My Father in Law is Lu Bu

Chapter 716

After introducing Tian Feng to the Six Ministers and bringing him into the cabinet and also bringing in Xun Chen into the Ministry of Justice, Yangzhou began to operate more smoothly.

Liu Mang should have been allowed to relax more since Tian Feng and Xu Shu got along well. Xu Shu always asked for advice as a junior and Tian Feng did not put on any airs. While teaching Xu Shu, he focused on Xu Shu as an assistant.

However, Liu Mang's good days had not yet arrived as he was blocked in front of his own home.

“What?” Liu Mang was shocked to see an old man in front of the gate demanding he marry his daughter.

“Milord. This old man is really something? Isn't just sleeping with his daughter for one night? Why is he suddenly marrying his daughter to you?” Zhou Cang became talkative again.

“Huh?” Liu Mang's eyes grew wide. What do you mean slept with the old man's daughter? He only slept in her room.

Liu Mang did not need to guess to know who came. It was Qiao Xuan. Did Qiao Xuan want to become his father-in-law? No, Qiao Xuan was already his father-in-law. It was just that Liu Mang did not want to embarrass Da Qiao so he did not tell Qiao Xuan. Someone like Qiao Xuan would not be able to accept a daughter who married a different person from the intended person.

Because of this, Qiao Yu never went back to Jiangdong. The last time Liu Mang went to Jiangdong, Qiao Yu simply told him to look after her father instead of taking her to Jiangdong.

“Not much difference.” Zhou Cang said indifferently.

Liu Mang felt like killing Zhou Cang. “Shut up. If you say another word, be prepared to work in the kitchen!” Liu Mang threatened, causing Zhou Cang to shut up.

“Where is he now?” Liu Mang asked Guan Hai, who was more reliable.

“We brought him to the side hall to wait for Milord.” Guan Hai replied.

“I understand.” Liu Mang nodded and immediately went to the side hall.

Though it was his own residence, Liu Mang felt very embarassed and walked carefully. When he arrived at the side hall, he hid himself and eavesdropped into the conversation inside rather than entering the room.

“Lord Qiao. Calm down!” Yang Hong who was inside comforted Qiao Xuan. Zhou Yu was also there.

“How can I calm down? Can you calm down if someone slept in your daughter's room for a night?” Qiao Xuan said unhappily.

“Yes, yes…” Yang Hong laughed. He did not have a daughter, only a son.

“Lord Qiao. No one knows about this. His Highness also did not do it on purpose. Just leave it!” Cheng Yu spoke up. Cheng Yu was becoming more a scholar than a general. The scholarly aura he had was strong. He no longer looked like the warrior he used to be.

“No one knows? If no one knows about this, why would I be here?” Qiao Xuan asked angrily. Someone had spread this matter. Only Qiao Xuan and the people in Zhou Yu's residence knew about this matter so Qiao Xuan did not know how rumors started to fly. This made Qiao Xuan very embarassed.

Otherwise, Qiao Xuan would not come to the King of Shu's residence. The King of Shu killed his daughter.

However, Qiao Xuan loved his own reputation. He was afraid people would point fingers at him which is why he came to the King of Shu's residence seeking an explanation.

“I also do not know how this rumor spread.” Yang Hong said to Cheng Yu and then glanced at Zhou Yu. In fact, Yang Hong already knew who did it. However, this matter would not harm Liu Mang which is why he did not intervene.

Zhou Yu saw Yang Hong's gaze but he was also a good actor and even joined in to denounce the person who spread rumors.

Yes, without a doubt, the culprit was Zhou Yu himself. In fact, he was also the one who planned to have Liu Mang sleep in Xiao Qiao's room.

Zhou Yu planned everything from the beginning. From connecting Marquis Wu's residence with his own, waiting for Lady Wu's birthday and bringing Qiao Xuan over. At night, he purposefully got the King of Shu drunk. Guan Hai and Zhou Cang who has a combined IQ of less than 150 were played around by Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu initially planned to have Qiao Yu sleep with Liu Mang as well but Guan Hai and Zhou Cang were now extremely afraid due to the previous incident. Zhou Yu also wanted to leave a way out for himself.

