Xu Chang An had seen Xiao Qing Yan's two personal yatous, rewarded and then dismissed them. He simply did not know what to say to them.
“Young Master, the two people just now didn't a bit have a good look at young master. Wang Ye would certainly not like them. Let’s us not worry.”
Although Xu Chang An had two maids, the ones who often serve around him was Chunyu. Dongxue did not like to laugh, not to mention even at their small Zhuangzi. When they arrived at Wang Residence, their every words and every deeds had reasons. Xu Chang An feared something would happen because of Dong Xue's temperament. Hence, he transfered Dongxue beforehand to handle kitchen works. At ordinary times, when there was guest, she also did not need to come out to serve.
Looking at the still giggling Chunyu, Xu Chang An put a smile on his face and once again said: “Chunyu, did not I said it to you before? This is Wang Residence, not like our own home. Every words and deeds should be conduct carefully. Like what you have said just now, afterwards do not say it again. Wang Ye won’t like it." Xu Chang An just wanted to live in peace and stability. Of course, if he could use his current status to avenge his mother, that would be better. Regarding others, were not important to him.
“Oh, I knew. But Young Master, you are already married to Wang Ye. If we want to live a good life, need to strive for favor. That is to say, we need to discuss what Wang Ye likes ah." Men are lustful. Young master grew up to be nice-looking. Wang Ye certainly would like it. The latter words, Chunyu did not dare to say out loud, because she knew that if she said it, her young master would certainly lose his temper.
“You, this yatou really! The more you talk the more absurd it became! I am a seven-footed man who grew up reading the holy book. Even if I am married to Wang Ye, that might as well be? Could it be that I've to turn into a woman's body and have to go to the women in the harem to make an act of a jealous wife?” Xu Chang An had a rare black face. He sank his face down. Chunyu did not dare to say anything, could only hastily say yes.
Xu Chang An was most afraid of the evening when he was eating with Xiao Qing Yan and at night even if they were not sleeping together he also would be afraid. He was physically uncomfortable these days, and he often coughed in the evening. Due to be afraid of waking up Xiao Qing Yan, when he felt like coughing, he could only cover his mouth and try not to let the sound come out.
While waiting for Xiao Qing Yan to come over for dinner, Xu Chang An was thinking about how to talk to Xiao Qing Yan. He had to go out tomorrow. For so many Zhuangzi shops that the Xu family had handed over, he had to go and meet the shopkeepers. He had to let them know that now they had exchanged owner. In the future, all the account books and receipts must be send over to Wang Residence.
“Young Master, Wang Ye is here.”
Once Xiao Qing Yan came, Xu Chang An quickly got up to welcome him. He originally was waiting for when Xiao Qing Yan started to let him serve. Who would have thought that Xiao Qing Yan was only silently eating. He also did not know whether he was going to sit and eat together or stand beside Xiao Qing Yan to serve him food. After passing through the words he wanted to say in his mind several times, he began to say, “Wang Ye, I… on ordinary days can I go out?”
Xu Chang An naturally knew that the normal wife of a normal family can go out of the house. Only the concubines needed the consent of the master's mother or the head of family but also had people to follow. Although he was Xiao Qing Yan's wife but he was a man ah. What if Xiao Qing Yan suspected that him leaving home would let him be pointed out by people, made a spectacle of himself, what to do? After all, bad things, everyone wanted to hide away.
“Wang Ye, I have some matters that need to go out once. My father is only a common people, nobody knew me. You can rest assured.”
“Wang has nothing to worry about."
“…Thank you Wang Ye.” To Xiao Qing Yan's self-proclaimed, for a long time Xu Chang An did not know what he ought to call. He did not have any official post, also was not a descendants of a noble family, had not possessed any nobility rank, and still was not a woman. Since he could not declare himself a subject also could not call himself with 'chen', he could only directly call himself 'I' and see how Xiao Qing Yan would response.
Now it seemed that he (XQY) should have no objection to it. This was all right. There was no need to worry in the future.
