What an Audacious and Sly Servant! Chapter 93

I'm a bit triggered by the sanctioned marriage but maybe, just maybe Zhang Hu Bao has some good secret. A hole (pit) has been dug. I can imagine a new rumour spreading….

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It was said during today's morning court, Chu Xun let Mei Qian Deng to pass the imperial edict sanctioning the marriage between Fourth Young Miss Di and the little tyrant from Zhang family. Mei Qian Deng was very efficient. When the officials were leaving through the door of the main hall continuously, she had passed a drafted imperial edict with both her hands to Chu Xun, waiting for Chu Xun to use the imperial jade seal to formalise it into effect.

The scheming Emperor secretly glanced at the 'gonggong' in front of him. He only saw Mei Qian Deng with her calm and obedient face as if she didn't care about the officials 'forcing the Emperor to marry'. Of course, how can she care about it? Chu Xun regulated his heart and pondered inside his stomach. He had an idea.

"This imperial edict, send it directly to the General's Mansion." Chu Xun had sealed the imperial edict. He sent his gaze to the people downstairs. Supreme General Di was with Di Mu Yang. Just as they about to step over the door, Chu Xun immediately stopped them, "Supreme General, please wait. Mei gonggong is going to announce the edict. You can bring her along at the same time."

Supreme General Di had yet to return from having his beautiful dream of being the 'future Emperor's father-in-law' breaking into pieces. He halted and his eyes were in daze as he slowly replied, "Yes." His face was one who had nothing left to live for.

Mei Qian Deng ran with small steps to Supreme General Di's place while Chu Xun who remained sitting on the imperial throne behind her secretly waved his hand at Di Mu Yang. He sent a secret look that they had promised between them to him, signalling the Little General to come over alone for a talk. Di Mu Yang understood tacitly. He told his father, "Father, I still have some words to say to His Majesty. You should go first. I will chase after later."

"Don't delay too long. We still have to receive the edict." Old General Di waved his hand and absent-mindedly went outside. He nearly hit the door and fell but Mei Qian Deng quickly caught the old man, saving him from the danger.

Chu Xun sent Mei Qian Deng and Old General Di with his eyes until their figures disappeared out of the palace before turning his head around and looked at Di Mu Yang.

"Your Majesty?"

"Say, when zhen's imperial edict arrived later, what sort of reaction your Fourth Sister will have?"

Di Mu Yang pondered. In his mind, numerous incidents related to his Fourth Sister flashed through. With Fourth Miss Di's energetic temper, well-defined likes and dislikes, disobeying the edict and escaping the marriage was already very light; if she was serious, it was possible she would clean her neck and hang herself. She would rather die than marrying. Or maybe she would hold her red-tasselled spear and killed her own husband first, willing to become a widow for a lifetime instead……

Di Mu Yang tactfully replied, "Fourth Sister and Zhang's son have always find each other disagreeable. With this marriage sanctioned, it will surely cause a big ruckus."

Chu Xun nodded. He then smiled, "Our relationship has always been good. Fourth Miss will surely ask you to plead from zhen in her stead, hoping that zhen will take back the edict."

Di Mu Yang realised the underlying meaning behind the Emperor's assured words and quickly answered, "A monarch must never go back on his words. Chen will do his best to talk sense to Fourth Sister and will not allow her to come disturb Your Majesty!" Before the loyalty, the hot-blooded Little General Di could even abandon love, feelings and all.

The scheming Emperor smiled even further. He waved his hand at Di Mu Yang. The hot-blooded and naive Little General obediently came over to listen. He heard the Emperor whispered to his ear, "Zhen will help you point out a solution for her, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty?" The Little General blinked his eyes with a confused face. He couldn't understand at all what sort of medicine Chu Xun was trying to sell from the cauldron.

"To make zhen take back the edict that is equal to slapping zhen's face. Think about it, who will dare to slap zhen's face?"

"……Empress Dowager?"

"Guess again."

"Imperial censors?"

Chu Xun unhappily stared at Little General Di and changed to another way, "Zhen has always been a principled person but towards who zhen is not a principled person the most?"

Di Mu Yang suddenly 'oh' loudly, "Prince Chen."

Chu Xun's slap connected with the back of Di Mu Yang's head, "Chen your head. Of course it's that person who went to announce the edict with your father just now!"

"Ah! Right, Young Miss Mei!"

"Remember, you must let your Fourth Sister to ask for help from her." Chu Xun's hand heavily landed on Di Mu Yang's shoulder.

