The Princess Wei Yang

Chapter 80 : Tit for Tat - Part 1

The beautiful melody ended; Yan Zhi stood up, bowed and left silently.

Li Min De suddenly stood up: "Third Sister, I have forgotten my cloak, I'll go out and get it."

His cloak was obviously in the carriage, so how could he have forgotten? Li Wei Yang was curious; she wanted to know who Yan Zhi was, and why did she attract Li Min De's attention?

She did not reveal any change in expression in front of the two princes, but gently smiled: "Go ahead."

Ninth Princess jumped up: "I'll go with you!"

Unexpectedly, she gave out a shrill scream at the next moment. Li Wei Yang said apologetically: "I am so sorry Princess, I did not do it on purpose."

Li Wei Yang had spilt her teacup onto Ninth Princess's beautiful skirts.

Ninth Princess pouted her lips; her lips were so pouted that one could balance an oil lamp from it. "You are so clumsy!" She was oblivious to the fact that Li Wei Yang did this on purpose to prevent her from following Li Min De.

She left the room to change into new attire. Aside from the servants, the only three left in the room had weird expressions on their faces.

Tuoba Zhen suddenly laughed and said: "The three of us seem to have a special affinity."

Indeed, it was affinity, but an accursed affinity. Li Wei Yang laughed coldly and turned to look at the river. "What's that?" she suddenly asked.

Tuoba Yu followed the direction of her gaze: "Oh, that's Jade Peak Pagoda, built on an island at the heart of the river. It is especially beautiful at night. If you'd like, we could visit the island another day to take a look."

Li Wei Yang had a small smile on her lips, and muttered in thought: "It is a good location." Her words had another hidden meaning in it.

Tuoba Zhen's eyes flashed and he stilled for a moment in surprise. He asked blandly: "What do you mean by that?"

She looked at him and replied with a smile: "The terrain is good. This river is formed by the merging of the mountain stream and Hu Po Lake. If one were to cut a long canal at lowest point the watershed where the two meets, he could split the river into two and obtain easy control of ship navigation and irrigation of crops. You see, isn't it a good place?"

Tuoba Zhen's face changed. He did not know how Li Wei Yang found out, but this was his original plan, which he did not get the chance to start yet. If he executed it, he would gain complete control over the two rivers' transportation; his wealth would increase immeasurably, far better than Tuoba Yu and the others. He was however, unable to think of a plan to obtain this land without alerting others of his scheme. He definitely could not allow anyone else to make the first move. In shock, he immediately replied: "If this idea could work, why hadn't anyone done it so many years past?" Xianzhu shouldn't think unrealistically, this is merely empty talk."

Li Wei Yang had a small smile upon her lips: "Third Highness, should know best if it is just my wishful thinking. In the past, there was the famous Xian Yuan Yan; the river was split into inner and outer sections, and the flow of the waters was controlled. For this river, splitting it could not only prevent flooding, enable trades and irrigation, there is still the massive and gorgeous Dong Jiang Bridge spanning the banks. These should not have been possible by human hands and yet they exist, so what else could be impossible!"

Tuoba Zhen's smile, which was originally on his face, had completely disappeared.

He suddenly felt coldness all over.