The Female General's Little Childhood Sweetheart Chapter 11

    Lu Feng was awakened in the morning by the sounds of yelling outside, she frowned in annoyance, and pulled the quilt over to cover her head before going back to sleep.

    Having woken up in the middle of the night yesterday, she was currently not in a good mood.

    “Master, Master quickly get up.” Mutou reached out to slap the snow off her shoulders, and stomped her feet before entering the room. Having been outside, she could no longer feel her nose and went straight inside to ignite the brazier in the room. It was hot and cold, and she suddenly became aware that her nose was running.

    Afraid of being dismissed by Lu Feng, Mutou wiped her nose with her sleeves and hurried to the bed to call the person, “Master, you quickly wake up, the general is back.”

    In Lu manor, if you say General Ji, then it is Ji Ruan. The only person you could directly call general was Lu Feng's mother.

    Lu Feng quickly became alert, and like a carp bouncing, she quickly shot up on the bed. Upon hearing that her mother had returned, her first thought was that she hadn't finished her lessons!

    “I'm done for, why did my mother return early?” Lu Feng quickly got up, took the clothes handed over by Mutou to put them on. She frowned, “Isn't it at the earliest tomorrow?” 

    Couldn't she delay by a day.

    Mutou heard that and her hand holding the clothes shook. With a panic-stricken face, she reminded with a whisper: “My Master, don't let the lord hear this, otherwise you certainly can't hope to have an easy time this year.” 

    The lord had been longing day and night for the general to return. If he heard this, he would probably look for a broom and break master's legs, scolding her for saying something unconscionable and not even being happy that her own mother had returned.

    Lu Feng pouted, “If it were not for my father forcing me to do my lessons, I would definitely be happy my mother came back.”

    Although she said it like this, still in the end she hadn't seen her mother for a year, and naturally she was panicking. Lu Feng quickly finished putting on her clothes and ran out.

    She went all the way to her parent's courtyard. As soon as she came to the main lobby doorway, she caught sight of her father reaching out to gently remove the snow from a person's shoulders and helping to untie the black fox fur cloak.

    The person looked at most to be around the age of thirty. She stood straight right next to the door, a sharp and distinct face which appeared exhausted, having traveled through the nights to hasten home. She was dressed in black armor and must have just returned from the palace.

    At this moment, she was looking at Ji Shi, who was circling around her. Her gaze was gentle and calm, and the corner of her mouth which was usually cold and stiff was slightly curved. Although not saying a word, it made the person who waited upon her feel very happy.

    “Mother.” Lu Feng never dared to be unbridled towards Lu Rong, and came in to respectfully greet her.

    Lu Rong turned around to look at her, tenderly from head to toe. She went to take a seat on a chair, carrying a dignified imposing manner of a general, and asked, “Have you made any progress in your martial arts this year?” 

    She just came back and at once was asking about her martial arts. Lu Feng studied her fingers with great attention and vaguely said, “It's okay.” In any case, she had never lost in a fight… …

   She didn't dare say this in front of Lu Rong. She could feel a pair of imposing eyes, and at once, Lu Feng lowered her head.

    “Aiya, you barely just returned and already you're asking about this. I am disappointed.” Ji Shi came over to help her out and placed the warm towel in his hand on Lu Rong's face, wiping it indiscriminately, and immediately destroyed her strict imposing manner.

    Lu Rong faintly took a glance at Ji Shi, reached out for the towel, and wiped her face. When she spoke again, she didn't ask about Lu Feng's martial arts anymore.

    Ji Shi gave a meaningful look to Lu Feng, "Did you get out of bed and come straight here? Quickly go back and wash up. Later, come here and eat."

    Lu Feng hurried out following Ji Shi's words. She quickly ran outside and hurriedly glanced back into the room and saw her proper father sitting on her mother's lap… …

    Lu Feng touched her nose, thinking that she could probably go back and sleep in for a while. Breakfast probably was not urgent.

