Chapter 94: Chapter 94
Chapter 94
"I don’t have any issues with you. I just came to invite Miss Qin to take care of the general at the tent. The general is severely injured. Although the physician has treated him, he still needs close care. The Young General sent us to invite you." The soldier was somewhat familiar. He seemed to be the leader of a small unit in the army and had previously been the target of Yueqian’s ire.
Therefore, when he looked at Yueqian, there was a hint of fear. If it weren’t for the fact that he was one of the uninjured leaders remaining to carry out the Young General’s orders... there was no way he would want to be the one coming to invite her.
Qin Yueqian looked at the soldier with an indifferent gaze, the corners of her lips twitching twice in irritation. Hadn’t she made it clear before that she didn’t want anything to do with him anymore? And yet, he still sent people to summon her? What kind of joke was this?!
"Um, Miss Qin..." Seeing the other’s silence, the squad leader called out again, in case Yueqian hadn’t heard him.
"What kind of joke are you trying to pull? Are you doing this to disgrace me?" Yueqian scoffed. She had been silent because she couldn’t believe that there was a man who would think to do this.
How shameless must he be to send someone to summon her? If she agreed to go as requested, what would that make her? A prostitute... Even when she decided to have a husband, she never ran around taking care of this man or that man.
With someone like the Young General, Yueqian couldn’t believe he didn’t understand proper conduct to this extent.
"N-no, miss. This is an order from the Young General. I just..."
"I don’t care whose order it is. Summoning someone’s ’wife’ to take care of another man—it’s unbelievable that someone would follow such a vile order. If you think this is appropriate, then please go and ask your wife to take care of the Young General. I’m sure she would be very willing." Yueqian was still Yueqian. She wouldn’t respect whoever troubled her.
The other party dared to convey this order to her. In that case, take this order and apply it to your own wife and children.
The squad leader, knowing it was the time of trouble for him, could only stand there with a dark expression. Before coming, he had told himself to remain as calm as possible, knowing that this Eldest Young Miss Qin had a sharp tongue. If it were another woman who felt bullied, they would probably cry or try to reason. But with this young miss... she had never shown any mercy.
Whatever she didn’t like, she would always snap back at them. Her tongue was sharper than any blade, and if borrowed, it could probably decapitate someone quite impressively.
Unfortunately, her words were used solely to scold them in this manner.
"This matter is somewhat different. Please don’t be angry, Miss Qin. After all, you are still the fiancée of the Young General, and the engagement has not been annulled. I heard that sending Eldest Young Miss Qin here was actually a mistake. Soon, the Qin family is expected to come and take you back to marry the Young General properly. Please don’t sever ties just yet, Miss Qin."
Before coming here, this squad leader had been given clear instructions. The real purpose was to state that the engagement between the two had not been officially canceled.
It seemed that the Young General knew well that Yueqian would never willingly come. Thus, this was like pouring oil on the fire. The arrival of the Qin family here was a good sign. Moreover, when the Young General’s condition improved, the first thing he asked about was Miss Qin. Everyone knew that today, Miss Qin took her husband to meet the Qin family, and the outcome of that meeting was awaited by all.
Even before Eldest Young Miss Qin returned home, the news had spread: the Qin family did not accept Mu Heng. Even her mother refused to meet him immediately, ordering him to wait outside for several hours. When he finally entered the manor, he was commanded to kneel. Clearly, this marriage was not right.
Upon hearing this news, despite his injuries, the Young General showed obvious satisfaction. This order was merely to send the leader here to be scolded.
Who would have thought that Miss Qin would actually go to take care of the Young General? It was just a reminder of what Miss Qin should truly accept. Because even if she didn’t want to, the title of fiancée that had not been annulled and the incorrect marriage would still need to be resolved eventually.
"Really? When I first heard the rumors, I thought they couldn’t possibly be true."
"Is she supposed to be the Young General’s wife? What will our A’Heng do then?"
"This is such a pity, but Yueqian is truly a good person. Perhaps Heaven has taken pity on her and wants her to be the general’s wife."
"We’re happy for her good fortune, but it’s a shame that such a good and intelligent person like her will leave our village."
"Indeed, and also Mu Heng."
The villagers around seemed to bear witness to this announcement. They all knew that in the morning, Yueqian and Mu Heng went to town to meet Yueqian’s parents. However, they hadn’t received news as quickly as the soldiers and were unaware of the deteriorating situation until they heard the squad leader speak.
It was natural for them to be shocked. Typically, a married woman was considered her husband’s possession, and divorce would render her worthless and despised. A man would only consider divorce if the wife were truly despicable. But Yueqian’s case seemed a bit different.
