Dali Langjun’s Ancient Way of Raising a Family - Chapter 41

Linhuai County has been drought for more than two years, and it finally snowed this winter. Although the snow is small, it will melt. But this is good news for everyone in Linhuai County who has been struggling so far.

The people in the county thanked the prince Rende, and believed that it was the prince’s arrival that God gave grace to this land. For a time, the prince’s reputation for benevolence and righteousness spread, even the imperial city Chang’an has heard of it.

When the fifth prince heard the news, he sneered, “As expected, he is a good eldest brother in this temple. This method to win people’s hearts is amazing.”

But this time, I’m going to disappoint my eldest brother.

One day later, the battle report came from the northwest. The Qiu family ran away, resulting in a big defeat at the border and our army suffered heavy losses.

The culprit lies in Linhuai County.

The news was like wings. After one night, the people of Chang’an knew it.

One stone caused a thousand waves of waves, and the Emperor Jiadi successively made three decrees and ordered the prince to return to Chang’an with the rebel generals.

The north wind howled, the cold wind was biting. Everywhere was bare, people shivering in the cold wind, a desolate scene.

Qiu Lie was trapped in the prison wagon with a jacket. That was the prince’s kind treatment to him.

But he still felt cold, from heart cold to whole body. Because his grandfather’s head is at his feet.

Qiu Lie raised his head and looked at the gray sky, his memory returned to that day.

He and his grandfather knelt outside the courtyard of the prince, and knelt for a day and night, their legs were cold and unconscious, and finally waited until the prince summoned him.

He and his grandfather talked about their Qiu family’s grievances fervently, but the prince didn’t say a word from the beginning to the end, and finally his Highness threw a letter over.

After reading it, the grandfather trembled all over, cried bitterly, and bluntly said that he was guilty. He was willing to accept all the guilt in one effort, and only asked His Royal Highness to give his wife and children a way to survive.

The prince did not speak.

Then he was kicked out.

He didn’t know what the grandfather had talked with the prince in the room, and whether the prince had agreed to the grandfather’s request again. He only knew that when he saw his grandfather again, there was only a bloodless human head.

He was arrested, and along with his grandfather’s head, he was escorted back to Chang’an by His Royal Highness.

But afterwards, His Highness sent a message, telling him not to think about it, he will try to deal with the Qiu family.

Qiu Lie felt relieved, even if the king treated him so unkindly, even if his Qi family was wronged, now it is the best result to protect the family’s female relatives. What can he ask for?

Big deal, eighteen years later, he will be a hero again. He thought to himself.

………

The news of Qiu Ren’s death cannot be kept away, let alone someone specifically inquired.

His Royal Highness summoned a group of subordinates to discuss, and came to the conclusion that the prince wanted to protect the Qiu family’s female relatives, and settled Qiu Lie’s heart and let him die willingly.

That won’t work.

………

Chang’an City, Qiu’s house.

Mrs. Qiu summoned everyone to the lobby. It was noisy outside, and everyone in the house was panicked.

“Traitor, gangster, come out and die”

“The traitor should die. Why can the family of the traitor stay in the mansion well.”

“It’s all because the men of the Qiu family didn’t plant it, and my frontier soldiers suffered heavy casualties. Such a stubborn seed deserves a thousand swords.”

“The Qiu family all came out to die”

“Kill them, kill them, kill…”

“…”

People are excited, anger burns their reason, and naturally they don’t notice the abnormalities of the people around them.

In the crowd, a few short and thin men winked at each other, and then quietly withdrew from the crowd.

The Qiu family’s family blocked the gate with a giant wood, otherwise the Qiu family would have been rushed in and destroyed.

Now he took charge of its development, and at the same time removed the yawei who usually protects the Qiu family’s daughters. The attitude is self-evident.

Old Madam Qiu couldn’t help but smile every time he thought of this.

She knew that Qiu’s boy did not have a scam, and there must be hidden feelings in it.

But his Majesty didn’t check it, so he convicted them.

First, give the world an explanation, an excuse for venting anger. Secondly, taking the opportunity to take back the military power in the hands of the Qiu family, and kill two birds with one stone, the people of the world will praise Your Majesty for his wiseness.

As for the injustice of the Qiu family, who cares.

Old man, old man, you have spent half your life in your army, and you were born and died for this country, but you have expected it to be today.

You and I, a young couple, once agreed to live and die together, but now you are one step ahead, but you have considered how I feel.

Old Madam Qiu felt sore in her heart, and tears almost came out of her eyes, but her eyes touched the female family members below, and she forced her tears back again.

She raised her hand, “Quiet.”

“Today, I called you here because there is something I want to give you.” She nodded slightly to the butler Afu.

Ah Fu silently sent down the paper on the table, which quickly caused a commotion.

“What does grandma mean?”

“Mother, are you trying to drive us away?”

Mrs. Qiu shook his head, “It was not I who drove you away, but you also saw the situation of the Qiu family.”

“Grandmother, grand-daughter-in-law, grand-daughter-in-law can follow Qiu family…to Qiu family…” After speaking, the woman’s voice became smaller and smaller, and finally she lowered her head in shame.

The others remained silent.

Old Madam Qiu was expected, and did not embarrass them too much, let them give them the letter of resignation, and each gave them a sum of silver.

