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General Xiao was not in a good mood, he called Chen Linye out for wine again.

Seeing him like this, Chen Linye immediately guessed a few things in his heart.

After taking his seat, he immediately laughed: "What, you angered your wife again?"

Xiao Jingyue shot him a glance, then picked up a jar of wine and placed it in front of him.

Chen Linye was amused, "General Xiao wants to compete wine with me? But I remember you couldn't eat too much wine. "

After getting drunk, the Gu Worm in his body was not happy.

General Xiao said lightly: "This general naturally will not drink."

Chen Linye's heart thumped, and he asked with a fake smile: "So?"

"This general will watch you drink."

"…"

General Chen looked at his superior silently for a while before saying with a smile, "Watching me drink can ease my worries?"

"No." Apart from his wife, no one else could resolve the bitterness in his heart.

After pausing for a moment, Xiao Jingyue continued, "Regarding the brothel, this general has yet to settle the score with you."

Mentioning that matter, Chen Linye's face stiffened.

After remaining silent for a while, he straightforwardly waved his hand. "Whatever, let's drink."

Raising his head and gulping down a few mouthfuls of wine, he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and sighed. "There's something I've always wanted to ask you."

Xiao Jingyue glanced at him but did not say a word.

The person sitting opposite to him continued: "Before the marriage, you told me that you married Miss Prime Minister Mansion because it was difficult to disobey the emperor's orders. How do you see your marriage now?"

General Xiao's expression did not change as he replied: "It's a match made in heaven."

The young general sitting across from him almost spat the wine out of his mouth.

He covered his lips and coughed a few times, then heavily put down the wine jar. He gloated while laughing, "General Xiao, oh General Xiao, I really didn't think that you would fall at such a time."

It was said that not a single war had happened since the war started, but who would have known that the General Xiao was being forced into retreat on another battlefield, to the point where he was about to come out and drink his wine while quarreling with his wife.

Xiao Jingyue did not say a word, and lightly took a sip of the teacup in front of him.

They drank in silence for a long time. Then, he used a secret technique to send a message to the person in front of him, "Find me two things."

Chen Linye's entire body shivered, and the alcohol in his eyes immediately disappeared.

"What is it?"

"Supporting the branches, like the leaves of a tree."

In the Yutang Palace, Yi Fei leaned her forehead against the imperial concubine's chair, her face full of fatigue.

Eleventh Princess knelt in front of her and lowered his head in silence.

After some time, an attendant reported from outside: "Eighth Prince has arrived."

A deep blue figure walked in from outside the hall. He cupped his hands and bowed to Yi Fei, who was sitting on the imperial concubine's chair. "Your son greets mufei."

Yi Fei waved her hand and pointed at Eleventh Princess who was kneeling on the ground. "I have no way of controlling her.

The news of the matter of the western street in the daytime spread like wildfire. The guards that the Eleventh Princess had brought along had even been removed from the Eighth Prince Palace, so naturally, the Eighth Prince was clear about this.

He should have been on his way to Huai River this morning, but due to the matter of the Department of Purging Officials' Minister Mansion and the Eastern Palace's engagement, he had no choice but to stay for a while longer to prepare.

Who would have thought that he would be so busy that his younger sister would take his family and swagger off to the West Street to cause trouble?

It was said that he had even injured a young servant from South Wind House.

In the capital, who didn't know that the South Wind House was the little gongzi's residence.

He had originally planned to deal with the young master from the Murong Villa after Huai River returned so that if there were any matters that were inconvenient for the imperial court in the future, he could entrust them to the martial arts sects.

Now it was useless to say anything.

With the matter of the Eastern Palace Clan's Minister Mansion marrying into him, and his own sister giving him such an appearance, he naturally felt extremely furious in his heart.

At this moment, he didn't want to bother with her anymore. He didn't even look at her and said to Yi Fei, "If mufei has nothing else, then this son will take his leave first."

When Yi Fei heard this, she immediately straightened her body and raised her head to look at her son. She asked in surprise, "We're leaving now?"

Eighth Prince nodded: "If this goes on, it'll be hard to explain to royal father."

