Liang Jian: I have a canteen

Xiao Hong slapped her face, and a blush immediately appeared on her fair skin. It was because she had slapped too hard, causing some congestion.

Once she had regained some clarity, Xiao Hong asked Huan Ji, "Can you protect my brother-in-law?"

"Of course I can! Don't let my looks fool you, even ten of you couldn't beat me!" Huanji looked at Xiaohong with a smile, without any hint of provocation, as if she were stating something perfectly ordinary.

"Okay! I believe you!" Xiao Hong said solemnly, as if she had made a great decision. "If you protect your brother-in-law well, I will let you become my second wife."

“Okay!” Huanji readily agreed. “Then you will be the third concubine.”

"And another thing! You have to keep an eye on your brother-in-law and not let him have any more affairs. His women should stop here; he can't have any more," Xiao Hong added.

“This…” A strange look appeared on Huanji’s face. “Your brother-in-law is not an honest man. Even if he doesn’t provoke other women, other women will still come to him.”

Huanji looked at Xu San with a strange expression. "Am I right?"

"Um," Xu San frowned, "did you get my permission?"

"We're practically throwing ourselves away for free, do you have a problem with that?" Xiao Hong was quite satisfied with Xu San's attitude. "I'm really starting to doubt if you're even a man."

As she spoke, Xiao Hong glanced down at Xu San's lower body, "Perhaps, you're not good enough?"

A cunning glint flashed in Xiao Hong's eyes.

The palm-leaf fan is shiny and bright.

Xu San could tell at a glance what this young girl was planning.

He lowered his head, sipped his tea, and ate some melon seeds.

Seeing that Xu San remained silent, Xiao Hong spoke again, "Are you really not good enough?"

Xu San turned his head away, continuing not to answer. Remaining silent was the best option.

After another moment of silence, Xiao Hong said to Huan Ji, "Sister Huan, my brother-in-law is no good. I think you shouldn't become a third concubine. Otherwise, you'll be living a life of widowhood."

Huanji also grabbed a handful of melon seeds, saying, "Your brother-in-law is quite skilled in that area."

Xiao Hong frowned, blinked, and pondered Huan Ji's words for a moment. "So, how did you know?"

"Guess!" Huan Ji laughed, a laugh that held a deeper meaning.

"Hmph!" Little Red roared, picked up Huan Ji's teddy bear, and threw it at her. "You're all bullying me!"

After throwing the teddy bear away, she stormed out of the house.

"Your third concubine is gone, aren't you going to go and comfort her?"

"She's not really angry," Xu San continued cracking sunflower seeds. "She's just giving us some space. She knows you have something important to discuss with me."

"She's a very smart girl. If you let her down, don't you feel guilty?"

"Let's not talk about her anymore, let's get down to business. You didn't come here to become my concubine, did you?"

“My brother sent me. Our people discovered Hanzo’s whereabouts. My brother suspects he might be looking for you to take revenge,” Huanji said solemnly.

"Hanzo?" Xu San thought to himself. "I'm his employer now, how could he possibly seek revenge on me? But then again, I need to find a way to make him more careful. With Fujita Oki in charge of Ping'an County, it might not be very advantageous for ninjas. If all else fails, I'll just send him back to the mainland."

"Have you noticed anything amiss too?" Huanji asked when Xu San remained silent.

“Back in Shanghai, I dealt with ninjas. Major Sakurai said they might be military ninjas, specializing in dirty work.” Xu San frowned and pondered for a few seconds. “Could it be that the military outsources their dirty work?” (End of Chapter)