Chu Wang Fei

by Ning er

  Yet unexpectedly, the smile she delivered to Chu Fei Yang brought a stab of pain to Jiang Mu Chen’s eyes, a cold gaze suddenly shot towards Chu Fei Yang, causing the simple smile in Chu Fei Yang’s eyes to immediately vanish, his deep dark eyes came into contact with Jiang Mu Chen’s ice-cold eyes, although the two of them didn’t exchange communication, yet they had already gone through numerous rounds of big fights.

  “Get up now, for you to be able to come back, it was already a good fortune for our Xi Chu!” Yu Qian Di saw his own younger brother had already lost a lot weight in a half year’s time, his face appeared to feel sorry for him, seeing Yu Qian Di didn’t blame Rui Wang for his crimes, everyone immediately pulled off the angry look in their faces, wearing their calm facial expression as they watched the person who was kneeling down on the ground.

  “Fourth Brother, you are not young anymore, don’t you ever do things with lack of considerations! I actually believe that it was already the right time for you to choose someone to be your Rui Wang Fei, only by settling down you will then be able to establish yourself!” Yu Qian Di glanced at the seats in the right side which were designated for the female guests, his highly perfected gaze swept through the faces of every noble young lady, as he indifferently spoke.

  But when he talked, it had really frightened all those noble ladies, they have noble status, with enormous family clans, causing their ambitions to be utterly different from those of common young women.

  Although Rui Wang was a Wang Ye, but who would want to marry a Wang Ye who had became a prisoner of war, such kind of disgrace was not only unsightly for them, but it will be more likely to affect their parents’ home, besides, except for Chu Fei Yang who already have his first wife, Hai Jun Wang and Chen Wang both could still take a wife, furthermore they still have Assistant Minister Han, and Han Lin officer Han who was in his eminent youthful years, how could they afford to ruin their lives in the future for the sake of a false title of Wang Fei?

  With hearts alarmed and body trembling with fear while pondering on all of these, all the noble ladies lowered down their heads, in their hearts they prayed that Yu Qian Di will not choose any one of them.

  And among the major officials, in that corner near the entrance of the palace hall, Han Che’s hands which laying flat on his knees clenched into fists because of Yu Qian Di’s words, his eyes concealed with nervousness as he looked at the direction of Qu Fei Qing, then he observed Yu Qian Di’s gaze, trying to figure out the emperor’s thoughts.

  Luckily due to Han Che very low official position, no other person had noticed his actions, but as for Han Yu who was similarly sitting in the corner, he had noticed her own older brother’s strange behavior, not knowing due to what matter, that she had actually made his usually calm and composed older brother to become somewhat impatient!

  “Your Majesty, you must be joking, your guilty subject had committed his crimes, how could he afford to ruin the future of these noble ladies!” Rui Wang had seen all the facial expressions of these noble ladies, he sneered secretly, yet on the surface he plainly spoke these words.

  “Your mother had already passed away, evidently I will be the one to consider your marriage! Besides, if you refused to marry, Seventh Brother will not be able to marry his first wife ahead of you, you are not only delaying your own marriage, but you were also delaying Sevent Brother’s marriage!” Regaining his focus, Yu Qian Di gently looked at the two younger brothers below, feeling utterly worried as he spoke.

  “Many thanks for you concern, Your Majesty! Humble official is still young, I haven’t considered my own marriage yet!” His words had caused Jiang Mu Chen to immediately stood up and responded.

  Yet his words had caused Chu Fei Yang to look askance at him frowning his brows.

  “Was it? But based on what I’ve known, Tai Fei was completely anxious about Seventh Brother’s marriage! Being unfilial composed of three reasons, and the most important one is lack of male offspring! Chu Xiang and Seventh Brother are both of the same age, but now he had married a beautiful wife, how could Seventh Brother still evade it?” Hearing Jiang Mu Chen turned down his own words in front of everyone, Yu Qian Di’s face slightly turned cold, although his tone of voice seemed to be at ease, but as compared to his concerned tone of voice earlier it seemed a little bit colder.

  Seeing Yu Qian Di had transformed his look, all the people immediately went quiet, they remained seated quietly on their seats, so as to avoid getting involved in the trouble.

