Brocade Robe Unparalleled

Chapter 92 Gentle Offensive
Lin Xuan sat in the salt shop for a while, but before he could even finish a cup of tea, the shop assistant from the Tian family returned.

A young woman came back with him.

The girl's fearful eyes also held a hint of confusion.

After being kidnapped by those people, she thought that something terrible was about to happen to her.

Unexpectedly, she was released so quickly.

Even now, he still feels like he's in a dream.

Lin Xuan stood up and asked softly, "Is this Miss Liu Xiaoqian? Your mother found the Jingbian Division and asked us to find you."

The woman nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I am Liu Xiaoqian. Where is my mother now? How is she?"

Lin Xuan comforted her, saying, "Your mother is fine. She's resting at Jingbian Division now. I'll take you to see her in a bit."

The shop assistant presented a silver note with both hands and said to Tian Qingluan, "Miss, the Shi family said it was all a misunderstanding. This hundred taels is to comfort Miss Liu and help her calm her nerves. The Shi family will present another generous gift later. We hope our Tian family will not take offense..."

Tian Qingluan nodded slightly: "I understand, you can go ahead and get busy."

The man bowed and took his leave.

Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief; coming to find Tian Qingluan was definitely the right thing to do.

Apart from the Tian family, no other government department could have achieved such high efficiency.

We still need to use chieftains to govern chieftains.

Tian Qingluan handed the silver note to the woman, who shook her head repeatedly, saying, "I...I don't want it..."

Tian Qingluan forcefully stuffed the silver note into her hand, saying, "This was originally for you, take it."

Lin Xuan looked at Tian Qingluan and said softly, "Thank you."

Including this time, it seems like I owe her more and more favors.

Tian Qingluan rolled her eyes at him and said, "You can't just thank people with words, can you?"

Lin Xuan's relationship with her was no longer so distant, so she asked in return, "Then what else do you want me to do?"

Tian Qingluan thought for a moment and said, "Make one more of my favorite dishes tonight."

Lin Xuan nodded: "Then it's settled."

Tian Qingluan waved her hand and said, "Hurry up and take this young lady back, don't keep that old man waiting."

After bidding farewell to Tian Qingluan, Lin Xuan took Liu Xiaoqian back to Jingbian Division.

"Qianqian!"

"mother!"

When the mother and daughter met again, they couldn't help but hug each other and weep bitterly.

After crying, the mother and daughter knelt down together before Wenren Yue.

"Thank you, sir!"

"Good deeds will be rewarded, and you will surely live to be a hundred years old..."

Wenren Yue was at a loss for words and looked at Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan helped the mother and daughter up and asked them for some information.

They lived in Dingzhou, and in a couple of days, there was a caravan escort mission whose destination was Dingzhou.

Lin Xuan arranged for them to stay temporarily at Jingbian Division, and they would return with the caravan later.

After settling the mother and daughter in, Wenren Yue stood quietly at the door of the duty room and suddenly asked, "Am I, a centurion of the Jingbian Division, really that useless?"

In his position, seek his position.

As a centurion of the Jingbian Division, she could only seek help from the chieftain when faced with problems, which filled her with a deep sense of powerlessness.

Lin Xuan said, "If it were Commander Shen, this mother and daughter would probably never see each other again in this lifetime. Your Excellency is kind-hearted and willing to care for the people. It is a blessing for the people here to be able to become Commander Shen of the Jingbian Division."

Lin Xuan's words of comfort made her feel a little better.

At the same time, she also deeply understood the importance of the imperial court's implementation of the "abolition of native chieftainships and the replacement of native officials with centrally appointed officials" policy in the southwest.

As long as these malignant tumors rooted in this land are not eradicated, the people of the southwest will never have a peaceful day.

After arranging everything for the mother and daughter, Lin Xuan observed the scene in the duty room until the end of the yamen, and then went home with Wenren Yue.

At first, the people of Jingbian Division would discuss this, but now they have gotten used to it.

