"General Xiao, please excuse me!"
Xiao Qian nodded and replied, "Your Highness."
Lu Huan's bright laughter rang out, "I saw a magpie calling from a branch this morning. I was wondering if it was a general who was coming to visit."
Although he was talking to Xiao Qian, he was staring at Su Zhi from the corner of his eyes.
"Who is this lady?"
Su Zhi was slightly startled. She didn't know if Lu Huan was really unable to recognize her, or if she was pretending to not know her, but since she couldn't care less about the others, she could only kneel down and bow, "This humble woman, Su Zhi, has come to King Yongning's Mansion to find my ignorant child."
Lu Huan Zhi softly replied, "Oh. The majority of Xuancheng has been spread. It's said that the General's Estate lost their child. I never thought that this little girl was given to you by a woman. Then, you and the General …"
Su Zhi was shocked and hurriedly explained, "Your Highness has misunderstood, this humble woman and the general are innocent. It was only because I had a woman with two children and no one at home to look after them that I let them slip away. "The general was busy this time because my husband was loyal to the country."
If he had known earlier, he would have stayed in Spring Leaf Alley and waited for the beautiful ladies to return. Now that he was involved with this matter, he would have to see what kind of backer this woman had in mind if he wanted to make a move in the future.
"The child left the mother for half a day. He must have cried and caused a lot of trouble. I hope that the crown prince can bring the child out so the mother and son can see him."
Xiao Qian was keenly aware that something was amiss. He didn't know why, but he kept having the feeling that Lu Huan was looking at Su Zhi in an infuriating manner.
No, it was extremely annoying!
His eyes seemed to be staring at his prey, yet he still wanted to tease it and see the fear and evilness in its eyes.
He didn't need to explain in detail how unruly the young heir of the Eternal Ning Prince's estate was. What was even more despicable was that this person would never be picky with women. He even seemed to be interested in hunting them.
Thinking of this, Xiao Qian unconsciously stepped forward and stood in front of Su Zhi.
Lu Huan was able to clearly see this minute movement. She glanced at the man with the dark expression and instantly saw through his intentions.
Interesting, really interesting.
What kind of woman would a dignified general, with overflowing authority and authority, want to be so devoted to a widow? It seemed like this woman wasn't simple!
"Your Highness, please let me see the child."
Su Zhi begged with a low voice, afraid that Little Dou was going to infuriate the people in the mansion by making a ruckus wantonly.
The child was still young and insensible. If someone treated her badly, what would happen if they beat and scolded her?
Lu Huan Zhi put away his frivolous smile. After hearing what was said, he waved to the servant behind him. Immediately, people came out with the little girl in their arms.
When Su Zhi saw that Little Dou Wu was brought out by a cyan robed servant, and before she could even get close, she had cried herself out.
"Soybean Bag!"
The little girl had originally been looking around curiously, but upon hearing the familiar voice calling out to her, she immediately regained her senses and cried out, "Mother!"
As he called out for Su Zhi, he extended his hands towards where Xiao Qian was.
Su Zhi missed and stopped crying. She looked awkwardly at the child who was struggling on the ground and crawled into Xiao Qian's embrace while crying.
Su Zhi, "..."
There didn't seem to be a need to find a daughter! It was a waste of her tears and her expression!
Lu Hengzhi said, "Hahahaha, the little lady has been ignored. It seems that the little girl likes General Xiao."
Xiao Qian very naturally squatted down to pick up the Soybean Pancake that was pouncing towards him. He held it in his arms and smiled as if he was a father to his father.
Su Zhi was depressed!
What kind of trouble was this? She was the one who kept the child. Why did her daughter always come to him whenever the man was around? It made her, as a woman, lose all sense of existence.
"Since the child has been found, then I won't disturb Your Highness anymore."
Su Zhi kneeled down and left. Xiao Qian and Lu Huan Qi greeted each other and followed closely with the child in their arms.
From afar, they looked like a family of three, their expressions blissful and blissful.
Seeing this, Lu Huan Zhi rolled his eyes and gave a cold snort to the three people who left.
I don't know the manners of courtesy, but this little girl made him stay in seclusion for a long time. She left just like that?
Xiao Qian hugged the bean bag, and the clever little girl immediately stopped crying. She began to call out in a soft voice, "Mother!"
Su Zhi pretended not to hear him. The little girl wasn't calling her, she was her mother.
"The child is calling for you. Why are you leaving so quickly?"
Xiao Qian didn't quite understand. It was obvious that the child had found her, but why was this woman wearing such a dark expression? It was as if someone owed her money.
He didn't know who it was that cried pitifully before the child found him.
