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Chapter 138.1 – Consort Yan

Consort Yan, as a figure in the harem, has attracted much attention for her appearance.

She arrived at the banquet later than the emperor and empress, which showed how self-important she was. Some people expected Emperor Chong Ming to be angry, but they were evidently going to be disappointed.

Not only was Emperor Chong Ming not angry, but also he had an excited expression on his face. It was as if Consort Yan coming to the banquet was giving him face. Seeing this scene, the empress, who was sitting beside Emperor Chong Ming, wrinkled her shapely eyebrows imperceptibly. Although she did not have any feelings for the emperor, it did not mean that he could figuratively slap her face in public like this.

If it weren’t for the empress dowager’s intervention, then the person accompanying Emperor Chong Ming to the state banquet would not be her – the empress.

Zhang Sun Tian Feng thought that she understood Emperor Chong Ming very well, but ever since the appearance of Consort Yan, the emperor’s thoughts has become more and more opaque to her. Because every time anything related to Consort Yan happened, Emperor Chong Ming would act out of character and make many decisions that she couldn’t understand, just like this state banquet.

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The emperor and the empress were the two most honorable people in all of Da Ya. Whether it was a state banquet or a family banquet, both of them must arrive at the same time to highlight their status.

In the past, no matter how much Emperor Chong Ming favored this concubine or that consort, he would not violate the ancestral precepts. But this time, Zhang Sun Tian Feng miscalculated. The appearance of Consort Yan completely changed Emperor Chong Ming, turning him into another person. He was not acting like an emperor at all.

Emperor Chong Ming actually wanted Consort Yan to accompany him to the state banquet.

When Zhang Sun Tian Feng heard this, Da Ya’s most honorable woman was so stunned that she did not know how to react for a long moment. Even the expensive longan fruit that she held in her hand fell onto the floor without her realizing it.

How could a mere consort be compared with her, the empress? What was Emperor Chong Ming thinking by doing something like this? If she really allowed him to do this, then she would lose all her face as the empress, and the whole harem would laugh at her for not being able to protect her dignity and honorable status.

Zhang Sun Tian Feng knew that she could not be able to persuade Emperor Chong Ming on this matter, so she went directly to the empress dowager.

At first, Emperor Chong Ming did not listen to the empress dowager at all, and his attitude on the matter was even very firm. That was until the empress dowager depleted her vital energies over this whole debacle and fell ill. Only then did the emperor finally give in. As for the empress dowager, she had intended to attend the state banquet, but she ended up not attending due to her poor health.

To be able to anger the empress dowager to the point of illness, this Consort Yan was indeed very capable.

Coming back out from her thoughts, Zhang Sun Tian Feng’s eyes immediately zeroed in on Consort Yan as she walked in. Consort Yan was dressed in a bright yellow gauze dress and was even more attractive than usual. Zhang Sun Tian Feng really could not allow this Consort Yan to continue staying in the harem!

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Just as Zhang Sun Tian Feng’s desire to commit murder was brewing, An Zi Ran finally glimpsed Consort Yan’s face and he was completely stunned.

He did not expect that this Consort Yan would be someone that he knew.

An Zi Ran always thought that this person would be in dire straits by now, but in actuality she had became Emperor Chong Ming’s consort. Moreover, she had even climbed to the position of the fourth consort.

“A twin?”

Fu Wu Tian’s voice sounded in his ear.

An Zi Ran shook his head in disbelief, “Impossible. If it’s not just a simple resemblance, then it is most likely her. But how could she have the means to do this?”

Although An Zi Ran has not lived with her for long, but just a few days time was enough for him to thoroughly understand her personality. Like her mother, she always had a wooden face. When she spoke, her words were biting and cold, as if everyone in the world owed her money or something.

How could such a person know any seduction tactics, and even be conferred the title of Consort Yan? If she knew such methods from the beginning, then An Chang Fu would have been completely beguiled by the mother and daughter pair, and handed over the family property to them with both hands.

Regardless of whether this Consort Yan was the person that he knew, there must be some hidden secret behind her, and it was most definitely an unusual secret.

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Chapter 98
Chapter 97
Chapter 96
Chapter 95
Chapter 94
Chapter 93
Chapter 92
Chapter 91

Didn’t Love You Enough

Chapter 95
Chapter 94
Chapter 93
Chapter 92
Chapter 91
Chapter 90
Chapter 89
Chapter 88

Let Me Shoulder this Blame!

