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Back To The Beginning Of Ming To Do Charity CH 112 Expectations

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There was no starlight that night. As soon as the sky darkened, the Empress invited Han Lin’er over. After all, she was the Empress and her father and brother were both important figures in court. Liu Futong was also willing to entrust important affairs to them, otherwise the Empress would not be able to break through the siege and become the “mother of a nation”. Therefore, no matter what Han Lin’er had to give his wife a little face.

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Han Lin’er just came out of the study, with a smile on his face, and he seemed to be in a good mood. Recently, Liu Futong had become a bit more “tolerant” towards him, and his occasional ideas could also be supported by Liu Futong.

Even Han Lin’er felt that while he hated Liu Futong he also couldn’t do without him.

He still needed to accumulate strength. Before that, he could not show his claws to Liu Futong.

So even if he didn’t want to see the Empress, he still came after the palace maid came to report to him.

The Empress probably didn’t expect Han Lin’er to actually come. In the past, when she sent someone to invite him, that side always said that the Emperor was too busy with government affairs and asked the Empress to rest earlier. Having heard this a lot, the Empress herself didn’t hold any more hope. If the Emperor was indeed busy with government affairs, how come he still had the time to pamper Consort Li?

When Han Lin’er stepped over the threshold, the Empress greeted with ceremony, and all the palace maids knelt down and waited for Han Lin’er to let them get up.

Han Lin’er supported the Empress up. He was about the same age as the Empress. If one didn’t look at the face and only looked at the figure and back, they appeared like a match made in heaven, but if one looked at the face, the two appeared very mismatched.

Han Lin’er’s face was as fair as jade, his figure tall and straight. Having been an emperor for so many years, it had also brought him a unique aura. He could even be called to have the grace of dragons and phoenixes. He had elegant features and though they could not be said to be compellingly handsome, they were still more handsome than ordinary people’s

In contrast, the Empress was far inferior in appearance.

“Empress does not need to be so courteous.” Han Lin’er lifted the Empress up with a smile on his face.

His movements had never been so soft, and his expression had never been so gentle. The Empress was momentarily dazed. She was a woman who regarded her husband as her life. Facing such a Han Lin’er, she almost lost her reasoning, but she soon quickly returned back to her senses.

His love did not belong to her, and would never belong to her. Even though he occasionally showed tenderness, she was only occasionally brushed by it, and his tenderness was never something that showed up because of her.

The Empress stood up straight, and the maids behind her also stood up after thanking the Emperor for his grace.

Han Lin’er didn’t love his Empress. After he married her, he felt an unprecedented humiliation. Such an ugly empress was not even as good as a mediocre looking empress. What was more, this ugly empress was chosen by Liu Futong for him, and he didn’t even have the power to refuse.

He didn’t love Li shi either, but when he found that the more he pampered Li shi, the more those of the Li family with official positions in court would listen to him. In this way he found the use of the harem.

He could at least gain the loyalty of the Li family when he pampered Li shi, but doting on the Empress? That would only make the people of the Empress’s family follow Liu Futong more loyally.

The imperial court has been putting pressure on him, admonishing him to give birth to a child as soon as possible. Saying that without a crown prince, the country would become unstable. Their meaning was too obvious, they just wanted him to give birth to the eldest son with the empress. The weight of the words “eldest son of the official wife” was not light at all.

As a result, Han Lin’er thought vengefully, “If you want a child, then I will let Li shi give birth to one, the eldest son of a concubine.”

Now that the news of Li shi’s pregnancy had spread throughout the imperial court and the harem, so long as Li shi gave birth to a son, this child was highly likely to be conferred the title of crown prince, and Li shi would also be conferred the title of Noble Consort. At that time, this child would also be raised in Li shi’s palace.

“Your Majesty takes care of mamy affairs every day, and you have to take care of your health. Chen qie is stupid and can’t share the worries for Your Majesty.” The Empress lowered her head and tried her best not to let Han Lin’er see her face. She lowered her head and revealed a jade-like neck.

Han Lin’er’s Adam’s apple moved, and he chuckled softly: “Serve the meal.”

The big palace maif hurriedly curtsied and retreated, calling the people behind to serve the food.

There wrre all kinds of dishes on the Empress’s dining table, lest it didn’t suit Han Lin’er’s taste.

Han Lin’er didn’t eat many bites, and then asked, “Does Empress have any wine here?”

The Empress said warmly: “Chen qie got a good bottle of mulberry a few days ago.”

Han Lin’er: “Serve it up.”

The wine was placed on a wooden tray by the maid. Han Lin’er was a glutton for wine. Rather than say he was a glutton for wine, it was more appropriate to it was because he was going to sleep with the Empress tonight, therefore he had to drink a few more cups so that he could carry out the bed affairs drunk so as not to wilt when seeing the Empress’s face. This was a method he thought of himself, and he was quite a bit proud of it.

Han Lin’er looked over. He did not notice the wine, but noticed the maid serving the wine instead.

This palace maid wore the clothes of a maid in the palace. She had her head lowered so he could not see her face. However, in addition to the beauty of the face, women also had the beauty of their posture and figure. When she walked here, every step was very graceful and light, as if she was walking on the clouds. Her waist also appeared very soft, and the hairpin on the bun she combed seemed to shake slightly when she walked.

Han Lin’er had never seen such a woman before.

Most of the women in the palace were practically carved out of the same mold.

Liu Futong also selected ladies of affluent and aristocratic families for him as well. They received the same education, and there was almost no difference in what they said and did. When they entered the palace, they all seemed to have become kind-eyed and benevolent women who practiced buddhism, holding Buddhist beads in their hands and copying scriptures. Whether they were ugly or beautiful, they could no longer bring any novelty to Han Lin’er.

Hong Xiu walked to the table and quietly put the wine bottle and cups on the table. She seemed to be full of curiosity about everything, and because Han Lin’er was sitting, so her eyes moved to Han Lin’er’s face, and Han Lin’er happened to also be looking at her and the two eyes met at this moment.

But the two quickly looked away, as if nothing happened just now.

Han Lin’er felt his mouth become dry because of that brief eye contact.

Sitting across from him is his Empress and his wife, and he was exchanging glances with her palace maid right in front of her. This feeling of excitement was even greater than that of his covetous desire for the palace maid.

“Chen qie salutes Your Majesty.” The Empress raised her cup and Han Lin’er also drank his refreshingly.

Han Lin’er didn’t eat much during this dinner and only drank a lot of wine.

After drinking three rounds, Han Lin’er was completely tipsy and wanted to go to bed.

The Empress had the maids serve him in washing and undressing, and then asked him: “Does Your Majesty need to go to the restroom?”

Han Lin’er was already a little muddleheaded, and he nodded and said: “Zhen…..shall go first.”

The Empress gestured at her big palace maid, and the big palace maid lowered her eyes knowingly and helped Han Lin’er out with a eunuch. When they passed a corner, the sound of crying came from a house.

The crying was neither miserable nor shrill. On the contrary, just by listening to it, one could imagine an affection invoking beauty crying alone by the bed. Han Lin’er stopped and asked with a drunken hiccup: “Who is…..hic…..crying here?”

The eunuch was about to admonish, but the big palace maid said first: “Answering Your Majesty, this is the place where the maids rest. I imagine that one of the maids is crying because of missing her family.”

Han Lin’er wasn’t angry either, just squinted and said, “This is how it is for people with emotions.”

The eunuch closed his mouth, there was no place for him to speak here.

