Chapter 1362
Be More Mature and Strong
Chapter 1362 Be More Mature and Strong
Uncle Qin scratched his head: "Xiaomi, this won't work, they'll definitely cause a huge scene... Shall we change it?"
The Prince of Ye also chimed in, "Second brother-in-law is right. The details of the weapon-making workshop are written in a very forceful way... A more tactful and gentle approach will make it easier for them to accept."
Elder Qiong, Angel Qi, and Elders Guan and Qin remained silent.
Qin Xiaomi sneered and said firmly, "I won't change it. If they can accept it, great; if they can't, that's their own business. If they dare to cause trouble, just throw them outside the city to fight the enemy."
"My two elders, I'm begging you! We're at war! What are you talking about with your 'soft' approach? If you try to be soft, they'll take advantage of you!"
"Hahaha," Lady Guan laughed, and said to the Prince of Ye, "Xiao Mi's scolding is well done. You are too kind and too soft. In wartime, one can be kind to one's own people, but not too benevolent."
Tai Ren is too strict with rules; you can't get any of his instructions carried out.
"As for Ah Zhuang, he's just worried that Xiaomi will get scolded again. But since she's already been scolded, he can't back down. He has to be even tougher, otherwise those guys will think they've scared Xiaomi, which will harm her!"
Clap clap clap, Qin Xiaomi clapped her hands: "Guan Azu is right, Second Uncle, you should learn from him. Sometimes I don't know if you are doing this for my own good or to harm me."
"Xiao Mi, you shouldn't talk like that," Grandpa Qin reminded her.
"Yes, Second Uncle, I was wrong. Thank you for thinking of me." Qin Xiaomi apologized politely.
Uncle Qin grunted, not caring about that, and nodded, saying, "Alright, we'll listen to Madam Guan. Tomorrow we'll be tough to the end. Whoever babbles will be thrown outside the city to fight the enemy!"
"Second brother-in-law, we still need to act tactfully to unite the entire city's strength to resist the enemy." The Prince of Ye always remembered that as the one in charge, he had to maintain a lenient attitude towards everyone.
"I understand, I understand. I won't fight them with a knife," Uncle Qin replied perfunctorily.
The King of Ye smiled and continued discussing their explanation to the people of Wei the next day, as well as how to persuade them not to leave the city en masse in search of a way to survive.
After the discussion, they still had to consider how to inform Wei Min about the isolation zone around Xicheng, whether new reinforcements would arrive, the disruption of the supply lines, how long the city's supplies would last for the entire population, and how to replenish them after they ran out.
In short, it's a huge headache.
The noble families and semi-slave owners in the city were also in a bind, because Si Pei, along with a large number of Si family assassins and martial arts masters, was banging on their doors from house to house.
The half-slave owners hurriedly got up to greet him. Upon hearing the request, they were speechless, but since they were half-slave, they could only agree for now and wait until tomorrow to seek advice from other noble families.
Neither Magistrate Zheng nor Mr. Wen Tao appeared in person; they only sent a servant to tell him to come again tomorrow.
Si Pei agreed to the request from Zheng Tongpan's family, but he wasn't so polite to Wen Tao's family. Taking advantage of his young age, he went straight to the courtyard where Wen Tao lived.
Thankfully, Wen Tao was frightened by syphilis, so there was no Sleeping Beauty tonight, otherwise he would have been scared into becoming a eunuch by Si Pei.
Bang, bang, bang—the sound of knocking on the door.
"Uncle Tao, it's me, Si Pei, the nephew of the Si family. Your steward said you were ill, and I was very worried that something might happen to you, so I came to visit you!"
"Uncle Tao, did you hear that? You didn't faint from your illness, did you? Good heavens, this could be fatal! Quick, quick, let's break down the door and save Uncle Tao!"
The servants of Wen Tao's family were dumbfounded, but the steward still had to bite the bullet and come out to say, "Young Master Pei, please go to the study to sit for a while. Even if we have to help you, we will definitely help Master Tao to the study to see you."
Si Pei pointed to the door and said, "Uncle Ke Tao hasn't responded to our calls for a long time. He might have really fainted. We can't delay. We have to break down the door and go in to save him."
