"Don't ask such questions, you're just a kid."
Almost simultaneously, Pei Luo and Su Xuening pressed Su Yun'an's head back down.
Su Yun'an pouted. He was clearly asking very seriously, so why did he ask such a random question?
"Ahem~" Su Xuening coughed lightly, feeling uneasy, and looked at Pei Luo to explain, "It was an imperial decree from the Emperor, I had no choice. Master, please don't ask any more questions, and please rest assured, Master, I will protect myself."
In just two sentences, Pei Luo understood the whole story and Su Xuening's current predicament.
Although I was worried, I still believed that she could handle everything and protect herself.
Pei Luo sighed softly and gently patted Su Yun'an's head: "Since you are getting married, then entrust this child to your teacher. Your teacher will definitely teach him well."
Su Xuening smiled: "Thank you, Master."
"Thank you, Master." Su Yun'an also called out to Master.
Pei Luo smiled, then looked at him and asked, "What skill do you want to learn from me?"
"I came here to learn martial arts. I want to learn martial arts so that I can become a great general like my father and protect my sister."
Su Yun'an's spirited words made Pei Luo laugh again: "What ambition! If you want to learn martial arts, you'll have to work on your small frame."
Pei Luo reached out and pinched Su Yun'an's small shoulder; the child was indeed too thin.
"Don't worry, Master. Yun'an is not afraid of hardship. Yun'an will definitely train hard."
Su Yun'an knew he was very thin. His sister had made him pretend to be sick before, and he ate very little to look even thinner. He wouldn't have to pretend to be sick anymore; he would eat properly and exercise regularly, and he was sure his body would gradually become stronger.
Pei Luo affectionately touched Su Yun'an's little face, then looked up at Su Xuening and said, "He's a good child. You can leave him to me without worry."
Su Xuening raised the corners of her lips slightly: "If I don't trust you, who else in this world can I trust?"
Su Xuening's affirmation of him touched Pei Luo.
"This is a gift for your apprenticeship." Su Xuening handed two paper packages to Pei Luo.
Upon seeing this, Pei Luo scolded, "You silly child, what's with the apprenticeship ceremony? This clearly treats me like an outsider..."
Before Pei Luo could finish declining, Su Xuening raised an eyebrow and said, "Are you sure you don't want it? This is beggar's chicken and braised pork knuckle that I specially made for you."
Upon hearing this, Pei Luo's eyes lit up, and he immediately accepted the paper package from Su Xuening: "Even though we're family, this apprenticeship gift is still necessary."
The transformation was incredibly fast!
Su Xuening smiled helplessly; this was the only thing her master had that quirk.
A moment later, Pei Luo sat down at the stone table, munching on braised pork knuckle and beggar's chicken, and even took out the carved wine that Su Xuening had given him last time.
"Mmm~ This is the taste, it's so delicious!"
Pei Luo, with his mouth full of meat, didn't forget to praise Su Xuening's cooking skills.
Su Xuening was both amused and exasperated: "Slow down, don't choke."
Looking at Pei Luo's expression, Su Yun'an asked with some disdain, "Sister, can he really teach me martial arts?"
Su Xuening glanced at Pei Luo and whispered a reprimand to Su Yun'an: "Master's martial arts are very, very high. You mustn't talk nonsense."
She had witnessed her master's martial arts skills firsthand; they were truly formidable, but she simply lacked the talent to learn them.
Hearing that his martial arts skills were being questioned, Pei Luo became unhappy. While gnawing on a beggar's chicken, he casually flicked out a chicken bone.
The chicken bone flew into the bamboo forest like lightning in an instant.
"Bang bang bang..." Before Su Xuening and Su Yun'an could see anything clearly, ten bamboo stalks in the bamboo forest had already fallen down.
Su Yun'an's eyes widened immediately: "Wow, Master, your martial arts are amazing!"
This is far more powerful than my father's martial arts!
Su Yun'an immediately picked up the wine jar on the stone table and eagerly poured wine for Pei Luo: "Master, don't just eat meat, drink some wine too. Your disciple will pour you some wine."
Pei Luo was amused by Su Yun'an's cleverness and looked up at Su Xuening, praising, "Girl, your junior brother has better judgment than you."
The phrase "junior brother" signified his acceptance of this disciple.
Su Xuening was relieved and smiled, "I'm glad Master likes it."
"Master, please have more." Su Yun'an was really good at flattering. Seeing that Pei Luo's wine glass was empty, he immediately poured more wine for Pei Luo, which made Pei Luo very happy.
Seeing that the master and disciple got along well, Su Xuening felt relieved and patted Su Yun'an's head: "Yun'an, you should follow your master and learn martial arts well. There are still things to do at the manor, so I have to go back first."
Suppressing her reluctance, Su Yun'an obediently nodded: "Don't worry, sister, I will definitely listen to Master's words."
"Yun'an is the best boy." Su Xuening was also reluctant to leave Su Yun'an, but she really couldn't take him with her, and Yun'an also needed to grow up and couldn't always stay by her side.
"You're always in such a rush when you come here, wait a minute." Seeing that Su Xuening was about to leave, Pei Luo stopped eating his braised pork knuckle, went back to the bamboo house, took out a token, and tossed it to Su Xuening.
Su Xuening took the sign and looked at the character "Luo" on the front and the character "Wang" on the back, asking curiously, "What is this?"
"This is the Medicine King Token of our Luo Family Medicine King Manor. With this token, you can obtain medicinal herbs from all the Medicine King Manors in the four kingdoms. Since you are getting married, your master doesn't have much to give you, so consider this token as your dowry." After explaining this, Pei Luo sat down again and started eating a chicken leg.
Standing to the side, Su Yun'an saw tears glistening in her master's eyes and immediately understood that her master was also reluctant to let her sister get married.
As a descendant of the Luo family's Medicine King Manor, Su Xuening understood the meaning of this Medicine King Token all too well.
Knowing that her master meant well, Su Xuening accepted the gift: "Thank you, Master. This disciple will take her leave now."
Su Xuening put the sign away, bowed to Pei Luo, and then turned to leave.
Watching Su Xuening's departing figure, both master and apprentice instantly became unhappy. One lost the interest in drinking, and the other lost the mood to pour a drink.
Upon returning to Kyoto, Su Xuening did not go directly to the General's Mansion, but instead went to the yamen first.
She bought a hundred death contracts from a slave trader to be her bodyguards. She was getting married the day after tomorrow, and Yun An wouldn't be in the mansion. Their General's Mansion needed someone to guard it. Buying more death contracts would not only prevent her from being betrayed, but also deter those who had designs on the General's Mansion.
In addition to these guards, Su Xuening also had a broker hire craftsmen to repair her house, and asked them to go to the General's Mansion to repair the house after she got married.
This time, not only Jingxuexuan and Lingxiaoge need to be rebuilt, but the entire General's Mansion needs to be renovated, especially the courtyards where the second wife lived.
This is a good opportunity to thoroughly eliminate the corrupt practices of the second branch of the family and restore the integrity of the General's Mansion.
Su Xuening returned to the General's Mansion in a grand procession with a hundred guards. She went straight to the main hall and instructed the servants, "Go and summon the people from the second branch of the family. It's time to settle some scores."
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