"Amnesia?" Ge Zian murmured softly. "I see. If Young Master Wei doesn't remember the past, won't his parents be worried?"
Hearing the word "parents", Wei Shuxuan was momentarily distracted. Then a somewhat forced smile appeared on her face. "My father and mother have already passed away."
Ge Zian didn't expect to touch on such a sad topic. For a moment, he felt embarrassed and a bit sheepish. "I'm really sorry. I didn't think it through."
"It's okay. We're just chatting as friends. It's not a big deal. Please don't take it to heart."
As soon as the words were spoken, the atmosphere in the carriage turned a bit cold. Wei Shuxuan showed Ge Zian a bright smile. "Come on, let's not talk about unhappy things. Let's talk about something interesting."
"Interesting things? What kind of interesting things?" Hearing Wei Shuxuan say this, Ge Zian became interested.
"In my opinion, the interesting thing... is of course the story between you and the feisty little princess. Hahaha."
As soon as Ge Zian heard Wei Shuxuan mention Xuan Ruoling, his expression changed. But apparently because of what had just happened, he didn't mean to blame Wei Shuxuan.
After observing Ge Zian's expression for a while, Wei Shuxuan secretly smiled, feeling a sense of proud pleasure. She boldly patted his shoulder. "I'm just joking. Don't be so serious. If you don't want to talk about it, then don't."
Seeing Wei Shuxuan's expression, Ge Zian realized that she was just teasing him. He helplessly shook his head. "You really are..."
Wei Shuxuan playfully stuck out her tongue at him. Ge Zian couldn't help but be stunned. This little look and the small gesture were so similar to his childhood sweetheart. If he didn't know that Wei Luo was a man, he would really think that this handsome Young Master Wei in front of him was his missing childhood sweetheart.
Although he had suspected the possibility of cross - dressing, this Wei Luo was always by the Fifth Prince's side. It should be unlikely that he was a woman, right?
"Ge Zian, what are you thinking about? You look so absent - minded."
Wei Shuxuan saw Ge Zian staring at her in a daze. She didn't know what he was thinking and asked him with a smile.
"... Nothing."
Ge Zian shook his head with a smile. He thought that if he asked directly like this and it turned out to be wrong, it would be a very impolite thing.
"You're so mysterious."
The two chatted in the carriage. Time passed quickly, and they were getting closer and closer to the military camp.
"Little General, we've arrived at the military camp."
"Okay," Ge Zian responded. Then he turned to look at Wei Shuxuan. "We're here. It's time to get off."
"Okay!"
Since the carriage couldn't enter the military camp and could only stop at the outer perimeter, after Wei Shuxuan and Ge Zian got off the carriage, they had to walk a short distance to enter the military camp.
As soon as they entered the military camp, Wei Shuxuan saw a group of soldiers in red armor standing neatly, looking at Ge Zian. Then she heard them say in unison, "Good morning, Little General!"
"Good morning!" Ge Zian greeted them with a smile and then entered the main tent.
Wei Shuxuan followed him into the main tent. Ge Zian re - tied his hair with a purple - gold crown and picked up the long spear placed aside. He looked extremely valiant, which made Wei Shuxuan can't help but take a few more glances.
Wow, how cool!
"What are you going to do now?"
"I'm going to train the soldiers now. You can just watch from the viewing platform. I'll ask my deputy general, Ge Tu, to take you there."
The man named Ge Tu received Ge Zian's order and came to take Wei Shuxuan to the viewing platform. Looking down from the platform, Wei Shuxuan saw an extremely spectacular scene. The soldiers had already been divided into groups, and each group was doing combat training. They all held a long spear in their hands, and their movements were very neat.
While Wei Shuxuan was watching Ge Zian train the soldiers, Xin Zizhao in the imperial study quickly finished the homework assigned by his father. As soon as the class was over, he returned to the Fenghe Palace.
However, at this moment, a person appeared in front of Xin Zizhao...
"Ge Zian, you're really good at using the long spear! It's so amazing!" Wei Shuxuan couldn't help but praise. Without realizing it, she blurted out a strange phrase.
"Really good at using?" Ge Zian looked at Wei Shuxuan in confusion. Wei Shuxuan suddenly realized that she had said something wrong. She explained sheepishly, "It means... really good, really great. Hehe..."
"Does it mean that? Young Master Wei really knows a lot of words."
"That's exactly what it means..." Where Ge Zian couldn't see, Wei Shuxuan wanted to slap herself for her blabbermouth.
"It's getting late. Why don't you stay here for dinner and then go back to the palace later? Is that okay? The Fifth Prince won't be looking for you, right?"
Wei Shuxuan thought that it was rare for her to come out to play. It didn't matter if she went back a bit late. If Xin Zizhao asked, she would just say that she went out to investigate. She had even found an excuse for herself.
"It's okay. Once or twice, he won't say anything to me."
So, Wei Shuxuan stayed at the general's mansion for dinner. She felt that chatting with Ge Zian was quite enjoyable. Ge Zian was quite humorous, upright, and had a very correct view of values. Wei Shuxuan had a good impression of him.
He was not as boring as Xin Zizhao. Every time she had dinner with Xin Zizhao, she faced a cold face. Although that face was cold by nature, she still thought there should be more joy at the dinner table. However, sometimes it was also nice to be a bit quiet.
After dinner, Wei Shuxuan took the carriage back to the palace.
Back at the Fenghe Palace, she saw Xin Zizhao sitting upright on the main seat, flipping through a medical book. "Where did you go?"
"I went to investigate a case and then had dinner at Ge Zian's place before coming back."
Xin Zizhao didn't expect that Wei Shuxuan would actually go to find Ge Zian. He felt that all his worries were unnecessary. The hand holding the medical book tightened involuntarily, wrinkling the thin pages. But Wei Shuxuan, who was blocked by the book, didn't see this scene.
"From now on, if you're going to stay out for a long time, send someone to send a message back. Otherwise, it will surely cause rumors in the palace. I'm going to rest first."
Wei Shuxuan knew that Xin Zizhao was usually so cold. But for some reason, she felt that Xin Zizhao was especially cold to her today.
So, she found the Chief Eunuch Li. "Chief Eunuch Li, what's wrong with your Fifth Prince? Why does he seem like an extinct volcano today?"