A Cutie Spoiled by Her Seven Uncles

"There’s no need for that, it’s just a child. Everyone, please sit down and eat; don’t scare the child!"

General Liu was pondering whether to have them meet Xiaosuisui when Ji Youze unexpectedly sat down and spoke.

At this moment, General Liu was still angry at Chang Rongshun and Princess Shunhe for cursing him to gain wealth and status and then lose his wife, so he went along with Ji Youze’s words, "Exactly, it’s Sir Ji’s niece here, the child is still young, so please don’t frighten her."

When everyone heard that the esteemed princess on the ladies’ side was a child and the niece of the charming nobleman before them, whom General Liu respectfully called Sir Ji, they knew who he was.

"So this gentleman is the new champion scholar, Ji Youze, the Champion Ji!"

Immediately, everyone started toasting Ji Youze, attempting to get closer to him.

Ji Youze had already entered officialdom, so banquets and social gatherings like this were unavoidable.

Thus, dealing with it was not difficult for him.

Late into the night, while everyone was drunk, he remained sober!

Xiaosuisui: My antidote pills, all my merit!!!

After the banquet, the half-drunk, half-awake General Liu insisted on escorting Ji Youze back to his room.

Ji Youze delayed for a long time, but it was useless. The alcohol had gotten to him, and he insisted on escorting Ji Youze to his room.

Halfway there, they encountered Uncle Hu carrying a bundle.

"Old Hu! What are you doing with that bundle?"

Old Hu quickly replied, "Oh, General, it’s good the banquet is finally over; if it wasn’t, I would have barged in."

"Why would you barge in? Are you planning to leave on a long journey?"

Old Hu nodded vigorously, "General, I’m requesting a few days off!"

"You’re requesting a few days off? Why would you need time off all of a sudden?"

General Liu was puzzled hearing Old Hu request leave.

"To be honest, General, the more I think about it, the more it seems what the little kid said during the day might actually be true.

I... I want to go to Yun County to inquire if I really have a son I didn’t know about?"

Hearing Old Hu say this, General Liu suddenly sobered up from the alcohol.

He thought, could it be that the kid’s words were true and the widow actually bore Old Hu a son?

"Go then! I’ll give you half a month initially, is that enough?"

Old Hu replied, "General, that might not suffice. A round trip to Yun County takes almost half a month, and since the woman vanished suddenly back then, it will take me some time to find her, so..."

"Then a month; you know, we captured the crown prince of Dongyue, Great Han and Dongyue might go to war. I can’t be without men by my side at this time."

Old Hu responded, "Yes! I will certainly return within a month."

Old Liu bowed and was about to take his leave when Ji Youze chuckled, "Uncle Hu, wait a moment; if you’re indeed going to Yun County, could you do me a favor?"

Ji Youze was still thinking about how he had been busy rushing and hadn’t sent word to his sixth brother to come to Yanhui City.

Now’s the perfect time; catching a messenger in a hurry to reach Yanhui City, a scouting veteran, would deliver the message faster than through the post station.

"What would you have me do, Sir Ji?"

"Wait a moment, let me write a letter for you to take to my sixth brother. Have him come to Yanhui City to assist General Liu in holding Yanhui City, waiting for the court to send troops."

"Ah..."

Old Hu and General Liu couldn’t help but gape in disbelief at Ji Youze.

"I must save Princess Zhenzhu, I will not let Wei Jiang go. So, the ambitious new emperor of Dongyue will certainly use this as an excuse to wage war on our Great Han; Yanhui City will undoubtedly be the first to bear the brunt!"

Old Hu: "..."

General Liu: "..."

The two were speechlessly looking up, thinking, you knew Dongyue’s new emperor would use this as an excuse, yet you still saved the person and caught their son.

Ji Youze wrote a letter and handed it to Old Hu.

"After you reach Yun County, go straight to the County Yamen, and have them pass it to Captain Wang, who arrived in Yun County before last New Year. Captain Wang will then give it to my sixth brother!"

"Rest assured, Sir Ji, I, Old Hu, will make sure to deliver this letter to Yun County Yamen as soon as possible!"

Old Hu left, and General Liu also took his leave with Ji Youze, then returned to the backyard. He initially planned to head to the study but when he looked up, he saw the light in the bedroom was still on. Xiaosuisui’s words from the day flashed in his mind, and with a frown, he walked towards the bedroom.