Jiang Yun’s eyes were as bright as water, and he said, “I don’t understand what the General means.”
Tian Meng’s expression became even more ferocious, and a raging hatred burned in his eyes. He really wished he could immediately crush the wrist in his palm.
“Still pretending? If it weren’t for you…”
Tian Meng’s voice abruptly snapped as his other hand was suddenly pinched. He is tall and majestic, boasting to be the first warrior of the Qi Kingdom. He has amazing arms and terrifying physical strength, and he can pull a heavy bow of hundreds of stones. Ordinary generals would walk around him and dare not even compete with him because he would easily break the opponent’s wrists, ankles, or even one leg and one arm, like a chicken cub.
But this time, Tian Meng actually felt pain.
Immediately after, his eyes turned darkened, and with a feeling he had never experienced before, his bones were about to break. He suddenly turned his head and met a pair of cold and raspy eyes.
The tall and handsome figure stood behind him at some point, and the other party possessed a pair of sharp and bold eyes that were filled with murderous intent.
Sui Heng’s voice was also extremely cold: “Let go.”
With this sentence, Tian Meng’s wrist was suddenly removed with a click.
Tian Meng felt pain, and a few drops of cold sweat quickly rolled down his forehead. Finally, he relaxed his hand and looked at Sui Heng in disbelief.
This Crown Prince of Sui actually has stronger arms than him!
Sui Heng hasn’t experienced the feeling of wanting to kill someone in the palace for a long time. If not only because he didn’t have any weapons on him, he would not hesitate to stab the other person to death.
Sui Heng went to the side of the table and squatted down. He frowned and gently held Jiang Yun’s wrist and asked, “Are you alright?”
Jiang Yun shook his head.
However, his lips are pale, and his forehead is covered with fine sweat. Obviously, out of pain. The wrist that was hurt is red and covered with five deep fingerprints.
Tian Meng was shocked as he watched the scene, then understood something and sneered, “I never expected that you would once again attach yourself to the Crown Prince of Sui.”
He smiled wickedly.
Jiang Yun’s gaze remained calm, like a wave of water.
Xu Qiao and other generals from the Qinglang Battalion were somewhat uneasy, fearing that Sui Heng would directly kill the person in the palace.
No one knows the temperament of their Commander better than them. Sui Heng was ruthless, he was someone who dared to kill even the heavenly king, let alone a general from Qi.
But after all, this is a banquet hosted by the Sui Empire to entertain the envoys of Qi. In case of any casualties, the two countries may be completely at odds, and His Majesty’s face will be terrible too.
Upon hearing the commotion, Tian Que quickly walked over with several envoys from Qi.
He wanted to test the Qinglang Battalion’s strength, but he never wanted to openly have conflict with Sui Heng in such a foolish way in the palace.
Tian Que bowed to Sui Heng and pleaded with him to forgive Tian Meng’s wrongdoing.
“He has become accustomed to being reckless, and he really doesn’t know the identity of this young gentleman. Your Highness, please give him a chance to redeem himself. Tomorrow, I will definitely have him personally come to apologize to Your Highness.”
“Tian Meng.”
Tian Que shouted, “Come and apologize to this young gentleman.”
Sui Heng suddenly stood up coldly and said, “No need.”
How in the world could there be such a good thing as hurting his person and then getting rid of it with a light apology?
Xu Qiao guessed right, he wants to kill someone.
Tian Que was in trouble, as Sui Heng thought, he was trying to muddle through with an apology. After all, there was no major incident involving human life, and at the banquet, out of courtesy towards the guests, Sui Heng, as the Crown Prince, should also accept his offer and let it go. Tian Que did not expect that Sui Heng would not accept the apology.
He couldn’t help but glance at the young and handsome Crown Prince, and countless violent and terrifying rumors about him came to his mind. It seems that the rumors have some basis.
Tian Que could only continue to scold Tian Meng, “Apologize now!”
As long as Tian Meng knelt down in public, he could directly invite Emperor Sui to intervene and quell the dispute.
Tian Meng, as if he heard a joke, snorted coldly and fiercely gouged Jiang Yun at a glance. The hatred in his chest rolled up again, gritting his teeth and saying, “Do you know who he is, and how dare you ask me to apologize? See, my handsome right eye was blinded by him! I will expose him today.”
“Enough!”
Tian Que lost all patience. “General Tian, if you continue to cause trouble without reason, immediately get back to the Qi capital.”
