"This married woman still cares about her natal family's property. She once skinned her uncles and aunts with her own hands and made a coat for her father.

Mr. Fu was so frightened that he became paralyzed on one side of his body.

In order to seize the Fu family's property, Mrs. Fu tricked the Shen family's only son into the southern border and carefully trained him to be a big devil, who is now the bandit leader of the southern border.

How could the old Marquis Shen let his only son go to the southern border? So Madam Fu used sweet words to deceive the old Marquis, saying that she was pregnant with another child.

As a result, the second son born was a useless monster..."

Shen Xu found an empty seat and sat down, watching the storyteller on the stage with great interest.

"Xiu Xiu still believes in this kind of weird stuff." Song Lin sat down next to her, ordered a few teas and snacks, and followed her gaze to the front of the stage.

Shen Xu grabbed a handful of melon seeds and seemed to be in a good mood. She said in a light tone: "That's very well said. The southern border is now mostly inhabited by the southern barbarians of the Yun Kingdom. There are many evildoers and a foul atmosphere. It's very vivid."

Song Lin didn't seem to like the content on stage. It was all stories about monsters eating people and skinning and cutting flesh, which made him uncomfortable.

He frowned and said with a slight resistance: "Xiu Xiu, let's not listen to this story. You are not in good health and are prone to nightmares at night."

"Young Master Jiang is still afraid of ghosts and gods?"

Song Lin shook his head and denied it, "What was said on the stage seems to be Princess Shen's family. I have heard the story of Marquis Tingnan and have met Princess Shen... It's not that outrageous."

"Have you met Princess Shen?"

"Well, I heard that you and Princess Shen don't have a good relationship, but..."

Song Lin thought for a moment and replied, "I think she cares about you very much. When I told her that you died in Haoyue Country, she cried very sadly. She didn't look like she was lying."

Shen Xu said calmly, "My relationship with her was indeed not very good before, but people always change.

Just like the Marquis of Tingnan, who was so glorious in the past, but has now become a traitor. All his former glorious military exploits have become material to discredit him, and everyone is stepping on him.

It seems now that nothing lasts forever.”

Song Lin grabbed her hand and said anxiously: "My feelings for you are eternal. No matter what you become, no matter whether you still remember me or not, my heart will not change."

The teahouse was filled with steam and the noise of people was noisy. Shen Xu had an indescribable smile on his face, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or sad.

She opened her mouth but didn't respond.

After a while, she took out a copper coin from her pocket and waved for the waiter to come over.

She placed the copper coins on the waiter's tray and said, "Please, sir, tell me another story about 'Joining the Army in My Father's Place: General Jiaolong'."

"Sir, this..."

The waiter picked up the copper coin awkwardly and was about to speak when Song Lin put down a silver coin and ordered:

"Just do as this young lady says."

The waiter quickly came on stage and whispered something into the storyteller's ear.

The storyteller picked up the copper coins on the plate, glanced in the direction of Shen Xu's seat, and said:

"Thank you for your presence, sir. Back then, General Yuewei's younger brother, General Jiaolong, entered Yong'an City at the age of fifteen to celebrate General Ye's birthday.

The young man is full of vigor and vitality, what a hero he is, with a Miao Dao, he can use it to perfection.

It is said that his sword had split open the Haoyue people's ironclad warships and overturned the heavy sails of the pirates...

The southern thief Chen Liang, even with the power of the Sky-Stealing Demon God, cannot gain any advantage against the Jiaolong General.

The two of them fought fiercely in the Mianmulin. In the end, it was General Ye and Emperor Yun who stepped in to mediate and prevented the two from destroying the Mianmulin.

Later, the two agreed to fight again next year, but it’s a pity…”

The storyteller recounted all the love, hatred, and vengeance of Dongyi City, and glorified Guangcheng Hou Jiang Yulou, portraying him as a frustrated man caught in the midst of love, hatred, and struggle.

The legendary female general and the Dragon General, including the Black Sail former subordinates under Song Lin's mother, all died because of Jiang Yulou's concubine Li.

"General Jiaolong was ultimately murdered by the Li family and buried in the Nu River..."

The corners of Song Lin's eyes turned slightly red. It was the first time he heard his mother's story. It turned out that there was no such thing as dying of depression due to excessive longing for her children.

Everything is a victim of the struggle for interests and power.

At this moment, someone in the hall was dissatisfied and said indignantly: "You, the storyteller, are clearly distorting the facts and confusing right and wrong!

Everyone in the Dongyi tribe knew that Marquis Guangcheng and his concubine, Li, had colluded with each other, cuckolded his brother-in-law, and killed the entire family of his original wife.

The Black Sail Army opposed him, so he deliberately ordered a forced expedition during the stormy season, which resulted in the demise of General Yuewei's 200,000 former Black Sail soldiers.

What kind of bullshit is this!

The Marquis of Tingnan led three expeditions to the Southern Barbarians and fought for more than twenty years with the Southern Border Army. He gained the eight states of the Southern Border after a lifetime of military service.

His wife opened up trade routes that connected to the North Sea in the west and the Yun Kingdom in the south, which led to the current prosperity of all industries.

But when it comes to your mouth, it becomes a sorcery and a disaster? Go and ask around, who in the southern border is willing to submit to the imperial court?

The people of Yanyang are so deceitful and scheming, aren't they courting their own destruction?

"The southern border is full of uncivilized barbarians who have killed countless Yanyang citizens. The Tingnan Marquis and his wife have been paid by the emperor and enjoyed his grace, yet now they are willing to become traitors and attempt to split Yanyang. They deserve death..."

The debate in the teahouse gradually became more lively, with everyone arguing with each other.

"Young Master Jiang, are you okay?" Seeing that Song Lin seemed to be lost in thought, Shen Xu simply took his hand and left the messy teahouse.

"Sorry, Xiuxiu, this is the first time I've heard this story." Song Lin followed her for a long distance, and the two finally stopped in front of a small alley.

"These stories are all fake. They're just for fun. People only want to believe what they want to hear and see what they like. As for the truth, no one cares."

Song Lin pursed his lips and said nothing. The debate in the teahouse, whether it was the storyteller or the tea drinkers, was that his mother, General Yuewei, had died at the hands of Jiang Yulou's concubine.

In the past, his uncle was always reluctant to talk about his father. It turned out that the grudges there were far more complicated than the stories he had heard.

"Go back."

Shen Xu and he slowly walked back to North Street. Suddenly, he stopped and pointed at a sesame cake stall not far away. He said, "I want to eat the sesame cakes there. Go buy them for me. I'll wait for you in the carriage."

"Doesn't Xiuxiu like beef patties?"

"I want to eat sesame today."

"Okay." Song Lin responded and walked to the pancake stall. He waited for a while. When the steaming hot pancakes came out of the pot, he realized that the stall did not have sesame-filled pancakes. With doubts, he bought two beef patties and quickly returned to the carriage.

There was no one in the carriage. Song Lin was shocked and looked around quickly.

"Xiu Xiu!" He called out anxiously twice, but she was nowhere to be found.

He lost her again.