by N/A
"Oh, sheesh. It's just fun to watch. You can leave if you don’t want to watch. Don't disturb me." Ying Ge was waiting to see Han Minghong's expression. If she missed it, she ought to get beaten to death!
"Your mistress asked you to come look at this? How can a young girl like you watch something like this?"
"Sheesh. I like it, so why do you care? Just get out of my way. Don't stop me." Ying Ge pushed Leng Er away and brought her face down closer to the roof again, observing the scene inside.
"You..." Leng Er looked at Ying Ge's eager appearance and glanced at her contemptuously. He contemplated taking her away, but when he saw her excitement, he gave up again and followed her gaze to look inside. It was only after this that he realized something wasn’t quite right.
The thing that wasn’t quite right was, of course, Han Minghong. Without them noticing, he had already climbed on top of Beauty Yu and pressed her onto the bed. However, there was no further action.
“Your Highness, am I not serving you well enough?" Beauty Yu asked with a pout upon seeing Han Minghong's motionlessness.
Han Minghong put away the doubts in his heart, and said, "Nonsense. Though, I do enjoy looking at you more."
As soon as Han Minghong moved, Beauty Yu turned herself over so that she was on top of him. This just helped Ying Ge see his expressions more clearly.
By then, Leng Er had figured out what was wrong with Han Minghong, and he looked at Ying Ge. It turned out that this was what she was watching them for!
"Since you still refuse to admit it, let me give you some good stuff." Ying Ge took out a packet of powdered medicine from her chest pocket and opened it. She shook it, sprinkling the powdered medicine into the room.
As soon as the powder entered the room, it exuded a scent, and when Beauty Yu smelled it, a wave of heat swept through her body.
"Your Highness, I feel so hot." Beauty Yu’s face turned red. Her eyes blurred, and her hands unconsciously began to take off her own clothes.
She took off the muslin shawl and threw it aside. Seeing Han Minghong remain motionless, she said, "Your Highness, let me undress you. Are you not hot?"
The more explicit the teasing of Beauty Yu became, the fewer clothes there were on them, and Han Minghong’s expression became more and more unsightly. When her hands accidentally touched his bottom line, he snapped and shoved Beauty Yu to one side with his hands. Then he kicked her down from the bed.
"Ahhh……"
After being thrown to the ground, tears streamed out of Beauty Yu’s eyes.
"Your Highness, this servant feels so hot."
Beauty Yu tore off her clothes while crawling up towards Han Minghong. How could the thin robes withstand her tearing them like this? Soon, this great scene of a springtime affair was ruined.
The more Beauty Yu clung to him, the uglier Han Minghong's expression became.
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Ch. 092.3 – Punishing Prince Ren (3)
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"Your Highness, why is this part of you still so unresponsive?" Beauty Yu looked at Han Ming Hong's unaffected body, and her glassy eyes showed a trace of shock. She gazed at Han Ming Hong in disbelief.
Han Minghong once again kicked Beauty Yu away and yelled loudly, "Someone, come here!"
The servant stormed in. Upon seeing the beauty on the ground beneath Han Minghong whose entire body was emitting a chilly air, the servant didn't dare to look any longer. He bowed and asked, "Your Highness?"
"Get this wretched maid out!" Han Minghong said darkly.
"Understood." The young servant dared not ask any more questions. He dragged away Beauty Yu, who was still clawing at her robes and screaming that she was feeling hot. When he reached the gate, he heard Han Ming Hong's icy voice.
"Since she wants a man that much, I’ll let her be your reward! Remember to clean up once you’ve had your fun."
The initially distressed little servant immediately grinned and walked out with glee.
"Someone, bring me the Beauty Xue..."
After watching pretty much the whole scene, Ying Ge patted Leng Er's shoulder, and the two quietly left Prince Ren’s Mansion.
"Hahahaha..."
Ying Ge was laughing the entire way. Every time she stopped, she would once again remember Han Ming Hong’s appearance and be unable to stop herself from bursting into even more laughter.