Though Liu Mang cannot sleep with the Xiao Qiao, he could still make Liu Mang sleep in her room.

The next step was to get Qiao Xuan to get up in the morning to find his daughter and then quarrel with Guan Hai and Zhou Cang.

Then the news of the King of Shu, Liu Mang, sleeping in Xiao Qiao's room would spread.

Although it was just sleeping in someone's room, with a big mouth like Zhou Cang, the word room would be omitted and it became sleeping with someone instead. 𝐫𝘼Ｎօ𝔟È𝐒

Qiao Xuan was a face loving person. He would be embarassed by the rumors and be left with two options. One was to die to show his determination and the other was to marry his daughter off.

“Damn it! Who spread rumors?” Liu Mang listened to the conversation and got the general idea. If there were no rumors, everyone would treat it as a misunderstanding and the case would be closed. However, it was because there is rumors that Liu Mang would suffer bad luck.

Liu Mang looked back at Zhou Cang. His murderous glare was enough to scare Zhou Cang. “It's not me! I swear it's not me!”

“Hmph! You are also not a good thing!” Liu Mang sneered.

“We greet Your Highness a good evening!” While Liu Mang still wanted to learn more, a few servants saw Liu Mang and greeted loudly.

“Your Highness? What are you doing over there?” Yang Hong and the others finally saw Liu Mang hiding behind a wall. Liu Mang walked out since he was no longer able to hide.

“Haha. How is everyone? The weather today is quite good isn't it?” Liu Mang laughed.

“King of Shu Liu Mang!” Qiao Xuan gnashed his teeth.

“Fa… Lord Qiao!” Liu Mang almost called Qiao Xuan his father-in-law before he stopped himself. “What a coincidence. We meet again!” Liu Mang added awkwardly.

“It is indeed a coincidence!” Qiao Xuan gnashed his teeth. The others could not help but laugh. How can this be a coincidence? It is the King of Shu's house.

“Ahem!” Liu Mang coughed and forced himself to calm down. He had commanded thousands of troops and held the position of a King. Yet, he felt so nervous as though he was taking his college entrace examination.

Liu Mang finally calmed down and said to Qiao Xuan. “Lord Qiao. Why did you came to my residence?” Liu Mang pretended to be ignorant.

“Tell me. What should I do about this matter?” Qiao Xuan asked directly.

“Kill the one spreading the rumors! Damn it! This is just harming people!” Liu Mang reflexively replied. After saying this, he knew that he was caught eavesdropping.

“Are you going to marry my daughter or not?” Qiao Xuan glared at Liu Mang.

“Isn't it just sleeping in your daughter's room? Now you want our Lord to marry her?” Zhou Cang spoke up for Liu Mang.

“Milord. It is not about sleeping in Miss Qiao's room. Someone spread rumors that you slept with Miss Qiao and may altready have an illegitimate child!” Yang Hong said to Liu Mang.

Liu Mang did not expect the rumors to be so fierce. Illegitimate child? He and Qiao Yu did not even have a child yet so where did this illegitimate child come from?

“Lord Qiao. These are just rumors. Do you care about rumors?” Liu Mang smiled shyly and said to Qiao Xuan. It's just a rumor. No need to bother with it.

“I care!” Qiao Xuan did not give Liu Mang any face at all.

“If you care, I can send someone out right now to arrest those who spread rumors and stop them from talking about it!” Liu Mang said in a hurry.

Yang Hong felt defeated by his stupid liege. This was only just a rumor but if you forcefully silence it, the rumor would be confirmed. Liu Mang would never be able to clear his name.

“My daughter's reputation has been completely ruined by you. Tell me if you are going to marry her or not!” Qiao Xuan said ruthlessly. He expressed his deep hatred for Liu Mang. He never thought of Liu Mang as a good person for killing nobles and giving the recruitment order. Qiao Xuan thought that Liu Mang would soon die but he kept surviving like a cockroach. Qiao Xuan had not yet avenged his eldest daughter.

