Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 694 The Man Who Doesn’t Understand Romance (3)_1

Chapter 694: Chapter 694 The Man Who Doesn’t Understand Romance (3)_1

Before her voice had even faded, the tears from Lady Cui’s eyes flowed like broken beads, falling in a cascade. She tried desperately to control her emotions, but ultimately could not hold them in any longer. When he said, ’Madam, for the sake of your magnanimity, forget all about it,’ she completely broke down.

"Old Master, you want me to easily forget ten good years of oppression, humiliation, and torture? I’m sorry; you have greatly overestimated my tolerance. I can’t do it, I can’t forget the overwhelming sadness I felt when I was banished to this Small Courtyard, nor can I forget the pitiful or scornful looks from the wives in Qing County when they looked at me. I certainly can’t forget the hardships my daughter and I have suffered all these years. I can’t..."

Lady Cui cried pitifully, her shoulders trembling nonstop. Though she always appeared optimistic and unaffected by anything, only she herself knew that her cheerfulness was merely a protective coloration. It was a shield to guard her fragile heart that had been brutally wounded by her husband. It was also her way of showing to her husband and his beloved concubine that they meant nothing to her and could not affect her at all!

Seeing his wife’s outburst, County Magistrate Shen clenched the hand he was holding even tighter. He softly consoled her, full of shame, "Shuzhen, don’t cry anymore. It’s all my fault, okay? Let’s live a good life from now on, I won’t marry any more concubines, alright? From now on, you’ll have full control over our household affairs, okay?"

Lady Cui cried for a long while, but eventually managed to compose herself. She withdrew her hand from her husband’s grip, wiped away her tears, and tried to speak in a calm voice, "Please give me some time, Old Master. I’m not yet able to convince myself to accept you. If you think I am either ungrateful or unable to appreciate favor, please continue to dote on your other concubines. Until I can understand, I cannot accept you..."

Hearing her words, County Magistrate Shen let out a sigh and dropped his head like a defeated rooster.

"Alright, I’ll wait for you to understand..."

Qingyun Town is a border town, only a few hundred miles away from Lingbei. It doesn’t take too long for Brother Parrot to make the round trip. In addition to the time taken to find Nangong Yi’s large camp and the time for Nangong Yi to read and write the letter, the return trip was completed by midnight.

At this moment, Cai Wei had already gone to bed. When she heard Brother Parrot return, she quickly got up from bed, put on her clothes, lit a lamp, and removed the letter from Brother Parrot’s leg.

In the candlelight, she eagerly unfolded the letter. The familiar handwriting on the letter immediately warmed her heart. In the letter, the man told her that he was fine, and that his army had set up camp in Lingbei. They had even fought with an enemy army the day before, and the two forces were currently at a stalemate. She was reassured not to worry. He also instructed her to stay obediently in Qingyun Town. He would send Zhui Feng and Zhu Yue to rush to Qingyun Town overnight. After they arrived, they would escort her back to the Capital because he was not at ease otherwise...

The man’s letter wasn’t long, but each word and phrase radiated warmth. In reality, she didn’t need him to send people to protect her, she alone was absolutely capable of dealing with everything. On the brink of a great battle, he must require many people around him. How could she possibly hold him back at this crucial moment and let him divide his need of men to protect her?

Not only could she not waste his manpower, but she must also try her best to help him.

The official in charge of sending grain to the Northern Expedition Army was likely a subordinate of Empress Jin. Only after the army arrived in Lingbei, the grain for the Northern Expedition Army was reluctantly delivered. However, most of what was delivered was coarse grain mixed with husks, the rest were moldy old grains. Not even begging paupers would eat such stuff, not to mention the soldiers on the battlefield. Therefore, during this trip back to the Capital, she had to gather enough grain for an army of 100,000!