Chapter 54 - Men Are not Faithful as Beasts

Chapter 54: Men Are not Faithful as BeastsTranslator: Li XinyiNangong Qingyao went into the study and closed the door behind her. Nangong Luo looked at his daughter’s proud expression, looking around and asking anxiously, “Haven’t I told you to ask the crown prince for some help? Why do you come back alone?” Nangong Qingyao gave a smirk and raised her hand, “Do you really think I come home alone?”

At this time Nangong Luo blinked and four people in black suddenly appeared in the study where originally only he and his daughter stood. The four men were all dressed in black and each had an indifferent face, and physically they looked alike. They did not speak, but there was a sense of menace. Nangong Luo took one look at them, and then he drew back his eyes, looking suspiciously at his daughter.

Nangong Qingyao smiled and waved, and all four vanished in an instant. Nangong Luo was even more shocked and he asked, “Where have they all gone?” She said, “You don’t need to know that, father. And what do you think of the four helpers?”

“They’re great!” Only then did Nangong Luo realize that these four men were the shadow guards given to her by the crown prince. He said, “I have never expected that the crown prince would treat you so well and give you even such a good bodyguard.”

“Of course!” Nangong Qingyao said and that was why she was so proud and excited. Then she stopped smiling, looking at him and saying, “Father, the crown prince really thinks highly of me, but you must not let him down.”

She had assured the crown prince that she would get Nangong Token this time, and that in three days she would not only send 500,000 taels of silver to the East Palace, but would also keep sending money later. The prince had listened to her and gave her his four best shadow bodyguards. This time, not only the prince would not allow her to fail, but also herself. Otherwise, if she let the prince down, what was waiting for her would be despair.

“Yes, yes, I will never let the prince down!” Nangong Luo nodded his head excitedly. She took a token from her sleeve and handed it to him, saying, “This is the token of the prince. Whoever holds this token can command the four of them. Take it.” Nangong Luo took it carefully, as if it was a rare treasure, and promised that nothing would go wrong.

Feihua Courtyard

Nangong Ning stayed up all night, and it was not until seven o ‘clock in the morning that she read all the accounts. And Su Yuan who read accounts together with her also did not sleep. At seven o ‘clock in the morning, she asked Su to go away for a rest.

When he was gone, Nangong Ning put all the accounts into a wooden box that had been prepared. Then she closed the lid and pushed the box under the bed. After finding no accounts missing, she kicked off her shoes, threw herself on the soft bed, and fell asleep.

“She’s sleeping? Are you sure?” Nangong Luo took the East Palace Token, asking the four shadow bodyguards who had gone to Feihua Courtyard with a little doubt some. “We are sure that she is indeed asleep, and that she is alone in there.” said one of the shadow bodyguards coldly. Nangong Luo listened to his words and suddenly came over. He just incredibly questioned the shadow bodyguards of East Palace, was he foolish? But she had asked for three days, just to sleep? Was she crazy?

At twelve o ‘clock at noon, Nangong Luo called the four shadow bodyguards to go to Feihua Courtyard again, but they soon returned and tell him that she was still sleeping in the room. This time, Nangong Luo really couldn’t understand what she was thinking. Running out of ideas, he sent two shadow bodyguards to Feihua Courtyard to keep an eye on her.

However, just after noon, he sent the remaining two shadow bodyguards to Feihua Courtyard to investigate. They returned soon after, but still said she was sleeping. He was a little upset to receive such news again. Finally, he decided to visit the palace himself.

But just as Nangong Luo was about to go out, one of the bodyguards who had stayed behind to watch her returned, and he said, “She is up, and has left the palace.” Nangong Luo couldn’t help being excited, but he didn’t know why, asking, “Where did she go?” The bodyguard answered, “I don’t know. Shadow Four is still watching her.”

Nangong Luo nodded. After a while, Shadow Four returned and reported, “She went to the kitchen and asked the cooker to make her a lot of food. She didn’t go back to the palace, and she has the tables and chairs brought to the kitchen, where she is eating them.” Listening to his words, Nangong Luo was speechless, thinking what she was considering? Out of frustration, Nangong Luo said, “I’ll see what happens.”

Before Nangong Luo entered the kitchen, he had smelled a strong aroma of food, and as soon as he walked in, he saw Nangong Ning gobbling inside. His face was stiff, and he couldn’t help asking, “Why are you eating here?” Nangong Ning was gnawing on a drumstick, and because she was so hungry that she didn’t care to maintain her image, and in fact she didn’t intend to maintain it, she said, “Well … it’s convenient here.” The corner of Nangong Luo’s mouth twitched, and he considered, what the hell did she say?

