Chapter 7 The Lady of the Marquis 7

The emperor of Qi also knew that General Atler was clever, and he must have known that he was only letting him go temporarily.

General Atler certainly wouldn't do nothing to save his life. Therefore, Emperor Qi had to keep a close eye on General Atler at all times.

In fact, it would have been best for him to simply order the execution of General Atler. However, General Atler had just distinguished himself in battle, and he was too concerned about his reputation.

And so, things became complicated...

Two years later, General Atler rebelled, and the Qi Emperor was killed.

On this very day, taking advantage of the internal strife in Qi, the people of Lu suddenly sent troops to attack Qi.

The State of Qi was caught completely off guard...

The soldiers of Qi had already fought a real battle with their own soldiers, and were exhausted. Meanwhile, the soldiers of Lu were coming in with overwhelming force, and they were no match for Lu at all.

Just as the State of Lu was about to conquer the State of Qi, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind; the State of Qin launched a powerful attack and conquered both the State of Qi and the State of Lu at the same time.

Ever since he heard that Emperor Qi had released General Atler, Emperor Qin knew that Emperor Qi and General Atler would definitely be wary of each other and neither would trust the other.

He anticipated that Qi would inevitably experience internal strife. And Qi's neighbor, Lu, would not remain inactive.

Therefore, the Qin Emperor made preparations long ago.

And so, the states of Qi and Lu ceased to exist...

Another year has passed.

Qin State

In the capital city,

The weather was lovely that day. Pei An took Luo Xi to a teahouse to watch a play. As they passed through a small alley, they overheard two madams whispering to each other...

It's still about the two of them.

Pei An and Luo Xi stopped in their tracks at the same time, straining their ears to listen...

Zhuzhu: "........."

The Marquis and his wife are truly in sync.

They didn't make eye contact, and their movements were almost identical.

Madam wasn't like this before.

Is this... is this a case of "one is influenced by one's surroundings"?

One of them lowered his voice and whispered, "So many years have passed, and the Lady of the Marquis's belly still hasn't shown any signs of pregnancy. Could it be that she can't have children?"

Another woman said, "It might not be the Lady's fault; it could be the Lord's."

"That's true. Although the Marquis looks tall and strong, people who are so 'idle' (doing nothing and not doing their job) are generally not very capable."

"Besides, have you ever seen anyone come to a brothel with their wife? I've never seen anyone like that except him."

"Moreover, he didn't come to the brothel to seek pleasure, but to watch the excitement."

"Also, unlike other men, he didn't have multiple wives and concubines..."

"Although Lady Hou is beautiful, men always crave novelty. It's been so many years, and he still only has Lady Hou in his harem."

“So no matter how you look at him, he’s not…” The two madams exchanged a glance, their unspoken understanding unspoken.

Although the two of them spoke softly, others were not deaf.

Luo Xi: "........."

Pei An: "........."

His face was extremely dark.

The two madams were talking as they walked. As soon as they stepped outside, they saw Pei An and Luo Xi standing there.

Madam: !!!

What are they doing here?

Lord Pei's face was so dark; he must have heard something.

It’s over! It’s over!

Why do they talk so much?

They were still talking about it outside, and now look what happened, someone overheard them, and it was the person they were talking about.