Sentimental General

This day, De Xue secretly looked for Hu Ma to help her as she wanted to see He Mu Li.

Hu Ma knew that De Xue's Father was biased against Young Master. Originally, she was also very anxious about this matter and now that there is an opportunity to get them together, she will certainly arrange for them to meet.

That night, Hu Ma asked a maid to quietly send a verbal message to De Xue saying that He Mu Li had just returned to Hou Mansion and he was in the study. It was heard that he was due to go back tomorrow to Mohan Sea of Sand to guard the place. So De Xue must go to the study tonight.

So with the maid and a young manservant's help and under De Ruo Qing's indulgence of opening one eye and closing one eye, De Xue smoothly returned to the courtyard where she had once lived with He Mu Li, the place where she and He Mu Li had spent time together daily in the past.

De Xue's misty eyes looked around the familiar courtyard and thought in her heart. This time, she is able to come back here again but when will she be able to come back again the next time? Will she still be able to come back at all?

She bravely lifted her spirits and told the maid and the young manservant to retreat. Wearing a fox fur cape, holding a windproof horn lamp in her hand, De Xue walked step by step to the study located in the east wing.

There was a light in the room and the man she was yearning for day and night was inside.......

In the study, He Mu Li was in deep thoughts. Tomorrow he will be leaving for Mohan Sea of Sand but the matter regarding the Imperial Censure from the Capital is still unresolved.

According to the information he received, it seems that someone in the Imperial Court wanted to take this opportunity to suppress his He Mu Family. On one hand, it was to please the old Emperor. On the other hand, it was afraid that Xia Country could have given some benefits to the person in the Imperial Court who was also receiving income from the Court. So, they were seizing this opportunity to see whether they could topple him, the General.

Humph! With the solid foundation built up by his He Mu Family after so many years, how can the Family be so easily destroyed by these vile people? Today he has been in a long discussion with the He Mu Officials to find the best and fastest solution to this matter.

Just as he was thinking about this, a soft knock sounded on the door.

"Get lost!" He Mu Li roared impatiently. He had already told the servants that he did not want to be disturbed!

But outside the door, a voice drifted in......a voice that he has been yearning for day and night.

"Li Dage......"

Is that Xiao Xue? He was shocked and did not expect she would come to look for him.

Suddenly his heart felt ecstatic but immediately he thought........she is here to visit him in the middle of the night. Could it be De Ruo Qing had sent her to come and look for him? Is she here to discuss the matter about letting father and daughter leave this place?

Initially, he did not think so but after so many days of separation and coupled with so many obstacles thrown at them, he totally could not be certain of her feelings.

He had also heard that this afternoon, De Xue had spent a long time in Su Yi's room. Recently De Ruo Qing had requested for his disciples to stand guard over their own courtyard and since he also did not want to be too excessive and cause more resentment, so he had removed all his spies from their courtyard. Therefore a lot of news that he received was from the servants who were sent to serve them. When the servants were ordered to retreat, he was unable to find out what had transpired in the room and the reason for them to talk for so long.

It was said that Su Yi suddenly left afterward and did not return. Originally, he did not have any intention to keep Su Yi here but since he had left suddenly, he could not help but guess. Did Su Yi go back to Tuzhou first to prepare for the return of father and daughter?

"Li Dage, did I disturb you? I'm sorry. I just want to see you. Hu Ma said that you have given instructions that you are not to be disturbed by anyone but......" De Xue spoke up to here and her voice started to choke with sobs.

She felt so helpless. Why is there no response from the study? Does Li Dage not want to see her?

Is he angry that someone in the Capital is going to charge him for kidnapping women? Does he think that it is all because of her that he got into this kind of trouble? Is he still angry with her Father for refusing to help him and now he is

De Xue bit her lower lip and felt aggrieved. She thought, did she provoke his hate? They have not met for more than half a month and she heard he is going to leave tomorrow at first light. Does he not have any intention to see her at all?

She feels very sad. She has a lot of words to say to him. She misses him, she wants to see him, she wants to listen to his voice and more than that she wants to feel his body temperature in his arms. She feels upset, lonely and is very scared!

She does not want to leave and she wants to stay by his side just like before.......

She gently placed her face on the door and two lines of tears slipped down her face. De Xue quickly raised her hand to cover her mouth to prevent her whimpers from being heard. There was only a door separating the both of them and she actually did not have the courage to push the door open. If it was in the past, she would have gone in without a care but now she is afraid.....afraid of provoking his hate, afraid that after provoking his anger, he will no longer like her.

They had not seen each other for such a long time, why is he not opening the door to see her? Is he angry with her? De Xue could not stop her train of wild thoughts and she also knew her thoughts were very ridiculous but she could not stop herself from thinking. She could not help but think, does he have the intention of never seeing her again?

She turned around with tears streaming from her eyes. She was about to leave when the door behind her suddenly opened and a pair of arms hugged her tightly from behind.

Holding his kitten in his arms, He Mu Li felt agitated and extremely complicated. When he heard her crying, he felt very distressed and disregarding everything, he just wanted to hug her quickly and comfort her.

"Xiao Xue......." He called out her name in a hoa.r.s.e voice.

De Xue trembled, turned around to hug him and burst into tears.

"Li Dage! *Wu, wu*.....I, I miss you. I'm sorry, I didn't come to disturb you on purpose but I really miss you!" She said sadly and tightly hugged the man whom she had missed terribly all this while.

