After waking up, Yuan Wang was not angry as people around him who wanted to kill Gongsun Yang and completely break with the Han Chinese. But in any case, he couldn’t continue negotiating with him.
Unexpectedly, the peak turns around, and the grandson, who they thought had died, appears alive again before him. His grief turned into great joy once he knew Mrs. Wei Shao rescued and escorted him all the way home. Yuan said he knew nothing about the recruitment and that she had not mentioned anything to him before sending him away.
Yuan told his grandfather that after all this experience, he knew there was no lack of good and wise people among the Han. Like the Qiang, there are different kinds of people who fought for the same reason, defending their families from the invading counties.
Yuan Wang was surprised. Without hesitation, he hurriedly turned around and expressed his intention to Gongsun Yang.
Gongsun Yang was still confused about what had happened and the Lady’s involvement. But since Yuan Wang had changed his mind, which he wanted very much, how could he refuse? He immediately accepted. Yuan Wang went out of his tent and announced that his tribe would ally with the Marquis of Yan and cease fighting from now on. Then, Gongsun Yang announced the treaty agreement.As the leader of the tribe for decades, Yuan Wang had a high reputation. His people loved him. Besides, who would not want to live a peaceful and stable life? When they heard his announcement, they all cheered. After the ceremony, the two parties took a blood oath in front of the altar and slaughtered sheep and cattle. They celebrated with a feast, singing, and dancing, as lively as the Qiang Festival.
When Gongsun Yang managed to slip away, he found an opportunity to ask Mr. Jia for the truth. Mr. Jia opened his mouth and said, “Please speak for me in front of Marquis! Otherwise, I will not be able to face the Marquis again!”
Gongsun Yang was already confused about the situation and was even more confused when he said that. He said, “What has happened? How could Lady have saved the life of the elder’s grandson? And what do you mean by that?”
Mr. Jia told the story and finally said. “I am willing to accept the punishment from the ruler. Because of my negligence, I let Chen Rui return to Jinyang and sneaked into the government office in the middle of the night by using a secret waterway, intending to abduct the Lady ……”
Gongsun Yang’s scalp tingled while the back of his neck swished up a layer of sweat: “How about the Lady?”
Mr. Jia shook his head hastily: “Fortunately, nothing happened. Chen Rui was also shot dead on the spot.”
Gongsun Yang felt unsure and asked again. Finally, he learned that the Lady was fine but had been frightened and fallen ill for a while. The good news was she had recovered her spirit before Mr. Jia’s departure, so he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
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No one was clearer than Gongsun Yang about the changes in Marquis’ attitude towards the daughter of the Qiao family he had married over the past year.
Gongsun Yang remembered that at the beginning, Marquis was unwilling to marry. It was because Mrs. Xu allowed him to talk and persuaded the Marquis. Finally, he nodded his head. After the wedding night, Wei Shao sent the Qiao girl away. He was even reluctant to send her out of the city. It was his effort that made him reluctantly send her out of Xindu. The scene was still fresh in his mind. Who knows that only a year has passed, and now the Marquis had surprised him.
Not long ago, Marquis got injured. Three days later, when he could walk on the ground, he wanted to return to Jinyang. With his health at that time, naturally, he should not travel long distances. Gongsun Yang advised him to stop his idea, as usual. He successfully persuaded Marquis to give up the idea. However, Gongsun Yang could see that he agreed reluctantly.
Although Marquis did not mention it, from his words, Gongsun Yang knew that he was so anxious to return because he wanted to meet the Lady who had arrived in Jinyang.
Of course, Gongsun Yang pretended not to know.