  “Your Majesty, humble official still haven’t established my own career yet, naturally I’m not in the right mood to settle down! And since Chu Xiang had already established his own career, then naturally he will be able to settle down!” Against his will he shifted his focus on Chu Fei Yang, but when Jiang Mu Chen uttered the words ‘settle down’, his heart ached dully, lifting up his both eyes he quickly glanced at the lady who seemed to look calm, seeing her face not being in the slightest degree of being tensed or sad, he felt extremely disappointed.

  “Wang Ye, you have said it wrong! Starting a family and establishing one’s official career, these two cannot be discussed separately! Wang Ye, you have been promoted as a Wang Ye from the title of a Huangzi, how could you still consider yourself haven’t established your own career? Based on humble official’s opinion, Wang Ye is now qualified enough to build a family!” And so as not to long for another person’s wife! This time Chu Fei Yang slowly spoke, his eyes seemed provoking as he looked at Jiang Mu Chen, in an instant he had pulled back Jiang Mu Chen’s eyes which were focused on Yun Qian Meng!

  “Why do you say so, Chu Xiang! My title of Wang was being bestowed upon me because my father felt pity for me, it wasn’t achieved based on my meritorious deeds! This naturally can’t be considered as establishing my career! But on contrary Chu Xiang seemed to have achieved both goals now, which made all the people admired you!” Seeing Chu Fei Yang being proud of himself, Jiang Mu Chen’s face became increasingly colder, looking at Chu Fei Yang bearing the resentfulness in his eyes.

  “Your Majesty, speaking of getting married and starting a career, please allow me to make one request!” And during this time, Chu Nan Shan interrupted the argument between the members of the younger generation.

  Notes:

  Yu Qian Di uses the royal “I” when speaking to everybody, even his brothers

  Chen Wang uses the humble “I” (weichen, “your humble servant, this small official”) when speaking to Yu Qian Di

  Chu Nan Shan uses the appropriate royal “I” (benwang) for himself when speaking to Yu Qian Di

  Chapter 145: Part 1 | Chu Wang Fei

  “Your Majesty, speaking of getting married and starting a career, please allow me to make one request!” And during this time, Chu Nanshan interrupted the argument between the members of the younger generation.

  Chu Nanshan seldom spoke during important occasions, but at that moment, he even stood up from his seat. He spoke with a serious expression, causing everyone to look at him in confusion!

  By seeing Chu Nanshan being so cautious, doubts arose in everyone’s heart. They did not know what sort of things made the usually carefree Chu Wang so solemn!

  Eunuch Yu saw that Chu Nanshan seemed to have something important to say, he waved his hand and dismissed the dancers who were still standing in the hall. The rest of them remained silent, waiting for Chu Wang, who had gathered the favour of three generations of emperors, to make his report!

  Looking at Chu Pei’s calm expression, Yun Qian Meng’s heart couldn’t help but tighten. She felt that today’s situation was far beyond what they had expected. The uneasiness in her heart was slowly growing. She had a premonition that things wouldn’t be settled so easily!

  “Prince, if you have anything to say, please sit down. You’re not well, so don’t get tired!” Contrary to everyone’s expression and expectation, Emperor Yu Gan seemed much calmer. However, when he saw Chu Nanshan stand up, he immediately raised his hand and signaled him to sit down!
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  In the end, they couldn’t be compared to the Chu Clan. If someone else interrupted the conversation between the two kings at such an important time, it would have angered the two kings, but Chu Nanshan had received the care of the Emperor. It could be seen how important the Chu Clan was to the Tian Clan!

  Chu Nanshan saw Emperor Yu’s reaction, but he did not sit down. Instead, he stood up straight and cupped his hands in salute, “Your majesty, your humble subject is already old, and is afraid that something bad may happen. I have decided to give up King Chu a chance in advance. I hope that one of my sons and grandsons will inherit the throne, and that your majesty can grant me your permission!”

  However, the words that came out of his mouth were like a bomb that exploded in the main hall. Everyone was shocked and surprised, they did not understand why Lord Chu would want to abdicate in advance, but which family would be willing to give away their rights without enjoying them?

  After three generations of emperors, not only did he establish three dynasties, but he was also one of the most powerful emperors in the world. The glory he had accumulated in his hands was not something that many other families had worked hard for, and he was actually giving up on the throne that no one else could even dream of. All of a sudden, everyone’s eyes were filled with fright!

