It was a little comforting that Si Ning could hold series of conversations with Xiu TianZhao without offending him since they were the only ones in the carriage and after taking few cups of wine Si Ning couldn’t keep his eyes open for the major part of the journey. He kept drifting in and out of sleep and when he was unable to control himself and Xiu TianZhao told him to rest. He was finally able to sleep and when he woke up, it was already dark.
"Oh.. camp yes camp..." Si Ning blinked rapidly to see clearer and he almost yanked the window curtain off only to see that Chen An that was supposed to be riding by the side of the carriage was nowhere in sight.
"I can see you are so comfortable with me that you could sleep so soundly." Xiu TianZhao said as he folded the paper fan he was holding.
Si Ning's cheeks were tinted with red and he bowed to hide his embarrassment. "My apologies."
"No no no, what are friends for. I know you will protect me in case
Si Ning only stopped eating after his stomach started to feel uncomfortable and he had eaten almost a quarter of the different dishes and finished the jar of wine. He never thought there would be a day he would enjoy such a wonderful and satisfying meal, the dishes could be compared to five-star hotel dishes. Si Ning took a mental note to ask Xiu TianZhao about the cook. If he was able to make this cook teach Ah Dai and Xiao Pei then he would be able to enjoy eating delicious food for the rest of his life. Si Ning had to sit for a while before standing up to check his surroundings. Looking back at the dishes on the table, he was a little disappointed he had no container to keep the rest.With the lamps hanging on the walkway Si Ning walked slowly till he came upon a small bridge, he was quite feeling like a rich Young Master and the imperial residence reminded him of the luxurious leisure place he was only able to visit once. The constructions were gorgeous and he followed a
The swaying of the carriage made Si Ning uncomfortable and he could feel his back hurting from how long he had been sitting but he was tired of switching between riding his horse or riding in a carriage it was more like when he couldn’t take the swaying anymore he would jump on his horse and when he wanted to relax then he would go back to riding in the carriage.Because of Si Ning’s reckless washing up in the cold spring at the temporary imperial residence, he came down with a cold, and not to hinder their travel plans, he had to ride in the carriage sleeping on the mattress missing his chance to ask Xiu TianZhao questions of his stay at the imperial residence because when he woke up feeling so cold, his head hurting, he still managed to take a step out and discovered the imperial residence was spacious and large enough for his troops but for a reason, Xiu TianZhao only took him there. Si Ning suspected the imperial residence may be closed off to the troops yet t
"Chen An come with me, Ji Ran take the prisoners, Su Heng and Xiao Pei do the rest of the necessary arrangement and Xiao Pei I expect you to be free when I am done .... Ah Dai.. hmmm Xiao Pei wait for me with Ah Dai." Si Ning gave out his instructions since they have reached the gate."Yes General." They all said but it was only Ah Dai that wore a dejected look."Ah Dai assist Su Heng but do not push yourself remember you are still in recovery." Si Ning told him leaving no room for discussion.At least with Xiao Pei’s hard look, it was difficult to detect his feelings from his expression but Si Ning deduced that Xiao Pei wasn’t fragile like Ah Dai."Yes, General Si Ning." Ah Dai smiled brightly since he was so happy that Si Ning cares about his health and considered him as a friend.The gate opened and the first person Si Ning saw sitting on the horse like a classic painting was nobody other than Shao Lang. For Shao Lang to appear so su
Si Ning pulled the reins of his horse to avoid riding side by side with Chen An, instead, he made sure to look like he was riding beside Chen An yet it was Chen An that was subconsciously leading the way. It would have been awkward for Si Ning to lead the way since he had no idea of his family residence location. He pretended to ride normally alongside Chen An but each time Chen An tried to match the pace of his horse to match with him, Si Ning would also do the same to avoid falling in line with Chen An. He wasn’t able to trick Xiao Pei or Ah Dai to lead the way since they both waited till he started riding ahead with Chen An before following. "Are you not going home?" Si Ning had been wondering why Chen An was still with them since he was sure they do not live together. "My apologies General since Ji Ran and Su Heng is not here but I will try my best to escort you home safely." Chen An replied firmly. To be honest, Si Ning doesn’t understand Chen An
"Young master.." Yanyu, the older maidservant and the handmaiden of Ge Mengshu called out.It was quite hard for Si Ning to act like he knew the way to his father’s quarters since Yanyu decided to walk behind him instead of walking ahead of him."Lead the way." Si Ning knew it would be useless to try and trick her to walk in front of him since Yanyu only stopped after calling his attention and folded her hands, her head bowed like she was expecting his order forcing Si Ning to have no choice but to tell her to lead the way.Si Ning’s heart started to beat faster and he could almost hear it rhyming with each step he took. He doesn’t know what to feel about seeing his father again and he started to rack his brain on what to say to him and being overfed wasn’t helping since he felt quite heavy and uncomfortable with each step.His father Si Yunsheng was a very quiet man that hardly spoke, he used to smile gently at his family and Si Nin
When Si Ning saw the piles of books Xiao Pei brought for him made him spent half an hour in the bathtub as a means to escape his reality for a bit. He shamelessly gave the list of the beauty materials he would need to Xiao Pei before sending him away for the night. Si Ning spent hours mentally learning all the etiquette he needed to survive, most were not different from how it was in the modern-day world or how he was taught as an Actor and he was sure he would have no difficulties in surviving in this world as long as he doesn’t entangle himself with the Imperial Family but as a General, he was bound to encounter them. Si Ning concluded that if he acts submissive to the Emperor, politely to those that have a higher rank than him and escaping the women in the harem then surviving would be nothing but easy as pie since he was a handsome rich Young Master, a General of the country and what more could he wish for to live well except deep down Si Ning doesn’t want to be
Waking up at six and dressing up before seven was something Si Ning was getting used to but not being able to sleep till dawn made him so weak and his body felt heavy yet he stared at the notes he made. "Young Master, I brought hot water to fill the bathtub," Yanlin said outside his door as she proceeds to knock softly. "Come in." Si Ning wondered why Yanlin had to be the one to bring him hot water at dawn. He didn’t turn to look at her since he was more focused on underlining the key points in the notes he made. "Young Master, do you want me to help you bathe?"Si Ning turned to see Yanlin only dressed in a white light inner robe coming closer to him till he could perceive her floral perfume. It had been long since Si Ning had any sexual activities but he always takes care of himself whenever he was horny but seeing this sight of Yanlin didn’t sexually arouse him. He felt nothing since he was more worried about how he would survive the court and s
"If you do not ask for forgiveness from me I will cut off your head, now beg for mercy!" Xiu Junjie demanded folding his arms and tapping his foot on the floor."I am sorry General Si Ning, it seems Xiu Yuan has been bothering you." Liu Ting apologized as she stopped almost ten feet from Si Ning and extended her hands to Xiu Yuan but the child only wrapped his hands around Si Ning’s neck tighter, refusing to let go.Seeing her closely and seeing how beautiful she was made Si Ning unable to avert his gaze forgetting it might be a crime to stare at the Emperor’s woman. Thinking about the Emperor left a bitter taste on his mouth and he could tell he would never like the old Emperor but looking at how she completely ignored Xiu Junjie like he wasn’t there confused Si Ning making him wonder if the birth mother of Xiu Junjie wasn’t Liu Ting."Greeting General Si Ning." The first maidservant that looked to be in her fifty’s caught up with