The strong wind all night was gone this morning. The sea and sky in the Bay of Biscay were the same color in the distance, and the morning sun shone warmly on people.
The small village had been left behind and out of sight, and everyone in the envoy was now in a better mood. Xiang Ying was silent all the way while riding, but Lao Gangtou obviously didn't want to let him go.
"General... how was it this night?" the old man said with a wicked smile.
Huh... Monkey Taoist snorted coldly, "Of course I feel refreshed!"
Xiang Ying's face was a little confused, "Ahem...why are you talking about this? You didn't force me, and I didn't ask for it..."
The old gangtou laughed loudly, "Why do you behave so well after you get a bargain? Hahaha..."
Monkey Dao morale snorted again, "Hmph... Your gums squeaked once, and you can still claim that we forced you to do so... Your gums squeaked and screamed all night long, was it us too?"
In response to these words, Lao Gangtou almost lost his breath without laughing, and was thrown off the horse!
Xiang Yingxuan's ears were red, and the other officers and soldiers were also secretly laughing.
Come on, this topic can't be discussed further. Xiang Ying didn't dare to refute a word. He lowered his head and remained silent for a long time before his expression recovered.
Joking is all about joking, but serious matters should not be messed up. Monkey Taoist thought for a long time and whispered, "There is no airtight wall in the world! This matter still needs to be suppressed, and we still need to think about how to keep it secret..."
The old gangtou sneered, "As long as he can pass the head of state's test safely, who else cares about him? The general was shot. This is an indisputable fact. In the final analysis, the source of responsibility is still the Spanish sow!"
"The general was wronged, so what happened is excusable!"
"Besides, the military regulations of the head of state say that no rape is allowed, but we have to pay for it! As long as the victim does not complain, who dares to say that we are wrong? If we pay for it, it cannot be considered rape..."
"At most, the leader will scold him, but what else can he do? This incident is not rape in nature. In the final analysis, it is just the general whoring once..."
"As for what the Europeans think? They can think whatever they like. So what if our conqueror sleeps with your daughter? Do you still want to make a fuss about it?"
"If you refuse to admit it until you die, as long as we refuse to admit it until death, this will become a mystery in history... Besides, who would really fall out with the general over a firewood girl? It's not worth it..."
The monkey Taoist glared at him, "What about the general's wife? How did Cai Bixia pass the test?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Lao Gangtou did not dare to raise his objections, and his face suddenly changed. The most panicked person was Xiang Ying, whose face turned pale.
"Still... we still have to keep it a secret... we must not let her know about this matter?"
The relationship between Cai Bixia and Xiang Ying is already semi-public. After returning from the war, the parents of both parties will meet to give gifts and perform an engagement ceremony.
In the future, the Yuan Dynasty will personally officiate at the wedding of the two of them!
In fact, according to the opinions of the elders of the two families, they should have gotten married long ago at this age, but both of them are career-mad, and they have put down their time for the sake of the war career of the head of state.
If Cai Bixi knew her absurdity last night at this time, how could the marriage be maintained? You must know that Cai Bixia is not one of those women in the Qing Dynasty who followed the three obediences and four virtues. She is a new-style woman who has drunk foreign ink, and is self-reliant, self-reliant and self-respecting!
The three of them were silent for more than ten minutes, and finally the Monkey Taoist priest said, "None of us have that much energy to be able to stop everything. We can only confess our mistakes to the head of state frankly... Only the head of state can have such great power to completely suppress this matter. Make sure there is no wind at all..."
Although the old gang leader likes to argue, he is still reliable at critical moments. He patted his chest and said, "General, don't panic. I took the blame for this matter. I just said that I arrested the flower girl arbitrarily in order to detoxify the general!"
"I have resisted all the sins, and the head of state has calmed down, and you can pass the test... If you want to kill or behead, I will bear it!"
"You alone are not enough, add me!" Monkey Taoist also said.
Xiang Ying was really moved, "You two... you two... why are you doing this for me!"
"Okay, general, stop acting like a little girl... Your value is much higher than ours. You are the leader of the Chinese navy in the future. The head of state's dream of a powerful navy requires your great efforts! "
"It doesn't matter if we sacrifice, you can't be sacrificed because of this! In the great cause of the rise of the Chinese nation, everyone has to work hard, but everyone's value is different!"
"You are a piece of jade, so you can't smash it into pieces in the rubble... We have resisted this matter, but I don't believe that the head of state is really willing to let it go?"
At this point, the old gangtou chuckled, "Anyway, the money we give is really enough, and you may not be able to spend so much money on a princess... As long as it's not rape, the head of state won't be too angry!"
After a few words, the worries in Xiang Ying's heart slowly dissipated. In the end, he sighed, "Actually... I really feel sorry for Audrey..."
"I promised her that I would completely change her life... In a month or two, I will prepare some money to take her out of some village and let her go to Paris for education..."
"Hey, my general, you want to hide your beauty in a golden house? Are you really interested? You have to think clearly. You and Cai Bixia are not married yet, so why did you raise this concubine first?"
"Can my mother-in-law agree?"
"What are you talking about? I'm not a hidden beauty in a golden house. I really want a girl to get an education and change her destiny...I'll spend money to support her, but I won't see her for the rest of my life. Isn't that okay?"
Monkey Taoist priest then nodded, twisted his beard and said with a smile, "If you are really so conscientious, then you can atone for your sins. This proves that you are still a gentleman!"
"Nonsense, of course I am a gentleman, I have always been..."
Audrey's life was changed by these big shots. According to Xiang Ying's plan, one or two months was enough to appease Xiao Letian's mood. As long as the master calmed down, he would spend money to change Audrey's fate.
Give her a house in Paris, give her the best education, let her learn etiquette, let her go to university, let her travel throughout Europe... then we will see her talents and hobbies.
Maybe Audrey will be a very good opera singer in the future, maybe a female professor at the university, maybe a ballet dancer... As long as she finds her specialty, Xiang Ying will pave a golden avenue suitable for her.
If one day, the mature and perfect Audrey finds her love... then Xiang Ying will finally help her and give her a generous dowry, so that she can live a life of food and clothing!
Thinking of this, Xiang Ying suddenly felt a smell of acetic acid in his heart. The smell was like substance spraying out from his nose, and the good mood just now was gone.
"Audrey...you want...to be happy..."
