Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

Chapter 351: Analysis

TN: The work around are farm is starting to pick up again, so I don’t know what my schedule will be in the future.
I’m still aiming to have two updates a month, but they may be a little late.

“I—” Su Xin’er bit her lip and said quietly: “Cousin likes her! Cousin treats her differently than others! He really likes her!”

Su Jing He was dumbstruck.

Fang Qing smiled faintly and said: “Whether what you have said is true or false, does it matter? Fang Zhou has a strong temperament and will never become a concubine.
She has no interest in Min Zhi at all! Xin’er, won’t you believe your sister-in-law? Your sister-in-law promises that Fang Zhou will never marry Min Zhi nor will she have an affair with him.
Do you believe me?”

Fang Qing understood Su Xin’er’s temperament very well and spoke very seriously, afraid that if she didn’t make her understand, she would continue to resent Lian Fang Zhou.

Su Xin’er nodded lightly, not saying a word.

Her sister-in-law breathed a silent sigh of relief.
However, she had relaxed too soon!

Didn’t Su Xin’er already understand that Lian Fang Zhou could never enter the Cui family’s door? What she really hated was that Cui Shao Xi had Lian Fang Zhou in his heart! That was what she had worked so hard for, for so many years, but what she could not obtain, Lian Fang Zhou gained easily.
How could she not be embarrassed? How could she bear it?

“I think you’ve become confused!” Su Jing He said with a sour mood.

Fang Qing ignored him and asked Su Xin’er: “Xin’er, who told you that there was an affair between Min Zhi and Fang Zhou?”

Immediately, Su Xin’er stiffened slightly.
Speaking quickly, she said: “Sister-in-law, do not ask me this! I won’t tell you! It doesn’t matter who told me, the important thing is that they didn’t lie to me!”

“Look at your attitude! Are you really talking to your sister-in-law like this?!” Su Jing He was furious.

“Husband!” Fang Qing glanced at him and then said softly to Su Xin’er: “Alright, if you are not willing to say it.
You must be tired, take a good rest! You will be fine after you sleep for a while, Sister-in-law.
Let the kitchen make you some of your favorite foods for dinner.
You need to remember that you are the eldest daughter of the Su family, don’t hold these things in your heart.
If you have something worrying you, tell your parents, tell your brother and sister.
Your family wishes to help you, they won’t harm you!”

Su Xin’er’s heart warmed.
Aggrieved, she nodded: “I know, Sister-in-law!” She gave Su Jing He a hurt look and choked out: “My sister-in-law is the best to me!”

Su Jing He opened his mouth and then closed it.
Depressed, he left with his wife.

“Is that it?” Su Jing He frowned, unwilling: “I don’t know which bastard is chewing his tongue in front of Xin’er! His mother! When Laozi* finds him, Laozi will beat him to death!”

Fang Qing smiled: “What to know? Then go back to our yard in a little while!”

Startled, Su Jing He turned to look at her but Fang Qing and her maid had already walked away.
He hurried to follow them, bursting with questions, but Fang Qing ignored him.

Li Ma was already waiting for them when they returned to her courtyard.

After the two masters entered the house and greeted her, Li Ma nodded to Fang Qing and said: “Young Madam, this old slave has already spoken to Ju Li.”

Seeing Fang Qing raise an eyebrow, Li Ma continued: “The day before yesterday, Miss accompanied the Madam to light incense.
While they were out, someone gave her a letter and yesterday, she went to Yuhe county…”

After she finished speaking, Su Jing He’s complexion became very ugly.
He forced himself to stay calm and didn’t say anything.

Fang Qing dismissed Li Ma and said to her husband: “I don’t think Ju Li has the guts to lie.
You know Xin’er’s temper best, she doesn’t understand the concept of forbearance.
It was good enough that she endured a night and didn’t try to leave the night before.
She probably didn’t sleep well the whole night! I just don’t know what the purpose of this provoker is?”

His tone murderously cold, Su Jing He said: “Dare to use my littler sister as a knife, you’re really treating Laozi as a dead person!”

“This person was able to send a letter to Xin’er and Min Zhi beforehand,” Fang Qing continued, “It can be seen that he is not an ordinary person, but likely a person with considerable wealth.
This provocation  caused both Xin’er and Min Zhi to react and Fang Zhou was the target.
Getting them angry, I’m a little confused as to what on earth he wants to do.”

“Hiding the head and showing the tail is nothing good.
Did he really think that I wouldn’t be able to find him like this? When I figure out who is behind this, he must be broken into pieces!” Su Jing He gritted his teeth.

His wife frowned.
Slowly, she said: “Is it to instigate Xin’er and Min Zhi to fight, causing the Su family and the Cui family to become enemies? However, I think this is unlikely.
Min Zhi has never been happy with Xin’er, the two of them would have broken this layer of window paper eventually.
Sooner or later, they would have fought.
And what is the relationship between the Cui family and the Su family? The elders are not involved, they would definitely not be suspicious of each other over something like this! But what other reason could there be? To calculate Fang Zhou? Xin’er’s resentment of Fang Zhou is indeed great, but where did Fang Zhou offend such a person?”

She snorted: “Hmph, this person is so courageous, daring to take advantage of the Su family’s eldest daughter! Or, perhaps they would go for any girl who fell in love with Min Zhi? Was this an attempt to force Min Zhi out of the Su manor to create an opportunity to approach? Ah, I suppose this is not difficult to determine, we just need to ask Min Zhi if he has met any girl recently who took the initiative to flatter him after he moved out.
If this girl targeted him…”

Su Jing He was furious: “How dare they!”

In either case, Su Xin’er had been treated like a knife and Su Jing He found this very annoying.

Fang Qing glanced at him and then smiled: “Did you hear what I said? Don’t be angry, as long as we can determine his purpose, the person will not be difficult to find! When you find them, how do you want to get revenge? Will it be devastating?”

Su Jing He nodded: “I will never spare this person easily! I’ll go ask Min Zhi if he’s accrued a peach blossom debt recently! If it’s because of that kid that Xin’er suffered this grief… hmph!”

Secretly, Fang Qing couldn’t help but roll her eyes, feeling aggrieved in her heart! Her poor cousin-in-law, having such an elder brother! It was really— tsk!

Hurriedly, she said: “Please speak carefully to Min Zhe, don’t instigate anything again, otherwise it will only be what this other person wants! Tomorrow, I will go to Dafang village in Yuhe county and ask Fang Zhou in person.
After all, it is really time I went to visit her home!”

“Don’t worry about it,” Su Jing He said, “don’t worry about me and Min Zhi, am I such an unreasonable person?”

He paused, and then said again: “Ask some maids to watch Xin’er carefully and prevent her from going out.”

Fang Qing spread her hands and sighed helplessly.
Smiling, she said: “This is hard for me! I’m only her sister-in-law, how can I prevent my sister from going out?”

She thought for a moment and finally said: “I think we should tell Mother about this! Xin’er already looks like that, if something happens, how would I explain?”

Su Jing He nodded: “Alright! Anyways, since Min Zhi has moved out, our parents will ask why.
It’s good to let them know.
No matter how we’ve taught Xin’er, she’s really lawless!”

He couldn’t help but complain: “Speaking of this, I blame my parents! They knew Min Zhi didn’t like Xin’er and were even reluctant to let Xin’er marry into the Cui family but they still let her entangle Min Zhi!”

TN: * Laozi means ‘I, your father’ or something along those lines.
It’s an arrogant way to refer to yourself.
I think I just translated it before, but I kind of like the way it sounds.