Sick Man Turns Out to be a General

0Just as Shen Jingli and Mu Chen returned to Floating Cloud Courtyard, they heard the servant scream "Master, Madam, something's wrong! Young Master has skipped his lessons again …"    

    

When the two heard this, they couldn't help but laugh. Only then did they remember to send someone to inform Teacher Li that Xun Er was not going to attend class today.    

    

"Master, Madam, I don't know where Young Master went. We searched through the Shang Shu Courtyard many times but still couldn't find him." The attendant was panting heavily. He was extremely anxious.    

    

If the Young Master were to be lost in the manor, all of them would most likely drag the staff and die. Thinking about this, the servant didn't even think and kneeled down to beg for forgiveness.    

    

Looking at him kneel on the ground, Shen Jingli felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, but he didn't show it on the surface. These few years, he had gradually gotten used to the life here, and the rules here.    

    

"Stand up." Shen Jingli said, "Go back and tell Teacher Li that Xun Er has returned to his room, and will not be attending lessons in the afternoon."    

    

When the servant heard this, it was not that the Young Master had been lost, but that he had returned to his room.    

    

Once the servant had left, Shen Jingli turned to Mu Chen and said, "I heard Big Brother say that Xun Er is very similar to you when you were young. Are you that naughty before?"    

    

Mu Chen's gaze swept across him indifferently, his eyes flickered strangely, and he shook his head with a serious expression. "I already can't remember what happened when I was young."    

    

He clearly remembered lying, but he was unwilling to admit it.    

    

Shen Jingli laughed complacently, he did not want to expose him, and only kept it in his heart, so that he could use it as evidence that he could use Mu Chen in the future.    

    

Mu Chen looked at him lovingly, without exposing his thoughts that could be seen from a single glance. He was really fond of Shen Jingli who was obviously not good at concealing his true strength, yet was also very proud of it and thought that hiding his true strength was very good. It was especially interesting.    

    

Xun Er was currently pulling Huaixin to sit on the woolen carpet, eating snacks while shaking his head and telling Huaixin a story.    

    

Huaixin sat beside him, his eyes wide open as he listened attentively. Occasionally, he would stuff the starting point of his heart into Xun Er's mouth.    

    

"Are there really fairies in this world?" Huaixin suddenly asked while listening.    

    

The one Xun Er told him was the one who was changed into a pair by Shen Jingli. Huaixin was a pair, hearing this story, he felt that it was very magical.    

    

"Will the fairy really come to help Gray Brother?" Huaixin pulled Xun Er's arm and asked excitedly, "Am I going to have a chance to meet a fairy too?"    

    

's eyes sparkled as he shook Xun Er's arm. His pair of big eyes looked like they were hiding a piece of starry sky.    

    

Xun Er turned his head to look at him, then suddenly put down the picture book in his hand, reached out to grab Huaixin's face, tweaked his lips, and said in a strong voice: "You are Gray Brother, and I am a prince, I will marry you."    

    

Huaixin looked at him with wide eyes, but he actually nodded seriously and said: "Alright, I'm Gray Brother, you're a prince, marry me, and we'll have kids together."    

    

Shen Jingli and Mu Chen were standing at the door, and upon hearing this conversation, their expressions changed in a brilliant manner.    

    

"Your son said that he wanted to marry her and even had a baby with her." Shen Jingli touched Mu Chen.    

    

These two little fellows were still children, but they actually wanted to become their own children, just like children who had played around in their own homes.    

    

Mu Chen frowned, and said in a low voice: "A little brat."    

    

Hearing his parents' voice, Xun Er turned around and ran out. He threw himself into Mama's arms and acted like a spoiled child as he opened his mouth wide.    

    

"Mama, I am a prince and Huaixin is brother Hui. I will marry Huaixin in the future and we will have children together."    

    

After he finished speaking, he raised his chin proudly, and said: "Huaixin has already agreed, he really likes me, and even said that he would give birth to a little child with me."    

    

Huaixin, who was following behind him, covered his face when he heard him say that to Shen Jingli. He looked as shy as a young wife who was seeing her parentage for the first time.    

    

didn't know what to say when faced with his son's childish talk. He turned around and looked at Mu Chen, stuffing his son into's embrace and even signalling with his eyes, "Your son, settle this for you."    

    

Xun Er laid in Mu Chen's embrace, his eyes looking at him in anticipation, "Father, can I marry Huaixin?"    

    

"Wait until you're sixteen." Mu Chen said.    

    

"How old is sixteen?" Xun Er turned his head in confusion and looked at Shen Jingli. Right now, he could only count from one to five, and sometimes he could even count incorrectly.    

    

"In thirteen years, you will be sixteen." Shen Jingli said.    

    

"When was that? Tomorrow? Or the day after? "Three days later …" Xun Er asked as he extended a finger, "One, two, four, one, three, two …"    

    

After counting up to the point that he could not even count to sixteen, he pursed his lips in grievance and started crying loudly.    

    

Very rarely did he encounter a situation where his son cried. Mu Chen's calm and composed face was a little cracked, he frantically coaxed his son, and even looked at Shen Jingli, begging for help.    

    

"Don't cry …" The words that were meant to coax were spoken from his mouth as a form of intimidation.    

    

Xun Er cried even harder than before, his tears and snot flowing all over his body.    

