95: Chapter 91: Zhi Ning Marries You, How About That?
(4 More) 95: Chapter 91: Zhi Ning Marries You, How About That?
(4 More) Note: The fourth update is presented, to celebrate the Alliance Hierarch of ‘Furious Wind and Bright Moon’ readers!
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King Zhi Bian’s decrees were always very concise and to the point, rarely using flowery and grandiose language.
“Tomorrow afternoon at two-fifteen, Xuan Suolun is to enter the palace for an audience and receive the Noble Warrior dal.
Hear this!”
Upon hearing the appointed ti of two-fifteen, Suo Lun was not surprised at all because the previous transmigrator, the Dragon Emperor, had already introduced ti and distance units to this world.
“By your command,” Suo Lun bowed and accepted the decree.
The decree from the king only ntioned awarding the Noble Warrior dal and did not speak of bestowing the title of Count Tianshui or the lordship of Tianshui City.
However, according to protocol, one must first be awarded the Noble Warrior dal before inheriting a noble title.
And the middle-aged eunuch who delivered Prince Zili’s invitation glanced first at Suo Lun’s eyes.
Seeing that his sight had been restored, he showed only a slight startle.
“My lord requests the presence of Young Master Suo Lun at the prince’s residence for a chat,” the middle-aged eunuch extended an invitation engraved on a bamboo card.
After receiving it, Suo Lun imdiately returned it; it was a noble etiquette that one could not accept an invitation from soone of higher status.
Therefore, Zili’s jade invitation card had been polished smooth as a mirror.
It was rather characteristic of Zili to use bamboo for invitations instead of gold or white jade, considering his status.
“It would be disrespectful to decline,” though Suo Lun was not prepared to et with Zili, the invitation was one that he could not refuse.
“Then this servant shall wait here.
Young Master Suo Lun, please let know when you are ready,” the middle-aged eunuch sat down, and though Suo Ningbing’s expression was cold, she still offered him tea.
Next, Suo Ningbing personally prepared a bath and helped Suo Lun to bathe.
Seeing Suo Ningbing roll up her sleeves, revealing arms as white as jade, and pick up a soft towel, Suo Lun was startled.
“Sister, what are you doing?”
“Bathing you,” Suo Ningbing replied.
“That’s really not necessary,” Suo Lun said with a start.
When he was on Earth, his sister had bathed him until he was ten years old.
Afterwards, feeling embarrassed, he had started bathing himself.
“Only now you’re embarrassed?
Where did your courage co from just before?” Suo Ningbing gently scolded Suo Lun with a glance, then softly continued, “You’re a grown man, it’s difficult for you to wash your own hair and back, and I don’t want other maids to assist you.”
Her words left Suo Lun heart fluttering, as her reluctance to have other maids help him implied the stirrings of jealousy in her heart.
“Alright, disrobe and enter the tub,” Ning Bing instructed and then turned her delicate back to him.
Then, amid the awkward atmosphere, Suo Lun quickly stepped into the bathing tub.
The tub was filled with milk, and steam billowed so that nothing could be seen beneath the water, which afforded him so relief.
Ning Bing, with her cheeks flushed, stepped forward with a bottle of essential oil and a soap pod, carefully applying it to Suo Lun’s hair and then ticulously washing it.
Her soft hands gently massaged Suo Lun’s scalp.
After the massage, she dried her hands and gently massaged Suo Lun’s eyes, asking softly, “Is it completely healed now?”
“Yes,” he replied, although it wasn’t quite completely healed.
His vision still had a faint red tint, as if looking through a filter.
Yao Xing had said that it was the release of spiritual power during his last major test that had caused damage to his visual nerves, which would take so ti to recover.
After carefully washing his hair and back, Ning Bing left to allow him to put on his undergarnts, then she brought a brocade robe and personally helped him change into it.
Half an hour later, Suo Lun followed the eunuch to Prince Zili’s residence.
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Half an hour later, Suo Lun entered Prince Zili’s elegant residence.
The residence was not very large, nor could it be described as opulent or magnificent; instead, it had a solemn air, predominantly featuring grey tones.
“Your Highness, Young Master Suo Lun has arrived,” the eunuch announced outside a door.
“Please co in, co in…” The voice of Zili resonated from within, hearty and bold.
Then, the door opened, and a thirty-year-old man ca forward, grasping Suo Lun’s hand.
“Co, co, co, I’ve been waiting for you for a long ti.”
Next, Zili looked into Suo Lun’s eyes and said, “Your eyesight has returned?
That’s good.
It eases my concerns greatly.”
Suo Lun was taken aback by his enthusiasm.
The image of Zili before him was beyond his expectations.
His hair was tied back simply, secured with a bamboo hairpin.
He was dressed casually in a loose linen robe and was even barefoot.
He wasn’t particularly handso, at least not when compared to Suo Lun’s pretty boy looks.
But his face was full of character, with an air of unruliness, intelligence, authority, and a hint of wickedness.
Particularly, his long nose gave one an instinctual sense of fearfulness after seeing it.
This was Prince Zili, the future king whom the entire Rage Wave Kingdom expected and supported.
“Suo Lun, Zhi Ning has never been defeated before.
This ti you’ve beaten her soundly, causing her to vomit blood twice,” Zili said.
“She is my most beloved sister, what do you think we should do about this?”
Suo Lun thought for a mont and said, “She and I are alike, we can’t afford to lose.”
These words, instead, took Zhi Li by surprise.
Most n are unwilling to admit that they can’t afford to lose, believing themselves to be broad-minded.
“Co, sit down, join for a al,” Zhi Li said as he sat cross-legged in front of a table.
