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"I understand." Xiao Mu nodded, but when he looked at Xiao Ran again, his expression held a hint of worry.

"I will soon be leading troops to defend the border. Here in the capital, my biggest worry is you, Ran'er..."

In his heart, Xiao Ran's mischievous and playful nature wasn't so bad; at least he wouldn't be bullied while he was in the capital. But now that he was leaving, as a father, he would worry no matter what...

Xiao Ran smiled and said, "Father, there's no need to worry. Ran'er is prepared to go with you."

"Okay..." He had happily agreed after hearing the first half of the sentence, but he exclaimed when he heard the second half.

"What!?"

"Father, don't be surprised. Ran'er has already thought it over. Rather than learning girly things in the capital, I would like to learn some family skills from you."

Xiao Mu was still hesitating when he heard Xiao Ran say:

"Father's biggest regret in life is not having a son, but Ran'er thinks that a daughter of a military family is not necessarily inferior to a boy. Moreover, Father also knows that Ran'er has a mischievous nature, and perhaps she can achieve great things in the army!"

Xiao Mu quickly shook his head: "Do you know what kind of place that is! You could easily lose your life there!"

"But my daughter is in the capital, and she might also lose her life."

In fact, she knew in her heart that many things in this life had come ahead of time, and she had already openly dealt with the He family mother and daughter. Perhaps once her father left the capital, they would scheme against her marriage just like in her previous life.

Rather than marrying Jiang Shaorong again, it would be better to follow her father to guard the border and prevent future troubles.

Xiao Mu was stunned and didn't say a word.

He had always known in his heart that although He Shi and Xiao Ran appeared harmonious on the surface, they had their own ulterior motives behind the scenes... He just thought that as mother and daughter, they would eventually overcome their differences, but after what happened today, he felt that something was not right...

After a long while, he seemed to have figured it out, and then said:

"Alright, but once you get to the military camp, you must listen to me and absolutely not take any risks!"

Xiao Ran clenched her fist and swore, but the smile in her eyes did not disappear:

"If Father says go east, Ran'er will never go west!"

……

It snowed heavily on New Year's Eve, but the sun came out the next day. The general's mansion was decorated with peach wood charms and firecrackers, but after the maids and servants went home for the New Year, there was an indescribable sense of desolation.

Xiao Ran intended to offer New Year's greetings to Madam He, but was met with a cold reception.

However, this was not her real purpose; it was merely an excuse to come to Fuquyuan.

Beyond the narrow path, a damp woodshed appeared, its door locked but bearing signs of struggle.

Xiao Ran took a few steps closer and then gently knocked on the door.

"Is it a ginkgo tree?" an old woman inside asked timidly.

Xiao Ran did not answer, but only said:

"Grandma Ling".

Inside, Granny Ling seemed somewhat surprised, but Xiao Ran could sense her pressing against the doorframe:

"Young lady? How did you know I was here?"

Xiao Ran did not answer, but only said, "Ginkgo is dead."

This morning when she went to visit Yinxing, she found that Yinxing had hanged herself in the woodshed.

"What!" A loud noise came from inside the house. Granny Ling seemed unable to bear the shock and collapsed to the ground. "How could she be dead..."

"Who did it!"

Xiao Ran: "If I said I was Madam, would you believe me?"

"Impossible! Madam clearly values ​​Ginkgo so much, she wouldn't harm her..."

Xiao Ran lowered her eyes: "But that's the truth. Doesn't Granny Ling know why she was locked in the woodshed?"

Before she died, Yinxing left a letter written in blood, in which she wrote about how wronged she was, how she had done everything but received nothing in return, and why He Shi had suddenly distanced herself from her, or why He Shi had imprisoned her in a labor camp...

All she knew was that if she got in He Wan's way, it would be a dead end.