Chapter 168: Intentionally humiliating Chapter 168: Intentionally humiliating Once they stepped out of the courtyard, Ye Jiu gave Si Bei a thumbs-up. “Guard brother, your acting skills aren’t bad!”
Si Bei turned his head with a haughty disdain.
What acting skills? He was simply playing himself.
As a guard of the War Prince Residence, arrogance was an essential quality for everyone.
Ye Jiu quietly raised his pinkie finger behind him; this person really gets offended over the slightest thing!
Si Bei led Ye Jiu through a series of turns and entered another courtyard which, though significantly smaller than Xun’s, still had more than a dozen people visibly present.
Ye Jiu suspected that there were even more people hidden from view.
Ye Jiu was brought before Sikong Mo, who gave a direct order, “Stay in the empty room next door for now. Don’t leave the house in the coming days, and don’t go snooping around.”
“Understood,” Ye Jiu replied, feeling rather aggrieved.
After Ye Jiu left, Sikong Mo asked Si Bei, “What have you found out?”
Si Bei immediately stood firm and saluted, “I have found that the messages left outside were all spread by General Wei Hu’s men. Princess Ronghui’s incident was merely an excuse to launch an open and aboveboard assault on Dongyue. Nanchang is now divided into two factions; among them, the faction led by General Wei Hu advocates for war. The news of the Prince’s capture was spread by that old coot Wei Hu himself to boost the morale of Nanchang. More outrageously, they have… they have actually shackled the Prince and put him in a prison cart to be paraded before the people of Nanchang!”
Si Bei spoke of this matter with immense anger.
Ever since the late Prince passed away in the chaotic battle many years ago, resulting in heavy losses for all four countries, that war began over natural disasters when countries competed for resources, yet in the end, no one gained any advantage and all suffered heavily.
After that catastrophe passed, it took several years of recuperation for the nations to recover.
Since then, even when conflicts arose, they were only minor skirmishes.
It was only five years ago that Nanchang, believing Dongyue to be leaderless after the death of the old Prince, launched a major invasion. That was the first time their Prince took personal command of the battlefield after inheriting the throne.
During that encounter, Dongyue captured two of Nanchang’s key generals, achieving a resounding victory. The forces of Dongyue advanced to Nanchang’s borders, forcing the old Emperor of Nanchang to cede five cities and submit to Dongyue.
However, Dongyue treated the two captive Nanchang generals with respect and released them once Nanchang agreed to the cession of cities.
Simultaneously, Sikong Mo made a name for himself in that battle, living up to the War Prince Residence’s plaque, and ensuring no one would underestimate this teenage boy again.
Since then, there were occasional minor frictions between the two nations, but no major conflicts arose.
In wars between nations, even if the general was captured, they were usually treated with respect; victory and defeat were matters of fate after all, and it wasn’t to the point of annihilating the opponent’s nation, some face had to be given.
Yet, that old bastard General Wei Hu, for the sake of boosting his own stature, showed no consideration for the dignity of Dongyue, humiliating their Prince so brazenly!
After listening to Si Bei’s report, Sikong Mo didn’t say much, but the air around him grew colder, and he became more solemn and grim, clearly very angry.
Two days later, as General Wei Hu and his entourage entered the city, the streets and even the teahouses were filled with crowds; naturally, Ye Jiu was among them.
Sikong Mo had originally forbidden her to go out, but upon hearing that Nanchang, to insult Dongyue, had imprisoned the dignified Prince in a prison cart for humiliation, she had to see it.
Ye Jiu had never met this father of hers.
For some reason, she just wanted to take a look.