Chapter 155
Chapter 154
Chapter 153
Chapter 152
Chapter 151
Chapter 150
Chapter 149
Chapter 148
Chapter 147

This Alpha’s Pheromones Are Exploding

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Chapter 90 – The Misunderstanding is Finally Cleared Up (34.1)

After Xi Duan went up on stage and gave his brief speech, all the company representatives that went after him did not take more than fifteen minutes for their speeches.

When the whole thing ended, except for Xu Ya Ze, everyone was very satisfied. After all, no one wanted to waste an entire afternoon here.

After the conference, Xu Ya Ze fled from the venue. He brought Mei Mei with him to his sports car. He slammed the steering wheel angrily, and gritted his teeth: “Anyone can bully me!”

But he could only hold this anger in his heart. He could fight with Duan Shu Tong, but he didn’t have the courage to provoke Xi Duan.

As a lover, Mei Mei naturally had to take care of her sugar daddy’s emotions, so she said gently in a comforting voice, “What kind of bad things did that Young Master Duan say to you?”

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“It has nothing to do with him!” Xu Ya Ze couldn’t hold back his troubles, so he complained to Mei Mei. He told her how a senior named Xi Duan bullied him, a junior, in front of a lot of people. “I only spoke for a few minutes longer, but he deliberately came at me!”

President Xi was a dignified person, how could they badmouth him?

Mei Mei: “…” She didn’t say anything but in her head she thought, honestly, it’s your fault that you don’t have a sense of time. Moreover, the other person is a big shot in his field. His time is very precious.

It was one thing to think so in her head, but on her face she still had to discard her principles.

“He is indeed in the wrong. No matter what, you are still the heir to Yalan. And the exhibition this time is led by Yalan. How could he not give you any face like this?”

Xu Ya Ze hugged the steering wheel and was extremely depressed. “I asked around before. This President Xi is not such a small-minded person.”

Mei Mei stroked his dog head. She thought that his wrinkled brows looked like a dumb Siberian roe deer. She said, “Maybe that President Xi wasn’t purposely aiming at you, it’s just…”

Before she could finish speaking, Xu Ya Ze abruptly lifted his head. She followed his line of sight and saw two people walking together. Wasn’t that Young Master Duan and the shepherd*?

[*T/N: The shepherd is referring to Xi Duan and how he guarded little sheep Duan Shu Tong from the big bad wolf Mei Mei on the elevator.]

Just as she was appreciating the two men’s attractiveness, Xu Ya Ze said bitterly, “Duan Shu Tong actually has such a good relationship with Xi Duan.”

It’s not that he never heard about the cooperation between the Xi damily and Duan family, but he never thought that Xi Duan would hand out with someone like Duan Shu Tong. Now he was witnessing the scene with his own eyes and he found it unfathomable.

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Mei Mei was surprised. “You’re saying that is Xi Duan?” Wasn’t he the man in the elevator who looked like an eagle guarding his food?

Xu Ya Ze nodded, and when he saw the two of them getting into a car together, he couldn’t help sneering. “No wonder Duan Shu Tong was so strong-willed. It’s because he has Xi Duan backing him.”

Mei Mei: “…”

After hesitating for a while, she told him what happened in the elevator yesterday. She didn’t embellish the story, but she spoke in a leading way.

Xu Ya Ze has played around on the field for so long. It didn’t take him long to get what she meant. He grabbed Mei Mei by the wrist. His grip was really tight. His expression looked weird. “Is what you said true?”

Mei Mei did not dare to move. “I did not speak a word of falsehood.”

“Ha,” Xu Ya Ze laughed like he was on edge. “Interesting. Xi Duan and Duan Shu Tong?” He touched his chin. “I have to say, in terms of looks, they really do match well.”

Mei Mei: “…”

Xu Ya Ze sneered. Now he knew why Xi Duan was targeting him. It must be because Duan Shu Tong had complained to him, so Xi Duan was helping him taking revenge.

Duan Shu Tong, who had just gotten in the car, sneezed suddenly. Xi Duan pulled out a tissue and handed it to him. Duan Shu Tong took the tissue very naturally. “Thank you.”

“Don’t go out later. It’s easy to get sick when the season changes,” Xi Duan advised.

