by La Mi Tu
“Daddy!”
The moment Murong Xin Lian saw that Murong Tai has come, her heart became happy.
Really great! With Murong Tai here, Murong Qi Qi would definitely die today! The Murong Tai who always cared about face, if he saw Murong Qi Qi in act together with her biological big brother, didn’t know if he would or would not kill her on spot!
Seeing that people of the three great families are still here, Murong Tai’s expression turned for the better, but his heart was still very angry.
“Where is Murong Qi Qi?”
“Third big sister is feeling unwell, she already went back.”
Murong Qing Lian immediately reported in a well behaved posture the whereabouts of Murong Qi Qi.
“Humph! She is feeling unwell? Causing trouble and then pretending to be sick. She still has reasons!”
Seeing that Murong Tai wanted to leave. She knew that he is going to make trouble for Murong Qi Qi, Murong Qing Lian rushed to his side.
“Daddy, I’ll go with you!”
Watching a play, especially watching that rubbish being scolded, to Murong Qing Lian that was her happiest enjoyment.
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Yuan: part of a residence
Chapter 16: Unexpected Result
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Look and look, the more people the better!
Murong Xin Lian once against exposed a strange smile.
“Dad, third little sister didn’t do it on purpose. It was miss Duanmu who has gone too far……”
“Second big sister, no matter if third big sister did it on purpose or not, the truth is that she wounded miss Duanmu. If the empress wants to investigate, one ‘not on purpose’ is not enough to pass the responsibilities!”
Seeing Murong Xin Lian plead for Murong Qi Qi, Murong Qing Lian rolled her eyes.
It seemed that in this family no matter old or young have no place for Murong Qi Qi, ah!
Hearing Murong Qing Lian’s words, Shangguan Wu Ji couldn’t help but feel heartache for Murong Qi Qi. Living in such a family, being calculated by her sisters and also being disgusted by her own father, he really didn’t know how she survived all these years.
“Prime minister, the matter that happened just now, third miss really didn’t do it intentionally. It was miss Duanmu who bullied her first. Asking prime minister to not blame third miss too much.”
Shangguan Wu Ji speaking up for Murong Qi Qi was outside of Murong Tai’s expectation.
At this time, Bai Mu Fei and Bai Yi Yue also stood out: “It was really an accident. It has nothing to do with third miss. Prime minister, don’t make things too difficult for third miss.”
One Shangguan Wu Ji already let Murong Tai be surprised. Now even Bai family’s young master and miss were pleading, made Murong Tai even more surprised. When has Murong Qi Qi’s relationship with people become so good? Two great family are speaking up for her? Could there really be an ulterior motive in this?
“Uncle, we are all witnesses in this matter. Even if Duanmu family get this matter in front of the empress, we will also testify for little cousin sister. Uncle doesn’t need to worry.”
Li Yun Qing’s last words, gave Murong Tai reassurance. Since there were so many people willing to testify, then he didn’t need to worry about Murong Qi Qi’s matter.
Seeing others speak up for Murong Qi Qi and Murong Tai seemed to have dispelled the idea of going to look for Murong Qi Qi, Murong Xin Lian became anxious: “Daddy, just now third little sister was somewhat unwell. Why don’t we go see her?! Don’t know if she got sick or not!”
“Even if she dies, she deserves it!”
After Murong Tai threw out this sentence. Li Yun Qing’s and Shangguan Wu Ji’s expression immediately changed.
Seemed to have realized that his words are too fickle, Murong Tai immediately pulled out a smile. Even if this daughter wasn’t much in his heart, but now there are outsiders. He couldn’t leave a bad impression.
“Alright, I’ll go see her! Really troublesome!”
“Second big sister, let’s also go!”
Murong Qing Lian was really happy. It has been a long time since a thing in the mansion made her happy. Although before she and Murong Xin Lian had some unpleasant things, but bullying Murong Qi Qi this rubbish was her greatest pleasure.
“Let’s also go……,” Shangguan Wu Ji suggested to the others. He is very worried about Murong Qi Qi. Thinking back the Murong Qi Qi’s expression with her tearful eyes and at this moment seeing the people of Murong household treating Murong Qi Qi like this, Shangguan Wu Ji felt a pumping pain in his heart.
