WASS – Chapter 85

Chu Xun had a rollercoaster of emotions here.

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Chapter 85 – Triangle Love

Translated by HaruOngy at Geniusly Plain (If you can see this line, you must have read this in the aggregator site which illegally steal various works. Be shameful of yourself for not appreciating the translator’s hard work. Don’t think only you want to have it the easy way. Support the fanbase and translator!)

They won’t think about how sacred the Splendid Sound Sect Master was for now. Chu Xun led Senior Official Song as they first went to the side to visit Mei Qian Deng.

There was no one else inside Mei Qian Deng’s room. Xie Yun had been invited by the Grand Princess to have a tea while chatting. Eldest Young Master Mei was like a dogskin plaster as he followed Xie Yun. When Senior Official Song went inside, he immediately saw Mei Qian Deng sitting alone in trance.

Female warrior Mei didn’t have the time to return to the bed to feign unconscious.

“Little Deng! What are you thinking about until you’re this dazed?” Senior Official Song asked with a grin.

It was unusual. Female warrior Mei who had always been calm and indifferent also had some emotional issue?

“Thinking of the assassination and my friend who got taken away by the assassins.” Mei Qian Deng randomly found an excuse. She simply stood up and gave Senior Official Song a salute, “Senior Official, it has been a while since we met. You’re even livelier now.”

Senior Official Song waved his hands, “You flatter me, you flatter me. It’s more accurate to say laofu is becoming older.”

This old man had quite some self-awareness. Chu Xun criticised in his mind from the side.

In the next moment, Senior Official Song called Chu Xun, “Your Majesty, don’t you think so?”

Chu Xun ignored him with a smile and cut off the topic, “Qian Deng, you don’t have to worry. Tao Xiao Xian will be found back soon because we have found out the truth behind the assassination.”

Mei Qian Deng blinked her eyes, “This quick?!” Her tone revealed some disappointment she wasn’t aware of.

Chu Xun came over and sat down. He told Mei Qian Deng the story. “Zhen at first is worried of the poison in your body. Based on that lantern girl’s words, it should be fine. Then, zhen can relax. Oh, you too don’t have to lock yourself in the room anymore. Since we had confirmed it was done by Bai Qiu Qu and the lantern girl had agreed to bring the person here, the news of you waking up already doesn’t have to been hidden anymore.”

No one replied.

“Qian Deng?” Chu Xun doubtfully looked at Mei Qian Deng.

“En, that is good then.”

Actually Chu Xun was also flustered, surmising various plans while pretending to be fully relaxed. Since Mei Qian Deng was no longer in danger, that indicated that she would anytime leave the palace and leave Chu Xun’s side. The current Chu Xun could be compared to a criminal awaiting an interrogation, the verdict whether to sentence him to death was entirely based on female warrior Mei’s decision. He couldn’t make the decision at all.

Senior Official Song the only spectator who saw the clearest glanced at Mei Qian Deng and Chu Xun. He then chuckled. He stroked his white beard and lamented: Being young is really good. Those secret love and apprehensions, those emotional touch and hesitations, those probing and waits.

Of course, just like his regret. It was a scar left when he was young, proving a story of his own. Senior Official Song couldn’t refrain from replaying the lantern girl’s forever young appearance in his mind. She must be a real demon girl, to actually maintain her face this long.

“That, Little Deng, seeing you’re fine, laofu feels relax now. Disappearing for so many years, laofu got pestered by a certain person to use all laofu’s ability to find you yet laofu never found you. It’s rare that you return today, stay a few more days. Next time, don’t do that cutting ties completely move. We’re acquainted to each other at least. Even if our business ended, our regard for each other still exist!”

“……alright.” Mei Qian Deng was rather embarrassed, merely bowing down her head while replying in weak voice. Whether she fulfilled this promise, it was another issue.

“This, now is quite late already. Laofu will retreat first. At another day, laofu will come again to check if all your homework had been sent to laofu.” Senior Official Song thought he as an old candle was too bright when standing between these two youngsters, preventing them from building up feelings. It was better to extinguish it.

Chu Xun sent Senior Official Song to the Ming Jue Palace entrance. Although the Emperor was angry Senior Official Song resigned and didn’t strive to the utmost to die for the country, he always respected his teacher in his heart. He put Senior Official Song this Grand Tutor at a special spot. He respectfully sent off Senior Official Song. Senior Official Song clapped Chu Xun’s shoulders, “Little Long, dual cultivation has yet to succeed. Fellow Daoist, you still have to work harder!”

“……”

The scheming Emperor returned into female warrior Mei’s room. The two of them entered a short, awkward silence.

“You……”

“I……”

The two of them spoke at the same time.

Mei Qian Deng gestured to Chu Xun to speak first.

Chu Xun said, “How did you know Tao Xiao Xian got kidnapped?”

