After thinking it over, Chu Lanhua had to admit he had a point.
Sang Qing’s husband was in the military. If they caught the people she hired, the ones who would ultimately suffer would be them.
“So what do we do? We can’t seriously wait until Lu Qiance leaves before making our move, can we?”
Chu Lanhua ground her teeth in frustration. She wanted Sang Qing dead this instant—how could she possibly wait that long?
Who knew when Lu Qiance would return to his unit?
By the time he did, Sang Qing might have already spent all of their money!
“Isn’t that easy?” Sang Yanyan lifted her chin dismissively. “Didn’t Sang Qing offend Wang Qiang before? I’ll find a way to get Wang Qiang involved. No matter how anyone investigates, they won’t be able to trace it back to us.”
Wang Qiang knew plenty of local thugs.
Even if they were caught, it would simply look like a personal grudge.
It would have nothing to do with the Sang family.
Chu Lanhua immediately beamed and patted Sang Yanyan on the shoulder.
“Great idea! As expected of my daughter—you’re so clever!”
When the people they hired mixed in with Wang Qiang’s men, Sang Qing would be in for a world of suffering.
Even Sang Qingshan thought it was a good plan.
“Then let’s do it.”
That unfilial daughter had humiliated him in front of so many people and cost him his job.
She deserved whatever was coming to her.
The next morning, Sang Qing overslept again—as expected.
Unlike the previous two days, however, Lu Qiance was still beside her when she woke.
Seeing her sit up drowsily with her fluffy, messy hair, Lu Qiance couldn’t help rubbing her head affectionately.
“Get up and eat something first. Then I’ll take you shopping for clothes and anything else you’ll need. We have to start preparing for you to join me at my military posting.”
The moment Sang Qing heard his voice, she became fully awake.
Remembering the black-market supplies she hadn’t had the chance to collect yesterday, she looked at Lu Qiance hesitantly.
After a moment’s hesitation, she tested the waters.
“Do… do I have to go with you?”
Lu Qiance froze for a moment.
His eyes darkened slightly, though his voice remained calm.
“Wife… don’t tell me you’ve changed your mind and don’t want to come with me anymore?”
He had only just gotten his wife.
There was no way he was letting her slip away again.
Without a second thought, Sang Qing shook her head.
“Of course not! I’m definitely going with you. It’s just…”
She pursed her lips before finally finding what she considered a reasonable excuse.
“Y-you wore me out so much yesterday. I’m really exhausted, okay?”
Lu Qiance: “…”
She wasn’t wrong.
It really was his fault.
But he simply adored his wife too much.
If he hadn’t been worried about her health, he would have happily stayed in bed with her all day.
Still, it was obvious she was hiding something from him.
Even if he kept pressing, she probably wouldn’t tell him.
He might as well let her have her way and quietly find out what she was planning.
With that thought, Lu Qiance sat back down beside her and gently held her hand.
“If you’re tired, stay home and get some rest. Don’t go wandering around, okay?”
For a split second, Sang Qing’s eyes flickered guiltily.
But she still nodded obediently.
“Mm. I know.”
Stay home?
That was impossible.
There were mountains of supplies waiting for her at the black market. There was no way she was letting them go.
Seeing her response, Lu Qiance sighed inwardly.
“If you feel better and decide to go out, come find me at the supply and marketing cooperative. Remember that, alright?”
This time Sang Qing smiled brightly.
“Mhm! I’ll remember, Commander Lu~”
Her sweet, soft voice instantly melted away any resolve he had.
Forget it.
He had chosen this wife himself.
He would simply spoil her.
As for shopping for supplies, he’d leave that to Dajiang and Xiaohe.
He would personally keep an eye on his little wife.
Helplessly, Lu Qiance rubbed her head before changing clothes and pretending to leave the house.
Naturally, Sang Qing didn’t dare waste any time.
After washing up, she changed into a pair of convenient jeans and a dacron blouse before heading for the door.
But before she could reach it, someone knocked rapidly on the courtyard gate.
Puzzled, she looked out from the main hall and saw a thin, scrawny man glancing around furtively, as though terrified someone might see him.
“Sister-in-law! Open the door!”
When there was no response from inside, the man called out anxiously and knocked even harder.
Sang Qing walked over and opened the gate.
The man immediately said urgently,
“Sister-in-law! Something terrible’s happened! Brother Lu was stabbed while carrying out a mission in the woods on North Mountain! He’s lost a lot of blood! Hurry and come with me!”
Sang Qing: “…”
Setting aside whether Lu Qiance could have even reached North Mountain in such a short amount of time…
With Lu Qiance’s reputation as the “King of Soldiers,” he had practically no opponents in the original novel.
The only time he was seriously injured was when his relationship with Jiang Mengmeng had reached a stalemate.
That injury had existed solely to help the male lead realize his feelings for the heroine.
While recovering under Jiang Mengmeng’s care, he gradually accepted her.
Sang Qing raised an eyebrow slightly.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt the male lead from the novel and Lu Qiance were like two completely different people.
“Sister-in-law? If you don’t hurry, you may not even get to see Brother Lu one last time!”
Seeing that she hadn’t reacted at all, the skinny man hurriedly urged her again.
Only then did Sang Qing look at him.
“Oh? You said he was injured while on a mission… where exactly?”
Her voice was soft and gentle, naturally lowering the man’s guard.
Thinking his story had fooled her, he repeated the lie he had prepared.
“In the small forest on North Mountain. We have to leave now, or it’ll be too late.”
Hearing that, Sang Qing’s eyes lit up.
The woods on North Mountain…
That just happened to be where the black-market boss had hidden all his supplies.
What perfect timing.
It was like someone handing her a pillow just as she was getting sleepy.
She didn’t know if it was just her imagination, but ever since reclaiming the dowry her mother had left her, her luck seemed to have improved tremendously.
Her beautiful eyes curved into a smile.
She crooked a finger at the man standing outside the gate.
“Big brother, why don’t you come inside and wait a moment? I need to change clothes before I go with you.”
Stepping aside, she smiled warmly and motioned for him to enter.
The man stared blankly at her dazzling smile.
By the time he snapped back to his senses, he had already walked into the courtyard.
“Si—”
“Ahhh!”
Bang!
Sang Qing swung a wooden stool squarely into his back.
While he was doubled over in pain, she swiftly twisted one of his arms behind him and drove her knee hard into the middle of his back.
Grabbing him by the hair, she pulled a pill from her pocket and forcibly shoved it into his mouth before throwing him aside.
It was the Agony Pill from her dimensional space.
Once swallowed, it would inflict excruciating pain—so unbearable that the victim would wish they were dead.
When she had first discovered the medicine in her space, she had wondered just how painful it really was.
Watching the man writhe in front of her now, she couldn’t help clicking her tongue.
“I can give you some medicine to temporarily ease the pain.”
“But you’ll have to do something for me.”
“Once it’s done, I’ll give you the antidote.”
“So… what do you say?”