Of course, this was just the villagers’ perspective. They were comparing the status of being here as a village wife to divorcing and marrying into the Young General’s family as the principal wife. To them, being a noble was undoubtedly better, though they had no idea what kind of society awaited Yueqian after the divorce.
Becoming the principal wife seemed honorable, but what then?
A principal wife who is a second-hand commodity? How could a woman who had been previously used be considered high quality? In the eyes of common nobility, she, having once been married to a poor villager, would always be a weak point to be bullied throughout her life. Compared to the comfortable life in the countryside, the difference was significant.
Here, she was known as Yueqian, whom the villagers respected. The future she had planned was coming together nicely. But if she became greedy, divorcing her husband to marry a wealthier man, a woman like her would be no better than a toad.
Yueqian, overhearing the whispers, let out a chuckle. Her voice was bright and resonant. It was rare for people to hear her happy voice like this.
"This is truly laughable. An engagement that hasn’t been annulled?" Yueqian pretended to cover her mouth as she laughed.
"Whether the engagement exists or not, I don’t know. What I do know is that the engagement was arranged for the eldest daughter of the Qin family. However, since I was disowned by my father without any affection, even my name was removed from the Qin family register. I have no right to be curious about it." Yueqian shook her head with a cunning smile.
It seemed not many knew about this matter. Probably only her mother, herself, and that bastard father of hers knew. It was the result of her rampage that destroyed items in her father’s room. The vases that had been collected over centuries, and had been passed down in the Qin family, were smashed to pieces by her. Her enraged father had dragged her to remove her name from the Qin family register himself.
Yes, he had dragged her by the hair through the hall that once served as the ancestral shrine and where the Qin family register was kept.
He used his own blood, along with hers, to perform the ritual of severance. Her name was erased from the Qin family name plate forever. He sent this matter to the registrar for urgent processing and threw the agreement document in her face. She was crying so hard, as if she were about to die.
Ah, even though that was a performance for the fools, she remembered using all her strength to cry so hard that she fainted, making it even more convincing.
This was a matter known to very few and was not widely discussed. Severing ties with a family member was too shameful to be openly spoken about. Moreover, Yueqian’s father had been provoked beyond his limits, leading to his madness. Originally, he didn’t intend to be so harsh, as he had raised her as his daughter for over ten years.
Originally, Yueqian’s mother was unaware of this matter. She wasn’t present during the incident. Therefore, Qin Majiao completely forgot to save Li Ailing’s face. After everything was done and his anger subsided, he realized he had gone too far. However, this couldn’t be considered as just a show. What had happened had to be kept a secret.
Yueqian’s mother didn’t know because her father deliberately kept it secret, and Yueqian never mentioned it. However, a smart woman like Li Ailing surely knew her daughter was up to something.
Since both she and her daughter despised the Qin family to their core, they wished to get out of this family in every breath of them. Thus, she had no right to stop anyone. So, she remained silent and pretended to be a fool who didn’t know anything.
For Yueqian, whether she was "a member of the Qin family" or not made no difference. Her original goal was to separate herself from all the bad situations, to live in a place far away with a good man, live a simple life, and die happily. Whatever Yueqian could do, she did all of that.
This included eliminating potential risks, like talking about the engagement between the Eldest Young Miss of the Qin family and the Young General.
Given the Young General’s rather strange and ambiguous behavior, according to the narrative, he should have clearly announced the annulment of their engagement. Instead, he left the Qin family to speculate. Though things ended up the same, Yueqian wasn’t that confident. So, she provoked her father, repeatedly using the title "Eldest Young Miss Qin," emphasizing that if she weren’t the Eldest Young Miss Qin, she wouldn’t have the strength to create such chaos.
Ultimately, he wanted to undermine Ailing’s importance by secretly destroying her daughter. The desire to win made Qin Majiao, who rarely lost his composure, so angry that he severed Yueqian from the Qin family.
Though Yueqian suffered injuries and had to put in great effort to restore her hair, it was still worth it. When the issue arose today, she could use her severance from the family as a shield.
"W... What are you talking about, Eldest Young Miss Qin?" The squad leader was bewildered. He had only been given a few lines to say, which he had already delivered. But now Yueqian was going off-script, claiming she was no longer part of the Qin family. How could he respond to this?
Moreover, was it true that Yueqian had been disowned by the Qin family? If it were true, it would be a significant matter, wouldn’t it?!!
"Just as I said, I am now Yueqian, without a family name. So, if you want to talk about the engagement, please discuss it with someone else. For now, please leave. We villagers have many matters to discuss." Yueqian gestured with her hand, indicating for him to leave, her face bearing the expression of a victor.
