Translator notes: Btw, I made some changes on the country name, and decided to use the original name of the country instead of the translated ones, such as East Yuan to Dongyuan, West Yang to Xiyang, North Chang to Beichang.
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The matter about Yuan Yu was just a small brief interlude that people didn't think much about it. After a while, I and Wu Min jun already tossed it to the back of our minds and began to discuss the real major problem.
What was the real major problem?
Obviously on how we exchanged and how to return back to our body.
Now that Dongyuan and Xiyang had already formed an alliance, they would hold the ceremonies tomorrow. The taxes for this year and next year would be paid by the Financial Ministry as well the addition of some cloth, cattle and sheep, were even confirmed.
The next step was to send the soldiers back to Xiyang.
We were expected to stay in Dongyuan for five days. Today was already the end of the day. Tomorrow we need to manage the ceremony. The day after tomorrow, we would send the officers and soldiers back. After two days that were given to me by Wu Min Jun, so that I can stay in the Dongyuan country for a while. After all, it will not be easy to come back later.
In these two days, we also actively thinking of ways to see if we could exchange and return back to our own bodies.
In the future, if we really need to fight with Beichang country, it will probably necessary for Wu Min Jun to personally lead the charge in. Although my martial arts aren't weak, I have no experience in war after all and know almost nothing about the art of war.
If they really let me go into the battle, it's estimated that everyone would be finished in a few moments...
**(finished in a few moments: Died just when they reach the battlefield)**
The ceremony proceeded smoothly. On the third day, Wu Min jun helped me to write proper scripts and gathered many people on the platform of Dongyuan Country. Together with Wu Min Jun (Chang Yi gongzhu), we expressed the resolution of the two countries to form an alliance. The matter was printed and distributed on hundreds of thousands of points posted in the streets.
This way, almost everything was considered to be handled. On the morning of the fourth day, I and Wu Min jun told the Empress Dowager that two of us were feeling unwell, so we slept in each of our rooms for a whole day and told them not to come to bother us.
Although they showed that they agreed, the Empress Dowager and others eyes expressed complex looks. After all, for the both us to catch an illness...it will make people's imagination to wonder about it.
However, at the moment I am already a broken pot. It doesn't matter what they think.
I and Wu Min jun dressed up as commoners using civilian clothes that I had prepared from the start then made some modifications to my appearance so that I would not be recognized by the people with good eyesight. Then we took advantage of our top-notch qinggong[1] to bypass the Imperial guards and jumped out of the walls. I couldn't help but think of the scene when I went to assassinate Wu Min jun. I could only lament that our two Palaces being compared, our (Dongyuan) security were not tight.
In order to assassinate Wu Min jun, I came out of the Imperial Palace and passed through Yuncheng streets. At that time, Xiyang army already broke through Liucheng county[2] and the people within Yuncheng district[3] deeply felt the crisis. Many noble families and rich lords took the chance to run away, a portion of the commoners also took a part of it.
Most of the market street were tightly closed, only the doors that sold grains were slightly opened. I pretended to buy rice and asked for the price, unexpectedly it had raised to a sky-high price, even the shop owner had a hard time explaining and said that Liucheng had already been broken through and the food was almost running out.
At that time, the big Yuncheng district became desolate like the desert documented in the map of "The Four Kingdoms"where it neither had rivers flowing through nor flowers planted prospering. Only the devastated scene fills the eyes where people could not bear to look at it.
And now, half a month since I and Wu Min jun announced our marriage plan for the future, all the people that already fled returned, and the tightly closed shops opened one by one. The local peddlers had arranged their stalls randomly and sold all kinds of clothes. Everyone looks as usual and comfortably choosing the objects they need.
If people didn't know the facts, generally speaking, they would probably thinking that Yuncheng district is always this lively, as if that desolate silent place half a month ago was simply a great dream I had.
For a moment I felt all sorts of feelings well up in my hearts, didn't know if I should feel glad or sad.
Wu Min jun was standing idly beside me. He wore a white man style of chang pao[4], using a white jade hairpin he casually boundnd up his hair and crossed his hands in his sleeves, like a female ghost who accidentally went out during the day.