“But I want to buy something.” The young man sneezed again. The tip of his nose was red. He said, “I’ll just go back and wear some thicker clothes. It’ll be fine.”

Xi Duan didn’t hesitate at all, and said, “I’ll buy it for you.”

“No need.” Duan Shu Tong smiled. “It’s not far from the hotel. Just a few minutes away.”

In the driver’s seat, Liu Zhi Fei smiled heartily: “Where is Young Master Duan going to buy it? I’ll drive you there.”

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After being with Xi Duan for so long, Liu Zhi Fei and Cen Ning had a good grasp of their boss’s thoughts. Now that their boss has made it clear that Young Master Duan was his best friend, even if the boss didn’t say anything, they would take the initiative to help Young Master Duan do things.

Xi Duan was very satisfied, “Do that then.”

Duan Shu Tong: “…Yalan store.”

He saw the store yesterday when he was walking around. After trying the new product in the showcase today, he decided to buy some and go back to study it.

“Okay.” Liu Zhi Fei readily responded.

But unfortunately, there was no suitable parking place near the Yalan store, and the nearest parking spot was still back at the hotel.

Cen Ning said, “I’ll go buy what Young Master Duan wants to buy.”

Before Duan Shu Tong could refuse, Xi Duan directly refused for him, “I’ll accompany him, you two go back first.”

The car stopped temporarily on the side of the road, and Xi Duan got off with Duan Shu Tong.

“President Xi, call me when you guys are done shopping.” Liu Zhi Fei laughed.

Duan Shu Tong: “…” It was such a short distance; just walking back would be fine.

Moreover, Xi Duan really didn’t need to accompany him.

Xi Duan obviously didn’t think so. Reason told him to suppress his feelings, but what he did was like an impulsive boy.

In the past, it was absolutely impossible for him to accompany the young man to buy things.

But now he wanted to accompany the young man no matter what it was for. He wanted to be by his side. He wanted to participate in his life. He wanted to…

“President Xi?” Seeing that Xi Duan remained silent, Liu Zhi Fei was puzzled.

Xi Duan came back to his senses, “No need.”

After Liu Zhi Fei and Cen Ning left, it became a world with only two people again. Xi Duan subconsciously wanted to take of his outerwear and give it to Duan Shu Tong, but the young man turned him down gracefully.

“I’m really not cold.”

Xi Duan could only give up the notion.

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Chapter 87 – A Thrill 

Right before the thief was about to catch the empress and Lin Jia Bao, the guards joined forced and hacked him to death. But there were more reckless thieves behind the first. They rushed at the empress and Lin Jia Bao like an unending stream.

All the imperial guards around them were entangled with thieves and unable to keep escorting them to retreat. Even Yuan Qing joined the fray. He grabbed onto a thief with all his strength to prevent the thief from advancing towards them.

“Your Majesty, Lin-xiaozhu, hurry up and go…”

“Yuan Qing…” Lin Jia Bao, with tears in his eyes, picked up a fallen broadsword and supported the empress to run away.

They didn’t run far when the empress tripped and fell to the floor.

“Your Majesty, are you okay?” Lin Jia Bao stepped forward to help the empress.

The empress hissed in pain. “My ankle is sprained…” As the empress, she normally did not have to run around and was not used to the sudden explosion of physical activity.

Lin Jia Bao did not even hesitate. He picked up the empress, carried her on his back, and kept advancing forward. As a middle-aged woman, the empress’s body weight was not light. Lin Jia Bao could feel his body sinking beneath the weight, but he gritted his teeth and kept going.

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Lin Jia Bao used all his strength and ran desperately forward with the empress on his back.

Lin Jia Bao ran for a long time. In his panic, he did not have time to think about where he was going, but he took the bypaths in the palace whenever possible and running back and forth for some time, he finally managed to shake off the thieves.

The empress looked at Lin Jia Bao. His face and neck were both drenched in sweat. His body was so petite, but he ran around with her on his back for so long… she was very moved…

Seeing that no one was around, the empress said, “Put bengong down, ba. You must be exhausted… bengong can walk by myself…”

Lin Jia Bao wiped his sweat with his hands, “I’m not tired, Your Majesty. I’ll carry you* and run some more. I can’t let the bad guys catch you.”

[*T/N: He’s using the polite form of “you” in Chinese.]

Fortunately, Lin Jia Bao grew up in a village, so his leg strength was pretty good.

