I Won’t Let You Off

Hearing his answer, Li Shouji almost fainted.

Da Mao was thinking of showing Li Shouji some concern, but before he could do so, he felt a trembling poke at his waist.

He turned around in confusion. In the next instant, his subordinate passed him a letter. The other party also whispered something in his ear, causing his expression to turn dark.

After a while, Da Mao suppressed his fear and respectfully placed the letter in Li Shouji’s hand. He said simply, “This is the reply.”

Li Shouji snorted. “Why don’t you just hand it to the general directly?”

Da Mao heard his words but he pretended that he didn’t hear it, and continued to drink his wine while watching the dance performance.

Li Shouji secretly elbowed him. Seeing him grit his teeth in pain, he finally felt a little better. “That was for betraying me.”

“Hmph!”

Li Shouji retracted his gaze and handed the letter to Jiang Danhe fawningly. “This is my Sister-in-law’s reply…”

Da Mao kept watching him from the corner of his eye. After seeing him hand the letter to the general, he heaved a sigh of relief. He said to Li Shouji in his heart, “Deputy General, I apologize again.”

When Jiang Danhe saw Xiaoguo’s handwriting on the envelope, he finally smiled for the first time in days.

After taking the letter, he carefully stroked the words on the letter, looking like he was trying to touch the face of his beloved through the envelope.

When he was done caressing the letter, he hid it in his arms, looking guilty as if he had done something wrong and worried about being discovered by others.

After putting it away, he looked around and only felt satisfied when he saw that no one was looking.

Those who didn’t know better would think that he was hiding a treasure in his arms.

Of course he had to admire Xiaoguo’s letter secretly. How could he open it here? Although he couldn’t wait to read it, he had to control himself!

He will go home and read every single word and punctuation in the letter.

When the banquet finally ended, Jiang Danhe was the first to run out. He had taken the carriage when he came, but thinking that it was too slow, he unloaded the carriage and made his way home on the horse’s back.

The coachman and Li Shouji, who had just come out, looked at each other. Neither of them understood what was going on.

Li Shouji kicked the carriage and looked at the coachman.

The coachman looked back at him. At this moment, the two of them were thinking about the same question.

“How are we going to go back?” They had clearly come together by carriage…

There was no other way. The palace gates were locked, and most of the ministers had left. There was no way for them to get a free ride.

Feeling helpless, the two of them took turns to pull the carriage home. Fortunately, the residence was not too far away. Before they use up all their strength, they should be able to reach home.

After they left, the military officials appeared from their hiding places.

Da Mao was the first to come out from hiding to check on the surroundings. After confirming that it was safe, everyone popped their heads out.

“Sigh… Does the general know?”

“Nonsense. How could the general know? We didn’t dare to say anything.”

“Then… does the deputy general know?”

The corners of Da Mao’s mouth twitched. He said worriedly, “I didn’t tell the deputy general either.”

“…”

Everyone looked at each other. A cruel storm was coming.

“Then…”

“Deputy General…”

“Doesn’t that mean…”

“We’re dead.”

“It’s over, it’s over…”

“… We’re all finished…”

The outcome at that time was actually a brief summary of the information sent by Da Mao’s subordinates.

What he didn’t tell Li Shouji was that Jiang Danhe’s letter had just been sent yesterday. The reply letter from Xiaoguo was received in the previous month…

All the ministers who knew the truth sent their most sincere blessings to themselves and Li Shouji, who was still kept in the dark.

They hoped that the deputy general and themselves could still see the sun tomorrow.

When Jiang Danhe returned home, he hurriedly closed the door and pounced on the bed sneakily before burying his head in the envelope. He took a deep breath, trying to take in the lingering smell on the letter.

Perhaps it was because of the bumpy journey, there was no trace of Xiaoguo’s scent on the envelope at all.

But that was fine—he still had his secret treasure.

