I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

"Okay, young lady, you are straightforward. Don't worry, if there is anyone who makes you dissatisfied, just send him back to me. I will return the money to you if you return one person. If you return all of them, I promise to return all the money to you!" The old woman held a stack of indentures in both hands and handed them to Wen Shutang with a smile.

Wen Shutang nodded, took the indenture, and handed a bag of silver to the old woman.

"Well, I still have to go to the street to do some things. You can send everyone to the general's mansion."

When the old woman heard Wen Shutang mention the General's Mansion, she was obviously stunned for a moment, and a hint of surprise appeared on her face.

"General's Mansion? Are you talking about the General's Mansion that protects the country?"

"Ah."

Wen Shutang didn't think there was anything wrong with it and nodded in response.

Seeing her admit it, the surprise on the old woman's face gradually turned into shock, her lips trembled and she couldn't speak.

“You, you…!”

Seeing her reaction so big, Wen Shutang was still a little confused.

What happened to the General's Mansion? Why did she react so strongly when she mentioned the General's Mansion?

The old woman looked at Wen Shutang excitedly: "He's back. Is what everyone said true? General Xiao is back?!"

Hearing this, Wen Shutang reacted immediately.

Xiao Yizhuo originally left the capital on the pretext of dying on the battlefield. Now he suddenly came back to life and returned to the capital. The people were naturally very excited, but at the same time they didn't know whether Xiao Yizhuo's return to the capital was true.

Now the old woman heard Wen Shutang say that she wanted to send the purchased housekeeper and guards to the General's Mansion.

Who else would dare to live in the General's Mansion besides that gentleman? It seems that gentleman has really returned, and the rumors in the capital are not rumors!

Thinking of this, the shrewdness in the old woman's eyes was completely washed away, replaced by gradual excitement and agitation.

"Young lady, don't blame me for being nosy. I want to ask, has that gentleman really come back? Has General Xiao really come back? Has he come back to protect us?"

The old woman became more and more excited as she spoke, and was about to reach out and grab Wen Shutang.

Wen Shutang quickly took a step back, fearing that she would get too excited and pounce on him.

Thinking that Xiao Yizhuo was about to go to war, the people in the capital city did not know that Xiao Yizhuo had already returned to the capital.

Wen Shutang pursed his lips and nodded, "Yes, General Xiao is back and is now living in the General's Mansion."

She just wanted all the people in the capital to know that Xiao Yizhuo was back, and she wanted them all to know that Xiao Yizhuo came back to this cannibalistic capital for the sake of the people of Dawn.

She didn't want Xiao Yizhuo to be the unknown person who took risks alone. She wanted Xiao Yizhuo to be the undefeated god of war who was famous and protected the peace of the people!

When the old woman heard what Wen Shutang said, she was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes.

"That's great! Nansheng is saved! We don't have to be bullied by that small foreign country anymore!"

The old woman wiped away her tears excitedly, then looked up at Wen Shutang and said, "My dear, since it is sent to the general's mansion, then these people don't want the silver. Just think of it as a gift from me to General Xiao."

Wen Shutang quickly shook his head: "No, keep this silver, otherwise I won't buy it here."

Seeing Wen Shutang's firm attitude, the old woman gave up, but in the end she still insisted on sending a few more guards to Wen Shutang.

Wen Shutang came out of the house with a thick stack of indentures in his arms.

She went to a small teahouse and found the father and son drinking tea and listening to opera.

Seeing Wen Shutang coming back, Xiao Yizhuo paid for the tea and took the children and Wen Shutang to the clothing store on the street to buy new clothes for the children.

After Wen Shutang left, the old woman immediately told her family and friends about the incident.

People who knew about this rushed to tell each other. In just one afternoon, the news that General Xiao Yizhuo had returned to Beijing and lived in the general's mansion had spread throughout the capital. Everyone was excited and celebrated Xiao Yizhuo's return.

Wen Shutang and Xiao Yizhuo were shopping for clothes with their children on the street, and had no idea that the people of the capital were already waiting at the gate of the general's mansion to block him.

The news soon reached the palace and reached the emperor's ears.

The emperor's first reaction when he heard about this was unhappiness. He couldn't bear to see his subjects so excited and happy because of Xiao Yizhuo's return. This made him, the emperor, lose face.

The emperor smashed the teacup in his hand to the ground with a gloomy face, and broken porcelain pieces splashed everywhere.

When Xiao Dezi heard the sound of the porcelain cup breaking, he hurriedly bent over and ran in to clean it up.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

The emperor snorted coldly, "How can I calm down? Xiao Yizhuo's return has caused such a shock to the people. His pomp and circumstance is even greater than that of an emperor like me!"

Xiao Dezi lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, don't think like that. Now is the time when we need General Xiao. Just let him run around for a few days. When he leads his troops away, won't his wife and children still stay in the capital? By then, it will be easy to capture a woman and three children. Even if Xiao Yizhuo is so grand, he still has to listen to you, right?"

After all, Xiao Dezi had served the emperor for so long, so he naturally knew what the emperor liked to hear and what he didn't like to hear.

Under his flattery, the emperor's mood indeed improved a little.

He snorted coldly: "You do have some truth in what you said. He is just a warrior, yet he dares to put on airs. When Beichen withdraws his troops, I will show you how to kill his spirit!"

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty is wise!" Xiao Dezi complimented with his head down.

The emperor waved his hand to signal him to clean up the broken porcelain pieces on the ground.

Suddenly, as if he thought of something, he raised his head and looked at Xiao Dezi, with a calculating and sinister smile on his face.

"Now that the people have heard about Xiao Yizhuo's return to the capital, why don't I just go with the flow and do him a favor by preparing a farewell banquet for him, so that the people can see my generosity. Xiao Dezi, what do you think?"

Xiao Dezi immediately bowed and responded, "Your Majesty is wise. This will not only show your generosity, but also tell Xiao Yizhuo that you value him, allowing him to concentrate on leading the troops and fighting for your use. It really kills two birds with one stone!"

The emperor was so pleased that his previous anger had subsided a lot.

"Humph, I am the true dragon emperor, these are just small tricks."

He waved his hand and said, "Go ahead and go to the major families now and tell them that I want to hold a farewell banquet for Xiao Yizhuo!"

"Yes, I will do it right away."

After Xiao Dezi left, the emperor leaned back on the dragon throne with a sinister and calculating smile on his face.

Xiao Yizhuo, this farewell banquet will be the last day you can be happy!

Who knows if he will die on the way to this expedition?