SFS Chapter 199 Courage and Strategy
Chapter 199 Courage and Strategy
Sometimes, being too capable is not a good thing.
It's easy to make people hate you!
After a long time without hearing Su Yuan's response, Cheng Liang opened his eyes and asked, "Why are you silent? Do you think I'm too self-righteous?"
Su Yuan lowered her head and met Cheng Lang's worried eyes. She smiled and shook her head, "No! Wasn't I concentrating on giving you a massage?"
Only then did Cheng Lang breathe a sigh of relief.
He will never say such self-righteous words again.
It is better to be humble and cautious in life.
So as not to accidentally offend others.
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In fact, I have always been very cautious and low-key.
Only in front of Su Yuan did he relax a little.
However, Su Yuan didn't like to hear these arrogant words, so he just wouldn't say them again in the future.
Cheng Lang secretly took note of this lesson.
Seeing that Cheng Lang had fallen asleep, Su Yuan got up and went out to the kitchen to make chicken soup for him and asked someone to boil hot water for him.
After Cheng Lang woke up, she brought the chicken soup to him and said, "Drink some soup first, then go in and take a bath, and then come out and have dinner."
Cheng Lang really wanted to hug Su Yuan, but when he thought about how dirty he was, he sat down to drink the soup first, and then went into the cubicle to take a shower.
After taking a shower, Cheng Lang felt refreshed. He walked up to Su Yuan and gave her a hug.
"Yuan'er! I really want you to be my wife!" Cheng Lang sighed.
He wanted Su Yuan to be with him openly, not secretly.
"Are you hungry? Eat first!" Su Yuan changed the subject.
Cheng Lang smiled helplessly and took her hand to go for dinner.
After dinner, the two played with their daughter in the house.
Cheng Lang supported his head and lay on the couch, quietly looking at Su Yuan who was playing bamboo ball with his daughter, feeling a little complicated.
He used to dislike being trapped in Kyoto, but His Majesty was suspicious and unwilling to let him stay in Dongcheng. He insisted on summoning him back to the capital, taking back half of his tiger talisman, and letting him stay in Kyoto to recuperate.
During those days, he wanted to go back to Dongcheng and Dongying to train troops every moment.
But now...
He had been away from Kyoto for more than three months, but he missed Kyoto and Su Yuan and her two children very much.
This feeling of being connected is quite wonderful, and he enjoys it.
Su Yuan occasionally glanced at Cheng Lang. She played with her daughter for a while, then handed her to the wet nurse and came back to glare at him.
"What are you doing? You've been staring at me all night." Su Yuan asked.
He didn't say anything, just looked at her quietly. Did he know that this was quite scary?
Cheng Lang pulled her into his arms, "Yuan'er! Did you miss me during the days I was away from Kyoto? Do you know that I often think of you, Yu'er and Chuchu?"
Su Yuan also admitted, "I miss you too!"
"How much do you miss it?" Cheng Lang asked.
Su Yuan: ...
How to describe it?
At first she thought about it day and night, but later she had things to do and only thought about it occasionally.
Anyway, she missed Cheng Lang.
"I think about it day and night." Su Yuan said with a smile.
Cheng Lang raised his lips slightly, "I don't believe it!"
Thinking about it day and night is an exaggeration!
But he knew that Su Yuan would definitely miss him, and that was enough.
Su Yuan: "Believe it or not, you are tired from the journey, you should rest early! Tomorrow you should go to the palace to see His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
She didn't want to continue talking about love. Some things should be kept in the heart, such as feelings, which don't need to be expressed in words.
"I'm not sleepy." Cheng Lang picked her up and went into the inner room.
Cheng Lang looked quietly at Su Yuan in his arms. Su Yuan looked at him and then looked away.
"Yuan'er." Cheng Lang called her.
"Hmm?" She looked over again.
Cheng Lang smiled and said, "I miss you!"
Su Yuan's face turned red involuntarily and her heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably. She couldn't stand this kind of atmosphere and stood up and pressed over.
"Just do it! Why are you talking so much nonsense?" Su Yuan said with a little anger.
Cheng Lang's smile deepened. He turned over while holding Su Yuan in his arms. "Yuan'er's shy look... is so funny!"
Su Yuan was so angry that she reached out to strangle him, but Cheng Lang tied her hands and leaned over to kiss her.
The next day, when Su Yuan woke up, Cheng Lang was no longer in the room.
Cheng Lang has already entered the palace to meet Sima You.
Sima Yunlong has not attended court recently. He has been obsessed with alchemy and only summoned Gao Xuan.
The ministers tried to persuade Sima Yunlong but failed, so they gave up.
Anyway, Sima You is the regent now. With him in charge, it doesn’t matter whether Sima Yunlong attends court or not.
After leaving court, Cheng Lang went to the East Palace to see Sima You.
Sima You was reviewing memorials when he saw Cheng Lang come in. He invited Cheng Lang to sit down and have some tea. "Please have a seat, Duke. Thank you for your hard work this time."
Cheng Lang bowed and said, "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Your Highness, you are too kind. This is my duty and it is not hard work."
"The Duke has made an indelible contribution to the successful resolution of the Nanzhou rebellion. If the Duke wants any reward, please let him know." Sima You continued politely.
Cheng Lang is brave and resourceful, and has a calmer mind than his uncle.
Cheng Lang is capable of great use! It's a waste of talent for the emperor to detain him in Kyoto!
After he ascended the throne, he let Cheng Lang leave.
Don't employ a person you don't trust. Don't employ a person you don't trust. He believes in Cheng Lang's loyalty.
Cheng Lang never formed cliques for personal gain, and he didn't even marry a wife. How could such a man have ambitions?
His father's suspicion will only chill the hearts of those soldiers. He will never doubt those generals who fought for Dongyu at the risk of their lives like his father did.
"Your Majesty is too polite. I am just doing my duty as a subject." Cheng Lang also said politely.
"Your Highness, Xiao Tong is the younger brother of the Crown Prince of Nanyu and the youngest son of the Empress. His life is quite valuable.
"Two years ago, there was a drought in Beicheng. Although there was aid from the imperial court, many people still couldn't get enough to eat. We could ask Nanyu for some food," Cheng Lang suggested.
Sima You was a little worried. "If we ask them for food, and they drug the food, wouldn't we lose more than we gain?"
Food is a matter of great importance, and he was afraid that Nanyu would do something tricky.
Cheng Lang laughed and said, "With so many envoys coming to Nanyu by then and the Seventh Prince in our hands, why should we be afraid of them using shady tactics? Let their ministers and the Seventh Prince test the poison first, and they won't dare to act recklessly."
Unless they want Xiao Tong's life, they won't do anything rash.
They could also ask for silver, but their harvest was poor and they couldn't buy that much food even with silver.
Nanyu is a water town where rice is grown and there is surplus food every year.
We also went to Nanyu to buy food before. If they hadn't gone too far and bullied them, they wouldn't have easily attacked Nanyu.
Nanyu was at fault in this matter, so they were justified in kidnapping Xiao Tong and bringing him back to Beijing.
Sima You nodded thoughtfully, "That makes sense! Gu Xiu wrote a letter and sent people to Nanyu to ask for the ransom."
Nanyu was the one who provoked them first, so don't blame them for being ruthless.