"Leng Er, why so serious?"
"What is so funny?" Leng Er asked.
"How is it not funny? Look at how Prince Ren was just now! That expression, the cold aura all around his body... Hahaha, it’s making me laugh so hard!" Ying Ge said as she guffawed.
"That poison was the product of your mistress’ research?"
"Of course. Who allowed him to go and harass my Mistress just because he had nothing to do? He’s so annoying! I had to find him something else to do to prevent him from being so idle. By the way, what are you doing here at Prince Ren's Mansion?"
What was he doing? What else could he be doing?! He had merely been ordered to burn a bunch of the more important courtyards in Prince Ren’s Mansion. Ultimately, it was also for the purpose of finding something for Han Ming Hong to do. However, compared with Du Xiao Li's methods, the methods of Leng Er’s master demonstrated a much purer intention.
Ying Ge listened to Leng Er talk about what he had done here, then she looked back at the quiet Mansion of Prince Ren. She asked, "So you've failed your mission?"
"How could I have failed?!" Slighted by Ying Ge, Liang Er stomped his foot in anger.
"Weren’t you supposed to be burning houses? There is no sign of activity at all, not a flame to be seen. Isn’t this considered a failure?"
"Who says? Look behind you!" Leng Er grabbed Ying Ge and forcibly turned her around.
Ying Ge was forced to look back, and her whole body was stunned. Prince Ren’s Mansion, which had been completely still all this time, was now engulfed in flames!
"You—how did you do it?" Ying Ge asked with her mouth open in disbelief.
"Big Bro here is clever. You want to know? First, let me hear you call me Big Brother. Call me ‘Gege’." Leng Er smirked.
Ying Ge gave Leng Er a blank look and said cooly, "Not interested! But when I head back, I will tell my Mistress that you molested me. Humph!"
After that, she turned and continued walking back. There was no way she was going to call him ‘Gege’!
Leng Er thought of Du Xiao Li’s character—one that would always defend her family or friends despite knowing they were in the wrong—and then the image of his own master becoming a wife-slave[1] before even getting married... He suddenly felt a chill down his spine and lost all the pride he had just then. Chasing after Ying Ge, Leng Er said, "Hey, hey. I was just kidding! Who am I to make you call me ‘Gege’? We’ll both be serving the same master in the future, so don't think much of this!"
"Okay, then let me hear you call me Big Sis. Call me ‘Jiejie’..."
“Could you change your condition?"
"I won’t negotiate."
"..."
Before returning, Leng Er sent Ying Ge back to Sui Yuan Club.
Ying Ge quietly climbed the wall and returned to Du Xiao Li's courtyard.
"Mistress."
Du Xiao Li was still researching medicines under the lamplight as Xia Yuan continued to teach Qiao Zhu how to read and write.
Hearing her come in, Du Xiaoli put down her book and raised her head to ask: "Success?"
"Yeah, it was successful," Ying Ge replied.
"Ying Ge, why di
d it take you so long to return? Did you run into trouble?" Xia Yuan asked.
"No, I merely took a detour to watch a good show," Ying Ge said a bit awkwardly.
"A good show?" Qiao Zhu looked at Ying Ge and then suddenly laughed before saying, "Ying Ge-jiejie, did you go see the prince’s... that? Did you see them… you know, do that?"
Qiao Zhu's words shifted everyone’s focus onto Ying Ge.
Ying Ge walked over and smacked Qiao Zhu. Then she chided the latter, "Child, what sort of question are you asking?"
"I’m the same age as Mistress, so if you say I am a child, doesn't that mean you’re calling Mistress a child too?" Qiao Zhu said while covering her head.
"Mistress is Mistress, and you are you!" Ying Ge glared at Qiao Zhu.
"Ying Ge, are you sure that Prince Ren has fallen for it?" Du Xiao Li asked.
