"Master, Xin Si said that Physician Jiang wants to marry Miss Jiang to the Vice Minister of Rites as a concubine." Qingfeng said disdainfully, "I have never heard of anyone marrying off their own daughter to someone else as a concubine."
Xiao Zhan stared coldly at Qingfeng, his aura chilling, as if he were made of millennia-old ice.
“The Vice Minister of Rites was beaten three times on his way to the Jiang residence today. I imagine he won’t be able to get out of bed for a while,” Qingfeng quickly added.
After finding Jiang Wei in the bandit's den, Xin Si belatedly realized that Xiao Zhan treated Jiang Wei differently, but he couldn't quite put his finger on how.
He then went to ask Qingfeng about it, and Qingfeng subtly told him Xiao Zhan's thoughts.
As expected, he still couldn't understand, so Qingfeng had to explain it to him.
However, one advantage is that Xin Si is tight-lipped, and no one can ever get anything out of him.
"Three times?" Xiao Zhan asked, puzzled.
"Yes, after Xin Si discovered that the Vice Minister of Rites dared to steal your man, he found an alley and beat up the Vice Minister of Rites. He originally wanted to watch the Vice Minister of Rites leave before leaving himself, but unexpectedly, the Vice Minister of Rites was still not giving up. Despite the pain on his face, he still wanted to go to the Jiang residence to finalize the marriage."
Xin Si followed him, intending to find a suitable place to beat up the Vice Minister of Rites again. Before he could make a move, he encountered Chen Hui and his group, and beat up the Vice Minister of Rites again before the Vice Minister could react.
It is unknown whether Chen Erlangjun received the news from somewhere, but he hired some thugs from Jingqing Pavilion to beat up the Vice Minister of Rites. He was still not satisfied, so he also slapped the Vice Minister of Rites in the face.
The Vice Minister of Rites is probably bedridden now.
After Qingfeng finished speaking, he wished he could punch him a couple of times. How dare he try to steal someone from his master and insult Miss Jiang by making her his concubine.
"Has it been discovered? Has everything been cleaned up?" Xiao Zhan asked Qingfeng.
"Don't worry, Master. The matter has been handled properly. No one will be able to trace it back to Miss Jiang and the Chen family."
Although Xin Si isn't very good at speaking, she's quite adept at handling these kinds of matters.
Xiao Zhan nodded and walked into the flower hall.
Jiang Zai Shui waited and waited at home, craning his neck to look outside the door, but Xiao Zhi Jie never showed up.
It was almost dark, but Xiao Zhijie still hadn't arrived.
Jiang Zai Shui thought to herself, "It must have been Jiang Wei, that rebellious daughter, who stopped us."
Xiao Zhan had just finished greeting Chen Yan and the others and sat down to take a sip of tea.
Madam Yu then came in from outside the door, saying, "Dinner will be ready in a little while. Yi'er, you're all ready. I was just worried you wouldn't make it to dinner!"
Chen Shiyi respectfully greeted Madam Yu.
Yu looked around and saw that everyone had arrived, including Chen Shiyu.
"Shiyu, why are you back so early today? Didn't you take good care of your cousin's porridge stall?" Madam Yu looked Chen Shiyu up and down.
Chen Shiyu glanced at the people in the flower hall; everyone was looking at him.
Chen Shiyu: "..."
"Mother, what are you saying! Do you think your son is so unreliable? I will definitely do a good job of ensuring we have enough to eat and wear."
From today onwards, we won't have to go through so much trouble distributing porridge.
Chen Shiyu kept everyone in suspense, and everyone looked at him with curiosity.
Xiao Zhan picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea.
Jiang Wei didn't press him further, waiting for him to explain slowly.
"What's wrong? Has something happened?" Madam Yu asked.
"Nothing happened, but I heard that yesterday the Emperor assigned the task of settling the refugees to Prince Xian. I haven't met Prince Xian yet, but today I saw the Prime Minister's daughter set up a porridge stall at the east gate of the city. She was giving out porridge and meat, and all the refugees went to her stall. There weren't many people here, which is why I was able to come back early."
After finishing his sentence, Chen Shiyu took a sip of tea from the table. “We still have two pots of porridge that haven’t been delivered yet. I’ve left someone there to keep watch. If anyone goes to drink the porridge, we’ll give it to them. If no one goes, then we’ll leave it.”
"Cousin, it's really not that I don't want to properly distribute the porridge," Chen Shiyu said helplessly.
Jiang smiled and said, "Second cousin, you've worked hard. It's a good thing that someone is distributing porridge. I was hoping that they would have enough to eat and wear. Isn't this wonderful?"
"Lian Sang, go to the east of the city and see if anyone goes. If no one goes, take all the porridge to Anle Street and give it to Granny Hua and Granny Yang. Ask them to ask who wants some so as not to waste it." Jiang Wei arranged where the porridge should go.
Lian Sang was in a dilemma. She had to protect the girl closely and couldn't let her fall into danger again. She glanced at Xiao Zhan unintentionally.
Qingfeng stepped forward from behind Xiao Zhan, "Master, please allow me to go with Miss Lian Sang!"
Xiao Zhan hummed in response.
Lian Sang received a response and left with Qingfeng.
"Hey, what are you thinking about! You're hesitating even though Miss Jiang is making arrangements for you?" Qingfeng asked Liansang.
"Once bitten by a snake, twice shy," Lian Sang said as he walked, not seeing Qingfeng clearly.
"Afraid of being punished by your master?"
"No, I'm afraid something might happen to the girl."
The two walked side by side.
"What danger could Miss Jiang possibly be in at the Chen family's residence, especially with our master also present?" Qingfeng asked her, puzzled.
Lian Sang turned back and looked at Qingfeng meaningfully, "I thought the same thing last time, and you were here too, weren't you?"
Qingfeng was speechless and stopped talking.
The flower hall was bustling with activity, and the family was enjoying themselves immensely.
Xiao Zhan sat down next to Jiang Wei, and Chen Yan and the others kept inviting him to sit in a higher seat, but he politely declined each time.
Chen Yan and the others had no choice but to let him be.
Chen Yan and his two sons did not become rude or neglectful towards Xiao Zhan because of his kindness and easy manner. On the contrary, they were somewhat apprehensive because Xiao Zhan was sitting below them.
Only Chen Yunyi rolled his eyes at Xiao Zhan with dissatisfaction, and said a few words intentionally or unintentionally, openly or secretly.
Chen Yan glared at him several times before he finally calmed down.
The others didn't know that Xiao Zhan was the War King of their Great Xiao Dynasty; they just felt that he was an outsider and shouldn't be sitting next to an unmarried girl.
But then they thought that since it was a family dinner and men and women didn't sit separately, no one said anything and they happily started eating.
Xiao Zhan looked at the food on the table, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Jiang Wei glance at a dish and put a piece of her food on his plate. He knew she liked the food, so he put a piece of her food on his plate.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at Xiao Zhan in surprise.
Xiao Zhan was not flustered at all. He turned his head to Madam Xu and said, "Second Madam, it's because..." He raised his hand and swung it back and forth in the air.
Ms. Xu understood, but she didn't explain, fearing it would spoil the joyful atmosphere.
She saw Jiang Wei shaking her head at her again, and Madam Xu smiled knowingly, "General Xiao is indeed an honest man."
She glanced at everyone, "I just ran into General Xiao when I went out to pick up Yi'er, and I thanked him a few times. Then I remembered that Wei'er is always out and about and I was worried about her, so I asked General Xiao to take good care of our Wei'er..."
"Since I have promised the Second Madam, I will certainly keep my promise," Xiao Zhan said, true to his word.
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