1314: A Thousand Peonies Bloom
The Invitation of Four Eyes

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A bright day had passed, turning into a dim twilight. Zhi Qiang, Shuwan, and Jiao did not forget also Xin Ru was still seen chatting in the pendopo.

“Well, I guess that's the plan. Tomorrow we'll start running it. Aunt Hu, please take Shuwan and his friend to the diplomat-only inn. Let them bistrest.” Zhi Qiang said to a not-so-old female servant who was now near the pendopo.

“Good, Your Majesty,” Hu Lian, one of Zhi Qiang's confidantes paid their respects. “Nona, please follow me.”

“Then we say goodbye first, Your Majesty,” Shuwan and Jiao also pay their respects.

Zhi Qiang simply replied with a smile.

Without looking at Zhi Qiang, Shuwan no longer hugged Zhi Qiang. He now just followed the waiter to take him to the room.

Meanwhile Xin Ru who had just followed the groove was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. “Hah... Sir, do you like that girl that much?” ask Xin Ru.

“Entahlah. But I always wondered about him. Whatever it is, I feel so happy when I'm with her.” Zhi Qiang replied, looking at Shuwan, who was now disappearing from view.

“Master, don't you remember anything?” 

“What?” Zhi Qiang turned to Xin Ru. His face looked puzzled after hearing the question.

“Didn't you promise to bring the woman before His Majesty the King?”

Netra Zhi Qiang was perfectly rounded. “You're right! I owe my father a promise. But, how do I tell my true identity?”

Xin Ru was silent, and came to think. “What if you ask him to speak four eyes?”

“You mean?”

“You mean, you can talk about it with the lady. Get him to speak carefully, and tell him your true identity. Then, just ask him to accompany you to meet the king.”

“But, isn't that too rash? What if Shuwan gets angry? I can't imagine it. Just met, now have to be hostile again,” said Zhi Qiang with a somewhat riled up face.

“From what I see, it looks like your Black Goose is not that kind of person.”

Xin Ru then got up from her seat. He walked up to Zhi Qiang who was leaning on the pendopo pole. “I'm sure you'll have a way out. Once you find him, and need my help, please call. I'm going to eat first. The worms in my stomach have been ringing since.”

Zhi Qiang nodded with a gaze that bared straight ahead. “Go,” in short.

Without further ado, Xin Ru left. There was actually a feeling of worry leaving his master. But in any case this is a risk from the actions of his master.

Meanwhile, Shuwan and Jiao were amazed during the trip. The architecture of the palace made the two eyes of the girl even more sparkling.

“Shuwan, isn't this place very beautiful?” jiao said.

“True. It looks like a fairyland.”

Hu Lian who accompanied the two also smiled widely after hearing the conversation of the two people. “Nona, if you are interested you can choose to stay here. I think my master has a special interest in Miss Shuwan.”

“Aunt noticed it too? That means we are as thoughtful as possible,” Jiao said to Aunt Hu.

“I've been with you since childhood. He is a cold-hearted person. It is very difficult to smile, what else against people he just met. But once I see my lady, it feels different. It may be true that my master is already in love,” Hu Lian said.

Shuwan just looked straight at the street passageway. “Maybe he was just curious. Not in love. Never mind, I don't want to discuss something like this.” Shuwan put on a cold flat face. This was the same as when he first met Zhang as well as the others.

This lady, it's not as simple as it looks. But I have always been confident in my master's choice. He always had his own taste. Inner Hu Lian.

“This is the room of the two ladies. This place is for female diplomats. So you guys will be more comfortable staying here.”

“H.. This room is very nice and spacious. Thank you, Aunt Hu.” Shuwan.

Hu Lian smiled gently. He leaves Shuwan and Jiao in his room.

“Hah... It feels very comfortable,” chirped Jiao who has dropped her body on the bed. “It looks like tonight I can sleep well,”.

Shuwan chuckled at the babbling of his friend. “It feels like you sleep like a dead person every day,” led Shuwan.

“Well, it's because I feel so tired. That's why it's like that.”

Shuwan then catches up with Jiao dropping her onto the big bed on the other side. The expulsion of the breath that felt so filled his chest. Without waiting for long Shuwan fell asleep.

Meanwhile, Jiao then got up and sat down on the edge of her bed. He saw Shuwan sleeping. “Shuwan... You must be tired, right?” jiao Mumbles.

Next morning...

“What? Qiang’er asked me to meet him personally?”

Hu Lian nodded.

“Then what about my friend?”

Jiao who heard the conversation then approached towards the door, where Shuwan and Hu Lian were talking.

“Shuwan, you just go. I'm okay.”

Shuwan looked at Jiao. He looked back at Hu Lian. “Good. I'll go there.”

Shuwan then follows Hu Lian to Zhi Qiang's residence. Why would that person want to meet me in person and all of a sudden? Hm...

