The Little Consort's
Eps. 7: Gift of Death

Li Anlan came out of his tent when he heard the noise that disturbed his sleep. When the woman opened her eyes, it was noon and the stars she had enjoyed last night were already brightly lit.

The source of the commotion came from in front of Xingyue Palace. There, Xie Roulan was arguing with a group of people carrying several chests of money and jewelry. The clothes of that group of people were somewhat different from the clothes of the Xingyue Palace workers.

"I told you my lady is alive! Eunuch Bi, you don't make things difficult for me anymore!"

Li Anlan's vegetables heard Xie Roulan's voice arguing. Based on what he heard, Li Anlan believed the group of people were messengers from the palace housekeeper who came to hand over his death. The boxes with money and jewelry were definitely intended to usher in his spirit because the palace did not know that there was still a family of Li Han Nobles left.

"Kc... These palace people are stupid or stupid?"

The literacy rate of these palace people seemed to be still low. They did not even confirm the truth of the news of his death. Just by listening to the words of a healer, they immediately believed.

An idea suddenly appeared in Li Anlan's mind. Since the treasure chest bearer had already come, it was not good to have them return the crates to where they came from. Better, Li Anlan used the opportunity to add to her monthly money savings.

"Who is dead?"

The group of envoys were shocked when they saw Li Anlan appear out of nowhere. Seeing his master coming, Xie Roulan's annoyed face turned to delight. The servant explained the cause of his debate with these stubborn people.

"Eunuch Bi, since I am still living healthy, please return to your place."

Not to mention the shock of the group of people, Li Anlan had already chased them away. The men turned around while transporting back the treasure chests to be returned to the royal treasure vault. But, when those people reached the exit gate of Xingyue Palace, Li Anlan shouted to stop them.

"What's up, Madam?" asked Xiao Biqi.

"Because the crates have arrived here and are intended for me, it is better to just put them there."

"But Madam-"

"Easim Bi, aren't those crates for me?"

Xiao Biqi nodded.

"So, why are you bringing him back?"

"To be returned to the royal treasure vault" one of the treasure chest handlers replied.

"Who ordered you to send this?"

"His Majesty the King."

"If the chests are brought back and not received by me, do you not break the king's command?"

Xiao Biqi seemed to think. Li Anlan's words were indeed true. The young eunuch of the king's person then ordered the haulers to put it back.

Because of you, Li Anlan cheered inwardly.

"Send my gratitude to His Majesty the King! Tell him that I received my death gift with pleasure!"

Li Anlan jumped up and down as the group of people left from Xingyue Palace. The crates of money and jewelry now belong to him. Li Anlan was like getting a durian crumble in the morning. Goddess Fortuna was indeed siding with him.

"That's wonderful!" li Anlan said as he opened the crates. His eyes were instantly glazed as a result of the rays from the hundreds of gold taels that were struck by the sunlight.

Li Anlan saw, touched, and smelled the precious gold. Occasionally he bit and lifted it up high until exposed to sunlight to ensure its authenticity. It's pure gold!

"Miss, what are you gonna do with this much money?"

"I want to repair this palace. Roulan, go to the market, buy some expensive stuff!"

"But Madam, without His Majesty's permission, we can't do anything to this palace."

"Did the king ever notice my place?"

Xie Roulan shook her head.

"So, go. Never go home empty handed!"

"Okay, Madam."

After Xie Roulan left carrying several tens of gold bars, Li Anlan moved the rest into Xingyue Palace alone. Li Anlan deliberately did not ask for help from his two gate guards because he did not want to spend this precious money to hire them.

Inside the small palace, Li Anlan stuffed some of his gold into his mountain backpack. Some of it was put in a small crate and wrapped in cloth. He buried it under the peach tree where his tent was standing. Li Anlan thought if one day he returned to the modern world, he should have something to celebrate. Li Anlan will search this place no matter what.

Meanwhile, in another corner of Dongling royal palace, Long Ji Man had a bad day instead. The documents he had to check suddenly doubled plus various letters of report from the kings of the subordinate regions.

He didn't even have time to take care of himself. Long Ji Man glanced at the entrance, waiting for his personal eunuch to return. But, the young man had already sat down for a long time. If she waited again, her buttocks would become stiff and her legs would be swollen like those of pregnant mothers.

"Your Majesty!"

Xiao Biqi's voice was just like the wind passing by his ears. Long Ji Man continued his activities of changing clothes regardless of his personal eunuch.

"What do you want to report?"

Xiao Biqi raised his head, looking at Long Ji Man who was finished getting dressed.

"A concubine is not dead yet."

I already know, Long Ji Man nodded.

"Then?"

"A concubine still accepted her death gift and thanked you."

