Chapter 1362: Here to Collect a Life

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Uncle Liu is the oldest Company Commander in the He’an Eight County Military Department. He may not be very skilled, but he knows how to treat people well; he doesn’t pry or ridicule anyone. That’s why he went to Uncle Liu’s camp to stay overnight.

Company Commander Xie softened his voice to explain, trying to talk calmly with Ms. Xie Ji and stop arguing, but Ms. Xie Ji shouted back, "Are you more pissed off than me? I’m furious with you and almost dying of anger, yet you still have the nerve to blame me?!"

Company Commander Xie was speechless; why did Ji Zhenniang go crazy every time he tried to speak kindly to her?

Holding back his anger, Company Commander Xie asked, "What did I do to upset you? Niu Sijin and his brothers are Company Commander Niu’s sons, the young masters of the Company Commander Family. Shouldn’t I have said something when you insulted them?"

Upon hearing this, Ms. Xie Ji’s tears streamed down again, pointing at Company Commander Xie and said, "You still don’t know what you did wrong? You never really care about me!"

Company Commander Xie almost went insane: "Can you stop it? Just tell me what exactly is bothering you?"

Damn it, if you don’t say something, how am I supposed to guess?

If I guess wrong, you’ll make a scene again, and every day at this rate, I’m going to go crazy because of you!

But Ms. Xie Ji wouldn’t speak, and seeing Company Commander Xie yell at her, she just crouched on the ground and cried: "Boo hoo hoo..."

Company Commander Xie was at a loss and in his anger struck the nearby withered tree with a knife.

Crash, the snow collected on the tree fell, and unfortunately, landed on Ms. Xie Ji’s head.

Ms. Xie Ji was stunned, looking up at Company Commander Xie with a face that seemed ready to pass out from anger.

Company Commander Xie was startled and hurriedly said, "Don’t overthink. I didn’t do it intentionally. I was just too angry and couldn’t help cutting the dead tree; I forgot there was snow on it."

Maybe Ms. Xie Ji was tired from all the fuss; she didn’t jump up to fight with Company Commander Xie, just stared at him furiously for a while, then continued to cover her face and cry: "Boo hoo hoo..."

Her crying grew more aggrieved, full of sobs and hiccups, driving Company Commander Xie crazy. He sighed, crouched beside her, brushed the snow off her head and neck, got up and walked toward the carriage to bring her a cloak.

Ms. Xie Ji heard footsteps and looked up to see him leaving, and her tears gushed out... Xie Cheng is going to abandon her; he doesn’t want her anymore; he must despise her for not bearing him a son, planning to kill her and marry an heiress as his wife.

Ms. Xie Ji felt extremely sad, wanting to chase after Xie Cheng to make him not leave her, but she valued her dignity and held back... Even if it meant dying, she would not bow down to Xie Cheng; she would die with dignity!

But poor Zhuzhu.

"Boo hoo hoo, Zhuzhu, Zhuzhu, Mommy is sorry..." Ms. Xie Ji buried her face in her knees and cried: "Mommy can’t take care of you anymore. Be fierce, so the stepmother won’t dare bully you, and mommy will protect you from heaven..."

Before she could finish her words, she felt a heavy weight on her as Xie Cheng wrapped her in a thick fur cloak, pulled up the hood, and covered her head.

Ms. Xie Ji was taken aback, finally raised her face to look at Company Commander Xie and proudly said, "Weren’t you leaving? Why come back? Let me die here."

Company Commander Xie was helpless, using a handkerchief to wipe her tears: "If you’re so unwilling to leave Zhuzhu, you shouldn’t have come in the first place. I’ve said it before, it’s okay if you don’t come, as long as you take good care of Zhuzhu."

With a slap, Ms. Xie Ji pushed his hand away in anger: "Are you doing this on purpose? I told you last night, if I didn’t come, my grandfather would send you a concubine, have those concubine sisters bear you sons!"

Company Commander Xie’s hands itched again; he must have owed Ji Zhenniang a debt in a past life, and she came in this life to claim revenge.

"I’ve said before, I won’t accept a concubine, much less make your concubine sisters concubines, why won’t you believe me?"

"And you blame me?!"

Seeing she was about to yell again, Company Commander Xie quickly interrupted her: "Fine, I’m wrong, let’s not talk about this. I’ll give you another chance, do you want to go back? Don’t yell too fast, if you push me to the limit, I really might strangle you."

Company Commander Xie had a darkened face, and Ms. Xie Ji, seeing his murderous look, remembered the frightening things Nanny Ji told her and trembled, scared to shout anymore.

Company Commander Xie said, "Think carefully, whether you want to go to the Northwest with me or go back to take care of Zhuzhu? Whichever decision you make, I won’t blame you."

Adding, "Once you’ve decided, tell me, and I’ll arrange someone to send you back."

Hearing this, Ms. Xie Ji was heartbroken. Xie Cheng clearly dislikes her, finding ways to send her back home.

Does Xie Cheng even realize, if she’s sent back, her grandfather won’t forgive her?

He has never considered her at all!

Does he know how hard her life has been? Her family urges her to bear a son, and if she can’t, they’ll send him women.

But, but Nanny Ji said, he’s a killer, has killed many people, how can she sleep with him?!

Her in-laws don’t like her either, say bad things about her behind her back, and when she catches them, don’t allow her to scold them. Once she scolds them, they say she’s a shrew?

She, a young lady from Linhe Prefecture, raised delicately with a nanny, how could she be a shrew?

And Xie Cheng, always feeling she’s not good enough for him, but she’s come to Yujiang County, this rural area, to live a hard life with him, isn’t she good enough for him?

Ms. Xie Ji cried for a while and thought things through, realizing she’s endured so much hardship; if she returns, wouldn’t all her efforts be in vain?

And she can’t be laughed at by those women at her husband’s and her family’s!

Suddenly, Ms. Xie Ji stood up, angrily heading toward the carriage, climbed inside and sat down. Seeing Company Commander Xie hadn’t followed, she angrily yelled, "Aren’t you going? Staying here to catch a cold breeze or hoping to catch a temptress to bear sons!"

Company Commander Xie heard this, finally came over, lifted the carriage curtain, and asked her, "Have you decided? To go home or to the Northwest? If you haven’t made up your mind, I can wait for you."

"To the Northwest, to the Northwest! Isn’t that what you all want? I’ll go with you to have sons!" Ms. Xie Ji shouted impatiently.

Damn it, has she really decided? Clearly still being stubborn!

Company Commander Xie was angry enough to hit her, but seeing her tear-swollen eyes and pitiful look, he couldn’t bear it... Though Zhenniang has been married to him for four years, she’s only nineteen, quite young; in emotion, reason, and conscience, he should yield to her.

"What are you looking at? Want to hit me again, don’t you?" Ms. Xie Ji glared at him, pulling out the knife he gave her for self-defense, and pointed it at him: "If you dare hit me again, I’ll take you down with me!"

Even if you’ve killed people, I-I-I will dare to kill you too.

Xie Cheng was stunned, looking at her face marked by red streaks with deep regret, lifted his hand to touch her face, but she slashed it, cutting his palm, causing blood to flow.

Xie Cheng glanced at his hand, used the other hand to touch her face: "Does it still hurt? Don’t be mad, it was my fault."

Ms. Xie Ji was terrified, dared not slash him again, pointed at his bleeding hand and said: "You’re, you’re bleeding... It’s not my fault, I warned you!"

And she began to cry again.