Traveling through an ancient military camp: Bao'er's survival song

Seeing Zheng Xi scrutinizing her, Li Bao'er immediately said deliberately, "Look at me, look at me! Master, do you think I look like Wu Peng'en and that's why I deserve to be beaten? Master, are you siding with the General again? I knew it!"

Zheng Xi said sternly, "You know nothing! I even beat that brat up before I came! I was just trying to see where you could see any potential for handsomeness. But, it's not like my son Zheng just found out you look like Wu Peng'en, so why is he suddenly going crazy?"

Li Bao'er was delighted to hear Zheng Xi say that he had beaten up Peng Zizheng, and immediately asked, "Master, how badly did you beat him? Did he bleed? Did he lose an arm or a leg?"

Zheng Xi hissed, "Missing an arm or a leg? You really dare to dream! Even if you call me uncle by seniority, if I really maimed him, do you think your master would still be standing in front of you?"

Li Bao'er pouted: "Hmph, damned feudalism."

"what?"

"By the way, Master, didn't you just ask why the General went mad? Go back and ask him. I really don't dare go back to the General's mansion, really! I'd really risk my life in front of the General! Last time he insisted I was a spy for the Eighth Prince! I'm speechless! I didn't even know back then that the person who fawned over me all day was actually royalty! Anyway, I've never seen how royalty behaves, but you can't just go around without a single guard or servant, can you? Let me put it this way, Master, if you met someone who was relatively wealthy and called you 'Big Brother' every day, would you believe he was some Eighth Prince?"

Zheng Xishen agreed: "Yeah, I don't believe it. There's something fishy going on here."

After thinking for a moment, Zheng Xi started to overthink again: "No, you can't stay here. What if that Eighth Prince really has ill intentions towards you and forces you to be his male concubine? Even I, your master, won't be able to get into this prince's mansion to rescue you. You should come with me. The more I think about it, the more something seems off. That's it! You are indeed quite pretty. That Eighth Prince definitely has some filthy thoughts about you..."

Liu Shu, who hadn't returned to this private residence for several days, stood at the door looking embarrassed.

Li Bao'er saw Liu Shu return first, and without getting up, she waved and said, "Liu Shu, what are you standing there for? Come in, my master has come to see me."

Zheng Xi was stunned by Li Bao'er's audacity and, without time to criticize her, quickly bowed to the current Prince of Donglai. However, both of them were embarrassed after standing up. One was aware that the Prince had homosexual tendencies, and the other had overheard her beloved's master believing that she had ill intentions.

After an awkward silence, Liu Shu spoke up: "Bao Bao saved my life, so Lieutenant Zheng really doesn't need to worry. I have no ill intentions towards Bao Bao."

Zheng Xi was even more embarrassed.

Liu Shu continued, “I have already informed His Majesty of this matter. Bao Bao is a recruited soldier. I have petitioned His Majesty to transfer him to my residence as a guard. Therefore, Bao Bao will not be returning to the Guide General’s residence for the time being. I hope that Lieutenant Zheng will tell General Peng not to blame Li Bao Bao.”

Zheng Xi could only say yes.

Later, Liu Shu wanted to invite Zheng Xi to stay for dinner, but Zheng Xi declined, partly because Peng Zizheng's position as adjutant made it inconvenient for him to have too much involvement with the Prince of Donglai, and partly because he was still in the awkward period of being associated with the Prince of Ququ.

Leaving aside the parting of master and apprentice, let's talk about Peng Zizheng. He went to the residence of Li Baobao's elder brother, Li Bei, in the capital. Since Peng Zizheng arrived in the capital, he had not yet met Li Bei.