Chapter 259 - 257. I Am Sorry II (1/2)
Third-person POV
Di Tian who was talking to his fiancée, Qatar, while waiting for the right time to visit his sister-in-law saw Di Shang stormed out of his courtyard with fists tightly clenched as his veins showed up on the back of his hands.
Di Tian and Qatar looked at each other with a visible confusion on their faces. Since Di Tian was worried, they decided to chase after him. When they finally caught up to Di Shang, they saw him facing someone they never saw before.
The attire that the other man wore was definitely for assassin or shadow guards but the design of the black clothes wasn't the design from their Di family. From the other man's face, it seemed like he was a very cheerful and bright person, however, one shouldn't judge people's faces.
They could vaguely hear the conversation that was happening between them.
”General Di, there is something I have to say to you.” The other man said with a weak smile on his lips.
Di Shang didn't reply nor nod his head to respond to the other man because of the previous conflict that happened with Meiyun a few minutes ago. The other man sighed as he could see the black clouds hovering above Di Shang's head.
”Well, this has something to do with Senior Meiyun. That's why I looked for the person that I truly care for her.” The other man continued without getting dispirited from the unresponsive Di Shang.
Hearing that it related to Meiyun, Di Shang's face turned darker. Again, information about his own wife that he didn't know and had to hear it from another person rather than the person itself.
”Ah Ren, you are here to tell me about my wife? Why is it everyone knows her better than I do?” Di Shang snapped.
Ah Ren understood what Di Shang was feeling and he couldn't do anything about it. it was Meiyun's decision if she wanted to tell him or not, it wasn't his business to meddle in someone's family affair especially when Meiyun already married into Di Shang's family.
”General Di, please cease your anger. I am here not to spill any tea but to remind, no, warn you about my precious senior.” Ah Ren calmly explained.
Hearing Ah Ren's explanation, Di Shang took a deep breath and calmed himself to think straight.
”I am sorry. Things are no really good for me today, my apologies.” Di Shang apologized.
”It is fine, I can relate to you. Even though Senior Meiyun is very kind and fun to around with, sometimes she can frustrate us to the point of us questioning our friendship. And that is one of the reasons why I came here, to warn you about the unknown side of hers.” Ah Ren's smiley face turned serious in a second.
Di Shang was taken aback by Ah Ren's sudden change in expression, ”What do you mean?”
Ah Ren sighed for the hundredth times, ”General Di must be aware of Her Majesty Empress's case and Great General Xu's arrival in Chang An right?”
”En, Great General Xu left a few days after I arrived at Chang An.” Di Shang nodded his head.
”Yes, and as a fellow people who work in the same field, General Di must also be aware that we have a rule that a punishment would be befallen on someone that failed their job. So, my fellow elite forces were punished the moment my Master arrived here, meanwhile, I took my punishment right after I arrived at Chang An.” Ah Ren said.
Di Shang silently agreed with Ah Ren. In the Di family, they also had this rule but the punishment is different from the Xu family.
”I was recuperating for these past few weeks and almost completely healed. And the moment we heard Senior Meiyun regained her consciousness, I quickly came to visit her with letters from my fellow elite forces.” Ah Ren took out a stack of envelopes that were tied together with a thin rope and handed it to Di Shang.
Di Shang took the securely tied envelopes from Ah Ren's hand but when Di Shang was going to pull it from Ah Ren's hold, Ah Ren's hand firmly holding onto the thin rope, leaving both of them in an awkward pose. Di Shang looked at Ah Ren's earnest eyes that were staring at him intensely.
”Please don't tell Senior Meiyun that Master came here or anything about us taking her punishment in her place. Or else she would blame herself to the point she would travel all the way to Xi An to take her punishment.” Ah Ren sighed at Meiyun's stubbornness which was very similar to Hong er.
”With just the news of Her Majesty Empress's disappearance, she would fall into depression and definitely would blame herself for not making it in time to save Her Majesty Empress…” Ah Ren's hold on the envelopes loosened and Di Shang finally could put the envelopes in his pocket chest.