Chapter 95 - 95 Plunder
95 Plunder
Seeing the crowd below clicking their tongues in wonder, Murong Yong smiled smugly.
He smiled and was about to call for the waiter when he glanced at the door from the corner of his eye and saw a familiar tall figure enter Tianyin Pavilion.
It was a muscular man in his 50s with silver strands in his hair. He had a rough beard on his black face and was wearing a brown brocade robe with eight immortal patterns wrapped around his stomach. His footsteps were firm and he looked like he had a dignified aura.
This was?! Murong Yong’s eyes lit up and he hurriedly stood up.
He hurried down the stairs and approached the newcomer with a smile. He cupped his hands and said, “Wei… Old Master Wei, what a coincidence.”
Under everyone’s gaze, Murong Yong could not reveal the other party’s true identity, so he addressed him as Old Master Wei.
“You’re Murong…” Old Master Wei also had some impression of Murong Yong. He remembered that his surname was Murong and that he had made a moderate military contribution not long ago, but that was all.
“I’m Murong Yong,” Murong Yong immediately replied. The smile on his face was respectful but warm as he chatted with the other party. “It turns out that Old Master Wei likes to watch a show as much as I do.”
Gu Yanfei, who was sitting on the second floor, was looking down at the two of them chatting happily. She raised her eyebrows and pointed at “Old Master Wei”, then casually said, “Ah, this person is about to be unlucky.”
The black aura between his eyebrows seemed to have been splashed by ink!
All living beings were equal. Birth, old age, illness, and death were the norm in life. Whether it was high-ranking officials or commoners, they could not escape these. In the end, at birth we bring nothing, at death we take away nothing.
“Moreover,” Gu Yanfei’s gaze darted between “Old Master Wei’s” eyebrows. She pinched her right hand in her sleeve and said, “At most, it’ll take 10 minutes.”
Chu Yi also saw the person below clearly. His beautiful eyebrows raised slightly as he whispered, “Imperial Duke Wei?”
So this was Imperial Duke Wei! Gu Yanfei took a few more glances.
There were four imperial dukes in the Great Jin Dynasty, and their titles were hereditary. To this day, their status in the imperial court was still stable. However, Gu Yanfei did not know much about the other three imperial dukes other than the British Duke, and she had never seen them before.
Gu Yanfei blinked and pointed at Imperial Duke Wei. “Is this person important?” She was talking to Chu Yi.
She asked quite directly, so Chu Yi replied very directly, “He’s the third generations and his words hold a heavy weight, so yes, he’s important.”
Seeing that Gu Yanfei was listening attentively, Chu Yi continued, “Imperial Duke Wei’s grandfather is the first Imperial Duke Wei, Wei Ding.”
“When Wei Ding and Emperor Taizu got to know each other, the two of them were sworn brothers. He was trusted by Emperor Taizu the most and even married his biological sister, the Eldest Princess Jiade.”
“Wei Ding was an upright person. Back then, when the late Emperor suggested abolishing the Crown Prince, he was scolded so badly by Wei Ding that he did not dare to flare up.”
Gu Yanfei tilted her head. She was very good at calculations, but she was impatient to calculate the seniority of these families. She took a detour in her mind before she understood the relationship between the characters.
In other words, Wei Ding was the uncle of the previous Emperor. The current Duke Wei, Wei Shen, was Jin Shan’s cousin, and hence Chu Yi’s uncle.
Chu Yi took a sip of wine and started from the first Imperial Duke Wei to the current Imperial Duke Wei, Wei Shen. “Wei Ding’s eldest son and second son died on the battlefield at a young age. Wei Shen was raised by Wei Ding since he was young and has the bearing of his ancestors.”
“When Wei Shen was young, he went to the northwestern garrison to guard the border for more than ten years. He was outstanding in battle and defeated the Xirong people until they bowed down and did not dare to invade our Great Jin again.”
Wei Seng had monstrous military merits and was one of the top figures in the army. Therefore, even if the late Emperor had a grudge against the Wei family after Wei Ding’s death, there was nothing he could do.
Chu Yi knew that Gu Yanfei had just arrived in the capital and might not know much about politics, so he explained in detail.
Gu Yanfei indeed did not know anything about politics. When she was in the Bright Spirit Realm, she was only focused on cultivating. In her previous life, she was just a little girl trapped in the Marquis Mansion who followed the crowd.
However, Gu Yanfei was smart and quick-witted. After walking through the Bright Spirit Realm and seeing a wider sky, her horizons had widened. She seemed to have been reborn. Now, not only was she able to understand at a glance, but she could also draw inferences.
Gu Yanfei smiled and stroked the plum blossom jade hairpin. The touch under her finger was warm and delicate, and a faint spiritual energy lingered on her fingertip.
“Can I help you?”
Since Wei Seng’s status in the imperial court was important, this person must be very important to Chu Yi, who was as unlucky as him.
Gu Yanfei gently rubbed the plum blossom at the end of the jade hairpin with her fingertips, as if she was carefully feeling the veins of every petal.
She was in a good mood, and a charming smile naturally appeared on her face, as bright as a pearl, and as beautiful as jade.
Her smile was extremely infectious, like a river of spring water, flowing into one’s heart like a spring breeze.
Chu Yi looked at her in a daze and was distracted for a moment. His heart rippled and his lips curled up slightly.
His mouth was one step ahead of his brain. “Okay.”
When his rationality returned, Chu Yi realized that he had lost his composure. He covered up his mistake and went to get the wine glass. The wine in his mouth seemed to be even sweeter and longer, making him suddenly feel a little tipsy.
The gongs and drums outside sounded again, indicating that the second round had begun.
There was an additional bed on the stage. The flower girl was lying on her side on the couch with a folding fan in her hand. She closed her eyes, and her thick black eyeliner made her skin look even paler, revealing a hint of pitiful charm.
The theater was instantly silent. Only the flower girl was the undisputed protagonist here.
Gu Yanfei stared at the flower girl excitedly. Her body was still surrounded by a rich scarlet color. The blood-like airflow made her look as charming as a flower and as seductive as a fox.
“Beautiful.”
Gu Yanfei muttered. The smile on her lips deepened, and dimples appeared on her cheeks.