Pampered Consort of the Fragrant Orchard c1-234

by N/A

  With that said, she went out the back gate with Silver and Gold, preparing to go across the river for a stroll.

  Ying Ge, Xia Yuan, and Qiao Zhu followed behind her. By now, a small boat had already been prepared in the back, and they traveled across in the boat.

  "Did something happen to miss for her to be this happy?" Ying Ge looked to Du Xiao Li's appearance, and pulled Xia Yuan aside to ask.

  Xia Yuan, seeing that Du Xiao Li and Silver have already reached the other side, said, "Just now, that Ren Wang came to break off the engagement with miss."

  "Got her engagement broken, and she's still this happy?" Ying Ge said, "Wait, that's not right, when did miss have an engagement?"

  Xia Yuan had the entire matter from beginning to end explained to Ying Ge. After Ying Ge finished listening, she said, "It really is a good thing!"

  "Right? Miss was previously just thinking about how to let the other party break the engagement. Now that he came, how can miss not be in a good mood." Xia Yuan said, "Let's go over too."

  Seeing the only boat rowed to the other side by Du Xiao Li, Qiao Zhu said, "Without a boat, how are we going to get over there?"

  Xia Yuan and Ying Ge giggled, as both of them held onto each of Qiao Zhu's arms and simultaneously leapt, flying over to the other side with her in tow.

  "Qing, qinggong?!" After landing, Qiao Zhu exclaimed in surprise.

  Du Xiao Li, feeling that her mood was quite good, said: "It'd be great if there were horses to ride right now!"

  'De de de---'

  Just as Du Xiao Li's words landed, the sound of horse hooves came through. Du Xiao Li followed the sound and looked over, seeing two horses currently running towards her. The ones on the horse's back were obviously Ji Liu Feng, who'd just returned to the capital yesterday, and Ji Liu Xia.

  The horses stopped in front of Du Xiao Li. Ji Liu Xia wore a body of fiery red riding clothes, while Ji Liu Feng's was white like snow.

  "Brother, didn't I say we'd be able to meet Xiao Li here?" Ji Liu Xia proudly said to Ji Liu Feng.

  Ji Liu Feng got down from his horse and looked to Du Xiao Li, "Little girl, having not met in this long, did you miss us?"

  "Young general, Miss Ji." Du Xiao Li nodded at the two of them.

  "What young general, just call me big brother Liu Feng like when you were little. Liu Xia is a little bit older than you, you can just call her big sister Liu Xia." Ji Liu Feng said. Just then, he saw running in the distance, Silver and Gold. "Silver has already grown this big? And the other wolf is also yours?"

  "That's Silver's wife that he brought back on his own, Gold. I've already raised her for more than a year." Du Xiao Li looked to Silver and said, her eyes filled with affection.

  "Silver, Gold, this money loving personality of yours still hasn't changed!" Ji Liu Feng laughed as he teased.

  "This is my lifetime pursuit, how can it change!" Du Xiao Li discontentedly shot a glare at Ji Liu Feng.

  At this time, Silver ran over. Clearly, he still remembered Ji Liu Feng, and after running over, squeezed next to his side and rubbed against his legs.

  "Haha, Silver, in the past, you would always face your butt towards us, now that we've separated, you finally know to miss me?" Ji Liu Feng didn't expect that this time he was able to receive such a passionate reaction from Silver.

  "Big brother already knew Silver in the past?" Ji Liu Xia also got down from her horse. Seeing Silver, she was still a bit scared.

  "En, at that time, she'd just brought Silver back. When she'd given him the name Silver, she even got laughed at by Leng Er and I for a long time!" Ji Liu Feng explained.

  "So you and Xiao Li were already acquainted!" Ji Liu Xia said somewhat unhappily, "Can't believe I was even telling you how interesting Du family's third miss was!"

  "Haha, actually, although you didn't know her, you've also came in contact with her before. That pot for hotpot in our house was forged that year by the blacksmith on her request. And the hotpot you like so much was also invented by her."

  "Really! That hotpot was invented by you Xiao Li?" Ji Liu Xia listened and immediately looked to Du Xiao Li in surprise.

