Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2763 Madam Shi 3.0
“Besides Sister Xiaolin,” Shen Jiu thought for a moment, then looked around, “there is actually another suitable candidate, which is…” He turned to Xue Mu, “Where is Sister Hongye? I haven’t seen her for several days. What has she been up to?”

"What's wrong with your memory? What's wrong with it?" Xia Jiu looked at him helplessly. "Didn't we see her this morning and say hello to her? How come we haven't seen her for so long?"

"Huh? This morning? I don't remember?" Shen Jiu looked at Xia Jiu blankly, racking her brains. "I think... I have a vague impression, but I can't quite remember. Where have we seen her before?"

“We saw her at the Eagle King Army’s camp!” Xia Jiu sighed helplessly, poked Shen Jiu’s forehead, and said, “Didn’t we say before that she didn’t want to see these Liao people and wanted to go out for a couple of days to have some peace and quiet? So she told her sister that she was going to keep an eye on Wanyan Xi. Who knew that kid was trying to do something naughty by pretending to be lame? She felt more at ease keeping an eye on him.”

"Moreover, she herself said that she wanted to see how the Eagle King Army trained, so that she could learn from them and properly train the Shadow Camp." Xue Mu looked at Shen Jiu, who was rubbing his head. "Young Master, if I remember correctly, you and the Little Prince were both present at the time."

"Not only that, when we met her today, you even told her that she looked completely different after just a few days apart, and Sister Hongye said, 'Don't compliment each other like that, it's a bit embarrassing.'"

"Looking at the young master's expression, do you really not remember anything you said?" Xue Mu glanced at the servants roasting ducks in the open space, reminded them to be careful not to burn them, and then turned to look at Shen Jiu.

"I don't remember anything at all." Shen Jiu pouted pitifully, hooking her arm around Xia Jiu with one hand and Xue Mu with the other. "I was really shocked today."

"What's wrong? You seemed quite happy when you came over this afternoon?" Xue Mu looked at Xia Jiu. "What happened?"

"It's nothing. He fought with Eagle Owl, General Eagle Leopard's deputy, and got completely outmatched. He's just feeling down." Xia Jiu patted Shen Jiu's head. "Look at him, little brother, it's been almost a day, and he still hasn't recovered!"

“One-sided suppression?” Xue Mu raised an eyebrow. “Isn’t this normal? They’ve spent their lives on the battlefield, fighting more battles than we’ve eaten.” He sighed softly. “Among our younger generation, only the Duke, the young lady, and the Marquis can truly stand up to them. The Grand Commander should be able to as well. As for the others, the deputy generals in the main camp might have a chance to win if they try, but it would only be a matter of a few moves.”

"I can feel it." Xia Jiu nodded. "Zi Xin is already quite capable. He tried once, but it wasn't very effective. General Lu, on the other hand, fought General Ying Xiao to a draw, but it took a lot of effort."

"Of course, they've seen it all, what kind of opponent haven't they faced? Compared to them, we're far inferior. But it's just an age difference. When we reach that age, we'll be about the same, so don't take it to heart." Seeing that Shen Jiu's complexion had improved a bit, Xue Mu reached out and pinched his cheek, whispering, "I'll tell you a secret, want to hear it?"

"Listen!" Shen Jiu nodded. "What secret?"

"Do you think your sister Hongye is amazing?"

"Of course, she's incredibly skilled. If I can beat her once out of ten times, I consider it an improvement. I've never beaten my older sister or brother even once!"

"Then let me tell you, your sister Hongye hasn't won a single game yet!"

"She hasn't won a single game?" Seeing Xue Mu nod, Xia Jiu and Shen Jiu exchanged a glance. "She's been gone for several days, and she hasn't won a single game in all of them?"

"No, and I lost terribly." Xue Mu smiled at Shen Jiu. "Do you feel better now?" "Indeed." Shen Jiu touched her nose sheepishly and said, "Although it's a bit unkind to say this, I feel much better when I hear that Sister Hongye has never won. If so many people who are better than me can't win, then it's even more reasonable for me to lose."

"See!" Xue Mu raised an eyebrow at Xia Jiu. "Compared to this, this chapter is over, right?"

"It has to be you!" Xia Jiu gave Xue Mu a thumbs up and said, "We could invite Sister Hongye over, but..."

"She usually comes back around midnight, every day like this."

"Why?" Shen Jiu looked at Xue Mu with a puzzled expression and said, "Didn't she go there to escape them? Why did she come back?"

"He just wants to let us know he's safe and sound before going back." Xue Mu thought for a moment, then nudged Xia Jiu. "Go find Miao Miao and tell her that the roast duck outside needs her to make some seasoning."

"Got it!" Xia Jiu gave Xue Mu a high five. "Leave it to me!"

Xue Mu watched as Xia Jiu walked up to Jin Miaomiao, whispered a few words, and then the two of them walked back side by side.

Jin Miaomiao walked to the door, casually nodded to Xue Mu, went directly into the courtyard, looked at the ducks that were being roasted again, and casually prepared a sauce that suited everyone. She watched them brush it on the roasted ducks, stared at it for a while to make sure there were no problems, and then walked back and went directly to Xue Mu's side.

"What are you looking for me for?"

Xue Mu briefly explained their requirements, then looked at Jin Miaomiao, waiting for her answer.

“Sure!” Jin Miaomiao nodded. “I heard Lao Tang mention it before. He also said that if possible, he would like me to take a look at his mother. Lao Tang has been too busy since he came back, there are too many things to do, and he hasn’t had time. Since the old lady’s illness has relapsed, we might as well take this opportunity to take a look. But I can’t guarantee that I can definitely cure her.”

“That’s for sure.” Xue Mu glanced at Shen Cha, who was looking in their direction. “However, we can’t tell the young lady.”

“I definitely won’t tell her. The old lady did something like that back then, so she ruined all our relationship. The only reason I’m willing to show it to her now is because of Lao Tang.” Jin Miaomiao thought for a moment, “Wait, if you wanted me to see it, there’s no need to bring it to the Marquis’s mansion. You actually don’t want me to see it, you want my martial uncle to see it, right?”

"Yes!" Xue Mu didn't hide anything and nodded to Jin Miaomiao. "Or should we not bring it to the Marquis's residence?"

“Someone from the Marquis’s mansion must have tipped off Xiaocha, telling Old Tang to take the old lady to the teahouse so we could pretend to bump into each other. That way, even if Xiao Liu sees us, the news won’t seem so abrupt when it reaches Xiaocha, right?”