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Chapter 91: There's No Turning Back in This World
Chapter 91: There's No Turning Back in This World
"Lord Lu has said that this is not a place for Little Nine, and if that's the case, then this general also has no qualifications to stay."
Zhang Feihu said, bowing to the young emperor. "Your Majesty, this general takes his leave! I apologize for my disrespectful behavior in front of you today. I will accept any punishment upon returning to the military camp!"
Nie Hanshan also stood up and bowed. "Your Majesty, I bid you farewell!"
"This subordinate takes his leave!" Zhao Qingyun added.
"This subordinate takes his leave as well!"
"Me too!"
One after another, the generals rose to their feet.
Miss Zhou, with tears and snot running down her face, blew her nose loudly and threw her handkerchief onto the table. "I'm not staying at this lousy banquet either!"
General Zhou's body trembled, and he almost fell off his chair.
You wicked girl!
How dare you cause a scene at the emperor's banquet!
Do you want to get your father in trouble?
However, Miss Zhou's words echoed the thoughts of many in attendance. This welcoming banquet was originally meant for the officers and soldiers from the border. Every single one of them had faced the enemy in battle. With Lu Xingzhou's casual remark that "this is not a place for you," he had angered all the soldiers who had shared life and death experiences with Meng Xiaojiu.
Earlier, with the partitions blocking their view, the female guests hadn't seen clearly, but now, upon closer observation, they noticed that many of the soldiers bore wounds on their bodies.
"The one who should leave... is probably Lord Lu, right?"
A noblewoman said scornfully.
General Zhou's body trembled again.
Madam!
Why are you getting involved too?
An elderly lady nodded in agreement. "Indeed!"
General Zhou felt like crying: Mother!
With the female members of the Zhou family taking the lead, the female guests' area descended into chaos.
The scholars present were restrained by the emperor's authority and dared not speak out of turn. However, when women were emotional and drunk, they paid no heed to such concerns.
The main reason for their boldness was also because Wang Yu, the imperial inspector, was not present.
"It's not the first time General Lu has abandoned his wife. When Northern Liang's spy infiltrated the capital and captured his wife and concubine, he only rescued the concubine, didn't he?"
"Little Nine broke off relations with him, and he resented her for it. Who knows if he deliberately pushed Little Nine into the hands of the Northern Liang people this time?"
"I heard that the Lu family has been relying on others for the past five years. How has Lord Lu shown his gratitude to his former daughter-in-law all this time?"
"They are the ones who brought shame upon themselves, aren't they?"
These old matters were brought up again in public, and each one felt like a slap in the face for the Lu family.
The elderly madam and the second madam wished they could find a crack in the ground to hide in.
Lin Wan'er was also cursed at, being called a vixen.
Her status as Shen Hou's daughter was also brought up in comparison to Meng Qianqian.
How could she even compare?
Things had come to such a pass that the Lu family had completely lost face and could no longer stay.
Lu Xingzhou flicked his sleeves and said, "Why is this general being so aggressive? If that's the case, Lu will take his leave!"
Anyone could tell that he was trying to salvage his dignity, but was there any dignity left for the Lu family to salvage?
The Lu family left in embarrassment.
As soon as they exited the palace, Lu Xingzhou scolded Lu Lingxiao, "Why didn't you tell me about Meng Xiaojiu earlier?"
If he had known that Meng Qianqian was Meng Xiaojiu, he wouldn't have reprimanded her in front of the emperor no matter what.
How had things come to this?
He had only favored Lin Wan'er to gain the support of the Black Armor Guards, and in doing so, he had caused Meng Qianqian much grief.
In the end, Meng Qianqian turned out to be Meng Xiaojiu?
If he had known, why would he have sought a distant relative when he could have just treated Meng Qianqian like an ancestor?
Lu Lingxiao remained silent because he simply didn't want to bring it up, or perhaps he felt ashamed.
"And you!"
Lu Xingzhou glared at Lu Mu, the mother, with resentment. "You and Qianqian are as close as mother and daughter. After five years of living together, didn't you discover Qianqian's abilities?"
Lu Mu replied indifferently, "Does it matter whether I discovered it or not?