Just when Han Lin’er was about to continue walking, the door beside him suddenly opened. The woman inside the door had her head lowered and did not look ahead, and ended up knocking into his shoulder. The eunuch wanted to open his mouth again but found that His Majesty the Emperor was currently staring at the woman without blinking at all.

Hong Xiu red eyes and tears in the corners of her eyes, but this didn’t lessen her beauty in the slightest.

Han Lin’er suddenly said, “Are you the maid who served the wine?”

Hong Xiu seemed to realize that she had run into the emperor. She knelt down quickly and looked very flustered. Her hair was messy and she did not look as meticulous as she did at dinner. Her voice was choked as she said: “Answering Your Majesty, it’s this slave.”

Han Lin’er asked her again: “Why are you crying?”

Hong Xiu: “This slave remembered this slave’s father.”

Han Lin’er seemed to be interested suddenly: “Your father?”

Hong Xiu nodded: “This servant girl is Daddy’s youngest daughter and has been favored by Daddy since childhood. Three years ago, Daddy died in an armed confrontation. This servant girl misses him day and night. After leaving home, I always think of Daddy and am often sad that this world no longer has someone who loves this servant girl like Daddy does.”

Han Lin’er didn’t speak. He thought of his own father, perhaps he should be called the late emperor——but Han Shantong did not ascend the throne, he had just raised the flag of rebellion when he died.

He never knew what his father thought of him. Did he think of him when he died? Would he feel uneasy about handing everything over to this son?

In Han Lin’er’s memory, there were always strangers of all kinds visiting his family house. These people were neither servants of the family nor friends of his father. Some of them came often, some not so frequent, and there were often new people showing up as well.

After Han Lin’er understood the matter, he realized that his father, who he had thought was just an ordinary person, was actually the leader of the White Lotus Sect.

He lived under the expectations of many people.

Whether it was when he was young or now, everyone hoped that he could guide and lead everyone like his father did.

Perhaps Liu Futong also had this kind of expectation once, but it was just that he gave up when he found that Han Lin’er was no match for his father no matter what. So instead of handing over the power to Han Lin’er, he might as well hold onto it tightly.

Han Lin’er also didn’t know the difference between himself and his father until he became the emperor.

When his father was alive, Liu Futong never dared to face his father coldly. He was always humble and gentle mannered, and would not oppose any decision made by his father.

But when he became the emperor, Liu Futong changed into a different person, and his eyes revealed his disappointment and contempt for him.

What did his father think of him? If he was looking at him up in heaven, would he be proud of this son, or think that this son was a useless waste?

Han Lin’er was lost in his thoughts for a while.

“Come with Zhen.” Han Lin’er no longer had the urge to go to the toilet. After he said this to Hong Xiu, his steps changed direction.

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Hong Xiu wiped away the tears, and quietly followed behind the eunuch.

The eunuch who tried to speak several times but couldn’t in the end, turned his head and glanced at her.

Perhaps in the imperial palace, there would finally be a figure that could rival Consort Li.

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Back To The Beginning Of Ming To Do Charity CH 111 Food

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The munitions were collected in just three months. Now Lin Yuan had people in his hands who possessed an unprecedented execution power. Everyone believed that Lin Yuan would lead them to a better life. There was plenty of food rations and weapons. Not only that, the weapons could also be called sophisticated.

Lin Yuan had weapons armories and factories built in every city. The daily work of the blacksmiths was to build weapons and the better the quality of the weapons, the more monthly payment they could get. The quality represented their pay, so even if the blacksmiths didn’t eat or drink, they would still also be thinking about how to make the weapons sharper, more resilient, and not easy to break.

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Looking at the long knives in front of him, Lin Yuan thought of the enemy weapons collected in several battles. Before the troubled times, in the peaceful era, the number of weapons was almost nearly counted for. No one would just commission bows and arrows or knives for fun. If they did then arrest would probably greet them at their front doors.

So in the troubled times, when the weapon armories were opened, most of the weapons had already become rusty. And because of technical limitations, there were many long knives that, while still sharp, easily broke when just a bit of force was used on them.

It was like modern utility knives. If it was not sharp anymore, just smash and break off that section with a stone and continue using the new sharpened part.

The consumption and wear of weapons was huge, and the costs to be invested were equally as astronomical.

Lin Yuan sometimes even regretted that he didn’t major in science and engineering. He really didn’t know how to make steel.

Now except for Lin Yuan, the weapons of the several rebel factions were not very good. The cost of building weapons was too high so for them it was better to fight more battles and seize more weapons, which was a much more convenient and cheap way to obtain more weapons stock.

Anyway, the battles definitely must be fought, and if they could come away with a satisfying amount of spoils in weapons then that would just be an unexpected benefit.

After Lin Yuan inspected this batch of weapons he had Chen Baisong call someone to carry it away.

These knives would still shatter, but they were much better than what they used before. In fact, sometimes Lin Yuan felt that people degenerate in certain aspects, such as the forging craftsmanship of the Bronze Age. The toughness of the bronze weapons dug up during modern archaeological digs could even equal that of the weapons manufactured in modern times and even surpass the weapons created in Europe in the Middle Ages by more than a star and a half.

Many of the swords used by Europeans in the Middle Ages were directly created from pig iron, and they would break with a little effort.

This kind of situation was maintained for a very long period of time.

However, the forging technology of bronze had not been passed down, and the forging of weapons had fallen stagnant.

Lin Yuan picked up the long jian that the blacksmiths carefully crafted for him——the jian was not very practical on the battlefield, it was easy to break and was not easy to use or operate, so the jian was generally a symbol of status, and could be taken as ancient men’s “luxury” good.

Since the artisans dared to send it to Lin Yuan, it proved that this was their most proud work.

Lin Yuan first picked up the long jian and tested the weight, then lifted the jian and slashed it towards the wooden table next to him. This was not easy, but in the end he cut off a corner of the wooden table. Lin Yuan turned the tip of the sword to the ground and slowly pressed down on it.

The jian’s body bent, becoming more and more curved, and when it reached less than half of its original height, the sword broke.

“Let them try again.” Lin Yuan said to Chen Baisong, “It could be better.”

Chen Baisong had no expression on his face, but his heart was dripping blood. Such a fine jian…..

Lin Yuan sighed. He didn’t notice the regret in Chen Baisong’s eyes: “Did Song Shizhao and Luo Ben arrive yet?”

Chen Baisong: “They should be on the way.”

Lin Yuan nodded and said, “When they come, I can relax.”

At first, Lin Yuan was worried that Song Shizhao and Luo Ben would not get along, but in fact their relationship was quite good. This caused Lin Yuan to be a little surprised. After all, Song Shizhao was even cautious of those who had no real talents, let alone someone like Luo Ben who did have real talent.

Although they could not be called very good friends, on the surface, the relationship was well maintained and amicable. He heard that if they had the opportunity they would meet up for a chat and drink together. Song Shizhao pretended to be drunk and didn’t pay the bill. And Luo Ben had thought it would be Song Shizhao’s treat so he did not bring money with him. So in the end he could only call someone over to save the awkward situation. 

Chen Baisong was also aware of how busy Lin Yuan had been recently, and that Lin Yuan hardly had much time to sleep. He accompanied Lin Yuan during this period and had also developed black eye bags.

Lin Yuan yawned. While he felt that he should take a nap, his brain was a little too stimulated to sleep.

Lin Yuan said softly, “I wonder how Ni Wenjun is doing.”

