At four o'clock in the hour of You, Ding Xicheng.
After dinner, Yuchi Gong personally brought Qin Ming to a mansion.
"Brother Ming, you can stay here temporarily for the next few days."
After saying that, Yuchi Gong patted Qin Ming on the shoulder.
Qin Ming nodded and said respectfully:
"Thank you, Uncle Yuchi."
Yuchi hummed respectfully, got on his horse, and rode away.
Zi Shu, who had been waiting at the door of the mansion early in the morning, walked quickly to Qin Ming, bowed and said:
"Son."
Qin Ming nodded slightly and walked towards the mansion.
"Have Madam Baili and the students in the academy settled down?"
Zi Shu took small steps and said respectfully:
"Everything is settled. The male students and guards are all in the front room. Lady Bailing and several female students are all in the backyard."
At this moment, a pretty maid in a green skirt walked up to Qin Ming with her head lowered and tremblingly, and gave her a blessing.
"Slave Xiaodie, I have met Mr. Lang."
"My servant has already made arrangements for Mr. Lang's residence. I will take you there now."
Qin Ming cupped his hands and said with a smile:
"Thank you, young lady."
Xiaodie raised her head when she heard the words. Under the dim moonlight, Xiaodie secretly glanced at Qin Ming's face.
When she saw Qin Ming's face clearly, she couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
"Mr. Lang, please come with your slave."
After saying that, Xiaodie led the way, while Qin Ming and Zi Shu followed behind.
After walking about ten steps, Qin Ming remembered that he had not yet asked who the owner of this mansion was.
"My dear lady, I wonder if the master of your mansion is in the mansion now? If so, I wonder if I can inform you. I would like to express my gratitude to him in person."
Xiaodie, who was walking in front, suddenly paused and said in a slightly trembling voice:
"My Alang is no longer here."
After saying that, Xiaodie took steps and continued to walk forward.
At this time, Zi Shu walked quickly to Qin Ming and whispered softly:
"Sir, the owner of this mansion is the magistrate of Dingxi County."
"My subordinates heard that when the barbarians attacked Dingxi City a few days ago, the whole family of the magistrate was captured by the barbarians."
"It is said that except for the young female family members of the magistrate's family, all the rest were killed by the barbarians."
When Qin Ming heard this, his head felt like a heavy blow.
"How is this possible? Didn't the battle report say that Tuyuhun's army did not invade Dingxi City?"
Zishu sighed after hearing this, and then described to Qin Ming what he heard from the wounded soldier today.
As Zishu narrated, Qin Ming's mind automatically showed the scene of Dingxicheng that day.
There are scenes of tens of thousands of Tuyuhun troops attacking the city on ladders, brandishing swords and arrows;
There are scenes of Tang troops throwing stones and pouring excrement and water under the city;
There are scenes of people being slaughtered crazily by enemy troops outside Dingxi City.
But what touched Qin Ming the most was the city gate cave where corpses were piled up like a mountain as Zi Shu said.
Only then did Qin Ming truly realize how cruel the war was.
In war, human life is really worthless, especially for unarmed civilians.
"Mr. Lang, this courtyard is your residence tonight."
Qin Ming came back to his senses, looked at the timid maid in front of him, and suddenly thought of the tragic situation of the magistrate's family.
He forced a smile and said:
"Thank you, little lady. You have nothing to do here. You can go down first."
Upon hearing this, Xiaodie sent a blessing to Qin Ming and said:
"My maid, you will live in the west wing. If you have anything to do, sir, please call me your maid."
Qin Ming nodded slightly and said:
"knew."
Zi Shu glanced at the sky, cupped his hands towards Qin Ming and said:
"Sir, if you have no other instructions, I will not disturb your rest. Later, I will order someone to come over and stand guard at the gate of the courtyard. If you have anything, you can just give me instructions at any time."
Qin Ming hummed, waved his hand and said:
"Go down and rest."
"Well, I'm going to retire."
"Hey, wait a minute, you just said that Captain Zhang, who is guarding the city gate, is also recuperating in the wounded barracks?"
Zishu nodded and asked:
"Master, do you want to meet him?"
Qin Ming nodded slightly and said:
"Since I am lucky enough to know such a heroic figure, I naturally want to make friends with him."
"In this case, when you get out of the government office tomorrow, you take me to find him."
Zi Shu cupped his hands and said:
"Yes, sir."
A few moments,
Qin Ming opened the door and stepped into the house.
As soon as he entered the house, Qin Ming smelled the fragrance of virginity.
[Could this be a woman’s boudoir? ]
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On the other side, in the west wing room, the maid Xiaodie was surrounded by five or six women in white dresses as soon as she entered the door.
The leading woman has fair skin and a slightly haggard face, and is about forty years old.
She took the lead in holding Xiaodie's arm and asked eagerly:
"Xiaodie, has the nobleman from Chang'an arrived?"
Xiaodie pursed her lips and whispered:
"It has been placed in Miss's room."
The leading woman hesitated for a moment, lowered her voice and asked:
"How old is the noble man? Is he over forty?"
Xiaodie shook her head and glanced at her own lady, who was kneeling not far away, dressed in plain clothes.
"He's a young man. He looks to be only one or two years older than the young lady."
The leading woman took a deep breath after hearing this, took Xiaodie's hand, and said softly:
"Xiaodie, do you still remember what grandma taught you this afternoon?"
When Xiaodie heard this, her pretty face instantly turned blood red.
She lowered her head, bit her red lips, and said:
"Slave remember."
The leading woman nodded happily and said:
"Then go ahead and prepare hot water for the noble lady, and help the lady more in the evening."
Xiaodie said in a muffled voice:
"Slave, I obey."
After saying that, Xiaodie lowered her head and left the west wing.
After Xiaodie left, the leading woman led the other women to Song Muqing and knelt down without saying a word.
Song Muqing, who was dressed in plain clothes, was slightly shaken and stood up to help the elders in the family.
At the same time, she said with a trembling voice:
"Mom, don't be like this, get up quickly."
Mrs. Song Liu shook her head and said:
"Qing'er, my mother knows that you have resentment in your heart, but now you are the only one who can save the Song family."
"If you don't agree today, I won't get up because of my mother."
When Song Muqing heard this, a flash of struggle flashed in his eyes.
At this moment, a beautiful woman knelt and crawled to Song Muqing's feet, hugged her calf, and burst into tears.
"Madam, I know that you have always disliked me because I have a bad background. I hate you for not following Alang there after I was humiliated."
"But I can swear that as long as I give birth to A Lang's last bones and blood, I will definitely follow A Lang and never regret it."
Song Muqing was shocked when he heard this.
She quickly squatted down, held the woman's shoulders, and asked excitedly:
"Is what you just said true? Are you really pregnant with your father's child?"
The woman had tears in her eyes, covered her lips, and nodded.
Mrs. Song Liu on the side was afraid that her daughter would not believe it, so she said:
"Qing'er, Mrs. Zhang is indeed pregnant with your father's child. Mother can testify to this."
"If I hadn't known that Mrs. Zhang was pregnant, my mother would have..."
At this point, Mrs. Song Liu covered her mouth and began to sob softly.
When Song Muqing heard this, he seemed to have thought of something terrible, and tears flowed down his cheeks.
She threw herself into Mrs. Song Liu's arms and cried bitterly.
"Mom, don't think like that, don't leave your daughter alone."
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