“We just want to hold you to sleep.”
Wei Lian chuckled and asked, “Which script did you learn this from?”
Ji Yue replied honestly, “The Painting of Beauties in Jiangshan江山 Not to be confused with Jianghu. Means rivers and mountains, or county and its regime.
, a work by Yan Rufeng, a famous scholar of the Jin Dynasty. We were not sure how much better this script was compared to his other works that were adherence to old ideas. But we found this sentence interesting and made an excerpt.”
Wei Lian: “...”
The older man really did learn from a script.
He was right to question how Ji Yue suddenly became knowledgeable in this aspect.
Wei Lian was a fool.
He turned around to leave.
“Hey, Wei Lian—Wei Xiao Lian!”
Ji Yue watched Wei Lian walk away heartlessly.
Of course, the punishment of three rounds was just talk. As the three-day period was approaching, Wei Lian still needed to hone his horse riding skills. As long as Ji Yue remained sensible, he would not touch a single hair on Wei Lain during this critical moment.
Since there was no summons from Yangxin Palace Hall, Wei Lian slept soundly in his Zhongling Palace.
But a certain someone who could not stand his magnificent palace wanted to come and squeeze into bed with him.
At that time, he had turned in for the night, the candles were put out, and he was sleeping very soundly. That was when Ji Yue, dressed in regular clothes, came with his hair loose.
This childish person neither sent a notice nor lit a candle, but approached him all very sneakily, as if to scare the person on the bed.
However, Wei Lian had keen senses. Ji Yue also did not deliberately hide the sound of his footsteps. Wei Lian had picked up on the other man’s movements the moment he entered, but remained silent.
When Ji Yue leaned down quietly to wake Wei Lian, the younger man pretended that he woke up just at the right time.
Glancing at the ghostly figure with scattered hair in front of him, Wei Lian asked calmly, “Do you need something?”
Ji Yue: “...”
Why was this different from his expectation?
In his head, Wei Lian should have screamed with fright, lost all the colour on his face and been scared out of his wits. Then Ji Yue would immediately light the candle and hold the frightened man in his arms to coax him. Once Wei Lian saw that it was him, he would coquettishly lean on him with anger.
His imagination was very beautiful.
But the reality did not line up with expectation.
He seemed to have some misunderstanding about Wei Lian.
This was not the same Wei Lian who was scared and hid behind him from A’Meng during their first meeting.
This was Niohuru鈕鈷祿 When someone is given the surname Niohuru, it means the person is no longer simple and has become very scheming. It was originally one of the eight major surnames of the Manchu people. There's a story of how a simple girl was given this name by the emperor, and became the empress dowager of the dynasty from her extreme resourcefulness and capability. Wei Lian who could push a living person into the water and make the person go through three near-death experiences.
Don’t ask who this Niohuru is. It was said to be a mysterious surname in ancient times. Everyone from this clan was very powerful.
Ji Yue stood up straight as quickly as he could.
He wanted to scare the other but was caught red-handed. The atmosphere at present was with a hint of embarrassment.
This was also Ji Yue’s first time doing something so childish. The fault was not his, he had no experience.
Since he met Wei Lian, their mental age dropped lower and lower, and their IQ level fell again and again. Sooner or later, they would fall back to the state where they were in their mothers’ wombs.
Wei Lian sat up, and asked with sleepy eyes, “Ji Yue?”
It was warm in the quilt. Wei Lian did not want to get out of his warm nest to salute. Since there were only the two of them in the chamber, Wei Lian did not act with etiquette and Ji Yue did not care.
“What are you doing here? Who are you trying to scare with your disordered hair in the middle of the night?” Wei Lian gazed up at him.
They could not see the emotion on each other’s face clearly in the dark, but their faces’ outlines were clearly defined.
“If only you were just a small bit timid.” Ji Yue tried his hardest to make his voice sound natural. Apart from his outer robe, he was only dressed in his inner clothes. “It would have been better for you to get scared and jump into our arms.”
Wei Lian mocked lightly, “Who have you met that would bury themselves in the ghost’s arms during their moment of fright?”
“Isn’t there one here?” Ji Yue rested a knee on the bed. “Make room for us.”
“When did I bury myself into your arms?” Wei Liam smiled in anger. “No. Either go back or sleep on the floor.”
Nothing today made him happy. First he met this annoying princess, which was fine, then Ji Yue said something that moved his heart, which turned out to be copied straight from a script.
Hating how his knowledge was not broad enough, being made a fool of by the only book he omitted reading.
Ji Yue asked with a smile, “Really not moving?”
Wei Lian raised his head and asked, “No, why? Are you going to kick me off of my bed?”
“We can’t bear to do that.” Ji Yue said slowly, “But we can make it so that you won’t be able to get up tomorrow morning.”