Reaching the rank of Commander Lin is truly the pinnacle of his career. He casually offered a bottle of Bone Tempering Liquid, worth a thousand taels of silver, without hesitation.

Wenren Baihu and he were inseparable; anyone who didn't know better would think they were a family...

Lin.

Wenren Yue walked to Tian Qingluan's side and said softly, "Thank you for today's matter, Miss Tian."

Tian Qingluan smiled slightly and said, "Lord Wenren, you are too kind."

Wenren Yue rarely showed a smile and said, "I'm afraid there will be many more times when I need to trouble Miss Tian."

Tian Qingluan responded with a smile: "The Tian family has some connections in Sizhou. If Lord Wenren needs anything from the Tian family, please feel free to ask..."

Inside the kitchen, A-Luo, who was chopping vegetables, glanced back.

Seeing the two chatting so happily, a hint of doubt appeared on her face. When did she become so familiar with Wenren Yue?
Then she turned back and looked at the ingredients prepared on the cutting board.

Of the four dishes served today, two are dishes that Tian Qingluan likes to eat; there's only one dish that she likes...

In his heart, was he ultimately still inferior to Tian Qingluan?
Put yourself in her shoes. If she were a man, and one was a penniless girl, and the other was a wealthy future female chieftain, a normal person would choose the latter.

That's it.

No matter who he ultimately chooses, the result will be the same.

However, a touch of bitterness inevitably welled up in her heart.

She was the one who arrived first...

After taking a deep breath, she readjusted her mood.

She won't admit defeat until the very last moment.

After dinner, Tian Qingluan and Wenren Yue left one after the other.

After washing the dishes, A Luo saw Lin Xuan practicing standing meditation, so she sat down at the stone table and stared at him without blinking.

After a while, she slowly stood up, walked to the well, wet her handkerchief, and then walked to Lin Xuan's side, gently wiping the sweat from his face.

Then, she put away her handkerchief and asked, "Brother Lin, are you thirsty? Would you like some water?"

Lin Xuan nodded slightly.

Aro ran off happily and quickly brought out a bowl of water from the kitchen.

After Lin Xuan drank the water, she put the bowl back, sat back down at the stone table, propped her chin up with one hand, and watched Lin Xuan practice his martial arts.

Although Lin Xuan was practicing standing meditation, his mind was not actually on the practice.

He saw everything that A Luo did for him.

In both his past lives, apart from his mother, he had never been treated so gently by a girl.

If he misses her, he may never meet a girl who has eyes for him again.

After completing a full cycle of cultivation, Lin Xuan walked to A Luo's side and asked, "A Luo, what are your plans for the future?"

A Luo shook her head and said, "I don't have any plans. I think things are fine as they are now. It's much easier than selling pastries before. If Brother Lin doesn't mind, you can treat me as your maid..."

Lin Xuan asked, "What will you do if I'm no longer in Sizhou?"

Aro asked in surprise, "Where are you going?"

Lin Xuan explained, "Serving in the Jingbian Division means having no fixed abode. We never know when a transfer order will come from above, and we'll have to go to other places, just like those new banner officers who came a few days ago..."

Without hesitation, A'Luo replied, "I'm your maid, so of course I'll go wherever Brother Lin goes!"

Then she lowered her head and whispered, "Unless you have a new maid..."

Lin Xuan smiled and said, "As long as you're willing, I'll take you wherever I go."

A Luo looked up and said happily, "Then let's pinky swear!"

Lin Xuan extended her little finger and hooked it with her smooth, slender fingers.

A Luo looked intently at Lin Xuan and said, "It's a promise, no matter what happens in the future, you're not allowed to abandon me, not for a hundred years!"

Lin Xuan nodded slightly and said, "It must not change for a hundred years..."

Suddenly, a head popped out from the opposite wall.

Tian Qingluan looked at them suspiciously and asked, "What are you doing?"

(End of this chapter)