Chapter 207 (2/2)
”Then he has to be human first!” the old madame didn't have any more tables to flip, so she slapped her armrest instead Pei Yan met with disaster in his childhood, so the oldwords today left him unable to bear it
With a black face, he replied, ”Mother, does your son deserve death just because I don't want to take up an official post?”
”His Majesty cured you!” the old madame raised her voice
”Hoas I injured in the first place?!” Pei Yan's voice was just as loud
”Fine, if you want to count it that way, then His Majesty owes you a dead father as well,” the old madame replied ”I and your older brother will take the whole fae us afterwards”
”Old Second,” Lord Protector said, ”Do you want to raise a rebellion?”
”Hh ”Does he have the skills? For the past few years, we've lived with our doors shut and our tails between our legs We even have to sside the likes of Xie Wenyuan What has he ever done? This old wos—soiven any face!”
Pei Yan's face grew red fro invectives
”Over the past few years, you've been eating, dressing, boarding, and using everyone from your older brother,” the old madame continued ”But you still want to send your older brother's entire fa you since you were four until now Whenever you made a racket, he and your sister-in-law all yielded to your whims They humored your and let you have your way Even if your heart's made out of rock, your brother and sister-in-law must have warmed it some with their care, didn't they? Maybe you were just born heartless! Ah?!”
Née Zhang, the Lord Protector's wife, gave a tiny sigh from outside the door She beckoned to her children and led theet along with, but she had tried her best as a sister-in-law despite the lack of results Still, hearing old madame rebuke the boy like that made undid the knots in her own heart So les all these years
”Yes, you've never asked your older brother for anything,” the old madame continued with her lecture, ”This is what he owes you as your brother Who told him to be related to you? That's his bad luck”
A red-faced Pei Yan shot back, ”I never said those things”
”After your father died,” the old nored hi greatness by Xie Wenyuan Not only that, the randsons Now His Majesty wants to use you and give you a chance to avenge your father This is a chance for your father's friends to have a new start as well But what are you doing? Because of your own temper, you've turned a blind eye to those men Your own father has yet to close his eyes in peace in his own grave! You black-hearted bastard, if I knew you'd grown up to be like this, you should've died with your father all those years ago At least then your ghost could keep his company so he wouldn't be so lonely” As she spoke these words, tears streamed down the old madame's cheeks
”Mother,” the Lord Protector fell to his knees, his eyes rimmed with red ”Old Second isn't that kind of person Mother, please don't say any more”
”Scram!” the old madame sobbed at him
”O-old Mada behind Pei Yan felt a need to speak up as well
”Níng Yan, ah,”2 the old madame replied, ”Don't defend such a bastard You've done so for so ht of you?”
”Old Madairl called Níng Yan also fell to her knees in front of the old madame
”When you were young, your father reement with the Luo Clan for you,” the old madame continued ”But once our Lord Protector's estate ran into trouble, the Luo Clan rejected the agreement They even publicized the news of what happened to you and gave their daughter to Xie Anshi+ in e instead”
Pei Yan said, ”I know I lost face for the Lord Protector's estate”
”Who's talking to you about face?!” the oldYan's sake!”
”Old Mada Yan is only a servant”
”Rise, child,” the oldYan to her feet, then patted her hand as tears fell fro that you could marry this bastard since His Majesty cured him Then you would finally enjoy the sweet after the bitter But Heaven's plans supersede our own Who knew that Pei Yan would be such a heartless wretch? This old woman has let you down, ah”
”I'll go to court,” Pei Yan said ”I'll go, so please don't say anymore, mother”
The old madame slowly sat back in her chair Pei Yan stomped his feet and headed off to his rooms
”Aren't you going to court?” the Lord Protector exclaimed ”Where are you off to now?”
”To change clothes,” Pei Yan replied with a gloomy face
”Go on,” the oldYan, as still standing there blankly The girl quickly chased after Pei Yan out of the rooms
The Lord Protector rose fro been covered in sweat
”You should clean yourself up as well Go with that bastard to court,” the old madame said
The Lord Protector grew uneasy ”Mother, can Old Second really be a good servant for His Majesty like that? Suppose he turns stubborn at the Hall of Golden Chimes, what do we do then?”
”He's nostick by her chair as she lowered her voice ”His skills will onlymore You don't need to worry about that”
The Lord Protector replied, ”Isn't this son worried more for his mouth's sake?”
”His Majesty can even ue,” the old madame wiped her face free of tears ”Let hi into a few nails, his personality e for the better”
When the Lord Protector recalled yesterday's events at the Grand Preceptor's estate, he nodded his head That's true With His Majesty's skills, dealing with Old Second should be nothing
”After court's diso ask for an audience with Esteemed Empress,” the old madame added
”Ah?” the Lord Protector scratched his head
”I'll go ask for an ie as a favor,” the old ht be a servant, but she's spent all her years looking after Old Second She deserves so froht now…)
hite – in traditional Chinese culture, the color white signifies death and s, so to blatantly parade your whole fa event ↩
Níng Yan (凝烟) – Ning eal, condense,” Yanfro Xiaoyao (宁) ↩