Chapter 119: Chapter 104 Teacher Teaches (Two-in-One Large Chapter)_2
“Qingchi has heard that it’s unwise to speak without knowing, and disloyal to keep silent when one does know. As a subject of the state, one who withholds beneficial advice from their ruler is not a loyal minister.”
“If one speculates without thorough consideration and verification, and speaks arrogantly, they will mislead the nation.”
“Qingchi, having traveled through various states, has many reflections and so insights. I fear that sharing them with the ruler of Great Wei might appear empty and superficial.”
“And yet, if I don’t speak, I fear failing to honor your kind invitation.”
“It puts in a difficult position, but I will still dare to speak, and humbly ask for your forgiveness, Your Majesty.”
Zhao Rong bowed in salute.
The Emperor of Great Wei hurriedly reached out to steady him.
“Teacher, there’s no need for formalities. I’d like to hear more. Please teach . Though I am slow to learn, I will try.”
Zhao Rong narrowed his eyes, “Does Your Majesty wish to be a benevolent ruler or an enlightened one?”
“Is there a difference between a benevolent ruler and an enlightened one?”
The Emperor of Great Wei asked, puzzled.
Zhao Rong spoke with firm conviction, “A benevolent ruler abides by propriety and pacifies the people, while an enlightened ruler expands territories and paves new ground. They are known as the sages of old and the holy ones of the present.”
The Emperor of Great Wei’s eyes widened as he stared at Zhao Rong with an intense gaze.
…
Afterward.
The two engaged in earnest conversation, knee to knee.
Zhao Rong spoke with confidence, and at tis of fervent passion, he would gesture with his sleeves, leaning forward in his seat.
The Emperor of Great Wei watched, unblinking, holding his breath and listening intently, careful not to miss a thing, his deanor solemn and serious.
He would nod and sigh in agreent, clenching his fist in conviction.
Sotis, he would even beco so agitated that he grabbed Zhao Rong’s sleeve.
Su Xiaoxiao, posing as “Lan Yuqing,” sat aloofly, proud and silent, her eyes demurely lowered.
But, at a certain mont.
She couldn’t help but glance at the other two.
Her eyes settled on the purple-robed Confucian Scholar who stood before the ruler of this vast land, commanding with authority and pointing out strategies.
The Emperor of Great Wei, on the side, was treating him with the courtesy due to a national scholar, showing him the respect of a student to his teacher.
Su Xiaoxiao did not understand what they were talking about.
These affairs of power and strategy that these worldly n were so keen on were always beyond her comprehension.
But as a woman of the Fox Clan, with her intuitive feelings, she knew that the man she secretly admired was being respected and admired by others.
That was enough for her.
The little Fox Demon slightly raised her fair chin, and the corners of her mouth beneath the purple veil ford a pleasing curve.
An hour later.
Zhao Rong paused, taking a mont to rest.
The Emperor of Great Wei suddenly stood up, bowing deeply, “Teacher, your words have opened my eyes, as if clearing the clouds to reveal the blue sky.”
Then, he personally offered a cup of tea with both hands.
Zhao Rong smiled silently, not declining, and directly took the cup.
After taking a sip, he turned his head toward the side, as if he rembered sothing, and put down the teacup.
“Your Majesty, I have an inappropriate request, and I’m uncertain whether or not to speak of it.”
“Why would Teacher be so formal? Teacher has offered a national strategy to , for which I am imnsely grateful. Your concerns are my concerns, the concerns of Great Wei. Please speak.”
Zhao Rong smiled.
“My wife and I are looking for a certain Spiritual dicine. I am not sure if Great Wei might have it…”
“What is this Spiritual dicine?”
Zhao Rong said earnestly, “Spicy strips.”
The Emperor of Great Wei: “…”
The Emperor of Great Wei had heard much of the mystical Spiritual Treasures of the mountains but never of such an oddly nad one.
He knew what each word ant separately, but together, well, it felt very mysterious…
After pondering for a mont, and looking at the earnest Zhao Rong, the Emperor expressed regretfully, “Could Teacher describe this object?”
Zhao Rong thought for a bit, “This item is generally long and thin, about the length of two fingers, with a pungently strong sll, and if ordinary people consu it directly, it can cause a burning sensation, yet they find it as irresistible as candy…”
The Emperor of Great Wei thought carefully but still had no recollection of such an item. He opened his mouth to ask about its miraculous effects and why Zhao Rong was seeking it but remained silent.
“Teacher, I have never heard of this extraordinary item, and I do not know if Great Wei possesses these… spicy strips. Why not stay in Liangjing for a few more days, and I will send people to search for it?”
Upon hearing this, Zhao Rong turned to exchange a look with Su Xiaoxiao.
He sighed with apparent disappointnt,
“Ah, it troubles to impose on Your Majesty. The spicy strips are of great importance to my wife, for a crucial concoction is incomplete without them.”
The Emperor of Great Wei nodded.
“So the Fairy requires these spicy strips. To use such a rare item in concocting dicines must an the dicine is extraordinary. Huh, does the Fairy possess dical skills?”
