Chapter 149 Fortunately in time
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Luo Jiaxing spotted Zhong Min's frail figure from afar. The weather was already quite cold, especially at night when the chill was intense. Yet, this girl was still wearing only a single layer of clothing, not even bothering to put on more.
"It's cold at night, why are you wearing so little?" He stopped in front of her and without thinking, he took off his cloak and gave it to her: "You don't even wear a cloak, what will you do if you get sick?"
"I'm not cold. I'm in good health. I don't get sick easily." Zhong Min hurriedly stopped Luo Jiaxing from taking his cloak. "The prince had a ready-made one just now, but I didn't want it. I'm really not cold."
Hearing this, Luo Jiaxing froze for a moment, then did not continue, but said: "Then you should go back and rest early. There is an urgent report from the capital, and I have to report it to the prince first."
"Did something happen? You don't look very well." Zhong Min asked quickly when he saw this, and he was naturally still a little worried.
"It's a bit tricky, but someone will naturally take care of it. You don't have to worry. Go back quickly. It's cold outside." Luo Jiaxing patted Zhong Min's shoulder, and then hurried towards the small building.
Zhong Min didn't know what to say anymore, so he shook his head slightly, not worrying about it anymore. He had just taken two steps when he suddenly remembered the banknote he had just received. He suddenly became excited again and turned to Luo Jiaxing who was already walking up the stairs and said, "Brother Luo, I got the banknote today. I'll treat you to a drink in a few days!"
After saying that, without caring whether Luo Jiaxing heard it or not, he turned around and went back humming a little tune.
When they went to the military camp the next day, they did not see Luo Jiaxing. One of the deputy generals said that General Luo had arranged the matters in the new military camp last night and asked other people to take charge of the military affairs temporarily. He would probably not come to the military camp in the next few days.
The general, temporarily acting as military commander, soon came to Zhong Min and explained that General Luo had instructed them to follow her instructions regarding the new recruits' training, and that they would cooperate fully. Seeing this, Zhong Min didn't say anything further. Instead, she presented the detailed training plan, which had been redesigned over the past few days based on the new recruits' progress, and instructed the general to hand it over to the appropriate trainers for further training.
It didn't matter that Luo Jiaxing was not here. Everything had already been put on track. Even without Luo Jiaxing's special instructions, these people had already regarded Zhong Min, a person without any real name, as their superior. Everything was still proceeding as planned.
However, Zhong Min became more and more suspicious about the urgent report from the capital yesterday. He thought that Luo Jiaxing's sudden disappearance must be related to the content of the urgent report. It seemed that something big must have happened in the capital. Otherwise, Xiao Mingzheng would not have asked Luo Jiaxing to put down his current work and deal with it specifically.
In the following three days, Luo Jiaxing still did not show up in the new military camp. More importantly, Xiao Mingzheng had not returned to Prince Mu's Mansion for three days. This shows that what happened this time was not a trivial matter.
"Mr. Zhong, please go back early today. There's nothing else to do here anyway." In the afternoon, the general who was temporarily in charge of the affairs of the new military camp said, "Today is Mid-Autumn Festival. You must go back to be with your family."
"Is today the Mid-Autumn Festival? Look at my memory. I really wouldn't remember if you hadn't told me." Zhong Min realized that she had almost forgotten the time. Luo Jiaxing had said that day that he would take them to the Lantern Festival in Muzhou on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Now it seems that she can only take Xier and the others with her.
"Young Master, you've been so preoccupied with military affairs that it's normal for you to forget." The general said with a smile, "Young Master, you've been very busy these days. Take advantage of the holiday and give yourself a short half-day off."
Honestly, over the past month, everyone in the army has taken a liking to this mysterious Young Master Zhong. Not only is she capable, but she's also easygoing, friendly, and unassuming. Even though many things are clearly her achievements, she never takes credit for them and even pays for drinks for the soldiers out of her own pocket. She's truly exceptional. As a result, everyone in the army deeply respects her. Although she holds no title, everyone treats her like a superior.
Zhong Min was deeply grateful for the general's concern. Although she had no family to accompany her, she didn't have much to do right now, so taking advantage of the holiday made sense. Besides, she had promised Xier that she would take them on a Mid-Autumn Festival night out, so naturally, she had to go back early.
After returning to Prince Mu's mansion, I happened to run into the maid sent by Jiang Xiyan, who was talking to Xi'er about the banquet. It seemed that she was saying that today was Mid-Autumn Festival, and although the prince was away on business, the princess had specially prepared a Mid-Autumn family banquet for the concubines in the mansion to enjoy the moon together, and invited Zhong Min to join the dinner.
