Under the sky

Chapter 172

The hall in King Mangxiang's house was lit up with lights, as bright as day, and 24 disciples were kneeling below, all of them were guards on duty.

"Come one by one!" Zhuge Ran sat in the guest seat. The main seat was empty. King Mangxiang and his concubine were still in the room.Zhuge Ran couldn't understand it at this time.He summoned the forty cavalry he had with him, as well as his third uncle Zhuge Yiyun, who was responsible for guarding the Diancang Palace.

"Who told you to leave your post without permission?" Zhuge Ran asked.

The faces of the kneeling disciples were pale.Dare not make a sound.

Zhuge Ran yelled: "Louder! I can't hear you!" He stamped his cane on the ground, making a small hole in the wooden floor.

"The leader wants us to withdraw, but we dare not not withdraw," said the leading team leader.

"How many times has this happened?" Zhuge Ran asked.

"Three...four times."

"Drag them all out and behead them!"

Zhuge Yiyun, who was sitting on the side, stood up and said: "Take him down and kill him tomorrow."

"Why the hell do you have to wait for tomorrow?" Zhuge Ran said, "Just in this courtyard! Just kill him in this courtyard."

The 24 guards screamed and complained, but no one paid any attention to them. They were pulled away long ago and executed in the courtyard.

"When will the master come?" Zhuge Ran asked.

Zhuge Yiyun said: "I have sent someone to invite you."

After a while, Zhuge Changzhan arrived.Zhuge Ran saw him coming and asked, "What does it have to do with you?"

Zhuge Changzhan had no choice but to say: "Mother asked me to persuade you first."

"I advise your mother!" Zhuge Ran was furious: "I advise your mother to bring your brother!"

Zhuge Changzhan was also speechless. Zhuge Ran said: "It's none of your business. Just stand down."

Zhuge Changzhan sighed and stepped aside.

Zhuge Ran sent people to urge him repeatedly, but Zhuge Tingguan just didn't come. Instead, a group of elders and relatives came. Zhuge Ran didn't want to listen to nonsense, so he sent people to guard the courtyard and block everyone outside. Finally, Zhen called Zhuge Changzhan and waited. Zhuge Changzhan came back, and there were many palm prints on his face.It turns out that he was beaten by his mother.Zhuge Changzhan said: "Mother said, don't wake up the master when he is asleep. Whatever compensation King Mang Xiang wants...just pay him."

"Your eldest brother doesn't dare to fart?" Zhuge Ran asked.

"Brother didn't say anything." Zhuge Changzhan said.Seeing his twitchy look, Zhuge Ran said, "What did he say? If you don't tell me, I will ask him. Then I will get angry and break his leg with a cane."

"He said... he just slept with a concubine. If King Mangxiang is angry, he will let Yu Niang sleep with him for a few days to relieve his anger."

Even Zhuge Yiyun on the side was stroking his head.

"The last time. If he doesn't come again, I will go to his house to arrest people." Zhuge Ran said: "Please come over immediately, Master."

After so many urgings and invitations, Zhuge Tingguan came with his mother. As soon as he entered the yard, he was frightened by the 24 corpses on the ground and turned pale.

"What are you afraid of! You are the leader and he is just the deputy leader. How can he control you?" Zhen said to her son: "You are too kind and that's why you were bullied by your second uncle. If you become tougher, what can he do to you? There are more uncles and elders than him. No one can control his arrogance?"

She said this loudly, obviously deliberately. Zhuge Ran took a breath, walked to the door, and shouted to the outside of the courtyard: "Whoever wants to discipline your nephew and me, just stand outside the courtyard, I I’ll go to the training later.”

As soon as these words came out, within a short while, all those uncles and elders were gone.

Seeing Zhuge Tingguan still standing in the courtyard, Zhuge Ran banged the door and shouted: "Master, please come in!"

Zhuge Tingguan had no choice but to bite the bullet and come in.

Zhuge Ran told Zhuge Changzhan: "Please invite King Mangxiang to come over."

Mrs. Zhen added: "It's better to invite him here and ask him how to discipline his wife and how to get her to hook up with the boss."

King Mangxiang walked out of the room. Zhuge Ran asked Zhuge Tingguan to take the main seat. He and King Mangxiang sat down beside him and asked him about the whole story.

It turned out that Zhuge Tingguan saw Mayusa's beauty, and relied on the fact that King Mangxiang didn't understand Chinese, so he used Chinese to seduce Mayusa in the name of companionship. Zhuge Tingguan was handsome, upright, suave, and an expert in flowers, and knew how to flirt and tease. Compared with the middle-aged King Mangxiang who is ugly, fat and incomprehensible, he is much better than the mangxiang king. After all, while the mangxiang king was offering incense and chanting sutras for his father, they got into a good relationship behind the palace of the God Emperor. From then on, they often met each other. They secretly communicated with each other, and after Zhuge Ran came back, he even opened the door for the two of them.

"Damn it, I blamed you for changing your temper, but it turned out you had other agendas." Zhuge Ran muttered.