Let alone Tian Que not believing it, no one in the hall would believe him either. Such a gentle and weak young gentleman, how could he have the ability to blind Tian Meng’s eyes?
“Alright, I apologize.”
Tian Meng suddenly changed his tune. He bent down and bowed with a pitiful expression, like a venomous snake, staring at Jiang Yun with a grim smile and saying, “Tonight is your luck, our account will be counted slowly in the future.”
He looked at Sui Heng again and said meaningfully, “Your Highness must not know his true identity ba. I advise Your Highness to keep your eyes open and not be fooled by his appearance. Otherwise, you will be bitten fiercely by him like me.”
Tian Que wished he could just cut off his tongue, and after a hasty apology, he forcibly took him away.
Sui Heng stood silently for a while and asked Jiang Yun, “You know him?”
Jiang Yun shook his head, his voice still calm.
“I don’t know.”
“So, why would he?”
“He should have mistaken me for someone else.”
Sui Heng naturally wouldn’t believe Tian Meng’s words either. All he could think about now was how to drip-feed and kill someone. Of course, compared to killing someone, he cares more about his little lover’s injuries.
After checking several times and confirming that Jiang Yun’s wrist was not critically injured, he breathed a slight sigh of relief. “If you’re tired, Gu will have someone take you back first.”
Jiang Yun shook his head and said there was no need.
But even if it was just a sensation, Sui Heng still couldn’t help but want to kill him.
Jiang Yun said, “I’m really fine.”
“Gu knows.”
“Gu will settle it well.”
Sui Heng remained calm, and within a moment, several perfect murder plans flashed through his mind.
At this moment, another person in the hall also slightly widened his eyes, staring incredulously at the direction where Jiang Yun was.
That is the old man standing behind Qi Ziqi.
The young gentleman was pure and elegant, sitting alone in the dimly lit area, unable to conceal his stunning aura. That pair of eyes… the old man’s heart felt as if he had been struck hard.
Qi Ziqi was naturally attracted by the commotion just now. He had never liked Tian Meng and thought he was too rude and impolite. He stared at Jiang Yun for a moment with a slight loss of focus and then asked Han Xiao, “Is that young gentleman the one who’s good at playing ‘Feng Qiu Huang’?”
Han Xiao answered yes.
He had already informed the Crown Prince Mansion in advance, so Han Xiao did not deliberately conceal this matter. He just felt that, in the current situation, it was better for this Marquis Duan’s son to not provoke the Crown Prince’s person for now.
The Crown Prince is really capable and daring enough to kill someone in the palace with that temper of his.
A Tian Meng is already enough to cause headaches, and with the addition of a Marquis Duan’s son, he wants to die.
However, Qi Ziqi’s mind was pure, and his eyes suddenly lit up. Before Han Xiao could politely stop him, he was already running towards Jiang Yun with great enthusiasm.
Han Xiao: “……”
Han Xiao’s heart was tired, and he felt that if anything else went wrong, he would be the head of the slaughter.
Jiang Yun sat quietly at the table, and several people had already surrounded the opposite side of the table, including a few famous scholars from the nobility who had seen Jiang Yun’s elegance at the Spring Banquet and had been looking for opportunities to make friends with him. When they saw Jiang Yun being bullied, they all came to comfort him, as well as Zhao Yan and Luo Fengjun, who stood alone outside the crowd.
Zhao Yan had come over on his own. After realizing that his master hadn’t stopped him and had a hidden tendency to turn a blind eye to him, he was relieved and bold enough to leave his second and third senior brothers to serve on the sidelines, and came over to visit Jiang Yun.
Jiang Yun gently said that he was fine and thanked everyone for their concern.
Jiang Yun invited Luo Fengjun to sit down.
Luo Fengjun disdains being associated with the noble sons and daughters of the Sui capital. He took out an exquisite white porcelain vase from his sleeve and placed it on the table, saying, “This is the medicine I often use to invigorate blood circulation and cure hand injuries, you can rub it on.”
Jiang Yun was slightly surprised.
He picked up the porcelain bottle with both hands, handed it back to Luo Fengjun, and said, “I cannot accept such a precious medicine.”
He knew that the musician’s hand was of unparalleled value, and the wound medicine carried by Luo Fengjun was definitely not ordinary wound medicine. Moreover, Jiang Yun’s wrist was slightly painful from being pinched, but in fact, it couldn’t be considered an injury at all.
