Chapter 137
For Lei Qian, these past two days were like a nightmare, a nightmare from hell, because along with the news of Xing Changfeng's rebellion came the news of her father's death.
Immediately, Lei Qian cried until her eyes were swollen, and asked Wang Lang, "Husband, when will the court send troops to quell the rebellion?" It was the first day of Xing Changfeng and others' rebellion. Xing Changfeng had not yet offered sacrifices to the sky on Dongyang Mountain, nor had he read the manifesto.
Wang Lang remained silent. As the governor of Yichun, his father had the responsibility to defend the territory. Now that Yichun had been lost, and Xing Changfeng and his men had rebelled, with such a result, even if his father-in-law died, it would probably not be a pity in the eyes of the Crown Prince. It was a blessing that they were not implicated. As for equalizing the sentence, he really didn't know.
Another day, when Xing Changfeng's manifesto was announced to the world, Qiannan, Wang Lang, and the others truly felt the other side's rebellious intentions and determination. This manifesto made it completely impossible to turn back.
This manifesto portrayed Xing Changfeng as innocent and their rebellion as a forced act. Only Wang Lang knew that they had been planning this for a long time. He had been right when he said that Yao Chunnuan and the others had rebellious intentions.
As for Lei Qian, when she heard Xing Changfeng's manifesto, she was both angry and afraid. She was angry because he was putting all the blame on her father, and she was afraid because she was afraid of being implicated.
Lei Qian was heartbroken. That manifesto was heartbreaking. Her father was dead, and yet she still bore the infamy. It was truly disgraceful. How could someone be so vicious? The manifesto only mentioned her father's repeated bullying and provocations. It didn't mention how they retaliated against him each time he provoked her. If their tactics hadn't become increasingly vicious, how could her father have been provoked to such a madman and commit such an unwise act?
If there is anyone in this world who is as sad as Lei Qian because of Xing Changfeng's rebellion, it must be Wei Qiuyu.
When Wei Qiuyu learned that Xing Changfeng had rebelled and quickly occupied the main city of Yichun, and that Yao Chunnuan had played a vital role in it and would be greatly rewarded and possibly promoted several levels, he went crazy!
She took the quill pen and quickly wrote a line of words: Xing Changfeng will rebel, he must have been instigated by Yao Chunnuan, and the culprit is her, she has always been such an ambitious person!
She wrote this line quickly and sloppily, which showed that she was really angry and anxious.
At this moment, Wei Qiuyu was truly enraged and jealous, over the different circumstances of the two women. Clearly, they were both dressed in the same clothes. Initially, their status and position were comparable, and even after they married, their husbands' families held similar statuses. Later, when they were both exiled, there was no gap between them. It could be said that they had the same starting point, so when did they diverge? Yes, it started in the Yichun military settlement!
God really loved her too much. Along the way, Yao Chunnuan hadn't suffered much, but she had suffered too much under Yao Chunnuan's deliberate suppression. Now, she was poisoned and mute, her husband's family was gone, and she was all alone and helpless!
As for Yao Chunnuan, after arriving at the Yichun military settlement, she seemed to have found success. In this patriarchal world, where officialdom is paramount, she was unexpectedly valued and even held a minor official position! The key point is that Wei Qiuyu didn't think she was anything special, and that she was just leveraging knowledge from later generations. Yet, Yao Chunnuan's career and status continued to rise, and in the end, she even found a young man! Is this even fair?
How could Wei Qiuyu not feel indignant in comparison? The point was, Yao Chunnuan was so disregarding the rules, were these men blind? Being trampled upon by a woman, and yet they were so patient? Weren't they even slightly resentful?
Wei Qiuyu didn't know that when a person's abilities are very strong, they can break through the constraints of gender, allowing those who admire them to ignore their gender and focus on their abilities and personal charm. This is especially true for those who are on par with her. They are all capable and skilled people, and of course they won't be superficial and only care about the other person's gender.
Could it be that Wei Qiuyu was so jealous? As Xing Changfeng's manifesto spread throughout the world, Yao Chunnuan's name also became known to the world. In fact, it was not just her, but also Wu Zongguan, Yu Chen, Zhou Yushu and others who became famous.
Rebellion is never a one-man show. Xing Zhangfeng is certainly the one carrying the banner, but the team behind him is also very important. Especially the think tank, because it determines whether they can withstand the court's subsequent encirclement and suppression, and how far they can go.
After receiving Xing Changfeng's team list, the various factions, in particular, studied the first few members over and over again. It was no surprise that Yao Chunnuan, as the only woman on the team, garnered even more attention. This was because she was so unusual and so eye-catching.
Originally, a small military settlement female chief clerk was a bit unusual, but it was nothing special. But now, after Xing Changfeng rebelled and took Yichun in one fell swoop, his territory and power expanded nearly tenfold. Her status as chief clerk also rose accordingly.
Not to mention her position as the third or fourth in command of the Yichun military settlement, her status was about to rise to a higher position. Even more intriguing was her previous identity as the wife of a convicted official. So how did she go from being the wife of a convicted official to becoming the right-hand man of Yichun City Lord Xing Changfeng? And how did she rise to her current position step by step? It's truly worth studying.
For Yao Chunnuan and others, they don't care about what the outside world thinks of them for the time being. There are really too many things to do and they are too busy. Everyone wishes they could be split in half, have three heads and six arms, and even have twenty-four hours in a day!
