by La Mi Tu
I won’t desire more though the flower is pretty,
so let it be and leave me alone.
The higher the sky the narrower the minds and we never ask why,
so let it be and leave me drunk. I’m crying today but I’ll laugh tomorrow.
This is hard to explain and you don’t know why I’m so proud.
I’m singing now and I’ll dance more. Days and nights and I’ll keep looking for happiness……” Under the moonlight, Murong Qi Qi exuded confidence which attracted everyone’s attention. The smile that was like a flower on the confident girl was so beautiful, it made people ignore her ordinary looks and every ‘scandal’ about her.
“Such confidence……”
Li Yun Qing looked at Murong Qi Qi with narrowed eyes. Some place in his heart had been touched by her singing. Was this the real you? So proud, so confident, so satisfied……so it turned out what you wanted were these……
Beside Li Yun Qing, Shangguan Wu Ji’s eyes were also firmly locked on Murong Qi Qi.
That was right, she was not the most beautiful, but she was the most enchanting!
A smile, a frown, magnificent style unmatched in this generation. Shangguan Wu Ji had never known that women could also have such aspiration and passion, making people unable to do anything but chase after her! Unfortunately……such a wonderful woman was already engaged and would soon marry another. Thinking till here, Shangguan Wu Ji’s eyes darkened.
Everyone was attracted by Murong Qi Qi sitting on a stone and singing confidently with ease. No one noticed a pair of deep eyes hidden in the dark, which were already locked on Murong Qi Qi. Glaring at her like she was his prey. The treasure he had been looking for, had actually appeared in Murong household, making this pair of eyes immediately brighten up.
How could this be?
Duanmu Yi Yi looked in shock at Murong Qi Qi. She (MQQ) was so elegant, so free and so easy. Even she (DYY) herself couldn’t learn it. What to do now?! What to do now?! Duanmu Yi Yi grabbed her sleeves. Just from the expression on everyone’s faces, she knew that Murong Qi Qi had won. She hadn’t competed yet, but she has already completely lost.
At the end, Murong Qi Qi sighed gently. She lowered her head and smiled at everyone.
“How was it? Was it enjoyable to the ears?”
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Gongzi: unmarried man/ young master/ also used to call a famous unmarried man
Wangfei: main wife/consort of the prince of first rank
Chapter 14: A Flying Kick
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‘Pa pa pa’
Bai Mu Fei was the first one to clap.
“Far more than only enjoyable to the ears. It was just like the sounds of nature. Good lyrics, good music, good voice, good zither skills. It was worth coming to the prime minister’s residence today!”
“Thank you!”
Murong Qi Qi stood on the rock and jumped down. Her dress fluttered like a fairy and she landed in front of Duanmu Yi Yi.
“Miss Duanmu, it’s your turn!”
“I……”
Didn’t know why, but Duanmu Yi Yi felt that it seemed as though Murong Qi Qi had changed into another person. The light exuding from her (MQQ) body was so dazzling, making her (DYY) heart feel timid.
Can’t lose! Duanmu Yi Yi gritted her teeth and sat in front of the guqin. Her hands stroked the strings, but her fingers slightly trembled.
Originally, she was thinking that after Murong Qi Qi played a song, she would know the ability of the other party and pick a good song to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat. She didn’t expect Murong Qi Qi to be so good. If she lost to this rubbish Murong Qi Qi, how would she be able face people in the future!
‘Beng……’
A shrill sound sounded. Duanmu Yi Yi paled. Her lips also began to quiver.
“You lost!”
Murong Qi Qi looked coldly at Duanmu Yi Yi. Playing the zither and actually made a broken sound. Anyone who heard this would say that she had lost.
“This lake, are you going to jump on your own or do I need to give you a ride?”
Murong Qi Qi’s expression didn’t seem like she is joking. Duanmu Yi Yi knew she had lost, but she never expected that Murong Qi Qi would mention the bet at this moment. Making her the dignified Duanmu family’s miss jump in the lake, she might as well kill her!
“Big brother……”
Duanmu Yi Yi looked pitifully at Duanmu Hong Chen. If today she really jumped into the lake, how could she continue to live in the future?!