  Furthermore, Lord Chu only had one son and two grandchildren. Compared to those princes with one son and one grandson, there was no such thing as seizing the throne.

  Even though Emperor Yu Gan was quite shocked in his heart, he was much calmer compared to the shock and disbelief shown by his subjects. However, he did not immediately speak up to make a decision. His hand slowly rotated the exquisite wine cup in his hand, as if he was considering whether what Lord Chu had said was true or false!

  However, at this moment, the people below were already whispering to each other. Many pairs of curious, confused and confused eyes shot towards Lord Chu, as if trying to see through his thoughts!

  However, they were disappointed. Chu Nanshan had a calm expression from beginning to end. He didn’t show his reluctance to part because he was going to give up his wealth. He was so deep that he showed everyone the true emotions that West Chuchu King was hiding. It covered up everyone’s eyes and malicious thoughts!

  After bumping into Lord Chu, everyone was unwilling to give up. Their gazes shifted to the two people who were most likely to inherit the throne!

  However, at this moment, Chu Pei’s expression was indifferent. His calm eyes instantly repelled the curious gazes of everyone. He stared straight ahead, making people unable to catch even the slightest hint of emotion or thoughts that leaked out!

  As for Chu Feiyang, the crowd couldn’t be any more familiar with him!

  A general who could scare off the enemy on the battlefield, a Minister of the Left who could wash away the grievances of Qu Zhangqing with his words and words in the imperial court, a man who could become the top official in the weak crown year, how could he mess up in such an occasion, how could he let those officials who were inferior to him see his thoughts?

  At this moment, as if he didn’t hear Chu Nanshan’s words, he skillfully and elegantly took the jade pot in front of him to pour himself a cup of wine. He only saw that the slender but secretly powerful finger slightly exerted some strength as he picked up the cup in front of him and then calmly drank the clear liquid in the cup.

  The female servants were in an uproar. They cast their envious gazes towards Yun Qian Meng, as if they were searching for the capabilities of this woman who had been abandoned by Prince Chen. Not only did she marry Chu Xiang, she even had the chance to become Chu Wang Fei!

  Especially at this time, it was said that Chu Pei’s successor had died yesterday due to saving someone. Moreover, Chu Pei hadn’t been in the capital for over twenty years. Under these circumstances, anyone would know who would take the throne of Lord Chu!

  Thinking of this, everyone couldn’t help but have a strange look in their eyes. Why was it that when Lord Chu announced that he wanted to abdicate, the assassination of Second Madam Chu happened to happen yesterday? Wasn’t such a coincidence too strange?

  However, no matter whether the ladies were envious or jealous, and some even thought of themselves as the murderers of their stepmother, Yun Qian Meng and her husband were exactly the same. A faint smile appeared on her face the whole time, but she didn’t show any disrespect because of Chu Nanshan’s sudden action. They immediately stood out from the crowd. Their confident and indifferent temperament made the anxious young ladies realize that they had lost their manners. They withdrew the intense curiosity in their eyes, adjusted their expressions, and then once again raised their heads to look at the main hall!

  However, although Yun Qian Meng didn’t meet these gazes, her keen senses as a police officer allowed her to analyze the gazes that fell on her body. From within, she grabbed onto the most important beam of light, slightly turning her gaze to the side with a trace of cold intent. However, her gaze instantly turned away the moment she did, allowing Yun Qian Meng to only see the delicate side of the consort’s gaze.

  “Why do you say that?” “I feel that you can live for a hundred years, thinking about these things right now is really too urgent!” The empress dowager’s gaze swept across the people who had been involved with Lord Chu while everyone else was busy with their astonishment. She took their expressions to heart before speaking slowly!

  “Queen Mother is right. I also think that his body is healthy and healthy, but it’s still too early to consider this!” Following the empress dowager’s words, Emperor Yu Gan nodded his head and tried to persuade her. However, his hidden eyes turned from Chu Feiyang to Chu Pei.

  When everyone saw that both Emperor Yu Gan and the empress dowager had expressed their views, they couldn’t help but relax a little. Only Chu Pei and Chu Feiyang’s expressions remained the same. They didn’t hear the excitement of winning the throne or the disappointment of being stopped by Emperor Yu Gan.

