A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 170 This Reward is Really a Weird Stories

"Teacher, my father listened to the advice of Prime Minister Yuan Lin and joined forces with the West Moon Kingdom to attack the Lang Kingdom."

In the study of the Liu Mansion, Liu Jingxing, a Grand Secretary of the Hanlin Academy, was talking with a young man in brocade clothes. The young man was refreshing and decent, solemn as the wind under the pine trees, and he walked tall and slowly, but his brows were full of worry.

"Things have come to this. Neither you nor I can make the emperor take back his order. We can only let nature take its course." Liu Jingxing's face was solemn at this time. He sighed helplessly. Having been an official in the court for more than ten years, he had already seen through everything.

The emperor had no interest in state affairs and had always been fond of flowers, birds, calligraphy and paintings. This gave some sycophants in the court the opportunity to cater to his tastes and flatter him. In this way, it was no surprise that a greedy villain like Yuan Lin could sit firmly on the position of prime minister.

"Yes, even my brother the Crown Prince failed to persuade me, and I am an unknown prince with little influence!" The young man then smiled bitterly at his teacher.

"It doesn't matter where a hero comes from. The Sixth Prince is both talented and virtuous, and has great ambitions, but don't belittle yourself." Seeing that his proud student showed an inferiority complex again, Liu Jingxing hurriedly comforted him.

The Sixth Prince Gong Liangzhao, the sixth son of Emperor Jing, was not favored by his mother and was never looked at by his father. However, this prince who grew up in the corner of the palace did not have any bad habits. Instead, he was gentle, respectful, and honest. It was because Liu Jingxing accidentally discovered his noble qualities that he took the initiative to become his teacher.

"What the teacher has taught me is that I have been belittling myself again." The Sixth Prince felt a little warmth in his heart after receiving the teacher's comfort. Then the haze in his eyes was swept away, and he bowed to Liu Jingxing and said with a smile.

"Although I despise the prince's personal morality, I agree with most of his political views in the court. Therefore, if the Sixth Prince wants to show his ambition, he might as well try to get closer to the prince." At this point, Liu Jingxing was worried that the Sixth Prince was too young to be close to the prince, so he changed his words and said, "Among the prince's party, Zhuo Yushi is an open-minded person. You might as well get closer to him."

"Thank you for your guidance, teacher. I understand." The prince's personal morality was no secret in the court and the country, so the Sixth Prince also heard the teacher's implication and responded with a smile.

After Liu Jingxing sent the Sixth Prince out of the mansion, Liu Jiangxi appeared in front of him and said with a worried look on his face:

"Father let the Sixth Prince join the Crown Prince's Party. Aren't you afraid that the Crown Prince will lead you, his precious student, astray?"

"Girl, who taught you to eavesdrop on other people's conversations?" Liu Jingxing immediately frowned and said angrily when he heard his daughter's words.

Liu Jiangxi was originally just curious about what the Sixth Prince, who had always lived in seclusion, looked like. She had eavesdropped carelessly. Seeing her father angry, she hurriedly bowed guiltily and prepared to run away, but was stopped by Liu Jingxing:

"Where are you going? Your father has something to ask you."

"Father, what does you want to ask me?" Liu Jiangxi had no choice but to stop and return to Liu Jingxing with a respectful attitude.

"Ahem, what's going on between you and that young master named Li from Jiangnan?" Liu Jingxing looked around, and seeing that there was no one around, he coughed lightly, then lowered his head and asked his daughter in a low voice.

"What's going on? He is the old lady's nephew. He had never been to the palace and didn't know the rules of the palace banquet that day. As the old lady and Uncle Zhuo love me, I will take him with me. That's all." Liu Jiangxi glared at Liu Jingxing coquettishly. She didn't expect that her father also believed the rumors outside.

"Are you...really that's all you do to him?" Liu Jingxing ignored his daughter's anger and asked again to confirm.

