Sick Man Turns Out to be a General

0"I've been on a mission recently, and I came to see you as soon as I came back. I missed you so much." A man's deep voice sounded, followed by a burst of delicate laughter. The woman said, "Come, let's go to my room."    

    

Peony waited for them to leave before walking into the corridor. Her eyebrows shot up as she quietly followed. When she reached the entrance of a courtyard, she stopped and raised her head. It was actually the young miss's Sunset Garden.    

    

Jiang Changhua was forty-two years old, and he had a son, two sons, and a daughter. Because she was his only daughter, and also had a good looks, Goudan Hua was doted upon by Jiang Changhua and his wife to the age of eighteen.    

    

A few days after Peony had entered the mansion, she had seen the peach blossoms once or twice. Every time, she would quietly sit there, drinking tea and eating pastries. She looked like a lady from a noble family, but she didn't expect …    

    

"Aiya, yeah …" A delicate voice came from inside, followed by Jiang Tao Hua's grumbling, "You're really annoying, you haven't even entered the house."    

    

"I think you're thinking too hard. Why are you waiting for me?" the man said anxiously.    

    

The sound of the waves turning red came from inside. Peony immediately frowned. What were the two of them so anxious about? Aren't you afraid of being discovered by the servants?    

    

She snorted disdainfully and prepared to leave. She had no interest in listening to someone else's Spring Palace.    

    

However, just as she turned around, she heard a voice from behind her, causing her to stop in her tracks.    

    

"What news did you bring to my dad this time?" Ginger asked as he panted.    

    

When Peony heard her mention Jiang Changhua, she retreated back and leaned on the door of the courtyard, listening intently. However, she only heard the man say, "Beautiful girl, at a time like this, let's not talk about those things that would ruin the scenery."    

    

Ginger giggled, and then the sound of the door opening could be heard. Both of them gradually lowered their voices.    

    

Peony listened for a while until it was impossible to hear any more voices. Then, she stomped her feet in anger and carried her bowl back to her own courtyard. She wondered if she should do something at the Sunset Garden and expose the adulterous couple. And then take the opportunity to go to Jiang Changhua's study to have a look?    

    

However, when she thought about it, she was afraid of alerting the enemy. She had heard from Jiang Tao Hua that the man had brought news for Jiang Changhua, so maybe the letter she was looking for was with that person.    

    

Her courtyard was intentionally arranged by Madame Jiang while Jiang Changhua was still sick. It was located in the most northwest corner of the Jiang Residence, where there were only three rooms, and all of them were small rooms. In the courtyard, there were no flowers or plants, but instead, there were some weeds growing in a desolate area.    

    

As soon as she entered the room, the who was next to her immediately welcomed her. She took the bowl in her hands and passed a wet handkerchief to her to wipe her hands.    

    

"Miss, is the old master feeling better?" Xiao Hong was Peony's personal maidservant brought from the Ten Thousand Flowers Garden. They had served each other for a few years and had a good relationship with each other.    

    

"Much better." Peony nodded, wondering if she should spread the news about the man.    

    

Seeing that she seemed to be thinking about something, Xiao Hong did not disturb her and carried the bowl down to wash.    

    

Peony thought about it for a moment, then decided to spread the news. If that man was the bandit's man, he could follow him and find the bandit's hiding place, and her mission would be accomplished.    

    

Thinking up to here, she hurriedly stood up and called out to Xiao Hong, "Xiao Hong, Xiao Hong, quickly come in. I have something to tell you."    

    

Just as Xiao Hong finished washing the bowl holder, she heard Peony's shout and placed it on the table. Then, she ran into Peony's house.    

    

"Quickly hang a red lantern at the corner of the room and then go to the gate to guard it. No matter who it is, they are not allowed to let him in." Peony ordered.    

    

"Miss, why did you hang a red lantern in the corner of the room?" The Xiao Hong asked, puzzled.    

    

"If I told you to go, then hurry up. Why are you asking me so many questions?" Peony glared at her, then turned around to take another red packet and gave it to her. "Smart people always know what to ask and shouldn't ask."    

    

Xiao Hong looked at the red packet in her hand in a daze, then suddenly realised that the young miss was trying to seal her mouth and tell her to not bother about this. She nodded and kept the red packet and ran out to hang the lantern.    

    

Wei You who was monitoring the Jiang manor saw the red lanterns that were suddenly hung, his eyebrows raised and his mouth raised into a smile. The peonies are working rather quickly, there was news about it.    

    

He hurriedly returned to the inn and changed his clothes. Then, he went to the alley behind the house of the Jiang Clan and climbed over the wall into the courtyard where the peony was.    

    

Peony heard the sound of branches snapping outside the courtyard, and immediately ran out to see Wei You in his night attire and mask. He was standing in the corridor with his back to her, and when he heard the door open, he asked in a hoarse voice, "Have you found the thing?"    

    

"Nope." Peony shook his head, his heart beating faster when he saw him reaching out his hand to grab Sword Ice. He quickly added, "But I met a person who came to deliver a message to Jiang Changhua. I suspect that he's one of the bandits.    

    

Peony spoke out everything in one breath, only after seeing Wei You put down his hand did she start to pant heavily. Oh my, this master was really scary, he could pull out his sword and scare her.    

