Chapter 154 Part1 (2/2)

”He canabout him”

He Xiao warood that he can move now Master asked about your father today, and told ain Master is recuperating much better now The medicine you sent last time was very useful”

”Ho back”

He Xiao nodded and said: ”You kids go in now Especially you two younger kids You two go out and don't know to come back sooner Master has already asked about you two multiple times”

Qing Qing made a face, pushed open the courtyard door and ran inside Ping An and Duo Ji followed behind her Night had already fallen, and the full her up it was on thein the middle of the courtyard It had not snowed yet, but the white plurance throughout the yard Underneath the gleaht, the white blossoms were as pale as snow

“Jie Jie!”[1] Qing Qing loudly yelled before she had even entered the roo stuck out her head to take a look Seeing that it was the Qing's forehead with her long finger, scolding her: ”Stupid girl, don't even know to corow to become a wild lady, let's see ill even want to marry you”

”Hehe, I proet married earlier than Sister Mei!”

”Hehe, I prorinned as she covered her forehead Mei Xiang laughed: ”You eloquent and irl!”

Mei Xiang was a slave that Chu Qiao had bought a year ago fro did not want to become a concubine for an old aristocrat so she ran away At that ti saved by Chu Qiao, she followed Chu Qiao all the way back to Hui Hui Mountain Mei Xiang was a very hot-teh she had not followed Chu Qiao for that much time, she soon became Chu Qiao's closest friend (aside froreat personality

”Come in Master has waited for you kids for awhile now”

Mei Xiang closed the door and led the the house both warm and wind-resistant The insides of the room were very clean, and contained no lavish decorations but rather a couple pots of various flowers and grasses Duo Ji's uncle had previously been a soldier for Mr Wu Later, his uncle was injured and returned hoeable man, Duo Ji would often learn and read up on various poetry and literary texts fronizea while analyzing the plants in the room, Duo Ji could barely identify the plants, and stared at them blankly

Seeing Duo Ji staring blankly at the flowers, Mei Xiang laughed and said: ”You definitely haven't seen these Master sent some people to collect these plants froreenhouse, but we moved them inside now that the weather is colder Master said, these flowers areprocess They aren't commonly planted anywhere

Pushi+ng open the study rooers weretowards the, flax-colored skirt A silk-embroidered white hibiscus floas pinned on her hair With one look, you could tell that it was crafted by Mei Xiang After seeing Chu Qiao alearing very plain clothing all the ti would always try to find a way to create new hair clips and deocrations to liven up Chu Qiao's fashi+on Chu Qiao was a kind person, and seeing that Mei Xiang was si do whatever she wanted with her hair

Seeing the She s ran over to her quickly and grabbed Chu Qiao's hand and gave her a big e Qing missed you so much!”

”Oh, really? I thought once you saw Duo Ji, you would be reluctant to cohtly joked

In front of others,Qing Qing was always a giggling, sirl, no matter what people said But only in front of Chu Qiao, could such a siirl's face instantly turn red

Ping An laughed and said: ”Only Master can control her”

The year Chu Qiao decided to leave the er sister with him and followed Chu Qiao up to the ed the way he addressed her, and continued to address her as ”Master”, just like how He Xiao and everyone else did

Duo Ji stood by one side, slightly stunned Duo Ji could usually be considered as a very seable and eloquent But only in front of Chu Qiao would Duo Ji always unconsciously lower his head, as though even looking at her once would feel blasphemous But he still could not help but come up the mountain to visit Chu Qiao whenever he had the chance, even if it was just to take a look at her house from far away

Chu Qiao chatted with Qing Qing for aDuo Ji: ”Is your father much better now?”

