bookrandom Chapter 193 Slapping the Face of the Treacherous General 1
Chapter 193 Slapping the Face of the Treacherous General 1
Wenren Mo raised his dirty little face, his pure, doe-like eyes looking at Leng Yuexing, "Did you save me? Then I'll follow you from now on!"
Leng Yuexing stroked his hair. "I am Leng Yuexing. From today onwards, you will live in the villa. I will find a teacher to instruct you. After you come of age, you will be free to choose what you want to do."
The Third Prince failed to protect his family, leaving General Fengshi with only this one heir. Naturally, he will protect Wenren Mo and ensure he grows up well.
"Thank you, Third Prince!" Wenren Mo stared at Leng Yuexing with his clear black and white eyes.
Leng Yuexing smiled slightly. He wasn't surprised that Wenren Mo, at such a young age, knew that he was the Third Prince. His teachers must have taught him these things long ago.
After Leng Yuexing finished speaking, she carried Wenren Mo into the carriage, helped him sit down, and then instructed the driver, "Go back."
"Yes, my lord!" An Yi, disguised as a servant, jumped onto the carriage and drove it away from the dilapidated temple.
Wenren Mo remained silent throughout the journey, sitting with his head down, looking awkward and uneasy.
Leng Yuexing, understanding the great changes that had befallen his family, did not talk to him much.
Wenren Mo lowered his head, and his eyes did not show the panic and loss that Leng Yuexing had imagined. Instead, they were filled with an ink-like darkness and a calm and seriousness that did not match his age.
Wenren Mo knew that the Third Prince had saved him; he had heard the servant mention him.
His father had once told him that General Du Rong was now leading a group of military officers to support the Second Prince, and that Du Rong was trying to eliminate any officers who disobeyed his orders. His family might also be implicated.
He asked his father why he wouldn't compromise, but his father solemnly told him that the second prince was not a wise ruler, and if the second prince inherited the throne, the Longyuan Kingdom would be in danger.
Wenren Mo disagreed with his father's approach. He believed that it was acceptable to bide one's time, openly support the Second Prince, and secretly support the Third Prince.
However, his father firmly disagreed with his approach, believing that a true man should stand between heaven and earth with a clear conscience and without shame before his sovereign.
Now, my father has indeed lived up to his duty to the emperor, but he has failed the entire family. After my father's death, my mother passed away in despair, and my grandmother also died of illness on her way to be exiled to the frontier.
He returns with hatred, and even if the Third Prince doesn't save him, he will crawl out of hell to take revenge on Du Rong and the blind emperor.
As for the third prince...
Wenren Mo looked up and glanced at Leng Yuexing with a hidden expression. He had a complicated feeling about the Third Prince. If his father hadn't insisted on supporting the Third Prince, he wouldn't be in his current predicament.
But the Third Prince saved him.
In fact, the Third Prince didn't need to care about his life or death. After all, his family was already a discarded pawn and had no use to the Third Prince anymore.
Even though he is his father's child, he is still young and cannot offer any assistance to the Third Prince.
The Third Prince had no benefit in saving him, but he still did so.
Wenren Mo bit his lip. He decided to follow his father's last wish and support the Third Prince's ascension to the throne when he grew up.
Leng Yuexing had no idea that Wenren Mo had so many thoughts in his small head. He leaned wearily against the carriage and closed his eyes to rest.
The carriage traveled all the way to a villa in the suburbs. No outsiders lived in this villa, and Leng Yuexing would occasionally stay there for a while when she left the palace.
He instructed his servants to take Wenren Mo to wash up, while he waited for Wenren Mo in his study.
After entering the study, Leng Yuexing picked up a brush and began sketching something on a piece of paper.
His position is now precarious. If he doesn't regain his standing in his father's eyes, then what awaits him will be no different from that of the chosen one in his previous life.
Du Rong had become a favorite of his father, the emperor, after his great victory over the Phoenix Feather Kingdom. He seemed to be enjoying immense glory, but in Leng Yuexing's eyes, there was also endless danger lurking behind his success.
