Afraid of Being Beaten to Death (Part Five)
Yu Fu sullenly walked toward the Western Wing. Yao Lan walked behind her, not daring to carelessly speak out.
She had followed Yu Fu since she was little and knew that she was currently feeling conflicted.
“Yao Lan, in the end, I implicated the head general.”
She did not enter the Western Wing. Instead, she sat down in the corridor outside the courtyard, “I never thought that he would be implicated, not by my identity, but because of my connection with Kun WuShang. If not for the fact that we came from the same place, he would never have had the chance to poison head general.”
Yao Lan shook her head like a pellet drum, “How can this be blamed on young miss? If young miss was not here, he would be even more unscrupulous with poisoning Lord Marquis! It’s fortunate that young miss is here to help Lord Marquis fend off the poison. If not for that, I fear that he would have already died from the poison.”
Yu Fu rested her chin in her hands and planted her arm on the bench’s armrest. She then bunched up her face.
Yao Lan looked carefully…
These past few days, Yu Fu had been looking through medical books late into the night, and her face had become quite a bit thinner. There was not much flesh left on her!
She hurriedly comforted her: “Young miss, don’t think about it so much. This wasn’t a result of being implicated. As for your identity, didn’t the last letter from the Deity of Medicine say that the situation was improving, and there won’t be anyone searching for you, so young miss can return to Immortals Valley at any time?”
Yu Fu said: “But I want to stay in Eastern Ling and Marquis Gu’s Manor even more. Either way, Kun WuShang is not a good person! Master often said that he has bad intentions, and I only thought that he was some aloof idiot. I never thought that he would use such a dirty tactic!”
Yao Lan muttered to herself, but what she said was unclear.
Yu Fu looked at her, “What did you say?”
Yao Lan spoke up a little louder, “I was saying that he has always treated young miss very well. That’s why young miss couldn’t see that he had bad intentions.”
Even a maidservant like her, who had always been at Yu Fu’s side, would often receive some benefits from Kun WuShang while in Immortals Valley.
He would help with drying herbs and would often give her delicious pastries. All of this was for the sake of getting in Yu Fu’s good graces.
Even after he found out about Yu Fu’s true identity, his attitude toward her never changed.
While he called her little senior disciple, his attitude toward Yu Fu was that of an older brother. He was affectionate and humorous…
Yao Lan could only think these things to herself and could not say them now.
She knew that Yu Fu was currently angry at Kun WuShang. Right now, she would absolutely refuse to listen to such things.
Yu Fu said: “Right, the letter that I had you send a few days ago, has it been sent?”
Yao Lan nodded, “Young miss, don’t worry. Our communications with Immortals Valley have always been very secure. The valley will surely send a reply very soon. As long as Kun WuShang returned to Immortals Valley, the Deity of Medicine will surely punish him very severely for young miss!”
Yu Fu ferociously said: “That bastard!”
…
“Achoo!”
Western Kun’s seventh prince’s manor.
Kun WuShang was drying herbs in the courtyard and suddenly sneezed.
A servant eagerly stepped forward, “Your Highness, what’s wrong? How about leaving something as menial as drying herbs to this servant? Your Highness has a noble status and are not suited to doing such things.”
Because he had contributed by getting the prime minister of Eastern Ling removed, he was rewarded by Western Kun. He had also been assigned more power, taking control of matters related to the Board of Revenue.
Of course, Emperor Kun only knew that Yin Yan was capable but did not know that the newly appointed Yin Shuo was even more capable.
The Board of Revenue was responsible for the census and finances. It was the same as having a grasp on Western Kun’s lifeline. The people who previously looked down on Kun WuShang naturally changed their tunes. Even the servants in the manor became much more attentive.
He spent long periods of time at Immortals Valley and very rarely returned to Western Kun. The seventh prince’s manor was usually quite desolate.
When he occasionally returned, the servants would only put in a minimal amount of effort, and they would not serve him very attentively.
What was the point of attentively serving a prince of lowly birth with no real power who only returned to Western Kun for a few days before leaving once more?
