The Flower Of War

Chapter 51: Gege This Husband Yan Jiejie!

"I know where they are!"

Yiu spontaneously reached for Wu Xiao's wrist, his eyes sparkling at once, with a soft but slightly firm voice he said with great emphasis, "Say!"

Wu Xiao leaned closer and said, "They are most likely in the north but-"

Wu Xiao had not yet finished his words, Yiu without a second thought immediately got up from his seat. "Wait for what else? Come on!"

Wu Xiao's hand was basically sturdier, he fought back against Yiu's pull making him plop down right beside Wu Xiao.

"Listen to me first! Liu Yu already knows you are in the capital, the most likely we can get out of the capital safely is ten percent only!"

Yiu dodged Wu Xiao's eye contact, turning to stare at the fireplace next to them. The look on his face changed with a gripping change of atmosphere for Wu Xiao.

Yiu said in a stern voice, "Don't you dare to say that damn name in front of me! .... Ten percent is better than zero percent! What do you have your brain for? The display?"

Wu Xiao choked on the air and briefly went up in black for a moment before sighing in an attempt to understand Yiu's emotions and said softly, "Alright. Look at you .. skinny, short, grumpy anyway. It's horrible!"

"Hei ja-" just as Yiu opened his mouth to appeal, Wu Xiao immediately took out a slice of cooked meat with his chopsticks then put it into Yiu's mouth and said firmly, "Eat!"

Yiu forcefully pushed through all the food on the table, chewing it with a ferocious gesture that seemed contrived to show his anger towards Wu Xiao.

After completing the stomach business, the two again walked slowly due to Yiu's glut, down the market streets that began to be quiet because the weather was getting colder and the day was getting darker.

"Young Miss Yan!"

Suddenly a man shouted, his voice was loud enough to penetrate the streets of the market where there were very few people passing by, only a few sellers left.

The voice sounded familiar to Yiu and the name Yan was also one of the names of most of his pseudonyms.

Yiu turned to look for the source of the sound in all directions and found a young man standing not far from them in simple winter clothes plus a cloth wrapped around his head to keep warm and carrying a wooden bag on strong backs.

"Xu Lan's?" low Yiu murmured.

The young man immediately walked over to Yiu with a bright smile clearly imprinted on his face. Wu Xiao somehow got a boost from where he immediately stepped in front of Yiu, welcoming the young man with a sharp gaze as he said in a low voice, "Who are you? Your big scarves also call us women!"

The young man who turned out to be Xu Lan gasped back a step as a result of being blocked by Wu Xiao's sudden blockade. Xu Lan stared dumbly and embarrassedly at the mention of Princess Ying as "Miss" when she clearly knew that Princess Yinh was in a male disguise.

"Sorry, sorry, sir. I was too happy to see Put. I'm too happy to still be given the chance to see this handsome master again" Xu Lan said as she glanced at Yiu who was behind Wu Xiao's back.

Wu Xiao, "I asked, You're the si-"

"Surge!" Wu Xiao who had not had time to finish his words had already been pushed firmly to the side by Yiu until he shifted a few steps.

Xu Lan was silent for a moment before immediately making a low voice, "Daughter, are you alright? Where you goin? The palace was already controlled by him! You said you'd be back soon ta-but you .. if anything happens to you then I .... Ah sorry I sassy I'm wrong, Princess."

Yiu. "It's not your fault and thanks for worrying about me, I'm fine. I'm sorry I worried you guys, but for a few days I wasn't free to move. How are Mr and Mrs Xu?"

Xu Lan smiled and immediately responded with excitement, "Thank God. Father and mother are good but mother is very worried about the state of Miss especially after the search yesterday, it made the mother this morning had a low fever."

"Let's show me the way! I'll stop by for a while" Yiu said as he pulled Xu Lan's wrist and walked away.

Wu Xiao who had witnessed the interaction of the two who were so warm while 'drinking a bottle of vinegar' increased to two bottles after seeing Yiu who was holding and pulling the hand of the unknown foreign man.

A/N: 'drinking vinegar' is a well-known Chinese idiom that means jealousy or dislike.

Wu Xiao followed the two behind then cleared his throat lightly, "Two men walking hand in hand like a man in the middle of a kasmaran, I think it is a very rare thing ...."

Yiu turned his head with his eagle bead, his hand silently also removing the grip on Xu Lan's wrist.

The three finally arrived at the fence of a simple wooden house located in the middle of the settlement complex. Xu Lan entered first followed by Yiu and then Wu Xiao.

His house is not too broad and a house that also looks simple welcomes the two. Entering the house were the two little sisters Xu Lan-Xu Bai and Xu Ruo-in the midst of playing the straw doll, seeing the arrival of Xu Lan and the two strangers both staring in confusion.

"Xu Bai's! Ruoruo!" Yiu half crouched down towards Xu Ruo who was still confused almost scared to take a step back.

Yiu continued, "It's jiejie."

After hearing that familiar tone Xu Ruo immediately exclaimed, "Yan Jiejie?!" Yiu nodded making Xu Ruo immediately hug tightly to Yiu's waist.

"Xu Bai, where's mom?" ask Xu Lan.

Xu Bai, "Mother is resting in the room, Ge."

Yiu stroked Xu Ruo's hair softly. "Sorry, jiejie's been having a little business lately. Jiejie can see mom?" RuoRuo nodded.