"Do not worry, Mistress. I saw it with my own eyes. He didn't respond at all even when Beauty Yu tempted him like that. I even spread soul fragrance [2] into the room, but it was still no use. Haha, Mistress, if only you had seen him. His expression was absolutely hilarious." Ying Ge thought of Han Ming Hong's appearance and couldn't help but laugh again.
Nevertheless, Du Xiao Li didn’t pay attention to this but instead on other words.
"‘Us’? Who else was with you?"
"Um," Ying Ge muttered. She didn't expect to slip up. "Well, that... Bodyguard Leng Er was also there tonight."
"Bodyguard Leng Er went as well? So you both watched the prince flirt with the beauty together? Wow, so did anything spark between you two?" After Qiao Zhu finished speaking, she jumped behind Du Xiaoli, peeking out at Ying Ge from the back.
"There was nothing!" Ying Ge denied. Yet when she thought of the moment when Leng Er begged her not to badmouth him on the way back, the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but curve up.
"Woah, you’re even blushing!" Xia Yuan looked at the blush on Ying Ge's face and chuckled. "Mistress, look at her. Could this be the stirrings of love?"
"I think it is!" Du Xiao Li also saw that Ying Ge was a little different from usual, and she nodded in agreement.
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Ch. 092.4 – Punishing Prince Ren (4)
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"What stirrings of love huh, Xia Yuan? Watch out, I’ll tear up your mouth if you keep talking nonsense!” Yingge stomped bashfully.
"Mistress, look at this little girl. She won’t let us talk about it anymore. If Ying Ge really wants to tear up my mouth, you have to be the judge for me, Mistress!" Xia Yuan covered her mouth and giggled after finishing her sentence.
"Don't worry. If she wants to tear up your mouth, just run to Leng Er," Du Xiaoli said.
"You… All of you... I’m not bothering with you anymore!" Yingge finished speaking and ran out.
The people left behind in the room were rolling on the floor laughing.
After a while, everyone stopped, and Du Xiaoli sighed suddenly.
“Mistress, why are you sighing all of a sudden?” Xia Yuan asked.
"Oh, I just had the thought that you girls have been wasting your youth because of me. So I feel a little bit sentimental," Du Xiaoli said.
"What are you talking about, Mistress. It is a blessing of several lifetimes for us to be able to follow you. How could it be called a waste of our youth?!"
"If it weren't for me being sent to this place by Luo Qi-gege, I am afraid you would have already gotten married. Now, you both are eighteen but not yet married. Am I not the cause for this delay in your marriages?”
"Pff." Xia Yuan burst out in laughter and said, "Mistress, there are many unmarried 18- and 19-year-olds in the Jiang Hu world. Unlike the women in the Imperial Court, women in the Jiang Hu world marry later. Many wait until they are more than 20 years old before they get married!"
"That late?" Du Xiaoli was a little surprised to hear this for the first time. She thought women in ancient times married earlier!
“Women live very precariously in the Jiang Hu world. They often have to move around in order to survive and don’t have much time to think about these sorts of things. The more powerful young ladies are the ones who marry earlier," Xia Yuan explained bitterly while thinking of her friends.
"So it’s like that," Du Xiaoli said with a nod. "Nonetheless, since you are following me, I will have to arrange a good marriage for you. You are not young anymore, so I do need to find someone for you when the time comes. Come on, come on, come on. Tell me your search criteria."
“Search criteria?”
"Yes, what do you want your spouse to look like—for example, how tall is he? Is he rich or powerful? Is he from the Imperial Court or the Jiang Hu world? Is he wild or gentle? Let's talk about it," Du Xiaoli urged them a little excitedly.
When Xia Yuan saw the light in Du Xiaoli's eyes, a drop of cold sweat ran down her face.
"Mistress, Xia Yuan and I decided early on that we will always follow you. Unless you don’t want us, we won't leave you otherwise! As for marrying someone, we have never considered it," Xia Yuan stated hurriedly.
