Free Web NovelChapter 1059: Chapter 255: Bitch
Everyone has their own perspective, and from different standpoints, the scenery one sees is actually different.
On either side of the great doors of the sleeping chamber,
if one does not count Eunuch Zhao as a person because of his servile status,
there are only four people standing.
From the perspective of the Regent,
the other three people are:
His sister,
His soon-to-be brother-in-law,
His true brother-in-law.
From Lord Zheng’s viewpoint, they are:
His wife,
His brother-in-law,
The benevolent man with the surname Qu;
From Qu Peiluo’s standpoint, they are:
His wife,
His brother-in-law,
His old king.
Finally,
From the perspective of the princess, they are:
The person she loves,
The one who is to marry her,
The one she wishes to wed.
Four people, four angles, four perspectives, four different views, which are also four landscapes.
Lord Zheng did not know how his experience would be dramatized by storytellers in teahouses and taverns in the future,
but even from his own perspective as someone involved, he felt it must certainly be a very interesting story. He felt like writing a play out of it himself, oh no, even a play wouldn’t be written like this.
Finally,
the person who was not regarded as human earlier, Eunuch Zhao,
upon witnessing this scene,
was both shocked and fearful, trembling and twitching,
finally couldn’t hold back,
and laughed,
but his laughter got stuck halfway through,
because the winter days were cold, he had recently compromised his resistance, and had been repeatedly startled recently, tossing and turning at night catching cold, so after forcefully holding back his laughter, it emerged as a burst of air from his closed mouth and nose, and directly blew out a large snot bubble.
Eunuch Zhao was immediately frightened and fell to his knees on the ground, bowing his head, using his sleeve to cover his nose,
"This servant deserves death, this servant deserves death."
Thankfully,
a servant sneezing from a cold did not attract the attention of the great figures around him, after all, in their eyes, a servant does not count as a person.
For Eunuch Zhao himself,
he originally thought that castrating himself last month was already a significant event in his life;
but now he realized that the scenery on the road of life is so rich and colorful, his children and heirs are truly insignificant in the face of such dazzling events.
The Regent’s interest had evidently recovered quite a bit, or to be precise, there was a distinction between him and the Yan Emperor. The Yan Emperor, having Li Liangting and Tian Wujing clean up domestic and foreign affairs, had attained supreme personal authority and prestige in Yan, so he could speak and act freely;
The Regent was still a bit short of reigning over Chu, so he instinctively knew how to "perform."
"Sister, I must introduce this gentleman to you properly, the direct disciple of Master Yao, Su Mingzhe, Mr. Su, whose verse let Mr. Dugu and me enjoy a few drinks on the way here."
The princess, upon hearing this,
had an even more radiant smile on her face.
Lord Zheng stepped forward,
first bowing deeply to the Regent,
"Zheng Fan of Liang Town, Qian State, serving under Su Mingzhe, salutes Your Highness, the Regent of Chu."
Good heavens!
Eunuch Zhao inwardly felt a jolt, frightened also to kneel down again, of course, he was but a eunuch, and here, no one would notice his kneeling.
Before this, the Regent hadn’t disclosed his identity, so it wasn’t necessary to mind such things, when traveling incognito, the joy is precisely in such dealings;
being wise, there’s no need to expose this;
but now that the Regent had already called the princess his sister in front of everyone, it meant he himself had pierced that layer of paper.
Therefore, the necessary formalities had to be observed.
It wasn’t as if Lord Zheng constantly considered matters from "Su Mingzhe’s" viewpoint and behaved accordingly, it was just that Lord Zheng had a sense in this regard.
He could lead troops, fight battles, ride on a Pixiu holding a sword to boost army morale, and yesterday reveal his domineering style while embracing the princess;
yet he could also exhibit his shrewdness and propriety before great figures.
Yue Wumu is greatly esteemed, but if he had to choose, Lord Zheng would still prefer to be Han Shizhong.
The Regent was not surprised at all about Zheng Fan bowing to him because he hadn’t intentionally concealed his identity, truly wanting to hide it, there would be no need to have the swordsmith with him.
"In that case, Mr. Su and I are fellow disciples."
The princess rose and bowed to Zheng Fan,
"Liqing greets Senior Brother Su."
Actually, the princess had joined Master Yao’s tutelage much earlier than "Su Mingzhe," but "Su Mingzhe" was an inner disciple while the princess was only nominally enrolled.
Back then, Master Yao, while traveling in the Chu State, took on the female disciple for free meals and lodging, much like schools seeking sponsorship in later generations.
According to rules, an inner disciple was automatically half a rank higher than an outer disciple, so Xiong Liqing calling "Su Mingzhe" senior brother was fitting.
Of course, when she said it, the smile on her face was unstoppable, though to outsiders, it probably seemed like the genuine delight of a literature-loving princess meeting her senior brother from the same sect.
"Master often mentioned Your Highness, saying that Her Highness is intelligent, well-read, and much in his thoughts."
These were merely polite words, sounded nice, but no one took them seriously.
Qu Peiluo had been standing there all the while, just smiling.
According to Chu’s customs, newlyweds should not meet before marriage, and the monarch being above the rites, what the monarch decrees can override even mourning obligations, let alone the marriage ceremony, but there was no need to introduce or deliberately speak and foster familiarity, a certain taboo needed to be maintained.
