"uncle."
Gu Qingyan also looked around. "She...she has led the troops into battle. If she receives the news, she will rush back without stopping. Uncle, you only need to wait a little longer, just a little longer is enough."
Jiang He was stunned when he heard this. So she was leading troops into battle?
Feeling a slight boil in his blood, Jiang He finally followed his heart. The capital was far from Lingzhou, and he didn't know when he would see her again.
They waited for a full half hour, so long that the surrounding people began to whisper among themselves about why the procession was taking so long, and they still couldn't see that familiar figure outside the city gate.
Jiang He's face gradually turned deathly pale; it turned out she didn't want to see him...
Since that's the case, he decided not to wait any longer.
"To be able to gallop across the battlefield is her lifelong wish. Your Majesty, I cannot hinder her future." Jiang He twitched the corner of his mouth. "It is not easy for a woman to seek a future in this world. I hope Your Majesty can... give her more opportunities."
After saying this, Jiang He bid farewell to Gu Qingyan with the procession. The procession carrying the coffin was grand and imposing. Gu Qingyan sighed almost imperceptibly. Before leaving the palace, his mother had specifically instructed him to let his uncle stay in the capital a little longer if possible.
Even if they lingered a few more breaths, the chances of them meeting would be much higher.
He still remembered his mother's determined look. From beginning to end, his mother firmly believed that Bai Qian would definitely come back to see her uncle.
At the same time, not far from the capital, Bai Qian was carrying a child covered in blood and running desperately toward the clinic.
"Doctor, please take a look at this child."
After placing the child in the clinic, Bai Qian's face turned icy cold as she strode towards the clinic's exit, where her subordinates had been waiting for some time with a man in custody.
"puff--"
Bai Qian kicked the man in the abdomen, and the man immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.
"You forcibly abducted a woman and instigated the beating of a child? You're unlucky to have caught me in the act." Bai Qian's eyes seemed to be spitting fire as she watched this beastly subordinate beat a child who was desperately trying to protect his mother with a stick.
"You bitch..."
Before she could finish speaking, Bai Qian kicked her again.
"My uncle is the son of the Grand Tutor, and my cousin is Consort Li of the current court!" Jiang Dang struggled desperately. "If you dare to treat me like this, you'd better watch out for the sun not rising tomorrow!"
"Even at a time like this, you still dare to talk tough to your mother." Bai Qian's eyes were red, and she simply punched Jiang Dang in the stomach. "He's still so young, what's wrong with him protecting his mother?"
She didn't even have a chance to protect her mother.
"General." Seeing that Jiang Dang was about to be beaten to death, the subordinate mustered up the courage to speak up and dissuade him. Upon hearing the word "General," Jiang Dang's eyes rolled back and he completely lost consciousness.
Besides that woman, who else in Daqing could be called a general?
Bai Qian was stunned for a moment, then drew the sword from her waist and stabbed it into Jiang Dang's groin, waking him up in pain. A wail pierced the sky.
Bai Qian took out a handkerchief and wiped her bloody hands clean. Then she slowly walked towards the trembling woman and said, "Don't be afraid, it's alright now."
The woman's clothes were disheveled, with a white cloak over them. She was so weak she didn't even have the strength to stand up. "My child... my child..."
Bai Qian picked up the woman and carried her into the clinic.
How is the child?
"Luckily, she was brought in in time, but the injury is too severe. She may never be able to stand up again." As soon as the doctor finished speaking, the woman broke down in tears.
"Don't be afraid." Bai Qian held the woman and turned to her subordinates behind her, saying, "After you've finished applying the medicine, take the child with you and come back to the capital with me."
"And that Jiang Dang, investigate him for me. Investigate how many innocent families he has harmed over the years, how many women and children have lost their lives at his hands."
The carriage wheels turned slowly.
Bai Qian's eyes were vacant, and then she stared blankly at the sky, two lines of clear tears instantly sliding down her cheeks.
She missed seeing Jiang He off.
After receiving the news, she ran all the way, killing two horses in the process, just so she could tell Jiang He before he left that she would go to Lingzhou to find him on the day she returned victorious.
Bai Qian reached out and wiped her face haphazardly, but the more she wiped, the more tears flowed. Would Jiang He get married? Would he find someone in Lingzhou to spend his life with?
......
"Your subject Bai Qian greets Your Majesty."
Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Bai Qian's face was no longer tinged with sadness. "On my way back to the capital, I discovered that Jiang Dang had forcibly abducted women and even assaulted children. I beg Your Majesty to issue an order for a thorough investigation."
Gu Qingyan stared intently at Bai Qian. It turned out that Bai Qian's return to the capital was delayed because of Jiang Dang.
"I will investigate this thoroughly."
After expressing his gratitude, Bai Qian spoke again, "It is already a great favor from Your Majesty that I was able to return to the capital while leading troops. I will return to the military camp immediately. Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will certainly live up to Your Majesty's trust."
"You..." Gu Qingyan suddenly found himself at a loss for words. Faced with Bai Qian like this, he didn't know how to start the conversation.
Finally, all his unspoken words were reduced to a sigh: "I trust the general."
As Bai Qian walked out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, her straight back was slightly bent, and her previous imposing aura was completely gone.
Before leaving, Bai Qian specially arranged for the mother and child she had rescued to stay at the Marquis of Dingyuan's residence.
"Dr. Mei, I'm entrusting my child to you."
Mei Chu glanced at the seriously injured and unconscious child, nodded, and began to open his acupuncture kit. The woman beside him covered her mouth to keep from crying out, afraid of disturbing Mei Chu's treatment.
Seeing Bai Qian about to leave, the woman followed and knelt on the ground outside the mansion gate, saying, "My benefactor, I have no way to repay your great kindness in this lifetime."
"You don't need to repay me; you've raised the child very well."
"Have my child and I delayed our benefactor...?" the woman asked timidly. At that moment, her benefactor was riding a horse at full gallop, but he had pulled back the reins and turned back to save her and her child.
After returning to the capital, the benefactor was no longer in such a hurry.
Don't overthink it.
Bai Qian reached out and helped the woman up, saying, "Take good care of the child."
Bai Qian's solitary figure seemed to carry an inexplicable sadness. General Bai rushed over, but upon seeing Bai Qian's appearance, he was speechless.
Bai Qian forced a smile, giving General Bai a smile that looked more like a grimace.
"Father, we missed it."
She liked him so much, why did she have to let them miss out?
“Jiang He waited for you at the city gate of the capital for quite a while, which shows that he also cares about you. You can go to Lingzhou with him.” General Bai said softly, but Bai Qian shook her head.
"I have military orders to follow and must return to the camp immediately."
If she were to chase after Jiang He now, she wouldn't be Bai Qian.
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