After speaking, he turned his head to look at “Lan Yuqing” nearby.
This Blue Fairy had indeed given him an impression of stunning beauty, even though he had only seen her narrow, enchanting fox’s eyes and the perfect white forehead beneath.
He even had a strange wish for “Lan Yuqing” never to remove the veil across her face.
Indeed.
It was not a desire to see it removed, but rather a wish that it stayed on.
Because he feared disappointnt.
The disappointnt of a beautiful fantasy being destroyed.
The Emperor of Great Wei was afraid that the face beneath the veil would not do justice to those incredibly beautiful eyes.
If Zhao Rong knew what he was thinking, he’d probably sigh and pat his shoulder.
But even though the Great Wei emperor found an excuse to speak to “Lan Yuqing,”
those eyes he thought would overshadow all the other beauties in the harem didn’t spare him a glance.
Su Xiaoxiao still had her eyelids slightly lowered, her deanor cold and tranquil, remaining silent.
The emperor gave an awkward smile, though there was no irritation in his heart.
After all, for such peerless beauty, almost any man would involuntarily extend his tolerance to the maximum.
In his heart, he simply felt that the Teacher and this Fairy Lan were truly a match of “talented man” and “beautiful woman,” enviable indeed.
Zhao Rong watched everything from the side, giving Su Xiaoxiao, Su Huxian, silent applause in his heart.
Her acting skills were indeed impressive.
When Zhao Rong felt the ti was right, he cleared his throat.
“My wife’s dical skills are so-so, just dabbling a bit. She has been interested in the dical arts since she was young and learned so healing techniques from Chong Xu Temple.
Hmm, so ti ago, a True Man from Central Continent visited, and quite praised my wife’s dical skills, wanted to take her back to train in the temple, but we had just married, and she, being headstrong, refused.”
After finishing, Zhao Rong sighed, looking at the aloof Su Xiaoxiao with an indulgent expression.
He raised his hand, affectionately flicking her delicate nose.
The always cold and proud “Fairy Lan” paused for a mont, soon after glaring at Zhao Rong.
It was a look both annoyed and shy.
The emperor, who felt like he had been force-fed a mouthful of dog food, looked back and forth at the couple flirting with each other; for the first ti in his own Imperial Study, he felt like a third wheel.
However, Zhao Rong’s recent words also left him speechless.
Her dical skills are sought after by a Daoist True Man to be carefully cultivated in the temple?
And you call that so-so? Just dabbling?
Wait, wait, such skilled dicine…
Later on.
The emperor discussed national affairs with Zhao Rong for a while.
Soon, Zhao Rong saw that it was ti to leave, so he stood up to bid farewell.
Before departing, he repeatedly entrusted the emperor to help them look for “spicy strips.”
The emperor saw them out of the palace, ordering a eunuch to see them off respectfully and arranging for soone to find accommodation for Zhao Rong and his companion outside the palace.
Su Xiaoxiao and Zhao Rong, seated in the carriage they had arrived in, slowly departed.
Inside the carriage.
The “Fairy Lan” who was high and cold a second ago, was now casually removing her purple veil, freely showing off her face that had intrigued the emperor in front of Zhao Rong.
Su Xiaoxiao’s fox eyes curved into crescents, a shallow smile on her lips, her clear eyes reflecting the figure of the other inside the carriage.
“Zhao Rong, did I act convincingly?”
“Hmm.”
Zhao Rong lifted the curtain to look outside, casually responding.
“Zhao Rong.”
The young lady, seeing that Zhao Rong’s attention wasn’t on her, pursed her lips, calling out again in a soft, lted voice.
“Hmm?”
Zhao Rong turned his head.
Su Xiaoxiao, gazing intently into his eyes, saw that at that mont they held nothing but her, she smiled subtly.
“Did we succeed?”
“Not certain, but we’ve done all we could.”
“And what do we do now?”
Zhao Rong chuckled softly, “We wait, wait for the fish to bite.”
The little Fox Demon seed to understand yet didn’t, but imdiately put it out of her mind.
She suddenly asked curiously:
“What does ‘clumsy wife’ an? Is it referring to ?”
Zhao Rong nodded, “Jing refers to a hairpin and plain dress.”
Su Xiaoxiao pouted.
“Clumsy ans foolish or inept.”
Su Xiaoxiao’s bright eyes seed to dim slightly.
She bit her lip gently, bowing her head.
“‘Clumsy wife’ is a humble term used by Confucians, aning, wife.”
The next mont.
The lady in the carriage bead with joy.
A smile that chard all.
The space around her seed to brighten along with her smile.
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PS: Ah~ (nearly flopped)
This chapter is 4K.
Also, Happy Qixi Festival, brothers… wait, if you still have ti to read novels today, ans you probably don’t have a girlfriend, oh, then never mind.
————(Mini Theater)
Su Xiaoxiao tilted her head, in a crisp voice said: “My great-grandmother said, Qixi should be spent with soone else, um, how many people are you? Or, or maybe you could spend it with Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao is also alone~”
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