The aroma of cooking filled the house: I sent my eldest brother to become the Grand Secretary.

“I understand. The person who saved you that day was Miss Shen’s older brother. Her older brother’s name is also Shen Chen, the same as this person’s name.”

Ji Lingfeng rolled his eyes at him and gave him a sharp rap on the head.

"Is it possible that this Shen Chen is Miss Shen's older brother?"

"But someone else saved us that day."

He Yu scratched his ear, looking even more confused.

"Didn't Master say that the one who saved you was a member of the Shen family? How come there's someone else?"

Ji Lingfeng was completely speechless, and spoke indifferently.

"Could it be that the person who saved me was Miss Shen disguised as a man?"

Tsuruha suddenly realized, "Oh! That's right!"

"Wow!"

"That's actually the case."

"Why didn't I think of that?"

"Does that mean Miss Shen is your savior?"

"Then you should treat Miss Shen better in the future; after all, she saved you."

“I treated her very badly.”

Crane Feather nodded.

He stared intently at Ji Lingfeng, fearing that, like before, he would be punished with a military rod for saying the wrong thing.

He still remembered the time when he was with his master in Xin'an County, especially the time he spent with Miss Shen, when his master rewarded him with a lot of military rods.

But this time, contrary to his usual behavior, the master listened to his words and fell into deep thought.

After a long pause, he slowly spoke, asking himself, "What should I do?"

Tsuruha, "What?"

"Ahem!" Ji Lingfeng coughed twice, then continued, "I'm asking you what it means to be nicer to Miss Shen?"

"You mean this? Master, let me tell you, that young lady isn't one of those roughnecks in our army."

"You should speak to people more gently, not like you're scolding us."

"and many more……"

He Yu looked up at Ji Lingfeng's face for a long time before finally confirming, "Master, why is your face red?"

He felt like he had stumbled upon his master's secret.

After he finished speaking, his master's ears turned red.

Could it be that Master and Miss Shen...

Seriously? Isn't this like an old cucumber trying to look young, like an old cow trying to eat young grass?

He wasn't saying this, but Miss Shen is such a young girl, with great cooking skills and good looks; she has so many options.

If his master continues with the same attitude as before, he's probably in for a rough time.

"Tsk tsk..." He couldn't help but prepare to tease his master.

"Go back and find Hefei to lead the Five Armed Forces Cudgel."

Look, look, it's that kind of mouth. It looks perfectly normal, but it utters such cold words.

He deserves to be so old and still single.

Ji Lingfeng was unaware of He Yu's thoughts; if he had, he might have given him ten more lashes.

He's currently preoccupied with figuring out how to treat Shen Cao better.

He didn't think he had treated Shen Cao badly, but since He Yu said that, he must have done something wrong before.

However, he had been in the military since he was a child and had no idea how to treat a girl, especially since he had feelings for this girl.

He spent most of his time with his younger sister and mother.

He treated his younger sister much the same way he treated He Yu and the others, and there was nothing wrong with that.

No, something seems off. His sister seems to have been afraid of him since she was little, and they're not particularly close.

It seems I can't treat my mother well either.

He felt this was much more difficult than leading troops into battle.

"Master, we've arrived at the General's Mansion," the coachman's voice came from inside.

He Yu was the first to stand up. He saw that his master's brows were furrowed. Anyone who knew him well knew that his master must be very irritable at this moment.

He quickly walked to the carriage door, lifted the curtain, and shouted, "Master, you must learn to talk to people with a smile."

After saying this, fearing that Ji Lingfeng would seize the opportunity to give him a few more beatings, he quickly jumped off the carriage and added loudly, "Master, with your icy expression, not only Miss Shen, but even Miss Ji Fu, your own sister, is afraid of you."

He disappeared from the gate of the general's mansion as soon as he finished speaking.

Ji Lingfeng: [His face is cold?]

Laugh? How do you laugh?

He had forgotten when he last laughed.

He stretched out two fingers, lifted the corners of his mouth, and smiled.

What a strange feeling.

He shook his hand, wondering how he had ended up listening to that guy He Yu.

He put on his usual expression and got off the carriage.

As they reached the main gate, they ran into Ji Fu, who was about to leave.

Ji Fu had clearly dressed up carefully, and she was startled when she saw her older brother.

Her first reaction was to turn around, but after thinking about it, she realized that her older brother had already seen her, so turning around like that seemed a bit inappropriate.

She had no choice but to bite the bullet and greet Ji Lingfeng with a smile.

"Brother, you are back."

"Are you going out?"

"Me? If you don't want me to go out, then I won't." After saying that, she turned around and prepared to walk back into the mansion.

Ji Lingfeng suddenly thought of what He Yu had just said. Could it be that he was too cold to his sister, which caused her to be afraid of him?

"Wait, you can leave if you want."

After saying that, he forced a smile, "Remember to come back soon."

To everyone's surprise, Ji Fu was initially quite happy when he told her to leave, but when she saw his smile...

They immediately realized something was wrong.

Ji Fu thought to herself, "I hope nothing bad has happened to my older brother. Why is he smiling so terrifyingly? His smile is even more terrifying than his crying face."

She quickly waved her hand, "No, no, brother, I suddenly feel unwell, so I won't be going out."

Ji Lingfeng quickly stepped forward, still smiling and asking with concern, "Where do you feel unwell? Should I go and fetch the imperial physician to take a look?"

Damn, her brother really is her brother; he saw right through her faking illness.

She waved her hand more forcefully, "No, no, no, brother, it's just a minor ailment, how could I trouble the imperial physician?"

"I'll just go back and rest."

"Goodbye, big brother!" After saying this, he ran to his room as if fleeing.

Even his personal maid couldn't keep up with him.

Ji Lingfeng watched his sister's retreating figure. She was indeed his sister; even when she was sick, she was so energetic.

He Yu: [Master, is it possible that you frightened Miss Ji Fu?]

Ji Fu: [Big brother, why are you laughing so creepily? I haven't done anything wrong!]

[It's all Ma Liangcai's fault! Why did he have to arrange it today, of all times, that I ran into my brother and witnessed such a terrifying scene!]

At that moment, Ma Liangcai, who was waiting for Ji Fu in the private room of Xiangmanlou, suddenly sneezed.

"Ah Qiu"

"Who insulted me?" he asked the servant beside him, somewhat angrily.

The servant waved his hand, "It's not me."

Ma Liangcai glanced at him, hoping it wasn't true.

Then, thinking that he would be able to meet Ji Fu soon, he smiled again.

However, the agreed time for the two of them has passed, and Ji Fu has not yet arrived.

He looked out the window and saw no familiar carriages on the street.

Could it be that Ji Fu dressed up specially to see her, wasting some time in the process?

That must be it, then let him wait.

However, they waited until dark, but Ji Fu still hadn't arrived.

It was his servant who found them here. "Young master, Miss Ji Fu sent someone to the manor to say that she is not feeling well and cannot go out."

"Feeling unwell? What's wrong?"

"No, I have to go and see."