After Yao Chunnuan, Yu Chen and others took over the defense of Yichun, Han Chaosheng also returned from other places and took charge of the Intelligence Headquarters in Yichun.
After the death of the Lei family, all the men and their families were placed under house arrest. They were not thrown into prison, nor were they tortured, but they were not treated well. Their meals were simple and clean, with no greasy or oily taste.
No one expected that despite such lenient treatment from the new city lord, someone still committed suicide. The person who committed suicide was none other than Xue Xiangning, the favorite concubine of Governor Lei during his lifetime.
After discovering that she had committed suicide, her body and other belongings were taken away and disposed of by the guards of the City Lord's Mansion.
Han Chaosheng looked at the woman in front of him who was dressed in black. Her serious expression and the outfit suppressed her original charm. Now she stood in front of him with a look of helplessness on her face.
"Alright, from now on there will be no Xue Xiangning in Yichun. Your new identity is..."
"Yes!" Xue Xiangning didn't care about her new identity.
She was once the daughter of an official, but due to the corruption of the imperial court and the dominance of treacherous officials, her father was framed and her family was exiled to Yichun. Her parents died on the way, leaving her and her seven-year-old brother behind. After arriving at the Yichun military settlement, her personality changed drastically to protect her younger brother. When Han Chaosheng's men approached her and offered to train her, she agreed without hesitation, with only one condition: they must raise her younger brother, bring him up, and cultivate him into a capable person.
Han Chaosheng agreed, and she resolutely threw herself into their training, and then began to flirt with different men. Now her brother was living well in the military settlement, attending a private school, studying very hard. Perhaps because of the hardships he had experienced, the boy, who was only waist-height, had a very calm temperament.
That night, Yao Chunnuan returned home with Qi Yingshan. When she got off the carriage, she looked up at the sky. It was a full moon night, and the moonlight was beautiful.
"The moonlight is so beautiful tonight. Would you like some wine?" Yao Chunnuan turned and asked Qi Yingshan.
"Then drink some." Qi Yingshan readily agreed.
The little one had already fallen asleep, and while the servants were preparing wine and food, she washed up a little.
Qi Yingshan had no clothes with her, he just washed his face to make himself feel more comfortable.
When Yao Chunnuan came out with half-dry hair, the dishes were served one after another. Yao Chunnuan didn't need the servants to serve her. She waved her hand and asked them to leave.
Qi Yingshan poured wine for the two of them. This wine was newly brewed rice wine in their military settlement. The distillation method was used during the brewing process, and the resulting wine was pure and clear.
As they drank, the two of them became sticky together without them noticing. First, Yao Chunnuan sat on the man's lap, and then she nestled in his arms, enjoying the moon while the handsome man fed her wine. She felt very comfortable.
Later, she became more and more excessive. She first kissed the man, then hooked her arms around his neck and hugged him, and then the atmosphere in the whole room suddenly became ambiguous.
She'd been under a lot of pressure lately. Life before and after the rebellion was different. Before, there was always a way out, even if that path could lead to a dead end. After the rebellion, there was truly no way out. They could only forge ahead, even if the road ahead was filled with thorns and would only bring blood and tears. Fortunately, so far, everything had gone smoothly.
But, she had just experienced a big event and was in a state of emotional turmoil. Her emotions were surging inside her and she needed a thorough release.
"Not going back tonight, huh?" Yao Zhubo bit the other person's chin and murmured.
"Yeah." Qi Yingshan's handsome face flushed as he responded softly.
Yao Zhubo pecked the corner of his mouth. And then, nothing happened. It was all because of the beautiful moonlight that Yao Zhubo pushed Concubine Qi down. There was no other way. Concubine Qi was still a novice. Our Yao Zhubo was at least an experienced driver with rich theoretical knowledge and had driven on the road before. It should be no problem for him to guide a novice, right?
In the morning, before the rest of the Qi family got up, Aunt Qi, who was busy in the kitchen, pulled Father Qi back to the kitchen and whispered, "Old Four didn't come back last night."
Father Qi was stunned at first, then thought, "Spent the night there?" This was the first time that the fourth child spent the night outside.
"Probably?" Aunt Qi was a little unsure, but she felt that it was probably true.
At this time, there was another noise in the yard. Father Qi looked outside and found that his father had also woken up. Remembering what his wife had just said to him, he quickly waved to his father and whispered, "Dad!"
"Old Four didn't come back last night. He might have spent the night there."
Father Qi glanced at his eldest daughter-in-law who had escaped and asked, "Did your wife find out?"
Then he advised, "Don't worry about the fourth brother's affairs, just pretend you don't know." He couldn't make the decision anyway.
The two nodded. They also knew that Yao Chunnuan, their future daughter-in-law, couldn't be treated as just any other. To be tolerant, she was already quite good. She brought gifts every holiday, including the birthdays of the three elders in the family. She was polite to them, but she rarely visited their home. Since the two of them had decided on their relationship, she had only visited their home once.
Father Qi added, "When the reward comes in, we'll move to a larger house and each choose a separate courtyard to live in." The general's four grandsons had all made contributions during the rebellion, so the reward should be substantial. Since most of the children were already married, it would be better for them to live separately, rather than being so crowded together like they are now.
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