Chapter 19: Enemies Must Be Dealt with Slowly
Han Jing couldn’t help but be impressed by her mother’s imposing manner once again!
However, she couldn’t let her mother intervene in the annulment of the marriage.
She remembered that slap from Su Xingyan; she wouldn’t let him off so easily without exacting interest on it!
"Mother, let’s talk about these things later. Don’t mention the annulment to the Emperor yet; leave these matters to me. Since Han Yan and Han Yuxiao have schemed against me, I must seek vengeance!" She didn’t like to finish people off all at once; she wanted to slowly deal with these two!
Su Yaogeng looked at Han Jing, a bit worried that she might not handle it well, but this was the first time Han Jing had insisted on dealing with something herself, so she couldn’t easily dampen her enthusiasm. Anyway, as long as she was in the capital, no matter what trouble Han Jing caused, she could clean it up!
"Fine, since you’re determined to handle it yourself, I won’t interfere. I know you and Dongbao have a good relationship, but after all, Dongbao has been by your side for a long time, her mind is simple, and she doesn’t understand some twists and turns, making it easy for her to fall into other people’s traps. Let Aunt Xi teach her well for a while, and you should learn a bit in your spare time too. In the inner courtyard, the thoughts of women are not as simple as you imagine, you must not be careless anymore," Su Yaogeng instructed.
Han Jing nodded. Aunt Xi, who came from the palace and served Mother for many years, was well-versed in the various tactics within the palace. Learning from her would be beneficial.
"I’ll assign a few more people to you. I was indeed negligent before for not protecting you well," Su Yaogeng remarked with some regret; had she assigned people to guard Jing’er closely earlier, yesterday’s incident wouldn’t have happened.
Han Jing’s eyes lit up: "What kind of people?"
She was in desperate need of personnel; relying solely on her own word made acquiring certain information nearly impossible.
Su Yaogeng tapped her forehead: "Naturally, people who will be of great help to you. They were meant to be given to you once you married, but giving them to you now is fine."
Then she called out toward the outside: "Xu Chong."
Before Han Jing even noticed how that middle-aged man in black entered the room, he was already standing before them.
"From now on, stay by Miss’s side, obey her commands, and there’s no need to report back to me for anything. Place the two disciples you’ve trained at Miss’s side to serve her," Su Yaogeng ordered.
Xu Chong didn’t hesitate and immediately knelt before Han Jing: "Xu Chong greets Master."
From this moment on, Han Jing would be his new master.
Han Jing nodded: "You may go for now. I’ll tell you once I’ve decided how to arrange things."
"Yes." In the blink of an eye, he disappeared again.
Curious about this Ancient Martial Arts, Han Jing wondered whether Xu Chong was more skilled than Su Xingyan?
Su Yaogeng was pleased with Han Jing’s performance and nodded with satisfaction: "This Xu Chong has been by my side for over twenty years. He was originally the closed-door disciple of the Dark Guard Commander favored by the late Emperor. In principle, after the late Emperor’s passing, he should have been loyal to my brother. However, back then, the Dark Guard Commander failed in his duty during an escort mission, leading to the late Emperor’s injury. The late Emperor originally intended to execute their master and apprentice, but I saved them. The two of them served as my private guards. The commander passed away over ten years ago due to an old ailment, and Xu Chong has been by my side ever since. You can trust him."