My Cruel Little Empress
Chapter 13
It was still morning, but rumors about yesterday afternoon began to spread throughout the territory of Zhang's kingdom even penetrated the walls of the neighboring kingdom. The bird news about the Wei emperor who firmly and ruthlessly punished the officials of the governor's hall was also a direct punishment and required them to be negligent in serving in the drag to the menarak torture.
Moreover, the royal princess Zhang's room of beauty and generosity was no less hot, either, some construction workers and residents who saw it directly spread the objection that the rumors that had been circulating about his bad temper were just a hoax. Those who spread rumors are just fools who string words and spread lies that for years blind everyone until finally consumed by the incitement of the lie and in the end also prejudiced ill-favoured.
As word of this bird spread widely how everyone praised the Wei emperor and Mu Lan's daughter. In a large residence in the capital Zhang, precisely in a pavilion west of the Ma residence. A beautiful girl kicked down a table that was in the middle of her dispute. His face flushed red, his hands clenched tightly until his books turned white.
"Why does everyone praise him now? I'm the daughter of official Ma Ze Dong for many years to be praised for her beauty and ability in art in the Zhang capital doesn't take it in comparison - compare it to Mu Lan's daughter!" furious young miss Ma Mei Rong of the Ma family.
"Miss calm yourself" his servant reprimanded
"I can't calm down. My heart burned with anger as everyone compared me to that ugly, stupid and naive woman!" reply Mei Rong upset.
His servant could only exhale tired breaths. Even if he had all his might to ask his nonanya to calm down, all his reprimands would not have been heard. Ma Mei Rong will remain Ma Mei Rong. The beautiful 15-year-old girl is too stubborn if reminded or reprimanded. Although she is beautiful and good at some arts, her temperament is very bad.
Compared to the young miss Ma Xiao Qing who was Mei Rong's brother, the eldest miss had a pretty good temperament. It is very obedient, gentle, smart and playful. When he was a girl, there were many young men who came to propose to him, until the choice of great master Dong finally married his eldest daughter to a young master Lao Yu Zhu of the Lao family. Yu Zhu was a scholar and son of Lao Fu Pei who was a wealthy merchant in the capital Zhang.
"I've made him cover his face by asking him to wear thick makeup, where maybe he forgot my suggestion even though I even sold the name of young general Wu Cheng" Mei Rong paused "It can't be if he ignores my advice he's been doing for years. Moreover, I know if he still likes a silent young man - I still love" added Mei Rong annoyed.
"I have to go back to fooling her, no matter how I don't want a girl prettier than me!" mei Rong said not to forget that a sly smile adorned her pretty face.
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On the other hand, precisely in the Shan pavilion which was in the inner palace. This morning the residence of the royal princess Zhang was getting a visit from the crown prince Liang. Unfortunately at this time the owner of the residence is still wrapped in a blanket thick.
Actually I had woken up earlier, but due to the arrival of crown prince Liang, I went back to sleep on top of my contest not forgetting to cover my entire body and pretend to sleep. The sound of screaming even when crown prince Liang's hands shook my body I didn't care even though I honestly tried to resist the annoyance and tingling he delivered.
Ever since last night, my brother kept bothering me out of curiosity about the problem the emperor's father and I encountered when we exited the palace. Somehow the crown prince who often displays a flat and cold face was so eager to know this, but I always said that the emperor's father would discuss it tomorrow at their morning meeting.
But crown prince Liang was still crown prince Liang. He will not give up until he gets an answer. If only I hadn't promised Ayahanda to bring up the matter before Ayahanda would have discussed it first at the meeting, I must have told that to Crown Prince Liang especially I also want to tell him if I have also found the young man whom I so wish to make a bodyguard with.
Unfortunately the father of the Wei emperor asked him to remain silent. As a result, all I could do was find plenty of reasons to avoid crown prince Liang to lie like this.
"May May, I know you're awake. Stop lying to me" said crown prince Liang who managed to make me cluck under the blanket.
"I glimpsed you from the blemish of the door where you were so hasty on the contest when I was just about to enter" the crown prince Liang replied as if reading my mind.
I snorted in annoyance. Moreover, I will not let my brother win. I promised Ayahanda, especially Ayahanda gave me a generous fee if I managed to keep my mouth shut tight. The emperor's father promised to help persuade Bo Qing that he wanted to become my bodyguard willingly, especially the emperor's father would scorch my confinement in the residence. If I open my voice, it means that the emperor's father's offer will be forfeited and I will get nothing.
You've come here Zhang Mu Lan, fighting a few more minutes won't be a big deal for you!
I kept encouraging myself in my heart. I have struggled to get here anyway. I will not give up, even though I am currently on the verge of an inner war. The other side of me asked me to continue ignoring the crown prince Liang, on the other side I started to feel sorry for the crown prince Liang who kept coming begging for an explanation to me.
To be honest I am tired of being constantly bullied and harassed by the crown prince Liang. Her level of curiosity overwhelmed me to keep up. My brain was forced to work so hard to evade and avoid the figure of crown prince Liang who was clever and had a sharp instinct.
I sighed tired. Have I been stalling a lot of time? Covering myself with a thick blanket like this honestly makes me hot. The shock from crown prince Liang who forced me to wake up finally gave me up. I fluttered a thick blanket that covered my entire body, my sleeping robe and temples had been soaked with sweat. I stared at the irked crown prince Liang who sinlessly put on his flat face, as soon as an idea raided him flashed through my head in revenge from the suffering I felt for him.
"All right, I give up!" I said pretend to resign
"really?" ask the crown prince Liang unsuspectingly
I just replied with a nod and said "I'll whisper it with gege, but gege must promise not to tell Ayahanda if I tell gege" my door was instantly nodded back by the crown prince Liang.
I asked the crown prince Liang to come closer, and then I started to whisper "The matter that was yesterday will soon be heard, so now go to the main hall of the palace" my whisper that managed to upset crown prince Liang
"Zhang Muuuu Llllaaannnn!"
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**TBC
Wednesday, 20 May 2020**