Chapter 197: A good dog, shut up and train
"grown ups."
Inside the princess's mansion, a female guest stood in Shang Yuwan's room and bowed to the man in white standing by the window, saying, "They are still alive."
Shang Yuwan's expression was cold, and he kept playing with a black chess piece in his left hand.
At this time, the strong wind had stopped, and the bright moon jumped out and reappeared in the world.
Xiao Qingji...is really a good dog.
Shang Yuwan sneered inwardly, turned around and looked at the guest.
"Go check whether Langjiang has a poison that can control the consciousness and five senses of a living person. The sooner the better."
"Yes." The guest responded and retreated.
After everyone left, Shang Yuwan said, "Come out."
A guest appeared outside the window and bowed respectfully to Shang Yuwan.
"Send a few more people to protect Madam Shi and Madam Liu, and don't let anyone get killed. If you encounter them, chop off their heads."
"Yes." The guest stepped back and turned to leave.
Shang Yuwan picked up an oil lamp, walked towards the frame, and gently pressed it to the side. The frame moved silently to the right, revealing a dark secret passage.
After she stepped in, the frame quietly moved back to its original position.
Shang Yuwan walked to the end of the secret passage, where was the ice cellar where Yang Qianmo's body was stored. Before the Dali Temple searched Prince Qi's Mansion, they had already transferred Yang Qianmo's body to the Princess' Mansion.
Shang Yuwan stood beside the ice coffin, looking down at Yang Qianmo, whose eyes were closed and whose face was as white as snow.
"Deputy General Yang."
Her hand gently stroked the ice coffin, and her white hair and black hair fell together.
"What do you want to do in your future?"
She paused.
"In a future without me, who would you like to be and what would you like to do?"
After the words were spoken for a long time, there was only dead silence.
Shang Yuwan was the only living person in this ice cellar, and no voice responded to her.
"sorry."
Shang Yuwan murmured, "I failed to protect you."
"But it doesn't matter. They will go down soon."
"I will have them all nailed to the pillar of shame in the history of Dayu, for eternity, without hope of rebirth."
——
"Hurry up, hurry up! We have to sleep if you don't."
Inside the Dali Temple, the jailer urged the prisoners to hurry up. Xiao Qingxu, lying on the straw bed, slowly opened his eyes.
Looking closely, who else could it be but Peiyun and Xiaoli?
"Yo."
Xiao Qingji, who lived next to Xiao Qingxu, sat up from the straw bed and looked at Peiyun and Xiaoli who were pushed into the cell by the jailer with a smile.
"There's a new person here."
He was a very light sleeper and would wake up at the slightest noise. He woke up when he vaguely heard footsteps.
"Yes." Peiyun smiled back. The cell door was locked with a chain, making a clanging sound. "Your Highness, since you are so happy to see us, why not call a few more people over?"
The smile on Xiao Qingji's face deepened. "Then hurry up. I'm really bored here. Big brother doesn't like to talk, and I'm almost suffocating."
Xiao Qingxu glanced sideways. This person...why did he react like that? It was as if he had expected this.
Could it be that...something was discovered?
Xiao Qingxu frowned.
He had to find a chance to spread the news. Xiao Qingji looked very strange.
The next morning, Bailipu took a leave of absence. Shang Yuwan found an opportunity to talk to Xiao Qinggu, whose eyes were dark blue. Shang Mingqi had no idea what they talked about, assuming they were discussing a strategy for the future, so he didn't go over to eavesdrop.
"Huh? You can't use those moves?"
Xiao Qinggu pursed his lips and said, "Well, can I just give it a gentle pat?"
In just one month, she really couldn't last more than ten moves against Yue Zhu. She finally came up with a compromise, and she didn't want to let it go.
Shang Yuwan: "...If Your Highness uses the right amount of strength, it should be possible."
She was afraid that Xiao Qinggu would not be able to prioritize.
Xiao Qinggu thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll practice some light, heavy, fast, and slow moves these days, so that I won't hit him too hard and hurt him."
Although she felt a little overconfident, Shang Yuwan still nodded and said, "Okay."
"——Hey?" Xiao Qinggu suddenly looked at her with a sly look.
"?" Shang Yuwan didn't understand her slightly obscene look, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Qinggu moved closer stealthily.
"I heard you called several guests to protect the families of those two men. Don't you still hate him? You specifically told me not to use too much force... I don't know who put on that face of 'I'm cold-blooded and ruthless, whoever wants to die will die, and I'll kill anyone who tries to stop me.'"
Shang Yuwan: “…”
Shang Yuwan's expression turned slightly colder, "It seems that His Highness's training is still too light."
Xiao Qinggu: “?”
She suddenly had a bad feeling.
Shang Yuwan called Yue Zhu over with an expressionless face.
Yue Zhu hurried over, taking two steps at a time, and asked with concern, "Is there something wrong?"
Shang Yuwan pointed at Xiao Qinggu and said, "Give His Highness some extra training on controlling strength."
Yue Zhu: “?”
"Okay." He saw that Xiao Qinggu seemed to be in better spirits today, so he could train him a little more.
Xiao Qinggu stretched out his hand: "Oh no! I..."
Before she could object, Yue Zhu pulled her away.
Yue Zhu said earnestly, "Your Highness, everything is for the purpose of assessment."
"......" Xiao Qinggu silently closed his mouth and began to train silently.
I won’t be so mean next time.
After Shang Yuwan talked things over with Xiao Qinggu, he called Shang Mingqi away.
"Tang, Lord Shang, what's wrong?"
"There's no one else here, so there's no need to worry about being overheard."
Shang Yuwan sat on a stone bench under the tree and asked, "How do you know his weak spot is in his lower back?"
Shang Mingqi was stunned at first, then he pursed his lips, lowered his head and said nothing.
Shang Yuwan sighed and said, "The Analects of Confucius says: 'A gentleman is guided by righteousness, while a villain is guided by profit.' Do you remember?"
Shang Mingqi nodded silently.
Shang Yuwan's voice grew louder. "A gentleman does not take advantage of others or force others into danger. Do you remember?"
Shang Mingqi bit his lower lip and nodded.
Shang Yuwan's eyes showed a look of disappointment, and his voice became a little louder: "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. Do you remember?"
Shang Mingqi stammered, "I remember everything."
"Since you remember everything, why did you use Your Highness's hand to severely injure others from behind?"
Shang Yuwan's eyebrows knitted together. "You saved someone, but that person stabbed you in the back. Would you want to be stabbed in the back by someone you saved?"
Shang Mingqi curled his lips, "He's not saving me at all, he's clearly afraid of taking the blame!"
If the news that he was still alive got out, the first person to be held accountable would be Yue Zhu of the Shang family, who was ordered to be executed, and the entire Yue family would be killed.
"......" Shang Yuwan paused. It was really difficult for her to refute this statement because she thought the same way.
"You are still young, and you can't see through many things, nor can you see them clearly enough."
Shang Yuwan reached out and gently stroked Shang Mingqi's head.
"Listen to my cousin and don't teach His Highness any more methods that could seriously injure others."
"......Cousin." Shang Mingqi curled the corners of his mouth.
"Um."
"Even if I really want to teach you, Your Highness won't be able to learn it."
He patiently taught for the whole night, but Xiao Qinggu didn't even learn the basic skills, and he started to have a headache from all the trouble.
Shang Yuwan: "...Don't talk about His Highness behind his back."
In fact, some truths are better left unsaid.
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