Vol 8 Chapter 78 (2/2)

Then she suddenly bowed and said, “Actually, I lied to you.”

…

Eh?

“Umm, what do you mean?” Yun Chang was perplexed as well.

“I discussed this matter a few nights ago with the young mistress,” Yi Ji said with a victorious smile, “The young mistress was very surprisingly understanding, and I myself understood your intent behind the decision to move to Xinye.”

Ah… What the heck, so that’s what happened huh… I can finally rest easy now.

“You’re not lying to me now, are you?”

“I don’t usually lie.”

Didn’t you just do so? And how dare you say it so confidently after tricking me several times over now.

“Presently, there are not many feudal lords who will think for their subordinates.” Yi Ji leaned her head to the side as she said so, “Imperial Uncle is really weird. If you were truly thinking about your subordinates, pardon me for saying this, you should have taken Jing state by force.”

“Lord Yi Ji, that shows that you still don’t understand big brother.” Before I could answer, Yun Chang took a step forward and replied, “My big brother is a man of honour. Taking Jing state by force is something that goes against his values. Moreover, Lord Liu Biao is a benevolent and capable ruler. If taking Jing state by force will only lead to hards.h.i.+p and suffering for the people, big brother will definitely not do it.”

Yun Chang said all this in one breath. She definitely has more skill with words than I do.

“To be honest, it’s a lot simpler than that,” I hurriedly continued when Yun Chang finished in the hopes of finis.h.i.+ng it myself, “This place belongs to my elder brother so I can’t just take it for myself.”

Leaving aside the depth of our brotherly relations, I am truly grateful to Liu Biao for taking me in. There is no way I could possibly repay this favour with enmity.

Unless Liu Biao himself plans on giving me Jing state, but this is impossible.

“That’s alright. If Imperial Uncle is going to go that far, then I have nothing more to say.” Yi Ji swung down her sleeves as she said so, “Though I did say you were weird, you are weird beyond comprehension.”

“Haha, I’ll take it that you’re praising me.”

“Don’t think too much about it, big brother, Lord Yi Ji is indeed praising you.” Yun Chang seems to understand what Yi Ji said and nodded as she said so.

Whatever, I’ll just leave it at that.

“But I can finally rest easy now then.”

Liu Qi and her side are not angry with me, and I can avoid Cai Mao and Lady Cai for a while after moving to Xinye.

“Ah, about that, I hope that Imperial Uncle doesn’t lower his guard.”

“Eh?” Just as I was feeling relieved, Yi Ji’s face became serious once more.

She looked about and spoke to Yun Chang and I in a soft voice, “If the young mistress and I are correct, then Cai Mao and Lady Cai should be plotting something that will bring harm to Imperial Uncle.”

“Eh? Why is that?”

“Though you are leaving to Xinye, the threat posed to them by you has not been eliminated.” Yi Ji continued, “During these few days, you will be preparing to move out to Xinye, and will be at your most vulnerable. If I am someone who wishes to bring harm to you, I will act in this period and eliminate the threat once and for all.”

As she said so, Yi Ji even did a slicing motion against her neck with her hand. But because her face was rigid and expressionless while she did so, it was more comical than scary.

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