Chapter 614: 389
“I think these people should also be smart enough to know that a prodigy from Taiching Prefecture isn’t easy to deal with.”
Zhao Rong nodded seriously, “This Qing Jun here… Heh, I believe that their expressions must have been priceless when they found out about Qing Jun. They are even more wary of this young master now.”
He sighed, “Life is so dull and boring when you have Taiching Prefecture’s number one prodigy as a wife. So, Master ng, you actually want this young master to divorce his wife, saying how beautiful it is for a Confucian Scholar to be independent and not ‘live off a woman’… I don’t believe you for a second.”
Now it seems, ‘how terrifying it is for a Confucian Scholar to forcefully live off soone.’
Zhao Qian’er suddenly hit Zhao Rong playfully, pretending to be spoiled:
“Hmph, now you know how formidable Miss and I are, right? Rong’er brother, if you dare to bully us, we’ll let you experience the swords of those senior protectors…”
Zhao Rong made a wry face, “Eh, is that how these senior protectors are supposed to be used? They even manage the dostic affairs of the Old Zhao Family.”
“Pfft~ Silly boy!” Qian’er couldn’t help but laugh, pinching his nose.
She smiled, then with a serious expression on her small face, she said:
“Rong’er brother, you don’t have to worry about Miss. Don’t hesitate, just do what you want to do. If people from Great Li harbor any crooked thoughts, it would be like a mad dog barking at the sun.
“To harm Miss within Taiching Prefecture, at the very least it would take soone from the Seventh Realm, and they’d have to be a swordsman at that. As for threats to Miss’s safety after she left Du You City and escaped the senior protectors’ sight, any enemies below the Nascent Soul Realm are indulging in a fantasy, Miss has… quite a few trumps up her sleeve. So, let alone this insignificant Great Li, do they even have a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Realm?”
The little girl who seed to know sothing shook her head.
Zhao Rong was quiet for a while, then slowly nodded, and then gently shook his head, “I have my own asure.”
He paused, then moved on from the topic.
He squinted and said:
“The aning behind this gesture from Prince Li is nothing more than to tell , in the future, when making choices regarding certain possible events, not to be too ruthless, to not drive people to despair. Otherwise, if I’m careless, I could end up with a High Grade Martial Artist as an enemy, ready to fight to the death and disturb my and my people’s peace.
“What’s interesting is that this Prince Li is currently aligned with the Dugu clan. Whether this cautionary ssage hidden behind his ‘kind gift’ is known by the Dugu clan, and whether it represents their joint decision or his own initiative, remains a question.
“Moreover, about this enfeoffnt ceremony, does he, like the Dugu family, hope for a successful event that legitimizes the young emperor’s rule over Great Li… What exactly is the current relationship between the Dugu family and Li Mingyi? Does the latter harbor ulterior motives? And then there’s Zhou Dufu…”
Zhao Rong spoke slowly and thodically.
Qian’er listened with a slight frown as the image of a majestic man in a Python Robe from the dinner party they had recently crashed uninvited ca to mind.
She rembered that at the ti, it seed to be the Chief Musician Mu Jin and Xue Can who were talking to Rong’er brother throughout, while Li Mingyi remained silent, occasionally smiling and then flattering Rong’er brother when leaving.
Aside from his conspicuous attire, he was hardly noticeable.
Zhao Qian furrowed her brows… She hadn’t realized that the gift sent by the Regent King of Great Li contained so many implications, or it could be said that what he wanted to say was actually all within the gift, which Rong’er brother…
She couldn’t help asking, “Rong’er brother, did you see through his intentions at the ti?”
Zhao Rong calmly nodded.
“The gift from Li Mingyi, yes, that Fairy Su, whether I accept it or not, the ‘friendly reminder’ he included has already been delivered, and it doesn’t matter anymore whether I take it or not.
“So, this probably slightly nervy Fairy Su, it’s better not to refuse sothing free.”
He joked for a mont, then smilingly continued:
“From the two fairies sent by both parties, a lot can be deduced. This trip to Great Li is starting to beco interesting.
“Li Mingyi is sowhat enigmatic at the mont, unclear about what he really wants to do. Whether he wants to be a benevolent prince, rembered for ages in Li Territory, or if he wishes to add one more claw to the Python Robe on his body.
“And the Dugu clan was the one who actively invited us for the enfeoffnt ceremony, obviously very sincere.
“The Fairy Luo sent by her, well, that might not be her na, but it doesn’t matter. She was clearly once a crescent moon maiden of Li, a very special presence in Li Territory, said to have a certain faith that requires won to be utterly chaste. I guess no man has received the kind of treatnt I have, being pursued by a crescent moon maiden.
“The Dugu Empress Dowager’s gesture probably broke so internal principles of the Music Workshop, so she disguised it by claiming a clean official status. Heh, didn’t you see how the accompanying maidens from Li looked at tonight? A few of them seed to want to eat alive; I wouldn’t be surprised if they were candidates before this.”
Zhao Rong was quite amused, pointing with his index finger, “But no matter how these fairy sisters gnash their teeth or glower at , well, I’ve accepted them, just for fun.”
Qian’er twisted her body, scolding him with her eyes, “Show-off.”
Zhao Rong continued:
“The Dugu Empress Dowager has made quite an investnt. However, although I know she’s the most sincere one, I might have to disappoint her.
“Besides, now the only one left is Zhou Dufu whom I’ve not yet t. What do you think he will send? Eh, who cares, after all, your Rong’er brother is now the ‘big bad guy’, they’ve all conned anyway.”
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