That day, Mei Qian Deng had fell unconscious when they found out Tao Xiao Xian disappeared. Later, although Mei Qian Deng woke up, Zhu Li didn’t talk about Tao Xiao Xian with her. Zhu Li didn’t know Tao Xiao Xian in the first place. Yesterday when Mei Qian Deng mentioned Tao Xiao Xian, Chu Xun didn’t notice it at first. Today, after the lantern girl came down from above and told about Bai Qiu Qu, he realised Mei Qian Deng’s question was wrong somewhere.

Female warrior Mei didn’t want to say to Chu Xun initially. Seeing she couldn’t keep it further, she confessed, “Replying to Your Majesty, these days, although my eyes are closed, my other senses are still active actually……”

“So you can hear us talking?”

Female warrior Mei nodded.

Chu Xun instinctively became nervous. He carefully thought back all the words he said in these few days. Did I say anything I shouldn’t say? Other than yesterday the confession he intentionally said in front of Xiao Jian for Mei Qian Deng, the Emperor Chu Xun swore towards the heaven, everything else were his true feelings.

Hence, Chu Xun felt a bit happy. Say, towards zhen’s meticulous care in these many days, will she be touched? If she is touched, will she be willing to stay here? (Who is the one that tried to feed medicine to her mouth to mouth?)

Chu Xun instantly felt his prospect brightened. This guy only needed a tiny optimism to shine brilliantly. But the scheming Emperor did his best to hold down the surging hopefulness and happiness in his heart. Outwardly he appeared calm as usual, “If zhen knew this long, zhen should talk to you more. To sleep like this without being able to wake up, thinking of it, it must be very tormenting.”

“En!”

The part Mei Qian Deng agreed was the last part of Chu Xun’s words. It was extremely tormenting. The self-confident Emperor’s eyes shone, thinking the part she agreed was the first part. “Zhen has many things to tell you. Although you’re awake now, it’s inevitable you’ll be bored in the palace sometimes. Zhen can still tell you.”

“Your Majesty, I want to go out of the palace.”

“Ah?”

Mei Qian Deng’s reply was too sudden, catching Chu Xun unprepared.

“Earlier, I want to tell Your Majesty, I want to go out of the palace.” Female warrior Mei repeated again with a calm face. Patriarch Mei sometimes felt this little daughter of his must had been raised to have face paralysis. To always have an unfeeling face, disliking to smile and even feeling sad. However, when compared to those with real facial paralysis, she was not. Those with face paralysis would make others felt cold and indifferent and hard to approach. Mei Qian Deng was completely different, making others felt safe instead.

Right now, Chu Xun didn’t feel safe at all. That little hope of his that appeared from who-knows-where suddenly turned into a dark cloud with occasional lightning and thunders. Chu Xun carefully asked, “Right now? Like leaving right now?”

“Yes.”

“You had just woke up. You’re still weak. It’s not late even if you leave the palace two days later……” Chu Xun was about to cry at Mei Qian Deng.

Female warrior Mei’s temper, most of the time was gentle yet for matters she had decided she had never hesitate. She tidied up her clothes and redo her hair. Her movements were very smooth. She came straight to the point, “Your Majesty, I want to go out of the palace right now.”

“Fine, zhen will send you.”

Chu Xun sent Mei Qian Deng all the way to the palace gate. He wanted to continue sending her but Mei Qian Deng stopped him, “Your Majesty, please return. It’s fine sending me to here. Outside is not safe.”

Chu Xun had a ** expression, “It’s fine. Zhen is not that easy to be killed.”

Mei Qian Deng moved, pushing Chu Xun backward and gestured with her hands.

Until next time.

“Ai!” Chu Xun still wanted to try stop her but spoken words were like split water that could never be retrieved, a monarch could never make joking remarks. He could only watch Mei Qian Deng’s unrestrained back figure departed as he talked to himself, “This heartless girl, how can you say go and just go……”

At that time, the Minister of Justice’s carriage passed by Mei Qian Deng. When the Minister of Justice got out of the carriage and heard the guards in charge of the gate said the Emperor had just went back from the gate, he straightened his waist as he hastily ran while shouting, “Your Majesty!! It’s bad!! Something had happened!!!”

Moving back to Mei Qian Deng who was walking at the bustling main streets, she was confused of a certain matter in her heart.

It was the matter in which the Alliance Leader Zhao went to Mei family to propose a marriage.

Female warrior Mei originally planned to borrow the excuse she was injured by the assassination to escape it. She couldn’t avoid it forever since it was not really good to shed all pretence of cordiality. The truth came to light unexpectedly this quick, causing her stalling plan to come to nothing.

What should she do?

Female warrior Mei had thought about it just now. Since she couldn’t avoid, then she could only face the issue directly.

She personally went to Zhao Mo Ran’s place. When the steward opened the door and saw the person who knocked the door, he was quite surprised, “You’re……Young Miss Mei?” This steward had heard the rumour about Little Young Master Mei turned from a boy into a girl suddenly. He had only met Little Young Master Mei several times a few years ago. The current Mei Qian Deng in female clothes, the steward didn’t dare to believe it.

“Is Lord Zhao in the house?” Mei Qian Deng asked directly.

