NOVPUBChapter 321 -158 The Miao Family Wants to Take a Gamble_2
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“If I ask you to leave, you just leave. Isn’t that good enough?”
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Finally, under the compelling gaze of the Family Head,
the member of the Miao Family could only bow his head slightly.
Then, he turned around.
And left the room.
As the member of the Miao Family departed,
inside the room belonging to the Miao Family’s territory, where their Family Head was,
only Miao Xingjian, the current Family Head of the Miao Family, remained.
Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family, Chenguan Prefecture Miao Family.
The two great families were about to join forces to attack Changli Prefecture.
Meanwhile, the Luo Family in Luo Mountain Prefecture
had mobilized a large number of soldiers and supplies, accumulating them on the border of Chenguan Prefecture.
Clearly, they were eyeing Chenguan Prefecture intently.
If there wasn’t an issue, then so be it.
But if Chenguan Prefecture dared to mobilize a large number of troops and transport a vast amount of supplies to attack Changli Prefecture,
Miao Xingjian believed that the Luo Family’s army stationed outside Chenguan Prefecture
would certainly seize this excellent opportunity.
And launch a frenzied attack on the Miao Family of Chenguan Prefecture.
At this point, the Luo Family in Luo Mountain Prefecture had already decided not to attack the Miao Family out of the animosity from before
but rather for the territory of Chenguan Prefecture itself.
“So, was my decision back then right or wrong?”
“If I hadn’t chosen to snatch food from Luo Family’s mouth at that time…”
“Would this mess not have happened now?”
“Would the Luo Family not have chosen to directly move against Chenguan Prefecture?”
“And would our Chenguan Prefecture Miao Family be able to smoothly join forces with the Ke Family and jointly consume the land of Changli Prefecture?”
After a long thought.
Miao Xingjian still didn’t have a definitive answer in his heart.
As for such trends, it was hard for him to say.
Even when the Luo Family of Luo Mountain Prefecture attacked Changping Prefecture back then.
The Miao Family of Chenguan Prefecture did nothing,
merely watching in silence.
The Luo Family of Luo Mountain Prefecture would still make a move against Chenguan Prefecture Miao Family in the future.
Struggles between families
are inevitable.
Once the Luo Family had forcefully devoured all the nearby territories one by one,
the Miao Family of Chenguan Prefecture naturally couldn’t escape either.
It was only a matter of sooner or later.
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With these thoughts,
Miao Xingjian silently stood up.
He walked towards the outside of the room with his hands clasped behind his back.
“Family Head…”
“Family Head…”
At the door, the two guards seeing the Family Head’s figure,
each bowed their heads.
A look of respect was evident on their faces.
As for Miao Xingjian, he merely glanced at the two men beside him. 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝔬𝔪
Then he ignored them,
and continued walking on his own towards the outside of the room.
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Time swiftly passed by several days.
Outside of Qingshi City in Luo Mountain Prefecture,
there Luo Ping, the current Family Patriarch of the Luo Family,
was walking silently with a large group of people near the farmlands outside Qingshi City.
It was the start of the spring plowing.
Countless farmers were working in the fields.
And thanks to the Cooling Charms,
the climate and temperature nearby were relatively suitable.
“Family Patriarch, it seems that the Miao Family has started to mobilize their troops towards the direction of the Changli Prefecture border,”
“A large amount of grain and supplies are also being transported there,”
a middle-aged man dressed in blue clothing with long black hair,
suddenly stepped forward,
whispering these words close to Luo Ping’s ear.
“Mobilizing troops and stockpiling at the border of Changli Prefecture?”
Hearing this, Luo Ping couldn’t help but turn his head and look in the direction of Chenguan Prefecture Miao Family.
Grilled goat meat, boiled seven-gill eels, a small portion of apple puree and pear slices, hop-flavored barley beer, and white bread made from fine wheat flour.
This was Liszt’s dinner.
The slightly Western-style meal did not suit his taste, but he was incapable of cooking and could not prepare the home-cooked dishes he liked. Moreover, in this world, nobles are strictly forbidden from entering kitchens, storehouses, or any other places meant for servants, as doing so would be a breach of noble etiquette and subject to ridicule.
Of course, the court was an exception.
The chefs and servants of the court were all attended to by aristocrats from the various small fiefs. Liszt’s father, the Earl of Coral Island, had once served as a stablemaster for the new generation of the Sapphire Duke, responsible for caring for the Duke’s beloved steed—a horse with a mix of dragon blood in its lineage.
To this day, the Earl of Coral Island would occasionally enter the court to fulfill the role of stablemaster.
He relished this task, fearing that another noble might replace him as stablemaster and impede his close relationship with the Grand Duke.
In the same vein, the Sapphire Duke also served as a personal valet to the lord of his sovereign state, the Steel Ridge Kingdom, attending to His Majesty the King’s every need.
Essentially, commoners are the servants of the nobility, and the lesser nobility serve the greater nobility.
Only by becoming king of a country does one become a true master.
“Thankfully, here in Fresh Flower Town, I am the sole master and need not attend to anyone,” Liszt thought contentedly while eating his less-than-satisfactory dinner.
The Earl was his father who didn’t care for him and would hardly bother him.
After dinner, Butler Carter would direct the maids to clean up the dishes, and a personal valet would bring water for washing and assist Liszt with rinsing out his mouth.
When the routine was done, Carter left with the other servants, “I will be just outside the door, Master and the two gentlemen, please call upon me if you need anything.”
“Thank you, Mr. Carter,” Liszt said, smiling with a gentleman’s grace. In terms of noble etiquette, he was influenced by his predecessor and didn’t need to learn it actively; it came naturally to him.
Even towards the lowliest servants, one must maintain politeness and respect—in private, it mattered not whether they were beaten or killed or subjected to any sort of mistreatment, but publicly, one must maintain noble demeanor.
the blue-clad middle-aged man bent even lower,
and with a reverence that went unnoticed on his face that was already bowed,
a hint of elation emerged.
This was definitely an opportunity,
an opportunity to make an impression in front of the Luo Family Patriarch.
Being able to stand beside the Family Patriarch already meant having access to the power center dominated by the Luo Family.
But this clearly wasn’t enough.
For those who had the privilege of being in the Luo Family Patriarch’s room,
sitting closer to the Family Patriarch was naturally better.
“The Saint once said, danger and opportunity coexist.”
“I believe that the Chenguan Prefecture Miao Family might want to snatch chestnuts from the fire.”
“On one hand, they confront our Luo Family from Luo Mountain Prefecture.”
“On the other hand, they want to quickly swallow the whole of Changli Prefecture along with the Ke Family of Xunyang Prefecture…”
After saying this,
the blue-clad middle-aged man bowed his head even lower,
his face showing an increasingly deep respect.
“So, you mean to say, the Miao Family of Chenguan Prefecture is in a race against time?”
