Dialogue Essays: Xia Jiang's Bedroom Doors

Jingyan was in his bed when he heard someone tried to push his bedroom doors open. Upon finding that the doors were locked, the person knocked on his door, hard enough to shake the walls. Underneath the three layers of blankets, Jingyan wiped away any traces of tears and guessed that Xia Jiang was the only one who would dare to abuse his door like that.
The additional servants that Xia Jiang stationed in his court would tell the warlord that Jingyan always slept with his windows and door closed, but never left his bedroom. Jingyan declared a strict policy in his court that no one was allowed to bother him when he slept and he'd assigned the servant boy with a thin face to enforce the rule.
"You think sleeping with your doors locked will keep …show more content…
He shrugged into the thick cloak he grabbed on the way out, acknowledging Xia Jiang's discontent with a small wave of pleasure. By Xia Jiang's books, his uncombed hair and sleepwear probably translated to disrespect and disregard.
"A real man rises before the sun," said Xia Jiang.
By the time the sun rose, Jingyan had already interrogated Tong Lu and returned to his court to catch a quick nap, but Jingyan didn't correct the statement. He fixed the clasp of his cloak and watched Xia Jiang move about his room. There was a rather impressive swirl of his cape when the man invited himself to one of the chairs and began to pour himself a drink out of the kettle. Then Jingyan saw Xia Jiang pause to examine the clear liquid.
"I don't drink wet leaves," said Jingyan. His gaze settled on a jade ring on Xia Jiang's fingers, a piece of blood red jade that the Hua people called the Warrior's Jade and the Liang people called Asuria Jade. "Are you a fan of jade? You show off a different ring every time I see …show more content…
A part of him felt guilty for giving Xia Jiang this chance to counter-attack and cause so many deaths, but mostly, he felt numb. As a warrior, Jingyan was used to commanding the death and sacrifices of soldiers, but hiding behind doors while scheming dozens of men to their execution felt like cheating.
There was no glory in his victories and no honor in their deaths.
"You bring to my mind the image of a fox being released into a chicken farm," said Jingyan. He had no doubt that Xia Jiang enjoyed his new powers, but Lord Yu valued Mei Changsu's intelligence network as much as Mei Changsu did. If Xia Jiang unsettled, the power balance too much, Lord Yu would punish him. "Gluttony is a poor cause of death ."
"I'm no man's fool," said Xia Jiang. "Do I arrest Fan Dou now? For the murder of Prince Sicong?" "You will never be able to arrest him on those grounds," said Jingyan. That kind of assassination would've been carefully carried out, leaving no trace or evidence. The only reason Jingyan was certain that Fan Dou killed Sicong was because of the cruet of matching poison Ah Ning planted in his belongs the night before Prince Sicong's