Good morning Daming

Chapter 1080 You deserve to die

Just as Jiang Qingzhi was fooling Lu Song in the Ministry of Revenue, Dou Jialan came to a quiet alley on horseback.

There weren't many people in the alley, but the gates of every household were quite large... The size of the gates was not something that could be set at random. The gates could only be set according to the rank of the official or the title.

If anyone oversteps the mark and is caught and impeached by the censor, the Taoist priest, who dislikes parasites, will be very happy to demote him or deduct his salary.

A doorman was basking in the sun outside. He squinted and saw Dou Jialan. He muttered, "No wonder I heard crows cawing when I woke up today. It turned out to be the Jinyiwei's dog."

Jinyiwei had the duty to monitor the dignitaries in the capital, and the dignitaries were quite afraid of him. When they drank too much, they would curse Lu Bing or Jinyiwei. The men also had a bad impression of Jinyiwei.

Dou Jialan dismounted, walked to the side door of a large house, and knocked on the door knocker.

There was a small wooden window on the side door. The window was opened and the doorman took a look from behind. "It's Captain Dou. Are you here to pay your debt?"

"Yes."

"Wait."

"it is good."

Dou Jialan turned around, and the doorman from the house next door glared at her with his hands in his sleeves, "So it's this guy."

Dou Jialan stood there silently, the morning autumn sun shining on her feet. She looked down at the sunlight on her shoes and thought of the time when her father held her hand when she was young.

At that time, my father had not yet become addicted to gambling. As a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he had a lot of work to do, but whenever he had time, he would go home and take his daughter out to play with a smile on his face.

——Dad’s little Jialan, Dad has found a good marriage for you. The child is fair and well-behaved, and will definitely treat you well in the future.

Dou Jialan was five years old at that time.

Her father always thought she didn't understand these things, but she did.

She understands love!
She felt her father's deep love from his words and actions.

Her father often took her to busy places and asked her what she liked to eat. As long as she pointed at that thing, her father would always buy it without hesitation no matter how much it cost.

Every time she went home, she brought a lot of things with her. Once, someone from the Imperial Guard came to visit her home. When he saw the well-behaved Dou Jialan, he smiled and praised her. After drinking too much, he said, "Brother Dou dotes on his daughter so much, but after all, his daughter belongs to someone else's family..."

The father was drunk and said with a straight look in his eyes: "This is my child, my flesh and blood. What does it mean that she belongs to someone else's family... Even if she is married or old, isn't she my daughter? This flesh and blood is here!"

At that time, Dou Jialan was seven years old.

Bone and blood!

She remembered the word firmly.

When I was eleven, my father started going out early and coming back late, sometimes not coming home all night.

Later she found out that it was at that time that her father became addicted to gambling.

The days that followed were like a nightmare.

The loving father gradually changed and became a stranger.

He lost all the money in his family and started selling things.

The items were sold out, he hesitated for a moment, and finally stared at the daughter he once loved so much.

He found a new family for his daughter. That family was rich, but...

What the capital city lacks the least is rich people.

Just before the engagement, my father died.

Died on the way to escape debt.

The news was brought by a gambler friend, who looked Dou Jialan up and down and said it was a pity.

Dou Jialan went to the scene in a daze.

My father was lying in a small alley. His eyes, which once held such kindness, had become cloudy and he stared blankly at the sky.

The fatal wound was in the chest.

My father once said: There will be no scars on the back of a warrior.

But wasn’t my father’s will destroyed by gambling a long time ago?
Dou Jialan was still able to think about this problem calmly at that moment.

My mother was ill, and Dou Jialan took care of my father's funeral arrangements.

She numbly did everything she was supposed to do. When the neighbors came to pay their respects, they were filled with pity when they saw her handling all these things alone.

A woman used this to warn her daughter-in-law: "Look, it's so miserable to have no son in the family. You're complaining after only giving birth to two children. Go back and have more."