"But Young Miss Mei is very upright, if she's unwilling to help……"

The most upright Little General Di actually praised someone else upright, one of Chu Xun's hands rubbed his forehead while the other one waved about, "You just have to tell your Fourth Sister. As for it will succeed after that, it's the matter between your Fourth Sister and Mei Qian Deng."

"Chen understands."

As expected, the night the Emperor sanctioned the marriage, Fourth Young Miss Di kicked open Di Mu Yang's room with red eyes. She was clad in clothes suitable for night activities as if she was prepared to run away from the house. The moment she entered Di Mu Yang's room, she threw the bag in her hand onto the table and arbitrarily forced Di Mu Yang to the corner.

"Little Brother, this marriage, this sister will rather die than agreeing."

"Fourth Sister, the marriage was sanctioned by His Majesty. If it fails, our whole family will have to be killed……"

"I won't implicate you all, right now I will roam the jianghu."

Di Mu Yang swallowed his saliva while thinking in his heart: if his Fourth Sister was really determined to run way from the house, with her martial arts, she could easily escaped. For her to come disturbing at his place, it was probably the wine-lover's heart was not in the cup, there was still another move. Di Mu Yang agreed with Fourth Miss Di's words as he followed up, "Sister, you are such a big target. Before you can roam, you will be caught first by the nationwide arrest notice and brought back to the capital. Even if you're not caught, our General's Mansion is this big with lots of people. Are you willing to pull us down the water too?"

Fourth Miss Di pushed the Little General a bit, "Then if your sister is deep in extreme misery, you're willing?"

"Then, sister, what do you want me to do?"

"Don't you grow up together with His Majesty? Your relationship must be very good, right? The time to test our siblings' relationship and your brotherhood has finally arrived!"

Little General Di silently gave the scheming Emperor a thumb up. The Emperor could really predict this, to guess this much accurately. Di Mu Yang moved his neck slightly, checking around. In this room, there was only them two siblings yet he still lowered his voice, "Sister, you're my biological sister. It's because you're my biological sister that I tell you. You must never tell father."

"What do you want to tell?" Fourth Miss Di was infected by his nervous appearance as she turned nervous as well.

"I'm saying……His Majesty is a monarch that never turn back on his words. Denying the marriage is equals to slapping his face. Do you dare to slap?"

Fourth Miss Di got angry. A fist hit her little brother's chest, "I don't dare to hit His Majesty, I'll hit you shit to death!"

"Eiyo, don't hit, don't hit. Finish listen what I say first——we don't dare to do it, but someone dares to! Fourth Sister, you just have to ask her, she will surely have a way to solve your marriage issue."

Fourth Miss Di was suspicious, "Who?"

"The one who came today to announce the edict, Mei gonggong."

Fourth Miss Di was stupefied. She was not really clear about Mei Qian Deng's matter, what more Mei gonggong's special identity. Right now, her eyes turned even redder. Looking at Di Mu Yang, her eyes were about to spit fire. Lifting her fists, she hit her biological brother to death, "Your mom, you're playing with this old lady huh?! His Majesty is an adult man, why should he listen to a mere eunuch's words?!"

"It's true, sister, I didn't lie to you. His Majesty actually likes Mei gonggong. For her, he didn't appoint the Empress up until now. Mei gonggong's words will surely be effective." Di Mu Yang hugged his head while scurrying off like a frightened rat. Due to his anxiousness, his voice was louder a bit.

Coincidentally, Old General Di was passing by outside. Hearing this line, he felt unwell suddenly. The Old General stood at the same place for a while before coldly snorted and fling his sleeves as he left.

Di Mu Yang was unaware of the movements outside. All his focus was on avoiding the attacks, looking for the right time to stop Fourth Miss Di's fists. He lowered his voice as he told the story between Mei Qian Deng and the Emperor which started from when she was the Crown Prince's study partner. He recounted for two hours, Fourth Miss Di listened until she forgot about her plan to escape the marriage. She only opened her eyes wide as she lamented, "This Seventh Young Miss Mei is the actual hero among women!"

"That is why, sister, you should find her. It will surely be not wrong."

"En!"

"Tomorrow after the morning court, you should wait at the imperial palace's gate. I will ask her out. You should save some of your strength first and don't run from the marriage. Go back to the room and think of your lines for Mei gonggong. If you can convince her, everything will be fine."

"Fine!" Fourth Miss Di grabbed the lightly packed bag and bustlingly went back.

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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