jdhmnovel Chapter 200: Tang Clan in Shu (3)
Chapter 200: Tang Clan in Shu (3)
"Oh!"
The next morning, Wen Yanzhao had just gotten up and had not yet washed and dressed when Wen Hujiu pushed the door open.
"Oh! My dear nephew, why did you just get up? I am so worried!"
He looked impatient to warm the pot of wine and started shouting as soon as he entered the door.
Wen Yanzhao ignored him and just put on his clothes slowly.
Until Wen Hujiu started urging him again, Wen Yanzhao had no choice but to chase him out with a hint of disgust:
"I know you're in a hurry, but don't worry, wait until I've finished cleaning up and finished eating!"
"Go, go, uncle, get out first!"
After warming the pot of wine, he simply lay down on the chair and started to act like a spoiled child:
"Why are you now learning to be like your Uncle Ping, doing everything so slowly?"
"I'm not going anywhere. I'm just lying here looking at you. I'm going to pack up right now and drive!"
Wen Yanzhao passed on a green gown, turned his head and glanced at the warm pot of wine, then said with a wicked smile:
"Uncle, why are you in such a hurry? Are you in a hurry to meet your mother-in-law whom you haven't seen for many years?"
Upon hearing this, Wenhujiu jumped up from his chair as if he had been electrocuted!
His face flushed, he stammered:
"You little bastard, what... what mother-in-law? I'm warning you, don't say that!"
Wen Yanzhao turned around and adjusted his hair in front of the bronze mirror:
"Aunt Dai Dai is the daughter of the headmaster of the Five Poison Sect. We will naturally run into her when we go to the Tang Sect this time!"
"Uncle~ Then tell me, is she your mother-in-law? Why do you dare not admit it?"
After saying that, he took the basin of water handed to him by the maid and washed his face.
When someone exposed Wen Hujiu's secret, he immediately rushed out of the house, leaving behind a sentence:
"Wen Yanzhao, I'm warning you, don't say these things carelessly! I've built a lifelong reputation on Wenhujiu, and I can't let it be ruined in your hands!"
After seeing off his annoying uncle, Wen Yanzhao packed up and went to Wen Lin’s bedroom to bid farewell to his grandfather.
Half an hour later, the two uncles and one nephew finally set out on the journey to the Tang Clan in Shu.
Even after getting on the carriage, he kept muttering while warming the pot of wine:
"Wen Buping, ah Wen Buping, can you please drive the horse faster?"
"It's already half an hour and we haven't left Lingnan yet. I'm about to fall asleep!"
Wen Buping drove the carriage and replied indifferently:
"Don't you understand the Tang Sect's temper? Other sects would certainly treat them well!
If our Wen family goes first, we will definitely be on guard!
We might as well be the last to arrive so we can reap the benefits of other sects."
Wen Yanzhao was sitting in the carriage, feeding the green and red snakes on his wrists. Seeing Wen Hujiu urging him, he said:
"Uncle, I have an idea. We can reach Tang Sect in half a day. What do you think?"
He sat up after warming the pot of wine and asked excitedly:
"Good nephew, tell me quickly!"
Wen Yanzhao shook his wrist lightly, and the two little snakes immediately crawled back into his sleeves.
Seeing the warm pot of wine coming over, he smiled proudly:
"Uncle, let's let Uncle Ping drive the car. You and I will go out and ride the wind. We will set off now and arrive in the afternoon!"
"It's less than a thousand miles, how about it?"
After listening to the wine, Wenhu lay back down, muttering to himself:
"Do you think everyone is like you, chewing arsenic and increasing their internal energy?"
"A thousand miles? Do you want to tire me to death? Just stay here, huh, it's boring!"
The carriage moved briskly, the uncle and nephew laughed and played, and the three of them headed westward, soon disappearing deep into the official road from Lingnan to Shuzhong...
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In Shuzhong, Jincheng government office.
A pair of guards stood on both sides of the government office gate with swords in hand. From a distance, they saw a fast horse coming through the streets and alleys!
"Who are you? You are not allowed to ride a horse in front of the government office! Get down!"
When the guard on the left saw the approaching people, he immediately drew his sword and shouted at the newcomers.
"Shut up!"
The man on the horse was wearing a navy blue shorts and a copper mask that covered half of his face. He reined in the horse and jumped off.
"Put away your scrap metal! I'm here to see Prince Langya. Get out of the way!"
The man spoke very rudely. When the guards at the gate heard that he was looking for Prince Langya, they were so frightened that they dropped their swords and quickly knelt down.
"I didn't know you were sent from the Imperial City, and you're begging for forgiveness!"
