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"Aunt said I was too young to be polite and was afraid that my actions would make you unhappy, so she asked her to accompany me." Xie Wanqing patiently explained to her.

"I think it's good for you. How can you not be courteous. Besides, I don't care about formalities. Why do two kids care so much about formalities when they have a relationship?" Sun Xiaoxiao said in an unconcerned tone.

Sun Xiaoxiao was eight years old, and was only one year older than Xie Wanqing. As a Direct Daughter of the General Mansion, many young mistresses of various families had rushed up to meet her. She was born with a hearty temper, but she was not stupid. She could tell who she was flattering with a single glance.

Last time he met Xie Wanqing at the Lecture Hall, the two of them had a good time chatting. She spoke quickly and Xie Wanqing spoke bluntly to her, thus the two of them quickly became friends.

However, the invitation this time wasn't entirely Sun Xiaoxiao's own intention.

If it was according to her intentions, she must have asked Xie Wanqing to go out for a ride in the autumn, to ride a horse and go around the countryside in the suburbs.

"Actually, it was my mother's intention to invite you here." She looked at Xie Wanqing and said carefully, afraid that she would be unhappy.

Sun Xiaoxiao's mother was the wife of General Mansion, but she had never met her before, whether it was in her previous life or this life, so how could he invite her? She was just a Daughter of Concubine, how could she possibly get an invitation from the General Mansion?

Xie Wanqing was suspicious in her heart, her brows knitted as she asked. "What does General's Wife mean by that?"

"Don't you know?" Sun Xiaoxiao looked at her in surprise.

"Know what?"

Seeing the doubt on Xie Wanqing's face, Sun Xiaoxiao finally confirmed that Xie Wanqing was still in the dark.

"Now that the news has spread outside, I wonder what kind of extraordinary woman the Second Miss with Marquis Anyang's Mansion is praised by the Protector of the Nation." Sun Xiaoxiao smirked at her.

What kind of strange girl was this? Xie Wanqing was only a little kid who was one year younger than her. She found it funny when she thought about the rumors outside. The more they spread, the more outrageous they became, making Xie Wanqing sound like a god.

Xie Wanqing was confused by Sun Xiaoxiao's words, "May I ask who the Heavenly Imperial Protector is?" she asked, puzzled. She could not remember who the Great Zhou Emperor had bestowed the title of Protector of the Kingdom.

"Don't you know Master Du Fa?" Sun Xiaoxiao looked at her strangely.

It would be easy to say that Xie Wanqing had not heard of the things that had happened back then, but she did not know about the huge matter of Du Fa being conferred the title of State Grandmaster at all.

But what Sun Xiaoxiao did not know was that although the people of the Zhou Dynasty were open-minded and the young ladies were not out of bounds, the rich and powerful young ladies only went out occasionally to stroll around the streets. Firstly, they had a lot of things to learn and did not have that much time;

Since Sun Xiaoxiao was born in General Mansion, the house did not have that many rules and regulations. The old lady and the General's Wife also let her be, so she would often stroll around the streets and investigate the ins and outs of news outside. I love to listen to gossip to relieve my boredom.

But Xie Wanqing was different. She was just a Daughter of Concubine in the backyard, with no power or influence. She did not know anything about the outside world.

"Master Du Fa... "We did meet by fate, could it be that he is …" Xie Wanqing suddenly remembered, in his last life, Du Fa was also a Heavenly Imperial Protector, it was just that at that time she did not participate in the Battle of the Clairvoyant, nor did he get to know Du Fa, so naturally they did not interact much, thus his impression of him was not deep.

No wonder when they met at Shouxi School, she always felt that she had some impression of the name Du Fa. However, he couldn't recall what it was.

Sun Xiaoxiao nodded at her, "That's right, Master Du Fa was bestowed the title of State Protector not long ago. This matter caused all the nobles in the capital to know of the name Du Fa. Not too long ago, Master Du Fa accepted the Shouxi School's invitation, but he only stayed for less than fifteen minutes before leaving with a flick of his sleeves.

"What?" Xie Wanqing looked surprised.

"Thus, right now, everyone is saying how powerful you are. Quite a few people want to curry favor with you, but I've snatched it away first." Sun Xiaoxiao joked.

Hearing sher words, Xie Wanqing was not angry at all. Sun Xiaoxiao was the noble Direct Daughter of General Mansion, adding her personality, even if the invitation contained the intent of a General's Wife, he would definitely agree to it, otherwise she would not personally meet with him at the entrance of the General Mansion.

"Then how do you know that I'm not here to curry favor with you?" Xie Wanqing raised his eyebrows.

Seeing this, Sun Xiaoxiao laughed out loud. She poked her forehead with her finger and said: "Then we will be on par with each other. We will each take what we need, no one should look down on the other."

What Sun Xiaoxiao hated the most was to have people beat around the bush with her, and follow the rules and etiquette rules. As a result, when Xie Wanqing joked with her straightforwardly, it was actually to her liking.

The two of them were chatting happily when Xie Wanyun was just left to the side. Who knows how many complaints she had hidden in her heart. Sun Xiaoxiao didn't like her, so Xie Wanyun was able to tell. Naturally, she wouldn't be so foolish as to move forward to arouse the displeasure of others. Now that he had finally seen the two of them finished their conversation, she continued to follow the two people into Sun Xiaoxiao's courtyard.

General Mansion were few in number, and although it did not take up a lot of space, it still appeared to be spacious and empty. The three of them walked for a while more before arriving at Sun Xiaoxiao's courtyard.

Different from Xie Wanqing's and the others' courtyard, Sun Xiaoxiao's courtyard had a specialized weapons room, there were all kinds of swords, spears and bats, which were said to have been specially made for her by the general.

"How is it? Haven't you seen it before?" Sun Xiaoxiao pointed at the weapons on the shelves.

Xie Wanqing shook her head. She had indeed not seen it before.

When she talked about weapons, Sun Xiaoxiao's whole body was filled with energy. She pulled Xie Wanqing and introduced each and every one of the weapons to her, explaining in detail what they were, how to use them, and how to obtain them.

General Sun had a son and a daughter. Sun Xiaoxiao was the eldest daughter and his son was young. She liked Sun Xiaoxiao's personality the most. If it was his way of doing things, she was smart too, so she spoiled Sun Xiaoxiao and grew up with him.

If it wasn't for the General's Wife who reminded him, as a Direct Daughter, Sun Xiaoxiao would have to learn some proper rules and painting. Otherwise, she would be ridiculed by other noble ladies when she went out. General Sun was afraid that he was going to bring Sun Xiaoxiao to the border to raise him.

As a result, although was so angry that the teacher of Shouxi School blew his nose and glared at him, he still came over to complain to him every year at the end of the year.