Asking About Something

A piece of gossip from someone watching the drama naturally reached the two of them word for word.

Li Yanhao was utterly devastated. He was a straightforward, upright man, but now because of this country bumpkin, the whole village thought he was a 'cut sleeve'—he was furious!

But Xiao Yun didn’t care about any of that. His mission was to keep an eye on Li Yanhao, so Li Yanhao wouldn’t make a move on the general’s wife.

Just now, Xiao Zetian had carried Su Li back to the room. Xiao Yun didn’t even have to think twice—he knew the general was definitely... ahem...

So at this critical moment, he absolutely had to watch Li Yanhao closely. Otherwise, if Li Yanhao disturbed the general, Xiao Yun would be in deep trouble.

Taking advantage of the servants’ gossip distracting Li Yanhao, Xiao Yun swiftly changed his position, grabbed Li Yanhao’s hands, hoisted him onto his shoulder, and dashed out of the courtyard.

Li Yanhao hadn’t expected Xiao Yun to be so despicable. Kicking his legs, he cursed loudly: "You country bumpkin, put me down! You despicable scoundrel! Just wait and see how I deal with you later!"

By now, Xiao Yun was carrying Li Yanhao to the edge of Haizi Village, and villagers could be faintly seen in the distance.

Xiao Yun chuckled, "Young Lord, shout louder! You’ll attract the whole village!"

Li Yanhao’s voice was instantly choked off, and he fell silent. After a moment, he grumbled, "Alright, country bumpkin, you can put me down now!"

Seeing they were far from Su Li’s house and Li Yanhao couldn’t cause trouble, Xiao Yun let go and put him down.

Li Yanhao stood up, cursing under his breath while thinking this wouldn’t do. There were two opponents across from him, and he had only himself, no backup. Should he bring in his elite guards from the capital?

As Li Yanhao was pondering, he suddenly heard a voice from afar.

"A humble commoner pays respects to the Young Lord!"

The voice was a man’s, but deliberately pitched oddly, making Li Yanhao shudder and break out in goosebumps.

Su Shimao was overjoyed. He quickly fixed his hair. He hadn’t expected that while checking if Su Lanxiang had returned home, he would unexpectedly run into Li Yanhao. It was like heaven helping him!

"Young Lord, since we parted at the Lantern Festival, I’ve been thinking about you a lot." Su Shimao walked over and bowed to Li Yanhao.

"Huh?" Li Yanhao had been drunk at the Lantern Festival and didn’t remember meeting Su Shimao. He glanced at Xiao Yun and said, "Country bumpkin, what’s this guy saying?"

Xiao Yun shook his head and sneered, "What goes on between you two, how would I know?"

Li Yanhao was so annoyed by his sour expression that his nose twisted. This country bumpkin was always trying to make him look bad!

Su Shimao, however, sensed the tension between the two and thought, maybe the Young Lord and Country Bumpkin had fallen out. This was his chance to take advantage!

"Young Lord, didn’t you say last time at the Lantern Festival that I should often come visit you for drinks and heart-to-heart talks?" Su Shimao smiled obsequiously.

But Li Yanhao had no memory of this and detested Su Shimao, who was full of schemes. He barely bothered to respond and said to Xiao Yun, "Country bumpkin, let’s go for a walk over there!"

Xiao Yun immediately threw a flirtatious look and wrapped an arm around Li Yanhao’s neck: "Oh, Young Lord, you still like taking walks with me the most. If you don’t find me all day, you feel uncomfortable."

Li Yanhao rolled his eyes: "Stop being so disgusting. I’m a straight man, you damn 'cut sleeve'!"

Behind them, Su Shimao hurried after. Li Yanhao was annoyed and rolled his eyes at him. Su Shimao composed himself and said, "Young Lord, I want to ask you something. I have a cousin named Su Lanxiang who was sick recently and is now staying at A Li’s house. I’m worried about her health and want to know if she’s gotten better."