The Concubine’s Daughter Came Around - Chapter 41

Chapter 41: Want to Be a General

Translator: Sherry Wang

Dong Ling accepted whatever Wu Jitian offered. But it didn’t mean she gave in to him.

Like she said, “He gives me everything. But I don’t ask him to. Why don’t I accept them? I’ll be a real idiot if I waste them!”

Maids, who were assigned to take care of Dong Ling, were amused. They excitedly discussed if Prince Jitian would get angry after he knew what Dong Ling said.

Dong Ling had meant to stay away from Wu Jitian before she talked to him again. But before she got ready, Wu Jitian was busy again. She didn’t see him almost every day. Looked like he ran into some problem.

One day, Dong Ling finally saw Lin Zang when she was taking a walk. She grabbed him and asked, “Tell me. Is Prince Jitian in some trouble?”

Dong Ling was caring for the prince and Lin Zang didn’t dare to give her cold-shoulder. He scratched his head and it took him quite a long time to think about it.

Dong Ling squinted as she saw at Lin Zang racking his brains to find an excuse.

Finally, he replied, “Miss Dong. Don’t get the wrong idea. His Highness… has been taking care of the border stuff.”

Well, Lin Zang was always an honest guy. Dong Ling saw at a glance that he was hiding something! She gave out some killing intent immediately!

“His Highness is in the study! Go ask him by yourself!” Lin Zang yelled before Dong Ling asked again. He was really scared of her!

“Okay. Good boy!” said Dong Ling. She let go of him, turned around and headed for the study.

Lin Zang was left alone, dispirited. It seemed that he always “betrayed” his master to keep himself safe from Dong Ling.

“Wu Jitian?” asked Dong Ling when she pushed the door of the study open and walked in.

Right at this moment, Wu Jitian was reading a memorial to the throne carefully at his desk. “Bang!” the kicking noise freaked him out!

“It must be Dong Ling!” he thought, considering the way the door was slammed.

“Oh, you find me!” Wu Jitian said with an awkward smile. Immediately, he knew Lin Zang sold him out again. He asked Dong Ling to sit down and made some tea for her.

Dong Ling sat down, embarrassed. She admitted that she was kind of narrow-minded and she had been angry with him for quite a few days. Luckily, he wasn’t annoyed.

However, when Wu Jitian sat down with her, neither of them talked.

“Uh… You know… I come to see what you’ve been up to and if I can help.” said Dong Ling. She broke the ice, because she came willingly.

“Oh, I’m just busy with some military stuff. You know, for the boarder. The peace is only superficial. We can’t achieve the real peace until Xiongnu were eliminated.” Wu Jitian replied seriously though he chuckled to himself at Dong Ling’s embarrassment.

“You’re right. Xiongnu are a great threat.” Dong Ling muttered to herself. There was a terrible sadness in her eyes, too.

“How about this?” Dong Ling stood up quickly before Wu Jitian realized, grabbed his sleeve and asked, “How about making me a general? You saw what I could do, didn’t you?”

Dong Ling brought up her intention again. She pressed her hand on Wu Jitian’s arm excitedly.

Wu Jitian thought about it. Wow, she was really good at setting a trap! He asked, “Why do you insist on being a general? Just to take revenge from your family? Aren’t you abusing public power?”

“Our nation matters more than the small family. I just want to defend our nation!” replied Dong Ling.

She took back her hand and looked gloomy! She was astonished! Because she didn’t even know Wu Jitian judged her like this.

“Defend our nation?” Wu Jitian asked with a faint smile. He took up his tea cup, sipped some tea and replied nothing more.

“Think about my marital arts! Am I not qualified to be a general or fight a war?”

Dong Ling looked up and asked with great confidence.

“I trust you!” replied Wu Jitian. He stared at Dong Ling with great concern and continued with determination, “But in a war, people get killed! However strong you are, you’re a girl. You can’t fight so many guys!”

He worried about Dong Ling. If he failed to take care of her and she was hurt or killed, he would blame himself for the rest of his life.

Dong Ling looked into his eyes. She had never seen him getting worried like that. And he was concerned about her.

Her heart got softened. Dong Ling put aside the general stuff and remained silent as if she gave in.

Just then, there came Lin Zang’s voice.

“Your Highness. Here is your lunch. Oh, and… Miss Pan has come. She wants to see you!”

He walked in, put the lunchbox on the desk and said to Dong Ling, “Miss Dong, I bring your lunch, too. Why don’t you stay and enjoy it with His Highness?”

After he finished, he winked to Wu Jitian craftily.

“Miss Pan? Pan who?” asked Wu Jitian.

He frowned and didn’t even remember who Lin Zang referred to.

“Miss Pan Qiyi, known as the most beautiful girl in capital.” Lin Zang remined him.

Hearing Pan Qiyi was here, Dong Ling was suddenly displeased! All the tenderness in her heart vanished. She said coldly to Wu Jitian, “I want to be a general and fight a war. And I’m going to do it, whether you agree or not.”

“I need a reason to make you a general. And that’s the mutual trust between a commander and his soldiers.” replied Wu Jitian.

“I don’t care! I’m going, even if I have to first be a solider.”

Dong Ling persisted. And Wu Jitian didn’t know how to persuade her.

“Knock. Knock.”

Pan Qiyi knocked at the door. Dong Ling looked angrier! “What a spoilt girl!” Dong Ling thought, “Why does she come to the study instead of waiting in the lobby? Is she so anxious to see Wu Jitian?”

Wu Jitian was also fed up with Pan Qiyi. He said impatiently, “I’m having lunch. And I don’t think I can meet you now. Why don’t you just leave?”

Pan Qiyi, standing out of the door, felt aggrieved! She came to see him, but he was so rude! Tears welled up in her eyes!

Realizing that she didn’t want to leave, some loyal servants came up and urged her before she finally left.

Just a few minutes later, Dong Ling put down her chopsticks. She had so much in her mind and Pan Qiyi interrupted them. She had lost her appetite.

She said, “I’ve finished and I’m leaving.”

Wu Jitian had meant to explain. But he didn’t stop her since she had stood up.

He sighed secretly. Well, he had expected to enjoy the lunch with her so that he could thaw the atmosphere. “Fine, forget it.” thought he.

Hardly had Dong Ling walked out of Wu Jitian’s mansion did she met Pan Qiyi, who still didn’t want to leave.