It Was Yao Lan Who Told (Part Four)
When Gu HuaiJiang returned to the manor at night, he naturally heard about what happened during the day.
“ShuBai, you are the eldest brother and the most stable of my children. Father has always felt very at ease. Starting a fight today with Kun WuShang was not something that should have been done.”
The relationship between Marquis Gu’s Manor and Western Kun was already rather sensitive. With the two of them fighting, it was inevitable that someone with their own motives would make something out of this.
Gu ShuBai cupped his hands, “Father, it is true that son was rash at that time, but it could not be considered as going as far as exchanging blows with swords.”
“And why is that?”
“It was just checking to see the truth of Kun WuShang’s intentions.”
Gu ShuBai said: “From the moment that Kun WuShang entered Eastern Ling, each and every little thing about him has felt off. He was not on the list of special envoys sent by Western Kun, yet he appeared right when we needed gelsemium flowers. He clearly knew why we did not like it when he comes to Marquis Gu’s Manor, yet if he truly was, as he said, doing it for Yu Fu’s sake, he would not repeatedly try to break in.”
If Marquis Gu’s Manor ended up being dreaded by His Majesty, not only would it implicate Yu Fu, but it would also make her unhappy.
Gu HuaiJiang thought for a bit then nodded, “I sent someone to investigate him. His mother in Western Kun’s imperial harem is not favored, and her position is even worse. As a result, Emperor Kun also does not show him any favor. That is why he sent him off to Immortals Valley before he became of age. If he really was completely heartless, it might be that he could not survive until the age of 15.”
“That’s right. During the struggle for the position of crown prince two years earlier, one prince died and two were exiled. Aside from the crown prince, Kun JunYue, Kun WuShang’s ending can be considered the best. I want to know if he’s really lucky or if he’s just hiding his tracks.”
Gu HuaiJiang went from angry to smiling, “Then your exchange with him, what did you see?”
“I pretended to lose my composure in anger and attacked at his vital points. He too pretended to be forced to fight back, as he attacked at my vital points. If I was holding back thirty percent, he was holding back seventy.”
Gu ShuBai was holding back to test him, but why was Kun WuShang holding back?
Unless it was to hide his true strength.
He had observed the reactions of the eldest prince and the others, and nobody suspected anything. Even when he asked Gu JiuGe, Gu JiuGe did not see that Kun WuShang was hiding anything.
In Marquis Gu’s Manor, his martial arts ability was second only to Gu HuaiJiang and Gu ShuBai. If even he could not tell, it was difficult to tell just how skilled Kun WuShang truly was…
“Hah. Father has always remained patient, yet I am still feared. It’s fortunate that you are here; otherwise, we would all have lowered our guards against Kun WuShang.”
Ignoring his status as Yu Fu’s older junior disciple, he was still a prince of Western Kun.
Inside the study, the candlelight flickered. The neatly arranged books on military strategy were old and had a certain charm to them.
A sudden idea came to Gu ShuBai.
“Father, if I was Kun WuShang, do you know who I would want to see the most?”
…
A day later, the second prince sent someone to send a few boxes of bath beans. They were all placed in boxes made of jade with gold trim.
Yu Fu opened them one at a time to smell. There were some that smelled of wild grass and some that smelled of wildflowers. Lian Zhu, Lian Bi, and the others really liked them.
“If you guys like them, I’ll give them to you. I’ll just use the ones given my master.”
They hastily said that they did not dare, “Young miss, these are nice things given to you by the second prince. If you don’t like them, just put them away. If we servants use them, we would be breaking the rules.”
She had forgotten that Eastern Ling had so many weird rules. Apparently, they had all been created by that old Confucius.
She had an idea!
“Then just send them to madam Su and sister Su. If you guys can’t use them, they should be able to use them, right?”
“Yes, this servant will send them to Lotus Courtyard immediately!”
Lian Bi tidily packed all of the boxes on a red sandalwood platter and covered it with a red cloth.
After she left, Yao Lan curiously said: “Young miss, why did you not want the bath beans sent by the second prince? Doesn’t you like the smell of grass and wildflowers of Immortals Valley the most?”
Yu Fu shook her head, “He’s deceiving me. I could immediately tell that the smell of those bath beans is not that of wild grass or wildflowers. It no longer has that sort of smell.”
“What smell is it?”
“Master said that it’s a free and unfettered smell. Here, have a smell…”
Yu Fu brought her hand close to Yao Lan’s nose. Before going to bed the previous night, she had bathed using those bath beans. Right now, her hand had that fragrance.
Yao Lan took a whiff and joyously said: “With young miss having said it, it does seem to smell a little different! It really is the master of the valley who loves young miss the most, having the seventh prince come to take care of young miss. It’s a pity that he came too late. There’s no longer anyone in the manor who bullies young miss.”
As Yao Lan said this, she looked a little hesitant to believe it.
If he had come a little sooner, how great would it have been if he taught madam Su and Su YunYan a lesson?
Madam Su’s nobility could not compare with the nobility of a prince, right?
Yu Fu smelled the fragrance of her clothes and suddenly turned around, staring at Yao Lan.
“The matter of sister Su not liking me before, was it you who told Kun WuShang?”
“It was when the related young miss had fainted. I saw that madam Su had passed out from the shock. I was worried that, rather than feeling thankful, she would be unhappy with young miss. That’s why when the seventh prince found me, I told him everything!”
Yu Fu looked shocked. Yao Lan felt that she had done something wrong, and her voice became quieter and quieter.
“Listen, this is Eastern Ling. You need to pay attention to what you say.”
She reached out and pinched her cheek, “What else did you tell him? Quickly, tell me. I’m worried that he’ll get some wicked ideas!”
