Chapter 36: Wei Bao Confesses to Baochuan

In the following days, Xue Pinggui fought bravely and made continuous achievements, pushing Xiliang back step by step.

By the following spring, he had been promoted to the rank of Zhao Wu Xiaowei, a sixth-rank official. As the war was about to end, the soldiers in the border city were jubilant.

Before the final battle, Wei Bao invited Xue Pinggui to his camp for a drink. Although Xue Pinggui had always been harassed by them, he seemed to have no suspicion of anyone and readily agreed.

On his way to the camp, Xue Pinggui met Qingqing, who had been waiting for him halfway. Qingqing whispered to him that it was a trap and told him to leave quickly and not get entangled with the Wei brothers.

She was about to leave when Xue Pinggui stopped her, “Did your mistress ask you to remind me?”

“Yes.”

“I saw your mistress’s figure that day, I thought I was mistaken, but it was really her.” Xue Pinggui was a little excited. He didn’t expect to get news of Wang Baochuan in this vast desert.

Qingqing was impatient, “Did you hear what I said? Why would Wei Bao be so kind as to invite you for a drink? Be careful.”

Someone as naive and innocent as him wouldn’t have enough lives to be killed by others.

“Can I see your mistress?” He couldn’t help but ask.

Qingqing gave him a cold look, “No.”

Although Xue Pinggui didn’t see Wang Baochuan, he was very obedient and didn’t go to drink with Wei Bao. Wei Bao waited and waited, but he didn’t come. He found out that Xue Pinggui had already fallen asleep in his room.

At this moment, Wang Baochuan thought that she had finally saved Xue Pinggui from danger. However, she didn’t expect that during the final battle, Xue Pinggui led the vanguard camp to charge at the front, and the reinforcements that were supposed to arrive on time never appeared.

The vanguard camp led by Xue Pinggui was scattered by the Xiliang army, only a dozen people remained by his side. Just as he was about to die at the hands of the Xiliang people, a familiar figure appeared, it was Dai Zhan, the Xiliang princess who had been captured in the capital.

She was grateful that Xue Pinggui had helped her before, and when she saw Xue Pinggui’s handsome appearance, she had already secretly fallen for him. Now that they met on the battlefield, and Xue Pinggui was already trapped, she wouldn’t miss the opportunity to capture him.

At first, Xue Pinggui refused to surrender and wanted to return to the Tang army. Dai Zhan told him that the Tang reinforcements didn’t appear because he had been betrayed by Wei Hu and Wei Bao. Wei Hu had deliberately leaked his whereabouts to Xiliang.

Xue Pinggui was both angry and resentful, and he no longer had any desire to return to the Tang army.

At that time, Wang Baochuan was in the military camp outside Jincheng. The final battle was a victory, and they would be returning to the capital soon.

Qingqing told her that Xue Pinggui was missing.

Wei Hu’s report said that Xue Pinggui had betrayed his country and led the vanguard camp to defect to Xiliang.

Wang Baochuan was annoyed. She had planned everything, but she still couldn’t stop Xue Pinggui from being sent to Xiliang. She was helpless about the Wei brothers’ reckless actions. Now that it had come to this, she could only force the Wei brothers to make a big mistake. If they didn’t make a big mistake, her father wouldn’t let her second sister divorce. If she didn’t divorce, the Wang family would be dragged down!

In this life, she would never watch the Wang family fall into ruin.

When she returned to the capital, she would secretly investigate Wei Hu’s corruption.

“Mistress, General Wei is here.” Qingqing couldn’t stop Wei Bao, so she could only let him in.

“What are you doing here?” Wang Baochuan was unhappy.

Wei Bao placed the sword in his hand on the table and sat down, “Baochuan, I’ve wanted to see you several times, but the war was tense. Now it’s over, we’ve won the battle, and we can return to the capital.”

“Congratulations to General Wei for your great achievements.” She had already told her father about the location of Xiliang’s grain camp. She didn’t expect that her father would let Wei Bao lead people to burn the grain camp. Such a great achievement was given to him for free.

“Baochuan.” He hesitated, holding back for a long time before speaking, “We grew up together, and you always called me Second Brother Wei. What happened? Why have we become so estranged?”

“You are my second sister-in-law’s younger brother, you will always be my elder brother. How can siblings be estranged?” Wang Baochuan smiled and perfunctorily replied.

“Then you should know my feelings, right?” He stood up excitedly, ignoring Qingqing’s presence, and reached for Wang Baochuan’s hand.

Wang Baochuan was startled by his actions and stepped back, “What are you trying to say?”

“I want to tell you that when we return to the capital, I will ask the Emperor to grant us marriage, to grant us marriage.” He finally found a chance to get Wang Baochuan. This time, no one could stop him.

Wang Baochuan took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. Wei Bao had made great achievements this time, if he asked the Emperor for marriage, the Emperor would most likely agree.

“What about Xue Qi?”

“Xue Qi? I just took pity on her and took her in. If you don’t want to see her, I’ll send her away when I get back.”

“How come I heard that you two are inseparable and very close?” Wang Baochuan held the dagger in her hand, the bright gem inlaid on the hilt.

This was the same dagger that had cut Wei Bao before.

“Men, who doesn’t have two or three concubines?”

“I also heard that you often go to brothels and are a regular customer at Yingxianglou?” Wang Baochuan asked him casually.

He was a little embarrassed, “That was before. I swear, as long as you are willing to marry me, I won’t even look at those women in the future!”

“Only me in this life? No concubines?” She pressed him.

Wei Bao’s Adam’s apple bobbed nervously, “All… all according to you.”