Chapter 76 (1/2)

Chapter 76

Mo Qi Qi quietly follows that person from behind before whispering, “Jiu Jiu, is that you?”

Mo Jiu Jiu turns around and smiles wide when she sees Mo Qi Qi, “General Bai Jiu greets the empress!”

Mo Qi Qi holds her forehead, suddenly feeling faint. She looks around and once making sure no one is watching them, she pulls Jiu Jiu to the side, “Why are you here, Jiu Jiu?”

“I asked General Han to bring me here,” Bai Jiu replies happily.

Mo Qi Qi wants to cry, “You shouldn’t have come! Do you know how smart the emperor is? He can probably read minds! Aren’t you scared that he will notice that you are a girl posing as a boy? The crime of deceiving the emperor warrants the death penalty!”

Mo Jiu Jiu has an optimistic view to everything: “Don’t worry, Second Sister! I will be very careful. The emperor can read your mind because you two are a pair of husband and wife. Both of you have telephatic connection with each other. I am different, we do not know each other well. He will not notice anything off as long as I keep my distance!”

“I do not have any telephatic connection with him! Anyway, since you are here, be careful. With you by my side, I feel a little safer.”

Bai Jiu smiles, “Don’t worry, Second Sister! I will protect you and His Majesty well.”

“Protecting me alone is enough. The emperor has enough people protecting him as it is.”

Mo Jiu Jiu laughs, “Yes, Your Ladyship. This General will put his life on the line to protect you!”

“Stop being so roguish! Go and do your work!”

“Alright, I’m leaving,” Jiu Jiu says before walking away.

It is at that time that Jun Yue Hen slowly makes his way towards Mo Qi Qi, “Qi Qi——–“

Mo Qi Qi turns to him in shock, “Yue Hen, why are you here?”

Jun Yue Hen smiles bitterly, “The edict to order me to join this trip suddenly came, last night. I had to stop waiting because of that. I was so worried about you.”

Mo Qi Qi looks at him, dispirited, “Don’t even bring it up. I got caught last night and got forced to join this trip as well.”

“The emperor now knows that you are trying to run away?” Jun Yue Hen anxiously asks.

“Don’t worry, Yue Hen. I didn’t tell him that I was trying to run away with you. I told him that I only wanted to look at the world outside the palace. I am scared. I think Jun Qian Che brings me along because he wants to find the opportunity to kill me,” Mo Qi Qi shares her thoughts with Jun Yue Hen.

“Don’t worry, Qi Qi. I am

here. I will protect you,” Yue Hen comforts her.

Mo Qi Qi smiles at him brightly as she nods, “I have to admit, I was very relieved when I saw you earlier on.” Although Jun Yue Hen does not know martial arts, having him with her makes her feel safe. “I will leave first. I don’t want Jun Qian Che to see us. He will get suspicious.”

Jun Yue Hen nods and can only watch as Mo Qi Qi walks towards Jun Qian Che.

After getting down from the carriage, Jun Qian Che has been standing by the river with his hand on his back, looking very calm.

Mo Qi Qi stops by his side and follows his line of sight. “What are you looking at, Your Majesty? Is there a treasure inside the river? You are looking at it with such concentration….”

“Treasure?” Jun Qian Che looks at her?

“Treasure as in money! Gold, money, jades, they are all treasures!”

Jun Qian Che laughs at her in disdain.

“What are you laughing at? Did chenqie say anything wrong?” You rude bas*ard!

“From how zhen looks at it, things that can be compared to money and gold are not treasures,” Jun Qian Che calmly says.

Mo Qi Qi sneers at him, “You are the emperor, of course gold means nothing to you. You can get everything you want as long as you say it, of course you do not see the value of gold!”

Jun Qian Che looks at her quietly, not saying anything.

Very quickly, the Imperial Kitchen Department has finished cooking dinner. Eating the meals after such a long journey is very exciting.

After dinner, Han Yi Xiao invites them to rest. He is in charge of accommodation and has arranged to place the emperor and the empress under the same tent. Hearing that, Mo Qi Qi quickly objects, “No! Bengong does not want to stay in the same tent as the emperor!”

Everyone looks at the empress in alarm. The empress must have gone mad, she actually objects to staying under the same tent with the emperor.

In order to protect her own life, she quickly says, “Your Majesty must be really tired after traveling the entire day. I am a messy sleeper, what if I ends up bothering your rest? Perhaps, it is better if I share a tent with my maid, Ban Xiang. Please forgive my impudence, Your Majesty.”

Han Yi Xiao looks at Jun Qian Che with a difficult expression.

“Listen to the empress,” Jun Qian Che calmly says.

“Yes!”

Mo Qi Qi secretly sighs in relief. Being in the same room as Jun Qian Che feels really awkward after that incident, she really does not want to share a tent with him.

And so, Mo Qi Qi and Ban Xiang go to their designated tent.

After they enter the

the tent, Ban Xiang regretfully says, “Why did you refuse to share the tent with His Majesty, Your Ladyship? It is not easy for you to get the chance to cultivate your feelings with His Majesty. Back in the palace, His Majesty only favors Yang Guifei and never visits you. You must take this chance to win His Majesty’s affection and bear him a child! Only then will you be able to solidify your position!” Ban Xiang daydreams happily.