Chapter 466 - Proper Palace Intrigue (5) (1/2)
Yuwen Xun hadn’t stepped into Zhuang Qiong’s sleeping quarters for a month now. Quite a few people were guessing that Shi Sheng had lost favour with the Emperor.
Since Shu Fei had been visited the longest this month, her ego had inflated greatly.
“These people sure are quick to jump the boat! It used to be that our palace got the first pick of fabrics, but this time they actually let Shu Fei pick first!” Tao Qin carried two bolts of cloth as she followed Shi Sheng. “My Lady, don’t continue sulking with His Majesty. Just give in.”
‘Who’s sulking with the ML-sama? And ‘give in’? The fuck for? Do I(bbb) look like the type who gives in to just anyone?’
Noticing Shi Sheng’s silence, Tao Qin once again started yammering away in an effort to persuade Shi Sheng. “His Majesty is still thinking of you, or else he wouldn’t have especially gotten people to send so many things over yesterday. My Lady…”
After a month-long stalemate, Yuwen Xun finally couldn’t sit still any longer.
He had sent people to deliver many fine objects yesterday. If things proceeded normally, Shi Sheng ought to have went over to thank him, and then the two would’ve made up after some mushy words.
But Shi Sheng wasn’t the type to follow scripts. She accepted the stuff he sent without saying anything about it.
Tao Qin persuaded her for a long time, but Shi Sheng acted like she hadn’t heard.
When dusk fell, De-gonggong arrived to read a decree summoning Shi Sheng to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to attend[1] to the Emperor.
Shi Sheng was utterly dumbfounded ‘Yuwen Xun wants me to ‘attend’ to him? Is he mad?’
Yuwen Xun had always visited Zhuang Qiong at her place, yet this time he was summoning her to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to attend to him.
‘He couldn’t be planning on XXing me, could he? The fuck!’
Shi Sheng naturally absolutely refused to go. She used the excuse that she wasn’t feeling well.
But Yuwen Xun actually came over himself.
Shi Sheng expressionlessly stood there, neither greeting or otherwise speaking, making the atmosphere a bit awkward.
Yuwen Xun spoke first, “Are you still angry at me(z), my beloved?”
“Nope.”
Yuwen Xun advanced a couple of paces towards Shi Sheng and made to pull her towards him, but she dodged to the side.
‘Hey, hey, hey now! If the FL sees you making moves on other women, you’re gonna die a terrible death, I’m telling you, ML-sama.’
“And you said you weren’t angry. It’s true my(z) attitude wasn’t too good, but you shouldn’t have done that either. Shu Fei is still one of the Four Consorts[2]. After you pranked her so much, even if I(z) wanted to protect you, I(z) couldn’t do so too obviously.”
Shi Sheng felt goosebumps rising all over. ‘ML-sama, please spare me(bbb).’
She tightened her clothes around her. ‘What does this ML want to do to me? So scared ah! Where’s my(lz) sword?!’
“Didn’t you say I was making things hard for Shu Fei?” ‘How come it’s ‘pranking’ her now? Shu Fei will cry if she hears you, I’mma tell ya.’
“I(z) lost my temper. You did go overboard that day. It was so cold then—if anything happened to Shu Fei, how was I(z) to answer to Official Zheng? Of course, I(z) know you didn’t do it on purpose…”
“I did it on purpose. I just can’t stand the sight of her.” Shi Sheng’s eyes narrowed in a smile as she spoke maliciously.
Yuwen Xun’s expression froze for a moment, but soon softened once more. “Okay, okay. It was my(z) fault. Let me(z) pour you a cup of tea to apologise, okay?”
‘Woah! You’re not angry even now? ML-sama, you have quite the tolerance level, huh?’
Yuwen Xun really did walk to the side and start pouring tea.
Shi Sheng stared at him fixedly. ‘There’s something wrong! Definitely!’
Yuwen Xun filled the cup, turned around, and looked at Shi Sheng gently. “My beloved.”
‘No, no, no, not drinking!’
Shi Sheng stepped back. “Your Majesty, it’s getting late, please return!”
Yuwen Xun’s hand froze in mid-air, and one could faintly make out the anger burning in the depths of his eyes.
‘I’ve already lowered myself to coax her, yet she dares to put on airs with me…