  "Keke, can be considered yes." Du Xiao Li rubbed her nose, and didn't say that hotpots were everywhere in her past life.

  "Ah, didn't think that I'd still be able to meet you again. Tsk tsk, your identity really changed drastically, all of a sudden from a village girl to the di daughter of the prime minister. Ming Yi and I were both surprised!" Even now, Ji Liu Feng still felt somewhat bewildered. When he'd heard this matter from Niu Jing, he and Han Ming Yi were really shocked.

  "This perhaps is just the so called 'affairs of the world, difficult to predict'." Du Xiao Li said.

  "Truthfully speaking, right now, I really miss your cooking, especially when I was at the military camp. When are you going to invite us for a meal? Just see it as thanking us for protecting the country and creating a peaceful environment for you to earn money, how about it?" Ji Liu Feng said laughing.

  "Okay! However, still need to wait some time. I just arrived in the capital and still have a lot to do. Once everything is more or less taken care of, I'll go invite you all." Du Xiao Li said, "That's right, why didn't I see Leng Yi and them yesterday?"

  "They were sent away on a mission by Han Ming Yi, but they'll be able to return very soon. Now that we're back, if there's anything, you can come find us." Ji Liu Feng said.

  "I know." Du Xiao Li said with smile.

  "Ah, that's right, don't know who, but someone had spread what had happened at the gathering the day before yesterday. Everyone's all saying that you're talentless and without virtue. I just knew Du Ke Xin didn't have good intentions taking you to participate in the gathering." Ji Liu Xia pulled Du Xiao Li's hands and said.

  (T/N: For some reason I really want to see Ji Liu Xia fight Du Ke Xin.....)

  "I understand, and also know the reason why she's doing this. She's achieved her purpose already, but this doesn't affect me too much either." Du Xiao Li unconcernedly said.

  "Purpose? What purpose?" Ji Liu Feng asked.

  "This morning, Ren Wang came to break off his engagement with me." Du Xiao Li nonchalantly said, seemingly like the person with the broken engagement wasn't her.

  "Ah, that's right, you're now the Du Manor di miss. The engagement that the Empress Dowager bestowed became yours." Ji Liu Xia suddenly came to realization.

  "What, he actually dare to break the engagement!? I'm gonna go reason with him!" Ji Liu Feng angrily said.

  Sweat. "Big brother Liu Feng, I was just hoping for him to break the engagement, what are you stupidly getting angry for!" Du Xiao Li quickly grabbed Ji Liu Feng to stop him.

  "Do you know how big of an insult and damage a broken engagement is to a girl?"

  "I know, girls that have been rejected in marriage will get looked down on by others." Du Xiao Li said as she let go of him. "But someone that truly loves me won't care about this. If he cares, then that can only mean that he doesn't really like me. Since that's the case, why be together? Compared to this, marrying that stud horse is even more unbearable."

  "Stud horse? What does that mean?" This was Ji Liu Xia's first time hearing this phrase, so she curiously asked.

  Ji Liu Feng although never heard of it before, he more or less could guess the meaning.

  "That Ren Wang already has a pile of concubines, everyday sowing his seeds everywhere, if that is not a stud horse, what is?" Du Xiao Li explained, "Alright, big brother Liu Feng, let's not talk about unhappy things today, else I'll have Silver bite you!"

  "Really can't win you!" Ji Liu Feng helplessly looked to Du Xiao Li and asked, "Where's that Han Ming Hong? Did he get beat up by Prime Minister Du?"

  "Since I agreed, what can my father still say. As for that stud horse, he should be entering the palace to look for the Empress Dowager right about now. Although he and I both agreed to breaking the engagement, it's still a decree passed by the Empress Dowager after all. He went to go explain himself t
o the Empress Dowager, and also probably ask for a decree to marry my second sister while he's at it." Du Xiao Li guessed.

  "What?!" This time, both Ji Liu Feng and Ji Liu Xia cried out in surprised. Du Xiao Li scratched her ear and went to go play with Silver.

