Chapter 290 is the same
After saying this, Lieutenant Chen drew his sword, intending to take the life of Gu Yan's grandmother.
"Wait a minute," Wen Zhiming shouted. "Who said you can't survive? I don't kill surrendered soldiers. As long as you lay down your weapons and surrender, I guarantee I won't take your life."
He came prepared, wearing armor underneath his clothes and carrying a blood pack in front of his chest. So Gu Yan's sword only pierced the blood pack and soiled his clothes.
Now covered in blood, yet completely unharmed.
Lieutenant Chen hesitated for a moment: "Is this really true?"
He believed that the soldiers who surrendered would not be killed.
But he was the general guarding the city, and he had just resisted the Northern Frontier King's attempt to enter the city. How could the Northern Frontier King possibly let him go?
Wen Zhiming said seriously.
"Of course. I always keep my word. If you harm this old man, you will surely die. If you surrender voluntarily, I will guarantee your life."
Lieutenant Chen hesitated for a few seconds, but the will to survive prevailed.
He threw the sword aside, and Gu Yan quickly stepped forward and pulled his grandmother behind him to protect her.
Wen Zhiming looked at Lieutenant Chen, who had his hands raised, and calmly gave instructions to his subordinates.
"Take it down."
"You lied to me?" Lieutenant Chen shouted. "You promised to save my life, so why are you arresting me? Is the King of the Northern Frontier going back on his word?"
"I did say I would protect you from death, but I never said I would let you go," Wen Zhiming said coldly. "First you used this old lady's life to protect yourself, and when you realized there was little hope, you wanted to die with her. It is said that a dying person speaks kind words, but you would rather die than let others have an easy life. This shows your wickedness. Letting you out there would be a danger to the people."
Lieutenant Chen was speechless and could only keep cursing.
"A despicable person! A hypocrite! A liar! A cunning scoundrel..."
General Liu dragged him away, silently counting all the curses he had hurled at him. This fool still wouldn't stop even after falling into his hands; every time he cursed their prince, he would beat him even more.
The entire Tiger Flying Army poured into the capital.
The people in the city were initially afraid, but later they saw that the Tiger Soaring Army did not harm the people or plunder their wealth, and that the soldiers said that the Northern Frontier King would be exempt from taxes for three years after he became emperor.
They had long suffered under heavy taxes, and upon hearing this, they were no longer afraid. Instead, they all hoped that the King of the Northern Frontier would become their new ruler. Some of the bolder ones even offered their own food to the Tiger Soaring Army.
The entry of over 100,000 soldiers into the city caused a great commotion, but the crowd was neither afraid nor disgusted; in some streets, people even lined the streets to welcome them.
Upon learning that all the remaining soldiers in the capital were guarding the palace, Wen Zhiming settled his troops and headed straight for the Meng residence.
Although the Meng family mansion is now spacious, it is no longer as lively as before. The master and servants together barely make up ten people, and many courtyards are empty and desolate.
But today was different. Early in the morning, Meng Qingyu secretly slipped out while the servants were not paying attention. By the time she was discovered, two hours had passed. Du Shiyin sent the servants out to search for her all day, but they still couldn't find her.
At this point, the manor was still in chaos because of this matter.
Wen Zhiming had his men wait outside, and as he stepped into the Meng residence alone, he heard weeping and anxious inquiries from afar.
"If it's not in the city, then look outside the city. Search along the route to Guandu Prefecture. You must find Qingyu for me."
"Madam, it's not that we didn't want to search, but the young master must have left the capital before the city gates closed. When we went to look for him, the gates were already shut, and we couldn't get out. Now the King of the Northern Frontier has invaded the capital, and his troops are everywhere outside. If we go out to look for the young master again tonight, what if the King of the Northern Frontier's men misunderstand us...?"
Although they were loyal servants, they also valued their lives.
Lord Meng had repeatedly warned them not to mention the King of Northern Frontier. In addition, after something happened in the King of Northern Frontier's family, Lord Meng severed ties with him and made the eldest daughter divorce him. They guessed that the King of Northern Frontier must also dislike the Meng family.
At this time, the capital city had become the territory of the Northern Frontier King. If they went out to wander around at night, they could be punished by the Northern Frontier King's men on any pretext if they were discovered.
Du Shiyin waited at home for news all day, unaware of what was happening outside. When she heard from her servants that the King of the Northern Frontier had already entered the capital, she immediately turned from sorrow to joy.
“Lingge’s husband has already entered the capital. Push me out quickly, I want to see him, I want to see the King of the Northern Frontier.”
Meng Qingyu disappeared; she was already on the verge of collapse.
The Meng family is not what it used to be, and Qingyu is a child under ten years old. If something happens to her outside, the Meng family will be finished.
Unexpectedly, fate intervened, and at this critical moment, a savior appeared.
She knew that Meng Lingge couldn't let go of Wen Zhiming, and she believed that as long as she asked, Wen Zhiming would definitely help the Meng family.
The servants, unaware of this, hurriedly advised, "Madam, the King of Northern Frontier is no longer Miss's husband. They have already divorced. Going to him now will only bring you humiliation."
"Yes, Madam. We should be grateful that the King of Northern Frontier isn't causing us any trouble right now. You mustn't be foolish and go up to him on your own initiative."
"Yes, let's wait a few days until things are stable in the capital before we go to see the young master."
Du Shiyin didn't have time to explain to everyone, and said anxiously, "You don't understand. If you don't want to push me out, I'll go by myself. I'll find someone to save my son myself."
Du Shiyin's wheelchair can turn on its own, but slowly, and it is very difficult for her to go uphill or over thresholds.
Seeing that she was determined to go, the servants had no choice but to chase after her and push her away.
But then a sneer suddenly came from behind them. Everyone looked over in surprise and saw that Aunt Lu, who had been sitting quietly to the side without saying a word, had a smile on her lips.
"Back then, you were afraid of being dragged down, so you made your daughter divorce the King of the Northern Frontier. Now that your son is missing, you're desperately asking for help. You can go and die all you want, but don't drag us all down with you."
Du Shiyin and the servants stared at Aunt Lu in shock, surprised that she could be so sharp-tongued.
Aunt Lu always behaved very gently and considerately, not only towards Meng Xingyuan, but also towards Du Shiyin, the mistress of the house.
Although her personality became somewhat colder after Meng Huanyan's death, she never spoke to Du Shiyin in this tone.
Du Shiyin's tone became sharper, "If you're afraid of dying, you can leave. You have no say in what I do."
"Hmph, the lord is dead, the Meng family is ruined, my Huanyan is dead, your Lingge is nowhere to be found, and now your Qingyu is gone too. What do you have left to be proud of? You are just like me now, all alone."
Aunt Lu stood up, walked to Du Shiyin, and squatted down.
His laughter was chilling.
“I’ve been waiting for this day ever since Huanyan died. Why is it that I have nothing left, yet your family can still be so loving and happy? Now you’re finally the same as me.”
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