Chapter 18. Ning Shen's return

As Ning Juan walked to the main hall with Ning Shen behind him, he could notice Xiao Shu chatting to the maids of the Ning Mansion heartily,

"Dad, do you think the maids hope to climb into the Prince's bed?"

"Keep your foolish mouth shut, Shen'er!" Ning Juan pinched Ning Shen's thick-skinned arm, but he was similarly a little uneasy, the Prince was known for playing around, what if the Emperor assumes that they want to control the Prince by bestowing him his mansions maids!

Ning Juan cleared his throat and stepped forward, "It's auspicious to see the Prince today."

Xiao Shu noticed their arrival the moment they entered the hall, the maids listening to their master voice, hurriedly withdrew back to their workspaces.

"It's my pleasure to meet Uncle Ning as well,

It's this Prince's failure to not visit Uncle before." Xiao Shu got up and greeted.

"It's not important to visit me, an old man, if I had known you were arriving I would've sent my attendants in advance to welcome you." Ning Juan fluttered his hand implying Xiao Shu to sit down.　　

"Haha, it's been a long time since I left the Palace, I shall notify the next time I think of stopping by, Uncle." Xiao Shu smiled and behaved as if she did it by negligence.

The two of them sat, at this moment Xiao Shu saw the man behind Ning Juan, the man was tall at least 195cm with a coy smile on his face. Xiao Shu could assess this man's strength by a glance, this man could combat equally even with her utilizing spiritual vitality.

"It's nice to meet you, Little Shu!" Ning Shen didn't behave restricted rather directly became informal with Xiao Shu.　

This man should probably be the Iron Fist General Ning Shen, instructed from a young age to be an excelled soldier.

"Is Brother Shen wounded? I heard you came back from battling the Mongols." Xiao Shu immediately revealed concern on her face, she had discovered Ning Shen's injuries by the scent of medication on him, she behaved as the original Dao Shu did when she was young.

"The Prince seemed to already know about Shen's injuries, I did not realize that the information would travel so fast to the palace." Ning Juan again stroked his no bearded chin.

"I learned it from a maid of mine, hearing Brother Shen was wounded, I hastily thought of visiting him. If Brother Shen's injury requires any medicine substances, this Prince is willing to help!" Xiao Shu preferred to bond with the Ning family as shortly as possible, even if she had to fake concern.

"Hey, Little Shu, you don't need to worry! See I'm all fine and healthy, I could fight a thousand troops of Mongols straight away!" Ning Shen was a little touched, even though he and Dao Shu didn't meet for the past ten years, Little Shu still cared about him!

"The Prince should be cautious visiting the Ning mansion, the Emperor might be suspicious, after all, you are moreover connected to the Ning family." Ning Juan speculated a lot, what if the Emperor thought they wanted to rebel!

"Don't worry, I've already arranged someone in the Palace." Xiao Shu already instructed Little Fu to arrange for somebody to patrol his room, and the Empress Ning's maids won't let others enter either, for fear that she would be found out as a woman.

Xiao Shu didn't think anybody would notice regardless, she didn't even possess a chest or have periods, the hormone medication the original owner's mother fed her halted her hormone development.

"The Prince should be cautious anyway, as the only Prince of the Dynasty, this old man must ensure your safety.!" Ning Juan was lowkey speaking about people like Zheng Qing who is particularly ambitious.

Xiao Shu understood who Ning Juan was speaking about, feeling that this old man knew everything. No wonder Ning Juan and the original owner didn't speak much, with the tiny brain of the original owner how could he comprehend the importance of Ning Juan's words.

"Don't worry, Uncle, this Prince has been enlightened and understands."　　

Somewhere in the Zheng Mansion,

"You said that General Ning Shen came back alive?"

Zheng Qing frowned as he listened to the report from the spy in Ning Shen's army.