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

Nine-year-old You Ning, who was following Wu Suining, noticed her elder sister's displeasure and told her that she needed to use the restroom. She had originally wanted to take her sister to see the flowers that had been moved from the greenhouse, but she was afraid that the clueless Mrs. Jin would also come along, so she had to make up an excuse to use the restroom.

Wu Suining then bid farewell to Madam Jin, saying she was worried about her younger sister, and left with a maid from the Prince's mansion.

After Wu Suining left, Madam Jin also stopped staying in front of the group of young girls. In addition, her nephew was also impatient to stand there and listen to their conversation, so he and his sister-in-law went elsewhere.

After hesitating for a long time, Madam Song finally decided to talk to her sister-in-law. When she was a young girl, her sister-in-law was innocent and naive, which made her quite endearing. But who would have thought that she would only grow old but not wise? Fortunately, she didn't have any sisters-in-law or aunts to deal with after she married into the family, so she hasn't suffered much over the years.

"Lingniang, sister-in-law, I see you're quite fond of that Miss Wu. You... don't you have some ideas about her?"

“Sister-in-law, you noticed? As you know, Hai’er is twenty now, but he has high standards and hasn’t found a girl he likes in the past few years. This Wu family boy is on good terms with my third son, and I know that the eldest daughter of the Wu family is skilled in music and plays the zither beautifully. Isn’t that a coincidence? Hai’er is the same way. If she marries Hai’er, wouldn’t that be a perfect match?”

"But...aren't the Wu family's social standing a bit too high?"

“Oh, my dear sister-in-law, everyone says that a high-class family marries off a woman, while a low-class family marries off a woman. Not to mention that my Hai-ge is a well-known good husband in the capital, my husband, although he is in the Ministry of Works, is still the head of a department! Wu Sui-ning will be seventeen next year, and I think she has no room to choose.”

"..."

Leaving aside the details of how the two sisters-in-law argued, Wu Suining, having left her friends, didn't want to go back with her younger sister. In truth, the social interactions among noble ladies either revolved around comparing and arguing about clothing, food, and jewelry, or they immersed themselves in poetry and songs about romance and nature. If these topics were interspersed, they could be quite interesting, but Wu Suining found it all rather dull and boring.

When the Wu sisters were strolling in the park, they ran into their second brother, Wu Fanzhi, and the Jin family's third son and his group of boys. Xiao Youning then abandoned her eldest sister and went to play with her second brother and his group of children who were about the same age.

Wu Suining gave Leng Hua and the other maids to You Ning, and then took Qiu Guang to find a quiet place to rest. She found a maid from the Prince's Mansion and led the way to the Plum Blossom Hall, which was prepared for the women to rest.

At this time, most of the guests were still outside exchanging pleasantries and socializing. The several halls where guests were supposed to rest were empty. After the maids from the Prince's Mansion served some snacks, fruits, and tea, they withdrew. Wu Suining lay back on the couch and casually picked up a nine-linked ring to play with, letting Qiu Guang, that greedy little girl, go and enjoy the exquisite tea and snacks from the Prince's Mansion.

Before long, Wu Suining heard men arguing in hushed tones next door. She frowned, gave Qiu Guang a look that told her not to move, and then listened intently.

"Shi Miao, you son of a bitch, don't cause me any trouble, and get the hell out of here!"

"Hey, General, we're just here to see what this Prince's mansion looks like, we're definitely not here to work."

"Stop your fucking nonsense! You're just scouting this place, aren't you? There are a lot of people here today. If you get caught, I'm definitely not going to bail you out!"

"Hey, my great general, you underestimate me too much. If I'm second to none in the thieves' world, then no one is first. I can come and go freely from the imperial prison, so how could I possibly be defeated in this small royal palace?"

Wu Suining's brows furrowed even more. She recognized the voice of the man who was swearing all over his face; it was Peng Zizheng, the General of Guide who had kidnapped her.