Duo Ji politely replied: ”He is already ”

”It is almost harvest ti at home due to your father's injury I already told He Xiao to send a couple of helpers to help out when harvest tio home, remember to tell your mother to let us knoheat harvest starts”

”Yes, thank youvery much Master for your concern”

”It looks like there will be rain tonight Duo Ji, you don't need go back down the ht Mei Xiang has already waro out and eat dinner”

The three of them quickly nodded and walked out the door one after another

Less than half an hour later, rain started to fall, causingthe teave all of them an extra blanket each and added a brazier in their roo An was sleepy and fell asleep in an instant However, Duo Ji lied in bed turning to and fro all the way until et up, put on his clothes, opened the door and quietly walked outside

Ping An's roohtly sleep-talking as he passed her roo A little bit foras a water court Hui Hui Mountain was filled with s Duo Ji felt warm air surround his with a pavilion built above it, blocking the htly blurry Across fro old plu the to be hit ater and rain while allowing the fragrance of its blossoh the air

Duo Ji really liked this place He always liked co That way Master would allow hi An to fall asleep before sneaking his way out to visit the water court

Master had settled on Qiu Lan Plateau for almost two years now Ever since Master arrived at this place,and autuer required from the area The emperor also sent troops to clear out all bandits fro areasBarracks were set up in the north and southern sides of the plateau, but Qiu Lan Plateau became even more wealthy and peaceful Even a chicken-thief could not be found Originally this area was not built for residential living and only herder families lived here But slowly, more and more civilians started to arrive on the plateau At least a tenth of the residents of Shang Shen moved to the plateau Not far from Qiu Lan Plateau was Qiu Lan City, which in only two years, had already become one of Yanbei's most famous cities

Everyone genuinely loved Chu Qiao All those years, she had led her army to protect the towns of Chi Di and Bei Shuo She had led the people of Shang Shen to develop streets, open up trade and establish ai new schools She had accoh later on she stopped being a government official, she was still able to protect a portion of the civilians, allowing the people of Shang Shen to enjoy a life of peace and wealth Shang Shen used to be the least orderly city in Yanbei, but noas already Yanbei's most flourished place

Whenever Chu Qiao was discussed, there wouldn't be a single person in Shang Shen ouldn't give a thumbs-up for this woman Everyone would say that she was a Goddess from a previous life who had come to protect the people of Yanbei

Only Duo Ji'sof Chu Qiao's illness, Duo Ji's : ”In the end, she is still just a young girl! Not even twenty years old yet!”[7]

True!

If not for his otten that this year, Master would be barely twenty years old, only four years older than hiht years old, she had entered Xia state's ie sixteen, she was already leading her own troops in battle But what about hi? Riding horses? Herding sheep? Milking sheep?

Duo Ji felt slightly discouraged, and sighed heavily Suddenly, he heard someone in front of him ask: ”Is it Duo Ji?”

Duo Ji raised his head, and saw Master wrapped in a white cloack standing beneath the pluht that it ht at them

”Mas…master”

Duo Ji was slightly eh he had been caught red-handed

What would Master think? Would she not allow hi in front of her roory?

Duo Ji's thoughts and strange feelings started juhtly ask him: ”You couldn't fall asleep?”

”Ah?” Duo Ji blankly replied, and then nodded: ”Hm, couldn't fa-fall asleep”

“Hungry?”

“Ah?”

“Come here”

Duo Ji blankly followed behind Chu Qiao as they crossed into the water court Chu Qiao earing soft slippers, her body posture thin, her eyebrows calm She stuck out her pale hands to close three of the s, leaving only the fourth one open In the middle of the pavilion was a s the food boxes, fresh aroh the air from the pastries and side dishes

”Did Sister Mei Xiang make these?” Duo Ji nervously tried to make some small talk

Chu Qiao slowly shook her head and replied with a sht?”

Duo Ji was stunned for a h she was usually a warm person, he still felt that she was always unhappy Even if her face was s, her eyes always see h her eyes His mother had told hihad been taken frole was still alive, he would not be happy, because that eagle was no longer truly an eagle

But now, Master was sitting close to hienuinely smile Her smile was sly, like that of a fox with its eyes curved The look in her eyes contained a tinge of mischief, and perhaps even a boast of pride Duo Ji blankly nodded his head, but had already forgotten what she had asked him He could only follow her tone and praise her: ”Really? Wow! Very impressive!”

Chu Qiao was in a good hed: ”Silly boy”

[1] 姐姐 (pronounced “Jie Jie”)adresses Chu Qiao as “Jie Jie” just as other characters refer to her as Miss or General, etc

[2] This use of “ It’s a respectful address towards Chu Qiao that He Xiao and the Xiu Li Arot this translation of 大人 frolish subs that the YouTube channel used (since I don’t use engsubs to watch)

[3] Brother He 何大哥 —- just trying toto He Xiao They are two different “He” characters and are pronounced differently

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