"Aaaaaah!" Wen Tao screamed silently inside the room, jumping around wildly like a monkey having a seizure, wishing he could just open the door, grab Si Pei, and give her a good beating!
But he dared not.
He always tolerated those whose family background was stronger than his, never daring to openly antagonize them. After his outburst, Wen Tao calmed down and began to feign indifference: "Nephew Pei, your uncle is awake... cough cough cough, your uncle is fine. I'll get up and change to go to the study to see you. Please, cough cough, go to the study and sit down for a while, cough cough cough cough!"
He overdid it, drooling into his trachea and almost coughing the guy up.
Even the butler began to suspect... Could Master Tao really be ill? Could it be venereal disease? I've heard that venereal disease weakens the body, making it extremely easy to develop other colds and high fevers!
The housekeeper was terrified and wished he could rush to the bathroom and scrub himself from head to toe ten times.
"Uncle Tao, are you alright?!" Si Pei was a little embarrassed, but for the sake of ensuring that everyone in the city had enough food, he was willing to go all out. After silently apologizing to Wen Tao, he said, "Then I'll go to the study to wait for you. Don't rush, take your time."
Get lost, you brat! Stop pretending to be a good person! If you hadn't come and caused trouble at night, I wouldn't be in this mess. Get out of here!
"Okay, go ahead, Uncle will be here soon." Wen Tao really thought, this is how it is for him now, it's settled.
"Steward Wen, you're busy. We'll just follow the servant to the study." Si Feng hurriedly pulled Si Pei away and signaled the bodyguards to protect them so they wouldn't be beaten to death in the Wen family's front yard.
That's right, this is the front yard. If Wen Tao were staying in the back yard tonight, they wouldn't dare to barge in.
Wen Tao listened intently until the butler knocked on the door and said, "Master Tao, the two young masters of the Si family have left."
After hearing this, Wen Tao...
Clang, clang, clang, bang, bang!
He smashed a lot of things in the house. When he was overturning the table, his foreleg hit a wooden chair, and he cried out in pain.
When the door opened and the housekeeper saw Wen Tao clutching his leg, his face contorted in pain, he was speechless.
After much commotion, Wen Tao finally went to the study to see Si Pei.
She initially put on a good act, but upon hearing Si Pei's purpose, she immediately broke down: "Are you crazy? This is a betrayal of powerful families! Even if your Si family is powerful, even if you, Si Pei, are favored, the head of the family will not let you off!"
I thought Si Pei would be scared, but after a moment of hesitation, Si Pei immediately took out the notebook and said excitedly, "Uncle Tao, did you attend the Grand Ceremony? Do you know who the current head of the family is? Then please tell me quickly, the King of Ye and the Qi Envoy are looking for him, they want to ask him if he has the True Ancient History Book and the True Ancient Complete Map!"
He then explained to Wen Tao why he wanted to find ancient books and maps, emphasizing, "The King of Ye and the Qi envoy will not harm our lord; they are only seeking the truth to help our Great Wei fight against the enemy. It is a meritorious deed."
Oh, my ancestors!
Wen Tao wanted to chop him to pieces, but he immediately denied it with a smile: "Nephew Pei, you misunderstand. How could I be qualified to attend the grand ceremony or meet the head of the family? The reason I said that earlier was because I was worried that if you mingled with the Qin and Jiang families for too long, you would side with them and do things that would harm the interests of the aristocratic family alliance."
He then earnestly advised, "Nephew Pei, we must remember our family's social standing and remain loyal to it. We must not do anything that would harm our family's interests just because of a few words from others."
"If you do that, you will be despised and abandoned by your own family, and it will be difficult to live a good life."
That's actually quite true.
But Si Pei burst into tears.
Wen Tao: "???"
Damn it, are you seriously sick?!
"Nephew Pei, don't cry. Your uncle didn't say anything, why are you crying like this?"
You're a teenager, not a month or two old. Can you please be more mature and strong?
Si Pei wiped away her tears, looked up at Wen Tao, and said, "But we are Wei people. If Wei is in trouble, why do we not do our best to help, but instead stubbornly guard our own property? Are we just going to wait to be beheaded by the enemy while clinging to our possessions?"