Chapter 100: I"m Very Disappointed in You
After Su Wen left, everything in the hall turned dull.
Cao Jin sat there in a daze, staring at the zither in front of him.
Emperor Zhou smiled and asked, "Envoy Cao, I wonder if my nephew could be considered to have won?"
Cao Jin smiled bitterly and said, "30%… I thought he was just boasting, but it turns out that he was actually giving me face… I lost this round! Serve the wine!"
After the 20 cups of wine were drunk, Emperor Zhou left.
The eunuch sent a message, "His Majesty has decreed that the banquet shall continue. Those who wish to leave may leave at any time."
Emperor Zhou could tell that if they continued to play, the people of Great Zhou would not be able to defeat Cao Jin.
Taking advantage of Su Wen getting back some of his pride, he knew when to stop.
Thus, he left immediately.
Yan Luoying sat in her seat, a dazzling smile spreading across her face.
She realized that she liked the Su Wen tonight even more.
At that moment, his body seemed to have a halo surrounding him.
However, apart from her, everyone else was feeling frustrated!
Su Wen was the one in the limelight, not them!
They had lost and drank the whole night!
However, it was all thanks to Su Wen stopping Wu Lie that everyone was freed from their drinking sprees.
As for the Yan Country"s delegation, their morale was also rather low. Their arrogance that was originally brought up by Cao Jin was somewhat upset by Su Wen"s last move.
Most importantly, the originally high-spirited Cao Jin"s mood had dropped.
He kept humming the tune of "A Laugh amidst the Vast Ocean".
"Good tune, good song!" Cao Jin muttered to himself. "His last solo was even more heroic. Unfortunately… I couldn"t listen to it all!"
He had only got to hear half the song and was not satisfied.
This made Cao Jin a little frustrated.
Right at this moment, w.a.n.g Ruoyu said coquettishly, "Lord Cao, don"t worry. We"re not leaving tomorrow, so we can take some time to pay a visit to Lord Su. I heard from him that he likes to watch people play the flute, I"m really good at this!"
(TL Note: Not sure which type of flute he"s playing, if you know what I mean…. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) )
Cao Jin glanced at w.a.n.g Ruoyu before helplessly shaking his head.
In the harem, Emperor Zhou was also continuously humming the song "A Laugh amidst the Vast Ocean".
"/The rivers and mountains laugh… As the torrential rain lashes against it… What"s the lyrics after this?" The emperor murmured." I didn"t expect this brat to have such a move. He is indeed a seasoned veteran in the art of womanizing. Who knows how many girls would be infatuated with his style?"
Suddenly, his face sank!
"d.a.m.n it! Since Yan Luoying has seen him like this… I"m afraid…"
"But thanks to this kid, it wasn"t too ugly tonight!"
"Hiss… My limelight seems to have been overshadowed by this guy, but with my status, singing is too inappropriate."
"Hehe, let this kid enter the palace tomorrow and sing it for me ten times…"
At this moment, our star Su Wen had already returned home.
He reeked of alcohol. The moment he saw Ning Shuang, the first thing he did was say, "Hurry up and get me something to eat. I already said that banquets are not worth attending, I didn"t even get to eat properly! When I got there, everyone was acting weirdly, and the moment they finished talking, they started to chug down alcohol like addicts. This bunch of people couldn"t even win, yet they still kept trying to compete. They caused me to end up filling my stomach with alcohol. I won"t go again."
When Ning Shuang saw him blabbering, she did not reply and only brought Su Wen a lot of food.
She then got some hot water and waited for Su Wen to finish his food before helping him wash up.
It had been that way for years.
Su Wen laid on the bed and Ning Shuang smiled. "Do you want me to get someone to warm your bed?"
Su Wen smiled and said, "Forget it, I"ll let my waist have a rest! You can stay and accompany me!"
Ning Shuang did not refuse.
In the darkness, there was a rustling sound as Ning Shuang crawled into the bed.
Su Wen hugged her and buried his head in her chest.
Ning Shuang was different from the rest.
