Quickly wear it with your skills

As Lan Hanlu had expected, a month after the news of the loss of two cities came in, a group of guards in brocade clothes and swords and a group of lightly armored cavalrymen rode tall horses to their village.

They must have inquired about it clearly beforehand. When they arrived at the village, they went straight to the house where Lou Xiao and the others lived. The sound of horses' hooves hitting the ground was quite loud.

Lou Xiao, who was chopping wood in the yard, had already raised his head and was watching. The gate was not closed, and several people stood outside the gate and bowed.

The weapons and armor they carried collided with each other during the movement. The sound was uniform but not harsh, and it was particularly impressive to listen to.

"I am Wei Jian, a first-rank imperial guard. I greet the young master of the general's mansion."

Lou Xiao paused for a moment with his axe, then began to chop firewood vigorously again, and those people seemed to have anticipated this scene.

He stood up and stood outside the door, and then greeted them in unison. Lan Hanlu heard it and walked out. This slight movement attracted the attention of the people outside the door.

A young woman with a woman's hair style came out through the door curtain. Her eyebrows were as dark blue as indigo and her nose was like a distant mountain. Although she was dressed in an ordinary way, her appearance was first-class.

To say she was stunningly beautiful was a bit of an exaggeration, but to say she was stunningly pretty was definitely not an exaggeration. However, the young woman frowned slightly and parted her cherry lips.

She blurted out crisply with some impatience, "Alright, let them come in! What can they say while standing outside the door? They'll attract another crowd."

Lou Xiao stopped chopping wood because of Lan Hanlu's voice, and looked back at the people standing outside the door. They were wearing shorts and were slightly sweaty from chopping wood.

He was holding an axe in one hand and the veins on one arm were exposed. He had a strong aura, his brows were slightly furrowed and his face was serious. If a child passed by, he would be scared to tears.

But those people on the opposite side are not ordinary people after all. Although I feel that General Lou has a successor, this kid was only about 10 years old when his family was in trouble, and he grew up in this mountain village. This aura must be inherited from General Lou.

"Come in." The voice was low but powerful.

A few people were surprised for a moment and hurried into the yard. They were surprised because they didn't expect that such a powerful man would listen to a woman.

Seeing the leaders coming in and the others standing outside the door, Lou Xiao stretched out his hand and flipped the axe over several times, nailing it directly to the pad where he had just chopped the wood.

He picked up the towel next to him and wiped his face and body roughly. Then he did the same action as before, placing the towel firmly in the original place.

A series of actions have made it clear to the visitors that this only heir of the Lou family has completely inherited the legacy of General Lou.

Lou Xiao came to the yard and sat down at the table and chairs. He poured himself a glass of water and drank it, then lazily glanced at the person opposite him.

He instantly transformed from a general with a murderous aura into a country idler. "The General's Mansion ceased to exist twelve years ago, so don't call me Young Master anymore. It makes people laugh."

The leader, upon hearing this, hurried forward and saluted again. "The Emperor has already issued an edict to exonerate the Lou family and return the former General's Mansion, along with all the land, property, deeds, gold, silver, and jewelry.

Of course, it is definitely worse than the original financial situation of the general's mansion. For this reason, the emperor specially rewarded you with a manor in the suburbs of Beijing as compensation for the deception suffered by the late emperor.

And the three generations of generals of the Lou family were allowed to enter the Taimiao."

Lou Xiao hadn't cared about the compensation before, but when he heard he was allowed to enter the Imperial Ancestral Temple, his hands clenched tightly. The breath he had been holding in his chest suddenly dissipated.

It must be said that the education of loyalty to the emperor in ancient times was quite successful.

Lan Hanlu leaned against the window, listening to their conversation and complaining in her heart. Although she complained, she knew that Lou Xiao would happily eat this cake.

He would take up the post without hesitation, and this trip would take another two or three years. Only after the border was completely stabilized and the enemy was driven deep into the grassland would the silent agreement with the emperor be completed.

So he didn't listen to what the others said and started packing his things. He put all the valuables in the grid space. Just as he was busy packing, the door of the house opened.

In a moment, a huge shadow covered Lan Hanlu. As expected, she turned around and looked at Lou Xiao.

Lou Xiao looked at him with deep, apologetic eyes, her hands clenched at her sides, her lips trembling slightly. That was it, for a long time, not a single word was uttered.

Lan Hanlu almost rolled her eyes. What on earth had she loved about such a person in her previous life? "If you don't have anything to say, just move aside. You're blocking my view. I can't see anything clearly."

"Lulu, I..."

Seeing him stumbling around like that, Lan Hanlu was furious. She threw the clothes she was folding onto the bed. "Lou Xiao, if you don't have anything to say, please go out and don't bother me. If you have something to say, just tell me now. Why would a man dawdle like that? It's annoying."

What she hated most was this man. He was always quick and efficient in doing things, but when it came to her, he was like a gourd with its mouth sawed off. Whatever he said was unpleasant to the ear.

Lou Xiao was stunned by her scolding, then took a deep breath. "Emperor Lulu has summoned me back to lead the troops." After saying this, he carefully observed Lan Hanlu's expression.

Seeing that she wasn't surprised, he paused for a moment before continuing, "The Emperor has already returned part of the General's Mansion's finances. You can go back with the Emperor's guards."

"What's wrong? The Emperor wouldn't leave you without even the time to send me back, and let a woman like me rush to the capital with a bunch of grown men.

Lou Xiao, you really don't care about my reputation. "

Lan Hanlu wasn't nitpicking. In her past life, she had a relatively good relationship with him, so she had overheard their conversation. Although they were implicitly asking him to reach the border as quickly as possible, the emperor hadn't said he couldn't send his wife home.

He felt the situation was urgent, so he entrusted his wife and child to a group of men. It wasn't that he had anything bad to say about these men. On the contrary, they took good care of her.

But in fact, this is also my own fault. At that time, I was only concerned about him going to the war, worried that he would get hurt, worried that he would suffer. I didn't think about my own situation at all.

But before they even arrived in the capital, rumors had already spread. One could imagine what kind of scene Lan Hanlu faced after arriving in the capital.

At that time, according to her actual age, she was less than 20 years old. When she arrived in the capital, she had to take over a huge general's mansion, face rumors all over the city, and had a son who had just learned to stand.

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