Chapter 27 (1/2)
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
Translated by Mianbao
Edited by RED
The clansmen in the court were dismissed and left.
The arrangements the clan had decided on were indeed surprising. Some pitied Li Yunzi, but there were also those who gloated over the matter.
“I thought the Lady would let Li Yunzi find someone and marry her off casually, to stop that incident from fermenting further and losing face for our clan. Who would’ve thought she’d be married off as a concubine!? How pitiful,” Mu Qing sighed in mock pity.
However, her sigh was truly too hypocritical. Her white, caked up face nearly broke out in a bright smile. Li Yunzi’s beauty was so blinding that she had made too many of her fellow clanswomen lose their appeal, and now, she found herself in such dire straits!
“At the very least, if she serves her husband well as the city lord’s concubine, perhaps she’ll live a better life than us who know our place…”
“Surely she’s not bad in this aspect. After all, she can even move her waist for a lowly beggar…”
“Keep your voice low; she’s coming this way,” Li Kongxi said.
Currently, all of the clan’s young women were around Li Kongxi and Mu Qing.
Li Yunzi walked down the stairs in the court alone. The group of attractive clanswomen were also walking away elegantly. Naturally, Li Yunzi had heard all their unbearable comments.
Li Yunzi glanced at those women who stepped on her while she was down, but her feelings were indiscernible.
However, those women couldn’t help but hide behind Li Kongxi and Mu Qing. Who knew if Li Yunzi would lose her temper at them?
However, Li Yunzi didn’t make any aggressive moves. She walked out of another door in the court. The path she took didn’t lead to the Li Clan’s royal courtyard, but the military camps.
Watching her back, Li Kongxi let out a cold humph!
However, thinking of the difference in their positions, Li Kongxi immediately looked much more cheerful.
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At a stone bridge, surrounded by a few withered willows, Li Yunzi stood on the bridge, looking at the silver and red carp below, as they stirred up the mud in the pond.
Soon, the Commander-in-Chief, dressed in silvery-black armor, came walking towards her.
Commander-in-Chief Cheng hastened his steps slightly when he saw Li Yunzi on the bridge.
“Yunzi, were you waiting for me?” Commander-in-Chief Cheng asked.
“Mhm, I hope Commander-in-Chief Cheng can help me with a matter,” Li Yunzi nodded, her eyes bright and clear, seemingly unaffected by the extremely humiliating matter back in the court.
“Ultimately, your father is easily influenced by the Lady, to actually not object to that matter. You’ve made great contributions to the city state, after all, and yet he intends on offering you to the enemies in exchange for a hypocritical truce. Ai, leave, Yunzi! I’ll help you escape. Go far away, look for a good man and live peacefully. Don’t ever come back. The Li Clan is not worth it,” Commander-in-Chief Cheng said, his eyes expressing pity and helplessness.
Even if she did not come to look for him, Commander-in-Chief Cheng had made preparations to help her escape.
After hearing his words, Li Yunzi felt hints of warmth inside. In the end, there were still people who cared for her.
“Uncle Cheng, Yunzi is not thinking of running away.”
“You’re not escaping? You want to suffer that kind of humiliation? You’re a woman, after all, and you’re still young. This Li Clan is not worth you exchanging the remainder of your life for a pitiful truce. You don’t have to worry about the war at the borders. Even if I have to sacrifice myself, I won’t allow those Lingxiao City bastards to take a step into our territory!” Commander-in-Chief Cheng said aggressively.
“Uncle Cheng, do you know why the rebellion in Wutu can never be pacified, no matter how many people we kill? Those unarmed rebels will still charge into the battlefield crazily, not caring about the consequences?” Li Yunzi asked.
Commander-in-Chief frowned.