WAR PRISONER

War Prisoner Chapter 62

Author: 梨花烟雨(Li Hua Yan Yu) /Lê Hoa Yên Vũ

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War Prisoner Chapter 62

If we are speaking about people within the palace, while it was true that the Empress Dowager and Wanyan Xu both inspired great fear in this Concubine Yin, the person she feared the most was actually none other than this little Crown Prince, Wanyan Shuo. She had always been a clever woman; smooth and slick, she could adapt and present an aspect of herself that would be most pleasing to her interlocutor. Her social graces had won her popularity with both the Empress Dowager and the Emperor; only Wanyan Shuo had never fallen for her attempts to win him over. If one were to compare them in terms of intellect, then Concubine Yin could not hope to catch up with him even if she were riding a horse and whipping it. Even before Su Yi had arrived in the palace, she had already suffered much bitterness at the hands of Wanyan Shuo. At first, she had thought that she would bring up Wanyan Shuo so as to strengthen her hand as the most suitable candidate for the position of Empress but in less than two months, she had been compelled to appear before Wanyan Xu to beg that the responsibility for the care of the Crown Prince be lifted from her. The little demon king had messed with her so much that she was truly scared of him.

On this occasion, she had immediately felt unsettled upon the mere sight of Wanyan Shuo, and then to make matters worse, he had said those words "Just one day back into my Imperial Father's good graces, and my Mother Concubine's bearing has indeed become very impressive." Her soul quailed even more and she was terror-struck. She knew clearly that, as a rule, this little devil hated all the concubines that had won favour with the Emperor, always saying that he blamed them for robbing him of his Imperial Father's love. Therefore, with the sole exception of Su Yi, in the past anybody who won His Majesty's favour would also be treated as an archenemy by Wanyan Shuo, who would feel personally offended by her. And now, her own arrogant manner had been witnessed by his eyes. What terrible luck she had! With all haste, she hurriedly put away the bossy and domineering expression she had been wearing. Careful to accompany her words with a demure smile, she said: "I didn't know that the Crown Prince is here, did I get in your way? Aii, it's all the fault of this slave who does not bother to look where he's going. He actually wanted to trip me. I was angry and wanted to teach him a lesson but my behaviour was a little inappropriate." So saying, she hurriedly gave her attendants a meaningful look, and the eunuchs and palace maids quickly retreated. Again, she put on a winning smile and said: "Crown Prince, please do not let us hinder you any further."

Wanyan Shuo gave a derisive snort and said: "I'm not in a hurry, there's nothing much for me to attend to today. It seems like Mother Concubine is still unfamiliar with the rules for conduct in the palace, let your child expend a bit of effort to teach them to Mother Concubine. Although with Mother Concubine's natural aptitude, it will be difficult for you to acquire a complete understanding but there's nothing for it. Since you are my Mother Concubine, even if I'm wasting my time, I will have to try to educate you. We have to avoid having you make such an unseemly gaffe in front of others again. Even if we don't speak of the fact that it damages the majesty of our Jin Liao Empire and my Imperial Father to have one of the concubines behaving like this, your actions make it hard for my Imperial Grandmother and I to maintain even a shred of glory on our faces."

The colour of Concubine Yin's face was by turns, green and white, and she was gritting her teeth so hard that creaking could be heard. However, she did not dare to utter a single word. Wanyan Shuo looked at her. Pretending to be surprised, he said: "Mother Concubine's expression does not look very good, could it be that you feel that your child is not fit to school you [1]? If that's the case, it is a bit awkward. Why don't I go before my Imperial Father to ask for an official decree, that way Mother Concubine will surely be convinced of my teachings in both her words and her heart. Would that be alright?" With that said, he looked towards Su Yi, and pretending that he was speaking to himself, he said in a stage whisper: "Aii... Imperial Father has so many good qualities, his only flaw is that he cannot give up his feelings easily, that is such an undesirable trait."