The General's Mansion has a simple population and only one master. Except for Tongshu, the housekeeper, and Tongshu's son Amu, no one else is allowed to enter the inner courtyard to serve. They can only act according to Tongshu's arrangements in the outer courtyard. As Li Xiao's follower, Amu arranges his food and daily life.
The General's Mansion itself is also new. Li Xiao has only lived in it for a few months, so it is simple from the inside to the outside without too many decorations.
Except for Li Xiao, who is not sure and not easy to control, Yan Shu is very satisfied. This is her ideal husband's family. When she comes, she can be the master of her own family and will not be bullied by others.
Without waiting long, the dinner began.
It was said to be a dinner party, but in fact only Yan Shu and Li Xiao were eating. After what happened in the afternoon, Yan Shu no longer joked with Li Xiao. After all, she did not know this person very well.
Li Xiao didn't say much, as if he was afraid of scaring Yan Shu, and he didn't seem to care much, making it difficult to see the joy and anger, and to understand the true emotions. This made my uncle so anxious that he wanted to help and say a few nice words, for fear of neglecting the ninth princess. It was the first time that his general brought a woman home, so he naturally valued her, but how could such a dull temperament please a girl? However, due to his status, he had no position to talk to his uncle, so he could only make people anxious.
Yan Shu didn't eat much because she wasn't hungry yet, so she drank a lot of water, and now she was still full. Li Xiao didn't eat much, probably because he was far less comfortable than when he was alone with others around him.
After eating, Yan Su thanked her uncle and said that it was already dark and she had to go back to the palace. Li Xiao no longer tried to persuade her to stay, and asked his uncle to arrange a carriage to personally escort the ninth princess back to the palace.
In the carriage, the two sat facing each other. Li Xiao spoke first: "Is the Ninth Princess planning not to talk to the general anymore?"
"No." Yan Shu replied in a low voice.
Li Xiao looked at Yan Shu's vigilant look and suddenly wanted to cause trouble. Just as the carriage turned, Li Xiao pulled Yan Shu over and took her directly into his arms.
"Ah!" Yan Shu was startled.
"Ninth Princess, don't be afraid." Li Xiao comforted softly, then lowered his head and kissed Yan Shu's lips. In an instant, like an electric current, the two of them tensed up unconsciously.
Yan Shu opened her eyes wide and pushed Li Xiao's face away. Li Xiao didn't say anything, grabbed the troublemaker's hands and kissed them again. This time, the hearts of the two of them were beating faster, and Li Xiao had to work hard to restrain himself from doing anything more rude.
"Ninth Princess, the general has no hidden diseases, nor is he not sexually attracted to women. It's just that he has never had a woman he likes." Li Xiao said slowly.
"Is General Li trying to prove this now?" Yan Shu asked.
"No, I just want to tell the Ninth Princess personally that I am not interested in any women in the world, except the Ninth Princess." Li Xiao looked into Yan Yan's eyes and said extremely seriously.
What? Is this a confession? Did you capture the straight man's heart so quickly? Yan Shu felt a little unsure. After all, Li Xiao was too bold. He dared to kiss her directly and was not afraid of her punishing him. Could it be that he was trying to trick her?
"The general is young and seems to have met countless people. Has he been hurt by other women?" Yan Yan did not want to obey.
"Never. I entered the military camp when I was young and rarely interacted with women, so I was not close to women." Li Xiao explained helplessly. This ninth princess is teasing him, but he can't let her indifferent attitude and treat marriage as a child's play. He has endured hardships all the way and does not want to have a makeshift marriage, otherwise what is the meaning of life? So he hopes that the two people will get married if they really like each other. The Ninth Princess is still young and has no experience in the world, so she sees everything too simply. But in the final analysis, she is just a little girl whose identity is different from ordinary people. She is still one year away from getting married, so let's guide her slowly!
