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Chapter 215: The Overprotective King of Miaojiang
Chapter 215: The Overprotective King of Miaojiang
That night, Xun Yu summoned Mr. Gongsun and Mr. Yu to his study.
"I apologize for disturbing your rest at this late hour, but there's an important matter I wish to discuss."
Mr. Gongsun hurriedly replied, "Your Highness, there's no need for such formality. We are here to serve the Xun family. Please speak your mind without hesitation."
Xun Yu hesitated for a moment, then sighed with embarrassment, "I wonder if you two gentlemen could do me a favor and not inform my father about this matter."
The two gentlemen exchanged puzzled glances.
Xun Yu explained, "It's not that it's detrimental to my father, but... I don't want to disappoint him."
Mr. Gongsun smiled and said, "Please go ahead, Your Highness. We will keep this matter to ourselves."
Xun Yu then turned to Mr. Yu.
Mr. Yu nodded in agreement.
Only then did Xun Yu feel relieved and proceeded to recount the afternoon's events in detail. He dared not omit a single word, as doing so would undoubtedly influence the gentlemen's judgment and decisions.
After listening, the two gentlemen felt their vision darken.
Xun Yu lowered himself and bowed, "I know I was wrong. Please, teach me, gentlemen!"
Xun Yu's strength lay in his ability to set aside his status when dealing with truly capable individuals, never putting on airs of being a young master.
But this situation was truly difficult to handle.
Mr. Gongsun spoke up, "Wasn't there another person in the carriage?"
Mr. Yu shook his head, "She was just a maid hired from the carriage rental shop. It wouldn't be appropriate to blame her."
The King of Miaojiang, if not foolish, would easily guess that the silver ingot was thrown by Xun Yu.
Mr. Gongsun said, "From the perspective of the young master, the actions during the day were not excessive. Miss Bai was in the carriage, and how could an unknown old farmer share a ride with her? Although the young master did not offer him a ride, he rewarded him with silver, which can be considered kind-hearted."
"The attitude was a bit perfunctory, and it was because the young master was worried that the farmer might be an assassin. For Miss Bai's safety, he had to act in such a way."
Xun Yu's eyes lit up, "Mr. Gongsun, you make perfect sense! The King of Miaojiang dotes on his granddaughter, and with this explanation, he will surely feel relieved."
But then, Xun Yu became worried again, "I'm afraid that Lu Yuan might have discovered the King of Miaojiang's identity earlier."
Mr. Gongsun stroked his beard and said confidently, "Even if he did, it's not a problem."
Xun Yu humbly sought advice, "What do you mean, Mr. Gongsun?"
Mr. Gongsun said, "I believe the King of Miaojiang went to the Governor's Mansion on purpose."
Xun Yu was intrigued, "Oh?"
Mr. Gongsun smiled, "The King of Miaojiang once intended to marry his granddaughter to Lu Yuan, but Lu Yuan, being shortsighted, rejected the proposal. If the young master were the King of Miaojiang, could he swallow this humiliation?"
Xun Yu's gaze paused momentarily, "The King of Miaojiang went to the Governor's Mansion... to embarrass Lu Yuan?"
Mr. Gongsun affirmed, "Most definitely!"
Xun Yu was puzzled, "But why did he disguise himself as an old farmer?"
Mr. Gongsun spoke with a profound tone, "If he made a big scene to teach a lesson to a young man, wouldn't it be a loss of face for the King of Miaojiang? This way, he could both teach Lu Yuan a lesson and leave him with nowhere to complain!"
Xun Yu muttered, "Is that so?"
Mr. Gongsun smiled, "Didn't Miss Bai say so? Her grandfather is very protective. If someone bullies his granddaughter, not even a minor figure like Lu Yuan, but even our Emperor, the King of Miaojiang would dare to scold him."
Xun Yu smiled, "Lu Yuan, you're really asking for trouble. Whose marriage proposal did you reject? Rejecting the Miaojiang family's offer, even the Retired Emperor would have to give the King of Miaojiang some face. As the Grand Marshal, you've reached your limit."
Mr. Yu fell into deep thought. Mr. Gongsun's words made sense, but he still felt something was amiss.
If the King of Miaojiang's intentions were so easily guessed, was he truly the King of Miaojiang?
Xun Yu only slept for two hours before waking up.
Although he had agreed with Bai Yuwei to pick up the King of Miaojiang together the night before, to demonstrate his sincerity, he decided to go to the Governor's Mansion first to await the King of Miaojiang.
He arrived at the Governor's Mansion before dawn.
