Chapter 488 - Proper Palace Intrigue (27) (1/2)
Chapter 488 : Proper Palace Intrigue (27)
Shi Sheng licked her dry lips, her calm eyes staring off into the dark night.
The two embraced in an odd, yet intimate, position.
After a long time, Shi Sheng pushed him away. “Give me time to think.”
Ming Jin leaned in and gave her a quick peck on the lips. “No matter what your answer is, don’t even think about running.”
Shi Sheng, “…” ‘Screw considering! Don’t want, don’t want! I want my adorable Feng Ci! This pervert isn’t my Feng Ci! Absolutely, definitely no way!’
She began repeatedly brainwashing herself.
Ming Jin was completely unaware that because of that one sentence, Shi Sheng, who’s resolve had originally been wavering a bit, once again immediately rejected him.
Ming Jin could feel that she hadn’t been as averse to him as before just now, yet in the blink of an eye, her expression reverted to ‘get the hell away from me(lz), otherwise I’ll(lz) hack you’ mode.
He was utterly confused. ‘Was my confession not touching enough?’
……
When Shi Sheng headed back towards the hall where the banquet was being held, she discovered that it was actually surrounded by imperial guards.
‘It was fine just awhile ago, how long could I have been gone for? The hell is going on? A rebellion?’
“What’re you doing?” Ming Jin pulled back Shi Sheng, who was planning on continuing forward.
“Going in to watch a show.” Shi Sheng kept a straight face. “Let go.”
Ming Jin frowned. “The Zhuang Clan is revolting; are you going in to seek death?”
“Yo, they actually dared to do it.”
Ming Jin, “…” ‘Aren’t you a member of the Zhuang Clan? Yet you actually have a gloating expression…’
“How’d you know the Zhuang Clan is revolting?” Shi Sheng suddenly reacted. ‘I didn’t even know they were going to revolt.’
“I know a lot. If Miss Zhuang agrees to my proposal, I can tell you many things.”
“Curiosity killed the cat.” Shi Sheng calmly stated.
Ming Jin felt frustrated. ‘Just why did I have to fall for such a difficult woman?’
“I’ll go take a look myself.” Shi Sheng charged out of Ming Jin’s circle of guards and, amidst much chaos within the ranks of the imperial guards, barged inside the hall.
“Master!” Ming Jin was held back by Zhi Yuan, who had charged over from the side. “You can’t go in!”
‘Just what kind of bewitchment charm did that woman place on my Master?! Doesn’t he know what the situation inside is like?! He actually wants to barge in!’
“Let go.”
“Master!” Zhi Yuan was so angry he nearly stamped his feet. ‘I want to kill that woman!’
Ming Jin had always worn a warm expression on his face, but now, underneath the flickering torchlight, Zhi Yuan could make out a hint of coldness, so he knew Ming Jin was angry.
He grit his teeth and let go of Ming Jin.
Ming Jin immediately rushed in the direction of the hall, leaving Zhi Yuan alone to stew in his anger.
“What does Master mean?” Several shadows appeared silently from behind Zhi Yuan. “What do we do now? Do we act?”
“Without Master’s instructions, all divisions are to await orders.” Zhi Yuan vanished into the darkness, leaving behind a group of very confused dark figures.
……
The atmosphere in the hall was very tense.
Zhuang-fu had led his faction to round up Yuwen Xun and the rest.
When Shi Sheng barged in, they panicked a bit. But once they saw who it was, they calmed down.
Shi Sheng was a member of the Zhuang Clan, so she couldn’t very well help outsiders to deal with them, could she?
Ming Jin followed right behind Shi Sheng. The sudden entrance of the two newcomers had already drawn the attention of the people in front.
Zhuang-fu looked over to Shi Sheng before waving his hand to indicate that his people should move aside, allowing Shi Sheng to have unhindered access to the centre of the gathered crowd.
Zhuang-fu merely gave her a look before turning to Yuwen Xun with his hands behind his back and speaking, “Emperor Xiaowen left behind two wills back then. Has Your Majesty ever heard the preceding Emperor speak of it?”
Xiaowen was the title of the preceding Emperor’s father.