Vol 8 Chapter 85 (1/2)

VOLUME 8 CHAPTER 85: DON’T TELL ME THIS IS DILU’S SUCCESSOR (3)

Liu Bei POV

“… My lord?”

“Ah, ah?” I was deep in my thoughts when I was called out to by Yi De and raised my head to see her troubled face, “What is the matter?”

“That’s my question to my lord, why did you go into a daze all of a sudden?”

Only then did I realise that I’d entered a state where I completely forgot everything around me.

“Ah, ah, it’s nothing, it’s nothing.” I hurriedly gathered myself together and picked up a thin brush from the table, “Alright, I’ll sign it. Where do I sign?”

“Just here.” Yi De placed the silk on the table and pointed at its lower left corner.

Un, un. I nodded as I signed and did my best forget about what I was just thinking about and clear my mind.

“My lord, why have you written my name? And my ‘飞’ isn’t written like that either.”

When she said this, I took a closer look and realised that I’d written her name without thinking. And I even used the modern simplified script for ‘飞’ instead of the traditional script ‘飛’.

“Ahhhh! Sorry about that!” I blanched and hurriedly raised my brush to write over it and write ‘劉備’ beside it. — Not to be a whiner, but it took me a month’s worth of practice before I could properly write these 2 characters.

“We can’t be playing around at a time like this. I beseech my lord to be more serious.”

“Ah, un.” I obediently nodded but complicated emotions continued to swirl in my heart. There was much I wanted to say to her but I couldn’t get the words out of my mouth.

“Umm, my lord…”

“Un?” I raised my head and looked at Yi De. She seemed like she wanted to say something to me and looked at me fervently for a long while before she finally spoke.

“Has my lord been hoping all this while–”

*Dong* *Dong* *Dong*

Before Yi De could finish, loud and heavy knocks could be heard coming from the main door.

“Coming~” Almost immediately, Guan Ping began to run over while giving a reply.

“Ah… Yi– Lord Zhang Fei, what did you want to say?” I looked up and waited for her reply.

As I looked at her, her expression grew worse and she frowned as she said, “… It’s nothing.”

She then took the piece of silk and left soon after.

Un… That’s weird. I was rather puzzled by her actions but didn’t dare to ask her as I was afraid of triggering her.

It’s fine, we still have a lot of time. If that question she was meaning to ask is truly important, she will come to look for me again. I’ll just patiently wait for her to come.

“Lord Yi Ji? What are you here for?” Guan Ping’s loud voice could be heard from inside.

Un? Yi Ji is here?

When I heard this name, I immediately got up and headed to the door. Just as I made my way to the main hall, I saw Guan Ping helping Yi Ji in. Yi Ji was holding her hips with one hand and was stumbling as she walked.

“Lord Yi Ji, what’s happened to you?” I was very anxious at first and thought that she had a.s.sailants after her but after sizing her up, I saw no wounds, “Did you run here?”

“Ah, yes.” Yi Ji said and hurriedly sat down on a stone seat before continuing in a soft voice, “Sorry… I’m a little…”

“It’s fine, just rest for a bit first.” When I saw Yi Ji having trouble speaking, I hurriedly stopped her. It’s clear that her physical capabilities are rather lacking as an administrative official.

“Guan Ping, get Lord Yi Ji some water.” I said as I waved ta Guan Ping.

“Alright.” Guan Ping said and made her way into the house.

I then sat beside Yi Ji and looked at her as she caught her breath, “What is the reason for you coming here today?”

“Haa… Haa… Imperial Uncle, someone will send you something in a bit. Imperial Uncle must not accept it at all costs.”

Ah? What is Yi Ji talking about?

“Umm–”

“Lord Yi Ji, have some water.” Just as I was about to ask her what she meant by that, Guan Ping came running back out and handed her a bowl of water.

“Ah, thank you very much.” Yi Ji received the bowl and drank many mouthfuls, her eyes bulging as she did so, “Your water is quite cool huh.”

“Yes, they found a deep well in the back.” I pointed at I said so. Yi Ji’s gaze followed my finger and she nodded as she looked toward the back.

“It’s a pity that the young mistress’ mansion doesn’t have these sort of luxuries, much less my own.” Yi Ji muttered as she looked about.

“Lord Yi Ji is here huh?” Chen Dao said as she came out carrying boxes of various sizes and saluted Yi Ji.

Yi Ji was caught by surprise and nodded, “Ah, un.”

“Imperial Uncle, this is…”