Chapter 58 Making Oneself Strong
Knowing that her words had been accepted by people in Yun fu, and they all had believed that they were her mother’s words, Lingxuan felt a bit relieved. In other people’s eyes, her mother was a smart and skilled woman, as such, if she said something like this, no one would find it strange.
“Mother spoke of few ways, but then” Saying so, she glanced at Yunke-shi, and without holding back she said, “Mother said, if we wish to protect Yun fu, and stop it from becoming a fish meat on a chopping board, we first have to make ourselves strong!”
“Become strong?” Yun Xiao whispered, with an unusual desolateness in his eyes. “The situation in this capital, it is quite complicated. How can a family like ours, strive for self-improvement?” To be able to become strong, who doesn’t like it?
Speaking of Yun Xiao, he has a talent and learning but has no place to show it. In the end, his rank was not even as higher as a good-for-nothing young master from an aristocratic family and is inferior to them in all aspects.
“Thus, Xuan’er wants to ask zumu and eldest bo to agree second brother going to the battlefield,” Holding her breath, Ling Xuan requested.
Zumu: grandmother
Bo: uncle
“What? No, this is not possible.” As soon as Yunke-shi heard her saying this, she promptly declined it. “Your brother’s temper is a bit crude and is impetuous. He also can’t comprehend much. Sending him to the battlefield, is it not the same as asking for his life?”
This must be the reason why Yun fu became the best fish meat in other’s eyes in her previous life!
Lingxuan slightly sighed in her heart. In the end, she held back her downcast state of mind before seriously looking at Yunke-shi and saying: “Zumu, second brother is very much fond of this. He is a male. He is not fond of literature either. Could it be that you want him to shut him down in the Yun fu, soured by the loss of his hopes, for all his life? Eldest bo, if zumu asks you to not study literature, and rigidly pushes you down, how would you feel in your heart?”
郁郁不得志 (yùyùbùdézhì): idiom, soured by the loss of one’s hopes/ heartbroken and depressed as one couldn’t fulfil his aspirations.
For Yun Xiao, literature was indeed his lifeline. If he was deprived of it, his sole pleasure, he might as well as kill himself. He’s able to understand Lingxuan’s intention from her words; however, serving in the army is not a mere trifling matter. Especially coming from a family like theirs, to serve in the army, he would be nothing but a stepping stone for others and throwing his life.
“Xuan’er, for eldest bo to do this, it is all for your second brother’s betterment. “Yun Xiao said a bit weakly.
“Yeah, second brother understands this in his heart, “Lingxuan did not continue to persist. Rather she pensively titled her head and murmured: “Originally, my mother thought that if the second brother really liked to go to the battlefield, it is possible for her to write a letter to Grand General Meng Yi, asking him to look after second elder brother… But it’s a pity, ah. Both zumu and eldest bo, are unwilling!”
“Meng… Grand General Meng Yi?” As soon as Yun Xiao heard the name of such an outstanding person name, at once he became excited as he asked: “You…was what you said true?”
“En,” Pretending to be puzzled, Lingxuan said: “Not everyone is aware of this matter, but Grand General Meng Yi’s furen was once rescued by mother. At that time, Grand general Meng Yi had personally promised her mother that in future, if she has any request, as long as it wasn’t something that would make him betray the country or would lead to something bad, he would do his utmost to repay her! “
Furen: Madam/Lady of the house.
This matter, she accidentally came to know about from her mother’s words. But at that time, she foolishly told this matter to the fourth prince. Later, After the fourth prince sat on the throne, Grand General Meng Yi’s troops became his major force.
Moqi Lingxuan, in this life, without Grand General Meng Yi’s troops and Yun Jia’s vast wealth, I would like to see how you will become emperor.
General Meng Yi had given his word that he will do his utmost repay. This idea itself was enough to make people excited.
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