"Gu Jingchun, your skills are outstanding; this general is no match for you!"

"Gu Jingchun, from this day forward, you are my great-aunt, and I, Li Yunba, will be at your beck and call!"

Li Yunba's loud voice echoed among the people, and Gu Jingchun's name reappeared on their lips.

"Gu Jingchun?"

Who is this?

"Why does this name sound so familiar?"

"I know! She's the real daughter of the Marquis of Yong'an, who was killed by his own son for treason. The whole affair of the real and fake daughters caused quite a stir back then."

I heard that this girl is now in the palace, and she was a great help during the drought in Qi County!

"He was deeply loved by the people of Qi County."

"It seems the general has also been captivated by this young lady today!"

"This girl looks so delicate and frail, how can she have such great abilities that even the general is convinced of her abilities?"

"You don't know this, do you? This girl is incredibly capable. Do you know how many Tianjing Trading Companies are scattered throughout our Tiandu now?"

I've heard that she's the one behind all this."

"Moreover, I've also heard that our current emperor is very fond of her, and might even directly bestow upon her the title of concubine!"

"How is that possible? She has a child with her!"

"How can someone with a child be a concubine?"

"Why is that impossible? So what if she has a child? Who says that having a child means you can't be a concubine? As long as His Majesty likes her, what's wrong with that?"

Isn't it all thanks to His Majesty's word?

...

Li Yunba is a true man; he not only keeps his word, but he also genuinely treats Gu Jingchun like a great-aunt.

On this day, Gu Jingchun came to the garrison camp, wanting to see the weapons in the camp and prepare to hand over his blueprints to the craftsmen in the camp.

When Gu Jingchun arrived, he successfully entered the military camp with the token in his hand, which attracted a lot of attention from the soldiers.

Wherever she went, she instantly attracted the attention of all the soldiers present.

The soldiers craned their necks, staring intently at Gu Jingchun.

One bold soldier stepped forward and directly asked Gu Jingchun.

"Young lady, may I ask what brings you here?"

"Do you need my help?"

After Gu Jingchun entered, his gaze was involuntarily drawn to the shirtless soldiers.

As expected of soldiers who undergo rigorous daily training, every muscle is perfectly shaped, not only good-looking but also incredibly soft to the touch.

Gu Jingchun could imagine the feel of those abs with just one glance.

This is why Gu Jingchun's pace slowed down a bit.

Not only her, but even Lanxin behind him stared in disbelief.

She even couldn't help but swallow, unconsciously squeezing her hand in Gu Jingchun's.

Gu Jingchun was the same; he pulled Lanxin around and around the military camp, almost forgetting what he was there to do.

Thanks to the soldier's question, he came to his senses, smiled, and said:

"I'm here to see your General Li Yunba. Since I didn't inform you beforehand, I hope this young general can pass on my message."

After Gu Jingchun finished speaking, the soldier's face turned completely red.

He awkwardly scratched his head and stammered as he spoke.

"Alright...alright, I...I'll go and inform the young lady right now, but...I'm not a general."

Gu Jingchun exclaimed in surprise upon hearing this.

"General, you are so valiant, I thought you were already a general."

However, judging from your appearance, you are destined for great things; you will surely become a great general someday.

Gu Jingchun's words made the soldier's face turn even redder. He was immediately at a loss and, using both hands and feet, ended up walking with the wrong gait.

Gu Jingchun couldn't help but burst out laughing when he saw his expression.

But to everyone's surprise, when the soldier saw Gu Jingchun's smile, he froze on the spot and couldn't even walk properly.

The surrounding soldiers, witnessing this scene, couldn't help but marvel at it, while also cursing the soldier harshly, calling him a traitor for daring to disregard morality and speak directly to the pretty woman.

And it made my sister laugh so beautifully.

They were all incredibly envious and jealous.

Based on the principle that they couldn't let the pretty lady laugh, and wouldn't give him a chance, someone hurriedly went to call the general over.

When Li Yunba heard that an extremely beautiful woman had come to the military camp, he guessed that it was Gu Jingchun. He didn't care that they were in the middle of a meeting and immediately rushed out of the tent.

When he rushed over, before he even got close to Gu Jingchun, he started shouting loudly.

"Grandma—"

Gu Jingchun: ...

Great-aunt?

All the soldiers present gaped open.

They must have heard correctly; their general was calling this young girl "auntie"!

Immediately, they all instinctively took a step back.

After all, if their general discovered that they had designs on his great-aunt, wouldn't they be beheaded by the general?

Gu Jingchun watched as Li Yunba strode quickly toward her.

I thought to myself, you really don't need to call her "Grandma" in front of so many people.

It's true, even if he dares to shout, she doesn't dare to answer!

"Grandma, why didn't you tell me you were coming? I could have come to pick you up!"

Gu Jingchun: "..."

"General, you're too kind."

“I am but a lowly lady-in-waiting, how could I possibly ask you to come and fetch me personally?”

"That's not right!"

Li Yunba shouted sharply.

His voice was already loud, but now it was even louder, which startled Gu Jingchun, who instinctively took a step back.

Li Yunba, however, seemed oblivious and continued, "You are my great-aunt, it is only natural for me to go and fetch her!"

Gu Jingchun: "..."

She coughed awkwardly twice.

“General Li, the bet that day was made on impulse. As for this form of address, you only need to call me that once. You don’t need to keep calling me that.”

"That won't do!"

Li Yunba immediately retorted.

"Since you've become my great-aunt, you'll always be my great-aunt."

From now on, not only will I call you Great-Aunt, but my son and my grandson will also call you Great-Great-Aunt.

Gu Jingchun felt her head was about to explode when she saw Li Yunba, who was almost older than her father, calling her "Grandma".

Her mind was completely occupied with her great-aunt, so she couldn't argue and could only nod in agreement.

"General Li... truly keeps his word. No wonder he can command this garrison of over 80,000 troops."

After the Marquis of Yong'an was defeated, the tens of thousands of elite soldiers he had privately raised were reorganized into the garrison.

In addition, there are not many generals available now, so Li Yunba's status has risen accordingly.