Chapter 55 (1/2)

Chapter 55

Unwanted Challenge

Ban Xiang immediately accepts the bottle.

Mo Qi Qi smiles, ”Tell His Majesty that bengong said thank you.”

”Yes!  Then, this servant shall retreat first.” Eunuch Li retreats away.

Ban Xiang is really happy with this progress, ”Your Ladyship, His Majesty treats you really well.  Even though you were rude to him, he cares about you just the same.”

Mo Qi Qi harrumphs coldly, ”He probably didn't want other people to think that he is a bad husband, that's why he pretended to be nice and sent me that.”

Hearing that, Ban Xiang helplessly sighs, ”Your Ladyship, let me apply it on your wound.”

Mo Qi Qi nods, ”Alright.”

The news of the empress being vindicated has reached Jun Yue Hen, but he continues to wait for her outside, hoping she will choose to leave with him.

In the end, all he gets is disappointment.  Jun Yue Hen waited outside the palace like an idiot for an entire night.  By the time the sun rises, Mo Qi Qi still has not appeared.

One of his female servants, Wen Xuan tries to persuade him, ”w.a.n.gye, Her Ladyship is not coming.  You should go.”

Jun Yue Hen laughs bitterly, ”No matter how he treats her, the person she choose will always be him.  Qi Qi, you are so foolish.  He will not give you the happiness you wanted.  Why can't you see that?”  He shakes his head helplessly before walking away.

Mo Qi Qi sleeps a very peaceful sleep; she has forgotten the matter with Jun Yue Hen long ago.

When the other concubines hears about her being vindicated, they comes over to Feng Yang Palace to congratulate her.

”The heavens helped Your Ladyship because you are innocent.”

”The empress is our lucky star, no one will be able to harm her!”

Mo Qi Qi laughs happily before straightforwardly saying, ”All of you are so sweet-lipped.  Sincere or not, bengong is really happy to hear all that.  Since bengong has been declared innocent, bengong can now help Meimeis fight for favour.  Let's continue studying about how to attract a ruler's heart.  Today, bengong is going to teach all of you how to seduce the emperor using your bodies!”  She gives those concubines an ambiguous look.

Those concubines put on shy looks, ”You sounded too brazen, Your Ladyship!  Using our bodies to seduce the emperor?  Don't tell us you want us to undress the moment we see him?”

”Aiya, don't you think this is a little immoral? Hehe….”

Xia Fei immediately touches her own chest before speaking in confidence, ”If we are talking about our bodies, chenqie is confident chenqie will not lose to anyone.”

Mo Qi Qi helplessly gives them a big eyeroll, ”Oh please.  Can you people not be so dirty-minded?  By saying 'using your body to seduce the ruler', I meant using your body language!  Make him see your love; draw him in using your beauty.  I am not asking you all to act like those women in the brothels.  Granted, your motive is to sleep with the emperor, but before that; you must learn how to take care of yourself, how to carry yourself.  You must make yourself more valuable.  You must make him want you more once you sleep with him once.  Once these lessons end, settling His Majesty will be a trip to the park!”

Hearing those promises, the concubines' hearts leaps in joy, ”Your Ladyship, let's not waste time!  Let's begin now!”

Mo Qi Qi pokes fun of Yue Pin, ”Yue Pin, you sure are hasty!”

Yue Pin covers her face shyly, ”Your Ladyship, y-you made fun of chenqie!  Chenqie is not talking to you anymore!”

Mo Qi Qi laughs happily, ”Alright, alright, alright.  Not making fun of you anymore!  Let's start our lesson now!”