Upx Chapter 89 (1/2)
Chapter 89: Lady Xiang says, it’s dog eat dog Original and most updated translations are from volare If read elsewhere, this chapter has been stolen Please stop supporting theft
After the sun set and Xie Anyi finished speaking with the i after his father, he quickly returned to Grand Preceptor Xie’s bedroom and stood in front of the bed
”Father,” he called in a low voice
”Did the person ent to scout for news return?” Grand Preceptor Xie didn’t even ask for his diagnosis, only for updates from the outside
”He’s back,” Xie Anyi replied ”Half of Prince Zhi’s side courtyard’s been burnt up The iui to drink tea at the Tender Fragrance Teahouse It was i about, but Prince Zhi has since settled down in his side courtyard”
Grand Preceptor Xie tugged at his collar, short of breath
Xie Anyi tirandfather and granddaughter pair to the Drunken Immortal His Majesty also captured a woman–father’s mistress”
Grand Preceptor Xie’s eyes flew open, and Xie Anyi hastily lowered his head After a long time, the Grand Preceptor murmured, ”Both the Black Frost Cavalry and the Ji Clan soldiers are far away from us What are you afraid of?”
Xie Anyi quickly shook his head ”Father, your son isn’t afraid”
”Qin Xuan will arrive at the city in three days’ tied the topic ”You’ll pick him up personally outside the city then”
Xie Anyi iwang is going to the tenant right now, so son wants to accompany her”
Grand Preceptor Xie stared at Xie Anyi without saying a word The eldest son of the Xie Clan couldn’t even hold out for a second before he nodded ”Son understands I’ll pick up Qin Xuan in three days’ time”
”His Majesty took away all the things in the storehouse,” Grand Preceptor Xie said, ”We cannot have any nan Don’t offend Qin Xuan during this period”
Xie Anyi’s voice was very small ”He’s been docile and obedient all these years, he…” Xie Anyi sed the rest of his words when Grand Preceptor Xie kept staring at him The Grand Preceptor waved his hand to dished as the door closed behind him He wore an utterly exhausted expression The current political situation was corasp, a constant uncertainty that made him ill at ease
About an hour later, the Grand Preceptor’s oife, Lady wang, came personally to his rooms with medicine
”Give sohter-in-law,” Grand Preceptor Xie said after drinking sos”
”Yes, this wife understands,” Lady wang agreed in a low voice She already knew of the Grand Preceptor’s mistress outside the estate, but she couldn’t show her dissatisfaction in front of hi Clan all depended on this man’s protection, so no matter how discontent or uncomfortable she felt, she couldn’t let him see
”You may leave,” Grand Preceptor Xie waved his hand as usual Lady wang left the bedroo Clan This niece was none other than Xie Anyi’s equal wife younger née wang Her stoirls supported her on both sides as she walked
”What are you doing?” Lady wang quickly had née wang stop walking and approached her instead
Young née wang looked like a fragile, delicate type Despite this, she glanced at Lady wang before saying, ”Just then, Eldest Young Master told me that he can’t accompany me to the temple three days later I ca, either”
Lady wang patted née wang’s hand and said lightly, ”Endure it for the next few days That foster son fro back to the capital city The Grand Preceptor still has to use him Do you understand what mother means?”
lowered her head until the loathing in her eyes faded away, before looking up with a s sister Qin everyday? I can’t force elder cousin to like her if he doesn’t want to, ah”
”What ‘elder cousin?’” Lady wang rebuked née wang ”You have to call him your husband”
Née wang stuck out her tongue Even though she was clearly aMiss of a household A e of household affairs ca
”Take sosaid, ”Just say that it looks like summer’s around the corner, so she can make a few summer dresses with them”
The mama </e lowered her head and refused to speak Lady wang lightly stroked young née wang’s cheek ”It’s only a few rolls of cloth Why the long face?”
Young née wang ied her expression into a docile s sister Qin dresses plainly all year It’s right to make her a few colorful sets of robes That way, she’d look more cheerful too, won’t she?”
Lady wang gave a cold snort The two servant girls waiting on née wang both understood Theirain What kind of loorave? After she finished getting angry at eldest youngby her side and sighed If they didn’t have to control the Jiangnan navy, this girl of her wang Clan would never be an ‘equal wife’ Equal this, wife that–the nah, but what difference was one from a concubine?
”I’ll have soive you some hair ornaments later There’s a set made from jadeite in the capital and another set that the eer sent to our hoive them both to you”
Young née wang replied, ”I can’t take those Mother, you should wear them”
”I’ll give the turned to order her own female servant, ”Go to my rooms and take that set of hair ornahter-in-law of hershad always treated her kindly in otherwore a tranquil sht, but she’d never reveal the fact that she was a shallow, snobbish type who loved wealth
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At the sa Xiaoyao was in the bedroo over a map She carefully studied the southern coastline on thethat the Xie Clan’s doing business in Jiangnan?”
Shadowgale nodded
Ning Xiaoyao asked, ”Then where’s the Jiangnan navy stationed?”
Shadowgale pointed at a few locations on theXiaoyao looked over the places before she murmured, ”What kind of business is the Xie Clan? How can they afford to raise ar some inquiries, she’d found out that the total number of soldiers in the capital city and its environs nuh salary froovernment, they couldn’t raise 40,000 soldiers on that pay alone
Shadowgale shook his head ”This servant doesn’t know Should we ask Supreme Commander?”
”No need Have hi that Northern ht, has she said anything yet?”
Shadowgale shook his head again If the woman had spoken, Supre Xiaoyao studied the ale had pointed out seaports for her ht as she rubbed her chin The Xie Clan probably wouldn’t have any partnershi+ps in their business Maybe they’re actually slers?
”Your Majesty?” Shadowgale saw that Ning Xiaoyao had spaced out while staring at the map, and shouted at her
”Windy,” Ning Xiaoyao said, ”Three days later we have to grab Qin Xuan and take him into the palace before the Xie Clan does”