Chapter 144 Fuming to Death

Tang Chen had just returned from an investigation. Hearing Liu Yan'er forcing a marriage upon the general, he nearly stumbled and fell, stammering, "Jun... Junhan..."

"Ziyun, my brother," the young man's face also held an awkward expression. In the military camp, Tang Chen was well aware that she was actually a woman in disguise...

Thinking of this, the youth gave a light cough and called out to Yun Yi, "Feiyang, see the guest out!"

Yun Yi had been watching the spectacle in a daze. Weren't aristocratic ladies shamelessly forcing marriages and trying to wed young generals tropes found only in romance novels and storybooks?

"Junhan..."

Liu Yan'er wanted to say something, but seeing that the youth had already turned and walked away, while a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy appeared before her and barely contained his laughter, she stamped her foot in exasperation and turned to leave in a huff.

Suppressing a smile, Yun Yi escorted Liu Yan'er to the entrance. Just as he was about to turn back, he was called by this "shameless" eldest miss. Having no choice, he slowly turned around with a suppressed grin, cupped his fists, and asked, "Miss Liu, is there anything else you need?"

"Does your general have a sweetheart?"

Yun Yi tilted his head, thought for a moment, and shook his head. "No!"

Just as he finished speaking, a little girl of twelve or thirteen appeared at the doorway with a solemn expression, interrupting Liu Yan'er's conversation. "I am here to see Young General Chu."

Without paying any attention to the three of them, she strode directly into the General's Manor.

"Who is she? Why is she so discourteous?"

Seeing how adorable Shuangjiang was, Yun Yi was practically drooling. How could he care about manners anymore? Leaving Liu Yan'er behind, he hurried off in pursuit of Shuangjiang.

"M-Miss..." Looking at her mistress trembling with anger, Taohong could only lower her head and whimper timidly. It seemed that ever since the Young General Chu returned to the capital, her mistress's temper had completely changed.

*Slap!* The maid covered her face with a look of grievance. "Miss... what did Taohong do wrong?"

"Who told you to run your mouth today? If it weren't for you, how could I have been driven to the point of forcing a marriage? Idiot, I'll deal with you when we get back!" After venting all her anger, Liu Yan'er climbed onto her sedan chair and departed in a fury.

Pouting her lips and with tears shimmering in her eyes, the maid glanced back at the plaque of the General's Manor, then trudged along with aggrieved steps to follow her mistress.

Just as the sedan chair from the Liu residence departed, the little girl also left the General's Manor with an air of arrogant pride, leaving behind a heavily frustrated Chu Junhan, much to Yun Yi's reluctance.

In the backyard of the General's Manor, the youth stood with his hands on his hips, laughing out of sheer anger. "Tell me, does this so-called damn Jiu Lingjun have a pair of eyes growing on my back?"

Tang Chen was left speechless, not knowing how to offer comfort. Indeed, it was infuriating.

"And telling me not to investigate further, saying that if I want to see him, I can just visit the Wangchun Tower. Who... who does he think he is?! A mere merchant, yet so arrogant!"

"Nothing really came up in the investigation..." Tang Chen wore a bitter expression, his face a kaleidoscope of awkward emotions.

"Nothing came up?" Driven almost to the point of losing his sanity by the Jiu Ling Firm, Chu Junhan sneered, "Trying to stop us from investigating, are you? Intentionally covering things up, are you? Tomorrow, I'll level your Wei Family Manor to the ground! I want to see whether merchants or generals call the shots in Pingzhou!"

Rubbing his hands in excitement, Yun Yi thought of the little girl begging for mercy on her knees, which thrilled him to no end. "Pretty Brother, Yi'er wants to go too. Yi'er can clear the path for Pretty Brother with the wolf-head spear."

Chu Junhan patted the young boy's shoulder. "Alright, tomorrow we shall flatten his Wei Family Manor! The legitimate son of the Wei family's fourth miss, is he? Daring to monitor me? Tomorrow, I'll make sure to beat you until your teeth are scattered all over the ground!"

Tang Chen wanted to stop him, but...

"Ziyun, my brother, you don't need to go. Feiyang and I will suffice. Guard the General's Manor well."

"Very well!"