Chapter 306 The Dragon Has a Reverse Scale
This time on the return journey, Yan Xingchuan walked much faster because he had important matters to attend to. It took less than three days, and the carriage arrived at Piaomiao City near midnight on the second day.
After having the city gate opened and entering the city, the group returned to Piaomiao Mountain Residence.
When Cui Si was woken up by Song Lu and helped out of the car, she was still a little unconscious.
Yan Xingchuan said to her, "You go back and rest first. I'm going to the Shangguan family to discuss some things with the military advisor. I'll come back to see you tomorrow."
Seeing that his face hadn't looked good in the past two days, Cui Si couldn't help but ask him, "Is it serious?"
"It's okay." Yan Xingchuan looked into her eyes and reached out to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear. "Don't worry, I'll take care of it."
Cui Si felt uncomfortable for a moment when he suddenly became so close to her, but she didn't stop him.
After a moment of silence, she said, "Then go get busy. Rest early when you're done."
It was a rare moment to receive such concern from her. Yan Xingchuan's eyes lit up, and his stern face finally relaxed a little. He nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I'll listen to you. Don't worry, it's nothing serious."
Yan Xingchuan even opened the door of Piaomiao Mountain Residence, and the two separated at the door. Cui Si entered the courtyard, and Yan Xingchuan waited for her to enter before getting on his horse again and going to Shangguan's house.
Shangguan Tong had already fallen asleep at this moment. A servant got up and called him, then turned on the lights in the room.
"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Shangguan Tong woke up from his sleep, still feeling a little sleepy and tired.
The attendant said, "Sir, the master has come and wants to see you."
Yan Xingchuan is back?
Shangguan Tong suddenly came to his senses: "Go get me a basin of cold water to wash my face, and bring me some clothes."
The lights in the house were lit one by one, and the servants became busy. After a while, Shangguan Tong dressed neatly and went out of the yard to meet Yan Xingchuan.
Yan Xingchuan was drinking tea in the room. Seeing him coming, he raised his hand to let him go without being polite: "Please sit down. Please forgive me for disturbing you so late at night."
"No." Someone brought up a cup of hot tea. Shangguan Tong took a sip and became completely sober.
"Your Majesty, are you here this time because of what General Shen mentioned?"
"Exactly." Yan Xingchuan frowned tightly. "Tell me, was it him or the Prince of Nanhuai who brought this up? One dares to bring it up, and the other dares to respond?"
Shangguan Tong was also confused: "I don't know about this."
Yan Xingchuan sneered, "Prince Nanhuai is so bold, he dares to covet someone he shouldn't covet. He really should be taught a lesson. As for Shen Sui, whether he was the one who proposed or the one who agreed, he is not innocent."
"Military Advisor, what do you think of this matter he mentioned?"
Shangguan Tong's heart trembled, and he immediately said, "I think it's inappropriate. Not only is Princess Wang unsuitable, but even if it were any other woman, she wouldn't be suitable. Sacrificing a woman in exchange for peace and tranquility, what's the point of us? Northern Yan hasn't even established a court, and it's already begun to decay."
"Ceding land and paying compensation, marrying off daughters to seek peace, has been a disgrace since ancient times."
"Besides, Wang Ji is the one the Lord wants to marry. Bei Yan married her off for profit. How do people in this world view Bei Yan and the Lord?"
"Are you mocking the Lord as a coward who only knows how to trade women for the world and even gives up his own wife?"
Yan Xingchuan laughed. "What a shame! You understand this principle, but doesn't General Shen also understand it? But it makes sense. After all, the girl who's marrying a fifty-year-old man isn't his own sister or daughter, nor is she his fiancée, so he naturally doesn't care."
For many people, there is no need to fight, and they can get three states. All they have to do is sacrifice someone else's daughter. What a good thing!
"Military Advisor, I'm afraid you'll need to go to Xiangzhou in person for this matter." Yan Xingchuan suddenly spoke up. "Apart from you and me, no one can suppress Chen Sui. You should go to Xiangzhou in person and have a personal talk with the King of Nanhuai."
"Bei Yan will not agree to this condition. If he sincerely wants to surrender to my Bei Yan, he should not make these impossible demands. If he is not sincere and dares to provoke my Bei Yan, you should make arrangements, seize the opportunity, and take over Nan Huai."
"Since he doesn't want to live anymore, let his entire family be buried with him."
It has to be said that this action of King Nanhuai really irritated Yan Xingchuan.
The dragon has a reverse scale, and anyone who touches it will die.
He actually dared to ask for it, he was simply courting death.
"As for Chen Sui..." Yan Xingchuan's eyes darkened when he said this. "Military Advisor, you said he made such a great contribution. How should I reward him?"
The two were talking when suddenly someone came to report.
Shangguan Tong had no choice but to let someone in to talk.
The man saluted the two men first, then reported: "My Lord, Military Advisor, Mr. Cui Sanlang Cui has returned and said he wants to enter the city. The defenders dare not let him go, so he came to ask for your advice."
"Cui Jing is back?" Shangguan Tong's expression changed slightly, and then he looked at Yan Xingchuan, "Have you told Cui Jing about this?"
If Cui Jing were to be told, this would be troublesome.
"No." Yan Xingchuan was also very surprised. "I was afraid that the Cui family would make a fuss and escalate the matter, so I didn't tell anyone."
He just wanted to resolve the matter secretly and make everything disappear without a trace.
"Then why did he come back?" Shangguan Tong frowned and thought for a moment, but then ordered, "Go tell the person who came and tell the garrison to open the gate and let Mr. Cui in. Then invite Mr. Cui over here and tell him that I have something to discuss with him and that the Lord is here too."
The man took the order and left.
As soon as the person left, the room became quiet.
Shangguan Tong pinched the tea lid and gently moved it to the edge of the teacup. His brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and he felt dissatisfied with Shen Sui.
He really couldn't understand why Shen Sui targeted the Cui family. The last time he did it, it was just an impulse, but what about this time? Was he just trying to be indifferent and push his colleagues out to sacrifice?
Before anything big is accomplished, people are already fighting among themselves?
Shangguan Tong tugged at his beard and shook his head.
"Has the master eaten yet? If not, please eat some first. We can discuss the rest after Mr. Cui arrives."
Yan Xingchuan calculated that it would take some time for Cui Jing to arrive, so he nodded and said, "Alright, use some first and have someone make an extra portion for Mr. Cui. I'm afraid he won't be able to use it either."
Cui Jing waited at the city gate for half an hour before someone came to open the door. He rode inside with a sullen face, and then headed straight to Piaomiao Mountain Residence.
"Mr. Cui—Mr. Cui, please stay—"
The person who came to report the news saw him riding a horse and about to leave, so he quickly called out to him.
"Mr. Cui, the military advisor wants you to go to the Shangguan residence to discuss something. Oh, and the master is there too."
"Yan Xingchuan is at Shangguan's?" Cui Jing sneered, "That's good, I don't have to look for him anymore. Come with me to Shangguan's house."
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