by La Mi Tu
Although it had been some time since she’d arrived at Bei Zhou, but Xia Yun Xi didn’t even get to see Feng Cang’s face. So, she’d boiled chicken soup and brought it over. She didn’t think that this message was wangfu’s slaves fooling her.
Xia Yun Xi knew that Hong Ye was not to blame. However, to see Feng Cang once, she couldn’t not use the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy’s confidence. Xia Yun Xi wanted to let Feng Cang know through punishing Hong Ye, that as long as the matter was related to him, she would fully protect him and she hoped to move Feng Cang’s heart. However, it seemed that Feng Cang doesn’t allow himself to be pushed around.
The pair of master and servant in front of him couldn’t help but make Ruyi feel sick. He had never seen such a master. When meeting with things, she would let the slave block it! Seeing that Xia Yun Xi got impatient from waiting and wanted to rush inside, Ruyi pulled out his sword without a trace of politeness and stopped in front of Xia Yun Xi.
“Presumptuous!” Seeing Ruyi use his weapon, Xia Yun Xi’s expression turned dark, “Do you know who bengong is? You actually dared to use force on bengong!”
“You’re a princess, but my master is wangye! Wangye said to not allow anyone to put one step inside Tingsong building; otherwise, kill without pardon! Princess, don’t force me!”
From Xia Yun Xi’s point of view, Ruyi was just a slave. He was so humble, he couldn’t even be compared to ants. Now, he was the fox exploiting the tiger’s might. He kept saying that it was Feng Cang’s meaning and blocked her outside of Tingsong building. This was obviously stopping her and not wanting her to see Feng Cang.
The fox exploiting the tiger’s might: use powerful connections to intimidate people
“Get out of the way! Bengong wants to see wangye!” Xia Yun Xi wasn’t scared. Since she wasn’t afraid of Ruyi, she wanted to force her way in. The next moment, a cool air appeared on her neck. It turned out that Ruyi’s sword was already on her neck. Just a bit closer would’ve cut her beautiful throat and let her become a corpse.
The small palace maid who’d carried the chicken soup, the moment she saw this situation, she was so scared that her hand drooped. The food tray in her hand fell on the ground. The chicken soup spilled and sprinkled all over the place.
“Princess, don’t get angry!” Hong Ye found that the momentum wasn’t right. She quickly stood up and pulled Xia Yun Xi.
“Princess, here is Bei Zhou. Everyone knows that Nan Lin wang is temperamental. If you offend him, maybe…,” Hong Ye didn’t finish her sentence, but she told Xia Yun Xi the truth. This is Feng Cang’s territory. You, ah, should act a bit more leisurely. After all, there were so many rumors about Feng Cang. Even if he really killed Xia Yun Xi, at this time, no one would come save her.
“Humph!” Xia Yun Xi stomped and glared ferociously at Ruyi, “You wait! When bengong becomes Nan Lin wangfei,5 bengong will let you see (suffer)!”
Ruyi’s obstruction made Xia Yun Xi even more determined to see Feng Cang and become his woman. He’s just a small guard and dared to be so arrogant. She must become Feng Cang’s woman. By then, she’ll let Ruyi suffer and avenge for today’s humiliation!
Xia Yun Xi left angrily. As she was leaving, she moved too quickly and stepped on her skirt. Like eating dog’s poop, she fell on the ground, making Ruyi laugh out loudly.
“Princess!” Hong Ye and the small palace maid quickly stepped forward to support Xia Yun Xi. They didn’t expect that the moment she got up, the first thing she did was give each one of them a slap in the face. Then, she turned her head and glared once at Ruyi.
“Let’s go!”
Xia Yun Xi had never received such humiliation. The one who gave her grimaces of displeasure was just a slave. How could the anger be eliminated from Xia Yun Xi’s heart?
After returning to Guanyu building, Xia Yun Xi was already tired half to death. Plus the fact that she was humiliated, made her angry and annoyed. Her charming face was very red.
“Hong Ye, when will eldest senior brother and third senior brother arrive?”
“Princess, sir Misha and sir Jia Lan must be on the way. Sir Misha is unable to move freely. Presumably, they will be delayed for some days.”
“Humph!” Xia Yun Xi threw the porcelain cup onto the ground. “When eldest senior brother and third senior brother arrive, I will let them see! Feng Cang is mine. No one can stop my determination to become Nan Lin wangfei! This man is mine. I will definitely not give up!”
