Wu Ge pointed at the iron blocks and said, "The young master said that you have been living a life of luxury in the city lord's mansion lately, and you have gained a lot of fat."
"Tonight I'll give you a chance to practice your skills. Send some of these iron blocks to the Lin residence. You don't need to send too many at once, just two hundred catties will do. Do fifty trips tonight."
No Knife: "..."
No-Knife: "!!!!!!!"
Just as he was about to plead for her, Wu Ge added, "The young master also said that Jiang Xinrou is getting married, and there are quite a few people from the Lin family involved."
"You are now in the position of the heir apparent, so you cannot let anyone see you doing this."
"If you are discovered, you will have no value in living."
No Knife: "..."
He swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
He asked Wu Ge, "I think my recent performance has been quite commendable, so why is the Crown Prince still punishing me?"
After looking him up and down, Wu Ge said, "Even if a pig becomes smarter, it's still a pig."
Enraged, Wu Dao lashed out with his whip at Wu Ge: "Why are you swearing now!"
"Don't think you're something special just because you've been serving the prince for a while! That's the work I've already done!"
Wu Ge immediately retaliated, and the two exchanged more than ten moves in a flash.
Ye Junfei's voice came: "Wu Ge also delivered iron to the Lin family, with the same weight and number of deliveries as Wu Dao."
Wu Ge: "..."
Wu Dao instantly regained his composure: "Your Highness is wise!"
Wu Ge was incredibly frustrated. He was doomed; he was going to be exhausted tonight! Why did he have to fight with Wu Dao for no reason?!
Wu Ge muttered under his breath, "Being with a fool like you is making me stupid too!"
He had no knife, but someone was there to help him move the iron blocks. He didn't mind being called an idiot, and just replied nonchalantly, "You're the idiot!"
The two men were talking as they began to prepare to move the iron blocks.
Wu Dao's public identity was clear. He went out first, leaving some officials to guard outside. He pretended to leave, but soon returned to move the iron blocks.
Wu Dao and Wu Ge were guards trained by Ye Junfei with considerable effort; they were highly skilled in martial arts and possessed considerable strength.
The two of them could carry two hundred pounds of iron blocks each and still move with incredible agility.
Their skills far surpassed those of the ordinary servants in the Lin family mansion, so the servants naturally couldn't detect their comings and goings around the mansion.
The place to store the iron blocks was something Ye Junfei had discussed with Lin Xiuyan beforehand; it was in an empty room in the Lin residence that was not in use.
The two moved quite quickly at first, but gradually slowed down in the latter half of the night.
By the time dawn was breaking, the two were so exhausted they wanted to collapse on the ground.
Once they finished transporting the last load of iron blocks and lay on the ground like rotten mud, they had almost fulfilled Ye Junfei's requirements.
Ye Junfei walked over and glanced at them.
The two immediately straightened up and stood up to bow. Ye Junfei glanced at them gently and said, "If you dare to speak ill of Lin Xiuyan again, I will cut out your tongues."
Wu Ge: "..."
No Knife: "..."
Only then did the two of them fully understand why Ye Junfei had been tormenting them like this.
The two replied in unison, "We will never dare to do it again!"
Ye Junfei glanced at them, waved his hand, and the two of them, as if granted a pardon, ignored their aches and pains and ran away as fast as they could.
After the two had run a distance, Wu Dao tugged at Wu Ge's sleeve and said, "Something's wrong with the young master!"
"You just realized that?!" Wu Ge said irritably, "You've got me killed this time!"
If Wu Dao hadn't mentioned Lin Xiuyan, he wouldn't have chimed in with a few words. (cascoo.net)
He often saw Ye Junfei with Lin Xiuyan, and he assumed it was because Lin Xiuyan could suppress Ye Junfei's bloodline.
Now it seems that things are not so simple.
Wu Dao asked mysteriously, "Do you think we might end up with another princess consort?"
Wu Ge paused for a moment upon hearing this, then looked at Wu Dao and said, "You've been surprisingly clever for once."
Wu Dao retorted defiantly, "I've always been smart!"
After thinking through the recent events, Wu Ge said, "The young master does treat Lin Xiuyan somewhat differently."
"But she was just an ordinary merchant's wife, of low status..."
Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered Ye Junfei's rule against them discussing Lin Xiuyan.
Although Ye Junfei may not seem to be here at this moment, who knows if he might be listening somewhere?
Just to be on the safe side, Wu Ge still said, "Miss Lin is not someone you or I can discuss!"
Wu Dao snapped out of his daze and immediately covered his mouth.
Wu Ge remembered something else and said, "But we will indeed have a Crown Princess soon."
Wu Dao looked at Wu Ge, his expression slightly complicated, and said, "This morning, a spies from the capital brought news that the Emperor intends to bestow a marriage upon the Crown Prince."
No-Knife: "!!!!!!!"
He couldn't help but ask, "Which young lady in the capital is so unlucky as to be betrothed to the heir apparent?"
It wasn't that he was slandering Ye Junfei, but rather that Ye Junfei's reputation in the capital when he was a hostage was truly indescribable.
However, Ye Junfei was too handsome, and many young ladies from prominent families in the capital were attracted to him, but their parents all disagreed with marrying them to Ye Junfei.
When the emperor issued the decree allowing Ye Junfei to return to the Prince of Pingnan's residence, all the princes and nobles in the capital breathed a sigh of relief.
On the day Ye Junfei left the capital, all the women who loved him came to see him off.
Wu Dao had collected so many handkerchiefs and purses for Ye Junfei that he filled a whole carriage.
As soon as he left the city, Ye Junfei burned everything to the ground.
Others may not know, but Wu Dao knows perfectly well that his young master is heartless, and none of the women in the capital can win his heart.
No matter which of those women marries Ye Junfei, they are all destined to be disappointed and their fates will be extremely tragic.
Wu Ge glanced at Wu Dao and said, "It's said to be Princess Anle."
No Knife: "..."
Upon hearing that it was this person, Wu Dao immediately lost all sympathy.
Even he knew that this princess was no pushover.
The key point is that this princess was ambitious and not a spoiled princess who was sheltered in her boudoir and ignorant of the world. She was a staunch supporter of the emperor's policy of abolishing the feudal lords.
The emperor sent Ye Junfei to the capital as a hostage, intending to ruin him. He even arranged a marriage between Ye Junfei and Princess Anle. What kind of scheme is he plotting? Even Wu Dao can figure it out.
He asked, "Is this news reliable?"
Wu Ge rolled his eyes at him: "What do you think of the news sent back by the prince's spies in the capital? Is it reliable?"
Wu Dao asked again, "Does the young master know about this?"
Wu Ge rolled his eyes again: "Do you think I have the guts to keep this from the Crown Prince?"
Wu Dao sighed, "Indeed, no wonder the young master was in such a bad mood today, it turns out it was because of this."
They had been by Ye Junfei's side for many years and knew all too well how difficult things had been for him all these years.
Ye Junfei's unpredictable temperament was essentially forced upon him by the treacherous emperor.
Wu Ge rubbed his sore hands and said, "You should hurry back to the city lord's mansion. Zhou Chenyang will be looking for you soon."
Wu Dao rubbed his arm and said, "I was abused by the young master. I have to go to the city lord's mansion to abuse Zhou Chenyang and vent my anger."
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