The return of the Xiang clan's young master naturally made the entire Xiang clan overjoyed. However, this news spread throughout the entire Chu capital that day. On the second day, the letter of summons from the King of Chu was sent to the Xiang manor by the eunuchs in the palace.
Xiang Yan sent someone to inform Jing Yu as she welcomed the eunuch to the main hall. He had his usual heroic smile on his face, but he was a little worried in his heart…Jing Yu was good in every way, but he never knelt down to anyone. He didn't even greet them with cupped hands. Usually, it was fine for a child like him not to come out to meet other nobles and doctors. However, this time, he was going to see the King of Chu. If he did not kneel and salute, the crime of disrespect could be placed on his head.
"This little fellow has always been open-minded. This time, he probably won't make a mistake…probably!”He smiled bitterly.
In the main hall of Jing Yu's courtyard-
The snow maidens and Qing 'er stood at the entrance, staring in surprise at Jing Yu, who was seated behind a long table with the bearing of a noble. His expression was one of indifference that surpassed his age, and he exuded an air of authority without being angry, causing the snow maidens and Qing' er to have the illusion that they could not look directly at him. Her body was small, but she exuded a strong sense of presence. His gaze was light and condescending.
There was no need for anyone to tell them that he must be a king. The two of them thought so in their hearts. If Qinger's fondness for Jing Yu was purely due to her love for him, then the snow maidens, who were used to seeing the world and important figures, were even more accurate in their evaluation of him. She had never seen such a noble who made her feel so deeply moved that she wanted to respect him from the bottom of her heart.
"You are the young master of the Xiang clan?" Jing Yu's gaze shifted downwards, and a similarly small figure entered his scope of observation.
The child kneeling in front of the table trembled when he saw him.
"Replying to King Ling, I am the Xiang clan's Young Feather.”He was originally kneeling, but now he bent down and replied.
"Oh?" Jing Yu's lips curled up slightly." I clearly heard that your name is Long Jingyu. Why do you call yourself Shaoyu?”Although his voice was still young, his tone was calm and steady, emphasizing the leisure of having everything under control.
"This brat's clan records that he is Shaoyu. Today, in front of the king, he can only call himself Shaoyu.”The child raised his body and cupped his hands.
"Yes." Jing Yu nodded. However, when matched with the expression on his face, no one could tell what his nod meant." Get up."”
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." The child cupped his hands and stood up, but he still kept his head down.
"Do you recognize this tiger skin that I am sitting on?”Jing Yu asked again after a while, his voice still unable to tell whether he was happy or angry.
" This..." The child raised his head and quickly lowered it."It looks familiar."
" Hahaha…" Jing Yu laughed." This tiger skin was sent to the palace by your grandfather two years ago. I'm very satisfied…I heard that you hunted it yourself. Is that true?”
" King Ling, there is such a thing, but…" The child hesitated.
"Hmm?" Jing Yu raised his eyelids and released a trace of pressure.
The child was shocked. He cupped his hands and quickly replied,"On that day when we were hunting the tiger, there was a strong man who passed by to help. Little, little brat wanted to get his grandfather's praise, so he took all the credit.”
"Then why did you say it in front of me today?”Jing Yu's lips curled up again.
"I don't dare to hide it in front of His Majesty." The child lowered his head even more.
This time, Jing Yu revealed a satisfied expression." I also heard that you asked Xiang Qing's family to help you forge a black sword weighing more than 30 jin.”
"Your Majesty, I feel something is very strange.”The child scratched his head innocently." I've just barely gotten used to the black sword recently. How could it be so powerful?"”
"Oh?" Jing Yu's brows furrowed slightly." Let me take a look at you in this hall."”
The child was stunned for a moment and immediately knelt down." How dare you dance with your sword in front of Your Majesty?"”
"No matter, I will allow it." Jing Yu glanced at the snow maidens and Qing 'er. The two of them had been in a daze, but they quickly bowed and retreated out of the room.
The child looked at the two girls, then cupped his hands and said to Jing Yu,"This…in this case, I will embarrass myself in front of the king.”He seemed to have finally completed a mission and heaved a sigh of relief. Suddenly, he said to Jing Yu with a happy expression,"Young Master, is this okay?”
"Yes, Xiaoqie, you did well.”Jing Yu also stood up from his sitting posture and came in front of him. He pulled him up from the ground." When you take my black sword, you just have to do your best to wave it." With your current ability, you can just smoothly use the sword technique once, but it's still far from being able to use it to kill the enemy…In this way, no one will be able to see through your flaws.”
The child who was about the same height as Jing Yu also looked extremely delicate and pretty. His hair was originally red, but today, because of Jing Yu's request, he painted it black. After hearing Jing Yu's words, he seemed to heave a sigh of relief and smiled innocently.
