Chapter 1105: Chapter 266: Qu Lang’s Ingenious Plan to Pacify the Realm, Lost Both Wife and Soldiers (Part 4)
said:
"Not satisfied with the princess, so you’ve come for the royal princess, is that it?"
Lord Zheng took a deep breath,
and said:
"Don’t play with fire."
Xiong Liqing was both amused and annoyed,
and asked:
"What should a couple play with if not fire?
Play with ice cubes?
Earlier, while we were on the run, you said not to, fearing I wouldn’t be able to walk during the day, drawing attention;
now we’re already in Yan State.
Lord Zheng,
The Qu Clan’s nanny has inspected me, my body is clean."
"I know."
"Lord Zheng, you don’t want to take me away cleanly and then send me back cleanly, do you?"
Hearing this, Lord Zheng was amused and burst out laughing,
and said:
"You’re overthinking it."
Xiong Liqing pouted and said, "When Sister Feng comes back, I might not have my chance."
"She may not necessarily come back," Zheng Fan said.
Without concrete news from Siniang and A Ming, Lord Zheng couldn’t relax for a moment.
"She will definitely come back; without her around, life would be so boring."
"Oh, so there’s mutual appreciation?"
"Now that I think about it, when Sister Feng came into that shop’s private room to catch me, she was really cool. Later, spending a few days with her in the Fan Mansion, I felt this woman is really extraordinary. Sometimes I even think, if you’re busy outside in the future, I won’t feel lonely with her company in the mansion. She has so many stories."
Lord Zheng pointed at himself,
and asked:
"So, are you interested in me or her?"
...
Ren Juan and Li Fusheng walked out side by side, and Li Fusheng said: "Old Ren, I know Zheng Fan used to be your subordinate."
"Yes, so what?"
"When someone rises to prominence, they often do one thing, do you know what it is?"
"What?"
"Destroy their former superior."
"...." Ren Juan.
"You should see it too, the Lord values him highly."
"Even if he wants to take over, it depends on whether a few of us agree."
"Tsk, you talk as if the Lord needs to seek your opinion for his decisions. If you don’t agree, fine, that’s easy."
Ren Juan was momentarily speechless.
"Be open-minded. When a former subordinate suddenly emerges to stand on equal footing, anyone would feel a bit uneasy."
"I don’t. I, Ren Juan, though I may be a scoundrel, am not envious of the virtuous, especially in the military. Zheng Fan earned his rank and title on the battlefield with blood and sweat. I respect that, I accept it."
"Then you should maintain your posture."
"I understand."
The two walked a bit further, and Ren Juan said: "But a princess is a princess—she leaves a different impression."
"Didn’t you see the princess when we breached Jin State’s imperial city?"
"That one could hardly be considered a princess anymore; it was different. First, the Yu Clan had long been in decline, no more than an empty shell, not even superficial;
second, that Jin Emperor was young and seemed not very fond of women, rarely having concubines around him.
If there’s a chance in the future, during war, when we capture another nation’s capital, we should bring back a princess ourselves."
Li Fusheng smiled,
and said:
"Yes, you can do that, no one’s stopping you from going to your death."
"What do you mean by that?"
Li Fusheng looked at Ren Juan,
and said word by word:
"Taking a princess before a country’s fall is a great merit; taking a princess after a country’s fall is a capital crime."
Upon hearing this, Ren Juan exhaled deeply. What was said was very true.
Li Fusheng patted his head and said: "Ah, nearly forgot the important task, I must quickly command three hundred loud-voiced soldiers to take a trip to Town South Pass.
By the way, what was the shape that little Fan mentioned?"
Li Fusheng used his left hand to draw a circle.
Ren Juan said: "Oh, it should be like this."
Ren Juan clasped his hands together,
and said:
"It’s this, never mind, I’ll arrange people from my unit to go."
"Alright, you do it."
...
Jing Renli returned to Town South Pass and went straight to see General Nian Yao.
General Nian was sitting on the doorstep eating noodles, slurping with enjoyment.
Actually,
General Nian didn’t like sitting on doorsteps before, at least it wasn’t a habit back then.
But later, somehow heard that Lord Jingnan liked sitting on doorsteps, so General Nian followed suit.
Now,
General Nian didn’t even find sitting on a chair comfortable when eating. Only sitting on the doorstep made the meal enjoyable.
"Greetings, General."
Jing Renli saluted to General Nian.
"Sit."
General Nian patted the doorstep beside him.
Jing Renli cautiously sat down beside him.
General Nian took a sip of noodle soup,
and said:
"It is said, that once the Southern Marquis of Yan State once invited someone to sit by him just like this, the person was Lord Pingye of Yan State."
"General, I met Lord Pingye."
"Oh?"
General Nian turned his head, looked at Jing Renli, and said:
"Saw that Southern Marquis, and also saw Lord Pingye?"
"Yes, both of them, they’re together." Jing Renli paused, adding: "Their relationship is indeed very good."
"But of course."
General Nian continued eating noodles.
Jing Renli quietly peeled garlic for him.
"Phew..."
General Nian put down the bowl of noodles, picked up a clove of garlic and took a bite, and said:
"Didn’t see the main force of the Yan people?"
"Only that Yan Southern Marquis and Lord Pingye."
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