Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

That night, in Ji County.

In the guest house of the prefect's mansion.

Under the cover of night, Dong Huang cautiously made his way into Niu Yaodi's room again.

Inside the room, where a faint fire was lit.

Niu Yaodi sat absentmindedly beside the soft couch, her face seemingly filled with sorrow, unlike her usual charming self.

"My dearest little darling, what's wrong with you today? Why are you so unhappy?"

After pushing open the door, Dong Huang playfully pressed himself against Niu Yaodi's back and embraced her delicate body.

Niu Yaodi gently shook her shoulders, freeing herself from Dong Huang's hands, then turned around and looked at Dong Huang with a worried expression.

"problem occurs."

"what?"

Dong Huang was taken aback: "What happened?"

Niu Yaodi pouted her red lips and said, "I...I'm pregnant."

"What?"

Dong Huang's voice suddenly rose, and he abruptly stood up from Niu Yaodi's bed, his eyes wide open.

"Keep your voice down, do you want everyone to know?" Niu Yaodi glared at Dong Huang.

Dong Huang then looked in alarm at the door behind him.

But when he came to his senses, his eyes were still filled with panic.

However, this time he spoke much softer.

"You said you're pregnant?" Dong Huang looked at Niu Yaodi with a panicked expression and asked, "Really? Don't lie to me."

Niu Yaodi rolled her eyes, glared at Dong Huang, and turned her back angrily, saying, "Now you know fear?"

"What were you doing back then?"

"Where did all those promises you made about staying with her forever go?"

Dong Huang's face stiffened, and he quickly explained, "No... that's not what I meant, it's just... it's just..."

"Just what?" Niu Yaodi turned to look at Dong Huang. "Just that you're afraid your uncle will find out, right?"

Dong Huang gritted his teeth and remained silent.

"Hmph, I knew it. Everything you said before was a lie. Not a single word of it was true."

Niu Yaodi's shoulders twitched slightly, and her tone became resentful as she said, "When you wanted someone's body, you said nice things, that you were taking responsibility for them and would be good to them for the rest of your life."

"No..." Dong Huang quickly explained, "It's just that... how am I supposed to bring this up with my uncle..."

Niu Yaodi turned around and glared at Dong Huang, her eyes filled with tears as she looked at him: "Then what do you want people to do?"

“The child in my belly is your child, a descendant of the Dong family.”

Dong Huang sat down on the edge of the bed with a tearful face: "You...you let me think about it, think about it carefully."

“I don’t care, I’m determined to have this child. If all else fails, go find your grandmother.”

“You are now the only heir of your Dong family. I believe that Grandmother would not harm our child. The Dong family also needs to continue its lineage. We can’t… we can’t let this vast family fortune fall into the hands of outsiders,” Niu Yaodi said.

Dong Huang naturally knew who the outsider Niu Yaodi was referring to was.

"I...I'm thinking about it, I'm thinking about it..." Dong Huang said nervously, "But we absolutely mustn't let anyone know about this for now."

“If word gets out, I’m finished. My uncle will beat me to death.”

"Hmph." Niu Yaodi snorted lightly: "As long as Grandmother is here, what are you afraid of? You are the only son of the Dong family, and your father is the eldest brother. Who can really do anything to you?"

"Alright, alright, I'll figure something out. Just keep it a secret for now," Dong Huang said, his mind in turmoil. "But before that, you absolutely mustn't let anyone know."

.........

Outside the back window of Niu Yaodi's room, a figure dressed in a black robe squatted on the ground, holding a small notebook about the size of a palm and a piece of charcoal about the thickness of a little finger.

He was squatting in the corner, writing in a small notebook.

“Niu Yaodi said that she was pregnant with Dong Huang’s child.”

"They also said that this vast family fortune shouldn't fall into the hands of outsiders..."

.........

The next morning.

Outside Ji County.

A procession of hundreds of horse-drawn carriages traveled from the east side of the Wei River Valley all the way to the outskirts of Ji County.

Inside one of the carriages in the procession.

A short young man, dressed in a purple robe, with small eyes that always gleamed with intelligence, was lying contentedly on the lap of a maid sitting in the carriage.

The maid took a candied fruit from a brocade box placed to the side and put it in the young man's mouth, then paired it with a sip of fine wine.

The young man squinted his eyes in enjoyment.

"Manager, we've reached Ji County just ahead."

The voice of a simultaneous interpreter could be heard outside the carriage.

We've reached Ji County.

The young man lying in the carriage suddenly sat up.

"Why didn't you say so sooner?"

After getting up, Jia Dong quickly waved to the maid beside him: "Quickly, get out of the carriage first, don't let anyone see us."

The maid obediently stood up and then pushed open the wooden door of the carriage.

Instantly, a blast of cold wind rushed in from outside.

Jia Dong shivered from the cold and quickly grabbed a black cloak from the side and put it on.

Outside Ji County.

Jia Xu and Liu Baitu stood outside the door, surrounded by many county officials.

Both of them were dressed in black robes.

Jia Xu had his hands tucked into his sleeves.

Liu Baitu was flipping through his little notebook.

“Last night Niu Yaodi said that she is pregnant, and it’s Dong Huang’s child.”

"Should we send this to Lord Jun?" Liu Baitu asked.

Jia Xu rolled his eyes and glanced at Liu Baitu beside him: "Do you have some kind of special fetish?"

Liu Baitu was taken aback by the question, then grinned.

