Prince Xiao's Mansion.

Xiao Yu was chatting with Shen Youyu and Liu Aoxue.

As a modern person who has traveled to an alternate history, Xiao Yu speaks with humor and wit, making the two women very happy.

He would occasionally utter a few words that they didn't understand... However, Shen Youyu and Liu Aoxue didn't take it seriously, thinking that Xiao Yu was just talking nonsense.

After all, he has a persona of "intellectual impairment"!

Suddenly, the sound of orderly footsteps and the clanging of armor could be heard outside the door.

"What's going on?"

Hearing the commotion outside, Liu Aoxue's rather dashing eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she said, "Soldiers! Could it be... that Chu Tianjiao has come to stand up for his brother?"

As General Baiyu, Chu Tianjiao naturally had her own soldiers.

Most of these soldiers remained on the battlefield or stationed somewhere, with only one hundred elite soldiers able to stay with Chu Tianjiao and return to the capital together.

Similarly, after Xiao Yu retrieved the military tally from the Xiao Prince's Mansion, the remaining elite troops were not allowed to enter the capital and could only remain stationed somewhere.

"Probably not..."

Xiao Yu shook his head and analyzed, "Yesterday, I went to the Chu family with His Majesty's imperial edict to collect debts, and Chu Tianjiao didn't dare to utter a single word! Right now, my father and several brothers haven't even been buried yet, and she dares to bring soldiers to the Xiao Prince's Mansion to cause trouble. Isn't she afraid of His Majesty's punishment? She's not that stupid!"

The Xiao family was full of loyal martyrs, and in the eyes of the common people of the Great Xia, they were comparable to the Yang family generals in Xiao Yu's world!

At this critical juncture, Chu Tianjiao's act of leading troops to cause trouble will not only incite public anger but also lead to His Majesty's punishment... and a serious one at that!

"Who could it be?"

Liu Aoxue asked curiously.

"have no idea."

Xiao Yu shook his head and said casually, "Why don't we go out and take a look?"

After saying that, he picked up his spear and walked straight outside.

Liu Aoxue also picked up her Frost Sword and followed Xiao Yu without hesitation.

Shen Youyu wanted to follow, but after hesitating for a few seconds, she held back.

"If I go with him, I'll only be a burden... If anything happens to Xiao Yu, I won't live on alone!" she thought to herself.

Soon, Xiao Yu arrived at the entrance of the Xiao Prince's Mansion.

Four rows of soldiers stood neatly outside the door, led by a captain with a thick beard and wearing armor.

Upon seeing Xiao Yu emerge, the bearded man immediately knelt on the ground, tears welling in his eyes, and loudly proclaimed, "Greetings, Your Highness Xiao! Your subordinate, Xiao Zhan, has been ordered by His Majesty to return from the garrison and once again become a soldier of the Xiao Prince's mansion."

Behind him, four rows of soldiers also knelt on the ground in unison, their eyes filled with tears, and shouted loudly, "Greetings, Prince Xiao!"

More than two hundred elite soldiers shouted soaring into the sky, their voices echoing throughout the heavens and earth.

"So it was you guys."

Xiao Yu also recognized the bearded man, and at the same time, he scanned the faces of the other soldiers one by one. Most of them were familiar faces.

These soldiers were all former members of the Xiao Prince's Mansion, who had previously fought alongside Xiao Yu's father on the battlefield... Later, in order to curry favor with Chu Tianjiao, Xiao Yu gave her the military tally.

After the military tally was recovered, these soldiers remained at their post. Now, with His Majesty's order, they can finally return.

"With you all here, I no longer need to worry about my mother and the baby fish!"

Xiao Yu patted Xiao Zhan on the shoulder with great satisfaction and said, "The Xiao Royal Mansion is now in your hands."

With these soldiers, there will be no more incidents like Chu Tianjiao riding into the Xiao Prince's mansion or Chu Tianyou coming to cause trouble for Xiao Yu with a sword!

"Yes, sir!"

Xiao Zhan stared at the only remaining son of the Xiao family and gritted his teeth, saying, "Even if it costs me my life, I will not let anyone harm you!"

Although Xiao Zhan also shares the surname Xiao, he does not have the bloodline of the Xiao family... He is an orphan adopted by Xiao Yu's father.

The Xiao Prince's Mansion had given Xiao Zhan a second chance at life, and Xiao Zhan was also extremely loyal to the Xiao Prince's Mansion.

"I trust you."

Xiao Yu nodded, then said with a melancholy tone, "Father has always treated you like an adopted son. Go inside and offer incense to Father."

"Um!"

Xiao Zhan gritted his teeth and nodded. Even though he was trying his best to control his emotions, the burly man with the thick beard still burst into tears.

...

Madam Xiao was very happy to hear that Xiao Zhan and the others had returned.

But soon, Madam Xiao frowned again.

"Mother?"

Xiao Yu asked with some doubt, "Is there some difficulty?"

"Why!"

Madam Xiao sighed deeply and said helplessly, "In this war, not only your father and brother, but also several cousins ​​died in battle... Many soldiers also sacrificed their lives. They have elderly parents and young children to support, and the compensation money is simply not enough! To help them, the Xiao family has almost exhausted its wealth... Now, where can we find the money to support these family soldiers? But at this moment, the Xiao family desperately needs Xiao Zhan and the others!"

Private soldiers are different from servants... Supporting private soldiers requires not only salaries, but also expenses for equipment, training, and medical care.

This is an incredibly large number!

"So Mother was worried about money?"

Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "The 50,000 taels I got back from the Chu family is enough for the Xiao Prince's Mansion to use for a while... Mother, give me a month, and I will solve the money problem!"

"A month?"

Madam Xiao was slightly taken aback, not believing that Xiao Yu could possibly have any way to make money.

However, she didn't discourage Xiao Yu. Instead, she said with concern, "Shi Lang, now that things have come to this, we should just do our best. Don't put pressure on yourself... To me, you've done a great job these past few days!"

"Mother, in short... I will take care of the money problem, don't worry!"

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