WAR PRISONER

War Prisoner Chapter 45

Title: WAR PRISONER

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Author: 梨花烟雨(Li Hua Yan Yu) /Lê Hoa Yên Vũ

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War Prisoner Chapter 45

Su Yi tried to help them up and said: "Don't worry, I am certainly not one to go back on my word, I will just continue to behave like I know nothing of this matter. But the two of you are too negative, even if Wanyan Xu discovers that you had inadvertently revealed the truth of the matter, the two of you are among his most trusted and favoured aides, how could he demand that you compensate for your error through death?"

Zi Liu said: "Young Master may not know this, but we have been with His Majesty since our childhoods and have shared many a laugh and pranks with him. But there is one area in which we are not allowed any leniency, that is, all of His Majesty's instructions must be carried out to perfection. If we deviate from his directive even a little, a heavy punishment cannot be avoided. That day, His Majesty already declared that whoever slips up and causes the truth to be uncovered by Young Master should be ready to have their heads roll. Admittedly, it was to warn us to always be vigilant and emphasized the seriousness of the matter. But if we really commit this mistake, His Majesty might not have mercy. He often says that as his most trusted aides who have also been with him for many years, he naturally would spoil and pamper us, to an extent that is almost unheard of for servants. But if we don't even attach importance to his orders and follow them to the letter, then he has treated us well in vain and has only caused us to become arrogant. He has no further use for such servants and would not keep them around. Therefore although we normally treat him with familiarity regardless of the difference in our social station, but we do not dare to defy his orders even a little."

Su Yi had no ready reply, in his heart he felt that although it was rather cruel of Wanyan Xu to handle matters like this, he also had to admit that his method of managing his aides was correct. This man was really not simple at all. As he was thinking these things over, he felt that his feelings towards Wanyan Xu were becoming increasingly complicated, at this very moment, he did not even know if he should hate or respect Wanyan Xu. He could only help the two maidens up and said: "All right, get up, I will never let him know what happened today."

Zi Nong and Zi Liu were filled with immense gratitude and Zi Liu suddenly said: "Your humble servant will remember Young Master's kindness and magnanimity as long as I live. I have heard of Young Master's reputation as a benevolent and righteous man even in Jin Liao, before the war. Now that you have become our Empress, the both of us are happy and convinced that you are ideal for that position, but I have to give a word of warning to Young Master. I have previously heard from Zi Nan that Zi Yan was extremely dissatisfied with the decision to crown you as Empress. Aii, although the four of us are like sisters to each other, our characters and temperament are very different. She is someone who never looks back once her mind has been made up, if she has decided on something, even His Majesty would be unable to dissuade her. Therefore, your humble servant is afraid that she would be deleterious to you and wishes to remind Young Master ten-thousand times that you should always be extremely careful."

Su Yi nodded his head and said: "Thank you for the warning, I will be sure to be more cautious."

But in his heart he thought: I am a Great Qi national, moreover I was also a prisoner of war, by right I should never have become the Empress. Miss Zi Yan is afraid that I will lead Wanyan Xu astray and naturally, she is dissatisfied. If she wishes to dispose of me, it would be good --- if it will allow me to shed the title of Empress, I would be willing to even lose my life. I would be the first one to offer her my gratitude for such an act.