I didn't pay attention to it at first but now I couldn't help but said it to him: "You...how could you dress up like this?"
Wu Min jun looked at me inexplicably: "Why, doesn't look good?"
I didn't have the time to speak, he continued to say: "Its not a matter of clothes."
(T/N: Meaning not the clothes at fault, but Chang Yi's body herself, well.. Wu Min mocking her (¬‿¬))
"..."
In a rage I reached out with my hand and poke her forehead——as of now, I become more and more accustomed to hitting my body where its unlikely for me have injuries, but enough to make Wu Min Jun ache.
The next moment, a pair of slender white hands grabbed my wrist and at the same time a clear and bright man's voice sounded on my ears: "How could you bully a weak woman in broad daylight like this?"
Wu Min jun was weak woman...
I felt extremely angry, turning my head intending to argue with the other person, who knows when I turned my head, I became unable to said anything.
The other party is a very handsome man, with a handsome face and no hair lifted. Instead, he uses two blue-colored ribbons to loosen the knot behind his head, with a small bundle of black hair hanging on each side of the ear
...This, This...
This is not the kind of appearance that I have seen in the book several times, the white-clothed gongzi I have been waiting for for a long time?
I was momentarily distracted and the other person probably thought that I was in the wrong and continued to said: "Gongzi, do you know that women resemble a jade, only by carefully holding her up in the palm, can you let her talents shine brilliantly, thus we cannot use vulgar means."
***(Carefully holding her up in the palm: taking care, doting, spoiling, and pampering that person)**
"That's right, that's right!" I strongly agreed and repeatedly nodded. Even if I was a block of obstinate stone, I still hope that someone would hold me up carefully in their palm.
"tch." At the same time, Wu Min jun gave a disdainful laugh.
"..." The mood became a little awkward.
The man was not able to understand why I plainly agreed with him, while the "bullied" Wu Min jun seemed to disagree. Then doubtfully he let go of my hand and turned to Wu Min jun. He gently and courteously said: "Miss... could it be that you do not agree?"
"Yes ah, qie[6] just likes to be beaten, kicked, abused by people, and it's better to use a whip! I'm uncomfortable when others are pampering me——wouldn't you agree, xianggong[7]?" Wu Min Jun expressionlessly and loudly talking non-stop facing the man, then turned to look at me with a touch of kindness.
I: "..."
White cloth man: "..."
"Waaaah!" I totally blew up, Wu Min jun actually destroyed my reputation and integrity like this! Who likes to be abused and whipped——ah!
I couldn't control my self and repeatedly punched and kicked Wu Min jun, yet Wu Min jun opened his arms: "Xianggong, sure enough, you love qie dearly!"
"..." All the people in the entire street had gathered around us and revealed unbelievable expression in their eyes while looking at Wu Min jun.
...
...Hehe.
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As expected that white clothed man's face became exactly the same as his clothes. I awkwardly pulled his sleeves and said: "Gongzi, my family's lady is just a little irritated, usually she is not like this...I don't know what is gongzi's distinguished name?"
The white clothes man gave a forced smile: "Oh...it is like this. My name is Tian Wei."
"Tian Wei?" This name was a little strange, but I still tried to write it on my good book. Laughing I said: "Good name, good name..."
I continued to asked: "I wonder where gongzi comes from?"
Tian Wei looked at me strangely: "Gongzi, you ask so much...What do want?"
I embarassingly said: "Nothing, just feel that Tian gongzi and I have an affinity."
Tian Wei: "..."
"Ah, I suddenly remembered that there was something urgent in my family, I will go first..."
Tian Wei somehow turned and left. My strong big hand actually pulled his sleeve and unexpectedly tore off a big piece of his sleeve.
Wu Min jun had been quiet next to him, this moment he finally couldn't help but laugh heartily: "Ha ha ha ha, genuinely a 'broken sleeve' a ha ha ha..."
(Broken sleeve: Homosexual)
I supposed that he was still bothered by Yuan Yu and hadn't recovered yet. I planned not to care about him, who expected that Tian Wei would look at me with a complicated expression and quickly left.
I: "..."
