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A Qinwang Must Also Be Able To Accept a Loss
T/N: Translated by Jen on Broken Jinsei! Please do not repost my translations! All translations outside of Broken Jinsei are stolen and reposted without permission!
Placing their bets on Rui Qinwang, that was for the most part just continuing down the path relatively smoothly, needless to be on edge, but if on Jin Qinwang, there was quite the risk. It might be ‘high returns’, but one might also lose everything.
In reality, towards Jin Qinwang dearly loving his wangfei, willing to restrain himself for his wangfei, for people such as the Head Minister of the Inner Cabinet Ruan Rui Zhong, and the Left Commander-in-Chief Qin Tian Ming, they were happy to see this, because Jin Qinwang truly was a bit too special. If someone can slightly restrain him a little, and this person was also wise and virtuous, knowing propriety, having Jin Qinwang led in a good direction, then even if Jin Qinwang only favors her alone, they won’t have any objections either. For them, the country was forever the most important. And the Head Minister of Appointments Luo Pei Shan, even if carrying personal feelings, further won’t like Jin Qinwang’s rear court becoming messy.
That’s why, previously when certain people were violently jumping around, these people didn’t involve themselves in the slightest. Even if guessing that those women meeting with mishap wasn’t because of getting ‘cursed’, but rather having gotten schemed against, they didn’t have the slightest ripple inside either, even hoping that this kind of situation can continue maintaining forever, and not just until in the future, when Jin Qinwang ascends the highest position, but also including the next next emperor. A ruler that grows up under a good environment, no matter how lacking, would still have some merits, no?
These things, Jing Wan simply didn’t know about, not knowing that in the future, even if monopolizing the imperial harem, the court officials also won’t have too much complaint towards her.
At this very moment, the first match of the horse race has already begun.
Because it was their first time seeing this kind of event, a horse race of this scale, at first perhaps they were still reserved, but gradually, they all began boiling along with, madly shouting and cheering.
For the women, seeing this kind of scene, they for the most part were still able to stay reserved. However, in the end, it was something they’d never seen before, so they similarly were affected by the surrounding atmosphere, their complexion faintly turning red, and in the bottom of their eyes was an insuppressible excitement. Their hands further had the handkerchief tightly clutched. In places with relatively more people, they were all still restraining themselves, but in the private rooms, surrounded all by familiar people, there was naturally no need for this, and can shout and cheer without any image, just like for instance, the prime example among them, Yuan Qiao Qiao.
Of course, those small children for the most part didn’t have any misgiving. At this time, the atmosphere was too heated. Regardless whether it was their older brother, older sister, or the mama serving them, they all didn’t go restrain them. After all, right now, many people were all like this. To forcibly restrain, wasn’t that just incurring hate? Not only from one’s own, but also the other children——–everyone was all ‘mannerless’ and ‘acting inappropriately’, no? Disciplining one’s own, wouldn’t the others also be included in as well?
And in the private room with Li Hong Yuan and them, at first, they were all still able to sit still. The first to become restless was naturally just Kang Qinwang, because this first match had his horse. Speaking of which, Jing Wan was still considered generous, having the various princes and qinwangs’ horses all separated. If according to Li Hong Yuan’s idea, he can have all of them placed in the same match, able to make them become hostile from the start, mutually glaring at one another.
Never mind when fighting for power, when relaxing, it was better for it to not become like a battlefield.
Since it was a horse raised in a qinwang manor, it certainly won’t be lacking. As time elapsed, the distance ran increasing, the ten horses already more or less divided into three camps. Kang Qinwang’s horse belonged to the first camp, and together with it was just one horse, both clutching very tightly, pulling ahead one after another. At most, it was also nothing more than exceeding a horse head in distance. If not for the rules of the race, the two people on the horses perhaps would’ve already started fighting.
In competitions, especially ones where the competition was very intense, it usually will have the ability to make people’s blood race. Of course, it was also possible to produce grudges. After all, people all liked looking good. Those that couldn’t afford to lose usually were much more than those that could.
Kang Qinwang already didn’t care for the others, charging to the very front of the private room. There weren’t any windows, just a waist-high half wall fencing. Kang Qinwang was unusually worked up, either excitedly waving his arms, or angrily hammering his fist, his mouth filled with phrases such as ‘run faster’, ‘useless trash’, and so on. His image, his brothers, all got thrown beyond the clouds.
