The decent Yelyu Lie just had to open his mouth.
The heart of Yun Chunnuan, which had just wavered, now steadied once more on the idea of running away...
She even wanted to give herself a beating!
Why not run?
Stay and wait for the New Year?
Or stay to be completely devoured by the Barbarian General?
If something indescribable were to happen between her and this man, who was as big as a small mountain...
Well, she'd perish.
Run!
Seize any chance to run immediately!
Now, it's necessary to plan an escape route!
Yun Chunnuan picked up the large sea bowl and gulped down the bitter medicinal concoction in one go.
Not a drop was left.
Fearing the Barbarian General wouldn't believe her, Yun Chunnuan even flipped the sea bowl over to show nothing was left inside.
"The Princess can really drink it! Amazing! I'm most afraid of taking medicine!"
No matter what the Little Princess did, Qiao'er could always praise her to the skies.
Deep in the midst of her gushing, Qiao'er suddenly felt a chill.
Qiao'er looked up at their imposing Great General, whose face was as dark as the night...
Qiao'er, not understanding why, thought it was because she praised the Princess without mentioning the General. She quickly said, bouncing around, "General! Isn't the Princess incredible? She just..."
"Incredible my foot!"
Yelyu Lie casually grabbed a marten fur scarf from the large box and roughly wrapped it around the Little Princess's neck, "Women are such trouble! Hurry up!"
Yun Chunnuan: "..."
This unpredictable man!
She'd never met a man who got angry so easily!
Yun Chunnuan borrowed a hair tie from Qiao'er to tie a ponytail, and followed the hulking Barbarian General in a huff.
This was her first time stepping out of the room.
Last night didn't count.
It was too dark, and he had pulled her along, giving her no time to see anything.
At this moment, she saw the full view of the General Mansion for the first time...
Well, not the full view, just part of it.
It's hard to describe; it didn't look like the grand mansions she saw in dramas.
It was more like the courtyard houses of old Beijing.
The room she was in was located in the east, with a room each to the north and south, which looked quite simple.
In the courtyard, two maids in cotton-padded clothes were cleaning, and outside the southern room, a middle-aged woman around forty sat at the door, trimming pig's trotters.
Upon seeing Yun Chunnuan, their actions halted.
The two cleaning maids were fine, having seen Yun Chunnuan before, but the middle-aged woman hadn't. Her eyes widened as if they were about to fall out.
"Oh my goodness! Is this the Great Xia Princess? So fresh and pretty! No wonder... no wonder! The General is lucky!"
The middle-aged woman put the pig's trotters into a basin and shouted exaggeratedly, her voice loud and resonant.
At the last sentence, she even raised her eyebrows and winked at Yelyu Lie.
From her demeanor, Yun Chunnuan didn't need to guess what she meant by 'good luck.'
Bianliao women are truly uninhibited, openly making crude jokes to their younger masters...
Yelyu Lie acted as if he didn't understand, his expression unchanged.
He simply turned around and introduced to the Little Princess, "Auntie Ye, she's in charge of food in my courtyard. Tell her if you want to eat anything."
"Auntie Ye." Yun Chunnuan greeted.
Auntie Ye was so excited, "Oh my! Qiao'er wasn't lying! The Great Xia Princess really does speak like a nightingale!"
"Of course!" Qiao'er was proud, stepping over the threshold while holding the little White Wolf, "Our Princess isn't just beautiful and sweet-voiced! She's also kind! Look, Auntie Ye!"
"Oh my! Did the General really let you keep it?" Auntie Ye's eyes lit up upon seeing the little White Wolf.
The little White Wolf acted as if it knew Auntie Ye, howling at her.
"It's not that they let me keep it! It's the Princess!"
As those two chatted, Yun Chunnuan drew three conclusions observing them.
First, the Barbarian General is very friendly, being courteous even to the cook.
Second, Auntie Ye is a good person, having fed the little White Wolf when others mistreated it.
Third...
Qiao'er, the loudmouth, must be spreading word of her everywhere!
A large white cat, a nightingale, everyone in the General Mansion must have known her through Qiao'er even without seeing her!
Yun Chunnuan thought about the morning...
She only wore a dudou, lying with the completely naked Barbarian General, and Qiao'er was the first to find her.
She must have... spread the story!
Damn!
No wonder Auntie Ye looked at her that way!
Yun Chunnuan took a deep breath and quickly followed the Barbarian General out of the General Mansion.
Of course, she believed they were outside.
Because beyond this courtyard was a garden-like area.
However, all the plants were withered, and no one tended them. It looked quite shabby.
The General Mansion was much larger than Yun Chunnuan had imagined.
After passing through the garden, there was a long corridor, with countless courtyards around it.
In front of some courtyards, one or two maids gathered, discreetly glancing in Yun Chunnuan's direction.
Yun Chunnuan quickened her pace but, unwittingly, bumped into the swiftly moving man ahead, who didn't check if she was keeping up.
Yun Chunnuan looked around here and there and accidentally lost track of him.
Unexpectedly, this annoying man came back.
Before Yun Chunnuan could speak, a round, fluffy raccoon fur hat was plopped onto her head.
It covered her forehead and little ears.
The hat was a bit big, covering Yun Chunnuan's eyes.
Adjusting it, she saw the man standing in front of her with a smile on his lips, "Tiny one, everything about you is small; even a child's hat can cover your head."
Yun Chunnuan: "..."
She felt insulted!
What do you mean by everything is small?
How could a woman be called small?
It's just that this body hasn't developed yet, okay?
Yun Chunnuan puffed out her chest, giving the Barbarian General a look.
Yelyu Lie couldn't help but laugh, his white, neat teeth gleaming against his tanned skin.
Amidst the Little Princess's angry gaze, he extended his large hand to her.
Yun Chunnuan hesitated but eventually placed her soft little hand in his palm.
Anyway, this wasn't the first time; last night he led her by the hand to the banquet hall.
She only feared getting lost, definitely not because she couldn't bear to see him sad!
She, Yun Chunnuan, would escape!
Absolutely no becoming part of the Barbarian General's harem!