The Favored Little Peasant Seizes the Heroine's Script!-Chapter 442 - 424: Trepidation

"County Princess, I didn’t bring a sword!"

Mei Jiu wasn’t looking to be tortured.

Ever since Yuan Bao had mastered swordsmanship, every bout between them left her frustrated. Although her own skills improved after each encounter,

such a masochistic way of improving was not something everyone could endure.

It was only because Mei Jiu had a strong heart; otherwise, anyone else might have become depressed long ago!

Look, Wei Wushang barely sparred for a little while before throwing in the towel. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Unfortunately, while Wei Wushang could quit, Mei Jiu could not.

"Catch the sword!"

Upon hearing Mei Jiu’s response, Wei Wushang tossed the Gentleman Sword to her.

"Such a sin!"

Mei Jiu had no choice but to catch the sword.

She was very displeased with Wei Wushang’s buck-passing behavior.

Unfortunately, Wei Wushang didn’t care at all about Mei Jiu’s dissatisfaction.

In his view, since Mei Jiu was always sparring with Yuan Bao anyway, an extra burden was no trouble.

Of course, the most important thing was that it was better for him not to be the one in trouble.

When Mei Jiu was sparring with Yuan Bao, Wei Wushang leisurely became a spectator.

As an observer, Wei Wushang quickly noticed why Yuan Bao could easily suppress him. Speed was one aspect, but another reason was Yuan Bao’s sharp eye, always able to pinpoint Mei Jiu’s sword move flaws.

Attack where the enemy must defend!

How could one defend against such swordsmanship, how to break it?

For a moment, Wei Wushang was stunned.

He was a top-notch expert himself, always believing his swordsmanship had reached a certain pinnacle.

But at this moment, Wei Wushang suddenly realized he had taken the wrong path.

He had been too focused on technique, neglecting the most fundamental elements.

A towering building starts with the ground!

Without small steps, one cannot cover a thousand miles!

His swordsmanship still had room for improvement, but the premise was he needed to find the right direction.

Previously, he had no direction.

But now, he had direction.

The sparring between Mei Jiu and Yuan Bao didn’t last long because visitors arrived.

It was Wei Wushang’s aunt Wei Ruoman and uncle Jiang Zhen, along with their two children Jiang Lichu and Jiang Lihao, who came.

Jiang Lichu was the elder sister, and Jiang Lihao was the younger brother.

This family came to bid farewell to Wei Wushang and Yuan Bao.

Jiang Zhen, came from the Hengshui Jiang Family.

And he himself served as the Yu Yang County Governor.

Because of Wei Wushang’s wedding, he took leave and rushed over on horseback.

Yu Yang County was a two-day fast ride from Yunyang City in Neishi County.

In fact, ever since the Eldest Princess learned that Yuan Bao saved Wei Wushang, she spread the news of Wei Wushang’s wedding before visiting the Yuan Family.

Because of this, Wei Family members were able to gather on Wei Wushang’s wedding day.

Why so fast? So sudden?

It’s because the positions held by the Wei Family were quite significant, and if Wei Wushang’s marriage was arranged slowly, the news wouldn’t be kept secret for long and would quickly reach Beili and Great Yin.

By then, if these two countries suddenly sent troops or spies to create chaos, it would undoubtedly be troublesome.

Therefore, after the Eldest Princess discussed with Wei Dingjiang and communicated with Wei Huo, they decided on a quick solution.

The Emperor Xia, after learning about this, also readily agreed.

After all, Wei Wushang was his legitimate and only nephew.

Members of the Wei Family came to the wedding, as their responsibilities required them, and they truly couldn’t stay home too long.

Therefore, they would undoubtedly return immediately after the wedding ended.

However, while adults could handle the continuous traveling, it was a bit problematic for the little ones.

Wei Ruoman and Jiang Zhen came this time to both bid farewell and entrust Wei Wushang and Yuan Bao with looking after their children.

In the cold and freezing weather, they planned to leave their children at the Wei Family, and when spring came and the weather turned warm, arrange for someone to take them back.

To this, Yuan Bao certainly couldn’t refuse.

After all, this was the Wei Family, Wei Ruoman’s maternal home.

Moreover, Yuan Bao now also enjoyed playing with little ones.

In the past, she played with Wei Qiqi and the others, but now, with her different status, she couldn’t be as playful with them as before.

But now, with Jiang Lichu and Jiang Lihao, Yuan Bao had a reason to be involved.

"Aunt, Uncle, rest assured, with your children here, there won’t be any problems!"

Wei Wushang took it all in stride.

Yuan Bao nodded beside him, "Mm-hmm."

After a brief conversation, Jiang Zhen and Wei Ruoman, along with their guards, departed.

Then, Wei Wushang and Yuan Bao got busy.

The Wei Family members, who had gathered just yesterday, started leaving one after another.

Correspondingly, more and more children were left at the Wei Family, though they weren’t all entrusted to Wei Wushang and Yuan Bao for care. After all, many were just Wei Wushang’s cousins.

Originally, Wei Wushang had thought of taking Yuan Bao around to meet any relatives in the afternoon.

But now, that step was avoided.

They didn’t even have time for lunch, as they were constantly seeing off guests at the door.

When everything settled down, the large Wei Family residence returned to quiet again.

Of course, this quiet was relative.

The adults had left, but many children remained.

Having just parted from their parents, the little ones were not yet adjusted. In a couple of days, once they adapted to life at the Wei Family, the household would surely be lively again.

After a busy day, Yuan Bao finally got to know the entire Wei Family.

The Wei Family truly lived up to its reputation as the second family of Daxia, with Wei Family members spread across various provinces, both civil and military.

To say something disrespectful, if anything happened to the Wei Family, half of Daxia would be in trouble.

No wonder the Eldest Princess had to be so meticulous about even her own son’s marriage; it’s because the Wei Family is incredibly important to Daxia.

"Uncle, with so many Wei Family members holding key positions in Daxia, aren’t we afraid of being suspected?"

At night, Yuan Bao cautiously voiced her doubts.

The Wei Family was enormous!

The power they wielded was terrifying!

If this family decided to overthrow Daxia, the probability of success was at least fifty-fifty.

"We’re not afraid!"

Wei Wushang smiled slightly, very calm.

"Why not?"

"Even if His Majesty trusts us now, what about in the future?"

"I remember hearing a historical anecdote, where a general was loyal but ultimately sentenced to death by the emperor."

"Not because he was going to rebel, but because he had the ability to!"

"Our Wei Family’s current situation is much more powerful than that historical general!"

It wasn’t that Yuan Bao was timid!

But the Wei Family’s current influence made her anxious.

She even felt that as long as the Wei Family wished, they could establish a new ruler at any time.

Having just understood the Wei Family’s situation, she could feel this way; then what about the Emperor Xia?

As the supreme ruler, the Emperor Xia couldn’t possibly be unaware of this.

Yet, how could he be so sure the Wei Family would remain loyal?

Shouldn’t an emperor be suspicious by nature?