Xu Lan guided them towards the room where Lady Xu was, Yiu asked to enter by herself then slowly pushed the slowly creaking wooden door and stepped in slowly.

The room was pretty narrow. However, it is still warm and there is not much furniture in it. There was a bamboo bed on which lay a sleeping woman.

Yiu slowly crouched down beside the bed, his small movements were realized by the sleeping woman.

Madam Xu or the usual Yiu called Madam Ning opened her eyes and was a little surprised to see a foreign man suddenly being in her room.

Yiu once again cursed her appearance today. "Madam Ning .. It's me."

Madam Ning pegged for a moment. "Daughter? Is this really you?" Yiu nodded again.

Madam Ning then got up sitting from her sleep a little hastily then touched both of Yiu's arms, observing every inch of Yiu's body making sure she was truly real and healthy.

Both of them spoke inside full for quite a while. Meanwhile Xu Lan and Wu Xiao who were outside were buffeted by the wind of silence. Until Xu Lan opened her voice first, "Master, let's sit down and enjoy some tea."

His tone was manly indeed but his expression was clearly a little scared plus seeing the shadow of this man earlier while blocking him was enough to make Xu Lan's knees tremble for a moment.

Wu Xiao nodded and the two walked towards the living room with a simple table and chair. Xu Lan let Wu Xiao sit down. "I'll make some tea for a while. A-Bai, A-Ruo accompany this Master for a moment."

Xu Bai and Xu Ruo slowly approached curiously. Xu Ruo lowered his head to peek at Wu Xiao who lowered his head then voiced, "What is this Gege called?"

Wu Xiao was on the verge of confusion and finally chose to tell a lie, "Ji YunShi."

Xu Ruo was curious. "Ji Gege came with Yan Jiejie today. Ji Gege looks so strong, umm this must be Yan Jiejie's bodyguard, right?"

Wu Xiao's reflexes stared intently at Xu Ruo as he felt unacceptable and replied, "Is this handsome man of mine suitable to be a bodyguard?"

Xu Bai made a gesture as if he wanted to shut his little sister's mouth, trying to warn her. However, Ruoruo immediately said in a quiet voice, "But Ji Gege does not look handsome ...."

Xu Bai who was five years older than Xu Ruo immediately took a turn, "I'm sorry this meimei, Master, he always just spoke the origin. Please don't take heart."

Wu Xiao nodded. Xu Bai who looked curious also finally asked in place of his sister who would definitely speak up.

"I'm sorry if I was presumptuous but ... This Master Ji is Yan Jiejie?"

Wu Xiao frowned before answering lightly, "His husband."

The two sisters spontaneously opened their mouths wide then Xu Ruo who was basically chatty and curious about everything again asked, "Well! So Ji Gege and Yan Jiejie are like mom and dad? That means Ruoruo can ask for a sister? Yey finally Ruoruo will have a sister later!"

Xu Ruo shouted in excitement and jumped up and down with his little legs. Wu Xiao immediately panicked then pulled Xu Ruo's hand and said softly, "Aish don't shout! This is the secret of the three of us, okay? Ah we make a game later if there is one of us who leaked later there will be a penalty, how? After this gege will also buy sweets."

Interested in the words "game" and "sweet" made the two immediately nod excitedly and Wu Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.

To coincide with that Xu Lan came carrying a tray containing several cups and a small teapot that was still puffing smoke filled with tea in it then served it to Wu Xiao and also told his two little sisters to play again in the corner of the room.

Wu Xiao blew his teacup, Xu Lan bent her lips visibly harboring something in her mind about Wu Xiao. However, he did not dare to reveal it so Wu Xiao asked, "Why see me like that? Got questions? Just tell me there's no need to be shaken."

Xu Lan hurriedly replied, "Sorry if this seems rude but I was in the kitchen hearing you say that you are ..The husband of Princess Ying, is that true?"

Wu Xiao immediately choked, Xu Lan immediately reacted by saying, "Aiyo yo yo need not be this serious, Master. You don't have to answer it."

Coinciding with that came the creaking of the open door coming from the direction behind the two of them making their focus immediately diverted. Wu Xiao slightly breathed a sigh of relief.

Yiu and Madam Ning walked out of the room and immediately warmed the seat that was between Xu Lan and Wu Xiao.

Madam Ning who saw the foreign youth looked at the young man with a stern expression and asked, "Who is this young man? Princess, is this your bodyguard?"

Wu Xiao again cursed that line inwardly while cursing, "How can this handsome face be called a bodyguard? I'm among the top three most handsome men in the West!"

Yiu immediately replied, "Ah no, she is Wu Xiao, she is my friend from the west."

Xu Lan who still thought Wu Xiao from among the commoners muttered, "It seems that I once heard of the Wu clan but somehow came from which family .... Mother, isn't the driver of the ducal family in our city surnamed Wu as well huh? Is he his son?"

Madam Ning smacked Xu Lan's hand with a horrifying expression before returning a smile and looking at Wu Xiao to be sure. "This young man surnamed Wu is quite handsome, it looks like a young master? I need some time ... Wu from the west ... Wu from Zhang Wu Kingdom?! Is this ... Second Prince Zhang Wu, Prince Wu Xiao?!"

TB