Jiang Danhe sized up his surroundings to check that it was clear. Then, he sat up on the bed and secretly took out a light yellow undergarment from his chest. He held it to his nose and took a deep breath indulgently. Only then did he feel satisfied.

He couldn’t bear to be separated from Xiaoguo anymore. Fortunately, before he left for the capital, he had stolen one of her personal belongings to comfort his longing and lonely heart.

However, he swore to god that he was really not a pervert!!

It wasn’t his intention to take her underwear. At that time, he just wanted to take something that belonged to her. However, Zhuang Zhuang had suddenly barged in at that moment. In his panic, he randomly grabbed one item and threw it into his bag. He didn’t even have a chance to take a proper look at it.

When he was missing her halfway through the journey, he took out the item and realized that the garment looked somewhat peculiar. Hesitatingly, he unfolded it and discovered to his horror that he had taken Xiao Guo’s intimate bodice in his moment of panic.

Feeling guilty, he quickly hid the garment. Fortunately, there was no one around. Otherwise, he was going to have a hard time explaining himself.

But then again, he seemed to remember that Xiaoguo wore this undergarment quite frequently…

Shaking off the messy thoughts in his mind, Jiang Danhe shifted his attention to the envelope.

With excitement filling his heart, Jiang Danhe opened the envelope. His eyes were shining with anticipation, but the more he read, the uglier his expression became.

In the end, he suppressed his anger and gently put down the letter. After putting away the undergarment in a safe place, he slammed the bed before getting up!

“Unreliable Li Shouji, I! Definitely! Won’t let you off! You!”

Li Shouji, who had no idea that a disaster was coming, was still dragging the carriage with all his might.

He barely made it to the doorstep, almost losing his life in the process.

The guards took one look at his strange appearance and quickly rushed forward to take the carriage handle from him. Then, they started asking him about what had happened.

Li Shouji didn’t have the strength to chat with them. He waved his hand casually and sat down on the carriage while wiping the sweat off his forehead tiredly with his sleeves.

“This coachman! He actually abandoned me halfway and ran home alone. He really needs a beating. When I see him tomorrow, I’ll teach him a lesson!”

Li Shouji, who was secretly thinking of stirring up trouble, suddenly shivered inexplicably before his sweat could dry up.

He looked up at the sky in confusion. A moment later, he shook his head and said to himself,

“The weather had turned cold…”

The carriage was handed over to the guard for him to pull it back. Li Shouji got up slowly and walked towards his residence. He was going to take a fragrant bath now to comfort his weary heart.

The guards behind him only dared to start discussing among themselves after he had disappeared.

“What did the deputy general do to provoke the general again?”

“Who knows? Isn’t the deputy general courting death on a daily basis?”

“That’s true…”

“Sigh, let’s not talk about it anymore. Hurry up and pull this in. We’re changing shifts soon.”

“Aye, yes, yes. Quick.”

With his hands resting on his slender waist, Li Shouji inched forward bit by bit, sighing three times for every step he took. This behavior became more exaggerated when he passed by Jiang Danhe’s door. If an unknowing person saw him, that person might think that something terrible had happened to him.

After wailing for a long time, he slowed down his pace, but he was unable to lure out the man in the room. At the thought of this, he could not help but sigh again. His plan of acting like a disabled man had failed.

He turned around and walked towards his room. If he had known that Jiang Danhe’s hearing was so bad, he wouldn’t have spent so much effort walking past his room.

After leaving Jiang Danhe’s courtyard, Li Shouji reverted to his usual upbeat demeanor. He had to take a quick bath, put on fresh clothes, and go to sleep. Otherwise, it would be dawn again if he slowly took his time.

“Li Shouji.”

The voice was not loud, but it was enough to make one’s heart tremble.

Li Shouji, who was walking with his head lowered, suddenly froze on the spot. Was he hallucinating?

He looked up in the direction of the voice and saw a face in the darkness. It looked even darker than the night sky.