Chapter 1575: Ms. Gao Lei
Chapter 1575: Chapter 1575: Ms. Gao Lei
Liugou had the demeanor of a leader. After raising his wolf head and narrowing his wolf eyes, he howled at the messenger wolf. Only then did the messenger wolf start running, dashing out of Tang Family’s Manor towards the direction of Shi Family Manor.
Everyone knew the importance of this Peace Letter. Watching the disappearing figure of the messenger wolf, they felt anxious.
Xie Cheng asked, "San Lang, can this really deceive the Troop Commander of Rong people?"
Xie Cheng brought infantry with him. They arrived at the Tang Family’s Manor at dawn today, but they received the letter from Qin San Lang, learning that there were Rong people in the nearby villages. Therefore, the soldiers did not enter the Tang Family’s Manor. They all hid, with only Xie Cheng disguised and sneaking in.
Qin San Lang said, "We’ve done all we can. The rest is up to fate."
However...
"We need to continue clearing the Rong people from nearby villages and push towards Shi Family Manor. At that time, we will kill the Troop Commander of the Rong people inside Shi Family Manor."
Upon hearing this, Xie Cheng frowned, "Will that work? It seems there are plenty of troops hidden in the villages of Xing’an Prefecture. We don’t have enough people to kill them all."
Qin San Lang: "We will kill as many as we can."
He knew their abilities were limited, but with the Rong people plaguing the Great Chu citizens in the villages, they couldn’t just sit by idly. They had to attack and kill the Rong people.
Once Zhang Yan and Niu Dabao delivered the message to Long’an Prefecture and Xing’an Prefecture, and once those two prefectures were prepared, they would gather their forces and help defend the city.
Xie Cheng nodded. It was the only option at present and began planning with Qin San Lang to assassinate the Rong people in the nearby villages quietly.
They stayed one day at Tang Family’s Manor. At night, they sneaked into nearby Jingguo Village. After using poison to knock out the guards inside and outside the village, they slowly crept in and, after four hours, managed to knock out all the Rong people in Jingguo Village with poison.
Xie Cheng exclaimed, "San Lang, the poison made by my younger sister-in-law is truly remarkable. Without these poisons, we wouldn’t have taken Jingguo Village so easily."
With that, he thought of Ji Zhenniang and worriedly said, "They should’ve arrived at Lei Family’s Manor by now. I wonder if my family members have caused any trouble for my younger sister-in-law."
Thinking about Ji Zhenniang’s mischief, Xie Cheng felt embarrassed and apologized to Qin San Lang, "San Lang, I am really sorry for troubling you and your wife every time by having my younger sister-in-law look after Mrs. Ji."
Qin San Lang was waiting for the villagers of Jingguo Village to come over. After listening, he said, "Brother Xie, you’re being too formal. We’ve been traveling together for months. Our lives are intertwined. Helping your family is helping mine."
But Qin San Lang indeed felt sorry for Xiao Yu and couldn’t help but add, "Brother Xie, you can’t be too softhearted. Otherwise, with you as her support, Mrs. Ji will never improve."
He didn’t care whether Mrs. Ji improved, but Mrs. Ji constantly bringing trouble to Xiao Yu was something he couldn’t tolerate.
Every man is protective of his wife. To make things easier for Xiao Yu, he had overstepped boundaries by speaking ill of Mrs. Ji.
Xie Cheng felt his face flush red, thinking back to Ji Zhenniang’s antics in front of Tang Family’s Manor. Embarrassed, he said, "Don’t worry, San Lang. Once this matter is settled, I’ll certainly give her a lesson so she won’t cause trouble for my younger sister-in-law again."
While wiping the blood off his knife, Qin San Lang nodded and didn’t mention it again, but he thought about Gu Jinli... Had Xiao Yu arrived at the Lei Family’s Manor? Did anything happen on the way? Why hadn’t he received any news? Was she adjusting well at the Lei Family’s Manor?
As he pondered, he felt guilty and uneasy. By now, it was already the tenth of March, and in nine days, Xiao Yu would turn sixteen.
