Chapter 98: Your Concubine, I'm interested
Chapter 98: Your Concubine, I'm interested (Subscribe)
Zhongdu, Li family.
"Master, the subordinates brought news that Zhao Qianshi was taken away by Zhao Tianyou, and there has been no news after a night." A middle-aged man dressed as a butler reported with his head down.
Not far in front of him, Li Xiaojie, the head of the Li family, was quickly reviewing the various accounts and requests from his subordinates.
After hearing this, he couldn't help but stop what he was doing, raised his head and looked at his confidant, "Have you found out what's going on?"
The middle-aged housekeeper bowed and continued, "In reply to the master, I have arranged for people to check the Qian family and Chunguilou, and found that a group of outsiders took Zhao Qianshi and Zhao Tianyou away."
"Moreover, those people also bought the Zhao family's ancestral home and hired more than 20 servants to clean up the garden."
"Oh?" Li Xiaojie's face darkened. "Have you found out which force it is? How dare they interfere in the Zhao family's affairs so blatantly? Are they tired of living?"
"Master, we haven't completely confirmed where those people came from, but some subordinates reported that they looked like bandits from Sanxian Mountain, and their leader seemed to be Jun Yanluo." The butler said hurriedly.
"Jun Yanluo?" Li Xiaojie couldn't help but frowned. "Why would he come to Zhongdu for no reason and interfere in the affairs of the Zhao family?"
Others may not know about the activities of Sanxian Mountain and Shenxian Tower, so how could he not know? Moreover, for many senior officials of the Patrol Sky Bureau, Jun Yanluo's identity was no secret.
Today, the Lord of Youdu is overwhelming the North and has even settled in the Three Immortal Mountains. The Sky Patrol has already sent out a large number of spies to gather intelligence and is always keeping an eye on any movement in Youdu.
The master behind Sanxian Mountain has changed, and it cannot be hidden from anyone who is interested.
After thinking for a moment, Li Xiaojie asked again: "Is there no news from Zhao Qian's side?"
The butler replied: "No news has been released yet."
"Could it be that Youdu wants to start interfering in Zhongzhou?" Many thoughts flashed through Li Xiaojie's mind, and he felt that this matter was a bit troublesome.
Jun Yanluo himself is a strong man who has mastered the true meaning of martial arts. More importantly, there is the huge mountain of Youdu behind him. His every move may very well represent the will of Youdu.
If it is not handled properly, it is likely to cause friction with Youdu, which is something that many senior officials of the Sky Patrol, including the Li family, do not want to see.
"Send more people to keep a close eye on Jun Yanluo and his group. Report all their actions to me in detail. No omissions are allowed."
"Also, arrange for someone to have the Qian family invite Zhao Qianshi in a big way. The bigger the noise, the better."
"I want to see what the bandit leader wants to do!"
After Li Xiaojie finished speaking, the housekeeper agreed, carefully retreated, and hurried to make arrangements.
But Li Xiaojie always felt a little uneasy. Jun Yanluo suddenly came to Zhongdu, and the first thing he did was to interfere with the Zhao family and took Zhao Qian away. No matter how you look at it, it seems like he came with bad intentions.
"Is it targeting my Li family?" he murmured, but he felt a little confused. The Li family had no conflicts with either Youzhou or Sanxian Mountain.
"If they are really targeting the Li family, then it is very likely the work of Youdu."
"We should inform Big Brother about this as soon as possible, otherwise there will be a lot of trouble!"
Li Xiaojie shook his head. Although he was the head of the Li family, his say was only third in the entire family.
Many important matters concerning the fate of the family need to be decided by the eldest brother Li Xiaotian and the old man of the Li family.
One of these two men is one of the nine generals of the Zhongzhou Sky Patrol Department. He has elite soldiers and powerful generals under his command and is a powerful figure who can suppress one side. The other is an elder of the Sky Patrol Department and one of the highest decision-makers in Zhongzhou.
These two people are the pillars of the Li family today!
"Youdu, I wonder who is better between the Sizhu and that Xiang Wang."
Now, anyone with a discerning eye can see that once Youdu sweeps across the north, it will inevitably turn its military force toward Zhongzhou and then sweep across the world.
As a wealthy family in Zhongdu, the conflict between Youzhou and Zhongzhou is related to the rise and fall and future of the Li family, so he cannot help but care about it.
"The world is not settled yet... For the Li family... Youdu must not be offended to death!"
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After a night passed and before dawn, the servants in the Su family's house in Zhongdu began to get busy.
Especially at Su Wanqing's residence, there were seven or eight maids and old women who carefully counted the things to be prepared, helped Su Wanqing change clothes and put on makeup, blessed her according to the rules and customs, and gave her some instructions and instructions.
The room was bustling with activity, as if everyone had endless things to do. However, Su Wanqing was like a puppet, allowing herself to be manipulated by others. There was no expression on her delicate and flawless face, and her beautiful eyes only contained a calmness that was greater than the sorrow of a dead heart.
Ever since Lu Chengfeng sent Li Mo to visit her a few years ago, she has not received any news about that man. She only heard that a bloody battle broke out in the Yuncang Sword Sect and that there was a conflict with the other three sects, resulting in many deaths.
Su Wanqing even sometimes wondered if something had happened to that man during that turmoil...
She didn't dare to think too much, but she couldn't help thinking about it. Every day she looked forward to getting news from the north, and looked forward to waking up and having the man appear by her side.
However, as time passed, she waited for nothing.
There was no news, and no one came to the Su family again.
She seemed to have been completely forgotten by Yun Cang, by that man.
Su Wanqing sometimes felt a little confused, not knowing what the point of her persistence in the past was. She even felt that it was extremely mean of her to break the jade hairpin her mother gave her into two and ask someone to bring it to Lu Chengfeng.
