Chapter 120

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Chu Xun’s reaction at the end of this chapter breaks my heart. ༼☯﹏☯༽

The last chapter will be two days later instead of tomorrow because it’s double chapter length.

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Chapter 120 – Disappear

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!)

Hong Han Pin in the end decided to board Mei Qian Deng’s ship.

Hong Han Pin asked Mei Qian Deng, “You take the risk to make a trade with me but have you ever thought what to do if it failed?”

Mei Qian Deng was still with the calm smile, “Mencius said before, when the seeking is according to the proper course, and the getting is only as appointed.”

“……”

“If I did fail, just let my emperor to clear up the mess.”

“……” Your Majesty Empress, you’re really amazing!

After she finished discussing the plan to kidnap someone with Hong Han Pin, Mei Qian Deng returned to Qian family’s ship. Riding the wind and cresting the waves, they went for Po Ye. They ostentatiously entered Po Ye harbour, the Di family army stood upright on the boat, looking mighty and cocky. Yu Qing Ruo who received the news quickly came and saw Mei Qian Deng, she had a stupefied look.

“Mei gonggong, this is……”

Mei Qian Deng didn’t hesitate at all, “Before Female Prince left the Great Chu, you invited me to Po Ye and you will be acting as the host. Coincidently, His Majesty wishes to deepen the friendship between our countries so I was decreed to come here and have to trouble Female Prince for several days.”

Yu Qing Ruo looked at Mei Qian Deng again. With Mei Qian Deng appearing calm and natural, she couldn’t see the truth behind it. Last time Yu Qing Ruo had bad intention at Chu land, now that they had come for her, it was said that a powerful dragon couldn’t crush a snake in its old haunts, yet she felt Mei Qian Deng was crushing her unknowingly and made others unable to retort.

Yu Qing Ruo dreaded Mei Qian Deng and yet it was improper for her to chase her away. Those little tricks she did behind Chu Xun, Mei Qian Deng didn’t say them out. Hence, on the surface she didn’t appear to be condemning her at all.

“Is Mei gonggong’s journey to here smooth?” Yu Qing Ruo beat around the bush.

Mei Qian Deng nodded, it was very smooth.

Zhang Hu Bao following beside Mei Qian Deng was like a fox exploiting the tiger’s might, “What gonggong not gonggong, this person is His Majesty’s newly appointed Her Majesty Empress, you Female Prince shouldn’t look down on us.”

Yu Qing Ruo awkwardly smiled, “Then, congratulations Your Majesty Empress.”

If she knew her the turning point of her fate was after going to the Chu country earlier, she would rather live out her life inside the Po Ye imperial palace alone than taking a step outside.

Mei Qian Deng was treated to the best of the Po Ye country, provided with delicious food, tasty drinks and amusing games for more than half a month.

At first, Yu Qing Ruo was exceptionally nervous. She received a news from Qian family and knew Chu Xun and Mei Qian Deng had caught Qian Qian. She was afraid that Mei Qian Deng was waiting for a chance to retaliate. Even when Mei Qian Deng poured a cup of drink for her, Yu Qing Ruo didn’t dare to touch it.

Later, Yu Qing Ruo felt Mei Qian Deng chased her to Po Ye was a tooth for a tooth, with the pretense of being the guest she retaliated multiple folds. For three days straight, she wanted to watch the sun rising from the sea, dragging Yu Qing Ruo along; at noon she wanted to see fishing, dragging Yu Qing Ruo along; at night she even wanted to play bonfire, dragging Yu Qing Ruo along. After bored of watching sunrise, she wished to watch sunset, after catching enough fish, she wanted to swim in the sea, and after the bonfire distinguished she would walk around the streets to buy things.

After more than half a month of torture, Yu Qing Ruo’s black circles had deepened, she had turned darker and there were countless small red mosquito bite marks on her arms and neck. The Po Ye Female Prince was no longer like the aloof one in front of Chu Xun, she sat blankly at there with a regretful look.

Yu Qing Ruo silently grinded her teeth. Really had overestimated Emperor Chu, to think he is actually this childish!

She only wished to send Mei Qian Deng this venerable god of plague away as soon as possible.

