What an Audacious and Sly Servant! Chapter 86

The first chapter of this novel was first translated on Christmas day last year. So, extra chapter(s) for this joyous day for all of us and Chu Xun too. Another chapter will hopefully be up before end of Christmas (in my timezone).

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!)

Mei Qian Deng's quiet and lonely figure was quite out of tune with this bustling area inside the capital city.

She quietly walked past the prospering restaurants, past the people bustling about, past the numerous houses with their lights on and finally stopped at the gate of the imperial palace.

The guards in charge of the gate had changed shift. They naturally didn't recognise her and the guards from five years ago who recognised Little Young Master Mei had already promoted. Currently, the beautiful, polite girl in front of them had to be stopped by the guards, "The imperial palace is an important place, unconcerned people are prohibited from entering!"

She smoothly took out a jade pendant from her sleeve. Her sleeves were the most important place, because they hid the flexible swords which were crucial for the hidden sword art.

"This……" The young guard took the jade pendant and checked it.

That jade pendant was the one back when female warrior Mei had just became the Crown Prince's study partner and couldn't re-enter the palace and stood together with the people who wanted to meet the Emperor at the palace gate. She had even helped the old man who wanted to gift them to the Emperor carrying a basket of apples into the palace. That time, Chu Xun simply gave her that jade pendant.

Mei Qian Deng had three pieces of priceless jade pendants. That year, the Empress and the General's wife gave Old Master Mei two pieces. Five years ago, she had returned them to their respective owners. Only this piece which was given only to her, she had it all the time.

"His Majesty's token, can I enter now?"

That young guard stopped her again, "It's suspicious even if you have the token. Now is not the time outsiders can enter the palace. It's already this late, His Majesty must be sleeping now."

"Then, what do you say I should do?" Female warrior Mei's temper had always been calm and polite.

If she was the normal people, the young guard would surely chase her away and tell her to come again tomorrow. At any place and any time, seeing face was the eternal best rule. The young guard saw Mei Qian Deng this pretty so he said, "What matter do you have with His Majesty? I will go inside and help you pass the message."

What matter did she have with the Emperor?

Nothing!

Female warrior Mei frowned. She wanted to make up some sort of emergency news but thinking again, there was really nothing. She couldn't just tell the young guard, I'm staying in the palace. I'm coming back to sleep. Should she come again tomorrow after the morning court instead?

Female warrior Mei looked at the sky before looking at her own female clothes. She secretly felt it would affect a bit her and the Emperor's reputation and chastity.

"Young Miss?" The young guard felt weird. Why is this Young Miss in daze?

It was still the older guard at the side had better eyes. He stamped that young guard's foot and smiled slyly at Mei Qian Deng, "Please wait here for a moment, Young Miss. This humble one will help you send the jade pendant inside." What words to pass?! The Emperor was a single man around 30 who was in want of a spouse. A young miss had actually came forward and even had the Emperor's jade pendant. It was an obvious matter.

"Just say Mei Qian Deng had returned."

This was the most simple line female warrior Mei decided after an arduous thinking.

"Yes, yes, yes."

Currently, Chu Xun was laden with grief alone in the room. When one was sad, one must find something to do. Anything was fine as long as they could take away the attention. Hence, Chu Xun continuously read the memorandums. After reading the last one, the time was still early so he called, "Zhu Li, are there anymore memorandums zhen had yet to see?"

Zhu Li revealed her head, "Your Majesty, nubi is forbidden from seeing the memorandums. It's usually Xiao Jing Zi who helps you to do this. Your Majesty, although Xiao Jing Zi gonggong had grown up with you since small and you had deep affection, Xiao Jing Zi is currently missing. We don't even know whether he's alive or dead. Your Majesty, please listen to nubi's advice, why not select another gonggong to serve you?"

Chu Xun pondered. He nodded. He really should have a new personal eunuch to serve him. Previously he was too busy that he didn't care of this small matter.

