It was just a slap, yet he faced such cruel punishment.
For a soldier who has been stationed at the border for years, this is simply unacceptable!
Even though the General rewarded him clearly and gave him a large sum of silver, it couldn’t heal the pain in his heart!
Da Panghu, with no parents or family, remained stationed at the border while other soldiers returned home during the negotiation with Great Xia.
He was completely unaware of what was happening in the Royal City.
He mistakenly thought the Great Xia Princess was the Destructive Demoness.
After losing one hand, he didn’t seek the General’s help but returned home in the Royal City alone.
Upon returning, he found the Royal City had changed.
Originally, only the main and upper streets were bustling and thriving, while the lower street was messy, and its people were like children without mothers, uncared for.
But now, aside from the residents of the lower street not being able to compare to the upper street, the streets are clean, with no beggars in sight, and there are even small market stalls with people living and working in prosperity...
Later, when dining at his brother and sister-in-law’s house, Da Panghu heard them mention the Great Xia Princess and learned of all she had done for the Bianliao citizens.
He didn’t quite believe it, so he personally sought out his brother working at the Royal Palace for more information.
Eventually, it was only after drinking with Banlai that he realized he had almost caused a great disaster.
If not for the Deputy General’s obstruction, he would have truly killed that woman...
He regretted it.
Not because of the General’s favor, but genuinely realizing his mistake.
When the General returned from the border with the Little Princess, Da Panghu would visit daily to apologize.
But he never got to see the Little Princess and was always driven away.
He tried everything, not asking the General to heal his hand or return him to the military.
After all, he had initially disregarded the main General’s orders...
Even in a coma, the General thought of his wife and had a portrait drawn to prevent someone from failing to recognize her and inadvertently harming her.
And he, knowing that woman’s identity, still considered...
He wanted to seek the wife’s forgiveness, doing all he could to make amends.
Thus, upon hearing that the wife was going to the market to trade, he investigated everything days in advance, finding out the most prosperous and noticeable spot, and rolled out his bedding to claim the place overnight.
"It’s not like I sent him off." Yelyu Lie hugged his little wife, unwilling to let go, "Nuannuan, are you still angry?"
That day, Yelyu Lie was indeed blinded by anger.
He was truly intent on killing.
Since that dream, he understood why Little Jiaojiao always appeared optimistic, cheerful, and bright.
Because her parents in that world had raised her well.
Her surroundings were filled with love and kindness.
She had been pampered growing up, even her parents were unwilling to hurt her, and he cherished her in his heart, unwilling to let her suffer any grievance.
How could she be slapped by a fool?!
All his reason disappeared whenever it came to matters concerning Little Jiaojiao.
But over time, he calmed down, glad that Nuannuan had stopped him.
However, as his little wife was unwilling to forgive that fool, he never mentioned it...
"I’m not angry anymore, didn’t husband stand up for me?" Yun Chunnuan wrapped her arms around the man’s waist, looking up at him, "Actually, when I noticed he was about to strike, I had the chance to enter the Storage Ring Space.
But in doing so, once you realized, who knows how many families you’d want to wipe out...
I’m lucky to have met Na Jiezhe, or else it would’ve been impossible to resolve."
This was the first time Yelyu Lie heard his little wife speak of this; while surprised, he was somewhat perplexed, "I thought you harbored anger, hence why you had chased him away repeatedly. Banlai has already warned him; in the future, there won’t be..."
"Chased him away?" Yun Chunnuan blinked, "I didn’t, I haven’t seen him since returning from the border, how would I chase him away?"
Yun Chunnuan heard about Da Panghu visiting daily, initially planning to see him, but her husband drove him away every day, so she refrained from intervening.
"Wasn’t it you who drove him away?" She was inexplicably confused.
"It wasn’t; the first few times he visited, Qiao’er chased him away, and I thought you were annoyed by him, so afterward..."
They paused in their conversation.
"It was Qiao’er, huh? How did she know?"
"With a loudmouthed brother, guess how she knew."
Yun Chunnuan thought of Qiao’er storming around every morning and had asked why, only to be told she’d been bitten by a dog...
She couldn’t help but laugh, "Qiao’er protects me as if I’m her eye, surely she troubled Da Panghu greatly. That’s enough, he’s been punished, after all, he’s a soldier safeguarding the nation; husband just let it go."