Concubine Hai's body trembled when she heard the words from Nan Si Qiao's words. Wasn't that the same as insulting her? However, she couldn't fight back against the word at all. After all, she knew that her position was not the same as Nan Si Qiao.
Her action today was merely probing around.
Concubine Hai let out a faint laugh. "Please excuse me, First Madam Feng. My children need me to care for them."
"10 years old are no longer that small." Nan Si Qiao was still smiling as she looked at Concubine Hai. "You must have cared for your children so much to remember them again."
Another insult?
Nan Hua lowered her eyes as she shook her head internally. Nan Si Qiao was one of the few women with high battle power. Trying to fight her in terms of words would be the same as seeking their own doom unless the situation was when Nan Si Qiao was put at utter disadvantages.
Concubine Hai really couldn't find any words to retort. If she did care for her children, why did she leave them alone in the first place?
That was the point that Nan Si Qiao wanted to point across.
Thus, Concubine Hai could only back down unwillingly.
Nan Si Qiao sipped the tea and looked at her son, nephew, and niece. "You don't have to hold back when you're facing an uncouth woman. It's best to put them in their place as fast as possible."
"Mother is wise," Feng Ao Kuai acknowledged and then sipped his tea slowly but surely.
Nan Luo nodded in agreement while Nan Hua hummed softly.
Looking at the reaction of the children, Nan Si Qiao could only smile bitterly. It seemed that in their eyes, it was already a normal thing for her to be able to fend off the women's claim.
Forget it, she would lecture them when she got back later.
At this moment, the children could feel faint chill on their back from Nan Si Qiao's gaze. They knew that their mother (aunt) would definitely not let them off later.
"Cousin Ao Kuai, you're here."
"Kang Xiang." Feng Ao Kuai nodded when he saw his younger cousin. Feng Kang Xiang still had the same cheery smile as he used to be and looked like he wanted to latch himself onto Feng Ao Kuai if it was possible.
Feng Kang Xiang smiled. "I'm happy to see you come here, Brother Ao Kuai."
Hearing his cousin changing his way of addressing, Feng Ao Kuai really wanted to poke the brat's forehead. To think that this little brat had been learning how to suck up on other people from his father at such a young age.
"You're not young anymore. Stop playing around so much," Feng Ao Kuai said faintly.
"I'm not playing around, Brother Ao Kuai." Feng Kang Xiang pursed his lips. "I'm asking my father to allow me to follow you to the battlefield, but he didn't agree."
Feng Ao Kuai was not surprised. Feng Kang Xiang's father is Feng Qian Kun, who was an official. He would certainly object if Feng Kang Xiang asked to become a commander rather than an official like him.
After all, Feng Kang Xiang was Feng Qian Kun's first son and also the son from his main wife.
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