"Wife, I want to eat meat” 《娘子，我要吃肉》Chapter 42

When Wang Yun Feng received news about Xia Fen, he was sitting under the sun wrapping up his injuries.

Juan Shu was in charge of bandaging, Bai Yan’s mouth was chewing on an apple, Wang Yun Feng nearly fell asleep resting on the rocking chair, absolutely not treating the blade wound so deep the bone could be seen as a matter. Where there’s skin and flesh there’s blood, gradually it becomes similar to its owner’s mental state, more and more sturdy.

Han Yi Fan was handling the matters of the Jianghu, Wang Yun Feng still went wherever the perverted emperor secretly decreed through rain or wind. After he had rejected Prince Zhao’s troops to his face, no longer than two days later he came back, now the remaining guards were his own family’s shadow guards. The guards beside him had reduced, some people in secret had again started rubbing their shoulders, preparing to take his life, for this reason, Wang Yun Feng really wanted to send a letter to ask the perverted emperor: How much is this humble servant’s head worth, drawing corrupted officials one after another demanding his head?

The emperor’s imperial edict had still not arrived, contrary news of his wife and child had arrived in his hands ahead of time.

Bai Yan held the letter looking and reading it out loud at the same time, Juan Shu from time to time spurted out a few laughs, somewhat rejoicing in other people’s misfortunes: “Master, it seems like the young master will not be able to inherit your legacy.”

Wang Yun Feng was bepuzzled with sleep, vaguely he said: “it won’t hurt, let him become an important general in the future. Ling Mei can give birth to another son for me, allow him to carry on the Wang family, family business. Let’s hope the future new emperor can put up my son pulling out the hairs from his forehead.”

“The current his highness crown prince temperament is unstable, not a good master to bully.”

Wang Yun Feng flung a glance at Bai Yan: “My son is also not good to bully.”

Bai Yan reminded him: “Offending the crown prince, I’m worried it would instigate the harmonious relationship between the imperial consort and the mistress.”

Wang Yun Feng said: “What is to be feared. The emperor has tormented me for so many years, and still isn’t happy with me and cause him trouble. The empress won’t allow us 

Wang family have an easy time, I won’t let the emperor have an easy time.”

Bai Yan stroked his scraggly beard on his lower jaw: “Master, you’re not actually a complete honest official? Are you actually with the emperor…”

“How can a honest official criticise the emperor, and take part in the impressive speech presenting by the corrupt officials to the emperor.” Saying this, turning his rigid neck: “The emperor isn’t an honest emperor, then why would I be a honest official. So-called subordinates imitate their superiors’ vices, so far Dayan dynasty is still flourishing and bustling, the empress ought to be endlessly grateful to this humble servant. If it wasn’t for me constantly correcting the emperor’s error, how can the empress sit in her high throne in the chambers of imperial concubines safely and without worry.”

The two people thought of the scene how the emperor had been pointed at the nose and reprimanded severely by officials over the last years, they couldn’t help feel greatly sympathetic to the emperor. Of course, the emperor was sincere, the empress was happy. Therefore, the empress really should be grateful to Wang Yun Feng.

However, these words were somewhat disrespectfully suspicious. Always with a dignified appearance, beneath the surface the slippery treachery of the Wang family was never shown, at most like today, bringing it out to past boredom.

Maybe, Wang Yun Feng was really angered by the emperor, when he was secretly investigation the matters of the dynasty, and being chased to death in quick succession, from time to time sustaining injuries, anyone would be unhappy. Thinking of Xia Fen being able to torment the crown prince, Wang Yun Feng could only be happy, what more he wouldn’t stop it.

Finished with wrapping his arm, Wang Yun Feng himself took the letter about Xia Fen to read careful once more, laughing he said: “Fen Er actually took General Xia’s handed-down teachings, his initial show of strength is imposing on other people.”

Bai Yan deliberated as he spoke: “Master isn’t afraid when those two companions grow up they won’t be loyal to the young master?”

Wang Yun Feng lightly laughed, the black in his eyes looked silvery grey reflecting in the sunlight, slightly cold: “You believe, there are people who would be completely faithful to their master the first time they meet?”

