Chapter 32: Forgotten Completely
Behind the screen, warm steam wafted out of the bathtub, and in a short while, the air was filled with the fragrance of osmanthus.
It was the season when osmanthus flowers bloomed. After Wen Wan returned to the side courtyard, she pulled out all the branches of the century-old osmanthus tree in the backyard.
When beating a dog, look at the owner; when plucking flowers, she also looks at the owner.
When her master provoked her, she would pluck all the flowers from his osmanthus tree and use them to take a bath.
It took a full hour of soaking to wash away all the fatigue of the past few days.
After taking a bath, Wen Wan gathered everyone in the side courtyard to the main hall and clarified the relationship between her and Shen Yu.
"That's what happened. In order to cooperate with Captain Zhou's covert operation, I was traveling under the name of his wife."
"I'm actually just like you. I'm also an orphan that Captain Zhou rescued from the Mobei people."
"My real name is Wen Wan. From now on, I will follow Captain Zhou's orders on where to go next."
After she finished speaking, everyone in the main hall was so shocked that they were speechless.
That's normal. Anyone would be shocked by this kind of thing.
The most difficult to accept is the mute woman.
The mute woman lowered her head, almost wiping away tears out of sadness.
Captain Zhou had finally found someone to sleep with, but now it turns out to be fake.
Chen Zhou was relatively calm. After all, no matter whether Wen Wan was Brother Chai's woman or not, she was still his sister Xiaowan.
"Sister Xiaowan, will you tell us stories again in the future?"
Several children looked up and asked with hopeful looks on their faces.
Wen Wan raised her hand and touched their heads. "Of course. As long as I live here for one day, I will tell you stories every day."
The children breathed a sigh of relief, and the previous depressing atmosphere quickly dissipated. They gathered around her and began to tell her today's story.
The mute woman stood in the corner, looking at the people making a fuss, and her frown gradually relaxed a little.
*
Border Town Shen Mansion.
Shen Yu sat in a wheelchair, listening to Jin Mu's report on recent official business.
During the time he was looking for the ancient tomb, Jinmu stayed at the border to prevent a surprise attack from the people of Mobei, so even though he was extremely worried when he knew he was seriously injured, he was unable to go and take care of him.
Jin Mu had sent someone to the government office to get Wen Wan's identity document, and he also heard from Gao Ling about the dispute between Chen Yu and Wen Wan, which made him sigh.
Given his general's status, this was the first time a girl caught his eye, but he was rejected.
This girl Xiaowan is a capable person.
Jinmu made up his mind to pay more attention to Miss Xiaowan's affairs in the future.
Even his general would be humiliated in front of her, so he'd better be more sensible.
"General, there is one more thing." Kaneki said hesitantly.
After Shen Yu finished approving a document and put it aside, he picked up another one and said, "Just tell me if you have anything to say."
Jin Mu cleared his throat and said, "It's the general's wife's maid. She has come several times and asked when you are free to meet the lady."
"General's wife?" Shen Yu raised his head in surprise.
"General, you, you haven't forgotten that your wife, Zhao, is still in the backyard, right?"
Kaneki's heart skipped a beat, and his expression looked a little embarrassed.
Well, it seems that his general has completely forgotten about Zhao.
"Oh." Shen Yu responded, then lowered his head to continue reading the official documents, and said nonchalantly: "Did something happen to the Zhao family?"
Jin Mu took a deep breath and said, "General, Zhao is your legal wife. You haven't met her since you came to the border town."
This matter itself is a problem.
How could a husband not even see his wife?
Shen Yu frowned, "Women are really troublesome."
He put down the paperwork and said, "Tell the housekeeper to invite Zhao over."
"Yes." Kaneki breathed a sigh of relief and quickly notified the butler to go to the backyard to call someone.
Zhao had been looking forward to it for a long time, and finally got the chance to meet the general.
When the housekeeper came to inform her, she cried with joy. It took the head maid to persuade her for a while before she stopped crying.
Before coming, she never thought that the general would be so busy. She had been here for such a long time but had not seen him.
The old lady sent them here to leave a heir for the general's mansion. They can't even see the general, so how can they leave a heir?
What's more, she is probably not in good condition now.
Thinking of this, Zhao took Chunniang's hand again and asked her to follow her to the study.
Chunniang was a timid and cowardly person. As a concubine, she would not disobey her mistress, so after packing herself up, she followed Zhao.
Half an hour later, Zhao and Chunniang finally met the legendary General Shen.
Zhao had met Shen Yu before, although it was only a brief encounter at the wedding.
But at that time, Shen Yu was tall, handsome, and full of vigor and ambition as if he was about to go to war. He could capture the heart of any woman at first sight.
So even though it was just a glance, Zhao remembered it firmly in her heart.
Now that I see him again, his aura is even stronger, and his features are even more profound, making it impossible to look away.
Chunniang saw Chen Yu for the first time, and her heart was beating fast. She was so embarrassed that she couldn't say a word. She just buried her head in her hands, her face flushed.
Shen Yu saw the reactions of the two people, which were exactly the same as those of the women in the border town who looked at him.
His face darkened in annoyance, and he asked, "What do you want to see me for?"
What's the matter?
Zhao came to her senses and after a long pause, she said, "The old lady said that it was very hard for the general to guard the frontier alone, so she specially asked me and my two sisters to come...to serve him."
Logically, she should call Shen Yu "husband", but seeing Shen Yu's cold attitude, she didn't dare to speak and could only call him "General".
Shen Yu was stunned for a moment, and after a little thought, he understood what the old lady meant.
He sighed helplessly, "Forget it, since I let you come, just stay here first."
He didn't mention what would happen after they settled down, but he just kept the person as a favor to the old lady.
There was still a lot of time to go, so Zhao didn't say much, but she brought up another matter.
"General, when we arrived, a sister got lost. I'd like to ask you to send someone to look for her. Although she's a concubine, she's still a member of the General's Mansion. If she were to wander around and tarnish her reputation, it would be bad for the reputation of the General's Mansion."
Shen Yu agreed to this little thing.
He casually instructed Jinmu, "Go to the camp and send a few scouts to her later."
Jinmu accepted the order.
Shen Yu was tired, so he sent Zhao away on the pretext of having official business.
Zhao came out of the study reluctantly, walking with heavy steps.
Chunniang also asked eagerly: "Madam, is the general... dissatisfied with us?"
So you don't want to touch them?
Zhao pursed her lips, looking dejected and didn't respond.
Chunniang sighed, "If only Sister Wan'er were here, she would be beautiful and smart, and she would definitely win the general's favor."
"Well, so we have to find her back as soon as possible." Zhao said.
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