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Although a lot of things happened, fortunately they were all dealt with. Shu Nuan also went to Liji early. When the proprietress saw her coming, she said she had to go out for something, so she handed her the shop without saying anything. After leaving, Shu Nuan had to return to the counter to guard.
Not long after, she saw the child from the Su family walking in alone, lying glumly in front of the window looking at pastries. Shu Nuan glanced outside the door, but didn't find anyone following the child, so she took it. She handed him a crystal cake that had just been made and said, "Little Susu, are you coming alone?"
Little Susu looked up at her, nodded sadly, took the crystal cake from her, and whispered, "Thank you, Sister Shunuan."
Little Su Su often brought people around her to visit Li Ji, and naturally she got to know Shu Nuan's name over time.
But this was the first time that Shu Nuan saw the little guy so depressed. There happened to be no one in the store at the moment, so Shu Nuan pulled the little guy to sit down at the table and poured him another cup of tea, "What's the matter?"
Little Susu took a bite of the crystal cake and looked sad: "Daddy is going to war."
Shu Nuan was slightly startled, "How could it be? Isn't the Northern Kingdom quite peaceful recently?"
Little Susu obviously didn't understand what was wrong, so she just said depressedly: "Daddy said he was going to a place far, far away, and it would take a long time. Little Susu also wanted to go, but daddy didn't let me go, and daddy said Don’t want me anymore…”
Shu Nuan looked at the child and said softly: "No, your father left little Susu temporarily to protect the family and the country. He will still come back."
Little Susu lay on the table and said in a low voice: "I don't like fighting..."
Shu Nuan lowered his eyebrows and said, "No one likes fighting."
She did not forget that she was struggling to death in the smoke of gunpowder, nor did she forget that the magnificent palace was burned down by billowing smoke overnight, nor did she forget... the land of Qing Kingdom where rivers of blood flowed.
No one wants to shed blood, but in this era of strife, if you want to become strong, you must shed blood.
Little Susu didn't stay in Li Ji for too long, and soon someone from Su Zhai came to take him back.
The proprietress didn't come back until it was time to close the shop, so Shu Nuan had to help close the shop herself, put away her things and planned to go back to Shenghe Palace. However, halfway through, she met Sheng Qianmo who came to pick her up in person.
Sheng Qianmo changed into a military uniform, as if he had come directly from the military camp.
Shu Nuan stood there and watched him coming. He took the thing in his hand, then leaned down. Shu Nuan blinked her eyelashes and lay on his back obediently.
Sheng Qianmo carried her back.
"Are you tired?"
Shu Nuan shook his head and put his arms around his neck, "The prince came from the military camp?"
Sheng Qianmo said lightly, "Yes", "I will leave for southern Xinjiang tomorrow."
Shu Nuan lowered his head, pursed his lips and said nothing.
It seems that when she was in Li Ji, she could still be a little adult and say some truth to comfort little Susu, but now she couldn't find any reason to comfort herself.
All I could think about was that Uncle Sheng was leaving.
He is going to southern Xinjiang.
Southern Xinjiang... is so far away.
Even little Susu said it would take a long, long time to come back.
But this is a national matter, and she has no qualifications, let alone the right, to say a word about it.
After returning to the dormitory, Shu Nuan lowered her head and served him to change clothes as usual, remaining silent the whole time.