"stop!"
"You little liar!"
"I told you to stop, did you hear me?"
Just as Nalan Yunzhi was sitting in the pavilion in the Qingrong Courtyard garden, lost in thought, a girl's angry voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard.
Nalan Yunzhi immediately opened his eyes and saw a boy in shorts walking towards the gate of Qingrong Courtyard, followed by Feng Qiyan, who was wearing a Feiyu costume, holding a short sword and looking very angry.
"Qi Yan? What's wrong with you?"
Nalan Yunzhi didn't want to be saddened by the scene, so although he hadn't set foot in the General's Mansion in the past sixteen years, Feng Qiyan often accompanied Feng Cailan into the palace to see the emperor, and Nalan Yunzhi was very familiar with her.
"Aunt, it's great that you're here."
Feng Qiyan stepped forward and took Nalan Yunzhi's arm when she saw her. "Aunt, please judge for yourself. He and I were playing a game just now, and he clearly cheated, but he still claims not to have done so."
"Oh? Qiyan, tell me, what's going on?"
Nalan Yunzhi looked at Feng Qiyan, who was somewhat similar to Feng Lingyan, with a doting look. Although this eldest daughter of the general's mansion was intelligent and had good literary and martial arts talents, she was ultimately just a child with a playful nature.
For Nalan Yunzhi, it had always been her turn to be followed, and it was rare for her to have the patience to talk to a child. Of her many children, no one had ever been as frank with her as Feng Qiyan.
"I don't."
Looking at the angry Feng Qiyan, Shan Zuo only said three words coldly.
"Aunt, we were playing hide-and-seek just now. No matter where I hid, he could find me quickly. He must have been peeping."
Nalan Yunzhi glanced aside upon hearing this. The "little liar" Feng Qiyan had been referring to was actually a boy who looked about her own age. Although dressed in shorts and like a servant, he had a handsome face and a faint air of steel about him. He didn't look like someone who would be cunning or treacherous.
"May I have your name?"
Nalan Yunzhi never thought that he, the king of a country, would one day come to judge a lawsuit for a child.
"Single left."
Shan Zuo looked at Nalan Yunzhi with a bit of wariness. Although the woman before him had a kind appearance, her every move and gesture revealed the aura and majesty of someone in a higher position, which inexplicably made him want to submit.
"Okay, Shan Zuo, what do you have to say about Qi Yan's accusation that you cheated?"
Nalan Yunzhi looked at Shan Zuo sternly, indicating that he should explain himself instead of making a conclusion directly.
"Why is that so difficult?"
Shan Zuo was speechless and said, "Although I'm blindfolded, I can sense her footsteps. I just need to follow the sound to find her."
"Oh? That's interesting."
Nalan Yunzhi's lips curled up slightly when she heard that, but the next moment her smile suddenly froze as she fiercely struck out at Shan Zuo. Of course, Nalan Yunzhi didn't use any internal energy, and her strength was barely enough.
It happened so quickly that when Nalan Yunzhi's hand was about to hit Shan Zuo's chest, Shan Zuo dodged it nimbly.
"Qi Yan, did you see that? He didn't lie to you." Nalan Yunzhi slowly withdrew his hand and said to Feng Qi Yan.
"Uncle...Aunt, he..."
Feng Qiyan stared in amazement as her gaze wandered between Nalan Yunzhi and Shan Zuo.
"Although this young brother has not practiced martial arts, his hearing is very sharp and his body is very agile. He can even dodge my palm, let alone just playing a game of hide-and-seek with you." Nalan Yunzhi raised his hand and gently tapped Feng Qiyan's forehead, smiling slightly.
"I'm sorry! It seems that I really misunderstood you!"
Feng Qiyan, who admitted her mistakes and corrected them, did not feel that apologizing was a shameful act at all, and bowed to Shan Zuo sincerely.
"Although you have wronged me, now that the truth has come to light and you have apologized, I, Shan Zuo, am not a stingy person, so I will forgive you." This was probably the longest sentence Shan Zuo had said since he entered the General's Mansion.
"You're quite good, kid." Nalan Yunzhi looked at Shan Zuo and nodded, "It's a pity you're a man, otherwise with your talent, you'd have a bright future."
"Thank you for the compliment, sir."
Shan Zuo bowed to Nalan Yunzhi and went to the hall of Qingrong Courtyard, with Feng Qiyan following closely behind him.
"You're wrong, little brat. It's not that road, it's this one..."
"The boy comes riding on his bamboo horse, playing with green plums around the bed. It's great to be young!" Looking at the two children playing and leaving, Nalan Yunzhi showed a bitter smile on his face.
"Mr. Wang, you are here."
Feng Cailan went to the study and didn't find Nalan Yunzhi, so she went to the garden to look for him. As soon as she arrived outside the pavilion, she saw Nalan Yunzhi in a daze.
"It's getting late, Mr. Wang. Would you like me to prepare an extra lunch for you, or would you like us to eat together in the dining hall?"
Feng Cailan asked Nalan Yunzhi purely out of courtesy. After all, based on her understanding of her, the emperor did not like to dine with others.
"Then let's go to the dining hall and have dinner together. It has been a long time since I had a family dinner at the General's Mansion."
After Nalan Yunzhi finished speaking, he walked around Feng Cailan and strode towards the dining hall of Qingrongyuan, leaving Feng Cailan standing there in surprise.
"Miss Feng, the noble lady just now, is she... your aunt?" On the way to the hall of Qingrong Courtyard, Shan Zuo suddenly remembered a very important question.
"That's right. Also, you can just call me Qi Yan." Feng Qi Yan turned the dagger in her hand handsomely and smiled at Shan Zuo.
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