Chapter 499: The Secret

An Li didn't notice, but just asked them to wait here for a while, saying that General An would come to meet them soon.

The third brother and Xiao Xixi waited in the front hall for a while, and saw General An coming from the door.

He looked majestic and imposing. There was a righteous look between his eyebrows, and he definitely didn't look like someone who would associate with rebels.

The third brother hurriedly took Xiao Xixi to salute, but General An waved his hand to signal them not to be polite.

"You said you saw traces of Miao people on the road?"

The third brother nodded hurriedly, and was about to say something to General An.

Although they didn't really see the Miao people on the road, they just wanted to get information from An Li. But before Lao San came, he had already learned a lot about the situation in Lingdong. It was natural for him to make up lies.

However, General An sneered before Lao San opened his mouth.

"Okay, you can fool An Li with your words, but you can't fool me."

As soon as these words came out, Lao San immediately took a defensive posture, hiding Xiao Xixi behind him, and the hair on his body stood up.

He reflected on his subconscious behavior, and looked at General An calmly and asked.

"What do you mean by this, General An?"

General An looked at Lao San and Xiao Xixi and said meaningfully.

"An Li is such a liar. I'm not so easily fooled."

"You said you saw traces of Miao people on the road because Miao people look different from Daliang people. But you are wrong. The difference between Miao people and Daliang people is just a rumor."

As soon as he said this, the third brother immediately realized where he had given himself away. He smiled awkwardly.

"Okay, I admit that I didn't see any Miao people, but I heard about the traces of Miao people's activities here, so I wanted to come here to find out and find the Miao people. General An, although I lied to Master An, I think this shouldn't be a big problem."

The third brother quickly avoided the main point and lied that he was here to find the Miao people.

General An just snorted.

"Why are you looking for the Miao people? Do you want to get some secrets from them to harm Daliang?"

Hearing this, the third brother shook his head.

"It's unfair, General An, we are just curious."

Unknowingly, General An has walked to the main seat and looked at the terrified third brother below.

"Although I am already an old man, I am not so easy to fool. Tell me, what is your purpose?"

"I have lived for most of my life, and I can be considered to be a good judge of people. Although you two are covered in dust and look like you came from afar, your temperament and demeanor are not like those of ordinary people. Could it be that you are dignitaries from the capital?"

General An guessed and almost exposed the true colors of Xiao Xixi and the third brother.

The third brother was still thinking carefully in his heart, but he saw Xiao Xixi looking at General An with an innocent face.

"Wow, uncle, how do you know we are from the capital?"

The third brother was immediately surprised when he heard it, and quickly covered Xiao Xixi's mouth.

General An laughed and asked the third brother to let Xiao Xixi go.

"You are so old, but you are not as honest as a child. Let him go, I will talk to this child."

Xiao Xixi immediately ran to General An's side,

but the third brother had an inexplicable look on his face. Although Xiao Xixi's words were naive, the third brother knew that she had her own way to deal with it.

General An touched Xiao Xixi's head and asked.

"Come, tell uncle, what is the purpose of you two coming here?"

Xiao Xixi looked at General An with a puzzled look, and said something that made no sense.

"Uncle, you look like Concubine An, what is your relationship with her?"

The third brother clearly saw that General An's pupils were slightly dilated, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"You, you have actually met Concubine An?"

Xiao Xixi nodded as a matter of course. The expression on General An's face became more and more complicated.

"You have even met the Concubine in the palace, you are probably not an ordinary family. In this case, it is impossible that you don't know that I am Concubine An's father. The child may not know, but I don't believe that you don't know."

The third brother smiled embarrassedly, made a somewhat apologetic gesture, but did not say a word, but waited to see Xiao Xixi's performance.

[Oh, my character setting is not broken now. It would be better if the third brother told me about the plague here.]

The third brother heard Xiao Xixi's voice and asked hurriedly.

"Well, actually it's like this. We heard that there are traces of Miao people in the Lingdong area, and we also heard that a large-scale plague broke out in the Lingdong army not long ago, but in the end we don't know how it was solved. So, we wanted to come and investigate."

General An nodded.

"Okay, finally tell the truth. You even know about the plague in Lingdong, I'm afraid you have a high status in the capital."

"Ali said that your surname is He. Although I'm not in the capital, I know that there is definitely no nobleman with the surname He in the capital. Since you want to talk to me, at least make your identity clear."

The third brother nodded with a wry smile.

"General An is really a man of sharp eyes. In just a few moments, he has found out our identities. To be honest, my last name is Qin, and this is my sister." General An

's face froze when he heard this.

"Surname Qin? The imperial merchant Qin family?"

The third brother nodded affirmatively.

General An's face suddenly turned cold.

"Oh, you made things difficult for my daughter in the palace, and now you come here to find me. What do you want to do?"

Xiao Xixi blinked her big eyes, with a lot of doubts in her heart. How dare they make things difficult for Concubine An in the palace? If there is any difficulty, it should be Concubine An who made things difficult for them.

"Wow, Uncle An, what you said is really strange. How could we have the power to embarrass Concubine An? Xixi has been embarrassed by Concubine An several times."

General An was so angry that his beard stood up. He pointed at little Xixi and tapped her head.

"I thought you were different from your brother, an honest kid, but I didn't expect you were the same kind of people."

Xixi bit her lips in grievance and burst into tears.

"It's fine if you don't believe me, you stinky old man."

"Wuwu, I was bullied by Anyueya in the capital, but why am I bullied by Anyueya's father at the border?"

Hearing this, General An was stunned again.

"You even know Anyueya?"

After reacting, General An's expression was sullen again.

"That's right. You even know Concubine An. You must know An Yueya as well since she went to live with her sister."

"Although I haven't heard from Yuesheng and Yueya for a long time, I don't believe what you said. Yueya is so well-behaved on weekdays, how could she go to the capital to bully you? I think Yueya is lucky if she is not bullied."