Chapter 234: Ah-ma (1) (2/2)
He just didn’t want to be someone blissfully unaware. There was always a reason behind abnormal situations. Although his grandmother was close with Old Duchess Zheng and they interacted often, that was only between the two old matriarchs. Their houses remained aloof to each other.
In his past life, after House Jing’an had landed in such a sorry state, Old Duke Zheng had never even said a single word of mercy in front of the Emperor. Why would he send a letter to General Qian now to take special care of him?
As much as He Changdi wanted to continue asking, he knew that he wouldn’t be able to find anything out from General Qian. Firstly, without considering whether General Qian even knew about the details behind this request, he probably wouldn’t be willing to divulge them to him.
After He Changdi asked to be excused from General Qian’s presence, he could only wait for Prince Jin’s letters or any letters from home to give him some sort of an explanation.
He Changdi hadn’t received any letters from home for quite some time. He didn’t even know if that wicked woman Chu Lian had been behaving properly in the estate. If she dared to make any inappropriate moves, then he would cast her off the moment he returned to the capital!
As these messy thoughts brawled back and forth inside his head, he managed to walk a rather far distance.
He Changdi remembered something from his previous life: a month after the Autumn Examinations, the Tuhun had suddenly begun to attack the northern border- the same northern border that had remained peaceful for five years before.
General Qian had brought over his troops to suppress the invasion for five whole months before he succeeded in maintaining the peace. Back then, the northern border troops had suffered heavy casualties. Furthermore, it had been winter and a blizzard had sealed off the mountain area. Supplies had been cut off from Liangzhou and over a fifth of the army had starved to death.
It was only after the snows had melted and spring had come, letting supplies flow into Liangzhou once again, that the situation had eased. They then destroyed the invading Tuhuns in one go.
It was also in that war that the captain of the left wing army under General Qian’s command had achieved much merit and was promoted to General Changping. This captain-turned-general had even been given a noble title.
He Changdi’s eyes narrowed and a bright glint flashed from within his pupils.
This time around, the wildlands where he’d met his end, his old place of exile, would become the same place he would start his journey from in his new life!