Nangong Ning asked while she was eating, “Are you hungry? And do you come here foraging?” Nangong Luo stared at her, thinking, Forage? What is she saying? Nangong Ning ignored him and ate her meal seriously. She was so focused that Nangong Luo felt that it was a crime to disturb her to eat. So he somehow stood still and watched her quietly.

Finishing eating, Nangong Ning took the handkerchief handed over by a maid, wiped her mouth, standing up and saying, “I’m full, and I will be back to Feihua Courtyard. Uncle, if you are hungry, you can eat here.” Nangong Luo looked at the leftovers on the table with a bad look, thinking, how dare she let him eat leftovers! Before he could speak, she had gone out briskly, and he then reacted and ran for a few steps, but her figure had already disappeared. Nangong Luo was black in the face, and he took the East Palace Token, saying to the shadow bodyguards in a cold voice, “Follow her.”

After returning to Feihua Courtyard, Nangong Ning entered her room and found that Su Yuan was waiting for her inside. He said coldly with certainty, “Miss, someone is following you.” Listening to his words, Nangong Ning’s face changed, she snorted, and sat on the chair, saying coldly, “I know.” Su Yuan said, “Although there are many guards in Nangong Mansion, there is absolutely no such a master.”

Nangong Ning pondered for a while and said, “The people who follow me should be from the East Palace. It seems that Nangong Luo and Nangong Qingyao have high hopes for them. However, how many people are they in total? Are you stronger than them?” Su Yuan said calmly, “They are shadow bodyguards who are best at hiding and Light Gong Fu which means they are good at walking on snow and making no footprints. But I am sure that my Light Gong Fu is better than them so that they cannot notice my movement when I don’t let them see it.”

After hearing him, Nangong Ning’s face looked bright. She looked at Su Yuan with appreciation and said with a smile, “It seems that I really picked up the ‘treasure’.” He didn’t show any joy for her “praise”. And so she snorted uneasily, saying, “Then, you continue your work tonight and I also, and we need to come out with an ideal to keep them away from the inner room.” Listening to this, Su Yuan’s face was stiff and he thought, continue what? “Desperately” working?

In the evening, Nangong Luo got the news that the shadow bodyguard brought back, and found that Nangong Ning asked her servant to find two cats and two puppies for her. He was even more puzzled. In the end, he had to go to Feihua Courtyard again.

Before he entered the courtyard, he heard the miaowing and barking of cats and dogs. His face froze, and he thought, she does find a cat and a dog. What will she do? Uneasily, he walked quickly.

“Bow-wow!”

“Miaow!”

As soon as he entered the door, two vicious puppies rushed towards him, and two little cats followed them. “Ning!” He was startled, and suddenly called out for help. Then Nangong Ning slowly came out of the room, and said gently, “Oh my dear, he is my uncle, not a wicked man.” Listening to her words, the little puppies and the little cats were no longer hostile to him, just around her, and it seemed that they were trying to protect their owner.

Nangong Luo had a lingering fear. He was not afraid of the cats and puppies, he just felt uneasy because he couldn’t understand her behavior and purpose, he said, “What do you want these beasts to do?” Nangong Ning said, “Uncle, the word you used is too terrible. They are my little babies. I want them, for I want them to protect me. I have said that I am feeling insecure now, and I cannot fall asleep when the candles are not lighting in night. But the candles still can’t give me complete peace of mind, so I need them to accompany with me, so that I can sleep.”

Was it because of this? Nangong Luo said subconsciously, “If you’re really scared, wouldn’t you just call some maids into the inner room to accompany you?” Nangong Ning answered coldly, “Well, what’s the use of them? Besides, I’ve seen people’s hearts since I died once. By contrast, they are simpler and cuter than people. I trust them.” Nangong Luo’s eyelids jumped, and he found that there was more in her words than meeting the ear!

Nangong Luo said, “Since you think so, I won’t stop you. I just worry about you, so I come here. Since you are all right, I’ll go back.” “Uncle, you are welcome.” Nangong Ning said with a smile, and she even waved her hand. Nangong Luo’s face sank, and he turned, striding out of the courtyard.

Because the inner room was used to house two puppies and two little cats, the four shadow bodyguards from the East Palace could not enter the inner room for surveillance, and could only stay outside. Furthermore, because cats and dogs kept making noise, they couldn’t hear the movement of the inner room at all. The only certainty was that she had never left the inner room. As long as she didn’t leave, there were no abnormalities, so the four of them just stayed in the four directions of Feihua Courtyard and didn’t move all night.

The next morning, Nangong Luo learned from the shadow bodyguards that Nangong Ning slept for another night without leaving Feihua Courtyard. Although he thought that Nangong Ning was wasting time, he also felt that he had no idea what Nangong Ning was considering.