Appointing a General as a Concubine: Where Can General Xiao Escape?

Chapter 198: House Arrest 2

After returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Xiao Mo hurriedly went to the room and grabbed some necessities for the journey. She wanted to set off for Qinshan immediately without even saying goodbye to Murong Shu.

Shen Yun knew the seriousness of the matter and walked ahead of her to prepare the horses for the long journey.

However, when he walked out of the gate, he was stopped by two guards with swords.

Her eyes flashed, and she frowned in confusion as she looked at the two men.

One of the guards glanced at her and bowed his head respectfully: "The Emperor has decreed that General Xiao and his entourage cannot leave the Prime Minister's Residence until General Nie returns to the court."

Shen Yun widened her eyes in shock and turned to look at Xiao Mo who was walking towards her.

Xiao Mo didn't know the situation, so she stepped forward and pulled her behind her: "Are you guards from the palace?"

"We are here to protect General Xiao on the orders of the Emperor. The truth of General Nie's case is unclear, and the Emperor wants to investigate thoroughly before allowing you to enter the palace to pay your respects."

Humph, it's really funny to call her imprisonment protection.

Xiao Mo looked at the two guards coldly: "Is it not possible for me to enter the palace to see the emperor?"

The guard said nothing, but his meaning was clear.

Shen Yun stood behind her, stamping her feet anxiously.

Xiao Mo pondered for a while, then suddenly changed her attitude and smiled faintly.

"Since we can't go out, then it's always okay for others to come in, right?"

The guard seemed to know who she was talking about and replied respectfully and concisely, "General Xiao, do you want to see His Royal Highness Prince Chen?

But he was also ordered not to leave the palace until General Nie's matter was resolved."

"What did you say?" Xiao Mo took two steps towards him in disbelief.

The guard held his knife calmly and didn't back down at all.

Shen Yun followed closely behind her, thinking that she was going to force her way in, but unexpectedly she took a step back and her expression changed instantly.

"Since these are the emperor's wishes, I won't embarrass you. Yun, let's go back to our room."

Xiao Mo glanced at Shen Yun, then turned and walked towards Suqiyuan.

Shen Yun trotted to catch up with her. Although she didn't understand what her look meant, she believed that she must have thought of other ways.

After returning to the courtyard, Xiao Mo asked Fuling to bring her paper and pen as soon as she entered the room.

Shen Yun helped her grind it, and was even more puzzled: "Miss, what are you doing?"

"Since the Emperor wants to lock me up in the Prime Minister's Mansion, I think there must be a lot of secret soldiers outside the mansion.

If I fail to leave and get caught, then even if I'm innocent, I'll be guilty, so getting out is impossible.

But I still need to find out one thing: whether the rumors about Master and the princess of the enemy country are true or false."

Xiao Mo wrote quickly on the paper while explaining to Shen Yun.

"He and my uncle were close colleagues. Maybe my uncle knows something about what happened back then."

After hearing her analysis, Shen Yun paused while grinding ink. "Miss, do you want to write a letter to General Murong to inquire about the situation?"

"Yes." She nodded, sorted out the letter and handed it to Fuling.

"Fuling, this is a very important thing. You are a maid in the mansion, so you should be able to leave the mansion. Please help me send this letter, okay?"

Xiao Mo patted her hand gently: "Be careful when you go out."

Fuling clasped the envelope tightly against her chest and nodded heavily: "Don't worry, Miss, I will be careful."

After she left, Shen Yun came to Xiao Mo's side worriedly: "Miss, can you trust her?"

"Her previous owner was Lin, who had little to do with the people in the palace.

In this situation, I can only take a gamble. Besides, it doesn't matter even if she is unfaithful to me.

I wrote the letter in a very cryptic way, using language that only we could understand.

Even if someone else took it, it would just be an ordinary family letter."

To be honest, she didn't completely trust Fuling yet, mainly because she didn't know her well enough, so she had to hold back when it came to delivering the letter.

I just don’t know if Murong Shou and Murong Ze can understand the hint in her letter.

Xiao Mo sighed softly: "It seems that we will have to raise some pigeons in the future."

Shen Yun nodded and agreed, "Yes, the security of sending letters through the post station is really too low."

The emperor made such a big fuss this time to thoroughly investigate Nie Changyuan's resignation, simply because he was afraid that he was involved with the enemy country and would be detrimental to the Nan Yao Kingdom.

At first she just blindly believed that her master was not that kind of person, but after thinking and analyzing it many times, she was no longer sure.

After all, her master's attitude towards emotional issues was really too extreme. He was a human being, not a piece of wood, and it was normal for him to have someone he liked.

Combined with what Chen Ye said in the court, she had to take this matter seriously.

If her master was innocent, I believe that group of people would not dare to do anything to him without the emperor's authorization. After all, the emperor still wanted him to return to the throne.

But if her master is really involved with the princess of some enemy country, then she will have no choice but to give up and try every possible means to protect the person first.

She couldn't panic now, because she was not the only one waiting for the answer. If she lost her composure first, she would fall into the enemy's trap.

Her master is such a powerful person, no one should be able to hurt him except the emperor's decree.

Before she knew it, Xiao Mo was already walking around the room in circles.

She bit her lip anxiously, even though she had already divided the solutions to this problem into two levels in her mind.

But she was very unsure in her heart, and the inexplicable irritability and panic made her scared.

This is not someone else, but her master. This master is really just as the name implies, he is both her teacher and her father.

If this is true...

Then she would have no choice but to do something that goes against the emperor's order.

But what should she do to save Nie Changyuan without implicating the Prime Minister's Mansion?

Xiao Mo walked to the table with a frown on her face and sat down. She poured herself a cup of tea and drank it nervously.

The cold tea flowed down her throat, and she suddenly realized a foolproof plan.

At that time, she would have no choice but to leave everyone behind and flee to another country with Nie Changyuan.

As long as you don't implicate the people around you, being hunted or wanted is not a big problem.

But apart from her relatives, there is one person she can't let go of, and that is Qi Minxiu.

He is a prince, and by then their relationship will definitely be...

Alas, compared to the person who raised her since she was a child, love and other things can be put aside.

Shen Yun sat beside her, and seeing her complicated look and sighing expression, she reached out and held her hand.

"Miss, don't worry too much. Master will be brought back in a few days. By then, he will be under our watchful eyes, so it will be easier to protect him."