“Big brother, I also want to go see third miss.”
At this time, Bai Yi Yue was also very worried about Murong Qi Qi’s situation. Although she hadn’t come much in contact with her (MQQ), but she liked this third miss from her heart. Now seeing her situation in the prime minister’s mansion, Bai Yi Yue really pitied Murong Qi Qi.
With the two’s suggestion, Bai Mu Fei and Li Yun Qing also nodded. They followed Murong Tai.
Murong Xin Lian’s mood was now very good. The more people, the better. She was worried about that this matter won’t get big. The three great families’ young masters and miss saw Murong household’s third miss scandal with their own eyes, tomorrow this will spread through all the streets of the capital. Haha ha! Murong Qi Qi, this time, you’re dead!
Everything was carried out according to Murong Xin Lian’s plan. The closer they get to the room she arranged, the smile on Murong Xin Lian would become bigger. She seemed to have seen the position of Jing wangfei1 waving at her. She even saw Longze Jing Tian smiling gently at her…….
‘Dong……’
Upon hearing this, blood went to Murong Tai’s head. He kicked the door open. Without a word, he rushed to the bed and teared the curtain. When he saw Zheng Min’s expression of being in the seventh heaven, hot blood went in Murong Tai’s head.
“Slut! You dare to put a green hat on me!”
Green hat means your wife is cheating on you in china that’s why you won’t see people in particular men wear green hats in china. The story that I found on the internet is about Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty enacted a law, which required men who worked in the prostitution trade to wear green hats. Later, it became common to say about man whose wife had an affair, that she made her husband wear a green hat.
‘Pa……’
Murong Tai slapped Zheng Min in the face, grabbed Zheng Min and pulled her up.
Murong Xin Lian heard that the voice was wrong, she immediately let people lighten up the room. The moment the room lightened up, Murong Xin Lian saw a naked Zheng Min kneeling on the ground.
“Mother, how come it’s you?”
Murong Xin Lian’s heart was in a tremendous shock. Should Murong Qi Qi not be in this room? Why was it Zheng Min?
“Old master, please spare my life! Old master, please spare my life!”
The man on the bed casually put on his clothes, came off the bed and immediately knelt down.
“Old master, it was concubine Zheng who seduced me. It really was concubine Zheng……”
The man hadn’t even finished speaking when Murong Tai pulled out a sword and cut off his head. A bloody head rolled in front of Zheng Min. Zheng Min screamed: “Wa……”
“Slut! You still scream?!”
Just thinking that the younger generation of the three great families saw the scandal of his family and saw that he actually had worn a green hat, Murong Tai was really angry. This matter had been seen by outsiders. How would he continue to live?! The more he thought, the angrier he got. The more he thought, the more fire lit in him. Murong Tai simply didn’t think anymore. A sword pointed at Zheng Min.
“Daddy, don’t!”
Murong Xin Lian wanted to rush inside to save Zheng Min, but Murong Qing Lian stretched her feet making her stumble on the ground. After she got up, the sword has already pierced into Zheng Min’s heart. The blood splashed on Murong Tai’s hem.
“No……”
Seeing this, Murong Xin Lian cried once and fainted.
Originally they were going to see Murong Qi Qi. Now they saw the prime minister’s scandal. Li Yun Qing and the others exchanged a look and quietly backed out.
At this time, Murong Tai was no longer in the mood to go think about Murong Qi Qi’s matter. Seeing that till dead Zheng Min had her eyes open with a shocked expression, Murong Tai felt resentment. He went forward, pulled out the sword and kicked Zheng Min.
According to Xi Qi country’s law, when a wife is caught on spot having an affair, she could be killed immediately. The law will not hold the man responsible. That’s why Murong Tai flew into rage out of humiliation and killed Zheng Min.
“Servants!”
Murong Tai called the housekeeper Chen Zhong.
