Chapter 105

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Chapter 105 – Hero Saving the Beauty

Translated by HaruOngy at Geniusly Plain (If you can see this line, you must have read this in the aggregator site which illegally steal various works. Be shameful of yourself for not appreciating the translator’s hard work. Don’t think only you want to have it the easy way. Support the fanbase and translator!)

Chu Xun let Supreme General Di led the way until he saw Mei Qian Deng.

Female warrior Mei was weakly lying on the bed inside the small, dark room while in daze. It was a far cry from her usual vigour.

One was because the Muscle Softening Powder used by Supreme General Di was too strong. When he had just caught her, he poured a whole dose of it. Last night, when Supreme General saw she didn’t want to compromise, causing further misunderstanding, he forced another dose to her before leaving. Female warrior Mei’s skill was not strong enough, so she really couldn’t counter it. Secondly, it was not known if Supreme General was intentional due to anger or accidentally forgot, ever since she was locked in this small, dark room, Mei Qian Deng had not eaten anything for one day one night. Her stomach was extremely hungry. As for the third, due to Supreme General Di’s shocking denouncement last night, she had pondered about it for a long time so lying down saved more effort than sitting down.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open violently, or possibly kicked opened.

Female warrior Mei as someone who practised martial arts, even when locked and weakly lying down, unconsciously she still left her unguarded back facing the wall.

Hence, the blinding light burned her eyes. She squinted her eyes.

In that strong light, a figure appeared, it was against the light so she couldn’t see the appearance. However, that one silhouette was very familiar to Mei Qian Deng. It was exactly the emperor Supreme General Di accused she had bewitched last night, Chu Xun.

Chu Xun secretly felt the way he appeared today was quite dashing.

The first thing he saw was Mei Qian Deng’s pale, small face. Even if the lighting inside the small, dark room was bad, Chu Xun could catch the weary feeling from Mei Qian Deng’s face. He was very worried if the usually formidable Mei Qian Deng would fall unconscious in the next moment.

“Mei Qian Deng! Mei Qian Deng, are you alright?” Chu Xun pounced at her. Without letting Mei Qian Deng to resist, he scooped up Mei Qian Deng, his wicked hand quickly touched around from her head to her neck, her shoulders, her arms, her hand, fingers……Actually he wanted to check her breast, her stomach, her legs and stuff but he got weakly pushed aside by Mei Qian Deng.

“Your Majesty, I’m fine.”

“You’re already like this so why try to show off, you’re really something.” Chu Xun revealed a mighty emperor’s might, his whole body radiating with ice-cold, oppressive aura. He glared at Mei Qian Deng. Then, ignoring those countless eyes sneakily glanced at them, he princess-carried Mei Qian Deng and went outside.

Mei Qian Deng struggled a bit but Chu Xun held her arm tighter with his eyes lowered, glowering at her. He had put a close to her resistance without any words.

Mei Qian Deng, “……”

Supreme General Di had an ashen face as he stood not far away. Mei Qian Deng wanted to explain the current situation to him yet she didn’t know how to. Plus, Chu Xun didn’t give her any chance to explain. He passed by Supreme General Di and quickly went out of the small, dark room.

Outside, a bright, yellow carriage was waiting.

By visual estimation, it could fit one and a half person.

The four carriage bearers didn’t reveal any expression. When they saw Chu Xun appeared, one of them immediately pushed aside the curtain door of the carriage.

Chu Xun carried Mei Qian Deng until they were in front of the door. He thought for a moment. At one thought, he wanted to put down Mei Qian Deng inside the carriage but he remembered himself at the second thought. Draped in emperor’s clothes while walking in the streets was too eye-catching. So, he retreated half a step and put down Mei Qian Deng.

He awkwardly bent his waist to let Mei Qian Deng’s leg reach the ground. Silently he gasped, his waist was frankly sored.

“Came out too hastily, so only one carriage is prepared. You will have to bear with it for a while.”

