border town.
Because of the war during this period, even the houses of some residents in Tianbian City were affected, and some of them are now in disrepair.
Some of them are even uninhabitable. Today is a sunny day. Chen Yalan looked at those dilapidated houses and an idea came to her mind: she wants to repair these houses.
Since she had the idea in her mind, she organized people and residents to build those houses without saying a word. You know, these houses can not only be lived in by residents, but also allow the troops and residents to build good relations.
So, when the residents learned that Chen Yalan brought a team of soldiers to help them build houses, they were naturally very happy and grateful to them.
Knowing that Chen Yalan wanted to win the hearts of the people, the generals did not stop her from doing so.
So at this moment the border town was bustling with activity, with residents and soldiers mixed together, some moving bricks, some working with mud, and the atmosphere was peaceful.
Looking at Chen Yalan mingling with ordinary soldiers and residents, Xu Mao felt a strange light in his heart.
At the beginning, he thought he was attracted by her beauty and felt a little happy when he saw Chen Yalan's disheveled appearance. But now he felt that his liking for Chen Yalan was no longer just a superficial one, but he was curious about Chen Yalan as a person.
So when Xu Mao passed by here and saw Chen Yalan and a group of people building a house, Xu Mao smiled slightly, and saw that the flowers next to them were in full bloom, so he picked a flower.
Holding the flowers he picked, Xu Mao came to Chen Yalan. Chen Yalan was working when suddenly a shadow stopped beside her. She immediately became alert and looked back. It turned out to be Xu Mao.
Relieved, Chen Yalan smiled slightly: "Why is General Xu here?"
It was Chen Yalan who suggested helping to repair the house. Although the generals did not refuse, they also did not show any intention of helping. Therefore, Chen Yalan was still a little curious when Xu Mao suddenly appeared at this moment.
Hearing her ask this, Xu Mao took out the flowers and handed them forward: "This is for you."
Uh, Chen Yalan was a little overwhelmed. What was going on? Why did someone suddenly give her flowers? She looked at her hands. Because they were a little dirty from working, she didn't take the flowers. Instead, she said, "Thank you, General Xu. General Xu is thoughtful, but we should not waste them."
At the same time, Chen Yalan was a little curious. She was the emperor's concubine, but Xu Mao seemed to be really unaware of this.
Xu Mao, seeing that Chen Yalan didn't want the flowers, thought she didn't understand what he meant, and hurriedly said, "General Chen, I like you."
Xu Mao was a rough man and couldn't say things like "I like you" like the literati, so he could only express his love directly.
When Chen Yalan suddenly heard Xu Mao say this, and remembered that Xu Mao had said before that he wanted to marry her, she suddenly felt overwhelmed.
Did Xu Mao know that he was the emperor's concubine? Even if he didn't know, he shouldn't be like this. After all, I had already told him that I had a lover, so why was he still so persistent?
Chen Yalan didn't really have Xu Mao in her heart, so she refused directly: "I'm sorry, General Xu, I've already said that I already have a lover, so I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to accept General Xu's misplaced love."
In fact, Xu Mao really didn't know about Chen Yalan's identity, because she was the emperor's concubine, and Xu Mao didn't know, so he knew nothing about Chen Yalan being a concubine. Moreover, because Chen Yalan was released from the palace secretly by the emperor and was not publicized, Xu Mao didn't know that the concubine in the harem had actually come to the battlefield.
So in Xu Mao's heart, Chen Yalan was just a general's daughter. Although he had a wife and a concubine, it was not impossible for him to marry a general's daughter as his concubine.
But he didn't expect that he would be rejected by Chen Yalan again and again. So at this moment, Xu Mao was very angry.
"General Chen, although I don't know what your sweetheart looks like, I think I am a good person. General Chen, why don't you give me a chance to get to know each other so that I won't regret it later." Although Xu Mao was angry, he knew that love between men and women could not be forced, so he could only pester Chen Yalan again and again, hoping that Chen Yalan would regret it and give him a chance.
However, his entanglement made Chen Yalan a little annoyed. After all, her own identity was there, and she had someone in her heart that she couldn't tell, so she just felt a little annoyed about Xu Mao's entanglement at this time.
However, she also understood that Xu Mao had saved her life, so she couldn't make things too awkward. So she could only smile and say, "General Xu, there are countless women in this world, and there are many who are suitable for you. Why chase after me instead of a crude person like me? I am really not worthy of being in a noble place."
Hearing Chen Yalan call him vulgar, Xu Mao smiled and narrowed his eyes: "You don't know this. There are millions of women, but there is only one you. Since I like you, I don't want to wait for anyone else."
After being harassed by Xu Mao for a long time, Chen Yalan wanted to leave. Now the sun was getting higher and she had been working for the whole morning and was a little tired, so she thought about going back.
So she dusted herself off and called the little boy to leave with her.
Seeing that Chen Yalan was about to leave, how could Xu Mao just watch her leave like this, so he followed Chen Yalan and left.
However, although he followed her away, he still kept talking and kept pestering Chen Yalan, which made it impossible for Chen Yalan to hide.
Chen Yalan couldn't help but roll her eyes, thinking to herself: If Xu Mao knew that he had set his sights on the emperor's concubine, who knows how regretful he would be.
Because there were more damaged houses inside and outside the city, they started to rebuild from outside the city first, so at this time they were actually still some distance away from the city gate.
On their way back to the city, there happened to be a stretch of wasteland with no houses and no one living there.
Just as they passed by there, a group of people suddenly ran out from the bushes.
As soon as these people came out, they immediately attacked Xu Mao and Chen Yalan. Although Xu Mao had been pestering Chen Yalan, he was also very vigilant. As soon as these people attacked them, he immediately reacted and fought with them.
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