Chapter 487: The General's Wife Reinforces the Wife's Responsibility (15)

"The general is back, the general is back. Madam, the general is back." Cai Lian was happier than the general's wife to see the mighty army return. She thought simply that since the general's cousin had passed away, no one would be able to threaten the general's wife's position in the future. Little did she know that because of the sudden death of her cousin, the general had other ideas.

"Go out and greet him." Shi Yi walked out, and Jiang Qi, wearing armor, appeared right in front of her. His eyes were colder than when they parted, and his whole body exuded a repellent feeling.

"You're back." Shi Yi greeted him as usual.

Jiang Qi, however, looked her up and down with an extremely incomprehensible and dull look. Her face was more rosy and shiny than when they parted, and her lips were more beautiful than ever before. She must have been doing well these days. What a pity... what a pity for his cousin.

"I'll go and rest first." He took off his armor, bypassed her hand, and threw it to his subordinates behind him.

"Madam, don't be angry. The general is just like this..."

"The general is tired from traveling, please understand him more..." His subordinates laughed for him. Everyone knew that the general was standing up for his cousin. But who can decide the life and death of a person? The death of the general's cousin can only be said to be her bad luck. Shi

Yi smiled heartily and said nonchalantly: "Everyone has worked hard on this trip. Good wine and good food are ready. Let's drink tonight."

"Okay, good, madam!"

"Madam is great! I haven't eaten meat for a long time!"

"Drink! I must not go home until I'm drunk tonight!"

The little thoughts of Jiang Qi's subordinates disappeared in front of the delicious food and wine. They have worked so hard for so long, and they have long wanted to find an opportunity to release it.

That night, all the soldiers sat on the ground, and Jiang Qi and his subordinates were surrounded in the middle, and the roasted chicken, duck and horse meat were placed in front of each person in an orderly manner.

"This cup is for all the soldiers." Jiang Qi poured the fine wine, stood up and drank it all in one gulp. Without the charge of these soldiers, there would be no victory today. Although he did not say much, everything was in the cup of wine he drank.

"Cheers to the general!" The soldiers responded to him one after another, holding up their glasses and drinking a cup of muddy wine.

In their view, after defeating the Japanese pirates, the country was stable, and the people lived and worked in peace, they could also return to their hometowns to marry and have children and live a peaceful life.

"This cup is for all the people in Yaocheng." Jiang Qi filled the glass again, raised his hand high, and the fine wine in the glass fell from the air to the ground. The efforts made by the people of Yaocheng were seen and remembered by everyone. It was they who made everyone in the barracks worry-free.

"Cheers to the people!" The soldiers followed his example and spilled the fine wine in their hands.

"This cup is for you..." Jiang Qi paused, glanced at Shi Yi's face beside him, and said in a barely audible voice: "To the Emperor."

"Long live the Emperor." The soldiers drank their cups to the brim, and their hearts were filled with lofty sentiments.

"Tonight, everyone should drink to your heart's content, and don't worry about the rules." Jiang Qi threw away the cup, picked up the wine jar, and walked towards the tent.

"General..."

"What's wrong with the general?"

His subordinates wanted to stop him, but Shi Yi stopped them with a smile, "He is happy tonight, you should drink to your heart's content, and don't let him down."

"Yes, yes, with my wife here, we won't worry about the general." His subordinates suddenly changed their worried expressions, as if they all understood.

Shi Yi smiled and didn't respond to them, but also picked up a jar of wine and walked towards the tent.

"Madam really understands the general. I really envy the general for marrying such an understanding wife like you..."

"Nonsense! They are husband and wife! Don't you think about the fact that when Madam married the general, the general was still penniless!"

"Do you think the general is still feeling sad for his cousin? It seems that the general was not very happy after receiving the letter."

"I think so. After all, the cousin is lively and active, and her life experience is pitiful. The general has always been a hero, and heroes are most reluctant to be seduced by beautiful women..."

"What nonsense are you talking about! The general is such a small-minded person! The general must be worried about the group of Japanese pirates who escaped!"

"I see that you are all talking nonsense! It's a good day, but you don't drink. It's so boring to whine like a woman here! Come on... drink... drink..."

As soon as Shi Yi walked into the tent, the discussions behind him disappeared.

"You're here." Jiang Qi, who was drinking in the tent, seemed to have expected her to come to him.

Shi Yi followed his example and sat on the ground. He took a sip of wine from the jar and said loudly, "You must be very unhappy!"

"How can you be unhappy?" Jiang Qi looked at her seriously, and laughed, "I think you have been doing well these days." After that, he took another sip of wine.

"You are blaming me." Shi Yi sighed softly.

"Blame you? How dare I?" Jiang Qi sneered and threw the jar to the side. After the jar broke with a dull sound, he stood up. In the moonlight, Shi Yi could see the redness on his face. It turned out that he was very drunk.

"How dare I?" Jiang Qi held onto the table and smiled bitterly, "Everyone knows that you are a man of great benevolence and righteousness. You don't despise me, Jiang Qi, for marrying into poverty, serving my widowed mother diligently and keeping my chastity, and defending the city and driving out the Japanese pirates. I..." He patted his chest, the smell of alcohol burning, "How dare I... Jiang Qi do something to let you down, Qi

Shiyi?!" "Jiang Qi, you're drunk." Shiyi put down the wine jar and tried to help him, but he pushed him away.

"I'm not drunk, I'm very sober. I've never been as sober as I am now." He patted his chest heavily a few more times, raised his voice and said, "I'm too sober, so sober that I can't say so many things. Chen Bi... Chen Bi..." He shed tears.

A good girl, all because of him... because of him... died of illness, what a ridiculous reason.

Shiyi looked at him in silence, as if time had stopped at this moment.

"Ah..." After a long time, he exhaled heavily, wiped away his tears silently, regained his original calmness, and said in a deep voice: "I don't know where the bodies of Chen Bi's parents are. I ask you to send Chen Bi's bones back to Kyoto for burial."

"Okay." To his surprise, Shi Yiyi agreed to him.

She went out.

He picked up the jar of wine she had not finished drinking and sat on the ground. He held the jar in his arms and took a sip after sip.

(End of this chapter)