C132 (1/2)

”If you send people to search, you must find the whereabouts of these three people no matter the cost.”

Tan Zhao received the order and immediately ordered.

If these three people were not found out, they would become a hidden, fatal weakness. If someone told them about it openly, it would lead to a lot of trouble.

That night, the soldiers who failed to enjoy the New Year's Eve and couldn't return home for the Lantern Festival could only hold back their anger, unable to vent.

He had traveled so far and he hadn't hit anyone. He had just picked up his stick and hit the cotton, and there was no reaction at all.

Xiao Qian took care of the feelings of the soldiers below and passed down the order for them to set up a feast and drink wine.

Xuan City, Spring Leaf Alley.

Su Zhi was using a pair of chopsticks to poke the Soup Dumplings in the wok when the pair of chopsticks pressed down.

He repeated the process mechanically, as if he was in a daze.

Dan Xue pushed Bi Yue, who was beside her, and gave her a look.

The two maidservants looked at each other and asked, ”Madam, how is the Soup Dumplings?”

”Ah?” ”Oh, oh, oh, okay, okay.”

Only then did Su Zhi react. With an embarrassed smile, she used a spoon to scoop up the noodle soup that was about to rot from the pot.

She initially thought that Xiao Qian would be back soon, so she prepared an extra serving. However, even now, there was no sign of him. The person who had received the news had been temporarily left outside the city.

It was still cold and the snow had fallen a few days ago. What was His Majesty thinking? He didn't care about the military strength, so he wasn't afraid of the soldiers' complaints.

”Take the Soup Dumplings out.”

Not only would Xiao Qian not come back for the new year, he would not even be able to come back for the Lantern Festival.

Su Zhi felt somewhat wronged for him. The bigger a person's position was, the harder it would be to do things for them. He also thought about how much her family's general had accomplished for the Great Wei.

This one was tasteless. Mother Ding also sighed, and seeing that Su Zhi's face didn't look too good, she didn't dare to show it.

After the family ate the Soup Dumplings, they tidied up the dishes in a depressed manner for a while before returning to their own rooms.

Deep into the night, Su Zhi coaxed the two children to sleep and turned off the lights as well.

She was still awake when a shadow flashed past her window, so fast that she thought she was seeing things.

Su Zhi rolled over and forced herself to sleep.

”Ah Zhi.”

A man's voice came from behind. Su Zhi shuddered and opened her eyes.

He saw Xiao Qian, who he hadn't seen for a long time, squatting beside the bed with a gentle smile on his face.

Perhaps because he had traveled a long way, he felt a bit tired. There was a black stubble on his chin and he seemed to have lost a lot of weight. Under the bright moonlight, only his eyes were still bright and burning.

Su Zhi could not believe her eyes. If this man did not like climbing over walls in the middle of the night the most, she would have definitely mistaken her for overthinking things and hallucinating.

”General?” She reached out to touch the man's face, not knowing what to say.

”It's me, I'm back.”

Xiao Qian stretched out his hand to wrap around her soft pancreas and rubbed it against his cheek.

Su Zhi saw that the water stains on the front of his clothes had not dried yet. They should have been caused by the falling snow.

She sat up quickly and untied his cloak.

”Quick, take off your clothes.” In case of cold. The last few words had yet to come out.

Xiao Qian chuckled, ”I didn't think that Madam would become so bold after so many days.” Don't be in such a hurry, we have an entire night's worth of time, just take it slow. ”

Su Zhi's hands froze and her face turned red. She wanted nothing more than to kick him out. What nonsense was this man spouting?

”If it wasn't for the fact that the child is still here and I'm afraid of causing too much trouble, I really want to swallow you whole without even leaving behind a bone.”

”You … What nonsense are you spouting? Quickly shut up. ”

Xiao Qian took off his wet clothes, removed his shoes and socks, and slipped into the blanket. His long arm went around the woman's slender waist to kiss her.

”Be quiet, don't disturb the child.”