by La Mi Tu
“So, it was like that!” Feng Cang nodded. Moyu occupied the four Nan states. Murong Qi Qi was Guanghua gongzi. He immediately understood after pulling strings together. This woman, ah! She inadvertently overturned the regime of Nan Feng. He didn’t even know what to say about her!
“Qing Qing, I’ll give you the special access of Bei four states. You and Ming Yue Cheng break off your contact, alright?” Feng Cang began to retreat by advancing. Under the table, he grabbed Murong Qi Qi’s hand. His fingertips made circles on her palm, “You see, the territory of Bei four states is also very big. No matter what you do, I’ll support you. Don’t come in contact with him anymore!”
“Cang, are you jealous?”
“He wants to marry you and let you become Nan Feng’s empress. How could I not be jealous?! Qing Qing, he isn’t better than me, really!”
Feng Cang acting spoiled made Murong Qi Qi want to pinch his face. However, in public, she needed to maintain her image. “You, ah, can be hundred twenty percent at ease! I don’t have anything with Ming Yue Cheng! Besides, Ming Yue Cheng is a gentleman. When I make things clear to him, he would give up!”
Feng Cang and Murong Qi Qi’s interaction fell into the eyes of Xia Yun Xi. This was an irony.
No wonder Feng Cang dodged her at every turn. It seems that feelings have developed between these siblings!
Originally, Murong Qi Qi was a princess who’d come for a marriage alliance and it was Feng Cang who personally went to fetch her. Perhaps these two people had already bred fondness out of familiarity. Later, because of their relation as siblings, they had been forced to separate. However, the feelings were still there. So, despite the ethical code, they’ve maintained an amorous relationship! Really shameless!
Naturally, the one Xia Yun Xi scolded was Murong Qi Qi. Of course, she wouldn’t admonish Feng Cang. In Xia Yun Xi’s heart, everything about Feng Cang was great. Therefore, the problem definitely lied with Murong Qi Qi. It was this woman who’d seduced Feng Cang, regardless of shame. Really hateful!
Xia Yun Xi finally found out the reason why Feng Cang was cold to her. After knowing the reason, she thought about how to take the appropriate steps to shift Feng Cang’s attention from Murong Qi Qi to her. She didn’t want to lose to Murong Qi Qi!
Xia Yun Xi was thinking about how to deal with Murong Qi Qi. Wanyan Yi was also thinking about Murong Qi Qi. Yesterday, he had discussed again and again with Lin Ke Xin. The two felt that uncooked rice turned to cooked rice was the best method. This was the most secure way. He couldn’t afford to lose. So, even if he needed to use underhanded ways, he must also win!
The songs and dance came one after another. The atmosphere of the place turned livelier. Wanyan Lie ruled the country a bit slack. That’s why the officials did not act so cautiously. Now, they had begun to eat big mouthfuls of meat and drunk big glasses of wine. There were people who’d boxed with the wine and also people who’d gotten up to toast with each other.
The scene turned even more vibrant. Seeing this, Xia Yun Xi’s eyes lit up. This was an opportunity! As Xia Yun Xi was thinking, her hand touched the hairpin on her head. Taking advantage of when others didn’t pay her any attention, Xia Yun Xi took down the hairpin. She turned the pearl and quickly poured the powder in her own jar of wine. Then, she turned the hairpin back to its original form and inserted it in her hair.
Had to say, Xia Yun Xi and Wanyan Yi were a perfect match. She intended to take advantage of this golden opportunity. Wanyan Yi was also thinking like this! However, he had hidden the drug in the long nails of his little finger on the right hand. Wanyan Yi’s little finger just gently knocked on the edge of the jar. This powder went into the jar and became one with the wine.
Xia Yun Xi and Wanyan Yi almost got up at the same time. They came together to Murong Qi Qi and Feng Cang. Seeing the two suddenly appeared dark clouds, Murong Qi Qi raised her head. With one look, she saw two people she disliked the most. The two had appeared at the same time as if they’d agreed on it. Really connected on a deep level with each other.
“Little cousin sister, don’t know if I have this honor to treat you to a cup of wine!” Wanyan Yi raised the jar in his hand and made a gesture of invitation.
“Wangye,2 can I treat you to a cup of wine?” At a side, Xia Yun Xi also said the same.
Really a match, ah! Murong Qi Qi and Feng Cang exchanged a glance. With one look, you would know that the appearance of these two wouldn’t bear anything good. It was just, in front of everyone, Feng Cang and Murong Qi Qi didn’t object. They stood up.