Ni Wenjun, who was far away in Hanyang, sneezed. The advisor next to him was taken aback and quickly expressed concern: “There was a cool wind last night. General must take care of your health.”

Ni Wenjun waved his hand. He was born tall and big, with a muscular physique, a square face, big eyes, and had a loyal, righteous appearance. He said to the people around him: “It’s nothing serious, but a little cool breeze, what can it do to me?”

The advisor saw that there was nothing wrong with Ni Wenjun, so his worries settled.

Ni Wenjun asked: “What happened to the grain and grass rations?”

The advisor said: “It is all prepared.”

Although there were many old and rotten grains, they could still be considered as grain and could fill the stomach.

Ni Wenjun asked again: “And the weapons?”

The advisor had a smile on his face. He had been busy with this recently. As the saying went, a workman must first sharpen his tools if he is to do his work well. Although food and grass rations were important things, what couldn’t soldiers eat? So long as whatever went down the stomach would not poison and could prevent starvation then it was fine. But weapons were a different matter. He felt that he had done a good job, and the pride could not help but show up on his face: “Previously, many of the weapons we seized were too worn down, so this subordinate sent someone to buy a new batch. They are all peerlessly sharp and they will surely make the soldiers indomitable.”

Ni Wenjun was about to praise him, but the servants outside the house reported: “General, Imperial Supervisor Zhou asks to see you.”

The imperial supervisor was the person sent by the emperor to monitor in the military barracks, but now that the government was under the control of Ni Wenjun, the imperial supervisor naturally lost its original function.

“Zihao is here.” Ni Wenjun showed a smile on his face, “Call him in.”

Zhou Zihao’s given name was Zhou Zheng while his courtesy name was Zihao. He had the appearance of a scholar and looked like a modest gentleman. Ni Wenjun considered himself to be someone suited to being the emperor and weren’t the officials around the emperor all such literati? Therefore, he had always treated Zhou Zihao with respect.

The advisor standing on the side saw Zhou Zihao and wanted nothing more than to kick him out.

All those who followed Ni Wenjun wanted to get Ni Wenjun’s fan and regard.

Ni Wenjun was only one person and the seats around him were limited. People like them were all pursuing greater interests. They wanted to occupy a place beside Ni Wenjun and become the person Ni Wenjun valued ​​most. Even if they were asked to kill off their colleagues in order to climb up, they would still raise butcher knives at each other without hesitation.

Ni Wenjun himself was born in a fisherman family and had no education. Most of his advisors began learning halfway through and did not come from any scholarly families. This gave Zhou Zihao a chance to come forward.

But Zhou Zihao’s face was black when he came in, and one could tell at a glance that his mood was not very happy at the moment.

Ni Wenjun himself was in a good mood and asked, “What’s wrong, Zihao? Did you meet something unhappy?”

Zhou Zihao snorted coldly. He had always been like this in front of Ni Wenjun. He knew that Ni Wenjun advocated the noble character of the literati, so no matter whether he possessed this thing or not, he must have it in front of Ni Wenjun. He said with a swipe of his sleeves: “General, why not ask what ridiculous things brother Wu did? Where does he put General’s great cause? Is he anxious for General, or is he trying to secretly plot against General!”

This accusation was too serious. Advisor Wu flushed red and furiously said: “You, you are slandering me! You take advantage of General’s favor and spout lies! You are trying to sow discord! General! Don’t listen to this person’s nonsense!”

Zhou Zihao turned around and said coldly, “Brother Wu, please don’t speak anymore! Zhou doesn’t want to interact with a jackal like you!”

“Ai.” Ni Wenjun stepped in to smooth the edgy atmosphere, “What is this? It’s just a matter of discussion, but it’s more fierce than fighting in a battle. Didn’t Zihao tell me last time that it is good for colleagues to be in harmony?”

Only then did Zhou Zihao reeled in his temper and calmly said to Ni Wenjun: “General, he replaced the fine grains with old grains in order to have enough grain and grass rations. It was only reported this morning. Those old grains hands are old enough they can turn to ashes. General, if the soldiers eat this kind of food, can they still even fight? Since ancient times, the food and grass rations have always been transported first before soldiers and horses even set off. Without the grain and grass rations, how can the soldiers and horses move?”

Ni Wenjun was taken aback, he turned his head and looked at Advisor Wu: “Didn’t you just say…..”

Advisor Wu gritted his teeth: “Zhou Zheng! You are exaggerating. Although it is old grain, it will not turn into ashes. Where can there be any fine grains now in war? If fine grains were available, they would have been bought out by the big households long ago. Even if we force them to hand it over it still won’t be enough to feed the whole army!”

Ni Wenjun nodded: “It makes sense, Zihao, the output in the farm fields is not very good nowadays…..”

Zhou Zihao said to Ni Wenjun: “General, I know he must be cunning and shrewd, so I brought the grain he put in the granary. Please have a look.”

He took out a small cloth bag from his pocket, and when the cloth bag was opened, a musty smell came out and filled the room.

Even Ni Wenjun couldn’t help holding his breath. This kind of old grains…..how many years has it been?

Ni Wenjun had also lived through hard days, but no matter how hard off he was, he had never eaten chaff that would become ashes with just a pinch.

Zhou Zihao clenched his fists and applied a little force. The chaff instantly turned into ashes. As soon as he let go, the ashes scattered into the air.

Floating slowly in the air, and then falling to the ground.

Ni Wenjun’s face turned black. He turned to ask the advisor, “This is what you give to this general’s soldiers to eat? Even your horse doesn’t eat this, right? The soldiers are putting their lives on the line for this general, but you are trying to kill them!”

The advisor didn’t dare to quibble at this time. He knelt down and said tremblingly: “General, there is not enough money! Weapons are made of fine iron. If we don’t have weapons, how can we kill the enemy in battle? General! This subordinate is doing this for you!”

Ni Wenjun also knew that there was not enough money. Although he had some money, what was the price of weapons nowadays?

Weapons were too expensive, so the food rations would naturally take a back seat.

Zhou Zihao sneered and said: “I knew you would say that, brother Wu. General is a talented person, and all people of insight in the world are willing to support General. A couple days ago a merchant came to my door, willing to send food rations to General. Why, brother Wu, you actually never thought of this? Or is it that you want credit, so you don’t care?”

Ni Wenjun: “Wait, you said that a merchant wants to send food to this general?”

Zhou Zihao only then knelt down: “The general is destined by the heavens! Even merchants will naturally submit to the general.”

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Although he promised Jiang Guang he would buy his food rations, he did not promise how much money he would pay Jiang Guang.

He was just a merchant, it was not like he could go up against power after all.

AN: Jiang Guang: F**k! He wants to dig a pit for me!

Fortunately, I definitely dug a bigger pit for him ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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Bird Dude Nie Bufan CH 099 Half Dreaming Half Awake

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That night, under the crowd of watching chickens, Zhang Junshi and the others had Tu Beng clean up the chicken coop first, and then set aside an open space in the forefront to be covered with thick straw and then lined with quilts. When the bed was arranged very warmly and spaciously they then put Nie Bufan on the new bed and covered him with a quilt.

Finally, Wang Fifth placed an incense table beside his bed and lit three incense sticks.

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Seeing other people looking at him with weird expressions, Wang Fifth calmly said: “This is longevity incense.”

“…..”

Everything was properly arranged, and the sky had also dimmed. The several people discussed taking turns to watch over night, but they were unceremoniously driven out of the sweet chicken boudoir by the chickens before they could even start.