And the final outcome, Kang Qinwang…….lost. Moreover, it was just a very tiny gap.
Kang Qinwang turned back with a dark face, “Bring over the list. This prince rather want to see who was able to actually raise such a good horse.” His words sounded as if praising, but that expression and tone was instead completely like as if wanting to eat someone. What he wanted to express was probably just wanting to see exactly who had such guts, while clearly knowing it was his horse, yet still dared to win.
The others perhaps disdained, either sneering, or taking pleasure at another’s misfortune.
Kang Qinwang grabbed the list passed over by the attendant, glancing over, coldly sneering, “A mere sixth rank official can also afford to raise such a good horse? This prince very much suspects this horse’s origins.”
TN: All translations outside of Broken Jinsei are stolen and reposted without permission!
Obviously, it was wanting to use official means for a personal grudge, even finding this kind of high-sounding excuse. Reasonably speaking, a sixth rank official’s official salary indeed wasn’t enough to raise a precious horse, but can’t someone have a bit of family wealth and whatnot?
From start to finish, the calmest was probably still Li Hong Yuan, his posture still relaxed, “Merely just a few thousand taels, if eldest imperial brother can’t afford to lose, then this prince will just let them not collect your money, how big of a deal. Just, there’s one thing that eldest imperial brother should know. Every single horse here today, their owner are all guests that this prince sent invitations to invite over. If eldest imperial brother wants to do something, it’s best to think it over first.”
Kang Qinwang who was burning in anger froze and looked towards Li Hong Yuan. Yet, turns out, although Li Hong Yuan was speaking to him, he didn’t spare him a single glance.
Kang Qinwang heavily breathed, “What can I do, old six is thinking too much.”
That’s right, the ones participating in the race, regardless of their status, that was all holding Jin Qinwang’s invitation. If because of a match, one were to attract unexpected trouble, where would the living Enma’s face be? Moreover, it will undoubtedly also affect others that have relatively low status and position. Then, this matter, didn’t it precisely go against Jing Wan’s certain ideas, would the living Enma allow that?
As for not giving Kang Qinwang face? Heheh, it was merely one’s horse being not as good as someone else’s, the skills not as good as someone else’s, to even blame the other party for not yielding to you?
If switch with someone else, you can still use power to suppress them, but to touch someone that the living Enma wanted to ‘cover’, heh!
Kang Qinwang sat down, unable to vent, at least right now he wasn’t able to. As for whether or not he will do something in secret, it was difficult to say. However, even if doing something in secret, this face was still lost, this bearing also gone.
The others inwardly laughed. However, they also were a bit worried whether or not they will also encounter the same thing. However, thinking of these now was also useless. If one really were to encounter, one at least can’t appear ‘narrow-minded’.
Those that had the same worry as them were actually quite a few, because previously, it was betting on the horse according to the person. It was a qinwang, so would their horse be lacking? It absolutely wouldn’t be. As such, many people for the first round actually bought Kang Qinwang’s horse. Yet, in the end? Lost. Thus, towards the later ones, they naturally weren’t that reassured anymore. After all, they had already bought, so can’t change anymore.
However, the people afterwards didn’t have Kang Qinwang’s bad luck. Even the sickly fifth wangye’s horse was the first of its match——–This was actually a bit surprising. After all, because of fifth wangye’s body, towards horses and such, he actually wasn’t that interested in. His horse was actually just there to make up the numbers. And it was also nothing more than a horse he’d coincidentally obtained in the past.
In other words, among the qinwangs, only Kang Qinwang lost. This time, it was further thoroughly losing all face. He, for a time, even suspect that this was simply just deliberately arranged by Li Hong Yuan, precisely for the sake of making him look like a fool.
It was obvious, Kang Qinwang had thought too much. If the living Enma really wanted to scheme against him, would it just be letting him lose a bit of face and nothing more?
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May I know how much chapter there will be
Around 600
When the future is mentioned as only single lines, I feel the author will make the end when ML ascends the throne and there will be no sequels, no cute kids, or ML and MC turning into a cherished family 💔
The novel goes through their entire life until death.