Expecting to wait for a while, he soon saw an old farmer cursing and grumbling as he exited through the side door.
It was the same farmer he had seen the day before, even holding the same straw hat in his hand.
Xun Yu hurriedly got off the carriage and immediately caught up with him after turning the corner: "Junior Xun Yu, pays his respects to the King of Miaojiang!"
The King of Miaojiang turned around, frowning as he glanced at him.
Xun Yu took out the greeting gift that Bai Qingchen had given him—a Miaojiang silver-sheathed dagger.
"I am a friend of Young Master Bai, and I have specially come here to respectfully welcome the King of Miaojiang."
The King of Miaojiang took the dagger and weighed it in his hand: "Indeed, it belongs to my grandson."
Xun Yu's heart lifted, and he hurriedly bowed: "I was rude yesterday, please forgive me, King of Miaojiang!"
The King of Miaojiang asked: "What rudeness?"
Xun Yu repeated the words that Mister Gongsun had taught him.
"Ah, it's you." The King of Miaojiang handed the dagger back to him, not taking it to heart, "You are also concerned about Wei'er."
Xun Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, carefully putting the dagger back into his sleeve, and tentatively asked the King of Miaojiang: "Did you rest well at the Governor's Mansion last night?"
He wanted to know if the King of Miaojiang had disciplined Lu Yuan.
The King of Miaojiang waved his hand, unwilling to talk about it: "That brat, just seeing him makes me angry!"
Xun Yu's eyes flickered: "You mean... Lu Yuan?"
The King of Miaojiang asked: "Do you know him too?"
Xun Yu smiled: "This is not the place to talk. Have you had breakfast yet? There's a famous restaurant nearby that serves a very delicious mutton soup. Would you like to try it?"
The two of them went to a famous restaurant.
Xun Yu reserved a room on the second floor.
The King of Miaojiang waved his hand: "Ten bowls of mutton soup!"
Xun Yu was taken aback.
"Ah, I forgot about you." The King of Miaojiang said, "Eleven bowls!"
Xun Yu wasn't stingy with the money, but the amount of food was truly astonishing.
After a few bowls of steaming hot mutton soup, the King of Miaojiang felt thoroughly refreshed: "Tell me about Lu Yuan. What kind of person is he?"
Xun Yu sighed and lowered his head: "How should I put it?"
The King of Miaojiang said: "Just tell me the truth!"
Xun Yu said solemnly: "He was originally an orphan wandering the streets, later taken in by the Chancellor's Mansion. The Chancellor is my father."
The King of Miaojiang gestured for him to continue.
Xun Yu spoke with deep emotion: "My father saw his pitiful state and brought him back to the mansion to work as a stable boy. He was very good at winning my father's favor, so my father had him become my Tutor's Apprentice. I taught him to read and write, and introduced him to Master Jiujiao. I treated him like a brother."
The King of Miaojiang said: "So he worked as a slave in your house."
Xun Yu was stunned and frowned: "We never mistreated him."
The King of Miaojiang tugged at his sleeve: "Serving as a slave for ten years is not mistreatment, it's abuse."
Xun Yu looked at the King of Miaojiang in confusion, not understanding why he would speak up for Lu Yuan.
The King of Miaojiang put down his chopsticks: "I'm full. Thank you for the meal, and for telling me about that brat. Otherwise, I would have thought someone was exaggerating."
The King of Miaojiang took out a clean handkerchief and wiped his mouth, "I heard that one winter, you made him kneel in the snow just because a master praised his handwriting, saying it was better than yours."
He carefully folded the handkerchief he had used to wipe his mouth, "He froze and his hands were damaged."
Xun Yu became more and more confused and more and more alarmed as he listened.
The King of Miaojiang put the handkerchief back in his pocket and looked at Xun Yu's pale, jade-like hands: "What a fine pair of hands. Why would someone abuse them?"
Xun Yu felt increasingly uneasy: "King of Miaojiang..."
Before he could finish, the King of Miaojiang suddenly pulled out a chopstick and stabbed it viciously into Xun Yu's hand!
Xun Yu's face turned pale: "King of Miaojiang—"
The chopstick pierced between his fingers and through the table, causing him to break out in a cold sweat.
The King of Miaojiang patted his shoulder and laughed: "Just scaring you. Let's go!"
Xun Yu, still shaken, followed the King of Miaojiang out.
The door slammed shut in front of him!
Outside, the King of Miaojiang's smile turned cold:
"Beat him. And tell the Chancellor that Miaojiang's greeting gift has arrived."
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