“Ay……”
Seeing his little sister’s pitiful expression, Duanmu Hong Chen sighed. Although today Duanmu Yi Yi was really too much, but making him see his little sister jump into the lake, he wouldn’t be able to do it.
“Third miss, can you give me some face and spare her?”
Duanmu Hong Chen thought that because of his identity, no matter what Murong Qi Qi would concede. He didn’t expect that the other party would say such a sentence: “Are we very familiar with each other? Who do you think you are? If you can’t afford to gamble, then don’t play!”
“Eh……”
Duanmu Hong Chen’s face stiffened. He being the young master of Duanmu family, when had his face ever been swept like this?
A handsome face, because of Murong Qi Qi’s words, had twisted like rope.
“What do I need to do for third miss to let my little sister go?”
“Let go?”
Murong Qi Qi acted as though she had heard the biggest joke in the world.
“If the one who had lost today was me, would she have let me go? Would young master Duanmu plead for me?”
Murong Qi Qi’s questioning made Duanmu Hong Chen speechless. Indeed, if it had been Murong Qi Qi who had lost, according to Duanmu Yi Yi’s unwillingness-to-forgive personality, she would absolutely not let it go. She would have certainly made Murong Qi Qi jump into the lake. This matter, after all, was Duanmu Yi Yi who had provoked it……
“Qi Qi, it was just a joke, is it necessary to be so serious?!”
The silent Murong Jun, at this time, put out a posture of big brother.
“This matter should be forgotten like this! You won. All the things are yours. What more do you want?”
Murong Jun’s words made Murong Qi Qi sneer: “Big brother, you finally open your mouth to speak. It was just, you saying this, I would think your surname is Duanmu! When other people suffer, there would immediately be a big brother who protected her. I get bullied, I don’t see you, big brother,come out, ah?!”
Murong Qi Qi’s sarcasm made Murong Jun’s expression immediately turn black.
“Murong Qi Qi, don’t go overboard! Who do you think you are?! You are just a rub……”
He didn’t finish the word ‘rubbish’. A green light flashed. A wisp of black hair near Murong Jun’s ear fell down. Looking again, the thing that cut Murong Jun’s hair was actually a thin leaf. The one who shot it was Li Yun Qing.
“Li Yun Qing, what are you doing?!”
Murong Jun jumped up. Fortunately, that leaf only cut his hair. If it was a little closer, his carotid artery would have been severed.
Li Yun Qing didn’t bother with Murong Jun. Instead, he smiled at Murong Qi Qi. Because of this smile, his handsome features became more charming.
“Just now, didn’t little cousin sister complain that there is no big brother who protects you? From today onwards, I’ll protect you, good?”
Li Yun Qing offering a helping hand was outside of Murong Qi Qi’s expectation. The thing this big cousin brother liked the most was watching a play. Now he is offering her a helping hand and also making a promise, which made Murong Qi Qi become really surprised. He would protect her? Did this mean that in the future, if anyone wants to bully her, they need to see if Li Yun Qing would agree or not?
Having such a big tree to rely on, Murong Qi Qi is naturally willing.
“Big cousin brother, you must honor your promise. If in the future someone wants to bully me, I�
��ll directly put out your name!”
“Of course.”
“Then, if I do anything, or if something happened and I did wrong, there’s big cousin brother to carry the blame?”
“No problem……”
Li Yun Qing hadn’t even finished speaking when Murong Qi Qi moved her body behind Duanmu Yi Yi. She raised a foot and kicked her into the lake.
‘Putong……’
Duanmu Yi Yi fell in and made a huge spray of water. All of this happened so fast, making people unable to stop it. When everyone came out from the daze, Duanmu Yi Yi had already thumped straight into the water. While struggling, she shouted ‘help’.
“You!”
Duanmu Hong Chen glared once angrily at Murong Qi Qi. He jumped into the water and pulled Duanmu Yi Yi out.
“You, ah….”
Li Yun Qing totally didn’t expect that Murong Qi Qi had said so much so she could use such a ‘kick’ in the end. But since he put her under him, naturally he would protect her. Presumably, Murong Qi Qi wanted to do that, that’s why she had deliberately acted like that.
“Little demon girl!”
Li Yun Qing’s voice had a taste of indulgence in it.
