Okay, so the hilarious part had yet to arrive. Right now, we will be entering the second stage for the Anxi troubles.
Chapter 29 – Surging like a Gathering Storm when Outstanding People MeetTranslated by HaruOngy at Geniusly Plain (If you can see this line, you must have read this in the aggregator site which illegally steal various works. Be shameful of yourself for not appreciating the translator’s hard work. Don’t think only you want to have it the easy way. Support the fanbase and translator!)
Nan Bai Cheng accused Qing Feng Ming Yue Brothel for plotting to murder his wife, Xue Dan.
The moment this accusation revealed, the watching masses flared up.
You thought they were surprised that Nan Bai Cheng was a government official and yet he still need to bring the accusation before the Emperor?
No, no, no. They were surprised that Lord Nan actually married a famous prostitute from brothel.
Xue Dan, this name still remained in the memory of numerous men in the capital city. That year, she was the star of the Qing Feng Ming Yue Brothel, a prized beauty who was hard to smile. One day she suddenly vanished. To think that she was married away by this Lord Nan. It was said that Nan Bai Cheng was very noble and virtuous. That year, he was unwilling to climb the social stairs. He even rejected marrying the Grand Princess. Yet, it turned out to be so extreme that he married a prostitute.
After that, you thought they will discuss how Qing Feng Ming Yue Brothel plotted and murdered Lady Xue Dan?
No, no, no. You guessed it wrong again. The masses started to discuss, just based on Lord Nan's current salary, even a hundred years was not enough to redeem Lady Xue Dan. Even more so when that year Nan Bai Cheng was just a poor scholar. As a result, everyone wanted to know exactly what method Nan Bai Cheng used to obtain the beauty.
The most common guess was that Lady Xue Dan personally admired Nan Bai Cheng and hence redeemed herself, paying the upkeep of Nan Bai Cheng.
Nan Bai Cheng turned a deaf ear to the widespread comments around. He only straightened his body like a pine tree as he knelt before the palace gate.
One kind (phony) person had long since tried his best at the side to save the situation. He looked at the plaint in front of Nan Bai Cheng and read it out loud, "……. My wife Xue Dan and I were a married couple very much in love. Yet, we could bind our hair but not be together to old age. That day, it was snow flying all over the sky in Anxi. My wife had no disease nor pain and yet the fragrance vanished and the jade crumbled[1] as she took her leave forever. I don’t believe her life should end now. There must be a heaven shocking injustice. Hence, I invited a famed physician to check her body. The result was that she died of poison. This poison is dormant in body for only thirty years before dying from it. The name is Liu Guang San. It is used in Qing Feng Ming Yue Brothel to control the women. If no antidote was taken, one would be unable to live past thirty three……. Today I accuse the Qing Feng Ming Yue Brothel in the capital for conducting inhumanly, for accumulating unclean fortune, for harming innocent people. Bringing the wrath of Heaven and incurring people's resentment. I ask for the Emperor to make a judicious judgement!"
No one paid attention to that kind (phony) person.
That person naturally didn’t give up as he shouted, "Hey——I suddenly remembered. Two days ago I even saw the fuma from the Grand Princess mansion entered the Qing Feng Ming Yue Brothel and stayed for a whole night!"
These words were so explosive that all the watching masses were silent for a short while. One could hear the chirping sounds on the far away tree which was a sign of premature summer as well as the sound of some people swallowing their saliva. After that short while, the crowd started a new topic, "Fuma visited brothel? Is the Grand Princess aware of this?"
A low rank eunuch hastily ran out from the palace before stopping in front of Nan Bai Cheng as he invited the person inside.
Only now that the crowd remembered: Heavens! Nan Bai Cheng is going to accuse before the Emperor!
A passer-by stopped that previous phony person. "Why Qing Feng Ming Yue Brothel wants to murder Lord Nan's wife?"
The phony guy flung his sleeves and snorted coldly. Earlier when I told you all, none of you listened to me. Now you want to ask me, I'm not happy to answer it!
The next day, another hearsay filled the whole capital.
The capital city[2] never had a time without being lively. The commoners in the capital city too were people who were used to the great storms.
First was the news about the Grand Princess wanted a peaceful divorce. After going through a day of propagation, it was finally known by everyone. Plus with yesterday someone said seeing fuma Bai stayed overnight in Qing Feng Ming Yue Brothel, the masses thought it was because the Grand Princess had found out about this matter. What sort of personality was the Grand Princess? A peerless aloof person, how was it possible she could tolerate her own man overstepped the bounds? It was not far off if she was the one who raised a gigolo.
Besides, Lord Nan was put into the jail. The place he was imprisoned was the Xuan Ming Jail in capital city. This jail only imprisoned the imperial government's major criminals. The watch was very tight. Firstly because they were afraid the criminals would escape and secondly because they were afraid the criminals were harmed. The masses couldn’t understand. Obviously it was Lord Nan accusing the Qing Feng Ming Yue Brothel so why in a night he had turned into a criminal?!
