by La Mi Tu
Longze Yu Er’s dark expression and her eyes full of hatred, Murong Qi Qi was very familiar with them.
It seemed that today wouldn’t pass in ease! But it also seemed that it’s been a long time since she had encountered such a fun thing. Besides, she lived cowardly for so long. It’s time to counterattack. Some people still owe her a debt. Before leaving Xi Qi, she must let them repay her back. Thinking till here, Murong Qi Qi revealed a tempting smile.
The smile on Murong Qi Qi’s mouth was directly defined as ‘sarcasm’ by Longze Yu Er, making the last string of sensibleness in her head snap.
No, what belonged to her, she must win it back! Why should she let Murong Qi Qi have it?! She is nobler than Murong Qi Qi. She is more beautiful than Murong Qi Qi. No matter where, she is stronger than Murong Qi Qi. Why should she surrender her belongings to Murong Qi Qi?!
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Gongzi: young master/ also used to refer a famous man
Niangniang: used to call the female’s of the imperial family by people of lower rank
Wangye/ wang: prince of the first rank
Chapter 45: Nan Feng’s Princess Ming Yue Xin
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Just as Longze Yu Er was about to stand up and make things difficult for Murong Qi Qi, a voice announcing “Nan Feng’s princess Xin has arrived” broke her actions.
Recently, it’s become known to everyone that Nan Feng’s country had the intention of forming a marriage alliance with Xi Qi country. As for Nan Feng’s princess Ming Yue Xin, she’s imperial noble consort He Lan Min’s daughter and also the most favorite princess.
Today, Ming Yue Xin arrived at Xi Qi. She had directly come for the position of Jing wangfei1, making the faces of these officials and nobles change expressions. Especially Duanmu Qing, Murong Xue Lian and Murong Xin Lian. All three were related to this matter. Their expressions didn’t look good.
If Longze Jing Tian really became a couple with Ming Yue Xin, then it meant that behind Longze Jing Tian, there’s Nan Feng country’s support. This was not good news to the empress and imperial noble consort, both of whom hoped that the child in their belly will become the crown prince. Jing wangfei is a country’s princess position, so Murong Xin Lian’s dream of becoming wangfei would also get broken.
For a time, an undercurrent spread among these three women. No matter what their starting point was, their goal is now the same: unwilling to let Ming Yue Xin become Jing wangfei.
As the three were thinking of how to deal with the situation, Min Yue Xin slowly entered the hall.
From far away, a figure in white entered the people’s eyes. That white dress is very dreamlike, making the girl appear very refined. The girl’s hair is brushed into a shuangfeiji.
shuangfeiji
The head is full of pearl jewelry. With one look, you would know that they had come from famous masters.
As the person approached the gathering, the people couldn’t help but lament. Nan Feng has good feng shui. It actually gave birth to such national grace and divine fragrance.
National grace and divine fragrance: outstanding beauty
“Xin er2 greets emperor uncle!”
Min Yue Xin’s voice was soft and pretty. Especially that ‘uncle’, which had a taste of a child acting spoiled. When people heard it, their hearts would itch like the feeling of a foxtail caressing the cheek. Really a temptation.
“Haha, go sit quickly!”
Longze Yu laughed. No man could resist feminine beauty even if this beauty was much younger than him.
“Last time when zhen3 saw you, you were only four or five. Now ten years have passed, you have grown into a big girl! Zhen couldn’t help but feel old… …!”
“Emperor uncle, where are you old? You are still handsome as before!”
After Ming Yue Xin sat down, she kept bootlicking Longze Yu, making Longze Yu grin to his ears. Duanmu Qing and Murong Xue Lian, who were sitting beside him, both got a layer of goosebumps.
“Really? You are not allowed to lie to zhen!”
“Emperor uncle, Xin er never tells lies, really!”
While Ming Yue Xin is talking, a thumb-sized pearl on her forehead shook, making people have a ripple of amorous feelings.
A pity… …Murong Qi Qi sighed. The clothes and jewelries on Ming Yue Xin’s body came out of her hands. That white dress is obviously lofty and elegant and the pearls are noble, but has now been matched with a trace of tackiness by Ming Yue Xin. Really wasted!
