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

"It's nothing, it's nothing, I didn't disturb your peaceful sleep." Wu Peng'en said as he stepped into the house and sat down at the square table for a long time without saying a word.

After closing the door, Wu Guo lay down again and said, "Don't turn on the light, I'm going to continue sleeping."

Wu Peng'en sighed and said, "Sui Ning came to see me just now."

Wu Guo, who had been lying down, sat up again and said with dissatisfaction, "Can't you just say what you mean? Why is Sui Ning looking for you so late instead of sleeping?"

"Yeah, I also felt something was off. She suddenly asked me if I had ever thought about having a child with another woman."

"Wu Peng'en, did Sui Ning find out you took in some woman?" Wu Guo guessed.

"Am I that kind of person?" Wu Peng'en calmly denied.

"Are you saying you're not the kind of person who would get caught doing bad things, or are you saying you're not a womanizer?"

Wu Peng'en chuckled, turned his head to look at the bed in the dark room, and said, "When did you start thinking things through so thoroughly?"

The tone from the other side of the bed was clearly not good: "Spending too much time with an old fox like you, it's hard not to overthink things!"

Wu Peng'en turned back again and guessed, "I'm wondering if Sui Ning has someone she likes. Sui Ning is a thoughtful person; perhaps the other person made some vows of eternal love to her, which made her lose her composure, and therefore..."

Wu Guo chimed in, "So I'm asking you, a role model who doesn't philander, if men like that really exist?"

Wu Peng'en chuckled.

Wu Guo thought for a moment and then became a little anxious: "What man is any good! Sui Ning mustn't be fooled! No, I have to check! I've been urging you to find a husband for Sui Ning for a long time, but you're always so busy. Sui Ning is already sixteen! Don't you know that a daughter can't stay at home forever once she's grown up?" As he spoke, he began to put on his clothes with a rustling sound.

Wu Peng'en asked in confusion, "What are you doing? It's so late and the dew is so heavy. Where are you going to investigate?"

Wu Guo really had an idea: "I'll go to her place first and see if there are any sour poems that lecherous men have given her!"

Wu You, the lecherous man who once wrote a sour poem for his wife, was called out, but upon hearing that Wu Guozhen was preparing to go out at night to sneak into Lingyun Courtyard, he hurriedly groped forward to stop him: "You also know that Sui Ning is sixteen? What are you, a grown man, doing checking a young lady's boudoir!"

Wu Guo uttered a single word, then fell silent and said, "I'm her godfather. I even changed her first diaper ring!"

Wu Peng'en grabbed Wu Guo and comforted him, "I'll ask Sui Ning's maid later, won't I? If Sui Ning hears you say that, she'll probably never talk to you again. With your brain, you'll probably only think things through once in your life, and then you'll be done with it."

Wu Guo knew that Wu Peng'en was referring to the incident sixteen years ago. After thinking about Wu Peng'en's words, he realized that what he said made sense, and that he had been too concerned. So he pushed Wu Peng'en out the door and said, "Since there's nothing I can do, why are you looking for me now? Get out of here, I want to sleep!"

Wu Peng'en was pushed outside, and before the door closed, he instructed her, "Starting tomorrow, secretly follow Sui Ning and see who she associates with."

A voice inside the room said, "Do you need to tell me?" and then silence returned.

Wu Peng'en had no choice but to slowly stroll back to his and his wife's courtyard under the moonlight.

It wasn't that Wu Peng'en had neglected the matter of choosing a husband for his eldest daughter; it was just that finding a son-in-law was difficult, and finding one of similar character, appearance, and talent was even harder. Wu Peng'en had been considering which young men were suitable for marriage for three years, but after looking around, she felt none of them were a good match for her daughter, Sui Ning. Those she had her eye on were all from prestigious and powerful families, and getting them to marry into her family was harder than getting them to commit suicide. For a time, Wu Peng'en even had a dark thought: why not fabricate some crime, confiscate someone's property, and then shatter the dignity of those aristocratic young men, forcing them to obediently come and marry Sui Ning?

But alas, even the smallest clues can lead to trouble. If they leave a trace, they could harm Sui Ning in the future!