After that brief conversation, Lin Jia Bao gritted his teeth and ran some more.

“Your Majesty, I wasn’t paying attention to the road when I was running. This doesn’t seem to be in the direction of Qian Qing Palace…”

“It doesn’t matter, let’s find a place to hide first. There are numerous imperial guards in the palace. They can definitely handle a hundred or so thieves. We just need to find a hidden place to hide first, so as not to be caught by the thieves. The emperor and His Royal Highness are also coming back soon…”

The empress knew that if Lin Jia Bao had not carried her on his back and ran like his life depended on it, then she would’ve been captured by the intruders. It would be bad if she were to be used as a hostage against the emperor and the princes. Fortunately, Lin An Zhu was here…

Lin Jia Bao tried his best to carry the empress for a while longer. The empress could see how tired he was, so she said, “Let bengong down quickly, ba…”

Lin Jia Bao put the empress down. His back was soaked through with sweat. Using the broadsword that he had been carrying all this time as a cane, he kept walking while supporting the empress.

This big sword was very heavy for Lin Jia Bao, but he did not dare to let go. If there was an emergency, he could also use this sword to protect the empress.

“An Zhu, do you recognize the paths here?” the empress asked Lin Jia Bao.

As the empress, whenever she went out, she would seldom travel by foot. Instead, she rode around in a sedan chair.

The empress looked at the remote palace road and thought that it should be safer here…

Lin Jia Bao looked around and said, “Replying to Your Majesty, when An Zhu first entered the palace, the momo had us remember the routes in the palace, and this is a place that I have been to before. A little bit beyond here is the Xi Li Palace Hall. When An Zhu entered the palace, that was the place where I stayed for the first month.”

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After thinking about it, Lin Jia Bao said to the empress, “Your Majesty, why don’t we go to Xi Li Palace Hall? An Zhu is more familiar with that place. Moreover, there are no new people coming into the palace right now. There is no one there, and it should be more concealed.”

After thinking about it, the empress agreed and said, “Let’s go to Xi Li Palace Hall.”

After speaking, the two of them walked quickly to Xi Li Palace Hall without any delay.

Upon arriving at Xi Li Palace Hall, they found that it was as Lin Jia Bao had said and there was no one there. Lin Jia Bao brought the empress to the room where the head momo used to sleep in. It was the best room in the Xi Li Palace Hall.

After a long period of vacancy, there was a layer of dust accumulated in the room.

“Your Majesty, please wait for me to tidy up a bit.” Lin Jia Bao found a piece of cloth and started wiping away dust.

The empress didn’t just stand there watching him. She also stepped forward to help out. Not long after, they more or less managed to tidy up the place.

“Your Majesty, is your foot a bit better?” Lin Jia Bao assisted the empress to sit down beside the bed.

After witnessing all that Lin-xiaoshi had done today, the empress was exceptionally moved and said gratefully to Lin Jia Bao, “It’s much better. You sit down too. You’ve worked hard today.”

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Chapter 137.3 – I Have, You Don’t Have?

Fu Yuan Wu’s expression twisted. He lowered his voice and said in a volume that only the two of them could hear: “Fu Wu Tian, don’t be too complacent. When this prince ascends to the throne, sooner or later, the whole Fu wangfu is going to get it.”

“You are not suitable.”

A third person suddenly joined in the conversation, and from his words it was evident that he heard what Fu Yuan Wu had said.

Fu Yuan Wu was stunned for a moment. Then he turned and saw the speaker to be An Zi Ran. The youth had an indifferent expression on his face as if he was standing on a high place and looking down on Fu Yuan Wu. His expression was confident and certain as if he were predicting the future. Fu Yuan Wu’s face sank in an instant. Just as he was about to refute, the youth looked away.

These two – Fu Wu Tian and An Zi Ran – were indeed a married couple. Even their actions were the same.

“An Zi Ran, this prince will remember you!”

A wave of humiliation washed over Fu Yuan Wu, and the hands hanging by his side slowly tightened into fists. The gaze that he pierced An Zi Ran with was like a sharp knife.

It was not that An Zi Ran did not perceive the other person’s glare, but he simply did not care.

Fu Yuan Wu was indeed talented, but his temperament was lacking. He had the support of the Zhang Sun family, but if he were to ascend the throne in the future, he would become an emperor that was naturally predisposed to suspicions, and the slightest provocation would lead to him digging his own grave.

