"As long as you're happy, I won't stop you from doing what you want anymore, Ah Qing. I ask for nothing more than your peace, health, and happiness."
"Brother, me too. I also hope you can be healthy and happy. When I make a lot of money, I will definitely take you and Feng Mian to the best doctor in the world to get better."
Brother Sang felt a little jealous upon hearing this; she never forgot to bring up her precious husband no matter what she mentioned.
Seeing that the couple had a harmonious relationship and cared for each other, Brother Sang was genuinely gratified.
"I've gotten used to my crippled leg. But for you, the most important thing now is for you to quickly give our Sang family a new child. I can no longer carry on the Zheng family line, so we can only rely on you."
A child?!
She chuckled dryly, "Brother, you're just lame, not incapable of having children. How about I find you a virtuous and beautiful sister-in-law, so you can have two kids in three years and continue the Zheng family line?"
Upon hearing her words, Brother Sang's bronze face suddenly flushed red, a mixture of shame and anger.
"Sang, Xuan, Qing, you dare to say anything out loud. If your brother doesn't teach you a lesson today, you'll probably forget that you're still a girl."
He casually picked up his cane, ready to strike her.
Zheng Quchi wasn't that stupid. She stood there and let him hit her. She dodged left and right, saying, "Brother, people say that you can't hit the children in the family before the fifteenth."
Brother Sang sneered, "You're still a child? A child who's married and has a husband?"
Zheng Quchi felt wronged: "Didn't you say that no matter how old I get, I'll always be a child in your eyes?"
"You..." Brother Sang was speechless with anger, but also found it amusing, so he stuck his cane into the ground and stopped chasing.
Zheng Quchi, on the other hand, came running back excitedly. He reached out and pinched her chubby little face.
"elder brother……"
"Watch your mouth from now on, and don't bring any dirty talk you've learned outside into the house, understand?"
"Okay, okay, it hurts."
Brother Sang let go of her. He knew how much force he had used. Seeing her pretending to knead with great enthusiasm, he chuckled and said, "Take the glutinous rice cakes back with you after I make them. There's also the cooked cured meat, steamed vegetable cakes, and rice cakes. I've wrapped them all up for you in paper. I know you're strong, so take more with you and eat more good food so you don't stay so short."
The moment Zheng Quchi heard about her short stature, she felt she couldn't stand it anymore: "You still complain about my short stature? Why don't you share some of your height with me, so that I won't always be called a shorty when I'm out in public?"
"We can't share your height, but we can share more food with you. Remember to eat your fill and don't go hungry or cold. Let's try to turn over a new leaf next year."
After saying their goodbyes, Zheng Quchi, seeing that it was getting late, picked up the large bundle prepared by her brother, hailed an oxcart at the village entrance, and set off for Guixu Ridge.
Liu Fengmian did not return until she left. Although she could not say goodbye to him, she left him a note so that he would know she had gone to "work" again when he returned.
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Garrison camp
Yuwen Sheng sat languidly on a general's chair covered with tiger skin, his hands, clad in snow-white gloves, casually stroking the soft tiger fur.
"The injury is quite serious."
Fu Rong was carried up half-dead, and the bandages wrapped around his chest were soaked with blood.
"General, this time, I have truly rendered a great service," he said impatiently.
Yuwen Sheng raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean?"
Fu Rong wanted to get up and explain in detail, but the slightest movement caused him to wince in pain from the bloody holes that the hateful Master Li had poked all over his body. He cried out "Ouch, ouch!" and lay back down.
Seeing this, Wei Yao, who was standing silently to the side, couldn't help but burst out laughing. He squatted down and poked Fu Rong's head: "Take it easy, or you'll ruin yourself. Wouldn't the general not hear about the achievements you worked so hard to make?"
Wang Zebang was to Wei Yao's right. His face was cold and hard. He glanced at Fu Rong and asked only one question: "Who hurt you like this?"
“Iron-hearted Wang Zebang, gloating Hu Weiyao, I’m not telling you.” He turned his head defiantly, peered up at the inscrutable general, and said anxiously, “General, I must be the first to tell you this news.”
Yuwen Sheng glanced at him with a smile: "If you're not dead, then hurry up and tell me."
Fu Rong said seriously, "I have already found out the identity of that Master Li."
Master Li?
Wei Yao asked in surprise, "Didn't you already investigate this person before?"
"You were the one who sent the message by carrier pigeon, confirming that his identity information was correct, right?" Wang Zebang's eyes were sharp.
“That was before, you two, don’t interrupt!” Fu Rong propped himself up on his elbows, then rolled over slightly and knelt down again: “Previously, it was my carelessness that led me to be deceived by his portrait, having only heard of him and seen his portrait without actually meeting him. In fact, the Master Li currently in Fu County is the Gongshu Jiruo that the General has been asking me to find.”
"What did you say?" Wei Yao's eyes widened in disbelief.
When Wang Zebang heard the name Gongshu Jiruo, he was genuinely taken aback: "Master Li, how could it be him? We've met him several times, but we haven't noticed anything amiss."
“This humble servant would never mistake him. Master Li is Gongshu Jiruo. He is wearing a mask with protruding facial features that do not match his real face. Therefore, his face is often stiff and pale, and he has no extra expression.”
No wonder they searched the entire Fu County and even locked down all the exit routes, but they still couldn't find Gongshu Jiruo. It turned out he had changed his appearance and was just swaggering around right under their noses.
"Oh, it was him."
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