“Young Miss, sadly our Lord had just went out working on a case. Seems like there was a street of beggars attacking His Highness Xi Yan.” The more the steward looked, the more sure he was that the person in front of him was the future Young Madam in the Zhao family. His behaviour was extremely well, “Why don’t Young Miss have a seat inside first? Lord said he may return very soon.”

Mei Qian Deng nodded her head. She unceremoniously went through the door.

The steward thought the marriage between her and Zhao Mo Ran was approaching. When going through the door, wasn’t it supposed to step like this too? It must be Young Miss Mei already had the awareness of the future madam of the household and came here first to familiar herself.

“Young Miss~ Young Miss~ This humble one will bring Young Miss to look at the house and several rooms! If Young Miss hates this place too small, our Lord can change to a larger one. The current most expensive house in the capital city, our Lord had took a look two days ago and felt it was satisfactory. But, in the end he still have to see Young Miss’s opinion. Oh! Does Young Miss have any urgent matter with our Lord? If it’s urgent, Young Miss can just order this humble one. This humble one will immediately help Young Miss to do them.” The steward was so agitated that his old face had reddened.

Mei Qian Deng was still calm and indifferent as usual, “I’m here to annul the marriage.”

……

The steward felt seriously awkward, “This, this humble one, c-can’t do it.”

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Mei Qian Deng kept waiting until the first period the lights were lighted up. It was then Zhao Mo Ran returned from outside.

In an official clothes, he looked extremely dashing.

As the capital’s young magistrate, Young Master Zhao had garnered the heart of countless girls in the capital city.

When Zhao Mo Ran entered the main hall and saw Mei Qian Deng who was drinking tea, he was stupefied.

Female warrior Mei put down her thirteenth cup of tea for today and indifferently looked at Zhao Mo Ran.

“Why is Little Seventh here?”

The steward didn’t dare to slight Mei Qian Deng. He had stood guard behind the table and accompanied Mei Qian Deng for the whole evening for Zhao Mo Ran’s return. After Mei Qian Deng said her intention of annulling the marriage, she had said nothing. The steward became even more nervous.

“Lord Zhao.”

“Didn’t you always call me as Brother Zhao? Why the sudden distant address?”

In these years Chu Xun couldn’t find Mei Qian Deng while Zhao Mo Ran could see Mei Qian Deng every year. Before the incident at Mei Zi River Islet, Zhao family had already helped Mei family to secretly transfer their wealth and covered the Mei family’s whereabouts. That day after Mei Qian Deng lied to Chu Xun and left the underground palace, she went to Zhao Mo Ran for shelter. If you say Mei Qian Deng and Zhao Mo Ran had no relationship, not only Chu Xun wouldn’t believe, even Mei Qian Deng herself felt the two of them had something.

But this couldn’t be used as an excuse for Zhao Mo Ran to trick a marriage!

Mei Qian Deng wasn’t good with wordings. She kept silent. It can’t be I have to say directly that I want to cut all ties with you and trying to get familiar with future address?

Zhao Mo Ran understood Mei Qian Deng’s temper and helped her to start, “Looking at your this-is-the-end face, are you here at this brother’s place to bid farewell?”

“I’m here to annul the marriage.” It was Mei Qian Deng’s second time saying this. Her attitude was more resolute than the first one.

Zhao Mo Ran smiled thinly, “Marriage is arranged by the parents and talked by the matchmakers. How can it annul just because you say so?”

“The marriage is a matter between you and me.” Mei Qian Deng said each word with each blink, with an extremely severe look.

Being told wanting to annul marriage in front of others, Zhao Mo Ran was quite open-minded of such shameful matter. That smile on his face was obviously not a fake one. He was thinking, how could Mei Qian Deng be this cute? How could he be willing to let go such a cute girl?

He raised his eyebrows and provoked her, “Fine, I already know you want to annul the marriage. Quickly return to the Mei family right away and discuss how to annul this marriage with your father. If they agree.”

“……”

“Do you need me to dispatch some people to send you back?”

Why did female warrior Mei suddenly felt like drawing her sword?

To suppress the impulse, she turned around and left. Anyway, she already said what she had to. Everyone was smart people.

“Little Seventh, it’s so late now. Where are you going?”

“Back to the palace.”

“Chu Xun is the Emperor. Sooner or later he will have an imperial harem with great numbers of imperial concubines. Such late time, are you going to make it merrier?”

“I’m going to see which concubine’s plate His Majesty is picking[1].”

[1] Just adding this in case some don’t know. When the Emperor pick who he is going to sleep that night, plates with the harem members’ name will be presented to him. He will pick (flip) the plate of the one he’s spending that night. This is to record bed activities (and possibly avoid potential fake/cuckoldry pregnancy)

Translated by HaruOngy at Geniusly Plain (If you can see this line, you must have read this in the aggregator site which illegally steal various works. Be shameful of yourself for not appreciating the translator’s hard work. Don’t think only you want to have it the easy way. Support the fanbase and translator!)

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