"However, it's uncertain whether General Sun will see you or not."
"Perhaps the young lady has something urgent to attend to, but don't get your hopes up too high. After all, General Sun is new here and has a lot to do."
The old soldier led the way as he walked.
Qiao Manman simply said yes.
Although she and her sister had visited this mansion that day, she couldn't help but feel a surge of tension.
The old soldier asked Qiao Manman to stand there, and then he went up and spoke to a young boy.
The young man raised his head, looked Qiao Manman up and down, and then smiled innocently: "Master Zhou, leave this to me. This girl is pitiful."
Then this Mr. Zhou came over and told Qiao Manman, "Miss, please wait here quietly."
He then left.
The young man went into the former Prefect Lu's study and didn't come out for quite a while.
Qiao Manman stomped her feet in the cold, and this time even her ears were freezing. With a gust of wind blowing, she felt like she was about to faint from hunger.
Fortunately, that kid came out.
He even said to her, "Miss, please come in."
Qiao Manman's face turned almost pale, but she still mustered her courage and walked into the study of the former Prefect of Lu, a place she had never set foot in before.
She went in to ask General Sun for rations for ten to fifteen days to help her family get through these difficult times.
As for where Qiao Manman got her confidence?
She didn't.
She took this step only because she had no other choice.
Qiao Manman walked in and saw a room full of people. Sun Ce and Zhou Yu sat in the center, with the other Sun brothers, Zhang Chao, and others standing or sitting, all discussing something. When Qiao Manman entered, everyone stopped.
The young man said, "General, Miss Qiao has arrived."
Sun Ce raised his head.
In his eyes, this young girl, Qiao, was indeed much more immature than the older girl, with a shy face and gentle eyes.
"What brings you here, young lady?"
Qiao Manman had prepared what she wanted to say, but she found it difficult to say it in front of so many people.
And at that moment, her stomach, quite uncooperatively, started to rumble.
Qiao Manman smelled the aroma of pastries wafting from a corner of the study and couldn't help but swallow hard.
She bit her lip, struggling internally.
She knew that all the men were looking at her, especially General Zhou.
"Greetings, generals! I am the youngest daughter of Qiao Xuan, residing in Peach Blossom Lane in the south of the city. Due to the continuous warfare, my home was broken into by thieves who looted all my belongings. To be honest, we have been without food for several days..."
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