Tian Wei he... did you also thought this way?...
I turned around and grabbed Wu Min jun's ears who was still laughing then dragged him to the small alley, both mentally and physically exhausted: "Wu Min jun, in the end, what did you do just now? Both of our reputations are ruined!"
On the other hand, Wu Min jun combed the hair that had just been messed up and comfortably said: "Nothing ah, that person just now is from Beichang country. I supposed that he knew that I am you**."
**Tian Wei knows that Chang Yi 'Wu Min' is Chang Yi gongzhu
If there was someone else that eavesdropping, they would be bound to be confused by this three words of "I am you". However, I know that Wu Min jun means to say that Tian Wei recognizes that she was Chang Yi gongzhu.
"How do you know that Tian Wei is from Beichang country?" I looked a little skeptical at Wu Min jun. After all, my impression was that white clothes gongzi looked like the kind of person that I most admired.
Wu Min jun indifferently said: "The way (dialect) he talked was exactly the same as what Beichang Emperor said to my fuhuang[9] seven years ago. That day, he took away a fei pin[10]. At that time, only me, my fuhuang, and that fei pin were on the scene. "
Wu Min jun continued to analyze:" Tian Wei, well, this pseudonym is also the big blunder. Beichang country has three princes, their names are Ming Yong, Wu Yong and exactly that Tian Wei."
Finally, he shouted: "If you inherit your father's words, you need to know how to improve on it."
For a moment I somewhat admired him, but then I doubted: "Since Beichang country's emperor is aware you were there, how could he be this stupid to ...eh, let his son say the same thing? Since he knows you are me, he should know that I am you."
Wu Min jun indifferently said: "Oh, at that time I was hiding on top of the beam and preparing to poison Beichang country's emperor's wine glass."
I crumbled: "How old were you then ah?! To do this kind of thing? Your fu huang must have been very embarrassed because of you!"
Wu Min jun felt a little embarassed: "I did it secretly."
"..."
I finally figured it out. It's presumably that Beichang's royalty wanted to attract me by relying on this trick? Then, does it mean that he wanted to kill Wu Min jun? It seems that Beichang country does have unreasonable thoughts on Xiyang country.
As a result, I could not help but feel a bit of pity. If I had known earlier I would have secretly signaled to that Beichang people, so we could discuss together on how we could kill Wu Min jun...
[A few days later, at Beichang country]
"Fuhuang...er chen[11] is incompetent." A white figure hovering on the icy white jade floor, standing beside the table, stood tall Beichang couontry's emperor.
The emperor angrily waves his sleeves, the brush pot, paperweights one after another fall to the ground and erupted burst of noises!
"Incompetent? It's more than incompetence! With great difficulty zhen[12] let people ask around to find out what kind of man that Chang Yi gongzhu likes the most, yet you can't even do this trivial matter?!"
"No...Fuhuang...Chang Yi gongzhu...was very strange..." The white figure explained.
"If you have something to say just immediately say it! how strange!" the Emperor impatiently said.
"She...she seems to like to be abused, whipped...and, Wu Min jun that man beside her seems to like men..."
"..."
"Fuhuang...I..."
"Alright!" the emperor raised his hand and shut him up.
Afterwards, there was a long silence. The emperor seemed to ponder over it.
A moment later, he replied: "In that case, from today, you will go and - practice - whip - method - for me!"
Then he grimly said: "If you do not practice well, just go woo Wu Min jun."
"...Wu wu wu wu, er chen certainly will work hard to practice the whiplash...!"
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Glossary- Qinggong : Martial art technique for making body extremely light in weight
- Liucheng : Liucheng county in Liuzhou, Guangxi
- Yuncheng : Yuncheng district of Yunfu city, Guangdong
- Changpao : Traditional Chinese men's robe; gown; robe
- Tch : Sneer laugh
- Qie : Concubine or your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)
- Xianggong: Husband; lord; master
- Fuhuang : Imperial father
- Fei pin : Imperial concubine
- Er chen : This son; used by male sovereign when speaking to empress mother, queen mother,
empress dowager, queen dowager, or the like
- Zhen : I or me, used by the emperor