The madam softly instructed, with hidden rebuke.
"Commander Li, will you return once you leave?"
Li Xian just stepped out of the inner courtyard.
The nursing home attendants surrounded him, asking eagerly. The news of his appointment had spread, and all within the manor knew.
Li Xian replied solemnly, "I am first the commander of Yihetang Manor, then the Martial Captain. How could I not return? Do not speak such words again in the future."
The nursing home attendants all agreed and watched him return to the courtyard, discussing with lingering interest:
"When Commander Li first entered the manor, I said he would achieve great things, and now it proves true."
"Commander Li is only sixteen, yet he has won the madam's favor and been appointed an official in the county. How can someone be so fortunate? I'm truly envious."
"To me, the madam's favor is far better than being a Martial Captain."