As soon as Shuwan entered the room, Zhi Qiang immediately stood up and approached Shuwan.

“Finally you came too. Aunt Hu, thank you for your help,”

Hu Lian lowered her head, and left. Leaving Shuwan and Zhi Qiang both in the room.

“So, why did you call me personally here?” ask Shuwan.

“I'll tell you soon. But, sit down first.” Zhi Qiang invited Shuwan to sit on the chair in front of him.

Shuwan complied, he immediately sat on the chair.

Zhi Qiang who first sat down took his breath away, prepared to take out the word he had been harboring earlier. “Shuwan, I'd like to ask for your help again. But this is not about celebration,” said Zhi Qiang with a face pretending to be anxious.

“Then?”

Zhi Qiang's face looked sweaty. He was getting nervous to say it.

Shuwan was just waiting for him to speak. “So, Mr Librarian, I have to help you what?” shuwan asked.

Zhi Qiang threw back his breath. Without further ado he grabbed one of Shuwan's hands on the table. Grasped and pulled tightly to the chest. “Can you pretend to be my wife?”

Shuwan. His eyes are perfectly round. With great difficulty he swallowed his saliva that was stuck in the esophagus. “Did I just get struck by lightning? Why am I hearing such ludicrous nonsense?”

“No, Shuwan! This isn't bullshit. Can you..”

“No!” Shuwan pulled out his hand that was tightly grasped by Zhi Qiang, and immediately threw away his face. “I can't. I refused it.”

“T-but, this is just a lie. Can't you consider it?”

Shuwan looked back at Zhi Qiang. “Why should I consider it?”

“My father forced an arranged marriage for me. But I refused it. I want to find someone I love. That's what makes me able to undergo the pressure I've always felt.”

“Then why did you choose me? Aren't there a lot of beautiful women out there? Why should I be your pawn?”

Now Zhi Qiang's netra is perfectly rounded. He became stammered by it. His breathing became irregular. He felt directly dropped with Shuwan's words. “Because you're the only one that comes to my mind. Besides, only when I'm with you do I feel comfortable. I think you will be able to complete this task well.”

“Until when? How long do I have to do that?” shuwan asked with a flat expression.

“Until completion of celebration.”

Shuwan was silent for a moment. He was considering Zhi Qiang's request. Slowly he took his breath away, throwing away all the shackles. His mind was tired of things that were so complicated.

He looked back at Zhi Qiang who was eagerly anxious. “Good. I'll help you. But I want you to fulfill also my one request.”

“A-what? As long as I can fulfill it I will.”

“I just want to know, what is the crown prince of this country like. There's something important I want to tell him.”

Zhi Qiang gasped at Shuwan's request. He then returned his back to the back of the chair. You don't have to ask me to meet him, Shuwan. He is in front of you now. “Good. I'll qualify you. This.”

Zhi Qiang pointed his little finger near Shuwan's face.

“What do you mean?”

“Promise little finger. I will definitely fulfill my promise, and we can definitely achieve our respective goals.”

Shuwan stared at the strange Zhi Qiang. But he directly linked his little finger to Zhi Qiang's pinky. And that's how a deal and an agreement is made. I don't know how it's gonna end.

Goody! Everything went according to plan. Shuwan, if you knew my purpose was you, would you be angry and curse me?

<●> Flashback... <●>

“Why should I pretend like that?” asked the King with a confused face and a slightly raised tone.

“I beg you, Dad! It's for my future. I want to prove that the man I've chosen is neither a man of power nor property. We are truly sincere from the heart. That's why I want you to help me,” pinto Zhi Qiang while squinting his palms.

“Good. For your sake, I will carry out my role. But, if he doesn't conform to the standards as well, you're prepared for me to choose another pair.”

“Good. I'm sure as soon as I see it, you'll agree with me.”

<○> Flashback off... <○>

After feeling enough, Shuwan released his pinky which was still linked to Zhi Qiang's. He then threw his face towards the door that was wide open.

“Tomorrow we'll meet him. So you dress up a little. Tomorrow I'll ask Aunt Hu to pick you up.”

Shuwan stared intently at Zhi Qiang. “Isn't that too fast? You didn't let me digest your request, and now say something that made my heart stop beating a second later?”

He is very good at saying something strange. “Sorry..” Only a word came out of his mouth. He pretended to bow as if he was sorry for acting without asking him first.

Shuwan could only resign. At least after finishing the task with Qiang’er I can meet directly with the crown prince.

A flash of Shuwan's memory, his curiosity returned again. “Em... Qiang’er, you're a perpus guard aren't you? Then why can you get facilities like this in the palace?”

Qiang’er smiled. “I am a relative, Your Majesty the King. It's just that I'd rather wrestle with books than politics. That's why I chose to be a librarian rather than an official.”

“O...” Shuwan's mouth is perfectly rounded, in harmony with the speech that comes out. He seems to be a relative of the king.