The Legend of the Guardians of the East Gate
Ch. 95 - Consort Zhi Yuan

That night Zhi Yuan was burning a partridge, Li Buya and his mother were sitting in Hua Mulan's room.

"My son do you miss me?" ask Hua Mulan.

"Of course mom, but mom don't you miss dad?" asked Li Buya, for a second Hua Mulan's face became frozen, and the next second was already smiling and tickling her son's waist.

"hihi.. bad boy, how dare you tease your mother this huh?" hua Mulan

Zhi Yuan sat in the hall outside their house, and placed his grilled chicken on the short-legged table, an urn accompanying him.

and Hua Mulan looked already neat her hair was sprawled beautifully, making her look fresher, as well as a not-so-thick robe, the woman approached Zhi Yuan and sat down before him,

"Like her so seductive," said Hua Mulan who looked so much smiling that day, and excited.

"Eat it, I will call the young master," Zhi Yuan said and prepared a bowl of meat for the woman, and a bowl for Li Buya.

"Let him rest? just call Brother Li, you guys look more like friends than employers with servants, after all we are currently not like nobles anymore, have you ever seen nobles dressed like me?" hua Mulan smiled, asking,

"The lady did not answer Li Buya's brother's question" Zhi Yuan said.

The woman shook her head, though,

"About missing her father? so you eavesdropped? but you have the right to ask that because you've been considered my own child, if I knew the outside world as peaceful as this I might have been a dozen years away from the family, I would have to report my separation immediately, because without it at this time I am still Madam Li," Hua Mulan said blankly.

"When are you going to report it?" ask Zhi Yuan.

"I don't know, it's not that I was hoping to return to that place, but it's a fortress for me not to accept other men anymore, besides, my heart is also closed to such a thing" Hua Mulan said.

The woman thrust the cup towards Zhi Yuan, and the young man poured out the contents of his urn, and the woman gulped her down so deeply, and a few cups already they gulped.

The woman looked at Zhi Yuan's face after gulping down her cup, revealing the young man's face nicely.

"I know you told this place to my son, why do you want to help us? do we look so pathetic? or is it possible?" hua Mulan's words stopped tilting her face, and her narrowed eyes further narrowed again looking into Zhi Yuan's eyes.

Zhi Yuan only smiled faintly, hearing Hua Mulan's joke.

"Madamu you still look young, just a little thin, indeed" said Zhi Yuan who could not praise women.

"hahaha.. Am I really skinny? I'm so old to keep up my appearance, after all I already have a son and that's more than enough" said the woman and observed her body's fingers,

"Zhi Yuan you never flirted with girls at all, do you like women like this?" hua Mulan asked and placed both clutches of her hands in front of her mountain.

Zhi Yuan raised the corner of his brows, like he did not understand,

"that means big, aahhh. men only like women with big breasts, hahaha..," Hua Mulan closed her lips for laughing so loudly.

and the two hands of the woman grabbed Zhi Yuan's long fingers and squeezed so warmly.

"you're so stupid to flirt with women, but whatever your reason Zhi Yuan, I thank you, you always know what I want, you know what I want, you helped me when I really did not know what to do, I was raised in plentiful situations, and did not cross such an event even in a dream, so when it rained early that morning I was so afraid to step out the gate of the Li family residence, my mind was deadlocked, no friends, no relatives would accept me, I had no money or shelter, I had no money, you've helped me not to become a vagabond on the streets, thank you Zhi Yuan." Hua Mulan said with an earnest face.

"Madamma why don't you follow Prince Qing Fan?" asked Zhi Yuan who saw Prince Qing Fan in the early hours of that day.

"hemmm... did you think of the gossip from the order taker?" hua Mulan asked still smiling.

"No, I saw her chasing you that morning, and also when she came to this place," said Zhi Yuan making Hua Mulan's smile disappear, and gulping down the contents of the cup blankly.

"You must think I'm stupid and naive for not following her? if I go up at that time I will return to being an honorable woman, I know very well that she helped me to be made her concubine, no matter what I was made a concubine by her, no matter what, but that morning I didn't know, I was so devastated and back then I wanted someone I could share my burden with, and that person was you Zhi Yuan just you, just you, speaking to you, my lips were like without burden and let out all my vexation, all the mockery I unhesitatingly let go, and I felt like a free man, a free man, and coming back that morning every step of the way I walked out of my husband's house, I just said your name, and God granted all my wishes, you know? when my husband and my father-in-law were racing to beat me, the corner of my eye was only in the direction of your residence, I was so hoping that you would come out to help me" Hua Mulan said with a drop of tears coming out, the woman rubbed her runny nose with the back of her hand.

Zhi Yuan nodded and gently patted the two hands squeezing his fingers, both of them looking.

"What about me? is Madam not afraid if I make you my concubine?" zhi Yuan asked, wanting to melt the atmosphere.

Hua Mulan laughed amusedly revealing her beautiful neat teeth, slightly wagging her face, and her laughter grew wider and louder, occasionally staring at Zhi Yuan's annoyed face, while wiping away her tears.