Then, Mei Qian Deng suddenly had enough of playing around whole day. She told Yu Qing Ruo that she was leaving to return home. Yu Qing Ruo’s tears nearly came out at that time. She personally wished to send this god of plague, immediately! Right away! She was unhesitating at all that she didn’t even bring along her bodyguards.

When she sent them to the harbour, Mei Qian Deng appeared proper, “Female Prince, His Majesty told me to pass some words to you. Please come to the side for a talk.”

Without thinking, Yu Qing Ruo followed her to the corner of the hull.

“Female Prince, look over there——” Female warrior Mei randomly pointed to a direction.

Yu Qing Ruo actually turned her head to look, “Look at w……hat……” Before she finished talking, her neck was hit by someone. She instantly fainted, her body fell limp. She was carried instantly by the suddenly appeared Hong Han Pin and left.

In the short moment of Hong Han Pin and Mei Qian Deng interacting, Hong Han Pin passed Mei Qian Deng a signature seal. Mei Qian Deng threw it into the air before catching it again. She indifferently went into the ship.

Soon after Mei Qian Deng’s ship left the harbour, an imperial edict badly wrote by the Empress personally as well as a personal letter sealed with the Female Prince’s seal were sent to Po Ye Empress’ table.

The Empress was shocked, “Emperor Chu seek a marriage alliance? How come there is no news about Emperor Chu has an imperial brother?!”

The officials below were confused too.

A certain official said, “Someone saw Her Highness Qing Ruo was seized by force……”

The Empress opened Yu Qing Ruo’s “personal letter” and frowned. Her own daughter was taken by force, of course the Empress was worried but she had remained silent for so long yet she didn’t tell any of the officials outside to go to Chu country and demand back the person. Instead, she said, “Since Female Prince had followed them, order the Rites Department to prepare the dowry as soon as possible.”

Even the brother who had been fighting with Yu Qing Ruo for many years couldn’t take it, “Imperial Mother, Imperial Sister go so suddenly, if she is bullied by the Chu people there, won’t they look down on our Po Ye imperial family and think we’re so easy to bully?!”

The Empress was not in a good mood, she threw the letter to her son to read. The writing in that letter was very similar to Yu Qing Ruo’s writing. Plus, the contents stressed that the Chu Emperor’s foster elder brother was the leader of the Red Pirates. If Yu Qing Ruo married him, it would be having a marriage alliance with Chu country. On one side, they would get Chu country this strong backer, on the other side, the Red Pirates that had troubled Po Ye for many years would become their ally.

Selling a daughter for a peace.

This transaction was quite worth it.

Yu Qing Ruo’s imperial brother was even happier. The Empress had one son and one daughter. At first, she liked Yu Qing Ruo more than him, now that Yu Qing Ruo was married away, the throne would naturally belong to him, so great!

On the ship, Yu Qing Ruo was tied both her hands and legs and threw onto the bed, her eyes were in despair.

Mei Qian Deng and Hong Han Pin were sitting in front of her.

If there was no Chu country this pretense, the leader of the Red Pirates would never be able to marry Yu Qing Ruo after eight lifetimes.

But things were never absolute.

Hong Han Pin put down the Po Ye’s reply, his lips were holding back a grin, “Female Prince, your family members are extremely satisfied with this marriage.”

Yu Qing Ruo had a moment of shock, then she had an understandable look. She closed her eyes, unwilling to see these two people in front of her.

She could hear Mei Qian Deng’s usual calm voice, there was no smug nor arrogant senses as she said, “Female Prince, us jianghu people often say, if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you’ll pay for it. Even if you hate it right now, please don’t forget the cause and effect of this matter.”

You try to steal a chicken only to lose the rice used to lure it, you can’t blame us for bullying you.

Yu Qing Ruo turned around to face inward, she had no words to say.

Mei Qian Deng stood up and left. Since Po Ye had agreed with this marriage, Hong Han Pin could do anything he want with Yu Qing Ruo now.

“Leader, that third imperial edict, if you don’t want to use it, please return it to me.”

“Let me think about it for another day.”

Mei Qian Deng actually wished to return to the palace as soon as possible. She had stayed in the sea for nearly two months now. She didn’t know if Chu Xun was well in the palace and if those officials trouble him because she selfishly went to the sea. But she had left for so many days already so she didn’t care waiting for a few more hours.

