Roast suckling pig is delicious.
It definitely tastes better when paired with a sour fruit wine.
Fortunately, Shulan didn't dare to drink too much. When people urged her to drink, she waved her hand and said, "I won't drink anymore. I have things to do tonight."
It would be really embarrassing to cry in front of so many people while hugging a bearded man.
No one tried to persuade them further, and everyone laughed and joked, creating a lively atmosphere.
Shulan really enjoyed the atmosphere. She sat there eating barbecue, her face beaming with smiles, laughing and joking with everyone.
And people gradually changed from being wary and disgusted to accepting.
They themselves may not even realize this, but they are becoming increasingly less guarded against this Xie family girl.
It wasn't because she was the wife of a great general, nor because of her medical skills, but because of her reassuring and cheerful personality that made people feel an irresistible fondness for her.
Shulan also noticed their changes, and her mood improved.
Because she had to eat dinner that night, and had eaten barbecue for several meals in a row, Shulan didn't eat much.
Seeing that the time was almost up, and with the wind picking up, it was clear that sand would soon follow.
She took her two apprentices and followed the bearded man back home.
Everyone was still there enthusiastically saying, "Madam, come and visit whenever you have time."
Shulan smiled and said, "Okay."
He waved goodbye to everyone.
Along the way, Huang Qi and Jian Qiu consciously sat in the front of the carriage, leaving the space for their junior uncle and the general.
The carriage was moving steadily. He Fengmian looked at her, her face flushed with a light pink, her body smelling of wine, and she was sitting languidly in the carriage.
The posture was casual and ordinary, yet it revealed a hint of something amiss to someone, causing him to stiffen and his heart to flutter.
He unconsciously glanced away and asked with concern, "Are you drunk?"
"No." Shulan was truly sober this time, and casually asked, "Where are Xiaobao and the others?"
She missed the little guy quite a bit; the manor felt much quieter without the chubby boy.
"We've passed Yaocheng."
With a small child around, their journey won't be too fast.
"oh."
Hearing her languid and listless reply, He Fengmian looked at her with a deeper gaze and asked, "Missing home?"
Shulan shook her head without hesitation: "No, that's not my home."
Her decisiveness clearly pleased the awkward person.
The carriage sped along the road, and the sandstorm grew stronger.
Shulan let her nephews in; thankfully, they were almost in the city.
Upon entering the city, just as they were about to go to the clinic, they overheard everyone talking: "Go quickly and see, we heard that Master Cao has died."
Everyone hurriedly headed towards the Cao residence.
Shulan immediately became interested: "Dead?"
Many people braved the sandstorm to go and see what was going on.
In an era with little entertainment, such a major event would attract attention, even if it were just a sandstorm or a mudslide, people would rush to watch the spectacle first.
Shulan looked at the bearded man, who smiled and suggested, "Shall we go take a look?"
He immediately nodded: "Okay, okay."
Carriages were not allowed to enter the alleys, but if they wanted to go by carriage, they had to go around to the front street. They got off the carriage and followed the crowd.
Someone saw her and another handsome general, and they greeted them warmly: "Doctor Shu, are you going to the Cao residence too?"
Shulan smiled and said, "Yes, I just came back from the military camp. I heard that something happened at the Cao residence, so I wanted to go and see what happened."
Her sincere and innocent appearance made it impossible to tell that she had deliberately gone to hide in the military camp.
They chatted casually with the people as they arrived at the Cao residence.
At this moment, the gate of the Cao residence was open, and it was already crowded with people, with children riding on the shoulders of adults to watch the excitement.
At the entrance of the Cao residence, a beautiful woman dressed in plain clothes, who appeared to be around thirty years old, stood there expressionless. She was probably the legendary Madam Cao.
She was surrounded by several shrewish old women and servants.
From where everyone was gathered, came the mournful cries of a woman.
Shulan, being a small potato, was at a disadvantage at this moment. Even if she jumped up and down, she couldn't beat the wall of people in front of her.
Shulan: "..."
I can't see it, I'm so anxious.
He Fengmian watched her hopping around, as if trying to see what was inside, his eyes full of amusement.
Asking the obvious: "Want to see?"
Shulan's eyes lit up, and she asked, "Do you have a solution?"
He Fengmian certainly had a way. As a general, if he wanted to go in directly, who would dare to stop him?
But what he thought of was: "Yes, but I've offended them somewhat."
Before Shulan could react, she saw the man lift her armpits, then dangle in mid-air, spin around, and sit on his shoulder.
Shulan: "..."
Is she a child?
But sitting here, you can see everything clearly.
Through the human wall, I saw a beautiful young woman dressed in bright colors lying on the ground, being held down by servants.
She struggled desperately, shouting at the top of her lungs, "It wasn't me! I didn't kill Master! It was you! It was you and Cao Yaozu who murdered Master!"
Upon hearing this, Shulan's eyes lit up even more. She ate watermelon in the wind and sand, not daring to blink even though her eyes were hurt by the wind.
After all, she still thought that the legendary Madam Cao was a weak-willed woman who would be bullied by others, which was why she was forced to the Buddhist hall by a concubine.
Looking back now, it was probably because I didn't love him.
She didn't love him, so she let the concubine bully others. If they hadn't dared to touch her son, things might still be peaceful.
After all, Cao Yaozu only took action after so many years; it couldn't have been just because his brother treated his beloved badly.
Thinking of this, she craned her neck even further, eager to see how this Madam Cao would turn the tables.
Looking at Madam Cao, whose expression remained calm and whose voice was still gentle, she said, "It was clearly you who were dissatisfied with the master's favoritism towards the new concubine, plotted to harm the master, and smeared me and my uncle, yet you still dare to talk nonsense here."
Immediately after she finished speaking, a young girl cried out, "Madam is right. It was all because Concubine Die was unhappy with the master's excessive favoritism. She fed the master medicine, intending to kill him and frame Madam and the Second Master."
Die Lian cried out loudly, "I didn't!"
But before she could finish speaking, another maid-like girl stepped forward and said, "It was Aunt Die who killed him. I saw it with my own eyes. She was the one who swung the knife at Master."
Then several servants accused Die Lian, saying she was the murderer of the master.
Madam Cao stood on high, her posture upright, but her expression remained indifferent as she looked at Die Lian and said, "Drag her away and send her to the authorities."
"No, it wasn't me." No matter how much Die Lian shouted and struggled, it was all in vain, and she could only be dragged away by the servants.
Everything has settled down.
If Shulan hadn't heard it from Master Li, she probably would have believed it.
She once again admired Madam Cao's methods, which allowed her to distance herself from Cao Yaozu, make everyone obey her, and frame Die Lian.
Wow, that's a great technique, I should learn it.
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