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In contrast, Fu Yuang Cheng had a better chance of winning the fight for the throne. People were more inclined to like him for his gentle and elegant appearance. He was a person with a strategic mind, he knew forbearance, and he was good at winning people’s hearts. Such a person was the most suitable person to become an emperor.

The only disadvantage to him was that he didn’t have a strong and powerful family as a backer. Although the Zhao family was currently on his side, he has not completely subdued the Zhao family. Moreover, the Zhao family also has a prince, so he could not completely trust the Zhao family no matter what. And flawed trust was a great hidden danger. No one knew when things would break down.

This was Fu Yuan Cheng’s greatest weakness. If his enemies could make good use of this point, it would be a huge blow to Fu Yuan Cheng, and it might even nullify his ability to complete for the throne.

Finally, there was the third prince, Fu Yuan Yang.

An Zi Ran glanced at Fu Yuan Yang lightly.

From the very beginning, he felt that Fu Yuan Yang possessed a turbulent aura about him, and his family’s power was also very strong. But if he were allowed to ascend the throne, then he might become the first tyrant of Da Ya.

Seemingly aware of his gaze, Fu Yuan Yang suddenly looked over. His eyes were full of cruelty and cold-bloodedness.

An Zi Ran frowned. Even though there was another person between him and Fu Yuan Yang, he could still feel the suffocating aura emanating from the other person’s body. This person’s hands must be drenched in the blood of countless people. His intuition could not be wrong about this.

“What is it?”

Fu Wu Tian’s low-pitched voice sounded in his ears. When he traced An Zi Ran’s line of sight, he could only see Fu Yuan Yang’s profile. His facial features were the most prominent among the five brothers. He had a broad forehead, a narrow nose, and hard facial features. He bore a great resemblance to his uncle Yu Bo Fei.

An Zi Ran shook his head. “Didn’t grandfather say he would come? Why don’t we see him yet? And the empress dowager, does she not plan to attend this banquet?”

“The empress dowager is old and likes peace and quiet. She also did not attend the state banquets in previous years. She’d only occasionally attend a family banquet. Grandfather must have gone to Ci Ming Palace by now. When the state banquet is over, we will go see the empress dowager.”

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If possible, An Zi Ran didn’t want to attend the state banquet either.

When Fu Wu Tian was forced to surrender his military power, he had taken it as an opportunity to withdraw from the battle for the throne. Thanks to this, the Fu wangfu could expect to be peaceful for this year. If he got into trouble because of this, he would also have a headache.

“Can we leave early?”

Fu Wu Tian caressed the fold between his brows affectionately, “Don’t worry, there is an oral order from the empress dowager, so we can go anytime.”

“Then is right now possible?” An Zi Ran quipped.

“Of course.”

Hearing what Fu Wu Tian said with such an affirmative tone, An Zi Ran shrugged, “Forget it, let’s wait a little longer, it’s too conspicuous to leave now.”

“We’ll do as you say.”

The people who were paying attention took note of the intimacy between the two men. Some people’s eyes flashed with surprise, as if they didn’t expect their relationship to be so good. Among them, one pair of eyes was gazing particularly intently. But it was coming from the opposite side. Just when An Zi Ran was about to look over to see who it was, the eunuch at the door shouted loudly.

“Consort Yan has arrived!”

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Chapter 26 – Little Brother

The empire’s aristocrats have always been like this. Every gathering was an occasion for them to exchange gossip. Behind the elegant gestures of the ladies and gentlemen in attendance, they liked to talk about dirty things like adultery and infidelity.

An Ning had also participated in such conversations and gossiped about other people. He didn’t think there was anything wrong with gossiping and he even thought that the person being talked about deserved it. Otherwise, why would the aristocrats only gossip about that person and not other people?

He didn’t know how terrible it felt to have people gossip about you until today when those aristocrats pointed their fingers at him.

The people’s gazes felt like sharp knives on his flesh. The judgment in their eyes became heavier and heavier.

An Ning was riddled with anxiety. He quickly covered the top of his head and said anxiously, “I’m not bald! It’s just an accident!”

It’s a shame that no one listened to him. Instead, they began to criticize him of losing his manners.

An Ning could not endure the shame and his resentment flared up. He flung himself at An Ji in anger. His sharp fingernails aimed for An Ji’s fair face. “You caused this! If it wasn’t for you, how could this happen to me?”

