Sick Man Turns Out to be a General

Heavy and dense dark clouds covered the entire horizon, and the sky was covered in a dense layer of darkness. From time to time, lightning that would make one's soul tremble flashed across the sky, and terrifying thunder rumbled in the sky.    

Mu Chen had been visiting his every day, and initially, his attitude was still mild. Although she had let them all listen to his, he could guarantee that they would be rich in the future, but in the end, he had only said those words to persuade them, and they had always treated her as nothing, so how could the proud Shen Mudan be able to endure it? In the end, they had actually thought that he could actually use force himself on it, and fortunately, they had been on guard against it, or else she would have done something for them.    

"Fourteenth, Shen Mudan is here again." Xu Yanlin was covered by the water curtain. From a distance, he saw Shen Mudan walk into the circular arched door and walk towards the long corridor. His temples instinctively throbbed, and he turned his head to look at Mu Chen with his pitiful little eyes.    

"Sir Lin, Fourteenth Young Master …" The sweet, cloying voice made Xu Yanlin's goosebumps drop to the ground.    

He was wearing a light purple skirt and a white fox fur jacket with petals embroidered on the sleeves of his sleeves with golden threads. He swept over the brows of the moths, his eyebrows were deep, and his vermilion lips were full. If one looked carefully, they would see that Shen Mudan did not look like a person of Great Yan Dynasty, but had characteristics of a different race, especially his tall nose and his large earlobes.    

"May I know what it is that Miss Shen is here for?" Xu Yanlin stood up to welcome him.    

"I had someone prepare some specialties and specifically came to eat with the two of you." Shen Mudan's face flushed. From time to time, he would use his eyes to size up the figure that was standing by the window. That person was still as cold as ever, not even giving her a glance.    

The maidservant behind him entered in a line, placing plates of delicious and delicious dishes on the table. Eight dishes and one soup, it really was a luxurious lineup.    

"Miss, the dishes are all ready." Cui Zhu poured three cups of wine, and reported to Shen Mudan.    

"Fourteen, let's eat together." Shen Mudan stepped forward and tried to hold onto Mu Chen's arm, but he was dodged by Mu Chen. She lowered her head and a look of disappointment flashed across his face as he asked in a somewhat aggrieved manner, "Fourteenth, do you not like me?"    

"Right." Mu Chen stood behind Xu Yanlin and answered mercilessly.    

The corner of Xu Yanlin's eyes twitched, he turned and stared at Mu Chen, feeling annoyed that he did not understand how to change the situation, so honest, did he not wholeheartedly want to offend this crazy young miss?    

"Miss, please take a seat first. The food won't taste good when it's cold." Cui Zhu whispered into Shen Mudan's ear, gently taking the handkerchief that was about to be torn apart, and pushed her into her seat.    

With Cui Zhu's comforting words, Shen Mudan calmed his emotions. With a sweet smile, he said: "Sir Lin, fourteen, take a seat."    

The dishes on the table were very sumptuous, all of them rare and precious. Especially the crystal dish, which was filled with a man with a lobster the size of an elbow. It was also a combination of abalone, crab, and other ingredients.    

Qingyang County wasn't close to the sea. Apart from the fact that he had a lot of money, the most important thing that he needed to see was the way he was transporting the lobster. From the nearest seaside to Qingyang County would take at least three hundred miles, and it was impossible to get to Qingyang County in a day.    

Mu Chen looked at the ingredients on the table, and was even more interested in the identity of the items behind Shen Family. Suddenly, the pattern on the crystal plate caught his attention, his sharp eyes squinted, and stared at the golden pattern on the crystal plate without batting an eyelid.    

After a moment, the corners of his mouth curled up into an imperceptible sneer.    

"Don't just watch, try it." Shen Mudan used a piece of silver chopsticks that had been frozen before, and picked up a piece of fresh dragon prawn meat, placing it on the small plate in front of Mu Chen. He didn't know if Shen Mudan was born trembling, but the colder he treated her, the more excited she became.    

Mu Chen looked at the dragon and shrimp in front of him with a cold expression. He picked up his chopsticks, placed it into Xu Yanlin's bowl and whispered, "Young Master, eat more."    

Xu Yanlin was so scared that his face turned pale. When he thought about how Shen Mudan had forced himself on him, he felt that there was something wrong with the dish, so he stuffed the meat into Mu Chen's bowl and said: "You've worked hard recently. You eat first."    

Shen Mudan looked at the two of them who were pushing each other around, as if they were in deep love with each other, and immediately gritted his teeth in anger, causing the silver chopsticks in his hand to become deformed.    

"Since the two of you don't like the meat of the dragon and shrimp, Cui Zhu, you can eat it." She smirked as she took a plate of the dragon and shrimp meat and gave it to Cui Zhu, who was serving at the side.    

This was exactly what Xu Yanlin wanted, he truly felt that Shen Mudan would poison the dishes, this woman, she must have some sort of method.    

Then, she picked out all of the crab meat for Shen Mudan and placed it on Shen Mudan's plate, "Miss's crab is fresh, please try and taste it."    

