After My Death, The Villain Blackened Again Chapter 31

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at 24th of April 2020 10:11:20 AM

Chapter 31

Although Eunuch Su was puzzled, he was clever enough not ask questions . He merely took note of this third daughter of Minister Luo . After all, when it came to people His Majesty personally asked after, that Lady Yan of unknown origin was the first, and this miss was the second . It was too unusual . Eunuch Su could not help but pay more attention to it .

Nowadays, military intelligence was all being sent by Wucheng . It was likely that Chang Shijie, who had been suppressed by the Ming family throughout his life, desperately wanted to showcase his performance in this campaign . From his memorials, Emperor Yuan could sense just how much he rubbed fists and wiped palms1 in anticipation of Ming Lan's death so he could then amaze the world with a brilliant feat2 .

As for the Ming family’s booklet, Emperor Yuan had not even seen a single letter .

In fact, he could guess that Chang Shijie intercepted them all .

Emperor Yuan understood things clearly and was only pretending to be muddleheaded . Sending Chang Shijie to Wuchang was his wish for the Ming family to have absolutely no form of retreat .

He not only had to regain political power, but also military power . The Ming Army acknowledged the Ming family as their master . Instead of sparing them only for them to start a rebellion in the future, it was better to eliminate them once and for all . Although his mood has been good over the past few days, the dust had yet to settle . Emperor Yuan was somewhat apprehensive, and when he could not sleep late at night, he would sit on the chaise lounge and stare at the chessboard on the table .

Black and white chess pieces were neatly arranged on the board, but if one looked closely, they would see that a black piece was missing .

He had people rummage through the entire Zongzheng Hall, but the piece could not be found .

The same went for the dagger she gifted him . It could not be found anywhere at the mountain bandits’ den .

It was not known whether she would be sad when she enters the palace only to see that these items gone .

After carefully putting the pieces into the chess box, Emperor Yuan’s eyes fell on the wishing lantern next to the board . He had written ‘may the country be prosperous and the people at peace’ in his wishing lantern and was surprised to learn that Yan Ge wrote the same in hers .

Her handwriting was like dragons flying and phoenixes dancing3; every brush stroke was forceful and powerful . It did not at all look like the writing of a woman .

He looked at her words with a kind of joy and regret from finally meeting a kindred spirit .

If she were a man, he would certainly have supported her in Chaotang and worked together to make great achievements for the prosperity of the world .

Unfortunately, she was not .

She was just a woman . He could only grant her the favor of the harem . There were sounds of hurried footsteps outside the door . Eunuch Su seemed to speak to someone before gently pushing the door open .

Unexpectedly, Emperor Yuan was not asleep . Eunuch Su was slightly surprised, then quickly walked up to the chaise and said: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report . ”

This late?

Emperor Yuan was inwardly shaken . Thinking it was about old dog Chang Shijie not only failing to accomplish the task but also losing Wucheng in the process, he schooled his expression: "Let them in . "

Eunuch Su went to open the door to invite the person inside .

The man who entered was not a messenger, but a soldier . His entire body was covered in a mix of blood and mud, obscuring his original appearance . He staggered as he walked, and the flesh between his legs was badly mangled .

When Emperor Yuan saw him in such a state, his heart dropped like a stone . If that old bastard couldn’t even keep Wucheng, he was going to execute his nine clans4 .

Song Wei walked until he arrived at the chaise, then he could not hold on anymore . He tried to kneel in salutation but ended up falling at Emperor Yuan’s feet . His mouth was bloody, and not having consumed anything for three days and nights made his speech unclear at this moment . He could only mumble: "Your Majesty, the general has ordered this humble official . Even in death, this letter must be delivered to Your Majesty . ”

His trembling hands pulled out a blood-soaked bundle from his chest . He really had no more strength, and could only lean his body on the ground as he tried to unwrap the pack again and again .

Eunuch Su extended a hand in a desire to help him, but the man who seemed to only have one breath left pushed the approaching eunuch until he stumbled to the ground .

Rubbing fists and wiping palms (摩拳擦掌— mó quán cā zhǎng): idiom that means being eager to start on a task . Amaze the world with a brilliant feat (一鸣惊人— yī míng jīng rén): idiom that means to become a celebrity overnight . Flying dragons and dancing phoenixes (龙飞凤舞—lóng fēi fèng wǔ): way of describing exquisite calligraphy that means the style is bold or flamboyant . Exterminate nine clans (株九族—zhū jiǔ zú): the most severe punishment for a capital offense . It meant killing practically everyone in the offender’s family line (maternal & paternal) . I think even the immediate family of in-laws were included .