The concubine escaped and cried when she met the prince again

Qin Zhen couldn't help but curl up his lips when he thought of this. He was really curious about Jiang Dichen's expression when he learned that his concubine would rather die than be with him. Was he frowning? Was he angry? Or was he indifferent?

Qin Zhen shook his head and said to himself: Who cares what his expression is, what does it have to do with him? He should just go and train the soldiers, and then worry about everyone's three meals a day.

At Prince Han's Mansion, Steward Zhao and Guard Nie confirmed again and again that it was Shen Ruolan who set the fire to herself, and then they hurriedly sent a letter to Jiang Dichen using a carrier pigeon.

Wan Dong and He Yue were put under guard by the steward Zhao, waiting for the prince to come back and punish them personally.

At the Lan Yushi Mansion, Lan Shurong heard that Lan Wanxi had set herself on fire, which made her look very happy. She couldn't help but curse out loud: "This bitch is finally dead."

When Lan Wanxi was alive, she was a thorn in her heart. Now that she is dead, the thorn in her heart is gone. Her only regret is that she did not kill Lan Wanxi with her own hands.

Song'er, the maidservant beside her, said to her, "Yes, yes, Miss, now that Lan Wanxi is dead, you don't have to marry the Third Prince."

It is said that the Third Prince damaged his body due to excessive indulgence in sexual activities when he was young. Now he is less than 30 years old, but he is not good in that aspect. If our young lady marries him, she will definitely suffer.

Song'er's words made Lan Shurong's face stiffen instantly. She married her cousin for revenge against Lan Wanxi. Now that she was dead, there was no need for her to be a concubine. Thinking of this, she said to Song: "Song'er, let's go find our mother."

"Yes, Miss." Song'er replied.

"Mom, mom..." Lan Shurong came to her mother's yard and shouted to her from a distance.

When Mrs. Lan heard her daughter's anxious voice, she hurried out and asked, "Rong'er, what's wrong?"

Lan Shurong held her mother's hand and said happily, "Mom, that bitch Lan Wanxi has set herself on fire. I don't have to be my cousin's concubine anymore."

When Madam Lan heard that Lan Wanxi had set herself on fire, she was stunned for a moment. After she came to her senses, she heard her daughter say that she would not marry the Third Prince. She immediately said with a stern face: "Rong'er, I have already discussed this matter with your aunt. How can you not marry just because you want to?"

After hearing what her mother said, Lan Shurong said anxiously, "Mom, you know what life is like to be a concubine. If you let a legitimate daughter like me be a concubine, how can I face people in the future?"

Madam Lan looked at her daughter and said, "How can being a concubine mean you can't be a human being? What's more, she is the prince's concubine. If he can ascend to the throne one day, you will be the noble concubine who is second only to two people and above ten thousand people. Others will envy you."

Lan Shurong lowered her head and cried, "But I don't want to marry my cousin."

Madam Lan patiently comforted her daughter, "Rong'er, think positively. After all, Prince Rui is your cousin, so he will not treat you badly. When you enter Prince Rui's mansion, you must seize the opportunity to have a child with your cousin, okay?"

Lan Shurong cried to her mother, "Mom, is there no other way?"

Madam Lan sighed to her daughter and said with a sad face, "Rong'er, your father has been demoted, and your elder brother doesn't care about the affairs of the mansion. The Lan family is no longer as prosperous as before. If you despise being a concubine, you can only become the wife of an ordinary family."

After Lan Shurong heard what her mother said, she was silent for a long time and said, "Mom, I will follow your arrangements."

Lan Shurong also knew that she had been spoiled since childhood, and she could not accept living in an ordinary family at all, so after comparing the two, she chose to be a concubine.

Mrs. Lan saw that her daughter had figured it out. She looked at her with relief and said, "Well, your aunt said that five days later will be a good day. Ask your cousin to send someone to carry you into the mansion."

"Yes," Lan Shurong replied with her head down.

Even though Lan Shurong was extremely reluctant to be a concubine, she had to bow to reality.

Two days later, on a remote mountain in Qingnan City, Jiang Dichen had just captured the bandits when Yan Mo came to him in a panic with a note in his hand and said, "Master, something bad has happened in the palace."

When Jiang Dichen heard that something happened in the palace, he turned around to look at his subordinates, frowned and asked, "What happened in the palace?"

Yan Mo handed him the note and said, "Nie Chang wrote to say that Concubine Lan set herself on fire."

Jiang Dichen's heart skipped a beat when he heard what his subordinates said. He quickly opened the note and saw the big words "Concubine Lan set herself on fire and there is no chance of survival." He suddenly felt dizzy and staggered backwards involuntarily.

Yan Mo quickly supported him and said, "Master, what's wrong with you?"

Jiang Dichen came back to his senses, glanced at his subordinates, and said firmly: "She is so good, so obedient, and so afraid of pain, it is impossible for her to set herself on fire!"

"Master, what should we do now?" Yan Mo asked his master.

Jiang Dichen took a deep breath and instructed his subordinates, "Pass the order down, and ask the county magistrate of Qingnan City to unconditionally cooperate with Shi Nie in suppressing the bandits. You and I will return to the capital as quickly as possible."

He wanted to go back to Beijing to find out the truth. He didn't believe that the little woman was really dead. She loved her child so much, she wouldn't be so depressed.

What's more, they had resolved their differences before they parted, so she would not die.

"Yes, master." After Yan Mo finished speaking, he hurriedly went to pass on the message to prepare to return to Beijing.

Jiang Dichen looked at the bandit leader with a cold face and walked slowly towards him with a sword in hand.

When the bandit leader saw this, he quickly retreated and begged for mercy from Jiang Dichen: "General, we will never dare to do it again. Please forgive us."

Jiang Dichen approached the bandit leader, raised his sword and stabbed him in the chest, and said to him with a cold face: "You parasites, not only did you harm the local people, but you also killed my women and children. Today, I will kill you to enforce justice."

After Jiang Dichen finished speaking, he drew his sword and stabbed the bandit leader's neck again. The bandit leader was so scared that his eyes widened and he died instantly.

Jiang Dichen drew out his sword with a "swish" and flew towards the next bandit leader.

Seeing this, the small bandits on the mountain were so scared that they wanted to escape, but the entire bandit mountain was surrounded by Jiang Dichen's men, leaving them with nowhere to escape. They were all captured by the soldiers one by one.

However, Jiang Dichen was already blood-thirsty at this time. Wherever he went, no matter if they were ordinary bandits or capable bandit leaders, they were all killed by his sword. In less than two quarters of an hour, more than half of the bandits on the mountain were gone in an instant.

One of the women was pregnant. Seeing that almost all the people on the mountain had been killed, she looked at Jiang Dichen and cursed, "You murderer, you will not die well."

After she finished speaking, she knelt on the ground with a plop, kowtowed and cried bitterly, "Oh God, please save us quickly. We are all forced to do this. If we can live a normal life, who would be willing to go up the mountain and become a bandit?"