Regardless of how ugly Xia Yun Xi cursed, Feng Cang couldn’t even hear it. At this time, he was at Long Autumn palace, keeping Murong Qi Qi company.
Ever since Feng Xie disguised himself and entered Long Autumn palace with Murong Qi Qi, he spent all his time accompanying Wanyan Ming Yue. Feng Xie wanted to make up for the many days and nights he had been separated from Wanyan Ming Yue. He also hoped that Wanyan Ming Yue would wake up quickly from the deep sleep and let their family be reunited.
Feng Xie was like this, and Feng Cang and Murong Qi Qi also thought like that. The two also freed as much time as possible to take turns and keep Wanyan Ming Yue company.
Murong Qi Qi and Jin Mo also prepared a herbal tea created specficially for Wanyan Ming Yue. Plus, Feng Xie personally fed liquid food to Wanyan Ming Yue.
Feng Cang coming to Long Autumn palace; firstly, was to accompany Murong Qi Qi. Secondly, was because he didn’t want to see Xia Yun Xi. Now, Xia Yun had taken the imperial decree and moved into Nan Lin wangfu. If something happened to her, he would become the biggest suspect. So, Feng Cang temporarily hid from this ‘plague’.
However, today, Feng Cang calculated wrongly. Because after Xia Yun Xi hit the wall at Tingsong building, she rested for a while and then went to the palace. Her purpose was to find Murong Qi Qi.
After returning to Guanyu building, the more Xia Yun Xi thought about it, the angrier she got. She’s the dignified Dong Lu’s princess. She was actually played by those servants of wangfu. Firstly, she got the wrong information. Then, a sword was directly put on her neck by Ruyi. This made her not be able to swallow this anger, no matter what.
However, now she’s alone without any help in Bei Zhou and with no one to support her. Feng Cang didn’t even want to see her. This really made Xia Yun Xi’s heart hurt. In pain, Xia Yun Xi suddenly remembered Murong Qi Qi.
Regardless if the rumors from the outside were true or false; no matter if the relationship between Murong Qi Qi and Feng Cang was impossible to unravel, but at least, she’s Feng Cang’s biological little sister. They had blood ties that couldn’t be severed. If she could work on Murong Qi Qi and get Murong Qi Qi’s support, maybe, it would be easier to deal with Feng Cang.
Thinking till here, Xia Yun Xi soaked in a bath and washed away the tiredness from her body. She put on new clothes and went to the palace.
“Princess, Xia Yun Xi is asking to see you!”
Murong Qi Qi had just come from the underground palace with Feng Cang. Su Mei came to them and said that Xia Yun Xi had arrived. The moment Murong Qi Qi heard this, she exchanged a glance with Feng Cang. This woman really travelled everywhere. She had actually come to Long Autumn palace.
“Cang, isn’t it better if you withdraw for a moment?! I fear that after that infatuated flower sees your ‘countenance of a flower, face like a moon’ appearance, water would flood Long Autumn palace and make this place become full of saliva.”
Countenance like a flower, face like a moon: very beautiful
Murong Qi Qi’s words revealed a sour taste. She looked carefully at this man’s extraordinary and devilishly beautiful face. She sighed deeply. Why be so devilishly beautiful, ah? Fondling the flowers and trampling the grass everywhere. It would take a long time to shoot all those small flies away.
Fondle the flowers and trample the grass: womanize
How could Feng Cang not understand Murong Qi Qi’s gaze? He pulled her into his arms. A deep kiss locked her lips. He used action to express his true feelings.
Su Mei
saw this couple kiss like there was no one around, and her face got red. Now, it’s during the day. Miss and guye6 are already like this…Cough, cough, really didn’t pay attention to the location! At a side, there’s still her, this unmarried girl! They’re not afraid to lead her astray!
“Is Qing Qing satisfied?” After a long time, Feng Cang let go of Murong Qi Qi’s lips. Looking at her swollen pinkish lips and her slight panting, Feng Cang’s finger brushed over Murong Qi Qi’s sideburn, “Be good! Wait for me at night!”
Feng Cang’s words let Su Mei’s face burn utterly red. Really, shy to death! Miss and guye are too much of that!
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Zhen: I, used by the emperor
Wang/wangye: prince of first rank
Wangfu: residence of the prince of first rank
Bengong: this palace/ I, used by females of the imperial family
Wangfei: main wife/consort of the prince of first rank
Guye: son-in-law, used by the servants of the female family
Chapter 148: Have No Sense Of Shame (2)
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Outside Long Autumn palace, Xia Yun Xi stood there for a long time. Su Mei had gone inside to notify. In the end, she still hadn’t returned, making her (XYX) anxious from waiting.
