Qiao Zhen spotted the chubby, short-legged foal at a glance. The two of them locked eyes and remained silent for a long time.
...
I knew from her eyes that she was the wrong person.
Qiao Zhen: [You're telling me this isn't real?! This short, fat pony with legs shorter than my hips is you?! And you're so fat you don't even have a neck! WTF?!]
Chu Chu: [Feeling wronged, I don't know why either. It seems like I was attacked by some unknown force during the teleportation, which changed the direction I was thrown into. Otherwise, why would I have ended up on this horse!]
Qiao Zhen: [You say your technical skills are terrible, I can barely believe it. But being attacked from nowhere? How could that be possible? The mission worlds are all fabricated by the mission targets, who are ancient gods of the Heavenly Emperor level. There are very few in the entire Heavenly Realm who could find a way in here. Tell me, who would be so foolish as to do something like that?]
Chu Chu: [But I really was attacked from nowhere, which is why I ended up in this little pony's body.]
Qiao Zhen looked at Chu Chu, who was looking aggrieved and on the verge of tears, and took a big gulp of tea to calm herself down. "Alright, by process of elimination, you're definitely innocent, so someone must be behind this. Don't worry, no matter what happens to you, I'll treat you well."
Chu Chu looked at Qiao Zhen with the kind of dependent gaze a child has for their mother, [Zhenzhen, you're so wonderful, I...wow—]
Qiao Zhen looked at Chu Chu, who was suddenly on the verge of tears, with a mix of amusement and exasperation. "Don't cry, don't cry. We need to be strong little ponies. Isn't that a well-known saying? 'A pretty face costs three hundred a night, an interesting soul demands a car and a house.' With the fact that you can understand human speech and your intelligence is on par with the average adult, you're already very precious."
When Pan Zhao saw Qiao Zhen drinking water suddenly, he thought Qiao Zhen was getting impatient, so he unleashed his wild nature, and even the Akhal-Teke horse could only stay obediently under his crotch.
"Hahahahahahahaha." General Ge's maniacal laughter echoed from the horse training ground. He looked triumphantly at General Yan, "Brother Yan, on behalf of your subordinate, I would like to thank you for your Akhal-Teke horse."
Pan Zhao dismounted and walked to Qiao Zhen's side, asking her several times if she felt unwell, hungry, or thirsty.
Qiao Zhen looked at Chu Chu's short, chubby body. After all, she was her beloved pet. No matter how embarrassing it was, she had to clean up Chu Chu's mess. She bit her lip and looked at Pan Zhao with a conflicted expression, "Husband, could we replace the Akhal-Teke horse with that little colt?"
General Ge had originally dismounted to comfort Pan Zhao, but upon hearing Qiao Zhen's words, he burst into a series of pig-like laughs. "That little colt belongs to me. If you like it, I'll give it to you. But that Akhal-Teke horse belongs to General Yan. Now that it has been tamed by Pan Zhao, it's impossible for it to change owners."
Qiao Zhen asked bluntly, "I can't accept something for nothing. Just tell me your conditions. As long as they're not too unreasonable, I'll do my best."
General Ge raised an eyebrow and casually touched his face. "Is it the one you were in disguise last time?"
Qiao Zhen suddenly realized, "Oh~" She leaned closer to General Ge and said, "That's it, a piece of cake. Do you believe I can make you ten years younger?"
General Ge winked and asked, "Really?"
Qiao Zhen said confidently, "What do you mean by true or false? If I shave off your beard, I can make you twenty years younger."
So Qiao Zhen and Pan Zhao each earned a horse. She grinned, her eyes crinkling with joy, and everyone could see her satisfaction. "Husband, from now on, the Ferghana horse will accompany you to the battlefield, and I will be protected by the little colt. How about that?"
Pan Zhao looked at the short-legged foal with obvious disdain in his eyes. "How can it protect you when it's so small? General Ge, could you let my wife work as an embroiderer in the Ge residence? She can support herself by embroidering, but it's too dangerous outside, and I dare not send her back to the village."
"Fine, but she must teach you how to disguise yourself using rouge and powder." After saying this, General Ge turned and left, continuing to provoke General Yan.
A graceful and elegant woman, surrounded by other ladies, walked towards Qiao Zhen and Pan Zhao. That was probably Madam Ge. Her demeanor was one of maturity and composure honed by the years.
Qiao Zhen bowed and said, "This humble woman greets Madam."
Pan Zhao also bowed and said, "This subordinate greets Madam."
Madam Ge looked at Pan Zhao, her gaze lingering for a long time, as if she were looking through him at someone. "You don't need to be so polite. I just saw you taming the Akhal-Teke horse, which reminded me of the general's heroic figure in his youth."
She turned her gaze to Qiao Zhen's belly, her face filled with inexplicable affection, "I heard your wife is pregnant, she's quite fortunate."
Qiao Zhen found Madam Ge's words rather strange. Madam Ge's second sentence was ostensibly about her good fortune, but it was actually directed at Pan Zhao, a veiled compliment to her.
Madam Ge's words compared Pan Zhao to General Ge in his prime, showing her high regard for him. Pan Zhao, appreciated by the wife of a first-rank general, also had a pregnant wife; his family and career were both thriving.
Qiao is truly blessed, for Pan Zhao is her husband.
Pan Zhao was blessed because he was exceptionally capable and had a wife and children.
Madam Ge was implying that Qiao Zhen was an appendage of Pan Zhao. She glanced at Pan Zhao again before being surrounded by the other ladies and leaving.
Qiao Zhen looked at Pan Zhao and said somewhat indignantly, "Why did she only praise you!"
Pan Zhao put his hands behind her waist and half-hug her. "Let her praise me if she wants, I'll praise you too. Ah Zhen is beautiful, good at needlework, can cook, and can read and write. Unlike me, I'm so stupid, I can't even learn two words."
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