This woman looked docile, yet she was bound with ropes by Song Laosan and dragged behind the horse without any dignity.
If he treats his wife this way, how will he treat his daughter after his father-in-law passes away and he gains power in the military? Will he kick her away and try to climb the social ladder?
Thinking of these consequences, General Guan felt a chill creep up from his toes to the top of his head, chilling him to the bone.
As they got closer to the main camp, Song Laosan could see more and more of General Guan's chilling expression.
Looking at Qiao Lian'er again, she looked at him as if he were a clown, a cold smile playing on her lips.
The girl's face was so calm, yet it exuded a sense of madness.
It was as if they wanted to tear him apart, rip him to shreds, chop his bones to pieces, and plunge him into eternal darkness.
Song Laosan's mind wavered, and his hand holding the reins trembled slightly.
He dismounted, clasped his hands in a respectful greeting, and said, "Greetings, Father-in-law."
General Guan's gaze fell on his face, like a sharp and cold sword.
"Yuanyi, do you know this girl?"
Song Laosan pretended to identify it.
"Father-in-law, I know him. He's from the Qiao family in Datian Village."
"Anything else?" The tone was authoritative and brooked no argument.
Song Laosan wasn't sure if General Guan knew about that matter, so he braced himself and asked in a low voice, "I wonder why my father-in-law asks this?"
"You just need to answer my questions honestly."
Song Laosan looked conflicted.
Telling the truth is a disaster, but if General Guan already knows the truth, lying is also a disaster.
Judging from Qiao Lian'er's expression, she's probably told him everything.
But he also clung to the hope that things might turn out alright.
Song Laosan felt as if he were surrounded by stones, which were pressing down on him and making it hard for him to breathe.
"say!"
Seeing his silence, General Guan's face darkened even more.
He didn't miss the tension and panic in Song Laosan's eyes.
"On the day I went to Datian Village to collect taxes, this little girl talked back to me, and her family members were also restless. I was about to punish them when General Chu stopped me. General Chu even recruited all the men of the Qiao family into the army."
"Could it be that she came this time to ask her father-in-law to uphold justice for her?"
Song Laosan looked coldly at Qiao Lian'er: "You little brat, you obstructed the land acquisition and incited the villagers. I spared your life back then, but you're not satisfied and even want to appeal. You really hold a grudge."
Song Laosan could only change the subject by bringing up the previous events, which seemed to be his answer.
Qiao Lian'er said quietly, "It wasn't Commandant Song who spared my life; it was clearly General Chu who saved me when your sword was about to cut off my neck."
Even his own daughter was to be killed; even tigers don't eat their cubs. General Guan felt his mind was starting to go blank.
So, how much affection does Song Yuanyi have for his two grandsons?
Will there come a day when Guan Song and Guan Xue threaten his interests, and he will also show no mercy and kill them?
Thinking of all this, General Guan felt another layer of cold sweat break out all over his body.
"Yuanyi, do you remember what you said when you came back to report General Chu the day after you went to Datian Village to collect taxes?"
After saying that, Song Laosan also felt something was wrong and was feeling uneasy.
"You said that the family was ungrateful, and you almost killed them all as a warning to others."
"That means this girl almost died at your hands."
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