AGENT 11 (Chu Te Gong Huang Fei novel/Xiao Xiang Dong Er 潇湘冬儿

Agent 11 ch18

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Chapter 18 The Powerful Wei Family

The vermilion gate emitted a stench of meat and wine, and the roads were frozen to death like bones. The Great Xia Dynasty kept proclaiming that they didn't have the money to support the refugees, and so were constrained to kill them. But in the inner city, they actually put on a show of peace and prosperity.The streets were filled with singing and dancing, carried in the wind of fragrant smells, activities of debauchery, and luxurious colorful living. Countless beautiful women with waist like a willow tree, skin like jade, sweet, delicate smiles and voices, white arms refined and supple breast. The "hard" Days of the Great Xia's nobles unloaded their "stress" by removing their elegant dress from the day, and abandoned all their restraint, indulging in pleasure, forgetting their home and duty.

   Outside, the snow clung on the trees, silk sashes were flying, and lanterns of every kind were burning. The whole country celebrated the ShangYuan Festival, including these female prostitutes, at this time, rapid hoofs came prodding in, carrying the Wei Family's elder Wei Guang. The Wei prestige was so bright that for others to attain it was only a pipe dream, the elder's in snow had a white pair of narrow eyes, waving back behind the screen. In front were dozens of adorn women flaunting themselves, when they saw him, even in their good clothes, all of them partly knelt on the ground not daring to lift their heads

  Wei Guang sat in his soft seat, holding his tea while slowing breathing in the fumes.

The aroma of the incense smoke and clouds wafted gently above, making a shape like a small dragon flying towards the sky, until everything became kind of blurred.

   Outside the door sounded a subordinate's respectful voice, "My Lord, Prince Shu Ye came."

  The old man lifted an eyebrow at that. Shu Ye came earlier than he expected, the jade he used to please his mother was used in vain. The elder spoke in a low voice, "Let him come."

   The side door opened to a youth wearing a simple style, he was unadorned when he arrived, and hardly seemed to resemble the nobility who was dressed in Moon White robes. Dodging the Huajiu (female entertainers) Market as he ascended the stairs with light steps, Rear Admiral Shu Ye looked dark, as he asked unthinkingly, "Why?"

   Wei Guang of course knew what he was referring to, his eyes slightly squinted, to make sure no one was looking, then slowly said: "That you do not know how to salute your elders, that I taught you so many years of courtesy was pointless?

Wei Shu Ye furrowed his brow as the candles in the corner continued to crackle, bursting of sparks, the time quietly passed before the young admiral bowed his head, "Uncle".

   "In this world, not every thing must have clear reasons. This point, Shu Ye will have to learn.".

  Rear Admiral  Shu Ye brows twitched at that, "Why send me then, I promised them ... ..."

   "You are the next successor of the Wei family of the 7 great powerful families. Our ancestors' blood is flowing with gold, as an honorable noble of the empire, you do not need to make promises to those outcasts. Their existence is a sacrifice for the appropriate time to die for the empire, you do it without error and without guilt. You did not have to come here at this time to question your uncle."

The old man interrupted Shu Ye's words, speaking out a sermon, like it was written in stone and bronze.

   Shu Ye shook his head, frowning, said: "Uncle, you have not taught me this."