TFWYH – Chapter 418 Sneaking Away to Join the Army

Suddenly, after everything quieted down, Jiang Shi felt a little unaccustomed to the silence.

When Huang Yi left, he did not take Yu Ziqing with him.

Yu Ziqing had no official duties, so he stayed behind in Xiangxi Town and discussed opening a hot pot restaurant with Ling Yue.

Ling Yue was very happy — her hot pot restaurant was finally about to open.

During the reconstruction of Xiangxi Town, Yu Ziqing had already purchased a large shop, a full three stories tall.

Over the past few days, he had also sent people to carefully renovate it.

He came today specifically to invite Ling Yue to inspect the shop.

If Ling Yue had no objections, they could open for business in a few days.

“Something bad happened! Something bad happened!”

At that moment, Ling Chen rushed in. “Second Sister, something’s wrong! Brother Shengzi and Brother Dashan ran away!”

Ling Yue shot to her feet. “What do you mean ran away? I saw them just yesterday!”

Ling Chen said, “…They really ran away. They left a letter and followed the Black Scale Cavalry. Uncle Li, Aunt Yang, Uncle, and Auntie have all come. Aunt Yang is crying her eyes out, and Auntie is crying too! They’re begging Sister-in-law to bring them back. Hurry and go take a look!”

Ling Yue didn’t ask further and hurried out.

Yu Ziqing frowned in confusion and grabbed Ling Chen, who was about to run off. “What do you mean they followed the Black Scale Cavalry? Did they join it?”

“Yes! Don’t hold me back — I want to go watch the excitement!” Ling Chen broke free and ran off.

“I didn’t expect those two to have such courage. You really can’t tell,” Yu Ziqing remarked before also heading over to see what was happening.

When the three arrived at the courtyard, loud crying filled the air.

Looking closely, Aunt Yang and Qian Shi were each clutching one of Tang Wan’s legs, crying hysterically.

No matter how Jiang Shi tried to persuade them, it was useless.

Ling Canghe and Li Wu couldn’t even pull their own wives away.

Qian Shi had always been unreasonable; she had only behaved herself recently. When Ling Canghe tried to pull her away, she scolded him harshly and told him to get lost.

The two women were nearly frantic, clinging tightly to Tang Wan’s legs.

“Wan-niang, I only have this one son! If anything happens to him, how am I supposed to live? Auntie begs you — please go bring him back!”

“Wan-niang, Wan-niang… sob… I also have only one son! The army is a place where people die at any moment! If anything happens to my Dashan, I won’t go on living either!”

Tang Wan was utterly speechless.

She hadn’t expected those two brats to just run off like that!

The Black Scale Cavalry had already left a whole day ago — how could she possibly catch up now?

Taking a deep breath, Tang Wan said, “Aunt Yang, Auntie, please get up first!”

“No! If you don’t help me, I won’t get up!”

“Wan-niang, Auntie isn’t forcing you, but I can’t ride a horse! Please, I’m begging you!” Aunt Yang even tried to kneel.

Tang Wan quickly supported her. “I’ll go chase them. You both get up first.”

Hearing this, Aunt Yang and Qian Shi immediately released her, afraid of delaying her pursuit.

Tang Wan shook her head helplessly and went to fetch Tàxuě, her horse.

Just then, Ling Yu returned.

Seeing the scene in the courtyard, he immediately understood what had happened, but still asked, “What’s going on?”

“It’s about Li Dashan and Shengzi…” Tang Wan quickly explained how the two had acted first and reported later, then added, “Why did you come back so early today?”

“Xiangxi Town has stabilized, and the prefectural examination is approaching. I’ve already submitted my resignation and am preparing to depart for Weng City.”

“Oh!” Tang Wan fully supported any decision her handsome husband made. “That’s good. Let me go chase them first — I’ll explain everything when I come back.”

She led Tàxuě toward the gate, but Ling Yu stopped her.

“There’s no need to go.”