Chapter 187 - Marquis Jings Wine Addiction (1/2)
187 Marquis Jing’s Wine Addiction
“Greeting Ming wang!” several voices rose in unison, none of which wasn’t a deferential salutation.
Feng Yi Xuan didn’t tell them to rise; instead, he flung the evidence that An Yi obtained after investigating an entire night, at the officers. Out of the eight highest-ranking officers, four belonged to the Empress’s faction. They even dare to collude with the country of Yue, wanting to let Yue take advantage of the opportunity to get in and lay assault to the country of Feng to create internal turmoil.
The four officers saw the scattered papers on the ground. Written on them, in black and white, without a single doubt to its credibility, was exactly what they have done, and were attached with their correspondences with Yue country. There was no way they could acquit themselves of blame. In the beginning, they thought they could gain some profit from coming to the border. They didn’t expect Ming wang to arrive to the border as quickly as he did, even investigating all their crimes in such a short time.
“You people are daring! You dare to get up to these little tricks right under benwang’s nose!” Feng Yi Xuan suddenly snapped open his half-lidded eyes. A cold light shot out of his eyes, like a sharp blade, directly shot at the four people kneeling on the floor.
The four people hastily kowtowed, begging mercy, “Ming wang, have mercy! This isn’t this subject’s fault. It was second wangye who threatened us! Begging Ming wang to let us go this time.
When one’s life was at stake, the so-called loyalty, in these people’s eyes, wasn’t worthy of mention. They followed second wangye, because they wanted to gain some profit. They didn’t think they would lose their life. At this point, of course they would divulge everything.
Feng Yi Xuan stared at the four four begging for mercy, as if he was looking at ants. These people really had great ploys. So what if they betrayed second wangye? These matters didn’t have any direct connection to the Empress’s faction. It was useless against the Empress’s faction; in fact, it could possibly only complicate matters for himself.
“Li Zhong!” Feng Yi Xuan said to Li Zhong, who was kneeling there. “Take them to camps and under all the troops’ eyes, read out their crimes; then, behead!” Feng Yi Xuan’s voice didn’t possess any anger, emotionless as usual.
The officers wanted to resist, but their acupuncture points have been pressed by An Yi and Li Zhong, and then dragged out. They comprehended Feng Yi Xuan didn’t want to waste any breath on these people, so they best toss out these traitors to deal with them as quickly as possible.
The remaining three officers, though they were old soldiers who’ve fought on the battlefield for many years and were also Lan Jian Jun’s subordinates previously, so as such, they were all upright persons, but faced with Feng Yi Xuan’s imposing manner, they really couldn’t bear it. Some people didn’t need to speak, didn’t need to do anything, and they could oppress people and invoke fear just with their aura.
Feng Yi Xuan felt irritated just looking at the three people below, or that is to say, he’d feel irritated no matter who he saw. Waving his hand, he let the three people withdraw. The three officers involuntarily heaved a sigh of relief, feeling that it was easier going onto the battlefield to slaughter their enemies than to face Ming wang.
Feng Yi Xuan felt if he continued to think of Nian Nian, he wouldn’t be able to take care of any of his affairs. After sorting out his irritability, Feng Yi Xuan picked up the reports in the tent and started to straighten them out, sorting out the matter of the border in the shortest time possible, so that he could go back to be with Nian Nian.
At this time, under the misty and hazy sun of morn, contingents of troops already arrived at the camp to train, but instead, they saw officer Li Zhong had several officers detained as he brought them to the platform in the middle of the camp. Many of the old soldiers noticed Ming wang’s guard An Yi. Everyone sensed that something big was about to happen.
Li Zhong glanced at An Yi. The meaning was clear-to let An Yi to announce it. After all, though A Yi was only one of Ming wang’s guards, the power in An Yi’s hands was comparable to that of a general’s, which was why Li Zhong had this idea.
An Yi shook his head. He’s followed master many years, so more or less, he was a little similar to his master, neither liking to speak more than necessary.
Li Zhong walked over to the platform in the center, facing the several ten thousand soldiers as he reproved these officer’s crimes, making the soldiers’ below so angry their eyes were red. They all came here simply to protect their home and country-land, yet these high-ranking officers actually colluded with their enemies and sold off their country, they hated they couldn’t go up and murder these people.
Shoving the officers who’ve been silenced, Li Zhong and several other officers, each with a blade, cleaved off the four traitors’ heads in front of all the soldiers. Feng Yi Xuan did more than just punish the traitors, it was a warning and intimidation to those soldiers!
An Yi looked at those headless corpses on the platform, no emotion in his eyes. These people thought they really could drag master down? Really extremely stupid!
