Chapter 562: Secrets
Translator: Endless?antasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Luo Jin’an was concerned and could not bear it if his wife faced the slightest danger. He knew how dangerous the journey from Su Teng Village to the border was.
He would be unable to forgive himself if anything happened to Su Binglan. He knew he could make it even though his cold poison was acting up because his wife had given him plenty of medicine before he set off.
Luo Jin’an wanted to wait for himself to feel better and return to Su Teng Village alone.
Su Binglan bit into her egg wrap and said, “I’ll worry and overthink more if you remain silent like that. I dreamt several times that you were in danger, and I was terrified.’
She revealed a weak and aggrieved expression as she spoke. She had always been elegant and noble, never showing fragility and aggrievance. However, she looked like a needle had pierced her heart. The pain she felt spread through her limbs and bones.
Luo Jin’an’s heart started aching. At that moment, his eyes looked red, and his throat rolled as he said hoarsely, “It’s my fault.”
He did not even know how to make up for it.
Su Binglan noticed his self-reproaching expression and said, “Don’t blame yourself. It’s not your fault but the enemies. I want to avenge you.”
The young couple would return to Su Teng Village after getting revenge and venting their anger. Sometimes, Su Binglan was stubborn and domineering, as she would not allow anyone to wrong her husband. Not to mention, the enemies forced Luo Jin’an to become forceful.
The Wei family’s army got wiped out three years ago. At that time, Su Binglan could not appear by Luo Jin’an’s side to protect and help him take revenge. However, she could avenge him this time.
Her words touched Luo Jin’an.
“Eat well. Don’t worry about those things. I’ll handle them.” He did not want his wife to work so hard.
Still, Su Binglan was stubborn. “l want to avenge you.”
Luo Jin’an thought of the enemy hiding in the dark, and his expression turned cold. He said, “Be good, be obedient.”
‘The enemy isn’t as simple as I thought. I can’t let Binglan take such risks and drag her into this. I can handle them.’
Luo Jin’an’s gentleness softened his wife’s heart. She could not help but listen to him, but her rationality told her that Luo Jin’an would still be in danger if she did not resolve these issues.
“Then tell me, who did this to you?” Su Binglan blinked while asking.
Luo Jin’an fell silent.
Su Binglan looked at him and insisted, “I’ll ask the people around you if you don’t tell me.’
Luo Jin’an sighed helplessly. “l still can’t hide anything from you.”
He could not help but spoil her and tell her what she wanted to know. He also felt terrible when he saw her anxious expression.
“It seems Beishao Country had brought many elite soldiers to attack Chu Country in the war three years ago. The enemy had conspired with our country officials to destroy the Wei family army.”
A cold light glinted across Su Binglan’s eyes, and her body emitted a dangerous aura.
“The Chu Country officials are trying to shake their own countrys foundation.’
The Wei family army consisted of elites who protected Chu Country. The country’s border was safe from invasions with them around. The officials in the court were either stupid, had personal interests, or had long lost their position.
‘Or were those the superior’s intentions?’
When Su Binglan was Lan Ruobing, her body was fragile, and she could not go to the border to do anything. Moreover, Lan Ruobing had died before that war occurred.
As a result, Su Binglan did not know what had happened or the details of the war three years ago. She felt perhaps only Luo Jin’an could answer her questions.
“l used to think the emperor or the crown prince wanted to destroy the Wei family army,” Luo Jin’an explained, “But things aren’t that simple. This time, we captured the spy, Hong Tong.
“This person comes from the Hong clan and is a b*stard child. However, the clan trained him to be a spy and arranged for him to live in Chu when he was younger.
“Hong Tong hid in Chu’s territory and devised a way to sneak into the army. My family is disciplined and strict with checks. Therefore, ordinary people can’t join our army, and everyone’s information must be complete without problems.
“Hong Tong seemed fine back then, but his childhood information was incomplete. He couldn’t have joined my family’s core team even if someone had given him an identity.
“He later joined the logistics department and was responsible for transporting supplies. He was not supposed to be the one escorting the rations, but the war was intense, and a few people sacrificed themselves, so he was the only one who could take over.
“Then Hong Tong learned some crucial information and leaked them. There were no traitors in my family’s army, but there were traitors at the border. Some people we protected weren’t from Chu but spies from Beishao.
“Some also listened to Chu’s court officials and deliberately leaked information to Beishao.’
Su Binglan could no longer continue listening as she clenched her hands into fists. She felt these people had gone too far. Although Luo Jin’an’s explanation was straightforward, Su Binglan knew it must be more complicated than that. ‘The Wei family must’ve experienced the most tragic battle.’
“Since we’ve captured Hong Tong this time, we have a Hong clan member with us. Through interrogation, we discovered that Chu’s officials had conspired with Beishao and that a few from Beishao had infiltrated Chu’s court.’
Su Binglan could no longer maintain her composure after hearing such things. Her eyes violently trembled as she asked, “Are you saying there are people from Beishao in Chu’s Imperial Court?
“If that’s the case, they’ll use despicable methods to harm Chu Country’s interests. ”
Luo Jin’an nodded and said, “Our current emperor is suspicious, to begin with. Also, the crown prince is ambitious and wants to seize the throne. Therefore, some officials only need to fan the flames to make the emperor do something.”
Su Binglan asked coldly, “Is it like destroying the Gongsun family?”
The Gongsuns were a family of mechanics. They had always kept a low profile, but the emperor made a groundless accusation and destroyed them.
Luo Jin’an’s heart sank when he recalled the Gongsun family.
“Yes, because an official gave the crown prince a plan to rope in the Gongsun family. However, the Gongsuns didn’t participate in the battle between the princes, nor did they take sides. So, they rejected the crown prince’s offer.”
“Back then, some fanned the flames in the crown prince’s ears. The crown prince and the officials joined forces to tell the emperor that the Gongsuns were disloyal to Chu and that the family’s existence was a threat.
“Someone else reported that Beishao had obtained weapons the Gongsuns made, They said the Gongsuns made weapons for Beishao, causing the family’s destruction,” Luo Jin’an’s heart grew heavy as he spoke hoarsely.
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