    After dilly dallying for almost two hours, Lu Feng sat at the table to have a meal.

    The corners of Ji Shi's eyes were red, his well-maintained face was rosy and brimming with joy, like a young man of eighteen or nineteen. He was standing between his wife and daughter, holding chopsticks in his hands to serve them the extensive dishes of food.

    Ji Shi and Lu Rong didn't like having people nearby to wait on them, so there were no servants on the side to serve them food.

    Lu Rong had already changed out of her armor and into normal clothes worn at home. She was sitting beside Ji Shi. Although there was not much expression on her face, but she was very relaxed. In a good mood, she tapped at the table with her fingertips.

    Seeing that Ji Shi had prepared an impressive meal for her, she pulled him to sit down, and glanced at Lu Feng, who was anxiously waiting for food with an empty bowl. She frowned and said, “Serve yourself. How old are you. Are you wanting for your father to serve you?”

    “… …Oh.” Lu Feng glanced silently at the food in front of Lu Rong, and resigned to do it herself. If she had known earlier, she would not have come to mooch a meal. Her aunt was smarter than her, knowing to come back after the meal… …

    Ji Shi grumbled and swatted down at Lu Rong's hand that was pulling at his wrist, and cast a quick glance at her.

    Lu Rong did not appear to feel it. She leisurely loosen her hold on his hand and continued eating. When she ran out of rice, she pushed her empty bowl in front of Ji Shi, waiting for him to fill it up.

    Lu Feng felt that she should not look. She picked up her bowl of porridge and drank it in one breath. She took a bun and stuffed it into her mouth and said she was full.

   Watching his daughter escape, Ji Shi smirked out loud. He lightly slanted his eyes and gave Lu Rong a look, used his chopsticks to give her a steamed dumpling, and said helplessly: “You want your child to suffer and not eat.”

    Lu Rong grabbed a small plate with a steam bun, and without even changing her expression said, “If she wants someone to love her, she should quickly grow up and find a husband. Why should I allow my husband to give her love."

    “… …I'm her father. You're her mother. If we do not love her, who will love her?" Lu Rong took a bite of the bun, and stuffed the other half of the bun into Ji Shi's mouth, saying, "Eat without speaking.”

    Ji Shi glared at her, what eating and not speaking, this person clearly didn't like their daughter dividing his attention from her.

    Out of the corner of her eyes, Lu Rong quickly glanced at Ji Shi and seeing that her husband was obediently eating and not mentioning Lu Feng, she couldn't help but smile in her eyes and asked, “What has happened at the manor this past year?”

    She had been away in the border, and even if Ji Shi sent her letters, all he wrote was that they were safe and doing well. Lu Rong knew that it was not easy for him to manage the Lu manor alone and to take care of their daughter. Now that she returned, she wanted to listen to him say these things to her and complain and act coquettishly to her.

    Ji Shi hearing her words, took a bun and stuffed it directly into Lu Rong's mouth, and using the words she had just said, “General Lu, eat without speaking. General should be disciplined. If you say something, you have to take the lead."

    "… …” Lu Rong deflated and could only sulkily drink porridge.

    Ji Ruan came over after the meal and the two went to the study room to talk for a while. Lu Rong also called Lu Feng over, and let her practice the martial arts she had learned this year.

    Lu Feng grimaced and wielded the long pike in a horse stance an entire morning before it was over. A pair of arms and legs that hadn't been trained for a long time were sore, and her hands could hardly hold chopsticks without it shaking.

    When it was afternoon, she saw Ji Ruan going out. Lu Feng followed her and went out without saying a word. She didn't say anything and was unwilling to stay and do horse stance anymore.

    Ji Ruan laughed at her, “If you don't bear the hardships and practice your skill, if you go to the battlefield in the future and die. It will make you regret it.” 

    The battlefield…

    Lu Feng rubbed her arms, and a scene of sky and flames flashed in front of her eyes. It quickly went away and she was unable to catch it.

    Why does she feel as if she has been in a battlefield?

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