After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 1173 Uncle, I don't want to suffer!
"How is Angel Qi? Is he still in Wuyuan? Could Commander Dai please pass on our regards to Angel Qi?" Uncle Qin asked with a smile, inquiring about another important figure.

Commander Dai and Assistant Magistrate Zeng: "..."

What's with the hehe?
Do you really think you're all alone? Aren't you afraid someone will kill your whole family?

Commander Dai said, "Envoy Qi is currently residing in Wu Garden, and everything is fine. He is getting along very well with the three major government offices."

"How harmonious? How harmonious?" Uncle Qin asked.

Commander Dai and Assistant Magistrate Zeng immediately turned pale and refused to answer... Qin Er was just a commoner, and a mentally disabled one at that. They respected their status and didn't bother with such a commoner!
Uncle Qin was a man who knew how to respond to others. He wasn't angry at being ignored. Instead, he handed a letter to Commander Dai: "This is a letter of greeting from the Qin family to Angel Qi. Please help me deliver it to Wu Garden in the city and give it to Angel Qi. Thank you very much."

Phew, Zeng Tongzhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the letter wasn't handed to him.

Commander Dai wanted to throw the letter back, but with Elder Qiong and Commander Ling present, and the Qin family having earned a reputation before His Majesty and the Duke of Yan, he had to give them face and accepted the letter.

Uncle Qin then called to Si Pei and the others: "Apei, Qian, Cong, Ren, Nan, Yi, Yuan... hurry up and take out the letter, and ask Commander Dai and Assistant Magistrate Zeng to help you send it into the city to your families."

"Don't call us that, it's so rustic!" Si Pei said, displeased, correcting Qin Ershu. He then handed a box with a mechanism to Zeng Tongzhi, saying, "I would be grateful if you could help me deliver this to the Si residence in the capital city."

The Si family wielded considerable power, so they had mansions in the capital cities of every major state.

The reason for using a mortise box to hold the letter was to prevent anyone from peeping at it.

Qi Yucong was taken aback for a moment before frowning and saying, "Second Master Qin, please don't address me as A-Cong, it's easy to cause misunderstandings."

Ah Cong Ah Chong's name sounds like "Chongzi" to someone who doesn't know him!
Uncle Qin: "Stop dawdling and hurry up and take out the letter. Can't you see that Commander Dai and Assistant Commander Zeng are unhappy? They're angry because of the delay!"

Seriously, this scoundrel doesn't care about other people's lives!
"Zeng Tongzhi, please help me deliver this letter to the Qi family in the city."

"...the prefecture within the city."

"...Wenfu within the city."

The students handed the letter box to Zeng Tongzhi and Dai Qianhu.

There were so many that the two officials sent soldiers and servants to carry boxes over to fill them.

After much effort, the talks were finally completed.

Seeing the dark faces of Commander Dai and Assistant Magistrate Zeng, Magistrate Kang dared not linger any longer and bowed to take his leave: "I have troubled you two officials for so long, please forgive me. I will take my leave now."

After saying that, he secretly gestured to everyone to hurry up and leave.

Uncle Qin insisted on calling out, "My lords, we'll come again tomorrow! We'll wait for General Chu and Commander Fan's troops!"

Zeng Tongzhi and Dai Qianhu's faces were already darker than the night.

Magistrate Kang couldn't take it anymore and yelled at Uncle Qin, "Qin Er, can't you just shut up?"

Can you please stop being so talkative and causing us trouble?

Uncle Qin said no: "Please don't be offended, sir, but I really feel uncomfortable if I don't say the last sentence."

ill!

Magistrate Kang cursed inwardly, then ignored Uncle Qin. The group left the Wei army's defensive barricades, retreated two miles, and found a place to camp and rest.

It was now completely dark. Since they were waiting for General Chu and the Liang family army tomorrow, they decided not to rush back and would stay the night. Magistrate Kang, Uncle Qin, Commander Tao, Elder Qiong, and the students were all exhausted from their long journey. After quickly eating their dry rations, they went straight to sleep.

