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

Niu Yaodi's gaze was somewhat dazed as she muttered to herself, trying to comfort herself.

"I...I'm just guessing, there shouldn't be any problems, right?"

Dong Huang was so frightened that his face turned pale.

These past few days, Dong Huang had already begun to regret listening to Niu Yaodi's nonsense.

But it's too late to regret it now; what's done is done.

Dong Huang could only pray.

I pray that it will all succeed.

Just as Dong Huang was thinking, a commotion suddenly broke out outside the courtyard.

Once he came to his senses, Dong Huang immediately looked outside the courtyard.

Niu Yaodi's personal maid knocked on the door from outside and said, "Madam, Madam, General Duan has returned. Everyone in the manor has gone to greet him."

"what?"

Upon hearing the voices coming from outside, Niu Yaodi was immediately taken aback.

Duan Yu is back?

he......

Why didn't he die?

"this......"

Niu Yaodi looked at Dong Huang.

"Could it be that the maid you assigned didn't dare to lay a hand on Duan Yu?" Dong Huang said in a low voice. "But it's for the best, it's for the best. If it had been exposed, we would both be finished."

Niu Yaodi frowned and pondered, "That shouldn't be the case. How could that brat dare to disobey?"

For some reason, Dong Huang felt a little relieved when he heard that Duan Yu was alright.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore." Dong Huang looked at Niu Yaodi.

But this statement only earned her Niu Yaodi's disdain.

"Dong Huang, I really misjudged you," Niu Yaodi said disdainfully. "Are you really that afraid of Duan Yu?"

"Duan Yu's current status is all thanks to your Dong family. If it weren't for your uncle, Duan Yu would still be hunting in the mountains for a living."

"Everything he owns today should belong to your Dong family."

"You can disregard yourself, but what about the baby in my belly?"

"The child in my womb is the legitimate son of the Dong family. Does this mean that after he is born, the vast Dong family fortune will be inherited by an outsider?"

Dong Huang, who was standing still, blushed with embarrassment after being spoken to.

"Then... what do you want me to do?" Dong Huang asked, his eyes wide. "Do you want me to kill Duan Yu?"

Niu Yaodi gritted her teeth and said, "I don't care. Even if you can't kill Duan Yu, you go to Hedong County yourself."

“We also want to do the salt trade.”

After Niu Yaodi finished speaking, she flicked her sleeves and walked out of the house.

...........

Inside the prefectural government office.

Upon hearing that Duan Yu was coming back, the entire prefectural government office was bustling with activity.

Dong Yi, who was six months pregnant, along with Diao Chan and Su He, had already left the mansion.

A carriage was already prepared in front of the mansion gate.

The guards in the mansion had already assembled outside the gate.

Niu Yaodi and Dong Huang also arrived at the gate of the mansion at this time.

"Yi'er, now that your brother-in-law is back, why didn't you let me know?" Niu Yaodi said as she swayed her voluptuous waist toward the gate of the mansion.

Dong Huang was not far behind them.

As Dong Yi, dressed in a white fox fur cloak and about to board the carriage, was being served by her maids, she stopped and glanced back at Niu Yaodi and Dong Huang, who was not far away.

My joy was instantly plunged to rock bottom.

"Since... since my sister-in-law and elder brother are here, let's go together," Dong Yi said after hesitating for a moment.

Niu Yaodi smiled and nodded, saying, "My brother-in-law has returned victorious, and as his sister-in-law, I should naturally celebrate with him."

"I'm afraid my brother-in-law will be promoted again this time."

As Niu Yaodi spoke, she walked directly to Dong Yi's carriage without any ceremony.

Dong Huang fell behind.

On the other side, Jia Xu, Liu Baitu, and others also arrived.

However, the two of them were standing near Diao Chan's carriage.

Liu Baitu personally helped Diaochan onto the carriage, and then the caravan headed towards the east gate of Ji County.

..........

Inside the caravan, Dong Yi, Niu Yaodi, and Dong Huang's family sat in Dong Yi's spacious carriage.

Wearing a white fox fur coat and holding a bronze hand warmer, Dong Yi lowered her eyes.

Niu Yaodi glanced at Dong Huang, who was sitting silently to the side, and then at Dong Yi.

He then smiled and said, "Yi'er will be giving birth in a few months, right?"

Dong Yi nodded: "The female doctor said it will be soon."

Niu Yaodi smiled and said, "Yi'er is really lucky to have found such a good and capable man as her brother-in-law. In less than a year, he has already been promoted to a high-ranking official. At this rate of promotion, it's not impossible for him to become one of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers in the future."

"I'm so envious."

Hearing Niu Yaodi's words, Dong Yi just smiled slightly and did not make any statement.

Niu Yaodi, on the other hand, seemed to have opened a floodgate of words, talking on and on without stopping.

"Yi'er, as a member of the Dong family, there are some things that others can't say, but as her sister-in-law, I still have to say them."