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At first, An Ji still had a bit of compassion for An Ning, but when An Ning accused him without proof, An Ji lost all feelings of sympathy for him. He nimbly dodges An Ning’s attack and An Ning slammed into the dining table that was behind him.

The glassware on the table clattered to the floor and shattered into pieces. An Ning’s white suit was stained red with various sauces and red wine. There was also cake smeared on his face. It was an extremely embarrassing sight.

He Xingyun – the one who had his hair cut into a hedgehog style – wanted to go over and help him, but his hand was swatted aside before he could even touch An Ning.

“Why don’t you people believe me? I really didn’t go bald!” An Ning screamed while covering his had. “Listen to me, everyone, I used to have hair! It was An Ji who cut my hair!”

The people present were not fools. Someone retorted in a low voice, “An Ji has been sitting here all this time. He’s been busy chasing away all the alphas that came to flirt with him, so how could he have time to go cut your hair?”

“If it’s not him, who else can it be?” An Ning’s eyes reddened. He wanted to tug on that lady’s skirt to explain, but he was currently covered in food residue. Every time he moved, bits of food and sauces fell from his person. Which lofty aristocrat would let him approach them like that? The lady hastily backed away, and covered her face with her fan. The look in her eyes was full of disgust.

An Ning could not bear everyone’s criticisms. With a cry of anguish, he rushed out without even wiping his face.

When Xu Jing’an heard the news, she rushed over. Upon seeing An Ji safe and sound, she heaved a sigh of relief. But she was still a little worried and couldn’t help asking, “An Ning’s head… you really didn’t do it?”

An Ji was silent for two seconds, and then he said expressionlessly, “I didn’t.”

In that moment, An Ji looked the same as he did when he had first returned to the Capital Star. His delicate face was full of indifference, and the way he looked at his parents was the same as looking at a couple of strangers.

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The parent-and-child relationship that took so long to warm up seemed to revert back to the coldness of before. Xu Jing’an felt suffocated, but she was still concerned about her adopted son, who just had an emotional breakdown. She glanced at An Ji with a complicated expression, and hurriedly chased after An Ning.

As the music sounded, the nosey crowd gradually dispersed, and the well-trained waiters quickly cleaned everything up. The banquet hall was full of singing and dancing again, as if what happened just now was just an illusion.

A waiter rearranged the table and seating for him, but An Ji had lost his appetite. He stared at the clear water in the glass. No one knew what he was thinking.

Then An Can appeared out of no where. There was a strand of blonde hair stuck to the leg of his pants.

An Ji immediately understood everything. “It was you?”

An Can was expressionless. “I’m already being very polite.”

An Ji: “…”

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I’m here to update everyone on my health situation. I got tested and confirmed that I have covid. I’ve been down for the past few days suffering from terrible chills, fevers, and nausea. I’ve finally shaken off the fevers and I can think straight again. Yay. I’m still dealing with other symptoms, such as sore muscles, creaky joints, stuffy nose and runny nose (it alternates and I swear my nose always stuffs up when I’m trying to sleep), a cough, sore throat, light dizziness, etc, but I’m finally on the mend. My appetite is back, so I can eat more and get the nutrients I need to get better faster. I’m still on the road to recovery, but things are looking better. Considering my profession IRL, I’m honestly surprised I managed to dodge covid for so long. But this means I now have natural immunity, right? Lol.

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Didn’t Love You Enough 86

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Chapter 86 – A Thrill 

The empress asked Lin Jia Bao: “When you come to greet me, have you ever seen Song-shi or Yu-shi?”

Lin Jia Bao thought about it for a while and replied, “No, I haven’t…”

Now that he was thinking about it, he realized that he had indeed never seen Song-shi or Yu-shi in Yong Shou Palace, and he found that strange. Why didn’t they come to pay respects to the empress?

“It’s like that. It stands to reason that the crown prince’s concubines are not qualified to greet bengong*. That’s why you never see them coming to greet me in the mornings. Just look, there are only ten concubines who come to greet me every day, but the emperor’s harem is composed of more than just ten people… Only those at the level of imperial concubine and above can come pay respects to bengong…”

[*T/N: She’s using 本宫 bengong to refer to herself. It translates to “this palace,” which sounds a bit strange in English, so I left it as is.]

