At night, Xiao Qian refused to leave and stayed on the bed with the two children.

After Su Zhi finished bathing and dressed in her undergarments, she came out to see Great General Xiao wrapped in a blanket, holding two little buns in his arms.

She didn't know whether to laugh or cry as she went up to push him, "It's time to wake up. Didn't you say you left early in the morning?"

The man wrapped in the blanket didn't say anything. He moved his body closer to the bed and refused to get up.

"I really can't cure you .."

If the soldiers found out, the normally domineering general would actually behave in such a manner. Wouldn't he be making a fool of himself?

Su Zhi lifted her delicate foot and kicked him. The kick was not light, and it had caused the man on the bed to suffer.

But the man with his back to her spun around and grabbed her ankle, revealing a sly smile from under the quilt.

Su Zhi lost her balance after Qin Lie gripped her feet tightly. She fell into his arms, unable to stand steadily.

Xiao Qian lifted the blanket and caught the woman in front of him. He narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"Xiao Qian!" "You, uh ~"

The woman's angry words were cut off halfway. The man stepped forward and pressed her down.

Su Zhi was both angry and embarrassed. She was afraid that she would disturb the child sleeping at the side, so she stiffened her body and let him mess around.

By the time Xiao Qian stopped, the woman below him was already gasping for breath as tears streamed down her cheeks.

She arched her knees and kicked at the man, but he quickly suppressed her.

"Is this enough? The child is still here!"

Xiao Qian lay on the woman's body, letting out a breath of air in disappointment, "I know, haven't I stopped there?"

"Otherwise, what else do you want!"

What should be done was done!

It was too dark and too windy to do anything sweet.

Xiao Qian blamed his mother for not being sensible. Despite knowing that he might be sleeping in a spring alley, she didn't take the child away.

"I'm leaving tomorrow. You don't even miss me? "I'm still hoping that I can return quickly."

"General, I have matters to attend to, how can I dare to cause trouble?"

He raised his head and looked at the girl's blushing face. He could not help but feel good as he kissed her forehead.

"You don't have to be so sensible in front of me, it's fine to have a bit of a temper."

Su Zhi was speechless. Why did the Great General Xiao like this sort of tune? Wasn't it good for a lady to be so sensible and considerate?

"Quickly get down. It's not good to let the child see you."

Xiao Qian sighed and rolled over onto the bed beside her. He held her soft pancreas in his hands.

"I keep feeling worried about you and your child."

Especially with that playboy Lu Huan Zhi around, he was even more reluctant to leave.

"What are you worried about? Children are always obedient. My shop's business is getting better and better. Nothing else will be difficult."

The man turned around and surrounded her, murmuring with dissatisfaction, "Then after I leave, don't even talk to Lu Huan. Don't even look at him. Also, don't go to the Liu Estate to see Liu Yuan."

Su Zhi rolled her eyes. This was to restrict her personal freedom, it was simply overbearing and unreasonable.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Xiao Qian depressingly said, "If you don't agree, then I won't leave."

"Got it, got it. Go back quickly."

Xiao Qian was in no hurry to leave. He asked again, "You seem to have something on your mind tonight. It seems that your mind has wandered a few times."

He had been found out. It seemed like this man's observation skills were not bad.

Su Zhi did indeed recall that Liu Manor's young man and the woman who excitedly called her "Wei'er". She had always felt that things were not that simple.

She wasn't a particularly sensitive person to begin with, but for her to be acknowledged as wrong two times in a row, no matter how she looked at it, she felt that something was off.

"I met two people in the Liu Estate. One of them was the teenager I saw in the backyard. The other one is a middle-aged woman.

Xiao Qian narrowed his eyes, a dark glint flashing across them. " "What does that youth look like?"

"It's very thin, and its body doesn't seem too good. It was born with a pure and beautiful body, and its temperament is very refined and pressing. One look at it and you can tell that it isn't an ordinary family's child."

Su Zhi felt that the man's grip on her large hand had tightened up, and her words contained some surprise and doubt.

"Could it be His Highness, the Crown Prince?"

Crown Prince? Not to mention Xiao Qian, even Su Zhi herself was confused. She had just arrived at Xuan City, so how could she know the crown prince? However, they had also said that they had recognized the wrong person.

"Alright, then I must be overthinking things. I shouldn't be disturbing myself."

Xiao Qian didn't reply as he stared at the pink veil, deep in thought.

Other than this, there was also He Qiniang's situation.

Although Su Zhi did not want to meddle in other people's business, she had come to ask for help.

In the morning, he would go and take a look at that poor woman. If he could be looked after by his father, it would be good for him to be born safely. If he didn't have that blessing, he wouldn't be able to blame his mother.

"General, what would you do if I conceived your child one day?"

Xiao Qian was interrupted by her and a smile appeared on his face again. "You're stupid. Of course you were born, pet!"

"Oh, that's not right. If you're a daughter, then you'll be spoiled. If you're a boy, then follow me in training to protect you."

Su Zhi could not help but giggle, feeling warm in her heart.

If that was the case, then he had met the right person.

At the mention of this topic, Xiao Qian had even less intention of leaving. He held Su Zhi's hand, looking forward to the future.

The man had even thought of several children's names.

Facing the incomparably sincere Xiao Qian, however, Su Zhi could not bear to drive him away and began to indulge his rogue.

When he woke up, he didn't care about Xiao Qian and went to sleep.

That night, Su Zhi had a strange dream. She dreamt that a teenager was waving to her from deep within the shade, sweetly calling her: Su family's elder sister.

When the scene changed, she found herself in a sea of fire with a baby crying beside her. She was sweating profusely, wanting to scream but unable to do so. Tears flowed freely from the smoke, and only when someone patted her in her sleep did she feel at ease.

As soon as the sky brightened, Su Zhi was jolted awake by the scene she repeatedly dreamt about. She laid on the bed without strength, without even the strength to turn back.

The pillow beside him was already empty. It was unknown when Xiao Qian left.

When she touched it, it was still warm.

Su Zhi forced herself up. When she opened the door, she found that Dan Xue had already filled the hot water bottle and was waiting outside.

"Madam, did you not sleep well last night?"

"Mm. After being entangled by a nightmare, I won't be able to awaken."

Dan Xue looked at her worriedly. She hurriedly put the copper basin on the wooden shelf.

"When the general left, he even mentioned this matter, saying that he wanted this servant to pick some white tea to fry for him so that he could calm down and help him sleep."

Su Zhi nodded slightly, but didn't put too much thought into it. Instead, she asked, "When did the general leave?"

"About two hours ago."

Didn't that mean that he would only leave when the sun rose? If he stayed here for a night, he wouldn't have to worry about the chatter of his family.

"Forget it, there are already some people leaving. I don't really care about the business in the store these few days. Let's go over there first."

Dan Xue attended to Su Zhi as she washed herself. She served morning tea for Su Zhi to use and personally sent her out the door.

After leaving the main gate, Su Zhi didn't rush to leave. Instead, she turned a corner and went to Aunt Ying's house.

He didn't know if He Qiniang had woken up, nor did he know if that man was willing to accept the child.

She tried knocking on the door but there was no sound from inside. Seeing that no one was around, she softly called out, "Seventh Madame, are you up yet?"

Still, no one paid any attention to her. The tightly shut door was ice-cold and still had no signs of opening.

Su Zhi had no choice but to board the carriage and rush to the store. For some reason, she felt nervous whenever He Qiniang was mentioned.

It was probably because she hadn't slept well last night — Su Zhi comforted herself.