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Lan You Nian was still clothed in a white dress, her black hair was soft and smooth, without a single strand out of place. Her bearing was demure and elegant, like a white lotus that bloomed for the first time in morning, beautiful like a painting.
“How come young miss woke up so early?” Lan Wu wondered curiously as she carried in a basin of warm water for washing. Young miss has been waking up in the morning much later recently.
Lan Qu saw Lan Wu being so remiss, and didn’t know what to say. The winter morning was already very cold, but their young miss didn’t seem to feel it at all as she stood in front of the window. Lan Qu walked over to Lan You Nia’s side, “Young miss, it is misty in the morning and cold. Young miss best not stand in front of the window!”
Lan You Nian glanced at her chilled body and realized there wasn’t a warm embrace behind her. Actually, the last few days as she was hurrying on the road, she didn’t sense it, but last night when she returned to You Nian Pavilion, the taste of missing Feng Yi Xuan poured into her heart. She’s returned to her past state of being unable to sleep.
“Did young miss not have a good rest last night?” Lan Wu asked worriedly, noting her young miss’s somewhat weary face and then handed a towel to Lan You Nian. They, as her handmaidens, seemed to have not seen their young miss’s weary face for a while, though it was common in the past.
Lan You Nian picked up the towel to wipe her face and then said, unconcerned “Not bad, only just the same as before!” Some people were really strange. Before in the past it was like this, she didn’t feel anything wrong about it, but ever since she was together with Feng Yi Xuan, for things to return to the way it was originally, she couldn’t get used to it. It seems she’s really been spoiled by Feng Yi Xuan.
“Young miss, how about write a letter to Ming wang to ask him to return soon?” Lan Wu said. She could tell her family’s young miss was starting to miss Ming wang. And based on how much Ming wang loved young miss, he will definitely hurry back.
Lan You Nian shook her head with a smile, reaching out her onion-white fingers to poke Lan Wu’s forehead, “Everyone needs their own space. Xuan is a country’s wangye, a war god on the battlefield. How can I have him always stay by my side?”
Lan Wu didn’t understand these things, muttering subconsciously “But I feel like no matter what young miss asks for, Ming wang will always grant it!” This was the feeling she got after so long. At the start, she was disbelieving of Ming wang’s feelings for her young miss, but after some time, Lan Wu was already certain Ming wang truly loved her young miss.
Lan Wu chuckled in spite of herself. Yeah, perhaps in Feng Yi Xuan’s eyes, she was the most important, but it was because Feng Yi Xuan loved her so much and was so considerate of her, the more Lan You Nian didn’t want Feng Yi Xuan to feel the least bit unhappy due to her. They were mutually in love, not a one-sided love.
“Alright, you are really chatty!” Lan Qu shot Lan Wu a glare, but this was only some teasing between sisters.
“Young miss! It’s already winter. You better put add on some more clothing!” Lan Qu added one more layer of clothing to her young miss. It seemed she hasn’t done this for a while. Ever since Ming wang started living at You Nian Pavilion, they haven’t served young miss at all.
Lan You Nian secured the thick white outer robe, asking “Are Lan Ren and Lan Feng back yet?” Last night when she returned to You Nian Pavilion, she summoned Lan Ren and Lan Feng. Lan You Nian let them go investigate who sent the assassin last night, actually wanting to end her life so quickly.
“Haven’t returned yet!” Lan Qu said. In fact, she was a little worried.
Lan You Nian nodded and didn’t offer any more words and started to eat. From day one when they followed her, they should have been that their lives could be at danger any moment. Though she considered them as friends, she couldn’t protect them all the time. Some things still required tempering and in even more things, they needed to depend on themselves.
At this moment, An San suddenly appeared on the stairs of the pavilion and said respectfully, “Wangfei, I am An San!”
Lan You Nian put down her chopsticks, wondering why An San was here and nodded to Lan Qu. Lan Qu instantly understood and said to the person outside, “Miss An San can come in!”
An San entered and performed a ceremonious greeting. Though she’s stayed at You Nian Pavilion before and acted quite impertinently, but it’s the first time seeing wangfei in a while, so An San was very respectful.
“Wangfei, master sent a letter to instruct this subordinate to make this medicine. Wangfei please take it on time everyday!” An San placed the still warm medicine she diligently carried on the table and then took out a letter, saying “Wangye asked this subordinate to give this letter to wangfei!”
Lan You Nian’s heartbeat instantly quickened. She dazedly received the letter from An San’s hand and then eagerly ripped open the letter. Entering into her eyes was the majestic, vigorous handwriting which was as overbearing and cold as the man himself.