“Fine, I’ll return to my own ship and wait for your reply.”

That night was a full moon night.

The bright moon on the sea was the same in every corner of the world.

Soon after Mei Qian Deng returned to her own ship, fog started to appear on the sea.

Coincidently, that night Di family army was having a regular meeting on another ship behind hers. The captain was steering the ship and only a few crewmen were around. The ship was exceptionally quiet, she could even hear Fourth Miss Di and Zhang Hu Bao’s cheerful banters. Mei Qian Deng leaned on the railings as she thought of personal matters, the sea breeze was mixed with salty fish smell and stickiness.

A strand of her hair fell onto her face and couldn’t be remove with a blow. Mei Qian Deng used her hand to push it aside, at the same time the captain ran out worriedly, “Manager, ah no, Your Majesty Empress, fog has appeared on the sea and those ships behind us are getting further behind, this lowly one is afraid we’ll be separated……”

It was not Mei Qian Deng’s first time encountering the sea fog. This fog was getting thicker so she was worried the other ships would go astray.

“Be careful, don’t run into trouble.” She didn’t know how to steer a ship, she could only give some words. If they really went astray, she could only stay a few more days in the sea.

After a while, the thick fog was everywhere. Mei Qian Deng standing on the deck with her body tense, as if waiting for a great foe.

Fourth Miss Di and Zhang Hu Bao had noticed the peculiars too. They ran out to inspect the situation. Zhang Hu Bao rubbed his eyes and said, “How come this fog is so big? Wherever my eyelashes move there are water droplets.”

The crewmen were assembled too, suddenly someone shouted, “The fog has swallowed the moon!”

That line had scared those people, weeping violently.

Fourth Miss Di frowned and curiously asked, “Why are you all crying dads and shouting moms? Will this fog even swallow the ship?”

The more Mei Qian Deng was in danger, the calmer she would be, “There is a legend in the sea, if the fog swallow the moon completely, then the sea monster is about to come. The sea monster will hide in the thick fog and swallow the ships in the fog.”

Fourth Miss Di and Zhang Hu Bao, “……”

The look these two people had when looking at Mei Qian Deng were saying: No way, this must be something made up to scare a three years old kid.

This was how Mei Qian Deng’s ship disappeared in the sea.

Disaster or good luck might befall on people at any moment, moon had times of waxing and waning.

This matter was truly weird.

When Hong Han Pin led the several remaining ships back to Chu country, Chu Xun still didn’t know that Mei Qian Deng had disappeared.

He had long waited at the city gate, waiting for the return of his empress to marry.

Chu Xun stared at the sky, the sky was very blue just like Mei Qian Deng’s eyes.

Then, he stared at the flying birds in the sky, the birds flapping their wings freely just like Mei Qian Deng’s personality.

His sight turned further, the low hillock. Why, it’s like my wife’s chest!

This disguise as a man was really bad, the chest was flattened too much that they disappeared! He wondered if some massaging in the future would be able to make them bigger……

In the end, the first thing he saw was Hong Han Pin shouldering Yu Qing Ruo. He curled his lips in contempt, “Where is the Empress?”

No one replied.

The atmosphere turned strange instantly.

Hong Han Pin simply told about the sea fog and Mei Qian Deng’s disappearance.

He received a cold grin from Chu Xun, “Don’t trick zhen! Who are you? To dare make joke with the Emperor!”

Hong Han Pin took out the imperial edict Mei Qian Deng had yet to take back, something was already written on it. “This is the imperial edict Her Majesty Empress gave me. She helped Your Majesty to acknowledge me as your foster brother and in the name of Your Majesty to ask for Po Ye Female Prince’s hand in marriage for me. As a compensation, from now on I’ll serve Your Majesty, to build the coastal defence for Your Majesty, opening the maritime trade. The conditions were stated in this imperial edict.”

Chu Xun grabbed it and hastily read it. When he lifted his head again, his face was pale white, “Tell zhen truthfully, is it Mei Qian Deng trying to reenact the play again? She actually doesn’t want to be zhen’s empress at all, isn’t she? So, just like five years ago, she tricked zhen that she will return shortly only to never return.”

Author’s note:

It’s about to end soon.

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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