novelaction Chapter 226 That really hit home, bro!
Chapter 226 That really hit home, bro!
“Sister, it’s that person.” Mu Xue recognized Princess Ling’an’s face and realized that it was the person who had mistaken them for thieves that day.
"Shh! We'll talk about it when we get back." Mu Qing shook her head, signaling her not to say anything more. Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, she quietly left.
The two found Wang Hefan waiting for them outside.
"Why didn't you buy anything? Didn't you find anything you liked?" Wang Hefan asked, puzzled, seeing their empty hands.
"No, big brother, someone stole the jewelry we wanted," Mu Xue pouted and said angrily.
"What's wrong? Who made our little cutie angry?" Wang Hefan asked with a smile.
"Alright, Mu Xue, we've only just arrived in the capital, let's not cause trouble," Mu Qing interrupted Mu Xue.
Mu Xue put her hands on her hips, turned her head to the side, and sulked.
Seeing this, Wang Hefan knew it wasn't that simple. "Big sister, what exactly happened?"
"It's nothing. We just ran into the county princess. She took a liking to the jewelry we chose. Then the county princess arrived. She's the same Ling'an county princess who mistook us for thieves last time. While they weren't looking, I took Mu Xue and left."
This is what Mu Qing recounted.
After listening to Wang Hefan, Bin remained silent. He didn't know what to do about it and could only wait until he got back to tell his father and grandfather.
"Alright, Muxue, don't be angry. It's getting late. Let's go to Sifanglou Restaurant for dinner. Roast duck is a specialty of the capital. How about we try it?"
"Fine!" Mu Xue said reluctantly. She just wanted to see what the duck looked like when it fell over, not that she wanted to eat it.
That evening, Wang Hefan told Wang Yan and Wang Chi about it.
“The Prince of Ling’an and the Prince of Penglai don’t get along. Their families always clash whenever they meet. Mu Qing and Mu Xue did the right thing by not getting involved in this matter.” The Prince of Ling’an is the father of the Princess of Ling’an. It is said that the Princess of Ling’an was once favored by the Prince of Penglai, who almost went to her house to propose marriage. However, the Prince of Ling’an intercepted the proposal, and since then, the two have disliked each other.
“Grandfather, Mu Xue didn’t get what she wanted, so she’s not happy today,” Wang Hefan said with a smile.
"I'll have the warehouse send some jewelry to her later." Wang Yan thought of the little girl hiding behind Mu Qing, and it wasn't hard to see her wariness towards them.
"Then I will thank Grandfather on behalf of Mu Qing and Mu Xue." Wang Hefan bowed to Wang Yan with a pleasing smile.
"Haha, you little rascal, I wonder if you'd be interested in trying your luck in the military?" Wang Yan said, looking at Wang Hefan, who was about the same size as his son.
In fact, these three grandfathers all looked exactly alike, with bulging muscles and a strong appearance.
"Really!?" Wang Hefan had wanted to go to the military camp for a long time. He had originally wanted to go out to find Wang Chi, but after receiving bad news from Wang Chi, he temporarily put the idea aside. If it were only Song Jiaojiao and a few other women at home, they would probably have been sold off to who knows where by the old woman of the Wang family long ago.
"Father, He Fan is still too young, so let's not go!" Wang Chi said cautiously.
"Bullshit! When I was his age, I had already been in the army for two years and was a centurion by now," Wang Yan said in a loud voice. Back then, he worked like crazy to go home as soon as possible. Wherever there was military work to be done, he was there.
“Yes, Father, I want to learn from Grandfather. Grandfather is my role model.” Wang Hefan was afraid that he would be prevented from going, so he quickly echoed Wang Yan’s words.
"Haha, well said, kid. After the New Year, you'll be with your dad, but you'll start as a lowly soldier. You can't get in through connections." There's no benefit in getting in through connections in the military. Those who can actually fight on the front lines are trained day after day.
"Don't worry, Grandfather, I know," Wang Hefan assured him. "Grandfather, I'll be going now."
Before Wang Chi could say anything more, Wang Hefan slipped away.
Wang Chi watched Wang Hefan walk away. He wasn't worried about Wang Hefan bleeding and getting injured in the barracks; he was worried about how he would explain it to Song Jiaojiao.
"Alright, don't overthink it. You're still here in the barracks! Okay, okay, go and rest." Wang Yan couldn't stand Wang Chi's indecisiveness and shooed him away like a fly.
Distracted, Wang Chi returned to the courtyard and lingered outside the gate for a long time without going in.
Finally, Song Jiaojiao, annoyed by his sighs, pulled him inside.
Song Jiaojiao had originally planned not to stay at the General's Mansion today, but she hadn't seen Madam Chengen all day. Either Madam Chengen was taking a nap, or she had gone out to watch a play and didn't know when she would return.
There was no other way but to stay another night at the general's mansion.
"What's wrong with you? Why have you been outside for so long?" Song Jiaojiao asked, looking at Wang Chi, who was standing in front of her with his head down and not saying a word.
"Jiaojiao, I don't know how to tell you about this!" Frustrated, Wang Chi slumped into his chair. He should have been bold enough to refuse, instead of remaining silent out of fear of the old man's intimidation.
"Tell me what happened first," Song Jiaojiao asked, completely bewildered.
"Hey, I'm sorry, Jiaojiao. Hit me, scold me, whatever." In a fit of despair, Wang Chi slid down and knelt in front of Song Jiaojiao.
"What did you do that made me want to hit you? Did you give the green leaves to..." Song Jiaojiao said with amusement.
"Absolutely not, it has nothing to do with her. It's about our son He Fan," Wang Chi said seriously, afraid that Song Jiaojiao would misunderstand.
"He Fan? What happened to him?" Song Jiaojiao asked, puzzled.
“The old man wanted him to join the army, and he really wanted to go too. I tried to stop them, but I couldn’t.” Wang Chi knew he couldn’t hide it anymore, so he blurted it all out.
"That's it?" Song Jiaojiao thought it was something big, but that's all! In the original owner's memories, Wang Hefan had mentioned many times that he wanted to join the army to find Wang Chi, but after the bad news of Wang Chi came, he never mentioned it again. That's why Song Jiaojiao chose to send Wang Hefan to learn martial arts.
"That's it!? Isn't this serious?" Wang Chi was shocked. He had imagined countless ways Song Jiaojiao would react, but he never expected her to be so calm.
“He Fan has wanted to go to the military camp for a long time. If it weren’t for taking care of us, he wouldn’t have delayed until now,” Song Jiaojiao explained calmly as she poured herself a glass of water.
“Children grow up and have their own ideas, so we need to learn to let go. Oh, you don’t need to, you’ve already let go.”
Heartbroken, old iron!
"Alright, alright, stop acting like a woman. Be decisive. Anyway, you're here to protect me, what are you afraid of?" Song Jiaojiao gave Wang Chi a disdainful look. He's a grown man, why is he acting so indecisive?
"That's right, what a grown man, how can he be so slow in doing things? He hasn't even settled things with her yet." Madam Cheng'en said disdainfully upon hearing the servant's reply. She liked Song Jiaojiao at first sight, and she couldn't let such a good daughter-in-law be lost.
At this time, Song Jiaojiao, who was still sleeping in separate beds, had no idea that Madam Chengen already knew that they were not sleeping together. They thought they had covered it up well, but they had no idea that the old fox was shrewd.