Hong Yao wasn't as meticulous as Qingliu or as steady as Qingyan, but she had a very interesting personality.
When she saw that Jiujiu was bored to death, she took the initiative to tell Jiujiu some interesting stories about the common people.
The most popular person among the common people was naturally the great general, Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao Shisan had entered the battlefield and commanded three armies at the age of sixteen. He had defeated the Xiongnu and driven them to the far north, so they didn't dare take another step forward.
This achievement was unprecedented and would never be replicated. Even the people at the border only knew of Ling Xiao and not the Emperor.
Now that the country was peaceful and the people were at peace, Ling Xiao was summoned back to the capital by the emperor.
Like everyone else, the emperor was very concerned about Ling Xiao starting a family.
Hongyao's words were very accurate as she told him about the things that the Emperor had asked Ling Xiao to pick from his princesses.
Hong Yao laughed as she said, "Miss, don't you think it's funny? Usually, it's the princesses who pick the most suitable prince consort among the young men. When it comes to the general, it's the general who can pick any princess he wants."
Jiujiu glanced at Hong Yao. "Ling Xiao has the right."
When Hong Yao saw that Jiujiu wasn't laughing, she immediately knew that Jiujiu didn't like hearing such things. She quickly changed her attitude. "That's true. If the general doesn't have the right, then this servant doesn't know who else in the world does.
That's right, Miss, guess what I heard last night? "
"What did you hear?"
Hong Yao moved closer to Jiujiu and said mysteriously, "The family next door got into an argument."
Jiujiu didn't like others talking about Ling Xiao, but she was very happy to hear about her stepmother and Li Xiucai's family.
When she heard Hong Yao say that her stepmother's family got into an argument, her interest was immediately piqued. "Why did they suddenly get into an argument?"
"It seems that Li Xiucai wanted to go out for a drink and didn't have any money, so he asked his wife for money. His wife wouldn't give him any, so he wanted to hit her. In the end, the servants stopped him and beat him instead. Last night, I heard Li Xiucai say that he wanted to divorce his wife."
After Hong Yao finished speaking, she was very puzzled. "I heard that those who can become scholars are all well-read people. Why is that Li Xiucai so shameless?"
Even though she was biased against scholars, Hong Yao still felt that Li Xiucai was shameless.
A man with arms and legs, yet he actually asked his wife for money.
Moreover, when his wife refused to give it to him, he actually wanted to beat her up. It was only because his wife's family was rich that the servants were brought by his wife herself. If it was someone else with a shallow family background, who knows how he would torture them.
Jiujiu clicked her tongue and said, "Dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, while the son of a mouse knows how to dig holes. Look at Li Xiucai's mother and you'll know what kind of person Li Xiucai is."
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While using the money that Wan niang brought, she ordered around the servants that Wan niang brought. At the same time, she looked down on Wan niang and even teamed up with Wan niang to torture her. How was this shameless? It was clearly shameless.
Fortunately, Li Xiucai's Wan Niang was easy to talk to and only ordered her servants to beat Li Xiucai. If it was Jiujiu, she would probably skin Li Xiucai alive.
Speaking of skin, Jiujiu lowered her head and looked at the bruise on her arm that she had gotten when she jumped off the carriage. Her expression darkened.
The person behind this was definitely not an ordinary person to be able to do such a thing in Ling Xiao's residence.
Ling Xiao was being targeted.
As long as Ling Xiao was around, the emperor's country would be safe. Naturally, it couldn't have been someone on the emperor's side.
After thinking about it, the only people who would do such a thing were the Xiongnu people.
Jiujiu pondered whether she should get closer to Ling Xiao as soon as possible. She also wondered when she should have a chat with Li Xiucai and have her get rid of that wretched man so that she could find her next love.
Before she could come up with a plan to get closer to Ling Xiao, Jiujiu saw Ling Xiao accompanying a woman while she was patrolling the shops.
Rather than accompanying, it was more accurate to say that Ling Xiao was her purse.
That was because Ling Xiao was expressionless the entire time. On the other hand, that woman would talk to Ling Xiao no matter what she saw. From the looks of it, the two of them were quite close.
As for Ling Xiao, although he looked impatient, he still patiently chatted with that woman for a while. It was obvious that that woman's status wasn't ordinary.
Jiujiu's expression darkened. She walked up to Ling Xiao and looked at the woman. "Who is this?"
Jiujiu's sudden appearance and solemnly asked him who the woman beside him was. Ling Xiao instantly tensed up. "This is my deputy general's wife, Yuan Zhen."
Jiujiu smiled when she heard the answer. She looked at Yuan Zhen and said with a smile, "So she's your deputy general's wife. If I didn't know better, I would've thought that the general had brought his wife out for a stroll."
That woman was so affectionate that she would've thought that she was Ling Xiao's wife.
Jiujiu looked at Yuan Zhen in confusion. "Big Sister, why isn't husband with you?"
Yuan Zhen's expression froze when she heard Jiujiu call her 'big sister'. Then, a sad expression appeared on her face. Ling Xiao hurriedly explained, "Husband met with bandits on his way back to the capital …"
Ling Xiao didn't finish his sentence in case he touched on his wife's sore spot.
Ling Xiao didn't finish his sentence, but Jiujiu already understood the meaning behind his words.
They met with bandits on the way back and Yuan Zhen was the only one left. Presumably, her husband was long gone.
Normally, when a woman lost her husband, the more unyielding ones would immediately commit suicide to follow her husband. The softer ones would also wash their faces with tears all day long.
But this Yuan Zhen didn't follow her husband, nor did she wash her face with tears. Not only did she not look sad at all, she even went out shopping with Ling Xiao.
She was truly a woman with a 'strong heart'.
"Big Sister is really open-minded."
Ling Xiao and Yuan Zhen were both perplexed.
Jiujiu smiled when she saw their confusion. "If my husband is gone, I will definitely go with him. Even if I don't go with him, I will wash my face with tears for a period of time. It's only been a few days and you're already in the mood to go shopping. Isn't that open-minded?"
Ling Xiao didn't think too much about it when Yuan Zhen asked him to go out with her. Now that Jiujiu said that Yuan Zhen was' open-minded ', Ling Xiao's expression instantly darkened.
Ling Xiao had deep feelings for this subordinate of his. It could be seen from how he patiently accompanied Yuan Zhen out for a stroll.
However, all of this was based on the fact that Yuan Zhen was his subordinate's wife.
At this moment, Jiujiu directly pointed out that Yuan Zhen's feelings for his subordinate were very weak. Ling Xiao's initial good impression of Yuan Zhen dissipated a lot in an instant.
Her half a day's worth of hard work had been dismantled by Jiujiu just like that. Yuan Zhen gritted her teeth in hatred, but she could only hang her head and say softly, "Of course I want to go with my husband, but I have my husband's child in my stomach. I can't let my husband's family die because of my own selfish desires."
After Yuan Zhen finished speaking, she rubbed her slightly bulging belly.
When he heard Yuan Zhen mention the child, Ling Xiao's gloomy expression eased a lot.
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