Chapter 84 Outside appearance and inner reality differs (1)
Gu Tianhe couldn’t figure out why Li Youde was angry suddenly. He was obviously worried about Lady Chen before, but why is he upset when he heard that she was safe and sound?
Gu Tianhe who didn’t understand how Li Youde operated, stopped thinking about it and just replied, “Lady Chen said, to ask lord to investigate the reason why the Xi people declared war. She also heard the Xi princess say that the Xi people want to negotiate peace and hopes that lord can take the initiative.”
“That’s it?” Li Youde frowned, “There is nothing more?”
“No,” Gu Tianhe answered.
The anger of Li Youde that happened afterwards was baffling to Gu Tianhe.
“Nothing more? This woman!” Li Youde had to grit his teeth. Was she so sure that he would save her? There wasn’t even a plea for help from the message she let bring back. Instead, it was urging him to get the thing done!
Li Youde was angry for a while. He looked up and saw that Gu Tianhe was still there. He waved his hand and said, “Retreat first.”
“Yes, lord.”
When Gu Tianhe was about to retreat, Li Youde suddenly asked, “Lady Chen…did she look like she had suffered? Don’t think about what she said, just say what you saw.” He knew her. Even if she had suffered, what would come out of her mouth would be good things.
Gu Tianhe knew that he could no longer conceal it. So, he could only whisper, “Answering lord…when this subordinate arrived, this subordinate already saw Lady Chen changed into the clothes of the Xi tribe and danced with the Xi princess on the altar.”
At this moment, Li Youde finally picked up the part he had neglected before. He asked with a cold face, “What do the clothes of the Xi tribe look like?”
Of course, he remembers the clothes of the Xi warrior; the arms, legs, etc were all exposed, but…those were men’s clothes. It wouldn’t be like that for a woman, right?”
Gu Tianhe exhaled slightly, “The clothes reveal the arms and the skirt only reaches to the knees.”
Li Youde’s face turned green, “Lady Chen, she…wore it? And even went on the altar and was seen by all the Xi people?”
Gu Tianhe said, “…Yes.”
Two bangs responded to him. Not far away, Li Youde threw the teapot and cups from the table onto the floor.
Throwing the teapots and teacups was not enough to relieve Li Youde’s anger. He kicked the stool, gritted his teeth and looked hostile, “These barbarians bully people too much! I…I want to extinguish their entire tribe! Not letting even one survive!”
Gu Tianhe didn’t say anything. It was definitely not a good idea to persuade Lord Li when he is angry.
Li Youde cursed the Xi tribe some more. Most of the anger in his chest has been vented. A trace of worry and sympathy appeared in his heart. Lady Chen suffered such humiliation. How sad would she be at this moment…? Back in the beginning when he let people search her, she hugged his leg and said that she could only be touched by him and not others. Being seen by so many people now…it must be hard for her to bear such humiliation.
“Lady Chen…did she look okay?” Li Youde got slightly worried, but he could only ask about her situation from Gu Tianhe.
“She still looks okay,” Gu Tianhe said. After hearing that Lady Chen had changed into the clothes of the Xi tribe, Lord Li seemed to have gotten angrier. He wondered whether he should tell Lord Li that Lady Chen had danced with many people.
Gu Tianhe was still hesitating when Li Youde already saw his hesitation. He asked anxiously, “If there is anything else, speak. Don’t hide it!”
Gu Tianhe sighed in his heart and said in a low voice, “After the ceremony, the Xi people danced…Lady Chen was also among them.”
Li Youde closed his eyes, took a deep breath and exhaled deeply. He asked with a last glimmer of hope, “With the women from the Xi tribe?”
“…Men,” Gu Tianhe said.
Li Youde was silent for a long time until Gu Tianhe was shedding cold sweat. He said, “Soldier Gu, it has been hard on you today. If others ask, you don’t have to say anything else. You just say what you heard from Lady Chen, do you understand?”
The last few words were full of oppression. Gu Tianhe said, “Lord, this subordinate would be tight-lipped.”
“Retreat.”
Gu Tianhe left. Li Youde stood there for a while and kicked another stool nearby.
Very well Lady Chen, you still danced with the xi tribe’s men? Do you like to hook up with men so much? One Wen Jing was not enough? How many more do you need?!
Li Youde was so angry that he walked back and forth in the room. Anger rushed to his brain, making his eyes flush with anger. But after a while, he suddenly stopped walking back and forth. Hesitation appeared in his face.
What else could Lady Chen, a weak woman, do when the Xi people forced her to dance? Resisting until death?! That won’t do! He couldn’t blame her. She is a weak captive woman. How could she have other ways?
The pity in Li Youde’s heart hasn’t gone two laps when it has stagnated again.
But hasn’t she always been clever? With her ability, if she really wanted to not do this kind of thing, how could she not be able to not do it? She even dared to fool him, let alone those barbarians!
Li Youde got angry and kicked the stool that had fallen over his feet. The stool slid for a short distance and hit a broken ceramic piece on the ground, making a crackling sound.
However…those barbarians are not like him. They are not reluctant to beat and punish her. How could they be easy to fool? No matter what, she is still a woman from Great Liang, how could she not care about being naked in public?!
The more Li Youde thought about it, the more heartache he felt. He wished he could cut those barbarians into pieces now. He couldn’t sit still any longer. He hurriedly out of the room to find Lang Yu!
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When Chen Hui woke up, the sky has already brightened. Looking aside, princess Yatai was no longer in her bed.
After the prayer last night, what followed was a dance that seemed endless. Chen Hui escaped and chatted with princess Yatai for a while. Then she went back to princess Yatai’s tent to sleep. She was worried that someone would come again at night. However, it was obvious that she thought too much. Princess Yatai went to sleep as soon as she came into the tent. She (CH) forced herself to sleep.
The sky was very bright at this moment. Princess Yatai was not here, but Chen Hui didn’t dare to leave. She changed into her robe. Her hair was tied into a man’s bun and she turned back to the original little monkey. She stayed in the tent and listened to the movement outside. She couldn’t sleep peacefully last night. She was afraid that Gu Tianhe would be caught and brought back when she heard sounds outside.
After one night has passed, Chen Hui felt that Gu Tianhe had either returned to Jianbei City or had been caught. It would be useless for her to worry about it. It was better to think about what she should do before Li Youde responded to the issue.
After a while, someone came in and brought food for Chen Hui. Chen Hui asked him, “Where is princess Yatai?”
That person’s Great Liang’s language was not very good, but he still understood the words princess Yatai. Hearing Chen Hui’s question, he grinned, “The princess has gone to the city.”
“…To attack a city,” Chen Hui asked urgently.
That man smiled and didn’t respond. He turned and walked out, leaving Chen Hui alone with anxiousness and helplessness.
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