It Was Yao Lan Who Told (Part Four)
When Gu HuaiJiang returned to the manor at night, he naturally heard about what happened during the day.
“ShuBai, you are the eldest brother and the most stable of my children. Father has always felt very at ease. Starting a fight today with Kun WuShang was not something that should have been done.”
The relationship between Marquis Gu’s Manor and Western Kun was already rather sensitive. With the two of them fighting, it was inevitable that someone with their own motives would make something out of this.
Gu ShuBai cupped his hands, “Father, it is true that son was rash at that time, but it could not be considered as going as far as exchanging blows with swords.”
“And why is that?”
“It was just checking to see the truth of Kun WuShang’s intentions.”
Gu ShuBai said: “From the moment that Kun WuShang entered Eastern Ling, each and every little thing about him has felt off. He was not on the list of special envoys sent by Western Kun, yet he appeared right when we needed gelsemium flowers. He clearly knew why we did not like it when he comes to Marquis Gu’s Manor, yet if he truly was, as he said, doing it for Yu Fu’s sake, he would not repeatedly try to break in.”
If Marquis Gu’s Manor ended up being dreaded by His Majesty, not only would it implicate Yu Fu, but it would also make her unhappy.
Gu HuaiJiang thought for a bit then nodded, “I sent someone to investigate him. His mother in Western Kun’s imperial harem is not favored, and her position is even worse. As a result, Emperor Kun also does not show him any favor. That is why he sent him off to Immortals Valley before he became of age. If he really was completely heartless, it might be that he could not survive until the age of 15.”
“That’s right. During the struggle for the position of crown prince two years earlier, one prince died and two were exiled. Aside from the crown prince, Kun JunYue, Kun WuShang’s ending can be considered the best. I want to know if he’s really lucky or if he’s just hiding his tracks.”
Gu HuaiJiang went from angry to smiling, “Then your exchange with him, what did you see?”
“I pretended to lose my composure in anger and attacked at his vital points. He too pretended to be forced to fight back, as he attacked at my vital points. If I was holding back thirty percent, he was holding back seventy.”
Gu ShuBai was holding back to test him, but why was Kun WuShang holding back?
Unless it was to hide his true strength.
He had observed the reactions of the eldest prince and the others, and nobody suspected anything. Even when he asked Gu JiuGe, Gu JiuGe did not see that Kun WuShang was hiding anything.
In Marquis Gu’s Manor, his martial arts ability was second only to Gu HuaiJiang and Gu ShuBai. If even he could not tell, it was difficult to tell just how skilled Kun WuShang truly was…
“Hah. Father has always remained patient, yet I am still feared. It’s fortunate that you are here; otherwise, we would all have lowered our guards against Kun WuShang.”
Ignoring his status as Yu Fu’s older junior disciple, he was still a prince of Western Kun.
Inside the study, the candlelight flickered. The neatly arranged books on military strategy were old and had a certain charm to them.
A sudden idea came to Gu ShuBai.
“Father, if I was Kun WuShang, do you know who I would want to see the most?”
…
A day later, the second prince sent someone to send a few boxes of bath beans. They were all placed in boxes made of jade with gold trim.
Yu Fu opened them one at a time to smell. There were some that smelled of wild grass and some that smelled of wildflowers. Lian Zhu, Lian Bi, and the others really liked them.
“If you guys like them, I’ll give them to you. I’ll just use the ones given my master.”
They hastily said that they did not dare, “Young miss, these are nice things given to you by the second prince. If you don’t like them, just put them away. If we servants use them, we would be breaking the rules.”
She had forgotten that Eastern Ling had so many weird rules. Apparently, they had all been created by that old Confucius.
She had an idea!
“Then just send them to madam Su and sister Su. If you guys can’t use them, they should be able to use them, right?”
“Yes, this servant will send them to Lotus Courtyard immediately!”
Lian Bi tidily packed all of the boxes on a red sandalwood platter and covered it with a red cloth.
After she left, Yao Lan curiously said: “Young miss, why did you not want the bath beans sent by the second prince? Doesn’t you like the smell of grass and wildflowers of Immortals Valley the most?”
Yu Fu shook her head, “He’s deceiving me. I could immediately tell that the smell of those bath beans is not that of wild grass or wildflowers. It no longer has that sort of smell.”
“What smell is it?”
“Master said that it’s a free and unfettered smell. Here, have a smell…”
Yu Fu brought her hand close to Yao Lan’s nose. Before going to bed the previous night, she had bathed using those bath beans. Right now, her hand had that fragrance.
Yao Lan took a whiff and joyously said: “With young miss having said it, it does seem to smell a little different! It really is the master of the valley who loves young miss the most, having the seventh prince come to take care of young miss. It’s a pity that he came too late. There’s no longer anyone in the manor who bullies young miss.”
As Yao Lan said this, she looked a little hesitant to believe it.
If he had come a little sooner, how great would it have been if he taught madam Su and Su YunYan a lesson?
Madam Su’s nobility could not compare with the nobility of a prince, right?
Yu Fu smelled the fragrance of her clothes and suddenly turned around, staring at Yao Lan.
“The matter of sister Su not liking me before, was it you who told Kun WuShang?”
“It was when the related young miss had fainted. I saw that madam Su had passed out from the shock. I was worried that, rather than feeling thankful, she would be unhappy with young miss. That’s why when the seventh prince found me, I told him everything!”
Yu Fu looked shocked. Yao Lan felt that she had done something wrong, and her voice became quieter and quieter.
“Listen, this is Eastern Ling. You need to pay attention to what you say.”
She reached out and pinched her cheek, “What else did you tell him? Quickly, tell me. I’m worried that he’ll get some wicked ideas!”