Almost the whole night, Xu Chang An could not fall asleep. Not that he was worried about anything, he was just excited and couldn’t sleep with excitement. Xu Chang An understood that the industries that support the Xu family were almost from all the things left by his mother. His father was only a fourth rank small official, but also the department was still not more than profitable. His small official's salary was enough to support the family.
They, who had been living on his mother's expenses for so many years still found themselves treating mother with cold shoulder. Now it was time to let them know, who had let them lived in luxury. They had killed his mother by their own hands, and had also personally ruined their own good days.
On the early morning of the following day, Xu Chang An woke up. He wanted to wait for Xiao Qing Yan to have his breakfast and then go out. As a result, Xiao Qing Yan went out early in the morning and seemed to be in a hurry.
Xiao Qing Yan went out, Xu Chang An also went right after. He let Chunyu and Yang Momo stayed at home, only brought Dongxue with him. Dongxue had some quanjiaoÂą kungfu. Bringing her along would make things a little convenient for him.
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“Young Master, do we go to the whole family hold? In that case, we need to go out tomorrow for several times to get the job done, and also need to go to the other places. I suppose for the whole of a couple of days, will Wang Ye agree to it?” When Wang Fei had to go out, Wang Residence's Guanjia would naturally prepared the horse carriage, and the streets of the capital were very wide and there was no fear of obstructing pedestrians. Unveiled the curtain and looked at the bustling streets outside, Dongxue originally was still very happy to go out, but when she herself mentioned about Wang Ye's mind, she felt disappointment again. Her Young Master was supposed to be a strong man, to take a wife and have children to revitalize the family property for the late Madame to feel proud and elevated. But now, even going out must have to ask other people's consent. Even if this other people was a noble prince, she still felt wronged on behalf of the young master.
Not aware of Dongxue's hidden thoughts, Xu Chang An merely gave explanation to his yatou: "If I personally go to all the Zhuangzi shops, then am I not going to be exhausted? Today, let's just walk around within the city then brief the people we see and let them send people to notify the others. Set a day to let them gather to … … let them go to Wang Residence to meet … ah!?" Had not finished yet, suddenly the carriage stopped abruptly making Xu Chang An almost tossed over, but fortunately, he was supported by Dongxue.
Feeling the strength of Dongxue's clutches, Xu Chang An's heart wondered, he did not know how a small girl like Dongxue could be so strong, he was a big man could not even match.
“Young Master, are you alright?”
“I'm fine, let’s go and see.”
"Help, help…" Xu Chang An just got out of the carriage and heard a few frail cries for help. Looking forward, he could see that on the ground there were a few people in ragged clothes covered in wounds. Then he went down and saw a well dressed youth riding a black horse and leading a team of guards. The youth was holding a bull-whip and was raising his hand toward the people on the ground.
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“Stop! Can I be so bold as to ask Your Excellency as to why go as far as treating these defenseless people in this way of atrocities?" The people on the ground, all of them were skinny and at single look would know how much they had suffered mistreatment and abuse.
"Who are you, to have the impudence to speak for these lowly life?" Although the aloof person was talking to Xu Chang An, but the whip in his hand was waved to the people on the ground without mercy!
Even before Xu Chang An opened his mouth again, he wielded the whip directly toward Xu Chang An! Dongxue reacted in a timely manner, and she stood in front of her young master to block it, but she was after all with a woman’s stature. Xu Chang An’s right arm was swept up by the tail of whip, and a burning sensation came immediately.
"Dongxue! Are you alright?” He just had a hard time with his arm and it was so uncomfortable and didn’t know how hard it was for Dongxue!
“Young Master, I’m fine.”
“Ha ha ha ha, it is really the deep love of master and servant ah! It is a pity that you should not get in the way of Wang and should not obstruct Wang from teaching a lesson these BeiDi² prisoners of war who invaded our land and disturbed our people!”
²northern ethnic groups
What? Does this person claimed to be a Wang? Xu Chang An formerly passed the imperial civil service examination and also living at the foot of the emperor’s capital. He was naturally clear about many things concerning the court.
Presently there were four sons and a daughter on the Holy Land. Although the emperor had always favored the two princes left by the late Huang Hou, but among the princes that had received a Wang titled was actually the Third Prince of the Guifei, Xiao Qing Zhan. This person was actually the Third Prince?