Bai Yan did not reply, Juan Shu was actually for the first time not glib-tongued as usual, seriously saying: “No. People’s feelings cannot lean to one side the most, some people believe themselves to be loyal and devoted, when they truly come across a matter, breaking faith and abandoning right, betraying their master is very common. Contrary, some people look as if they sway left and right, going either way the wind blows, but if they run into a national disaster they would also be willing to give their lives to save the nation. In this world, no one could truly say they will not betray someone, rather it’s whether the risk of betrayal is high or low.”

Wang Yun Feng seemed very tired, reclining on the rocking chair he rocked for a little while. With only this conversation, Bai Yan suddenly felt something had happened between the master and Juan Shu, making him isolated on the outside.

“A person in a high position, can’t go and naively believe someone will genuinely give up their life for them, like the emperor, he as the first under the heaven is in fact also the most lonely person in the world. Because he knows, the countless officials do not actually care about him the emperor, rather they care about the power in his hand, if he was no longer the emperor, other people would just treat him as dispensable. The emperor is the weight used by imperial officials for balance, and Fen Er also uses the two chamberlains as an equilibrium. Using Nu Ju to beat out Bai Shu’s hatred, in the future the two subordinates would be unable to hide anything from him at the same time. The two of them will supervise each other and view each other as enemies, completely unscrupulously try to find the other person’s weak points. Fen Er doesn’t have to anything, only when the two people fight to the point of becoming caught up in an irresolvable situation, today be a bit prejudice towards Bai Shu, tomorrow be a bit prejudice towards Nu Ju, he would be able to their complete respect, and need not worry they would gang up for personal interest to conspire against him.”

They will grow up together, Fen Er will slowly give them respect, at the same time he will foster more servants, even if someone betray him, and there will be someone to replace them immediately. From time to time Fen Er will, will intentionally remind them, make them remember their own status. If he can show respect, he can take it back. Fen Er will be the monarch in his subordinates minds, he will tell his subordinates his expectations, his subordinates only need to try their hardest to fulfil his request, subordinates can devote themselves wholeheartedly to gain privileges, and can offer their own talents and learnings to be put in an important position. However, Fen Er must tell them on the first day, he needs Bai Shu’s talent and learning, he also needs Nu Ju’s martial arts, but he himself place above them in intelligence and courage.

He needs them, but, it doesn’t necessarily have to be them.

This skill, is a method to control that the Xia family has continued to use for several hundred years, and is the key to how the Xia family has gone through two transition periods between dynasties and increasingly flourished unfailing. By comparison, the Wang family are too harsh with outsiders, yet weak to their own family, it’s a great fear.”

He looked remotely into the sky: “I really want to say, Fen Er is a child I taught by myself, he is my pride. Unfortunately…”

“Master can just have another child.”

Wang Yun Feng took the iced redberry from Juan Shu’s hand, taking a sip before saying to him: “That would also require your mistress to put down the misunderstanding in her mind, on her own initiative move into the residence to make it happen.” He did not dare to plot against Xia Ling Mei at the Xia residence, that kind of plan will once again be pushed down on the mah-jong table, `lashed` one after another by the Xia family’s male and female, old and young a hundred times over.

Maybe, even if it wasn’t his birth sign’s year, he still needs to start wearing red disrespectful clothes and underpants.

“Oh dear, since we are unable to ask the mistress to return to the residence, why don’t we just get other people to ask her back. So-called making trouble out of nothing, and for the master who stirs people into complete confusion, such a trivial matter naturally is easy to grasp within your fingers.”

Bai Yan was shocked, he suddenly thought of those days when he was seriously injured, Juan Shu was so nauseating that even if he was so ill he couldn’t stand, he still exerted himself to crawl out of bed and practice martial arts. Maybe, Juan Shu genuinely thought in consideration of the master, that person thinking what the master thinks. He didn’t know, the best at playing the fool Juan Shu and the master had experienced a lot of good and bad together, just to reach the master and servant single minded stage now.