"If either of you had considered Qianqian's feelings just a little, none of this would have happened if you had objected to Lin Wan'er becoming your son's mistress and taking her in as your goddaughter!"
Yes, if they had stopped Lin Wan'er and their son's illicit affair in the first place and taken her in as their goddaughter, Qianqian would never have left the Lu family.
In that case, Shen Hou's daughter would be a part of the Lu family, and Yin Hu would be as well—
Lu Xingzhou deeply regretted his past actions, but there was no turning back now.
Inside the Lin'de Hall
The soldiers stood up for Little Nine, venting their anger and feeling quite satisfied, except... they couldn't find a graceful way to end the matter.
After saying their goodbyes, they sat back down, not caring about saving face!
Meng Qianqian thought for a moment and said, "I heard that the food in the Imperial Kitchen is delicious. My brothers and I have never tasted it before. Why don't we have a meal before we leave?"
"I'm hungry," Zhao Qingyun said as he sat down.
"Me too," Nie Hanshan agreed, sitting back down.
Zhang Feihu looked up to the heavens.
Meng Qianqian pulled on his sleeve.
The formidable General Zhang Feihu, who could pull up a thousand pounds, was easily pulled back to his seat by Meng Qianqian.
The young emperor breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Meng Qianqian gratefully.
After calming down the soldiers, Meng Qianqian went to look for Baoshi, not knowing where she had wandered off to with Banxia and Tan'er.
As soon as she left, Zhang Feihu slapped Nie Hanshan.
Nie Hanshan gritted his teeth. "What was that for?"
"You're supposed to be a scout, so how come you didn't find out about this?"
"How was I supposed to know about the connection between Little Nine and the Lu family? Why would I go around inquiring about the Lu family's wife? And—"
Before Nie Hanshan could finish his sentence, Zhang Feihu slapped him on the other side. "What Lu family's wife? Didn't you hear that they've severed their ties?"
Nie Hanshan hugged his head and glared at him. "Stop slapping me!"
Zhang Feihu did want to continue slapping him, but at that moment, Zhao Qingyun poked him on the shoulder.
Annoyed, he asked, "What now?"
"I'm the scout," Zhao Qingyun said.
"I was just about to say that!" Nie Hanshan exclaimed.
Zhang Feihu: "..."
Meng Qianqian searched for a long time but couldn't find Baoshi.
Although Qing Shuang was secretly following her, Meng Qianqian wasn't worried about any accidents, but it was almost time for the banquet to start, and they should be eating soon.
She wasn't familiar with the palace, and the last time she had been directly carried by a palanquin to the Changchun Palace. This time, she had no idea where she was.
She thought about asking a palace attendant for directions, but to her surprise, there wasn't a single person in sight.
Strange. She could hear the music coming from the Lin'de Hall, indicating that she wasn't too far away. Could it be that there were no palace attendants on duty here?
As she was wondering about this, she moved her ears and heard a pair of men and women talking.
She couldn't make out what they were saying, but she vaguely heard something about "on the road" and "seven days."
Both voices sounded somewhat familiar.
"Someone's here!"
The man's voice was alert.
A sharp palm wind slashed towards Meng Qianqian.
Meng Qianqian quickly dodged behind a tree. Her movements were already fast, but the opponent's palm wind was faster, and their internal energy was unbelievably stronger than hers.
In her panic, she blocked the attack with her palm, and half of her arm went numb.
"Who's there?"
The man, wearing a mask, approached the tree with a cold expression.
Meng Qianqian covered her immobilized right arm. She had no choice but to fight back, even though her chances of winning were slim... about 20%.
"Waaah!"
A milky, childish voice interrupted them.
"Gross, get away! I won't hold you," the man said.
"Waaah, waah, waah, waah!"
The little one was swearing up a storm.
The man, who had been considering killing Meng Qianqian to silence her, hesitated as his eyes flickered. He then used his light body technique to disappear.
However, Meng Qianqian suddenly shot a silver needle at him, and although he was in a hurry to leave, he was hit by the needle and stumbled. Despite this, he quickly vanished, revealing his profound skill.
(End of Chapter)
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