At this moment, I was too exhausted to care about the dignity of man. Seeking survival was the priority over all things.
In the twinkling of an eye! As soon as the curtain fell, I knelt down before Qi Sheng and cried just like what Lv li usually did, "Your Highness!"
Qi Sheng covered my mouth with his hand and pretended to say languidly, "I have been sitting on a horse for half a day and I feel tired. Pengpeng, come here and knead my shoulder."
Ah? What was happening on earth?
Qi Sheng released his hand and leaned against the soft pillow.
I hesitated for a moment, wondering what he was up for. Maybe he was afraid someone would eavesdrop.
I knelt down behind Qi Sheng and put my small hands on Qi Sheng"s shoulder. While kneading them, I leaned close to Qi Sheng"s ear and asked him in a low voice, "Was Zhang shi familiar with Lord Ninth when he was a child?"
Qi Sheng turned his head and answered softly, "Zhang shi always stays in her boudoir."
His answer was so cryptic that it took me some time to understand, and I felt a chill running down my spine. d.a.m.n you shrewd Lord Ninth! Way to trick me into confiding my true ident.i.ty! Bathroom Lord!
I looked at Qi Sheng again, only to find he was still casting a strange look at me. I swallowed saliva yet again out of nervousness, considering how to explain it. I could not tell a lie, at the same time, I had to shift responsibilities to others.
Qi Sheng squinted on me and suddenly asked me, "Did Lord Ninth see through who you really are?"
I felt surprised, but pretended to be dignified and serious, keeping my back straight and answered with an a.s.surance of manner: “No, absolutely impossible! He did try to hit on me though.” Qi"s look became stranger. I hastened to declare my loyalty: "but I have rightfully refused him!"
Qi Sheng turned his head back and remained silent for a long time.
I knelt behind him, so I could not see his face, and had no ideas on what he was thinking.
The silence was oppressive.
I guessed Qi Sheng must know that Bathroom Lord already found the truth I was the real Zhang shi. Then, I was very dangerous...
Now that things had come to this point, it was better to tell him more details.
“Crown Prince,” I turned to Qi Sheng and solemnly said in a low voice, "I should not die now!"
Qi Sheng raised his eyebrows: "Why?"
I stared at Qi Sheng. "If I die, it means you are feeling guilty and killing me to cover the truth."
"If I die, no way will Family Zhang marry Zhang shi’s sister to you. Sister-in-law is not that easy to marry!"
"..."
“If I die, Family Zhang will change to support Lord Ninth and Zhang shi’s Sister will marry him instead. Then everyone will think it perfect because the ambitious Lord Ninth and the beautiful lady are made for each other.”
"... "
Qi Sheng"s face remained blank, which was almost killing me. Oh my G.o.d!
"If I die, you would never marry such a Crown Princess like me who has a curvy figure, s.e.xy and enchanting!"
A faint smile finally appeared on Qi Sheng’s calm face.
I felt encouraged and prepared to make persistent efforts, when Qi Sheng suddenly stretched out a finger against my mouth and whispered: "enough!"
He paused. Then he rose to me: "You are my Crown Princess. You should know better, why are you always mentioning ‘death’, not caring the taboo?"
I was very relieved. I used so many parallel sentences to persuade Qi Sheng. Finally, he was persuaded.
Far before i relieved enough, Qi Sheng pressed closely to my ear and said: "You finally admit you are an imposter."
I froze.
Qi Sheng chuckled. Reclining on the soft pillow, he said in a bland voice, "Tell me who you really are."
Subconsciously, I rolled my eyes, thinking that the matter that I reincarnated in this body must be confessed. But should I tell Qi Sheng that I"m actually a... man?
Qi Sheng slightly closed his eyes, displaying an air of "If you tell the truth I will let you go, or else you will be blamed.”
“But who am I, I am an old fox in society! Who doesn"t know the one who tells the truth will go to jail, the one who resists will be released!” I thought to myself.
I had a little cough, cleared my throat, and decided to make the fairy tale sound reasonable.
"I was a fairy in heaven, because... "
Qi Sheng suddenly interrupted: "What fairy?"
I froze a moment and said: "Well, the Loafing Fairy."
Qi Sheng rose up his eyebrows: "Loafing Fairy?"
I stuck to my story, “Exactly! I am the Loafing Fairy, who idles around and wanders all day long, holding no real position in Heaven.”
Qi Sheng nodded his head. "Ok."
I continued to make up: "I was originally a loafing fairy in Heaven, because I made a mistake so they punished me by putting me to reincarnation... "
Qi Sheng chimed in again: "What did you do?"
I was a little angry by his interruption, but managed to repress the anger with an effort and answered: "Nothing serious."
Qi Sheng asked again, "Then what is it?"
Well, have you ever heard someone who listened to a story and acted in this way? How could this man be so annoying!
