Su Wanyan still didn't look up. Su Chien only relaxed his guard after she left.
However, after a short while, Xiao Daya returned, carrying a steaming bowl of noodles: "Mrs. Yu, look, the noodles are ready!"
Su Wanyan looked up: "..."
No wonder the soldiers accepted her so quickly; Xiao Daya is a woman of action, she does what she says.
"I'm not hungry," Su Wanyan insisted, maintaining her stance.
Xiao Daya pursed her lips, looking somewhat disappointed, then looked at Su Chien: "Then... will you eat it?"
"I'm not hungry either!" Su Chien declared righteously!
Xiao Daya's disappointment reached its peak, but it only lasted a moment before she recovered: "Then I'll eat by myself."
There is absolutely no internal friction.
Su Wanyan finally couldn't bear it any longer: "Go and rest after you finish eating. Haven't you been busy these past few days?"
Xiao Daya's eyes lit up immediately: "Is Madam Yu paying attention to me?"
Su Wanyan was always doing her own thing, oblivious to everyone else. She thought Su Wanyan wouldn't even notice her.
This left Su Wanyan at a loss for words.
There were only two women in the manor, her and Xiao Daya, how could they not notice?
"Madam Yu, how old are you? You look younger than me." She's already a madam even younger than me. I've heard that women in the Great Jin Dynasty marry quite early, while in the East Sea, they usually don't get married until they're seventeen or eighteen.
Su Wanyan smiled politely but did not respond.
“I’m exactly eighteen this year. My father said he would find me a husband when I turned eighteen, but because of the Xiaoyao Tower incident, nothing has been arranged yet.”
"I'm eating my noodles," said Shinoda.
"Do you have someone you like?" Su Wanyan asked, seizing the opportunity.
"Yes! It's your general! The one who saved me!"
Even though she already knew, Su Wanyan couldn't help but feel jealous.
“What if our general doesn’t like you?” Su Chien asked.
"Then I will use my passion to move him, warm his heart, and let him feel my love, so that he will accept me and fall in love with me!"
Su Wanyan's heart skipped a beat, and she wondered, "Are all the women in the East Sea this unrestrained?"
"I don't know. Although I am from the East China Sea, I don't live there often. My father is a merchant, and I have always followed him on his trades. Sometimes I stay in the East China Sea for a year or two."
It was precisely because of this in the last year or two that she was taken to Xiaoyao Tower.
"Didn't you ever consider that our young master is married?" Su Chien asked again.
These words surprised Shinoda Ya.
But then she realized, "Isn't it possible to take concubines? I've been thinking about this for a long time. With your young master's demeanor and the power he wields, it's impossible for him to have only one woman in his entire life, right? I was thinking before that he might already have a large number of wives and concubines in the Great Jin!"
Even so, it doesn't matter, she likes it now anyway.
In short, we need to meet in person first to discuss everything!
Who knows, they might develop feelings for each other over time.
"..." These words left Su Wanyan speechless.
"Give up! My young master will never take a concubine!" Su Chien coldly retorted.
Xiao Daya opened her mouth as if to say something, but then closed it again.
Forget it, there's no point in arguing with them now. This person has been rejecting her all along, so naturally, their words are unpleasant.
Although the customs of the East Sea and the Great Jin are different, the general rules are still similar. Xiao Daya comes from a merchant family, and even in the East Sea, she can't find a good family to marry into.
Alternatively, she could marry into a family that was also merchants. The advantage of this was that the two families could join forces to further strengthen and expand the business.
Alternatively, one could marry into an ordinary family; beyond that, no one would be willing to marry a merchant's daughter.
If Xiao Daya wanted to marry into a noble family, there was a high chance that she would become a concubine.
So she understood very well that if she couldn't marry a high-ranking official, she might as well find a high-ranking official to marry as a concubine. And now there was a living example in front of her, so why couldn't she try to win him over?
"Madam Yu, are you from the Great Jin Palace? Are you related to the imperial family? I saw that a few days ago, an imperial edict came from Great Jin, and that very tall general handed the edict to you. Do you have a lot of power in Great Jin?"
"Not much," Su Wanyan replied dismissively.
"I don't believe it." Xiao Daya pouted, then said, "Madam Yu, between you and your young master, who has more power?"
"Our young master." That is indeed true.
"Madam Yu, when will you return to the Great Jin? Are you here now also waiting for your young master?"
To be honest, if Xiao Daya hadn't been so blunt, Su Wanyan would have really thought she was a spy sent by Donghai. She was quite eager to get to the bottom of Yu Nanqing's affairs.
Just mentioning Yu Nanqing stirred up Su Wanyan's thoughts.
Although the outcome of the war is still uncertain, it has come to a temporary halt. However, Yu Nanqing has yet to appear, and it is unknown whether something has happened to him.
She heard that Feng Lingxu was leading his troops to retreat to Xiaoshui. Yu Nanqing and Feng Lingxu had a blood feud, so she guessed that Yu Nanqing was going to Xiaoshui to find Feng Lingxu.
Thinking about this made Su Wanyan feel even more choked up.
"Madam Yu, how much longer will you stay here? Or are you not going back at all?"
It was impossible not to go back. Having won the battle, the imperial court would reward Yu Nanqing and regard him as a weapon to deter neighboring countries.
But... this is also a double-edged sword.
Yu Nanqing's achievements overshadowed the emperor's, so it was inevitable that he would be feared by the Empress Dowager or others.
What exactly is the situation now, and what is the Empress Dowager's attitude towards them? We'll have to wait until we return to the capital to find out.
Thinking about it, Su Wanyan suddenly realized that the capital city had not sent her any messages. Had all the messages ended up with Yu Nanqing, or had the communication been cut off?
"Mrs. Yu? Mrs. Yu?"
Su Wanyan was brought back to her senses by Xiao Daya.
Su Chi'en sensed that Su Wanyan's expression was off, and worriedly stepped forward to call out, "Sister? What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Su Wanyan took a deep breath and picked up all the sorted medicine baskets from the ground: "Everyone is tired today, you should all get some rest."
"Sister! I'll take it inside for you, you go back to your room and rest!"
Su Wanyan smiled and said, "Then I'll leave it to you."
"Leave it to me!"
As Su Wanyan left the pharmacy, Xiao Daya asked in a daze, "Is Madam Yu going back to her room? I'll see you off..."
Before he could take two steps, Su Chien stopped him.
Su Wanyan suddenly turned around and said slowly, "I don't know how much you like your savior, but if you want to live, behave yourself when you see him. If he has murderous intent, I will not stop him."
Based on her observations over the past few days, Xiao Daya is not a bad person. Even if she admires Yu Nanqing, it doesn't warrant the death penalty.
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