bullyxtreme Chapter 237 Dou Xianniang: Qin Qiong? How could he be worthy of me?
Chapter 237 Dou Xianniang: Qin Qiong? How could he be worthy of me?
"Uncle Bao."
Dou Jiande stood up, walked up to Qin Qiong, patted him on the shoulder, and his face was full of smiles.
He looked like a father-in-law looking at his son-in-law, increasingly satisfied with him.
"I've had someone calculate an auspicious day; five days from now, you will marry Xianniang."
"At that time, you two, husband and wife, will work together to resist the imperial court and strengthen the Dou family's foundation. What do you say?"
His words were spoken with such earnestness and importance, showing how much he valued them.
It was as if Qin Qiong was not a newly recruited general, but the future pillar of his Dou family.
"Yes, I will certainly not let my father-in-law down."
Qin Qiong nodded, cupped his hands in response, and forced a smile on his face.
Although he had never met Dou Xianniang, he had heard that she was beautiful, courageous, and a heroine, and was quite famous in Hebei.
If he could marry such a woman, it wouldn't be a disgrace to Qin Qiong's reputation.
"Father, your daughter is getting married, but why didn't I know?"
Just then, a clear and melodious female voice suddenly rang out, breaking the harmonious atmosphere in the tent.
Everyone turned their heads and looked towards the entrance of the main tent.
A tall woman, dressed in a white silk battle robe and with a long sword at her waist, walked nimbly into the tent like a gust of wind.
She had a beautiful face, but her brows carried a heroic air, and her gaze swept over everyone in the tent like lightning.
"Thread Girl, you're finally back."
When Dou Jiande saw the person who had arrived, his face lit up with joy, and he quickly went to greet him.
However, just as Dou Xianniang said, the matter of marrying her off to Qin Qiong was also done by her father without consulting her first.
Although it was a case of acting first and reporting later, Qin Qiong was still a handsome man.
He has both martial arts skills and fame, although his reputation has been somewhat tarnished lately.
But Dou Jiande felt that there was no need to be bound by these rules.
The two got married, and neither of them lost out.
Moreover, Qin Qiong had fierce generals like Luo Shixin and Qin Yong by his side, each of whom was a brave warrior capable of taking on a hundred men.
For the Dou family's business empire, this was absolutely a profitable deal; they made a fortune.
Qin Qiong's gaze unconsciously fell on Dou Xianniang, looking her up and down.
Just as the rumors said, she was born with a beautiful appearance and a tall, straight figure, possessing both the gentleness of a woman and the heroic spirit of a warrior.
Qin Qiong believed that he was good-looking and brave enough to be worthy of this woman.
The gloom that had been hanging over Luo Yi's death was now somewhat dispelled.
"Uncle Bao, come and greet the Thread Maiden."
Seeing Qin Qiong staring blankly at his daughter, Dou Jiande quickly spoke to him, breaking the brief awkwardness.
"My name is Qin Qiong, Qin Shubao." Qin Qiong came to his senses and quickly stepped forward.
With what he considered his most polite smile on his face, he cupped his hands and said, "It is truly an honor to meet you, Sister Xian."
"Oh."
Dou Xianniang chuckled softly, but there was no warmth in her laughter.
She suppressed the undisguised disdain in her eyes and said calmly, "Don't call me that so intimately. We're not that close."
She naturally looked down on Qin Qiong.
Dou Xianniang has traveled all over the country and seen countless heroes and valiant men. What kind of people hasn't she met?
Qin Qiong recognized Li Mi as his master, then abandoned him and ultimately killed him with his own hands; this was disloyalty.
After leaving his uncle Luo Yi, he became his enemy and fought with him, which is unfilial.
When he was in Wagang, he joined forces with his brothers to suppress others and ostracize Lü Xiao, which was unrighteous.
To abandon one's sworn brothers and lead troops to attack them is unjust.
How could she possibly look up to such a disloyal, unfilial, inhumane, and unjust person?
To marry him?
She was genuinely afraid that one day, this man beside her might, for some personal gain, inadvertently harm her as well.
"It's alright." Qin Qiong's smile froze for a moment, but he quickly recovered.
"After we get married, we will be a family."
By then, we'll naturally become acquainted.
He was very satisfied with Dou Xianniang, so much so that his recent worries were overshadowed.
He was determined to have this woman.
"Yes, yes, after marriage, we'll be family."
Seeing this, Dou Jiande quickly stepped in to smooth things over, smiling and agreeing.
What does it mean to be a perfect match?
This is what you call a perfect match!
Looking at the couple in front of him, he felt they were a perfect match.
"Father, when did I ever say I wanted to marry him?"
Dou Xianniang turned her head and looked at Dou Jiande with a puzzled expression, as if she were looking at a stranger.
"Sister Xian, you two are a perfect match!"
Dou Jiande's smile froze.
He had thought of everything: he knew Qin Qiong would agree, his daughter would come back, and the Dou family would prosper in the future.
He never expected that his daughter would go against his wishes and embarrass him in public.
"I know nothing about her looks," Dou Xianniang said bluntly, her disdain clearly written on her face. "But her talent, that may not be true."
Previously, she had wanted to show Qin Qiong some leniency, after all, it was in the main tent, under the watchful eyes of everyone.
But Qin Qiong pressed on relentlessly, repeatedly referring to them as family, so there was no need to hold back any longer.
"Shubao, Heita, you two go and wait outside the tent."
Dou Jiande's face turned ashen. He took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and spoke to his confidants in the tent.
Subsequently, Liu Heita, Wang Fubao, and others walked out of the main tent one after another.
Qin Qiong glanced at Dou Xianniang with a gloomy expression, then turned and left.
Inside the tent, only Dou Jiande and his daughter remained.
"Thread Girl, what do you mean by this?"
My father chose Shubao as my son-in-law for your sake, for the sake of the Dou family!
And you, in public, say you look down on him! Where does that leave his face?
Dou Jiande plopped down in a chair, his face extremely gloomy.
"Father, without Qin Qiong, our Dou family would not have succeeded, nor would we have been able to repel the imperial army?"
Despite Dou Jiande's questioning, Dou Xianniang remained composed and retorted.
What kind of scenes hasn't she seen? How could she be frightened by a few words from her father?
"You look down on the talented men in the army, and you also look down on Uncle Bao!"
"Give your father a reason. What kind of person do you want, a celestial being?"
Dou Jiande was speechless after being rebuked, and after a long while, he finally managed to utter a single sentence.
How much did Dou Jiande worry about for this daughter?
He asked people to introduce him to many talented young men, including military generals, scholars, scions of prominent families, and heroes from humble backgrounds.
But no matter who it was, she refused to even glance at them, which was truly distressing.
"Does Father want to hear the truth?"
Dou Xianniang glanced outside the tent and saw that Qin Qiong and the others had not gone far; they were standing not far away.
If the father and daughter spoke even a little louder, they could be heard clearly from outside.
"you say!"
Dou Jiande slammed his hand on the table, making the teacups on it jump.
"My daughter doesn't think much of Qin Qiong, not because he's not brave enough," Dou Xianniang said in a low voice, leaning close to Dou Jiande, "but because he's a despicable person."