Saying so, the scheming Emperor propped Mei Qian Deng’s elbow, forcefully pulling her towards the carriage. He sat down first before quickly dragging Mei Qian Deng. Female warrior Mei right now was basically had zero resisting ability. She could only watch how her body got dragged by Chu Xun and sat on top of Chu Xun, her upper half body resting on his chest.

Female warrior Mei had a feeling like a tiger falling down to the plain[1].

One of Chu Xun’s hands grabbed Mei Qian Deng’s waist while the other held Mei Qian Deng’s shoulders tightly. He mightily shouted to outside the carriage, “Return to the palace!”

The interior of the carriage was cramped, the two of them were silent. The surrounding had slightly strange aura.

Although Chu Xun tried his best to restrain, his breathing was still heavy.

That warm, tickling breath on Mei Qian Deng’s forehead actually made her whole face slightly hot. She suddenly remembered some of the usual banters with Chu Xun. When he stomped his feet in anger, when he was being a narcissist, when he jeered at her. They were very trivial, in just a flash but always made others wanted to laugh.

Mei Qian Deng felt she was too hungry until she was possessed. She awkwardly straightened up her eunuch hat.

“Your hat is not crooked.”

“Oh……”

Chu Xun’s acting was satisfactory, concealed well that roaring sea in his heart with his face remained steady.

Zhen is a proper gentleman who will not be tempted.

He glanced at Mei Qian Deng’s slender, white neck and her faintly discernible collarbones and said, “You don’t have to bother Supreme General Di. Zhen has already deal with it. From now on, no one will dare to make things difficult for you.”

Mei Qian Deng didn’t respond to him.

Chu Xun had waited for a while but Mei Qian Deng never say anything. She only frowned thinking of something. Chu Xun was worried, “Are you angry?”

“I’m not.”

“Then why are you looking as if there is a big grudge?”

Mei Qian Deng was a casual person. Back when she disguised herself as a eunuch and stayed inside the palace, the biggest reason was to escape the marriage. Add with Chu Xun’s pitiful look as he stared at her, she hesitated to leave immediately. Hence, she choose to stay with the coincidentally empty eunuch identity. She had never think from others’ perspective whether this was appropriate or not. Just like when she practised her swordsmanship, she rarely asked her father and brothers whether this move was right or wrong or whether this move looked good or bad. She would just do them at her own standard.

Supreme General Di’s wrath was just like a bowl crashing onto the ground, with a crash it startled awake Mei Qian Deng who was nodding off her head while revealing only her butt.

“Your Majesty, I’m just thinking, disguising as a eunuch is truly inappropriate.” Female warrior Mei had a serious look.

Chu Xun sneered, “Then, what do you want that is appropriate? Let zhen remind you, in this land other than the imperial palace, no matter where you escape, your capable father and future father-in-law can work together and bring you back for the marriage.”

Mei Qian Deng looked unhappy, sensing her future was bleak. If she didn’t want to cause troubles for Chu Xun and those ministers, she should think of a plan to make Zhao Mo Ran annul the marriage.

Chu Xun secretly watched Mei Qian Deng’s expression which probably had decided not to disguise as a eunuch anymore for now to avoid inciting unnecessary misunderstanding, a relaxing feeling washed his heart.

Just as he about to brainwash Mei Qian Deng, the carriage shook and landed with a sound.

“Your Majesty, we have arrived.” The carriage bearer pushed aside the curtain. They were right in front of the Ming Jue Palace’s gate.

Zhu Li was at the door. Seeing the position of those two inside the carriage, she was shocked for moment.

Chu Xun wished to move but his ability was not enough. Mei Qian Deng said without hesitation, “Your Majesty, your arms should be still aching. When you put me down, they were shaking crazily. You shouldn’t push yourself anymore.”

Zhu Li was like Mei Qian Deng’s intimate little cotton-padded jacket, she quickly came over and supported Mei Qian Deng, not giving Chu Xun any chance to hold her further.

“Gonggong, you got drugged by someone?!”

“It’s just consuming some Muscle Softening Powder. Help me boil a bowl of antidote. Just drinking it will let me recover my strength.”

