Chapter 119

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Seriously? We’re almost to the end already and we get another not one but two new characters?! I have to make some guess with their names, namely the elder one since that word can be a negative one and we know poeple don’t get negative type of names from their parents.

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Chapter 119 – Negotiate

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!)

The vast expanse of the ocean stretching to the horizon.

Even if one sailed for a day, one might not be able to see another ship.

Mei Qian Deng stood at the deck, staring at the calm, blue sea.

You could never know how long this calm could remain in the ocean. It was possible in a blink the weather would change, into unrestrained furious and stormy waves, with howling wind and torrential rain. If unlucky, in an instant a small ship would be swallowed.

Qian Wan San’s ship, Mei Qian Deng was familiar with its crew. None of them knew the matter inside the palace. Seeing Mei Qian Deng in male disguise, they still called her Manager Mei. However, these crew indistinctly realised Manager Mei was different from the past, seemingly much stronger than the past.

She just stood there collectedly but she didn’t scare anyone, only making others sobered up three parts and didn’t dare to make any mistake.

The helmsman’s young apprentice approached Mei Qian Deng, “Manager Mei, do we continue to wait?”

“En.” Mei Qian Deng didn’t explain.

She let these ships moved about this sea region for two days one night already but she didn’t tell them who she was waiting.

No longer after the nightfall, fog appeared on the sea. Among the fog was a bright dot, as it got nearer, gradually a fiery red big ship could be seen. One vermilion bird was carved at the bow, it was not known what jewels were set as its eyes, to be able to release faint green light in the dark.

It was the Di family army’s first time in the sea, they didn’t know what sort of ship it was so they could only let the entire personnel to be on guard. The crew from Qian family instantly recognised it, “Manager? The Red Pirates are here! Do we escape first?”

Mei Qian Deng shook her head, “Prepare me a small boat. I’m going to them.”

After saying, she took out a signal flare she prepared earlier from her sleeve and released it at the pirate ship direction. The initially fierce like a predator chasing at its prey pirate ship in the flash retracted its hostility and slowly stopped nearby Mei Qian Deng’s ship.

Zhang Hu Bao who secretly followed Fourth Miss Di onto the ship went to Mei Qian Deng’s side and asked in whisper, “I say, Your Majesty Empress, it can’t be that you waited for two days for the pirates……”

“En.”

If she said it from the start, she was afraid everyone would be nervous.

Zhang Hu Bao pulled her, “Your Majesty Empress, you must be very, very careful. If anything happens to you after you go there, all of us on these ships can only jump into the sea.” He had yet to finish when he got kicked away by Fourth Miss Di. Only you have so many farts to say.

Mei Qian Deng didn’t bring anyone, carrying a mysterious bag, she only picked a crewman to help her row.

Fourth Miss Di and Zhang Hu Bao could only watch Mei Qian Deng rode the small boat like a drop in the ocean to below the strangely big red pirate ship. A pirate threw a rope down. Mei Qian Deng pulled it a few times, her feet lightly touched the hull and in a blink was on the pirate ship.

“Yi, smelly woman, should we let the captain moves the boat nearer?”

“I think we should……”

The crewman at the side hurriedly stopped them when he heard them, “We mustn’t! If we get too near, the Red Pirates will use big bombs at us, a rumble every bomb, after three of them the ship will sink!”

“……”

Even though it was that formidable, Her Majesty the Empress still dared to go?!

On the other ship, Mei Qian Deng jumped onto the deck and encountered a sneak attack. The ghostly sneak attacker was tight on Mei Qian Deng, thankfully female warrior Mei’s martial arts were excellent and she had anticipated it, she easily fought back. She retreated and advanced at times, moving close and away from the opponent, in the end she saw the right chance, while that person didn’t realise yet, she grabbed her back collar and about to throw him out of the ship.

“Don’t, don’t, don’t, I can’t swim!” That attacker hugged the railings tightly, unwilling to release his hands.

Now, it could be seen clearly he was just a boy in twenties. He was dressed like a colourful peacock, he was not really ugly though. White and clean, he really didn’t seem like someone related to the pirates.

Mei Qian Deng let go, “Deputy Leader.”

“Little Manager, your skills have improved a lot again!”

“Deputy Leader has been on the sea for the whole year, human and martial arts are like the forever floating duckweeds, not sturdy.”

The one Mei Qian Deng called Deputy Leader was the second leader of the Red Pirates, named Hong Li Yu[1]. His elder brother Hong Han Pin[2] was the terror-stricken Red Pirates’ leader. In the past someone was caught and tried to curry his favour, saying that Hong Han Pin was the crownless king of the sea. This saying was not false. These years, the Red Pirates had advanced a lot, like a pearl necklace they had surrounded the Po Ye, everywhere in the sea had their strongholds, they always alternate their formation, they moved mostly at night, catching the people unaware.