Wei Lian quickly shifted to the right, leaving a large space.
Ji Yue lifted up the quilt and went in. He leaned comfortably against the headboard.
On guard, Wei Lian watched the other, afraid that Ji Yue would do beastly things to him.
Ji Yue could feel the other’s strange look even with his eyes closed. He could no longer resist asking, “In your eyes, do you think that we would eat people?”
Wei Lian nodded affirmatively.
Ji Yue will eat him.
Isn’t he a human?
Ji Yue deliberately threatened, “You guessed correctly. The outside world says that we are cruel and fierce, and fond of human flesh. If you don’t obey, we will eat you.”
This had to be pure nonsense spread by the world.
Wei Lian countered calmly, “The outside world also said that you possess remarkable ability as you are a monster who changed into human. Why don’t you change back and show me your original form?”
Ji Yue: “...”
We can’t do it.
“So, what do you want me to obey?” Wei Lian asked.
Ji Yue replied, “You go to sleep.”
Wei Lian was very surprised. “You came here to wake up a person who had fallen asleep and then order him to continue to sleep?”
What kind of confusing behaviour was this?
He could not understand. “You came here in the middle of the night to pass such a nonsense order?”
If so, then Ji Yue could just go kneel.
Disturbing his dream was unforgivable.
“What reason do we need to want to see you?” Ji Yue struggled for a long time before simply admitting in embarrassment, “We want to hold you to sleep.”
There was always someone who was newly in love and did not want to be separated from his beloved for a moment more.
Wei Lian showed a three degree angry smile. “What’s the reason behind your trick in the middle of the night and to disturb my dream?”
The young man appeared to be really annoyed as he lay back down, pulled the quilt over and turned around, showing his back towards the older man as well as ignoring him.
Ji Yue: Sob.
What should he do? Is Wei Xiao Lian angry?
How should he coax to make the other one happy?
Was there such a solution in the script?
Are there any tong shi female ministers available?
Somebody, help this Emperor!
Before Ji Yue could untangle his lost thoughts, Wei Lian suddenly turned around and pulled the man down.
Ji Yue was stunned and lay rigidly on the bed. For a long time, all he did was gazed down at the young man in his arms.
Wei Lian nestled in his arms, put his arms around his waist, closed his eyes and breathed steadily.
Ji Yue gradually relaxed.
He carefully inserted his hand into the youth’s dark hair and tightly held the person in a protective posture.
Wei Lian did not agree to Ji Yue’s request.
He proved it with action.
* * *
On the third day, Wei Lian went to the horse course again to get familiar with riding, and he was finally able to look like a rider.
At least he would not fall from the horse’s back in one trot around the field.
The friendship between Xiao Hong and Xiao Bai had been advanced further, now it had developed to the extent that the fierce horse could remain temporarily obedient without pressure from A’Meng.
—Because whenever A’Meng intimidated Xiao Hong, Xiao Bai would step out and protect Xiao Hong.
So the friendship between Xiao Hong and Xiao Bai was very good, one that could last forever.
Of course, if Wei Lian was the only one with Xiao Hong, he had no doubt that all the horse thought about was how to trample on him.
A true fierce horse would not have its wild spirit be destroyed so easily. It would always wait for an opportunity to escape.
Of course, if Wei Lian truly was the only one with Xiao Hong, Xiao Hong would not get the chance to trample on him.
There would be a time when Xiao Hong witnessed his true self.
But not right now, because that self was hidden under a layer of skin.
Xiao Hong temporarily hid its wild side, and Wei Lian restrained his true ability for the time being.
Progress had been made in an orderly manner.
Ji Yue praised him as a genius and Wei Lian answered with a smile.
Inside, both of them criticised the other tacitly, mock the other’s low standard.
As soon as the deadline came, the six empires’ envoys gathered together again to witness this event.
The seats were completely filled, even A’Meng lay down beside Ji Yue and occupied a spot.
The only one missing was Princess Chonghua.
This made other Yan Empire envoys particularly uncomfortable. Ji Yue did not disclose what the Princess did, just that the Emperor had forbidden her from stepping out during her stay. However, after several inquiries, the Yan Empire envoys learned from the Princess that she angered the Qin Emperor.
As for how, the Yan Empire envoys did not know.
The head representative did not dare to ask.
At present, he could only be honest with his tail between his legs, for fear that the Qin Emperor would put him in his place just by noticing him.
This gathering of the seven empires focused on whether Wei Lian could keep the reputation of the Qin Empire or whether the Chen Empire would lose face. The rest of the empires were here for the excitement, and a certain missing princess would not affect the overall situation.
Of course, some people would care. Princess Chonghua was a peerless beauty in her own way, and there would always be admirers.
