WAR PRISONER

War Prisoner Chapter 46

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 46

Here, we must remember the kind of child Wanyan Shuo was. Precocious and devious, he was just like a cunning little fox cub. When he saw that Su Yi was assuming such an unexpected demeanour after his teasing --- one wholly without shame or distress --- his alert mind registered that something unusual was about to happen and his heartbeat quickened and became stronger, like a drum had replaced his heart. He murmured to himself: "Don't tell me that I pushed him too hard and now he's determined to subdue me." Sneaking another glance at Su Yi's face, he grew even more convinced that his hunch was correct and decided that it was time to apply the metaphorical oil to his soles for speed and beat a hasty retreat. He put on a winning smile and said: "Ah, Mother Empress, about that lesson... Your son and subject has suddenly remembered that there is an important thing that he has neglected to do, your son and subject must retire first to attend to that matter." So saying, he turned and was about to take to his heels and escape.

Su Yi gave a cold laugh. Although his expertise in martial arts was greatly inferior when compared to Wanyan Xu's level of mastery, he was still a highly-skilled practitioner in his own right. Although Wanyan Shuo was fond of training in martial arts, he was still a small child and was of course no match for Su Yi. He only had time to give one yelp of "Aiyo!" as Su Yi caught him by his collar before he found himself dangling in the air, with Su Yi still holding onto his collar. Su Yi leaned closer to him before saying laughingly: "What's that important matter? Was it to steal eggs from birds' nests or was it to cause trouble for that concubine? I distinctly remember that you should be attending lessons with the Imperial Tutor at this time, how could there be another matter that needs your urgent attention?" With that said, he tossed the boy to Zi Nong and said: "Follow me, and bring him along."

Zi Nong answered in the affirmative, keeping a firm grip on Wanyan Shuo who was still trying to engineer an escape, she said softly to him: "Your Highness, it's not that Big Sister does not want to help you. Although Young Master is usually genial and mellow, but when his anger has been provoked, he is extremely dangerous. Even His Majesty might have to make some concessions when he is like that. You should just be resigned to your fate, it's your fault that you chose to provoke him for fun anyway." They followed behind Su Yi, until they came to the small study room that was used for Wanyan Shuo's lessons.

At the moment, the two Imperial Tutors were drinking tea and chatting. Wanyan Shuo disliked attending class, and these two tutors were also happy that they could take it easy when he decided to skip his lessons. Their lax attitude towards their job suited Wanyan Shuo perfectly and was the only reason why the little devil did not scheme of ways of forcing them to relinquish their posts. All the tutors that he had had before were serious and dedicated, and they had all been forced to resign through his ploys. When Su Yi stepped into the room and witnessed for himself how the two conducted their business, he couldn't help but to furrow his brows, thinking to himself: how can people like them be considered suitable for the job of educating the next monarch? Because his only intention had been to punish the little Crown Prince; and also because he was still ultimately unhappy and uncomfortable in his role as the new Empress, he did not give vent to such thoughts. Instead, he took a seat and said: "Crown Prince, didn't you say that you wanted me to guide you? Today, I shall stay here and see how you go about your lessons."