Jade Scenery Origins, a Troubled Autumn

"What did 'Lord Marquis' mean?"

In the small pavilion of the Su Residence garden in Ci Prefecture, all manner of side dishes had long been laid out. Mutton bubbled away in a clay pot nearby, and Yin-Yang Dharma King was fishing out pieces with ivory chopsticks.

"It was a convention from the Medieval Era. If someone granted a marquisate took up a court post, they would be respectfully addressed as Lord Marquis. In ancient times, Lord was also one rank of nobility."

"But you're only Marquis Changxin?"

Little Fox peeled a tiny tangerine for Su Che, carefully stripping away the white pith before gently placing it into Third Young Master Su's mouth.

"Am I not also some kind of Cavalier Attendant? With that official post hung on me, I can be called Lord Marquis too."

Su Che chewed the sweet tangerine. "Why are you interested in court affairs too?"

"I was thinking about what Lord Marquis's properly wed wife ought to be called..."

The tangerine was quite sweet.

"Senior, is the mutton good?"

Ignoring Little Fox's mournful gaze, Su Che looked toward Yin-Yang Dharma King on the other side.

"Mutton? Tender as can be."

Yin-Yang Dharma King wolfed down the mutton. "So you're just going to take that Azure Flood Dragon into your fold? The human heart is separated by a belly of flesh. Be careful he doesn't borrow your banner to run wild and commit every evil."

"I don't have the ability to make some Yin-Yang Realm and pen all my subordinates inside. Besides, he's somewhat useful."

"But I still don't understand what benefit there is in killing Situ Tu for you."

Yin-Yang Dharma King tapped the bottom of his bowl with his chopsticks, then picked up some mutton from the side and put it into the clay pot.