Chapter 379 159: Qing Lian's Sacrifice

Xu Lei even personally led a team to the city where Brother Dao was hiding to carry out the arrest.

Brother Dao really was something else. He was surprisingly sharp and quickly sensed something was wrong, going on the run throughout the city.

Since there were no security cameras in this era, he almost managed to escape.

But in the end, with the army closing in, he had nowhere to run and nowhere to hide.

He was captured by Xu Lei.

Xu Lei immediately crippled Brother Dao's four limbs, then brought him directly back to the estate.

"Mother! This is the bandit leader who led the deadly home invasion back then!" Xu Lei announced. "The others have also been brought to justice!"

"I want to do it myself!" Xu Lei's mother declared.

Then, as Brother Dao watched in terror, Xu Lei's mother slit his throat with a single slash of a knife.

Brother Dao was killed in their home.

The family's grudge had finally been settled.

"Next, son, what you need to do is give Mother a grandson. Then I can finally be at ease!"

Xu Lei's mother then added, "After that, Mother will have nothing more to ask for."

Hearing this, Di Xixi and Di Mengmeng, who were standing nearby, looked a little awkward.

Because both of them had given birth to daughters.

They both began to suspect there might be a problem with their Di Family bloodline.

Although, over the past three months, Xu Lei had gotten both of them pregnant again.

But they didn't know if they were carrying daughters once more.

"You two, don't overthink it."

At that moment, Xu Lei's mother said, "I was just feeling sentimental all of a sudden! You two are wonderful. Having you as my daughters-in-law is a blessing for our Xu Family!"

"Mother, how about we find another wife for the General?"

Di Xixi suggested, "This time, why don't you personally select one, Mother? What do you think?"

Previously, it was Di Xixi who had arranged for Di Mengmeng.

However, Di Mengmeng hadn't produced a son either.

So this time, Di Xixi directly suggested that Xu Lei's mother make the arrangements.

"Yes, why not take another wife?"

Di Mengmeng added, "As long as the General doesn't forget about us, that's all that matters. Besides, other generals have more than two wives!"

"Is that really necessary?"

Xu Lei said, "Xixi and Mengmeng will surely give birth to a son. Besides, whether it's a boy or a girl is often determined by the husband's 'seed.' And Mother, your health is not so bad now either."

"Then I will find one."

But Xu Lei's mother ignored his opinion, simply saying, "Xixi, Mengmeng, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you two with this."

Seeing this, Xu Lei could only remain silent.

After all, in this feudal society, filial piety came first. It wasn't his place to object.

「Just three days later.」

Xu Lei's mother brought back a young girl of fifteen or sixteen, saying her name was Zhao Xiaoru.

She was the daughter of a minor merchant family whose business had recently failed.

She was willing to enter the Xu Family as a maid—the kind who sells herself into bondage, forfeiting all personal freedom, even control over her own life and death.

This kind of maid didn't even require a wedding ceremony.

"Xiaoru, serve the General well tonight. If you can give him a son..."

Xu Lei's mother pushed Zhao Xiaoru into Xu Lei's arms and said, "Then you can be elevated to the status of a concubine."

Seeing this, Xu Lei understood his mother's intentions.

She was worried that Di Xixi and Di Mengmeng would be unhappy, so she had simply found a beautiful, innocent young girl to serve as a maid.

This way, it would likely be easier for Di Xixi and Di Mengmeng to accept the situation.

At this moment, Zhao Xiaoru's face was beet red.

"Xiaoru greets the General," she said to Xu Lei.

As Xu Lei looked at Zhao Xiaoru, he felt she bore a slight resemblance to the Zhao Xiaocha of the past.

He suspected she might be from Zhao Xiaocha's bloodline.

'But even if she is, it doesn't matter. So many generations have passed, anyway.'

'There's no longer an issue of being too closely related; any children we have would surely be healthy.'

"Alright, son. Since you have the day off today, there's no need to wait for tonight. Go make me a grandson right now."

Then, Xu Lei's mother stated even more directly, "The bathwater and everything is ready. I've already had the servants prepare it."

It was still broad daylight.

However, Xu Lei didn't feel he could refuse.

Without another word, he scooped Zhao Xiaoru up in his arms and entered the room.

Then, Xu Lei stripped and got into the bathtub.

Nearby, Zhao Xiaoru was still standing there in a daze.

She nervously clutched the corner of her clothes.

"Take off your clothes, get in, and bathe with me. After that, I will consummate our union," Xu Lei said directly.

"Yes, General." Zhao Xiaoru obediently replied, "Please be gentle with me, General."

And just like that, Xu Lei had another woman.

「In the blink of an eye, another month had passed.」

Because Di Xixi and Di Mengmeng were already pregnant, Xu Lei had been exclusively doting on Zhao Xiaoru during this time.

And on this day, Zhao Xiaoru also became pregnant.

Whether it was a boy or a girl, of course, was still unknown.

What Xu Lei didn't expect was that on this very evening, another old gentleman arrived at his door, accompanied by a rather pretty young woman.

The young woman was a premium, full-figured type, but her features were delicate and she carried a scholarly air about her.

She had a large rear and an ample bosom.

Xu Lei, of course, hurried to welcome them.

Because this was the very same old gentleman his mother had spoken of—the one who had spoken up for justice when she was in distress.

"I've run into some trouble recently, and my family may be facing a reversal of fortune."

The old gentleman said directly, "I have come to your door today in the hopes that General Xu might take my granddaughter in as a wife!"

"Huh?" Xu Lei was stunned.

This was an offer he certainly couldn't refuse; after all, he was indebted to the man.

'I never wanted to have three wives and four concubines in my life!'

After seeing the old man and his granddaughter off, Xu Lei couldn't help but lament inwardly, 'Why is it that ever since I returned to the secular world, women just keep flocking to me!'

But there was nothing to be done about it.

Who could blame them, when Xu Lei was such a big shot now?

He was a young, accomplished general, and handsome to boot. Many women wanted to marry him.

He hadn't intended to marry so many.

And yet, women were actively throwing themselves at him, insisting that he take them.