"Have Qin Xuan go to the Windward Pavilion later," Lou Zigui instructed Ji Yuerong in a low voice before pulling Ning Xiaoyao out to the corridor. Ning Xiaoyao glanced back and saw that Ji Yuerong's eyes were red from crying. Because she'd been wiping at her tears, her cheeks were as red as a monkey's bottom. Despite this, she could still see the coy expression on her features.
"You've committed a sin," Ning Xiaoyao whispered to Lou Zigui.
"What?" Lou Zigui didn't understand. I shouldn't have done anything against my conscience today, right?
"You hurt Miss Ji," Ning Xiaoyao said.
Lou Zigui knitted his eyebrows. "What exactly did I do?"
Once again, Ning Xiaoyao felt sorry for Ji Yuerong. His Excellency Supreme Commander was utterly blind to the faults of a young woman's heart. "You only said one thing to Miss Ji just then, but she was happy and shy beyond words. Don't you know?"
Lou Zigui looked back at Ji Yuerong. Which part of her tear-streaked face looked shy at all? He raised his hand and knocked it against Ning Xiaoyao's skull. "Don't speak nonsense. You can't ruin Miss Ji's reputation."
Ning Xiaoyao pursed her lips.
"Let's talk about serious matters instead," Lou Zigui added in a low voice.
Ning Xiaoyao didn't get it. Weren't her words just then about serious matters?
"You can use this chance to take away Xie Anyi's position as the Minister of Revenue," Lou Zigui said as they left the courtyard.
Ning Xiaoyao was lost. "Just like that? Weren't we going to talk about him and Miss Qin?"
"Since we've done so much already, we might as well do everything else we can," Lou Zigui said. "Maltreating his proper wife shows that Xie Anyi lacks any virtues. How could a man like that hold a position at court?"
Ning Xiaoyao said, "Speak slower so I can remember what you said."
"........." said Lou Zigui. Why do you need to remember my words?
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Inside the Windward Pavilion, the banquet tables had been set up on a veranda overlooking the flower gardens. Men sat on the left, while women sat on the right. Thus, the officials were all on the left side of the veranda, while their first wives were on the right, obscured behind three beaded curtains. When everyone saw Ning Xiaoyao and Lou Zigui walk through the garden's , they all bowed to greet the emperor.
"Rise," Lou Zigui told Ning Xiaoyao.
"Ah?" Ning Xiaoyao turned around.
"Say 'rise,'" Lou Zigui taught Ning Xiaoyao. From what he'd seen, the girl didn't know to speak such things.
"Oh," Ning Xiaoyao turned back at the crowd. "Rise, haha. You can all get up."
Lou Zigui could only sigh. Even if I teach her, there's no telling if she'll say it properly.
After all the subjects rose to their feet, they stared at Lou Zigui standing behind Ning Xiaoyao with different expressions on their faces.
"Oh?" Ning Xiaoyao's eyes swept over the crowd before telling Lou Zigui, "Prince Zhi came, too."
Prince Zhi's face was still swollen as he stared at Ning Xiaoyao.
"Go sit in the host's seat," Lou Zigui said.
Ning Xiaoyao replied, "Who cares about sitting when we have a job to do? Where's that Xie Anyi?"
"Sit down, then speak," Lou Zigui said.
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Unruly Phoenix Xiaoyao
Historical Fiction****for offline purposes only **All the credits go to the author and translator *The image is also not mine. Synopsis: The fat cat Black Tubby said, "Supreme Commander is a good person, meow!" The bird Grandfather Sparrow said, "Supreme Commander is...