The empress looked at Lin Jia Bao’s face full of disappointment. This was really a child who wore his heart on his sleeve.

The empress unconsciously softened her voice and said: “You’re good, but there are rules in the palace, and class is strict in the palace. It’s not good to do things that are beyond your status. If this goes on, it will not be good for the crown prince or for you. The imperial censors will also used this as a pretext for gossip.”

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“Your Majesty, An Zhu understands. An Zhu will definitely abide by the palace rules scrupulously and not cause trouble for His Royal Highness…”

Lin Jia Bao nodded with great solemnity.

At this time, Zhou-momo led the chief imperial guard of Yong Shou Palace in.

“Your Majesty, there’s trouble. Xue Song brought a large number of thieves into the harem. They’re heading here to Yong Shou Palace. I think those thieves were the one who caused the fire at Li An Hall. Their purpose must be to lure the imperial guards away…”

“That goddamn Xue family. They want to rebel?” The empress was furious. She asked, “How many imperial guards are there in Yong Shou Palace right now?”

The chief imperial guard responded: “Right now there are twenty something imperial guards left in Yong Shou Palace, enough to hold them off for a while, but there are nearly a hundred of those thieves and they’re coming straight for Yong Shou Palace. Please make arrangements quickly, Your Majesty.”

The empress gradually calmed down. “Take my phoenix token. Go to the commander of the imperial guards and have him dispatch imperial guards here as soon as possible.”

The empress handed her phoenix token to the chief imperial guard, “Go quickly…”

“Understood.” The chief imperial guard took the phoenix token with both hands and quickly retreated.

“Go and get me a set of palace maid clothes…” The empress ordered Zhou-momo. She had to prepare a backup plan. If the imperial guards didn’t arrive in time, she couldn’t stay there like a sitting duck either. Since they’re coming for Yong Shou Palace that meant that they were coming for her.

“Your Majesty, please change quickly. The imperial guards outside won’t last long,” Zhou-momo said anxiously.

The empress wore the palace maid clothes on top of her current outfit.

“Call in all the imperial guards that are stationed outside. Let’s go to Qian Qing Palace. There are more imperial guards there, so it’s safer to go there.”

Several guards retreated inside. They all carried wounds. Yuan Qing also came in to protect Lin Jia Bao.

The empress looked at Lin-xiaoshi, who was trying his hardest to hold back his fear. She comforted him: “Don’t be afraid. The imperial guards will be here soon. Let’s go to Qian Qing Palace to take shelter.”

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The empress had experienced the fierce struggle for the throne in her early years. Whether it was forcing the emperor to abdicate or other things, she has seen them all. But Lin-xiaoshi was still young and has never experienced such things before.

“I’m not afraid anymore, Your Majesty…” Lin Jia Bao said, clenching his fists.

The empress was quite satisfied with the way Lin Jia Bao was handling the situation. It was a good thing that he wasn’t weeping endlessly.

With the imperial guards escorting them, the empress and Lin Jia Bao hurried towards the backyard.

The imperial guards in the front courtyard were gradually losing ground and they couldn’t hold back all the intruders. Some of the intruders have already charged into Yong Shou Palace.

Xue Song, who was in the lead, had good eyes and he quickly spotted the empress. He shouted: “The empress is there. Prince Li said whoever can catch the empress will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver.”

As soon as he said this, the thieves rushed towards the empress. The imperial guards stepped forward to fend them off.

The rest of the imperial guards continued to escort the empress and Lin Jia Bao. There were more and more thieves rushing towards them, and the sound of fighting sounded in Lin Jia Bao’s ears.

The imperial guards escorting them were gradually getting picked off, making it difficult to move forward. The two shadow guards by Lin Jia Bao’s side also joined the fight. With their inclusion, the situation took a slight turn for the better, however, due to the large number of opponents, the two shadow guards were also struggling to cope. In the end, the thieves took advantage of a gap and attacked the empress and Lin Jia Bao.

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Didn’t Love You Enough 85

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Chapter 85 – A Thrill (27.1)

Speaking of Lin Jia Bao’s side of the story, we would have to go back to the day before.

As usual, Lin Jia Bao went to greet the empress early in the morning.

Lin Jia Bao arrived very early. He was always the first to arrive. After his arrival, the other concubines in the harem would arrive one after the one. Gradually, Lin Jia Bao became acquainted with them.

