Voluret, Interminable (1/2)

Voluret, Interminable

I wrinkledup a bowl ofthe bon, I syi Sect Master and stated, “If Sect Master doesn’tand is willing to diagnose and treat Sect Master”

Fan Huiyao’s pair of clear, limpid eyes above her veil displayed a shred of disdain She impassively declined, “This seat dares not trouble you It is a mere seven days This seat will be able to persevere” As she spoke, she sat dohite stone

I syi Sect Master did not trust me, worried that I would poison her yi Sect Master was uninjured, trifling poison would naturally not harm her However, with the current state of her conditions, it was difficult to say The Fengyi Sect Master was seriously cautious and careful

Taking a look at the weiqi board, the formation of my pieces was broken and in disorder What an embarrassment! If I didn’t have ulterior yi Sect Master and play yi Sect Master probably also didn’t want us worrying that she would just depart, thus agreeing to an to play ardless of whether she recuperated or cultivated, it would all be better than accoreat aain at the board, I tossed the black stone aside and ad up a brush at the side, I considered for aQue, I said, “I’ve added two ingredients to the prescription Deliver it in four hours In addition, go take a look and see if Xiaoshunzi has come out of secluded cultivation If he has come out of seclusion, have him come over”

Xiaoshunzi would be a better opponent for the Fengyi Sect Master in weiqi</eloomily in his room on a daily basis, who could help? Otherwise, would there be a need for yi Sect Master while ill?

Accepting theQue respectfully withdrew The Fengyi Sect Master gazed out past the beaded curtains, having no interest in collecting the stones Within the courtyard, the leaves of the parasol tree had yellowed With the cold western wind, this autuyi Sect Master furrowed her long, shapely eyebrows She could hear soht and slow pace carried a peculiar cadence, al environ no wake passing through water The person’s martial arts had already reached the Natural State Fan Huiyao sighed lightly When she had reached such a state, she was thirty-five years old

Shortly after, Xiaoshunzi pushed aside the curtains and walked in Having not seen hiain In the past, he was like a sheathed sword or a covered la normal times, when crucial yi Sect Master, he would be unable to cover his overwhelht now, his aura was as refined and elegant as a piece of jade, gaining yi Sect Master, he reh I did not understand the mysterious profoundness behind the iuess that Xiaoshunzi had already reached a higher state under the pressure and painstaking cultivation of these last several days Pouring a cup of wine forit to hiher level of cultivation”

Xiaoshunzi ca, “Many thanks to the young master This servant’s i, he unhurriedly saluted the Fengyi Sect Master

A look of regret flashed across Fan Huiyao’s eyes as she stated, “Little brother Li’s rapid improvements to his martial arts leaves this seat filled with ad to serve as a servant even with such ability Truly a pity Isn’t Jiang little brother Li too poorly?”

Both Xiaoshunzi and I sed looks How could an outsider understand our relationshi+p? How could our relationshi+p be simply described as one between a ly served as a servant to better completely reject others’ efforts at recruitment In addition, others could not treat him as a simple servant, while his status as a servant enabled hinore status and morality This was the most important reason erehis eyes, Li Xian could feel a headache rush to his skull froover He had drunk hi up the next day with a splitting headache After he rose fro ulp; his brows could not help but furrow from its bitter taste These last several days, while he had served as the Fengyi Sect Master’s hostage, he didn’t need to do anything,within Autu alcohol to nuh soical shock fro, Li Xian understood that this wasn’t the real reason In any event, Li Xian had long been prepared for Qin Zheng’s death Once the coup d’état failed, the imperial clan would absolutely not tolerate a treasonous, rebel consort Although Qin Zheng’s death was a result of the choices she had made, even if she had been able to escape this tiade What caused Li Xian such suffering was the current challenging situation that he found hi had yet to state hoould be punished afterwards, Li Xian understood that the best case scenario was to lose hishim to become an idle imperial clansman If he were unable to return to the battlefield, Li Xian did not knoould be able to spend the rest of his life

After bathing and changing, a transfornition Li Xian walked out of his room Since this was his destiny, he needed to ensure that he did not beco in the courtyard, Li Xian could hear the sound of stones being placed upon a chessboard His heart leaping, he walked towards the reception hall Parting the beaded curtains, he walked in With one glance, he caught sight of Jiang Zhe playing yi Sect Master by the western ever, although the expression on Jiang Zhe’s face was leisurely, the expression on Xiaoshunzi’s face was sole the stone in Xiaoshunzi’s hands, he iainst the Fengyi Sect Master was this eunuch After Li Xian had walked in, neither the Fengyi Sect Master nor Xiaoshunzi raised their heads to take a look It was only Jiang Zhe who turned his head to look and s Xiaoshunzi take his seat, walking over

Saluting Li Xian, I asked, “Your Ihness, is your state of mind better?”

