What an Audacious and Sly Servant! Chapter 91

The truth behind the thieveries in the capital city and a beauty trap.

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Mei Qian Deng took Chu Xun to sneak into the house.

There was a garden at the front. The flowers and grasses grew wildly since it had never been cared by people. They stayed close to the wall as they went inside. Even though it was quiet all around, relying on her sharp sense and instinct, female warrior Mei brought Chu Xun to a small firewood storage at the furthest back and pointed at the door.

Chu Xun used sign language, "Is it inside here?"

Mei Qian Deng nodded.

Chu Xun used sign language again, waving his upper arm, "We'll just rush in by force?"

Mei Qian Deng didn't waste any word, using her internal force she broke the door. The door was held from inside, the door bolt responded with a snap and the door was opened. Chu Xun stared into the darkness inside the house. There were so many children…… those children were well-trained. Now, they already gathered at the entrance. All of them had stern look while revealing their murderous aura.

Chu Xun was shocked for a while by these brats. After that, he frowned as he turned around and pulled Mei Qian Deng, "Go further a bit. They look like they have smallpox[1]." The Emperor disliked it.

The group of brats standing in combat readiness, "……" Their face had countless, red small lumps, combined with their mini adult posture, Mei Qian Deng secretly felt they were quite comical.

"We're only infected with chickenpox! Not smallpox!" A young and tender girl pushed away her comrades and came out.

During the changing season between spring and autumn, many children would be inflicted with such illness. Chu Xun inside the imperial palace was well protected and never get it. Hence, the way he was making a fuss about nothing right now.

Looking at that girl again, she had a pretty look. It's just underneath her jacket, if one didn't look carefully, it would be overlooked easily.

Chu Xun raised his eyebrows. His heart said, so this is the rumoured little girl who Chu Xi Yan gave money yet got beaten by her henchmen? Chu Xun suddenly had a family elder's awareness as he sized her up and said, "You beat my eldest nephew?"

That girl had an innocent face, "Who is your eldest nephew? I have never beat others……"

Already, some burly boys stood up and shielded the girl while glaring like a tiger watching its prey at Chu Xun.

Chu Xun then looked behind them. From afar, he glanced at the interior of the small firewood storage. Other than tens of children, there were some basic furniture. It looked like this group of children did all the ordinary daily routine inside the house. Chu Xun rubbed his chin. He suddenly stretched out his hand and attacked the boy at the front among the boys stopping him.

That boy did have some martial arts ability. His reaction was very fast. They were fully harmonious as they instantly surrounded Chu Xun. A certain person, after the loving and killing session with female warrior Mei would practise martial arts whenever he was bored. Now, after five to six years of painstaking practice, he could be considered as a martial arts bum, being able to scare others with some moves.

Yet right now, under the attacks of these boys, Chu Xun couldn't get any advantage at all. He was a bit overwhelmed by these people's attacks. Thankfully, Mei Qian Deng moved in time. Those people only felt a darkness covered their eyes. Before they could react, their body couldn't move.

It was just a blink of time. Female warrior Mei had hit the acupoint of all the children with rashes in the house and returned carefree to her original spot at the entrance. She clapped her hands and looked at Chu Xun, "How do you want to deal with them?"

Chu Xun's eyes as he looked at Mei Qian Deng were gushing with stinking love. How come our family's Mei Mei is this amazing!

Female warrior Mei shuddered and moved backward a step.

Chu Xun grinned, "Capture all of them back and interrogate them carefully."

With such number, Chu Xun and Mei Qian Deng couldn't move all of them. So, they first returned to the gate and instructed Fourth Young Miss Di to bring a small troop of the iron ladies and bring these children to the Capital Magistrate to interrogate.

Everything seemed to be flawless yet when Chu Xun was clustered around by those people until he returned to the entrance of the small firewood storage, he shockingly found out, "How come that girl has disappeared?"

After a session of investigation, these children had no money at all on their body. That cramped, small firewood storage too had nothing worthy. Which only meant they couldn't directly prove these children were the thieves that had been making troubles in the capital city. Yet, ever since these children were caught, the thieveries in the capital city had decreased significantly which indirectly indicated some truths.

The Capital Magistrate couldn't obtain the reason for their crime from those brats directly. They kept insisting they had never steal things. For a moment, the Capital Magistrate didn't know what to do and asked for instructions from the Emperor. The Emperor, Chu Xun pondered. His imperial hand hit the table and decided to let the Capital Magistrate to continue hold these people. This matter was fishy, he had to plan this well.

