Volue (1/2)

Volue

Southern Chu Dynastic Records</e Suiyun</blockquote>

When I turned ray with a peculiar appearance and caluards There was a look of confusion on his face, see why such a reuarded Those two iuards had even drawn their blades The situation was extreh he did not consider these two guards to bea real assassin Therefore, hein a grave tone, “Come, the two brothers, this one is Commander Pei Yun of the Imperial Guard I have come to the Prince’s residence to attend the banquet, but as I dislike the ruckus, I began to wander all over I really had no intention of trespassing here Please forgive this one for not knowing that this location is off-lied looks, both half believing, half doubting If they considered this eneral However, the aura that he was ehty, but each and every one of his movements carried with them the demeanor of an expert If this uards have to report to His Inized Pei Yun Who could have thought that the person that the Prince of Yong wished to rope in was so formidable? Pei Yun was a commander of the Northern Barracks of the Ih he had the heavy responsibility of protecting the capital, he did not have the qualifications to attend a banquet within the Prince of Yong’s residence With his status, he would at best be allowed to deliver soifts It was likely that he wouldn’t even have the qualifications to take a seat in the banquet For hily appear in the prince’s residence, the Prince of Yongof this, I shness a helping hand Rather than having Pei Yun attend the banquet in a side hall, where he could not even have the chance to see the Prince of Yong, he would be better off staying here So thinking, I commanded, “Do not be rude! This must be Pei Yun, General Pei, correct? This lowly official is the ies, Jiang Zhe”

Seeing uards saluted and retreated Pei Yun walked over and salutedthis general out of trouble”

His gaze towardsnew and odd Ever since I had arrived in Great Yong, each and every official that I had met either had looks of curiosity and evaluation or scorn Thisat me as if I was an ordinary person This caused ly curious Consequently, I seneral does not like the ruckus out in front, therefore has walked towards the back This lowly official is also this way, thus chose to reside in the Cold Courtyard Since we have ether by fate How about General takes a seat inside?”

“His Iin,” replied Pei Yun, hesitating “I’eneral to stay here”

I s in manners even if General does not take part in the banquet There’s no point in taking a seat outside of the , Suiyun is about to eat Would the general be willing to stay and eat with hness”

Pei Yun was hness’s invitation, although it was a glory and an honor, he was not co those officials, let alone the fact that with his status, he would only have the privilege of attending the banquet in the outer hall Truly there was no point If it weren’t for the Prince of Yong’s invitation, he would only need to deliver sohtforward than those court officials For his residence to be so heavily guarded, it seehly If that were the case, he would not be lacking inCoood idea to stay in the Cold Courtyard

From Pei Yun’s expression, I knew that he had already consented tacitly and thus I spoke in a clear and bright voice, “So General Pei here”

One of the ied the order I stepped forward and grabbed Pei Yun’s ar Zhe deeply admires General’s martial arts”

Pei Yun was somewhat shyly pulled bynoon and two servants were delivering food and drink As per custo up my chopsticks, I pointed at the table filled with food and said, “General Pei, Jiang Zhe is a southerner, therefore His Ihness deliberately and specially found a Southern Chu chef to cook for me Please taste it and see if you’re used to the food”

Pei Yun looked at the table filled with side dishes, all of which appeared to be light dishes that see a few bites, he could not stop praising the cuisine Although he was someone who ate meat with every meal, because these were all specialty dishes from Southern Chu, I saw Pei Yun eat with relish I poured another cup of wine for him and said, “This is a famous wine from Southern Chu nahest-quality, sweet honey peaches I had never expected that I would be able to drink this wine here This was specially brought back from Southern Chu by an old friend He only delivered it yesterday”

Taking a sip, Pei Yun felt as if he was tasting honeydew, a fragrant and good wine However, his teht, and he did not like this kind of weak, velvety wine His brows could not help but furrow Taking all of this in, I shtly and said, “It seems like General Pei does not like this wine I have heard that in the border regions of Great Yong there is a kind of shao daozi¹ that is incomparably spicy Does General like it?”

Pei Yun’s face i, “Daren has ’an”

I walked to the corner of the room where there was a yellow poplar cabinet Froh this jar wasn’t big, it contained at least ten catties of wine² While it would not have been too difficult forit over, it was still not easy Pei Yun pro it next to the table He could not help but glance at the cabinet Inside, it was filled ine pots and boxes of food

After re wine fragrance that he could never forget He took a deep breath and then ie bowl that I handed hiulp, the fa hiions Powerlessly, he sat in his chair, once again raising the bowl to histhe liquid to slide down his throat It alht back to the bloody battles on the border Those days were filled with happiness and freedoreat wealth, there was no one that he could pour his heart out to He yearned to return to the border, but recalling his father’s aged figure, Pei Yun closed his eyes, resisting with great difficulty thein his heart

I did not expect Pei Yun to be so moved, however I quickly understood his heartfelt ereatest wish of this coain return to the battlefield Unfortunately, I was at a loss at what to do Not only could he not abandon his father stillthe loss of two of his sons, but wasn’t he hi hi, I suddenly remembered some matters If he had children, then it wouldn’t be difficult for him to return to the battlefield Thus, I inquired, “General Pei, may I kno old you are?”

Pei Yun was after all a descendant of a prestigious house He cal his head, he responded, “Troubled eneral is twenty-three this year”

I continued to question, “Has General Pei gotten married?”

Pei Yun blushed with shaed aTherefore, I am still a bachelor to this day”

I suspiciously asked, “Why is this? Your esteerandson Since General is obedient to his parents, you should take a wife as early as possible”

Pei Yun glanced atof intier, he did not why, but he had an indescribable favorable ih he couldn’t discount the pot of shao daozi, his state of mind was extremely relaxed Moreover, thesetime He also wanted to find someone to talk to Thus, he opened his mouth and said, “Daren does not know, but before I have attained a measure of success in inning of this year, my master stated that I am able to take a wife However, this is not the main reason Most i my master and the sect extreme dissatisfaction”

I was eneral’s fiancée is from?”