What an Audacious and Sly Servant! Chapter 89

What can be more scary than the ministers forcing an Emperor to abdicate? What can be more troublesome serving a weird Emperor?

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On Mei gonggong's second day of working, after the court.

The Grand Chancellor and Supreme General held each other as they ran to the Empress Dowager's place. They had yet to enter when they prepared to cry. The palace maids were about to help them push open the door and those two were about to start a crying bout. Supreme General had sharp ears. He stopped the Grand Chancellor and signalled him to listen inside.

The Grand Chancellor pasted himself to the door and heard continuous cries and the Empress Dowager's soft voice appeasing, "Fellow ministers, even if you all cry at here, you won't be able to cry an Empress out. Don't cry first." The Grand Chancellor frowned. For others to make the move earlier. He personally pushed open the door. He wanted to see who had thought the same things with him. Yet, he saw the ministers of Six Boards along with their deputy ministers made two lines as they knelt and asked Empress Dowager to make decision.

Supreme General Di made a 'wao' sound at the back. He had never expect to see such scene. Supreme General, today these ministers were probably being serious. If the Emperor didn't marry any sooner, these twelve people from the Six Boards would probably run to the Ming Jue Palace to hang themselves before the Emperor.

"Grand Chancellor, General, you have come at right time. Quick, help aijia[1] persuade these ministers. His Majesty's marriage is not something aijia alone can make decision, don't you think so?" The Empress Dowager was visibly pleased, obviously she was annoyed by the Six Boards.

The Grand Chancellor and the General exchanged look and nodded. Then, they moved to in front of Empress Dowager and knelt down as well.

Empress Dowager, "……"

At the same time, in the Imperial Study Chu Xun let Mei gonggong prepare the ink while he read the memorandums seriously. The agarwood tree inside the incense burner was trifling. It was so quiet the two of them could hear their faint breathing sound. Ever since Chu Xun became the Emperor, he had never been liked the mountain pile of memorandums like right now.

However, good times were far easier to be destroyed. Soon, a palace maid from the Empress Dowager's palace came and reported to Zhu Li: This is bad. Lord Grand Chancellor and General are leading people to Empress Dowager's place to make the Emperor marry and appoint his Empress! Hearing it, Zhu Li rushed forward and pushed open the door of the Imperial Study, "Your Majesty! The ministers are coming to force Your Majesty to abdicate!"

Chu Xun was baffled, "What?"

"No, they're here to force Your Majesty to marry."

Chu Xun slapped the table and stood up, "What?!"

He had felt the atmosphere in today's court was wrong like there was a surge of undercurrent. He kept worrying these old men would do some tricks on him. To think it would come true this fast.

Chu Xun grabbed his fist in another as he walked two steps around. He guessed: Later, Imperial Mother will surely bring these ministers who use the one cry, two throwing tantrum and three hanging themselves to find him. After all, Imperial Mother was a soft person. She wouldn't be able to deal with these wrinkled old foxes. If these people really came, it would surely be chaotic.

In the next moment, Chu Xun had an idea. He said to Mei Qian Deng, "Xiao Jian got beaten by others. Zhen should be checking him. Mei gonggong, go prepare a carriage. We'll go to the Grand Princess' place for a while." It was obviously an excuse. Up until now, no one had ever dare to make a ruckus at the Grand Princess' Residence.

Mei Qian Deng coldly stared at Chu Xun. She shook her head, "Your Majesty, you shouldn't ignore those ministers."

Being choked off by her, Zhu Li who was about to complain that this was all because a certain person didn't want to be the Empress when she suddenly remembered and reminded, "Right, right. Nubi also saw Lord Zhao was heading here too."

Chu Xun frowned. He wanted to ask Zhu Li which Lord Zhao that was this dumb to come now to make it merrier when Mei gonggong moved first. Mei gonggong seemed to be nervous suddenly too, "Which Lord Zhao?"

"Lord Zhao, Zhao Mo Ran."

"Your Majesty, nucai will go prepare the carriage immediately." Mei Qian Deng hastily went.

Who is it, who is the one that said not to ignore others earlier?!!!!

Zhao Mo Ran and the group of ministers urging marriage had no success.

