Chapter 24 (2/2)
But if Fu Shen was unable to deal with them, then it wouldn't matter if it was for Fu Shen or for hio forth and suppleards to the previously-ly quite a bit outside of his expectations The earliest cut-sleeve ruhter was the Crown Prince's Consort in the Eastern Palace, and through the pillow talk she gabbed at the hie sanction to 'ease the burden' of the Yuantai Emperor
More research wasn't needed, as he knew that Lady Qin's racking of her brains to stab Fu Shen in the back was nothing more than because she wanted her blood-son to inherit the noble title, and she feared Fu Shen would be an obstruction to that That hy she rushed to take the first step and break off Fu Shen's future lineage
One selfish andthe ruse of a 'shameful secret' out of a rear courtyard had narrowly turned into the beginnings of a switchover in theup the situation in the Court
So ironic So stupid
However, the first tied about how she had started the rumor that soblled into the current predicaht to his mind what Fu Shen had said in the cavern back then: ”I don't have a mom, either”
Even with his , vicious stepe it all these years?
Yan Xiaohan had to calon Guard's armory for a moment, then found a subordinate and briefed hier brother nahts and dog races – very young in age yet already a dissolute character His Majesty hasn't ever been fond of the Duke of Ying's Estate being excessively bold, and since the Marquis has permitted me, I can't treat his little brother any lesser”
His underling was shrewd and coe ”This subordinate understands May I dare to ask whether toto slowly empty out his body?”
”No rush” Yan Xiaohan chuckled coldly ”Drag it out a bit It would be best to wait until the title has been reissued This official wants to see who in the Fu fa' after that”
Was Lady Qin not fond of har off their family lines? Her precious son would be the first to have a taste of that, then
For Prince Consort Fu, Yan Xiaohan originally planned to sort her out in the same vein as Fu Ya Who could have known that ould co had been practicing witchcraft with hex objects in a planned attempt on the First Wife's life This all was exposed by a confided ht The First Wife took into consideration that she was a part of the Fu family and spared her life, but stripped her of her rank and punished her with having to do odd cleaning jobs
The Crown Prince was a buffoon, while his First Wife Lady Cen was actually an intelligent person Yan Xiaohan was glad to have his work done for hi's Estate with a detached eye Later on, when Lady Qin looks at the ends these children of hers have met, hoill she feel? he thinks to himself, and not without elation
The city of Yan Prefecture
Fu Shen had returned to northern Xinjiang under the label of ancestral worshi+p, but he still had not yet stepped down from his office as commander-in-chief of the Northern Yan As soon as he entered the city, his troops that had been waiting for hiovernor of Yan Prefecture's Estate Aside fro about at the frontier, the rest of the ranked generals rushed back to the Prefecture in a heap They took turns wishi+ng for hiive birth to a son soon', al up out of his wheelchair That group of big etting driven out the door by one angrily humiliated General Fu, who then called for Xiao Xun to take them all half a li away
In the afternoon, the Northern Yan Medic, Du Leng, exa at hirat—”
”Thanks” Fu Shen had it on reflex at this point His face was cold
Du Leng: ”……”
The two people stared at each other for a short tihed aardly and restrained his grin ”As I was saying; congratulations, Marquis, your injury is recovering well Whoever's been treating you roell, and the … if you keep at it for the first half of the year, you ht be able to leave the wheelchair and walk like a normal person”
Fu Shen: ”……”
He acted like that was no big deal ”How long would I need to recover?”
”Co said patiently ”Depending on the stability of your recuperating circumstances, and if you follow the method I first mentioned to you, the liained mobility”
Fu Shen mumbled noncommittally ”Thank you for your trouble, Mister Du,” was all he said
After Du Leng left, it wasn't long after that a young ain pushed the door open and came in He was a bit older than Fu Shen, handsoentle and kindly look on his face — it wasn't like Yan Xiaohan's seeentle mask, but rather the innate poise of a nobleh of relief, gesturing to a chair ”You've co hard recently”
The , and he was a capable person as well as Fu Shen's close friend The Northern Yan Ar Fu Shen's leave, as he wasn't likely tobe in the mood to sit down? He hated that he wasn't able to just reach over to Fu Shen and snatch him by the collar ”What's the situation in the capital now, and what's this about a h state of affairs to hi's expression was rather ugly ”The Emperor is really…” he spoke in a low voice, ”he cooks the hound as soon as its caught his rabbit, and is bringing down the Great Wall hiive his differently than us,” Fu Shen replied ”Fortunately, he only thinks of me as the thorn in his eye If he comes to see the Northern Yan as one so shook his head ”What are you planning on doing, then?”
”Me?” Fu Shen said ht the decree and not do that?”
”…We know you're gettingis… don't tellthe Northern Yan back to the dynasty like this and letting the E that Fu Shen was slow to respond, he gave another hint ”The E up there in years… you should think about the future, Jingyuan”
The translator says: You knohat's not fun? Having to go look up older copies of Golden Stage those content-stealing bots have because the originals have censored words You knohat's even less fun? Finding out those censored words are gunpowder, poison, a mistaken ID for the co mindful (正念) Okay???
[1] 右佥都御史 – This rank is a step below that of the the Vice Left/Right Imperial Censors, and those are a rank below the head Imperial Censor
[-] Lots of people know this already, but just in case: in Asian countries, it's a common superstition that when you sneeze all of a sudden, so of you behind your back