The masked man snorted coldly, ignored the two of them, slammed the door of the government office open, and walked in.
The backyard of the government office was a garden shaded by green trees, and in the yard sat a young man in gorgeous golden clothes.
He sat by the pond, holding a fishing rod with a fishing line hanging down, staring at the water in a trance.
The boy's eyes were gentle and his face was full of anticipation, until the vertical line trembled slightly, and a look of surprise immediately appeared on his face!
"Have it!"
The young man let out a soft cry and raised the fishing rod in his hand...
I saw an orange-red koi weighing about four or five pounds hanging on the fishing line, struggling hard and splashing water.
The old man in purple official uniform sitting behind the young man praised him:
"What a big fish! Your Highness is so lucky! Such a big koi is rarely seen in this pond!"
"Auspicious sign, this is truly a rare auspicious sign!"
The young man was naturally the Langya King Xiao Ruofeng, who had specially rushed to Jincheng to wait for Wen Yanzhao more than ten days ago, and the old man in purple robe was the governor of Shu, Lu Xizai.
Prince Langya reached out and grabbed the huge koi, gently removed the hook from the fish's mouth, and casually threw the fish back into the pond.
Xiao Ruofeng didn't feel any discomfort at all with Lu Xizai's flattery.
"Governor Lu, what auspicious sign? It's just a carp you fattened up!"
Lu Xizai was choked by these words and his face turned red and white. After a long while, he managed to utter a word:
"Your Highness is teaching me a lesson. I made a mistake in speaking. Please don't blame me, don't blame me..."
Xiao Ruofeng was getting a little impatient staying in the Jincheng government office. Because of Wen Yanzhao's matter, he had no heart to enjoy this city full of flowers.
It was a beautiful day with a gentle breeze today. He had wanted to go out fishing to relax, but he was spotted by this fawning old governor, and his fishing mood was ruined.
Xiao Ruofeng threw down his fishing rod, turned around, picked up the handkerchief on the table and wiped his hands:
"Prefect Lu, don't you have any official business in the government office today? It's just past noon, and it's still early for lunch break. Why did you come to me?"
Lu Xizai clasped his fists and saluted:
"I am worried that Your Highness is getting bored in the government office, so I came to see if there is any place where I can serve Your Highness."
Xiao Ruofeng threw down his handkerchief, his face looking a little ugly:
"The government office has its own public servants on duty. I can't afford to have a second-rank official like you serve me!"
"The responsibility for the state's taxes, grain, and criminal justice system all rests with you, the Governor. Why are you not doing your job properly and showing me your courtesy? Aren't you afraid the censor will find out and report you?"
These words made Lu Xizai tremble all over, and cold sweat immediately slid down his forehead.
He quickly knelt down on the ground:
"Your Highness, please understand. I have no other intentions. I am simply worried that Your Highness is unhappy in your territory. Please do not blame me!"
Xiao Ruofeng sighed helplessly and waved his hand:
"Get up, I don't want to embarrass you, go and do what you need to do, I don't need you here!"
Lu Xizai was as if he had been pardoned. He kowtowed loudly and retreated with profuse thanks.
Xiao Ruofeng looked at Lu Xizai's servile appearance, and felt disgusted. He thought to himself:
"If all the state officials in Beili are so servile, the people in the area will suffer!"
Just as Lu Xizai walked out of the garden's Moon Gate, the man wearing half a bronze mask also rushed in.
Lu Xizai was startled by him. Just as he opened his mouth to ask, he was retorted by the man:
"Everyone, please get out of the way. I'm here to find King Langya!"
Lu Xizai had no choice but to take two steps back and let the man enter the garden.
When Xiao Ruofeng heard someone talking, he immediately turned around and looked in that direction until the man appeared from the Gongyue Gate.
When the man saw Xiao Ruofeng, he immediately stepped in front of him and knelt on one knee:
"Your Highness, Prince Langya, I am Jiang Ziling, a guard of the Shadow Sect. I am here to deliver the imperial letter from His Majesty to Your Highness!"
Xiao Ruofeng was moved when he heard this. He didn't expect that his father would write to him at this time.
"Please stand up. You must have had a hard time traveling all the way!"
After that person handed the letter with a vermilion cover to Xiao Ruofeng, he bowed and left.
Xiao Ruofeng looked at the four words "Ruofeng Qinqi" written by Xiao Chongjing on the vermilion lacquer cover, and felt a little uneasy.
He tore open the cover, took out the letter and looked at it, and he was stunned!
After a while, he put away the letter and muttered in disbelief:
"Marquis Zhenxi, could it be that... he really wants to rebel?"
"Impossible. He is not a person of such character. He would not do such a thing to disobey his father..."
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