Xiangyun Kingdom.
Hearing the commotion, General Mu came out of the hall. He never expected Shen Baozhu to come again, so he quickened his steps and approached.
The moment he saw Shen Haiyan, General Mu was overjoyed. "Haiyan? You're here!"
Shen Haiyan suppressed the impulse in his heart. He forced himself to stop and nodded at General Mu. "Yes, I've come to see you."
"Don't be so polite with me. Hurry up and come in and sit down." General Mu lifted Shen Baozhu onto his shoulder and put his arm around Shen Haiyan to enter the house.
Shen Haiyan knew what General Mu liked to hear, so he quickly told him about the execution of the Shen family.
He talked for a long time.
Shen Baozhu went from being excited at first to feeling bored. She yawned. "Third brother, you're talking so slowly. Grandfather must be tired of listening."
Dragon King: [I don't think so. General Mu is listening with great interest. Hahaha.]
Lin Yu: [General Mu also likes to see the Shen family in trouble, just like Haiyan.]
Hearing Shen Baozhu's address for General Mu, Shen Haiyan's expression changed slightly, and he also changed his address. "Grandfather, I heard that Shen Yunfeng's sweetheart is a princess of Xiangyun Kingdom. How are they now?"
General Mu gave a light cough and told the story slowly.
Hearing that Shen Yunfeng was feigning illness because he couldn't take care of himself, Shen Haiyan burst out laughing. Then he asked curiously, "Grandfather, how do you know that Shen Yunfeng is feigning illness? Maybe God has eyes and he's really ill."
It was Shen Heqing who noticed that Shen Yunfeng was feigning illness. He asked the military advisor to send a few handsome men to Princess Xiangyunrou's palace, which made Shen Yunfeng throw a tantrum.
General Mu explained, "Heqing said that this showed Shen Yunfeng's true colors. He's a very meticulous person. Even if he was angry about this, he wouldn't throw a tantrum. He would only try to coax Princess Xiangyunrou into finding someone to cure him."
"After he was sure that he couldn't be cured, he would quickly arrange his affairs and wouldn't have time to throw a tantrum."
Shen Haiyan gave a thumbs up to show his approval of Shen Heqing's intelligence. Then he asked the treasure - hunting rat to take out the things he had brought one by one.
The other things were okay, but when General Mu saw the box of soil, his heart skipped a beat. "Good boy, this soil has been a great help."
During the previous war with Xiangyun Kingdom, although the casualties were few, there were still some. Because of the long distance, General Mu could only bury the soldiers nearby.
Now that Shen Haiyan had brought a box of soil, General Mu could sprinkle it on the soldiers' graves to pay homage to them.
With the soil of Dayong on the graves, it could be regarded as the soldiers returning to their roots.
Looking at General Mu's excited expression, Shen Baozhu lowered her head. She didn't expect a box of soil to be so important. She thought she should have asked her third brother to bring more.
General Mu knew that Shen Baozhu and Shen Haiyan couldn't stay long, so he immediately called the deputy general in charge of burying the soldiers.
The deputy general's name was Gao Guangying. He was nearly forty years old. He hung his head slightly and his eyes were lifeless, looking a bit creepy. The left side of his clothes was empty, and he limped in. "General, you called me?"
Shen Haiyan knew Gao Guangying. He was an orphan. At the age of fifteen, he took the money from his clan cousin and served in the army in his place. He had been a soldier for more than twenty years. At the age of thirty, when suppressing bandits, he lost his left arm to save the common people. He had made remarkable military achievements and was a third - rank deputy general.
The limp was also due to an injury to his leg from an enemy, leaving him with a chronic ailment.
Gao Guangying's eyes fell on Shen Haiyan. "Is this Haiyan? Aren't you in the imperial guard? Why are you in Xiangyun Kingdom?"
"Don't mention this for now, Guangying. This is the soil from home that Haiyan brought. You lead a few soldiers and sprinkle it on the soldiers' graves. It can be regarded as them returning to their roots." General Mu changed the subject and handed the soil in his hand to Gao Guangying.
Gao Guangying had been injured many times and was in poor health. He rarely went directly to the battlefield. Most of the miscellaneous affairs in the barracks were entrusted to him, including burying the bodies of the soldiers. He took the soil and replied in a low voice, "Okay."
Seeing that Gao Guangying was about to leave after taking the things, Shen Haiyan shouted, "Uncle Gao, the dagger you asked me for last time when you returned to the capital. I've found it for you. Do you still want it?"
