Sick Man Turns Out to be a General

Mu Chen was different from howhe used to get up at dawn, instead, she slept until late in the morning. When he woke up, he found that Shen Jingli had already woken up.    

"He woke up." Seeing him wake up, Shen Jingli smiled and said.    

Probably because he had returned to a familiar place, his entire being relaxed. Mu Chen slept soundly last night, and was very at ease. Shen Jingli woke up early, and saw that he was sleeping soundly, so she didn't want to wake him up.    

"Yes." Mu Chen squinted his eyes as he looked at Shen Jingli. His collar was slightly open, and he was able to see the mottled marks he left behind last night.    

Shen Jingli did not notice his gaze. He stretched lazily and sat up.    

Although it was suitable for him to sleep under the covers in the middle of winter, it was easy for people to misunderstand if he stayed in his room for too long.    

Just as the two of them were washing up, Xun Er, who was wearing a silver cotton coat, rushed in, "Father, Mama, Xun Er is here to accompany you guys for breakfast."    

He was like a gust of wind that swept in, causing the youth behind him to be terrified. The youth stretched out his hand to chase him, and said fearfully, "My Young Master, slow down, don't fall down …"    

Xun Er ignored him, and directly rushed towards Shen Jingli, smashing head first onto Shen Jingli's leg, he extended his hands to hug, then laughed and revealed his small white teeth, and said: "Mama …."    

Shen Jingli felt a little pity for his son's head, he picked him up, rubbed his forehead and asked: "Does it hurt?"    

"It doesn't hurt." Xun Er shook her head and intimately rubbed her head against Shen Jingli's body.    

Mu Chen used a cloth to wash Xun Er's face and said: "Where did you go to play so early in the morning? "It's completely dirty."    

"Not dirty, Xun Er, clean." Xun Er loved to be beautiful too, so when he heard Mu Chen's words, he was immediately anxious and refuted it unwillingly.    

Seeing that, Mu Chen only laughed, he then extended his hand and touched the center of the little fellow's forehead, and Xun Er immediately began to giggle.    

"Master, madam, breakfast has been prepared already." Nanny Jin took a set of dark green embroidered robes that had a dark glow flowing from it and helped Mu Chen put it on, while also asking someone to take down the washbasin and towel.    

The family of three came to the hall, and saw Mu Jing rushing in, "Fourteenth Brother, you're back, why didn't you send anyone to inform me?"    

"The entire capital knows that I have returned." Mu Chen placed Xun Er on a high chair specially prepared for him and looked at him helplessly.    

"Is that so? Why haven't I heard of it? " Mu Jing frowned, he suddenly saw that a rich breakfast was already prepared. He remembered that he had not eaten, and did not wait for the master's greeting, so he said to Nanny Jin who was about to leave: "Prepare another bowl and chopsticks."    

After saying that, he walked over to the dining table and took Mu Chen's chopsticks to eat.    

Mu Chen was not annoyed. He first scooped up a bowl of porridge for Shen Jingli to eat, then fed it to Xun Er.    

"I heard from Ningyi that you have been busy these past few days, how are you free to come today?" Shen Jingli fed Xun Er a mouthful of porridge and also gave him a piece of chicken from his bowl.    

"I'm done." Mu Jing had just eaten a bowl of Mushroom Slippery Chicken Porridge, and also picked up a soup dumpling to eat. As he ate, he pondered about it, the food at Fourteenth Brother's house was so delicious, he should run back and forth, "Sister-in-law, pack a few soup buns for me later, I want to bring some to the army camp."    

It was just a small matter, Shen Jingli agreed without thinking, then turned and ordered the Nanny Jin to pack a few extra soup dumplings for him. Thinking that he might be bringing it to her comrades in the army to eat, he simply ordered a servant to deliver some to him.    

Fortunately, there was a type of iron food box in the County Prince's Mansion. There was a compartment in the middle, and he put in some warm water, and then, he placed the red-hot iron stone inside to keep it warm. It could ride a horse quickly and send the food over to the barracks, and by the time he arrived, it was probably still warm.    

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Mu Jing ate another soup dumpling.    

Seeing that he was eating happily, Mu Chen picked up some vegetables for him. Mu Jing was overwhelmed by the unexpected favor, his eyes widened, and he even forgot to say a word of thanks.    

Seeing his foolish expression, Mu Chen couldn't help but frown. Although Sixteenth Little Brother was previously careless and somewhat reckless, at least he was smart. How long had it been since they last met, for him to become so foolish?    

Mu Jing didn't know that Mu Chen thought this way in his heart, otherwise he would definitely retort.    

After a breakfast, Mu Chen saw Mu Jing out.    

"Fourteenth Brother, have you been to the military camp recently?" Mu Jing mounted his horse and asked casually.    

"I'll rest." The capital city was unlike the northwest, where war and strife occurred all year round. He did not have to be very conscientious and prepared to set off at any time, leaving behind some time to accompany his wife and children.    

Mu Jing thought for a while, then said: "When you have time, come and visit us at home. My grandfather and grandmother have always been thinking about you."    

After that, without waiting for Mu Chen's reply, he whipped his horse and left.    

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After breakfast, Shen Jingli accompanied Xun Er to play in the children's room. The room was filled with warmth and was covered with a thick woolen carpet.    