"Deputy Commander, our two families are family friends. A white elephant throne is a priceless treasure. If the Commander wants my woman, all he has to do is ask. No matter how reluctant I am, we still have to discuss it." King Mangxiang finally suppressed his anger and said Said: "But what is this? Let me be a cuckold? Be a turtle?"

"I'm sorry for this. What's going on? King Mangxiang, please say something."

"I like this concubine very much. If not, I would have killed her long ago." King Mangxiang said: "But I don't have the wisdom to make a decision. Deputy Commander, you are the smartest person I have ever met. Can you give me a direction?" ?"

Seeing that they were talking in Hong language, Zhen couldn't understand a word and couldn't help but get anxious: "What are you talking about?"

Zhuge Ran thought for a while and said, "Bring Mayusa out."

The poor girl walked out with red eyes, still trembling.When I was taken to the front hall, I couldn't even stand up straight.

"I am speaking in the Hong language. You are not allowed to answer in Chinese." Zhuge Ran said: "If you answer in Chinese, I will kill you. This is exercising the power given to me by the king."

Mayusa looked at King Mangxiang and saw him nodding.

"I ask you now, do you know your mistakes and are willing to repent, return to the king, be his loyal concubine, and never make mistakes again? If so, it means that you are a chaste woman, and our head is too ignorant. For seducing you, I will trade a mine full of emeralds in exchange for our master’s mistake.”

King Mangxiang was surprised.

"I..." Mayusa was about to speak when Zhuge Ran stamped his cane and told her to shut up.

"Or do you want to stay in Diancang and be the wife of the leader? If so, it means you are a slut and it was you who seduced the leader. King Mangxiang is a kind and generous king. He is willing to forgive you, but Diancang cannot Need to pay for being a slut.”

Mayusa hesitated for a long time. This was a major decision. Return to King Mangxiang, or stay in Diancang and become Zhuge Tingguan's wife?There might be a trap in this. She is a smart woman, if she is smart enough.

"Did you not lie to me, sir?" Mayusa asked.

"If our leader wants you, King Mangxiang will not hurt you. The king will not hurt the wives of friendly countries." Zhuge Ran looked at King Mangxiang.

Years of friendship made King Mangxiang understand that Zhuge Ran must have his own intentions, so he nodded: "If Master Diancang wants you, I will not hurt you." Mayusa looked at Zhuge Tingguan and then at Mangxiang. King, after a long time, he said: "I...I want to stay in Diancang and serve the leader."

When she said this, her eyes were full of love. Indeed, if Zhuge Tingguan has any merit, it is that his appearance, eyes, and sweet words can indeed arouse the affection of women.He has proven himself at this countless times.

King Mangxiang's eyes dimmed, turning from disappointment to anger.

"Shut up now." Zhuge Ran turned to look at Zhuge Tingguan: "Master, King Mangxiang asked you if you want this woman? If you don't, I will kill her as an apology to King Mangxiang. If you want to marry her, we will sacrifice a mine to make amends.”

"This woman is not worth a mine." Zhuge Tingguan was extremely afraid of this uncle and said quickly: "She was the one who seduced me. I was young and hot-blooded, so I was deceived by her." He kept bowing and bowing to him. King Mangxiang apologized and pointed at Mayusa and said some nasty slanders.King Mangxiang couldn't understand, and Zhuge Ran didn't want to translate. Isn't this embarrassing enough?

"Liar!" Mayusa shouted and rushed towards Zhuge Tingguan, but how could she touch him?
Zhuge Ran told King Mangxiang about Zhuge Tingguan's decision: "He doesn't want this girl."

"King, you should know what to do?" Zhuge Ran asked.

King Mangxiang nodded and said: "You are very smart, but too cruel. Both to me and to Concubine Jade." He pointed at Mayusa who fell to the ground and said: "You don't want me, the leader." I don’t want you either, there’s no place for a woman like you. Deputy Commander, please hang her.”

Mayusa was so frightened that her face turned pale. She cried and begged for mercy, saying that she knew she was wrong and would never dare to be unfaithful to the king again. She asked the king to miss their love and accept her. She also accused Zhuge Ran of lying to her.

"I didn't lie to you, and neither did the king. The king said that as long as the master wants you, he will forgive you, but the master doesn't want you." Zhuge Ran said.

Two guards brought Mayusa down. Mayusa kept crying, but no one paid attention. Zhuge heard that she was going to be executed and he breathed a sigh of relief. He only said that Zhuge Ran persuaded King Mangxiang to let this woman take the blame.Suddenly Zhuge Changzhan shouted: "Wait a minute."

Zhuge Ran looked sideways and saw this nephew coming forward and said to King Mangxiang in the Hong language: "King, please reward me with this woman."

King Mangxiang said: "She is a woman who has insulted my reputation. Do you want her?"

"She is very beautiful and very smart. Who doesn't like smart and beautiful girls." Zhuge Changzhan said: "Just now the king said that there is no place for her to stay, so let me take her in and ask the king to agree." He said simply Get down on your knees.Then he looked at Zhuge Ran: "Uncle, you said in Diancang that you will help me find any kind of woman I want."

