Chapter 1008 Father's Letter
The young couple before her were General Qi and his wife. Old Mrs. Qian was stunned; the shock was even greater than when she saw that group of people.
"Aunt Qian, don't worry. Although this was not done by our Great Qi soldiers, the city is under our protection, and there will definitely be an explanation."
This was the only guarantee Lin Yuesha could make. The situation was unclear, and she didn't know what was going on with the Wei family.
It's hard to say where Qiaoyun is being hidden by the Wei family, or whether she's still alive, since she was captured more than half a month ago.
With a thud, Old Lady Qian knelt down and kowtowed to Qi Heng and Lin Yuesha. Lin Yuesha stepped forward to stop her, but Old Lady Qian knelt back and kowtowed three times devoutly before standing up.
"Young Madam, I understand your concerns."
Grandma Qian understood that this matter was done by the Wei family, who were enemies of General Qi, under false pretenses, and had nothing to do with Qi Heng.
She was just a woman who had always lived in the village and didn't know much. Old Mrs. Qian's only wish was that Lin Yuesha would send her back, regardless of whether her daughter Qiaoyun was alive or dead.
If her daughter were alive, her reputation would be ruined. Although it wasn't their fault, they would be gossiped about by the villagers. So, Old Lady Qian decided to sell her land and take her daughter away from their hometown to start anew.
As long as the family is reunited, that's better than anything else.
If Qiaoyun is gone, she and the old man will give their daughter a proper burial, and before long, the family of three will be able to meet again in the afterlife.
"If there is any news, I will send someone to inform you."
Qi Heng reassured the elderly couple, saying that if they were still worried, they could go to the military camp to inquire about the situation, as long as they gave their names.
The girl who was almost robbed was rescued. She was so relieved that she kowtowed to Qi Heng and Lin Yuesha. The families in the village with daughters breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that the military camp would deploy a special guard team to patrol.
Given the urgency of the situation, Qi Heng escorted Lin Yuesha back to Chenjia Village and headed straight to the military camp for a meeting.
"Cousin, you only went out for a short while, and you brought back so much delicious food!"
Xu Da picked up a blueberry, put it in his mouth, and tasted its sweet and sour flavor; Wuya would definitely like it.
He went to the kitchen, took a blue and white porcelain bowl, filled it halfway with blueberries, rinsed it with well water, and muttered, "Didn't we agree to go to Yutan Temple? Wuya and I got up very early, only to find that you didn't come back last night."
"Yes, we'll set off tomorrow morning. I'll make some pastries to take with us on the way."
Pregnant women should avoid eating hawthorn, so Lin Yuesha chose to use blueberries instead, making blueberry jam bread, hazelnut cookies, and rose petal jam diluted with water.
She was busy with her hands, but she could also chat with Xu Da while doing other things.
She had heard rumors that the Wei family was involved in shady dealings, but little did she know that she and Qi Heng would be caught up in it.
"The Wei family is desperate and has no other choice but to resort to desperate measures."
Xu Da spat and then said, "By the way, my mother asked me to bring this letter to you."
After Xu Da finished speaking, he took out an envelope sealed with wax from his purse, which was intact.
The envelope bore Lin Yuesha's name, written in exceptionally neat handwriting. Upon opening it, a faint, pleasant scent of ink wafted out.
“My mother said it was a letter from Cangzhou, a family letter.”
Xu Da leaned over and glanced at it. Good heavens, the letter paper was very thin and not noticeable when folded. It looked like he had written more than a dozen pages, just as verbose as he was.
"My father's letter."
The distance between Beidi and Cangzhou is thousands of miles. The letter from Chen and Xiao Chenggui was sent to the Northwest, but Lin Yuesha had already set off for Yingcheng. The letter was delayed for more than a month, and was transferred from the Northwest to Yingcheng, and then sent to Beidi Prefecture City from Yingcheng.
Upon opening the letter, Xiao Chenggui first reported that he was safe and sound, and then mentioned Chen's chubby son.
The little boy eats and sleeps well, but also cries a lot. He dozes off during the day and makes a fuss at night, causing his parents a lot of trouble.
Xiao Chenggui said that he showed Lin Yuesha's portrait to the little boy every day, and the little boy would touch the portrait incessantly.
"My brother is so smart; he knows how to be close to me, his older sister."
Lin Yuesha was overjoyed and couldn't wait to meet the little bun.
Before her younger brother was born, Lin Yuesha made a small bib out of the softest cotton cloth. Before she could give it away, her brother had grown a little older.
Babies grow up quickly, and Lin Yuesha has already started saving clothes and toys for her one- or two-year-old son.
She prepared a large box, dreaming of building a big ship in the future to bring her younger brother some novelties from the open sea.
In the first few pages of the letter, Xiao Chenggui described his family situation.
Chen's family members were all in Cangzhou, and they often gathered together to chat. Chen's personality became much more cheerful, but she would only occasionally talk about her daughter to him late at night.
Chen felt quite resentful that Qi Heng had tricked Lin Yuesha away so quickly and even got married without paying respects to her parents.
Fortunately, Xiao Chenggui kept acting as a peacemaker, speaking well of Qi Heng, and Chen finally gave up.
With their family safe and sound, Chen Lin and Chen Xiaohua's husband, Xiao Dazhuang, couldn't stay idle and, not wanting to trouble them too much, started a small business, which is currently enough to support the family.
Lin Yuesha turned to the last page; the letter had been sent two months ago.
Later, Xiao Chenggui emphasized Lin Shusheng, saying that Lin Shusheng was truly an opportunist.
Seeing that the Wei family was suffering frequent setbacks and was at risk of being ousted, Lin Shusheng immediately made a plan and wrote a letter to Lin Yuesha to build a relationship.
He wrote several letters almost every few days, but Xiao Chenggui stopped them all.
Especially Chen, ever since she found out, she has set aside half an hour every day to scold Lin Shusheng.
Back then, Lin Shusheng faked his death to climb the social ladder, leaving Chen to be a widow for more than ten years. Chen didn't have this much resentment. That man had no sincerity towards his daughter and wanted to use her. As long as she is still alive, there is no way he will have a chance!
Chen insisted on keeping this matter a secret from Lin Yuesha, fearing that her daughter might soften her heart and agree to Lin Shusheng's unreasonable demands.
After much deliberation, Xiao Chenggui decided to tell her, since he knew Lin Yuesha's personality better than Chen Shi did.
Lin Yuesha couldn't help but sneer, which made Xu Da, who was standing next to her, shudder. He asked, "Cousin, what's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing. I'm not ambiguous when it comes to matters of principle. Lin Shusheng killed so many innocent women. If he's still causing trouble when I return to the capital, it will be time for me to uphold justice and even kill my own family."
The case of the woman in red that shocked the capital back then is about to be solved, but the key figure, Qin, is already dead.
Qi Heng's men acted quickly, and after severely torturing the captured people, they learned the hiding place of some of the Wei family's men.
By the time his men found it, the Wei family's hideout was already deserted.
However, Qi Heng's men were skilled at tracking. Following the clues left by the carriages and horses, they were able to catch the Wei family members, no matter how many burrows they had.
They captured quite a few of the Wei family's remaining members, leaving only two young girls, whom they had just captured and hadn't had time to send away yet.
The barbarians favored petite and delicate women from the Great Qi, so the Wei family collected beautiful women and presented them to the barbarian generals.
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