There was nothing I could do but continue to make up the story, controlling myself not to scratch my head: "It is indeed a trivial matter. One day, the Jade Emperor summoned everyone to attend a dinner party. I drank too much wine so that I broke the glazed bottle in my hand unintentionally. Then the Queen Mother was very angry and punished me.
Qi Sheng laughed: "This is small enough. You were punished only because you broke a bottle. What a wimp!”
I smiled with a little embarra.s.sment: "The Queen Mother is n.i.g.g.ardly!"
Qi Sheng stopped laughing, looking at me quietly.
I was forced to continue: "I was punished into the reincarnation. What’s worse, I had once quarreled with Heavenly Lord of Life. He avenged a personal wrong in the name of public interests. So he withheld my soul for a longer time before the reincarnation. He arranged his remote relative’s soul to occupy my body for over a decade. No one knew it until some immortals from the Heaven were going to check the doc.u.ments. Heavenly Lord of Life was afraid they would find his fault so he tried to return my own body to me by switching my body and the body of Zhang shi. Unfortunately, the moment I was going into my body, Zhang shi was falling into the water. I opened my eyes and found myself turned out to be Miss. Zhang.
I finished making up the story in one breath and then looked to Qi Sheng.
Qi Sheng fell into silence again.
I was wondering whether he did not understand the story or he never believed it was the truth when Qi Sheng broke in, "Aren"t all immortals supposed to desire nothing? Are there also so many intrigues and personal avenge?"
I suddenly thougth of many novels describing immortals and knights, where hero and heroine fell hopelessly in love with each other, couldn’t help but lament: "There is no difference between the Heaven and earth. That’s hardly any news. Haven’t you heard stories that some fairy and some immortal argue back and forth over love. Even immortals would line up to die for love by jumping off from the place where immortals are blamed to reincarnation!"
Qi Sheng frowned and asked, "For your last life... Have you ever married a man?
I was blank for a while, and quickly grasped the gist what Qi Sheng wanted to ask. He wanted to ask me whether I was a virgin or not. I immediately turned to Qi Sheng with sincere eyes and swore to him, "Your Highness, I dare not say anything else but that I never married anyone in my last life and I never loved any man!"
Maybe my facial expression was filled with sincerity, which a.s.sured Qi Sheng that I had never cuckolded him. He finally nodded with satisfaction.
What a weight off my mind, finally!
Qi Sheng raised the corner of his mouth slightly, but soon it was even, and he turned back to his pillow and closed his eyes.
I didn"t expect him to believe me. And I was very satisfied that he stopped asking me more questions.
I sat stiff for a moment, and then I secretly moved my paralyzed a.s.s for comfort.
Qi Sheng suddenly whispered, "Come here."
I felt a little bit nervous and took a small, hesitant step forward.
Qi Sheng put his hand around my waist and pulled me down on him, staring into my eyes: "I don"t care who you were before, I only want you to know that right now you are Qi Sheng’s Crown Princess, and you will be my empress in the future, that’s enough."
I tried not to push Qi away, thinking to myself: “I will be the Empress Dowager in the future...”
Qi Sheng watched me silently, his hand on my waist slipping down slowly.
I got goose b.u.mps all over. I couldn’t endure it even you promised me the t.i.tle of GrandmEmpress Dowager! I grabbed Qi Sheng"s slipping hand promptly.
Qi Sheng"s eyes quivered slightly, and I saw the sharp contractions of the black pupils inside.
I suddenly perceived that something was wrong. His hand was just sliding down, but he wasn"t kneading it. It didn"t make sense.
I had been a man for more than 20 years, how could I not know the intrigues of a man when facing his beloved one. If Qi Sheng were really driven by l.u.s.t, he absolutely should not act in this way!
All of a sudden, I was enlightened and then tried my best to imagine if I were a woman, how would I react in this situation?
I ran through all the scenes I had flirted with my girlfriend.
When I first got handsy with Xiao Li, she slapped me twice and scolded me as "smelly rascal!"
I quickly glanced at Qi Sheng, and found that I dare not slap him.
No way!
The second time I got handsy with Xiao Li; she blushed and looked at me with embarra.s.sment.
I looked at Qi Sheng"s square and masculine face again. Apart from the fact that "blushing" was really a skilled work, I would rather die than pretending to be sentimental towards a strong man.
No way!
The third time I got handsy with Xiao Li, well... In fact, it was a misunderstanding, I did not intend to flirt with her, I just stood behind her, accidentally rub her a.s.s once, she turned around to me and said: "Bad boy! Why are you touching my little a.s.s?"
After a long time, I still shivered when I remembered Xiao Li’s tone when she said that.
Qi Sheng put his other hand around my waist as well and asked me in a low voice, "What happened? Are you cold?"
I decided to play it cool.
I pushed him away and said seriously: "Please respect me!"
Qi Sheng froze for a moment, he looked at me, and looked down on my hand.
As I followed his gaze, I found I kept my hand on his thigh.