"And the capital city needs a period of quiet." Too many things had happened in the past few days, one after another, and everyone was a bit confused.
Although Shi Muyuan didn't know the details, she knew that this matter was very important. Otherwise, her eldest brother wouldn't have been so anxious to come into the palace to tell her about it.
"Brother, don't worry. Although I don't know the relationship, I'm not stupid. Just tell me what I should do."
Shi An couldn't help but laugh when he saw his sister's serious face: "You don't need to be so nervous. Your brother is here for everything. You just stay well in the palace."
Shi Muyuan was stunned. Your brother is here for everything...
In her previous life, she had struggled alone for a long time. When had she ever heard such gentle words? Coming from his mouth, it made her inexplicably at ease.
She lowered her head and her mouth curved into a beautiful arc: "Yes, thank you, big brother."
However, Yao Kun jumped out inappropriately at this moment. She looked at Shi Muyuan with clear eyes and said very seriously: "I'll protect you."
She would protect the beautiful sister.
Shi Muyuan was surprised by her words. To be honest, they had only known each other for two days. She didn't know why Yao Kun was so nice to her. Could it be that the original owner had helped or saved Yao Kun before? Otherwise, why would she be nice to someone unconditionally?
Madam Yao said it was an illness, but she didn't think so. This should be Yao Kun's own choice. She just didn't understand why she was so determined.
Shi Muyuan gently smiled and stroked her head. Yao Kun also flattered her by putting her head in her hand.
Shi An looked at this scene with mixed feelings. He didn't know what General Yao would think if he saw his daughter like this.
Shi Muyuan originally wanted Shi An to stay and have lunch before leaving. Shi An said that there were still things in the military camp waiting for him to handle. So, Shi Muyuan didn't try to persuade him to stay. She just told Xiao Xiao to ask the small kitchen in Shoukang Palace to prepare some food and send it to the military camp for him. Only then did Shi An not refuse.
However, Shi An, who had come out of the palace, didn't go in the direction of the military camp. Instead, he turned into a teahouse.
Under the guidance of the servant, he entered a private room.
In the private room, there was a blue-clothed young master with red lips and white teeth. He had two unseemly moustaches and was holding a teapot to make tea. Although there were traces of a martial artist on his fingers, it still couldn't hide the slenderness of his fingers.
When Shi An opened the door, he saw this scene. He frowned slightly and then relaxed.
Early this morning, he received a letter telling him to come here to discuss matters after coming out of the palace. The handwriting was sharp, free and lively, the same as the letter he received from General Yao last night. He thought that General Yao wanted to talk to him in detail.
Now it seemed that it wasn't.
Shi An just paused for a moment and then calmly lifted his robe and sat on the empty seat opposite.
"I don't know what Miss Yao wants to ask."
Yao Yao, who was just pushing the tea in front of him, paused. Her expression was a bit complicated.
Was her disguise so bad? Was she recognized like this? Wasn't he trying to trick her?
Yao Yao steadied her mind and coughed: "General Shi, what do you mean? Even if I'm not strong enough, I won't be recognized as Miss Yao."
Shi An suddenly smiled and grabbed her hand that was about to be taken back. Her skin was delicate. Although there were some calluses, it didn't prevent the person who touched it from feeling the softness of her hand.
Yao Yao was so frightened that she took a big step back. She knocked over the tea on the table and spilled it all over herself. She angrily shouted: "You lecher. What do you want to do! Be careful of your life." She pretended to draw out the sword on her waist.
Shi An was tall and had long arms. He leaned forward slightly and reached out to hold down the long sword that was about to be unsheathed. His dark eyes were full of smiles as he looked at Yao Yao.
Only then did she realize that her reaction as a man was a bit too big. She awkwardly leaned to the side to avoid Shi An's hand and tidied up her hair before sitting back down.
Shi An also realized that his action just now was a bit too much. He sat up straight. Yao Yao immediately felt that she was surrounded by a shadow.
"So it was I who recognized wrongly. I saw that the young master's hand was not like a man's and the handwriting of this letter was very similar to General Yao's. So, I rashly determined that it was Miss Yao. It was my rudeness."
Shi An thought that since she came to see him in this dress, she naturally didn't want others to recognize her. So, he just went along with her.
Yao Yao stammered: "I often follow the general to handle matters. I can be said to be raised by the general. Naturally, it's a bit similar. But does General Shi have any thoughts about my young lady? Not only did he guess that I was my young lady, but he also directly took action." Yao Yao's eyes were tinged with a trace of anger.
Shi An embarrassedly touched his nose: "I just wanted to take evidence to prove it. I lost my sense of propriety for a moment. Please forgive me." This Miss Yao didn't look like a man at all. He recognized her at a glance and she still blamed him. Sure enough, the only people in this world who were difficult to raise were villains and women. Of course, except for Muyuan.
Yao Yao was speechless. Was her hand evidence? She held her breath and pressed the moustache on her lips.
She came to find him today for a purpose. She didn't need to care about these small matters. She didn't lose a piece of meat. But she was still a bit angry. The hand hidden under the table rubbed hard on her clothes as if she could wipe off the feeling of calluses just now.
However, Shi An seemed to have just realized it. His wheat-colored cheeks were okay, but the tips of his ears were so red that they were about to drip blood.
Yao Yao naturally noticed it. She let him off for the sake of talking about the main thing.
"I'm here to discuss with General Shi on the order of the adult. The adult said that he was afraid that others would see it. So, he sent me to pass the message. Please understand, General Shi."
Shi An nodded in response: "Naturally, General Yao is thoughtful."
Yesterday, after her father received Shi An's reply, he took a big breath and then returned to his room. She thought that it was impossible for this matter to be solved so simply with just a few rumors.
She didn't think about what kind of temper the Empress Dowager was. How many people could believe these statements.
Now, everyone could see that the Empress Dowager was nice to Kun'er. Kun'er was also sticky to the Empress Dowager. Everyone would naturally think that the relationship between the two families was also good. After all, it wasn't a rare thing to love the house and the crow.
Then, everyone would guess whether the two families would unite. At that time, the only family on the cusp of the storm would not be the Shi family. She thought that they could reach a consensus with the Shi family and pretend to be enemies to stabilize the situation.
"Of course, it's only on the surface. In private, our two mansions can still be the same as before. At least it should be able to stabilize the situation a bit. So that my Yao Mansion won't be affected too much."
Shi An still maintained the smile on his face: "General Yao still maintains his usual style. He doesn't have any relationship with any side. I admire him."
"General Shi, you're overpraising. The master naturally has his concerns. It's not easy to insist on this."
"I understand. I'll cooperate. It's not the style of my Shi Mansion to pull others into the water rashly."
Yao Yao smiled and bowed: "Sure enough, it's General Shi. A straightforward person."