Zhao Qian racked his brains and finally came up with something to say.
After observing Shen Muzhi's expression, he tentatively spoke:
"General, I do have some guesses, but I don't know if they are correct."
Shen Muzhi was annoyed at the moment and had no time to dawdle. He just wanted to figure out what his childhood sweetheart was up to.
Hearing this, he quickly gestured for Zhao Qian to speak quickly and not dawdle.
After receiving a signal, Zhao Qian briefly organized his thoughts before speaking:
"General, after much thought, I believe that since yesterday, the only unpleasant thing the lady has had with Granny Li is that she hasn't suffered any loss."
Then, just now on the city wall, the lady took the initiative to show goodwill to Doctor Jiang, but was ruthlessly rejected. She was probably quite angry.
Shen Muzhi was completely confused after hearing this and asked in bewilderment:
"But what does this have to do with me?"
"Uh~"
Zhao Qian was speechless, not understanding how his wise and mighty general could be so oblivious when it came to matters of the heart.
However, he only dared to think this in his heart and did not dare to show it. He still had to quickly answer Shen Muzhi's question.
"General, let me analyze this for you. Your wife just reunited with the general's army and is visiting Jiangbei for the first time. You left her behind because of military matters and went directly to the military camp, leaving her to return to the general's mansion by herself."
To some shallow-minded people, this might seem like a sign that you don't value your wife.
The lady may not have thought much of it at first, but as soon as she entered the mansion, a maid from the neighborhood claimed to be ill and did not come to greet her, so she inevitably began to overthink things.
After returning to his room, he inquired with the maid again and learned that this Granny Li was of a different status, which made him think even more deeply.
"Besides this Granny Li, there's also a young and beautiful daughter living in the General's mansion, whose identity is unclear. Do you think the Madam would be happy?"
Shen Muzhi had been listening attentively, but at this point his expression gradually turned blank, and then he directly interrupted Zhao Qian's next words:
"You mean the lady has misunderstood something? But my relationship with the Qiao family girl is completely innocent; we've barely even met a few times."
"The only reason I allowed them, mother and child, to stay in the manor was to look after the late Brother Qiao; there was no other reason."
Shen Muzhi was right. There was no one in the general's mansion he cared about. Except when he returned to the city on business, he lived almost all the time in the military camp. The general's mansion was more like a decoration. He didn't consider it his home at all.
For Qiao Jiaojiao to see him was like a rare treat, almost impossible.
Zhao Qian naturally knew all this, and was even more aware that Li Mama's son had saved Shen Muzhi. Although their general was a grateful person, some people were not easily satisfied; once they had something good, they wanted something even better.
Granny Li and Qiao Jiaojiao are typical examples; they were no longer content to be just parasites who were cared for out of gratitude.
Besides, Qiao Jiaojiao is already of marriageable age. Looking around, where is there a better or more outstanding candidate than Shen Muzhi?
When the tiger is away, the monkey reigns supreme. When Shen Muzhi was not in the mansion, this mother and son practically became half the masters of the general's mansion.
In the past, no one would bother to bring such matters to Shen Muzhi's attention, since Shen Muzhi was busy with countless affairs and had no time to concern himself with such trivial matters. This only emboldened the mother and daughter to become more and more arrogant.
Now that a legitimate wife has suddenly appeared in the general's mansion, how could the mother and daughter, whose hearts have been raised by her, possibly be happy?
Zhao Qian told Shen Muzhi everything she knew, and then dutifully continued to analyze the situation for him:
"General, although you are only taking care of Granny Li and her daughter out of gratitude, Miss Qiao is, after all, a beautiful young woman who is not yet married."
Living like this in the mansion, it's inevitable that she'll develop other thoughts. Outsiders, unaware of your intentions, will naturally make wild guesses.
Now that Madam has arrived, she's bound to hear something. Add to that the fact that Granny Li and her daughter made an excuse not to greet Madam, how can Madam be happy about this?
Shen Muzhi was just slow to grasp this kind of thing, not brainless. After a little thought, he understood what Zhao Qing meant.
"Are you saying that your wife doesn't really want a divorce, but is just jealous and throwing a tantrum?"
Then why did you bring up Doctor Jiang just now? Was it because of the rumors on the ship? But she didn't seem to care at the time.
Zhao Qian dared not make such a guarantee; he was only guessing. The general's wife was impulsive and unpredictable; how could he possibly know what she was really thinking?
But given the general's attitude, it seems we absolutely must get an answer from him today.
So he had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue:
"What woman wouldn't care about something like this? The fact that Madam didn't spread rumors back then means she didn't believe them at all."
But now that the lady has taken the initiative to befriend Doctor Jiang, she has been rejected by him. If she combines this with the rumors, she might start to overthink things.
Add to that the young lady Qiao residing in the manor, how could the madam possibly be happy? And the madam's appearance is indeed somewhat unusual, so the comparison is..."
Zhao Qian stopped there and didn't dare to continue, leaving Shen Muzhi to figure it out on his own.
The more Shen Muzhi listened, the more reasonable it seemed.
Thinking about it now, he realized he hadn't considered things carefully enough, and had unknowingly caused his wife so much distress.
His wife traveled a long distance, risking her life, to find him with July, and they thought the family would be reunited.
As a result, he left the person and went to the military camp. Rumors about him and other women were still circulating everywhere. Although he felt that he was quite wronged, he realized that he had not done well enough.
Shen Muzhi is a very self-reflective person. After reflecting, he looked at Zhao Qian with a hint of admiration.
I just feel that choosing Zhao Qian to be by Yan Xiao's side was the right choice; he's a real talent.
Unlike him, who was completely clueless about women's thoughts.
He had just asked Zhao Qian how best to handle the matter when a servant's voice came from outside the door announcing:
"General, the lady is looking for Guard Zhao."
Upon hearing this, Shen Muzhi swallowed back the question he was about to ask, and then gestured for Zhao Qian to go to Yan Xiao.
"Go and see what Madam wants from you. Whatever it is, try your best to satisfy Madam."
"Understood, Your Majesty. I shall take my leave!"
Zhao Qian responded decisively, but his heart was filled with bitterness, like he had eaten bitter melon.
He had just finished dealing with this ancestor and hadn't even had a chance to breathe a sigh of relief before he had to face another ancestor.
To be honest, although he had only been away from the military camp for a short time, he already missed military life.
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