CHAPTER 58: CHAPTER 58: ADDICTED TO BEAUTY, UNABLE TO EXTRICATE HIMSELF

"Has the General gone mad?! Sending all the women in the back mansion away for the sake of a Great Xia Princess?"

"A woman from the Central Plains, what qualifies her?"

"Don’t forget, General, the sons of the Mu Family have died valiantly on the battlefield! You personally promised to take care of their women!"

"And what about the Holy Daughter from the Kunlun Clan! She traveled thousands of miles to stay by the General’s side, to bless the General! To bless the people of Bianliao! How will the General send her away? The King would not allow it!"

"I’ve said it long ago! That Great Xia Princess is nothing but a seductress! The General is bewitched by her, actually... "

"Enough!"

A group of people were chattering away, no matter what opinions were expressed, Yelyu Lie frowned without saying a word.

Only when his little darling was mentioned did Yelyu Lie become displeased!

"Even if staying at the General’s Mansion, then what? To live like a widow? While I’m loving and embracing my wife, making them watch with open eyes? That’s for their own good?"

"How could it be like a widow? The General need not be devoted to anyone; occasionally favor one for a night, and that’s it! That Great Xia Princess, so fragile, whether she can bear children is a question, the General might as well..."

The words weren’t finished when Yelyu Lie interrupted with a cold laugh, "Do you think, why up to now I still have no children?"

Yelyu Lie never dreamed he would repeatedly clarify the matter of not having slept with any woman!

Damn it!

Really displeasing!

As his words landed, the rough men below began to whisper among themselves, murmuring.

Regarding the General having a courtyard full of women but no children, they had not refrained from privately discussing.

The conclusion drawn was...

Probably the General wasn’t very capable in that aspect.

As for the little girl in the General’s Mansion, others might not know, but soldiers fighting alongside on the battlefield naturally knew she wasn’t the General’s child.

So, the General... really isn’t capable?

Their eyes, filled with strange looks, up and down, made Yelyu Lie’s face turn red, shouting angrily, "I damn well never touched those women! How to have children? From a crack in a rock?"

What the hell?

Never touched!

One word stirred a thousand waves.

Some of the men rubbed their hands together, their eyes suddenly brightened.

In the General’s Mansion are many top-tier beauties!

If the General doesn’t like them, sending them away, do they... have a chance?

While the discussion about the fate of the women was in full swing, Yun Chunnuan slept soundly through it all.

As the General left, he instructed that the Princess get a good rest, so Qiao’er dared not wake her for meals.

In the blink of an eye, it was already dusk.

Lian Qiao, who had stormed off from the main courtyard earlier in the day, came again.

Qiao’er wasn’t aware she had already come, nor that she had seen the Princess, and dared not let her pass.

Knowing the second concubine had a bad temper, Qiao’er usually stayed as far as possible, but now, for the sake of the Princess, she had to step forward to stop the woman in red carrying a teapot.

"Second Concubine, the Princess is resting, the General has ordered, no one is allowed to disturb, you..."

"Scram."

Lian Qiao always looked down on servants with her nose, and lazily refused to say more to Qiao’er.

In the past, this alone would have frightened Qiao’er into running away, but today, she stubbornly blocked her way, "Not scramming! Second Concubine cannot enter! The Princess is sleeping, no one is allowed to disturb!"

"Oh wow, caught a high branch, wings toughened huh! Don’t think because you’re from the General’s Mansion, I wouldn’t dare hit you!"

Qiao’er stood firmly, not moving an inch.

She had already resolved that even if she died here today, she would never allow the second concubine to bully the Princess!

Unexpectedly, the tightly closed door suddenly opened.

The Little Princess was dressed in the unique white smoke dress of the Central Plains people, lined with a pale pink brocade chest wrap, revealing a beautifully long neck and an elegant collarbone.

Her three thousand black strands were tied loosely behind her head with a hairpin, a few strands fell gently over her chest.

Her attire was so casual yet had a breathtaking beauty!

Like a fairy who mistakenly entered the mortal world.

Her delicate and exquisite features all carried a hint of spiritual beauty.

At this moment, however, her raised phoenix eyes held a touch of arrogance, "Try hitting one."

Not to mention hitting, Lian Qiao stared at her face, completely stupefied.

This was the same timid, cat-faced Central Plains girl from earlier today?

She was so beautiful!

How could she be this beautiful!

And so fair, so fair!

Her delicate porcelain-white face seemed to glow!

Lian Qiao stared unblinkingly at the Little Princess, suddenly swallowed hard.

Dear me! Let alone the General salivating, seeing her, even as a woman, makes one want to push her down!

"You... I..."

Lian Qiao’s tongue seemed to suddenly be taken away by a cat.

Entranced by beauty, unable to extricate herself.

Almost forgetting why came here!

Steady, don’t panic!

Lian Qiao silently encouraged herself, "That... I’m here to apologize to you!"

Yun Chunnuan: "?"

Apologize?

Coming with such a fierce attitude, wanting to hit people, like you’re here to apologize?

Yun Chunnuan sneered coldly, "Never heard of anyone apologizing but daring to come and hit people."

"Didn’t I not hit?"

Seeing the Little Princess angry, Lian Qiao’s voice softened involuntarily.

Originally here with another intention, yet at this moment bearing some genuine sincerity, "About earlier, I’m sorry... I didn’t mean to hurt you with those words, it’s just when you came you took the General away, it didn’t sit well in my heart!"

She stretched out a hand, Wu’er immediately presented a food tray, on which were two small, exquisite wine cups rarely seen in Bianliao.

Lian Qiao poured two cups of tea from the teapot into the wine cups she held.

"I’ve heard the Princess can’t drink, so I’ll take tea as wine to offer my apology."

Yun Chunnuan: "..."

Why does she feel a little ill-intentioned?

A sincere apology?

Yun Chunnuan didn’t believe it.

She glanced at Qiao’er, who frowned and shook her head vigorously.

Seeing the Little Princess blink at her, Qiao’er paused, immediately understanding, and quickly shouted, "General! You’re back!"

"General?!" Lian Qiao was startled and quickly turned around.

The timid Wu’er holding the tray had his head down, not daring to look up at the Little Princess.

Taking the chance, Yun Chunnuan switched the two cups of tea.

Unseen, unnoticed by anyone.

When Lian Qiao turned back not finding Yelyu Lie, she couldn’t help muttering, "Where is the General?"

Qiao’er stuck out her tongue, "I might have seen wrong."

Lian Qiao: "..."

Feeling itchy-handed, wanting to hit someone.

Gave Qiao’er a fierce look, Lian Qiao turned around, continued with a smiling face towards the Little Princess, "Won’t drink, are you looking down on me, or..."

Before she was halfway through, Yun Chunnuan picked up the wine cup she had switched from Lian Qiao and drank it down.

"I finish mine, you as you wish."

She even turned the empty wine cup upside down to show.

Lian Qiao widened her eyes, "You drank? Really drank?"