“Ah! Murong Qi Qi, I’ll kill you!”
Being Duanmu family’s eldest miss, when had Duanmu Yi Yi received such humiliation like today? She didn’t care about the fact that her whole body was dripping water, she pulled out the sword from Duanmu Hong Chen’s waist and directly stabbed it in Murong Qi Qi’s direction.
“You bitch! Go die!”
“Be careful!”
Shangguan Wu Ji shouted, but he was too far away from Murong Qi Qi and had no time to approach her.
“Help, ah!”
Murong Qi Qi grabbed the dagger of Shangguan Wu Ji in ‘panic’. She closed her eyes, screamed and didn’t dare to look at Duanmu Yi Yi.
Seeing that Duanmu Yi Yi’s sword was about to pierce Murong Qi Qi’s chest, she (MQQ) moved slightly. The sword brushed past her body. The wrist of the hand of Duanmu Yi Yi holding the sword happened to touch the dagger.
‘Kuang….’
Duanmu Yi Yi’s wrist felt pain, the sword fell on the ground. On her wrist, there’s immediately a bright red color.
“Don’t kill me! Big cousin brother, save me, ah!”
Murong Qi Qi screamed and jumped behind Li Yun Qing.
Duanmu Yi Yi held her wrist and screamed: “My hand…….”
“Little sister!”
Duanmu Hong Chen immediately went forward to inspect and found that Duanmu Yi Yi’s tendons on her right wrist had been neatly cut by the dagger. Red blood was flowing out. If this right wrist was not treated immediately, he was afraid that in the future, it could no longer be lifted, let alone play the zither or hold a sword.
“Little sister, endure!”
Duanmu Hong Chen glared fiercely once again at Murong Qi Qi. He picked up Duanmu Yi Yi and flew out of the pavilion.
“Third big sister, you’re in trouble!”
At one side, Murong Qing Lian smirked while taking joy in the misfortune of others.
“You actually cut miss Duanmu’s tendons. This time, you are in big trouble! Duanmu family will certainly not let you off easily!”
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Chapter 15: Beating Someone at Their Own Game
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“I, I didn’t do anything……”
Murong Qi Qi seemed to have been frightened by Murong Qing Lian’s words. Her eyes filled with a layer of water.
“She rushed over herself, I don’t know why it become like this……”
What happened just now, everyone understood clearly. When Duanmu Yi Yi’s sword whooshed over, Murong Qi Qi actually didn’t do anything, but why did it become Duanmu Yi Yi’s wrist being cut by a dagger? Have to say that this was to succeed by mistake. It could only be said that this Murong Qi Qi is really lucky!
It’s just, was that really only luck? In Li Yun Qing’s eyes rose a touch of interest. It seems that this little cousin sister was like a huge treasure. The closer you get, the more surprised you’ll be.
“Third miss, what happened just now, we saw it clearly. It has nothing to do with you. It was just an accident!”
Seeing Murong Qi Qi scared like that, Shangguan Wu Ji quickly opened his mouth to appease her.
“Don’t worry, even if they investigate it, I’ll testify for you!”
“Young master Shangguan, thank you!”
“Third little sister, drink a cup of wine to calm your nerves!”
Murong Xin Lian poured wine and handed it over to Murong Qi Qi.
“We were looking; it was not your fault. You don’t need to worry too much. Daddy is also a reasonable person!”
“Thank you, second big sister!”
Murong Qi Qi took over the glass of wine and brought it to her mouth. The moment it went into her mouth, she discovered the problem.
Ah, she (MXL) actually put drug inside! She (MQQ) knew that today won’t end so easily. She (MQQ) waited for so long, Murong Xin Lian finally couldn’t wait anymore and took action. Murong Qi Qi’s thick lashed flashed slightly and calmly drank the wine.
She has been thrown in the poison spring by godfather to soak for two years. She was simply immune to it such child’s play. But since Murong Xin Lian was determined to trap her, why not beat her at her own game?!
Not long after, Murong Qi Qi pressed her head with an appearance of having headache.
“I feel a bit unwell. You continue to play. I’ll go back.”
Seeing Murong Qi Qi like this, Murong Xin Lian knows that the drug has taken action. She restrained the delight in her heart and put on a worried look.
