Seven Unfortunate Lifetimes Chapter 26 (1/2)

Chapter 26

Chu Kong was blus.h.i.+ng on that side, but he didn’t hide from me. Slowly, he walked towards us. I drank a cup of wine and looked at everyone’s expression. Xinyun leaned closer to me with a look of panic. Chu Yi was more nervous than I. Quietly, he went over to Xinyun’s side as if he’s afraid that when Chu Kong get here, Chu Kong’ll kill her. The expressions of the maids behind Chu Kong were resentful. Only Chu Kong seemed indifferent. With a raised chin, he stood proudly before me. His face was a bit pale. Presumably the pregnancy let his body become a little weak.

I touched my chin. Under such circ.u.mstances, how should the dialogue of the princess and the general be like? I agonized over it without result. I saw Chu Kong sitting beside me. He pointed at Xinyun’s hand, which was holding me and said: “Let go.”

Her voice wasn’t loud, but her tone was arrogant and didn’t let anyone disobey it.

Fire seemed to have caught Xinyun’s hand. With a “putong” sound she kneeled down. Tears were in her eyes. She looked at me pitifully.

At this point, I still haven’t figured out how general Chu will react, so I was pretending with an inscrutable look and continue to drink. I was waiting for Chu Kong to clean up this mess.

Chu Kong also picked up a cup and poured wine. The maid behind him immediately said: “Princess, you’re pregnant. You shouldn’t drink.”

Chu Kong quietly played with the cup of wine for a while. Then he put the cup on the table and pushed it to Xinyun’s side.

“I’ve forgotten that I was pregnant. That being the case, Xinyun lady can drink this cup of wine on bengong1’s behalf.”

Xinyun s.h.i.+vered. Her eyes were frightened. I suddenly remembered that this was no difference from getting wine from the royal family2. But I also know that although Chu Kong is arrogant, he won’t murder someone casually. This wine must be because he wants to tease her……

So I also opened my eyes and excitedly looked at Xinyun.

“General…..”

Chu Yi was more impatient than I. I waved to shut him up. Xinyun looked at me as in asking me to help her. I also stared at her. She seemed to know that I won’t open my mouth to save her. She gritted her teeth, grabbed the cup of wine, raised it and drank all the wine. She closed her eyes and waited in fear for a long while. But nothing happened. She opened her eyes in more horror and glanced quickly at Chu Kong.

“Qingling princess, you……”

“What about ben gong?”

Chu Kong smiled: “What about ben gong, you can only endure it.”

Xinyun hung her head. Her fists were clenched. The surrounding turned silent. Chu Kong’s finger was tapping on the table. His head was looking down so I didn’t know what he’s thinking. I felt that staying silent like this is also not the answer, so I let Chu Yi sent Xinyun off. Chu Kong and I sat for a while, and then she let the maids wait outside.

After everyone left, I raised my thumbs: “You did the things very much like a princess. That arrogant look, cheche…… Forcing a woman like that, won’t you feel guilty?”

I suddenly remembered the first time I went to the netherworld, the pink dressed lady who stood beside Chu Kong. I thought really hard and finally I remembered her name. I teasingly said to Chu Kong: “Did you ever treat that Yings.h.i.+ immortal like that?”

Chu Kong’s eyes lightly swept over me: “Yins.h.i.+, would not make that disgusting expression like her.”

Listening to him protecting a woman and remembering that after he wanted to make me a eunuch, he’ll go back and watch stars with her, my heart suddenly felt unhappy.

I put the cup on the table and said: “I think that there’s nothing wrong with Xinyun’s expression. Being weak can reap many benefits.”

Chu Kong looked sideways at me and raised a brow: “Do you really think of yourself as a man after receiving a sh.e.l.l?”

I didn’t want to argue with him about this, turned and looked at the sky: “Well, todays’s autumn, the weather is nice.”

Chu Kong laughed coldly: “I was busy inside and outside investigating; someone felt that he is the owner, was bored and sat here drinking. Eating men and women alike3, your life is really good.”

I protested: “First, I didn’t see myself as the owner and also didn’t eat men and women alike. Second, I also earnestly went to find out our surroundings.”

“Oh, then tell me what you’ve found out?”

I put a solemn expression and seriously said: “The cook of the general manor used too much time to cook.”

I took a dessert on the table. While I took a bite and said with disgust: “I really don’t know how the general and the princess can bear it till now. I’m trying to find a fault and dismiss him.”

Chu Kong’s lips trembled. Unrestrained, he flung the plate with the dessert and thrown it in the pond to feed fish.

“Good for nothing.”

He evaluated me like that and then said solemnly: “Did you see that this Xinyun is not simple?”

I was surprised and busily let the desserts in my mouth slide down to my stomach.

“How complex can she be?”

“Think with the little brain that you have. If the arrogant princess really decided to perish together with the general, do you think that she’ll leave Xinyun alone? This woman is still alive, so I relentlessly researched her. Sure enough, someone is manipulating her from behind.”

“Who?”

Chu Kong shook his head: “What I can find now isn’t much. But you must be careful around this woman.”

Chu Kong touched his chin, narrowed his eyes and said: “With the power I have now I couldn’t find out much about Xinyun. The previous general climbed from the soldier’s position to the general’s position must be a smart man. He must’ve also detected something strange about Xinyun’s origin. Then why did he love her? Did she really befuddle his mind……”

I touched the cup and said with speculation: “Can it be…….that the general didn’t like Xinyun that much as it seemed to outsiders?”

And also he didn’t hate the princess that much as it seemed to outsiders……

Chu Kon frowned and thought for a while. Then he scolded: “These troublesome mortals, all day they only know how to create a mess!”

I scratched my head and said: “I really want to go to the netherworld and ask them what happened!”

Feeling sad for a while, I sat down and the pavilion quieted down. The autumn wind blew. I whispered: “Pregnancy……how are you feeling?”

Chu Kong voice seemed to have disappeared. I continued to ask: “Did your belly grow bigger? Why do I feel that nothing is happening to you, ah……”

I thought that after hearing those words, Chu Kong will get angry. I didn’t think glanced at me and said: “What should happen? Say it, let me listen to it.”

I raised my fingers one by one and counted: “The whole body feels tired, loss of appet.i.te.”

“A little.”

“The breast hurts, nauseous and vomiting.”

Chu Kong shook his head: “No.”

I wondered: “Didn’t your belly grow bigger?”

“How would I know if it got bigger,” Chu Kong asked me. “Would xiaoye touch a woman’s belly when he’s bored?”

“But now this is your body!”

I pouted: “Do you think is cool to need to lift up the small jiji (you all understand what this is XD) when I go to the toilet? I, a virtuous lady need to do this every day. What’s wrong with touching your belly every day to see if the child is well?”