Xiao Liu dismounted and knelt respectfully before Shen Yunting.

"This humble servant, Xiao Liu, greets the General."

Shen Yunting also dismounted and went forward to help Xiao Liu up.

"How is the lady?"

Xiao Liu handed the letter to Shen Yunting. Looking into his eyes, which were trying hard to suppress his emotions and worries, Xiao Liu finally smiled.

"General, rest assured, the lady is well. Everything she wanted to say is in the letter. Now the remnants of the previous dynasty are starting to act arrogantly again. The lady told the general to be careful."

Upon hearing Xiao Liu's words, the young general following behind Shen Yunting immediately asked, "General, could it be that those who came to assassinate us are also remnants of the previous dynasty?"

"Assassination?"

Xiao Liu was so frightened that he trembled.

He immediately pushed the young general aside and circled around Shen Yunting again.

Then Xiao Liu asked with concern, "General, are you alright?"

Shen Yunting quickly read the letter, then looked at Xiao Liu, who had a concerned expression on his face.

"It's nothing. It's just that you've been working hard all by yourself in the capital. If those three children are disobedient, you can leave them alone if you don't want to. Don't tire yourself out."

Xiao Liu was slightly taken aback, then asked uncertainly, "General, did the old lady tell you everything in her letter?"

Shen Yunting gave a muffled "hmm".

His cloud has worked hard.

She has been struggling to manage the family all these years, saying that the children are doing well, but she hasn't sent a single letter in the past five years, which is enough to show that she is not doing well in the capital.

Instead, bad news about Shen Song kept reaching his ears.

Either they made a mistake today, or they offended someone yesterday.

Qu Jingyun must have been extremely worried about this kid.

Xiao Liu knelt down in front of Shen Yunting with a "thud".

"General, you must take good care of yourself. The old lady has had a hard life all by herself. She has just suffered so much and can't take any more shocks."

"Get up. Take these back to Madam and tell her that I will capture all the remnants of the previous dynasty. Our General's Mansion will be safe with me in charge."

After saying that, Shen Yunting handed the box he had taken off the horse to Xiao Liu.

Xiao Liu carefully took it, put it away, and then looked at Shen Yunting.

He solemnly promised, "General, please go ahead with your business. I'm here to help."

He mounted his horse and quickly disappeared from Shen Yunting's sight.

Shen Yunting stared at Xiao Liu's departing figure, unable to recover for a long time.

It seems she wants Xiao Liu to take her longing back with her.

After a long while, he looked away.

He turned around and looked seriously at his brothers who had gone through thick and thin with him.

"Gentlemen, I'm sure you're all aware of our current predicament. The remnants of the previous dynasty are running rampant. If we can't eliminate them all, the consequences will be dire. I'm afraid we won't be able to enter the capital on time this time."

The young general was the first to step forward and declare, "General, we will listen to you. Just give us your orders."

“Yes.” Another person stood up. “You have worked hard enough at the border for five years. If you can accumulate great merit and go back, you can not only prove your loyalty to the emperor, but also make great contributions and completely protect the general’s mansion.”

These were all brothers he trusted, and Shen Yunting didn't stand on ceremony with them, immediately explaining his plan.

That night, Shen Yunting and his companions were ambushed and fell off a precipice, their fate unknown.

At the foot of the cliff, a group of people left silently.

——

Half a month later.

That day, Qu Jingyun was teaching Shen Yue basic exercises to strengthen her body when a nanny rushed in.

The old woman knelt directly in front of Qu Jingyun.

Qu Jingyun frowned upon recognizing someone from Qi Yun'er's side.

"What's up?"

The old woman knelt and begged Qu Jingyun for forgiveness, crying: "Madam, our mistress already knows she was wrong and has come to beg you to forgive her."

"oh?"

Qu Jingyun suddenly laughed.

She sat down to the side, picked up her teacup, and took a small sip.

"How ridiculous! My father just wrote me a letter yesterday, and Qi Yun'er already knows she's wrong today? Does she think my brain is that of a pig?"

The old woman shook her head in fear.

“Our lady truly knows she was wrong. Madam, you may not know this, but these past few days she has been dreaming of Madam Qu and is feeling uneasy. She wants to go to Guanghua Temple to offer incense and recite Buddhist scriptures for Madam Qu.”

Qi Yun'er?

Are you going to suffer in a temple?

Qu Jingyun looked at the old woman suspiciously, "Really?"

Why is she so skeptical?

The old woman nodded. "If you don't believe me, Madam, you can assign a few servants to follow you."

“That’s a good idea,” Qu Jingyun immediately agreed.

The old woman's expression remained unchanged.

Could it be that Qi Yun'er is serious?

However, since Qi Yun'er had asked her to arrange servants, she wouldn't be polite.

They quickly arranged for a few clever and loyal servants to leave with the old woman.

The old woman returned to the woodshed to untie Qi Yun'er, crying and complaining, "Madam, the old lady is too cruel. She really tied you up for half a month."

Qi Yun'er sneered, "Qu Jingyun is inherently vicious. Just watch, she might come up with some other ways to torture me."

"What should we do then?"

The nanny panicked instantly.

With Qi Yun'er backing her up over the past five years, she has also offended quite a few people.

If Qi Yun'er cannot gain a foothold in the General's Mansion, then what should she do?

Seeing how timid she was, Qi Yun'er said disdainfully, "Why are you so afraid? This huge general's mansion isn't ruled by Qu Jingyun alone. Don't forget there's another powerful person who hasn't appeared yet."

"Who?" the old woman asked instinctively.

The old woman quickly understood and revealed the same sinister smile.

She secretly gave a thumbs up, "Madam is truly amazing."

Qi Yun'er let out another cold laugh.

This time, the backer she found is a big shot that even Qu Jingyun has to be wary of.

In the main courtyard.

Yin Xue looked at Qu Jingyun with a puzzled expression.

“Since my aunt moved into the general’s mansion, my daughter-in-law has never seen her go to any temple to worship Buddha. This sudden decision to go is probably a trap.”

"I know," Qu Jingyun asked with a smile.

"ah?"

Yin Xue was even more confused.

Qu Jingyun smiled and waved to Shen Yue, signaling her to come to her.

After her daughter arrived, Qu Jingyun finally spoke: "Qi Yun'er is my parents' savior. If we really want to drive her out, she will definitely go back to the Qu family. The General's Mansion is being feared, the General is being sent to the border, and my father has also been implicated and demoted to another place. If we let Qi Yun'er cause trouble, the Qu family will probably be finished."

Yin Xue suddenly realized.

“My mother-in-law is right. My cousin loves money, and my maternal grandfather’s family has few men. I’m afraid my cousin will really seize the family property and persecute my maternal grandfather and my uncle’s family.”

Seeing how intelligent she was, Qu Jingyun became even more satisfied.

“You’re right, so Qi Yun’er has to stay in the manor, but she won’t have the same treatment as before.”

Shen Yue's pupils trembled, and she glanced at Qu Jingyun in alarm before quickly looking away.

She had already witnessed Qu Jingyun's methods in the past two weeks.

She not only dealt with all the spies who had bullied her in the past, but also taught her a lot of tricks.

She already knew clearly that Qu Jingyun was not someone she could deal with.