But whatever the outcome, it’s still a living advertisement. At least it let Tong Bao Zhai and Jue Se Fang’s name become more known. The profit will also increase. This will be good.
Ming Yue Xin continued to compliment Longze Yu as if there was no one else around. Feeling a bit bored at this banquet, Murong Qi Qi lowered her head and played with the bottle of wine in her hand. Normally they would use cups, but on formal occasions, they changed to bottles. But the bottle prepared for Feng Cang was a bit too delicate; gold embedded into jade, very valuable. It did match with Feng Cang’s status.
Feng Cang didn’t have any interest in Ming Yue Xin. He also didn’t have any interest in this little trick of Nan Feng country and Xi Qi country. The person he’s interested in was the little wangfei sitting next to him.
Murong Qi Qi playing with the wine bottle, Feng Cang’s also watching it earnestly.
What made Feng Cang greatly surprised was that although Murong Qi Qi’s looks are ordinary, but that pair of soft, white and slender hands look like a work of art. White as porcelain and smooth as silk. The ten fingers are pointy like new bamboo shoot after the rain. Even the fingernails are cute. On the outer layer, there’s a thin painting of wind and mountain, making them appear more beautiful. People couldn’t help but want to take them to admire them.
Before when Murong Qi Qi was asleep inside the carriage, her pair of hands were inside her sleeves. Feng Cang didn’t see them. When he was holding them, he thought that inside his palms, there were really soft small hands. He didn’t look at them carefully. Now that he’s looking at them, he loves them so much. He wished he can play with them every day.
Sensing Feng Cang staring at her hands, Murong Qi Qi quietly hid her hands under her sleeves. Could it be that this Nan Lin wang4 has some strange fetish?
For example, there was once a person with a foot fetish who chopped off human feet and stacked them till they became a tower. On top of the tower was the pair of jade-like feet of his favorite concubine… ….If Feng Cang has a hand fetish, liked to collect human hands and wanted to make a tower out of human hands, then that scene would be really horrific… …
Murong Qi Qi’s small action made Feng Cang surprised for a moment. Then he smiled. He just stared at her and this little wangfei became shy? Then at the wedding night, would she not bury her head into his chest?
It’s just why does someone with such beautiful hands have such ordinary looks? Aside from her pair of eyes… …could it be that there’s some secret? Could it be that she wore a human skin mask? If it was true, Feng Yu had served Murong Qi Qi for so long, she must have sensed it. How is it that even she couldn’t have sensed it?
The thoughts in these two’s heads were going in opposite directions. The more they thought, the further apart their thoughts became from each other’s. It’s only that the two didn’t notice it. And Feng Cang and Murong Qi Qi’s ‘interactions’, when it reached some people’s eyes, became ‘the man is full of feeling and the woman is full of desire’. Their hearts had become one.
“Humph!”
Longze Yu Er forcefully put down the bottle of wine on the table. This sound broke Ming Yue Xin’s compliments and also pulled Murong Qi Qi’s thoughts back to the banquet.
Following Longze Yu Er’s gaze, Ming Yue Xin saw Feng Cang. With just one look, Ming Yue Xin almost felt that she couldn’t breathe. Heavens! The world actually has such a man! Why did she only meet him today?
Before, Ming Yue Xin also secretly saw Longze Jing Tian. Towards this husband that her
consort mother had arranged, Ming Yue Xin was very satisfied. Besides, her consort mother had said that when she became Jing wangfei, she will support her to become the crown princess and let her become the mother of the country.
But now, after seeing Feng Cang, in Ming Yue Xin’s heart, Longze Jing Tian only become so so.
Ming Yue Xin clearly felt her little heart jump. The blood on her body also rushed to her face like a fire, burning her very badly. She has long heard that Nan Lin wang Feng Cang also arrived at Xi Qi, could it be this person was Feng Cang? Why’s there such a big difference compared to the rumors?
Before, there was a Longze Yu Er. Now, there’s a Ming Yue Xin. It seems that this future husband of hers can really attract the bees and butterflies, Murong Qi Qi thought.
Attract bees and butterflies: attract the opposite sex
“What is Qing Qing thinking about?”
Feng Cang reached out and put Murong Qi Qi’s jade-like hands into his palm. Really small. They didn’t even reach the second joint of his middle finger.