“Throw this couple out to feed the dogs. Today’s matter no one was allowed to spread it out, otherwise don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
Murong Tai’s ruthlessness made Chen Zhong’s heart tremble. After all Zheng Min gave birth to Murong Xin Lian for him and normally she is also very favored by Murong Tai. But now this matter happened, Murong Tai didn’t even ask, directly killed her and didn’t even leave a whole body. This prime minister was really heartless, ah……
The only one on the scene who was happy was Murong Qing Lian. Zheng Min died. Liu Yan Zhi could now be the only favored one. And Murong Xin Lian will be shamed because of this. No matter how beautiful she was, good families wouldn’t dare to let her marry into their family!
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I tried to find the story I heard when I was younger, but couldn’t find it. I was also curious about the story of the green hat and a family once told me a story.
Long time ago, in the ancient times, there was a merchant who had a wife that sold vegetable on the market. One day, she and a man selling tofu got attracted to each other. When the merchant went away for business, they would have an affair. One time, the merchant went away to buy something and the man selling tofu thought he went again on a business trip. While they were having a tryst, the merchant came back home. The man selling tofu needed to hide. The wife then told the man selling tofu that when her husband goes on a business trip, she’ll make him wear a green hat. The wife said to her husband that she would make him a green hat, so it’ll be like she is with him when he was away. So since then every time the man selling tofu saw the merchant go away wearing a green hat, he’ll think: I’ll go warm your bed for you.
Wangfei: the main consort/wife of the prince of first rank
Chapter 17: The Enemy of My Enemy Is a Friend
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After Zheng Min and that man’s body had been thrown out, Murong Tai flung his sleeve and left. He needed to go to Liu Yan Zhi’s to search for consolation. After all these kind of matters really hurt a man’s self-esteem.
Murong Qing Lian looked once at the fainted Murong Xin Lian, sneered and also went back to Lan Xiang yuan1.
After quite a while did Murong Xin Lan slowly woke up. The maroon blood on the ground reminded her what just happened. Murong Tai actually killed her mother in front of her. No matter what Murong Xin Lian couldn’t accept this.
“Ma Nao, come here!”
Murong Xin Lian looked gloomily at Ma Nao.
“Why was my mother here? Where is that slut Murong Qi Qi? And where is Murong Jun? Should it not have been them who should be here?!”
“Second miss, this slave doesn’t know, ah!”
Ma Nao had also been scared to death by what happened.
“This slave obviously helped third miss get in the bed. Later I also led young master here. Why it became like this, this slave also doesn’t know, ah!”
Murong Xin Lian didn’t listen to Ma Nao’s explanation. She only wanted to vent. She wanted to vent the anger and sadness in her heart. Murong Xin Lian pulled out a hairpin and fiercely stabbed it in Ma Nao’s face.
“Bitch! You cause my mother to die! Give my mother back to me!”
“Miss, don’t!”
Ma Nao raised her arm to dodge. This kind of action made Murong Xin Lian more furious.
“I let you dodge! I let you dodge!”
Murong Xin Lian grabbed Ma Nao’s hairs. She directly stabbed the hairpin into Ma Nao’s eye. She pricked once, but it didn’t lessen her hate. She pricked above ten times.
“Second miss, spare me! Second miss spare this slave!”
Ma Nao’s miserable cries attracted the servants over. When they saw Murong Xin Lian’s ferocious appearance and the small and large holes full of blood on Ma Nao’s face, everyone was scared till they were in daze by Murong Xin Lian’s cruel means.
Was this still the gentle and pleasant second miss? Could it be that this was second miss’s true colors? In a moment, the image that Murong Xin Lian shaped so hard, fell apart. But at this moment, Murong Xin Lian didn’t care about that. Zheng Min had been caught in bed. She, this second miss had long lose all face.
Even if Murong Tai blocked everyone’s of the mansion’s mouth, there was no guarantee that others wouldn’t tell; for example the young masters and miss of the three great families. Now her face was gone, why did she still need to care about image?!
At this moment, Murong Xin Lian only wanted to vent. Vent the anger inside her. Until Chen Zhong appeared again and dragged the tragic sight of Ma Nao with a body covered in blood away, did Murong Xin Lian sat limply on the ground.
Over, all was over. Today’s matter would let her become Murong household’s, no, she will become the joke of the capital! No one will marry her who had such a matter. No need to mention Jing wangfei2, even becoming a concubine to warm Longze Jing Tian’s bed was now impossible…….
Murong Xin Lian sobbed for a while. Until everyone had left, did Fei Cui came.
