bookcurios Chapter 237 Guilt
Chapter 237 Guilt
"Master Jiang's guest?"
After hearing this, the officers calmed down a little.
"But Lord Guo, they still have weapons on them. Do they need to hand them in?"
The yamen runner asked.
Master Guo shook his head and said, "No need, they are Mr. Jiang's distinguished guests."
The yamen runner was indeed somewhat disdainful: "No wonder he is so arrogant."
"Alright, alright, you guys have worked hard, it's almost time to hand over the shift. Let's go to Xianfenglou and have a good meal. I'll put it on the bill."
Master Guo said with a smile.
"Then thank you, Master Guo."
The bailiff glanced at Qin Sheng and continued with his work.
At this time, Master Guo turned around and said to Qin Sheng and his group, "My name is Guo Jinpeng. May I ask if you are here to see Master Jiang?"
Manager Shi stepped forward and said, "That's right, thank you, Lord Guo, for your help."
"Since you are here to see Lord Jiang, please come this way."
Master Guo said.
Qin Sheng remained silent and, with the help of his followers, got back on the ox cart.
Now his frail body can no longer keep going.
"Miss Qin's residence is just ahead. Why don't we take you there to settle down first, and then meet Lord Jiang."
Master Guo said that he took Qin Sheng and his group with him. He did not know their current situation and only thought that these people were going to visit Qin Yu.
"Don't go to Qin Yu."
Qin Sheng said.
"Why is this?"
Master Guo was puzzled.
Qin Sheng was covering his wound at this moment and was about to speak, but he felt a sharp pain in the wound. Suddenly, his eyes went dark and he almost fainted.
He had more than just injuries on his arms and shoulders. During the evacuation, he was stabbed in the right shoulder. It was not easy for him to survive until now.
"Master!"
Qin Sheng only heard someone shouting beside him, and then he fainted.
When Qin Sheng woke up again, he was already in a room. Turning around, he saw Manager Shi and others standing beside him.
Looking closely, Jiang Zuo was also standing in front of Qin Sheng.
"Where am I?"
Qin Sheng suddenly woke up, still feeling severe pain from the wounds on his body.
Chief Shi said, "Master, don't worry. This is Lord Jiang's residence. You should have a good rest and don't walk around. The doctor has just changed your medicine."
"Have you just arrived in Jiangzhou City?"
Jiang Zuo asked, his eyes fixed on Qin Sheng.
He seemed to have guessed what was going to happen.
Qin Sheng did not answer, only Manager Shi responded, "That's right."
"Master Guo, go tell Qin Yu."
Jiang Zuo ordered.
"Don't let her see me."
At this time, Qin Sheng suddenly said excitedly.
"This……"
Jiang Zuo was stunned.
Qin Sheng looked like he didn't want to meet Qin Yu at this moment.
In the past, he always maintained the seriousness of an elder brother in front of Qin Yu, but now he was so embarrassed, even shameful.
"Can you tell me what happened?"
Jiang Zuo asked.
Qin Sheng turned his head away and remained silent.
Ever since this great defeat, he felt more ashamed and felt ashamed to face the Qin family.
"Master Jiang, the young master may be a little tired. Let's go out first."
Manager Shi said at this time.
Jiang Zuo understood and turned to leave the room.
After walking out of the room, Manager Shi closed the door tightly.
"Manager Shi, what happened?"
Jiang Zuo asked in a low voice.
"Sir, please come here."
Chief Shi gestured for Jiang Zuo to walk away, and then responded: "In the battle of Zhucheng, our Qin family was defeated. Now there are only a few of us left. The other soldiers have all been scattered. Now our Qin family has nowhere else to go. We can only come to you, Lord Jiang, for help. I hope you don't mind."
"How could I mind? But why did you fail so miserably?"
Jiang Zuo also sighed, quite confused.
He had previously guessed that the Qin family might lose, but he didn't expect that they would be defeated so thoroughly, with only so few people left. Wouldn't they be unable to rely on the Qin family's strength next?
Attacking the city itself is not a good choice. If Qin Sheng had listened to Jiang Zuo's advice and used Qishan as a base to continuously develop his strength, it might have been enough to pose a threat to the State of Chen.
Jiang Zuo also felt regretful.
"Before the battle of Zhucheng, our Qin family had clearly been well prepared. At the beginning of the war, we almost occupied Zhucheng. But the reinforcements from the imperial army arrived and we were attacked from both sides, which led to such a great defeat."
When Manager Shi mentioned this matter, he felt grief and indignation in his heart.
"So, you may have been ambushed by the Chen Dynasty's army."
Jiang Zuo held his chin, trying to imagine what had happened between their two armies.
"That's right. Our Qin army was originally in high spirits, but the enemy's reinforcements arrived too quickly and disrupted our army's formation."
Manager Shi said.
"I understand. There must be a traitor in your Qin family."
Jiang Zuo guessed.
Manager Shi frowned, he had also guessed this, otherwise, the enemy reinforcements would not have been able to arrive so quickly.
As they were chatting, they suddenly heard hurried footsteps approaching. Looking up, they saw that it was Qin Yu.
"Manager Shi, where is my eldest brother?"
Qin Yu looked anxious. When he heard that Qin Sheng was injured, he rushed over immediately.
"Miss San, the young master is inside." Manager Shi said in a low voice, "It's just that the young master doesn't seem to want to see anyone right now..."
Qin Yu didn't care about anything else and went straight to push open the door and walked into Qin Sheng's room.
"Third sister, why are you here?"
All I heard was Qin Sheng shouting from inside the house, his words still carrying a bit of the seriousness of an older brother.
But Qin Yu did not say anything. She just walked forward silently, with red eyes, and held her brother's hand tightly.
As for what they were talking about in the house, Jiang Zuo was not curious.
I just hope Qin Sheng can get over his failure and get back on his feet.
Although the Qin family was almost wiped out, as long as there is a glimmer of fire, there is a chance to turn the tables.
In the room, Qin Sheng stared at Qin Yu's red eyes from crying, and suddenly a feeling of guilt surged in his heart.
After a long time, Qin Sheng finally couldn't help but said with some shame: "Third sister, our Qin family has failed."
"As long as my brother is okay."
Qin Yu said while choking.
"I feel ashamed of my father's entrustment..."
At this moment, Qin Sheng no longer had the arrogance he had before, and inside his heart, there was only endless guilt and uneasiness.
Qin Yu closed her eyes and gently held her brother's hand.
The silence at this moment is the best comfort.
After a moment, Qin Yu said, "As long as my brother is still alive, there is hope for our Qin family."
These words also moved Qin Sheng.
In the past, he was very strict with Qin Yu, but now, there are only two of them left in the Qin family, relying on each other.
"I should have listened to Jiang Zuo at the beginning..."
At this time, Qin Sheng suddenly said.
If he could put aside his arrogance and not attack Zhucheng in order to prove himself, the Qin army would not have ended up like this.
"Don't feel too guilty, brother. We still have hope to start over."
Qin Yu comforted again.
"Is there still hope?"
Qin Sheng sighed.