Period drama: Old Cao's carefree life

Chapter 314 This is the consequence of aiding and abetting evil!

As the car slowly drove away, Qin Huairu peeked out and looked at her parents waving from the village entrance, her small body trembling slightly.

Cao Weida patted her shoulder and gently comforted her, "Don't be afraid, I will take care of you when we get to Beiping."

Qin Huairu raised her head and looked at his sharply defined profile. The fear in her eyes lessened, replaced by a hint of dependence.

As the car drove away from Caojia Village, the dust rose and the car's silhouette at the village entrance grew smaller and smaller until it disappeared on the horizon.

Cao Weida looked at Qin Huairu, who was huddled up beside him, and felt a mix of emotions.

He originally only wanted to find an excuse to go home to pay respects to his ancestors, giving Song Yusheng an opportunity to assassinate him, but he didn't expect to bring back a thirteen-year-old child bride.
Where does this make sense?

"Mr. Cao, congratulations! The Cao family's official wife has finally taken her place." Zheng Chaoyang, sitting in the front passenger seat, turned around and teased with a smile.

"Go away, what are you talking about?" Cao Weida rolled her eyes and glared at him irritably: "He's still so young, aren't you afraid of losing your conscience saying such things?"

Looking into Qin Huairu's clear yet timid eyes, my heart suddenly softened.

The car sped along the highway, the scenery outside the window rushing past.

As time passed, Qin Huairu gradually lost her fear. She curiously looked at the unfamiliar scenery outside the car window and secretly glanced at Cao Weida beside her. She vaguely knew that her life seemed to have changed from this moment on.

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In Cao Wei's eyes, Beiping at this time was indeed somewhat dilapidated and simple, but for Qin Huairu, who had never left the village, it was full of novelty and awkwardness.

At this time, Beiping was still under martial law, but with the car provided by Ono Oda and his credentials, he naturally had no trouble along the way.

When the car stopped in front of the courtyard house, Xiangzi was sitting on the threshold, looking bored.

"Master is back!" Upon seeing Cao Weida get out of the car, Xiangzi hurriedly ran up to open the car door for him.

The loud announcement immediately reached the backyard.

Several concubines came out to greet him upon hearing the news. Du Shiniang, dressed in a moon-white embroidered cheongsam, caught Cao Weida's eye.

It is said that wealth and status nurture a person. Although Du Shiniang was quite beautiful in the past, she lacked a certain grace. But now, she exudes elegance and gentleness.

Upon seeing the young girl behind Cao Wei Da, he was slightly taken aback at first, then stepped forward with a smile: "Master, you must be tired from your journey. And who is this?"

Cao Weida put his arm around Qin Huairu's shoulder, his tone tinged with helplessness: "I only found out when we went back to my hometown to pay respects to our ancestors that my parents arranged a child bride for me years ago. Her name is Qin Huairu, and she is thirteen years old this year."

“The village suffered a disaster and there was no way to raise them, so I brought them back.”

It goes without saying what kind of disaster it was; it was either bandits, traitors, or Japanese devils.

Qin Huairu was so frightened by the scene that her whole body stiffened. At this time, she was still an innocent little girl who had just left her parents' embrace and was already feeling uneasy.

Seeing the way these older sisters dressed, clearly from wealthy families, and then looking at the best clothes they were wearing, which were old and tattered, I suddenly felt a little inferior.

She lowered her head even further, her fingers almost digging into her palms.

Xinghong, dressed in light red silk, stepped forward in a few steps, but did not dare to touch Qin Huairu. She simply said softly, "Oh dear, this child looks so pitiful. Don't be afraid, no one in our manor will make you suffer."

As she spoke, she turned to the maid and instructed, "Quickly, go to my room and get a clean set of fine cloth clothes, and also prepare some snacks and sweet soup."

Mo He smiled gently, her eyes and brows delicate. She knelt down to be at eye level with Qin Huairu and tidied her messy hair behind her ear: "Huairu, right? My name is Mo He. You must be tired from the long journey?"

"Come on, come with me to the backyard to wash your face and rest your feet."

Ru Qiulan, standing to the side, said with pity, "This child has to leave his hometown at such a young age. The master is kind-hearted, otherwise, this child would be in a difficult situation."

Clearly, she was thinking about her past.

She was also sent to Prince Rui's mansion as a child bride at a young age, and she suffered countless scornful looks.

Life has become even harder ever since her man, who died before he even grew up, passed away.

If it weren't for Old Master Rui protecting her, she would have been bullied beyond recognition long ago.

She turned to Cao Weida and said, "Don't worry, sir. From now on, Huairu will be in our care. We will make sure she doesn't suffer any injustice."

Wearing a pink cotton dress, Liu Rusi took out a piece of osmanthus candy from her sleeve pocket, handed it to Qin Huairu, and said with a smile, "Sister Huairu, have a piece of candy to sweeten your mouth. My name is Liu Rusi, you can just call me Fifth Sister from now on."

“Our mansion is so lively. I’ll take you to the backyard from now on. There are lots of flowers there.”

Seeing the attitude of his concubines, Cao Weida nodded with satisfaction.

He likes beautiful women, but he dislikes unrest in his household.

I dislike women who take advantage of being pampered.

At this moment, Du Shiniang stepped forward, gently took his arm, and said softly, "Master did the right thing. Since Huairu is the one chosen by the family, she is a member of our Cao family."