“Second miss, condolences!”
Fei Cui handed a handkerchief to Murong Xin Lian.
“You can’t give up like this, ah! Someone certainly tempered with today’s matter. You must pick yourself up and get revenge for concubine Zhen!”
Fei Cui’s words pulled Murong Xin Lian from her grief. That was right, she couldn’t give up like this! Why did the matter become like this? She must find the reason. She couldn’t let Zheng Min die unjustly!
“Did you look carefully?!”
Murong Jun gritted his teeth and glared full of hate in the direction of Ou Xiangyuan. Murong Xin Lian actually calculated him and Murong Qi Qi to ruin their reputations! That bitch was really malicious!
“Why did you help me?”
Murong Jun looked at the person in black. If it wasn’t because of this person’s help, the one who would’ve died on Murong Tai’s sword tonight would be him, Murong Jun!
“Can’t continue looking at that bitch pretending!”
The person in black left this sentence and disappeared from the room. Seeing that no one was here, Murong Jun hurriedly left. After he left, the person in black went to Cui Zhu yuan.
“Miss, the matter is finished!”
The person in black ripped of the black cloth on her face. It was Su Yue. She made an ‘ok’ gesture at Murong Qi Qi.
“Not bad!”
Murong Qi Qi was sketching on a paper. Su Yue went forward and looked. Murong Qi Qi is designing jewelries, hairpins, earrings, buckles, bracelets, rings…… a set. All have a Begonia flower design.
“Miss, are these for Bai family’s eldest miss? So beautiful! It really matches miss Bai’s aura!”
“Clever!”
Murong Qi Qi nodded. After the final brush, Murong Qi Qi put down the brush and carefully dried the ink.
“Su Mei, tomorrow you make a trip to Tong Bao Zhai. Let master Li make the jewelries with the best jade. The sooner the better.”
“Why did miss save Murong Jun? Making that stick be ruined isn’t it very good?”
Su Mei didn’t understand.
“The enemy of my enemy is our friend. With one more person to resent Murong Xin Lian, will I not have more time to sle
ep……”
“Yes!”
Su Mei and Su Yue glanced at each other and laughed. Miss was like this. Those who treated her well, even if it was with a drop of water, she would remember. Those who were bad to her, she would also not let go.
Bai Yi Yue would have never thought that today she unintentionally helped Murong Qi Qi, she would be able to get ‘Guang Hua gongzi’s[ 3. Gongzi: young master/ also used to call a famous unmarried man] full set of jewelry. If she knew that the Guang Hua gongzi from the rumors was Murong Qi Qi, how would she feel?
Recently, too many things happened at Murong household. Third miss Murong Qi Qi injured miss Duanmu, cutting of the tendons of his right hand. Duanmu Lei filled a lawsuit at the imperial censor. Murong household’s favored concubine Zheng suddenly died from illness. Second miss couldn’t accept the fact that her mother had passed away and was sick in bed……
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Yuan: a part of a residence
Wangfei: main wife/consort of the prince of first rank
Chapter 18: The Empress’s Wishful Thinking
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The emperor Longze Yu had three sons and two daughters. Jing wang1 Longze Jing Tian was 18 years. His consort mother was one of the four consorts, consort Xian, He Xin Er.
An emperor can have four consorts: consort Gui, consort De, consort Shu and consort Xian
Wei wang Longze Jing Ming was 12 years old. His consort mother was just an ordinary lady in waiting. Zhao wang Longze Jing Qi was 9 years old. His consort mother was consort De, Bai Meng Yu. Eldest daughter princess Ping Yang, Longze Yu Er was 15 years old. She was born from Duanmu Qing. Youngest daughter princess Xin Yang, Longze Jin Er was 3 years old. Her consort mother was Imperial noble consort Murong Xue Lian.
That year when Duanmu Qing gave birth to Ping Yang princess, it was a difficult labor. With great difficulty, the mother and daughter were saved, but her body got hurt. Ever since then, she didn’t become pregnant again. Not having a son was Duanmu Qing’s biggest regret. Now the rumors of Longze Jing Tian becoming the crown prince were really popular, making Duanmu Qing feel a lot of pressure.
