C21

In the tavern, the old man brought his daughter over to thank Zhou Leping. Zhou Leping said that it was fine, so he searched his pockets and took out the remaining silver and gave it to the old man, "Use this money to set up a tea stand or something. Don't bring your daughter out to sing.

The old man said, "This old man will never forget General Jiang's great kindness. This silver is not to be taken."

"Don't thank me, I told you to keep it."

She stuffed the silver into the old man's arms and called out to Zhu Guanliang to leave.

Zhu Guanliang stood up, seeing that she was directly walking towards him without even looking at him, he wanted to remind her, but before he could open his mouth, he saw her feet slip and fall towards him.

Without a second thought, he rushed forward to catch her.

The old man and the girl gasped and blinked.

Zhou Leping lowered his head and looked at Zhu Guanliang, who was below him.

When she was in the military, she always wore corset. After she came back, she changed into the undergarment worn by women, even though it wasn't like other women … It was plump, but she had what she needed.

When he fell down, Zhu Guanliang used his hands to pick her up. In the blink of an eye, he didn't have much time to think about it, he was just a little careless, and his hands went to the wrong place.

Zhou Leping's ears turned red, he grinded his teeth, "Where are you putting your hands?"

"Sorry." Zhu Guanliang released his hand.

Losing her support, Zhou Leping was caught off guard and directly fell onto his body. Landing on the ground face first, she crashed into his chest, causing her face to hurt. She immediately crawled up and took off her mask to rub her face.

Shame! This was too embarrassing!

Zhu Guanliang stood up and brushed off the dust on his body, as if nothing had happened, "Just now, I wanted to remind the general that he knocked the table when he was fighting, the ground is covered with vegetables and soup, I told you to be careful not to slip, who knows …"

"Alright, stop it."

What a great reputation she had had!

"The face of a general …"

She put on her mask and turned around, her expression returning to normal. "It's fine."

Although her face was fine, her ears were the same color as the red-roasted pig ears.

He would gain intelligence after suffering a setback. If he were to make a move next time, he wouldn't be able to flip anything on the table!

On the way back, Zhou Leping didn't say a word, and rode a horse as fast as Zhu Guanliang.

Embarrassment, she had never felt so awkward in her life before.

"General …" In the end, Zhu Guanliang still opened his mouth to break the silence, "Are you still worried about what happened just now?"

It was clear that he was the one being rude, but he acted as if he was the one who was in the wrong.

Zhou Leping wanted to pretend that he did not care, but how could he not care? No matter how rough she was, she was still a woman. How could any woman not care about this!

However, she didn't want to act like she was deep in thought or make a fuss about it. Although her ears were red, she still casually waved her hand and said, "It was an unintentional mistake, this general isn't that petty."

Zhu Guanliang pulled on the reins and looked ahead, causing wind to blow, Zhou Leping was confused by the sand, when he rubbed his eyes he heard Zhu Guanliang say: "Actually, I did not touch anything."

Don't tell me that you want to touch something after saying those words?

Wait, Zhou Leping suddenly realised, what did he mean by that? There was a hidden meaning within her words. She was obviously mocking her!

She cracked her knuckles and gritted her teeth. "What else do you want to touch?"

"General has misunderstood, I mean …"

"What do you mean? That means this general doesn't have any? "

"That's not what I meant."

"Shut up!" Zhou Leping's ears were burning hot, he raised his voice and shouted, "This matter will pass just like this, no matter what you mean, you are not allowed to bring it up in the future, if not … This general will let you have a hard time! "

A smile appeared on Zhu Guanliang's lips, he cupped his hands and said, "General, don't worry, my mouth is very tight."

In order to ease the awkwardness of the moment, and also to suppress him in terms of aura, Zhou Leping asked with a stern face, "Why did you help those people at the inn just now, and get them to leave as soon as possible?"

"I'm helping the general." He explained, "Those people were all students who went to the capital to rush the exam. If the general were to beat them up, then someone would play a song for them, and they would have no proof of stealing the civilian girls. The general's ability to bully people is ironclad, and at this critical moment in disarmament, how many people would want to use the general's pigtail as a bargaining chip?"

Zhou Leping did not think that much at the time, after thinking about it carefully, it was true.

"Since we've already fought and taught them a lesson, this general is not afraid of them."

"Is the general not afraid of them? Is he not afraid of the infamy of disarmament?"

Zhou Leping went silent.

"His Majesty clearly insisted on doing this, but now she wants the general to bear the consequences. A general who lost his morale, just how many people will be willing to listen to her in the battlefield in the future?"

"The Emperor has his difficulties."

Zhu Guanliang sighed neither lightly nor heavily, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, "General, your sincerity is clear, I admire you."

These words were full of sarcasm. Zhou Leping hated it when people talked to her the most, so he frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"