"That's right. Please tell the lady who runs the house that General Pei is looking for them."
The waiter was shocked when he heard this, but he quickly regained his composure and replied with a smile, "Okay, sir, please wait a moment. I'll go and tell that lady." After that, the waiter quickly walked towards Xu Ning's room.
Arriving at the door, the waiter knocked gently and said, "Miss, there is an official named Pei outside who wants to see you."
"Pei? Didn't Sister Pei and the others go to the capital?" Xu Ning looked at Xu Yuan and Xu Feng in confusion, biting his chopsticks.
"Let's go out and take a look." The three of them put down their chopsticks. Xu Ning opened the door and found that only the waiter was standing at the door.
The waiter quickly explained, "Miss, they're waiting downstairs and haven't come up yet. They look like they have something important to discuss with you."
Xu Ning thought that these people had found this place so quickly, probably because they found out when checking the household registration at the city gate. Xu Ning did not make things difficult for the waiter and said to him, "Waiter, please ask them to come up."
"No trouble, no trouble, I'll go right away."
The waiter turned around and left in a hurry. Not long after, he brought several officers and soldiers to the door of Xu Ning's room.
Xu Ning looked at the officers and soldiers before him and found that they had no ill intentions, so he asked, "Excuse me, what do you want from me?"
The soldier saluted respectfully and said, "Miss Xu, we are here to look for you on the orders of General Pei. General Pei would like to invite you to his residence to discuss something."
"Which general is General Pei?" Xu Ning asked.
After hearing that it was Pei Yongjun, Xu Ning felt relieved and replied politely, "Then please wait a moment. We'll finish eating and freshening up, then we'll leave with you."
The soldier nodded and went downstairs. Xu Ning closed the door and fell into deep thought...
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