Chapter 1443: Vicious Scheme

Chapter 1443: Chapter 1443: Vicious Scheme

Mrs. Cen was taken aback to see a maid from the Ding Family; she hadn’t expected Ding Ge to dare summon her at this hour.

But she didn’t dare refuse. She had already decided to follow Ding Ge, and after tidying herself up, she went along with the maid.

When she saw Ding Ge, she feigned complaint: "Master, it’s Lu Chong on night watch tonight. What if I run into him on the way?"

Ding Ge pulled Mrs. Cen over, kissing her while saying, "Huh, what if you do? Do you think he truly doesn’t know? He’s just a green bastard. Even if he knew you were in bed with me, he wouldn’t dare say a word."

Not long after he finished speaking, he found it boring.

With Lu Chong showing no reaction, the affair had lost its thrill.

Seeing Ding Ge suddenly lose interest, Mrs. Cen used all her charms, rekindling his excitement and successfully accomplishing the deed.

However, this wasn’t their first time. After many times, Ding Ge started to find it monotonous. Mrs. Cen noticed this and devised a vicious plan to maintain her favor.

"Master, what do you think of Gu Family?"

Upon hearing this, Ding Ge thought of Gu Jinli’s face and the smell of rotten eggs on her, nearly gagging: "Are you looking for trouble? Why mention that ugly woman now?"

Mrs. Cen laughed: "Master, although the Gu Family is ugly, don’t you think her skin is exceptionally good? It’s simply one in ten thousand. Plus, she’s very clever, not only able to find snake ointment grass but also thinking to make blankets from duck and goose feathers, saving the Qin household a great deal of money. Such a clever person, even if you don’t lay with her, binding her and squeezing some money-making ideas from her brain would be worthwhile."

Their original plan was to kidnap Mrs. Ji and disgrace her. Now Mrs. Cen thought, why not abduct both and ruin their bodies together, then keep Gu Family to earn money with her ideas.

Ding Ge looked at Mrs. Cen, smiling: "Are you seeking personal vengeance?"

Mrs. Cen: "So what if I am? Who made Gu Family always humiliate me? Shouldn’t I have one chance to humiliate her back? Besides, her brain is indeed clever; abducting her would benefit us."

"The skin is also extremely fine; covering her head and looking at her body would make the bandits from the mountains drool."

Hearing this, Ding Ge agreed: "Your plan isn’t bad. Fine, we’ll bind them both, disgrace them first, and then keep her to make money."

Mrs. Cen was delighted Ding Ge agreed and asked, "Master, when do you plan to act? The new year is near; we should hurry."

Ding Ge, wary of Mrs. Cen, didn’t reveal the exact time, only saying, "Soon."

He warned her: "Be careful recently; always wear your mask to avoid poisoning."

Mrs. Cen was startled; was Ding Ge planning to poison the camp?

She didn’t ask further, donned her cloak, and was escorted out of the Ding Family camp. On her way back to the Lu Family camp, she ran into Company Commander Liu.

Company Commander Liu didn’t say much, pretending not to see her, but he wasn’t foolish. He knew what Mrs. Cen was up to and felt disgusted by her and Ding Ge.

These two were truly scum. If they pushed Lu Chong too far, he might just chop them to pieces.

Mrs. Cen felt uneasy seeing Company Commander Liu but calmed down seeing he said nothing, just leading the soldiers past her... well, Ding Ge would soon kill them all anyway, so why panic?

...

Bang bang bang!

"It’s dawn! Everyone from the camps, get up and pack your things. Camp departure in 30 minutes!" As soon as it was time, the patrolling soldiers started beating gongs and shouting.

Upon hearing this, everyone got up to pack tents, roast dried rations, boil hot water, and ate breakfast hurriedly before embarking.

The scene with thousands moving was impressive, no less than fleeing from famine.

Not long after setting out, soldiers rode back and forth delivering orders: "Vice General Fang and Vice General Xue command, Hundred Wolves County is vast and full of bandits; advance with all speed to reach the county town quickly!"

It took three rounds, shouting three times before ceasing.

Everyone, recalling yesterday’s encounter with bandits, started running at once, a full day’s run. But, Hundred Wolves County was too vast, and towns were far apart; after running all day, they only reached the first town. At least three more days of running were needed to reach the county town.

Gu Jinli and her group traveled by cart, feeling no pressure.

Mrs. Kuang’s side, however, couldn’t take it. When setting up camp, she personally brought a chicken to plead with Gu Jinli: "San Lang’s Wife, you must help Aunt this time. Our elders and children simply can’t run anymore. There’s even one found to be pregnant; if we continue like this, the baby will be lost."

She angrily scolded Lin Erzuo: "That kid doesn’t know better. With two sons already, he still insists on sleeping with his wife. Now she’s pregnant halfway through the journey. At this pace, we might lose two lives."

Lin Erzuo, holding Niu Qijin, came over, looking pitifully at Gu Jinli... uh, Gu Family was indeed ugly!

Gu Jinli looked at Lin Erzuo’s wife and said: "Are you Mrs. Lin?"

"Yes, yes, yes, it’s me. Hello, Mrs. Qin." Although Lin Erzuo’s wife found Gu Jinli ugly, she smiled kindly as if Gu Jinli were her sister, adding: "Rest assured, Mrs. Qin, I’m very healthy. It’s just my two children are young; running like this is too difficult. I’d like them to sit in your family’s cart."

Gu Jinli said: "Fine, I agree. We’re all part of the He’an Prefecture camp and should help each other. First, follow Erqing to find Aunt Xiong and let her take you to Doctor Dai for a check-up. It’s early in pregnancy, and you really shouldn’t be running like this. Let Doctor Dai prescribe some medication to stabilize the pregnancy."

Gu Jinli was also worried about getting pregnant on the journey, so she brought medication to stabilize pregnancy. Now Doctor Dai just needed to check the pulse, and Lin Erzuo’s wife could get the medicine.

"Oh dear, San Lang’s Wife, thank you so much." Mrs. Kuang breathed a sigh of relief, handing the chicken to Gu Jinli: "Aunt’s family doesn’t have anything good; this chicken was brought from home, originally intended to be slaughtered for New Year’s. Now I’ll give it to you as thanks."

Mrs. Kuang rarely showed such generosity, and naturally, Gu Jinli wouldn’t refuse, smiling: "Then I’ll accept it and make chicken soup tonight."

These words nearly made Mrs. Kuang cry: "Hehehe, chicken soup is good, nutritious."

Gu Jinli handed the chicken to Xiao Ji, instructing her to slaughter and cook it, then asked Mrs. Kuang: "Aunt, how many elders and children do you have? Give me the numbers so I can arrange transportation. If there’s not enough space, I’ll arrange with the Xie Family; Sister-in-law Xie won’t mind."

However...

"Aunt, let me first say something unpleasant; once your people come, they must listen to our arrangements and obey our family’s rules. If anyone doesn’t follow the rules or causes trouble, you can’t blame me for being harsh."

Mrs. Kuang said: "Rest assured, I’ll send you the obedient ones. The old devout women and troublesome children’s mothers will keep running. We’ll send them over once they behave."

Feeling assured after hearing this, Gu Jinli recorded numbers and names as Mrs. Kuang reported them and finally dispersed the people among their carriages and mule carts. They just fit.