mesbooks Chapter 157: Threat
Chapter 157: Threat
Upon receiving this news, Gan Yanling naturally breathed a sigh of relief. He then instructed the Minister of War to stay home and recuperate, and that the Minister of War need not concern himself with matters of state.
Meanwhile, in the princess's residence, Gan Luo learned that the Minister of War was ill, and more importantly, Kong Hong had also been imprisoned by the Minister of War.
Gan Luo was naturally surprised at that moment. He felt that there was something fishy about these things, and subsequently sent Lin Fengmian to investigate thoroughly.
The final investigation revealed that the Minister of War was not sick at all, and Gan Luo was also curious as to why he was staying at home.
"Your Highness, should we just have our men force them to talk?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as Lin Fengmian said this, Gan Luo immediately told Lin Fengmian that there was no need to take action against them directly, and that these people were not worth fearing in Gan Luo's eyes.
"Since Your Highness has already said so, then I will not do anything more. However, Your Highness, tomorrow is the day when the envoy from the neighboring country will visit. Does Your Highness have any plans?"
Gan Luo told Lin Fengmian to take it one step at a time, especially since the envoy from the neighboring country had taken so many days to come and offer his advice. Gan Luo wanted to see how they would respond to the officials tomorrow.
On the other side, Shangguan Mufeng had successfully become a military general. He was thinking about when he could bring Xu Jiu into his family. More importantly, tomorrow was the day of the neighboring country's audience, and the neighboring country's princess was going there for a very obvious purpose: to arrange a marriage alliance.
If the emperor also takes a liking to this princess from the neighboring country, is he going to try and steal her from the emperor? That would be very inappropriate, which is why Shangguan Mufeng is so worried.
For Shangguan Mufeng, he didn't want to compete with the emperor for the woman. He only hoped to grow old with the person he loved. In the past, he did love Gan Luo very much, but all of that is in the past.
Xu Jiu ran out of the post station.
Unexpectedly, they encountered Zhao Wuji on this road. When Zhao Wuji saw Xu Jiu, he was momentarily surprised, for there was such a beautiful woman in the world. Xu Jiu was wearing a soft, light pink silk dress.
She accidentally bumped into Zhao Wuji. Xu Jiu was about to curse him, but then felt it was inappropriate, especially since she was the one who bumped into him. So, Xu Jiu apologized to Zhao Wuji.
As luck would have it, Shangguan Mufeng happened to pass by this place and spotted Xu Jiu at a glance.
He walked directly up to Xu Jiu, but he never expected that Zhao Wuji was also there. Looking at Zhao Wuji's figure, Shangguan Mufeng frowned.
He really couldn't understand why Zhao Wuji was there. More importantly, Xu Jiu was covering his head. Shangguan Mufeng wondered if Zhao Wuji had bullied Xu Jiu.
"Have you dared to bully this young lady in front of you?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Wuji was instantly astonished, wondering what it meant that he had bullied this woman.
"Oh, aren't you the princess's former male favorite?"
"Aren't you also one of the male concubines in the princess's residence?"
Upon hearing what this person said, Zhao Wuji flew into a rage.
Zhao Wuji hated nothing more than anyone saying that he was Gan Luo's male concubine. The more he thought about it, the more he hated the word "male concubine" in his heart.
Zhao Wuji rolled up his sleeves, intending to slap Shangguan Mufeng, but unexpectedly, Shangguan Mufeng knocked him to the ground. Zhao Wuji was in a sorry state, never expecting Shangguan Mufeng to be so strong.
"Let me tell you, with your mediocre skills, you're delusional. You're dreaming if you think you can be in charge of me here. If you ever see me without my help again, I'll beat you every time I see you."
Upon hearing the words "this official," Zhao Wuji's expression changed. Could it be that Shangguan Mufeng had really become such an official in the imperial court? Although he had heard of this before, he never expected it to be true.
He never expected that Gan Luo would actually give Shangguan Mufeng an official position. Why didn't Gan Luo give him one? At this moment, Zhao Wuji was more and more confused, so he went directly to the princess's residence.
Upon arriving at the princess's residence, he knocked on the door of the gatekeeper. The steward heard the knocking and hurriedly opened the door, only to see Zhao Wuji.
The steward originally wanted Zhao Wuji to stay here so he could go and inform the family, but Zhao Wuji pushed the steward aside and went straight into the inner room. Gan Luo was leisurely sunbathing when he heard hurried footsteps. He looked up and saw Zhao Wuji.
More importantly, when Zhao Wuji arrived, he saw Lin Muxuan massaging Gan Luo, and his eyes were filled with a hint of mockery.
"Young Master Zhao, why have you stepped into my residence again? I remember saying that you, Young Master Zhao, are never allowed to set foot in my residence in this lifetime. But now you, Young Master Zhao, are defying me. Are you openly going against me?"
"Shangguan Mufeng and I were both male concubines in the princess's residence, but Young Master Shangguan ended up with a good ending..."
Gan Luo understood what Zhao Wuji meant when he heard him say that Zhao Wuji wanted him to arrange an official position for him. In that instant, Gan Luo felt that Zhao Wuji was just being delusional, a mere figurehead who could do nothing but still wanted to be an official.
"Young Master Shangguan is far more capable than you, and you're coming to me now, don't you think that's shameless?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as he said this, Zhao Wuji started talking about how Gan Luo was cold and ruthless. Gan Luo laughed and asked Zhao Wuji, "Is this the first time Zhao Wuji has heard such a comment about him from everyone in the world?"
Lin Fengmian stood in front of Gan Luo, listening to Lan Pei's words, his eyes filled with a hint of killing intent. Zhao Wuji quickly caught the expression in Lin Fengmian's eyes.
"Why are you glaring at me like that? You're no match for Gan Luo's dog."
Upon hearing a dog's remark, Gan Luo immediately summoned Zhao Wuji and the steward, ordering the steward to have the man thrown out.
Zhao Wuji then knelt in the princess's residence in a disheveled state. Gan Luo walked up to Zhao Wuji and pinched his chin. "My patience is limited. If you do it again, I cannot guarantee that you will be able to leave my princess's residence unscathed."