After Marrying The Paranoid God of War (Rebirth) - Chapter 7.3
County Office.
Steward Liu, who had been beaten to a bloody pulp, had long been dragged out. While Madam Zhu’s kneeling legs felt as painful as being pricked by needles.
Huo Pingxiao was skilled in torturing people. He wouldn’t interrogate them thoroughly in one go. Instead, while examining the case file, he would occasionally ask them a few questions.
This way, their emotions would fluctuate, becoming extremely nervous. At such times, Huo Pingxiao would continue discussing the matter of suppressing the bandits with Imperial Censor Yang.
In this cycle, their emotions rose and fell dramatically. Madam Zhu felt like she was about to have a mental breakdown. In the end, she fainted due to excessive fear of the man sitting high in the hall.
Imperial Censor Yang, with a disdainful expression, ordered someone to clean the dirty floor and commanded, “First, take this woman to the prison.”
“Yes.”
However, anyone could understand that when Imperial Censor Yang said to temporarily detain Madam Zhu, she might never come out again once she was sent there.
***
The lingering sunset gradually descended to the west, and the clouds on the horizon seemed to be dyed and blurred, displaying a rich and vivid color like blood.
As evening approached, Huo Pingxiao changed into his usual public attire.
After Yang Wei returned to the yamen, he saw him in a black official robe with a jade pendant, wearing a cloud-patterned crown. The dark red tassel behind the crown fluttered in the wind, and the tall man stood coldly in front of the hall, as if he were a revered deity, making people dare not look directly at him.
Huo Pingxiao’s appearance was radiant, his skin handsome and unparalleled, exuding an air of nobility with a mix of dark gold and cold jade.
After hearing Yang Wei’s report, the corners of the man’s thin and cold lips tightened gradually. His eyes, looking at Yang Wei, were as sharp as a blade, and he said in a heavy tone, “Useless.”
—”Can’t even protect a girl.”
He reprimanded him coldly.
Yang Wei, upon hearing this, felt that Marquis Dingbei was extremely angry. Suddenly, his heart trembled with anxiety.
After Huo Pingxiao resigns from his duties and return to Chang’an, the emperor would not bestow a rank lower than that of a military governor on him. Perhaps his authority would extend to the Northern Court, making him the top general.
As a general, he detested soldiers below not obeying their orders.
Even if Huo Pingxiao himself didn’t have such great abilities, with just the power of the Huo family, trying to obstruct his career path would be as easy as him lifting a finger.
Yang Wei cursed himself in his heart, blaming himself for talking too much. Now, it’s not good. Even if he wants to advance in military rank in the future, it’s probably impossible…
***
Not long after Madam Zhu was pushed into the prison by the jailer, she regained consciousness.
Although she was in prison, thinking about Huo Pingxiao’s true identity as Marquis Dingbei, she couldn’t help feeling a bit smug.
She thought, that cheap girl Ruan An, how could she possibly have such a formidable fiancé?
He is a marquis, and it’s impossible for him to be interested in her.
At this moment, she overheard the conversation of a few jailers outside the iron gate.
-“I heard that the medical girl who came with Marquis Dingbei has gone missing.”
-“How did she go missing?”
-“It seems she was abducted by bandits.”
Upon hearing the word “bandits,” Madam Zhu couldn’t help but feel a bit pleased. Ruan An, this ???? girl, is completely finished this time.
But what one jailer said next made Madam Zhu feel extremely suffocated, even infuriated to the point of almost spitting out blood—
“I heard that after the attendant spoke about the girl’s disappearance, Lord Marquis’s face immediately darkened. It’s said that this girl is skilled in medicine and once saved Lord Marquis’s life. The power of Marquis extends throughout Jiannan Road. If she is successfully rescued, her future days are sure to be prosperous.”
“Not only that, I think the village where that girl lives will also be blessed by Lord Marquis because she saved his life.”
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Translated by: All Things Fluff