What an Audacious and Sly Servant! Chapter 81

When the rivals admit it face to face and a big bomb landed at the end of the chapter…..

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The scheming Emperor, Chu Xun returned to the side palace as if nothing had happened.

Everyone naturally would ask, "Your Majesty had went to look for Qian Deng, is Qian Deng fine?"

Chu Xun went and grabbed a bunch of Xie Yun's cold needles and replied with a serious face, "Zhen originally plans to look at Qian Deng but on the way, zhen remembered someone. Zhen then just strolled in the garden while thinking."

Hence, everyone believed the Emperor's words and continued asking, "Who?"

Chu Xun pointed at Xiao Jian. He then turned his head and ordered Di Mu Yang, "Go and investigate Bai Qiu Qu's current whereabouts."

Little General Di was dumbfounded. It was quite long since he had remembered this person. After a thought, he said, "After the Qing Feng Ming Yue Brothel case, that fuma seemed to have disappear completely. Why don't I go and ask Prince Chen? After all, he was once the Prince's subordinate."

"Go then."

Succeeded in sending away a person.

Then, Chu Xun turned to the Mei couple, "Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister-in-Law must be tired after the journey. Since that Qian Deng is not in mortal danger and the days are still long, zhen will prepare some people to send you back to the inn first to have a rest?"

Eldest Young Master Mei nodded his head. Purely sitting for half a day was quite boring and it was inside the palace which meant their movements were restricted. He suggested, "Why don't we let Ah Yun stay here as a precaution?"

Without waiting for Chu Xun's expression, Xie Yun immediately stepped on her husband's leg and interrupted, "No need! Qian Deng right now is surely fine. I better go out and find other methods to wake her up. Staying in the palace is too stuffy. I can't think in here." Xie Yun had not seen Chu Xun for many years. She felt the current Chu Xun was far scarier than the one in her memory. If she stayed here, it was possible the Emperor would ask what methods she tried earlier to wake Mei Qian Deng up. How should she say? Oh, it was just pulling out chicken feathers duster and tickled her whole body, taking the pillow and covered Mei Qian Deng's whole face, shouting suddenly at her ears, smearing chilli oil into her mouth, letting her to smell bedbugs[1] and dung beetles[2]…… "Husband, I'm tired. Let's find an inn first and rest for half a day!"

Eldest Young Master Mei raised his eyebrows as he watched Xie Yun tucking her tail.

Chu Xun was about to call Mo Nian Yuan to run another round and send this couple to the capital's best inn.

Zhao Mo Ran interrupted, "Eldest Brother, Eldest Sister-in-Law. There is no need to waste your money staying in an inn. Just live in my place. My house is big and I'm staying there alone. It's wasteful to leave it empty."

Eldest Young Master Mei actually felt Zhao Mo Ran's suggestion was not bad. When they were bored, he could still exchange some moves with the Martial Arts Alliance Leader's son. He was about to nod his head in agreement. Chu Xun couldn't hold it any further and strongly cut short, "Zhao Mo Ran's place is far. Going between there and here is troublesome. It's better to stay at an inn, it's nearer. Moreover, the best inn in the capital right now is run by Mo Nian Yuan. Mo Nian Yuan, it can't be you're planning to take fee from them?"

"No taking, no taking!" Mo Nian Yuan was a very sharp person. He hastily waved his hands. On the papers, that inn belonged to Mo Nian Yuan but actually the real hidden owner was the current Emperor. While doing business, he would secretly listen to various news. The Emperor was the shrewdest one, to neglect neither earning money nor doing work.

Xiao Jian lifted his head, his vision paced back and forth. Smelling some gunpowder, he silently retreated a few steps and pretending to play around.

Zhao Mo Ran was still acting recklessly, "We're all one family, it's better to live together!"

The veins on Chu Xun's forehead exploded. Who is one family with who? He initially wanted to give some face for Zhao Mo Ran and the Alliance Leader's family. There were some windows yet to be pierced[3]. Presently, Young Master Zhao who couldn't tell the good from bad had infuriated the Emperor. He only heard the Emperor's cold, icy voice, "Zhao aiqing, zhen still have many things yet to finish discuss with you. Are you trying to leave your job without permission?"

"Weichen doesn't dare."

"You're busy with the official works. How are you going to take good care of Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister-in-Law? Do you want zhen to decree before you stop meddling around?"

"Weichen doesn't dare……"

Just as Mo Nian Yuan accompanied the Mei couple to leave, Zhu Li had finally returned while carrying Mei Qian Deng.

Chu Xun's move was fast. Like a gust of wind, he appeared before Zhu Li and carried Mei Qian Deng instead. "You're just helping her taking a bath yet you're far slower than giving birth."

Zhu Li was diffident. She didn't even dare to look into Chu Xun's eyes as she laughed, "Young Miss Mei has an injury. It's better for nubi to wash her slower and more careful." Zhu Li's heart kept beating hard. She kept thinking when was the right time to talk with His Majesty? What sort of line should she use? What if the Emperor didn't believe Prince Chen's word and was unwilling to kiss the girl? Err, it shouldn't be.

"Zhu Li, the little Highness has come to look at Qian Deng. Tell the little Highness the situation back when he lived in here." Chu Xun lightly put Mei Qian Deng on the bed. In the passing, he touched a lot of female warrior Mei's small face. The beauty had just came out of a bath, there was still a faint redness on her small face and the feel was extremely amazing.