“Is there a need for you to ask such a question when you know the answer?” answered Li Xian rhetorically with a sigh “Oh, that’s right … these last few days, I have ignored what has been going on outside Has I Li Xian’s wan and sallow features, I replied, “From what this subject knows, His I His Ihness, the Crown Prince, from the position as heir apparent The Crown Prince’s treasonous rebellion will be adjudicated by the Imperial Secretariat, Ministry of Justice, and I to this subject’s speculations, he will either be imprisoned for the rest of his life or ordered to commit suicide The Crown Prince’s subordinate Eastern Palace officials will all be handed over to the Ministry of Justice to be charged At best, they will be dismissed froain Concubine Xiao’s naed from the Imperial Clan Records The children she bore have all been demoted to commoners The Crown Princess has been demoted to the duchess of Han, while the Crown Prince’s heir has been deuo of the second rank and sent to his fiefdom Without an imperial edict, he is not permitted to leave his fief As for the children bore by the other concubines, they will all be handed to the duchess of Han to raise Although their names will remain in the Imperial Clan Records, they have all been stripped of their titles and rewards

“As for Your Ihness’s punishment, it will have to wait until His Imperial Majesty returns to the capital to be deterh the Princess of Qi has coes reed her nahness’s heir bore by the Princess of Qi will not be implicated However, he will not be perhness’s principality”

Li Xian sighed and said, “Second brother is benevolent and nani to relinquish hness, there is no harhness, the Prince of Yong,” I cohness ain”

Li Xian ruefully replied, “Suiyun, there is no need to console me I will not be reluctant and hold ontoas I am cautious in s difficult forpunished? Second brother probably detests him bitterly”

I shness, the Prince of Yong, has already dispatched Xiahou Yuanfeng to order Lu Jingzhong to cos have been too hectic these past few days His Ihness had his hands full”

At this o the spoils Li Xian, there is no use for you to ask all these questions If you wish to live a few e your loyalty to the Prince of Yong”

Li Xian did not reply, hints of scorn appearing on his face It would be iant prince to coiveness

In a side hall in the Jade Qilin Palace Hall, Lu Jingzhong stood before the , calnized that his natural endow martial arts As a result, after he had been placed under house arrest by the Fengyi Sect, although he was resentful, he did not resist In any case, if the Fengyi Sect desired to exercise control over the court, it would be ianize and conored the complacent and rash actions taken by Li Hanyou and company In any case, a coup d’état demanded military force There was no need for his that could not be perforotistical and overconfident women For example, in order to force the Prince of Qi to yi Sect had no choice but to release hi was still prohibited fro a step out of the Jade Qilin Palace Hall, he knew that when the ti emperor, they would need his help These matters could not be handled by Li Hanyou and co talent, was his inferior when it ca court politics

However, the Prince of Yong had successfully reversed the desperate crisis Hearing the sounds of battle in the Hunting Palace, Lu Jingzhong’s heart sank, beco as cold as ice He understood well No ist, they were useless when they were to personally face weapons The crown prince’s defeat signified his own defeat When a nest was overturned, how could the eggs remain intact?¹ These last few days, while he had remained under house arrest in the Jade Qilin Palace Hall, he had conteh he wasn’t willing to die together with the crown prince, Lu Jingzhong had no intention of pledging allegiance to the Prince of Yong The Prince of Yong had many capable individuals by his side—shi+ Yu, with talent to becouished heroes were skilled civil officials; in the enerals; and aZhe Hoould he be able to find shelter in the Prince of Yong’s service? In addition, he had been the crown prince’s pri into dangerous and hazardous positions The Prince of Yong would absolutely not atte had likely re punished either because the Prince of Yong was too busy to worry about hi to allow him to die so easily

At thisfroorous, presumably from an elite unit of troops After the soldiers reached the door, they separated and stood on either side the entrance Then one of the turned to look, catching sight of Xiahou Yuanfeng in a set of azure robes In Xiahou Yuanfeng’s hands was a tray On top of the tray was a s entered the room, the soldiers outside closed the door behind hi set the tray with the jade bottle down on the table at the center of the room In a callous voice, he stated, “Lu daren, this lowly official has been sent to see treh into histo the table, he picked up the jade bottle Playing with it in his hand, he re, it is cohter one another However, I do not understand why you betrayed the Crown Prince You must know that if you hadn’t trans to rescue the E would definitely have been killed When the tiher than your current one Since we are martial uncle and nephew, please letsilent for so replied, “Doesn’t Martial Uncle already knoas poisoned by Major Jiang and was forced to surrender”

“Do not conceal anything fro with a smile “I understand your character You would rather use torture to acquire the antidote than reject what is near to seek what is far”

Startled, Xiahou Yuanfeng s Since that is the case, then little nepheon’t conceal anything fro was seriously ill at the time If I had used torture on hiet any information out of him Moreover, that man may see matter, I could maybe force him But with a matter of such importance, even if I threatened him with death, it would be useless”

The expression on Lu Jingzhong’s face did not change He knew that this wasn’t the real objective behind Xiahou Yuanfeng’s surrender As expected, Xiahou Yuanfeng continued, “There is another reason … this nephew has never consideredMoon branch’s objective is to support a virtuous ruler in tih of the sahter one another in order to acquire the position of Sovereign for the sole purpose of being able to take a peek at the , am not so ambitious In my eyes, the Hidden Talisman Classic</ehting to unify the Middle Kingdo able to enjoy the pleasures of life I have no desire of beco Moon branch As a result, pledging iance to a virtuous ruler is a shortcut for hness, the Crown Prince, is muddleheaded and incompetent If he were to beco’s future be in doubt, even those woyi Sect would be better able to control the Crown Prince than us It would be i, to become a sycophant even if I wanted to