They were sleeping soundly, but Commander Su and his men were still busy.

"Young Master Xuan is awake! Young Master Xuan is awake!" The Gu family's family doctor and half of Gu Chengyong's military medical team hurriedly reported this good news after reviving Gu Xuan.

Commander Su and his men rushed into the main tent and came to Gu Xuan's bedside. By the light of the lamps in the room, they examined his complexion and said, "He looks much better."

Then she asked, "Xuan, how are you feeling? Are you feeling better? Is there anything still bothering you?"

Gu Xuan's mouth tasted bitter and bland, and her head was still dizzy. When she heard people speak, their voices sounded as if they were covered by a veil. She shook her head and said, "Uncle, I'm not feeling well... Go back to the city. Open the city gates now and let me go back. I want to find my parents... I want to have a child, to give my father a grandson, so he can teach the grandson and won't have to teach me anymore. I..."

Snapped!
Su Qianhu slapped Gu Xuan across the face.

Inside the main tent, everyone was shocked and hurriedly looked at the Third Chief Steward.

The third steward hurriedly called everyone to leave the main camp, and ordered the Gu family's sworn brother martial artist to stand guard five meters away from the main camp, forbidding anyone from approaching, so that the uncle and nephew could have a private conversation.

Inside the main tent, Commander Su lowered his voice and said, "Ah Xuan, how could you say such discouraging things? Do you know how much effort your father put into supporting you and giving you hope for the future?!"

Gu Xuan nodded repeatedly: "I know, I know... but I'm really not cut out for it. I'm scared. Too many people have died. I'm scared, Uncle. Don't force me to be ambitious."

"It was both tough and tiring."

"I am the most favored young master of the Commander's family. I have never suffered like this before. In this sweltering heat, I have to patrol this area every day wearing heavy armor. It's so tiring. I'm covered in bruises from the weight of the armor. I need to drink this divine tea to relieve the pain and refresh myself."

"Yes, divine tea, where is my divine tea today... Uncle, quickly brew me some divine tea!"

Gu Xuan gets excited whenever the topic of divine tea comes up.

Snapped!
Commander Su slapped him again and scolded, "Ah Xuan, wake up! You can't drink the divine tea anymore. You have to be clear-headed and seize this opportunity to make some contributions so that your father can help you get back on your feet."

Gu Xuan broke down, demanding divine tea: "Divine tea, give me divine tea, I can't live a moment longer without it... Waaah, the military camp is not a place for humans. I am the most prestigious young master in the Northeast State, I should live a life of honor and should not suffer any hardship."

"Now I not only have to suffer, but I also have to kill people... Uncle, I'm afraid of killing people."

Su Qianhu was icy cold. After Gu Xuan finished his outburst, he sneered, "We've trained you, so why are you afraid of killing people?"

In families like theirs, the children are expected to commit murder when they reach a certain age... either by beating servants to death, by watching beheadings in the camp, or even by doing it themselves.

Gu Xuan started getting involved in these things when he was fourteen, and now that he is nineteen, Su Qianhu and Gu Chengyong both feel that he is fully capable of handling the carnage that comes with a major battle.

“Ah Xuan, you are already nineteen years old, and your eldest nephew is thirteen years old. He is doing well in his studies and has already passed the imperial examination. Your father is getting old, and this is the only chance he can give you. So you can’t give up. No matter how hard or tiring it is, you have to persevere.”

“You are an illegitimate son, and one who violated the ban on relocation and was reprimanded by the capital’s official gazette. If you don’t seize this god-given opportunity to turn your life around, you, your mother, and your uncle’s whole family will all end up in a miserable state.”

"Do you want to be ridiculed by the direct descendants of the Gu family as a good-for-nothing illegitimate son? Do you want you and your descendants to live a life of poverty as illegitimate sons and collateral branches?"

No, where is the poverty?

Gu Chengyong practically gave all the assets he had acquired in Northeast China to this thing. As long as he doesn't go crazy, it's enough to ensure that his descendants for five generations will have no worries about food and drink.

(End of this chapter)