All women love money. Even if it's the severance pay from his own death. The corner of Long Ji Man's lips lifted slightly. That woman had enough guts to deceive and fool Xiao Biqi who had indeed been a fool from the start.

It was no wonder that the woman was being so astute. Long Ji Man argued that the woman needed something to repair her small and simple palace, unlike the other palace concubines. Long Ji Man would not be angry at him because he himself felt guilty, not paying attention to the lives of all his concubines.

"Don't bring it up again."

"Okay, Your Majesty."

Long Ji Man continued his activities. He spent all his days in his private palace without wanting to be disturbed. Long Ji Man also repeatedly refused the visit of concubines, cousins, even his own mother. Xiao Biqi guarded him outside Hongwu Palace, all watching and rejecting everyone who came.

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In the afternoon when things were going quiet, Li Anlan had just finished arranging his small palace with new items. Jars, vases, paintings and various glittering items adorned the interior of Xingyue Palace. The palace now feels more alive than ever.

"Women's taste is never wrong!"

Li Anlan praised his own skills. Although she is a climber, but her identity and identity is still a woman who can not resist the temptation to buy goods when she has a lot of money. No matter it was in this world or in the modern world, Li Anlan could not escape from that temptation.

The woman came out of her palace to see if it was getting dark or not. His footsteps took him away to the Houchi Lake park, ascertaining whether Eunuch Long was waiting for him or not. But, the man was apparently not in the garden of Lake Houchi.

Li Anlan decided to wait for him for a while. Eunuch Long may not have finished serving until he was a little late from the agreed time. With his phone, Li Anlan sat waiting alone.

Li Anlan did not realize that he had already spent three hours waiting for the man to come. Li Anlan then decided to return to Xingyue Palace after an expected night of seven o'clock because there was no sign that Eunuch Long was coming.

As the woman's body disappeared behind the gates of Xingyue Palace, Long Ji Man had just arrived at the garden of Houchi Lake. He arrived late because his time was interrupted due to the arrival of some guests who forced their way into Hongwu Palace. Long Ji Man sighed disappointedly, the woman must have already returned to his palace.

The man sat in the garden pendopo, enjoying the night alone again. Long Ji Man breathed in the fresh air of the rarely touched Houchi Lake park.

An arrow suddenly shot from the bushes on the left side of the pendopo. Long Ji Man's lack of vigilance made the arrow tear through his shoulder skin. Some people dressed in all black and covered faces then came out and directly attacked Long Ji Man who was still trying to collect his consciousness.

Those people have a bad level of patience. Shamelessly, they began to point their swords at the unarmed Long Ji Man. Long Ji Man tried to hold on by continuously dodging attacks. Unfortunately, the tips of the sword always managed to hit his skin to cause cuts. Blood was seeping down the dark red clothes he was wearing.

Long Ji Man was almost out of energy. The attacks of those people were increasingly brutal and vicious. They seem to be in a state of disobedience. As the tip of one of them pointed towards Long Ji Man's heart, another sword shot tore the man's hand until his sword fell.

"Am I late?"

"You're really late, Tianshi!"

Long Ji Man moved to the left. The position the man was now in now turned against each other with Wang Tianshi. The group of people in black clothes attacked again. Wang Tianshi with all his might resisted all the attacks that led to his king. The sword swing slashed the hands, feet, and faces of those people. Slowly, the situation turned to Long Ji Man's side. Those people in black were overwhelmed to face Wang Tianshi. That opportunity Wang Tianshi used to attack their weak point. The large number is slowly decreasing as some of the people choose to flee.

One of them indicated that they should withdraw. The men sprinkled a powder that impaired vision and fled by jumping over the wall of the Houchi Lake park with the forest behind it.

Long Ji Man's wounds widened even more because the man was moving too much. The man began to lose consciousness.

"Xingyue Palace, take me there..."

Wang Tianshi frowned. Why go to Xingyue Palace? Shouldn't he have told her to return to Hongwu Palace?

For a moment Wang Tianshi's brain processed all the information. The man was aghast in shock when Long Ji Man clasped his shoulders firmly. Yes, he had to bring Long Ji Man to Xingyue Palace, because only that palace was the closest distance to this park.

Wang Tianshi rubbed onto Long Ji Man's body. Wang Tianshi immediately shouted for help as he saw a woman was walking pacing back and forth in front of the deserted gate of Xingyue Palace without two guards.

As soon as he heard the cry for help, the woman cried out in shock. He then walked over to Wang Tianshi who was picking up Long Ji Man. The woman's panicked face grew even more as the blood from Long Ji Man's body dripped onto the ground. He ran as hard as he could, then helped to smash Long Ji Man with a dark face.

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