"Is something the matter at the General's mansion?" Gu Zhiruo immediately looked at Yun Shu.
Yun Shu frowned. Something at the General's mansion? Nothing was wrong when she left, and yet something had happened in just over an hour? "I'll go back and see. I'll visit another day."
"If you need my help, don't hesitate to send for me immediately. Yun Shu, you've helped me so much, and I hope I can return the favor someday." Gu Zhiruo's attitude was sincere. She had been through a lot recently and had seen much.
She knew very well that without Yun Shu, she didn't know what would have happened to her by now.
Yun Shu smiled, "Silly girl, I won't hesitate to ask for your help when I need it. Take care of yourself. Oh, right, you mentioned yesterday that you met Ruan Xi at a restaurant and spoke to him for a bit, is that right?"
"Yes, because he knew you, we chatted for a couple of sentences," Gu Zhiruo nodded.
Looking at Gu Zhiruo's innocent demeanor of a virtuous young woman, Yun Shu was reminded of the story of the big bad wolf and the little white rabbit.
As she walked towards the exit, she cautioned Gu Zhiruo, "Stay away from Ruan Xi. He may look like a suave gentleman, but in reality, he devours people without spitting out the bones..."
The two of them were not the same kind of people. Gu Zhiruo was upright, pure, and simple-hearted. If she encountered that old fox Ruan Xi, one wrong move and she'd be devoured until not even a bone fragment remained.
Gu Zhiruo couldn't help but giggle, "Is he really that terrifying?"
"Trust me, stay away from him," Yun Shu said.
Most importantly, Ruan Xi devoured people without spitting out the bones, and the Ruan family behind him was even worse. At the very least, Ruan Xi was still a loyal and righteous person.
Gu Zhiruo couldn't help but chuckle again, "Alright, alright, I believe you. Indeed, some people are wolves in sheep's clothing."
After Yun Shu left Gu Manor and got into her carriage, she immediately rushed back to the General's mansion.
On the way, she learned what had happened at the General's mansion.
Prince Ning had brought his son to escort Xiao Li and the others back to the General's mansion. That wasn't the main issue; the issue was that Prince Ning's son demanded compensation from Xiao Jing for a sword, claiming Xiao Jing had cut his favorite sword, and was now throwing a tantrum at the General's mansion.
Hearing this, Yun Shu's mouth twitched. He had cut someone's sword?
Yun Xiao Jing's dagger had almost met no match. Ordinary swords would become very fragile in front of that dagger.
However, she believed that Yun Xiao Jing wouldn't have cut someone's dagger without reason; there must have been another cause.
Soon.
She returned to the General's mansion.
As soon as she entered, the butler approached her, reporting cautiously, "Miss, Prince Ning's heir is young but eloquent and unwilling to back down! This old servant has clarified everything. Young Master Xiao Jing is not at fault at all. It was Prince Ning's heir who used his sword to block Young Master Xiao Jing and the others from leaving, and nearly injured Prince Ye's heir. That's why Young Master Xiao Jing took action. However, Prince Ning's heir is insisting that Young Master Xiao Jing compensate him for the sword."
Upon hearing this, Yun Shu's mouth twitched again, "What did Prince Ning say?"
Ever since she had children, she had encountered some difficult parents.
They couldn't bear to hear their children cry even once.
"Prince Ning reprimanded him, but Prince Ning's heir grabbed the Great General and told him to discipline Xiao Jing properly, or else Xiao Jing should compensate him with an identical sword. Moreover, Prince Ning just said he had urgent matters and left for a moment, and would return later," the butler felt utterly speechless.
He had never met such a difficult child.
"Alright, I understand," Yun Shu nodded and followed the butler to the rock garden within the manor.
Before they arrived, she could already hear the sound of arguing.
After such a long time, Prince Ning still couldn't quell a dispute between children?
Yun Shu frowned and walked over.
She saw Yun Changfeng rubbing his temples, speaking with great helplessness to Zhan Zichen, "Xiao Jing's dagger was a gift from someone else; Xiao Jing cannot give you that dagger. I will compensate you with a top-quality sword."
"No! Either it's an identical sword, or you give me his dagger!" Zhan Zichen's attitude was resolute.
Yun Changfeng's head hurt even more. How could Prince Ning's heir still be so unreasonable?
Did what he just said mean nothing?
And Prince Ning had actually slipped away!
He said he had matters to attend to and would return later.
Prince Ning was here earlier, and Zhan Zichen had already said he didn't want the sword. Now he had changed his mind!
He now realized that not all children were cute!
Yun Xiao Jing was extremely speechless, "You're going back on your word! And it's not my fault. You used your sword to block our path and almost injured Xiao Li!"
"Grandfather, there's no need to compensate him for a sword; he was in the wrong first," Zhan Xiaofeng said with a cold expression.
At this moment, Zhan Xiaoli, who also had a cold expression, saw Yun Shu return and immediately ran over, "Mother!"
Upon hearing Zhan Xiaoli call for his mother, Yun Xiao Jing and Zhan Xiaofeng also looked over and indeed saw their mother. They quickly ran over as well.
The three little ones, who had been so spirited and argumentative moments ago, with an imposing aura, all revealed wronged expressions upon seeing Yun Shu.
They truly hated Zhan Zichen to death!
When Yun Changfeng saw Yun Shu, he felt a sense of relief. He could train hundreds of thousands of soldiers and feared no one in court; in fact, many feared him. However, he never expected to be so helpless against children.
"Shu'er, you're finally back."
Seeing the look in her old father's eyes, Yun Shu clearly understood how helpless Yun Changfeng felt.
She said to Yun Changfeng, "Father, you go ahead and attend to your business. I'll handle this."
Yun Changfeng, who usually spent his free time with his three little ones, immediately agreed without delay upon hearing Yun Shu tell him to go, nodding repeatedly, "Alright, alright, your father will go attend to his work. There's a pile of things to do in the study."
He disappeared swiftly, as if walking on wind.
Zhan Zichen, having never met his mother since birth and raised by his wet nurse, felt a pang of unease upon learning that Yun Xiao Jing and the other two had a mother. He immediately followed their gaze.
He saw Yun Shu.
The moment he saw Yun Shu, Zhan Zichen's eyes widened.
Their mother was so beautiful!
Like a fairy!
And she was especially gentle with Yun Xiao Jing and the others.
All along, although his wet nurse was gentle with him, her gentleness was different from his mother's!
He was already unhappy about losing his favorite sword, and now all sorts of mixed emotions made him feel even worse.
His nose stung terribly.
He didn't want to see them embrace.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Are you their mother? They did something wrong, you shouldn't hug them, you should scold them!"
Yun Xiao Jing turned back, his star-like eyes narrowed in anger, and said expressionlessly, "What does it have to do with you if Mother hugs us? You're being too nosy! This is my maternal grandfather's and mother's home, not your Prince Ning's mansion!"