"I'll go and tell the kitchen to make some light porridge and dishes right away. The child must be starving after such a bumpy journey."

She then turned to Qin Huairu, her tone exceptionally gentle: "Huairu, don't be afraid. From now on, this is your home. We are all your sisters. If you need anything, just tell us."

Qin Huairu raised her head and secretly glanced at the concubines in front of her. Each of them was beautiful, and there was no disdain in their eyes, but rather a lot of concern.

She pursed her slightly chapped lips and whispered, "Thank you, sisters." Xinghong smiled and ruffled her hair, "This child is so good. I've already asked Granny Zhang to go buy some clothes. Your clothes are all old and uncomfortable to wear."

Mo He replied, "Come on, I'll take you to choose a place to stay. Just call us if you need anything in the future."

Ru Qiulan then instructed her maid, "Bring me my newly made thin quilt and take it to Huairu's room. It's still a bit chilly at night, so she shouldn't get cold."

Cao Weida stood there, watching the concubines escort Qin Huairu inside. He could hear their gentle words and Qin Huairu's gradually relaxing breathing. A smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

All the concubines are beautiful and kind-hearted; Qin Huairu will surely be well taken care of here.

"Oh, right, sir, I forgot to tell you," Xiangzi said, slapping his forehead as the concubines went in.

"When you went back to your hometown to pay respects to your ancestors today, Uncle Duo sent over a few air conditioners and such, which have already been installed for you. Would you like to go and take a look?"

"air conditioner?"

"Yes, yes, it's the air conditioner."

"Okay, I understand." Cao Weida walked through the courtyard in a good mood. With the arrival of summer, many flowers in the courtyard had gradually bloomed, and the fragrance of flowers wafted into his nostrils, making him even happier than before.

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The daytime was sunny and bright, but the clouds over Beiping at night were rather gloomy.

A few dim streetlights lingered in the depths of the alley, casting ghostly, distorted shadows on the mottled walls.

Cao Weida, dressed in black, moved as nimbly as a cat among the teahouses. His face, covered by a black cloth, revealed only a pair of bright and spirited eyes as he surveyed the brightly lit Zuixianlou below.

It was already late at night, but the faint sounds of string and wind instruments still emanated from inside the building, mixed with the wild laughter of the Japanese and the obsequious echoes of the traitors.

"They really have a lot of energy."

A cold smile curved the corners of her mouth behind her veil.

He recognized the people there: Daisuke Tsui, the squad leader of the Japanese military police stationed in Beiping, and Li Fugui, the head of the civil affairs department of the puppet regime who was an accomplice to the Japanese.

The blood of their compatriots on these two people's hands is enough to stain half an alley red!
"Should we wait until they're asleep before killing them, or just kill them outright?"

Cao Wei Da couldn't help but fall into deep thought, and finally decided to just kill them!

It's past 1 a.m. now, who the hell knows how late they're going to play?
With the arrival of summer, the time of daybreak is getting earlier and earlier, and he doesn't have that much time and energy to waste on the other party.

Using his light-footed skill, Cao Weida landed silently at the base of the wall in the backyard of Zuixianlou.

The courtyard wall was over ten feet high, but he simply bent his knees and lightly touched it, and his figure leaped onto the wall.

It landed silently, so silently that even the weeds in the corner of the wall were only slightly swayed by the gentle airflow.

Next to the demolished house in the backyard, two puppet soldiers were dozing off against a pillar, their rifles leaning against each other, humming off-key, lewd tunes.

Cao Weida flashed behind the two men, his left hand clamping down on the mouth of the puppet soldier on the left like an iron clamp, while his right hand flashed, and a short dagger appeared in his hand, precisely piercing his throat.

"Puff~"

A barely audible sound was heard, followed immediately by warm blood oozing from the cut.

Before the puppet soldiers on the other side could even wake up, he struck their carotid artery with a backhand slap, causing them to immediately collapse to the ground with a barely audible thud.

The whole process took no more than three breaths, and two lives were lost without him even letting the puppet troops' rifles make a sound.

"Aiding the wicked, this is your fate!" Cao Weida coldly whispered in the ear of the still-alive puppet soldier, then forcefully twisted the dagger.
"Humph, you deserve to die!"

Cao Weida's face remained expressionless as he placed the body on the ground.

There were indeed some who joined the puppet army out of necessity, but most of them were just trying to make a living.

However, those whom Li Fugui brought to guard the gate were naturally his trusted confidants.

As for his confidants, those who know, know—how could they be good people?

Cao Wei Da would not feel any guilt at all for killing them.

After leaving the body behind, Cao Weida, taking advantage of the shadow of the demolition, crept to the second-floor window.

Inside the room, Daisuke Tsujii was laughing with a hostess in his arms, speaking broken Chinese mixed with Japanese. Li Fugui, a traitor next to him, was bowing and scraping, holding a wine glass to his lips, his fawning laughter almost overflowing from the crack in the door.

Cao Weida's eyes darted around, then he suddenly pushed open the window and darted in like a ghost.

"Who?!" Daisuke Tsujii reacted quickly, reaching for the pistol at his waist.

He was fast, but Cao Weida was even faster. His top-notch physical attributes and light-footed agility made him far faster than ordinary people.

Before the other party could even draw his gun, the dagger, gleaming coldly, pierced straight at Daisuke Tsujii's heart.

Daisuke Tsujii let out a scream and collapsed to the ground, his blood staining the floor.

(End of this chapter)