Vol 2 Chapter 5 (1/2)
Volume 2 Chapter 5: Don’t tell me this is the attack on Xu state
“Go on big brother, explain yourself.”
“I–”
“Please lower your head Xuan De.” *w.a.n.g*!
“Yes.”
“Un, good, go ahead now my lord.”
“I really don’t know anything~~”
“Lies.” Everyone said in one voice.
… Hai, looks like I’m done for this time.
Meng De’s vanguard could be arriving anytime soon but yet here I was in the courtyard, being interrogated by everyone.
“Umm, can the 2 of you lend me a hand? Please tell them I didn’t do anything… But I really didn’t right?”
“Un?” Mi Zhen bent her head to the side… Can you stop acting cute and say it! “I was asleep so I don’t know anything as well.”
“I was talking about before you fell asleep!”
d.a.m.n it…
“Un?”
It’s over, she completely doesn’t get what I’m saying.
I looked over to Gan Qing who was sitting on the side in the hopes of her saying something helpful. She saw me look at her and nodded rea.s.suringly.
“Actually, Lord Liu Bei really didn’t do anything.” Gan Qing said… But why do you have to blush while saying this! Who will believe you now!~~
“Hai~~~ So what exactly happened?” Yun Chang said helplessly. “I heard a commotion from big brother’s room so I ran on over only to find Gan Qing there. And besides her, another one popped out of nowhere.”
“…” “What do you mean our of nowhere? She’s my little sister!” “…”
We only called for Mi Zhu but yet why did the other 2 came along?
“Little sister,” Mi Zhu smiled as she went up to Mi Zhen, “Please tell me what happened or Lord Liu Bei will be finished.”
I nodded vigorously.
“Maa, yesterday I happened to see someone enter the city when the city gates were closing so I went up to have a look out of curiosity and that is how I got to know big sister Gan.” Mi Zhen said as she rubbed her head before beaming a smile at Gan Qing.
“So you followed us here?!” Zhang Liao exclaimed as she looked at Gan Qing helplessly.
“Un, because I want to observe Lord Liu Bei more.”
… Un, now I understand the meaning behind those words she said when we parted. She probably planned on following us from the very beginning.
“And then? Why did you all come to my bed after that?” I quickly followed up on the main point.
“Big sister Gan asked if I knew Liu Bei and when I heard about this person from her I realised that he was the one who was speaking with Grandpa Tao just now. And since I knew where you were, I brought her along.”
(TL: They aren’t actually relatives, it’s how they call old men they are close to affectionately. Like how they call Sun Jian “Uncle”.)
How can someone be so casual…
“And then?”
“And then we came in.”
“I am asking you why did you all fall asleep on my bed. By the way, by ‘sleep’, I mean sleeping and only sleeping.”
“Isn’t it obvious!” Mi Zhen exclaimed with an expression that seemed like I was the ignorant one, “It was already so late how could I have made lodging arrangements for her huh? Since we were in your room already, why not sleep there?”
“But you could have told me~~~”
“No, I didn’t let her.” Gan Qing said shyly. “I, I was afraid of interrupting Lord Liu Bei’s precious sleep.”
If you don’t clarify things soon, I will enter an eternal sleep.
“Nothing else happened?” Yun Chang followed up with a frown and her face reddened as she asked this question.
“Un un, nothing.” Mi Zhen shook her head vigorously while Gan Qing seemed to understand Yun Chang’s implied meaning was and shook her head with a red face.
“… Hai~~~ On account of everyone’s words,” Yun Chang said and looked at everyone else for affirmation before continuing, “Big brother, you are hereby p.r.o.nounced not guilty. That’s good.”
“Un, yes… Though Yun Chang’s tone still scares me quite a bit.” No matter what, I am truly relieved at this outcome.
“But little sister,” Mi Zhu said to Mi Zhen, “Why did you sleep there as well? The guards were searching for you all night.”
“Actually, on the way to Liu Bei’s room last night, I heard some stories about him.” What did Gan Qing say about me? “After I heard about him, I suddenly felt like this Liu Bei person was the one I’ve been looking for.”
“Person you are looking for? What for?”
“My lifelong partner!”
(TL: She means marriage partner.)
“Eh?!~~~~~~”
And as she said so, Mi Zhen gave an utterly enthralled look…
I’m not your prince charming yo~~~ Mi Zhu please talk some sense into your little sister.
“… Lord Liu Bei, since my little sister has said as much… Why not–”
“Eh?!~~~~~”
Mi Zhu actually seemed happy after hearing the nonsense her little sister just said.
As expected of people in the same family…
… Wu, it’s that suffocating pressure again, I feel like I can’t breathe… No, I must dispel their notions of marriage with me.
“Eh~~~ Umm, you’re Mi Zhen right… I, umm, have no plans to get married as yet and more over I’m not very old. As for you… Ah, and you.” I pointed at Gan Qing. “You all don’t actually know me very well so I think you all should seriously reconsider this.”
“… Wu.”
Mi Zhen seemed a little defeated while Gan Qing was unperturbed.
“I understand that logic, which is why I’m here.” Gan Qing said as she patted her chest which was neither big nor small, “I’m here to ascertain Lord Liu Bei’s person.”
“Wu…” This counterattack was rather effective and left me speechless.
“Oh~~ Though I don’t know what is happening but it seems like if I follow big sister Gan, I can be with Liu Bei.”
“Were those words I told you before useless!”
But really, will I be forced to marry here? 2 of the Ladies are already here… But why do I feel like if I do so, I’ll lose something important?
(TL: The concubines of Liu Bei are typically referred to as Lady [last name].)
(TL: It’s your galgame self giving you advice! Advance down a single route too fast and you miss out on the harem route! Though the main is already a sort of harem anyway…)
“In, in any case,” Just then Yun Chang walked over with an expression that seemed to be br.i.m.m.i.n.g with anger and yet seemed terribly troubled at the same time, “We don’t mean anything by this, it’s just that as fellow girls, we should… That is…”
What’s the matter? Yun Chang rarely stammers like that.
“You mean to have a fair compet.i.tion?” Gan Qing seemed to get it though, and something I did not understand.
“Un, though I didn’t mean that, but let’s do it like that then.” Yun Chang nodded as she flinched about while the rest nodded with troubled expressions as well.
(TL: In case you’re wondering, there are other young male characters as well though admittedly few, and not every girl joins the harem.)
“I understand.” Gan Qing nodded as well. “Well then, I won’t press the matter of marriage, and will wait for Lord Liu Bei to come around with a reply.”
“Ah? … Oh.” I was stunned momentarily as I was still trying to make sense of what was going on.
Eh? The problem is resolved after some mysterious words between the women?
“Hai~~~” Yun Chang sighed, “Maa, because it’s big brother, this can’t be helped.”
After Yun Chang said so, everyone there gave helpless smiles in reply.
What is it about me that cannot be helped?!
The drama with Gan Qing and Mi Zhen went on throughout the morning and only concluded when the Cao Army had advanced close enough that their flags could be seen from to the city.
When we heard that Cao Cao’s flags were sighted we rushed to the city gates and found that Sun Qian and Jian Yong had already a.s.sembled the troops… No wonder I didn’t see them halfway through just now.
“Are we ready?” I turned and asked the girls as I mounted my horse, though I already knew the answer.
“Everyone is armed and ready.” Yun Chang replied.
“Un, we can begin.” Feng Xian said as she looked at the troops behind.