Marrying Wife and Concubine Together: After Rebirth, I Remarried the Scumbag's Father on the Sp

He gritted his teeth and muttered, "I drank a few more glasses of wine and missed the important news. I beg Lord Zhan Yi to punish me!"

He knelt on one knee with a complicated and ugly expression.

Zhan Yan frowned and looked at him: "Xiao Zhuo, as the commander of the Northwest Army Camp, how can you indulge yourself like this?"

Xiao Zhuo was not convinced. He had been guarding the border hard, so what was wrong with drinking some wine?

No one would be able to bear such a difficult life.

What qualifications does Zhan Yan have to make random accusations?

He has a wife and children and a warm bed, how could he understand his suffering?

But he didn't dare show it on his face.

He spoke nervously, "I admit my mistake and promise not to do it again!"

Zhan Yan didn't ask him to stand up, but continued to ask, "Besides you, who else in the army knew that Zhan Xuan was using Shi Qian as a bargaining chip?"

Xiao Zhuo knew he couldn't hide it, so he could only answer: "And my military advisor Ning Changyuan!"

Zhan Yan said coldly: "Call him in!"

Ning Changyuan walked up to Zhan Yan with trepidation and bowed, "I pay my respects to Lord Zhan Yi!"

Zhan Yan frowned and looked at him: "Are you from the Ning family in Cangliang City?"

Ning Changyuan nodded hurriedly: "That's right, I am the third son of the Ning family in Cangliang City, and my eldest brother Ning Wenyuan is the head of the Ning family!"

Zhan Yan had once been stationed at the northwest border and was familiar with the Ning family in Cangliang City.

He had received many favors from the Ning family, so his eyes were much softer when he looked at Ning Changyuan.

He asked in a deep voice: "Have you revealed the news to anyone else?"

Ning Changyuan answered firmly: "No, I know the importance of my position, and I am especially strict with my mouth. I hope Lord Zhan Yi will understand!"

Zhan Yan nodded and said, "I will send someone to verify what you and Xiao Zhuo said. You two will follow me to patrol the camp first!"

"Yes!" The two of them quickly stood up and followed him out.

Zhan Yan winked at Ying outside, then turned and left in a hurry.

He first went to inquire about the soldiers in training, and the result he got was indeed that Ning Changyuan and Xiao Zhuo drank together until very late.

He had long expected that they would speak in unison. After all, this was Xiao Zhuo's territory, so they would naturally side with him.

After thinking for a moment, he went to the cooking camp again.

He found the soldier in charge of food and asked, "What kind of wine are General Xiao and Military Advisor Ning drinking? Can I take a look?"

The soldier handed him a jar of wine: "Northwest Shaodaozi, it's strong and powerful. All the soldiers in our barracks like to drink it!"

Yinghun put his nose close to it and sniffed, and suddenly saw an exquisite jade bottle in the corner.

He asked doubtfully, "Is this also wine?"

The soldier's eyes suddenly avoided him. He stammered hesitantly, "Well, it's orchid wine!"

Shadow Soul reached out and picked it up, pulled off the cork, and said, "It looks like there's still quite a bit left, and the smell is much milder. This should be for the women, right? What? Are there any women in your barracks?"

The soldier's face turned pale with fear. He hurriedly explained, "No, there are no women in our barracks. Don't talk nonsense!"

Shadow Soul narrowed his eyes and smiled: "This bottle of wine is good, I'll take it!"

After saying this, he hurried out of the tent.

Looking at his back, the soldier suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He raised his hand to wipe it off and said, "Oh my god, I almost got caught!"

However, just as he finished speaking, Ying Yi popped his head out from behind him: "What are you wearing? You're actually hiding something, are you tired of living?"

"Plop!" The soldier was so scared that he fell to his knees.

Not long after, Shadow Soul returned with a sullen expression. He shook the bottle in his hand and asked, "Tell me, besides Military Advisor Ning and the General drinking that night, who else was there?"

The soldier replied nervously, "It's Miss Ning, Ning Suisui. She came to visit her brother and she even spent the night in the general's tent!"

Yinghun and Yingyi looked at each other and quickly went to report to Zhan Yan.

Xiao Zhuo never expected that despite all his precautions, he couldn't defend against the cook.

He said with some frustration: "My Lord, I lied. I was with Miss Ning that night, and we were about to get married!"

Zhan Yan frowned and asked, "Does she also know where Shi Qian is being held?"

Xiao Zhuo rubbed his forehead with a headache: "I drank a lot at that time, and I can't remember what I said. You should know it, right?"

Zhan Yan slammed the table in anger: "Xiao Zhuo, you have neglected your duty!"

Xiao Zhuo argued in panic, "My Lord, Ning Suisui is not an outsider. You should know that the Ning family of Cangliang City has provided a lot of support to our military camp. They were the ones who helped the army when the imperial court couldn't deliver any rations!"

Zhan Yan said, "The Ning family is helpful to the military camp, but there might be spies there. What if the news really came from Ning Suisui?"

Xiao Zhuo and Ning Changyuan said almost in unison: "Impossible!"

Zhan Yan sneered and said, "Okay, then bring her here and ask her!"

About an hour later, not only Ning Suisui arrived, but even Ning Wenyuan, the head of the Ning family, hurried over.

He spoke eagerly, "I wonder if Marquis Zhan Yi has come from the capital. I'm sorry for not welcoming you. Could you please come to Ning Mansion and have a seat there sometime? I'll show my hospitality."

Zhan Yan politely waved his hand: "No need, I called Miss Ning over here because I have something to ask her!"

The Ning family head asked in confusion: "What's the matter?"

Zhan Yan didn't say anything, so he raised his hand and slapped himself on the mouth: "I'm sorry for talking too much, I'll go wait outside first!"

After he left, Zhan Yan looked at the nervous Ning Suisui and asked, "Tell me, how did you get the news out?"

She pretended to be confused and asked, "What do you mean, Lord? I don't quite understand!"

Zhan Yan frowned. He really didn't have the patience to deal with this woman, but because she was a girl from the Ning family, he could only suppress his anger.

At this moment, Shadow Soul's voice rang out from outside: "My Lord, the Madam is back!"

Zhan Yan's eyes lit up. Wanwan came at the right time and asked her to interrogate Ning Suisui.

Lin Yiwan walked in with a cold expression. When she saw Ning Suisui, she turned around and asked Zhan Yan, "Who is she?"

Zhan Yan replied, "When Ah Xuan hid Shi Qian in a new place that night, he only informed Xiao Zhuo and his military advisor, but the news still leaked out. I found out that she was also in the military camp at the time!"

Feeling Lin Yiwan's gaze, Ning Suisui subconsciously argued, "I didn't send any information out, please don't wrongly accuse me!"

Lin Yiwan frowned and asked, "Miss Ning, are you and General Xiao getting married soon? Since he's letting you stay at the barracks, I guess you're definitely the general's wife?"

Ning Suisui clenched the handkerchief in her hand nervously and said, "Not yet, he hasn't gone to the Ning family to propose marriage yet!"

Lin Yiwan stared at Xiao Zhuo in astonishment, "How could that be? Don't you know that Miss Ning is pregnant? Do you intend to let her and the child be criticized?"