"What did you say? Gong Yuyi's mother is the Dingyuan Marquis? She's putting down a rebellion in the Miao Frontier right now? Aren't we walking straight into the net?"
Lianshan Xin looked at Qi Shiyun, feeling the urge to hold his forehead.
Qi Shiyun was clearly a little embarrassed too. "I never paid attention to where her mother was before. Mainly because I never planned to go to the Miao Frontier."
Had she known she would be going to the Miao Frontier, she would not have seduced and abandoned Gong Yuyi so early back then.
"A-Xin, how about you soothe Gong Yuyi for me again?" Qi Shiyun looked thoughtful. "I'm not very good at backing down before women."
Lianshan Xin said, "...Then how did you pursue them before?"
"Pursue them? Why would I? I knew what they wanted. They all came after me," Qi Shiyun said curiously.
That boast left Lianshan Xin speechless.
He hated other people having cheats more than anything in this life.
"General Yi, weren't you the one responsible for suppressing the southern barbarians' rebellion in the Miao Frontier?" Lianshan Xin asked.
He remembered that Yi Anle had come from Miao Prefecture.
Yi Anle nodded. "I serve under the Dingyuan Marquis. The marquis holds the rear and oversees the overall situation. I charge into battle, crush rebellions, and accumulate military merit. Is there a problem?"
Lianshan Xin sighed softly. "I thought you were in charge of everything."
"How would that be possible? I was still very young when I went to Miao Prefecture. I didn't have the authority to take responsibility for something that important. Besides, the Dingyuan Marquis is an honored noble of the Imperial Court, born into a powerful family. At my age, serving under the Dingyuan Marquis is perfectly reasonable."
It certainly was reasonable.