Since they met, they celebrated each other’s birthdays every year. But this time, he feared that he couldn’t celebrate Xiao Yu’s birthday on the nineteenth of March.
Xiao Yu~
Qin San Lang silently whispered, feeling extremely uncomfortable. He wished he could chop the Rong people into pieces; it was all because of them that he might miss Xiao Yu’s birthday.
As he was lost in thought, You Ping came, bringing a letter from Gu Jinli and the others: "Master, Madam has safely reached the manor."
Upon hearing this, Qin San Lang was overjoyed and quickly took the letter to read.
Xiao Yu and the rest had safely arrived at Lei Family’s Manor without any incidents. Everyone was safe, and she asked him not to worry, assuring him that she would take good care of herself.
The letter was quite long. Besides reporting their safety, it also mentioned many things about their journey and what happened in the manor, even though they were trivial matters. Yet, Qin San Lang couldn’t help but smile as he read.
His Xiao Yu always managed to use trivial matters to cheer him up and ease his burden.
The letter also mentioned her birthday, telling him not to feel guilty. It was just a birthday, and he could celebrate it with her after everything settled down.
She also mentioned that Elder Lei Wu’s elder sister, Ms. Gao Lei, was at the manor and liked her very much. She got along well with Ms. Gao Lei.
Qin San Lang felt relieved and smiled, knowing that having an elder present would also help look after Xiao Yu.
Seeing this, Xie Cheng shook his head and remembered when he first got married, he was quite affectionate with Zhenniang. However, Zhenniang was beautiful, and Xie Cheng didn’t dare to think back on Gu Jinli’s face—it was too frightening.
After reading Gu Jinli’s letter, Qin San Lang was all energized. He met with the villagers of Jingguo Village, instructed them, and dealt with a few rebels to take over Jingguo Village.
Then they snuck into nearby villages, continuing their mission to assassinate and clear out the hidden Rong people.
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Meanwhile, Gu Jinli and her companions were packing up to leave Lei Family’s Manor in Gushi Town again.
The Lei Family’s Manor in Gushi Town was originally just a resting and dispatching site for the Lei Family’s Trading Team. However, now it housed the Lei Family members, including Elder Lei Wu’s sister—Ms. Gao Lei.
Gu Jinli was surprised to learn that Ms. Gao Lei resided in the manor. She didn’t expect to meet Elder Lei Wu’s sister.
Ms. Gao Lei was a capable woman with her own ideas from a young age. Unfortunately, life was unkind; her husband was killed by the Rong people shortly after their marriage, and she lost her unborn child. The Gao family was almost wiped out, sparing only her, her elderly mother-in-law, the first branch’s daughter, and the third branch’s son.
She never remarried, taking care of her mother-in-law until her passing and raising the children of the first and third branches. Once they grew up and married, she lived freely, helping Elder Lei Wu manage the general affairs of the Lei Family’s Trading Team, where her authority was significant.
Apart from that, she also used her earned Silver to support orphans in the Northwest. After raising them, she would place them in the Lei Family’s Trading Team or scatter them to various government offices, shops, restaurants, and escort agencies across the Northwest.
Because of these orphans, the Lei Family’s Trading Team received many reliable pieces of information, strengthening its position in the Northwest.
What Gu Jinli admired most about Ms. Gao Lei was her unwavering stance against villains who came to bully her and her family. She belonged to the type who would eliminate anyone who dared to cross her.
After hearing about Ms. Gao Lei’s youthful exploits, Gu Jinli was deeply impressed, admiring how someone from ancient times could possess such courage, determination, and means to protect herself.
Ms. Gao Lei also heard about Gu Jinli and liked this spirited and intelligent girl very much. Knowing she came to the manor seeking help, she personally went out to welcome her.
However, the moment she saw Gu Jinli, she couldn’t help but express her disdain. Pointing at Gu Jinli’s face, she asked, "Are you the Gu Family’s daughter? Didn’t they say you were beautiful? Why do you look like this? Can the Qin family’s boy still marry you?"