The Little Consort's
Eps. 12: The Fucking Player

Long Ji Man was suffocated in shock as Li Anlan kicked himself into a fall while asleep. His precious body just fell on the floor, like a kitten that his brothers kicked while breastfeeding.

The man growled in annoyance. Women do not know this manners have almost crossed the line. Li Anlan was the first woman who dared to treat Long Ji Man like an ordinary person, behaving disrespectfully, even ignoring his temperament as a court lady.

"You! If you kick me again, I'll drag you out of here right now!"

Only a subtle snore sounded as Long Ji Man finished his sentence. Li Anlan was so slumbering. The woman's legs widened to create a wide distance, almost equivalent to the size of her bed. The blanket that initially folded neatly became a mess.

"What kind of woman are you?"

Long Ji Man stared fixedly at the peaceful face of Li Anlan who was asleep. His frustration suddenly subsided just like that. A smile fluttered on her thin lips.

For the first time, Long Ji Man did not feel uncomfortable being around a woman. From childhood to adulthood, since he was still a crown prince to become a king, there was not a single woman who made him comfortable. In contrast, Long Ji Man always felt uncomfortable and reluctant when a woman was nearby, very inversely proportional to his current situation.

Long Ji Man was a king who had many women. His authority and power as ruler made him have to marry many daughters of regional officials and daughters of several ministers. All those women were only wives in status and position, not in the truest sense.

Li Anlan was the only woman to be sent without any political purpose. That was why, Long Ji Man had not noticed her since he entered the palace as a concubine. He even forgot that he had a concubine from an ordinary bangasawan family.

If he did not disguise himself as a eunuch and Wang Tianshi did not give him a paper containing strange image symbols, as well as Xiao Biqi did not tell the news about the rumors of the death of the concubine in Xingyue Palace, he said, Long Ji Man absolutely would not know of Li Anlan's whereabouts until the end.

"Your Majesty? Why are you sitting down?"

Long Ji Man's expression turned flat. The man got up while tidying up his sleeping robe.

"Ear morning. Go, lest anyone see you out of my palace."

Although still sleepy, Li Anlan was forced to get off Long Ji Man's bed. It's not good if he stays here. Who knew that Han Yuemei would come suddenly like a few days ago? Li Anlan even thought of something more severe and terrifying than the arrival of the Queen Mother: the arrival of the concubines!

Just as Li Anlan was about to exit Long Ji Man's room, he paused his steps. The woman turned around, looking at Long Ji Man half-consciously.

"Ji Man, you must order your men to repair my palace!"

Li Anlan immediately left Hongwu Palace. Inside the main room, Long Ji Man was still glued to where he stood. His gaze was straight towards the door where Li Anlan was standing earlier. A moment later he only realized, this was the first time he had been ordered by someone!

A short while later, Xiao Biqi came carrying a basin filled with warm water to wash his face. Seeing his king sculpting, Xiao Biqi was astonished. The young eunuch turned his gaze to the messy bed.

"Your Majesty, are you okay?"

Xiao Biqi's voice resuscitated Long Ji Man back.

"Yes." Yeah."

"Your Majesty, it's nothing like your custom" Xiao Biqi said as he pointed at Long Ji Man's bed.

"I was too excited in a dream, so I didn't realize the bed was a mess."

"Then, Your Majesty should get ready immediately. The court meeting will begin when the sun's ashending rises."

"The intruder's been found?"

"Not yet, Your Majesty. All the soldiers lost track."

"Strictly guarding the entire palace, including Xingyue Palace. Add some guard soldiers, choose the capable and competent."

"Okay, Your Majesty."

Xiao Biqi left Long Ji Man's main room to fetch some warm water. Long Ji Man instantly washed his face with cold water, trying to gather back all the rest of his consciousness.