Shen Jingli was worried that Yue Yang would catch a cold, so she gave him a sleeveless jacket.    

After changing into a new jacket, his body relaxed a lot. Xun Er happily ran around the room once, then carried the wooden block Shen Jingli had made for him to's side and started to play by himself.    

Because Xun Er was young, the building blocks and puzzle that Shen Jingli made were all simple shapes. Xun Er had a lively personality and was smart enough to make a house in a moment's time. He happily raised them up for Shen Jingli to see, looking like he was begging for praise.    

Shen Jingli revealed an expression of pleasant surprise, and praised: "Xun Er is awesome, this house is so beautiful."    

After receiving the praise, Xun Er shyly shook his body, placed the wooden house to the side, then picked up the jigsaw puzzle and started to play. However, he didn't seem to be too interested in the jigsaw puzzle for a while, then stopped playing. Instead, he took a fairy tale book and got Shen Jingli to tell him a story.    

Shen Jingli flipped through the fairy tale books and chose to tell the story of "Three Little Pigs Building a House".    

"Mother Pig has three children. Howl, howl, howl …"    

Shen Jingli's voice was low and somewhat lazy, like a song and it made people feel like they were floating in a small stream, sweeping away all the fatigue from their bodies.    

Xun Er listened intently, interrupting his from time to time, "Mama, why does Mother Pig want Little Pig to build her own house? Do I have to build my own house in the future? "    

"Mama, I don't know how to build a house."    

He lowered his head and kissed Xun Er's face. "Because Little Pig has grown up and learned how to live on his own, Mother Pig wants to test if they can truly live independently, so she let them build their own house …"    

"I want to stay with Mama." Xun Er turned his head and burrowed into Shen Jingli's embrace. His nose twitched a little, as if he was feeling a little sad.    

When Mu Chen came in from the outside, he saw Xun Er clinging to Shen Jingli's body with a face full of deep bitterness and hatred.    

"What's going on?" He imitated Shen Jingli and sat cross legged on the carpet, and pulled Xun Er into his embrace.    

Once Xun Er saw that it was his father, he immediately complained, "Father, I don't want to build my own house, I want to live together with the Mama."    

What was going on?    

Mu Chen patted his son's back to comfort him, and then used his eyes to ask Shen Jingli about it. Shen Jingli helplessly picked up the fairy tale book by his side, "I'm telling him the story of 'Three Little Pigs Build a House'."    

So he was scared by the story. Mu Chen could not help but laugh, he received the silk handkerchief from Jin Yu and wiped his son's face, then casually blew his nose.    

"..."    

"Xun Er, Xun Er, quickly come over. Let's see what present Little Uncle brought you." Before Xun Er could recover his spirit, Mu Jin's shout came from outside.    

Hearing Mu Jin's voice, Xun Er immediately recovered his spirit, and crawled out from Mu Chen's embrace. He immediately wanted to rush over, but was stopped by Shen Jingli.    

"Mama, Little Uncle …" Xun Er anxiously frowned, he stomped his feet and pointed outside as he shouted at Shen Jingli.    

"It's cold outside. If we run out like this, we'll catch cold." Shen Jingli shook his head resolutely and helped him change into a thick cotton-padded jacket.    

After buttoning the last button, Xun Er rushed out like the wind, shouting, "Little uncle, little uncle, I'm here …"    

Mu Chen and Shen Jingli helplessly looked at each other before following him out.    

Mu Jin stood in the corridor with a smile on his face. Seeing Xun Er running over, he took out two little fellows from his bag under his clothes.    

When Xun Er saw those two little fellows, his eyes instantly widened. He happily waved his hands, "It's puppies, two puppies."    

Jin Yu and Nian Hua would always let know when she was playing around with them. Furthermore, a few days ago, when Shen Jingli was in the village slaughtering sheep, inviting him to dinner, they also brought Xun Er along as well. Coincidentally, they met a female dog from a tenants' family who was born into a small dog family, which was why Xun Er was able to recognize the two puppies in Mu Jin's hands at a glance.    

One of them was completely white, while the other had a tuft of mixed yellow hair on his back. Both of them had their heads drooped down, looking a little dispirited.    

He ran over, and when he was about to get close to the puppy, he stopped and turned around, looking at Mu Chen and Mu Chen hesitantly.    

He liked dogs, but he knew that some dogs could bark and bite.    

"Where did this puppy come from?" You don't seem to be in the mood? " Shen Jingli crouched down and hugged Xun Er, stopping him from touching the puppy. The child's immunity to children was not high, and he did not know if the two doggy were clean or not. If they were to be infected, it would be troublesome.    

"My classmate's female dog has just given birth to six puppies. She can't raise that many in her family, so she wants to sell them. I was thinking that we can only raise her to look after her family, so I brought her back." Mu Jin was smiling in his eyes, and he would occasionally extend his hand to tease the doggy.    

"I don't think they're in good spirits. Are they hungry?" turned and instructed Jin Yu, "Jin Yu, go to the kitchen and get some rice soup, feed it to them."    

The doggy that he had just brought back couldn't be starved to death right now.    

"Quickly carry her inside the house. It's so cold outside, so don't break the ice." Shen Jingli urged Mu Jin to carry the doggy into the house.