“Heavens! Supreme General Di’s move is a bit too excessive.”

Zhu Li supported Mei Qian Deng, chattering while they walked to inside the Ming Jue Palace.

“All of you know already?”

“About how this morning His Majesty and Supreme General Di had a fight, it had been spreading around the palace already……yi……Your Majesty? Where is His Majesty?”

Suddenly, Zhu Li realised one of the main actors was missing. She turned around and looked.

She saw Chu Xun was still sitting inside the carriage, he didn’t move.

Chu Xun had a solemn face, “Go inside first. Zhen still have other matters, will return later. Lift the carriage, to the Imperial Study.”

He said as it was really so.

The moment the carriage moved, Chu Xun crumpled his face, biting his lips as he pounded his legs.

Hands so sore, legs are numb too, hiss……

At night when Chu Xun returned, he didn’t say anything else as he gave Mei Qian Deng a bowl of Muscle Softening Powder.

Mei Qian Deng was bewildered, “Your Majesty??”

Chu Xun moved her to the table and pushed aside the brushes, ink and papers. He ordered, “Write an assurance first. Else, I’ll let Supreme General Di send a bowl of Muscle Softening Powder every day.”

“What am I supposed to write?”

“Just guarantee that before Zhao family agree to annul the marriage, you will not leave the imperial palace.”

“……”

Ever since Mei Qian Deng disappeared for a whole day and night before returning to the palace, even if she still dressed as a eunuch, many people’s attitude towards her had turned very delicate.

Everyone knew now, Mei Qian Deng was actually a girl His Majesty worked hard to hide at his side. (Only female warrior Mei didn’t realise it.)

And so, the people related to this Empress selection turned bustling.

The Minister of Rites ran during night to find Senior Official Song, “Senior Official, you understand His Majesty the most. Do you think since the Empress has yet to be selected, we should add that Mei person?”

Senior Official Song was smiling beamingly, “Lord Minister has quite excellent instinct, why bother asking laofu?”

“This……although Mei family had been redressed, they don’t have any power nor influence. I heard she had an engagement with Lord Zhao secretly too……it’s not accord with the selection’s requirements……”

Senior Official Song rubbed his beard, “Rules are dead while people are alive. Just add her into the list, if there is anyone against it in the imperial court, His Majesty will surely be more anxious than you. What are you afraid of? If someone censure you because of this, His Majesty will surely protect you.”

This reasoning was reasonable.

But just leaving it to the Emperor, not helping the Emperor to solve the problem, he kept feeling he was not doing what a subject should be doing.

Senior Official Song felt nothing, “If he can’t even get himself a wife, laofu taught him those years for nothing.”

Fine then.

The Minister of Rites quickly wrote a memorial upon returning to his house, requesting to add a name in the Empress selection’s list.

Chu Xun was very happy when he received the memorial. He wrote in large words: Zhen allows it.

At the same time, Zhu Li reported, “Your Majesty, Little Highness Xi Yan requests for an audience.”

“Summon him.”

Xi Yan came alone.

When he entered, the first thing he did was looking around and asked, “Dada, my godmother is not around?”

“These two days, her fame is too big. Zhen let her avoid the storm inside the Ming Jue Palace. If you’re looking for her, go to the Ming Jue Palace.”

“I’m just asking.”

Chu Xun felt a bit weird. Furthermore, he noticed how unnatural this brat’s face was, being secretive and had something he wanted to say.

“Xiao Jian, are you having a puppy love?”

“It’s not! Dada!”

“Then, you being like this, someone bullied you?”

“No, no! Dada, I just have something to say to you……”

[1] An idiom. Actual line will be a tiger falling to the plain will be bullied by dog. Means, one will become an underdog of another in adverse environment.

Translated by HaruOngy at Geniusly Plain (If you can see this line, you must have read this in the aggregator site which illegally steal various works. Be shameful of yourself for not appreciating the translator’s hard work. Don’t think only you want to have it the easy way. Support the fanbase and translator!)

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