

Gong Yu wants to marry a foreign princess?

Su Rou looked surprised. "Where did you get the news?"

Su Feng was also stunned and looked up at her, "I was just taking a gamble, do you really have that kind of feelings for Prince Yu?"

"No."

"Then what are you asking?"

"Just ask."

Su Feng: “…”

He had an expression of disbelief in himself.

Su Rou shrugged her shoulders and said, "That's true. I can't help it if you don't believe me."

Su Feng said, "The third brother told me that you were close to Prince Yu. I really didn't believe you. You grew up with the Crown Prince. Before Prince Yu appeared by your side, the man by your side was Crown Prince Xie Yuan. I don't know what happened later that caused your attitude towards the Crown Prince to change. But now, I can tell from just asking the third brother that you have a good relationship with Prince Yu. And you're just asking, do you think your three brothers are all blind, or is it your father who is blind?"

Su Rou was silent, "Second brother, I didn't."

The atmosphere in her room suddenly became solemn.

Su Feng sighed and shook his head, "Forget it, second brother, you are asking this question too much."

Su Rou was also quite helpless, because she really didn't have the kind of feelings towards Gong Yu that her second brother said.

If Gong Yu chooses to marry Damao, I think her relationship with Damao will be taken to a higher level.

She didn't know how Gong Yu came to be called the young and promising general of the Gong family in his previous life.

But as long as the result is the same, nothing else matters.

Su Feng asked for a piece of ginseng and then took the thing back.

At noon, Su Feng and Su Chi led their troops back to the base one after another.

There were only a few people left in the mansion.

Su Wan looked at Su Rou and said jokingly, "After your second and third brothers left, the mansion suddenly became much quieter."

Su Rou said, "Last year when I ran away to the Southern Kingdom, Third Brother escorted me back and didn't really care about the border affairs."

Su Wan said, "Father knows that you guys are all grown up now, but you still felt more comfortable when you were little and stuck to me. In the hot summer, your eldest brother held you and climbed trees with your second and third brothers to pick fruits in the yard."

Su Rou stared at Su Wan's belly and didn't hear what Su Wan was sighing about at all.

This place is my father's wound.

She said, "Father, if one day the Northern Kingdom is conquered, will you give up protecting the Emperor and take our family, young and old, into hiding and pretend to be ordinary people living a peaceful life in the market?"