Chapter 512 - Chapter 512: Xiao Mo Extra Story_3 (1/2)

Chapter 512: Xiao Mo Extra Story_3

I handed the bundle to the adjutant and led her away saying, “If so, you can have whatever you want; I will pay for it.”

She obediently followed and wanted to buy candy gourds when she saw them.

I bought several, and she ate them all the way back to the mansion, even stuffing one into my mouth.

At that moment, the anger in my heart extinguished instantly, leaving no trace.

In the evening, I stayed in her courtyard and forcefully took advantage of her.

She was very angry, biting and scratching me, but I enjoyed it.

I was thinking, once back from my mission this time, I’ll give her the status of a concubine.

In autumn, bandits raided everywhere again, and foreigners were also on the move, violating our borders.

I was ordered to assist the frontlines, so I instructed the steward to take care of the mansion and also to look after Chen Ying.

Before leaving, I kissed her forehead and said, “Behave and wait for me at home. If you feel unwell, summon the house doctor to check your pulse. Ask the steward for anything you want; he will arrange it.”

In fact, I was hoping she was pregnant already, bearing me a son or a daughter. If that were the case, her alone would be enough for my whole life.

But I didn’t dare give her any silver coins. All her jewelries from before were stored by me in the treasury—I would naturally return them to her upon my return.

Because I couldn’t guarantee she wouldn’t run away again if she had money.

During the months on the border, I thought of her every day. I would buy any interesting item I found to take back to her, to make her happy.

Thinking about her small expressions of scolding and anger, I felt so itching.

One day, I suddenly received a letter from the steward, saying Chen Ying ran away.

My heart felt as if it was plunged into icy water during the harshest winter, chilling to the bone.

Once the wars concluded, I rushed back to the mansion.

She really was gone. I found a letter on the pillow.

In the letter, she asked me not to look for her and claimed she only took her clothes and nothing else.

At the end, she added that she was able to escape thanks to Chen Zhao’s help.

I understood what she meant by the last sentence—she wanted to blame her escape on Chen Zhao.

As she wished, I had Chen Zhao beaten fifty times, and threw him out of the mansion.

As for Chuyan, who helped her escape, I couldn’t touch him—for now.

But he had to give me an explanation.

Chuyan knelt before me and said that Chen Ying was his fellow townsman. He pitied her for being so worried about her brother that he sent her out of the city, solely because he too had a sister, who was harmed by bandits.

I remained silent for a long time, then ordered him to receive fifty lashes.

Afterward, I sent people to search everywhere. Failing to find any trace of her, I eventually had people station near Jiang Village, where her brother was. If she was still alive, she would definitely go there.

Half a year later, I finally received news of her.

It turned out she had travelled back to Qinchuan County incognito as a beggar. She started a small business in Qinchuan County and finally went to find her brother after accumulating a sum of money.