Chapter 13

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Author: Xiao Yao

Chapter 12 – Title – Chapter 14

After all the things that had happened, now that Wei-gugu met Hui Ming again, naturally she wouldn’t be the same as before, behaving both hypocritical and good-natured like she used to, fortunately she considered Su-gonggong and Xu-momo’s face and didn’t counter with picking faults, but chose another way——

Turning a blind eye. Please read at insidethemirror translations. DO NOT REPOST.

Just like now, facing Hui Ming’s respectful greeting it just seemed like there was no such person in front of Wei-shi, and only looked directly at Su Jin as she slightly raised her head: “His Majesty’s order, today I don’t have the patience to see people, if the matter is not urgent, nothing shall not be allowed.” It was obvious that Wei-gugu was no longer as gentle as before when facing Su-gonggong, and both her complexion and tone of voice sounded dry without any undulations.

Su Jin seemed to have not noticed the difference, and after Wei-shi had passed along the order, he bent a knee according to proper manner, and seriously responded “As His Majesty commanded”. Having said the words, he turned around again and continued to look at the miniature Narcissus, as if it was a rare treasure in the world.

Wei-gugu tightly pressed her lips and looked up at Su-gonggong’s back before turning around and going back inside the hall.

Perhaps it was a case of suspecting the neighbor of stealing the axe1, but ever since Hui Ming knew about Wei-gugu’s “intention” towards Su-gonggong from Bai Hao’s mouth, when she saw her meaningful glance at this moment, she felt a little complicated with a sense of something that was difficult to express, but in comparison, Su-gonggong’s handsome figure never looked back, just like a cold-hearted man with a heart of stone.

No, this won’t do, this was too disrespectful to Su-gonggong, not to mention Wei-gugu had such a temperament, so Su-gonggong’s ruthlessness towards her should be justified, right?

With this in mind, Hui Ming submissively took a step back, she shook her head as she threw out these messy thoughts, then waited while taking a deep breath wanting to take this opportunity to withdraw from Su Gonggong’s presence, but then she saw Su-gonggong had already descended the steps, and was greeted by two men dressed in embroidered python robes2.

At this age, those who could wear embroidered python robes were naturally only the pair of rivals Rui-wang and Xin-wang.

Sure enough, after a few phrase of routine greetings, Su-gonggong slightly bowed his head and persuaded: “His Majesty’s body is feeling indisposed this afternoon, and have been calling the imperial physicians repeatedly for a while, he had just now fallen asleep and commanded that he did not want to see anyone, it would be better for the two princes to go elsewhere for a stroll and come back later?”

“Don’t dare to disturb Imperial Father’s rest, it’s just that this prince also has some errands to report to Imperial Father, since this is so, I’ll just go to the side hall and wait.” Replied the di born third prince from the second empress, Xin-wangye, with clear eyes and a face like the autumn moon, he behaved in a notoriously refined and gentle manner inside the palace, even when speaking to the servants, he still spoke softly, he also excused them a great deal when he was accidentally neglected, never meting out punishments, putting forward that among everyone no one wasn’t praise worthy.

In contrast, Rui-wang, the son of Concubine Xian, looked a bit rough, not to mention the strength of his body, but he also deliberately grew a full set of beard, spoke in a rough manner that even though he was also wearing the extremely honorable prince’s official python robe, but he looked more like a military commander tempered on the battlefield appearing generally scary, including his temperament and conduct, he was more like a straight-forward boor that served as foil under Xin-wangye.

It’s just… if this crude person did not conspire, how could there be such a situation where the two princes struggled to fight against one another? Not to mention three years later when he led his troops to force the emperor to abdicate the throne… Hui Ming looked at him coldly, but had always felt that Rui-wang was perhaps deliberately putting on a show to put wool over people’s eyes, when in reality under his roughness he was meticulously attentive, a treacherous person that looked loyal.

Sure enough, as soon as Xin-wang’s words fell, Rui-wangye also immediately raised his hands together and said in a rough voice: “It just so happens that this prince also has an account to report, let’s wait together!”

Su-gonggong’s complexion remained unchanged, keeping his calm, then repeatedly warned Yuan Bao at the side to properly serve the princes while they stayed, then he took a few steps back and continued to guard the door of the palace hall.

Although Hui Ming didn’t pay special attention to the conflict between Xin-wang and Rui-wang, but inside the Hall of Heavenly Virtue the sense of harsh confrontation between the two princes nevertheless became gradually clear, and their disdain almost couldn’t be concealed.

Hui Ming didn’t know anything about the previous dynasty, but after serving in front of the emperor for a long time, she could more or less see something, just like the current situation.

After all, His Majesty was already at an age, and after suffering from severe illness, even with a miracle cure from the wonderful hands of the imperial physicians, he could not recover to the same state as before he had contracted the disease, although his mind was conscious and he seemed to be able to talk and move normally, but nowadays his speech would be unclear, and even his hands and feet would suffer ailment and become stiff and numb from time to time, requiring the imperial physicians to perform acupuncture and moxibustion in intervals to help alleviate the symptoms, even more so to restore the energy he formerly had in dealing with politics in the imperial court. Please read at insidethemirror translations. DO NOT REPOST.