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  Ch. 063.4 – Reunion (4)

  Reunion (4)

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  Just as Du Xiao Li said, at the moment, Han Ming Hong had already reached the imperial palace, directly heading to Shouyang Hall, where the Empress Dowager resided. Arriving at the main hall, and before entering, he heard the sound of laughter coming from inside.

  "This son greets imperial mother." After entering, Han Ming Hong brushed his clothes and bowed to the Empress Dowager.

  "Hong'er has come." The Empress Dowager, Zhong Li Ya, looked to Han Ming Hong and said, "Quickly get up, why did you all decide to come see this grieving one* today. Someone come, quickly get Ming Hong a seat."

  (T/N: Self-address of the empress dowager is 'aijia' which translates to 'this grieving one', because she's supposed to be grieving for the late emperor.)

  Han Ming Hong got up and saw that the Emperor Han Ming Ze, the Empress, Han Ming Yi, and also Han Ming Xiang were all present. Soon after, he immediately bowed to the Emperor and Empress as well, only getting up after receiving the Emperor's permission, and sat down on the seat that was prepared just now.

  "Hong'er, did you come for something today?" Zhong Li Ya looked to Han Ming Hong and said.

  "Imperial mother, this son had gone to Prime Minister Du's home earlier." Han Ming Hong said, "And then, gave Du Xiao Li an engagement breaking letter."

  "What did you say?"

  "Imperial mother, this son has dissolved the engagement with Du Xiao Li of my own accord." Han Ming Hong got up and knelt down.

  "Preposterous!" The Empress Dowager slammed her hand on the armrest at once as she berated.

  "Imperial mother, in the beginning, the target of the marriage decree never was Du Xiao Li, why should this son marry her?" Han Ming Hong, seeing the Empress Dowager get angry, instantly cowered. He then took a deep breath and continued, "In the beginning, the engagement was with Ke Xin, just at the time, we didn't know about Du Xiao Li's existence, so it was said as the Du family's di daughter. Now that Du Xiao Li has returned, why have this son matched together with a countryside girl? The one this son wants to marry is Ke Xin, not Du Xiao Li. That's why today this son went to have the engagement breaking letter delivered."

  "Are you treating this grieving one's words as a joke?" The Empress Dowager angrily said.

  "Imperial mother, you don't want this son's main consort to be a talentless and virtueless countryside girl either, right?" Han Ming Hong said.

  "Imperial mother, don't be angry, Ren Wang must have his own reasoning." At this time, the Emperor spoke. Afterwards, he turned to Han Ming Hong and asked, "How do you know the other party is a talentless and virtueless person? Have you interacted with her before?"

  "Although I haven't interacted with her before, a few days ago, when Ke Xin invited everyone to Feng Xue Lou, many people all saw her. That day Changle also went, right?" Han Ming Hong said.

  "Oh? Imperial sister also went?" Han Ming Ze asked.

  "Yes." Han Ming Xiang nodded.

  "Then is what they say true? Is she really like what old four says?" The Empress asked.

  "That day, we certainly did play a game, by spinning a teacup on the table, and whoever the teacup stops in front of will have to perform something. When it stopped in front of Xiao Li, she only sang a song without accompaniment." Han Ming Xiang replied.

  Han Ming Yi sat in his seat and didn't say a word the entire time. Only when Han Ming Xiang spoke did he lift his eyes to glance at her, following which he lowered his head again, playing with the teacup in hand, but his attention was clearly not on his hands.

  "Imperial mother, see, even Changle says so. How can this kind of girl be the main consort of the Ren Wang Manor." Han Ming Hong looked to the Empress Dowager in grievance, "Moreover, Du Xiao Li has already accepted the engagement breaking letter."

  (T/N: Damn, I didn't think one song can cause this big of a scandal, this is like the funniest 'reputation ruiner' I've ever read in any cnovel. Sing one song and bye bye reputation.)

  The teacup in Han Ming Yi's hand stopped spinning.

  "She accepted?" The Empress Dowager was still very angry, but she'd obviously calmed down quite a bit already.

  "Yes." Han Ming Hong nodded.

