Chapter 639: Tang Clan, Yunxi’s coming (2/2)

“This is wangfei,” Long Feiye introduced coldly.

All of the servants were caught off-guard. But soon enough, they were paying their respects to Han Yunxi as well. “Greetings to esteemed wangfei.”

“Where is your young clan head?” Long Feiye asked icily.

“The young clan head…he…he’s been lying in bed for an entire day,” one of the guards said timidly.

“What’s going on?” Han Yunxi asked urgently.

Long Feiye seemed to know exactly what was the matter, because he simply pulled her into the rooms. There they saw Tang Li sprawled on the bed, looking utterly depressed. “Father, even if you beat me to death, I still won’t go and live with the wife’s family!”

“You won’t die from a mere spanking,” Long Feiye muttered.

Tang Li immediately turned towards them and made to rise, but it split open the wounds on his behind and sent him collapsing back onto the bed in pain.

“Big bro, save me…” he grieved.

Han Yunxi suddenly had an urge to go and slap him on the butt. Of course, it was only a thought she kept to herself.

But Long Feiye simply strode over and slapped his butt in earnest, making Tang Li shriek like a butchered pig. “Ahhh…ahhhhhh!”

Han Yunxi only shook her head. His personality is like a child’s. How is Ning Jing supposed to be interested in a guy like this? Ning Jing was a strong and driven woman, so shouldn’t she find a man to match?

Tang Li didn’t shut up until Long Feiye muffled his mouth with his hand. “What’s Cang Qiuzi’s stance on the situation?” he asked coldly.

“You’re asking him? Heheh, this fellow doesn’t understand a thing besides causing more trouble,” Tang Zijin’s voice carried in from the doorway.

Tang Li just rolled his eyes and continued hanging his head in despair. In his father’s heart, he was nothing more than a tool. Did it even matter whether or not he understood what was going on?

Unlike Aunt Ru, Tang Zijin still acknowledged Han Yunxi with a nod as he stepped into the room. It could count as a greeting. In return, Han Yunxi also greeted him the same way.

“Feiye, come to the tea room. Cloud Realm Trade Consortium will send over its delegation tomorrow. There are some things we need to discuss,” Tang Zijin said.

“We can talk about them here. Tang Li should listen as well.” Long Feiye didn’t care whether Tang Zijin agreed, but simply took a seat by the boy’s side. Han Yunxi quickly followed suit.

Tang Li might have been staring at the floor, but his lips had split into a grin. As long as big brother Long was here, he would be safe. It had been that way since they were both children.

“Who is the consortium sending over?” Long Feiye asked.

“Uncertain. It’s very possible that it’ll be Ning Cheng himself,” Tang Zijin replied.

Between Cang Qiuzi and the Tang Clan, which side would Ning Cheng choose to offend and support? What would he think of the friendship between Tang Li and Long Feiye? These were all questions on Long Feiye’s mind.

“Feiye, try to talk some sense into that stinking brat. He refuses to marry into the wife’s family, but insists on taking the girl into our clan instead. This…hehe, this old man really is…” Before Tang Zijin could finish, a sharp female voice interrupted.

“So what if he doesn’t want to go to the wife’s family? Is there anything wrong with that? Tang Zijin, do you know what you’re doing? What’s your justification for forcing your son to marry into another clan?”

“Tang Zijin, I’m telling you now, if you keep pressuring my Li’er, I’ll fight you to the death!”

A charming and graceful matron entered the room, holding an embroidered handkerchief in one hand as she sobbed in sporadic spurts. She didn’t care who was in the room, but made a beeline straight for Tang Li and burst into tears.

“My Li’er, why is your life so hard?! How could you have such a heartless father? Sobsob…why is my life so wretched, to have such a worthless husband? Son, ah, if the two of us can’t life another day past tomorrow, let’s leap off Divine Dragon Peak together. We’ll be mother and son again in our next life and forget about your callous father!”

Han Yunxi could only watched stunned. Though she’d heard how Tang Li’s mother doted on the man, she never expected her to act like this. What a vicious tongue! Tang Zijin’s beard was sticking up in indignation from the tirade. He couldn’t help being henpecked, but refused to budge a step.

“What does a married woman know of such things?” he raged. “Don’t weep and wail here, you’re being a disgrace! Someone come, take her ladyship away.”

“Mother, save me!” Mother!” Tang Li shouted.

“Tang Zijin, I’m telling you now, if I leave this room today then I’ll….I’ll….hmph, don’t you regret it!” Lady Tang cried before pushing aside the servants and rushing outside herself!

Tang Li was shocked. He scrambled to his feet, ignoring the pain to chase after her. Tang Zijin was shaken as well, because he quickly followed suit. Inside the room, Han Yunxi couldn’t help but feel that things were a mess. Long Feiye was long used to the chaos and only asked in amusement, “Who do you think Cloud Realm Trade Consortium will send?”

Tomorrow was a meeting of minds to negotiate, after all. Depending on who they sent, the difficult of the talks would change as well…