My Cruel Little Empress
Chapter 62
"Stay with me.."
"Enjoy the night, under the moonlight and thousands of stars in the sky ~~"
The lyrics of the first song in Zhang Mu Lan's daughter, everyone was stunned with a melodious voice that flowed all over the corner of the main hall courtyard. Everyone was silent in their place as the song continued to be sung. The game of Qin Zhang Mu Lan's daughter was so agile, as well as the voice of merua they never thought managed to make everyone stunned until their eyes did not blink, he said, they are sedated until they are unable to move until the end of the song.
"I want to stay with you. enjoy the night, under the moonlight..." I ended the last lyrics of the song under the moonlight which was a song I used to play when I was training behind the Zhang kingdom which was a stretch of forest that was often used as a training ground and ambush zhang's royal soldiers, either special soldiers or Shi Rong's army soldiers.
As I finished the final beat on the song I was performing, I looked up and my gaze met unintentionally with the gaze of crown prince Han Zi Xin who was now looking at me with a deep gaze. I don't know what kind of look he has on me, don't want to think any further but there's still a sense of annoyance in me about him, I turn my eyes all the way around while looking at everyone's response to appearance.
The unexpected thing I get is when I see everyone dumbstruck. Their food was not even lacking, and I came to the conclusion that they were all so shocked by my unexpected appearance and gave everyone a surprise including the Zhang royal family. The sound of clapping hands on the side below the stage rang out loud and jolted everyone, though, the sound of applause produced by Bo Qing made everyone then follow except Ma Mei Rong whose red face now held back resentment. Didn't I say I wanted to surprise her, and I've currently given her two consecutive hits.
I then got off the stage carrying Qin whom I had just played, while descending the stairs, Bo Qing swiftly helped me. I smiled as I thanked him before asking him to bring my Qin.
"Bo Qing thank you," I said sincerely "Can you help me bring my Qin, playing Qin without warming makes my fingers hurt" my complaint quickly led Bo Qing to take over my Qin.
I like my personal bodyguard, he doesn't talk much, never complains and he will always be quick to help me and reply to all my orders and requests with action. For the umpteenth time I thanked him.
"Your highness.., it is my duty to serve and take care of you" he replied with a nod.
I turned around and began to walk towards my family. From my distance now, I could see the emperor's father, Empress mother and crown prince Liang looking at me with a tabjuk gaze, for some reason I who was looked at like that was embarrassed and finally misbehaved. Not wanting to embarrass myself, I immediately controlled the expression.
"Your highness..do you need to massage your fingers?" bo Qing asked so worried and caring to me.
I turned to the side for a moment where Bo Qing stepped almost to my position, I shook my head and said "You don't have to do it, just let the gege scold me, think of it in return he has made me in this situation" I replied
"But since your arrival, you've been in this glorious situation" Bo Qing said
"Therefore I want all this to be done soon, because I'm starting to fret about being the center of attention" I admit.
Bo Qing who heard my answer frowned in confusion, knowing that there used to be rumors that said that Zhang Mu Lan's daughter wanted to be the center of attention, he even made a business by approaching Ma Mei Rong who was known for her popularity because of her beauty and talent, but not the popularity like Ma Mei Rong got, she said, zhang Mu Lan's daughter instead became the subject of ridicule and ridicule of all residents of Zhang's capital because of the advice of Ma Mei Rong who humiliated himself.
But the back of the 14-year-old girl who was behind him now looked different. Correct said crown prince Liang, Zhang Mu Lan's daughter has changed a lot. Bo Qing should have realized that from the first time the girl had asked him to be her bodyguard without coercion, whereas everyone knew that Zhang Mu Lan's daughter used to have a coercive attitude.
"When this is over, I'm so tired"
Zhang Mu Lan's daughter's complaint woke Bo Qing up from her daydream, he then called his lord who so easily defeated the Wei emperor who now began to end the birthday party of empress Yin Yin who had begun for hours.
"Thank you for the presence and prayers given by the guests of honor of the Han kingdom and the officials and nobles have been promised, we as the royal family and representatives of the Han kingdom resigned" close emperor Wei rose from his seat in the afterlife with empress Yin Yin, crown prince Liang and representatives of the Han kingdom.
As they were about to go towards the inner palace, crown prince Liang first approached Zhang Mu Lan's daughter, he embraced his sister's shoulders affectionately as he walked hand in hand. The treatment of crown prince Liang clearly stole the view of all those who chose to stay and enjoy the banquet, the reason they did not know if the relationship of crown prince Liang with Zhang Mu Lan's daughter was that familiar, in many of them if the two heirs to the throne have a bad relationship because of competition in seizing the supreme power of the kingdom. But it seems that their many all this time then disappeared just because of the harmonious scenery between crown prince Liang and daughter Zhang Mu Lan.
The night was already very late, but young general Wu Cheng had not yet moved from the special seat that the kingdom had prepared for him. Currently he was still in the courtyard of the main hall of Zhang's kingdom along with the other officials and nobles who chose to stay. Many of the guests had gone home, especially the mistresses and the young girls who looked very exhausted and sleepy. It was just that even though the female guests had returned home, there was still a woman who was still sitting beside him.
Who else if not Ma Mei Rong. The crafty woman was still happy to accompany him even though he was currently asleep hugging himself who was cold in the cold night wind that pierced to the bone. Unfortunately even though the woman who used to be a lover who had ascended to be his concubine was cold, the young general Wu Cheng did not care at all, he ignored her instead. Young general Wu Cheng did not care even though he knew in Ma Mei Rong's womb there was his son, who was his son, he coldly got up and went to join the other military officials who were now enjoying white wine and a heavy meal.
"Young general Wu Cheng" greeted a Zhang royal soldier who was nodding back by young general Wu Cheng who now took his place and joined his colleagues.
"General Wu why are you so cold with your wife, don't you feel sorry for her who looks cold?" general Bao asked who was much older than the young general Wu Cheng.
"I don't care" replied young general Wu Cheng "More than I never expected him to be or be with me, his presence was only due to my impartial circumstances" he added.
"Are you now sorry after seeing the noble appearance of Zhang Mu Lan's daughter that was so shocking yet stunning simultaneously?" ask the soldier who greeted him earlier.
"Is he sorry?" the young inner general Wu Cheng turned his head back to look at Ma Mei Rong for a moment before throwing his face back.
"I think he regretted how he released a diamond just for a jade" said General Bao, who brought young general Wu Cheng to his senses.
Young general Wu Cheng then took a sip of his wine with one corner of his lips drawn up, he then said "Of course I'm sorry, but--" young general Wu Cheng paused while pouring wine in his cup "I still have a chance as long as Zhang Mu Lan's daughter still likes and crazes me" he added which made the soldier greet him in surprise.
"But what about Ma Mei Rong? His highness the emperor of Wei would obviously be wrathful if his beloved daughter was only a concubine" the soldier said.
"I was able to divorce her when she gave birth, after all there was no one who filled the furen status (legitimate wife) in my residence" young general Wu Cheng replied without guilt.
**TBC
Monday 27 July 2020**