He wanted to express this, but when he raised his head did he then discover, Juan Shu shadow had already long disappeared, and Wang Yun Feng had gradually returned to his somewhat youthful habits, a little bit of coldness and ruthlessness once again returning to his features.

He put down his cup, suddenly saying: “We should return home.”

Leaving aside the carnage which had risen after young master Fen Er had enrolled to study at Bailu academy, the usually tranquil Wang family suddenly exploded, as if a burnt very red iron cooking pot was thrown at two still alive carps, almost overturning the pot.

The Wang housekeeper plastered in sweat, soaking wet from head to toe ran to Xia Ling Mei: “Mistress, you must support the master! The master isn’t at the residence, if you still won’t go over, the master of the Wang residence will change name and switch surname.”

Xia Ling Mei seldom saw the old housekeeper sweating like a pig, having heard what was said she spoke pacifying: “Indeed is that old lady causing havoc again?”

“Far from just havoc, she bought her son with her wanting to live in the residence no matter what, loudly throwing insults at the gate every day, saying the deceased old master forgot favours and violated justice, abandoning the mother and child not in the least concerned, even when the master passed away, her son didn’t even get a little bit of the family’s wealth, making the old master’s son wander about destitute outside suffering greatly. She also said, the young master isn’t the eldest son, without the qualification to inherit the Wang residence, saying the young master needs to return the Wang residence back to her son.”

The elderly lady beside Xia Ling Mei couldn’t help but spit out: “It’s simply nonsense.”

The Wang housekeeper also nodded: “But no matter what we have no way to reason with her. Somehow this matter has disturbed the second branch of the extended family, they’re saying they need to seek justice for the mother and child, demanding our master to again split half of the family’s wealth to them, to comfort the soul and spirit of the deceased old master.”

As it turns out, Imperial censor Wang’s distinguished name had already relayed from Beiding City to every household of the Dayan. Imperial censor, above them they could admonish an incapable ruler, below them they could scold devious officials, he also happened to be a son of an influential family, generous family property, alone and without a son, incessantly allowing the Wang family’s other family members to view him as a thorn in one’s side and one’s flesh, thinking to the extreme a method to pull out some of the wealth to stuff their own pockets which the main family has controlled over many years, unfortunately suffering any ways.

 Afterwards because of the matter with Xia Ling Mei, Wang Yun Feng was unhappy with everyone in the family sending people into the residence, as a result he withdrew from his position as clan leader to stay away from the filth and unrest. What wasn’t expected, a few years later, again suddenly another old lady has appeared, bringing with her a son who is a year older than Wang Yun Feng, directly saying they were a good family who was a wife the deceased old master had taken outside, and had a son. She is actually the first wife, and her son is the genuine eldest son of the first wife of the old master. You Wang Yun Feng not only infuriated your own mother to death, and treated your own father to death, in vain attempting to hog the Wang family fortune to yourself living as an outstanding and confident rich man, delusional.

The master of the Wang residence shouldn’t be Wang Yun Feng, rather her son Wang Yun.

Great, his name even has once less character than Wang Yun Feng, could this possibly proof that Wang Yun is in fact the deceased old Wang master’s true eldest son?

If he was merely an orphan, nothing to rely on and depend on, even if he wanted to use blood to identify family relations there was no way to dig out the old Wang master who has passed away for many years to identify a stranger who had come to create issues, but that second branch of the Wang family again have gathered exploit a lively opportunity?

Wang Yun Feng’s mother was indeed the daughter of an influential family the old Wang master officially wedded, status and identity can be placed, even if the old master had previously truly had a short relationship, that woman could still not replace the imperial censor Wang’s proper wife. The old lady came to cause trouble, no one was scared; again with a beardless Wang Yun as well, there was no fear. But in the chaos again gathering together the other relatives of the Wang family, even if this matter was clearer it would still get more and more complicated, if it carries on, Wang Yun Feng will definitely suffer.

This time, no matter what Xia Ling Mei must help Wang Yun Feng support this family on his behalf, knock down these fabricated disasters.