Chapter 1573: Bad Temper
Chapter 1573: Chapter 1573: Bad Temper
The content written above is very simple, just a peace character for reporting safety, followed by Ah Tuo’s name and a number. The tricky part is the number.
The Rong people use eleven numbers as a cycle, and Tang Ling drew a total of three Rong language diagrams, without any written dates, but with the numbers two, five, and nine in Rong language.
It seems that every time the Rong people send a letter of peace to the Golden Tent Troop Commander, they include a number. Even though Qin San Lang can understand Rong language and can pretend to be Ah Tuo to send a peace letter to the Golden Tent Troop Commander, if the wrong number is written this time, the Rong Troop Commander will know something has happened at Tang Family Village.
Mrs. Lao Fang saw Qin San Lang frowning and asked, "Sir, is the item from Sister Ling useless?"
Qin San Lang replied, "Ask her if she remembers what the number next to the name was like the last time the Rong people sent a peace letter. If she remembers, draw it immediately; it’s a very important number. If it’s wrong this time, other Rong people will discover that the Rong people at Tang Family Village have been killed."
Qin San Lang pointed to Ah Tuo’s name, then to the number beside the name, explaining carefully to Mrs. Lao Fang.
Mrs. Lao Fang listened carefully, and after understanding, took the three pieces of paper to Tang Ling’s room to ask her.
Tang Ling shook her head, "That beast leader has grown tired of me recently. I didn’t see it when a message was sent last time, so I don’t know what the number next to the name looked like."
"Mother, I’m useless. Please tell that gentleman I didn’t see the writing on the last letter, apologize to them." Tang Ling said with tears, she wanted more than anyone to help those Military Officers, help them kill all the Rong people.
Mrs. Lao Fang felt heartbroken, hugged Tang Ling and said, "Sister Ling, don’t talk like this. You’re already wonderful... you’re mother’s good daughter."
If it weren’t for Sister Ling, Brother Jun and the others couldn’t have survived until now, yet such a good daughter was destroyed by those beasts!
Thinking of this, Mrs. Lao Fang’s heart ached even more, wishing she could bash her head in. But if she died, Sister Ling’s days ahead would be more difficult, she had to hold on until she found a good family for Sister Ling.
Tang Ling has already come to terms with it, not wanting to say much more, she just said, "Mother, go tell that gentleman the truth, let him find another way, your daughter can’t help them anymore."
Mrs. Lao Fang stopped, studying Tang Ling... Sister Ling indeed has grown beautiful, even after being insulted for two months, her appearance remained unchanged, just more haggard.
When she bathed Sister Ling yesterday, the scars were many, but with a month or two of care, they could be healed.
Mrs. Lao Fang couldn’t bear for her beautiful daughter to be wasted like this, so she said, "Sister Ling, go out with mother, speak to Company Commander Qin yourself?"
She continued, "Company Commander Qin is very young, looks just over twenty, during the age of loving beauties, and he’s good-natured with talent and official position..."
Tang Ling felt it sounded strange and interrupted Mrs. Lao Fang, "Mother, why are you saying this? What relation could Company Commander Qin’s talent have with me?"
Mrs. Lao Fang said, "Mother’s foolish daughter, why don’t you understand? Company Commander Qin is young, in the time of needing a beauty to serve him, following him won’t go wrong. Furthermore, we’re not greedy, not aiming for the official wife’s position, just to be a concubine, later follow him to Long’an Prefecture, far away from here, never to return."
To avoid being gossiped by those with ill intentions, or staying in this place, remembering the tragic events of the past two months, living uneasily.
Tang Ling was shocked, disagreeing, "Mother, how can you think like this? Company Commander Qin saved us, how can we harm him?"
Mrs. Lao Fang said, "How can it be harming him? We won’t use any tricks, just ask face to face, if Company Commander Qin likes your looks, and is willing to take you with him? Even if Company Commander Qin doesn’t like you, asking won’t hurt us."
Mrs. Lao Fang didn’t want to say something to upset her daughter, but at this point, she cried, "Sister Ling, we’re already like this, for yourself, listen to mother, let’s put aside face to fight for one time, okay?"
Mrs. Lao Fang cried miserably, completely out of love for her daughter, Tang Ling hesitated for a moment, then finally agreed.
Mrs. Lao Fang was overjoyed, "Mother’s good daughter, it’s good that you’ve understood. Hurry and freshen up, let’s go beautifully to be present before Company Commander Qin."
Immediately doing Tang Ling’s hair, putting on some rouge and powder, changing into a new skirt made for New Year’s, they went together to see Qin San Lang.
Qin San Lang saw Tang Ling coming too, frowned... He could have just left it to Mrs. Lao Fang, Tang Ling really didn’t need to come out.
"Sister Ling, this is Company Commander Qin, quickly greet Company Commander Qin." Mrs. Lao Fang urged.
Tang Ling saw Qin San Lang for the first time, didn’t expect this Company Commander Qin to be such a tall and handsome man, her heart skipped a beat as she paid respect to Qin San Lang: "This civilian woman greets you, sir."
Qin San Lang asked directly, "Have you seen the number next to Ah Tuo’s name?"
Tang Ling shook her head, repeated what she had told Mrs. Lao Fang.
Qin San Lang seemed a bit disappointed, asked again, "When did the Rong people enter the village?"
Tang Ling shivered, her face turned pale, recalling that night’s tragedy, but after a moment, she replied, "They came on the night of the sixth."
She would never forget that day!
Qin San Lang looked at Mrs. Lao Fang, "It was the sixth, right? Was the message sent on the night of the sixth or the day of the seventh?"
Mrs. Lao Fang said, "Replying to you, sir, yes, they came on the sixth, no one in the village will forget. But I’m not sure if the message was sent on the sixth."
Qin San Lang frowned, looked at Tang Ling, "Do you know?"
Tang Ling cried, affirming, "I know... that beast leader wrote the letter in my room on that night."
"Sister Ling!" Mrs. Lao Fang was anxious, not wanting Tang Ling to say these things, worried Qin Company Commander would despise her and refuse to take her.
Qin San Lang got the answer he wanted, said, "You can leave. You’ve contributed this time; the Military Office will reward you with a hundred taels of silver."
Then he took out paper and pen, started writing and drawing on the paper, didn’t glance at Mrs. Lao Fang and her daughter.
Mrs. Lao Fang was extremely anxious, pushed Tang Ling, but seeing her daughter motionless, and Hong Dao was about to come over to lead them away, she grabbed Tang Ling, kneeling down, "Sir, young man, pity Sister Ling, take her away, don’t let her stay in this place anymore!"
Then she repeatedly kowtowed to Qin San Lang.
Hong Dao and Zhang Tu were stunned.
What’s this saying? If they didn’t know it was the first time the gentleman and Tang Ling met, they would’ve thought there was something between the gentleman and Tang Ling privately.
Qin San Lang was calculating the number of times Rong people send peace messages, to deduce this time’s number, suddenly interrupted, his face darkened, looked at Hong Dao, voice carrying anger, "Take them away!"
He was born into a noble family and pampered since childhood, his temper wasn’t as good as it seemed, being interrupted during important work, he was filled with rage.
Hong Dao was startled, hurriedly teamed with Zhang Tu to pull Mrs. Lao Fang and her daughter up, dragging them out of the room.
Mrs. Lao Fang was bewildered, then quickly realized, crying and pleading, "Sir, please help, save Sister Ling, she’s innocent, take her away from here, I beg you!"