She had never loved a person so much, never missed a person so much and never have been so afraid of being abandoned.......De Xue was thinking......this is terrible, she really loves this man terribly!

"Xiao Xue, don't cry anymore. You don't have to apologize to me. I'm in the wrong. I should have gone to see you. I've made you sad." He Mu Li held the woman he loved tightly and gently coaxed her.

When he heard her crying, heard her say she missed him, his heart almost melted.

He also missed her and he was always thinking of her, so much so he was about to go crazy! Tomorrow he would have to return to guard Mohan Sea of Sand and he felt even more afraid that when he returns, father and daughter would already have left.

Now that someone is accusing him of kidnapping women, how could he forcefully detain De Ruo Qing and his people? He has no choice but to let them leave. When he imagined he could only watch with wide open eyes as his kitten leaves him and the woman he loves is about to be given in marriage to another man, he would feel so anxious that his heart burned like a roaring fire. But he could not abandon Haizhou to face hara.s.sment from Xia Country so he still had to go back.

He Mu Li and his men had held a long discussion the whole day to find the quickest way to settle the problem at the borders so that he could have time to stop the marriage between De Xue and Su Yi and have the chance to recapture his beloved woman. He will not give up on her! He will never let her go!

In fact, today, the first thought of He Mu Li when he came back, was to go and see her. He really wanted to barge into the courtyard and ask her.......what are her thoughts on him? Why did she stay in Su Yi's room for so long? Does she still love him? Or had she decided to marry Su Yi?

In He Mu Li's mind, there were a lot of wild thoughts, so he forcefully suppressed the impulse of going to seek her. He was afraid that when he sees her, he will say things that he should not say and make matters even worse.

But he did not think that she would come to look for him in the middle of the night. His Xiao Xue! His beloved woman did not give up on him!

He breathed a sigh of relief and gently pulled her into his study.

He sat on the soft couch while he embraced her in his arms and whispered into her ear. After much difficulty, he was finally able to persuade her to stop her tears.

"Look at you......you cried so much, your face now looks like the face of a little messy cat." His voice was full of pity and he helped to wipe her tears from her face using his long sleeves.

De Xue nestled into his arms and did not move. She was blissfully lost in the warmth of his embrace.

"I miss you very much." She said in grief.

"I miss you too." He Mu Li gently pinched her little nose and tried to make her laugh.

"I'm sorry." She apologized to him and her eye rims were red.

"Xiao Xue, what are you talking about? What is the reason for your apology?" Feeling her deep uneasiness, he held her tightly and asked with anxiety.

"Father told me......." De Xue bit her lip and looked distressed.

Then she told him about the conversation between her Father and her early in the morning.

"Father told me about the cause and effect of the matter. He said maybe He Mu Family will be charged as guilty and maybe Xia Country will seize this opportunity to attack Haizhou when you are away in the Capital. So you don't have to hide this matter from me. I'm very sorry."

"Xiao Xue, this is not your fault and this matter has nothing to do with you. Why should you apologize to me?" He Mu Li's heart ached for her and he silently swore at De Ruo Qing. Why did De Ruo Qing tell his kitten about this, making her feel so sad and so worried!

"I begged Father for help and I have told him everything about us from the time we first met. I told him that I really like Li Dage and Li Dage really likes me. I begged him to be merciful and not to make things difficult for you......" Speaking up to here, De Xue broke down in tears again.

"Xiao Xue, everything is alright. It is enough. I only need to confirm Xiao Xue's feelings for me and it will be enough. Believe me, leave everything to me. Nothing will happen to me! Really!" He Mu Li hugged her tightly and his heart was filled with ecstasy. It is really enough to know that her feelings for him had not changed. They are mutually in love and he will have the power to face everything!

But De Xue just shook her head and choking with emotions, she said. "But Father said, now only I can save Li Dage. As long as I am willing to return home and willing to marry Su s.h.i.+xiong, then he will settle the matter in the Capital and make sure no one will ever give you trouble."

"No!!" He immediately shouted out an answer as soon as he heard. Then immediately he toned down his voice as if it would scare her and said in a soft voice. "Xiao Xue, listen to me. As long as you are sure you want to marry me and don't want to marry your Su s.h.i.+xiong, then you don't have to worry. I will be responsible for everything and I will protect you. You must not agree to your Father's unreasonable demands otherwise I will be heartbroken."

Upon hearing his words, De Xue's face turned red. Biting her lower lip with her front teeth, her face lighted up with a faint smile.

"Look, your smiling face is so cute. Don't cry anymore. You won't look pretty when you keep on crying." He Mu Li coaxed her.

"Li Dage......." She hugged him. "I'm not so muddle-headed. I know I only treat Su s.h.i.+xiong as a brother and if I really marry him, the both of us will suffer. It is only that I just don't understand why my Father is so heartless. I have told him about the good qualities of Li Dage but Father still did not get it. Li Dage, the human heart cannot be controlled and cannot be forced......." She buried her face on his chest and whimpered again.

"I understand. Everything that Xiao Xue had said, I understand. Thank you." He Mu Li returned her a tight hug. He was moved by his kitten's feelings for him. His Xiao Xue is really a very strong beauty!

De Xue buried her face in his arms for a while before she took a deep breath and then said. "In the end, my Father promised that as long as I can explain clearly to Su s.h.i.+xiong and Su s.h.i.+xiong is willing to forgive me, then he will not force us to marry. But I still have to return home and stay away from Haizhou then Father will not let anything happen to Li Dage."