"Why tell the Lord about such sordid matters? Just remember them. As long as they don't do anything outrageous, it's the Lord's wife's family matter, not the Lord's," Jia Xu said.

Liu Baitu nodded, then put the notebook away and tucked it into his pocket.

Jia Xu glanced at the small notebook in Liu Baitu's hand, a slight, almost imperceptible twitch of his lips, and then took a step to the side.

Before long, Jia Dong's convoy arrived at the east gate of Ji County.

Jumping down from the carriage, Jia Dong, dressed in a large cloak and exuding an air of wealth, laughed loudly and strode forward.

"Old Jia!"

"Old Liu!"

"I've missed you so much, it's been months!"

Jia Dong laughed heartily, then waved to the servants behind him, who immediately stepped forward with two brocade boxes.

"One for each of you, please don't mind, it's just a small gift, nothing special," Jia Dong said generously.

Jia Xu and Liu Baitu both looked at the brocade box that Jia Dong had presented.

When the brocade box was opened, it didn't contain any gold, silver, or jade artifacts, but rather some local specialties from Jizhou.

"Where is my lord?"

Jia Dongdong looked around, searching for Duan Yu.

"My lord is at the front fighting the Qiang tribe and is not in Ji County." Jia Xu tightened his sleeves.

"what?"

Jia Dong immediately put on a regretful expression and said, "Alas... I'm too late, too late! Otherwise, I would definitely have gone to war with you, Lord Jun, and crushed you..."

"Save your breath, Your Majesty's army doesn't need acrobatics."

Jia Xu put his hands in his sleeves, then turned and walked towards Ji County: "Hurry up and get into the city, the Lady of the Marquis is still waiting."

...........

In the main hall of the prefect's residence, Dong Yi, Diao Chan, and Su He were all sitting.

Several charcoal braziers placed in the hall warmed the air.

Both Dong Yi and Diao Chan, who were more than six months pregnant, were holding a fist-sized bronze hand warmer.

They were wearing extremely precious fox fur.

Dong Yi, who was clearly pregnant, and Diao Chan could only sit on the Hu chair.

Besides Dong Zhuo, Diao Chan, and Su He, Niu Yaodi was also sitting in the hall at this time.

The maid placed the freshly made pastries, sweet treats, and tonics on the table in front of the group.

Outside the main hall, Jia Dong's mouth was like a river mouth that had been dug open, and he kept telling Jia Xu and Liu Baitu about the local customs and culture of Ji Province.

As he spoke, he pulled a brocade pouch from his bosom.

"Old Jia, this is a letter and a gift from Miss Zhen, sent to Lord Junhou on my behalf. What do you think...?"

Jia Xu rolled his eyes and said, "If you want to continue to roam around the Marquis's mansion in the future, you'd better put this thing away as soon as possible."

As he spoke, Jia Xu's gaze fell on Dong Yi and Diao Chan, who were in the main hall not far away.

Jia Dong followed Jia Xu's gaze, then immediately nodded with a smile: "I understand, I understand, hehe!"

Before they knew it, the group had arrived in the main hall.

When Jia Xu and Liu Baitu saw Dong Yi, Diao Chan, and Su He sitting side by side, they both bowed slightly in greeting.

Jia Dong, on the other hand, was extremely exaggerated. He took two steps forward and knelt down on the ground with a thud.

"This humble man, Jia Dong, greets Lady Junhou and all the ladies."

Suhe had never met Jia Dong before and did not know who Jia Dong was.

Dong Yi and Diao Chan, on the other hand, were both very familiar with Jia Dong.

Seeing the elderly man who had returned from Jinyang brought back a flood of memories of his time there.

Dong Yi smiled and said, "Get up. There are no outsiders here, only family. There's no need for such formalities."

"The Lord has left you in Jinyang and entrusted you with important responsibilities, not because he regards you as a servant. There is no need for such grand gestures in the future."

Now, within the Prefect's residence, Dong Yi, Diao Chan, and Su He each handle a portion of the household chores, with a clear division of labor.

Dong Yi comes from a prominent family. Now that Duan Yu is not in the manor, Dong Yi is handling external affairs as well as some important matters within the manor.

As for Diao Chan, she was in charge of internal affairs, while Su He was currently busy helping Duan Yu with the military rations.

In terms of status, Suhe was a concubine.

Dong Yi and Diao Chan are wives, but in matters of handling affairs, Dong Yi, although she entered the family later, is more important.

After thanking him profusely, Jia Dong, his words as sweet as honey, got up from the ground.

The large black cloak he wore looked somewhat comical on Jia Dong's thin frame.

"Madam, I have come from Jinyang this time, bringing with me the grain and fodder entrusted to me by the Lord, as well as the income from the past few months."

"I will inform Madam immediately." With that, Jia Dong took out an account book from his pocket.

At this moment, Niu Yaodi, who was sitting to the side and savoring the pastries, slightly raised her head and glanced at Jia Dong.

Then, smiling, he slowly stood up and said to Dong Yi, "Since Yi'er has important official business, I'll excuse myself and leave. After all, it wouldn't be appropriate for me to be an outsider."

Dong Yi turned to Niu Yaodi and chuckled, saying, "Sister-in-law, you're no outsider. Besides, it's nothing important. We'll just wait a moment. Please have a seat."

Jia Xu kept his head down, his eyes focused on his nose, his nose on his mouth, and his mouth on his heart, seemingly oblivious to Liu Baitu's gaze, as if he were asleep.