  "Imperial mother, the letter I've already written, and she's also accepted. Since it's already like this, don't be angry anymore." Han Ming Hong said.

  "But you were also too reckless! What kind of position are you putting Prime Minister Du in like this?" The Empress Dowager said.

  "When Du Xiao Li accepted the letter, Prime Minister Du was also present. This son promised him to marry Ke Xin. This doesn't really affect him that much either. Imperial mother, just bestow a marriage for this son and Ke Xin!" Han Ming Hong said.

  "Nonsense, you breaking off your engagement with Du Xiao Li is already making others laugh at you. If this grieving one were to pass a decree again to engage you and Ke Xin, what will Prime Minister Du think? What will the people of the world think of our imperial family?"

  "Imperial mother, no matter what, I want to marry Ke Xin. Once she reaches marriageable age, I will marry her." Han Ming Hong said.

  "Right now, this isn't something you can decide!" The Empress Dowager directly picked up the teacup on the table and threw it at Han Ming Hong in anger, hitting him straight in the forehead. Instantly, the blood rushed forth, flowing down along his cheek.

  "Imperial mother, please quell your anger."

  "Empress Dowager, please quell your anger."

  "Someone, quickly summon an imperial physician."

  Momentarily, the room broke out in clamor. On one hand, they needed to worry about the Empress Dowager's mood, and on the other hand, needed to let the imperial physician bandage Han Ming Hong's wound. After the imperial physician finished treating Han Ming Hong's wound, the room finally settled down again.

  The Empress Dowager angrily looked Han Ming Hong, who had a white gauze wrapped around his head. When her eyes landed on the dark red area of the wound, her gaze softened a bit.

  "No matter what, this grieving one won't decree a marriage for you and Ke Xin again. You cancelling the engagement on your own will already make the commoners of the world laugh at our imperial family. If we were to then abandon the di and marry the shu, our imperial family's face, do you still want or not?!"

  Han Ming Hong didn't speak and just stubbornly knelt on the ground.

  "Imperial mother, don't be angry anymore, careful not to harm your body from anger." The Empress softly said.

  "Hmph, how I see it, he probably wants to anger this grieving one to death, so that he can do whatever he pleases!" The Empress Dowager angrily said.

  "This son doesn't dare!" Han Ming Hong heavily kowtowed his head to the ground.


  "Imperial mother, calm your anger, Ming Hong's thoughts, we all understand. He's always viewed his feelings rather seriously and has been waiting to marry Du Ke Xin. But with the sudden appearance of Du Xiao Li, for him to do something like this, it is also within reason."

  "You're still helping him talk! Just look at the foolish thing he did!"

  "Imperial mother, it's not like this matter can't be resolved." The Emperor said.

  "What method do you have?" The Empress Dowager asked.

  "Since Ming Hong and Du Xiao Li's engagement is already broken now, and he's also insisting on marrying Du Ke Xin, why don't we just bestow another marriage for Du Xiao Li." The Emperor replied.

  "Bestow another marriage?"

  Ch. 063.5 – Reunion (5)

  Reunion (5)

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  The Emperor nodded his head and said, "This time this emperor will issue the decree, it'll be considered giving Du Xiao Li honor. Moreover, the Du family and Ming Hong tying the knot, isn't that also what imperial mother wanted to see in the beginning?"

  The Empress Dowager went silent for a moment. She looked to Han Ming Hong who was still kneeling on the ground, and said in disappointment, "Still not getting up!"

  This also made clear that she agreed with the Emperor's idea.

  "Thanking Emperor, thanking imperial mother!" Han Ming Hong got back up and returned to his seat after kowtowing.

  "But, who should we engage Du Xiao Li to?" Han Ming Xiang spoke.

  "There are several shizis* in the imperial household that are of appropriate age. Later, this emperor will look them over again and have Du Xiao Li engage to one of them." The Emperor said.

  (*T/N: Shizi - generally heir to a wang title; so possibly the emperor's nephew, cousin, or uncle, technically grandson too but I don't think this one is old enough to have grandsons yet.)

  "Then this matter will be given to your Majesty to handle." The Empress Dowager said, "This candidate must be good."