Everyone had a deep understanding of the fighting power of the chickens, so they did not insist, but it was estimated that no one would be able to sleep well tonight, all too anxiously waiting for a miracle to appear.

Nie Bufan was left in the chicken coop full of peculiar scents, enjoying the exclusive use of the emperor-class chicken coop bed, surrounded by a circle of glowing beady chicken eyes, and accompanied by the smoke of longevity incense. The atmosphere was particularly mysterious indeed.

His consciousness was still clear, and Nie Bufan was depressed. He secretly pondered over how to settle accounts with those guys in the future.

Don’t know how much time had passed, the glowing beady eyes closed one after another in the darkness, and the chickens nestled beside Nie Bufan’s bed, as if slowly falling asleep. Moonlight came in through the window and scattered over the single person and many chickens, causing them to faintly gleam with pale blue light.

Nie Bufan felt his body warm up inexplicably, the kind of warmth from the inside out, as if every cell in his body was reviving.

Soon, he had a strange dream. In the dream, many people gave him a gift. The gifts were all shining. He couldn’t see what was inside, but every time he received one, he felt extra comfortable.

He didn’t know any of these gift-giving people, but he felt that they were very familiar and kind. The dream gradually blurred. Before disappearing completely, he seemed to see a few chicken feathers floating in the sky…..

The next morning, everyone rushed to the chicken coop to check Nie Bufan’s situation. They opened the door and saw that the big bed right in the front was covered with piles of chickens, completely burying the person on the bed.

Everyone was shocked, and rushed forward in a few steps. But before they drove them away, the flock of chickens had already parted, revealing the empty big bed below.

“Where is he?” Li Huai was shocked.

The several people looked around, their expressions nervous.

“Could it be that he really awakened?” Zhang Junshi asked with some hope.

Si Chenyu touched his chin, looked at the chickens around him, and guessed hesitantly: “Or, has he become a chicken?”

The others looked at him.

Si Chenyu shrugged and waved his hand: “It’s not impossible.”

The atmosphere instantly became depressed. Everyone imagined what Nie Bufan would be like as a chicken. Just what kind of seductive divine chicken would that be?

“I’ll look around.” Wei Di left the chicken coop with a flick of his sleeve. Continuing to fool around with this group of people, he worried that his IQ would degenerate to that of a toddler.

“Let’s go too.” Li Yi was in high spirits, he felt that Nie Bufan really woke up!

“Wait.” Zhang Junshi looked around, picking out Lady Flower in the flock of chickens with sharp eyes, and asked, “Lady Flower, where is your master? Take us to find him.”

Lady Flower turned its head to the side, and rubbed a claw against Langya beside it.

Langya huffed, lying motionless on the ground.

“Be good, later I will prepare something delicious for you.” Zhang Junshi began to make an enticing lure.

Lady Flower and Langya glanced at him contemptuously, and continued to remain silent.

Li Yi came over, picked up Lady Flower, and threatened: “Speak, where is he?”

Lady Flower flapped its wings, and Langya jumped up and pecked on the back of his hand angrily.

Li Yi let go of the chicken, and his tone softened: “We are very worried about him, so don’t keep him hidden.”

Lady Flower and Langya clucked a few times, as if they were answering something, but it was a pity that everyone could not understand the chicken language.

At this time, a sharp voice sounded above their heads: “The village head is sleepwalking.”

The several people looked up and saw Hero standing on the beam.

“Sleepwalking?” Zhang Junshi asked hurriedly, “Where is he sleepwalking?”

While tidying up its feathers, Hero casually replied, “He was on the other side of the mountain before, but don’t know if he is still there now.”

“Hurry and take us there!” Li Huai said eagerly.

Hero turned around and huffed: “Go by yourself, I’m busy.”

With that said, it flapped its wings and flew out.

Everyone looked at each other, and no longer delayed. They ran towards the back of the mountain together.

Wang Shichan’s speed was the fastest, and as soon as he left the village, he saw a familiar figure at a glance. The figure had his eyes closed tightly, was dressed in thin clothes, and walked slowly toward this side in the cold wind.

Wang Shichan’s heart heated up, and he quickly ran to him, grabbed him into his arms, and warmed the other’s cold body.

Nie Bufan leaned on his shoulder, rubbed it lightly, and said dreamily, “Wang Fifth, are you here to pick me up?”

“Yes, I’m here to pick you up.” Wang Shichan sighed, and his joy was mixed with inexplicable forlorn.

Nie Bufan still had his eyes closed, but the corners of his mouth curled up in a charming arc, and he said cheerfully: “Great! Let’s go back to the village together!”

“En, let’s go back to the village.” Wang Shichan picked him up, only to notice that his eyes had not been opened the whole time, and he couldn’t help but tentatively ask, “Bufan, are you…..awake?”

“Of course I am awake.” Nie Bufan wrapped his arms around the other’s neck, pursed his lips and said, “How can I talk to you if I am not awake?”

Wang Shichan was silent for a while, and then said, “Then what are you doing coming out alone?”

“Of course it’s to go back to Chicken Nest Village.” Nie Bufan replied.

Wang Shichan’s heart sank and he continued to ask: “Where do you think you are now?”

“Didn’t I just escape uncle Leader Wei’s house?” Nie Bufan smiled, “I was going to meet up with you guys. I didn’t expect to meet you on the road.”

“…..” Now Wang Shichan was sure that he really had a problem.

Nie Bufan wrapped around his waist and said coquettishly: “Let’s go back to the village.”

Wang Shichan stared at his closed eyes, tried to suppress the emotions surging in his heart, and said, “Bufan, open your eyes and take a look.”

Nie Bufan’s eyelids moved, but they did not open. He just turned his face to Wang Shichan and smiled: “What do you want me to look at? Your face? Don’t worry, your face is shining with Buddha’s light even at night. It’s all kinds of bright and I can see it very clearly.”

“…..” Wang Shichan fell silent again.

At this time, the others also rushed over.

Nie Bufan shook his legs and greeted happily, “You are all here.”

“You finally woke up!” Zhang Junshi excitedly took his hand.

“You actually know to wake up!” Li Huai looked angry.

Li Yi and the others all had surprised delight on their faces, but Si Chenyu noticed that Wang Shichan’s expression was a little strange.

“What’s the matter?” He asked.

Wang Shichan replied faintly: “Let’s go back first.”

Back in the house, Nie Bufan was wrapped up in a ball and placed on the bed.

The crowd of people either stood or sat around him.

After a moment of silence, Wang Shichan said: “He hasn’t fully woken up yet.”

“What do you mean not fully woken up?” Nie Bufan and Li Huai asked at the same time.

Everyone looked at a certain someone sitting with his eyes closed, and their brows gradually furrowed.

“Bufan, why are you always keeping your eyes closed?” Li Huai asked.

Nie Bufan moved his eyelids and said with dissatisfaction: “Which one of your eyes sees me closing my eyes, my eyes are clearly wide open?”

Li Huai was speechless.

The others also had weird expressions.

Si Chenyu pondered for a while, then said: “Then what do you see now?”

Nie Bufan raised his hand and pointed out one by one: “Brother Shi, Zhang Third, Li Fourth, Wang Fifth, Huai Huai, Leader, Nineteen, brother Shen.”

Everyone was surprised to find that even with his eyes closed, he could accurately pinpoint their positions.

But when referring to Fan Luo and the Tai uncle and nephew pair, he was a bit puzzled: “Strange, who are they?”