Wang Tianshi who just happened to arrive at the terrace of Hongwu Palace then entered fulfilling the call of Long Ji Man. The man looks healthy now. The bloody wounds on both corners of his lips were gone and the pain in his mouth from thrush had already healed thanks to the medicine Li Anlan had given him.

"Your Majesty, what order should I take?" w.a.n.g Tianshi asked as he bowed in respect.

"Investigate anyone who has met Li Anlan for the past three days."

...***...

"My country is a mess!"

Li Anlan complained as he realized that the main door of Xingyue Palace was damaged by the violent break-ins of the criminals last night. Not only that, the entire precious furniture that Xie Roulan had just bought was also a mess. In fact, expensive porcelain and ceramic jars were partially shapeless. It seemed, the criminals were ransacking this place after losing track of Li Anlan in Hongwu Palace.

His coffers were destroyed in just one night. Li Anlan cursed at his ill-fated and unlucky fate. Now, the interior of Xingyue Palace already looked like a ship had broken apart.

Li Anlan felt himself to be a poor time traveler. Coming into the past as a wasted and lousy concubine, neither has any talent. As long as it lives, surviving like a dead person becomes the best option. As long as it didn't offend anyone, his head would remain safe.

"I'm really a fucking explorer. Just come in a few days, already pursued by assassins!"

The new Xie Roulan stopped crying because she was worried that her employer who did not come home last night could only look at Li Anlan in surprise. Her employer's behavior is getting weirder and weirder. Now, he even talks to himself.

"Miss, are we going to stay here?"

"It's okay. Come on, clean up this mess and see if there's anything left or not."

Condemning fate by swearing at nature is also useless. Li Anlan did not want to waste a lot of energy doing useless things. The woman helped Xie Roulan clean up the mess. Xie Roulan had prevented it, but Li Anlan persisted.

During the day, several men in uniform officially came to Xingyue Palace while carrying equipment. They had come to repair the damage to the door and some parts of Xingyue Palace. Those people must have been the carpenters from the stewards of the part of the building that Long Ji Man ordered.

While waiting for his palace to be repaired, Li Anlan relaxed on the hammock he had brought from inside his mountain backpack. The hammock strap he tied to two wisteria trees the size of an adult body that grew in the courtyard of Xingyue Palace. While swinging, Li Anlan opened her phone, seeing if there was an app that could take away her sense of urgency.

Life without electricity, internet network, wifi, and social media certainly makes Li Anlan bored half to death. Fortunately, offline applications such as games and cameras that do not require an internet connection can still function. So, in his very leisurely time in this world, he could still play something that made him remember that he was not a native of this world.

Clik.

Li Anlan opens the sudoku app. His level in this game has entered the level of fifty, a high level that makes his account into a silver account with the most XP throughout his life history. Thankfully, this app is also available offline. With this game, Li Anlan's brain will spin along with the numbers. So, Li Anlan still would not lose his great ability in mathematics.

"Why did his level become so difficult?"

The woman frowned as her life ran out. He has lost four times. This defeat was the most defeat he had ever suffered. If this continues, the level can drop back to the classic level.

Did he become a fool after coming to this world?

No, Li Anlan could not lose his great ability in playing numbers. He should not be a sucker in the game world, because only bad players will lose and die. Li Anlan dismissed his stupid prejudices. He felt, his ability was reduced due to lack of practice alone.

Li Anlan pressed the exit tool, then switched to the Candy Crush app. He played for over an hour. Tired of candy games, Li Anlan switched to Super Mario games.

"It's just been a little challenging."

But, again he lost when facing the king's opponent. Li Anlan re-switched to another app. The next option is Subway Surf. Not long after, Li Anlan slammed her phone to the side. He lost again.

Upset at the loss, Li Anlan stepped down from the hammock. He needed something else that could dispel his boredom. Li Anlan left her phone on hammock. The woman went into her room, looking for a camera that she had not been able to check whether it was still working or not.

Unknowingly, someone picked up the phone secretly.

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