He said he was fine, really not intentionally being polite.
Moreover, Sui Heng had already had the imperial physician personally send over many expensive trauma medicines to him, which were laid out on the table. He even wanted to personally rub and massage him, but Jiang Yun refused.
Luo Fengjun glanced at those bottles and jars disdainfully. “How can that be compared to my ‘Zhenyu?’ I’m not pitying you, but I pity your hands. How can you play ‘Feng Qiu Huang’ if they are broken?”
After speaking, he turned around and left.
Jiang Yun had no choice but to withdraw his hand.
“Excuse me, is this Young Master Chu Yan?”
At this moment, the clear and cheerful voice of a young man suddenly spread among the crowd.
Jiang Yun paused for a moment, looked up at Qi Ziqi, and nodded.
The old man standing behind Qi Ziqi suddenly turned pale.
When the other people saw the Young Master of Qi coming, they all consciously returned to their respective seats, except for Zhao Yan, who remained in his place. He had a bad impression of the envoys of Qi, fearing that Jiang Yun would be bullied again.
The two personal soldiers left by Sui Heng also looked at Qi Ziqi coldly.
The Crown Prince has issued a strict order, and if there are any more Qi envoys who are ignorant and dare to harm the young gentleman, they will disregard the consequences and execute them on the spot.
Qi Ziqi did not notice the hostility of the Crown Prince’s personal soldiers, but the old man did. He picked his Young Master up and took two steps back, without a trace. Qi Ziqi was displeased and said, “What did Ah Weng pull me for?”
He sat directly across from the long table and stared curiously at Jiang Yun, saying, “You look so beautiful. Do you really know how to play ‘Feng Qiu Huang’?”
Jiang Yun said indifferently, “I’m just trying to imitate others, I made the Young Master laugh.”
Qi Ziqi nodded and suddenly said, “It’s really strange. I always feel like we used to know each other.”
The old man pales slightly.
Jiang Yun lowered his eyes, poured a cup of wine, and placed it across from him. He smiled and said, “I also feel like we are old friends at first sight.”
Qi Ziqi said, “You’re right. It’s often said in books that the white head is as good as new and the cover is as good as old. We’re probably the latter.”
Jiang Yun invited him to drink wine.
The old man whispered, “The Marquis has instructed Young Master not to indulge in drinking outside.”
Jiang Yun said, “This is fruit wine, it’s fine.”
Qi Ziqi picked up the wine cup and took a sip. He usually doesn’t drink much alcohol. A little bit of it would make his cheeks turn a little red. He mischievously said to the old man, “This is a banquet, drinking is etiquette, not indulgence. Ah Weng is too old-fashioned. Even if my father is here, he won’t stop me either.”
But Jiang Yun only gave him one drink and didn’t pour him a second one.
The old man looked into Jiang Yun’s eyes, hesitated for a moment, and asked, “Excuse me for taking the liberty of asking, is the Young Master… really from the Wei Kingdom?”
Jiang Yun nodded.
With a raised eyelash, he seemed to ask a strange question. “Why is the elder asking such a question?”
“Oh, it was the old servant who was rude. The old servant was just… curious for a moment.”
Jiang Yun said, “Curiosity is human nature, and it is understandable. I am indeed a native of the Wei Kingdom, and my parents and brothers are all in the Wei Kingdom. If the elderly are interested, you can come to the Wei Kingdom to play in the future, and I will accompany you guys throughout the journey.”
The old man smiled and said definitely.
Qi Ziqi came mainly to dissuade Jiang Yun from playing ‘Feng Qiu Huang.’ After listening to his kindness, Jiang Yun understood and promised that he would never play this song again.
Qi Ziqi looked at the red marks on his wrists, and where they were severe, bruises had begun to appear. He felt a wave of guilt in his heart and once again apologized to Jiang Yun for Tian Meng’s impoliteness and recklessness.
Jiang Yun kindly said it’s alright.
The two of them are not familiar, and there aren’t many topics to talk about, but Qi Ziqi really wants to get close to Jiang Yun. He asked, “Can I go to the mansion to pay respects to the Young Master tomorrow?”
Jiang Yun did not respond.
The old man said first, “Young Master has to accompany Tian daren to the hunting ground, hunting and playing with the officials of the Sui Empire tomorrow. How will you have time to go out?”
Qi Ziqi asked, “What about the day after tomorrow?”