Fan Luo’s face was sullen, while the Tai uncle and nephew pair widened their eyes.

Tai Bai said: “Bufan, how can you forget who I am?”

Nie Bufan tilted his head and said after thinking for a moment: “You feel a bit familiar, but I can’t remember where I have seen you before.”

Everyone looked at each other, with some confusion in their eyes.

Si Chenyu asked again: “Do you know what happened to you?”

“Speaking of this,” Nie Bufan pointed at Wei Di and said indignantly, “It’s all because of you taking me out and not letting me go back to the village.”

Then he proudly said: “Fortunately, I was clever and managed to escape.”

Wei Di said solemnly: “What about after you escaped?”

“When I escaped, I met Wang Fifth!” Nie Bufan harrumphed, “This time it won’t be so easy to kidnap me. I have to settle the account of burning the village with you!”

Wei Di stopped talking.

Tai Bai pointed to himself, and was speechless for a long while with his mouth open. Clearly it was he who rescued him from Dongsheng Shangfu, so why was he so ruthlessly obliterated from memory?

He seemed to only have a small part of the memory after being kidnapped out of Chicken Nest Village by Wei Di, and it was a selective memory.

Fan Luo’s expression was melancholic, and his heart was also very sorrowful and depressed. He was also a member of the forgotten.

“He…..is he awake or not?” Li Huai asked hesitantly.

No one could answer this question.

Finally Li Yi said: “Let’s call the divine doctor over to have a look.”

When Li Huai was about to go out, Nie Bufan hurriedly shouted: “Huai Huai, when you go out, help me get something to eat on the way, I’m almost starving to death, as if I haven’t eaten anything in 7 or 8 days.”

Everyone thought silently: It was not just 7 or 8 days since you have eaten anything…..

Should they tell him the truth? Or shake him hard to see if it could shake him awake? But what if the shaking breaks him?

Just now Hero said he was sleepwalking? Was sleepwalking like this? Not only could one respond sensibly, one could also distinguish things even with eyes closed?

Soon, the food was served, Zhang Junshi picked up the food for Nie Bufan, and then placed the bowl and chopsticks in his hands. Nie Bufan ate calmly under the gaze of everyone, except for occasionally poking food into his nostrils, his actions were almost the same as that of an ordinary person.

After eating, Zhang Junshi helped him clean up, and then they called the divine doctor to come over.

Nie Bufan felt a stranger put his fingers on his wrist, and he asked strangely: “Who is this? He looks so fuzzy.”

Everyone was speechless. What was “looking so fuzzy”?

The corner of the divine doctor’s mouth twitched a few times, and he laughed: “This old man is a doctor.”

“Oh.” Nie Bufan pouted, “I’m not sick.”

“No harm in having a look.” Zhang Junshi comforted.

Nie Bufan ignored the divine doctor who was taking his pulse, and said to everyone, “When shall we return to the village?”

Li Yi stared at him for a moment, then suddenly asked, “Is there any special reason why you are so eager to go back to the village?”

“Because I miss home!” Nie Bufan replied with a smile.

“I’m afraid it’s not the only reason, right?” Li Yi said with a cold face, “Could it be that you want to come back to see us for the last time, and then without even a warning just ‘take your leave from the world’?”

Nie Bufan let out a “hey”, then chuckled: “You don’t even know how to use idioms, what ‘take your leave from the world’? You took your leave but I haven’t yet?”

Clearly it was you who said it yourself! Li Yi hollered in his heart.

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This guy had always had a stubborn mouth, so they likely won’t be able to get the truth on his illness out of his mouth. But it was certain that even in this state, what he was most persistent about in his heart was still to go back to the village, coming back to meet with everyone, and saying goodbye.

The others did not continue to question him, but waited for the diagnosis from the divine doctor.

They really hoped he would be safe and healthy, even if the price was to forget everyone…..

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Bird Dude Nie Bufan CH 098 Smell The Fragrance To Know Bromance

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Nie Bufan didn’t know what his current situation was, his consciousness was clear, but he couldn’t wake up. From time to time, memories from a long time ago would appear in his mind, as if his mind was deliberately letting him experience it again but as a bystander.

But he couldn’t always live in his memories, right? If he just died like this, there would be no regrets…..Uh, well, frankly, he was actually quite reluctant to leave.

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This was probably the reason for his half-alive, half-dead state? Because he was dawdling around and refusing to leave.

Hehe, sorry God, if you give me this chance to dawdle, I will definitely take it with a smile. Nie Bufan thought to himself.

Every day, all he could do was lay there like a corpse, bored out of his mind. The only pleasure was to wait for the people in Chicken Nest Village to visit him. They would talk at his bedside, occasionally touch, kiss, and use the opportunity to help clean up to cop a feel.

Nie Bufan sometimes felt like a priest, listening to the confessions of lost lambs every day, sharing their inner secrets, sorrows and joys. It was a pity that he couldn’t open his mouth to give them psychological counseling and soothe their traumatized hearts.

But he was not without gain, at least he had learned to distinguish his bromantic brothers by their scent.

For example, Zhang Third, he always had the smell of copper plates, occasionally mixed with the fragrance of various vegetables, and it was easy to drool if he smelled his scent too much.

Li Fourth, his scent was as cold as iron, but it was actually as hot as a branding iron to the touch. It must be comfortable to hold him in winter, only the sensation was a bit hard.

The best person to hold was Wang Fifth, who had the scent of Buddha’s incense, and was suitable for hot and cold weather. Even if he didn’t speak, one could still feel at ease. He wondered why he had mistaken him for Li Fourth in the first place? Making such a mistake forcibly caused a great buddhist monk in training to break his vows. Hehe, actually, it was not bad for it to be broken. Wasn’t there a saying that so long as there was Buddha in the heart, meat and wine could pass through the intestines, let alone breaking the precept against lust? The Buddha would definitely be understanding.

And then there was Leader Wei, this guy had a strong sense of existence, from head to toe he gave off a domineering kingly aura, especially his eyes which were as sharp as a sword. Every time he came, he didn’t say anything and just knew to use those eyes to glare at him. Maybe he was practicing some long-lost eye martial arts?

The most noisy of these people was probably Huai Huai. He could hear his arrogant footsteps even before the other entered the house. After walking in, he would be even more voluble, his words unforgiving and like a torrent. But he smelled like sunflowers that boomed arrogantly, the smell making people feel the urge to fiddle and tease him.

As for brother Shi, there were only four words: overwhelming and compelling extravagance. The scent on his body was only that of precious spices and perfumes. Of course, after the baptism in Chicken Nest Village, this choking fragrance had now faded a lot, replaced by a jade-like icy water vapor. He appeared dignified on the outside, but facing him alone he would show a rare warmth. The premise was that he didn’t know that even if he was in a coma, he was actually quite conscious of his surroundings.

Towards the Teacher of the State, Nie Bufan felt very complicated. It was like seeing a gorgeous peony and just as he was thinking about ravaging it, he discovered that it was actually a fresh snow lotus in peony skin. On the surface, he looked wickedly charming and alluring but his true nature was pure and flawless. This made him tremble as he picked the flower, for fear of destroying the last elderly virgin boy in the world. Alas, seeing as he had already picked this flower, he could just take it as accumulating virtue (gongs) for himself.

By the way, there was also Tai Bai, this guy was the best to identify, his scent was that of algae that made people feel like being in the sea. Although Tai Yan had no similarities with him in temperament, their smell was very similar. Nie Bufan was finally willing to admit that they were indeed relatives only when he closed his eyes.