After the outsider arrived, he couldn't wait to eliminate the military generals who supported him and instead support the second prince.
He didn't believe his father couldn't see this, but he still acquiesced to Du Rong's actions, simply because he had received too much support before, which aroused his father's suspicion.
The current situation may seem unfavorable to him, but in reality, he still has a chance to fight back.
If he adds fuel to the fire, turning Du Rong's boundless glory into a raging inferno that will kill him, then Du Rong's death will not be far off, and then whatever he does next...
Leng Yuexing was deep in thought when there was a knock on the study door.
He tossed aside the rice paper he had casually written on, then sat down in a chair and looked towards the door.
"come in."
As soon as Leng Yuexing finished speaking, Wenren Mo, who had already washed up, pushed open the door to the study and walked in.
Perhaps due to the hardships he endured on his way to the frontier, he became extremely thin, and his long robes appeared to hang loosely on him.
However, one can still tell from his bone structure that he will definitely have an extraordinary appearance when he grows up.
Leng Yuexing looked at him, a hint of heartache flashing in her eyes.
For such a young child to experience the successive deaths of his family members must be an enormous blow.
Leng Yuexing beckoned to Wenren Mo, "Come over here."
Wenren Mo obediently walked to the desk and stood there. "What can I do for you?"
Leng Yuexing smiled and said, "From now on, you will live and study in this villa. I will come to check on your progress every now and then, so you must not slack off."
Upon hearing this, Wenren Mo knelt down on one knee, bowed his head, and said, "Yes, I will definitely do it!"
Leng Yuexing smiled at the earnest child. "Alright, I should go back to the palace now. You can use everything in this villa. This study is also yours. If you need anything, just tell the steward, and I'll come to see you again later."
After Leng Yuexing finished speaking, she got up and walked outside. Wenren Mo followed behind Leng Yuexing, wanting to escort her to the entrance of the villa, but Leng Yuexing stopped him.
"You must be tired from your journey. Please rest well at the villa. Your teacher will be here tomorrow." Leng Yuexing smiled and patted Wenren Mo's head before leaving the villa.
Wenren Mo watched Leng Yuexing leave, then walked to the desk where Leng Yuexing had been sitting.
He picked up the Xuan paper that Leng Yuexing had casually tossed aside and unfolded it on the table.
A powerful, flowing character appeared before my eyes—"Endure!"
Wenren Mo reached out and stroked the character "忍" (ren, meaning to endure). It was written casually by Leng Yuexing as an expression of his inner feelings, and this was also what Wenren Mo wanted to do.
Before he grew up and had the ability to take revenge, he could only endure it.
Putting aside the Xuan paper that Leng Yuexing had used, Wenren Mo took out a new piece of Xuan paper and wrote the character "忍" (ren, meaning forbearance) on it.
After setting the two characters for "patience" aside, Wenren Mo got up and went to the bookshelf next to him to look at the books.
After that day, Wenren Mo lived and studied in the villa, and Leng Yuexing found the best teachers to teach him martial arts and military strategy.
Leng Yuexing also kept his promise and occasionally came to the villa to check on Wenren Mo's learning progress. He would spar with Wenren Mo and discuss military strategy.
She took meticulous care of Wenren Mo when he was sick and fed him medicine.
It only took Wenren Mo a year to go from being wary of Leng Yuexing to becoming close to her.
Since eliminating General Feng Gu, Du Rong has become increasingly audacious, but he has always been cautious in front of the emperor and has not revealed any flaws.
In order to gradually undermine Du Rong's image in the eyes of the emperor, Leng Yuexing planted people around Du Rong to collect evidence of Du Rong's forming cliques and committing crimes, and to find an opportunity to expose him in front of the emperor.
During this palace banquet, Leng Yuexing finally seized an opportunity to make Du Rong look foolish in front of the emperor, but he also paid a heavy price for it.