Now, things were different. There were some officials who began commenting that since Emperor Kun had given control of the Board of Revenue to Kun WuShang, he was guarding himself against the crown prince.
Although Emperor Kun was not young, he was still full of vigor. It seemed that he still had another ten to twenty birthdays. Although he had already announced a crown prince, he was reluctant to relinquish his power and allow the crown prince to take over.
Kun WuShang’s contributions allowed Emperor Kun an excuse to divert some of the crown prince’s power, thus he gave away the Board of Revenue, which was the most important department.
He waved his hand and said with indifference: “There’s no need. I often handle these things on my own in Immortals Valley and have become accustomed to it.”
The servant wanted to curry favor with him but was coldly refused. He could only retreat.
“But this prince sees that you are thorough in the way that you handle things. In the future, you will be in charge of the guards in the front yard. How about it?”
The servant who believed that he had failed to curry favor with him suddenly heard Kun WuShang bring this up. He happily turned toward him.
Regardless of what he was in charge of, as long as he was in charge of something in the seventh prince’s manor, that would mean being promoted to steward. From that moment on, he would be a figure of importance in the manor!
The servant was extremely thankful, “Many thanks, Your Highness!”
After that servant left, Kun WuShang’s personal guard came forward and was very dissatisfied.
“Your Highness, the people in this manor have always obeyed the powerful and trampled on those below them. They’re only currying favor now that Your Highness has gained influence. Why bother giving them any benefits?”
“The benefits must be handed out. If they aren’t, how could anyone want to work hard for me?”
Kun WuShang flipped the herbs while saying: “My guards in the inner courtyard will still be under your command. As for the other parts of the manor, they aren’t important. I fear that this stay in the country will last for quite some time. You will need to put some effort into managing the manor’s guards.”
The guard said in shock: “Your Highness won’t be returning to Immortals Valley?”
Kun WuShang self-mockingly laughed, “If I go back now, I’m afraid that master will beat me to death. I’m not going to try to die!”
Afraid of Being Beaten to Death (Part Five)
Yu Fu sullenly walked toward the Western Wing. Yao Lan walked behind her, not daring to carelessly speak out.
She had followed Yu Fu since she was little and knew that she was currently feeling conflicted.
“Yao Lan, in the end, I implicated the head general.”
She did not enter the Western Wing. Instead, she sat down in the corridor outside the courtyard, “I never thought that he would be implicated, not by my identity, but because of my connection with Kun WuShang. If not for the fact that we came from the same place, he would never have had the chance to poison head general.”
Yao Lan shook her head like a pellet drum, “How can this be blamed on young miss? If young miss was not here, he would be even more unscrupulous with poisoning Lord Marquis! It’s fortunate that young miss is here to help Lord Marquis fend off the poison. If not for that, I fear that he would have already died from the poison.”
Yu Fu rested her chin in her hands and planted her arm on the bench’s armrest. She then bunched up her face.
Yao Lan looked carefully…
These past few days, Yu Fu had been looking through medical books late into the night, and her face had become quite a bit thinner. There was not much flesh left on her!
She hurriedly comforted her: “Young miss, don’t think about it so much. This wasn’t a result of being implicated. As for your identity, didn’t the last letter from the Deity of Medicine say that the situation was improving, and there won’t be anyone searching for you, so young miss can return to Immortals Valley at any time?”
Yu Fu said: “But I want to stay in Eastern Ling and Marquis Gu’s Manor even more. Either way, Kun WuShang is not a good person! Master often said that he has bad intentions, and I only thought that he was some aloof idiot. I never thought that he would use such a dirty tactic!”
Yao Lan muttered to herself, but what she said was unclear.
Yu Fu looked at her, “What did you say?”
Yao Lan spoke up a little louder, “I was saying that he has always treated young miss very well. That’s why young miss couldn’t see that he had bad intentions.”
Even a maidservant like her, who had always been at Yu Fu’s side, would often receive some benefits from Kun WuShang while in Immortals Valley.
