Jiang Qinyu's smile faded, and she glanced at Wang Jinhua lightly, "If you have any doubts, you are welcome to investigate."
She wasn't afraid to admit that Wang Bo died at her hands, but since they lived in the same village, there was no need to truly become mortal enemies with the Wang family.
Even if they investigate, they won't find anything. Lu Yanzheng's people will only say how much Wang Bo deserved to die, but they won't tell them how Wang Bo died.
"Oh dear, I told you your older brother died because he violated military discipline. You insisted on getting to the bottom of it, aren't you just causing trouble? Come on, go back to sleep..." Granny Wang pushed Wang Jinhua back while turning back to Jiang Qinyu with an awkward smile, "Azheng's wife, don't mind her, she's young and doesn't know any better..."
Jiang Qinyu pursed her lips and remained silent, watching the backs of the Wang family mother and daughter disappear into the night.
So much time has passed since Wang Bo's incident, why are they only asking now?
...
The next morning, just after dawn, all the people of Dingshui Village set out to move from their old houses to their new ones.
The new house was located to the right rear of the former lookout tower. The people of Dingshui Village used explosives to build a small hill and then cleared a piece of wasteland to prepare the site for the house.
Originally, that row of houses was built for newcomers, but later Jiang Qinyu wanted to build a new house, so she asked the village for a plot of land. When Village Chief Li saw this, he also approved a plot for himself. When the other villagers saw that both families wanted to build new houses, they discussed it and decided to re-plan that area and build new houses for the whole village together.
Infrastructure construction in Dingshui Village has always been swift, especially when it comes to building houses for themselves, so the speed is naturally exceptional.
The adults carried the large items to the new house, while the children carried the smaller things from home into the new house little by little.
With the addition of two old men's attendants and a coachman, along with the agile A-Ping and Qin Shen, the Lu family and Jiang Qinyu's family moved incredibly fast, finishing the move in just half a day.
This time, Jiang Qinyu didn't build separate houses for Old Man Lu and Madam Chen. Instead, she built a small courtyard for them in her own large courtyard, so that Lu Yanzheng could take care of them in their old age.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, we'll be living together again from now on. If there's anything you need us to do, just let us know," Chen said as soon as she entered the new house.
Jiang Qinyu took her arm and laughed, "Mother, look at what you're saying, do you think I'd be so polite with you?"
Now we can finally stop being neighbors with Lu Yancai's family.
Although Lu Yancai seems to have improved, who knows if he might suddenly have another seizure one day? It's best to keep your distance.
At the same time, Lu Yancai looked at his brand-new little courtyard and clapped his hands with satisfaction.
"Tianbao, we'll have a new house to live in from now on!" Lu Yancai picked up Lu Tianbao and his heart was filled with boundless pride.
Having spent a lot of time with Shufan and Pan'er, Lu Tianbao had also learned how they were affectionate with Jiang Qinyu. He planted a kiss on Lu Yancai's cheek and exclaimed, "Dad, you're so amazing!"
Their family was so poor they were practically destitute, but his father worked day and night, desperately squeezing out the money to build a new house.
Stepping into the house that his own father had worked so hard to build, he felt he could straighten his back completely.
"Tch! Don't praise your father too much," Madam Ma said disdainfully, looking at the small courtyard with only three rooms. "In this dilapidated house, you two father and son made this old woman go hungry all winter. Who cares?"
Lu Yan frowned and glared at Madam Ma, "If you don't want to live here, then get back to the old house!"
"I'm not going anywhere! You can live in that burnt-down house if you want! I'm not going anywhere!" Ma was quiet for a while, having not been beaten for a long time, and had forgotten the fear of being dominated by Lu Yancai.
However, Lu Yancai only frowned when he heard this, and did not hit her. Instead, he lowered his head and said to Lu Tianbao, "Tianbao, Dad will go and help you tidy up your room."
He was completely disappointed in Madam Ma. If it weren't for the sake of Tianbao having a complete family, he would have divorced this foolish woman!
Ma stomped her feet angrily behind them, yelling, "You...you just wait!"
She refused to believe that two men, one big and one small, could live without a woman. Humph!
Ma's eyes darted around, and she simply went back to her room, packed her things, and ran back to her parents' home.
If she leaves for ten days or half a month and then comes back, and the father and son find that they can't live without her, then Lu Yancai will have to treat her like a god.
After Lu Yancai and Lu Tianbao finished tidying up the house and came out, they looked around but couldn't find Ma Shi. So the father and son simply stopped looking and went into the kitchen together to cook lunch.
Before long, the sounds of the father and son teasing each other could be heard coming from the kitchen.
"Haha... Dad, your face is covered in flour, you look like an old man with a white beard!"
"You'd better just stay home and tend the fire. Look at your face, it's so black it's practically charcoal..."
Although their house was located in the most remote part of the new house, the warmth and laughter inside were no less than in other people's homes.
...
Half a month later, in Qiongzhou, the largest and most luxurious mansion in the former prefectural capital had been renovated and its plaque was hung up again.
As the red silk on the plaque was torn down, some literate people read it aloud.
"The Northwest...Prince's Palace?"
"Huh? Is this the residence of our new ruler of Qiongzhou, the King of the Northwest?"
"That's wonderful! Has His Highness accepted the title bestowed upon him by us, the people?"
"That's for sure! I heard that the Prince is busy training the Northwest Army, working day and night without eating or sleeping, and hasn't even been home!"
"Really? I've also heard..."
Amidst the murmurs of the common people, Lu Yanzheng was rapidly handling official business in the Northwest Prince's Mansion.
“General… oh no, I should call you Your Highness now,” Qin Shen winked at Lu Yanzheng with glee, “You’ve finally accepted the title of King of the Northwest.”
Originally, Lu Yanzheng was unwilling to declare himself king, but because they had easily conquered the four northwestern states and were supported by the people, Lu Yanzheng was caught in a dilemma and tacitly accepted the title.
Today, whether in the military or in government, the four northwestern prefectures are developing according to an overall plan.
The only thing that frustrated Lu Yanzheng was that he was now so busy with official duties that he barely had any time for himself, let alone go back to see Jiang Qinyu.
Who can understand the pain of a man who has remained celibate for many years, suddenly breaking his vows, only to leave his wife again not long after?
The key issue is that he can't express his suffering verbally.
"You're very free?" Lu Yanzheng threw down his pen, crossed his arms, and looked at Qin Shen. "It seems I haven't given you enough to do, otherwise..."
"No, no, no," Qin Shen waved his hands repeatedly, cold sweat dripping down his forehead. Pointing to his dark circles, he said with tears welling up in his eyes, "Please spare me! I've only been back for seven days, and I haven't slept well for seven days..."
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