The next day, Chu Xun had just woke up. He felt sorry for Mei Qian Deng and never let her do any hard works. Now, Chu Xun would wake up, wear his clothes and took a bath by himself. Mei Qian Deng was already waiting outside. When Chu Xun opened the door and walked out, he was surprised, "What's the situation?!"

In Mei Qian Deng's hand was the tied up Bai Qiu Qu, standing beside her was the long missed Sixth Young Master Mei.

"The lantern girl had brought the person over." Female warrior Mei was concise and comprehensive.

It was not known who beat Bai Qiu Qu's face hard until it swollen and turned purplish like a pig head.

Chu Xun was dumbfounded a bit. He regained his sense and asked Sixth Mei first, "What about Tao Xiao Xian?"

"She had been found. She's slightly injured and need to recuperate." Sixth Mei turned his sight at another direction. He felt bashful a little. He suddenly remembered something and added, "Jing gonggong had been found too but his injuries are not healed yet. So I didn't bring him into the palace." Saying so, Sixth Mei stared at Mei Qian Deng in eunuch clothes. He was obviously confused. How come my own little sister turns into Mei gonggong?

Chu Xun nodded. He looked pensive. He had just woke up, so his brain not working clearly yet. Hearing Sixth Mei mentioning his personal eunuch was alive, he was very happy in his heart. But, on the second thought, he couldn't bring himself to be happy. If Xiao Jing Zi returned, then won't Mei gonggong's place have to return back to Xiao Jing Zi?!

Cannot!

A certain person suddenly saw the light.

"Where is Xiao Jing Zi?"

"He's tending to his injuries in the courier station near the capital."

"Zhen……!" Chu Xun wanted to say, don't let Xiao Jing Zi enter the palace. The words had reached his mouth when he suddenly sensed a look. Mei Qian Deng was currently staring at him, staring without moving her eyes. He swallowed his saliva, "Zhen wants to attend the morning court first. Xiao Mei Zi, you will bring along Bai Qiu Qu and follow zhen."

Mei Qian Deng was very obedient. Throwing aside her brother, she left with Chu Xun.

Sixth Mei sent them off with his eyes pensively.

On the way to the court, Mei Qian Deng suddenly said, "Your Majesty, those children we interrogate a few days ago are raised by him."

"Found out already?" Chu Xun was quite surprised. The one Mei Qian Deng referring was the Bai Qiu Qu in front of him.

Mei Qian Deng nodded to express her assurance.

"You still have the kind heart to raise these many children?" Chu Xun looked at Bai Qiu Qu.

Bai Qiu Qu smirked and didn't say anything.

Mei Qian Deng explained, "These children are orphans. He raised them as assassins. The lantern girl sent people to catch him and those children have no one supervising them and ran away."

Chu Xun understood. Thinking about it, Bai Qiu Qu was not such a good person. That year when Bai Qiu Qu single-handedly managed the Qing Feng Ming Yue Brothel, it was unknown how many children had he bought. He specially selected those with excellent physique to train them independently and cultured them into his personal assassins.

A moment of silence.

"Your Majesty."

"En?"

Chu Xun turned his head to look at Mei Qian Deng. Mei Qian Deng's face seemed to have a slight smile. He heard female warrior Mei said, "Those children are quite pitiful. It's not like they are willing to go astray. Nucai thinks since they have basics in martial arts, why not invite an expert from the righteous side to teach them again instead of wasting their life?"

Chu Xun felt what Mei Qian Deng said was reasonable. They were justified words full of chivalrous spirit. Yet, he didn't know why but his mind suddenly conjured the three words, "a beauty's trap". Xiao Mei Zi must had smiled at him just now right? Why did she smile ambiguously?

"Your Majesty, these children have past evil nature and it's not easy to teach them. Nucai has a candidate to recommend. They surely can teach them."

Chu Xun was sure he could smell that 'conspiracy' from Mei Qian Deng's body yet he was still willing to push the boat with the current with her, "Who?"

"My Sixth Brother!"

The last night he was at the Qi Yang City, he actually abandoned his unconscious sister, passing his own little sister into a certain person's tiger mouth and ran out to find Tao Xiao Xian's whereabouts. This debt, this female warrior has yet to settle it with him!

Chu Xun was as if he had same thought with her. Although he was quite grateful Sixth Brother Mei pushed the responsibility of taking care of his own little sister to Chu Xun at the critical moment, with him carrying the heart of comrades could be abandoned but oneself couldn't be abandoned, Chu Xun answered without any remorse, "He's indeed the best choice! Zhen will decree it after the court!"

The cannon fodder Bai Qiu Qu who watched the whole scene, "……"

[1] I never know this but smallpox is more deadly than chickenpox.

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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