Yet the founder of the Red Pirates was just a roving bandit, chased by Po Ye he escaped into the sea. According to what Mei Qian Deng know, Hong Han Pin and Hong Li Yu were the surviving orphans from a peril of the sea. Father Hong saw a barrel was floating in the sea, when he picked it up he saw the seven years old Hong Han Pin, inside Hong Han Pin’s hug was the still infant little brother. Father Hong took them in, it was Hong Han Pin who singlehandedly expand the Red Pirates.

Deputy Leader Hong said, “You only know to bully me. If you have the skill, go compete with my brother.”

“Deputy Leader, can you bring me to meet your elder brother?”

Mei Qian Deng had good relationship with Hong Li Yu but she never interacted with Hong Han Pin. At that time, Qian Wan San was scared his ships and goods would be plundered so he specifically let Mei Qian Deng bring some money and pass it directly to them as protection fee, the one she met was Hong Li Yu. Hong Li Yu happily talked one-sidedly and just like that acknowledged Mei Qian Deng as his friend.

Old Second Hong emphasised, they were best friends!

There was no other way, female warrior Mei was likable no matter where she went.

Hong Li Yu was surprised, “Why do you want to meet my brother?”

“Last time, didn’t you mention your brother may be having a crush on Po Ye Female Prince?”

“Right! My brother that old ruffian, keeps thinking of that female prince but remain silent, if I didn’t secretly found out the painting of her hidden inside his study room, it will forever kept in the dark.” Hong Li Yu was more excited the more he said, he was very worried for his brother.

Mei Qian Deng smiled. That grinning smile as she looked at Hong Li Yu made Hong Li Yu shivered.

“Wei, what sort of evil plan are you thinking?”

“I have a plan, to let your brother marry the wife he want.”

Hong Li Yu’s eyes shone. He hooked Mei Qian Deng’s arm, “Tell me first.”

This stupid second Hong didn’t know Mei Qian Deng was a girl, putting arms around each other’s shoulders very naturally. Female warrior Mei was fine with it, letting him hanging on her body, she resumed her solemn face, “Can’t do, I need to discuss it with your elder brother.”

“Fine, fine. I’ll bring you to him.”

Hong Li Yu ordered the others to turn the ship to where Hong Han Pin was.

Before that, Mei Qian Deng didn’t forget to ask Hong Li Yu to send someone to let the people on the Qian family ship that she would return shortly.

Fourth Miss Di and Zhang Hu Bao leaned on the railing as they watched the Red Pirates’ ship left.

Zhang Hu Bao, “What to do, Her Majesty Empress has been taken away by the pirates!”

Fourth Miss Di grabbed Zhang Hu Bao to give him a session of punching and kicking, “Go think of something quick! You capital city bandit, how come you can’t defeat the sea bandit?!”

He wanted to cancel the marriage! Cancel the marriage!

In the capital city, Chu Xun still wasn’t aware of the situation on the sea.

He was currently selecting the formal attires for the grand marriage with the Empress Dowager.

Her Majesty Empress Dowager flipped the paintings the Department of Palace sent over, she was quite dazzled, “Say, which style do Qian Deng likes?”

Chu Xun believed Mei Qian Deng would be pretty in all of them. The best had been prepared, later she would wear a different wedding dress every night in the room while waiting for him, every night would be their wedding night, every day would be more healthy!

“Mei Qian Deng prefers simplicity. Just pick this one, simple yet stylish.” By the time for wedding night, zhen will have to carry spear and go into the battle. This will make it much easier to take off personally.

“Xun er, what are you grinning about?”

Chu Xun solemnly replied, “Imperial Mother, zhen is just showing clearly the happiness in words and manners, too happy.” The emotion couldn’t be restrained, he couldn’t control it at all.

When would his wife return?!

Mei Qian Deng successfully met Hong Han Pin.

The leader of the Red Pirates was an aloof and reserved big man, merely sitting inside the room he won’t make others think of him as a pirate, he was like a son from influential families instead.

This elder brother with one glance would make the timid ones lose their strength in their legs.

Female warrior Mei was not a normal person, she gave Hong Han Pin a greeting, “Mei Qian Deng greets Leader.”

Hong Han Pin slightly nodded, he was quite polite, “I always hear Little Yu mention about you.”

Old Second Hong grinned foolishly at the back.

Mei Qian Deng went to the point, “Today, I asked Deputy Leader to bring me here because I have a trade I wish to make with Leader.”

“Oh? What trade?”