"Go and pick one personally. Pick one who is smart and knows how to work."

"Yes."

Then, what should he do now……

Chu Xun stood up and looked at the bookshelf behind him and pulled out a quite old Mencius book. Then, let's copy the Mencius!

He had just copied the last two lines in the introduction, "There never has been a benevolent man who neglected his parents. There never has been a righteous man who made his sovereign an after consideration." when Zhu Li hurriedly ran inside. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Chu Xun raised his head, "What's wrong, to be this anxious?"

"Y-Young Miss Mei, she had returned."

Her voice had yet to stop when Chu Xun instantly shot up from the chair. The brush which was still in his hand shook due to his shaking hand, until the black ink dripped on the paper and an ink flower bloomed. He was so agitated that he thought he was hallucinating, "What did you say?"

"The guard came to report, saying that Young Miss Mei is waiting outside the main gate. He asked whether to let her in or not."

Chu Xun threw away the brush, damaging the big words he had wrote well. His figure flew out, "Zhen will go receive her."

Zhu Li stood at the entrance of the empty room. She kept feeling just now when the Emperor ran out, the wind produced had a peach blossom smell.

Female warrior Mei felt it was quite boring to merely waiting at the gate. She raised her head and looked at the stars.

Tonight, the moon was a crescent one while the stars were dazzling.

Facing the sky, female warrior Mei started exchanging moves in her mind. If the opponent uses this move, then I will use this move. If the opponent changed his move to counter mine, I will continue to stop him like this instead. She had only exchanged more than ten moves, female warrior Mei had yet to finish fighting in her mind when she suddenly noticed a black figure pouncing at her.

Female warrior Mei who had excellent martial arts instinctively wanted to retreat and avoid the sudden big thing.

Seeing properly, she saw it was actually Chu Xun.

Chu Xun was just like Sha Fu[1] from Jing Yang Mountain that year, scampering quickly to here.

Mei Qian Deng stabilised her feet, no longer moving backward. She thought Chu Xun would run until before her and stop. He was not like Sha Fu that didn't know propriety and would pounce on others when happy. Think about how huge Sha Fu is. Even Mei Qian Deng who practised martial arts would fall down from its' pounce.

Yet, Chu Xun was really like that dog, he didn't have the intention of stopping at all and just pounced at her.

Mei Qian Deng only felt her sight turned black.

Chu Xun hugged Mei Qian Deng and held tightly. Due to the momentum, Mei Qian Deng retreated half a step before she could stabilise her body.

She heard Chu Xun's depressed and slightly grieving voice at her ears, "Didn't you left already? Why are you back again?"

Female warrior Mei was baffled, "I'm just going out of the palace for a moment but I didn't think it will be delayed until this late. The young guard didn't let me enter."

Who let Chu Xun didn't listen carefully. She only said go out of the palace, go out, just go out a moment! Chu Xun recalled, it seemed like it was really like that actually. Yet, this idiot thought female warrior Mei had made a decision for that leaving or staying question and decided to leave the further the better from the Emperor and the imperial court.

Chu Xun had been full of remorse for half a day in vain.

"Then, you're not leaving?" Chu Xun finally let go of Mei Qian Deng and expectantly looked at her.

Female warrior Mei hesitated to talk. She looked around at the guards who were trying their best to maintain their composure. She felt embarrassed. Hence, she pulled Chu Xun towards the palace, until the Ming Jue Palace before Mei Qian Deng finally said, "Your Majesty, I had thought about it. For now, I will not go out of the palace."

Chu Xun was still analysing the meaning behind Mei Qian Deng's words. For now?

Mei Qian Deng added, "Previously, I had disguised myself as a man to be the Crown Prince's study partner. I have some experience. This time, I surely can't disguise myself as the Empress. But……I can disguise as a eunuch!"

[1] That giant dog, in case someone forget who is it

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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