  At this moment, Qu Jingqing could not help but heave a sigh of relief. Just now, when she heard that King Chu was going to pass the throne down to his descendants, her heart couldn’t help but to beat faster!

  Before Yun Qian Meng was married, she had used a method to suppress the favored Su Qing in the Residence of Yun, and deliberately framed Su Qian Yue. It could be seen how vicious she was, and now that she had married Chu Feifei and became the Prime Minister’s wife, she became the target of everyone in the capital. She was afraid that many people would die in her hands in the future!

  A cold smile appeared on Qu Jingqing’s face as she stared blankly at him, causing Qu Jingqing to immediately retract his thoughts. Only then did he realize that he was looking at Yun Qian Meng with a gloating expression, and his stare for a long time had caught Yun Qian Meng’s attention. This was her sneering stare at him, making Qu Jingqing avert her eyes! Yun Qian Meng’s identity was different from before. He didn’t want Su Qian Yue to directly fight against Yun Qian Meng like she was an idiot!

  “What’s wrong with her?” Seeing that Yun Qian Meng had slowly turned her head, Qu Fei Qing closely followed after Qu Jing Qing. However, Qu Jing Qing had already retracted her gaze, allowing Qu Fei Qing to only see her half-hanging profile. “She must have been gloating just now!”

  Hearing this, Yun Qian Meng smiled. She raised her right hand to wipe off the tea stains on the corner of her mouth, but her gaze instead turned to her own father-in-law. Seeing Chu Pei’s calm expression, Yun Qian Meng couldn’t help but sigh in her heart, this man from the Chu Family truly had the same blood flowing, even without Chu Nanshan and Chu Feiyang’s dazzling gaze, Chu Pei was still an expert at playing politics. At this tense moment, he sat calmly in the midst of a group of restless ministers. It was truly not to be looked down upon!

  “This humble official thanks the empress dowager for her generosity, but I will not forgive anyone for the passage of time. This humble official is also older by a year, so sooner or lat
er the matter of the throne will be brought up!” “Today is the day to report to the Emperor. I hope that he will keep an eye out for suitable candidates!” They had expected that the Emperor and Empress would stop them, but Chu Nanshan’s words were like a flower in water or a moon in a mirror that people could not understand. Since he had already mentioned the abdication, why should he let Emperor Yu decide who should choose the throne? It was hard to guess what Lord Chu was thinking!

  This time, not to mention those ministers scratching their ears in confusion over Lord Chu’s use, even Emperor Yu Gan had a troubled expression on his face!

  As for Yun Qian Meng, she pursed her lips and smiled when she heard Chu Nanshan’s words. She couldn’t help but sigh at how deep their hearts had become after being in politics for so long!

  With Lord Chu’s position, how could Emperor Yu refuse a preface to the Dragon Throne that was presented to him?

  However, he was deliberately using Lord Chu as an example, it was just to lure the snake out of its hole!

  Chapter 145: Part 2 | Chu Wang Fei

  It seemed like Chu Wang Mansion’s and Chu Xiang Mansion’s restlessness had angered her grandfather, who had always been protecting her. Today, he had deliberately come to kill these despicable people!

  However, such a simple thought had already been speculated and weighed by those lords. It was likely that they had already thought of hundreds and thousands of such ideas!

  “You’re still laughing!” “This is a crucial moment to whether or not you want to become Princess Consort Chu!” Others could not see Yun Qian Meng’s expression, but Qu Fei Qing, who was sitting beside her, could see it clearly. Seeing her younger cousin acting as if it had nothing to do with her, Qu Fei Qing immediately became anxious and reached out her hand to gently pinch Yun Qian Meng, reminding her in a low voice!

  “Don’t worry, cousin!” How could the succession be so easily decided upon? Furthermore, the people present were only Tier 3 and above officials, and Chu Wang was so important that the Emperor would not immediately come to a conclusion at this banquet! Besides, you will never be able to get away with the things in this world. Even if you snatch them away, you will lose them! “Cousin, don’t worry. Grandpa and Darling are both confident in our abilities!” The last sentence was to explain to Qu Fei Qing that Chu Fei Yang was actually a participant in today’s events!