Peace Order-Chapter 1574 - 23: Back Then, It Seemed So Ordinary

Chapter 1574: Chapter 23: Back Then, It Seemed So Ordinary

Ji Zichang experienced his most enjoyable day in a long time, ordering wine and enjoying it by the ruins of the palace from the Red Emperor’s era, drinking with Li Guanyi. Li Guanyi gazed at the distant stars and said, "From what I saw today, those officials seem to have been momentarily subdued, but I’m afraid they won’t stay quiet for long."

"Essentially, they’re bound to stand against you."

This is class conflict, a clash of interests.

It’s not something that can be permanently suppressed with one or two efforts.

Ji Zichang said, "I know, but I can’t just brutally kill them all."

Li Guanyi regrettably said, "It’s a pity Wen He isn’t here."

"He’s quite adept at dealing with these aristocratic families and nobles."

Ji Zichang remarked, "No need to deploy Yan Daiqing from the Northwest."

Li Guanyi said, "You know of him too."

Ji Zichang sighed, "With his fiery destruction of cities, Yan Daiqing is known as the premier poison warrior of today. Even I have heard of his reputation from time to time."

Li Guanyi: "..."

Ji Zichang sighed and chatted idly while drinking with Li Guanyi, suddenly seeming to recall something, and holding his cup, half-drunk, he said, "But how did you know I was in danger, especially since you had already sent a gift for my daughter’s birth, using the same excuse to travel from Jiangnan."

"Hahaha, I was genuinely surprised when you arrived."

Li Guanyi said, "After all, it was for your daughter’s birth, I had to come and see..."

He paused, suspiciously stating, "But, what are you talking about? I already sent a gift?"

Ji Zichang was also puzzled: "Yes, wasn’t it sent shortly after my child’s birth?"

"And it was quite a generous one."

Li Guanyi was stunned: "When? How come I didn’t know?"

Could my money grow legs and travel this far?

"Didn’t it happen?!"

"Of course not!"

"But the money is already there."

"Hah?!"

Under the starlit night and evening breeze, before the ruins, the two men stared at each other in surprise.

Ji Zichang, determined to prove his memory was correct, dragged Li Guanyi to the archive, where the gifts received at the Princess’s birth were all stored. Ji Zichang directly entered with the key and after searching for a good while, finally found the item and took it out, saying:

"Look, isn’t this it?!"

Ji Zichang held a scroll, unfurling it to reveal clear details inside.

[Prince Qin Li Guanyi’s Gift Patch]

Below it listed all kinds of gifts given.

Various items perfectly adhering to the etiquette of a prince.

But Ji Zichang observed how the domineering Prince Qin, who had clashed with the Overlord and laughed at the retreating officials, suddenly froze, losing all the fierce murderous aura, while the youth standing before him reached out to take the scroll with a knowing expression on his face.

He chuckled softly, "So that’s how it is..."

Li Guanyi sat against the wall, gently stroking the handwriting, saying, "It’s Miss’s handwriting."

Ji Zichang asked puzzledly, "Miss?"

Li Guanyi nodded.

He unfurled the scroll, seeing within it the expressions of congratulations for the Red Emperor conveyed in his handwriting and tone, even Ji Zichang, who was quite close to Li Guanyi, couldn’t tell the difference. Upon receiving the gift, he merely marveled with Noble Consort Wen that a prince from the wild, not only was formidable in martial arts, but also so adept at etiquette.

Is there really such a perfect person in the world?

But at that time, Li Guanyi was on the battlefield, fighting fiercely with Jiang Su, where would he have the time?

It was Miss still in South Chen who managed everything outside the battlefield for him.

After hearing Li Guanyi, Ji Zichang laughed heartily, saying:

"Hahaha, she must be the one who understands you best, mimicking your writing so well that even I couldn’t detect anything awry!"

"You, you, only know how to fight across the world..."

"She truly is your support."

Ji Zichang drank for a while and suddenly asked, "When do you plan to marry?"

Li Guanyi said, "Not yet."

"The time isn’t ripe."

"With chaos across the land, the regions yet unified, and the Turkic Iron Cavalry poised at the border, I can’t halt my footsteps."

Ji Zichang laughed heartily, pointing a finger at the Prince Qin before him, apparently amused:

"Hahaha, you don’t oppose it!"

"I never thought you’d have someone like this."

Li Guanyi drank, responding softly, "A beauty’s grace is profound."

Through this journey, although Miss wasn’t beside him, she never truly left, like the Long Wind, often unnoticed.

Yet whenever one turns around, she’s always there.

Ji Zichang clicked his tongue in wonder, then said again: "However, by conventional standards, though the lady is a descendant of Duke Xue, Duke Xue only retains the title now, and she’s merely the granddaughter of a rich merchant. Despite being good, she hardly matches you, a king who conquered vast territories."

Li Guanyi said, "That’s worldly matters."

"How could they bind me."

He clutched the letter.

Five years passed like water flowing by.

The story began when that girl found him; she was both Miss of the Xue Family and a small pharmacist of Huichun Hall; she was Princess Yun Meng of Chen Country and part of the Imperial Guard; also a wandering Martial Ranger, and granddaughter of the Chen State Prime Minister, yet ultimately, in Li Guanyi’s eyes, Miss was just Xue Shuangtao, unrelated to anything else.