Shen Haiyan found the dagger from the pile of things and handed it over.
Gao Guangying looked at the dagger, with tears glistening in his eyes. He wanted to reach out to take it, but he didn't move. It wasn't until he looked down at the box in his hand that he suddenly realized he only had one hand. He gave a bitter smile. "Haiyan, please put the dagger in my arms."
"We're going back soon. After we go back, could you please find some rouge for me? The best and most expensive kind."
Watching Gao Guangying's retreating back, General Mu sighed and told Shen Haiyan, "Hey, if it's convenient for you, find it for him as soon as possible."
When Gao Guangying joined the army, his pregnant wife accidentally slipped and died with the unborn child. Since then, Gao Guangying's personality had changed greatly. He always hung his head and was silent.
A few years ago, he listened to a fortune - teller and thought that the wronged dead had resentment and couldn't be reincarnated. They needed to be sacrificed with things until the resentment disappeared before they could be reincarnated.
Since he didn't know if the child was a boy or a girl, Gao Guangying prepared three things for the sacrifice. Most of his savings over the years had been spent on the sacrifice.
Shen Baozhu tugged at Shen Haiyan's sleeve. "Third brother, that uncle just now only seems to have one hand."
"He's grandfather's subordinate. His name is Gao Guangying. He's a great hero who defends our country. He lost his arm to protect others and barely survived. When you see him, you should call him Uncle Gao." Shen Haiyan squatted down and patiently explained.
Shen Baozhu nodded seriously, indicating that she had remembered.
Shen Haiyan had brought a lot of things. The bottle of wine was very much to General Mu's liking. He hugged the wine and ran to show off to the military advisor.
Dragon King: [Does he have the surname Gao? It's the same surname as the maid Mrs. Xu wants to take. They also look a bit alike.]
Dragon King: [But it's not exactly the same. That maid has bright eyes, while Gao Guangying's eyes are dull.]
Originally, Lin Yu hadn't paid attention, but after hearing what the Dragon King said, he also felt it was familiar. [They do look a bit alike. They both have the surname Gao. Maybe they're relatives from the same clan.]
Lin Yu: [I've already ordered a robot. It will take a few days to arrive. What does the real person think of Xu Yunmiao's illness?]
True Person Qingyun: [It's too weak. If we give him pills now, he might not be able to absorb them.]
True Person Qingyun: [Does the Dragon King have any nourishing fruits? Maybe they can be used.]
Dragon King: [It's so troublesome! If the real person's pills don't work, my fruits will be even less effective.]
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The Yan Mansion.
"Dad, good dad, please help me check on Gao Guangying." Yan Mingli clung to the screen shamelessly.
Father Yan, wearing his inner clothes, was so angry that he raised his hand to hit Yan Mingli. "Mrs. Xu is the daughter of Prime Minister Sima. If she wants to do something good, the prime minister will take care of it. Why are you getting involved?"
"Your mother and I are going to sleep. Get out of here quickly."
Yan Mingli stretched his neck. He had his own reasoning. "Dad, you don't understand."
"Gao Shan isn't an ordinary maid. She's very strong and can help Xu Yunmiao change clothes and wash up. One of her is worth three. Mrs. Xu lives in the princess's mansion. With such a maid, she can save a lot of trouble."
"In the future, when Mrs. Xu finds Gao Shan's father through the prime minister, their relationship as mistress and maid will be very deep. How can Yutang win over Gao Shan and build a good relationship with Mrs. Xu through her?"
"Mom, you weren't there. You don't know the way god - mother looked at Gao Shan. She really appreciates Gao Shan! God - mother is so smart. If she appreciates Gao Shan, then she must be good."
"Dad, you have to work hard and do this before the prime minister does!"
"If you don't do it, I'll ask the Fourth Prince to draw a turtle on your memorial."
Father Yan was almost convinced by Yan Mingli. When he heard the last sentence, his anger flared up. He picked up the stick beside the bed and chased after Yan Mingli.
Yan Mingli was startled. "Dad, why do you keep a stick beside the bed?"
"Humph, I guessed this day would come. Stinky boy, don't run!" Father Yan pretended to be angry and chased Yan Mingli out of the door. Then he stepped back, closed the door directly, put down the stick, and got into bed to sleep. The whole action was done in one go.
Only Yan Mingli, who was locked outside, was stunned. He knocked on the door. "Dad, don't forget about the important thing."