    

Looking at his dirty appearance, Mu Chen did not know why but for some reason, he felt a little disgusted. Holding Xun Er up with both hands, he left his embrace and quickly walked towards the Arhat Bed, placing Xun Er on the bed.    

    

Seemingly feeling his father's disgust, Xun Er lay down on the bed and rolled around, crying his heart out.    

    

Seeing Xun Er crying so bitterly, Huaixin actually ran over and climbed onto the bed to comfort him. He reached out his hand to wipe the tears off of Xun Er's face and said in a baby voice: "Xun Er, don't cry, don't cry. When I grow up, I'll marry you."    

    

Hearing that, Xun Er immediately stopped crying, he sat up, sniffed: "When are you going to grow up?"    

    

Huaixin tilted his head as he thought about it, then extended his hand out and counted. After that, he extended ten fingers, "I, I, I will grow up in a month."    

    

Huaixin said a big number with a serious face as he looked at Xun Er with determination.    

    

"One month." Xun Er also extended his hand out and counted, then nodded, "Alright, in a month, you will marry me."    

    

When the two little fellows came to an agreement, Xun Er immediately broke down in tears and smiled, then pulled Huaixin to look at his collection.    

    

Shen Jingli looked at the two of them who were serious and innocent, felt it was kind of funny and asked Mu Chen: "Fourteen, is this okay?"    

    

"If he likes it, then let him be." Being a family wasn't as important as having two lovers, Mu Chen looked at Shen Jingli with a deep gaze and suddenly smiled.    

    

"..."    

    

After changing his clothes, Mu Chen walked out from the room. Shen Jingli was sitting on the low couch reading a book, and when he saw him come out, he patted the seat beside him and said: "Come sit."    

    

Mu Chen walked over and sat beside him. He extended his hand and grabbed the book in his hand. He took a look at the cover and realised it was a legendary novel.    

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Seeing his confused expression, Shen Jingli explained: "Time to kill."    

    

The legends of Great Yan Dynasty were quite interesting, suitable for passing the time during normal times.    

    

Shen Jingli poured a cup of tea for Mu Chen, "A while ago, didn't Third Grandpa say that he would bring you juniors back to the clan to worship our ancestors, why is there no more to talk about?"    

    

"Let's go back before Qing Ming returns." Mu Chen received the hot tea and pulled Shen Jingli down to a seat, "Third grandfather said that he did not notify him about me being expelled from the clan. I don't know why, but he told me to definitely go back and find out."    

    

Before he was sent to the Southern Wilderness, the Old Lady had sent someone to see him, saying that he had been expelled by the clan. He would no longer be a descendant of the Mu clan in this lifetime, and his name would be removed from the family tree. Back then, he only thought about finding the person who framed him, but he didn't care about it. He also didn't think that the clan wouldn't send him back for the expulsive assembly. Now that he thought about it, was it even harder to say?    

    

"I'll have to go back and take a look." Shen Jingli knew that in this era, his clan's power was strong. If he were to be named by the clan elders as evidence that this person was lacking in virtue, then this person's career as a official would be completely ruined.    

    

If the woman in the family had a bad character, the clan could send their elders to beat her up. If the woman in the family had a bad character, the clan could send their elders to beat her up.    

    

"Have you been back before?" After reading many history books on Great Yan Dynasty, Shen Jingli knew that the Mu Family of Golden Ridge was a famous family with a lot of Great Yan Dynasty.    

    

"I went back with grandpa once when I was young." Mu Chen said. From the capital to Golden Ridge, it would take at least a month to get there by carriage. Old Man Mu has many matters to attend to and is busy with official business.    

    

"Golden Ridge is very pretty. There are mountains, there are rivers, and there are flowers. You will definitely like it very much."    

    

Does this mean that he wants to go back with us? Shen Jingli extracted the key information inside and asked suspiciously: "You want me to go back with you?"    

    

"You don't want to go?" Mu Chen frowned.    

    

"Not really." Shen Jingli shook his head, "Then should we prepare some sort of gift?"    

    

It was probably like visiting a family in the countryside, buying gifts for everyone and wrapping a red packet for a child.    

    

"We can prepare it when we reach the Jinling City. There's no need to travel thousands of miles to get there."    

    

That's right, the journey was long. Bringing along so many gifts might attract bandits.    

    

"Fourth Brother, I'm back."    

    

Just as the two were talking, they heard Shen Yue'er shouting as he entered the door, and his beloved younger brother, the Berserk Demon Chang, followed behind him.    

    

Master, Madam, where is Huaixin? He would often ask about his younger brother's situation.    

    

"Big brother, big brother …" Hearing the familiar voice, Huaixin rolled out from the inside like a tornado and pounced onto Chang Lai. He raised his head and spoke in an astonishing tone, "Big brother, I'll be married to Xun Er next month when I grow up."    

    

Chang Lai and Shen Yue'er were all dumbstruck as they looked at their husband.    

    

"Fourth Brother, what's going on?" Shen Yue'er was so shocked that he almost couldn't find his own voice.    

    

Chang Lai looked at Shen Jingli like he was trying to kidnap a child, protecting Huaixin behind him.    

    

Xun Er came out from behind, and when he saw Chang Lai protecting Huaixin, he unhappily went forward and kicked Chang Lai's calf. He had the look of a little overlord as he said: "Huaixin is my man, hand him over."    

    

Shen Jingli suddenly felt a headache.    

    

"They are betrothed." Mu Chen pulled Shen Jingli back to sit beside him and said seriously.