The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 1060 - 241: Who is the Most Favored?

Chapter 1060: Chapter 241: Who is the Most Favored?

"General!" Su Xue couldn’t help but embrace Pei Qin.

Feeling the murderous gaze from behind, Pei Qin’s body stiffened instantly, "Well..."

Su Xue also felt the sharp edge on her back and noticed her surroundings in front of others, quickly reddened her face and released Pei Qin. She glanced at Mo Heng riding his horse behind her, his aura somber, his eyes faintly watching; she sensed the killing intent behind her, a chill running down her spine. Looking at Pei Qin and then at Mo Heng, she felt somewhat embarrassed. Then she respectfully bent her knees and greeted, "General! General Mo!"

A few days ago, Pei Qin had mentioned teaching them a livelihood and told them to go about their own business, but Su Xue and her family still followed her old subordinates to Capital Jingcheng. Pei Qin looked at her, somewhat helplessly, "Are you really not planning to leave?"

When Su Xue came to Daxing, she had already learned about Pei Qin’s identity, the legendary deity general Pei Hansan, and it turned out to be a woman. She had already admired him and found it very hard to accept.

She also remembered her two visits to Capital Jingcheng; the first time was to see the fireworks she made, which were very splendid and beautiful. Listening to those girls openly yet shyly confessing, she felt quite uneasy in her heart.

The second time, she secretly came to Jingcheng, when she was being chased by a group of beautiful girls, but she just smiled from a distance, her military attire bold, riding a horse and leaving dignifiedly. Her refusal seemed to make those girls even more infatuated.

She is the legendary deity general Pei Hansan, she is the General Protectorate, such grace and charm, that casual enchanting smile caused Su Xue great pain. She had truly fallen in love with this woman! Obsessed and shameless, she rushed to her side.

Seeing Mo Heng’s disdainful and murderous gaze, handsome yet dangerous, Su Xue knew she was superfluous. She lowered her eyes, "General, please go inside first! Zhao Yong has already brought people to clean everything up."

Xiao Yong hadn’t revealed his identity, still one of Pei Qin’s personal soldiers, but more favored than others, so he took charge of more affairs.

The scenery at Zhao Prince Mansion was built like a Jiangnan garden, often used as a royal summer retreat, and always guarded and cleaned by eunuchs and palace maids.

With a stroke of his brush, Emperor Yongle Xiao Guangzhao changed the signboard of Zhao Prince Mansion to Tiance General Mansion, a royal gift to Pei Qin.

The Ministry of Labour’s people naturally were diligent, coming over immediately to arrange and clean up thoroughly.

Xiao Yong led a group of personal soldiers stationed, and both the main courtyard and the garden were redecorated according to Pei Qin’s past preferences.

"Do you want to come and see?" Pei Qin turned and asked the person who stayed on horseback.

The person glanced at her and dismounted.

Pei Qin led the way smiling, though Tiance General Mansion wasn’t really her private property, the Imperial Court might take it back, but for now, it was hers, and she would temporarily treat it like a garden to live in.

Su Xue followed beside her, thinking of Mo Heng, then stepped back a few steps, following behind them. Watching her brisk and powerful steps, Mo Heng lagging behind by two steps, secretly took a deep breath. Perhaps it wouldn’t be long before she would give up! She was just... just not ready to accept it, and wanted to indulge herself once.

Madam Jun watched her daughter, her eyes dimming as she shook her head. General Pei is a woman, Mo Heng is her husband, that’s a normal couple. Su Xue really was foolish! Seeing her still following them, she shook her head at the old man, telling him not to call out. Watching them together as a couple, she would give up faster! Falling in love with a woman, it was simply... absurd!

Pei Qin came over once, she was still staying at the Manufacturing Bureau, the Smelting furnace and ammunition rooms still needed her supervision, she hadn’t moved over yet.

In the peak of summer, the courtyard lush, several centuries-old trees robust and verdant, providing shade like clouds and making the air cool and refreshing.

The busy personal soldiers and servants greeted them as they approached, and the eunuch in charge came over, "General! This main courtyard is arranged according to your preferences; if there’s anything unsatisfactory, our servants will immediately rearrange it."

Pei Qin stepped in with long strides, "No need! Keeping it simple is good!" With such a title as Tiance General bestowed upon her, if she were to live extravagantly and ostentatiously, she feared she might end up at the guillotine.

The eunuch in charge felt it was too plain and simple. After all, he was officially sealed as Tiance General; regardless of other places, this vast Tiance Mansion should still have its living quarters luxuriously decorated to reflect his noble status.

Pei Qin looked around, then took Mo Heng to the back, "I heard the boy Yong mention the other day that there’s an over three-hundred-year-old plum tree in this mansion, let’s go see that first!"