Rebirth: Find a General as Your Backer

"Reporting to the General, Miss has already fallen asleep," Changfeng reported. Chu Mohan nodded slightly, knowing that she must have had a great time today. Thinking of this, the corners of his lips turned up slightly, revealing a gentle smile. He then decided not to disturb her and let her rest in peace.

"Go and inform Steward Ding that I will be having lunch with Miss tomorrow," Chu Mohan said after a moment's thought. After all, he needed to go to the military camp that afternoon and might not be able to see her for several days.

Because she was so exhausted yesterday, Su Lianxue got up very late today. Granny Zhang brought over a bowl of millet porridge and some delicate snacks, saying to her mistress, "The general sent someone to say that we'll have lunch together today."

While eating, Su Lianxue asked, "Then let me eat less now. I got up so late, and I'll have to eat lunch later. I'm afraid I won't be able to eat anything."

"Where is the general right now?" she asked. Xiaomei replied, "At this hour, the general is most likely at the training ground."

"Let's go take a look. It'll be a good opportunity to get some exercise and digest our food." So, the group went to the training ground and, sure enough, saw the general sparring with Commander Feng and his men.

From afar, the general spotted her arrival and strode towards her, asking, "What brings you here?"

"I got up late today and just had breakfast. I heard the general was here, so I came over to help with my digestion." As she spoke, she slowly stood up from her chair.

Chu Mohan gently supported her body, instinctively protecting her as always, and asked softly, "Are you still tired?"

"I'm much better now. Is there anything important today?" She looked up at him.

He gazed at her intently and said, "Didn't the second prince of the Canglang Kingdom send me a letter a few days ago, asking for my help?"

"Did you agree?" She looked at him nervously, after all, the second prince of Canglang Kingdom was an extremely wicked person in her previous life, and she had suffered a lot of humiliation at his hands.

Seeing her anxious expression, Chu Mohan couldn't help but gently comfort her, "Don't worry, I haven't agreed. After dealing with them for so long, how could I not understand this person?"

Hearing this, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, sometimes she struggled with whether or not to tell him about her past life, but it was simply too shocking.

Just as she was lost in thought, Chu Mohan suddenly pulled her into his arms and whispered, "It'll be soon. I'll take you back to the capital soon."

She was stunned for a moment, and it took her a while to react before she said with deep emotion, "General, you must be careful."

"General Zhou, how have you been adjusting lately?" Commander Feng asked, looking at the two men in the distance. "It's all guard duty, nothing to adjust to or not," Zhou Qi replied calmly.

"Don't you have anyone you like?" Commander Feng suddenly couldn't help but ask.

Zhou Qi was slightly taken aback, seemingly not expecting Commander Feng to suddenly ask such a question. He remained silent for a moment, his eyes somewhat unfocused, as if he were recalling something.

"The person I like..." Zhou Qi murmured softly, without answering, momentarily lost in thought.

Commander Feng looked at Zhou Qi's somewhat complicated expression, smiled and said, "General Zhou, if there's anything you want to say, then say it. Even on the battlefield, there's always someone you can care about, someone who can bring you a touch of warmth during these difficult days."

Zhou Qi shook his head slightly, not replying. His gaze returned to Chu Mohan and Su Lianxue in the distance, watching them embrace tightly, a strange emotion welling up inside him.

At this moment, Chu Mohan and Su Lianxue were still immersed in their tenderness. Chu Mohan gently stroked Su Lianxue's hair, his eyes full of affection.

"I really hope we can get married soon. The imperial decree from the capital should be arriving soon," Chu Mohan said gently.

Su Lianxue's cheeks flushed slightly, her eyes sparkling with happiness. She didn't speak; being able to marry him was something she had longed for.

Zhou Qi gazed at the two people in the distance, and for some reason, a ripple of emotion stirred within him. He didn't know why he felt this way, but he felt that the two people in that scene were so happy, and he felt a little envious.

After walking for a while, Chu Mohan asked Su Lianxue to sit down and rest, since her foot injury had just healed and standing for a long time was not good for her recovery.

Su Lianxue and Chu Mohan talked about yesterday's gathering: "Mrs. Yin was especially lovely, and the two young ladies from the Li family were also very nice. The meat was delicious, and the wine was fragrant and intoxicating."

Chu Mohan listened quietly to her story with a smile, and then said, "You don't have many friends here. You can spend more time with them when you have time, but you absolutely cannot drink strong liquor. You can't handle it."

She responded with a smile, "That's what I thought too. Yesterday I only drank a little sweet wine, and Zhang Mama and the others kept watching me and wouldn't let me drink more."

"You must be careful. When you are out, you must not leave General Zhou's protection area," Chu Mohan instructed.

"I know, I won't make the same mistake again." Her voice was sweet and innocent. Then, after a moment's thought, she recounted what had happened with Lin Yuexi yesterday to him, and then looked at him and said, "After all, she was sent from the palace by the Empress, and I really don't know how to deal with her."

"Just have Granny Zhang teach her some manners," Chu Mohan said. "In the future, if you encounter similar situations, whether to punish her or not is entirely up to you. Don't worry too much about it, no matter who sent her."

At this moment, Butler Ding came over and asked, "General, Miss, where should lunch be served?" Chu Mohan turned his gaze to Su Lianxue.

"Then let's set it up in that pavilion over there. It'll be perfect for General Zhou and Commander Feng to join us," Su Lianxue said after a moment's thought. "Let's also have a hot pot, so we can eat and chat at the same time, and the food won't get cold."

Butler Ding replied, "Yes, Miss." He then hurried off to instruct people to prepare the meal.

After everyone was seated, Su Lianxue thought for a moment and then instructed the servants, "Bring up some more of that sweet wine from yesterday."

The servants hurried to fetch the wine. She poured two cups, handing one to General Zhou and placing the other in front of herself. Chu Mohan looked at her and said, "This wine is suitable for you; General Zhou isn't used to drinking it." Commander Feng nodded in agreement.

"This wine is delicious. I'd like Sister Zhou to try it. Maybe she'll like it. Girls usually like sweet things."

Upon hearing "Sister Zhou" again, the general, General Zhou, and Commander Feng all showed embarrassed expressions, finding it rather unsettling to be addressed like that. After all, they had all witnessed Zhou Qi's demeanor on the battlefield.

However, since she wanted to address him that way, everyone went along with it, as it wasn't a matter of principle.