“Wangye, I will pour wine for you.” Seeing Feng Cang being so willing, Xia Yun Xi’s beautiful eyes betrayed her inner thoughts. She picked up Feng Cang’s cup and slowly poured a cup of wine. When she smelled the fragrance of the wine that’d drifted over, Murong Qi Qi’s face turned cold.
Shameless to the extreme! In this world, there was actually such a shameless woman. Putting drugs in the wine to seduce men. Really shameless! Murong Qi Qi’s hand pulled Feng Cang’s sleeve slightly and gave him a reminder.
How could Feng Cang not know Murong Qi Qi? They had being getting along well for a long time now. Every move and gaze of hers, he knew what they meant. Now, Murong Qi Qi pulling at his sleeve after Xia Yun Xi had poured wine for him. It was obviously telling him that there was a problem with this wine!
At this side, Wanyan Yi also poured wine for Murong Qi Qi. After seeing the wine Wanyan Yi had poured, Murong Qi Qi sneered. This pair of woman and man were both as cheap! One wanted to drug Feng Cang; the other wanted to drug her. They calculated very well, ah!
“Little cousin sister, please!” Wanyan Yi used his best smile to face Murong Qi Qi. As long as this matter was successful, he would be Bei Zhou’s crown prince. This world would be his!
“Haha…,” Murong Qi Qi laughed softly. Her eyes had been staring at Wanyan Yi’s eyes, “Cousin brother, thank you…”
These sentences were said floatingly and slowly as if it had magic. When facing with Murong Qi Qi, Wanyan Yi had a sense of being absent-minded. In a moment, his mind went blank and he didn’t know what to think anymore. By the time Wanyan Yi woke up, Murong Qi Qi had already drunk the wine and showed him the empty cup.
“Cousin brother, it’s your turn!”
“Good, good! I’ll drink!” Wanyan Yi raised his head. A cup of wine went into his stomach. Looking at the wine on his mouth, the corners of Murong Qi Qi’s mouth went up.
Murong Qi Qi had drunk the wine. Xia Yun Xi also looked at Feng Cang eagerly, “Wangye, I’ve always admired you. This cup of wine is my respect to you!”
Xia Yun Xi’s meaning was very obvious. Feng Cang must drink this wine.
“Princess, you being like this is unfriendly. You only treated bengong’s3 big brother and didn’t treat bengong. Could it be that you look down on bengong?” Murong Qi Qi came over. Her eyes were smiling while she looked at Xia Yun Xi.
She didn’t know why, but when facing Murong Qi Qi, Xia Yun Xi felt that her heart was beating twice as fast. When she drew closer, Murong Qi Qi laughed, “Princess Yun, bengong was joking with you! I won’t bother you (two) anymore! You drink!”
When she looked again, Feng Cang had already poured the wine into his mouth. Seeing Feng Cang drink the wine she’d poured, Xia Yun Xi felt that happiness was waving at her. Everything had gone according to her plan. It seemed that heaven was helping her.
Wanyan Yi and Xia Yun Xi were both immersed in their own thoughts and went back to their seats. Xia Yun Xi was very happy. She planned to escort Feng Cang out when the drug flared up in Feng Cang’s body. Then…hey, hey, when the matter is done, she would be Nan Lin wangfei.4
Thinking a bit differently from Xia Yun Xi, although Wanyan Yi felt that he was one step closer to victory, but after seeing Xia Yun Xi toast Feng Cang just now, he keenly sensed the strangeness in this woman. The thought that Xia Yun Xi might have used the same method as him to deal with Feng Cang, made a knot swell in his heart.
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br /> Gongzi: young master
Wang/wangye: prince of the first rank
Bengong: this palace/ I, used by females of the imperial family
Wangfei: main wife/consort of the prince of first rank
Chapter 150: The Horror Scene At The Imperial Garden (1)
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One side was the throne that Wanyan Yi wanted. The other side was the woman he cared about.
Wanyan Yi already knew how to choose between the two. He needed to get Murong Qi Qi and then through Murong Qi Qi become the crown prince. However, why did his heart felt sour after seeing Xia Yun Xi’s behavior?! He wasn’t willing to see the woman he loves become another’s woman with his own eyes. Why couldn’t he get the country and the beauty at the same time?!