He would help with drying herbs and would often give her delicious pastries. All of this was for the sake of getting in Yu Fu’s good graces.
Even after he found out about Yu Fu’s true identity, his attitude toward her never changed.
While he called her little senior disciple, his attitude toward Yu Fu was that of an older brother. He was affectionate and humorous…
Yao Lan could only think these things to herself and could not say them now.
She knew that Yu Fu was currently angry at Kun WuShang. Right now, she would absolutely refuse to listen to such things.
Yu Fu said: “Right, the letter that I had you send a few days ago, has it been sent?”
Yao Lan nodded, “Young miss, don’t worry. Our communications with Immortals Valley have always been very secure. The valley will surely send a reply very soon. As long as Kun WuShang returned to Immortals Valley, the Deity of Medicine will surely punish him very severely for young miss!”
Yu Fu ferociously said: “That bastard!”
…
“Achoo!”
Western Kun’s seventh prince’s manor.
Kun WuShang was drying herbs in the courtyard and suddenly sneezed.
A servant eagerly stepped forward, “Your Highness, what’s wrong? How about leaving something as menial as drying herbs to this servant? Your Highness has a noble status and are not suited to doing such things.”
Because he had contributed by getting the prime minister of Eastern Ling removed, he was rewarded by Western Kun. He had also been assigned more power, taking control of matters related to the Board of Revenue.
Of course, Emperor Kun only knew that Yin Yan was capable but did not know that the newly appointed Yin Shuo was even more capable.
The Board of Revenue was responsible for the census and finances. It was the same as having a grasp on Western Kun’s lifeline. The people who previously looked down on Kun WuShang naturally changed their tunes. Even the servants in the manor became much more attentive.
He spent long periods of time at Immortals Valley and very rarely returned to Western Kun. The seventh prince’s manor was usually quite desolate.
When he occasionally returned, the servants would only put in a minimal amount of effort, and they would not serve him very attentively.
What was the point of attentively serving a prince of lowly birth with no real power who only returned to Western Kun for a few days before leaving once more?
Now, things were different. There were some officials who began commenting that since Emperor Kun had given control of the Board of Revenue to Kun WuShang, he was guarding himself against the crown prince.
Although Emperor Kun was not young, he was still full of vigor. It seemed that he still had another ten to twenty birthdays. Although he had already announced a crown prince, he was reluctant to relinquish his power and allow the crown prince to take over.
Kun WuShang’s contributions allowed Emperor Kun an excuse to divert some of the crown prince’s power, thus he gave away the Board of Revenue, which was the most important department.
He waved his hand and said with indifference: “There’s no need. I often handle these things on my own in Immortals Valley and have become accustomed to it.”
The servant wanted to curry favor with him but was coldly refused. He could only retreat.
“But this prince sees that you are thorough in the way that you handle things. In the future, you will be in charge of the guards in the front yard. How about it?”
The servant who believed that he had failed to curry favor with him suddenly heard Kun WuShang bring this up. He happily turned toward him.
Regardless of what he was in charge of, as long as he was in charge of something in the seventh prince’s manor, that would mean being promoted to steward. From that moment on, he would be a figure of importance in the manor!
The servant was extremely thankful, “Many thanks, Your Highness!”
After that servant left, Kun WuShang’s personal guard came forward and was very dissatisfied.
“Your Highness, the people in this manor have always obeyed the powerful and trampled on those below them. They’re only currying favor now that Your Highness has gained influence. Why bother giving them any benefits?”
“The benefits must be handed out. If they aren’t, how could anyone want to work hard for me?”
Kun WuShang flipped the herbs while saying: “My guards in the inner courtyard will still be under your command. As for the other parts of the manor, they aren’t important. I fear that this stay in the country will last for quite some time. You will need to put some effort into managing the manor’s guards.”
The guard said in shock: “Your Highness won’t be returning to Immortals Valley?”
Kun WuShang self-mockingly laughed, “If I go back now, I’m afraid that master will beat me to death. I’m not going to try to die!”
