Chapter 282: I Shall Personally Punish Him

Lin Xun and Jiang Nongqin saw off Wang Xing and Zhu Ling, and the two walked together along the street back.

Lin Xun kept his head down, his mood appearing very heavy.

Jiang Nongqin didn’t know what Lin Xun and Sikong Wangxing had talked about at the city gate.

But Jiang Nongqin knew that she shouldn’t disturb Young Master Lin at this time.

“Young Master, Nong Qin will return to the courtyard first. If you don’t mind, let Nong Qin prepare dinner.”

In front of Lin Xun, Jiang Nongqin curtsied.

“Mm, I’ll have to trouble Miss Jiang then,” Lin Xun replied with a bow, subconsciously agreeing.

“Then please rest well, Young Master.”

Seeing Lin Xun’s state, Jiang Nongqin lightly bit her thin lips, wanting to pull Lin Xun’s head into her embrace and gently pat his back to comfort him.

However, in Jiang Nongqin’s heart, she knew her status was too far apart from Your Highness’s.

If she did that, it would be disrespectful to Your Highness, and might even make him dislike her.

“Young Master, no matter what is on your mind, you can tell Nong Qin.”

Jiang Nongqin lightly pressed her slender hand to her chest, her eyes filled with worry.

“It’s nothing, I just feel a bit tired. I’ll be fine after some rest. I’ve made Miss Jiang worry; please rest well too.”

Under Jiang Nongqin’s gaze, Lin Xun walked back into the courtyard.

“What’s so good about men? Wang Xing doesn’t want to get married at all.”

Returning to the courtyard and closing the gate, Lin Xun remained absent-minded, Wang Xing’s final words echoing in his mind.

Especially the glisten in the corners of Wang Xing’s eyes when she said it; it felt like countless small knives slicing through Lin Xun’s heart piece by piece.

Lin Xun knew that Sikong Wangxing was a very conservative girl.

She was the kind of good girl who, once in love, would never break up and would stay with you for a lifetime regardless of wealth or poverty.

So even if it was a fake engagement, once it was set, Wang Xing had already committed to it in her heart.

But he…

Even if Wang Xing didn’t say it, Lin Xun knew he had caused her immense pain.

“Sigh.”

Lin Xun let out a heavy sigh and wiped his face.

Lin Xun didn’t know how to handle it.

Because of his possessiveness, he didn’t even want to hand Wang Xing over to any other man.

But if Wang Xing truly liked another man, then no matter how “selfish” he was, he would still bless her.

“But regardless, I still owe her too much.”

If not for that engagement, perhaps none of this would have happened.

But once that engagement was set, the Karma of the two was already intertwined.

“Forget it, I’ll take it one step at a time. At the very least, I must help Wang Xing survive her Life Tribulation in a year and then cure her strange illness.”

Lin Xun set aside his chaotic thoughts, intending to go back to his room for a nap to stop himself from thinking about it.

However, just as Lin Xun reached his door, he faintly heard some movement inside the room.

“Damn it! My mood is already so complicated and depressed, yet a thief dares to come steal from my house in broad daylight?”

Lin Xun was furious and slammed the door open.

The moment Lin Xun pushed the door open, he froze on the spot.

Inside the room, Bai Luoxue was wearing a form-fitting shirt, her snowy arms exposed, white and tender with a hint of pink.

Lin Xun knew Bai Luoxue had a good figure, but he hadn’t expected it to be this good; her indescribable areas were bulging.

A jade belt was cinched around her waist, and her short skirt didn’t even reach her knees. Between her black over-the-knee socks and the skirt, the fair Absolute Domain was faintly visible.

Bai Luoxue wasn’t wearing shoes; instead, she sat on the bed in a duck-sit position, her hands propped in front of her, her extremely charming cat-tailed peach blossom eyes blinking as she looked at Lin Xun.

“The east wind at night blows open a thousand trees of flowers. It blows down stars like rain. Noble horses and carved carriages fill the road with fragrance. The sound of the Phoenix flute stirs, the jade pot glows as it turns, and the fish and Dragon dance through the night.”

In the Imperial Study of the palace in the Imperial Capital of Qian Kingdom, a young girl wearing a floor-length Dragon robe held a letter sent urgently from Luo City in her slender hand.

“Moths and snow willows, golden threads. Laughter and chatter flow as a faint fragrance fades. I have searched for him a thousand times in the crowd. Suddenly turning my head, I find him there, where the lanterns are dimming.”

“I find him there… where the lanterns are dimming.”

The Empress of Qian Kingdom recited it again, as if savoring it.

After a long while, the Empress of Qian Kingdom looked up at her Master:

“Master, what do you think of this poem written by Xiao Xun?”

Le Sha slowly opened her eyes. “Excellent.”

“Isn’t it? After all, it was written by Xiao Xun.” Hearing her Xiao Xun being praised, Xia Xiaomeng beamed with joy.

“But it wasn’t written for you. I heard Lin Xun wrote it for a girl named Wang Xing to express his affection,” Le Sha said indifferently.

Xia Xiaomeng narrowed her eyes. “Those are just folk rumors. Folk rumors always like to embellish things with romance. Qi Yu said that this poem ultimately expresses Xiao Xun’s desire to enter officialdom, yet being unable to achieve it.”

Le Sha glanced at Xia Xiaomeng and closed her eyes to rest again. “Though I’ve only seen him once, his personality is definitely the peaceful and steady type. He has no such lofty ambitions and no interest in the literary posturing of the court.”

“Master has only seen him once. Xiao Xun and I once depended on each other for survival. If we hadn’t been separated back then, Xiao Xun and I would probably even have children by now.”

“He already has a primary wife now.”

“So what? Xiao Xun likes me and doesn’t want to give me to anyone else.”

“He and Jiang Qingshang are very affectionate.”

“Xiao Xun and I will be even more affectionate in the future.”

According to the laws of the Qian Kingdom, if the primary wife does not permit it, the husband cannot take a Secondary Wife.

“I am the law of the Qian Kingdom, and I will be the primary wife!”

“He won’t divorce Jiang Qingshang for you.”

“Why divorce her? I’ll be the primary wife, and Qinger can just be the Secondary Wife.”

“Jiang Qingshang won’t give the position of primary wife to you. She is very proud; she won’t even share Lin Xun with anyone else.”

“But I am her sister.”

…

Le Sha didn’t want to say anything more. She knew that no matter what she said, the girl in front of her would definitely have an excuse.

“What does Your Majesty intend to do now?” Le Sha asked.

“What to do?”

Xia Xiaomeng blinked, looking at Le Sha like a smug little cat.

“Previously, I was worried Xiao Xun wouldn’t be willing to come to the Imperial Capital of Qian Kingdom. But now, since Xiao Xun has expressed his ‘unrecognized talent,’ then as a wise ruler, I must naturally give him an opportunity.”

With those words, Xia Xiaomeng picked up the brush and ink on the table and quickly wrote an imperial edict.

“Someone, come.”

“Your Majesty.” A maid entered and knelt.

“Urgent. Convey my decree: Lin Pei of Luo City is ordered to report to the capital within seven days… no, six days, five days… four days! Lin Pei must report to the capital within four days. If he misses the deadline…”

Xia Xiaomeng’s eyes curved into crescents.

“I shall personally punish him.”