    

"Where is he?" Wei You said.    

    

"At the Duskfall Courtyard …" Peony paused, then added, "In Miss's room."    

    

The corner of Wei You's mouth twitched. A man in a woman's room, a fool could guess what they were doing. He couldn't possibly be just sitting and chatting, right?    

    

He nodded, "I know, you did well in this matter."    

    

"Then my younger brother and sister …" Peony was anxious to ask a question. Wei You turned to look at her and said, "They're doing pretty well.    

    

Hearing this, Peony let out a sigh of relief and a relieved smile appeared on her face.    

    

Wei You did not bother with her as he performed his Qing Gong and went up to the roof, dodging the guards' patrol, and arrived at the Sunset Garden.    

    

Jiang Tao Hua and that man were still working on the task, so from time to time, groans that would make people blush could be heard coming from the room. Wei You frowned, gritted his teeth, and removed a tile to lean on to eavesdrop.    

    

"Yeah, when are you going back down the mountain?" Ginger gasped for breath as he asked.    

    

The man tried his best to plow the soil around her, and said hoarsely, "I'll meet your father tomorrow and make a trip back to the mountain. After that, I'll stay at your house for a period of time. Beauty, are you happy?"    

    

The man smiled lewdly and continued to hit her.    

    

Ginger, who seemed to be in pain, cried out and patted him on the back, rebuking him, "You scoundrel, go easy on yourself …"    

    

"Alright, I'll be gentler." "Yes," the man replied. The two of them continued to fight.    

    

After the rain had passed, Ginger laid on the man's body and drew circles on his chest with his finger. She said in a tender voice, "Did you come this time for the matter with the salt last time? Since you want to stay here, why did you go back to the mountain first? Do you know how much I've missed you in this period of time? You didn't even come to visit me. "    

    

As she spoke, she suddenly felt wronged and stuck her nails into his chest. "Did you say that you didn't want to see me?"    

    

"Beauty, to the heavens and the earth, I went to do some serious work and even brought news for your father." "Tomorrow, when I return to the mountain, in order to spread the news of the imperial government back to the village, the imperial government sent someone to investigate this matter. That lord was worried that other than the people on the surface, there would be more people secretly investigating this matter, and told me to go back and inform the people in the village.    

    

Hearing these words, Goudan Hua became slightly more relaxed. She then continued, "I often hear you speak of that lord, that lord … "Who exactly is that lord?"    

    

The man covered her mouth and kissed her, saying, "This is a man's business. You don't have to worry about that as a woman."    

    

Ginger pouted in dissatisfaction and snorted. He wasn't happy with the man's perfunctory reply. The man, seeing this, hugged her and said some sweet words to coax her to be happy before hugging her and going to sleep.    

    

After listening to their conversation, Wei You could not help but frown. The other party actually knew that someone was here to investigate in secret, could it be that the news of them coming to the Jiang City had already been leaked? He covered the tile and quietly returned to the inn.    

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Mu Chen sat at the tea table and flipped through the seal that Wei Zuo had brought from his body. Wei You came in through the window.    

    

He raised his head and said coldly, "Have you found the item?"    

    

"Nope." Wei You shook his head, just as he was about to say the news, Wei Zuo suddenly asked anxiously, "We haven't found anything, why did she look for you?"    

    

Wei You turned around and glanced at him, then sat across Mu Chen and began to recount what he had seen and heard tonight in detail.    

    

"They know where we are?" Wei Zuo frowned, doesn't that mean that King Jing has people on his side?    

    

"I'm not sure." Wei You shook his head, "Maybe it is just a conjecture, the Prince is not the only one who is paying attention to this matter in the imperial court, maybe other people have also sent people to investigate."    

    

Wei Zuo nodded his head, "That's true, but we have to be careful so that we don't alert the enemy."    

    

Wei You pursed his lips, turned and looked at Mu Chen, "Elder, that person is returning to the mountain stronghold tomorrow, do you want to follow him?"    

    

Wei Zuo knocked on the back of his head as he scolded, "Are you stupid? "Of course, if we don't follow them how will we find their old nest?"    

    

Wei You rubbed the back of his head which hurt so much that it hurt. He wanted to reply him, but he felt that what he said was reasonable.    

    

"Wei Zuo is right." Mu Chen nodded, "Then tomorrow I'll leave it to you to follow. If you can't find their exact location, then don't come back."    

    

Wei Zuo almost choked to death on his own saliva. Did this count as lifting a rock to smash his own foot? It even smashed into smithereens.    

    

Wei You gloated while smiling. To make you feel proud, you deserved it.    

    

Not long after he was happy, Mu Chen handed over the seal to him, "Wei You, go and check this seal tomorrow, secretly, do not let anyone find out. Also, pay attention to the lord that is speaking out of their mouths."    

    

Wei You's smile collapsed as he received the seal. Turning his head, he saw Wei Zuo's smile. The two of them looked at each other and fought back.    

    

"Alright, you can all go back and rest." Mu Chen shouted to drive them away, but in his heart, he was thinking of sending a secret letter to the King Jing, reminding him to be wary of the people around him.