“Wangye, everyone is looking… …”
The other party’s intimate action made Murong Qi Qi uncomfortable. But in front of the crowd, it isn’t good to resist. She could only pretend to be shy. She wanted to draw her hand back, but it had been grabbed by Feng Cang.
“Qing Qing’s hand is really beautiful!”
These words coming out of Feng Cang made Murong Qi Qi believe even more that this Nan Lin wang had a hand fetish! He’s obviously quite a normal person; why does he have such a strange fetish?
Seeing the ‘intimacy’ between the two people, Longze Yu Er blurted: “Shameless!”
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Wangfei: main wife of a wangye
Er: term of endearment
Zhen: I, used by an emperor
Wang/ wangye: prince of the firt rank
Chapter 46: He Likes To Tease
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Immediately, the atmosphere turned cold. Feng Cang coldly looked up at Longze Yu Er. His gaze was like an ice knife.
“Who are you talking about? Say it once more?”
Feng Cang’s words made the whole place freeze. The icy air emitting from his body made even Longze Yu sitting on the highest seat feel cold. No wonder, at Bei Zhou, there are some who say that they would rather offend the emperor than the demon wang1… …
“I, I… …,” Longze Yu Er stuttered. Don’t know why, but when she met Feng Cang’s pair of eyes full of killing intent, she, who’d always been eloquent, suddenly became someone who didn’t know what to do. Her two rows of teeth were clattering, not because of anger, but because of fear.
The killing intent from that person was real. And this kind of killing intent was not ordinary, but it was the same experience as on the battle field. Just the hostility alone already made people’s heart feel very cold. To put it plainly, Longze Yu Er was just a princess who was raised in the palace. When had ever she seen a posture like this?
“I, I… …”
Just when the entire Hall of Supreme Harmony had almost become Feng Cang’s icehouse because of Longze Yu Er’s stupidity, Murong Qi Qi spoke softly: “Wangye, I’m hungry.”
One ‘I’m hungry’ pressed down Feng Cang’s emotions. Feng Cang put away the coldness from his body. No matter how big of a thing it was, it couldn’t be compared to Murong Qi Qi.
“Qing Qing, what do you want to eat? I’ll pick it up for you!”
“Bamboo shoot!”
bamboo shoots
Murong Qi Qi pointed at the dish located to the left side of Feng Cang.
“Good!”
Suddenly, the whole atmosphere relaxed. Just a moment ago, it was twenty-seven days after the Winter Solstice. Now, it had returned back to spring. It was a surprise to everyone that Murong Qi Qi had been able to calm down Feng Cang’s emotions. No need to even mention the people of high status. The way they looked at Murong Qi Qi became even more different.
Twenty-seven days after the Winter Solstice: the coldest day of the year
Seeing that all of Feng Cang’s attention was focused entirely on Murong Qi Qi, Ming Yue Xin quickly stood up.
“Emperor uncle, this Xin er2 especially prepared the dance ‘Tread wave’ for you!”
“Good, good, good!”
Longze Yu was happy that someone had come forward to warm up the scene. Just now, Longze Yu Er acted really too muddle-headed. She actually dared to say that about Feng Cang. Longze Yu broke into a cold sweat because of this reckless daughter. He was afraid that Feng Cang would let her blood splatter the hall. At this moment, Ming Yue Xin’s willingness to perform, naturally Longze Yu would support it.
With the play of the music, Ming Yue Xin began to dance. Have to say that her waist was very flexible. Her expression was also in place, expressing a cute girl vividly and also attracting everyone’s attention.
Longze Jing Tian picked up the bottle of wine and looked at the dance. His gaze fell upon that pair of lovers.
Feng Cang’s greatness was not part of Longze Jing Tian’s expectations. It really matched the old saying ‘seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times’. No matter what the rumors were, it’s not as accurate as seeing it in person. Although Longze Jing Tian is an outstanding person among the imperial children, but now compared to Feng Cang, he couldn’t help but admit that he would lose on one point.
As for Murong Qi Qi, he’s even more surprised. Longze Jing Tian’s mind couldn’t help but think back to the forest when he saw Du Xian Er. Obviously, Murong Qi Qi’s looks are ordinary and he had seen her several times, but in his mind, he still couldn’t help but compare the two. Even Longze Jing Tian himself felt that it’s strange.