“Why didn’t your maid come with you? I’ll let someone escort you! Ma Nao, bring third miss back to Cui Zhu yuan1!”
“Yes!”
A pretty girl immediately appeared in front of Murong Qi Qi and supported her.
“Third miss, let’s go!”
“Wait!”
Murong Qi Qi retracted her hand. Murong Xin Lian paled. Could it be that she discovered something?
“I have some things I didn’t take!”
Murong Qi Qi walked to the table and put everyone’s bet in her embrace. Then she picked up ‘Xue Fu pill’ and handed it to Shangguan Wu Ji.
“I’ve never met young master, but young master protected me. Take this Xue Fu pill as my thanks. Asking young master Shangguan to please take it!”
Not waiting for Shangguan Wu Ji to reject, Murong Qi Qi stuffed the Xue Fu pill in his hands. Then she bowed gracefully at Bai Mu Fei and Bai Yi Yue.
“Your kindness, Qi Qi will pay this gratitude in the future!”
Once these are done, Murong Qi Qi once again pressed her temples and made an expression of pain.
“Ma Nao, bring me back!”
Seeing Murong Qi Qi left with Ma Nao, Murong Xin Lian let out a sigh of relief. Her expression also softened.
Just now, Murong Jun had eaten something bad. He already went back. The things were going according to her expectations. In a moment, the drug on Murong Jun will take action. As long as Ma Nao led Murong Qi Qi to Murong Jun, firewood would encounter fire and would immediately burn.
At this side Ma Nao was supporting the dizzy Murong Qi Qi.
“Third miss, third miss!”
Calling twice and didn’t see Murong Qi Qi respond, Ma Nao went according to the plan. She supported Murong Qi Qi to a room and left in a hurry.
After Ma Nao left, Murong Qi Qi opened her eyes.
“Miss!”
Su Mei appeared.
“Did you found out?”
She swept away her demeanor of just now. Murong Qi Qi’s eyes gleamed in the dark.
“Yes!”
Su Mei whispered some words in Murong Qi Qi’s ears. Murong Qi Qi’s smile became wider and wider. Sure enough, dogs who bite people don’t bark. Murong Xin Lian was such a person. She wanted to destroy her reputation. She could even do such a wicked thing!
; “This subordinate already brought concubine Zheng here. Miss, do you want to move and left the bed for her?”
Su Yue appeared at the door. Sure enough on her back she is carrying a woman.
After Su Mei and Su Yue put down Zheng Min, the three left. Not long after they have left, Ma Nao walked in the room while supporting another person.
“It’s really hot! Really hot!”
Murong Jun torn his clothes and climbed in the bed. Then he touched a soft body.
“Young master, this is second miss’s gift for you. Enjoy it!”
Ma Nao dropped the curtain for the two, sneered and left.
“Excitement will soon be played!”
Murong Qi Qi smiled. If she hadn’t guessed wrong, not long after, Murong Xin Lian will bring people to catch ‘a couple in act’. If this matter was spread out, not only would she not be able to live, she was afraid that even Murong Jun will be destroyed by this.
At the pavilion, after Murong Xin Lin saw Ma Nao did her heart finally calmed down. The smile on her mouth became wider and wider.
“Second big sister, is there something that needs to be happy about, that you are so happy?”
Murong Qing Lian felt Murong Xin Lian’s strangeness and asked curiously.
“It’s nothing.”
Murong Xin Lian quickly denied while shaking her head. She quickly covered her guilty conscience. Murong Xin Lian stood up and poured wine for the others.
“Today I invited you here. I didn’t know that so many things will happen and ruined everyone’s mood. I’m really sorry. I apologize to everyone with this cup of wine!”
Not waiting for Murong Xin Lian to drink the wine, rapid footsteps could be heard together with Murong Tai’s angry growl: “Where’s that unfillial daughter? Murong Qi Qi, roll out here!”
It turned out that in just a moment, Duanmu family reported the matter of Murong Qi Qi hurting Duanmu Yi Yi to Murong Tai. The moment he heard that the rubbish of his family had hurt the empress’s niece and the fact that Duanmu Yi Yi’s wrist had been broken and it’ll be difficult to put it back together, Murong Tai’s anger was as high as the sky.