Although he never forced his daughter's marriage and respected her own opinion, he couldn't help but want to break up the couple when he heard that his daughter was getting close to the young master named Li from Jiangnan. Although he hadn't met Li Yunye yet, he despised him just by hearing the rumors about him being so weak and alone. How could such a weak young man be worthy of his daughter? It would be better to let his daughter marry his student, the Sixth Prince!

"Don't worry, father. Li Yunye is not the man my daughter likes. The man she wants to marry is a peerless hero." Liu Jiangxi had no choice but to give her father a reassurance.

"Ahem, a peerless hero is hard to come by." Liu Jingxing looked at his daughter with a worried look on his face. He felt very disappointed. He was afraid that his daughter would never be able to get married in her lifetime.

"Father has so little confidence in his daughter?" Seeing the sad look on her father's face, Liu Jiangxi said with a half-smile.

She is now 29 years old, an age when matchmakers often come to her house, but since she drove the matchmaker out of the house with a sword when she was 15 years old, no one dares to come to the Liu Mansion to propose marriage. Although Liu Jingxing was anxious, he had no way to deal with his daughter who had her own ideas, while Liu Jiangxi was happy to be free.

"Master, Miss, Mr. Li, a famous man in Jiangnan, is here to see you." Before Liu Jingxing could speak, the housekeeper suddenly came forward to report.

When the father and daughter heard the name Li Yunye, they were both surprised.

"It seems that Mr. Li may not just want to be with you." Liu Jingxing looked at his daughter and shook his head and sighed.

"Father, go and get busy." Liu Jiangxi said to his father expressionlessly, then turned and walked towards the front yard.

Li Yunye was weak in character and occasionally made stupid moves, which often made her dislike him. However, the reason why she didn't mind interacting with him was because there was no desire in his eyes when he looked at her. She felt his genuine respect for her.

"Can you handle it?" Looking at his daughter's departing figure, Liu Jingxing became nervous and concerned, but then he thought, his daughter was able to handle those powerful matchmakers a few years ago, so what is there to worry about now with just a frail Li Yunye?

"Mr. Li, what do you mean?" Liu Jiangxi came to the living room and saw the servants beside Li Yunye holding several rolls of cloth. She asked curiously.

"You... ahem, helped me a lot at the last palace banquet. I came here today to thank you." Because An Yun and the Liu family servants were present, Li Yunye didn't dare to say it directly. After he finished speaking, he asked An Yun to put the cloth in front of Liu Jiangxi and continued to add: "I know you don't like fancy things, so I picked a few elegant colors. Do you like them?"

"It's just a small favor. Mr. Li is so polite. I appreciate the kindness. You can take these back." Liu Jiangxi just glanced at the cloth in front of her. They were all top-quality materials from a famous brand in Jiangnan. As the daughter of a university scholar, she could not afford to wear these.

"How can this be a piece of cake..." With An Yun and the Liu family servants around, Li Yunye couldn't speak easily, so after sending the two away, he whispered to Liu Jiangxi, "You can be said to be my savior. Although I, Li Yunye, may not be able to do anything else, I will repay a favor, so these pieces of cloth are just a small token of my appreciation. I hope you will accept them, and this as well."

Liu Jiangxi took the invitation card that Li Yunye took out from his sleeve, took just a glance at it, then his eyes narrowed, and he threw the invitation card back to the other party with a cold face.

"What? You're not interested?" Li Yunye was a little disappointed.

"Take me to a brothel for entertainment, and this is your reward, Master Li?" Liu Jiangxi frowned, with a hint of annoyance on his face. This kind of reward was truly an unprecedented event.

"I can tell from the first glance that you have never watched Miss Hongqing dance. Her dance is elegant and has artistic charm. It is worth watching. It is not vulgar at all."

Yesterday, Brother Mu Liang suddenly came to Zhuo's house to see him and brought him the invitation from Hong Qing. It turned out that Hong Qing's new dance was going to be performed officially, and she invited him to go and show her support. The first thing Li Yunye thought of was to take Liu Jiangxi to watch it. He believed that a talented girl with independent thinking like Liu Jiangxi would definitely like the free and easy style of Hong Qing's dancing.