Chapter 21 (1/1)

Su Yi fretted all through the night, not even daring to ed to doze off In contrast, Wanyan Xu slept soundly, waking up with his body and spirits refreshed Looking at Su Yi as lying by his side, Wanyan Xu could see that even in repose, Su Yi's broere still tightly scrunched up, as if he was still on alert A light laugh escaped froht to himself: Is there really such a need to be so wary of ht and proper can I recklessly behave as I please For now, I need to reign in my impulses Only…

Aii I know that if I don't force you, you will not be willing to satisfy my wishes Su Su, if it co heartless It's your fault for being so good, just a little taste has made me unable to extricate myself

Seeing that Su Yi was unable to sleep peacefully, he quietly arose E from the bedchamber, with a wave of his hand, he indicated that the palacein the hall, he said: ”Let your ht and soundless, I [2] don't want hi captured, hatred over the destruction of his country, aii, hemuch torment these days”

Zi Nong covered her mouth to hide her smile and whispered to Zi Liu: “I have served our Master for a long time, but I have never known that he was such a kind man” Before she had finished, Wanyan Xu had already shot her a glare Alaron robe [3] while saying: “Your Majesty, are you going tothe capital today? I'm afraid that the neould cause uproar in court”

Wanyan Xu’s eyes grew cold and he said: “That doesn't matter, the capital must be moved sooner or later anyway” With a s that the Garden of Merriment in the Qi palace is extremely exquisite and opulent, almost as if it had been constructed by heavenly craftsmen It will be a suitable residence [4] for the Empress”

Zi Liu said: “Does thata queen for years, you now have a candidate in mind? This is a momentous decision, not only must the choice suit your Majesty's wishes, but it would be best if the Crown Prince is in agreement as well After the new queen has been crowned, she will have to assu up the Crown Prince The average person would not be able to handle this requirement”

Wanyan Xu replied: “That won't be a probleuide Shuo Er well That's enough, this is not an appropriate time to discuss such matters, they can wait until we have moved to the new capital It’s ti strides, leaving Zi Liu and Zi Nong to look at each other in dismay, neither of them sure of the intentions behind Wanyan Xu's words

As expected, Wanyan Xu's decision caused the gathered courtiers to behave as if their lightning had erupted over their heads, rendering the was in favour of this decision

Leaving aside the scene in the court, which had erupted in a storm of discussion after the initial shock had worn off, Su Yi had woken up by now Finding hiht, Su Yi could finally relax Although Su Yi was not usually religious, at this moment, he couldn't help but recite a prayer of thanks to Buddha A clear and melodious voice was suddenly heard from beyond the door: “Don’t rejoice too soon, preeneral like you would surely know this principle”

Si Yi was startled and raised his head, only to see a s a cold smile The boy's face was soft and youthful, but the expression he earing was somewhat precocious, there was a trace of imperiousness and deviousness in it that holly unsuitable for one of such tender age Of course, this little boy was none other than the Crown Prince, Wanyan Shuo Su Yi had dined with hie many words with him on that occasion His sudden appearance now startled Su Yi a little, looking around, he asked: “Why have you coh he bitterly detested Wanyan Xu, he was unable to feel antipathy for such a s how complicated politics in the palace were, for the Crown Prince to wander around alone was dangerous; people who had ill intentions could easily seize the chance to harm or even murder him

Wanyan Shuo swaggered into the roo that he table was empty, he said with dissatisfaction: “Haven't you sent for breakfast? Hurry up and order the servants to start preparing it, but have sory”

Su Yi could not decide if he should laugh or cry as he watched his guest taking over his duties as the host [5] The palaceunderstood that they could not afford to offend this little de Su Yi finally got off the bed and began to wash up and get dressed Co ablutions, he turned back and saw that Wanyan Shuo atching him closely with a fierce look in his eyes In his heart he thought: why do both the father and son use this type of gaze to look at people? But he could only ask helplessly: “What are you looking at? There isn’t a flower on my face”

Wanyan Shuo assumed an earnest demeanor and said with a nod of his head: “It is precisely because there are no flowers that I's painted on in rouge and power, I wouldn't spare the, he propped up his chin on one of his s, ifto you, would I come to loathe you as much as I loathe all his concubines”

Su Yi was greatly shocked, in his heart, he again thought: like father like son indeed! Not satisfied unless they can say so, evidently this trait was common to both of them as well Su Yi hurriedly put on a sombre expression and said: “You don’t have to think about that, it is impossible Your Royal Father is the most powerful man under the sun, he can have his pick As the Crown Prince, you should be concerned witharound as you please, just to cause problems for the concubines responsible for your care”

Wanyan Shuo continued gazing at him steadily, as if he was unable to take his eyes off Su Yi He suddenly burst out laughing and said: “no wonder my royal father has been captivated by you, there is really so about you indeed If I shouldthe Great Qi become even harder to realise? Are you really General Su Yi, ould rather choose death over surrender? How coood of our Jin Liao? Ha ha ha”

Having been rebuked by Wanyan Shuo, Su Yi was so vexed that his face turned white Turning away, he said: I don't know if you have learnt any of your royal father'sthe country, but I can say with confidence that you have totally ” At this point, the an to tuck in enthusiastically, taking in big mouthfuls of the food With this reminder that Wanyan Shuo was still merely a child, Su Yi could not bear to drive hier when he heard a voice, which sounded pleasantly surprised, outside the door: “Su Su, Shuo Er, so the two of you are getting along well? Ha ha ha, very good, at least it takes care of one of my major worries”