In addition, there were Tiannu and Shen Muran. He knew from the narratives of the other people that they seem to have established a romantic relationship. This was the only normal couple in Chicken Nest Village, what gratifying and congratulatory news. And they had also not forgotten him, their “matchmaker”. When he wakes up, he must give them a big gift.

After distinguishing the people, he began to distinguish chickens by smell. But this decision made him regret it as the smell of chickens…..he won’t bother describing it. What was even more frightening was that the chickens that came to see him came in batch after batch every day, and used their claws and wings to express their deep concern. If things went on like this for long, he suspected that he was very likely to become a body of artwork, and one that was of impressionist style. Hence, he must be grateful to Tu Beng. If the other hadn’t swept the floors every day, he would probably be buried in flying chicken feathers and shiny chicken feces.

On the tenth day of his coma, a stranger came to Chicken Nest Village, the divine doctor Wei Di invited.

Don’t know if it was an illusion or not, Nie Bufan felt like the other was drunk, slowly swaying as he walked.

He came to the bed, rolled up Nie Bufan’s eyelids, examined his complexion, and then asked about his condition before finally taking his pulse.

The room was silent, and everyone felt nervous. They were all waiting for the result with bated breath.

But for a moment, the divine doctor seemed to have discovered something.

Li Huai was the first to be unable to contain himself and asked: “Divine Doctor, how is his condition?”

“Huh?” The divine doctor said in a dazed tone, “What did you just say?”

“I’m asking how his condition is?” Li Huai repeated it patiently.

“Oh.” The divine doctor said lightly, “He is a living dead person, it’s hopeless.”

“Hopeless? Then what’s up with your expression just now? Are you excited to see others dying?” Li Huai was furious.

“Was I excited?” The divine doctor replied innocently.

“You were!”

Nie Bufan thought to himself, was this divine doctor reliable or not? Didn’t he feel the cold air coming out of everyone?

“It’s like this.” The divine doctor said calmly, “This is the first time this old man has encountered such a ‘healthy’ living dead person, so it is inevitable to be a little surprised.”

“A ‘healthy’ living dead person?” Tai Bai asked in confusion, “What do you mean by this?”

The divine doctor explained: “He is in good physical condition, even healthier than the average person. But the pulse condition is strange, showing signs of premature death. This old man suspects that the root of the illness is in his brain.”

“In the brain?” Everyone said in unison, their expressions a little ugly.

The divine doctor nodded and continued: “Exactly. The diseases in the brain are the most difficult to treat. If you can’t find the specific location of the illness, any treatment is useless.”

“Then what should we do?” Zhang Junshi asked worriedly.

The divine doctor revealed an expression of excitement that could not be suppressed anymore, and proposed: “If you agree, this old man will come and perform a craniotomy for him.”

“Craniotomy?” Li Yi immediately vetoed, “Absolutely not! Can a person survive if the skull is cut open?”

“How ignorant.” The divine doctor said with contempt, “Just opening a person’s skull will not kill you, it is just like an ordinary outside injury. As long as there is no internal damage, the wound will slowly heal.”

“How can you guarantee that it will not damage his head?” Li Yi’s eyes were cold, and he expressed deep doubts about the medical skills of this divine doctor.

Zhang Junshi and the others also disagreed with craniotomy.

The divine doctor shrugged and said indifferently: “Since you disagree, this old man won’t force it, but if he dies, don’t regret it.”

Everyone was hesitant.

The divine doctor squinted at them and smiled without saying a word.

Nie Bufan yelled in his heart: Comrades, hold on to your stance! No craniotomy!

“We’ll think about it.” Wang Fifth said.

The divine doctor nodded and said lightly: “Try to make up your mind as quickly as possible, otherwise this old man can’t guarantee how long he can hold on.”

Nonsense! He was clearly energetic and vigorous, but was temporarily in a recessive state. Nie Bufan’s emotions became stirred up, and all kinds of mini versions of himself were going crazy in his mind.

The divine doctor seemed to perceive something, and the hand taking his pulse squeezed on his wrist a few times in a wretched manner.

“I hope you can give us a description of the specific process of craniotomy.” Wang Fifth continued, “The risk of craniotomy is too high. It has never been heard of in the past. We must ensure that it is foolproof.”

“Haha.” The divine doctor chuckled, “Is there any cure in this world that is foolproof?”

“For him, it must be foolproof!” Wang Fifth’s tone allowed no room for doubt.

The divine doctor fell silent.

Nie Bufan gave Wang Fifth a thumbs up in his heart.

After a while, the divine doctor stood up and said, “Fine, this old man will be fully prepared. You can think about it during these two days.”

After speaking, he walked out leisurely.

“Is there really no other way?” Zhang Junshi took Nie Bufan’s hand and said worriedly.

The rest of the people did not speak, and the atmosphere was a little depressing.

“Bufan, can’t you wake up by yourself?” Zhang Junshi said helplessly, “Usually you can toss around so much, how come you aren’t up to it at the critical moment?”

You aren’t up to it, I am up to it very well! Nie Bufan retorted indignantly.

“This guy is originally strong in appearance but weak in reality.” Li Yi said poisonously.

Oh, very good, Li Fourth, this village head shall remember this!

“Brother, I think we should just throw him into the chicken coop, maybe he will be fully healed without any treatment the next day.” Li Huai interrupted, “I always believed he was a chicken demon spirit.”

Chicken demon spirit? Is he such a low-grade breed? At least he should be a chicken god! And what the hell kind of suggestion is that? Who would be stupid enough to do such a thing?

Unexpectedly, no one in the room refuted it. They wouldn’t really be thinking of carrying this out? Hey, come back to your senses, don’t lower your IQ like this, okay?

“Perhaps, we can really try.” Zhang Junshi hesitated.

“…..” Nie Bufan was speechless, he really could only be speechless.

Seeing support from someone, Li Huai continued to convince the rest: “There is nothing to lose anyway, and the worst result is to maintain the status quo.”

“What do you think?” Li Yi looked at Wang Shichan.

Wang Shichan pondered for a while, then nodded: “Okay, let’s try it.”

Hey, hey! Nie Bufan was going crazy, all kinds of crazy, and his muscles all over even tightened up.

“Look, he has a reaction!” Tai Bai pointed out with sharp eyes.

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The Teacher of the State moved closer to check for a while and calmly said: “Initially, I thought your proposal was a bit absurd, but now it seems that it really has some effect.”

“It’s the first time in so many days that he has such an obvious reaction.” Li Huai said in surprise, “Don’t hesitate anymore, let’s try it today!”

Everyone agreed.

Nie Bufan thumped his chest in his heart: Are you all still human? Are you?

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The Cruel Tyrant CH 096 Caught

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In the harem, the gorgeously dressed Consort Zheng had cruel eyes, like a colorful but extremely poisonous butterfly.

Consort Zheng and Zhao Rou entered the palace together, but Consort Zheng had a more noble birth and was the daughter of an imperial censor, whereas Zhao Rou was only the daughter of a commoner. But it was this commoner’s daughter that became a thorn in her eyes. She was just a lowly palace maid yet she first took away the emperor’s attention from her, and then when she knocked her down to the bottom, she then attracted the Crown Prince’s favor! She was now even conferred the title of Princess Consort! Consort Zheng felt like a mouthful of old blood got stuck in her throat, almost suffocating her to death.

