"Um, Qingqing, is the groom you're talking about called Zhu Shiqing?"
"Hey, how did you know?"
This world is too coincidental!
"Well, a few days ago we met a young man who had run away from his marriage in Zhige. He called himself Zhu Shiqing, and we persuaded him to go back."
Fengming briefly explained what happened to him when he met Zhu Shiqing two days ago. Lin Qing felt a little amused and thought that the world was really too small. He didn't expect that these people were involved in the big mess behind him.
"General, is there a problem?"
Su Wei keenly noticed that Lin Qing's expression looked a little strange, so he naturally wanted to ask a question.
"Alas, it turns out that military matters are simple and easy to handle. I'm not afraid of thousands of troops, but I didn't expect that these trivial family matters would be so complicated."
Zhu Shiqing escaped from the marriage in public and in full view of everyone. Naturally, the news quickly reached the ears of the bride Gu Ning.
Gu Ning had been looking forward to this marriage arranged by three matchmakers and six betrothals, but she was caught off guard by such tragic news. She fainted from anger, and the whole place was in chaos.
Gu Ning was also a pitiful person. His parents died young, and his brother was in the army all year round. He had been raised by his uncle and aunt. Although his uncle and aunt were kind to Gu Ning, he was not their own child after all. As long as they ensured that Gu Ning had enough food and clothing, they did not take care of him any more.
This marriage happened just when Gu Ning had reached the right age to get married, and someone with a decent family background came to propose marriage, so they decided to arrange the marriage for Gu Ning without much thought. Naturally, they did not carefully examine the character of their future husband, and they never expected to meet such an irresponsible person.
Upon hearing the news that Zhu Shiqing had run away from his marriage, Lin Qing was furious. "If you didn't want to get married, why did you ask for marriage in the first place? And after asking for marriage, why did you go back on your word at the last minute? You're such an irresponsible, weakling man!" Lin Qing had already promised the deputy general to take good care of his sister, and seeing that Gu Ning's uncle and aunt didn't seem to be taking responsibility, he took on the responsibility.
First, he ordered people to find a doctor to diagnose the unconscious Gu Ning and treat him. Then he comforted the panicked uncle and aunt, and dressed himself to go to the Zhu Mansion to seek an explanation.
But when she arrived at Zhu Mansion and was about to explode, the groom who had run away from marriage suddenly came back.
She thought at the time that since he was back, he still had some responsibility. For the sake of Gu Ning's reputation, the wedding should go on as usual.
Who knew that when Zhu Shiqing heard that she was the person in charge sent by the woman, he actually rushed up to her and grabbed her and asked her to cancel his engagement with Gu Ning. She was so angry that she wanted to smash his head on the spot!
Speaking of this, he seemed to recall the angry mood at that time. Lin Qing punched the table, and all the cups on the table shook and broke, and faint cracks were visible on the table.
"So how's the marriage going now?"
"Well, cancel it. Since Zhu Shiqing is determined to cancel the engagement, forcing him to get married won't end well."
"Ah? Are you going to let Zhu Shiqing off so easily? He was abandoned and his engagement was broken off on the wedding day. I'm afraid Miss Gu Ning will have a hard time getting married in the future."
Although women in Daqing held a high status, it was still the imperial capital. In this remote town, restrictions on women were stricter. Otherwise, Zhu Shiqing wouldn't have been unaware of Gu Ning's appearance before the wedding. If the rumor of being broken off on the wedding day were confirmed, even though it wasn't Gu Ning's fault, her reputation would likely suffer.
"Oh, that's right. Because of this, Gu Ning's uncle and aunt finally thought about her and refused to agree to cancel the engagement. But unexpectedly, after Gu Ning woke up and heard the details, she was determined to cancel the engagement herself. She is also a woman who is as resolute and decisive as her brother."
“Then…then…”
Feng Xiyun wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to choose the words.
"It's okay. Seeing that things had come to this, Gu Ning's uncle and aunt had no choice but to consider Gu Ning. I don't know how they handled it. Anyway, when we left Zhige, the people of Zhige were more accusing Zhu Shiqing of being unkind and unrighteous. There was no more bad words against Gu Ning like on the wedding day."
"Us? Who else?"
Fengming keenly noticed Lin Qing's choice of words.
"Gu Ning, after this incident, is determined to follow me back to the Northwest Border. She's even determined to join the army like her brother. I can't persuade her. She's resting in the inn right now. With such a frail body, what will she do once we get there?"
Lin Qing, who could remain calm even in the face of a catastrophe, now had a worried look on his face. He picked up a cup of tea and drank it all in one gulp as if it were wine.
"Perhaps, we can find a suitable marriage for her in the northwest border. Weren't you always worried about those bachelor soldiers under your command before? Now, you can rest assured since both sides know each other well."
Fengming gave her some advice, but Lin Qing was still worried.
"Alas, you don't know how fragile Gu Ning is. She's so delicate and soft, like a flower. I don't even dare to touch her for too long, for fear that she'll break if I do. I can't trust those rough men under me who are clumsy."
Lin Qing was worried, his true colors were exposed, and the serious general he had just pretended to be was instantly ruined. He was obviously a 20-year-old girl who should be as beautiful as a flower, but he acted like an old man.
"Qingqing, how will you know if you don't try? Since Miss Gu Ning has decided to go to the northwest border with you, she should be mentally prepared. When the time comes, introduce more of your people to her. Maybe there will be some clues. I remember you have a handsome scholar-military advisor. Wouldn't that be suitable?"
Lin Qing instantly became alert, his eyes shining.
"Yeah, how could I forget about Shixu? Good! Good! Good! Hahaha, not bad, what you said about these two people is really good. Shixu always complains about being alone in front of me, hahaha, now I guess he owes me a big favor."
Lin Qing was happy and punched the table again, and the crack on the poor table became bigger.
"Oh, this tea is so tasteless, let's go drink some wine. I've been feeling really depressed these past few days, and now that I've finally figured it out, I'm going to drink it to my heart's content."
"Okay, okay, let's go, let's go drink."
Several people couldn't persuade Lin Qing. Except for Tu Nan, who was a little jealous that Feng Ming was too intimate with Lin Qing, everyone else liked this generous general.
"Come, have a drink! I didn't expect this place to have such a graceful atmosphere, but the wine is so strong!"
Lin Qing was happy drinking, so he took a big jar and poured wine for everyone.
"Oh, I finally found you. You're really fast. How come you left Zhige so quickly?"
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