Cunning General Si Ning

Si Ning slouched as he sighed feeling like he just had the most tiring discussion ever, he expected to see Xiu Zhicheng's Concubines when he joins the harem but he never thought he would be visited by one and yet he couldn't see the point of the conversation they had.

The only thing he could understand was that Ran Chunhua doesn't want him to marry the Emperor so Si Ning ruled over the conversation as pointless.

"Young Master." Ah Dai called and waited before entering when he heard no reply. "Young Master, Lieutenant Jiang Ye is seeing Concubine Ran out." He reported.

Si Ning turned and was a bit surprised to see Ah Dai had changed his cloth and was now wearing a dark attire that looked expensive to show he was going to tag along. One thing Si Ning never had the heart to do was to say no to Ah Dai because judging by Ah Dai's personally, he may break down into tears and Si Ning would like to avoid that at all cost so he took a deep breath and stood up.

"Let's go." Si Ning was about to walk out the door when Ah Dai stretched his hand blocking his way that Si Ning had to stop to allow Ah Dai smoothen his cloth even though he was sure there was no wrinkle on it but he still stood there as Ah Dai dust all the invisible dust on the cloth, straightening it out and nodded in satisfaction before they head out.

Getting to the courtyard to see dozen of palace guards with the flashy palanquin almost made Si Ning rolled his eyes. He would love nothing more than to ride his horse instead of the palanquin but as a courtesy from the Emperor, he had no choice but to accept the gesture so he walked slowly and nodded to Chen An and Ji Ran that bowed in form of greeting to him. He frowned when he noticed Yanlin standing beside the Palanquin and he quickly shifted his gaze when Yanlin was about to meet his eye. One of the bearers lifted the curtain and Si Ning wasn't surprised to see Si Nan sitting comfortably on the chair. He was already expecting this situation when he saw Yanlin.

"Elder brother, sit here." Si Nan scooted over tapping the space beside her as a gesture for Si Ning to sit.

The palanquin was big enough for them so Si Ning didn't complain, he only wondered if the bearers would be able to lift two people but since the bearers looked serious means it must be okay for them to lift two people so he entered and took his seat.

"Are you also attending the ceremony?" Si Ning asked even though he realised Si Nan dressing was a bit extravagant because her clothes were flashy with a flower pattern on it and her hairstyle was a bit different from her usual style that Si Ning had to raise his hand to pat her head knowing he just asked an obvious question.

The truth was that he was a little glad he was sharing the same space with Si Nan which was a good distraction because he knew that Si Nan won't shut up and it was the perfect means for him to avoid thinking to the venue. 

"Yes, I also attended all the Emperor's wedding banquet." Si Nan bragged. "Mo Qi is like my friend and I don't think I can miss brother Song Feng's wedding but seeing all these guards and this palanquin spells out an extremely important person so I want to ride with elder brother." She said smiling brightly as the bearers lifted the palanquin at Chen An's command.

Si Ning found himself smiling, Si Nan was right with all the palace guards with Ji Ran and Su Heng leading them looked like it was an important person in the Palanquin. "It's just like a V.I.P treatment." He laughed thinking this was just the ancient form of escorting a very important person.

Si Nan turned, her brows furrowed in confusion. "V.I.P? Elder brother what is that?" She asked tapping Si Ning. "I have not come across that in my books." She complained as she tapped her chin to think.

"Do not worry about that, you are learning well." Si Ning reassured her, a small smile playing on his lips.

"You know Nie QingYang is waiting for me but I sent her a message that I will come with you." Si Nan told him as she smiled brightly. 

"Nie QingYang? Your friend?" 

"Yes, when she comes to the residence you are always busy and we don't want to disturb you." She told him raising her hand to fix her hairpin. "Do you know mother had been busy arranging the main meeting room for you so elder brother can use it to work when you visit from the palace after getting married to the Emperor." She said and clapped once in enthusiasm, her eyes shimmering.

"You are happy I am getting married." Si Ning noticed she seemed to be excited about his upcoming wedding. Getting married now sounds so natural to his ears that he wasn't fighting it anymore.

"Yes, what best thing is it than to brag that my brother married the whole Emperor of Xiu nation." Si Nan told him as she took his hand in hers and rubbed it. "I'm relieved that you choose to follow your heart because elder brother has loved the Emperor for so long." She said patting his hand.

Follow my heart?

Si Ning's ears tinted to a light shade of red as he drew his hand back not knowing that Si Nan could say such an embarrassing statement that he had to turn to hide his face from her.

There was nothing to brag about because there were options to demote a Consort of the Emperor due to a small misstep. When he joins the harem, every day would be like walking on a thin thread.

"You know the palace is quite a dangerous place." Si Ning said not knowing when Si Nan started rooting for his marriage with Xiu Zhicheng.

"Elder brother, you know I said I will support anyone you decide to marry so elder Brother, Si Nan support your love."

Support my love?

Si Ning almost chocked as his face turned to a brighter shade of red as he started to regret taking the same palanquin with Si Nan and had to survive the embarrassing words she kept saying.

"So elder brother." Si Nan continued. "How far have you gone?" Si Nan asked tapping Si Ning to gain his attention and for him to turn to her.

Si Ning took a deep breath and turned to face her. "Gone? To where?" He asked confused about her question.

"Tsk." Si Nan clicked her tongue as she shook her head. "Let me say it plain, how far have you gone with the Emperor, like kissing and so on...." She raised her brows.

Si Ning face turned bright red. "Stop!" He yelled as Si Nan looked a bit shocked at his outburst.

That was it, he couldn't endure it anymore, he couldn't endure sitting in a closed place while Si Nan says embarrassing words, words that instantly reminded him of when he was escorted to the Jasmine palace.

When the bearers stopped and placed the palanquin on the floor. Si Ning quickly jumped out, his face hot as he concluded he wasn't going to ride the palanquin anymore.