Chapter 93 What is the use? (1)
Chen Hui had a good night’s sleep. Unfortunately, the sprain didn’t recover so quickly. She couldn’t go out for a stroll and had to stay in the room well-behaved. Li Youde let Ah Er stay so that it would be easier for her to let Ah Er be at her service. Chen Hui asked Ah Er to move the chair outside. She walked slowly to the outside with his support and sat on the chair to breathe the fresh air.
It was the peak of clear and refreshing autumn weather. She closed her eyes slightly and experienced the breeze brushing her face. She felt carefree and relaxed and was in a happy mood.
Li Youde accepted her plea of last night. She was very happy at that moment, but now that it was the second day, she was a bit worried from fear that Li Youde would regret it after one night. However, there was nothing she could do about it. The sprain prevented her from entangling around Li Youde and continue to whisper in his ears.
“What did lord go to do? Why hasn’t he come back for lunch?” Chen Hui asked Ah Er when she didn’t see Li Youde during lunch.
Ah Er quickly said, “Answering Lady Chen, lord said that he has work-related matters to attend.”
“Work-related matters?” Chen Hui propped her chin and disinterestedly put vegetables onto her bowl, “There is no war now. What work-related matter does he have? Moreover, even if there was war, it was also of no concern to him.
“This…this little one doesn’t know,” Ah Er smiled embarrassedly.
Chen Hui sighed. She missed him a bit after not seeing him for a while. Sure enough, it must be because waiting for the sprain to recover was too boring, right? At least, she could go out to play when she was bored in the capital and she naturally wouldn’t be afraid of the boredom. But here, she probably didn’t want to go out anymore because of the incident of the assassination yesterday. It really left a psychological trauma.
At the other side, Lang Yu was discussing with Li Youde about the assassination attempt.
“Lord Li, the prison guard said that the assassin has committed suicide,” Lang Yu’s face was very serious.
“What?” Li Youde was surprised. The word “conspiracy” that Chen Hui mentioned suddenly popped into his head. During the interrogation of last night, the assassin still answered the questions, saying that he was from the Xi tribe and that the king was unhappy with the peace negotiation of Great Liang. The assassin was very rude to him. He endured and endured that he didn’t let people beat the assassin to death on spot, but the assassin naturally suffered a lot. He committed suicide after only one night. Then, why didn’t he commit suicide right after being captured yesterday and had to wait until after the interrogation?
The more Li Youde thought about it, the more suspicious he became and asked, “Is it really suicide?”
Part of his suspicion fell on Lang Yu. Yesterday, he said that he would continue the fight with the Xi tribe, but Lang Yu disagreed. After one night, the assassin was gone. Maybe it was Lang Yu who did it to wipe out the evidence.
“He took the guard’s dagger and committed suicide. Many people saw it,” Lang Yu frowned.
Li Youde sneered, “Sir Lang, how many people would believe these words?”
Lang Yu looked at Li Youde and said, “What does Lord Li mean?”
“Sir Lang knows it in your heart!” Li Youde humphed coldly.
Lang Yu said, “I don’t know. Asking lord for advice.”
Li Youde had the intention to discuss with Lang Yu to the end, but before the words got out of his mouth, he remembered what Chen Hui said while laying on his chest last night. He seemed to have returned to that moment and his chest became hot.
When Lang Yu saw that Li Youde suddenly became silent, he looked strangely at Li Youde but didn’t urge him.
Li Youde returned to his senses, flung his sleeve, and said, “Forget it. Doesn’t matter that he died. How can I still blame sir Lang?”
Lang Yu was astonished. Why did Lord Li suddenly change his personality?
At this moment, a servant came to report, “Princess Yatai of the Xi tribe is outside of the city and seeking an attendance!”
The two of them were surprised. Li Youde said, “She came just right in time. Let her come into the city alone!”
Remembering that he had to go too deep into the Xi tribe’s camp alone last time, he suddenly felt a sense of exhilaration now that it had changed to princess Yatai.
Lang Yu glanced once at Li Youde and nodded slightly to the servant.
The two sat opposite of each other. They drank their tea and no one paid attention to the other until princess Yatai came in.
Considering the military might of princess Yatai, deputy general Xue and the others were also in the hall at this moment. They all glared like a tiger watching its prey at princess Yatai.
Princess Yatai was not afraid. She looked calmly at Lang Yu and said, “I came here to ask for my clan when the negotiation of peace will start.”
“Negotiation of peace?” Li Youde suddenly sneered, “The Xi people came to assassinate me yesterday. Thanks to the emperor’s blessing, I am safe and sound. Now you still dare to bring up the negotiation of peace?”
Princess Yatai said in surprise, “Xi people? My people couldn’t have done this. Where is the assassin?”
“He committed suicide,” Li Youde cast a glance at Lang Yu.
Lang Yu didn’t care about the sarcasm in Li Youde’s words and said to princess Yatai, “This person has committed suicide to escape punishment.”
“Can you show me that person’s body?” Princess Yatai asked.
Lang Yu said, “Yes, yes…”
He looked at Li Youde.
Li Youde wanted to arrest princess Yatai as soon as he remembered yesterday’s thrill. Chen Hui’s aggrieved and look anticipation flashed past his mind. He let out a sigh and said impatiently, “If you want to look, then look.
After princess Yatai saw the assassin’s body and checked it personally, she solemnly, “This person…is not from my tribe.”
Seeing that she refused to admit it, Li Youde laughed angrily, “He already looks like this. Can he still be a citizen from Great Liang?”
Princess Yatai didn’t get angry and said solemnly, “That is not it. It was just that about thirty ago, the Xi tribe was divided into four tribes. Each of our tribes claims to be the Xi tribe to the outside world, but in fact, the tribes have not been living harmoniously. Like our tribe, a man will have a wolf head tattooed on his wrist shortly after birth. Although this man has a wolf head on his wrist but it is a new tattoo.”
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