“Don’t worry, there definitely won’t be any poison.
Zhi Ning is sowhat insidious with her thods, but it doesn’t matter because she’s a woman.
As a young lord, I can’t do such things.”
Suo Lun took a seat opposite him.
In front of him were four dishes, two at and two vegetarian, all very exquisite.
Suo Lun saw at a glance that this one al could feed the commoners outside for an entire month.
Zhi Li, dressed in plain clothes and even wearing a bamboo hairpin, was nonetheless so particular and even luxurious when it ca to food.
“I don’t dislike luxury, I just hate vulgar things like gold, white jade, silk, and the like,” Zhi Li said.
After tasting a dish and sipping so wine, he looked at Suo Lun and said, “You know, there’s one thing very similar about the two of us, do you know what that is?”
Suo Lun shook his head and replied, “You tell .”
“We’re both old hands at romancing won.
You’re battle-hardened, and I’ve heard that you’ve had no less than a hundred girlfriends and lovers,” Zhi Li said.
“And as for , I’ve handled others’ wives no less than a hundred tis.
Both of us have slept with the most noble ladies.”
At that mont, Suo Lun was drinking wine and nearly spit it out when he heard these words.
This Zhi Li really didn’t hold back at all, speaking so directly.
However, it’s not sothing to brag about, is it?
Then, Zhi Li clapped his hands and said, “Co in.”
Imdiately, two beauties gracefully entered the room.
One was older and one was younger.
The younger one was lithe and captivating, with a charming face.
The older one was mature like a ripe peach, dignified and elegant, with occasional shy glances.
“Guess who these two won are?” Zhi Li asked.
Suo Lun thought for a mont and vaguely had an answer, but he shook his head nonetheless.
“Don’t hide your cleverness in front of .
You’ve surely guessed it.
I’m to entertain you, so naturally, I would choose the wife of the man you detest the most,” Zhi Li said.
“Your most hated man is , but I can’t bear to share my wife with others.
So, as the next best thing, I’ve summoned the won of Jian Ning and Marquis Jian Yong.”
Then, pointing to the young and charming woman, he continued, “This lady, born of modest background, goes by the na Wu Xiuxiu.
She’s Jian Ning’s concubine and is twenty-five years old.
Of course, you also know that the marriage between Niya and Jian Ning is in na only.
So, Wu Xiuxiu is essentially Jian Ning’s wife now, having even given him a son.”
“And this mature woman is called Wu Qianyu, the favored consort of Marquis Jian Yong, who is thirty-eight years old,” Zhi Li said.
“Of course, if you wanted to retaliate against Jian Ning and Jian Yong, it would have been best to have Marquis Jian Yong’s principal wife co.
However, she is already in her fifties.
I think your taste isn’t quite that mature, so I’ve had his most cherished consort co instead.”
Then, Zhi Li excitedly stood up and pointed to the two won, “Co on, Suo Lun, don’t be shy.
Pick one, and I’ll take the one you leave.
And I assure you, I haven’t touched either of these won before.”
At this mont, Suo Lun’s heart was truly shattered.
This Prince Zili was incredibly uninhibited, proposing that they toy with won together from the outset, and worse, the wives of his own loyal subordinates.
He had heard of his proclivities before, but he hadn’t expected them to be so fitting to his reputation.
He could only admire Jian Ning and Marquis Jian Yong, who seed so willing to wear such green hats.
“Co on, don’t be bashful, pick one, pick one,” Zhi Li urged.
Taken aback, Suo Lun then pointed at the mature and graceful Wu Qianyu, the consort of Marquis Jian Yong.
“You know how to play,” Zhi Li responded with a thumbs up and then motioned to Wu Xiuxiu, “Co here.”
Jian Ning’s concubine, Wu Xiuxiu, ca to Zhi Li’s side, submissively took the wine jug, and poured wine for him.
As Zhi Li’s hand wandered over Wu Xiuxiu, he nodded and said, “Not bad, not bad, Jian Ning is quite fortunate.”
anwhile, the plump Wu Qianyu knelt next to Suo Lun and picked up the jug to pour wine for him.
Seeing Suo Lun sitting there like a gentleman, Zhi Li frowned and said, “Suo Lun, don’t be shy.
If you’re so reserved, it makes uncomfortable too.”
“Please enjoy yourself, I…
I’ve been restraining myself lately,” Suo Lun said.
Zhi Li frowned in disappointnt, withdrew his hand from Wu Xiuxiu’s dress, and got down to business, “Tomorrow, His Majesty the King will summon you to the palace and will bestow upon you the Noble Samurai dal.”
“I’ve already received the decree,” Suo Lun said, then waited for more information.
Zhi Li went on, “If nothing unexpected happens, you will soon inherit the title of Earl Tianshui and the position of City Lord of Tianshui City.”
Suo Lun replied, “Thank you, Your Majesty.”
Zhi Li continued, “Let’s discuss sothing.
Once you beco the City Lord of Tianshui City, don’t go to your territory.
Lend Tianshui City Territory for twenty years.
I’ll make it into a fortress to attack the Southern Barbarian Plains.
Once I conquer the Southern Barbarian Plains and build a city there, I’ll return Tianshui City to you.”
Frowning, Suo Lun did not answer, but used silence as a refusal.
Zhi Li proposed, “In exchange, I invite you to beco my future Pri Minister, and also a brother-in-law.
How about that?”
These words startled Suo Lun.
Zhi Li continued, “Weren’t you once madly in love with Zhi Ning?
I’ll marry her to you, and we’ll beco family.
Then, you can assist , beco my future Chancellor, and also lend Tianshui City for twenty years.
Isn’t that a good deal?”
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