Red Mansion: Seizing Jiangdong, starting with pirates

Chapter 38, Daiyu Returns

Little Xueyan looked at Fang Yong, shrank her head, and said fearfully:
"You, don't hide it from me, you are a pirate, Grandpa told me everything!"

Fang Yong frowned.

"Who said that?"

Xueyan said, "That's what the old man said."

Just at this moment, Qiao Yan followed from behind.

Seeing this, Xiao Xueyan's eyes widened and she pointed at Qiaoyan and said, "Ah! It's true. You went out to rob during this period, and you brought back a decent girl!"

"Oh!"

Fang Yong was so angry that he slapped Xueyan hard.

The little snow goose was so sad that she burst into tears.

"You, what are you doing, bullying me again, it hurts~"

Fang Yong squatted down and pinched Xueyan's cheek, and said angrily:

"Humph, you deserve it. You don't believe me? You've forgotten how good I am to you! Which old man said that? I'll go find him!"

Xueyan said aggrievedly: "I was wrong, Third Master, but these are what your father said, and he is still saying..."

"What else can you say?"

Fang Yong asked.

Snow Goose stopped talking.

"Well, the girl won't let me tell you!"

Fang Yong became even angrier when he heard this.

Even Daiyu knew about it. This old man was always causing trouble for him!

"Hurry up and tell me. If you don't, I'll bite off your ear!"

Fang Yong pretended to move towards Xiao Xueyan's ear.

Xueyan was startled and covered her ears and begged for mercy:
"No, Third Master, I was wrong. Don't bite off my ear. I'll tell you. I'll tell you."

Little Snow Goose tells the story.

This happened after Fang Yong left.

One morning, Xueyan went to get breakfast for Daiyu as usual.

As a result, he was seen by an old man on the road.

The old man had seen Xueyan once in Fang Yong's study before, and mistakenly thought that Xueyan was Fang Yong's woman, so he chased after Xueyan to ask about the situation.

Then Xueyan entered Daiyu's residence. The old man chased after her, but was stopped by the guards arranged by Fang Yong.

No matter what the old man said, the guards refused to let him in. The old man became stubborn and shouted that he was Fang Yong's father, and then Daiyu was attracted by the noise outside.

Fang Yong was so angry that he asked, "What did he say?"

Xueyan said, "What did you say? You told me everything about your past, Third Master. Not only that, you also talked about my daughter!"

Fang Yong asked: "What did you say?"

Xueyan said unhappily, "The old man said that my daughter is too thin and weak, and can't give birth to a fat grandson, and can't be the daughter-in-law of the Fang family! My daughter was so angry that she cried!"

After hearing this, Fang Yong ignored Xueyan and went straight to Daiyu's room.

Xueyan opened her hands from behind as if to block them, and then put them down.

Qiao Yan asked curiously, "What are you doing?"

Xueyan said, "The girl asked me to stop the Third Master, I can't just do nothing."

……

Fang Yong entered the room and saw Daiyu sitting on the bed, covered with a quilt, with some tear marks on her face. Although she didn't cry, it was even more heartbreaking.

Fang Yong approached, and when Daiyu saw him, she turned her head away.

Fang Yong didn't say much and just grabbed Daiyu's arm.

There was a gilded charcoal brazier in the room for heating. It was a little hotter than outside. Daiyu was only wearing a thin shirt, and her snow-white skin could be vaguely seen under the clothes.

Daiyu struggled twice but failed to break free, and said angrily:
"You are so rude!"

Fang Yong said: "If I am not rude, I am afraid my sister will leave me. So, it is better to be rude."

Daiyu snorted and said unhappily, "You are the leader of the pirates. It is up to you to decide whether there is a courtesy or not."

Fang Yong asked back, "How do you know that I am the leader of the pirates? Someone spread rumors about me, but you didn't believe me and believed others?" Daiyu said angrily, "You lied to me first, how can you say that I don't believe you? If you are not a pirate, I ask you, when will you send me back to Yangzhou!"

