Chapter 79 Who is a cut above (1)
Lin Qing and Situ Yuanxiao were the only ones in the private room that could still drink normally.
Situ Yuanxiao was arrogant just like his name. Lin Qing also kept sneering. Even the famous courtesans felt that the atmosphere of the banquet was wrong. The voice singing the traditional Chinese music that had lingering affection, stagnated a bit.
- The Xiao in Situ Yuanxiao’s name means arrogant.
Situ Yuanxiao was very pleased with himself. He actually motioned his hand to let the famous courtesan playing the zither go serve Lin Qing. This provocation was very cruel and proactive. Also, Lin Qing had to accept it. He couldn’t directly let the woman who walked towards him go away. That would be an indirect admission that he couldn’t (have sex) and would make Situ Yuanxiao be more pleased with himself.
Therefore, the woman was allowed to approach him. Perhaps, it was because Lin Qing’s aura was too strong. After the woman walked to him, she nervously poured wine for him. She shivered and spilled the wine on Lin Qing.
Lin Qing’s face turned gloomy. His eyes were full of hostility. How could a small famous courtesan stand his aura? She was so scared that she knelt on the ground, shivering, crying and begging for mercy.
Situ Yuanxiao looked at him with a malicious smug in his eyes. He was in a good mood seeing Lin Qing making a fool out of himself. Even Chen Jing had a smile on his face, but he immediately and inexplicably received a fierce gaze from the opposite side.
Little fair face, the little girl stood behind the guard with her small nose wrinkled and looked at him fiercely. Chen Jing touched his nose uncomfortably and returned her with a righteous gaze. What about that he is happy? Do you understand that the master of the person you follow is a big treacherous official?!
After some observation, Chen Jing discovered that the little girl had no direct relationship with Lin Qing. She often followed that number one cold running dog of Lin Qing. From the looks of it, that is her master, but he (ZZ) is also not a good thing.
Furthermore, from the palm that Ling Er gave him before, Chen Jing judged that this girl was not only weak but also very useless. All day long, she only knew how to glue herself like a bum beetle behind that person. Chen Jing felt that such a person could be saved. Let her get back on the right path could be counted as a virtuous deed.
So, Chen Jing wasn’t fearful at all by Ling Er’s gaze. Ling Er also ignored him after glaring once at him. The person that miss likes is the one she has to protect. She didn’t have the confidence to be angry at the arrogant prince, but to the person next to him, she felt that the pressure was still acceptable.
Ling Er who was afraid to impede Zhao Zimu, would naturally not let go of any opportunity to help her. So, she glared once at Chen Jing…
Because, she was only more familiar with this person and she was not afraid of him. Hence, she provoked this familiar person. In short, this is called swindle the associates…
Because of Situ Yuanxiao’s constant provocations, the murderous aura on the scene overwhelmed the sound of the bamboo zither played by the famous courtesans. Such a scene was the most able to let people recall that kind of scene where a cup just need to fall for it to immediately change from joy to funeral music and the scene were many swords were drawn. The officials of Rong City who were lying with their stomach on the table and pretending to be death, wished now that they were truly drunk and hated themselves for not being faster and catch up with the footsteps of the magistrate. It was better than being prostrated with fear like now! A moment of carelessness, a calamity may befall on them, the innocent ones!
Seeing that Lin Qing was about to throw the cup, Zhao Zimu quickly walked to his side. She lowered her head and carefully licked away the wine stains on his luxurious robe.
The lilac small tongue moved little by little on Lin Qing’s smooth silken robe. It was pink, delicate and gorgeous at the same time. When she licked, it was so amorous that she seemed to have licked people’s heart. The heart of everyone who saw it, stopped beating.
The handsome and out of earth person seemed to be stained with a bit of worldly affairs now. The original cold aura on her was now careful and devoted. There was the feeling of cherishing everywhere.
However, this feeling changed in the eyes of others. It changed into overly flattering and ingratiated herself. Situ Yuanxiao couldn’t help from humphing heavily. Even Chen Jing shot a contemptuous look at Ling Er. Look, he is such a person!
This time, Ling Er didn’t even cast him a glance.
Lin Qing’s anger was instantly extinguished because of Zhao Zimu’s actions. Why did he forget that he still had her?
Lin Qing’s breathing was disturbed for a moment. He watched her movements quietly. After Zhao Zimu stopped, Lin Qing took her by the hand and left, followed by Ling Er.
“Subject of the bed!” Situ Yuanxiao looked at the handsome figure in the distance and scoffed. He was happy to win over Lin Qing today. As for that Zhao Zhong, he would get rid of him one day.
The welcome that the officials of Rong City towards Lin Qing and Situ Yuanxiao naturally didn’t stop here. The two passed this place. The officials of here naturally would show their respect to them, and nothing could show this respect more than true silver and gold.
Those who were officials also had their own rules. This was one of their many rules.
Situ Yuanxiao naturally disdained these things, but Lin Qing was different. The angle where one stood was different, the experience would also be different, and the approach of some things was also different.
Being schemed at by Situ Yuanxiao once, the first thing that Lin Qing did after he returned was give each soldier a hundred silver liang from the silver that the officials had given him, no matter if it was a low or high-ranked soldier.
- Liang: ancient Chinese currency
Because of Situ Yuanxiao’s hostility towards him, Lin Qing realized more deeply that he could rely on no one now that he came to the frontier and is far away from emperor Jinghui. There were too many open and hidden attacks against him to count. He could only rely on himself. These five thousand imperial guards were the foothold he had to stand up for himself at the frontier. So, they must be able to be used by him.
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