Chu Xun criticised in his mind too. He wanted to see how Zhu Li and Mei Qian Deng was going to end this farce.

"Your Majesty, you……"

Zhu Li was not in Chu Xun's eyes. He just let her brought Xiao Jian to stay in Mei Qian Deng's room and ignored her. He threw Zhao Mo Ran out and went to the study room. He greatly believed, for the Emperor to be bristling by Zhao Mo Ran, in the end it was due to that case of feeding medicine. A certain person held a grudge in his heart.

"Zhao aiqing, that year when zhen asked you Qian Deng's whereabouts, do you still remember what you said back then?" Chu Xun started to deal with an old debt.

Zhao Mo Ran was unafraid of him, "Chen said I don't know."

"When Sixth Young Master Mei about to leave, you gave him a virtuous command. What did you say to him?"

"Asking Your Majesty to state it explicitly."

"You said all Qian family's inns can help him."

"Yes."

Chu Xun was too furious that he smiled instead, "Hehe, Zhao aiqing is really the son of the Martial Arts Alliance Leader that even Qian Wan San can be ordered around."

Zhao Mo Ran, "A businessman will always be successful. It's just a business relationship."

"But you hide this card well, so well until zhen suffers from it."

"Your Majesty had misunderstood. Previously, the relationship between Little Seventh and Boss Qian, chen really doesn't know."

There was no proof for this matter. Even if he was beaten to death, Zhao Mo Ran would never admit. Chu Xun too couldn't do anything about it.

Chu Xun was not troubled by it. Everyone was clear about it. He stopped at here. He changed the topic, "That year when Xiao Jian appeared from the sky, we have no leading clue yet someone purposely leaked the Yue genealogical record and Mo Nian Yuan's identity. That person was sent by your Zhao family."

It was not a question but a statement.

Zhao Mo Ran remained silent.

"When Mei family was still in Mei Zi River Islet, because the Hidden Sword techniques are well known and it was a prominent martial family and their disciples were countless, sometimes, it far exceeded Alliance Leader Zhao. There is light and shadow in this world. The jianghu despise evil but sometimes the open strife and veiled struggle didn't lose to the imperial court. Zhao aiqing, don't you think so?"

"Chen is stupid. The more chen listens, the more chen can't understand Your Majesty."

Chu Xun walked to the back of the working table. He pulled open a drawer and threw a few quite old letters on the table. "Although zhen is not sure of Zhao aiqing's thoughts, your father's thoughts are very clear." Those were the private letters Alliance Leader Zhao sent to Zhao Mo Ran. It was unknown how they ended up in Chu Xun's hands.

Alliance Leader Zhao was someone at the summit of authority. He had long couldn't be a pure chivalrous person. He had to consider the whole jianghu's pros and cons as well as the position as the Alliance Leader. The good fame Mei family had in the jianghu sometimes was a double-edged sword. Alliance Leader Zhao had always been fearing it. He had always hoped to borrow the power to weaken Mei family. In his letters for Zhao Mo Ran, naturally he reminded him frequently, for Zhao Mo Ran to be more wary and grab the chance well.

"Chen had never do anything that can harm Little Seventh." Zhao Mo Ran's tone was indifferent and steadfast. Yet, it was obvious he was avoiding the important ones and dwelled on the trivialities.

Chu Xun indifferently smiled, "You had always been blowing into Qian Deng's ears since a long time ago. Saying that the imperial palace is bad, will put her in a difficult position, will hurt her. Yet, aren't you the same, you didn't protect her. Jianghu is similarly had sinister people. On what basis do you have to provoke the relationship between zhen and Mei Qian Deng?"

Zhao Mo Ran aid without thinking, "Because I like her!"

"Such a coincidence, zhen likes her too."

With Chu Xun's words spoken, the two of them entered a silent exchange.  The sparks in their eyes radiated around, the atmosphere was like dry firewood that could burn with a single spark anytime and explode.

"Chen will be bold. Chen thought for Your Majesty and Little Seventh to be together, it's just because of your superior status only. If Your Majesty is not the Emperor, will Little Seventh still give you special treatment?" That year when Mei Qian Deng entered the palace as the study partner, it was due to her heart of loving her homeland. Before she knew Chu Xun, she had decided to strive to the utmost. Later after all kinds of time, Chu Xun was the monarch and Zhao Mo Ran was the subject. They suppressed each other.

Chu Xun smiled faintly, "Because zhen had the initiative so you think it's unfair?"

"Yes."

"Hehe, really sorry about that. This is the reality. You still hope that after saying so, zhen will yield to you a bit?"

"Those old debts we had yet to finish settling earlier, as well as those words overstepping your boundary, zhen will not look into them for now. Zhen will now unfairly order you, in the future when you come across Mei family members, you're not allowed to call them like how Qian Deng does. It's not like you're blood related to them, don't call randomly."

Zhao Mo Ran learnt from Chu Xun to smile faintly too, "Your Majesty, this is where chen has the initiative. Ten days ago, chen had already propose the marriage with Old Master Mei. Old Master Mei had agreed too. So, normally speaking, for chen to use that address, it's not really inappropriate."

[1] The very smelly one

[2] Famous for rolling a giant faeces around (it's their food)

[3] A Chinese idiom. Originally should be piercing through a window which means a truth known by everyone but no one wants to reveal it out. So in this case, it means there are still some truths they knew but had yet to reveal.

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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