"Have the personnel arrangements been made for the route through the border?" The leader of the secret guards narrowed his fierce eyes and looked at his subordinates, asking, "With 300,000 troops stationed at the border, General Zhou's journey will definitely pass through the area where bandits roam."
"His Majesty has decreed: kill without mercy!"
We absolutely must not let him make it to the border alive!
The guard nodded and replied in a low voice, "It's all arranged. Three hundred assassins disguised as bandits are stationed on the only road. If General Zhou dares to come, he'll be dead for sure!"
"He and his dozen or so men will definitely not survive to the border."
This is why Emperor Yan agreed to let General Zhou go to the border to take over the army. There are too many people and too many eyes in the capital. Emperor Yan would be concerned about his reputation and influence and would not dare to easily take action against a loyal minister, so as not to make the people of the world feel disheartened.
Once outside the capital, who would still notice General Zhou?
The three hundred assassins posing as bandits were all unparalleled masters.
With just General Zhou and a dozen or so loyal subordinates?
Even if the head of the secret guards racked his brains, he would never believe that General Zhou had such great ability that a dozen or so men could defeat the elite assassins trained by the royal family for decades!
As time went by.
The exchange of betrothal tokens between the Cheng and Zhou families was completed, and General Zhou, filled with emotion and shame, rode his horse straight to the border.
At this time, Lin Jiaoyun was unaware of Zhou Cheng's engagement to Cheng Xianyi. She was hiding in the back study with a look of disgust, listening to the unbearable words spoken by Young Master Qin and Madam Qin.
"Does Lord Lin look down on the Qin family's social standing, considering it inferior to Young Master Zhou's?"
“Since it’s not out of disdain, then why do you disagree with my son’s marriage to Miss Lin? The two of them are in love and have already been intimate. Everyone at Yanchun Pavilion saw it with their own eyes that day.”
“Your daughter kissed my son in front of Mr. Zhou.”
"As soon as my son returned home, he urged me to go to the Lin family to propose marriage, saying that he had tarnished Miss Lin's reputation and that he insisted on giving Miss Lin a proper status. Besides, Lord Lin, my Qin family is at least a family of a third-rank official, and there is nothing about us that is unworthy of your Lin family, is there?"
"........"
Lin Jiaoyun didn't dare to show her face at all; she was absolutely furious!
That fatso must be crazy!
She only kissed Zhou Cheng to spite him, and what kind of nonsense was he spouting? What does he mean by "physical intimacy"? This is hardly physical intimacy!
What do you mean by "tarnishing one's reputation"? What kind of reputation is this!
It's just a good friend helping out, isn't it?
How could she possibly look down on a family as humble as the Qin family! She wouldn't even consider marrying into the royal family, like the Fourth Prince!
She's so angry!
Fortunately, Mr. Lin was also a man who was all talk and no action. He cursed the Qin family in his heart, but on the surface he was polite and courteous, saying, "Madam Qin, you are going too far. My daughter is innocent and pure. How could she be defiled?"
"It's perfectly normal for men and women to have some physical contact when they drink tea or attend festivals."
"I think we should put this marriage proposal on hold for now. My daughter is still young, and I would like to keep her in the manor for a few more years. It's just that our time together hasn't come yet."
Hearing these high-sounding words, Madam Qin's face turned pale with anger.
Saying that our time hasn't come yet!
In fact, she saw clearly the disdain and sarcasm in Lin's father's eyes.
Her Qin family is at least a third-rank official! That's a whole level higher than the Lin family's fourth-rank civil official, so why does he look at her with such disdain?
Lin Jiaoyun, that fickle woman, was used to being pampered by Zhou Cheng, so she has become too picky and looks down on the Qin family!
If it weren't for her son's obsession with Lin Jiaoyun, insisting that Lin Jiaoyun was kind-hearted and pure, and would never marry anyone else, would she have had the nerve to come to the Lin family to propose marriage?
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