
The Xiu Family was a Great General Family that was sent to the imperial border to guard the frontier that barbarian tribes were prone to attack.
The Xiu family was also famous in the imperial capital of Anming City, as it used to be that the Xiu family also lived in the capital before the Great General himself had asked the Emperor to send him and his family to guard the perdition, for wanting to live a quiet life and away from the complicated politics of the palace.
The great general Xiu only wanted to use his life to guard the imperial territory and his family, the Emperor who in fact was also a friend of the great General Xiu understood the attitude of his friend who would not rebel even if far from his reach was allowed.
The Emperor also knew that the Great General had a wound in his heart that would not heal if he continued to settle in the capital due to being left behind by his beloved late wife.
The emperor also felt it - he was also wounded because the former emperor was a love rival of the Great General to get his wife. The girl named Wen Liu, who was once the usurper of the Great General, and the Emperor died for a reason that others and their own children did not know.
Their first brother is currently the Deputy General who guards the border as well, at a young age already appointed as the Deputy General is an achievement, While Huanran himself is a scholar and student but he is also skilled martial arts, as well, other people know he is a successful trader but behind that he also has an underground organization.
Great General Xiu loved his children/children much less they were part of Wen Liu, Especially his daughter who was similar to Wen Liu, Xiu Qiaofeng.
General takes care of his children/children properly and correctly, but when Qiaofeng was five years old a priest came to his house and spoke a few words that resulted in Xiu Qiaofeng leaving home at a young age to study in Kui Village.
Both of his brothers had protested and did not agree to send their younger sister out of the house at the age of a child/child. But they were defeated by his father who allowed their sister to study and would return home at the age of 15.
Wen Liu died giving birth to Xiu Qiaofeng but the General never blamed his daughter and chose to dote on her because at that time the General himself was not right to keep Wen Liu which resulted in Wen Liu leaving her.
But why would he let and send Qiaofeng away to study at such a young age? What did the priest say to the Great General?
Huanran is 18 years old and their first 19-year-old brother, Xiu Jierui. And the name of the Great General himself was Xiu Haocun.
There were no concubines because Xiu Haocun did not remarry, but not far from where they were staying was the residence of the Second branch Family of Xiu who was the half-brother of the great general and was now only inhabited by the second Madam and her daughter because of the Big General's Step-Sister, the Great General's, Xiu Hong died 15 years ago.
The second mistress liked the great General a long time ago but could not get it because there was Wen Liu, When the first branch family moved to the border they followed looking for an opportunity to get close to the great general on the grounds that Xiu Hong had sent the second branch family to the Great General. The Second Madam felt that there was no longer any obstacle between her and Haocun, but her conjecture was wrong, the great general was not easy to conquer her heart just on Wen Liu.
The daughter of the second branch named, Xiu Yue, she was educated to become a graceful and intelligent Big Miss from childhood, not intelligent but cunning like her mother.
A few days later they reached Ping'an City on the southern border of the empire. Towards the grand residence in this city, the Xiu Family Residence.
"Qixuan, we'll be there soon. Prepare yourself." Huanran said from outside the horse-drawn carriage.
You must be asking why Alesha is called Qixuan. Just yesterday Alesha had already decided to survive in Xiu's residence, being Young Miss was quite pleasant. But he did not want to use Qiaofeng's identity, and chose the name that Qiaofeng mentioned back then.
He reasoned to Huanran wanting to start a new life with his name, as he had already forgotten many things in Qiaofeng's identity that he was already unworthy of wearing.
Huanran approved of her, because her sister wanted to be better and open of course she supported the decision.
Like nothing happened in the woods yesterday they look ordinary, like forgetting the moment of digging the tomb.
Deciding to forget her so that her sister does not feel depressed or act strange again no one discussed the incident.
Opening the curtains of the horse carriage saw many pedestrians and merchants and traditional houses, making Qixuan feel a different sensation and quite pleasant she wanted to get off but was impossible because her clothes were quite conspicuous.
"That's General Xiu's family train, according to Rumor inside it is the Big Miss of the Xiu family who has been going to study since childhood." Say one of the male walkers to his partner.
As Qixuan opened the curtains and smiled seeing them talk about it. The pedestrians exclaimed and met red.
"Jo is like a goddess." Say one of them
"It's so pretty that Miss Yue's beauty compared to her is nothing." Say one of the others
"She was smiling, very friendly."
Qixuan felt herself an artist now trying to wave her hand towards them.
Huanran who saw Qixuan spread charm to the pedestrian men, aligned his horse beside the carriage and pulled the curtain shut on the horse carriage window.
Qixuan snatched away the annoyance, this Huanran often destroyed her pleasure.
A few minutes later they reached the Great gate of Xiu's Residence.
Two men of different generations stood before the gate with some soldiers and servants.
Qixuan got out of the horse carriage in a graceful manner like the dormitory she was watching.
"Welcome back to Big Miss Xiu's residence." Said the servants and soldiers, They all bowed in greeting.
"Feng'er, you're finally back today. I miss you so much." Xiu Haocun's
Instead of greeting Qixuan instead stood in confusion.Huanran approached his father and spoke.
"Dad, let's go in first and I explain a few things." Huanran said pulling his father into the residence.
"Sister girl. You're so beautiful so much like the mother I knew in my memory at the time." Xiu Jierui
"Dage, too much of course you're prettier than me." Alesha chimed in.
They passed away going into the residence following Huanran and Xiu Haocun their father.
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Dage: First brother
Now Alesha called Qixuan yaa adjust the background of the story.