bullyxtreme Chapter 143 Abandoned Again
Chapter 143 Abandoned Again
Before nightfall, Eunuch Fu came to Jingqing Palace again with a group of female eunuchs.
Eunuch Fu said to Wen Jiu in a flattering tone, "I'm sorry that the Thirteenth Prince was frightened today. Your Majesty has just realized that you have been neglected because of state affairs. This old servant must immediately settle you in the best palace."
Wen Jiu was wearing a loose piece of clothing, and beads of sweat on his chest flowed along the outline of his abdomen to the waistband of his pants.
Seeing this scene, it is very easy to be misunderstood, but Eunuch Fu is like nothing happened, smiling as if coaxing his most beloved child: "Your Highness? Look, let's move to another palace now?"
"Come on, we are not stupid. If my father tells me that it is okay today, then it will be over. I came here for the peace of the two countries and for the friendship between the two countries. Now that something like this has happened, can I just let it go?
We are all smart people. It is my greatest misfortune that I was not poisoned to death today! Rather than living in fear every day, I might as well die happily! Anyway~"
Wen Jiu stretched out his voice, walked slowly around Eunuch Fu, and finally grabbed him by the collar: "Just like what you said when you first looked down on me, I am a prince of unknown origin, maybe the old emperor Chu Wen used him to fool you!
If I die, I die. Anyway, I am a discarded pawn. If I say so, quickly dispatch troops to the border to take it back. The country will be in chaos, so why bother with face-saving projects?
By the way, I may have some clues about the person who poisoned me, but I am just a grasshopper after autumn, so I will not care about it and wait for death in peace."
Eunuch Fu almost knelt down. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and didn't know what to say for a moment.
This prince of Chu Wen was simply a traitor! He actually dared to call his father the old emperor in front of so many people, and directly asserted that more troops would be sent to the border.
Doesn't this directly mean that he knew Chu Wen was going to break the contract and start a war, and that he, as a discarded pawn, was already giving up on himself!
It is true that Chu Wen has been increasing his military forces toward the border since the beginning of this year. Some time ago, the dragon in the capital of Zhou Kingdom turned the tables and Chu Wen was already ready to make a move. Several barbarian tribes in the surrounding areas were also restless.
The reason why they accepted the goodwill from Qinglang, a tribe that had just proclaimed itself king, was because Qinglang offered Zhou a tribute of five thousand fine horses and one thousand cattle and sheep.
In the past, the Zhou State would not even look at such scraps, but a snowstorm killed many livestock in the Zhou State, so they had to accept this mosquito-leg-sized piece of meat.
As for Yudan and Nanjiang, Yudan's gems brought recovery to the Zhou Kingdom, while Nanjiang brought unusual medical skills and many precious herbs.
Eunuch Fu wanted to say something, but Wen Jiu waved his hand and said, "Let's go! I won't be going out recently, so don't come over if you don't have anything to do. After all, the international situation is still quite tense right now, so let's avoid suspicion!"
"Show the guest out!" Wen Jiu glanced at the palace maids and eunuchs standing there, and everyone immediately stepped forward to see Eunuch Fu off.
Although Eunuch Fu was angry, he still smiled like a kind elder: "Then I will go back first. Your Highness Thirteenth Prince, have a good rest."
For several days, Qiao Shinian and Wen Jiu did not go out, and Yu Changming rarely showed up.
"Sister, it seems that I can't go to the wise king for a while." Wen Jiu was doing daily basic exercises, his legs were shaking constantly, and Chunxue was the supervisor. She supervised Wen Jiu as rigidly and seriously as Yu Changming.
Qiao Shinian stretched out his body in silence.
"I heard yesterday that his military power was taken away, and I didn't see any movement from him." Wen Jiu continued.
The shadow of the impending war has been looming over Qiao Shinian's mind for days, making her live in worry and depression all the time.
The atmosphere in the palace was indeed very depressing recently. Even the arrogant Princess Yu'an only approached Wen Jiu once. The purpose was to get Wen Jiu to write a letter back, asking him to ask his father not to do anything that would put him in danger because he was still a hostage in Zhou State.