Chu Xun brought along Mei Qian Deng to the Grand Princess' place and was seen through easily by the Grand Princess, "Why does Your Majesty look like you're escaping from trouble?"

Chu Xun waved his hand, he didn't explain. He only said, "Zhen is here to have a look at Xiao Jian. How is his injury now?"

The Grand Princess didn't reply. She first looked at Mei Qian Deng behind Chu Xun and raised her eyebrows, "This is……"

"Xiao Mei Zi." Chu Xun also didn't explain.

Mei Qian Deng saluted the Grand Princess. She still remained calm and didn't explain too.

The Grand Princess looked at these two people with strange relationship. Suddenly, she smiled. This pair of people is quite interesting.

"Xi Yan is now awake and the Divine Physician Xie had been invited to check him. They're just superficial injuries but he won't say anything when asked him what happened."

The Grand Princess led Chu Xun and Mei Qian Deng into Xiao Jian's room. They could see a small child sleeping on the bed alone without moving. His big, round eyes stared at the ceiling in daze, thinking of something. Hearing a movement, Xiao Jian turned his head and saw it was Chu Xun. He instantly struggled to stand up.

Chu Xun quickly went to receive Xiao Jian and asked in dark tone, "What happened?"

Xiao Jian had been sucking up to Chu Xun more since young. According to Mo Nian Yuan's analysis, this brat had the insight. He knew who was the most powerful and hugged that person's thigh. With Chu Xun asking like this, Xiao Jian revealed a distressed face and softly answered, "It's just coming upon someone who stole money. Those people moved too fast. I didn't see clearly their face. Dada, they are quite pitiful. Please don't catch them."

"An outbreak of thieveries in the capital city with abominable means, the ones you came across should be the same people. How can zhen let these people disturb the peace? Plus, this is under the Son of Heaven's legs. Zhen must catch them as a warning for others." Chu Xun's sharp eyes sized up Xiao Jian, he asked, "If you didn't even see those people's looks, how do you know they are pitiful or detestable?"

Xiao Jian was conflicted for a moment. He seemed to be seeing the 'deceiving the monarch's crime' on Chu Xun's handsome face. In the end, he sighed like a small adult. From Xiao Jian's confession, at that time he had come out from his uncle, Mo Nian Yuan's place. He was planning to return to the Grand Princess' Mansion when someone rushed forward and bumped into his carriage. Xiao Jian came down to check the situation. He found out a little girl about his age had fell onto the ground. Xiao Jian stopped his subordinates who were blaming that little girl. When that little girl ran away, a very tattered brocade bag was left behind. Xiao Jian felt that thing might have a special meaning for that little girl and hence chased after her.

Up until here, Xiao Jian received a cold and meaningful look from Chu Xun. Oh~ a little girl? Chu Xun interrupted, "Does she look pretty?"

"Your Majesty, this is not the main point!" Xiao Jian's round face was fuming with anger.

Xiao Jian caught up to the little girl in an alley and returned the tattered brocade bag to her. Then, he asked her parents' whereab0uts. The little girl said she was an orphan. Xiao Jian then remembered he was an orphan too. But his luck was better. He felt complicated for a moment and took out money from his pocket and gave them to the little girl. Yet, a group of youngsters came out from nowhere and surrounded him. They didn't only take away Xiao Jian's money, they even beat him. Before leaving, they threatened Xiao Jian not to approach the little girl or they would hit him every time he meet her.

Chu Xun looked and blew at his fingernails, "You're just trying to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it."

Xiao Jian's whole face redden. He proclaimed innocence in his heart yet he had no words to refute, "I-I-I……!"

Chu Xun's heart said, they couldn't return to the palace for now. Since they had left the palace, why not do some proper works? Since Mei Qian Deng's sudden departure five years ago, Chu Xun had always been inside the palace dealing with the national affairs. It had been so long since he freely make an all-out effort.

He hit the table and stood up, "Xiao Mei Zi, let's go. We'll find and teach those smelly brats that bullied Xiao Jian."

Right now, as long as it was not seeing Zhao Mo Ran, everything was acceptable for female warrior Mei.

[1] A self-referring by a widowed empress. Literally, the mourning one.

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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