Chapter 1236 - 304: Fury (Part 6)

Chapter 1236: Chapter 304: Fury (Part 6)

Afternoon,

Instead of going to the racecourse or the back garden, they went to a place called Welcoming Spring Pavilion, spending the afternoon drinking sweet wine.

Ji Chengjue summoned nine ladies,

two stayed with Zheng Fan, three danced, and the other two sang songs.

But they kept things innocent, at most taking small liberties, but none actually went into the inner room to use the fragrance bed.

By dusk,

The two emerged somewhat drunk.

Ji Chengjue patted Lord Zheng on the shoulder, asking:

"How was it?"

"Next time, let’s not come to such places; if word gets out, it could affect our reputation."

"Burdened by fame? If they knew you were the renowned Lord Pingye, they’d surely offer themselves to you."

"If they knew you were a prince, they’d go even crazier."

"I must go see my third brother; look, it’s getting late, if I delay further I might not make it."

"You go ahead, I won’t be coming."

At this point,

A man dressed in black stood by Master Zhang’s carriage.

"Greetings, Lord."

The man showed his Spy Bureau token.

Ji Chengjue rubbed his eyes and asked:

"What’s going on?"

"I requested Eunuch Wei’s permission to meet the King of the Wild People."

"Oh, good, it seems Eunuch Wei is willing to grant this favor, then go ahead, I’ll take the carriage to the prince’s residence."

"I am a guest, surely the carriage is for my use."

"This is my carriage."

"I am a guest."

Finally,

Both highly concerned about security and quite afraid of death, took the carriage together back to the Sixth Prince’s residence first.

Lord Zheng got out of the carriage,

The Sixth Prince took his carriage to the prince’s residence, while Lord Zheng took the blind man, Gou Moli, and the Sword Saint, and rode in young Eunuch Zhang’s carriage to the Spy Bureau’s city prison.

The "King of the Wild People" was held in the deepest part of the prison.

Spy Bureau personnel brought a chair for Lord Zheng to sit, and he sat down.

The Sword Saint, Gou Moli, and the blind man stood by Lord Zheng’s side.

In the cage,

A’lai slowly opened his eyes,

his gaze swept over Zheng Fan and the three behind him.

Then,

He lowered his head,

laughed,

laughing louder and louder.

He laughed for a long time,

laughed until he coughed, cough finished then continued laughing, and then continued coughing;

Laughed until he was out of strength, his throat became hoarse, yet he still clutched the chains, continuing to open his mouth towards Zheng Fan.

"Stars everlasting, the sacred clan endures!"

"Stars everlasting, the sacred clan endures!"

Until the very end when leaving,

Sitting in the chair, Lord Zheng didn’t say a single word.

Just like at Prince Jin’s mansion or Wen Sutong’s residence, within the capital, there aren’t many places where they could speak normally.

Beside the King of the Wild People’s cage, in several other cells, heavens know whether those detained were really criminals.

Afterwards,

Lord Zheng led his people out of the cell.

Outside,

A red-robed chief eunuch was waiting there.

"A servant greets Lord Pingye with respect."

This person should be the head of Spy Bureau, subordinate to Wei Zhonghe.

"Lord, it seems you didn’t say anything?"

Zheng Fan smiled,

Reached out and patted the red-robed chief eunuch’s shoulder, and then even embraced him,

Saying:

"Seeing an old defeated opponent, this feeling is satisfying enough, speaking a word would be a waste, would you say that’s the case, eunuch?"

"That’s indeed the case, definitely the case."

As they left, Lord Zheng took out a small handful of gold nuggets, stuffing them into the eunuch’s hand.

"Lord, this cannot be accepted, cannot be accepted, how dare a servant accept your gold."

"It’s fine, it’s fine, please report to Eunuch Wei that I said quite a lot to the King of the Wild People, for fear that if Eunuch Wei learns I came here merely to please myself, he’d mock me as unproductive."

"Haha, it’s fine, it’s fine."

Then,

Lord Zheng boarded young Eunuch Zhang’s carriage and left.

In the carriage,

Gou Moli appeared somewhat melancholy.

Lord Zheng slightly closed his eyes.

Gou Moli extended three fingers,

Stating:

"The wild men of the snowy plains will deploy thirty thousand young adults to attack for Yan."

......

Though he drank twice during the day, by night, Lord Zheng was yet unable to sleep early.

Tomorrow, they would leave Yanjing, there was no reluctance, just a touch of loneliness.

He didn’t possess the gall of someone like Huang Chao with verses of triumph after the ninth day of the ninth month in autumn, when his flowers bloom all others wither,

What he had,

Was merely a faint thought that the next time he returned, things would inevitably be different.

Such thoughts lingered persistently in his mind.

The blind man didn’t rest either, sitting by the bed quietly reminiscing about what he saw and heard these days, among the devil kings, he was the most passionate about rebelling.

Because the other devil kings each had their own hobbies, but the blind man’s hobby was rebellion.

The King of the Wild People also did not rest, he curled in the corner by the wall, the embroidered shoes already tossed aside, clutching his left cheek, sometimes laughing, sometimes crying.

He Chunlai and Chen Daole, sat opposite each other sipping tea, the tea was bitter, but their hearts were even more bitter.

Here in Yanjing, the heart of Yan, they arrived here yet dared not take any action.

Inside the prince’s residence,

It was notably lively.

The Third Prince emerged from the lakeside pavilion, brothers gathering to drink together.

Even Ji Chengsu was sent out by his mother consort, though while his brothers drank, he sat beside sipping an icy drink.

The Crown Prince didn’t come in person, but sent over two jars of fine wine.

Ji Chengjue after all, was not adept at cultivation; his alcohol tolerance wasn’t as strong as Lord Zheng’s, coupled with having already drank twice during the day, now quite intoxicated he pointed at the two jars sent by the Crown Prince,

Swearing:

"Heartless thing, claiming to be a brother, what kind of brother is this, can’t even bother to meet!

Those of the Royal Family, those from nobility,

All say I, Ji Chengjue, am a flayer, say I’m cold-blooded, say I’m miserly, say I’m a harsh ruler, hahaha, they say the Crown Prince is benevolent, what kind of benevolence is that!

Cold-blooded,

Shameless,

Ruthless!"

Eventually,

The drunk Ji Chengjue was carried back by Master Zhang using a carriage,

Reportedly,

Even in his drunkenness, he continued to curse the Crown Prince, as unpleasantly as possible.

...

The next morning,

Lord Zheng greeted the princess at the palace gate, upon the princess’s exit, she was accompanied by a princess’s escort; the Ji Family was generous, gifting eighty eunuchs, one hundred and six palace ladies, and over twenty trunks of ceremonial attire.

Lord Zheng left the gifts and accompanying eunuchs and palace ladies at the Sixth Prince’s house, letting him arrange things, quite humorous, thinking about how long it would take to return to Snow Sea with such a large cohort?

This time returning,

Even the carriage was left behind,

The entire guard mounted horses, galloping after leaving the capital.

The princess sat in Zheng Fan’s embrace, Pixiu carrying two effortlessly.

"Husband, why the haste to return home?"

Lord Zheng loudly responded:

"To fight your family."

......

In May of the third year of Yongping,

Consort Ming’s birthday, the emperor praised Consort Ming for her virtue and knowledge, elevating her to Noble Consort, a grand feast was held;

During the banquet, musicians from the Chu region were invited to play "Ancient Yang Chun Melody" for entertainment;

Mid-piece, one musician drew a blade from beneath the zither intending to stab the sovereign;

The prince leapt to the rescue, receiving a fatal wound;

The emperor was extremely furious.

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Good night.