Chapter 422
"This is different." Qin Hengxuan was silent for a long time before saying, "If..."
Fang Zichen had not yet been acknowledged back into the family, and whether he was willing to return, they could not be sure. Qin Hengxuan and Meng Ruqing worried that Fang Zichen might not be willing to acknowledge them. Old General Qin naturally understood. At this juncture, if anything happened to Guaizai, Fang Zichen doted on his son so much that he might very well want to kill them, let alone anything else. Moreover, Qin Hengxuan doted on this boy excessively, but children "will not amount to anything without a beating."
Guaizai was Fang Zichen's eldest son. According to the rules, sooner or later the Qin family army and the tiger tally would be handed to Guaizai. At this time, while he himself was still sturdy, he could take him along to adapt and protect him completely. If he did not go through some tempering, then in the future when the Qin family army really was handed to him and he truly went to the battlefield, with enemy soldiers waving blades at him, his grandson would probably pee himself on the spot.
That would not do.
Old General Qin said, "I know what you want to say. Don't you trust your father? He is my great-grandson. If I take him, I will naturally bring him back whole and intact. If a child is always sheltered, he is doomed to amount to nothing. Even if something happens, I would rather die myself than let anything happen to him."
"Father..."
"That's settled. Go back and busy yourselves."
The underwear arrived very quickly. Guaizai opened it and his eyes instantly lit up. He was so happy he kept hopping: "Wow, it's the red underwear Father likes most. Father actually sent it over. Father really loves Guaizai."
Guaizai immediately ran excitedly into the tent to change. He pulled off his pants in a few movements and hurriedly put on the underwear. But when he pulled it up and let go, the underwear fell down again.
His butt was only as big as a bowl, so naturally he could not wear the underwear. The waistband was too big. The crotch almost hung down to his knees and did not cover his butt at all. Guaizai tried several times without success and felt a little disheartened. But after only a few seconds, his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had thought of a wonderful solution.
His butt was small, but his head was big!
He hurriedly put the underwear over his head. It turned out neither loose nor tight, just right. It was just a little hard to breathe, but that could not stump him.
Superman wore his underwear below; he wore his on his head. He was even more amazing than Superman.
Guaizai chuckled, overjoyed. After dressing, he hugged the underwear and went to find Uncle Tang.
The underwear had come. Guaizai was going to follow Old General Qin to kill enemies. The night before departure, he specially instructed Gungun and Dandan to be good and wait. After he avenged Grandpa, he would come back and take them home.
Gungun squeezed into his arms, not making a fuss, and pressed close to his chest: "Then brother, come back quickly, okay? Gungun misses Daddy."
"Yes!" Guaizai kissed him.
Meng Ruqing said nothing. At night he called him over to sleep. After getting into bed, he held him tightly and never let go.
Guaizai rubbed his face against his: "Pretty Uncle, do not worry! Guaizai is super, super awesome."
Meng Ruqing pressed his forehead to his and said gently, "Uncle is not worried. Uncle just cannot bear to part with you."
Before dawn the next day, Old General Qin set out with Guaizai, leading two hundred Qin family soldiers and fifty medical soldiers.
Tang Daniang had come to assist. Fang Zichen had specially instructed in his letter that once they arrived, they were to fully obey the arrangements of Guaizai and Old General Qin. Now that they were being sent to the battlefield, no one had any objections either.
Zhang Quan followed with three imperial guards.
After traveling for a day and a half, they finally reached the front-line camp at noon the next day.
When Qin Hengyi heard the soldier report that the Old General Qin had arrived, he quickly tossed aside the report and went out to greet him in person. The moment he saw Guaizai, he froze.
"Little Grandpa, Little Grandpa!" Even from a distance, Guaizai was waving and shouting at him. He had lived in the Qin residence before and used to tag along with Qin Hengyi everywhere. After several years apart, he had missed him terribly. Now that he was close, he jumped off his horse and ran straight over, hugging Qin Hengyi's leg.