Although Xia Yun Xi wanted to go in directly, but this was Murong Qi Qi’s place. In any case, she should leave a good impression on her future sister-in-law. After all, there were some things that she needed Murong Qi Qi to do. She couldn’t treat her like Ruyi and go overboard.
Just as Xia Yun Xi had become a bit impatient from waiting, a man in silver clothes arrived.
Originally, Wanyan Kang had wanted to come play with Murong Qi Qi. He didn’t expect that the moment he arrived at Long Autumn palace’s entrance, he would encounter Xia Yun Xi. Previously, Wanyan Kang had seen Xia Yun Xi at White Cloud Restaurant. He knew this woman was very good at pretending. Now, seeing her wait at Long Autumn palace, Wanyan Kang became vigilant. Could it be that Xia Yun Xi had come looking for trouble with Murong Qi Qi?
Xia Yun Xi didn’t know Wanyan Kang, but after seeing the silver dragon on his clothes, she guessed that he was a prince. However, she wasn’t sure which one he was.
“What are you looking at, ugly thing?!” Wanyan Kang saw Xia Yun Xi smiling at him, and he humphed lightly. He raised his head, stepped into Long Autumn palace and didn’t bother with Xia Yun Xi anymore.
After being called an ‘ugly thing’ by the other party, Xia Yun Xi’s smile froze on her face. Her nose got sore. She almost cried.
Although she wasn’t a national grace and divine fragrance, but in any case, she’s sweet and lovable. When people saw her, they would love her. When flowers saw her, they would blossom. At Dong Lu, the men who fell for her could take up a whole row from the east to the west. She didn’t expect that after coming here, she would be called an ‘ugly thing’. How could Xia Yun Xi accept this?
National grace and divine fragrance: outstanding beauty
Women, regardless of being beautiful or ugly, all cared about their appearance. Not to mention, a ‘cut above others’ princess like Xia Yun Xi. How could she allow others to say such a thing about her? She followed with big steps and grabbed Wanyan Kang, “Who did you call an ugly thing?!”
“Bah, bah!” Wanyan Kang jumped and broke free from Xia Yun Xi’s hands. “Aside from you, who else could be so ugly? Really didn’t see someone who’s so unaware of themselves like you before!”
Earlier, Xia Yun Xi thought that maybe Wanyan Kang didn’t know her, maybe he was in a bad mood. That’s why he had said such words. But now, the other party was even more certain that she was the ugly thing, making Xia Yun Xi anxious.
“You…how am I ugly?! Say! How am I ugly?!” Although she usually pretended to be weak, but now it’s the problem of protecting her ‘face’. Xia Yun Xi didn’t want to let Wanyan Kang off the hook like this.
“Tsk, tsk, miss, being a girl, you should at least have some self-awareness, alright? Look at you, the eyebrows are deformed, the eyes are slanted, the nose is drooped and the mouth is crooked. You already look like this and still come out to disturb the city with your appearance. Being ugly is not your fault, but coming out to scare people is!”
“Bastard!” Xia Yun Xi raised her hand towards Wanyan Kang. She didn’t expect that, just as she’s about to touch his face, the other party would flash and disappear in front of Xia Yun Xi.
“The person is ugly; the temper is not good. It seems that no one would want you!”
Wanyan Kang was in a very good mood after making Xia Yun Xi furious. Too lazy to bother with Xia Yun Xi, Wanyan Kang unhurriedly went to look for Murong Qi Qi. “Little cousin sister! Little cousin sister!”
Murong Qi Qi had long seen Wanyan Kang and also heard the dialogue between him and Xia Yun Xi. He really wished for the whole world to be in chaos. He had humiliated Dong Lu’s princess like this. Now, after seeing the crying appearance of Xia Yun Xi, Murong Qi Qi’s boredom from before was swept away. She directly went out to meet Wanyan Kang.
“Cousin brother, you came, ah! You’re too mean. I’ve already moved in here for two days. But you only came to see me now! I thought that you would come yesterday to congratulate on my house-moving!”
Murong Qi Qi’s voice let Xia Yun Xi wake up from Wanyan Kang’s humiliation, grief and indignation. That’s right, it was this voice, this woman who’d humiliated her at White Cloud Restaurant’s arena…
Thinking of this, Xia Yun Xi’s eyes couldn’t help but look at Murong Qi Qi.