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A palace maid ran up to Consort Zheng in a panic: “Niangniang, Liu Gongzi is leading the imperial guards in our direction.” (TN: Niangniang is a term of respect for the empress and imperial concubines)

Consort Zheng’s hands trembled and the muscles on her face twitched slightly. She then quickly calmed down and said to the maid: “Hurry up and invite the Emperor over, say that Ben Gong has learned a new dance and want to invite him to watch.”

“Yes.”

The palace maid had just walked out when Liu Xi led the imperial guards to surround Lanyin Palace. Consort Zheng looked at the face of Liu Xi who walked in from the front door. It really made her jealous as a woman. At the same time, she was deeply disdainful in her heart. He was just a male pet, even if this mape pet had the Crown Prince’s deep affection, he could only be a male pet forever.

Consort Zheng sat in the main hall with noble demeanor, and said: “Lanyin Palace has no contact with the Crown Prince’s Palace, and Liu Gongzi is a member of the Crown Prince’s inner palace, but now you are bringing the imperial guards into the harem of His Majesty. I wonder what your intentions are?”

Liu Xi snorted, and a sharp light flashed in those beautiful phoenix eyes: “This official is the imperial guard’s Lieutenant and has come with the Crown Prince’s order to investigate the poisoning case of the Princess Consort’s maid. Consort Zheng Niangniang, will you go by yourself or do you want the imperial guards to tie you up and then bring you away? “

Sharp nails made traces on the wooden table. Consort Zheng clenched her teeth and slammed the table, shouting: “Audacious, what do you think you are! You dare to bluster in front of Ben Gong! As His Majesty’s concubine, how can Ben Gong tolerate such wanton slander.”

“Whether it is slander or not, it is up to His Highness to see it clearly, and Niangniang should cooperate well so as not to suffer pain of the flesh.” Liu Xi was too lazy to talk nonsense with her and directly have people tie up Consort Zheng.

How could Consort Zheng, a weak woman, resist a group of imperial troops. She was firmly tied up within a moment. She was born in an official family and had never experienced such sufferings. For a while she could only tremble and couldn’t even speak. She could only glare at Liu Xi fiercely, wishing nothing more than to grind his bones into dust.

Liu Xi glanced at her coldly and said, “Take her away.”

But efore the imperial guards answered with an affirmative, the eunuch’s high-pitched voice came from the door.

“His Majesty has arrived…..”

Liu Xi startled and frowned slightly. He then knelt along with the imperial guards outside the door: “Paying respects to Your Majesty.”

Wearing a black dragon robe, Su Yuan walked into the main hall of Lanyin Palace with the help of a eunuch. He looked at Liu Xi with muddled eyes and asked strangely: “Which concubine of Zhen’s is this? Why are you wearing men’s clothing? Get up, get up quickly…..hahaha…..though this is a different flavor, hahaha…..”

Looking at the hands stretched out in front of him, Liu Xi dodged in disgust and squeezed his fists as he said: “Your Majesty, this official is the Lieutenant of the imperial guards, Liu Xi.”

The emperor was seduced by that face which was more alluring than that of a woman, and said in his heart: “No wonder the Crown Prince likes men. It’s hard to dislike a face like this.” The emperor was a lecherous guy, and although he didn’t like men and also didn’t dare to have any bad ideas about the Crown Prince’s people, he was still seduced by the other’s looks. So allured and unable to look away he didn’t even see the tied up Consort Zheng this whole time.

And Consort Zheng almost fainted in anger by this stupid emperor. She hurriedly struggled and shouted, “Your Majesty, help!”

“Huh?” The emperor came back to his senses, turned around and looked at the vague mass in the distance. He walked closer and found that it was Consort Zheng who was tied up, and then angrily said: “What are you all doing? Why have you tied up Zhen’s concubine? Let her loose quickly.”

The two imperial guards holding Consort Zheng looked at Liu Xi. Liu Xi wanted to kill thks stupid emperor, but he couldn’t do so and said patiently: “Your Majesty, Consort Zheng is suspected of murdering the Princess Consort. His Highness wants to bring her over for questioning.”

Speaking of, Su Yuan also had a lawless temper. He was lustful and lecherous, and when he was young he had faced much opposition on this, but he still went his own way without repentance. The old emperor was angered to death by him, because most of the old emperor’s harem were tainted by Su Yuan. But Su Yuan, who was unrestrained and arrogant for half his life, also met his nemesis, that was, his debt collector son Su Mochi. So long as he recalled the Crown Prince tearing up those people one by one in front of him, his legs would become weak. Therefore, as soon as Liu Xi mentioned the Crown Prince, he instantly hesitated.

“This, how could Consort Zheng plot against the Princess Consort, eh? When did the Crown Prince marry a Princess Consort?”

“Your Majesty!” Consort Zheng cried heartbreakingly: “Your Majesty, please save me, this concubine has no relations with the Princess Consort, how could this concubine plot against her? You must maintain justice for this concubine!”

“The Crown Prince finally married a consort, very good very good…..” The emperor patted Consort Zheng on the shoulder cheerfully and smiled as he said, “Don’t be afraid, my beloved concubine, the Crown Prince just wants to ask you some questions and he won’t make it difficult for you.” After he finished saying this he then left very decisively. He had a harem full of concubines and didn’t care about losing this one.

Consort Zheng: “…..Your Majesty!”

Seeing the emperor walking away, Liu Xi said to the imperial guards: “Take her away.”

Consort Zheng still did not give up and cried out loudly: “Your Majesty! Your Majesty help, your Majesty…..”

At Fufeng Tower, Consort Zhao woke up slowly. She couldn’t believe that she was still alive for a while, and the maid who was waiting on the side ran over in surprise: “Niangniang, you are awake, how wonderful!”

“Niangniang?” Consort Zhao asked in confusion.

The maid nodded and said: “Yes, the Princess Consort Niangniang.”

“Princess Consort Niangniang?” After a brief daze, Consort Zhao lowered her eyes and smiled, and then asked the maid: “Where are my children?”

“Niangniang , please wait a minute.” The maid hurried out.

Soon, she brought the nurse maid and the two infants into the room. Consort Zhao smiled and stretched out her hands with love. She then saw that there was a jade pendant in each child’s bundle of blankets. Consort Zhao held the jade pendant and asked, “This is?”

The nurse maif smiled and said, “Niangniang, this is a gift from His Highness, and the words engraved on the jade pendants are the names given by His Highness.”

Consort Zhao nodded and gently stroked her children’s faces, then paused with her fingers and asked, “How is Lady Yuzhu?”

The maid said carefully: “Answering Niangniang, there is no problem.”

“And the poisoner?” Csonsort Zhao raised her head and asked.

The maid said: “Answering Niangniang, it is Consort Zheng and she has been sent to prison by His Highness.”

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Consort Zhao nodded. The eyes looking at the two lovely babes in their blankets flickered with an undercurrent, and she said to the maid: “Go out of the imperial palace and tell my sister about this.”

The maid replied respectfully: “Yes.”

No matter how weak or incompetent she was, she would not let go of those who made attempts on her children’s lives.

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The Cruel Tyrant CH 095 Children

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Su Mu heard a scream as soon as he arrived outside Fufeng Tower. An entire courtyard’s busy attendants knelt down after seeing Su Mu and said, “Paying respects to Your Highness.”

Su Mu said: “Hurry up and do what you are supposed to, no need to mind me.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” The dozen people immediately dispersed and kept coming and going in and out of the door.

