Ch59 - It was like a knife stabbing through his hear (1/2)

5.3 – It was like a knife stabbing through his heart

translator: xiin

editor: BlueBug & alamerysl

Zhenguo General’s Manor’s first owner was not Zhan Shaoxi, but rather his grandfather. The old General spent his entire life was in war, and even died in battle in his latter years. Members of his family all joined the army. Often, they were the last of their family line, but they still did not hesitate to go into battle and die.

Zhan Shaoxi’s father was also this way. In order to prevent the Emperor from becoming wary, he remained at the border and even kept his son with him. It wasn’t until his death that the teenager was returned to the General’s Manor. He surrendered all military power to the Emperor and only asked that the Emperor would not turn his jealousy onto the General’s Manor so that his son could grow up peacefully and happily.

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

It was precisely because of this that the honor and favor of the Zhenguo General’s Manor had never faded. Whenever a General died, he was followed by another General. Even if every time, they did not want their son to follow their own path, they ultimately could not avoid it. Zhan Shaoxi had grown up on the border, and he knew how bad the situation there was. So, he had was not in awe of the Emperor. If the Emperor did not only know how to sit on that high position and ignore everything else, uncaring if the soldiers on the front lines were killed or injured, and could never see anything beyond the power he held in his hands, his family would not have declined to the point where Zhan Shaoxi was the only one left.

Now, the Emperor gave him the title of General just to stop the public’s words and prevent himself from being accused of harassing meritorious officials. In fact, Zhan Shaoxi had no real power in his hands. In addition, the Emperor had given him his favorite Royal Princess’ hand in marriage. If he was not overwhelmed with gratefulness towards the Emperor, the civil servants would probably write him to death.

Being overwhelmed with gratefulness, huh…

Zhan Shaoxi turned his head back to look at the person who was following behind him, and thought that the only thing the Emperor had done right in his life was probably to give the Royal Princess to him.

In fact, the status of Zhenguo General’s Manor in the past was somewhat awkward. They were a military family with a fairly honest disposition and never joined forces to seize power or anything of the like. They devoted themselves to war. There were many heroes in the family, but they were scarce.

Xue Ling bowed as he apologized to the ranks of ancestors and patriarchs. When Zhan Shaoxi met him in this life, there would probably be no more issues about inheritance. The family line would most likely end with this generation, but Xue Ling did not feel guilty at all.

After praying to their ancestors and meeting with the elders in the family. It was already time for lunch.

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Xue Ling did not specifically state that he would eat alone in order to anger Zhan Shaoxi, and merely returned to his room after coldly and indifferently finishing the meal. He never made any eye contact with the great General the entire time, and barely looked at him at all. It made the General unbearably grieved and anxious, but he also could not put aside his dignity. He didn’t eat much during the meal, and his face was ** as he watched Xue Ling leave.

In the afternoon, the deputy general noticed that the General was in low spirits and was rather curious. “General, did you strain yourself too much last night?” The General was newly married, and he could only come up with such a guess. “Indeed, you just married. I shouldn’t have disturbed your private time with the Royal Princess with these official duties.”

With a bitter laugh, Zhan Shaoxi replied, “It would be great if we could be intimate.” His resignation really surprised the deputy general. The General had always been able to control his emotions, and this was the first time he had ever complained. With his face full of helplessness, he finally looked more like how someone his age should.

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The General was a young man who had just gotten married, and there was no need to look like an old and steady man all the time.

“Oh. Although I don’t know what kind of worries the General has, your subordinate is willing to do anything to help.” The deputy general was middle-aged. After watching him grow up over the years, he was somewhat enthusiastic that he could finally act like an elder for once.

“You…” Zhan Shaoxi looked at him hesitantly, pressed his lips together, and finally opened his mouth. “How should you deal with it if you’ve upset your wife?”

The deputy general raised his eyebrows. He wondered how the newly married couple had already quarreled on the second day. But, looking at the general’s appearance, didn’t it seem as though he was really beginning to care about the Royal Princess? “Then you need to see why she is unhappy. You and your wife are newly married, and some compromises will always need to be made. Yesterday was also the first time you met, and it’s normal if your characters clash. The Royal Princess grew up in the palace and has been loved and cherished by His Majesty since childhood. Although there has never been any bad rumor of her being arrogant and domineering, she is still a proud daughter of heaven. The General must not be angry with her directly. Girls are meant to be coaxed.”

It was unknown whether Zhan Shaoxi had heard the key point in his words, but his face was tight for a good while before he earnestly told the deputy general, “She’s very good.”

Deputy general: “Ah?”

The great General stressed: “She is very good, not arrogant or domineering at all. She looks very small, and her wrist is very thin, I’m always afraid that if I use too much strength, I’ll hurt her.” He meant that he did not dare to lift a hand against Xue Ling, but the deputy automatically came to another meaning. For a moment, his face was twisted with laughter.

He patted the General on the shoulder. “I can’t give you any advice on this. You’d better think it over by yourself.”

It would be better for an outsider like him not to be involved in bedroom affairs. It appeared that the couple had argued because of this kind of matter. The General was in the prime of his life; it was very normal.

If Xue Ling discovered what his thoughts were, he would probably give Zhan Shaoxi a severe scolding.

This was pedophilia! This man was really going further and further along this abnormal path, wanting to make a move!

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