Niu Yaodi gestured mysteriously toward the carriage at the back of the caravan.

The person sitting in the carriage behind was none other than Diao Chan.

"Sister-in-law..." Dong Yi asked, her delicate brows furrowed slightly, "What does sister-in-law want to say?"

Niu Yaodi lowered her voice and said, "Yi'er, do you know that since ancient times, there has been a distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children? Now that the Marquis's family is so large and powerful, his future family business and title will need to be inherited by someone."

"I've heard that you and that Diao Chan are roughly the same size. How can this be?"

"Furthermore, since your pregnancies are close in time, if she gives birth first and it's also a boy, and if Yi'er is also carrying a boy, then who should be the legitimate son and who should be the illegitimate son?"

"Who will inherit the lord's family fortune and title in the future?"

"Hasn't my sister considered these things?"

Dong Yi pursed her lips, holding the hand warmer in both hands.

To be honest, Dong Yi hadn't considered this question before.

Given her husband Duan Yu's age, it's too early to talk about inheriting the family business.

Besides, the children she and Diao Chan conceived might not both be boys.

But after Niu Yaodi and Dong Huang came to Ji County and what happened later, Dong Yi had considered it.

The Dong family has committed such a disgraceful act.

It's one thing for Niu Yaodi and Dong Huang to have an affair.

She even had the idea of ​​plotting to harm her husband, Duan Yu.

This is tantamount to putting the entire Dong family on the hot seat of the fire.

The issue is no longer about whether or not to consider the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children; Dong Yi doesn't even know how to face Duan Yu anymore.

Dong Yi was already feeling somewhat annoyed.

Upon hearing that Niu Yaodi was still trying to sow discord in the inner quarters at a time like this, Dong Yi couldn't even muster the interest to talk to Niu Yaodi.

After noticing Dong Yi's serious expression, Niu Yaodi probably thought she had hit the nail on the head, so she continued:

“Yi’er, I’ve been in this household for quite some time now, and as an outsider, I probably see things more clearly than you do.”

"Didn't you notice?"

Niu Yaodi glanced at Diao Chan's carriage outside the back window and said, "Look at these people in the Marquis's mansion."

"And those subordinate generals."

"I've heard that many of them are from the same hometown as that Diao Chan."

"And they all occupy important positions, how can this be allowed?"

"If we fight in the future, how will you earn more, Yi'er?"

“That’s why I say, sometimes, your own family is the most reliable…” Niu Yaodi said meaningfully, “Yi’er, it’s true that Lord Junhou is an outstanding person, but he relied heavily on our Dong family back then.”

"Therefore, Yi'er should also be more careful."

"Some things are better kept in your own hands."

"We need to cultivate our own strength so that we can ensure that our position will not be shaken in the future."

Dong Huang, who was sitting to the side, did not interrupt.

But I think what Niu Yaodi said makes a lot of sense.

But Dong Yi didn't want to pay any attention to what Niu Yaodi was saying.

“Sister-in-law, what you’ve said concerns the Lord’s affairs. As his wife, I shouldn’t be involved,” Dong Yi replied.

“Hey, how could it be about government affairs?” Niu Yaodi said, “That day… didn’t I hear in the hall that it was about your salt-selling business?”

"I thought so."

"The salt fields in Hedong are now under your father's control. How can we let outsiders interfere in such matters?"

"Wouldn't it be safer to entrust it to family members?"

Dong Yi suddenly raised her head, her beautiful eyes fixed on Niu Yaodi.

As they were talking, the carriage had already arrived at the east gate of Ji County.

"Madam, we have arrived," a maidservant announced from outside the carriage.

Dong Yi nodded, then got up and walked out of the open carriage door.

As Dong Yi stepped off the carriage, he glanced back at Niu Yaodi and then said meaningfully, "Sister-in-law, have you ever heard the saying that birds that soar high perish from greed, and fish in deep pools die from fragrant bait?"

Niu Yaodi, who was about to get off the carriage, was taken aback.

He looked at Dong Yi with a blank expression: "Yi'er, what... do you mean by that?"

On the distant horizon of Ji County, the sound of galloping cavalry could be heard.

Thousands of warhorses, their hooves thundering, headed towards Ji County.

Among the cavalry were rows of prison carts crammed with people.

On the other side, next to Diao Chan's carriage, Liu Baitu, dressed in a black robe, put his hands in his sleeves and turned his head to give Niu Yaodi and Dong Huang a cold look.

A short while later, Duan Yu's cavalry vanguard had arrived at the east of Ji County.

Chen Qing'an and Zhang Liao led more than a hundred cavalrymen to the east gate of Ji County.

With a command issued by Chen Qing'an.

Niu Yaodi and Dong Huang were immediately stunned.

"By order of the Lord, the criminal Niu Yaodi and Dong Huang are to be arrested!"