"Please thank the princess for me. As an outsider, it's naturally inconvenient for Zhong Min to attend the palace's family banquet." Zhong Min walked inside and said to the maid who had delivered the message, "Besides, I promised Xi'er and Zi Yan early this morning that I would take them out for fun tonight, so I can't break my promise. Just report back as I promised."
After saying that, Zhong Min went straight into the house. The maid who delivered the message looked at Xier with envy, but then said nothing, bowed, and went back to report.
Hearing Zhong Min's words, Xi'er was extremely excited and quickly followed him into the house. She said happily, "Jin'er, when will General Luo arrive? Or should we just go and meet him?"
"General Luo?" Zhong Min sat down to rest and said lazily, "He's busy somewhere right now, so how could he have time to take care of this?"
"Really? I thought you had already met him!" Xier looked disappointed. After saying this, she stood there, not knowing what she was thinking.
Zhong Min thought Xi'er was just worried about not being able to go out that night, so he assured her, "Don't worry, if he can't go, we can go on our own. Just remember to bring plenty of money, and you can still have a good time."
Xi'er only hummed a little, her spirits dropping. Zhong Min, however, paid no attention. He simply glanced around the room, and seeing Ziyan gone, asked, "Where's Ziyan? Let's go to the same tavern where Brother Luo took us last time. She mentioned their osmanthus wine a few days ago, and I'm afraid she's already craving it."
Just as she finished speaking, Zi Yan walked in from outside and continued with a smile, "I knew from the beginning that Miss Min'er would definitely take us out for a good stroll tonight, so I went to the kitchen on purpose to tell them not to prepare meals for us to avoid waste."
"You're so clever, you're not being polite at all. General Luo isn't going today, so why don't you just pay for the food and drinks?" Xi'er teased Zi Yan, "You said before, it won't cost much anyway."
When Zi Yan heard this, she immediately shook her head like a rattle, saying that she didn't have that much spare money. She also shouted that Xier had stayed in Prince Mu's Mansion much longer than her, so naturally she was much richer than her.
The two maids exchanged pleasantries, which made Zhong Min laugh uncontrollably. After a while, she finally let them stop arguing. She would naturally pay for the evening's delicious food and drinks. Then, thinking of Chu'er and Xiang'er, Zhong Min asked Xi'er to go and get them along. It wouldn't cost much, and it would also allow the two maids to have some fun.
They are all pitiful people. If they were teenagers in modern times, they would still be in their parents' arms, spoiled and happy. But now they cannot be with their loved ones for various reasons. Even on the Mid-Autumn Festival night of the full moon, they can only occasionally look at the moon and miss their families.
Zhong Min suddenly felt empty inside. In fact, she felt the same way. She missed home and her family especially during the holidays, but she could only keep it in her heart.
After tidying up a bit and changing clothes, they were ready to go out. Xier came over and said that Chuer and Xianger could not go out with them because the palace was hosting a Mid-Autumn Festival dinner in the evening, so the two girls were called over to help.
Seeing this, Zhong Min nodded and said that he would bring back some delicious food and fun things for Chu'er and Xiang'er later, which could be regarded as a small compensation.
The three of them quickly left the house. Xi'er and Ziyan were chatting and laughing all the way, naturally in a good mood. Before they reached the palace gate, they unexpectedly saw Luo Jiaxing hurriedly walking towards them from the opposite direction.
"Hey, it's General Luo!" Xier seemed very excited and quickly pointed at him to show Zhong Min.
Zhong Min was naturally a little surprised. There had been no trace of him for several days, but he didn't expect him to come at this time.
"Ready to go out?" Luo Jiaxing stopped in front of Zhong Min, his face full of joy. "Luckily, I made it in time. I finally made it to my appointment."
Zhong Min was about to ask Luo Jiaxing what he had been busy with these days, and whether he had rushed over at this time to resolve everything. But before she could say anything, she heard a very annoying voice behind her: "I was wondering why Sister Min was in such a hurry to go out at this time, but it turns out that she has an appointment with a beautiful woman. No wonder she even postponed the dinner I specially prepared for her."
Turning around, he saw Jiang Xiyan, the person he least wanted to see. This woman was quite interesting. She always appeared at the right time, and after that, she would always say a few boring things that she thought were very interesting. He had no idea what was going on in her mind.
Jiang Xiyan didn't think that just by tinkering around a bit and forcing her and Luo Jiaxing into a relationship like lovers, anything would actually happen, did she? How naive! Did she really think that as long as people mistakenly believed that she and Luo Jiaxing had a relationship, she could gain something from it?
If it weren't for the fact that it wasn't the right time to directly confront her, she really wouldn't even bother to greet her. But now, in front of so many people, she had no choice but to greet her first to deal with it. She hoped that this woman would restrain herself and not say anything that would ruin her good mood at this time. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so polite as to let this woman enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival in a good mood!
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