"Even if you don’t think about it, that doesn’t mean I can’t think about it. I think... Leng Er isn’t bad. At least he is someone we know fairly well. If he is interested in Ying Ge, I will get Xiao Yi-gege to act as the matchmaker." Du Xiaoli smiled.
Xia Yuan looked at Du Xiaoli’s grin. Why did it seem so evil?!!
"Xia Yuan, think hard about your standards, and let me know later. Qiaozhu, tell me, what about your type?"
Qiaozhu had just returned to the table. Hearing Du Xiaoli's words, she was startled. "Mistress, I only just turned thirteen years old. Isn’t it too early to be talking about this?!"
"It's not early. The earlier you tell me your standards, the earlier we can start looking for a match. All of you, quickly tell me about them," Du Xiaoli said.
"Mistress, it's late at night now. Let's help you prepare for bed."
At Prince Ding’s Manor...
“Master.”
When Leng Er returned to the study room, Han Mingyi was still dealing with some matters while Leng Yi waited upon him at the side.
"It's done?" Han Mingyi asked without looking up.
"It's done," Leng Er answered with a nod.
"Good. Find more things for him to do. Prevent him from dirtying Li'er’s [1] eyes all day long." Han Mingyi knew that Han Minghong had been looking for Du Xiaoli in the afternoon, so he, like Du Xiaoli, had thought of annoying Prince Ren.
"Master, I met Ying Ge in Prince Ren’s Manor."
The pen in Han Mingyi's hand stopped as he looked up and asked, "Ying Ge? What was she doing in Prince Ren’s Manor?"
"Master, you and our future princess and truly seem to be soulmates. She also went to give Prince Ren some trouble. However, our method was gentle, whereas the princess gave him a strong dose of medicine directly!" Leng Er said with a smile.
"Oh? Tell me about it." Han Mingyi smiled softly when he heard his subordinate talk so eagerly.
"Ying Ge said that she was ordered by the princess to poison Prince Ren. You have no idea what kind of poison the princess studied. Hehe..." Leng Er couldn't help but smile when he said this.
"Talk, quickly. Stop beating around the bush," Leng Yi urged.
"They gave Prince Ren an anaphrodisiac. I saw with my own eyes that after Yingge released the soul fragrance, he didn't respond with his usual urges. He even got angry and killed that woman. Then he called another concubine over.
She probably didn't have much of a chance to escape the fate of death either," Leng Er said.
"Oh?" Han Mingyi thought for a while and commented, "Perhaps, we can still find him some things to do."
Leng Er understood what Han Mingyi meant and said, "I’m going to do it now!"
As Leng Er retreated to the door, he almost tripped over the doorsill because of what he heard next over his shoulder.
Han Mingyi asked, "How did it feel to be with Ying Ge when you watched others flirt?"
Leng Er thought of that moment when he covered Ying Ge’s mouth and felt the softness of her lips against the palm of his hand. Suddenly, he felt his heart skip a beat. He said with a serious expression, "It’s not bad. Master, I need to go get things done."
Han Mingyi and Leng Yi both laughed when they saw Leng Er trying to flee.
Early in the next morning, Du Xiaoli received news that Han Minghong had killed two concubines last night. They both suffered inhuman torture before their deaths.
The news spread, and the whole of Phoenix City broke into an uproar. Everyone saw Prince Ren as a cultured, gentle, and kind-hearted man. Yet he had actually done such a cruel thing?! Who would dare let their daughter marry him in the future?
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Ch. 092.5 – Punishing Prince Ren (5)
Du Xiaoli smiled. She assumed that the news had been spread by Han Ming Yi’s people. Although he didn't directly reveal Han Minghong’s inability to do ‘that’, this was already enough to trouble him!
Moreover, quite a lot of effort would need to be put in if he wanted to return his body to normal. In addition, there was also the matter of him committing murder. Those would be enough to keep him busy for a long while!
“Mistress, are we visiting the competition site today?” Xia Yuan asked, seeing that Du Xiaoli was in a good mood.