Yi Fei also knew that this matter was of utmost importance. She immediately waved her hand and said, "Quickly go, don't delay matters of the heart."

After the Eighth Prince left, Yi Fei looked at her daughter again.

After a long while, he then said in a light voice, "From today onwards, you are not allowed to step even half a step outside the palace, stay in the palace and meditate for a month!"

Eleventh Princess shouted in dissatisfaction, "Mufei!"

Yi Fei ignored her and walked into the room with the support of the maid.

Seeing that, at the same time that the Eleventh Princess was resentful, he could not help but become suspicious.

She had personally witnessed Qu Ling enter and had even sent people to guard the front and back doors of the South Wind House.

But why was it that even though the people she brought along had almost dug up everything, they were still unable to find that woman?

Could it be that the woman left before she transferred troops back to the South Wind House?

But it had only been half an hour, and he didn't even have enough time to drink tea or chat. It couldn't be that Qu Ling was really just going to take a walk, right?

The next morning, Xiao Yi and Xiao Er returned together.

As the two of them headed to the Clearwind Courtyard, Xiao Yi asked the Aunt Tao who was cleaning the courtyard, "Have the General and Madam woken up yet?"

The Aunt Tao sighed, looked in the direction of Qu Ling's room, and said in a low voice: "General has not come back all night."

This made the young ancestor extremely angry. He didn't eat anything last night and only went back to his room in the middle of the night to lie down.

Xiao Yi and Xiao Er looked at each other and Xiao Yi carefully asked, "This … a fight?"

According to his observation, the relationship between the mistress and his mother had been getting better and better recently. If it wasn't for the quarrel, he believed that the mistress would never stay up late at night.

Aunt Tao sighed again, "I think so."

She went out to look for the general last night, but was told that he had left the house.

Now that he hadn't returned for the entire night, the two of them weren't arguing, so what else could it be?

The Xiao Er immediately said, "I will look for the general."

Xiao Yi hurriedly called out to him, "The wounds on your body have yet to heal. Stay here and look at Madam. I'll go."

Perhaps it was because he slept too late last night, but Qu Ling only woke up when he slept close to lunch time.

After washing up, he stepped out of the room. Seeing the Xiao Er standing by the pillar of the corridor like a statue, he was startled.

Xiao Er cupped his hands: "Madam."

Normally, Qu Ling might be concerned about his injuries, but right now, she was not in the mood.

Since he had woken up late, he had saved breakfast.

Qu Ling had eaten lunch, and just as he returned to his bedroom and had time to sit down, he heard Xiao Yi's voice coming from outside.

"Madam, the Minister of War Mansion has sent you an invitation."

The moment he heard Minister of War Palace and thought of Li Ning'er, Qu Ling became more spirited.

As he got up to open the door, he saw Xiao Yi standing outside, both hands holding a card.

But the Xiao Er was nowhere to be seen.

Qu Ling took the invitation and started flipping through.

Xiao Yi continued, "The general has returned to the manor. The Xiao Er has returned to the general's side."

She paused.

After a while, she hummed in an indifferent manner.

Xiao saw her cold attitude and thought that she was angry at her mistress for the whole night. He hurriedly said, "General only asked General Chen to go to the restaurant to eat, but didn't go to any other place."

Qu Ling raised his eyes to look at her, and faintly asked: "What is this messy place?"

Xiao Yi: "…"

Suddenly, the sound of familiar footsteps came from outside the courtyard. Qu Ling decisively put away the invitation and returned to his room.

Without looking back, he ordered the people behind him, "I won't see anyone today!"

It just so happened that at this moment, a man in a navy blue robe and a white jade belt walked in.

Aunt Tao and Gu Xi, who had just walked out of Qu Ling's room, turned their heads at the same time and looked towards the man.

After a moment of silence, Xiao Yi, as well as three others stepped forward to block Xiao Jingyue's path.

Aunt Tao and Gu Xi simultaneously signaled Xiao Yi with their eyes.

Xiao Yi braced himself to meet the gloomy gaze of the man and said: "Master, sorry for the offense."

Xiao Jingyue, "..."