It was not the first time the two of them slept on the same bed, but nothing had happened between them.
"Ning Shuang, I want to play computer games."
"Did you know? I"m in the Challenger Rank for League of Legends, that"s how impressive I am."
"You look like Kurumi with the Hu Tao skin… I"ll get you a white silk dress to wear someday…"
(TL Note: Author is referring to the character Kurumi in the game Naraka: Bladepoint)
"I… miss them…"
Su Wen, who was a little drunk, said lots of things that Ning Shuang could not understand.
However, she could clearly sense the nostalgia and sorrow in his words.
This was not the first time either.
Ning Shuang only quietly hugged Su Wen tightly.
She knew that when she woke up the next day, Young Master would still be the same Young Master.
In the Prime Minister"s manor, Su Changqing looked at the information in his hand and muttered, "Music? Songs? It"s not surprising he knows how to play musical instruments, but he actually had such attainments?"
He also knew about Su Wen attempting to practice musical instruments when he was younger, but he had never paid attention to it before. Furthermore, Su Wen"s standards were limited back then, so he really did not know that Su Wen"s lyrical standards were so high.
He shook his head and said disapprovingly, "Your Majesty, you still haven"t changed your habit of caring about your face. If it wasn"t for Su Wen today, I"m afraid Your Majesty would have been upset for at least a month. Why bother to put yourself through this?"
"Something even more precious than Fort Boulder? What is the Yan Country giving in exchange? Are they so confident?"
Su Changqing started thinking.
Su Wen was in the limelight once more, but to Su Changqing, this was not a big deal.
He cared more about the Yan Country"s delegates.
He might not care about Su Wen, but someone did!
And not just one.
In the Third Prince"s residence, he was filled with rage!
"It"s him again! Why is it him again! Can"t this a.s.shole stay away from me?" The Third Prince roared," I"ve lost, yet he has won! Father will surely value him more!"
The feathered fan man shook his head and said, "Your Highness, didn"t you say that you don"t have to care? As long as you cultivate well, there"s still a chance!"
"But I"m not happy! I"m not happy, do you understand? I"m the son of the emperor, but he stole my woman!" The Third Prince"s eyes were filled with anger!
To him, this was an unacceptable humiliation!
The other person was Wu Lie!
He was even more displeased. After all, he was personally dragged down by Su Wen.
He went to find Wu Kunhu telling him about what had happened in the palace.
"Father, do you have any ideas? I think Yan Luoying admires Su Wen even more now!"
Wu Kunhu however did not respond immediately. Instead, he looked outside the door and said in a low voice, "Why are you trying to eavesdrop?"
A small head poked in from outside. It was Wu Muyu!
She stuck out her tongue and looked at Wu Lie with a smile. "Brother Su was in the limelight today. Is my brother angry?"
"Hmph!" Wu Lie could not be bothered with her.
Wu Muyu looked at Wu Kunhu and grumbled, "Father, I think what brother said makes sense. Why aren"t you taking action? You really don"t care about my brother"s marriage at all. I"m very disappointed in you."
Wu Kunhu: "?????"
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The sun rose again, warming the world.
Su Wen opened his eyes to see that Ning Shuang was still on the bed with him.
It was impossible for the scenario where he woke up to not find Ning Shuang to occur.
She was nice, warm and soft.
Su Wen closed his eyes and wanted to continue sleeping.
"Husband, someone from the palace has sent a decree to summon you in."
Cui Yumian"s voice came from outside the door.
Su Wen was extremely displeased. What was going on?
He gritted his teeth and said, "I understand, I"ll be right there!"
At that moment, Ning Shuang opened her eyes as well.
Their eyes met and Ning Shuang said with a smile, "Young Master, you need to get ready. We can"t let His Majesty wait too long."
Su Wen couldn"t help but complain, "Is this person mentally unsound? I drank so much yesterday, why did he ask me to go so early in the morning? If he doesn"t sleep, why must he deprive me of my sleep?"
Ning Shuang smiled as she started to help Su Wen get dressed up.