Chapter 59

He Ye smiled, “Second Young Master just took office, of course he will socialize with his colleagues more. It is natural to hang out and drink together more.”

Nan Baoyi seemed to understand.

She looked at the mirror while wearing her new earrings and suddenly was unsatisfied.

She took off the earrings, “They said that new clothes and new people are always better. Second Brother already has Yu Wei and Chang Xin beside him, how could he still go out drinking like that, so inappropriate.”

Although in the previous life, Xiao Yi was not a womanizer, it was only a rumor she heard.

Who knew if he had a secret mistress somewhere?

She continued solemnly, “As a young man, he should put his career first. How could he go out and drink every day? Even if it is to bond with his colleagues, he should not use this way. Does he not think the women at home would be sad?”

He Ye was speechless.

Why did these words seem like her Miss was Second Young Master’s wife?

She picked up another pair of jade earrings in a phoenix tail shape, “Miss, this earring is also new. I heard it’s worth two hundred gold and it matches your phoenix tail hairpin perfectly. You will look good wearing it.”

Nan Baoyi looked into the bronze mirror.

The young girl’s skin was smooth, the finch blue phoenix tail earrings gently swayed, making her skin more translucent, adding a touch of luxury.

It was beautiful…

If Second Brother saw this, he would say she looked beautiful too.

She immediately smiled, “Help me wear that jade hairpin. And prepare some good food and wine, I want to go to the barracks to visit Second Brother.”

Barracks.

Xiao Yi was still an officer of the sixth rank for the time being. He does not own his own camp and needed to share it with several other officers.

Because the borders had been fine for the past two years, even the military discipline had been loosened a lot.

Several officers had nothing to do and actually hired prostitutes during the day.

The tent was filled with fine wine and delicacies. Some of the beautiful women were playing the pipa, some were singing, some were feeding drinks to the men. The entire scene was preposterous.

Xiao Yi sat alone in the corner.

He flipped through the military accounts book, not affected at all.

Those people dared not disturb him as well.

When he first arrived, because he was unsociable, he was also provoked. After knocking down a few soldiers easily, they dared not make trouble with him anymore.

Later, Xiao Yi handled the military rations and accounts that had not been dealt with for more than half a year within two days. His colleagues were more convinced.

Xiao Yi flipped the account book when a small soldier hurriedly came in to report:

“Officer Xiao, a girl is here to see you, said she was your sister.”

Sister?

Xiao Yi’s eyes darkened.

What was Nan Jiaojiao doing in a military camp?

He closed the book and glanced at his ridiculous colleagues.

The little girl was pure and innocent, she could not see a scene like this.

He was about to go out and see her when a small hand flipped open the tent curtains.

Nan Baoyi smiled widely, her voice sweet and clear, “Second Brother!”

She came in with sunshine, pure and innocent, like a hibiscus pampered deep in a boudoir. She was incompatible with the atmosphere here, making people only dared to look from afar and did not bear to play with.

The group of men in the tent all blushed suddenly.

They awkwardly pushed the women in their arms away, fearing of influencing this girl badly.

Nan Baoyi was stunned to the spot.

She only wanted to visit Xiao Yi but did not expect to face such a scene.

These people were…

Hiring prostitutes?

She quickly pinched her thighs.

After all, she had seen bigger scenes, how could she be scared of such a small matter?

She immediately gave a sweet smile and curtseyed to them obediently, “Little girl Baoyi, greets all officers with peace.”

After she paid her respects, she trotted over to Xiao Yi’s side and tugged his arm affectionately.

She smiled, “My brother just arrived here and he was taken care of by all officers. I specially prepared some good wine and good food for all of you. He Ye!”

He Ye smiled and raised her hand, inviting them out to have the feast.

The group of men felt warm.

Look at that, she was definitely a Miss from a prominent family. Visiting her brother in the army and still did not forget to bring them good food and good wine!

They thanked her one after another and left the big tent knowingly.

Only Nan Baoyi and Xiao Yi were left in the tent.

Nan Baoyi waved her sleeves and said calmly, “Such a shameless thing to do in broad daylight, what smell is that!”

Xiao Yi said coldly, “Why are you here?”

“Of course I’m here to visit Second Brother…”

Nan Baoyi moved closer to him and purposely swayed her new earrings.

She asked bravely in a lowered voice, “Second Brother, do I look good?”

Xiao Yi looked.

The jade phoenix tail shape earrings had very good craftsmanship.

It was swaying between her neck, reflecting a little bit of light, but it could not match the little girl’s dazzling fair skin.

He looked away.

He calmly continued reading his account book and said lightly, “Nothing different than the usual.”

Nan Baoyi was unhappy.

This guy must be blind, how could he not notice that she had changed a pair of such beautiful earrings?

She could not help but nagged, “Second Brother is not good at coaxing girls and still dared to hire prostitutes like others. Isn’t it enough to have Yu Wei and Chang Xin in the residence, why do you still want to eat outside…”

Xiao Yi furrowed his brows tightly.

He did not hire prostitutes, Yu Wei and Chang Xin were also not his maid concubines.

But he did not need to explain this to her.

Because she was not his wife.

He discarded the distracting thoughts in his mind, dipped his pen in ink, and started dealing with the accounts.

Nan Baoyi was given the cold shoulder, guessing that he might be annoyed with her nagging.

And so she kept her mouth shut and walked around the tent.

There were six or seven tables in the tent. Besides Xiao Yi’s table which was filled with account books, other tables did not even have a brush pen.

She rolled her eyes and was suddenly unsatisfied, “Second Brother, don’t tell me that they do nothing and only ask you to do everything? Are they bullying you?!”

Xiao Yi ignored her.

He rather handled it all himself than counting on that group of people who liked to waste time. There were five of them and they still could not handle the accounts after a few months.

Nan Baoyi stood akimbo, “How can my Second Brother be bullied like this, I want to ask them for an explanation!”

She turned away.

“Come back.”

Xiao Yi said in a low voice.

Nan Baoyi turned back aggrieved, “Why do they push everything to you, I refuse to accept!”

The little girl burst into tears, like a cub trying to protect its master.

Even though he knew that she might be acting to please him, Xiao Yi felt inexplicably warm.

He motioned for her to sit.

He picked a peanut candy and handed it to her and said lightly, “When I was young, I studied in the academy and the teacher would ask his students to transcribe his reading notes every day. But because the article was long and tedious and difficult to understand, and it was cold in the middle of winter, so no one wanted to write.”

The sweet peanut candy melts between her lips and teeth.

Nan Baoyi rested her face on her hand obediently, “And then?”