Chapter 74 The provocation (2)
“Are you really not going back?” Li Youde asked once more, but under her pitiful pretense, his tone became weaker.
Chen Hui didn’t say a word but expressed her determination in silence. Li Youde took a look at the servant who had his ears erected. He pulled Chen Hui aside, frowned and said, “Lady Chen, even if you want to cause trouble, now it’s not the time! If you are seen by Qi Shengwen, he will recognize you!”
“What about it?” Chen Hui asked.
Li Youde frowned, “What?”
“Lord brought a woman to supervise the army. If this was found out, what will happen to lord?” Chen Hui asked in detail. She was afraid that this would bring trouble to Li Youde, but after thinking about it, it didn’t seem to be a big problem. After all, the one who brought a woman to the battlefield was Li Youde who was sent by the emperor to supervise the army. As long as he has the emperor’s favor, even if others have the evidence that he was revolting, the emperor will say that he is a good slave, that he is a loyal and good slave. Now, he was holding the imperial power. How long has it been since he blocked a stab for the emperor? How could the emperor punish him for such a trivial matter?
Li Youde was naturally unwilling to show weakness in front of Chen Hui. Moreover, although this was indeed not something acceptable if it was really haggled about, it was also not a very big problem. When he decided to not let her come at first was more about that he didn’t want her to come and suffer this unnecessary suffering.
“What more can it be about?” Li Youde humphed and laughed once. Then, he said proudly, “Even if I have brought a group of women, the emperor wouldn’t say anything!”
Chen Hui cast him a glance without a word or movement. What a group of women? Was he planning to humiliate himself or humiliate others? “Look, I have so many women. Although, I can’t do anything, but you only can look at them. They are all mine!”
“Then, isn’t that fine, lord? Even if I was discovered by Qi Shengwen, just let it be,” Chen Hui said, “This Lady Chen is really curious about how the war is fought!”
“You, a girl, what is there to be curious about?!” Li Youde said, “Do you understand the art of war? Even if you see it, you can’t understand what you are seeing.”
“This Lady Chen doesn’t have to understand. Lord is experienced and knowledgeable. If lord understands, this Lady Chen will understand,” Chen Hui flattered with an innocent face.
Li Youde got a light and airy feeling due to Chen Hui’s words and smiled a bit smugly, “I have indeed read a few military books and could be considered to know a bit.”
Chen Hui originally just flattered casually. But now hearing what he said and the bit of eagerness and excitement on his face, her heart sank. Lord Li, Lord Li, you are Lord Li and not a military master. Let’s not make trouble for the other sirs, alright? With your intervention, maybe a battle that would have been easily won would also be lost!
But it was definitely not a wise move to say that directly at this moment. Even if Li Youde wouldn’t do anything to her, he would be angry and let people take her back, lock her up and wouldn’t want to see her.
“Lord is being humble…Can this Lady Chen follow?” Chen Hui avoided the sight of others and pulled at Li Youde’s sleeve, “Lord, please let this Lady Chen follow.”
Li Youde glared at Lady Chen for a while. In the end, he had no choice but to compromise, “Alright, you can follow, but be more obedient.”
“Yes, lord!” Chen Hui quickly gave him a sweet smile.
Li Youde rubbed his temples with headache and followed the servant like a smashed pot.
This is really terrible; He couldn’t help from thinking. Fortunately, he didn’t say anything. With her current way of doing this, if he had said it, she really could really be unruly to the extreme.
The group soon arrived outside of a guarded room. When Li Youde led Chen Hui in, he entered smoothly, but Chen Hui was stopped by the guards. The long swords in the hands of the two almost hit Chen Hui who was following very close to Li Youde. She quickly took two steps back before standing still and hurriedly shouted, “Lord!”
Li Youde turned around. His face darkened after seeing the situation, “Really so brave. You even dare to block my people!” Although he didn’t want Lady Chen to follow, but that he didn’t let her follow and others not letting her in were two completely different things!
The two guards didn’t say anything yet when a man with a loud voice in the room said, “Lord Li, this is your fault. We are going to discuss the report of the war, why do you bring a girly thing here?”
Chen Hui heard that it was the voice of that deputy general Xue. While she was saying ‘young man, I respect you for being a man’ in her heart, she also shouted that he deserved a beating.