But no one would be so careless to speak this out.
Except Huyan Kemu, who was not afraid of the Qin Empire.
He surveyed around and asked rudely, “Where is Princess Chonghua? Why is she not present?”
This was his current beloved lady. He would not forget about her as he yearned day and night for her. Now he finally had an excuse to see her again, but why was she not here?
No one answered for a moment.
Except for Ji Yue, Wei Lian, Xie Chen and the palace workers present that day, others naturally did not know the answer. The only envoy that knew was the Yan Empire as they turned to the Qin Empire with complicated expressions and dared not to answer.
They could not announce in public that their Princess was grounded, all right?
If they did, before they could learn if the reputation of the Qin Empire would be tarnished, the Yan Empire would already be spoiled on the ground.
As the Qin Emperor, Ji Yue naturally did not need to speak.
Without a direct order, none of the palace workers dared to answer.
Xie Chen glanced at his friend on the side, seeing how Ji Yue did not want to speak unnecessarily, of course he would not take the matter into his own hands.
It was very awkward when no one paid attention to Huyan Kemu.
But he himself did not find anything strange as he enthusiastically shouted the Princess’s name repeatedly.
Myrna, covering her mouth with the back of her hand, quietly asked Aslan, “What do you think happened to the Princess?”
One could not afford to be last to such a grand event.
Aslan replied indifferently, “It’s none of my business.”
“Why are you so boring?” Myrna curled her lips and moved away in boredom.
“Princess Chonghua is delicate and fragile. She is not acclimated to here and caught a common cold.” Wei Lian said, “Now she is resting in Ningyue Tower. I feared she would not make it today.”
Huyan Kemu turned his attention back to him. “Wei Gongzi is surely concerned about the Princess’s health.”
When hearing that, Wei Lian did not fall for the taunt and directly said to Ji Yue, “You've been painted green綠 From the slang of ‘you been given a green hat’. This is when someone’s lover was having an affair. So in this case, Huyan Kemu was putting a green hat on Ji Yue by hinting that Wei Lian might be cheating with the Princess. .”
Ji Yue did not care of course.
“As Guijun and one with Luan Seal, it was natural for me to deal with various things in the back palace. Of course I cared for all the guests from afar. The Princess is not the only one. I can’t be compared with Prince Huyan, who only pays attention to the Princess here.” Wei Lian replied lightly.
In terms of debate, ten Ji Yue could not beat Wei Lian, and a hundred Huyan Kemu could not even touch Ji Yue.
There was no comparison between the two different ranks.
Huyan Kemu said angrily, “Wei Gongzi should be worrying about himself first! Has the chestnut horse been tamed? There is no need for Gongzi to force himself if he could not subdue it. It’s not worth the loss if you hurt your body and break your bones for this.”
Wei Lian said, “Prince Huyan, would you believe me that I can make the horse listen with just three commands and no whip?”
Huyan Kemu burst out laughing. “Why would I! All the warriors in my grassland could not subdue it, how could it listen to your glib talk obediently…”
Wei Lian clapped twice.
And Xiao Hong came out obediently.
Huyan Kemu was silenced.
How could this horse…who would not listen even with the heaviest harness, the most painful whip, and his fiercest warriors. What did Wei Lian do to make it listen to him?
No one was leading the horse out, and it came out itself?!
What Huyan Kemu did not know was that before Xiao Hong came out, it was threatened by A’Meng, as well as experienced a gentle caress from Xiao Bai.
At present, it had no bad temper.
Wei Lian went to Xiao Hong, got on the horse and pulled up the reins. He stroked the horse’s head and said, “Listen to me and I will feed you the best food.”
Xiao Hong: Very unattractive.
“I will never let A’Meng scare you again.”
Xiao Hong: Might consider it.
“I will let you live in the same stable as Xiao Bai.”
Xiao Hong: Now you are talking!
After their talk, Wei Lian patted the horse again, “Go.”
The chestnut horse immediately neighed and ran merrily around the field three times to celebrate.
People of the Chen Empire were dumbfounded.
You can fucking do that???
Matter of fact, yes.
Once Wei Lian dismounted, the expressions on all the Chen Empire envoys were dreamlike.
They knew more than anyone else on how difficult this horse was to tame, that was why they were so shocked.
How could this happen in just three days?!
However, before they could come back from the shock, more shocking news came.
A palace maid dressed in the Yan Empire outfit hurried over. She knelt on the ground and cried, “Your Majesty, a horrible thing had happened. Our Princess—she was poisoned and has died!”
Haa~ I love the interaction between our husbands :3
Huh? Who did that now? Mr. Handsomeface who helped her at the lake? Someone else?
Thx for the ch (ㅅ˘ㅂ˘)