The Legend of the Guardians of the East Gate
Ch. 145 - Emperor's Wedding

The two stepped down the streets that looked more crowded than usual, because the Emperor's marriage was so close and announced for the entire empire to celebrate its, dance in titles everywhere.

Zhi Yuan hooked his two hands behind his back stepping behind Yun Mei.

"Why is this young man so silent?" inner Yun Mei.

"Do you always play this trick?" ask Yun Mei.

"trick? I don't understand Miss," said Zhi Yuan.

"hahaha...this is the old way, seducing women like this will not work, you think I will fall into the trap of cold man love like this? listen the boy will not succeed in breaking my heart," Yun Mei turned to look at Zhi Yuan who seemed to be drifting away, making the woman stop her chirping.

"he's not pretending to be indifferent to me? but he really doesn't care about me," inner Yun Mei.

"What's with those eyes?" yun Mei asked, stepping back so as to stare at Zhi Yuan who kept stepping.

"The eye?" asked Zhi Yuan, and stopped.

Yun Mei smiled blandly,

"Your behavior was so perverted and annoying, but the look in your eyes showed great sadness, when at the restaurant your eyes had saved you from my slap" said Yun Mei.

"Miss Yun, if you're still angry you can hit or slap me right now" Zhi Yuan said.

Yun Mei shook her head,

"hihi.. I will not go crazy slapping a wounded wild beast, it is not wise at all," Yun Mei said.

Zhi Yuan closed his eyes for a moment and continued his footsteps, and was chased by Yun Mei.

"Is that woman so pretty?" yun Mei asked as she turned to look at Zhi Yuan's face.

Zhi Yuan smiled revealing his beautiful teeth, making the woman so nervous as to not expect Zhi Yuan's face to look so dazzling as she smiled, despite being obstructed by her slightly messy bangs, she said, but it adds a sense of curiosity for someone to see it.

"Beautiful? I don't understand what you mean" said Zhi Yuan.

"There's no need to fool me Zhi Yuan, you don't even take a glance at me at all, and those eyes can only be made by losing the one we really love, and I once had sad eyes like yours two years ago" Yun Mei said, and the two stopped staring at each other.

"It seems like my guess is correct, your smile came out at the thought of the face of the woman you love, did she die? because with a face like yours it would be difficult for a woman to dump her" Yun Mei said.

"Miss you're talking too much, and you've just been praising my face, tell me what now you're trying to seduce me?" zhi Yuan asked slightly bowed in order for his face to get closer to Yun Mei's face, making the woman freeze and his eyes slightly lowered.

Zhi Yuan smiled looking at the innocent manner of the young lady before him.

"i smiled, I don't know when I last smiled like this" Inner Zhi Yuan.

The young man stroked Yun Mei's lowered head, like treating a younger sister,

Yun Mei looked at Zhi Yuan, observing his delicate skin and looking thin like a teenager.

"you talk like you're 40, don't you have a mirror? you look like a teenager, how old are you at 18? not 17?" yun Mei.

"Miss Yun do you like guessing games so much? from the beginning you've guessed everything, and concluded it yourself, well, I won't seduce you with a cold man's game anymore, and trust me, you're so far from my age, you deserve to be my son" said Zhi Yuan, leaving Yun Mei.

The woman frowned, though,

"What'sthis? my heart aches, why am I now the one who feels rejected by a man, and who says I like him? is it very visible?" the Yun Mei Inner who was like a new dawned.

"Wait!!" yun Mei shouted in annoyance and chased after Zhi Yuan, and the two separated that night.

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The sound of music was heard everywhere even though the sky was not yet bright, everyone looked full of busyness, the marriage of the Emperor in the title full of excitement, a day passed making everyone so exhausted, making everyone so tired, but full of satisfaction because it has successfully completed so many ritual ceremonies, only a man can be seen doing nothing but gulping down the contents of his cup in a beautiful Gasebo in the courtyard of a Pavilion near Yangzheng Palace.

The young man stopped his activities as several maids approached him, and one of the most senior approached Zhi Yuan.

"Comforter Zhi, your time is tonight" said the oldest lady.

Jemari Zhi Yuan clenched, but his face looked calm, and nodded slowly.

Zhi Yuan entered Yangzheng Palace and was greeted by the Yangzheng Palace leader, giving some advice, and the Queen Mother ladies escorted Zhi Yuan to the room that had been chosen by the Queen Mother.

Zhi Yuan walked into the room and the door behind him shifted to be tightly closed, the young man stepped deeper and deeper, and it seemed that the room had an open courtyard, which was a very small one, as well as the beautiful small garden, a woman sat on a long bench with a padded mat, staring at Zhi Yuan who was starting to kneel, while pouring tea into a beautiful cup near her.

The woman was seen wearing a nightgown made of such a soft cloth. her finely sagged hair slightly covered her tired-looking face, having gone through many events all day.

"I heard from the leader of this place that you've passed the second level, you shouldn't have been able to serve me yet, but today is the Emperor's wedding, so I gave an exception, I was so tired, I was so tired, and my body feels sore," said the Queen Mother showing a little leg.

Zhi Yuan nodded, thrusting the cup with both of his hands, and approaching towards the foot of the Empress Dowager, the woman only smiled looking at Zhi Yuan's actions that looked so shrewd and graceful.

But suddenly there was a sound of shaking from outside the room like someone who was so frightened with a slight tremble.

"Your Majesty, there's something I have to say," came the old lady's voice that Zhi Yuan often heard, trembling slightly.

"Come on," said Suri's mother who was already wearing a robe covering her nightgown, and stood slightly away from Zhi Yuan, heading towards the open garden.

The old dayang entered in a hurry, approached Suri's mother and whispered a little, the face of the queen mother was a little surprised, and then nodded and looked relieved, looking a little surprised, but suddenly the door slid open and a woman with a curvature so mature entered without asking permission first, making Suri's mother so angry.

"Counselor, what is this? where your courtesy, despite having a high position you could have lost your head because of this," Suri's mother said with wide eyes.

Counselor Ming remained calm staring at the kneeling Zhi Yuan as he lowered his head to fix his robe, and approached towards the Empress Dowager.

"I've no time for nonsense at this time, Your Majesty.... His Majesty the Emperor has died" said Counsel Ming.