Thinking till here, Wanyan Yi’s heart suddenly moved. That’s right, ah! He must have both the country and the beauty! What between the fish and the bear’s paw, you can have only one. He didn’t believe it. He wanted both!
On the scene, the songs and dances were soaring. The dancers twisted and turned their waists. Coupled with wonderful music, they attracted everyone’s eyes. No one noticed people left their seats and no one noticed what they went to do after leaving their seats.
“Cang, the good play is about to begin.” Murong Qi Qi sipped wine. It was still such wine that had a good taste.
“What did Qing Qing do to them? Why was it like these two people lost their souls just now? They actually took the wine in our hands and drank it?” The thought of just now, Wanyan Yi and Xia Yun Xi took the wine in their hands and drank the wine with the drug, Feng Cang felt that Murong Qi Qi was very mystical.
She only just looked at the other party’s eyes once and was able to exchange the drugged wine with the other party. What was this trick called? Could it also be a trick from Moyu?
“Mysteries of the heaven must not be revealed!” Murong Qi Qi smiled slightly and continued to sip wine, “These two people calculated us like that, why don’t I help their aim?!”
“Haha…,” Murong Qi Qi didn’t say, Feng Cang also didn’t continue to ask. He didn’t know what will happen later. Feng Cang intended on enjoying it with Murong Qi Qi!
While Murong Qi Qi and Feng Cang were talking, Ming Yue Cheng stepped on his clogs and came over. He didn’t bother about trifles and sat next to Murong Qi Qi.
“Should I call you Guanghua gongzi now or call you princess Zheng Guo?”
Staring at this dream-like face, Ming Yue Cheng’s eyes were slightly drunk. In his hand, he held a wine cup. He asked this, Murong Qi Qi chuckled and poured wine for Ming Yue Cheng, “No matter if it’s Guanghua gongzi or princess Zhen Guo, aren’t they still me?”
“Hahaha!” Murong Qi Qi’s answer made Ming Yue Cheng laugh heartily. After laughing, he gulped the wine down at once, “Feng Qi Qi, I like you! Do you still remember the things I said on the day you left Xi Liang?”
Ming Yue Cheng’s words let Murong Qi Qi remember the time when she left, this person chased after her and handed her a wine jar. It was just, the youth was in love, but the girl didn’t have the heart.
“Thank you for your love…I already have someone I love. Presumably, I would let you go back alone!”
Murong Qi Qi’s words let Ming Yue Cheng’s beautiful eyes turn dark. Sure enough…
“Is it that I came late?” Ming Yue Cheng looked under the table at Feng Cang’s hand that held Murong Qi Qi tightly. His voice had a bitter taste, “If I dealt sooner with the matters of Nan Feng, would I not have missed this love?”
Ming Yue Cheng’s words fell on Feng Cang’s ears. Although, he was jealous, but it also let Feng Cang got to know this man. Sure enough, it was as Murong Qi Qi said. He’s a straightforward and upright person. Daring to speak like this with Murong Qi Qi in front of him (FC), he (MYC) must be a magnanimous gentleman.
“Ming Yue Cheng, we’re still friends!” Murong Qi Qi once again filled Ming Yue Cheng’s cup with wine, “This has nothing to do with sooner or later. It was only, at the right time, I met the right person. You didn’t do anything wrong…”
Murong Qi Qi’s words were full of the taste of Buddha’s meditation. Ming Yue Cheng stared at her for a long time. He wanted to see a glimmer of hope from this woman’s eyes. So, he could have a reason to persist. However, that piece of clear lake was clean through the bottom. It didn’t have the thing Ming Yue Cheng wanted.
“I understand.” Ming Yue Cheng sighed. The gaze he looked at Murong Qi Qi with was full of fondness and reluctance to part with (her). Perhaps, Murong Qi Qi was right. He didn’t come late. It was just that they didn’t have the fate to continue.
However, he wasn’t resigned to let go. But, after seeing Feng Cang’s and Murong Qi Qi’s intertwined finger, he also understood. The two used action to show their attitude. A melon broken off the vine by force won’t taste sweet. A forced relationship is not love. He understood this principle.
A melon broken off the vine by force won’t taste sweet: if it’s not meant to be, it’s no use trying to force it to happen
“Feng Qi Qi, if one day, he betrays you, my Nan Feng’s door will always be open for you. Besides, my position of empress would always be yours!”
