Sui Ren left the Zhao family's main hall and entered his carriage, his face filled with respect the entire way.
After entering the carriage and lowering the curtain, Sui Ren's expression turned sinister.
He untied the knot close to his neck and rolled up his sleeves.
Today, he had been humiliated by two women. Just because he couldn't deal with them now didn't mean he wouldn't be able to later. He would endure for now.
However, he wanted to deal with that flower bud first. How dare she instigate him to target Qin Junyao? He would ensure she experienced "pleasure" to the extreme.
After Sui Ren left, Dengzi Tui and the others returned to their positions, and the Zhao manor returned to its usual state.
Qin Junyao nagged Ling Manshuang for a long time but couldn't find out how formidable Bai Qing was.
She only got one reply, "Go ask him. He'll tell you. If you teach him a few new songs, he might tell you everything he knows."
Ask Bai Qing?
Qin Junyao wanted to, but the problem was she didn't know where Bai Qing and her third uncle had gone off to again.
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During Bian Dan's stay at the Zhao residence, he successfully missed Sui Ren due to frequent trips to the outhouse and picking vegetables in the garden.
Not only did he not see Sui Ren, but he didn't even know about the man until the third day after Sui Ren's second visit. Su Dan Novel Network.
"No, I can't indulge myself in the vegetable garden any longer. I need to ask Madam for permission to return to Northwest City. That's where I can truly display my talents."
"Nonsense," Dengzi Tui said, biting into a raw eggplant and chewing. "You're nobody wherever you go."
"Dengzi Tui, I've tolerated you for a long time."
"Oh, want to spar?"
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The result of Bian Dan and Dengzi Tui's fight was evident on Bian Dan's face.
He went to find Qin Junyao with a face full of bruises and swellings.
"Madam, hiss, this subordinate wishes to lead the team back."
"Uh," Qin Junyao tilted her head, looking at Bian Dan. "Your eyes are swollen shut like that. Can you see the road?"
"Madam, it doesn't matter if I can't see. Those who follow me know the way back to Northwest City."
Qin Junyao knew Bian Dan had misunderstood. She was simply curious if eyes swollen to the point of being mere slits could actually see the road.
"Captain Cheng, your general has been away from here for over five months. My husband and I haven't seen each other for over five months either. Do you think I'm very pitiful?"
Bian Dan???
How was the general's wife pitiful? Was it pitiful to have good food and drink with no one to manage her? He wished he could be pitiful like that.
Bian Dan thought this but dared not say it. He kept his mouth shut.
"When your general left, who knows when he'll be back? Captain Cheng, could you take me to see him?"
"Hmm? Madam, what did you say? I can't hear you," Bian Dan didn't mention returning to Northwest City and felt his way out as if he were blind.
As he walked, he muttered, "Dengzi Tui, you hit me deaf. I can't hear anymore."
After Bian Dan left, Qin Junyao threw a few punches at the air. She thought this Bian Dan was the easiest to fool, but it turned out he was just outwardly foolish.
Her intention to go to Northwest City was to deliver grain to Zhao Liangcai.
She didn't trust Sui Ren to procure enough grain, nor did she trust Prince Luo.
The grain Prince Luo provided to Zhao Liangcai would likely only be enough to keep his soldiers from starving. The rest would depend on him living off his conquests.
The land she had reclaimed herself wouldn't yield grain until August. By then, their village might be surrounded by refugees, making it incredibly difficult to transport grain.
It would be better to take advantage of her slightly pregnant state and the absence of refugees to deliver a batch of grain to Zhao Liangcai.
This would also allow her to stay home and await childbirth with peace of mind.
"Sister-in-law, you're not being good. I heard everything," Fuzi emerged from Qin Junyao's wardrobe after Bian Dan left.
"Why were you hiding in the wardrobe?" Qin Junyao pulled Fuzi closer, touching his flushed face. "How long were you in there? Your face is all red from the stuffiness."
"You can't hide in a wardrobe. It's too dangerous. You could suffocate."