Chapter 457 Swearing on My Life
After Zhuo Dingsheng and Lu Qiyan returned to the army, they told An Leiting everything.

After hearing this, An Leiting's vision went dark again.

It's useless, it's useless...

Whether it was the embezzlement of military supplies and medicine, or the massacre of civilians to pretend to be military merit, even the murder of Cui Wendong, there was room for maneuver.

The only thing is that killing Doctor Ren in public is tantamount to contempt for the imperial power. If the emperor is angry with such an act of disobedience, An Jingzhong's life will be in danger.

To put it in a bigger picture, it is not impossible to exterminate the entire family!
Even if the emperor shows mercy, the Wen family, who regard the An family as a thorn in their side, will not let it go and will join forces with the ministers in the court to impeach the An family.

It’s dangerous to settle down in your home!
The darkness in front of An Leiting's eyes became thicker and thicker, and finally he failed to stand up straight and fell to the ground with a thud.

"Commander in Chief!"

"Big brother!"

The military camp was suddenly in chaos.

By the time the military doctor came to treat and settle An Leiting down, it was already past late night.

With Zhuo Dingsheng guarding by his side, Lu Qiyan tactfully found an excuse to say goodbye and leave the tent.

After coming out, he met Xiao Luoan who came to visit An Leiting.

Xiao Luoan said politely with a distant smile, "I heard that Commander Anxiang has woken up, so I came to see him."

"Commander Zhuo is inside, please go ahead, Third Prince." Lu Qiyan replied, glancing at Xiao Luoan, "It's just that Commander Zhuo is worried and distressed about the young master's matter right now, and he also guessed that this matter might have something to do with the Cui family. Third Prince, you should be careful when you speak later, and don't mention these two things, so as not to make Commander Zhuo even more sad."

There was something else behind these words, and there was also a lot of meaning in the look he gave Xiao Luoan.

Xiao Luoan immediately understood.

In order to completely collapse An Leiting's psychological defenses, his lungs must be punctured.

As for the relationship between him and the Cui family, he could only maneuver between them to appear to be of great importance, thus reaping the benefits from both sides.

But as to whether the two sides will start a dog-eat-dog fight, that depends on them themselves.

"Commander Lu is absolutely right." Xiao Luoan responded, nodded slightly and went inside.

Lu Qiyan didn't stay for long and just walked out.

After walking a few steps, he met An Yunji who also came to visit An Leiting.

"Young General Ji." Lu Qiyan greeted with a smile.

"Commander Lu." An Yunji bowed, but walked away to a deserted place without saying a word.

Seeing this, Lu Qiyan raised his foot and followed.

"A lot of things have happened in the army recently." An Yunji said straight to the point, looking at Lu Qiyan with burning eyes, "I always feel that many of these things seem to be related to my brother-in-law."

"Things without evidence are always just speculations and cannot be counted." Lu Qiyan said with a smile, "Yun Ji should understand this."

"I understand this principle, especially if you cause too much trouble, you will inevitably be hated by others."

An Yunji frowned and said, "If this person who holds a grudge is forced into a desperate situation, who knows what he will do."

"Since I'm already caught in the whirlpool, I'm naturally prepared." Lu Qiyan disagreed, looking at An Yunji and smiled, "Yunji, you don't have to worry about me."

"Why should I worry about you?"

An Yunji rolled his eyes at Lu Qiyan, his face full of disdain without any attempt to hide it, "It's nothing more than that you are my brother-in-law, it doesn't matter if anything happens to you, but if it causes my sister to be implicated or sad, then it is extremely inappropriate."

"To tell you the truth, don't even think you'll be fine. Even if you're really dead, if you cause a lot of trouble to my sister, I won't mind digging your body out and grinding it to dust!"

Lu Qiyan, “…” Well, he overestimated his position in An Yunji’s heart.

But he also saw the importance of Xia Mingyue in An Yunji's heart.

Touching his nose awkwardly, Lu Qiyan smiled and patted An Yunji's shoulder, "Don't worry, I have arranged many things and will not let your sister be disturbed or hurt."

His loved ones had already been swallowed up one by one by this huge whirlpool.

He also experienced one pain after another because of this.

Xia Mingyue is his only and most important relative in the world, and he will not make the same mistake again.

"I can swear on my life." Lu Qiyan emphasized.

These words were spoken solemnly, in a low voice, with a resounding impact.

An Yunji's mind moved slightly, but he was full of disgust, "What if he died in an accident? Wouldn't this oath be invalid?"

"So if I die, I will entrust your sister to your care." Lu Qiyan patted An Yunji's shoulder again.

Stride away.

An Yunji stood there in a daze for a long while before he raised his eyes to look at Lu Qiyan's receding figure.

His figure was stretched out by the bonfire in the military camp, looking very solemn.

This made An Yunji unconsciously feel a sense of respect.

After a moment, he returned to his previous expression of disgust and spat on the ground.

It's as if you didn't say anything!

That's his sister, how could he not take care of her?
Besides, Lu Qiyan’s face shows that he has a strong life, how could he die so easily?

It's all nonsense.

Nonsense!
After the heavy snow, it is the winter solstice.

Along with the heavy snow came real heavy snow.

Sometimes the rain was heavy, sometimes light, sometimes slow, sometimes fast. It rained for three days before it stopped.

But even after the snow stopped, the north wind howled all day long, the weather was cold and gloomy, and the snow piled on the ground, which was about a foot thick, showed no signs of melting.

Although the heavy snow was difficult to melt, fortunately the snow stopped falling, which made Pei Chenghe breathe a sigh of relief.

It has snowed heavily in the past two days, and there have been reports of houses being crushed in various places. If this continues, a large-scale snow disaster will very likely occur.

Fortunately, the snow stopped.

But even so, in order to prevent disasters, Pei Chenghe still reported to the prefect and applied for reserve food to deal with any accidents that might occur at any time.

Because of the continuous heavy snow, Jinqiu County, which was originally quite bustling after the beginning of winter, has become much more deserted. Many stores on the street are no longer open, and people stay at home to avoid the cold.

All the food stalls at Xia Ji locations have also suspended operations, and Xia Mingyue's central kitchen has been in a state of suspension for the past two days.

But although Xia Ji took a break, Xia Mingyue was not idle. Instead, she took advantage of the winter solstice to make dumplings.

According to the rule here, if you don't eat a meal of steaming hot dumplings on the Winter Solstice, your ears will be frozen during the winter.

Therefore, dumplings are a must-eat, and you must eat a lot of them!
In order to satisfy the tastes of everyone, Xia Mingyue even prepared different fillings.

The white radish and mutton filling is made with fat and lean mutton. It is fresh enough and has no fishy smell.