Chapter 1574: Deception
Chapter 1574: Chapter 1574: Deception
Mrs. Lao Fang was very emotional, crying persistently: "Sister Ling only asks to be a concubine, or even a maid would do. She won’t seek the position of the official wife, just hopes the lord can take her away and protect her for the rest of her life!"
Qin San Lang originally did not want to bother with Mrs. Lao Fang anymore, but Xiao Yu said, when you encounter something, it’s best to clarify in person. If you don’t clarify in person, the other party will think you mean something and will persistently entangle.
Therefore, he raised his hand to stop Hong Dao and Zhang Tu from dragging Mrs. Lao Fang and her daughter, his eyes devoid of any warmth, and his voice cold and decisive: "I am already married. My wife is exceptional, she is the one in my heart, and this life, I only wish to hold her hand until old age, I won’t touch another woman."
Tang Ling was shocked... not because Qin San Lang was already married, but because he said he would never touch another woman in his life.
In this world, any man would not want to stay with just one woman for a lifetime, yet today she encountered one, but the woman this man wants to cherish and protect is not her.
Tang Ling, although she had suffered hardships, was at the age of longing. After hearing Mrs. Lao Fang’s words and seeing Qin San Lang’s demeanor, she still harbored some hope in her heart.
Thinking, if she could follow such a man, even if just as a maid, it should be quite good.
But she didn’t expect this man to be so good, so good that his heart could only hold one woman, and he couldn’t look at another.
Such a good man, only exists in storybooks.
Tang Ling cried, why did she have to meet such a man who only has his wife in his heart?
But Tang Ling was smart, after being rejected face-to-face, she knew this couldn’t happen, so she bowed to Qin San Lang and said: "Forgive me, my lord."
After saying that, she dragged her old mother away.
Hong Dao was afraid that Mrs. Lao Fang would not give up, or because of this matter, resent the lord and ruin their plan, so he followed them out.
Mrs. Lao Fang cried uncontrollably: "What’s wrong with being married? We won’t be a concubine, just being a maid doesn’t work? We won’t compete with the official wife for favor, just asking for a place of protection, why can’t Company Commander Qin agree?"
Tang Ling: "Mother, don’t say such things anymore. Your daughter has read books and understands truth. Since Company Commander Qin is unwilling, let’s not pester anymore to save face."
Face?
Does our family still have face?!
Mrs. Lao Fang wanted to shout this but feared Tang Ling’s sorrow, so she forcibly swallowed it back. When she saw Hong Dao, she knelt down and pleaded: "Esteemed small Section Leader, please speak to Company Commander Qin. The old woman is not greedy, just wants to find a backing for my daughter to be safe... Sister Ling really has suffered too much."
Hong Dao said: "Aunt Fang, it’s better if you give up. Our lord detests accepting concubines and keeping mistresses, and because of the shared hardship with Madam during the exodus, he would never take in another woman this life."
Mrs. Lao Fang didn’t believe it: "That’s because your lord is young. In a few years, he will be sick of your madam and look for younger, fresher girls."
Tang Wengui was merely a village chief, and he had a concubine before who died from difficult childbirth, only then did the household quiet down.
Can Company Commander Qin, being a court military officer, truly keep his fidelity to one woman?
Hong Dao, hearing this, was too lazy to discuss reasoning with Mrs. Lao Fang, so he directly warned her: "Don’t do anything foolish. If you ruin the lord’s plan to attack the Rong people, the whole village will die!"
Mrs. Lao Fang heard this, her body trembling, scared to tears.
Tang Ling assured: "Rest assured, esteemed lord, our family is full of honest people who understand the importance, we won’t spoil the lord’s business... Sorry about before."
She was apologizing for asking Qin San Lang to accept a concubine earlier.
She added: "Esteemed lord, please inform Company Commander Qin that we won’t pester any further, ask him not to be angry, and continue to send a doctor to care for my brothers’ injuries."
Tang Laoda and the others had their limbs broken by the Rong people. If Company Commander Qin got angry and didn’t let the accompanying doctor treat her brothers, her eldest and second brothers would be done for!
Mrs. Lao Fang, hearing this, came to her senses and knelt again: "It was the foolish old woman. I beg the esteemed small Section Leader to put in a good word for us, don’t let Company Commander Qin withdraw the doctor."
Hong Dao said: "As long as you don’t act foolishly, the lord won’t blame you. Doctor Dai will continue to treat the injured men in the village, including your sons."
While speaking, he took out a silver note of a hundred taels and handed it to Tang Ling: "Take it, this is what you deserve. You are very smart, with your brains and courage, your future days won’t be bad, there’s no need to do such foolish things."
Tang Ling, upon hearing this, burst into tears, took the silver note, bowed, and returned to her room with Mrs. Lao Fang, closed the door, and didn’t come out again.
Tang Jun was listening not far away, and after hearing everything, he went back to inform Tang Laoda.
Tang Laoda sighed after hearing it... his little sister was unfortunate. Originally, she was beautiful and was the youngest daughter, pampered by the family, with the hope that she would marry into a wealthy household to enjoy life and help the family. But who knew she was caught up in the Rong people’s turmoil.
Seeing the arrival of a capable and handsome Company Commander, if she could really be noticed, it would be a blessing... Such a pity.
"Let’s not speak of this again, act as though it never happened." After instructing this, Tang Laoda told Tang Jun: "There’s no need for you to attend here, it will benefit you more to assist Company Commander Qin."
"Okay, I understand." Tang Jun responded, instructing his little brother and their uncle’s cousin to take good care of Tang Laoda and Tang Laoer, then turned and ran.
Qin San Lang had been calculating the numbers for sending this Peace Letter in his room, repeatedly calculating dozens of times, spending an hour before finally deducing the correct number: ten.
The number for sending the Peace Letter this time was ten.
"Is the messenger wolf ready?" Qin San Lang asked, taking out some discarded papers they found last night written by Ah Tuo, and began to copy Ah Tuo’s handwriting to write the Peace Letter.
Hong Dao laughed: "Liugou did great, led a pack of wolves and harassed the messenger wolf all night, taming the messenger wolf in the deserted well. As long as the lord writes the letter, the messenger wolf can be sent to deliver it."
Once a wolf is tamed, it will obediently listen to the lead wolf.
Qin San Lang nodded, spent another two hours, finally copying a Peace Letter identical to Ah Tuo’s handwriting. When the ink dried, he found an iron tube, placed the letter inside, and stood up saying: "Let’s go."
The group went to find the messenger wolf, tied the iron tube underneath the messenger wolf’s belly, and made a peculiar knot.
This kind of knot was unique to the Rong people’s method. Qin San Lang understood the Rong people, knew their scouts tied this knot for sending messages, so he used it.
Qin San Lang: "Bring the sheepskin flag for it to scent."
Zhang Zhong immediately brought a sheepskin flag for the messenger wolf to sniff for a while.
This sheepskin flag was found in Ah Tuo’s room, painted with the double-horned bull head, which only the Golden Tent Troop Commander could use.
After sniffing, the messenger wolf howled twice towards Liugou, indicating it knew where to run.