Chapter 1430: Chapter 1430: We’re Still Giving Each Other

Vice General Fang noticed Doctor Ding from the Ding Family wasn’t speaking and was looking at Ding Ge, clearly seeking confirmation. He sneered and reminded, "General Fan is a fourth-rank military officer. If you claim he is poisoned, you will have to stay behind and go to the Capital City Ministry of War for a head-to-head confrontation. If the imperial physician in the capital finds that General Fan is not poisoned, your Ding Family will be guilty of falsely accusing a Kangrong military officer, which is no small punishment. Think carefully before you speak."

Ding Ge, upon hearing this, cursed internally. Sure enough, Fang had colluded with Qin San Lang, blatantly favoring him.

But Ding Ge was eager to make his mark in the Northwest, not having time to go to the capital for confrontation, especially when the military doctor had already checked and General Fan was not poisoned. If their family insisted on declaring General Fan was poisoned, the result might not only fail to eliminate Qin San Lang but also end up dragging themselves down.

Not worthwhile.

It was his previous oversight. General Fan was a fourth-rank military general, not a mere small Company Commander. If he were indeed poisoned, it would have broad implications and undergo meticulous investigation, not allowing for fabrication by others.

Ding Ge, being a smart person, weighed the pros and cons and told his family’s doctor, "Vice General Fang is questioning you, why aren’t you answering? Don’t stand there in a daze, just speak the truth. The day has dawned, we need to head west, let’s not waste time."

Continuing west meant telling him to stop and not mention anything about General Fan being poisoned.

"Reporting to Vice General Fang, my medical skills are shallow, and I have not detected any signs of General Fan being poisoned... Perhaps the imperial physician in the capital can find it," said the Ding Family’s doctor.

Upon hearing this, Vice General Fang sighed in relief, knowing it’s good to correct mistakes. If the doctor had insisted that General Fan was severely poisoned, they would have had to halt and resolve the matter, wasting more than just a day or two.

The Old Madam Fan, however, did not believe and seized Doctor Ding from the Ding Family, saying, "Liar, you wretched servant are lying! My Tian Ge’er was poisoned by someone, it was those vile Qin spouses who poisoned and harmed him this way!"

The Ding Family’s doctor was spat on until his head and face were covered with saliva and still had to explain, "Old Madam, General Fan is truly not poisoned. If you insist the little one says General Fan is poisoned, it will implicate my master."

The Old Madam Fan still wouldn’t listen, shouting, "Lies, you are all helping those vile Qin spouses. My Tian Ge’er was harmed by them; hurry and kill them to avenge my Tian Ge’er!"

Without any evidence, wanting them to kill a ranked Company Commander, Old Madam Fan must be insane.

Vice General Fang couldn’t stand it anymore, walked forward and with a bang, knocked Old Madam Fan unconscious with a hand strike.

"Doctor Gu from the Gu Family mentioned that the Old Madam Fan is old and must not get too angry, or she might have a stroke," Vice General Fang explained afterward, then had Dongzhi come over to help take Old Madam Fan back to the tent to rest.

He ordered the soldiers, "Take this maid to be detained in the servant tent next door, this tent is left for General Fan to rest."

"Yes." The soldiers complied and took Chunzhi to the tent where the Fan family’s maids lived, meanwhile informing the Fan family’s maid, who had already been awakened but was hiding in the tent and dared not come out, "This maid claims she’s pregnant with General Fan’s child, you need to take good care of her, don’t let her die or miscarry."

Old Madam Fan loves her grandson; if this maid miscarried, Old Madam Fan would cause another uproar, which they had endured enough, not wanting to see Old Madam Fan make a fuss again.

"Yes~" The maids shivered in response, daring only to untie Chunzhi after the soldiers left.

In the tent over here, Vice General Fang declared, "General Fan is ill, but we can’t delay our journey. Go sound the gong and notify everyone to break camp and set off. Once we reach Humang County, we will leave Old Madam Fan and the others there."

This place was far from villages or towns; they couldn’t abandon Old Madam Fan, so they had to wait until Humang County, where the county government would send someone to escort them back.

Ding Ge nodded, "Obeying the order of the low-level general."

Thus, when Old Madam Fan awoke, she was already on the carriage heading west.

The old lady was stunned, yelling in the carriage, "What’s going on? Why have we set out? Where is Tian Ge’er? He’s still sick; how could he be traveling? Stop the army immediately!"

Nanny Fan hurriedly informed her of Vice General Fang’s plan and persuaded, "Old Madam, things have come to this point, and we are just women, unfamiliar with this area, with chaos all around. Better follow Vice General Fang’s arrangements. As a subordinate of the General, he must, both in emotion and reason, ensure we are safely returned to Yongtai Prefecture."

Seeing Old Madam Fan about to protest, she quickly informed her about noon when a group of mountain bandits killed a scouting soldier.

"What? Even dare to kill the Reconnoitre Soldier, are these bandits planning a rebellion?" Old Madam Fan was quite frightened.

Nanny Fan nodded, "Those are desperados who became bandits, thinking the arriving soldiers were few thus attacking the Reconnoitre Soldier, attempting to steal the army’s food and weapons. Unexpectedly, it was an army of several thousand; upon seeing this, they got scared and retreated."

She further persuaded, "Old Madam, the road now is dangerous. If we want to return to Yongtai Prefecture safely, we must not cause trouble. Otherwise, the soldiers are very likely to push us to the bandits. If we die, it will be at the bandits’ hands, unrelated to them."

Old Madam Fan, hearing this, paled in fright, nearly fainting.

However, with Nanny Fan’s guidance, she calmed down, understanding that with Fang Tian suffering a paralysis-induced stroke, impossible to make a name in the Northwest, they could only return home.

"Oh, how miserable my fate is." Old Madam Fan cried, then said, "All is cursed by that vile woman from the Gu Family; ever since encountering her, no good has happened in the household!"

She added, "It’s unacceptable; we mustn’t let that vile woman live well. Find some people to tie her up and throw her on the road. With the many mountain bandits on the road, as long as they take her away, she’s finished!"

Nanny Fan could bear it no longer, the Fan Family could hardly protect themselves, how could the Old Madam still think of harming the Gu Family?

"Old Madam, that woman from the Gu Family is too ugly; even mountain bandits would have no appetite seeing her. Besides, with the General’s incident, his soldiers have turned to Vice General Fang and Vice General Xue, no manpower left to help us with these things."

Nanny Fan persuaded until her mouth was dry before finally coaxing the Old Madam to calm down.

Before nightfall, the army camped. Vice General Fang and Vice General Xue came to tell Old Madam Fan, "Old Madam, we might have to manage through another night, but tomorrow, after reaching Humang County, you and General Fan can rest properly."

Old Madam Fan coldly hummed upon hearing this, not replying, thinking the two came to flaunt, having taken over her son’s soldiers.

Vice General Fang and Vice General Xue saw their warm faces met with coldness, didn’t stay long, and left after speaking.

However, they instructed the soldiers to provide the best two tents for Old Madam Fan and her son to stay.

...

Over on the Qin Family’s side, they also camped. Qin San Lang finally, after the tents were set and meals prepared, personally took food to Gu Jinli in the carriage.

Gu Jinli saw Qin San Lang, hesitated, and whispered, "Why have you come? We’re supposed to be playing adversaries now. You shouldn’t come over, or someone might notice... Ding Family and Fan Family still have people watching us."

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