Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 206

Chapter 206: Flower-viewing Banquet
After speaking, Chi Xinru looked at her elder brother and hesitantly asked, “Elder Brother, should we tell Xin Xin about this? No matter what, this is her biological father. She probably wants to know who her father is, right?”

Chi Xiyou thought for a long time before saying, “Grandpa Duan is a famous divine physician in Jiang Hu. He has been famous for his wisdom and medical skills since he was young. Since he said it is best for Xin Xin never to know who her father is, then we should respect Grandpa Duan’s decision. As his disciple, you should obey his death wish.”

Chi Xinru nodded and said, “All right. Then I will listen to you.”

After saying that, she frowned slightly and asked again, “But what if Xin Xin finds out about this later and blames us for not telling her the truth? What’s more, she has lost most of her memory. If we don’t help her get her memory back, I feel like I have betrayed her trust.”

Chi Xiyou sighed and helplessly said, “If Xin Xin blames us after knowing the truth, then we can only accept her anger and sincerely ask for her forgiveness. As for the truth about her father, Grandpa Duan’s enemies, and our father’s mission, we can only play it by ear. Just do what we are told. All we have to do is protect Xin Xin from any potential danger and Grandpa Duan’s enemies.”

After hearing what her elder brother said, Chi Xinru nodded and sighed, “You are right. This is all we can do for the time being. Hopefully, getting close to General Xuan won’t put Xin Xin in danger. No matter what, he is still a general of this empire and related to the imperial court.”

When she said this, the siblings looked at each other and then sighed again. After a moment of silence, they left the wooden building and went to call Duan Yixin and Xuan Ruiquan to have lunch. While they were having lunch, Duan Qinwangfei was holding a flower banquet in Duan Qinwang’s Mansion.

In the flower garden, Duan Qinwangfei was sitting on the garden pavilion’s main seat, drinking tea with an expressionless face. Six days ago, after the imperial palace banquet to welcome Xie Guogong, rumors of Duan Qinwang’s incompetence in the bedroom spread wildly in the imperial capital city.

Because she was Duan Qinwangfei, Ye Huiyu had no choice but to arrange this flower-viewing banquet and invited the noble madams and young ladies to clarify the rumors. While the noble madams and young ladies were chatting happily, Ye Huiyu calmly listened to the conversation between them while drinking tea.

Although most of their conversations were about cosmetics, clothes, and jewelry, sometimes Ye Huiyu could learn some important information from their casual chats. For example, at this time, the daughters of the third-rank minister and the fourth-rank minister were whispering about the sudden spread of the plague in the northern and western regions.

The daughter of a third-rank minister picked up a piece of jujube cake, covered her mouth with a fan, and took a bite. She was surprised by the delicious taste and exclaimed in a low voice, “Oh my God, this jujube cake is so delicious. Why don’t you try it too?”

The daughter of the fourth-rank minister sitting next to her shook her head and said, “I’m not interested in jujube cakes. Why don’t you tell me more rumors about the plague?”

Her friend put down the half-eaten jujube cake on a small plate, took a sip of tea to wash away the sweetness in her mouth, and then said teasingly, “Yue Yue, I never knew you liked to hear such stories.”

Listening to her friend’s words, Yue Yue sighed and said, “I’m just bored. My mother had asked me to learn the four arts every day and confiscated my storybooks. If Duan Qinwangfei is not the host of today’s flower-viewing banquet, I’m afraid my mother won’t let me come.”

Seeing the sad look on her friend’s face, the young lady smiled and said, “All right. Since you are interested, I will tell you more.”

When Yue Yue heard her friend’s words, she smiled and said, “Say it quickly, Xi Xi.”

Xi Xi lowered her voice and said, “Last night, I overheard the conversation between my father and my elder brother. They said that the plague had spread to Jiang Tuo Prefecture.”

As soon as these words came out, Yue Yue exclaimed in surprise. Seeing that the other ladies turned to look at the two of them, Xi Xi and Yue Yue quickly adjusted their expressions and apologized politely. After the other madams and young ladies turned their attention away from the two of them, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Xi Xi then looked at her friend and said, “Keep your voice down, Yue Yue. This is not a trivial matter. I heard from my elder brother that the emperor was very angry about the plague in today’s morning court. So far, no physician has been able to find a cure for the plague, nor can they control its spread.”

Yue Yue nodded quickly and apologized in a low voice, “I’m sorry.”

After apologizing to her friends, Yue Yue said with some fear, “But, Xi Xi. Isn’t Jiang Tuo prefecture the closest prefecture to the imperial capital city in Liang province?”

Xi Xi nodded and whispered, “Yes. My elder brother asked me to stay at home from now on. I don’t know when the plague will spread to the imperial capital city. You should inform your family to stay at home and prepare enough food, Yue Yue.”

“My elder brother said that if the plague spread here, the situation might become serious. He also said the prices of grains and salt had increased since the heavy rains began. This may not be a good sign.” Xi Xi added with a trace of fear in her voice.

As soon as she said this, both of them fell into silence.