#404 - Ning Yuke's Secret
After dropping Xu Qingwan off and chatting briefly with Wei Yanyu, Wei Changtian turned around and went to the palace again.
After a few days of adaptation, Ning Yuke now increasingly resembled an empress, with every word and action giving people a sense of sacred inviolability.
Of course, this was only the case when facing Wei Changtian.
“Young Master, has Young Master Chu already left?”
The morning court had just ended, and Ning Yuke hadn't had time to change out of her ceremonial robes, so she was currently wearing the “dragon robe” while pouring tea for Wei Changtian.
Nodding, he gently sipped the hot tea, gesturing for Ning Yuke to sit down.
“Han Zhao has already arrived in Yuanzhou. By the time Brother Chu returns, the imperial court's 300,000 troops should also be setting off for Shu Province.”
“Now is the time for me to reveal some things to you.”
“But you must remember, these things must rot in your stomach even if you die, and you must not tell anyone.”
“Do you understand?”
“This servant understands.”
Ning Yuke subconsciously answered, but immediately realized her “mistake.”
“Young Master, this servant... I didn't mean to...”
“Alright.”
Wei Changtian waved his hand helplessly, “Say whatever you want, don't force yourself.”
“...”
Seeing Wei Changtian's attitude suddenly take a complete 180-degree turn, Ning Yuke couldn't help but be stunned.
Then she nodded lightly.
“Yes, this servant understands.”
“...”
Well, it seems she really does have a tendency for “spiritual masochism.”
Wei Changtian curled his lips and didn't say anything more, but continued with the previous topic:
“I'll only say the following words once. No matter how surprised you are, don't ask questions first, just remember them.”
“These things concern our lives, and also the survival of Shu Province.”
“However, sooner or later, others will know about them, and when that time comes, everyone in the world will think you did them.”
“That's why I'm telling you in advance. Do you understand what I mean?”
“This servant understands.”
Looking at Wei Changtian, Ning Yuke's expression was extremely serious: “Young Master wants this servant to be prepared in advance.”
“Young Master, rest assured, no matter how the people of the world scold me, this servant will not care.”
“That's good.”
Seeing that Ning Yuke already understood his meaning, Wei Changtian didn't waste any words. After a slight pause, he began to say them one by one:
“First, General Han Zhao is one of us, so after the war begins, he will lead the imperial army into the trap I set. Of course, those deputy generals are not fools either, but I won't go into the specifics with you...”
“Second, I made a deal with Qingxian, oh, Qingxian is the demon king in the Ten Thousand Mountains. I made a deal with her, which is why I want to build a new city...”
“Third, in the next few days, I will send ten million taels of silver notes into the national treasury. This money was given by Madam Wei of the Xu family. She is currently living in Shu Province City...”
“Fourth, for a long time to come, the price of grain in Da Ning will continue to rise, at least reaching five times the current price. At that time, a large number of merchants will come to Shu Province to resell grain. What you have to do is not let them transport a single grain of rice out of Shu Province...”
“Fifth...”
“...”
One by one, by the time Wei Changtian had finished saying everything he needed to say, the tea in the cup had already cooled down.
Ning Yuke was very obedient and never interrupted, but her mouth had been open ever since she heard the first sentence and remained open until the end.
After all, every single thing Wei Changtian said was too shocking.
The great general of Zhenguo, Han Zhao, was actually from the Wei family, no, from the Young Master's side?
The demon king Qingxian would actually personally come to be her bodyguard?
That new city was actually built for the demons?
Wei Yanyu was now in Shu Province City, and she had donated tens of millions of taels of silver all at once?
Although Ning Yuke had previously known that Wei Changtian had a large network of influence under his control, and had even personally participated in the “training” of the Same Boat Association's spies.
But she didn't realize until this moment that she had still greatly underestimated the man in front of her.
“Y-Young Master...”
Her knees trembled slightly, and the golden ceremonial robes also lifted off the chair.
Ning Yuke suddenly felt a desire from the bottom of her heart to prostrate herself at Wei Changtian's feet.
Yes.
At this moment, she was indeed willing to demean herself as a servant and serve Wei Changtian as her master.
“Master-servant relationships” were not uncommon in this world. Strictly speaking, Wei Changtian and Yuan'er and Qiuyun were actually in this kind of relationship.
But regardless of whether it was Yuan'er or Qiuyun.
Although they were equally loyal to Wei Changtian and willing to give everything for the latter.
But they definitely didn't have Ning Yuke's current state of mind, which had become “humble” to the extreme.
This kind of mentality was basically equivalent to “willingly becoming a slave.”
The meaning of “submission” in her eyes had reached an extreme, and the skirt embroidered with cloud patterns gradually touched the ground.
It was difficult to say whether Ning Yuke had this idea, which even ordinary people wouldn't have even when seeing a god, because of what.
Perhaps it was because the “strength” that Wei Changtian suddenly displayed gave her too strong a shock.
Or perhaps it was because she herself had this kind of psychological tendency.
Anyway, no matter what, her knees were slowly approaching the ground, and her face even flushed with excitement.
Until Wei Changtian's slightly puzzled voice suddenly sounded.
“Huh? What are you doing?”
“I...”
Her figure paused slightly, then continued downwards, until she completely knelt on the ground.
“Y-Young Master... This servant will speak to you while kneeling.”
“? ? ?”
What the hell?
Why are you kneeling all of a sudden? ? ?
Are you kidding me, an empress acting like this? ? ?
Wei Changtian didn't know Ning Yuke's rich psychological activities just now, so he was naturally stunned at the moment.
He frowned and subconsciously wanted to help Ning Yuke up.
But when he looked down and saw the strange look in the latter's eyes, the words that had reached his lips suddenly stopped.
Although it was a bit unbelievable, it was indeed joy.
“...”
Without a doubt, Wei Changtian had no “special hobbies” in either his previous or current life, so this was the first time he had encountered this situation.
Thinking about it in a good way, at least Ning Yuke would not betray him in the future, and would definitely listen to him.
But...
Taking a deep breath, Wei Changtian ultimately didn't force this empress to “regain her self-esteem”, but instead used a gentler method to get Ning Yuke to get up.
“The tea is cold.”
He tapped the teacup lightly and spat out three words.
And this method really worked. Ning Yuke immediately got up, gently poured out the cold tea in the cup, and refilled it with a cup of hot tea.
“Young Master, tea.”
“...”
A cup of fragrant tea was gently placed back in front of him, with wisps of hot air wafting from it.
Wei Changtian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, just about to drink some tea to calm his nerves.
But before the rim of the cup could touch his lips...
“Thump.”
Accompanied by a slight sound, the golden skirt bloomed on the ground again.
Wei Changtian looked at Ning Yuke, who had knelt down again, with a look of astonishment, and rubbed his forehead in despair.
And at this moment, the trembling voice coming from below made his movements even more rigid.
“M-Master...”
