Chapter 1480 - 1475: Envy, Jealousy, Hatred!
If anyone in the military camp has harbored private intentions, used power, and done something against the rules,
Wen Nantian is certainly the first.
Wen Xiaoya is his daughter, not only did she enter the military camp, but she also joined the training ground.
Just for these reasons, Wen Xiaoya and Wen Nantian have no right to criticize Mu Shuangshuang.
It’s just that those who do wrong often only point out others’ mistakes, never admitting their own.
"Ya’er, don’t worry. I’ll handle that woman’s matter! Whether she’s Lu Yuanfeng’s fiancée or not, I won’t let her stay in the military camp!"
Lu Yuanfeng is the one he has his eye on. If he’s to be a general in the future, then the one he marries can only be Wen Nantian’s daughter.
Upon hearing Wen Nantian’s assurance, Wen Xiaoya’s expression immediately turned to one of confidence.
You can’t twist your arm over your thigh; no matter how powerful Lu Yuanfeng is, he’s just a nobody!
"Thank you, Father, I will work hard and absolutely not bring shame to you!" Wen Xiaoya said.
"Good girl!" Wen Nantian patted Wen Xiaoya’s head, continuing, "Whatever I do, isn’t it all for you? Your elder brother has no interest in military matters, not only that, he abandoned martial pursuits for literature and became the Champion Scholar.
But I, having been a general for half my life, even if I die, can only die on the battlefield! Without a successor, the only option is to find you a husband to join our family! I swore long ago, I’ll find you a military general as well, to carry on my legacy!"
Looking at the tall and solid man before her, Wen Xiaoya felt a bitterness in her heart.
However, she had already fallen for Lu Yuanfeng, and this would never change in her lifetime!
"Father, I’ll head out first, please rest well. If you need anything, just call for me, and I will tackle it bravely, fearlessly!" Wen Xiaoya said.
"What silly talk, there’s no need for that. I don’t want you to die, I just want you to live well!" Wen Nantian said.
Leaving the tent, Wen Xiaoya asked the Deputy General where the woman brought back by Lu Yuanfeng, Mu Shuangshuang, was.
When she heard Mu Shuangshuang was in the kitchen, Wen Xiaoya let out a disdainful laugh, "Turns out she’s a countryside woman, can only rely on inelegant skills in the kitchen to tie a man down!"
If Mu Shuangshuang were here, she would surely retort that Wen Xiaoya didn’t even have those inelegant skills.
Unfortunately, Mu Shuangshuang was not there.
At this moment, she was in the kitchen, busying herself preparing food for Cheng Dagang.
Fortunately, the camp was abundant in supplies, she could cook whatever she wanted!
The people in the camp didn’t know Mu Shuangshuang and treated her like a guest, constantly offering to help her with this or that, but she declined them all.
The last dish, steamed spare ribs, Mu Shuangshuang had just sliced when a Fire Head Army member entered the kitchen and said, "Miss, someone is looking for you outside!"
"I’m still cooking, can the person wait a bit?" Mu Shuangshuang replied.
"Alright!"
The Fire Head Army went out and returned with a bruised face.
"Miss, you should go, we can’t stop that person!"
Only then did Mu Shuangshuang put the steamed meat in the steamer.
"Can you watch the fire for me?" Mu Shuangshuang asked the Fire Head Army member.
The man’s face turned red, and he nodded heavily.
Mu Shuangshuang left the kitchen, curious about who was looking for her, and to her surprise, saw Wen Xiaoya.
At that moment, Mu Shuangshuang thought of a term—"the mistress challenging the main wife."
However, this Wen Xiaoya couldn’t even be considered a mistress.
Not a mistress, but bolder than one!
"It’s you!" Wen Xiaoya extended her hand, pointing at Mu Shuangshuang in surprise.
Mu Shuangshuang grinned, "Yes, it’s me. What time is it that the young master seeks me?"
Wen Xiaoya was dressed as a man, so Mu Shuangshuang wouldn’t foolishly reveal her identity.
"What is your relationship with Lu Yuanfeng?" Wen Xiaoya asked dryly.
At that moment, Wen Xiaoya truly hoped the person in front of her was not the fiancée Lu Yuanfeng spoke of.
Because even as a woman, Wen Xiaoya found Mu Shuangshuang beautiful.
Red lips, white teeth, fair skin, beautiful appearance—how could such a person have been raised in the countryside?
In her heart, Wen Xiaoya always believed Lu Yuanfeng’s fiancée to be a countryside girl, dark and ugly, perhaps even round and pudgy.
But the person before her seemed to completely defy her imagination.
"As the young master can see, he’s my man!"
Mu Shuangshuang said with a smile.
Her calling him "my man" made Wen Xiaoya’s expression change, "You haven’t married yet, he’s not your man!"
"The young master may not know, but where we come from, once betrothed, we are considered family!
Lu Yuanfeng gave me a token of his affection, and in front of the whole village, declared he’d marry no one but me in this life!"
As Mu Shuangshuang spoke, she observed Wen Xiaoya’s expression.
The little girl probably couldn’t take it anymore; not only had her expression collapsed, but her eyes were starting to flame.
"But the young master hasn’t said what business you have with me! If not, I’ll go back to wash my hands and make soup!"
Mu Shuangshuang rarely exuded elegance, and her purpose was naturally to dismiss this woman.
When she used to dress as a man, she couldn’t compete with this Wen Xiaoya.
Now that her identity had changed, she couldn’t forgive herself for not setting straight the would-be mistress.
"What’s your name?" Wen Xiaoya suddenly asked.
"Mu Shuangshuang!"
"Miss Shuangshuang, have you ever heard that men are inherently deceitful creatures? They may express affection, but might not mean it; perhaps he was only making false promises.
Moreover, I’ve heard you are a countryside girl; do you know how low your status is? In other words, if Lu Yuanfeng becomes a general, and others learn that he has a wife like you, not only will the military generals mock him,
but even the court’s civil servants will laugh at him for marrying a woman of low status, so..."
"So you want me to leave Fengzi, for the sake of his future?" Mu Shuangshuang helped Wen Xiaoya complete her sentence, "But I don’t know under what position the you, young master, is making this statement."
Wen Xiaoya remained silent for a while, then sent away the surrounding soldiers.
When only she remained, she removed the soldier’s cap from her head, tugged on her hair, and the black strands fell cascading down.
"I am Wen Nantian’s daughter, Wen Xiaoya; only I can provide Lu Yuanfeng with a future, Miss Shuangshuang, you should know what I’m saying, right?" Wen Xiaoya asked.
Mu Shuangshuang smiled and shook her head, "I don’t know. We countryside women speak quite directly, so when listening to others, we also prefer directness!"
In saying this, Mu Shuangshuang gave Wen Xiaoya the sense that she was being mocked.
But on second thought, she herself considered the person before her truly a countryside woman.
Perhaps she really didn’t understand?
"Alright, let me say it again! Miss Shuangshuang, I have my eye on Lu Yuanfeng, under what terms would you be willing to give him to me?
Whether it’s honor or status, anything that Great General Wen Nantian can accomplish is yours!"