After yesterday's commotion, even if Jiang Wan wanted to stay overnight, Shen Cang wouldn't allow it.

It seems that the mother and daughter were robbed when they left.

Jiang Wan's own sins are no one else's fault. It's only a matter of time before the Marquis of Wu'an's family comes after her. The fact that they spared her son's life is already a great act of leniency.

Xianglan: "Miss, aren't you going to ask what happened next?"

Chen Xiyin asked in a flat tone, "Jia Lan was kicked out?"

"right!"

"normal."

Her father was willing to abandon even his own son, let alone Jia Lan, who came out of nowhere.

After having breakfast, Shen Qiyin went to the General's Mansion at the agreed time to treat Huo Chenzhou's old injuries.

Huo Wanqing was waiting at the gate early in the morning.

But after escorting Shen Qiyin to Huo Chenzhou's courtyard gate, she did not go in. Instead, she said to her, "Qiyin, please take good care of my brother's injuries."

"After the acupuncture is finished, I hope you can tell me about the situation in detail."

"……good."

Although Shen Qiyin found her reaction somewhat strange, she did not ask any further questions.

It wasn't until she arrived at Huo Chenzhou's room and found Su Mengdie there that she realized why Huo Wanqing hadn't come in with her this time.

Accompanying Su Mengdie was another woman.

Her name is Huo Xiaoyue, and she is Huo Chenzhou's younger sister, born of the same mother.

She was born pretty and cute, with a quirky and clever appearance.

Her crescent-shaped eyes, always smiling before she speaks, easily win people's hearts.

Upon seeing Shen Qiyin, she stepped forward, affectionately took her hand, and sweetly called out, "Sister Qiyin!"

After the words were out, she belatedly realized her mistake and cautiously asked Shen Qiyin, "May I...may I call you that?"

"Um."

"That's wonderful!" She pulled Shen Qiyin along and excitedly walked into the house. "Actually, I originally wanted to call you 'Sister Yin,' but then I learned that all the sisters in your family have the character 'Yin' in their names. If I really called you that, I wouldn't know whether I was calling you or them."

"But this character '栖' (qi) is unique to you!"

"The girl is very thoughtful."

She didn't think that much about it.

Huo Xiaoyue took her hand and shook it, saying coquettishly, "Oh dear, Sister Qi, just call me Yue'er. Calling me 'Miss' all the time sounds so formal."

"……good."

"Sister Naxi, please hurry up and treat my elder brother's illness. I won't take up any more of your time."

As she spoke, she stepped aside slightly.

Huo Chenzhou stepped forward, cupped his hands to Shen Qiyin, and said, "I am deeply grateful to the Lord Xiang for saving my life that day. I will never forget your great kindness."

"General, you're too kind."

Upon hearing this, Huo Chenzhou's eyes darkened, and he said dejectedly, "...I am no longer a general."

He had already requested to resign the day his left arm was rendered useless again.

Shen Qiyin smiled faintly and said confidently, "I will make you a general who can once again take up arms."

"In that case, I would like to express my gratitude to the village head in advance."

Huo Chenzhou's reaction was very calm, unlike Huo Wanqing's excitement and agitation that day.

Huo Xiaoyue, standing to the side, pressed on, "Sister Qi, how long will it take for my brother to fully recover?"

"It could take as little as three months, or as long as six months."

Why is there such a big difference?

"Because it depends on whether the general is willing to cooperate."

After each acupuncture and medicinal bath, his condition improved day by day. However, if he were to be impatient for quick results and recklessly practice swordsmanship as soon as he felt a slight improvement, it would only delay the treatment process.

Upon hearing this, Huo Xiaoyue immediately patted her chest and said, "Sister Qi, don't worry. With my sister-in-law and I watching over Big Brother, we guarantee he will behave and won't do anything reckless."

"That's good."

While Shen Qiyin was administering acupuncture to Huo Chenzhou, Su Mengdie and Huo Xiaoyue were watching from the side.

The latter was probably the kind of person who couldn't sit still. After a while, he stood up and walked around, touching and looking at everything. Finally, he found a hairpin somewhere and excitedly ran over to Huo Chenzhou and asked, "Brother, how come you have a hairpin here?"

Huo Chenzhou looked in the direction of the sound, his gaze suddenly freezing.

Shen Xiyin also looked over.

It was a white jade hanging fan hairpin, with a very exquisite and unique design, and it was obviously very valuable.

Huo Xiaoyue fiddled with the tassels on it, her eyes full of delight: "Big brother, can I have this hair ornament?"

Huo Chenzhou's eyes flashed, but he did not answer immediately.

"Alright, it seems that my brother is reluctant to part with it..." Huo Xiaoyue said half-jokingly, her sly eyes darting back and forth between Huo Chenzhou and Su Mengdie: "It must be meant for my sister-in-law, that's why he won't give it to me."

"Really?" Su Mengdie smiled, took it and examined it closely: "It is indeed to my liking."

She looked at Huo Chenzhou: "Was this really prepared for me?"

After a moment of silence, Huo Chenzhou said seriously, "No."

The smile in Su Mengdie's eyes immediately faded a bit.

Huo Chenzhou frankly said, "I originally bought this as a gift for Wanqing's birthday two years ago. If you like it, I will buy another one for you."

"Oh, so it was meant for Wanqing. How come it's still in your possession?"

“When I bought this hairpin, it wasn’t her birthday yet. Later…” He paused before continuing, “Later, when we got married, it wasn’t appropriate for me to give her this as a gift.”

"My husband is overthinking things. You and Wanqing are siblings. As the older brother, how could I, as the sister-in-law, be jealous of a birthday gift from my younger sister?"

"Since it was prepared for Wanqing, I won't take it from her." Su Mengdie said, handing the hairpin back to Huo Xiaoyue, and said, "Yue'er, you can take it to Wanqing later."

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