Before my father's funeral was over, the creditor came to the door and demanded the debt with the IOU note written by my father.

When the mother heard the news, she started yelling and said she wanted to remarry.

If you remarry, you will be part of another family, and your ex-husband’s debts have nothing to do with you.

The debt collector sneered, "I'll give you ten days."

Five days later, my mother hastily remarried.

Facing the creditor again, Dou Jialan said: "I will pay this debt!"

The debt collector looked at her in surprise, probably not expecting Dou Jialan to admit it voluntarily.

After all, she is a daughter, not a son, and the principle of "a son paying for his father's debts" doesn't work for Dou Jialan.

The cause of my father's death was no secret within the Jinyiwei, but it was said to the outside world that he died in the line of duty, saying that they could not afford to lose this person.

On the second day after his father's death, Dou Jialan went to the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

My father had made great contributions and was rewarded with the title of a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but since he had no son, there was a problem as to who would take over.

"I come."

Dou Jialan said.

Upon hearing the news, the Jinyiwei people came out to watch the fun.

"How can a woman join the Jinyiwei? Isn't this ridiculous!"

"My dear, the Imperial Guard is not a place to play around. If you are not careful, someone could get killed!"

Jinyiwei not only monitors the capital, but also the whole country. If you keep an eye on others, will they just accept it?

Just like the missing Jinyiwei in Xin'an Lane, the number of missing or dead Jinyiwei every year is at least in double digits.

Dou Jialan was still a young girl at the time. She wore her father's embroidered spring sword on her waist and said, "I can use a sword."

Someone laughed, "It's not a play knife, is it?"

Dou Jialan said: "How about you try it?"

Everyone started to make a fuss, and someone brought out a wooden sword for sparring.

Just one blow and the man fell to his knees.

Dou Jialan looked at everyone and asked, "Can I do it?"

That guy wasn't the best fighter among the Jinyiwei, but his swordsmanship was pretty good.

He blushed and said that he had underestimated his enemy, but he refused to attack again.

Lu Bing was startled by the noise and came out to investigate.

Join the Imperial Guard? And she's a woman!
Women have no inheritance rights.

So everyone thought that Lu Bing would not agree.

But Lu Bing just hesitated for a moment and nodded.

From then on, the Embroidered Uniform Guard had an additional female centurion.

Even after a long time, the Jinyiwei were still puzzled by Lu Bing's agreement to let Dou Jialan inherit the title of centurion.

This is also one of the major unsolved mysteries of the Jinyiwei.

Dou Jialan lived frugally while in the Jinyiwei, and his clothes were always the official robes of the Jinyiwei, and the same went for his shoes.

She never used makeup all year round, and even her hairpins were made of wood.

As a centurion of the Jinyiwei, she was a maverick in the Jinyiwei and never got close to anyone. With such a personality, she could not be promoted in the Jinyiwei. If everything remained unchanged, she would repeat such days day after day.

Just after the news that she had joined the Imperial Guard spread, someone from the family that her father had arranged for her came.

He was very polite and said that he felt the same way and if there was anything he could help with, just ask.

Looks polite, but distant.

Dou Jialan was silent for a moment, then said, "How about cancelling the engagement?"

The future of such a lonely woman can only rely on her husband, but someone from her husband's family came to cancel the engagement... If the news gets out, the outside world will poke holes in his family's spine.

The visitor didn't know what excuse to use, but unexpectedly Dou Jialan took the initiative to ask for a breakup, and he felt relieved.

The cancellation of the engagement went smoothly. The family finally gave some money, but Dou Jialan refused to accept a penny.

Her fate changed only when she was ordered to go south to find the king's brother-in-law.

"Dou Baihu!"

The steward came out, Dou Jialan turned around, took out the bundle and opened it, "This is 1,900 coins, the debt, I have paid it off, please return the debt note of my father."