Fang Yong said: "Sister, if you want to come back, leave today. Even if I am doomed to eternal damnation, what do I have to fear?"

Daiyu was so angry when she heard this. She said something like there was no return, but it was obvious that she didn't want to send her back.

"If you don't want to send me back, you can just say it directly. Why do you lie to me and say that there is no return? This is disrespectful to me and hurts yourself. It is really abominable."

As Daiyu spoke, she angrily stretched out her beautiful feet from under the quilt and kicked Fang Yong on the waist.

Fang Yong responded: "I speak from the bottom of my heart and have never lied to you. It's not that I kept you here on purpose, I just had something important to do and that delayed your trip."

Daiyu asked, "What is this matter? Why is it still unresolved after so much time has passed? I'm afraid it's not a legitimate matter, but a robbery?"

Fang Yong looked at Daiyu and said with some disappointment, "Sister, why don't you believe me?"

Daiyu was stunned for a moment when she heard this. Seeing Fang Yong's lost look, she felt a little touched and her tone softened.

"It's not that I don't believe it, but please tell me what is so important?"

Fang Yong sighed, "This matter is hard to explain. If you insist on knowing, I can take you there to see it in person. But once you are involved in this matter, it will be difficult to turn back. Are you willing?"

Daiyu agreed without hesitation.

"It's a deal, when are you going to leave?"

Fang Yong: "It will be fine in a few days."

Daiyu nodded and murmured in a barely perceptible voice: "Don't lie to me again..."

However, what Daiyu did not expect was that Fang Yong had a superhuman physique and heard her tiny voice.

"Sister, you are worrying too much. My love for you is sincere and clear to see!"

Fang Yongji said this very seriously, and at the same time reached out and grabbed Daiyu's small and beautiful foot and put it back into the quilt.

Daiyu's beautiful feet were touched by Fang Yong and her face turned red.

After coming out of Daiyu's room, Fang Yong's face instantly turned cold.

Fang Yong called the guards and rewarded the two guards who had stopped the old man that day generously, giving each of them twenty taels of silver and promoting them to captains.

At the same time, Fang Yong dispatched a team of guards specifically for the old man.

"You will be responsible for taking care of this place from now on. My father is old and has difficulty walking. Don't let him go out. If there is anything he needs in life, you can buy it for him!"

A few days passed like this, and one day, Fang Yong received news that the Duke of Shanguo's army had arrived in Jinling.

Fang Yongsui reorganized his troops and prepared to set off.

For this battle in Yancheng, Fang Yong needs to go there in person.

But the affairs in Huaizhou cannot be put aside. Although Fang Yong has given up Huaizhou City, the counties and towns around Huaizhou City are still in Fang Yong's hands and need someone to garrison them.

Neither Ma Laohei nor Niu Jin could handle this task. After much deliberation, they finally had to ask Gan Ba to take action.

Ganba himself rejected this.

He was old, almost forty, and tired of war and didn't want to fight anymore.

But since Fang Yong requested again and again, Gan Ba had no choice but to agree.

Fang Yong took away 50,000 veterans who had participated in the siege, and handed over the remaining 30,000 new soldiers to Gan Ba. On the one hand, he would use them to guard the house, and on the other hand, because Gan Ba was good at training soldiers, he gave these new soldiers to Gan Ba for training.

On the day of departure, Fang Yong went to find Daiyu.

"We are about to set off. This journey will be difficult, so you need to wear warm clothes."

Daiyu nodded, put on a robe made of snow fox fur, and asked Xueyan to bring many cotton clothes to keep out the cold.

Fang Yong said again:

"Sister, it is not convenient for me to reveal my real name during this trip. You can pretend to be my family member. Please do not reveal it."

Daiyu nodded again.

She is the daughter of an official, so it is indeed inconvenient for her to reveal her real name. Fang Yong's consideration is very thoughtful.

Xueyan on the side said: "Third Master, what about me, what about me?"

Fang Yong: "Just use your real name."

Snow Goose...

With curiosity in her heart, Daiyu walked outside under the guidance of Fang Yong.

(End of this chapter)