Shouldn’t he be on the northern battlefield at this time?
“Paying respect to His Highness Jing Wang.”
Didn’t expect that the person who dressed like a scholar could even recognize his identity, Jing Wang Xiao Qing Zhan looked around and saw a crowd was watching and decided to teach a lesson to these nerds who only knew how to read books.
“People listen to the orders! Wang give these BeiDi low lives to all to beat to death. Every person here must each give three people a lash, otherwise not allowed to leave!”
The voice of the third prince fell, not only Xu Chang An, the lively people who were just around to see were all turned white. Although these people were the enemy people, now they were looking very poor and had already escaped a dead letter. How can they still be whip up after their death ah?
"Your Highness think carefully! Your Highness Jing Wang, although these people are BeiDi people, but they already became our prisoner of war, we shouldn't treat them like this, this…"
“Humph! What to do if you don’t treat them that way? Our Great Xiao didn’t know how many cattle and sheep each year were robbed by their fathers and brothers, and more than many common people were bullied and humiliated by their fathers and brothers, also many soldiers died by their fathers' and brothers' swords! Wang had been dying to eat their flesh and blood, also cannot dispel the rankling hatred for them, this way was already enormously let them off lightly!" Jing Wang Xiao Qing Zhan entered the barracks when he was ten years old. At the age of twelve, he went to the battlefield with his grandfather. Such as this year, he had participated in several dozens of battles.
Those who had not witnessed war would never understand how cruel the war was. Even against the Beidi people who had become war prisoners, Xiao Qing Zhan however looked as if seeing a countless enemy troops coming wielded with blades and in a flash he exposed a murderous aura, frightening the common people in the surrounding area. No one dared to make a statement.
“Nothing is impossible! You are a scholar who only know to read books, have you see that the Beidi people making siege weapons using the head of our Great Xiao men?” The flying heads were all the brothers whom had willing to risk life and limb……
“Someone, come! Tear the body to thousands of pieces and chop them into meat paste!"
"Your Highness wait a moment! I am the formal wife of the First Prince Xian Wang. I have something to say to Your Highness, Your Highness wait a moment!" When he learned of these people identity, Xu Chang An did not sympathized with them, but it was just that they could not die here, not to die as Jing Wang had commanded.
The First prince did indeed married with a male wife, or that the emperor personally gave him a marriage which was what everyone in the Great Xiao knew today.
“Your Highness, I just have complete courage not dare to pretend to be Xian Wang Fei. Can you dismount first and listen to me?”
Turned over and dismounted, Xiao Qing Zhan wanted to know what did his sister-in-law wanted to say to him.
"Your Highness, most people of the world are sympathetic to the weak. Although they are Beidi people, they now look extremely miserable and defenceless. You…"
“Impossible! Wang will not let them go.”
Looking at Xiao Qing Zhan's decisive appearance, Xu Chang An sighed in his heart. Pitiful people must had a hateful side. Because a commander in chief could not be soft-hearted, but should not leave a reputation for brutality, especially since he was still a prince who had a qualification to inherit the throne.
“Third younger brother, you misunderstood.” Without wanting to be heard by others, Xu Chang An deliberately lowered his voice. He only used the voice that the two people could hear and continued to say: “How to deal with these people depends on what Your Highness likes, but whatever they are it cannot be done here or else tomorrow at the court assembly Your Highness ought to be reprimanded by the emperor. Guifei Niangniang also has to worry about Your Highness.”
When Xu Chang An’s words fell, Xiao Qing Zhan noticed clearly that his stature was upright and stern, it did not mean that he was a fool. Xu Chang An’s words, of course he thought of it, but…
"Hahaha! Wang does not need a useless reputation. Wang wanted the destruction of Beidi. The people at the northern border of The Great Xiao will never suffer from the hardship of war!"
Jing Wang and his team of guards behind all slowly disappeared in a frantic laughter. The people on the ground did not die as Xiao Qing Zhan had said, allowing Chang An to know that they eventually could not escaped a dead letter. But this was a matter of course and retribution paid out in kind. This was probably the rule of survival in this world.