The streets were chaotic, full of screaming and collapsing patients and their loved ones, as well as people fleeing after hearing the word plague. The surrounding shops and courtyard doors were all closed, and the deserted feeling was in stark contrast to the crying crowd outside, which made Shen Youqiu a little frightened.

She looked in the direction of the General's Mansion, without much hesitation, and ran quickly towards that side, almost bumping into a person who stumbled over on the way, with red eyes and a white face.

After just a casual glance, he felt a dead breath in the man's body.

Then Shen Youqiu was terrified in his heart.

When will I watch something dead and not dead?

didn't have time to think too much, Shen Youqiu retracted his gaze, suppressed the hesitation and horror in his heart, walked through a few streets, and ran to the back door of the General's Mansion.

Looking at the glorious and majestic tall courtyard, Shen Youqiu gritted his teeth and quickly stepped forward and knocked on the door.

It took a while for the door to open.

The little guy inside poked his head out and looked at her, Shen Youqiu took a deep breath and was about to speak, but before he could speak, a surprised smile appeared on the little guy's originally indifferent face.

"Miss Shen, you're finally here."

"Huh?"

Shen Youqiu was stunned for a moment, "You know me?"

"Girl, your portrait is firmly remembered by everyone in our mansion, the little general said that if you arrive at the mansion, you must be entertained with the specifications of the young lady of the general's mansion. Okay, don't stand outside, please come in, please come in, the little general will be very happy if he knows that you are coming."

The little guy hurriedly opened the door and invited Shen Youqiu to enter.

"Uh, okay."

Shen Youqiu anxiously asked about Qi Jingxing's situation, so he immediately followed.

When she arrived in the living room, tea and snacks were immediately served, Shen Youqiu wanted to stop someone and ask about the situation, but she couldn't stop calling people, and some maids or something secretly hid from a distance to watch her.

Just when she couldn't sit still and was about to go out and ask someone about the situation, a mother-in-law quickly walked in at the door.

"Miss Shen, long time no see."

Shen Youqiu fixed her eyes and saw that this mother-in-law turned out to be the fat mother-in-law who had served her in the small courtyard before, but later she asked Qi Jingxing to take away some slaves, and this mother-in-law left.

It's just that today, this woman looks different in her dress, and she doesn't look like an ordinary person.

"Gu, Gu's mother?"

Shen Youqiu was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly stood up, with a smile on his face, "Long time no see."

"It's been so long, you kid has finally boarded the gate of the General's Mansion, I thought you would have come early, but I didn't expect that after so long, the little general has not been to organize your wedding."

Gu's mother stepped forward with a smile, touched Shen Youqiu's hand, and said, "Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean anything else, it's just that I always urged him to get married quickly, but this child always said that it was not time yet, saying that the agreement with you had not yet been completed, and a few months ago I finally had a letter, saying that I wanted to propose marriage in the bright light, so that my old wife had been preparing for a long time, and everything was ready, but he temporarily went to the battlefield the night before, and I, my old woman, didn't see it."

As she spoke, two tears came from the corners of her eyes, she quickly wiped them, and squeezed out a comforting smile, "I'm afraid that you kid has also been wronged, but the little general always won't let me see you, I'm afraid it will disturb you, but fortunately, you're here today, I can talk about my heart."

"I didn't expect you to think about me all the time."

Shen Youqiu felt a little guilty, "I knew earlier, I should have come to visit earlier, by the way, you are General Qi's—"

"Hey, I forgot to say it, I'm the nurse of the little general." Gu's mother explained: "I have watched this child grow up since I was a child, and I also have a kinship with the old lady, so I have been living in the General's Mansion, thanks to the favor of the General's Wife, I can be regarded as a shame here, and now there is no one in charge of the house, and the old woman I reluctantly help the masters watch the house."

"It turned out to be the general's wet nurse."

Shen Youqiu hurriedly saluted and asked, "What do you mean when you say that the masters are not at home now?"

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Gu's mother sighed, sat down next to her and said, "You kid, you should have come here to ask about the situation of the little general, to be honest, we can't get any news from the general's mansion now."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but hide her face sadly and weep.

After a while, he wiped away his tears, looked up and said, "Some time ago, the news came that the general disappeared on the way, and the court has been suppressing this matter without saying anything, but recently the news has been confirmed, and there is still no news of the general."

"The army is ready to leave for Korea, and I don't know when the general will return."

"What?"

Shen Youqiu muttered, and his whole body suddenly became cold.

"Really, there's no news at all?"

"Indeed."

Gu's mother said in a low voice: "I was looking forward to news day and night, but I waited for so long, and I didn't wait for news, but don't worry too much, maybe the little general is just lost, maybe he will come back soon......

"Maybe."

Shen Youqiu muttered, trying to squeeze out a smile, but found that he couldn't smile.

"Kid, it's all right."

Gu's mother touched her hand and comforted: "Eat something, drink some tea, and when there is news in the future, I will let people inform you as soon as possible, if you are free, you will often come to see me, an old woman, I am alone in this big house, and I am really lonely."

"Thank you, Mother Gu."

Shen Youqiu smiled reluctantly, stood up, and said, "I will definitely come to visit Gu's mother when I have time in the future, but if I have something today, I won't trouble you."

"Okay, then I'll wait for you."

Seeing that her expression seemed to be in a trance, Gu's mother hurriedly asked someone to follow and escort her home.

Out of the door of the General's Mansion, there were many fewer people on the street, and it was a desolate scene, thinking that Qi Jingxing had made plans early in the morning, and told the General's Mansion early in the morning that she was her future wife, and her heart was a burst of sweetness.

But along with the sweetness, there are worries and thoughts that are many times more painful than this.

The better he was, the more Shen Youqiu's heart hurt.

But now, she can't get any news, and she can't do anything.

When she was about to arrive at the house, she remembered something, quickly looked back at the few little servants who escorted her, and instructed, "After that, the plague is afraid that it will spread, you should go back quickly, and don't go out after that, otherwise once you are infected with the plague, it will not be a trivial matter."

Several people originally wanted to send her to the door, but when they heard the word plague, their faces suddenly changed, and after hurriedly saying sorry, they hurried back.