Dahu woke up halfway through his sleep. He avoided Qin Canglan's wound and climbed off the bed from Qin Canglan's body.

He put on his shoes, took out the dates hidden in his pocket, and tiptoed to the next room.

The door to the next room was ajar.

He poked his little head in: "Uncle? Are you there?"

The only response he got was Xiaohu's even snoring.

He held onto the door frame and stepped over the threshold with his short legs, carefully protecting his dates.

"uncle."

He called out again.

In the center of the bed was my sleeping brother.

Apart from that, the house was empty.

The big tiger was holding a large date, his small figure looking dazed and lonely.

Why did his uncle always keep him from finding them? He even couldn't bear to eat the jujubes he had specially left for his uncle.

"Big Tiger."

Su Xiaoxiao walked in.

Da Hu turned his head, his innocent eyes were heartbreaking.

Su Xiaoxiao picked him up and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Uncle is missing." said Dahu.

Wei Liulang also said that Wei Ting was disobedient, but wasn't he the same? He was still injured.

"Da Hu is very sad?" Su Xiaoxiao asked softly.

Da Hu grabbed the dates and lowered his head: "Just a little bit, Da Hu is only a little bit sad."

Su Xiaoxiao gently held the little guy's head and let him lean into her arms: "Then can mother accompany Dahu?"

"Yeah." Dahu nodded and leaned in Su Xiaoxiao's warm embrace, "Uncle doesn't like Dahu?"

Su Xiaoxiao said: "No, he likes it very much, he just... has things he has to do."

"Is it an adult matter?"

"yes."

"Will he come back?" asked Da Hu.

"Maybe." Su Xiaoxiao said.

Dahu fell asleep in Su Xiaoxiao's arms.

Su Xiaoxiao called Su Ergou, carried the three sleeping little ones into the carriage, and sent them to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion together.

Perhaps she was too tired these days, and she fell asleep in the carriage while holding Dahu and Erhu.

She had a nightmare. She dreamed that Su Mo was seriously injured and fell off a cliff. He hit a sharp rock and his chest was completely pierced.

Su Xiaoxiao opened her eyes with a start.

"Sister, we're here." Su Ergou held Xiaohu in his arms, glanced at her, and asked, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"

Su Xiaoxiao calmed down instantly: "It's okay, it was just a dream."

Su Ergou asked curiously: "A good dream or a nightmare?"

Su Xiaoxiao said: "It's not a very good dream."

Su Ergou said indifferently: "Oh, Dad said that nightmares are the opposite of reality, and good dreams are real!"

Su Xiaoxiao smiled. It really sounded like something Su Cheng would say.

The two of them carried the three little ones to the courtyard of the old marquis and old lady Su.

When she passed by the study, she heard Su Yuan discussing Su Mo's matter with the old marquis.

Su Yuan said, "None of the hummingbirds we released have returned. I'm afraid Mo'er is in danger."

The old marquis frowned and said, "Is that forest really so strange that even birds can't get out after entering it?"

"Father, I'm going to go find Mo'er."

"No, the Divine Bow Camp has not yet been completed. You have a mission to perform and cannot leave your post without permission. I will go to see His Majesty and ask him to allow me to leave the capital."

Officials in the capital, especially military generals, were not allowed to leave the capital without permission. They had to have official approval or permission from Emperor Jingxuan. Otherwise, if they were caught, they would be charged with treason.

As the two were talking, eunuchs from the palace came outside.

It turned out that it was Emperor Jingxuan who issued an edict, ordering the old marquis Su Shuo to go to Taolin to help Xiao Chonghua guard the entrance.

The old marquis said: "The peach forest is dangerous. I heard that the two princes also entered the peach forest..."

Eunuch Quan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Marquis Zhenbei. General Leng will go to protect the two princes later."

A military general promoted by Wu Anjun, he took over the Wei family's infantry and divine bow battalion after the Wei family encountered trouble.

The old marquis said nothing more. He put on his armor, took his weapons and headed for the peach forest.

Su Xiaoxiao also came out from the old couple's yard.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I ran into Tao who was burning incense at the ancestral tablet.

Tao's eyes were red.

"Aunt." Su Xiaoxiao greeted.

"It's Daya." Mrs. Tao smiled with tears in her eyes. "It's so late, you still want to go back? Just stay at the mansion. The room has been cleaned for you."

She truly treated Su Xiaoxiao as her own daughter, and her boudoir was fully prepared for her.

Su Xiaoxiao declined politely, "Thank you, Auntie. I still have to go back to the Imperial Observatory. I'll bother you another day."

Tao said, "Why are you bothering me? You are being too polite."

Su Xiaoxiao smiled.

Tao asked with concern: "How is my uncle's injury?"

Su Xiaoxiao said truthfully: "It's getting better. I should be able to return home after a few more days of rest."

Tao was relieved: "That's good, that's good!"

The two families have a close relationship, and Tao is truly filial to Qin Canglan.

Su Xiaoxiao looked at her slightly red eyes and asked, "Auntie, are you worried about my cousin?"

Tao sighed, "It would be a lie to say I'm not worried, but I've gotten used to it over the years. Being the wife of a general is not easy. People envy my glory, but they don't know that I worry about my husband and children every day. I'm worried that they are useless if they are too good, and I'm also worried that they will enter the military too early... Their lives don't belong to me, but to the Great Zhou, the people, and the court."

Tao had kept these words in his heart for a long time and couldn't help but say them out.

She looked at Su Xiaoxiao and smiled shyly: "I talked a lot today, don't take it to heart."

Su Xiaoxiao said: "I think it's good."

This is what it’s like to get along with female elders. There are some nagging moments, but also warmth and the feel of home.

Tao took Su Xiaoxiao's hand, gently touched her temples, and said with a smile, "You kid."

"Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!"

Su Xiaoxiao asked curiously, "Who is talking?"

"It's the Five Tigers..." Tao clenched his fists, "What nonsense did that brat teach again!"

The three little ones came to stay at the house for a while, bringing their foal and cockatiel with them.

When Su Li had nothing to do, she taught the parrot to speak.

But what good words can he teach?

Tao's hands were itching again: "Daya, I have something to do. I'll go first and won't see you off."

She's going to beat up that itchy brat!

Su Xiaoxiao was about to leave when she heard the cockatiel say, "Peach forest! Peach forest! Peach forest!"

Su Xiaoxiao paused.

Because the cockatiels have been too noisy recently, they have been placed in the greenhouse at night.

Su Xiaoxiao entered the greenhouse and looked at the cockatiel that hadn't slept in the middle of the night: "What did you just say?"

Cockatiel: "Stupid! Stupid! Stupid--"

Su Xiaoxiao quickly pulled out the dagger! The cockatiel panicked and fluttered in the cage: "Long live the leader! Long live the leader! Long live the leader!"

Su Xiaoxiao's eyes widened: Is this a parrot from the White Lotus Sect?!

Su Xiaoxiao took the black cloth and covered the birdcage.

Cockatiel: "It's so dark! It's so dark!"

Su Xiaoxiao: "If you make any more noise, I'll stew you!"

The cockatiel immediately gave in.

Su Xiaoxiao carried the birdcage out of the mansion, climbed on the horse, and hung it on the saddle.

The cockatiel beeps softly: "It's so dark~"

Su Xiaoxiao: “…”

Five Tigers: You must say it three times anyway!

(End of this chapter)