When the empress came in, Lin Jia Bao and the other concubines of the harem would greet the empress and pay their respects.

Then, the empress would talk about some of the harem’s official business. After that, the empress would also bring up matters concerning the harem itself. When the empress mentioned the heaven worshipping ceremony, the mothers of the three princes who had gone to attend the ceremony were all puffed up with pride. Lin Jia Bao sat in the very last seat and listened quietly.

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Lin Jia Bao was very happy to hear that His Royal Highness and the others would be back in one day.

When Lin Jia Bao watched the back of His Royal Highness as he left the palace, he couldn’t help but start to miss him already… Without His Royal Highness to hug him at night, Lin Jia Bao would toss about in bed, unable to sleep.

Husband, please come back soon… Lin Jia Bao thought.

Everyone only talked for a little bit before the empress dismissed them early.

She said to the concubines: “Let’s stop here today, everyone go back a bit earlier, ba…”

“Understood.” The concubines stood up one after another and asked to be excused, as was customary.

Lin Jia Bao also stood up and asked to be excused. Then he got ready to leave.

“An Zhu, you stay behind…” the empress called to Lin Jia Bao.

The other concubines all seemed to be rejoicing in his misfortune. On New Year’s Eve, the crown prince brought Lin-xiaoshi along to attend the banquet and had him sit in the seat of the crown princess. Everyone saw this. Unexpectedly, the emperor and the empress acted like they didn’t notice at that time, and didn’t reprimand them at all. But it looked like the empress was going to beat Lin-xiaoshi today.

Lin Jia Bao obeyed the empress’s command and stayed behind. He saw the other concubines looking at him, but he couldn’t decipher what their gazes meant. He also didn’t know why the empress wanted him to stay behind…

“An Zhu, come to me…” the empress said to Lin Jia Bao.

“Understood.” Lin Jia Bao stepped forward and came in front of the empress. “Your Majesty, what is your command?”

The empress looked at Lin Jia Bao standing in front of her. This Lin-xiaoshi was indeed a lovable child.

She looked at Lin Jia Bao’s pure and clear eyes. How could anyone dislike him? It was no wonder that the crown prince was a little addicted to him.

And the most precious thing about Lin-xiaoshi was that he could maintain his nature even when the crown prince doted on him so much. He did not become arrogant and hot-tempered. He did not get carried away [with his new status] and forget himself. It was truly a rare and precious thing.

The empress sighed in her heart. It was a pity that he was a ger… sons were better than females, what a pity…

[T/N: If I’m not remembering wrong, in this world, gers are more likely to give birth to gers (or daughters?) and gers are grouped with the females in the sense that they can’t inherit the family name and can’t continue the family bloodline, but they can give birth.]

The empress thought about it and said to Lin Jia Bao in a gentle manner: “An Zhu, ah. In the future, except for when the crown prince brings you to Yong Shou Palace, you do not normally have to come to Yong Shou Palace to pay your respects to me…”

Lin Jia Bao was stunned for a moment after hearing this. “Your Majesty, did An Zhu do something wrong?”

At that moment, Zhou-momo hurriedly came in, “Reporting to Your Majesty, the Li An Palace Hall is on fire…”

“How did this happen? Is the fire big?”

The Li An Palace Hall was relatively close to Yong Shou Palace. The late emperor’s great imperial concubine used to live there. After the great imperial concubine passed away, it has been left empty ever since. So how could it catch fire? The empress had misgivings about this sudden fire.

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“Reporting to Your Majesty, we don’t know why the palace hall caught fire. Perhaps it is due to the dry weather. This old servant has already ordered the imperial guards to go put out the fire. I believe the fire will be extinguished soon and it will not spread to Yong Shou Palace.” Zhou-momo replied.

“Send more imperial guards over to investigate the cause of the fire. Be sure to put out the fire…” The empress instructed Zhou-momo.

“Understood.” Zhou-momo replied and then retreated.

The empress turned to look at Lin Jia Bao, “I was just saying, in the future you don’t have to come to Yong Shou Palace every day to greet me, do you understand?”

Lin Jia Bao felt that this command was a bit ineffable. He felt that it should be normal to greet His Royal Highness’s mother every day. He could also feel the empress’s kindness towards him, and he has always been very respectful to the empress.

Lin Jia Bao would always come very early to greet her, regardless of weather conditions, rain, hail, or shine. It has always been this way up until now…

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