The steward smiled and said, "There's no rush for this matter. By the way, my master said that he hasn't seen such a filial daughter for many years and wants to meet Captain Dou. It just so happens that the note is with the master..."

Dou Jialan hesitated for a moment, and the steward said, "The Sun family is not a den of dragons and tigers."

The Sun family was a powerful family in the capital. Their ancestors had made great contributions during the Xuande Dynasty and were granted the title of marquis.

The Dechang Marquis passed down to this generation, and the head of the family was called Sun Ying. Sun Ying was over fifty years old and looked quite wealthy. However, when his eyes moved, it seemed as if he could see through a person from the inside out.

"I've met the Marquis!"

Dou Jialan bowed and smelled some alcohol.

Sun Ying looked her over and over as if he was looking at a piece of merchandise.

"I have always been curious about how a weak woman could enter the Jinyiwei and inherit the position of a hundred households. What was Lu Bing thinking? In addition, a woman was willing to pay off the debts of her deceased father. What was she trying to achieve?"

Dou Jialan said calmly: "Nothing else, I just want my late father's soul to rest in peace."

"Are you worried that the debt will go to the underworld and make your father suffer?" Sun Ying laughed.

"Yes." said Dou Jialan.

Then there was silence.

The smell of alcohol became more and more distinct.

And it’s very rich.

It was obvious that the marquis had started drinking early in the morning and had drunk a lot.

"Have you ever thought about leaving the Jinyiwei?"

"have not thought."

"It's not easy for a woman in the Jinyiwei to get married." Sun Ying burped and smiled happily, "I heard that you work for others outside?"

"Yes."

Sun Ying took a sip of tea and licked his lips. "You are twenty, right? At this age, others would have already become mothers. It's not easy! Are you willing to come to the Marquis' Mansion?"

"No need." Dou Jialan's body gradually tensed up.

"Why keep people at a distance?" Sun Ying waved his hand, and the manager quietly left.

Dou Jialan looked up and said, "Sir, please return my father's debt note."

"In a hurry?"

"Yes."

"But things are a little difficult."

"Ok?"

"When your father borrowed money...did he ever hear about compound interest?"

"I've heard of it. But my father didn't borrow money at interest."

“Who has the final say on whether it is compound interest or not?”

Sun Ying's eyes were filled with a playful look, like a cat playing with a mouse. "Lu Bing finally regretted letting you leave the Jinyiwei. It's not easy for a weak woman to survive outside. Come to the Marquis' Mansion. I'll leave a place for you in the backyard..."

"I say, no need." Dou Jialan said coldly.

"Then the debt is compounded interest!"

Sun Ying burped, stood up and walked to Dou Jialan, "Tsk tsk! Such a beautiful girl, wasting her time away from home, isn't it a pity? Come, I will love you!"

As he spoke, Sun Ying reached out and touched Dou Jialan's cheek.

Dou Jialan took a step back, "My Lord, please respect yourself!"

"That's compound interest!" Sun Ying lost his patience and opened his arms to hug Dou Jialan.

"Your father is dead, but even after death, debts cannot be forgiven! Now that you have saved up, it is at least hundreds of thousands of dollars."

Dou Jialan took another step back, and the door was behind him. But the door was closed without him noticing.

"You hide, you hide again!" Sun Ying smiled proudly, "I have tasted all kinds of women, except for the centurions of the Jinyiwei. Come, wear this dress and let me love you."

"My Lord, please don't push me too far!"

"Don't learn from your damn father. He was an ignorant fool and his death is not worth a pity...After so many years, do you also want to follow his old path?"

Dou Jialan's body shook and he suddenly froze.

"Hahahaha!"

Sun Ying was overjoyed and hugged him with both hands.

Choking!

There was a pop.

Sun Ying widened his eyes and stared at Dou Jialan, "You..."

Dou Jialan thrust the long knife in hard, "You, deserve to die!"

(End of this chapter)