"Is this what you mean?" Zhuge Ran asked.

"The king can say that you gave me the beautiful concubine because of my request, so that others will spread the good reputation of the king who does not hesitate to be beautiful."

King Mangxiang fell into deep thought. After a long time, he said: "She is yours. The jewelry on her body is the dowry given to her by this king."

Zhuge Changzhan said respectfully: "Thank you for the king's reward. Zhuge Changzhan will remember the king's grace."

Mayusa breathed a sigh of relief, but still couldn't stop crying.

"How can Dian Cang compensate the king for his losses?" Zhuge Ran said: "As long as the king opens his mouth, Dian Cang will try his best to do it. I hope this will not damage the friendship between our two families."

"I'm tired. It's already dawn." King Mangxiang said, "I want to rest. Let's get up before talking."

Seeing King Mangxiang get up and leave.Zhuge Tingguan was really relieved.I could only hear Ms. Zhen still scolding: "You called us here and didn't let us talk. Why don't you let the boss come and listen?"

Zhuge Tingguan asked: "If I don't kill this girl, what should I do with her? Will she stay in Diancang?"

Zhuge Ran stood up and walked towards Zhuge Tingguan angrily. He raised his cane and beat him severely. The beating made Zhuge Tingguan run away with his head in his arms. When Zhen saw her son being beaten, she quickly rushed to protect her and cursed angrily: " Changzhan, why are you so stunned when you see your brother being beaten?" Then he shouted to Zhuge Yiyun: "Third uncle! Are you just watching the leader being beaten?"

Zhuge Yiyun was very embarrassed and hurriedly stepped forward to grab Zhuge Ran and said: "The leader is the leader after all, you can't treat him like this." Zhuge Ran snorted coldly and said angrily: "Get out of here!"

Madam Zhen scolded: "Is this the tone in which you speak to the head?"

Zhuge Ran scolded: "Then please get out of here!"

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Zhuge Changzhan took Mayusa back to his dormitory. Mayusa thought that he wanted to serve him, but Zhuge Changzhan only comforted her and asked her to sleep well, and chose another dormitory to rest.Mayusa fell asleep tired from crying.When she woke up, Zhuge Changzhan helped her prepare lunch and then arranged a carriage.Send her out of the Dian Cangmen sect.

"You don't want me to serve you?" Mayusa asked in surprise: "You saved my life and you don't mind me losing my virginity. You said you like me. Mayusa is willing to serve you for the rest of her life."

Zhuge Changzhan shook his head: "I don't need your service."

"But Mayusa likes you. You are a great person and a gentleman." Mayusa grabbed Zhuge Changzhan's hand and couldn't bear to leave.

"No, you don't like me. I'm ugly, but you like handsome boys, people like my brother, and that's okay. Men also like beautiful women, and there's nothing wrong with that."

"You were just grateful to me and mistakenly thought you liked me. I kept you by my side, but my brother wanted to seduce you again. At first, you would refuse because of the oath and my kindness, but I know my brother's character. He will not give up, and you will not persist, and in the end, you will still have a private meeting with him."

"How can you say that to me? I already know that I was wrong. I will not make the same mistake." Mayusa begged: "Your kindness to me has made me admire you."

"There are such people, there are people who love deeply out of gratitude, and there are many people who don't admire beauty, but you are not." Zhuge Changzhan said with a smile, without any blame or condemnation: "The king can't do anything to you. It's hard to say, but you made my brother lose a mine just to be with him. You are not that kind of person, and you don't have to force yourself to be that kind of person, so I let you be free. You are the king's reward. It is enough to give you a stable life and allow you to find the person you want, no matter in Hongguo or anywhere, but remember, never mention your identity as a jade concubine."

Mayusa lowered her head and cried: "If you really think I am such a woman, why did you save me?"

"I just think that if a man makes a mistake and makes another man lose face, he should not end up punishing a woman who was deceived." Zhuge Changzhan said.

Mayusa was stunned.

"I'm going back." Zhuge Changzhan jumped off the carriage and said, "I sent guards to protect you. Tell them where you want to go."

Zhuge Changzhan returned to Diancang, and saw Zhuge Ran at the door.

"Send her away?" Zhuge Ran asked.

Zhuge Changzhan nodded.

"You can sleep a few nights without suffering any losses." Zhuge Ran scolded, "It's a waste of time."

"King Mangxiang is still angry?" Zhuge Changzhan asked.The uncle and nephew walked side by side.

"I asked your aunt to ask him."

"Auntie?" Zhuge Changzhan was stunned: "Doesn't she not like to see King Mangxiang?"

"It's not that she doesn't like to see King Mangxiang, it's just that she gets upset when she sees him, and she wants to resent me. Okay, they have enough friendship to make King Mangxiang happy and relieve his anger."

The two came to the vicinity of Zhuge Tingguan's residence. Zhuge Tingguan's wife Yuniang happened to pass by the corridor and met Zhuge Changzhan from a distance. They made eye contact and turned their heads at the same time.

Zhuge Ran didn't notice anything, he just said hello to Yu Niang and walked directly to his study.

(End of this chapter)