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Wei Tengfei regained his senses, and said with a smile. "How can it not fit your appetite?" He scooped up a large spoonful of mahogany tofu and placed it over the rice and popped it into his mouth.

Xiaowan heaved a sigh of relief. After that, she looked at the grand general, who had cleaned up the table of food, afraid that the guards outside would not be full, and went to get some ready-made snacks.

The few big brothers said to the Xiaowan, "young lady, let's follow the general to the capital. After half a year, our mouths have already gone dry from eating so much, and we have finally tasted the food from our home. Could it be that you are also from Chuanyu?"

Xiaowan laughed: "I am a local, and guess that all the military lords love to eat spicy food. Please forgive me for the random food."

Everyone kept praising him, saying that they had finally eaten a comfortable meal. Xiaowan put down the dim sum, received the tableware, and entered the room again. She saw that Aunt Zhang had also cleaned up the table and set down the tea and snacks, inviting General Wei to enjoy his meal.

Wei Tengfei laughed: "That day when I brought Siyan and left, I did not speak on the way, but she suddenly called me over, and fed me a green bean cake, and happily asked if I was especially tasty, and spoke until we reached the capital, and she did not run away."

The Xiaowan said, "The chef that made the green bean cake is not at home. He will only be back tomorrow night.

He was completely different from that day when he came to arrest people and said: "I'm not here to eat green bean cake, don't be nervous. I came to find Ling Chaofeng, wanting to talk to him, but unfortunately, I came at this time, causing you all to become flustered."

The Aunt Zhang said: The shopkeeper will be back in the evening, so if the general wants to wait, he might as well ask you to go to the guest room upstairs to rest. It's cold outside, and the soldiers won't be able to stay outside for long, so tie the horses up in our stables and come in to roast the fire.

The Xiaowan said, "General, you would like to see your sister …. Isn't … isn't it the room the empress stayed in that day? "

Wei Tengfei was overflowing with interest: "Alright."

He followed Xiaowan up the stairs slowly. Xiaowan brought him to Yunze's room, which was the one with the best view of the Ling Xiao Inn. The interior of the house was not decorated in a strange way, but was a little more elegant than the usual inns.

Wei Tengfei wanted to turn around to talk to Xiaowan, but she was standing in front of the door without coming in. Xiaowan smiled embarrassedly and bowed: General, please rest.

She carefully closed the door and was about to leave.

The Xiaowan thought that things were simple, since she did not like seeing her husband and Yue Huaiyin alone in the same room, then she had to be careful herself. Although the people of the martial arts world were not that particular, but even if they only opened their doors to do business, they still had to know their limits.

Coming downstairs, he said to Aunt Zhang: "If General Wei has anything you need, Aunt, thank you for your hard work."

Aunt Zhang understood: "I'm here."

But Wei Tengfei would not sleep during the day, so after walking around the room and looking at the scenery outside, he went downstairs.

Seeing that there were only Aunt Zhang in the shop, he asked: "Where is your owner?"

Aunt Zhang replied, "Reporting to General, she is washing the dishes at the back door."

By the well water, Xiao Wan was working with her sleeves rolled up. She had made a meal out of a jade ring, so she couldn't afford to be lazy after washing the dishes. Normally, if there was no one around, she would use her ring to steal a lazy moment. Especially since there were so many guests, she did not feel wronged when there were several large bowls and chopsticks.

"Why is the shopkeeper washing the dishes in your restaurant, not the servants?" Wei Tengfei walked to the back door and looked around. It really was a desolate place, only this one and only this one, he said to young lady who was washing the dishes, "It's so cold, aren't you afraid of the cold water hurting your hands?"

Xiaowan laughed generously: "It's the same inside the shop, whoever has nothing to do will work, there's no difference between master and servant. General Wei, why did you come down?

Wei Tengfei said: "How can soldiers sleep during the day? These few months of being idle in the capital have already bored me. "

Xiaowan laughed, and continued to lower her head to wash the dishes. Unexpectedly, Wei Tengfei moved a chair from the side, and sat not far away.

Xiaowan was initially a little embarrassed, but seeing how calm the general was, and what could he do in broad daylight, she did not need to be too shy.

"Is there anyone in your store taking the Imperial examinations?" Wei Tengfei started to chat casually.

"Little brother, you've been studying since you were a kid. In the previous tests, you were first." The Xiaowan said proudly, "This time, I will definitely be able to become an Elementary Scholar, and then I will be taking the High Scholar examination in the eighth month."

But Wei Tengfei laughed disdainfully: "How old is he?"

Xiaowan replied, "Twenty years old."

Wei Tengfei shook his head: "A twenty year old youngster. You still need so many people to accompany you to the Academy Exam? Since he had already gone to a chef, why would Ling Chaofeng go as well? Are all of you going to the capital to accompany him in the middle of August? "

The Xiaowan was a little unhappy and replied sternly, "It is General that doesn't know. My husband had no choice but to deliver the exam to the Imperial examinations every day. But then again, it's not easy to nurture a scholar in an ordinary person's house. If it's important, you have to be more concerned about it.

Wei Tengfei looked at her, the Xiaowan felt that he was being rude, and immediately said: "If this humble woman has offended you, please forgive me."

