Chapter 147 The Daughter of a Noble Family
Mu Nanzhao looked at Huo Jiang and said seriously, "Everything Gu Xixi did, including helping you, was her own ability and her own choice."
Huo Jiang stopped laughing and said, "It's rare that you say something I like to hear."
"Don't worry, I really admire Boss Gu and have never looked down on me because she is a woman. But you..."
He stared at Mu Nanzhao and said seriously, "I always thought that even though you had a near-death experience this time, your bad temper had not changed."
"But now, I admit that I was wrong. Not only me, but also those old friends in the capital, if they knew that you can now take someone seriously and respect him sincerely, they might think that you are crazy, or they are crazy."
Mu Nanzhao snorted with amusement.
"Was I so arrogant in the past?"
Huo Jiang shook his head and sighed, "Otherwise, apart from your childhood friend, Mr. He, the only one who can be called your friend is this general who has a keen eye for talent and a broad mind, right?"
Mu Nanzhao smiled, "At least when we first met, were you broad-minded or were you thinking that I could be used? So that I could be the first to take action and clean up those parasites who were withholding your food and fodder?"
Huo Jiang cleared his throat and changed the subject, "If the plan goes smoothly and there is no need to clear the countryside, I won't have to compensate Boss Gu for his Pinellia fruit trees, right?"
Mu Nanzhao squinted, "Don't be so shameless. As a great general, you wouldn't trick a woman into working for nothing. Would you be so shameless?"
The two men looked at each other and smiled fakely. Both were foxes who had practiced for thousands of years, so how could one be worse than the other?
The dependents’ village is the small courtyard where I lived before.
As soon as I walked into the courtyard, I heard the sound of boxes being banged and knocked around in the house.
Gu Xixi looked at Meng Chengping inquiringly.
Meng Chengping smiled bitterly and whispered, "Jinglan is packing her luggage right now. She... just doesn't seem happy about it."
Gu Xixi nodded in understanding, "Is this what the general meant?"
Although the war has not yet started, the secret contest between the enemy and us has actually already begun.
No one can guarantee safety near the border.
After all, He Jinglan is the daughter of a wealthy family, so Huo Jiang naturally doesn't want to take responsibility for this.
The banging noises in the room grew louder.
Meng Chengping felt bitter and grabbed Gu Xixi's reins. "I'll help you park the car and settle Lai Fu. You go into the house and see her first."
Gu Xixi saw through Meng Chengping's thoughts and said with a smile, "Why are you so scared?"
"Could it be that you offended her by delivering the order of expulsion on behalf of the general, and that you haven't even seen her recently?"
Meng Chengping couldn't keep hiding it any longer, so he had to admit with a wry smile, "It's not that I don't want to see her. I want to see her so badly, but..."
He whispered timidly, "Military orders are as heavy as a mountain. I can't leave her here. I'm afraid she'll get angry and hurt herself if she sees me."
Meng Chengping bowed to Gu Xixi again and begged, "Boss Gu, please be kind and come in and help me put out the fire."
Gu Xixi readily agreed, "Okay, I'll go in and take a look."
"But I'm not trying to persuade her for your sake."
Meng Chengping nodded his head vigorously, "Okay, okay, okay, as long as she can return to the capital safely, anything is fine."
Just as Gu Xixi pushed the door open, a soft pillow was thrown towards her and hit the door frame.
He Jinglan said angrily, "Meng! You are treacherous! You left me here alone because you were afraid that I would tell you that I didn't want to go back to the capital, and you couldn't agree to it."
"You don't even dare to see me anymore. Who said you wanted to play with me? Cuckold! Liar! Idiot!"
Hearing the woman's laughter, He Jinglan peeked out from the inner room.
“Hi!”
He Jinglan dropped the other "weapon" in her hand and ran towards Gu Xixi in surprise.
"Why did you come here so suddenly? I said I'd write to you in advance and stay at your house for a few days on my way back!"
Gu Xixi said with a smile, "Miss He, you are visiting my humble abode. There is no need to greet me in advance. Just come in anytime and treat it as your own home."
He Jinglan's mood had improved. She took Gu Xixi's arm, walked over and sat down, and expressed her dissatisfaction:
"Isn't it infuriating? I haven't received a letter from home forcing me to go back, but General Huo is actually trying to drive me away!"
Gu Xixi looked at her meaningfully, "Are you not having enough fun, or are you reluctant to let go of the person you already have?"
He Jinglan's pretty face turned slightly red, "I'm tired of playing, so I'm not reluctant to leave this shabby place."
"It's just that this is the first time in my life that someone has ordered me to leave. If I just obey them, it will be so embarrassing!"
Gu Xixi pursed her lips and asked, "What did General Meng tell you about this?"
He Jinglan said, "He said that every year when the weather warms up and the ice is lifted, the Beili people become restless, and it would be unsafe if a fight breaks out."
Gu Xixi thought that this reason was both reasonable and not deceptive.
It just turns a certain war into a "possibility".
Gu Xixi said, "Since you know it's for your safety, why don't you respond?"
"The eldest lady's face... should only be the most insignificant reason, right?"
He Jinglan lowered her head and twisted her handkerchief, but finally she stopped being shy.
"What about him? He must have followed you here, but he didn't dare to come in through my door, right?"
Gu Xixi laughed, "You two really know each other very well."
"He just said that you were unwilling to return to the capital and was afraid that you would get sick from being angry, so he asked me to persuade you."
He Jinglan snorted, "Self-righteous!"
Gu Xixi quite agrees with this, "Indeed, these men are sometimes self-righteous."
He Jinglan sighed and said, "You must have figured out that I am not that good at dealing with that idiot Meng..."
She paused, then continued, "I was unable to bring back an engagement with Mu Nanzhao this time. The elders in my family should help me arrange another marriage soon."
Gu Xixi frowned, "Isn't your brother about to become the head of the family? Can't he make the decision on your marriage?"
A hint of bitterness appeared at the corners of He Jinglan's lips.
"My brother loves me the most. He can go against all odds for me and make my wish come true. But Xixi..."
She raised her eyes and looked at Gu Xixi, "But I can't be so selfish."
"At this stage, even my brother's own marriage cannot be entirely based on his own wishes."
Gu Xixi was silent.
Of course she knew that the more noble a person's family background was, the more glory he or she enjoyed, but naturally he or she had to endure those things that were beyond his or her control.
He Jinglan looked calm, and the willful temper of a young lady that outsiders saw was just an appearance.
"You know, what Mu Nanzhao, General Huo, and my brother are doing now will be earth-shaking in the future."
"I'm not as good as you. I don't have any other skills. I can't help you."
"All I can do is not to cause more trouble to my brother."
Gu Xixi felt heavy in her heart, "So if you don't want to go back, delay it for a while."
"These words...haven't you told General Meng?"
Meng Chengping had just finished feeding the mules and horses. He walked under the eaves with a smile and was about to knock on the door.
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