"Look, you're eager to become someone's concubine, but they don't care!" She was confused and felt like her heart was being cut by a knife, but she couldn't help thinking, "Maybe it's because the Su family and the Li family are too powerful, and he can't do anything about it, or maybe something really happened in that fight."
Countless speculations, thoughts, and pains tortured her beyond recognition and she couldn't even eat. In nearly a year, she became so emaciated that she looked as if she could be blown down by a gust of wind.
The old women tried their best to put heavy makeup on her face, but it was unable to conceal her paleness and fatigue. This woman seemed to have lost her soul and no longer had the lively look she once had.
The only reason that kept her alive until today was the words that man had asked someone to bring to her, "I will definitely take you away, wait for me."
"But... I'm about to get married, become someone else's concubine, someone else's woman... but where are you?" Su Wanqing's heart was full of bitterness and confusion, "Do you want me to keep waiting, to become someone else's wife, and keep waiting?"
"I... am really tired!"
If she was not afraid of implicating her mother, she would have wanted to die many times. She did not want to suffer such pain and torture, and she did not want to become a concubine and plaything of an old man.
She just sat there in a daze, letting the old women and maids dress her up and put on the pink wedding dress that concubines wear.
According to the rules, concubines are not allowed to wear bright red wedding dresses, and can only wear other reds that are similar in color, such as peach red, rose red, etc.
Although she was born in the Su family, since she was a concubine, there could not be a grand ceremony. She was directly put into a sedan chair and carried in through the side door. This is the so-called taking a concubine.
Su Wanqing is no exception!
There is a tradition of having the wife cry at her wedding, but there is no such tradition when taking a concubine. In order to prevent the concubine from crying and ruining the atmosphere and the interest of the male host, the parents of the concubine are not allowed to meet their daughter on the wedding day.
Su Wanqing's mother could only wipe her tears in another room, but there was nothing she could do. She could only watch her daughter marry an old man whose body was half buried in the ground.
Before she knew it, it was already evening. Su Wanqing hadn't eaten a single bite of food or drunk a sip of water the whole day. No one cared about her or concerned about her.
Except for her mother, everyone just wanted to let her enter the Li family smoothly. No matter what happened afterwards, whether she was dead or alive, it was irrelevant.
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Li Zhongshun, the patriarch of the Li family who married Su Wanqing, did not live in the Li ancestral home. Except for those direct descendants of the family, everyone else had already separated and had their own houses. They would only gather together when they worshipped their ancestors, held clan meetings, or when something big happened.
Li Zhongshun is already eighty-three years old this year, but because he was lucky enough to cultivate a level of Fengyun true meaning and cultivate internal strength, his body is still considered strong. However, if he really fights, he is afraid that he will not be as good as those young and strong men who have cultivated sword energy.
Although his skin was loose and his face was full of wrinkles, his hair was not yet gray. Today he wore a wedding suit, dressed like a groom, and leaned on a cane, eagerly waiting for his beautiful bride.
Under the arrangement of Su's father, he met Su Wanqing once. Her beautiful face, graceful body, and especially her extremely slender legs, made people tremble with excitement just thinking about her.
"Go and ask again, where are they?"
Li Zhongshun could not wait any longer and ordered his servants to inquire further, wanting to see his beautiful concubine as soon as possible. He could not sit still when he thought about enjoying that pair of beautiful legs tonight.
"Yes, old man." The servant agreed and hurried downstairs to arrange for someone to ask.
About half an hour later, there was a sudden noise outside the door, the side door of the house was opened, and four sedan bearers came in carrying a sedan chair.
"Hahaha, she's finally here!" Li Zhongshun walked impatiently to the sedan chair, ready to welcome the bride down.
There aren't that many rituals for taking a concubine. As long as she enters the door, she's his. Then you just have to enter the bridal chamber, take off the veil, and drink a cup of wedding wine.
Su Wanqing was already considered quite honorable. Most concubines didn't even have a sedan chair. After being carried into the door, they went directly into the bridal chamber.
Li Zhongshun had just walked in front of the sedan chair when he heard a loud bang coming from the front yard, followed by many shouts and roars.
"Where did this lunatic come from? How dare you break into the house of Li's Zhongshun Hall? Are you looking for death?"
"Who are you? Get out immediately."
"Go call the Sky Patrol to come, this is rebellion!"
However, the shouting soon disappeared. Li Zhongshun frowned. Today was the big day for him to take in a concubine. He was just thinking about enjoying the beautiful concubine, but something like this happened. He was immediately annoyed.
"Someone, go to the front yard and see what happened. Send them away immediately. Don't make any more noise and disturb my interest."
Before he could finish his words, he saw three or four figures at the triple doors not far away being knocked flying, screaming and wailing, and then being smashed to the ground heavily.
Immediately afterwards, eight sturdy men with swords in hand came in, surrounding a young man.
The young man was holding a folding fan, wearing a red wedding gown, with a fair and handsome face. He looked elegant and more like a groom than him.
Li Zhongshun was filled with anger and hatred. He slammed the cane in his hand hard on the ground, "Who are you? How dare you come to my house to cause trouble? Do you know what will happen to you?"
Lu Chengfeng laughed loudly and said, "Since I dare to come here, am I still afraid of your threats?"
"I have taken a fancy to your concubine. From now on, she belongs to me."
As he spoke, he strode towards the sedan chair.
Li Zhongshun was almost mad with anger. As the elder of the Li family, he was respected everywhere and had never been humiliated like this before. His eyes turned red and he shouted angrily, "Someone, bring the people from the Sky Patrol in right now."
"I'm telling you, no matter who you are or what your background is, I'm going to make you live a life worse than death."
(End of this chapter)