An Eight-year-old Princess

Chapter 244 General Qi’s Mansion (Part One)

When Yun Shang arrived at General Qi's Mansion, the gate of General Qi's Mansion was closed. A

cold light flashed in her eyes. She asked Qian Yin to open the gate for her with the invitation letter.

"Who is it?" An impatient voice came from inside and the door was opened. The doorman was a little

stunned when he saw so many people outside. "Who are you?"

"She is the wife of Prince Jing. we are here by the order of the Emperor. Call General Qi over!" There

was no smile on Qian Yin's face. She was more like a servant girl who appeared to be arrogant.

The servant was surprised at the name of Prince Jing. He stretched his head, looked at the long queue

again, and his eyes fell on the fancy carriage in front of the door. He seemed to turn around and talked

with the people next to him before he turned back and said, "Please wait a moment, your highness. I've

sent someone to inform the general."

Yun Shang poured a cup of tea and said calmly, "It doesn't matter. I'll just wait."

A somewhat cold and harsh tone fell to the servant's ears. The servant shivered and bowed to Qian

Yin. "It's not that I don't allow you to enter the house. It's just that now that GeneralQi is patrolling the

southern city's gate, I don't dare to make a decision. I have already informed the housekeeper, and I

think the housekeeper will soon send someone to tell the general."

Yun Shang didn't respond. She heard more and more people gathered by the carriage. She pursed her

lips and thought to herself, 'Qi Lang! How dare you bully me first!'. He told her that he had spent an Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

hour on the inspection at the southern city gate. She believed that the servants had already informed

Qi Lang of the big noise she made in the city. But Qi Lang didn't show up when she arrived in front of

General Qi's Mansion because he despised her.

The tea was getting cold. Yun Shang asked Qian Yin to get in the carriage and boil another cut of tea.

She boiled a pot of tea. When Yun Shang was halfway through the tea, she heard the horse's hooves

coming from afar.

Yun Shang put down the teacup and straightened her dress. Then a powerful voice came from outside

the carriage. "I'm Qi lang. welcome! Your highness, please forgive me."

Yun Shang kept silent for a while and smiled. "General Qi guarded the border for the people, and

worried about their safety. What crime is it?"

"Your Highness, you've been travelling a long way. I've told the housekeeper to prepare a guest room

for you and please go inside to have a rest." Qi Lang answered in a steady and respectful tone, but

Yun Shang heard faintly a touch of defiance.

Yun Shang winked at Qian Yin. Then Qian Yin pushed open the door of the carriage and got off. She

bowed and stretched her hand into the carriage without looking at Qi Lang and the onlookers. A

slender hand rested on the back of Qian Yin's hand, followed by a pretty face.

Yun Shang got off the carriage slowly and ran her eyes over the onlookers with a smiling face. Then

she looked at Qi Lang, who was kneeling on the ground. Qi Lang was in his fifties and had gray hairs

and an armor on him. But his back was straight. Behind him were two young men dressed in the same

armor. Yun Shang smiled gently and said, "General Qi, guard the frontier. Thanks for your hard work.

I'm here today to visit the general and the army, as his Majesty's instruction. I've been conferred the

position of governor by his majesty. Thank you for your guidance in the following days. "

Glancing around the commoners, noticing their curious, disdainful, and joyful faces, Yun Shang

restrained her smile and said in a slight voice, "His majesty asked me to tell you, the army

and the people living in the border area, that even though the KY City is on the border of the State of

Ning, his majesty is always in the same mind with us."

Qi Lang fell to the ground, "Your highness, thank you very much."

Yun Shang squinted at the man in front of her. After a long time, she smiled. "Please rise, General Qi."

Qi Lang stood up and glanced at Yun Shang. His eyes paused before he looked down again. "Your

Highness, please come in."

Two men in military uniform, who knelt down behind Qi Lang, also stood up. Yun Shang then saw the

two men in their twenties and their appearances were somewhat masculine. They looked like Qi Lang.

she thought for a while, and knew that they must be two sons of Qi Lang. With the help of Qian Yin,

Yun Shang walked into General Qi's Mansion.

Although they were at the border, General Qi's Mansion was grand and magnificent. The design of the

mansion was not only graceful in the south, but also rigid in the north. The two different styles

combined with each other miraculously.

Qi Lang led Yun Shang into the front hall, seated her on the main seat, and said, "I didn't know you

were here, and the servants haven't cleaned up yet. Please have a cup of tea here, your highness..."

Yun Shang nodded. She saw a woman with her hair in a bun come in and greet her. Then she asked

some maids to serve tea for her.

Then Qi Lang said, "This is Wanqiu. If you need anything, please tell her."

Yun Shang looked at the woman. She had a pretty face and a gentle temperament. She was no worse

than the noble ladies in the Imperial City, but... Yun Shang looked at the woman and found she was no

more than thirty years old. Yun Shang thought to herself. According to the information, Qi Lang's wife

should be 43 years old. It seemed that the seventh lady in Qi Lang mansion had this name, Wanqiu.

Thinking of this, Yun Shang's eyes flashed a cold light. It seemed that Qi Lang really didn't take her

seriously. After she entered General Qi's Mansion, she only sent one concubine to serve her.

Yun Shang smiled and looked at the woman, "Wanqiu is a beautiful and gentle name, and quite

compatible with her. Is she Lady Qi? How does Lady Qi keep her looks so young? She seems to be in

her late twenties. The wives of the rich families in the Imperial City, who are my friends, also focus on

keeping a young look, are not as good-looking as you are."

The hand of Qi Lang holding the tea trembled slightly as if something came to his mind and he didn't

look well. But Wanqiu, she looked a little pale.

Qi Lang then put down his teacup and cupped his hands in front of Yun Shang, "My wife has been

somewhat ill recently. I was afraid that she would be sick and leave the ill to you, so I didn't call her

here. Wanqiu is my... seventh lady."

"Really?" Yun Shang raised her eyebrows and put down the tea cup. She cast a glance at Wanqiu

indifferently and said, "Oh, it's your seventh lady..." The sound was dragged down and there was a hint

of mockery in the smile. After a while, Yun Shang sighed, "I guess the rules at the border are a little

different from those in the Imperial City, am I right?" Then she took up her tea cup again.

Qi Lang clenched his fists and winked at the frightened Wanqiu, forcing her to leave the hall.

Then Yun Shang drank her tea quietly without saying a word again.