Keyboard Immortal

be inferior to Brightmoon City’s Zheng clan.[1]

Brightmoon City was much more prosperous than Northland Commandery, after all.
However, since the Yun clan had married well, their prospects for the future were endless, while the Zheng clan was already in an imminent crisis. Sigh.
All matters lie at the mercy of the whims of fate.

Zu An remembered Shang Liuyu mentioning the Northland Commandery in one of her extracurricular classes on the geography of the world.
This was the northernmost region of the Zhou Dynasty.
It was in a state of constant warfare, and could be considered to be the front line of the war against the foreign tribes.
They were rough and tough folk, and it was unexpected that such a place could produce a gentle and refined girl like that.

Wait, her family name is Yun?

Didn’t that mean that her name was Yun Yuqing? He wondered if there was anyone named Jia Baoyu in this world.

After exchanging a few more words, their party quickly made their way towards King Wu’s manor.

King Wu explained the local customs and traditions of North Order Commandery to Liu Yao and King Liang along the way, sparing an occasional nod for Huang Huihong.

The Embroidered Envoy enjoyed a special status, after all.
They were the emperor’s personal force! If a king like him was seen interacting with them too closely, he might be accused of scheming against the imperial palace.
That would be a huge offence!

Madam Wu walked by his side, smiling gently all the way.
Her eyes were always on King Wu, her expression full of love.
This was something that everyone could sense.

The imperial guards were all envious of King Wu.
He had actually managed to find such a perfect wife!

Some of them even tried to picture themselves in King Wu’s place.

However, they quickly abandoned these fantasies.
King Wu was a glorious descendant of the emperor, while they were just mere soldiers.
There was no comparison at all!

“Madam Wu really loves King Wu,” Zheng Dan said with a sigh.
There was a melancholy expression on her face, and it was hard to tell what she was thinking.

Zu An was not inclined to agree.
“How can you be so sure?”

“There’s no way that loving gaze of hers is fake!” Zheng Dan replied.

“Not necessarily.
This seems like the sort of look that women can easily pull off.” Zu An thought back to those female stars of the variety shows in his previous world.
They might not have been that great at acting, but if they wanted to flirt with a man, their expressions truly were convincing enough to make one’s entire body go limp.

That was why he refused to believe that the way in which a girl looked at you could represent true love.

“Hmph! You just refuse to believe that they can be happy together!” Zheng Dan said angrily.

It wasn’t only her.
Even his Embroidered Envoy escorts glanced over at him with unhappy expressions.

“What are you all looking at? You’re not part of the married couple in question.
Did you guys let your fantasies run too far?” Zu An snorted.
He pulled the curtains down roughly.

You have successfully trolled Huang Huihong for 220 Rage points!

You have successfully trolled the Embroidered Envoy for 111… 111… 111…

If this kid wasn’t so important, we would have already kicked his ass today!

After they arrived at the Wu Manor, the Imperial Guard settled into a nearby military drill ground, which was already equipped with barracks and other required rooms.

King Wu himself invited King Liang and the others into the manor for a banquet.
They invited Huang Huihong as well, but he refused.
The Embroidered Envoy needed to guard Zu An.
There were to be no more slip-ups.

“It is still a long way to the capital.
There’s no way you can remain so tense all the way.
Could it be that Commander Huang does not trust our Wu Manor’s defenses?” King Wu said with a laugh.

Madam Wu smiled at King Liang and said, “Great Uncle, help us convince him as well! If they remain outside the manor and guard the criminal on their own, we might not be able to provide them with timely aid in case of a sneak attack!”

King Liang grunted and said, “Indeed.
Let’s all go inside the manor then.
That gives us all a chance to promptly deal with any matters that may arise.”

The arguments made sense to Huang Huihong as well.
Besides, he couldn’t bear to refuse someone as stunning as Madam Wu.
“All right, then.
However, we will not drink wine.
It will be enough for us to trouble King and Madam Wu to bring us some food.”

“But of course!” Madam Wu smiled.
She and King Wu exchanged a look, full of strange and mysterious intent.

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Take note that Northland Commandery is not the same region as North Order Commandery.