Qin Hengyi looked down at him. He remembered this little kid—after all, they had been great playmates back then. He hooked his arm under Guaizai's armpit and swung him up into the air, his voice brimming with joy: "Guaizai, what are you doing here?"
Guaizai kicked his little feet, thrilled: "I came with Grandpa! Little Grandpa, did you miss Guaizai?"
Qin Hengyi was overjoyed: "Of course I did! Missed you to death." He looked Guaizai up and down: "But why are you still so small? Haven't you been eating properly these past few years?"
Guaizai patted his head and held up three chubby little fingers: "Guaizai eats! Guaizai eats three bowls of rice every meal, lots and lots! But Guaizai is a mini-sized champion, so Guaizai grows slowly."
Qin Hengyi couldn't help but laugh and set him on his shoulders.
Old General Qin dismounted, handed his horsewhip to a nearby soldier, and walked straight over to Qin Hengyi.
Qin Hengyi asked, "Father, are you fully recovered?"
"Not completely." Old General Qin replied. Bone and muscle injuries take a hundred days to heal—he'd only rested a few days. But with the situation so unstable, how could he stay comfortably in the rear?
Qin Hengyi frowned slightly. "Then why aren't you resting and recovering in the rear? Why come here — and bring Guaizai no less?"
Old General Qin patted his shoulder and headed into the tent first: "Let's talk inside."
Once inside the tent, Old General Qin deliberately sent Guaizai away, calling over a soldier to take him to get something to eat.
Guaizai didn't think much of it—the mention of food made him light up with joy, and he trotted off happily with the soldier.
Only after Guaizai was out of sight did Old General Qin speak: "Your brother's son has been found."
Qin Hengyi didn't react for a moment: "What?"
Old General Qin then recounted the whole matter of Gungun and Dandan in detail.
When Qin Hengyi heard that his nephew had been found — and that the tiny child, barely three heads tall, whom he'd just been holding was actually his own grandson — he was so excited his breathing quickened. He stood up at once: "Father, are you sure there's no mistake?"
"Though there are still many things that don't add up, Dandan looks exactly like your brother did as a child," Old General Qin said. "How could it be wrong? He certainly can't be your brother's son."
"That's true. Brother would never betray Qing Ger, and he's not that kind of person."
Qin Hengyi remembered the half-white hair he had seen on Meng Ruqing when he first woke up. His nose stung and his eyes reddened. "It's good that he's been found. Otherwise, Brother and Qing Ger would probably…"
"Our Qin family has an heir now. Once things stabilize here, I'll have your brother bring that Fang boy back." Old General Qin said, "You know that Fang boy, right? The one who won top honors in all six exams a few years back and caused quite a stir."
"I know, I know." Qin Hengyi said: "His name is thunderous. I heard he even looks a lot like Qing Ger."
"That I'm not sure about. From what the spies and Guaizai say, that Fang boy looks exactly like Qing Ger, but I've never seen him myself." At this point, Old General Qin felt displeased and changed the subject: "Has A-Zuo's identity been investigated?"
Qin Hengyi paused: "It has."
Old General Qin looked at him: "Who is he?"
"Jiang Zhanying's son-in-law."
Old General Qin furrowed his brow: "Is it confirmed?"
"Yes! It wasn't hard to find out." Qin Hengyi said.
"Then why has no one ever heard of this before?" Old General Qin's expression was grave: "I knew Jiang Zhanying had a daughter, and I heard she was greatly favored, but she never married. So where did this son-in-law come from?"
Qin Hengyi lowered his eyes: "According to what Qin Shiyi reported back, Jiang Chuying married nineteen years ago, but she's been living in the Jiang residence ever since, and there was no grand ceremony."
Old General Qin frowned: "That doesn't sound like that old bastard's style at all!"
Jiang Zhanying had only one daughter. To say she was doted on beyond measure wouldn't be an exaggeration. He was fond of showing off by nature, yet his daughter's marriage had no grand ceremony to announce to the world — that was truly abnormal.
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