Xiao Yu and Shen Youyu continued shopping.

In addition to buying things for Shen Youyu, he also planned to buy some expensive gifts to visit Jin Mulan's father, Jin Wu, at the General's Mansion.

Although Jin Mulan can make her own decisions about her marriage, she still needs to observe proper etiquette. Xiao Yu should bring gifts to visit his future father-in-law.

As for the details of the marriage, that will be left to my mother. Madam Xiao will send a matchmaker to the General's Mansion.

In the end, the two bought so many things that they couldn't carry them all.

After paying, Xiao Yu took out another silver ingot and placed it on the table, saying to the shopkeeper, "Send someone to deliver the goods to the Xiao Prince's Mansion."

"Alright, Your Highness, don't worry. I'll pack the things and send someone to deliver them to your residence right away."

After learning Xiao Yu's identity, the boss became very respectful.

After thinking for a few seconds, Shen Youyu asked, "Shilang, should we also prepare a gift for Prime Minister Murong?"

"Not for now."

Xiao Yu shook his head; he didn't plan to go to the Murong family for the time being.

Unlike the forthright and straightforward Liu Jingtao, Murong Zhongke is the current prime minister, cunning and manipulative, and has many factions!

Faced with such a cunning old fox, Xiao Yu didn't think he could handle him.

Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle. Without sufficient preparation, Xiao Yu did not want to rashly go to the Prime Minister's residence and suffer a defeat!

Fortunately, Jin Mulan gave him a lot of useful information yesterday.

Murong Zhong's son, who is also Murong Xian's second brother... He is a martial arts fanatic who not only admires Liu Jingtao but also dotes on his younger sister.

Murong Chong is only twenty-four years old, but he is already a fourth-rank Grandmaster and is currently a Silver Guard in the Zhijin Guard.

The Imperial Guards are a special profession, belonging to the Great Xia royal family. They only obey the emperor's orders and are mainly responsible for many tasks, such as: investigation and intelligence gathering, arrest and interrogation, and carrying out special tasks ordered by the emperor.

This independent department has the power to monitor all officials, and even court officials would avoid the Zhijinwei (Imperial Guard) if they saw them.

The Imperial Guard symbolized the court's control over power and its intimidation of officials; it was an entity that no one dared to provoke.

"If you want to visit Murong Zhong, you must first deal with Murong Chong, the Commander of the Golden Guard."

Xiao Yu muttered to himself, "Perfect timing, I also need to build my own network of contacts and political faction!"

His father and brothers didn't understand how to form cliques... or rather, they disdained it, so after they died in battle, the Xiao Prince's Mansion quickly declined.

However, those political enemies still admired General Xiao's dedication to the country and its people from the bottom of their hearts, and after General Xiao and his men died in battle, those officials also came to pay their respects.

Only Chu Tianjiao came to the Xiao Prince's Mansion to annul the engagement!

"I killed Duke Liu, which made me an enemy of the Zhao faction. Minister of Personnel Sun Xichuan is a member of the Zhao faction, as is Bai Can's father, Bai Tianhao. That's why I was so ruthless towards Bai Can... Anyway, they are all enemies. Whether I'm ruthless or not, they will still be hostile towards me." Xiao Yu analyzed in his mind.

Seeing that Xiao Yu was thinking, Shen Youyu didn't disturb him and waited quietly to the side.

"Wife, we've bought everything. Let's go home."

Xiao Yu grasped Shen Youyu's soft, boneless hand and said gently.

My wife's hands are fair and slender, not only beautiful, but also smooth and soft to the touch, making it hard to let go... However, her feet are also fair and tender, and I can't help but hold them and play with them every night.

Thinking of all this, Xiao Yu couldn't help but feel a little distracted. Seeing that no one was around, he asked, "Wife, have you finished the clothes I designed?"

"Two have already been completed..."

Shen Youyu blushed, making her charming face even more alluring. She parted her red lips slightly and said shyly, "Those kinds of clothes can only be made secretly, so they took a little longer to make."

"Then I'll wear two layers tonight."

Xiao Yu chuckled, grasped his wife's delicate hand, and hurried home.

...

The Bai family.

Bai Tianhao sent someone to invite Imperial Physician Ding to treat Bai Can's severed arms.

After half an hour of busy work...

Physician Ding could only wrap Bai Can's arms with plaster, then sighed deeply and said, "General Bai, your son's arms are too badly injured, and I am powerless to help. I can only stop the bleeding for now and then use bone-healing plaster to nurture them... As for whether your son's arms can recover, I can only say that the possibility is very small."

"My poor son!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Bai threw herself at the bedside and began to sob, crying out in a shrill voice, "Master, you are a great general, how can you just stand by and watch someone cripple our Can'er! You must avenge our son!"

"revenge?"

A sinister glint flashed in Bai Tianhao's eyes. He glanced at his good-for-nothing son and sneered, "He provoked them and attacked first. Who can he blame for being outmatched?"

It's one thing to provoke first... but the main problem is that Bai Can started it. No matter where this matter is reported, it's Bai Can's responsibility.

Before Physician Ding arrived, Bai Tianhao had already found out what had happened. He knew that his son and Xiao Yu had fought at the entrance of Baoyue Tower. There were many people watching the commotion, and everyone was a witness. Now that his arms had been crippled, he could only accept his bad luck.

Thinking of this, Bai Tianhao glanced at his daughter-in-law, Chu Tianjiao.

Why would her son go to Baoyue Tower on their wedding night? You see, before the marriage, her son was infatuated with Chu Tianjiao!

Now, look at Bai Can after his injury. When he looks at Chu Tianjiao, his eyes are filled with intense hatred!

What could cause a man to feel hatred towards a woman he deeply loves?

Bai Tianhao seemed to have figured it out.

Feeling that her father-in-law had seen through her, Chu Tianjiao guiltily looked away, not daring to meet Bai Tianhao's gaze.

"So our Can'er was beaten for nothing?"

Madam Bai wept uncontrollably, tears streaming down her face: "Can'er is both scholarly and martial, becoming a young general at only twenty years old. His future was limitless, but now he's been crippled by Xiao Yu. How can you, sir, swallow this insult?!"

"I'll lead men to demolish the Xiao Prince's Mansion and break Xiao Yu's arm to avenge my brother!"

The speaker was an eighteen-year-old boy, Bai Yao, Bai Can's younger brother.

The two brothers had a very good relationship. Bai Yao always looked up to his older brother and worked hard to achieve his goal. Now, seeing his most admired brother beaten into a cripple, he picked up two hammers and prepared to take revenge.

"stop!"

Bai Tianhao shouted, "Your martial arts are not even as good as your elder brother's, yet you go and smash up the Xiao Prince's Mansion? I think you're just going to your death!"

If someone like Bai Yao went to the Xiao Prince's mansion with a weapon to cause trouble, even if Xiao Yu chopped off his head, the Bai family couldn't say anything!

How could I have given birth to these two impulsive idiots?!