"Young master is the most powerful, to be able to use such a sword. Oh right, was the king really as scary as the young master had just acted?”
"You'll know when you see it.”Jing Yu revealed a meaningful smile.
Qinger and the snow maidens walked in." Young Lord, the Marquis has sent someone to invite you to the main hall. He says that the King of Chu has issued an edict.”Qinger said and looked at the other child." Xiaoqie, you have to act well. Good acting. Come back, Sister Qinger will make you something delicious.”
"Thank you, Sister Qinger." The child was a little shy. He cupped his hands at Jing Yu." Young Master, I'll go now."”
"Okay, Qing 'er, go and give that person a few instructions.”Jing Yu nodded and instructed Qinger,""Tell him to go find the Second General. Regarding the matter of me pretending to meet the King of Chu, there must be no publicity.”
"Yes."
Qinger nodded and walked out with the child named Long Qie. The snow maiden who had stayed behind had been carefully observing Jing Yu since the beginning. Now, she finally had the chance to ask the question in her heart.
"You…just now…how did you do that?”she asked.
Even the ministers and generals could not display the bearing of a king. If it was an act, it would be too realistic.
Jing Yu pulled her hand and walked out while saying,""Xue 'er, if I'm always like that, will you be happy?”
The snow maiden thought for a moment and shook her head silently. That Jing Yu made her want to lower her head and not look at him. As his lover, what she wanted more was to be able to look at him like this forever…even if it was just his back view now.
"That's why I'm fine like this.”Jing Yu smiled.
The snow maidens felt that these words made them feel much more at ease. His originally nervous heart also calmed down.
"Where are we going?" she asked curiously.
"Let's go see the Old Marquis 'reaction."”Jing Yu turned around and gave her a wicked smile." If it's Qinger, she'll definitely not dare to look because of her status.”
"That must be your grandfather." The snow maiden shook her head with a smile and tapped his nose with her slender finger.
Jing Yu's expression was a little complicated." He and the people in this family treat me very well, but I…"
He had already experienced two worlds, decades of slaughter, and was the father of many daughters. How could she easily integrate into other people's families and treat them as her own family?
Perhaps it was because she had thought of how proud and arrogant he had been as a king, but the snow maidens felt their hearts ache for him. She couldn't help but walk over and hug him.
"It's okay. You can repay them in your own way. I believe you can do it.”the snow maiden said gently.
"My own way?" Jing Yu seemed to have been reminded.
He was indeed not a member of the Xiang Clan, but the Xiang Clan belonged to his clan in this world. After thinking quietly, he knew how to arrange the Xiang clan.
"You've helped me a lot, Xue 'er.”
Jing Yu pulled her hand and kissed it, causing the snow maiden to look around nervously. She rolled her eyes at him, held his hand, and ran forward. She had never thought that hearing such words from his mouth would make her so happy.
"Hurry up and come. You'll miss the good show you mentioned.”She winked at him.
On the other side, Long Qi followed Qinger out of the courtyard. When Qinger told the messenger about Jing Yu's arrangements, that person's face immediately turned pale from fright. He scrambled to find Second General Xiang Liang to seal the news. Long Qie came to the hall alone. After entering, he saw Xiang Yan and a palace attendant chatting about something. He took a few steps forward and knelt in front of Xiang Yan.
"Grandpa, are you looking for me?"
Xiang Yan was stunned. Why did this child call him grandpa? Although the color of his hair was not right, he still remembered that this child should be the child who had followed Jing Yu to the Lower Prime Minister's fief two years ago.
He looked at Long Qie from head to toe, especially when he saw that he was wearing a silver jeweled headband that Jing Yu would occasionally wear…Aiyoyo, he immediately covered his head. A gush of blood rushed up, making his vision blur and he almost fainted. The muscles on his face trembled unnaturally a few times, and he squeezed out a smile that was no better than crying.
At this point, how could he still not know Jing Yu's plans? Jing Yu usually explained things in simple terms. It seemed like he had only made a public appearance two years ago when he returned from killing the tiger. Usually, no one other than his family knew what he looked like. It was not a problem to replace him with the same child. Furthermore, Xiang Yan also admires him for this.
However, that brat should have at least told me in advance, right? I wasn't even mentally prepared.”He muttered in his heart, but he had already called Long Qie to stand up and brought him to the eunuch, calling him his grandson.
After that, the eunuch did not suspect anything and brought Long Qie into the palace. By noon, Long Qie had already returned. While eating the food that Qinger had prepared for him, he said to Jing Yu,
"Young lord, the king is not as scary as you.”
He clearly wanted to say that if King Chu was only at that level, why did he have to act so terrifyingly to scare him?
Looking at his resentful eyes, Jing Yu gave him a kick." Brat, hurry up and eat your food."”
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