After throwing these words, Ming Yue Cheng once again drank the wine in the cup at once. He looked at Feng Cang, “Remember, if you betray her, even if it’s against her wishes, I will take her away and take good care of her!”
“I won’t let you have such a chance.”
“Ha, then it’s the best!” Ming Yue Cheng stood up and looked once more at Murong Qi Qi. He revealed a bright smile, “Qi Qi, you must be happy, yo!”
After saying that, Ming Yue Cheng turned. He left the sight of the two people without turning back.
This person made Feng Cang feel surprised. He also understood a bit about the matters of Ming Yue Cheng. This man is not someone without a particular talent. Now, he was able to become the new emperor of Nan Feng, he also suffered greatly and experienced a lot of hardships. He gave up on Murong Qi Qi so ‘easily’ made Feng Cang in disbelief. He thought that Ming Yue Cheng would fight at least a bit more.
“He’s a good man!” After being silent for a while, Feng Cang gave Ming Yue Cheng a clear evaluation.
“Mm! Otherwise, I wouldn’t have helped him!”
Murong Qi Qi didn’t have any feelings towards Ming Yue Cheng. She only felt that this man endured humiliation as part of an important mission. He was worthy of admiration. As for developing feelings with him, she never thought about such a thing. Now, she already has Feng Cang. Her eyes, her heart, couldn’t tolerate anyone else.
“He is being like this made me feel a pressure I never felt before. It seemed that I must be good to you. Qing Qing gave up on Nan Feng’s position of empress and choose to be with me…”
Feng Cang’s beautiful eyes were full of smiles. The gaze he looked at Murong Qi Q also became more affectionate, “This man said to let go, but in fact he’s waiting for me to slack off and gave him the opportunity that he can exploit. This advancing by retreating would be great when used in the military, but it would not be any use on me. Because, I will never give him such an opportunity! Let his position of empress stay empty forever!”
“You, ah. Are you so sure that I’m dead set on you?”
“No, it’s you who is sure of me…”
The two were affectionate, didn’t pay attention to the scene and also didn’t know when the dancers had left. When they recovered their posture, in the center stood two people. To be exact, it was one person standing. The other sat in a wheelchair.
Murong Qi Qi knew one of them. It was Jia Lan who she saw on the tournament of the four countries. As for the other one, he introduced himself, “I’m the 19th generation descendant of Penglai Island and the eldest disciple Misha. He’s my junior brother Jia Lan.”
It turned out that these two people were from Penglai Island! When the people heard that they were related to Penglai Island, they couldn’t help but look at th
e two men.
Jia Lan was still dressed elegantly in blue and Misha was only dressed in brown colored rough clothes. However, these brown clothes on his body didn’t diminish his aura. Instead it gave him an aura of an immortal scattered outside of the world.
Different from the masculinity of Jia Lan, Misha looked like a young cute boy. Fair, smooth and tender skin, handsome and slender eyebrows, deep and smiling eyes, pink and soft lips: he was a hundred percent living cute young boy.
Wanyan Lie was a bit surprised that Penglai Island’s people came to Bei Zhou, “Don’t know why the two of you came to our country?”
“I came to find a person!” Misha’s voice was also very youthful. Coupled with that cute face of his, he was very lovable. There was a feeling suitable for young and old.
“Oh, who is the person young master Misha is looking for?”
“Murong Qing Lian!”
Hearing this name, Wanyan Lie froze for a moment. This name sounded very familiar, but he didn’t remember where he had heard it. Jing De saw that Wanyan Lie had long forgotten about Murong Qing Lian, he immediately whispered a few words in his ear. Only now did Wanyan Lie remember that Murong Qing Lian was the woman from the East palace and had been punished by him. He also didn’t know, a hundred times every day for so long, if she was still alive.
“Murong Qing Lian committed a crime and had been imprisoned by zhen in the prison.”
The moment he heard that Murong Qing Lian was kept in a prison, Misha’s mood obviously got emotional. Both hands held the handle of the wheelchair. If it wasn’t because there was a problem with his legs, he would’ve certainly got up from excitement, “Your majesty, what crime did Murong Qing Lian commit? She once showed me grace. So, can I ask your majesty to have mercy and sell a favor to me?”
“This…”
To Wanyan Lie, Murong Qing Lian was a little ant who didn’t have any weight. Now, Penglai Island’s eldest disciple said that there was some relation between them, made Wanyan Lie couldn’t help but calculate in his heart. Should he let Murong Qing Lian go and give Misha face?