And His Majesty’s body was already incompetent, it would be inevitable that the hand he used in dealing with government affairs would be false, and would be entrusted to a candidate, to some extent, this also represented His Majesty’s heart of who would be the heir apparent to the throne, so in this critical moment, it was naturally even more important to vie for favor that made both the two princes, Xin-wang and Rui-wang, itchy to run back to the Hall of Heavenly Virtue several times these past few days, on the one hand for the purpose of “filial piety,” but more importantly, to also report back to His Majesty regarding the job he sent them out to do, to exhibit their ability to rule a country, so that the weight of their position in His Majesty’s heart would further increase a bit more.

For Hui Ming, towards the two princes aiming at each other, had long been a common occurrence, so it was not surprising when she saw this scene in the entryway, after that she wanted to step forward and ask for leave to withdraw from Su-gonggong, but looking at Su-gonggong, who was guarding the door, a bit of hesitation formed inside her——

If she read it right, wasn’t Su-gonggong’s complexion at the moment seemed to be particularly cold?

Su-gonggong when facing other people always looked like the bottomless pit of an ancient well, lonely and deserted without the slightest emotions, but at this moment, that deep pit seemed to be condensed into a piercingly cold ice, making people’s heart that saw this feel their scalp tingle.

In fact, although Hui Ming didn’t have any other advantages, her scrupulous keenness was still worthy of appellations, or was it perhaps that serving in the palace had brought about a discerning insight that although it was not obvious on the surface, with only a few blinks of the eyes, she could vaguely perceive other people’s attitude and frame of mind without them opening their mouths.

If not, towards the difficult Seventh Royal Highness, who she had no experience and no past relationship with but could overcome from among the numerous palace maids, and firmly hold the trust and familiarity of the Little Majesty, in addition to being careful, most of it was due to her innate keenness, warranting her to be able to see a bit of difference that caused His Little Majesty’s frame of mind, thus little by little she was able to grope about and find a suitable method to get along with him.

Over the years, this talent of Hui Ming’s, it was only towards the issue of Su Jin that she had made a mistake, why did she in her last life resign herself to recognize the idea that such a gentleman as Su-gonggong had a covetous and errant heart towards her, in the end she was slapped in the face by Su-gonggong who at the last moment had not forgotten to save her life, and now she would often feel ashamed and embarrassed when she thought of the last words Yuan Bao said when Su-gonggong sent him to her.

Especially after inquiring about the previous circumstance on how they met today! With a talented background like Su-gonggong’s, how could it be possible for him to look at her, an unremarkable, even unsophisticated little palace maid with a shaved head?

Enough, she didn’t want to think about the time when her head was shaved anymore! After realizing that she was entangled with this matter again, Hui Ming couldn’t help shake her head, Su-gonggong was too busy with a lot of daily affairs, so how could he continuously remember such trivial matters that happened many years ago! Her keeping this in mind was just much ado about nothing and only made her own mind stay under a state of chaos!

Even if you’ve thought about it clearly in your heart, but with such things how could people just do whatever they want by just saying it? So much so that for the most part, the more you don’t want yourself to think about it, the more the mind would disobey making this thought continuously appear, in the end, Hui Ming relied on recalling the horrible scene where she was finally granted death by the white silk that made her heart chill in an instant, then she straightened her face and went forward to salute and withdraw from Su-gonggong.

When he raised his head again, Su-gonggong’s face looked exceptionally peaceful, and some concern even showed in his words: “His Majesty will not wake up for a while, you go and rest for a while, a new person has not yet been chosen and you will be serving every day, learn to be acute by yourself.”

Hui Ming having heard what he said respectfully replied, and reciprocally persuaded Su-gonggong to go inside for a sit, Su-gonggong by no means thought that she was being meddlesome and still properly responded in a good mood, among his words and actions, there wasn’t a trace of the person that exuded the apprehensive coldness just now.

It was precisely because of this that when Hui Ming recalled Su-gonggong’s cold expression then that she became a little bit hesitant for a moment, was the coldness that she saw from Su-gonggong real? Or, did it really not exist in Su-gonggong, and she was wrong again?

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The author has something to say:

Suspecting herself Hui Ming: How could I understand Su-gonggong‘s state of mind? I must be wrong again!

Su Jin with a guilty conscience: No, no, no, in fact, you have never been wrong… Please read at insidethemirror translations. DO NOT REPOST.

TRANSLATOR’S NOTES:

1. 疑邻偷斧: it means that carelessly suspecting others would result in you seeing their every movement as suspicious. ↩

2. 蟒袍: ceremonial robe embroidered with pythons, worn by officials or royalty, which resembled dragons, but only with four claws instead of five. This is opposed to dragon robes where only the emperor can wear. ↩

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Chapter 12 – Title – Chapter 14

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