After being rejected by Wen Jiu, she slapped him in the face, yelling "I will never care about you again!" and left.
There was a scratch on Wen Jiu's face from her nails, and Qiao Shinian applied medicine to him in silence.
Qiao Shinian really wanted to say that if Emperor Gao Wen really cared about Wen Jiu, he would not have let him come to Zhou Kingdom as a hostage after he returned home with so much difficulty. Not everyone is a child that is doted on by their parents.
Wen Jiu looked at Qiao Shinian's crying expression and said with a silly smile: "Sister, I was the one who was beaten, please don't cry. You are not as easy to comfort as me. If you cry, how long will it take me to comfort you?"
He did not tell Qiao Shinian that his father was more ruthless than Qiao Shinian had imagined. They had begged and fled along the way, and he almost died. From the conversation with his father early that morning, it was not difficult to guess that his almighty father knew everything that happened in time.
What's more, his high and mighty father is not a good father at all. Not only him, but all the princes and princesses are pawns that can be used by Chu Wen.
Regarding this war, after listening to the information provided by Yu Changming, he thought of a possibility that Zhou would not win, but it was estimated that it would not lose much. After all, Chu Wen had just been defeated not long ago, and this year was not enough time for recuperation, and the lack of food and grass was always a big problem.
Wen Jiu has already planned what to do to protect himself. Although it may be hopeless to protect himself before the war, he may receive some attention from his ruthless father after the war.
Qiao Shinian looked at Wen Jiu, and then at the bare vegetable garden. The vegetables in this garden had been basically eaten up in the past few days. Wen Jiu said that they could not plant any more. Although he didn't know why the Zhou people were indifferent to their vegetable garden, these vegetables would be their advantage in turning the tables when they returned to Chu and Wen Kingdom in the future.
Especially potatoes. After asking for Qiao Shinian's consent, he asked Yu Changming to take a small bag of potatoes to the spies stationed in Zhou State by Chu Wen State. Yesterday, he heard from Yu Changming that some spies had already planted potatoes and then sent a letter back to Chu Wen State.
"Wen Jiu, this is as it should be. Mu Qingchen has his own position, and we shouldn't count on him." Qiao Shi said in a young voice: "I hope he will remain silent forever."
While the two were talking, Yu Changming suddenly came in hurriedly over a courtyard wall.
"Two things. First, your father declared war on the Zhou Kingdom last night! Second, after the virtuous king was deprived of his military power, he was imprisoned. Just now, he killed the Zhou Emperor's men and rode into the palace on horseback."
Qiao Shinian stood up straight immediately. She knew that the last thing Yu Changming wanted to tell her was.
"Why?! He wants to fall out with the emperor?" To be honest, as for Mu Qingchen, she knew that he was not such an impulsive person.
Yu Changming looked at Qiao Shinian with a worried look on his face and slowly said, "Wen Wenshan is dead."
Qiao Shinian couldn't help but take a step back.
Wen Jiu put his hand on her waist and asked, "What's going on? Wasn't he sent to control the flood?"
"I don't know. Emperor Zhou sent Wen Wenshan to control the flood. He had an argument with the angry mob and was beaten to death."
"How could it be!? He is a marquis! How could he have an argument with ordinary people?" Qiao Shinian took two steps forward. She looked at Yu Changming and suddenly calmed down. She saw the suspicion in his eyes.
She realized that she was too excited, which could easily make this sensitive eunuch think that she was not steadfast and might betray Wen Jiu.
Yu Changming was like a cold guard who would never have too many feelings for anyone other than Wen Jiu. Two days ago, he had two eunuchs strangled to death, just because those two eunuchs said something that made him suspicious. He also killed a few more people to serve as a warning to others. Now, there are only five servants left in the entire Jingqing Palace.
"I don't know. If you are interested, Miss Qiao, you can ask the Xian King. He should have finished arguing with the Emperor Zhou by now. The Emperor Zhou cannot touch him, so he should just be punished as usual."
Yu Changming looked at Qiao Shinian, who suddenly seemed a little timid, with a half-smile, his tone quite indifferent.