Princess and the General

Wanted to Go to Marquis Gu’s Manor (Part Three)

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Emperor Ning was receiving the special envoy from Western Kun when he found out about the existence of Kun WuShang.

After Gu HuaiJiang sent someone into the palace to report on the situation, he sent someone to investigate matters related to this seventh prince and felt that he had a grasp on the situation.

Emperor Kun had many sons.
Adding all of his sons together, there were more than twenty.
This seventh prince was just a nobody.
His birth mother was a lowly beauty.

After he grew up, he was sent by Emperor Kun to learn in Immortals Valley and become the deity of medicine’s disciple.
From that moment, he very rarely returned to Western Kun.

Thinking about it, Emperor Kun must have forgotten that he even had such a son, right?

It was no wonder he dared to rashly come to Eastern Ling even though the two countries have frequently been engaged in conflict.
A prince that did not even have enough value to become a hostage, Emperor Ning also could not be bothered to deal with him.

Hah, just go ahead and visit Marquis Gu’s Manor.
A prince who is often away from Western Kun, was there any chance that he could become a spy?

It seemed that Marquis Gu’s Manor really did not like him.
Apparently, every time he visited, he would be stopped outside.
Even if he forced his way in, he would quickly be chased out by Yu Fu.

“Our Eastern Ling is a country that emphasizes courtesy.
Though the seventh prince does not have a high standing, he is still a prince.
He should be treated properly.
Don’t let the people of Western Kun feel as though we are giving them the cold shoulder, which they might use to start another fight.”

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Emperor Ning specifically called the eldest prince and the second prince and gave them instructions.

The two princes exchanged a look and thought to themselves that having princes of this country take care of a prince from Western Kun was indeed proper, but this might also be a test.

What should they do to ensure that it did not look like they were giving them the cold shoulder while also showing the might of Eastern Ling? This was not an easy task.

“Father Emperor, don’t worry.
Son will definitely take good care of Western Kun’s prince and will not let father Emperor down.”

The eldest prince respectfully cupped his hands in a salute.
The second prince glanced at him with a bit of disdain.
When he turned to look back up at the Emperor, that previous look had disappeared and been replaced with a gentle hospitable expression.

“Father Emperor, don’t worry.
Son will also take care to learn from eldest brother and the officials.
I will not waste this training provided by father Emperor.”

Emperor Ning’s imperial visage bloomed with joy, “Good, good! Being able to think like this, We are able to feel at ease.
You two brothers need to work together.
Only like that is it possible to prove my Eastern Ling’s might.
Got it?”

The eldest prince modestly said: “Son understands and will definitely take good care of teaching second brother and help share father Emperor’s burdens.”

The word teaching was a little grating to the ear, but Emperor Ning did not hear it while rejoicing.
The second prince slightly bit his lower lip.

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Who would be teaching whom, that was still not clear.

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“Seventh prince, I heard that your Western Kun’s customs focus on bravery.
Even girls are able to set foot on the battlefield.
Seventh prince, since you have spent a great deal of time in Immortals Valley, I wonder if you have any interest in archery or riding horses?”

The eldest prince had invited Kun WuShang to the martial arts training area to observe the sons of aristocratic families train.

Kun WuShang snorted and casually looked around.
Even if it was not everyone, at least nine in ten were very skilled in archery.

Was this intended to let him observe, or was this meant as a threat?

“Oh my, this is so boring.
I hate these things the most.
How can this even compare to drying medicinal herbs? Look at your Eastern Ling’s great archers.
All of them are tanned to the point of having such oily dark skin.
It’s so ugly!”

He flicked his sleeve, as he was not even willing to give the eldest prince any face.
He just walked into the corridor to drink some tea.

The eldest prince’s expression became a little embarrassed.

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“Eldest brother, I told you before that you should not have brought in these people who are proficient in riding and archery.
It’s immediately clear that they were specifically brought in.
Of course, Kun WuShang could only say that this was boring.”

The second prince walked up from behind, feeling a little bit delighted in the eldest prince’s failure.

“To show my Eastern Ling’s might, this is the only way.
Could it be that these people skilled in riding and archery are inferior to the young sirs that second brother brought? That would truly have made us look like fools.”

He was a ruthless person hidden behind a mask of kindness, subtly mocking the second prince’s skill in riding and archery.

“Heh, having Kun WuShang feel that eldest brother is embarrassing him might cause even more troubles, no? Western Kun and Eastern Ling have been fighting year after year, and father Emperor continues to send Lord Marquis Gu year after year to fight these battles.
His control over the army will grow tighter and tighter.
Could it be that eldest brother wants to see such a thing?”

The eldest prince was slightly shocked and gave him a look of warning, “Second brother must not spout such nonsense! Lord Marquis Gu has been utterly loyal to the country and fought hard on the battlefield.
He has worked hard and made valuable contributions.
What control over the army or whatever.
What is wrong with it remaining in his hands?”

After saying this, he took the first step and headed in Kun WuShang’s direction.
It seemed as though he wanted to console him about something.

“Such hypocrisy.”

The second prince quietly mumbled behind him.

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“I say, eldest prince, the tea you serve here is really disgusting.
It’s not even as good as the tea at Marquis Gu’s Manor!”

Kun WuShang pushed the teacup to the side in disdain, raising his legs and resting them directly on the chair across from him.

The eldest prince was just about to sit down, but seeing the tip of his foot swaying back and forth and knocking off bits of yellow dirt, he stood up straight once more.

“It’s natural that the tea at the training ground would not be as good as the tea in the palace.
All of the tea in Marquis Gu’s Manor was given to him by father Emperor.
Like the tea in the palace, it’s the best of the best.
If seventh prince cannot come to like this tea, I will send someone back to the palace to fetch some.”

“Why bother?”

Kun WuShang immediately brought his feet back down.
He then leaned forward and wiped away the dirt from the chair.
Feeling that he could not wipe it clean, he decided to use his sleeve to wipe it.

“Eldest prince, please sit.”

The eldest prince slightly furrowed his brow.
He seemed to look down on this quite a bit, but he still sat down.

“How much of a bother is going to the palace.
Wouldn’t it be better to go directly to Marquis Gu’s Manor? I recall Marquis Gu’s Manor also having such a training ground.
If we just go to learn directly from the young sirs of Marquis Gu’s family, would it not be better?”

So he just wanted to go to Marquis Gu’s Manor…