Never mind that it was just one look, but it made Xia Yun Xi freeze in place. That girl was so pure, like a fairy who had fallen into the mortal realm. A faint smile was in her beautiful eyes. White jade-like nose. Petal-like lips. Between her eyebrows was a blood red cinnabar mole, making her originally perfect face even more breathtaking.
Looking again, the attitude Wanyan Kang spoke with Murong Qi Qi was completely different from his attitude towards her. Xia Yun Xi finally understood why Wanyan Kang would call her an ugly thing. Because, in front of Murong Qi Qi, she really can only be regarded as such.
Suddenly, a sense of humiliation entered her heart! Accompanied by complex emotions like envy, jealousy and hate; all these feelings filled Xia Yun Xi’s heart. No wonder the world spread rumors that Bei Zhou’s princess Zhen Guo was the number one beauty of the world. This number one title was well-deserved.
“Didn’t I come today?!” Wanyan Kang acted as though he was performing magic. He took out a bright case and handed it to Murong Qi Qi, “This is my gift for you!”
Murong Qi Qi opened the bright case. Inside laid an egg-sized colorful stone. The sunlight fell on the stone and it emitted colors like the rainbow, dazzling people’s eyes.
“So beautiful!” Murong Qi Qi took out the colorful stone and looked at it while facing the son, “Cousin brother, there’s a rainbow inside!”
Seeing that Murong Qi Qi liked it, Wanyan Kang was very happy. He moved closer to Murong Qi Qi’s ear and whispered, “Little cousin sister, using this as dowry for Su Mei, do you think it would work?”
It turned out that he had brought over this colorful stone to please her (MQQ). It was because of Su Mei, ah! She glanced once at Su Mei behind her. Murong Qi Qi chuckled, “Would work! This gift is original. I like it!”
“Really? Then, that’s it?”
“Well!” Murong Qi Qi’s brow wrinkled slightly and she pretended to be in a very difficult position, “You need to ask the opinion of the involved party, ah! You didn’t even propose; how do you know if she’s willing?”
Murong Qi Qi’s voice was very small. Only the few people surrounding her could hear her words. Su Mei saw that Murong Qi Qi was making fun of her, she stomped, “Miss, if you’re like this, I will ignore you!”
“Alright!” Murong Qi Qi put away the bright case. “I can only say, you passed my bar. The rest is on your own.”
Murong Qi Qi and Wanyan Kang’s talking and laughing appearance made
Xia Yun Xi’s heart feel even more uneven. Why did this man directly curse her as an ‘ugly thing’ and also treating Murong Qi Qi so good? Could it be that he was attracted by Murong Qi Qi’s appearance?
Then, what kind of feelings does Feng Cang have for Murong Qi Qi? He wouldn’t forget the appropriate ways of conduct and their identity of siblings because of Murong Qi Qi’s appearance, right?!
Thinking till here, Xia Yun Xi went forward and smiled at Murong Qi Qi, “Princess Zhen Guo let bengong1 wait for a long time, ah!”
“You are…,” Murong Qi Qi looked at Xia Yun Xi as if she had never seen this person before. Her expression was so real that even Xia Yun Xi began to doubt if that person at White Cloud Restaurant that day was really Murong Qi Qi.
“Aiya, princess, this slave forgot to tell you! This is Dong Lu’s princess Yun. She came just now to ask to see princess. It was just…the moment fifth highness appeared, this slave forgot to tell you.”
Su Mei directly pushed this matter to Wanyan Kang. Wanyan Kang looked once at Xia Yun Xi. His nose was raised to the sky once again, “Little cousin sister, you know her?”
“Don’t know.” Murong Qi Qi shook her head very cooperatively.
“Don’t have dealings with people you don’t know. Who knows how the character of the other party is?! Little cousin sister is so pure. What to do if you come in contact with people of unknown origin, proximity to pitch makes you black, and become bad?”
Proximity to pitch makes you black: different environments provide different influence
Wanyan Kang had long been aware of Xia Yun Xi pestering Feng Cang. Towards such a smelly fly who wanted to destroy Feng Cang and Murong Q Qi, Wanyan Kang would have no mercy. He immediately saw her as the object of attack and fried her madly and violently.
Wanyan Kang’s poisonous tongue made Murong Qi Qi want to laugh, but she had to pretend and looked innocently at Xia Yun Xi. Then she looked at Wanyan Kang, “Cousin brother, is it really like that? She doesn’t seem like a bad person, ah!”