Chapter 49 (1/2)

Chapter Forty-Nine

I admit that these words of Consort Mi that suddenly came out nowhere, made me feel a little strange, followed by a full of chest of amus.e.m.e.nt and interest. Turns out my completely placid days have finally given rise to waves, this place that is the Imperial Palace has not a single spot that is peaceful, such words are indeed true.

I do not show a look of panic, nor a look of guilt, only hooking up my red lips and smile more and more sweetly, ”What makes your highness say this?”

Consort Mi does not appear as sharp and cold as before, the voice coming from her throat as soft as glutinous rice, so attractive, ”An honest person doesn't speak shady words, since I am able to stand before you and say these words, that shows that I have full confidence in all of this. Since that is the case, why is Princess covering and hiding your heart?”

I innocently blink, ”Your highness has misunderstood, my meaning is, why are you so certain that his majesty isn't giving me sincere doting love, why are you certain that what he’s giving me is false display of affection?” I deliberately act shy as I say: ”His majesty, he said his feelings for me are sincere.”

Consort Mi covers her mouth and chuckles, face delicate, posture elegant, ”[Younger] Sister is indeed still just a child, how could a man's words be completely trusted? Not to mention, that person is even the monarch of the kingdom.” Her water-like eyes slightly looks down, tender voice saying: ”You ah, how could you possibly be Lian's opponent? Lian sure is getting more and more out of hand, to even mess with a cute little la.s.s like you.”

I grow increasingly interested as I listen to her, doubtfully asking: ”Your highness, you know his majesty very well?”

”Lian ah……” Her eyes are like water, romantic feelings slowly circulating within, ”In this world, who else could know him better than I?”

I lightly bite down on my bottom lip, anxiously saying: ”Your highness' meaning is……”

Her white hand touches my face, as she speaks in a warm tone: ”He and I have known each other since childhood, also promised one another commitment for a lifetime since childhood……” She abruptly furrows her fine brows, ”Just that unexpected problems later occurred, causing a bit of misunderstanding between he and I……”

I blankly look at her, ”Ah?”

”Silly Sister, not even a grain of sand can be tolerated between lovers, of course there’d be a misunderstanding, but there will be a day this misunderstanding will be solved ah……” Her slender fingers are slightly ice-cold, yet the smile on her face is bright, ”He'd always love to find people to anger me, but these ladies are really innocent. Lian ah, Lian, what is the need in this now?”

I secretly laugh inside, silly sister? I see it's more like you're really treating me as silly, treating me like I lived fifteen years for nothing. I want to say something, but stop again to look at her, finally mumbling: ”But……”

”En, but what?”

”But……” I slowly say to her: ”His majesty never mentions your highness to me ah.”

Consort Mi's face instantly changes colours, then those quiet and dark eyes show sadness as she says: ”Of course he cannot possible mention me, afraid Lian is still mad at me. Sister is Yun Mi's princess, naturally unaware of Lian’s and my past……” She faintly sighs, ”Forget it, forget it, all has already pa.s.sed by.”

I seem to have also been infected by her sorrows, lowering my tone in saying: ”So, so it's like this……”

”Silly Sister.” She takes my hand, ”I know it was Lian's bad, shouldn't have captured you here from Yun Mi……but Lian had just been angered by that cousin of yours, then hears that your cousin dotes on you the most, hence capturing you here……Sister mustn't blame him.”

Tut tut, be it openly or shadily, aren't you just pointing out that He Lian Chen is only being nice to me to get revenge on her and Yuwen Rui, should I have really been a naive little la.s.s, I sure would be heartbroken by this. But apologies, I am not.

I bite down on my bottom lip, ”Your highness, can I ask you a question?”

She says with a smile: ”What would Sister like to ask?”

”Just that……” I slightly squint my eyes, furrowing my brows as I ask: ”Why does your highness call his majesty with a single word of 'Lian'?”

She tenderly says: ”Because his majesty's name carries the 'Lian' character.”

I blink, ”Then why is it that his majesty tells me to call him 'Chen'?”

Consort Mi surely does make a huge change in expression this time, eyes filled with shock, the deliberately feigned gentleness and calmness from before also disappears with it, ”You said he let you call him 'Chen'?”

I nod, ”That's right.”

”You……” Consort Mi raises her hand high, wanting to fan it over at me, but I unload myself from the original look of uselessness and nimbly take a few steps back. I lightly smile as I say: ”Your highness, this isn't good now, did you not say his majesty is only playing with me, only getting revenge? Since it's like that, then what is your highness still worried about?”

Consort Mi wanted nothing more than to grit her teeth into shattered pieces, ”An Ke Lan, why are you deliberately provoking me when I'm kindly telling you all this?!”

”These words of your highness are not true, when did I provoke you?” I give a wronged look, ”It is clearly your highness who’s afraid he has grown sincere feelings for me, unable to restrain yourself, hence coming to give me a warning, also, the words I said before are all true, with not an ounce of lies.”

Consort Mi's beautiful eyes rounds, ”I speak to you so nicely yet you instead ridicule me under the surface, simply don't know how to accept a drink of toast and only accepts a drink of forfeit (accepting things the hard way). You think what I said before were all fake then?” She mockingly laughs, contempt flas.h.i.+ng past her eyes, ”Just because of being angered to the extreme by Yuwen Rui, did he capture you - this useless one — only keeping you by his side to play with for the freshness of it, you really think you've gotten his liking? Simply ignorant of your own ability!”

I laugh, so she doesn't know the truth behind this matter, since when was I captured for his revenge? I only became his revenge goods after being captured! I say: ”Since your highness is so certain his majesty's treatment towards me isn't real, then what is this move of yours today for?” I deliberately feign confusion as I say: ”Got nothing better to do after eating your fill?”

Consort Mi hatefully throws back her sleeves, that delicately beautiful face giving rise to a few points of hideousness, ”Fifth Princess of Yun Mi Kingdom? Heng, what are you able to bring him? Nothing more than a stinky la.s.s that acts dumb and plays fool, you really think you can actually receive anyone's doting love?! What he wants isn't a useless thing like you, nor do you have that capability to stand with him! Only I know what he wants, and only I have the thing he wants!”

”Your highness' words are correct.” I say with a smile: ”I really don't know what the thing he wants, that you mentioned is, I just know that right now, he wants me to hurriedly send the grapes in the plate over to him.”

Consort Mi's eyes then settles on the grapes in my plate, then finally, that ferocious face actually cams down, she lightly says to me in a strange way: ”This is what Lian said he wants to eat?”

I nod, ”Naturally.”

”Good, very good.” She actually sounds a few laughs, ”A great An Ke Lan.”