Chapter 152 - Chapter 152: The Wise King of Xinan
Chapter 152: The Wise King of Xinan
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Let’s return to the residence first before we talk about those things, ” Shen Si said gravely.
Yu Yunxi understood Shen Si’s meaning immediately. If they were overheard, it would inevitably cause trouble. It was her negligence. She hurriedly nodded, and everyone quickly made their way back to the King of Xinan’s Residence.
“Are they back?”
At the entrance of the King of Xinan’s Residence, a woman anxiously asked the person next to her. Although she was old, she was still dignified and elegant. She was the wife of the King of Xinan and Shen Hezhi’s mother, Jiang Ru.
“Madam, Madam, they’re back!” the maidservant next to Jiang Ru said excitedly when she saw the group of people not far away.
Jiang Ru could no longer wait and hurriedly walked over with her attendants.
“Grandmother, Grandmother!”
Before the carriage pulled to a stop, the little bun lifted the curtain and jumped down before running to Jiang Ru. He stumbled slightly and giggled before he said softly, “Grandmother, we’re back!”
Jiang Rut s heart melted. She did not care that the little bun was dirty and quickly picked him up as she said gently, “Did you have a hard time on the road? Your face looks thinner.’
Yu Yunxi who just alighted from the carriage felt a little embarrassed when she heard this. As expected, Jiang Ru felt bad for the little bun.
In fact, during the journey, the little bun was like a greedy little kitten whenever he saw delicious food. Although they had a hard time on the road, they never mistreated the little bun.
In the past half a month, the little bun’s face and stomach had grown twice in size, but Jiang Ru said he had lost weight.
Yu Yunxi could only smile helplessly as Jiang Ru carried the little bun over.
“Yunxi, you’ve worked hard. You’ve lost weight, and you look exhausted,” Jiang Ru said, feeling distressed.
“Godmother, we’re fine. Let’s go in first,” Yu Yunxi said, hugging Jiang Ru and comforting her.
At this moment, Jiang Ru also saw Jian Xin who was standing nearby.
“Yunxi, this is…”
“Godmother, she’s Qian Qing’s sister,” Yu Yunxi hurriedly replied.
Jian Xin walked forward and bowed politely. “Jian Xin greets Madam.”
Yu Yunxi had briefly told everyone about the situation in a letter so when Jiang Ru heard Jian Xin’s name, she knew that Jian Xin was the former Princess Consort Rui. She did not care about these things and would not take the initiative to mention them. She only smiled kindly and said, “So you’re Qian Qing’s sister. You’re both beautiful. Alright, come on in.”
The servants also stepped forward and helped carry the things from the carriage into the residence.
Suddenly, one of the servants exclaimed in fear, “T-there, there’s a tiger!” It was only at this time that Yu Yunxi remembered that Little White and Pinellia were still in the carriage. She quickly turned around and said reassuringly, “Don’t be afraid. It won’t hurt anyone.”
At this moment, Little White and Pinellia seemed to have just woken up. They leaped down from the carriage after yawning lazily. Pinellia that had been fed until it was round was lying on Little White’s back.
Little White, the overlord of the forest, purred a few times before it brought Pinellia over to Yu Yunxi and gently rubbed itself against her leg.
Everyone watched this scene in shock.
‘Is this really a tiger? Why is it behaving like a domesticated cat to the County Princess?’
“Yunxi,” Jiang Ru called out worriedly.
At this moment, Shen Hezhi said, “Mother, you don’t have to worry. Little White is very docile and sensible.”
Jiang Ru was relieved when she heard this.
After that, the few of them entered the King of Xinan’s Residence.
Jiang Ru led Jian Xin and Yu Junjin to the backyard while the servants tremblingly brought Little White and Pinellia away so that they could be fed.
Yu Yunxi and Shen Hezhi followed Shen Si and the other generals to the study.
Shen Si stood with his hands on his back and said grimly, “Right now, Nanyue has surrounded Xinan. This time, their Crown Prince is personally leading the troops.”
“The Crown Prince of Nanyue? Nan Nun?”
Yu Yunxi’s eyelids twitched.
She had fought with Nan Xun before. He was a madman and very ruthless. In order to win, he would use many sinister and dirty methods. It was said that the Emperor of Nanyue valued this Crown Prince the most. If Nan Xun was leading the troops personally this time, it meant that Nanyue was serious this time/
“According to our scouts, they sent out three times as many people as we did.
The latest news also said that Beixiao has also already sent their troops out. Clearly, they planned to join forces to deal with us,” Shen Si said.
Yu Yunxi’s gaze turned cold. As expected, the battle in the northwest not long ago was just a trick to confuse them. Their ultimate goal was still Xinan.
“Just what benefits did Nanyue give Beixiao to make Beixiao help them twice?” Shen Hezhi asked as his gentle gaze glinted coldly.
Yu Yunxi lowered her head and said bleakly, “I’m sorry, Godfather. We failed to bring reinforcements from the imperial court.”
If it was just Nanyue, they had nothing to be afraid of. However, with the addition of Beixiao, the troops of Xinan would not be able to bear the burden. Moreover, the Emperor refused to send reinforcements.
Shen Si turned around and shook his head when he heard Yu Yunxi’s words. He comforted her and said, “If the Emperor is willing to send reinforcements, he wouldn’t have forced us to send hostages over…”
The Emperor was too arrogant, thinking that Nanyue could not threaten him. However, was his arrogance really justified?
The difference between the current Emperor and the Great Ancestor was that the Great Ancestor personally led the army and was very familiar with the battlefield. As such, he was able to make all the right decisions.
On the contrary, the Emperor was nothing more than a strategist on paper without proper experiences, but still self-righteous.
“Don’t worry. Xinan won’t allow those people to break through the city gates!” Shen Si said seriously.
“Godfather, there’s also the plague…” Yu Yunxi said.
Shen Si said, “After we received your letter, we took precautions immediately and prevented citizens of Nanyue from entering the city. Everyone who was displaying symptoms was also immediately locked up.”
“That’s good,” Yu Yunxi said as she heaved a sigh of relief. Then, she continued to ask, “Godfather, where are those people locked up? I’ll go and have a look.”
Shen Si knew that she was concerned about those people so he said, “I’ll bring you there later.”
At this moment, General Li Song, who was standing at the side, said gratefully, “By the way, County Princess, the herbs and the food you asked people to prepare have been transported back. They’re exactly what we need.”
However, if the war is prolonged, I’m afraid they won’t be enough. I’ll have to trouble all the generals to think of a way to collect more herbs and food,” Yu Yunxi said seriously.
Li Song nodded in agreement. “Alright, County Princess. We’ll think of a way.”
“Godfather, the city gate to the north..
Yu Yunxi looked at Shen Si with a complicated expression..