Chapter 107 (1/2)
Assassin, Dark Moon High in the Winds
It was early for the imperial court, General Qin lao, that is Qin taiye, and his son General Qin walked together and conversed softly.
“Dad, it seems that the emperor is very determined to deal with our Qin family.” General Qin calmly said.
General Qin lao slapped his beard and said rudely, “I’m so furious. Did that child emperor1 forget that he can only sit on that throne today because laozi fought alongside the late emperor for this world! As soon as he’s on the throne, he wants to destroy the bridge after crossing the river.”
General Qin made a silent gesture towards him and said, “Dad, my father, can you speak a little more quietly? If you’re heard by the emperor, you will be charged for offending one’s superiors which is a crime.”
General Qin lao replied angrily: “Laozi just has a loud voice. In those days, your father only had to roar like this to make sure the enemy would be scared out of their wits.”
General Qin said, “You know how many years ago that was. Now it’s peaceful and there are no enemy forces to let you roar like that.”
As he said that, General Qin lowered his voice, “Dad, it’s not a matter to continue, ah. The emperor had dealt with us big menfolk also granted that…Buyao, ai, dad, I’m incompetent and can only watch helplessly as my daughter is suffering hardships in the palace.”
If the emperor was just and honorable by openly releasing news that Qin Buyao was thrown in the cold palace, they would still give face to the emperor, but now the emperor blocked the news. If they took the initiative to go to her door, wouldn’t that inform the emperor that there are Qin spies in the palace?
General Qin became increasingly skeptical, he didn’t understand what caused the emperor to bully his daughter recklessly.
Neither of them dared to let the old lady and wife know about it, otherwise they would point at their nose and scold them.
The women of their Qin family were more fierce than the men.
When General Qin lao listened to his son’s words, he couldn’t help but contemplate. His precious granddaughter, who was the treasure in the palm of his hand, was so badly damaged by the emperor. He really wanted to stab the emperor to death, but he couldn’t. Now, there were so many people in the Qin family, he couldn’t impulsively go against the child emperor.
Fortunately, the news he inquired about said that although his precious granddaughter was sent to the cold palace, she lived a peaceful life. He was a little relieved with the presence of servant girl Cuihuan.
General Qin suddenly lowered his voice. “Dad, the emperor is not the only son of the late emperor.”
“Son, you mean …”
“Shh, father, let’s discuss this carefully when we get home.”
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“I heard that the emperor often frequents the harem these days?” Nan Xun, who was leaning on the reclining chair, held a notebook and had grapes in her mouth.
Cuihuan held a small plate to her mouth and caught the grape seeds she spat out, then hummed, “Yes, that’s right. Niang Niang, I heard that the emperor is awe-inspiring, every night he spoils an imperial concubine.”
Nan Xun clicked her tongue, “The emperor isn’t afraid of kidney failure.”
Cuihuan laughed, “Niang Niang, you dare say this.”
Then, Cuihuan looked at the grape seeds on the plate and asked, “Niang Niang, can these grape seeds really grow vines in the future?”
“Yes ah, but you won’t be able to plant them until next year. You should wash and dry them first, then we can plant them next spring.”
“Ai, good. ” Cuihuan was ordered to wash the grape seeds.
Nan Xun swayed leisurely on the rocking chair for a long time, turned to the last page of the book, and sighed after reading it at a glance, “What? Why are all the stories about a scholar and fox spirit? What’s more, it’s ridiculous that the scholar has a wife and son at home, but still gets involved with the fox spirit. They got together and the fox spirit said she didn’t care about it2 and was very generous, then they roll.”3