As soon as Yu Yuanbai returned, the Yu Mansion sent someone to pick up Yu Man.
Su Man originally thought she was going to the Jade Mansion, but unexpectedly the carriage turned and turned and ended up at a humble restaurant. The plaque was a dark wooden board with three large characters inscribed in a flamboyant style: "Songke Zhai".
Yinggu helped Suman get off the car. She was wearing a conical hat on her head, and a white veil hung from the edge of the hat, covering her face.
"Girl."
Before Su Man could see who was coming, she was picked up and turned around several times. The arms holding her were as hard as iron, and she was like a chick at the mercy of others.
After she was put down, it took her a while to see the person's appearance clearly.
His hair was a little askew, his robe hung loosely on his body, and his peach blossom eyes were full of playfulness. If it weren't for his figure, he didn't look like a general, but more like a dandy.
"Sister, what are you carrying this thing for?" Yu Yuanbai used the hilt of the sword in his hand to pick up Su Man's veil.
"I am the general's wife now, and it is not appropriate for me to show up in public." Su Man said.
However, the next second, her hat was lifted up, and fresh air and sunlight poured in unobstructed.
Yu Yuanbai raised an eyebrow, "You are not only the general's wife, but also the general's sister. There is no need to hide what a general's sister is."
Su Man's eyebrows moved slightly. This brother is actually a very interesting person.
Yu Yuanbai pulled Su Man into the Songkezhai. The business in the shop was very good, and judging from their attire, there were not only ordinary people but also many children of aristocrats.
"Boss lady, find me a seat." Yu Yuanbai shouted to the boss lady behind the counter.
The proprietress was over thirty, but still quite stunning. She glanced at Yu Yuanbai with a charming expression, "General Yu, you should know that there won't be a seat at my farewell restaurant unless you book in advance."
Yu Yuanbai propped up the counter with one hand and poked the proprietress's chin with the hilt of his sword. "I brought you a gift this time, and you treat me like this?"
The proprietress couldn't suppress the smile on her lips and scolded, "Didn't you go to Daqu Country to receive the envoys? I heard that the girls there are the most beautiful. How can you still remember me, a country girl?"
Yu Yuanbai took out a jeweled hairpin from her bosom and threw it on the counter. "If you put it on, you're no longer a country girl."
"What is that?"
"A peerless beauty." Yu Yuanbai blinked.
...
This set of strategies for picking up girls left Su Man stunned.
No, brother, if you have this skill, why don't you teach your sister? Why let her not even be able to handle Nie You?
Thanks to Yu Yuanbai's impressive move, the proprietress arranged a private room for them. The only difference from the lobby was that there were two more screens separating the room into a small space.
Su Man took a sip of tea and realized that the tea here was different from other teas. No wonder the business was so good. She put down the white glazed teacup and said, "Since you are bringing the Daqu Kingdom delegation here, don't you have to accompany us?"
Normally, the envoys who go to welcome the emperor are responsible for the reception. Why is Yu Yuanbai so idle?
Yu Yuanbai looked embarrassed. "The Crown Prince has gone to receive them, and... well, the little princess of Daqu Kingdom is here too. I have to avoid her."
Su Man understood.
Yu Yuanbai had been the prince's personal guard since childhood, and the two had grown up together. Given this bond, Yu Yuanbai should have been the prince's right-hand man, but the prince grew closer to Nie You, alienating Yu Yuanbai.
As for the reason, it was because Nie You risked his life to save the Crown Prince when he was about to be assassinated. Because of this incident, the Emperor, after rewarding Nie You, also reprimanded Yu Yuanbai for deserting his post and demoted him two levels, thus breaking the situation of the Yu and Nie families competing against each other.
Yu Man had no memory of why Yu Yuanbai left his post without permission. She only knew that the Yu family began to decline from that time.
But now Su Man could guess something. It was probably because Yu Yuanbai lost the chance to save the emperor by mistake in order to avoid the little princess of Daqu.
Su Man's eyes rolled, "Is there going to be a hunting party soon?"
Yu Yuanbai was surprised. "How did you know? Did Nie You tell you?"
Suman didn't deny it.
"Seven days from now, the Crown Prince will host a diplomatic delegation at the Royal Hunting Grounds. He has invited some officials and generals to join him. Do you want to go?"
"Yeah." Su Man nodded.
Yu Yuanbai was surprised. "Don't you hate this kind of occasion the most? Sitting with those women, waiting for the man to come back, it's so boring."
Su Man's heart moved. Indeed, if she attended as a female relative, she would not be able to do anything at all. It would be better...
Yu Yuanbai was about to drink when he suddenly saw Yu Man looking at him pitifully, which made him feel uneasy. "Sister, can you please just say what you want to say? I'm scared."
"Brother, I want to ask you for a favor." Su Man spoke in a soft voice and acted coquettishly.
“That won’t do!”
After hearing Su Man's words, Yu Yuanbai righteously refused, "It's too dangerous, and if we're discovered, it will be a serious crime."
Su Man didn't say anything, just looked at Yu Yuanbai silently.
Yu Yuanbai didn't dare to look into her eyes, "Sister, this is really not possible."
Su Man pouted and her eyes turned red.
"It's really not working." Yu Yuanbai's resistance became weaker and weaker.
"Hmm~"
"...This won't happen again."
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There was a lot of traffic and the carriage stopped in front of the Nie Mansion.
Yu Yuanbai jumped down from the shaft of the cart and personally helped Su Man get off the cart. "Sister, if you've been wronged in the Nie Mansion, tell me and I'll take you home."
As he was speaking, Nie You also came back from outside.
Like all brothers, Yu Yuanbai thought that his sister was the best woman in the world, and that Nie You had to accumulate virtue for eighteen lifetimes and burn incense for half a lifetime to marry Yu Man. Yu Yuanbai had no good face for this thief who pulled out every cabbage from his own family.
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