Su Zhi stopped in her tracks, turned around and stretched out her hand to the bean bun. She said dryly, "I came home with mother."
Who knew that along the way she would eagerly call out to her mother's child, sneaking around with her two short and fat arms behind her back, looking at her as if she was facing a great enemy.
Alright, this daughter really isn't her own daughter! This infuriated her to death!
"Alright then, I don't need mother. Mother will leave then. I'll have to trouble General to take you with me."
With that, he made as if to leave.
Soybean was so scared that she reached out to grab her. While shaking her head, she yelled, "Mother!"
"Su Zhi, what's wrong with you?"
Xiao Qian didn't understand how this woman could change her mind so quickly.
"I didn't do anything, the general saw it himself. As long as you're hugging me, he'll ignore me, the mother."
No meaning, really no meaning! A daughter with an elbow out.
Xiao Qian was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but laugh. So it was because of the taste.
"What are you trying to learn from a child? The more you live, the more you will return."
Su Zhi blushed, and stubbornly refused to speak with him.
When Dou Bao became anxious, she decided not to hug Xiao Qian anymore and struggled to go to Su Zhi's place.
"Look, this general carried this child all the way, but in the end, he doesn't want me anymore. This general will be hurt."
Only then did Su Zhi burst out in laughter and reached out to catch the child.
Little Dou Zi was being hugged by Su Zhi, but her eyes were staring at Xiao Qian without blinking, as if she was very nervous.
Xiao Qian had always felt that once he left, this child would let out a roar.
"You're too tired today, get on the carriage first."
Su Zhi was so preoccupied with her anger that she completely ignored the carriage that was following her from the back.
Xiao Qian replied, "Since the child has been found, the magistrate court will have to inform the child." I didn't even say hello before I came out. Grandmother must be very anxious, so let's not delay this any longer. I have to go back quickly. "
Su Zhi nodded somewhat embarrassedly. "It's all thanks to General today." The general is busy with his official duties, there is nothing else he needs to bother you with.
Xiao Qian sent the mother and daughter to their carriage and mounted their horses to ride towards the capital.
The small bean bun was cleverly tightened. Seeing that the posture was not right, it pouted its mouth and was about to cry.
Su Zhi's face immediately darkened as she warned, "You want Uncle Xiao to not have a mother? Then mother will send you to the general's estate. You don't need to come back, and you don't need your big brother anymore. "
Hearing this, the little bean bag did not dare to cry. She pouted her face and twisted her chubby fingers, groaning in annoyance.
The child was found. He did not lose an arm or a leg. The neighbors were also happy. A Jin hugged her sister, not daring to let go for even a second.
After working hard for the whole day, Su Zhi's legs had started to go weak. In order to thank her neighbors for their help, she burned a pot of bread and distributed it to everyone.
Later in the day, the next door, Aunt Bai and her husband came to Su Zhi's courtyard together, saying that they had specifically come to apologize.
After all, he had accepted the responsibility of taking care of the child, and this had almost led to a huge disaster.
Su Zhi politely pulled the two of them to sit down and comforted them, "Anyway, this child is a bit too mischievous. Aunt Bai originally wanted to take care of the family's work, and she also had to watch the dishes in the courtyard. Don't blame yourself, otherwise Little Su would have already become a sinner. "
Aunt Bai looked at the child playing next to her and sighed. "Oh, Little Su, it's not that Aunt is blabbermouth." You, a woman, are going to be a father and a mother and a child. I was so busy that I lost my head and couldn't care less. The children are still young, there's no man that can't make it. "
Sister-in-Law Gu had also said these words to her. Although she was a bit embarrassed, the truth was as such.
Honestly speaking, after finishing all his work in the shop, he had to find some time to prepare winter clothes for his child when he came back. He was truly exhausted from cleaning up his house.
"Let's not talk about anything else. Auntie will just say some private words. Even if you're smart and capable, you should at least ask a man to say something nice when you get home."
It was just like a man returning home after a day of work. With his wife waiting for him to prepare tea and food, and his wife and children warming up their beds, it was always better than having a cold gray lamp and being alone.
"Aunt is right, but the child's father died not long ago and died for the country. "I shouldn't even have …"
"If you have a parents-in-law in your family, I won't mention it, but since you're alone in Lissoso, it'll be easier."
Su Zhi lowered her head, feeling somewhat complicated.
In her previous life, she didn't have any love experience and didn't understand the affairs of a man and a woman, but she knew that if she was destined to live here for her entire life, she would have to marry and have children.
However, the problem was … Nie Rufeng had just left, so how could she bear it?