Chapter 295 Back then
Madam Qin and Mrs. Du both had serious expressions. They had not yet fully digested this matter. The more and more anomalies they had discovered nine years ago made their little hope increasingly slim.
It was possible that their Qin family was actually betrayed and framed in the most vicious and cruel way.
"Qianqian, just tell us who you want to employ. You are the head mistress of our Wuning Marquis's Mansion. All matters of this family are entrusted to you. You don't need to ask for our consent."
Madam Qin said in a deep voice, and after thinking for a while, she continued:
"No matter what happens in the future, it is the fate of the Qin family. Qianqian has done her best for our Wuning Marquis Mansion. If the Wuning Marquis Mansion is really in danger, don't worry about anything else. This is not your responsibility. You must seize every opportunity to escape."
Su Qianqian was stunned. Could it be that Madam Qin had already discovered the danger of the Qin family?
But this was a time when the Qin family was at its peak, and Qin Hanzhang had just returned to the court in triumph over half a year. Even if he had encountered some trouble, he did not pose a threat to the Wuning Marquis' Mansion. Why did Madam Qin say such a thing?
"Grandma, I..." Su Qianqian couldn't say it out loud. If she was like that and had a common kinship with the Wuning Marquisate, she would indeed have been trying to find a way to escape alone.
It was only because she was tied to the Marquis's Mansion that she tried her best to prevent the big ship from sinking quickly, hammering and patching it all day long.
If Qin Hanzhang had a way to get the emperor to grant them a divorce, she would probably have lived her own carefree life long ago.
But Qin Hanzhang saved her life time and time again, even at the cost of his own life for her safety. If one day he really becomes an ungrateful person... she can do it.
"Grandmother, how can I do that? We are a family, unless the Marquis divorces me."
Su Qianqian changed the subject with a joke.
"Okay, who do you want to use..."
"I!"
"I!"
"I!"
Su Qianqian stared blankly at the two old ladies who squeezed in at the door, and Mrs. Du who also stood in front of her with her chest puffed out.
"You two..." Madam Qin pointed at the second and third old ladies in surprise.
"Mother, I'm not here to eavesdrop. It's my third sister-in-law who wants to digest her food here. I'm worried that she'll turn over the tables and chairs again, so I followed her..."
The second old lady pointed at the third old lady and explained.
"Second sister-in-law, when will I turn over... wuwu..."
The third old lady's mouth was covered by the second old lady: "Don't talk, listen to mother's orders!"
"You haven't eaten yet, how can you digest the food?" Madam Qin ruthlessly exposed the second old lady's lie.
Su Qianqian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she thought that although these two old ladies were a bit reckless, they were not talkative. Moreover, since they were women, Tao Huan and Feng Shuangyi were not so vigilant.
She originally wanted to take only one person with her, but no one was willing to give in. Seeing that it was almost time for dinner and the Qin family should be in the dining hall, she had no choice but to agree to let the three of them go together.
After dinner, the three old ladies said they were a little tired and went back to their rooms to prepare. Although the younger generations were surprised, they didn't say much and went back to the yard.
At the exact time of Xu, a dark shadow climbed over the wall nearest to Qin Hanzhang's study. The guards who received the order did not move.
Qin Shiliu walked over and took him into the yard of Qin Hanzhang's study. There was a light on in a room in the backyard, and Qin Shiliu gestured for him to go in.
Tao Huan walked in calmly, turned around the porch and entered the main room. He saw candlesticks lit in all four corners of the room. When the people in the room saw him come in, they all looked over.
Tao Huan naturally knew all three old ladies. This time he saluted seriously and respectfully. When he looked up again, he stared intently at the old lady with gray hair, a face full of scars and a disfigured appearance.
"You are... Feng Shuang Yi?"
Tao Huan had no confidence at all. In his memory, Feng Shuangyi was a simple and shy young man. Although he was not very handsome, to be a close follower of the Marquis, he had to have an acceptable appearance, be smart, steady and have a clean family background.
But the old man in front of him didn't match that Feng Shuangyi at all. Even though nine years had passed, he was only in his early thirties. How could he be such a hunched-backed old man with white hair and wrinkled face?
But when the old man heard those three words, his dull eyes suddenly shook. He raised his head and looked in the direction of the voice. His eyes gradually became focused. He stood up with a trembling body and took two steps forward with a limp.
"You...you are..." His voice was hoarse and trembling, and his body shook uncontrollably.
Tao Huan took two steps forward and supported him: "Brother Feng, how could you..."
"I am... Feng... Shuang... Yi, I am Feng Shuangyi, I am not Ma Furen, I am Shuang Ma Feng, wuwu..."
Feng Shuangyi muttered incoherently and burst into tears.
The people in the room did not try to dissuade him and let him vent. When he calmed down, his eyes were much clearer and more alert when he looked up again.
"Commander Yuan, you led the scouts to investigate the enemy situation that night, but why didn't you return at midnight? The Marquis couldn't sleep that night, and kept pacing in the tent, and kept sending his personal soldiers to the valley entrance to support him!"
"You mean, the Marquis has been waiting for my news to make a decision? But that night we went deep into Mount Xumi to investigate the enemy, but we were repeatedly intercepted on our way back. It was like we were unimpeded when we went in, but were put into a pocket when we came out..."
Tao Huan frowned and spoke in a heavy voice.
"The Marquis ordered the entire army to urgently prepare after the hour of the Rat. Except for those who stayed behind to guard the camp and the food supplies, all other soldiers were dispatched. Before the order was issued, the two messengers entered the Marquis's tent again."
Feng Shuangyi tried hard to clear away the dusty memories. The day he least wanted to think about in all these years was that day.
"Two messengers? Do you know who they are? Or can you still remember their appearance?"
Tao Huan asked hurriedly.
The three old ladies couldn't help but become nervous.
"One of them was tall and always looked at the other messenger when he spoke. But maybe because of the cold weather, he never took off his hood and coughed from time to time.
The tall man was called Captain Zhou, and the man wearing the hood called him that. When I went in to serve tea and snacks, the tall man stretched out his hand to receive it. There was a blue birthmark-like mark on the base of his right hand. As for the man wearing the hood, I never saw his face at all..."
The sound of writing could be heard from the warm room next door. Qin Hanjue also had a solemn expression on his face as he wrote down every word Feng Shuangyi said.
"So when did they leave the military camp the next day, and who was in charge of military affairs during this period?"
Tao Huan asked anxiously.
Feng Shuangyi shook his head slowly: "I don't know!"
"After seeing the marquis off, my fellow countryman had a stomachache, so I stood guard for him. He didn't dare to go back to his own tent, fearing that he would be reprimanded by his superiors, so I asked him to go to my tent, cover his head and sleep, so that others would not know it was him.
As a result, when I returned to the tent, my fellow villager was being carried out covered in blood, and several other people in the tent were also killed. I realized something was wrong and quickly hid myself. Relying on my familiarity with the terrain of the military camp, I escaped. ”
Feng Shuangyi recalled that time with a look of panic on his face: "Many people were killed. I disguised myself as a beggar along the way and saw many Qin family soldiers being killed!"
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