The Princess Wei Yang

Chapter 80 : Tit for Tat - Part 1

Li Wei Yang met his eyes, and it was as if she understood what he was thinking, like she even knew of the next step in his plan. Having seen a gaze like this, it was as if he was doused in a sheet of cold water.

Tuoba Yu deftly detected the tense atmosphere between the both of them, and just when he was about to speak, someone outside spoke: "Ninth Princess says that her stomach hurt, and ran out from the window!"

This playful girl! Tuoba Yu didn't think of anything else; he stood up quickly and said: "Xianzhu, please remain here, I'll go out to look for her."

Li Wei Yang gave a small smile: "Your Highness, Ninth Princess must have gone to the carriage to look for my San Di."

Tuoba Yu hesitated; he was not worried that Tuoba Zhen would have the guts do anything, as this place was his territory after all. Just... was it really safe to leave Li Wei Yang here? "Pay attention to any movement in the room!" he ordered the guards outside the door in a low voice.

Tuoba Yu quickly went downstairs, and it was only Li Wei Yang and Tuoba Zhen in the room now. Li Wei Yang stood up; she had no interest in sharing a table with such a person.

Tuoba Zhen suddenly said: "Xianzhu, have you ever heard of this story?"

Li Wei Yang turned to face him, her eyebrows quirking up. Tuoba Zhen poured himself a cup of wine: "In the previous dynasty, there was a strong ruler who led his army personally in the fight at the Southern Border. Sadly, after repeated attacks and struggling to maintain the rear, many of his people tried to convince him to retreat. Still, he insisted. The monarch paced up and down in front of his tent, and wrote two words "Ji Lei1" in the sand. No one understood what it meant, except for a smart man who immediately packed up and wanted to leave. His comrades asked him why, and he replied: "The two words means that the food is tasteless, but it seems like a pity to give up. The Emperor is starting to consider giving up, but he has yet to make a confirmed move. Since he definitely will retreat, we should start off early. The others realized that he had a point, and so started preparations as well. The emperor found out and was shocked. What do you think he did to the smart man?"

鸡肋1 - Literally chicken ribs; used to describe something as tasteless.

Li Wei Yang smiled: "I do not know what the ruler would have done, but I do know if it was you, Third Highness, you would definitely kill those people who are able to speculate your intentions."

Tuoba Zhen did not even blink. "You are right. On the battleground, even before an order is issued by the commander, the smart man tried to be clever and thus affected the morale of the army. As a leader of the troops, only by killing the man would he be able to demonstrate an example. Therefore, one should be smart, but not too smart. One should not try to display her cleverness in front of others, to prevent herself from getting killed. It would not be worth it."

Li Wei Yang replied coldly: "Sorry, I do not have time to remain here to listen to Your Highness's stories."

Tuoba Zhen downed a cup of wine, a flash of coldness glinting in his eyes: "Li Wei Yang, I was not telling a story, I am recounting an actual event in history. History does tend to repeat itself; if you were the smart man, do you think I would kill you?"

In the moment, Li Wei Yang saw the intention to kill in Tuoba Zhen's eyes.

Tuoba Zhen would definitely be panicking, because it was always his plan to cut the canal in the future. Now that the Seventh Prince has found out, he would not be able to carry it out. Li Wei Yang knew of the huge impact her revelation would have on Tuoba Zhen, but she did it anyway. Moreover, she did it right in his face, just to make him angry.