He saw Mei Qian Deng pulled out three golden scrolls from her small bag and put them before Hong Han Pin. Hong Han Pin out of curiosity opened one and looked at Mei Qian Deng in confusion.

He asked, “What is the meaning of this, Manager Mei?”

Those were three blank emperor edicts yet already sealed with the imperial jade seal.

Mei Qian Deng answered different from the question, “These years the Red Pirates prefer causing troubles with Po Ye so Po Ye really hate meeting Leader.”

The big brother smirked, “So what?”

“This time Yu Qing Ruo personally travelled to our Great Chu for a political marriage, I believe Leader must know it too. On the way, you must have bring a lot of troubles for the female prince?”

Without waiting for Hong Han Pin to answer, Hong Li Yu cut in, “Little Manager, you don’t say. My brother really did send people to attack the ship. Sadly, that female prince has quite marvellous foresight, she knows she need to create a diversion, she can’t be found in any of the ships at all.”

Only to receive a reminding glare from Hong Han Pin.

The man about to reach thirty soon, straightened his neck and would never admit it. He even pretended to be serious, “Manager Mei should just say the main point.”

Mei Qian Deng then shared all the dirty works Yu Qing Ruo did in Chu lands to Hong Han Pin and even fanned the fire, “It’s one thing for an unrequited love, Leader used childish methods against Po Ye to gain the female prince’s attention, if you accidentally caused the fall of your hard-earned career with it, it doesn’t seems worth it.”

Hong Han Pin’s face didn’t look well, he only asked, “Emperor Chu decided to send the armies?”

“If the armies are dispatched, will Leader just watch from the side?” Po Ye was a small country, if they really angered Chu Xun to the point of life-and-death struggle, Po Ye would probably be overthrown.

Hong Han Pin didn’t reply but in his heart he already had the answer.

Mei Qian Deng naturally knew his choice, so she suddenly smiled.

The elder brother was not happy at all, containing his hostility, “What are you laughing for?”

“Seeing how Leader is now, I suddenly remembered someone. He has some similarities with Leader. He is clearly someone with ability to turn the tables on but he will keep three parts childishness and seven parts prejudice.”

A thousand li away, Chu Xun sneezed.

Hong Han Pin’s face was already as black as the bottom of a pot.

“These three empty imperial edicts, one is about His Majesty acknowledging Leader as his foster elder brother. The second one is to ask for a hand in marriage with Po Ye, for his Imperial Brother to marry Po Ye’s Yu Qing Ruo.”

“What about the third one?”

“That is something I prepared just in case. If Leader is willing, the Great Chu is in short of maritime talents. You can use this imperial edict to confer Leader as the official with Marquis title. In any case, the imperial jade seal is already on it, you can make your own conditions.”

Hong Han Pin’s black face turned colder three parts, “You’re trying to enlist us enemy?”

Female warrior Mei was neither haughty nor humble, she was not afraid of Hong Han Pin at all as she calmly answered, “I don’t dare. If Leader has a better idea, you can write anything on the empty imperial edict.”

Hong Li Yu at the side was already fidgeting around. He was really worried his elder brother would in the moment throw Mei Qian Deng out through the window to feed the sharks in the sea.

Yet, Hong Han Pin didn’t throw Mei Qian Deng and Mei Qian Deng didn’t explain further.

After a long time, Hong Han Pin asked, “Who are you actually?”

Mei Qian Deng slowly fished out the last imperial edict from the small bag and passed it to Hong Han Pin.

When Hong Han Pin opened it, he thought if it was another empty word, he would throw Mei Qian Deng off the ship to feed the sharks. However, when he opened it, the words were clear, it was the imperial edict about Chu Xun appointing the Empress.

“You’re the Empress?”

“Pu——” Hong Li Yu was drinking tea. He violently spit the drink out and coughed.

Mei Qian Deng nodded.

Right here right now, female warrior Mei stood tall and straight, she particularly liked this hidden identity of her, it really made one felt cool.

“Yu Qing Ruo will never agree to this.” Hong Han Pin returned those imperial edicts to Mei Qian Deng.

Mei Qian Deng indifferently said, “Is Leader making a joke? Pirates should be looting others and kidnapping a female prince to be the madam. Does Leader never think of this?”

Hong Han Pin: ……

This empress appointing imperial edict must be something this woman added after sealing the blank edicts with the imperial jade seal too right? How is this f*cking look like the model for all women[3]?

[1] Literally, surnamed red (Hong), given name stern wing (Li Yu).

[2] Literally, surnamed red (Hong), given name cheeky cold (Han Pin).

[3] Been so long since it’s used so just a refresh. It basically refers to the empress.

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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