His room on Lang Ya Mountain remained dimly lit and sparsely decorated. Mei Changsu did not know how long he was going to stay on the mountain, but for now, the mountain was the safest place he could stay in. Mei Changsu sat on cushion on the ground, his mind flitting from topic to topic too quickly for him to concentrate on the medicine book in his hands.
According to the public news that reached the Liang empire, Prince Jing was responsible for causing an internal conflict between Xia Jiang and the rest of the Hua court - pressuring Xia Jiang to rebel and ultimately allowing North Qi to join efforts with Liang to defeat the split Hua kingdom. In accordance to the same news, Prince Jing was then sentenced to execution by five horses and the …show more content…
He pretended to calmly look up from his book and finally realized that he'd been holding his book upside down the whole time. Discretely, he closed the book, pretended to cough and turned it around under the fall of his sleeve. His hands trembled and he dropped the book.
"I contacted our men in the Liang court," said Li Gang. Mei Changsu watched him rise and came over to pick up the book. "To spread rumors that the man held in prison is not the real King of Hua."
"Good," said Mei Changsu, clenching his sleeves to stay grounded and focused on the conversation. Excessive perspiration from his hand began to stain the fabric. Mei Changsu forced a nod of thanks when Li Gang pulled a thick cloak around his body. "Any news of Jingyan?"
"Lin Chen sabotaged all our efforts to make the investigation more efficient," said Li Gang. "A spy who'd been reassigned three states away finally reported seeing him enter Jiangling City, but we do not know if he is still there or if he has moved."
So there was still no news of Jingyan. Mei Changsu's heart contorted uneasily in his chest and the room began to spin around him, in a torturously slow speed. Mei Changsu knew by instinct what his plans were, but when even the small task of making his lips move to speak felt impossible, he was suddenly unsure about
According to the public news that reached the Liang empire, Prince Jing was responsible for causing an internal conflict between Xia Jiang and the rest of the Hua court - pressuring Xia Jiang to rebel and ultimately allowing North Qi to join efforts with Liang to defeat the split Hua kingdom. In accordance to the same news, Prince Jing was then sentenced to execution by five horses and the …show more content…
He pretended to calmly look up from his book and finally realized that he'd been holding his book upside down the whole time. Discretely, he closed the book, pretended to cough and turned it around under the fall of his sleeve. His hands trembled and he dropped the book.
"I contacted our men in the Liang court," said Li Gang. Mei Changsu watched him rise and came over to pick up the book. "To spread rumors that the man held in prison is not the real King of Hua."
"Good," said Mei Changsu, clenching his sleeves to stay grounded and focused on the conversation. Excessive perspiration from his hand began to stain the fabric. Mei Changsu forced a nod of thanks when Li Gang pulled a thick cloak around his body. "Any news of Jingyan?"
"Lin Chen sabotaged all our efforts to make the investigation more efficient," said Li Gang. "A spy who'd been reassigned three states away finally reported seeing him enter Jiangling City, but we do not know if he is still there or if he has moved."
So there was still no news of Jingyan. Mei Changsu's heart contorted uneasily in his chest and the room began to spin around him, in a torturously slow speed. Mei Changsu knew by instinct what his plans were, but when even the small task of making his lips move to speak felt impossible, he was suddenly unsure about