Chapter 27: Killing innocent people and claiming credit
After Chu Yian accepted the gift and expressed his gratitude, his gaze fell on the little girl again.
The little girl was wearing a light pink dress, which made her look soft and cute.
Her skin color was not as fair as the daughters of wealthy families in Beijing, but rather a healthy wheat color, probably due to frequent sun exposure.
Seeing what Chu Yian wanted to ask, Qin Sheng took the initiative to explain: "This child..."
But he fell silent again just as he started to speak, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, but he forced it back.
Qin Sheng let out a breath calmly, pulled the corner of his mouth and continued: "I rescued this child from a bandit's den. She had no family, so I brought her back."
"I didn't expect that after I brought him back, my mother liked him so much that she raised him in the Duke's Mansion as a distant cousin's child."
After Qin Sheng finished speaking, he saw Tao looking at Chu Yian a little nervously, as if she was afraid that Chu Yian would mind.
He explained a few more words: "Yi An, look at my sons, they are all so old now, but none of them are married. I am rarely seen all day, and I am the only one in the whole house..."
"This child... this child's background is truly pitiful, that's why... don't worry, she's definitely not the child of Sanlang and another woman. I can guarantee you that."
Chu Yian: ...
How could she not know whether this child was Qin Sheng's?
Even if she was the child of Duke Qin, she could never be Qin Sheng's. If he had any interest in women, he would not have had a group of adulterers instead of concubines, and one of them would not have come to her to protest before marriage.
Chu Yian absolutely trusts Qin Sheng in this regard. Even she, the legal wife, is threatened. If Qin Sheng really has other women, she would have been killed by his group of adulterers long ago.
Noticing that Chu Yian had been staring at her, the little girl shrank back, lowered her head, and stepped back, retreating behind Tao.
Tao took her small hand and squeezed it.
Seeing that Chu Yian was staring at the little girl, Duke Qin was about to speak, but Chu Yian spoke first.
She asked curiously, "What's her name?"
Mrs. Tao smiled and said, "Her name used to be Pan'er. After I brought her back, I didn't change her name. I only changed her surname to Qin Pan'er."
Chu Yian frowned when he heard the name.
Pan'er Pan'er, isn't this name different from Zhaodi, Laidi, and Pandi?
She really resisted this kind of name, as if she was born to give everything for the boy in the family, not be able to have her own name, and not be loved by others.
However, she was living in the mansion as a cousin, so Chu Yian couldn't say much.
After having breakfast with the Qin family, the men of the Qin family went out. Chu Yian sat with Tao for a while and chatted for most of the day before returning to Fuhuayuan.
I didn’t take a good look at this yard yesterday. Today I took a closer look and found that this yard is really quite casual.
There are no rare flowers or plants planted, nor any tall trees. The flower beds are planted with very common green plants.
I couldn't believe there were morning glories. The vines were wrapped around other plants, going up in circles.
This is not just casual care, it is not taken care of at all.
Chu Yian's mouth twitched, and he said to Xiao Fu, "Why don't we dig up this piece of land and plant some vegetables."
Xiao Fu covered her mouth and chuckled: "My uncle is a general, he may not care much about these things."
Chu Yian was thinking when suddenly Qin Sheng's voice came from behind him.
"You want to grow vegetables?"
Chu Yian turned around and saw Qin Sheng, shaking his head: "I just think your flowers and plants are a bit annoying."
Qin Sheng only glanced at it and then looked away: "I'll have someone deal with it later. Do you have any flowers you like?"
Chu Yian shook his head again: "I don't have a particular favorite, as long as it looks good."
Qin Sheng said okay.
Chu Yian glanced at the sky and thought it was early: "Why are you back so early? Don't you have to work outside?"
Qin Sheng: "I'm asking for leave. After all, yesterday was my wedding, and the emperor gave me a few days off to stay home with you."
Chu Yian: ...
Qin Sheng glanced at Xiaofu. If he had met the perceptive Chu Yian, he would have asked Xiaofu to leave.
But she obviously didn't.
Qin Sheng had no choice but to say, "Xiao Fu, I want to talk to your young lady. You go down first."
Xiao Fu was stunned for a moment, looked at Chu Yian, and only retreated after seeing Chu Yian nod.
Chu Yian was a little curious: "What do you want to say?"
Qin Sheng hesitated for a moment, his eyelashes drooping. Although he hadn't spoken yet, for some reason, Chu Yian felt sad from him.
She was a little embarrassed. She didn't know why Qin Sheng was suddenly sad, and she didn't know how to comfort him.
Fortunately, Qin Sheng quickly came to his senses and said softly, "I am the one who let Pan'er down."
Chu Yian was slightly stunned: "Didn't you rescue her from the bandit's den?"
Since she was rescued and kept in the Duke's Mansion, where she has no worries about food and clothing, how could he not treat her well?
Qin Sheng shook his head and spoke softly, "Do you know how military merits are recorded on the battlefield? And how do you calculate how many enemies a person kills?"
Chu Yian still shook his head. When he watched TV before, he was curious about the soldiers who said how many people they killed and used it to calculate their military merits.
But how can words just be counted?
Although she was curious, Chu Yian was not interested in finding out. Now that Qin Sheng suddenly asked her, she was puzzled.
Qin Sheng looked into the distance and said, "How many people are killed on the battlefield? The soldiers will cut off the enemy's left ears in proportion to the number of people killed. After the battle, the number of ears will be counted."
"Some people will do anything to achieve military merit. They slaughtered villages and killed innocent people to gain merit. Pan'er's parents, relatives, and villagers..."
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