Golden Age Legitimate Fei

Chapter 58: A Great Sword Unsheathed (2)

Chapter 58: A Great Sword Unsheathed (2)

The steward asked for his leave. Murong Ting had Ye Li's hand in her hand and said with worry: "Ah Li, look out for yourself when you are with them. I'm afraid that this eldest son of Prince Zhennan comes with ill intent." Ye Li raises her eyebrows. What Murong Ting said was not in the expertise of those ladies who grew up in the capital. When she was a kid, Murong Ting was always on expeditions by General Murong's side. That was why she knew better than her friends. On one hand, Qing Luan and the other maids were waiting on Ye Li while helping her get changed and put some make-up on. On the other hand, Murong Ting stood by Ye Li's side and babbled about what she knew: "Prince Zhennan of Xi Ling is the birth brother to the present Emperor of Xi Ling. He is a great general of Xi Ling. But twenty years ago, he was defeated by the father of Prince Ding, which was Prince Regent, Mo Liu Fang. Back then, my father was no more than an unknown military officer. I heard it from my father that the battle was a great defeat to Prince Zhennan, who had lost one arm in the chaos of the battle. After that battle, Prince Zhennan sent assassins to kill Prince Regent several times, however, all of his assassins failed on the verge of success. Since... Prince Regent passed away a long time ago, if Prince Zhennan still has the bitter resentment in his heart..." Then he is going to target his hatred at Mo Xiu Yao and her, son and daughter-in-law of Mo Liu Fang.

"So, the eldest son of Prince Zhennan is here to pick a fight?" Qin Zheng's good-looking face went pale and looking at Ye Li with anxiety, she said: "Do we need to send someone to notify Prince Ding?"

Ye Li shook her head and said: "No. Prince Ding will know about that soon enough. Besides, there's no way that the eldest son of Prince Zhennan is going to deliberately make things difficult for a lady. That won't look good for either Xi Ling or Prince Zhennan." Besides, if they were going to pick a fight, they would have gone to Mo Xiu Yao's. She and Mo Xiu Yao weren't married yet. Seeing in the mirror that she was all set, Ye Li stood up and said: "I'll go first and check on them. You guys can wait here." Murong Ting was fast and rushed to Ye Li's side. She said firmly: "I'll go with you. Tian Xiang and Zheng-er can stay." Ye Li, not knowing whether to laugh or to cry, said: "Murong, I'm not going to war." Murong was very insistent: "I don't care. I will follow you in secret if it works. In case that eldest son of Prince Zhennan has some conspiracy plotted against you, I'll have the chance to save you."

Who would try to plot something against the future Princess Ding of Great Chu in public? Only Murong Ting could come up with that. Hua Tian Xiang waved her hands and said: "It's alright. Take Murong with you, Li-er. She likes that kind of stuff." Murong Ting didn't care about how they think of her at all. She held one of Ye Li's arms with her arms happily and said: "Let's go! Let's go!"

"Father." Only by the time when Ye Li walked into the main hall, did she find out how unprecise the steward's report was. She thought there were only her father and the guest. However, unexpectedly, Mo Jing Li and Ye Ying were also in their company. Murong Ting gave her a look that there was Mo Jing Li wherever they went. Ye Li had no choice but to grin at her and walked up to greet Minister Ye. Minister Ye was very willing to play the role of a caring father in front of others. He smiled with affection and said to Ye Li: "Li-er, you are here. Miss Murong is with you as well." Murong Ting's lips curled in a sneer and said: "I invited myself here. Uncle Ye, please forgive me if I offend you by doing that." Minister Ye laughed and said: "Don't worry about it. I am deeply gratified that Li-er has such a good friend as you. Li-er, Miss Murogn, this is the eldest son of Prince Zhennan of Xi Ling."

Now the two turned their eyes to the young man who was sitting on one side. Xi Ling was to the north-west of Great Chu. The traditions of Xi Ling were quite different from those of Great Chu. But there was one interesting point about Xi Ling. Xi Ling called itself Great Ling in their country and called Great Chu: East Chu. While Great Chu called Xi Ling as it was and called itself Great Chu. One could guess the not so friendly relations between the two countries just by the ways they called each other. This eldest son of Prince Zhennan was tall in build, with outstanding facial features as if the edges and corners on his face were carved by knives. Ye Li saw clearly there was dark purple in his eyes. It was said that royals of Xi Ling all had brown eyes. The appearance of this one showed clearly that he didn't have the pure royal blood of Xi Ling running in his veins. "Honored to meet you, Prince." Though Murong Ting seemed careless, she showed an appropriate etiquette in front of the foreign envoy.