Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 703: Chun’er Harbors Murderous Intent
"Xiao Yu, why are you up?"
Gu Jinli glanced at him: "If I don’t get up, how long would you stand here?"
Qin San Lang laughed: "Just happened to be passing by, I wasn’t waiting for you on purpose."
He had been standing here for at least a quarter of an hour, wondering if she would come to see him off? As it turned out, she really did come, and he was very happy.
Qin San Lang walked over and took the big cloth bag from her hand: "What’s this? It’s quite heavy."
Gu Jinli said: "Dried meat, mostly pork jerky, and three packs of beef jerky are for you."
Beef is expensive and hard to buy, so the beef jerky is for him to eat, and the rest of the pork jerky is for the soldiers at the Military Office.
Qin San Lang’s heart felt warm, and looking down at her he said: "Xiao Yu, you are really good to me."
Gu Jinli snorted: "Good that you know, you should repay me in the future."
Qin San Lang: "How should I repay you?"
With my body, perhaps?
Although he didn’t say the last half of the sentence, that was exactly the meaning conveyed in his eyes.
Gu Jinli squinted at him and said: "Are you asking for a beating?"
Shouldn’t it be her flirting with him? How did it get reversed?
She urged again: "Hurry up and leave, it’s not good to be late."
He is a Company Commander at the Military Office; he has to set an example, and she does not want him to give people a reason to talk.
Qin San Lang nodded, placed the cloth bag filled with dried meat on the horse’s back, mounted the horse, and looked down at her: "If there’s anything, just send someone to call me at the Military Office, don’t worry about troubling me, the Military Office is now under my control."
He said this with a bit of dominance, and Gu Jinli laughed: "Got it, you should hurry up and leave, stop dawdling."
Qin San Lang smiled, glanced at her, and instructed: "Go back and get some more sleep, get a good rest before starting work."
Seeing that she was extremely sleepy.
"Mm, I got it." Gu Jinli nodded in agreement.
Upon hearing this, Qin San Lang cracked his whip and rode off, the morning fog was thick, a man and his horse vanishing into the mist in the blink of an eye.
After sending Qin San Lang off, Gu Jinli yawned and went back home, only to see Brother Cheng waiting at her room door with a food box in hand.
"Second Sister, I’ve brought you breakfast, eat first before going back to sleep." Brother Cheng said with a smile, looking as if he had a favor to ask.
Gu Jinli glanced at him and asked: "Do you want to go see off Xia Gu?"
Last night, after Brother Cheng heard about how Xia Gu and his wife planned against Luo Wu, he was very angry and ended up crying.
The Xia couple were very good at winning people’s hearts; they treated Brother Cheng extremely well over the past three years, as if he were their own child, so Brother Cheng had feelings for them.
But...
"The Xia couple are like a pair of jackals; they don’t deserve your consideration."
Brother Cheng said: "I know, but after all, he taught me for three years, and I want to see them off to acknowledge their teaching."
"I’ll just take a distant look and won’t meet them face-to-face," he said again.
Although he was grateful for Master Xia’s teachings, he was angered by Master Xia’s bullying of Brother Luo Wu and finding a madman like Zhan Er for his elder sister.
Gu Jin’an hadn’t gone to bed yet. When he learned that Brother Cheng had come to see Gu Jinli, he came over and said upon hearing this, "Let him go. Brother Cheng will have to sit for the imperial examination one day. It may be heartless of Xia Gu not to care, but Brother Cheng can’t be so unfeeling. He should go and pay his respects, or else people might use this against him in the future."
He added, "I will accompany him. Don’t worry about Xia Gu playing tricks on Brother Cheng again."
After hearing this, Gu Jinli nodded, "Okay, then you both should go."
Brother Cheng was delighted, "Thank you, Second Sister, thank you Big Brother. Big brother is the best."
Without big brother, Second Sister would definitely not have let him go.
"Hmph," Gu Jinli snorted, picking up a food box and entering the room, "You both better leave quickly, elder sister is sleeping. Don’t wake her up."
Gu Jin’an nodded to Brother Cheng, and after leaving the sisters’ courtyard, they went to brush their teeth and wash up. After breakfast, they rode the family mule cart near the Xia Family’s manor.
Cheng Feng was an extremely efficient man. After hanging on to Xia Gu and his wife’s lives with a detoxification medicine, he quickly called over Hu Yun Temple’s manpower and by now had completely taken control over the Xia Family’s manor.
He personally took all the tokens and letters that connected Xia Family and the Lu Family.
Seeing the letters of correspondence between Master Xia and Lord Fang, he scoffed coldly. Xia Gu really didn’t plan on leaving; it’s a pity he’s close to death now. Even if Lord Fang intervenes on their behalf, the couple won’t be able to stay and continue tutoring Brother Cheng.
Cheng Feng also sent someone to the Xia Family’s residence in Qingfu Town, bringing the housekeepers to the manor to be held, waiting for the temple master to deal with them.
"Keep a close watch on the Xia Family’s servants, don’t let them make any trouble," Cheng Feng instructed before leaving with two mule carts.
Master Xia lay in the mule cart, his face turning a ghastly shade, unable to even draw breath. But his eyes still stared through the cart window, as if watching in the direction of Qingfu Town... Hah, thinking they could save Luo Wu by poisoning him to death? Thinking they could escape his control? Gu Jinli is dreaming!
On the morning of Dongzhi, right after Luo Wu left the manor, he had written a letter and had it sent out. Whether today’s events occurred or not, that letter would reach the county government and then be delivered into Luo Wu’s hands.
The letter wasn’t long, just a piece of paper, but it was enough to "kill" Luo Wu.
... Gu Jinli, Gu Jin’an, you don’t have the capability to contend with me. I, Xia Changyuan, will show you how I can kill a man with the written word!
Chun’er knelt in the mule cart, looking at Xia Gu who one moment was showing a fierce look, the next moment laughing coldly, and she was terrified. She thought Xia Gu had gone mad beyond saving.
Chun’er knew Xia Gu looked down on the Gu Family. In bed, Xia Gu had told her that if it wasn’t for the lack of an heir, the Gu Family would not survive; they would be assassinated as a disgrace. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
Chun’er, looking at Xia Gu and thinking of his previous words, shivered with fear. She prayed to God to let Xia Gu die of his illness quickly; this old madman might take action against her if he doesn’t die soon.
Chun’er was afraid Xia Gu would kill her or command her to be buried with him before he died.
Xia Gu adhered to ancient rituals, and since ancient times there were instances of people being buried alive with the dead.
Chun’er was terrified, and after her fear, her gaze upon Xia Gu changed... Old man, don’t blame me. I’m doing this for my own sake.
Cheng Feng saw the Gu Family’s mule cart, but didn’t come over to talk to Gu Jin’an and Brother Cheng, merely nodding towards them before leading Xia Family’s husband and wife away.
After they left, Gu Jin’an and Brother Cheng got off the mule cart.
Brother Cheng knelt down in the direction of the departing Xia Family’s mule cart, knocking his head on the ground three times and saying, "I hope you will take care of yourself."
You’re old, please stop committing evil deeds. Continuing to do so will lead to a terrible death.
And coincidentally, all this was witnessed by Ouyang Hu.
Ouyang Hu was accompanied by Zheng Qing, one old and one young, strolling leisurely around, with the chubby elder happily munching on a salty pork bun, his face brimming with satisfaction.
Seeing Brother Cheng made Zheng Qing very happy. Turning to Ouyang Hu, he said, "It’s Brother Cheng. Grandpa Ouyang, let’s go say hello."