"Then, what do you all have to do? Can I help?" Wei Tengfei asked.

"It's a family matter, it's not appropriate to speak of it to an outsider. Please forgive me, General." Xiaowan was very polite, she had long since learnt these respectful greetings.

As for the matter with the Prefect Meng, the Xiaowan was eager to have the high officials punish that old thing, but she was now a part of the tavern, and could not do things her own way. She had to consider her husband and the entire tavern.

She knew that Ling Chaofeng did not put the Prefect Meng in his eyes, but he had compromised and cautiously made it to this step. He did not care if he was aggrieved or not, he only cared about Ershan's future career.

Wei Tengfei was a little surprised: "You're so young, and I thought you …" The Xiaowan's words and actions surprised him. Being this courteous and knowing when to advance and when to retreat, it was very inconsistent with this tavern in the wilderness.

In his imagination, people like this should have been ferocious characters. They were filled with the aura of the rivers and lakes, and once they started stomping their feet, they would curse their fathers and their mothers, bringing along eighteen generations of ancestors, eating fried sticks, bones, and drinking large bowls of wine.

But the young lady in front of him was gentle and cute.

Wei Tengfei thought about it, then smiled and asked: "How old are you?"

Xiaowan laughed: "By May, I will be eighteen years old."

"You're the same age as Siyan." Wei Tengfei said, "You have already made the decision, she is still a small child."

This was the second time Xiaowan heard the name "Siyan". She cautiously asked, "General Wei, is Siyan the esteemed name of the Empress?"

Wei Tengfei nodded: "Her name is Siyan, and he is the same age as you."

Xiaowan took note of this and continued to lower her head to wash the dishes. However, when she was growing up, she heard the man mumbling, "I was in the capital for a few months and couldn't eat any of the food from my hometown. Just now when you brought the dishes over, I realized that Siyan would never be able to eat this again."

Xiaowan had talked about this issue with Aunt Zhang before. Aunt Zhang had said that the imperial kitchens of the palaces could do anything, and only saw if the lords in charge wanted to eat it. If the Empress wanted to eat it, she could tell that it was only a matter of time before she invited the Grand Chef of Chuanyu.

She raised her head to look at Wei Tengfei, the Great General was looking at the shallow layer of spring in the back mountain. Although it was cold, and all living things were thriving, in the end, there was still a desolation, and when it happened to him, it became sorrow.

Xiaowan guessed that the Great General couldn't bear to part with his sister?

Wei Tengfei was thirty years old and had a life of war. After his father's illness, he inherited the great army of Chuanyu at such a young age. When his sister was three years old, his mother couldn't bear the pain of losing her husband and passed away.

In the blink of an eye, she had grown up to be a slender and elegant young lady. However, as her brother, he had no choice but to send his sister to the capital, all for the sake of Chuanyu soldiers and their lives, all for the sake of marrying the Emperor.

Wei Tengfei clenched his fists tightly, hating himself for being useless.

"General Wei?" Xiaowan finished washing the bowls, and picked up the wooden basin, "I'm going in, the wind is strong, please take a seat in the shop."

Wei Tengfei regained his senses, looked at her, and subconsciously said: "Miss Xiaowan, thank you."

Xiaowan did not understand and asked: "What are you thanking me for?"

Wei Tengfei said, "The green bean cake you gave Siyan, she likes it a lot."

It was a very simple sentence, but Xiaowan was completely shocked. She had clearly seen the Great General's eyes fill with tears, but he had quickly restrained himself and quickly stood up to walk into the shop. His emotions had naturally calmed down, but that moment just now, had left a deep impression in Xiaowan's heart.

The General Wei really couldn't bear to part with his sister. That day when he came to capture the empress, the conversation between the brother and sister was very strange. He wasn't as fiendish as the Prefect Meng, and the empress didn't struggle either. Naturally, during the Mid-Autumn Festival at the market time, they had caused quite a ruckus.

After that, Wei Tengfei and his guard sat in the store, speaking some words that the Xiaowan and the Aunt Zhang could not understand, and as the sun was setting in the west mountain, Ling Chaofeng returned on his horse. Before he even entered the door, he saw the horses tied up by the side of the road, and knew that there was a guest.

He did not expect that it would be Wei Tengfei. After entering, he cupped his fists and greeted: "General Wei."

Wei Tengfei said: "I wanted to talk to you for a bit, it was a coincidence that you came, but after waiting an entire afternoon, they were indeed right, it was not easy to meet you."

The guards all retreated, while Xiaowan and Aunt Zhang also retreated to the backyard. No one knew what the two men in front of them were talking about.

Wei Tengfei mounted his horse and looked around the tavern, but did not see Xiaowan coming out to send him off, he had no choice but to open his mouth to look for someone, he cupped his fists with Ling Chaofeng and galloped away.

When Xiaowan saw her tall figure disappearing into the twilight, she ran over to Hubby's side, her eyebrows curved and she said, "I've been hoping for you to come back. They're sitting in the shop, so Aunt and I don't dare to speak."

Aunt Zhang said from the door, "Evening, the shopkeeper must be hungry, let's hurry up and cook. Give the shopkeeper a meal from noon."

"Huh?" Xiaowan was stunned, how could she do it?