Li Youde’s face darkened at the speed visible to the naked eye. He really hasn’t encountered such an idiot who didn’t show understanding of the current affairs. Those civil officers were so proud after reading a few more books. This one surnamed Xue was just a vulgar person. He really didn’t know where the courage came from! He scolded Lady Chen on the surface, but in fact, it was also scolding him (LY)!
The old hatred coupled with the new hatred, Li Youde had the urge to let people drag this person down and beat him to death immediately.
“Deputy general Xue!” Before Li Youde flared out, Lang Yu quickly shouted to stop deputy general Xue and smoothed things over, “Lord Li, deputy general Xue is just but a vulgar person. He also didn’t know how to talk. Please forgive him, lord. However, this is a meeting about the war. It is indeed not good to let irrelevant people in.”
“Sir Lang, presumably, you also want to lock me out!” Li Youde smiled sensibly. Even if Lang Yu really had this meaning, it was impossible to admit it. He only smiled gently and said, “Lord Li is joking. How can this general have such an idea? Lord Li is doing things for the emperor and your every move represented the emperor’s meaning. This general naturally doesn’t dare to make trouble.”
Li Youde sneered. He was throwing a tactful retort to also let him (LY) curb a bit!
“Sir Lang is right,” Li Youde’s eyes circled once around the room. When he saw Qi Shengwen, he pointed at him and said, “Then, should this irrelevant person also go out?”
“He is an advisor of this general and not an irrelevant person,” Lang Yu hurriedly said.
“Oh, what a coincidence. Little Monkey is also my advisor! Since sir Lang’s advisor can go in, it doesn’t make sense to not let mine enter, right? Li Youde sneered.
Lang Yu seemed to be stumped for words for a moment. He glanced once at Qi Shengwen and the latter nodded faintly.
“Since it is Lord Li’s advisor, then come in too,” Lang Yu said.
Li Youde showed a smile that belonged to a winner. He turned his head and signaled for Chen Hui to come in.
Chen Hui hurriedly walked in with her head down and followed behind Li Youde.
A topographic map was placed on a large table in the front that included Jianbei City and Fanyang City as well as the surrounding terrain. In this era, maps were top secrets.
When an unfamiliar high-ranked military officer told the situation of the war, several people gathered around the table. Chen Hui was about to cram in, she was pushed away by the but of that burly deputy general Xue. He turned his head and glared once at her. He grinned maliciously. It was obvious that he did it intentionally.
Chen Hui was dying of anger. Just now, she still praised this deputy general Xue for being a man. She didn’t expect that he would bully the weak and fear the strong. If you have the ability, go push Li Youde aside with one butt. What’s the point of bullying her, a pawn?!
Before Chen Hui walked back, a chuckle sounded next to her.
Chen Hui tilted her head and saw that Qi Shengwen had approached her at some point. He had a small smile on his face and said with understanding, “This humble one really didn’t have wrong insights about Lady Chen. Lady Chen is righteous. We will be grateful to Lady Chen.”
“We?” Chen Hui caught the weirdness in Qi Shengwen’s words.
Qi Shengwen also didn’t use words like ‘the people of the city’ to muddle through and smiled, “I and my good friend, Chu Dengao, deputy general Chu. Thanking Lady Chen for that day’s rescue.”
Chen Hui’s heart skipped a beat, “Have you long known that I am here?” She felt that it was all in vain that she had been hiding and worrying a few days ago!
“Thank you, Lady Chen,” Qi Shengwen said.
Chen Hui glared once at him, “Are you so sure that I won’t let lord kill you?”
“Lady Chen won’t,” Qi Shengwen smiled confidently.
Unexpectedly, Chen Hui nodded in agreement and said, “Yes, you are right. It’s not good to kill you, but it is still fine to let Lord Li give you a beating.
The smile on Qi Shengwen’s face stiffened, “…For what, Lady Chen?”
Chen Hui twitched the corners of her mouth. Just as she was about to say something, she heard Li Youde’s sharp and high-pitched voice yelling, “Little Monkey, get out!”
Chen Hui was dumbstruck and looked at Li Youde, only to see that he was really angry. His eyes were not warm and he stared at her viciously.
What did she do again?!
As for the others, aside from being startled at first by Li Youde, they looked at Li Youde for a moment and then looked at Chen Hui for a moment.
Chen Hui suddenly realized that the problem was Qi Shengwen next to her. She immediately got the heart to beat him to death. This bearer of ill luck!
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