“Mother, don’t,”

They are already very embarrassed when they run for their lives at this time.

Old Madam Qiu didn’t take it back, and let people stuff the silver into their hands.

Lao Taijun Qiu is only fortunate now that the junior in the family only has a five-year-old granddaughter, and then Ah Fu will secretly send people out.

After giving the letter of divorce to her daughter-in-laws and grandchildren, she opened the back door to let them leave. As for the maid at home, Xiaosi also returned their deeds.

The huge Qiu Mansion was suddenly silent and frightening.

Old Madam Qiu fainted the little granddaughter with the medicine, touched her little face lovingly, and said to Afu, “You take my letter and Nuaner to find Lie’er. You tell him that grandmother has wiped out everything for him. His worries for the future, from now on, the sky and the earth are big, let him roam freely, don’t worry about it anymore.”

Ah Fu trembled and knelt on the ground with red eyes, “Old Madam, please let Ah Fu follow you.”

He worked in the Qiu family all his life. He was a member of the Qiu family when he was born, and he was also a ghost of the Qiu family when he died.

Old Madam Qiu refused, “Afu, now I can’t trust anyone except you.”

“Nuan’er is still so young. Only by handing her over to Lie’er can I go on the road with peace of mind.”

Ah Fu: “Old Madam—”

Old lady Qiu: “Let’s go.”

Ah Fu hesitated for a long time, after all, he took the little lady and left Qiu Mansion at night.

Old Madam Qiu gave a relieved smile, and then lit the yard with a fire.

She sat peacefully on the main seat, surrounded by fires, but there was no fear on her face.

Until the burning wooden door slowly walked in a woman.

“Alan?” The old lady almost thought that she was wrong, and exclaimed.

The corner of Hong Lan’s clothes has been licked by the tongue of fire. After hearing the shouts of her grandmother, she bowed like she had done countless times in the past, “My grand-daughter-in-law has seen my grandmother.”

Old Taijun Qiu’s tears came out all of a sudden, she could no longer maintain her composure, and stepped forward to help her grandson-in-law up.

“Why are you stupid boy?” As she spoke, she was already in tears.

Hong Lan smiled lightly, with gentle eyebrows, “I can’t bear Saburo, grandmother, and my children even more.”

Old Madam Qiu: “You are stupid, I asked Ah Fu to send Nuan’er away.”

Hong Lan didn’t answer, but looked back at her calmly.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and Old Taijun Qiu was defeated for the first time.

She took her granddaughter-in-law by the hand, and kept sighing, “Why are you?”

Why bother?

Hong Lan doesn’t feel bitter.

She made an appointment with Saburo, and she will stay at home waiting for him to come back. But he has missed his appointment now, how can she be willing to accept it.

She is the granddaughter-in-law of the Qiu family. She was married to the family by Saburo Sanhsiang. How could she be sent home after she has been divorced.

How can she accept such a result.

In the flames, Hong Lan relied on the old lady, smiling and closing her eyes peacefully.

The fire in Qiu Mansion continued until dawn, but no one put out the fire.

This is the ending they deserve, so dead, it’s cheaper for them.

—Changan People

………

The prince escorted the rebel general Qiu family back to the city, and in a blink of an eye he went outside the city of Chang’an.

The sky is dark and it is inconvenient to travel.

The prince ordered his subordinates to stay temporarily and set off again early tomorrow morning.

But I don’t want someone to rob the prison car in the middle of the night.

Ah Fu slashed open the prison wagon and whispered: “My son, hurry up with me.”

Qiu Lie was surprised: “Bo Fu?”

“How did you come.”

“You go back, I can’t go. I’m gone, grandma and the others will be over.”

Ah Fu slashed the guard next to him, and said anxiously: “Master, there is no Qiu’s house for a long time, you can go with the old slave.”

“What do you mean?”

Ah Fu said sadly: “The old lady has already burned himself…”

With a sound of “duang”, Qiu Lie only felt a roar in his head, as if there was a big bell ringing in his head continuously. It’s buzzing, it’s a headache, I can’t think of anything else.

After a long time, he covered his head and said, “Um…”

Ah Fu: “The son?”

Qiu Lie took a few deep breaths before suppressing the tears in his eyes. But he only felt that his chest was so stuffy, as if a fire was burning, and he always wanted to destroy something and vent his emotions.

He roared and rushed into the crowd with the knife in his hand.

Damn, these people deserve to die.

One knife after another, the knife saw human blood.

He was used to using Long Mucang, he was not good at making knives, but now he feels that knives are much easier to use than Mucang, and they are much more enjoyable.

However, the killing did not calm the anger in his heart. He looked at the prince who was guarded behind him.

He lied to me, lied to grandfather.

He promised to protect the Qiu family’s daughter.

Zhu Yan, you hypocrite.

Ah Fu perceives that Qiu Lie’s emotions are not right, and he repulses the people around him, carrying Qiu Ren’s body and head, desperately pulling Qiu Lie away.

Xiahouxin was stabbed in the chaos and was seriously injured and could not be chased. The others were mobs again, and only a few small soldiers chased after them like they did.

Wen Yu followed behind the prince, took everything in his eyes, and deeply remembered Xiahouxin.