Shen Mudan did not taste it first, but gave Xu Yanlin a piece. With a bashful expression, he looked at him and said: "Sir Lin, try this crab."    

But Xu Yanlin was different, he seemed to be easy-going and easy to compromise. Rather than being rejected by Mu Chen the entire time, it would be better to settle things with Xu Yanlin first. In any case, she would not let these two people go.    

Xu Yanlin frowned as he looked at the food on the plate. He did not want to eat it, it was not because he despised dishes or other ingredients, but rather, it was because he was afraid of being bitten by snakes for a long time. He did not want to accept Shen Mudan's passion, he was more worried that there might be poison in these dishes.    

Mu Chen raised his chopsticks, gave Xu Yanlin a piece of duck, and said casually: "Young Master does not like people cooking for him."    

Zi An, well done! Xu Yanlin's eyes were brimming with tears as he excitedly ate her first mouthful of food. It was just that he was rejoicing at his fortune, as Shen Mudan saw it, and was extremely excited. She suppressed his anger and asked in a restrained manner: "What is the relationship between the two of you?"    

The guards who had been assigned to watch the scene said that they were very close, that they slept in the same place at night, and that they did not look like simple masters or servants, but perhaps a pair of lovers.    

What bullsh * t lovers, these two had no sense of shame.    

Shen Mudan could not suppress the dissatisfaction in his heart. He slammed his palm on the table forcefully, but Mu Chen remained unmoved.    

As if confirming the guard's report, Shen Mudan became even more furious. She reached out to grab the plates in front of Xu Yanlin, threw them all on the ground, and asked angrily: "What are you trying to do? It's your fortune that I've taken a liking to you. Don't refuse a toast and eat a forfeit. "    

"No need." It was a cold reply, without any emotion.    

Hearing that, Shen Mudan's entire being exploded, she flipped the food on the table, and like a small flaming dinosaur, shouted at Mu Chen: "Fourteen, do you know who this princess is? This princess looks down on you. That is your fortune, yet you actually dare to refuse me. You … "    

She was so angry that she kicked the table on the side a few times, causing Mu Chen to remain seated.    

Hearing Shen Mudan's blatant nonsense, Xu Yanlin was really unworthy of Shen Gui. Raising such a daughter who had such an open mouth, Shen Gui must be feeling very sad in his heart, as if he was going to be stabbed in the back at any moment.    

"Let me tell you …"    

"Scram …"    

Her cold voice startled Shen Mudan, and she fell to the ground, squatting down on her butt. Cui Zhu quickly went forward to help her up, and unhappily shouted at Mu Chen: "Fourteen, you are just a mere guard, and my family's young miss thinks highly of you, which is why she allowed you to stay in the manor. What do you think …"    

Before Cui Zhu could finish her words, she was thrown out along with Shen Mudan, and fell onto the muddy ground, which had been covered in the raging storm. She opened her eyes wide, unable to believe that Mu Chen's movements were fluid as he swept all the food on the ground out, and then closed the door expressionlessly.    

— —    

Hearing that Shen Mudan had caught a cold, he laid on the bed and was about to die.    

In his fury, Shen Gui had increased the security of the Clear Wind Inn. They locked Mu Chen and Xu Yanlin tightly in the Pure Wind Inn, preventing them from stepping out of the courtyard. The food they delivered every day was either putrid or dried pickled vegetables, their goal being to crush them and force them to compromise on their own.    

Facing a small plate of pickled vegetables in front of him, Xu Yanlin only felt that it was a bad year. Even in the mines of the Southern Wilderness, he had never seen such shabby food.    

He used the chopsticks to poke at the pickled vegetables in front of him, looked at the half cooked rice, and threw his chopsticks. He laid on the bed and looked up at Mu Chen, "Fourteen, does Shen Gui want to starve us to death?"    

Mu Chen turned his head and looked at the dishes on the table. Not only was the small plate of uncut pickled vegetables salty, it also had a strange taste and a plate of dried radish. It looked dark and unassuming, and he had no desire to import it, not to mention the half-cooked rice.    

He walked over, took out the chessboard that was placed at the side, and said, "Since you're not in the mood to eat, then let's have a game."    

"Sure." If he did not find something to spend his time on when he was imprisoned, he was afraid that he would go crazy.    

After some guessing, Mu Chen handed Hei Zi's chess box over to Xu Yanlin. Xu Yanlin then said, "I heard that Shen Mudan is very sick, do you want to go visit him?"    

Not only that, when he heard that she was crying herself to death and that she didn't want to live anymore, Shen Gui was infuriated, wanting to kill the both of them to vent his anger.    

"You know her well?"    

"I was just casually mentioning it." Who would dare to be close to that young miss and not want to die?    

"Since that's the case, why should I care about her life or death?"    

Furthermore, Xu Yanlin guessed that with Shen Mudan's personality, he must be just trying to make things difficult for them.    

"Sir Lin, Sir Lin …" Are you there? "    

Letting out a cat cry, Mu Chen and Xu Yanlin turned their heads at the same time.