In the end, someone intelligent appeared suddenly and only said, "Lord Nan's wife died unnaturally. The Grand Princess' fuma dared to visit the brothel and was divorced. It seems like this previously rumoured pair can be together again?"
Hey!
It was possible.
Hence, right now the commoners in the capital city were watching, watching how this matter went. The number one betting area in the capital city had even opened a few bankers. The first one bet whether Nan Bai Cheng's plaint win or lose. However, not so many people bet on it. The second one was whether the Grand Princess and Lord Nan would be together. Both sides stuck to their own argument, locked in a fierce quarrel.
Inside the Ming Jue Palace, Chu Xun and Mei Qian Deng were quarrelling too.
Actually, only the Crown Prince was quarrelling while Mei Qian Deng simply ignored him.
Chu Xun: "You have such a huge guts, this Crown Prince practised sword near you have nothing to do with you. Why are you making sneak attack?!"
Mei Qian Deng: ……
Chu Xun: "Wei?! You have guts to sneak attack so why you don’t have guts to speak human words?! Do you believe this Crown Prince will call people to haul you over for a caning? I'm telling you, Mei Qian Deng, although this Crown Prince is a magnanimous, good Crown Prince, if you're still wilful like this and being disrespectful to this Crown Prince, I will really get angry!"
(Of course the anger you have previously are not anger but fuming with rage.)
Mei Qian Deng blinked her eyes. "The tiger's skin is easy to draw but not its bones. If you're still like this, you will only know martial arts' moves, no strong framework and inattentive whole body."
The Crown Prince was choked off by Mei Qian Deng. He slightly reflected on it. If his understanding was not wrong, the boor was looking down at his sword practise for being useless? No doubt every time he sneak attacked Mei Qian Deng it would end with failure but Chu Xun had always felt it was because Mei Qian Deng's martial arts were too high. The problem was not on his own body.
Chu Xun blushed. He straightened his neck as he refuted, "You learnt martial arts since small while this Crown Prince has no solid foundation. To be able to display this level is already a genius okay!" Di Mu Yang had always praised him for having a superhuman talent. That he was a rare talent in military school[3]. With just a few practise he surpassed what other people practised harshly for ten years. With this, Chu Xun's confidence multiplied. He manifested a huge interest and perseverance towards sword practise.
He had endured the hardship, he had flowed out his sweat yet he was negated by a sentence from Mei Qian Deng.
As the most precious partner in the whole country, the Crown Prince Chu Xun was very unhappy.
"Di Mu Yang didn’t say it wrong. Crown Prince has a bright talent. Mastering with just a practise. However, deep in your heart you belittle the military school so you can't genuinely comprehend the essence, unable to reach the peak of perfection."
Only by having a heart that respected that one could learn and accomplish to some extent.
Chu Xun was hit bullseye by that one sentence from Mei Qian Deng. He rejected Mei Qian Deng in the beginning, most of the reason was that he belittled the people from martial arts circles. If they were bored they would cry out aggressively and threateningly. Their head was simple and had developed limbs. Later when Di Mu Yang taught him some simple moves, he felt it was just this simple. This made him looked triumphant.
Chu Xun was a person who was unwilling to admit defeat in his bones. He took a step forward and held up his head and threw out his chest. "Then you say, how to practise?"
An hour later.
En……
En……
En……
Chu Xun's face turned red completely. Occasionally he would grit his teeth and opened his mouth. Occasionally he would hold his breath and put forth his strength. It was as if he had a constipation for half a month.
Xiao Jing Zi: "Your Highness, do you want to rest for a moment? In any case, Young Master Mei is not around right now."
"Can't……do……" Chu Xun's eyes were already almost had a hyperaemia. He really had never done such self-tormenting work.
En!!!
En!!!
En!!!
Mei Qian Deng returned after strolling one round outside. The first thing she did was sending away Xiao Jing Zi.
Chu Xun glared furiously with his eyes fully opened. In his heart, he suspected. This boor was not trying to purposely make him suffer right?
However Mei Qian Deng had her usual face as she nodded. "This horse stance of Crown Prince is even better than my Sixth Brother."
Chu Xun coldly snorted.
"Let's go. We have to go out of the palace once."
"To do what?!"
"A woman in Qing Feng Ming Yue Brothel that had defected to our side seems to be regretting it. We have to go and persuade her."
Can't do! This Crown Prince's legs can't move anymore!
[1] A beauty passed away.
[2] Literally, underfoot the Son of Heaven
[3] One of the olden times
Translated by HaruOngy at Geniusly Plain (If you can see this line, you must have read this in the aggregator site which illegally steal various works. Be shameful of yourself for not appreciating the translator’s hard work. Don’t think only you want to have it the easy way. Support the fanbase and translator!)