Longze Jing Tian’s attitude made Murong Xin Lian sitting next to him mistakenly think that he took a fancy at Ming Yue Xin. Looking at the girl vividly dancing, Murong Xue Lian’s palms were full of cold sweats.
What should she do? What should she do?! If Ming Yue Xin announced that she wants a marriage alliance with Longze Jing Tian, then what should she do? Being stepped on by an official wife who is a princess, even if she gives birth to a son, it will only be a son from the illegitimate line. He simply cannot become someone bigger!
No! Can’t let Ming Yue Xin enter the household! Only she, Murong Xin Lian, can become Jing wangfei 3 and only she has the right to become the future empress! Just in a moment, Murong Xin Lian made up her mind. She needs to compete with Ming Yue Xin to see who is better. She can’t let her position be occupied by another!
On the other side, Ming Yue Cheng was still wearing a purple robe. On the table was his beloved wine gourd. The only difference today was that his hair’s neatly combed with a crown above his head. It’s just on his forehead, there were a few strands of hair, which highlighted the owner’s original character.
Ming Yue Cheng poured wine for himself and drank on his own. He also wasn’t sitting according to etiquette like the others. Instead, he had found a comfortable position and leaned in that position. His gaze steadily stared at Murong Qi Qi.
After not having seen her for a few days, the aura around this girl seemed to have become more powerful. Just now, she was the closest to Feng Cang when he showed hostility, but she not only wasn’t afraid but actually dispersed the hostility with a few floating words. It seems that this girl’s ability is great! Or Feng Cang also knew that she is different… …
Ming Yue Xin did her best to move her waist. From time to time, she would look at Feng Cang. But Feng Cang didn’t seem to have any interest in Ming Yue Xin. He just cared about his little wangfei now. He mustn’t let her go hungry. Finally, he got the interest, put down his status as wangye and began to serve Murong Qi Qi dishes.
“Eat more, you are too skinny. Having a little more meat is a good feel… …”
Feng Cang’s words made Murong Qi Qi almost bite her tongue. Good feel? Does he like the types with more meat?
“Wangye, no matter how much I eat, I won’t become fat.”
“Oh…
…”
Hearing Murong Qi Qi’s words, Feng Cang looked at her thoughtfully for a long time before saying: “Qing Qing, I heard that after a woman gets married and is in a loving relationship with her husband, they will gain some weight. Why don’t we get married as soon as possible?!”
“Ke ke……”
Murong Qi Qi choked. This wangye seemed to not rest if he hasn’t startled people. What loving relationship? His other wives didn’t even live past the wedding night! Could it be the earlier they marry, the earlier she’ll meet her demise and go reincarnate?
“Qing Qing, the direction of your thoughts is wrong!”
After realizing what Murong Qi Qi was thinking, Feng Cang pushed that devilish face forward. That pair of beautiful eyes locked onto Murong Qi Qi’s eyes. He earnestly said: “Qing Qing, I don’t eat people!”
“Pu… …”
Finally, Murong Qi Qi couldn’t hold it in anymore. All the food in her mouth sprayed onto Feng Cang’s face.
“Eh… …”
Seeing the scattered rice on Feng Cang’s face, Murong Qi Qi laughed embarrassingly. A pair of hands quickly pulled out a handkerchief and wiped his face casually.
“Wangye, I didn’t do it on purpose. I just couldn’t hold it in anymore… ….”
Seeing that Murong Qi Qi spray rice on Feng Cang’s face, Longze Yu Er laughed. She’d heard that Feng Cang had an obsession with cleanliness. Murong Qi Qi acting like this, wouldn’t he kill her?
The eyes that were originally on Ming Yue Xin, were now staring at Murong Qi Qi and Feng Cang. In a moment, the atmosphere turned even stranger than before. Many people were mourning for the unlucky Murong Qi Qi. Provoking demon wang, hope she makes the best of it!
Feng Cang didn’t seem to have noticed the strange atmosphere. Instead, he was enjoying Murong Qi Qi’s ‘serve’. Her hands are really soft and there’s also a faint fragrance on them. This fragrance is different from the women’s smell powder, but instead it has a natural sweetness, a kind of green apple flavor.