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Inside Fufeng Tower, Madam Zhao’s face had begun to turn pale. Yuzhu’s hand also began to be covered in cold sweat and she felt that her heart was about to jump out. She fed Madam Zhao water and said to the midwife: “Granny, if it continues like this, Madam and the imperial grandson will be in danger.” (TN: the granny used here does not refer to familial relations, just a term of reference for an older woman)

The midwife was sweating profusely, and said: “Lady Yuzhu, this old lady is really helpless, Madam is giving birth prematurely and with twins…..” This was the imperial heir and if anything happened she would not be able to guarantee her head. Even so, she was just a midwife and not a god.

“Is there no way?” Yuzhu looked at Madam Zhao, who was almost unable to even make a sound, her knuckles turning white.

The midwife looked conflicted and said: “Madam is mainly weak and physically exhausted. It must depend on herself.”

A palace maid hurriedly walked into the delivery room with a tray. Yuzhu stopped the maid and said, “Give it to me.”

“Yes.”

Yuzhu put the tray on the table and spooned some sugar water into the small dish next to it and tested it with a silver needle. The silver needle did not turn black, but Yuzhu still picked up the small dish and smelled it as well as tasted it. Only then did she finally bring the sugar water to the bed. She had always done this during Madam Zhao’s pregnancy.

Yuzhu brought the spoon to Madam Zhao’s mouth, and said seriously: “Madam, this is your child and the blood of His Highness. From birth, they are destined to have a noble status that is difficult for others to match.”

The still conscious Madam Zhao knew what Yuzhu meant. The Crown Prince would not touch a woman. If nothing unexpected happens, the children in her belly were destined to inherit the lineage. Madam Zhao reluctantly opened her mouth to drink the sugar water in the spoon. But just at this moment, Yuzhu’s expression suddenly changed and hurriedly threw the spoon on the ground.

“Someone come!” Yuzhu lay on the edge of Madam Zhao’s bed and panted. She looked at Madam Zhao seriously and said: “Madam, you must be safe, both mother and child must be safe…..”

Su Mu stood outside the door for a while. The harsh and ear piercing screams really made him feel uncomfortable, but when the sound in the room stopped, he became a little uneasy. It wasn’t until Yuzhu was half carried out by two palace maids that Su Mu felt something had gone wrong.

“What happened?” Su Mu asked the two palace maids.

Su Mu’s eyes were as cold as an open blade and the two palace maids tremblingly replied: “Answering…..answering Your Highness, someone used poison.”

Su Mu said: “Hurry up and bring the imperial physician.”

“Yes.”

However, Yuzhu had yet to move past the door when doctor Hu arrived in a hurry, and Huang Xuan was also with him.

“Paying respects to Your Highness.” The two saluted.

“Rise.” Su Mu said: “Doctor Hu, Yuzhu is poisoned, please take a look.”

“Yes.” Doctor Hu was taken aback again. The Crown Prince actually used the word “please”. Fortunately, his face was full of wrinkles and it was difficult to see any expression on it.

Doctor Hu took Yuzhu’s pulse: “It’s just knockout medicine, and it will be fine after a few hours of sleep.”

Su Mu said to the two palace maids who were supporting Yuzhu: “Retreat.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Huang Xuan approached Su Mu and said strangely: “Why would anyone give Yuzhu a knockout medicine.”

Su Mu’s eyes were cold and he said, “This medicine is not for Yuzhu, but for Zhao Rou.”

One could imagine just what the consequences of taking knockout medicine for a woman who is giving birth would be.

“Madam Zhao.” Huang Xuan was startled: “But who would harm her.” The Crown Prince’s Palace had only Madam Zhao and no other women who would have conflicts of interest with her. The men in the harem also would not harm her. Huang Xuan couldn’t think of who would do this thing, but he knew that this person was going to be very unlucky. The Crown Prince finally solved the issue of heirs and blocked the world’s leisurely mouth. Yet these people actually opposed the Crown Prince on this kind of thing. Wasn’t this simply just looking for death?

Suddenly there was another scream in the room, and Su Mu looked at the door of the room and breathed out a sigh of relief. It was better to have sounds than nothing.

After a while, the sound of small kittenish wailings came from the room. If it weren’t for Su Mu’s trained hearing, he likely wouldn’t have even heard it. A palace lady walked up to Su Mu with joy and said: “Madam gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins. Congratulations to Your Highness.” (TN: dragon and phoenix twins refer to boy/girl twins)

“Dragon and phoenix twins?” Su Mu asked in surprise.

The maid replied: “Yes, congratulations to Your Highness.”

“Congratulations, Your Highness.” Huang Xuan also breathed a sigh of relief. If Madam Zhao only gave birth to a daughter, they and the  Crown Prince would have to worry about the heir issue again. Fortunately…..

There was a hint of joy in Su Mu’s eyes. He had already automatically assumed the role of father, and he couldn’t help but wonder what the two children looked like. It was just that he could not enter the delivery room yet, and the two children were born prematurely and could only stay in the room, so Su Mu could only go back to his residence.

In Qionghua Pavilion, Liu Xi’s face was clouded over and his fingers squeezed the corner of the table like a poisonous snake.

“Truly courageous, actually daring to do it under the noses of me and the Crown Prince. They must really be tired of living.”

He had heard the news of Madam Zhao’s premature labor early in the morning, and immediately sent a lot of people to Fufeng Tower to guard it, but there were still people who got in and tampered around. Although he didn’t like that woman with the title of the “Crown Prince’s wife”. But it was undeniable that she had eliminated a lot of trouble for them. In this world, other than the Crown Prince, the people most intolerant of any harm to the children in her belly were them.

A little eunuch cautiously came to Liu Xi’s side and said: “Reporting to Gongzi, His Highness has summoned Gongzi.”

“Let’s go.” Liu Xi stood up immediately, as if he had been waiting for a long time. He had anticipated this when he got the news that someone was attempting to murder Madam Zhao. Among the people in the Crown Prince’s Palace, only Liu Xi was the most familiar with those people in the harem. He had not been a spy for the Shi Kingdom for so many years in vain.

The Crown Prince trusted him, which made Liu Xi finally let out a smile.

“Paying respects to Your Highness.”

Su Mu motioned at him to waive the ceremony, and said directly: “Go find out who acted on Madam Zhao, and whoever it is they will be punished severely.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” This time Liu Xi for once did not take the opportunity to seduce the Crown Prince, and immediately went out to carry out the errand.

Three days later, Su Mu finally saw the two little babies. To be honest, when he first saw the two children, the soft and cute baby image in Su Mu’s heart shattered to pieces with a “crack”.

“Why do they look…..so ugly?” Su Mu looked at the two wrinkled little old men in the cradle.

The nurse maid cautiously replied: “This…..Your Highness, children are all like this when they are just born, and they will look better after a month.” She was a little scared when she saw the Crown Prince for the first time.

Su Mu asked again: “How is Consort Zhao?” Zhao Rou gave birth to a son and a daughter and helped him a lot so he should at least express his thanks. Therefore, Su Mu named her the Princess Consort.

“Answering Your Highness, the Princess Consort is still asleep, but there is no serious problem.”

Su Mu nodded and went to the cradle to look at two identical babies and asked, “Which one is older and which one is younger?”

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The nurse maid pointed out: “Answering Your Highness, this is the little imperial grandson, this is the little princess.”

Su Mu nodded, turned and uncovered the red cloth on the tray in the eunuch’s hand. He then reached out and picked up the two jade pendants and put them into the cradles with the two babies.

The two jade pendants were respectively engraved with the characters “Heng” and “Yan”.

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