“What if I marry? What if I don't marry?” Liu Mang asked cautiously.

“Things would be easy if you marry. If you don't, haha. I am afraid my head will be acquainted with the pillars in your home!” Qiao Xuan sneered.

This made Liu Mang's hair stand up. The old man was so hateful he even threatened to commit suicide.

Before anything else, Qiao Yu will kill Liu Mang if he allowed Qiao Xuan to commit suicide. But there was also Qiao Xuan's reputation to think about. Qiao Xuan was a great and reputable scholar. If Qiao Xuan dies in his residence, Liu Mang's reputation would be finished. All the scholars in the world would shun Liu Mang. Lord Qiao also has many disciples and ex-collegues for when he was an official.

It was for the same reason that Cao Cao did not kill Ni Heng and send Ni Heng to Huang Zu. Cao Cao did not dare to. If he killed Ni Heng, he would be labelled as a tyrant and all sorts of negative titles. That was why Cao Cao send Ni Heng away to Liu Biao. In the end, the idiot Huang Zu was the one who killed Ni Heng.

After killing Ni Heng, Huang Zu regretted. The Huang Family was originally a big and influential family. The Cai Family and the Kuai Family had to combine together to compare. But after killing Ni Heng, the Huang Family lost its reputation and split into two. The martial faction which was Huang Zu's group of warriors and Zhuge Liang's father-in-law who cared about reputation.

Many officials in Jiangxia also resigned because Huang Zu killed Ni Heng.

If Qiao Xuan dies in Liu Mang's residence, expect one third of Yangzhou's officials to resign the following day. Half the people in the world would also curse Liu Mang to their last breath.

Qiao Xuan also had the reputation of someone who is not corrupt, investigates the evil deeds of Yang Chang and even defended the land from invasions. Such a person is definitely popular amongst the people.

“Marry! Marry!” Liu Mang shivered in fear. He finally realized how powerful these old men were. Yesterday there was Tian Feng and today, there is Qiao Xuan.

“Marry? Good. If you want to marry, my daughter must go through the matchmaker, have eight carriers for her palanquin, enter the main entrance…” Qiao Xuan began to make his demands. He knew all the etiquette for marriage. So much so that Liu Mang felt dizzy listening to it. On the other hand, Yang Hong suddenly screamed in fear hearing Qiao Xuan's demands.

“Impossible!” Yang Hong's face was red. “Lord Qiao. What you ask for is impossible. Do not go too far!” Yang Hong said to Qiao Xuan.

“Going too far?” Liu Mang did not understand what Yang Hong meant.

“Milord. This Qiao Xuan actually wants you to divorce your wife!” Yang Hong said to Liu Mang as he pointed at Qiao Xuan.

“Divorce?” Liu Mang almost vomitted blood. “Isn't it a marriage? Why is it suddenly a divorce?”

Yang Hong then explained. Liu Mang already has three wives. Any more than this would be concubines. Even Sun Shangxiang is just a concubine.

Qiao Xuan wants Qiao Yue to become a wife. And not just any wife but the Queen Consort. Isn't this a joke? If Qiao Yue were to become Liu Mang's wife then one of the previous wife has to be demoted to concubine. What's more, the position of Queen Consort belongs to Lady Lu. In other words, Liu Mang would be forced to divorce Lady Lu.

Where did Liu Mang's foundation come from? It was from his father-in-law Lu Bu. Lu Bu was someone Liu Mang cannot afford to offend more than Qiao Xuan. Qiao Xuan can only threaten Liu Mang with suicide but Lu Bu will actually kill people.

If Lu Bu finds out Liu Mang divorced Lu Lingqi, the Wolf Cavalry, Xianzhen Army and others will all rebel. Liu Mang can just wash his neck and wait to die.

“If you refuse to marry her, then please collect my body for me, Your Highness.” Qiao Xuan said stubbornly.