The old man has a headache.
Jiang Yun said, “It’s hard to say yet, let’s see the situation.”
As the banquet was about to end, Tian Que suddenly stepped forward again, saying that he would deliver the King of Qi’s treasures that had been offered to the Crown Prince of Sui.
He was worried that Tian Meng’s behavior would seriously offend Sui Heng, so he racked his brains to make up for it and please the other party.
The guests in the palace were wondering what kind of treasures were specially named to be given to the Crown Prince.
Tian Que clapped his hands, and the attendants of Qi carried a huge golden cage in. Inside the cage were two young men dressed in snow colored robes, each with a soft figure as beautiful as spring flowers, and their eyes were clear and attractive.
Tian Que stood up and introduced, “These are the two Kunjun that our King has raised with great care, both of whom are very good at serving people. Your Highness is a young man of great vigor. Our king is willing to give them as gifts to Your Highness, so that they can stay in the capital of Sui and serve Your Highness.”
King Lie of Qi is a tyrannical and despotic ruler. He built the Qingque Terrace in the Qi capital, searching for beautiful young men from all over the world and raising them as Kunjun. He has created a well-known sales hub in various countries, which is well-known to everyone in the world.
Chen Qi’s ‘Qingque Fu’, which rose to fame overnight, is a satire of the past and a criticism of the atrocities committed by King Lie. Nowadays, nobles have a habit of raising Kunjun, but in terms of appearance and qualifications, it is impossible to compete with those from Qingque Terrace.
Even if they criticize the atrocities committed by the fierce king in their hearts, some officials and ministers who are fond of this, when they see the weak and boneless young men lying in the cage, like a beloved teenager, their hearts and souls have already been stirred.
Moreover, King Lie of Qi trained Kunjun not only for pleasure, but he also selected the best ones and trained them to be assassins, lurking around important officials from various countries to gather information, and establishing a well-known information organization—Qingque.
Tian Que was very confident in his gift, but he was afraid that Sui Heng would be concerned about it. He said, “If Your Highness doesn’t feel at ease, you can cut off their tendons or directly destroy their meridians. They will never resist or dare to show any disrespect to Your Highness. This is the sincerity that our king presented to Your Highness. I hope Your Highness will accept it with a smile.”
Everyone’s gaze fell on Sui Heng.
Unexpectedly, Sui Heng tsked. “Gu is not interested in things that others have played with. Gu appreciated the King of Qi’s kindness. As for the gift, Tian daren take them back how you brought them ba”
Everyone looked at each other in confusion.
They didn’t expect Sui Heng to refuse. It’s a matter of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Even if he didn’t like it, Sui Heng could also pretend to accept it and then throw the people far away.
Tian Que’s face didn’t look too good either. He didn’t expect that, despite his repeated pleasantries, the other party would still refuse to forgive him.
“Your Majesty.”
He looked at Emperor Sui, hoping that he could come forward and make amends.
Emperor Sui said, “This is the Crown Prince’s private matter, even Zhen cannot interfere.”
Tian Que then understood that it is actually Sui Heng, the Crown Prince, who has the final say in the court in the Sui capital. After all, he was an old minister with a sense of propriety. He laughed dryly twice and said, “It’s Tian’s fault for not thinking carefully. Next time, I’ll pick another gift and send it to Your Highness.”
At the end of the banquet, Sui Heng ordered his soldiers to bring bow and arrows to test their cavalry with Tian Meng.
Tian Mang’s hand was injured, and although he had reattached his wrist, his strength was damaged after all. But this competition was initiated by Tian Meng, who was used to being arrogant and naturally refused to take the initiative to cancel. He also asked someone to bring bow and arrows, then stride towards the field.
The ministers naturally went to watch.
Xu Qiao became even more worried. He knew that Sui Heng’s face was calm, and he even drank with the envoys from Qi, such as Tian Que, but the killing intent in his heart has never diminished.
He was worried that Sui Heng would take advantage of the competition and shoot the person to death.
But Sui Heng did not shoot him to death. Sui Heng just “accidentally” shot off one of Tian Meng’s hands. The bow, which was several hundred stones in weight, directly penetrated Tian Meng’s wrist bone and nailed his broken hand to the target.
The author has something to say:
Jiang Jiang (with an unhappy face): I’m really alright.
Doggy Sui (with a smiling face): En. (Countless dark shark schemes flashed through his mind)
