Chapter 521: Late Night Confession 2
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Zhu Shen came back to his senses after his Excellency vaulted himself over the back surrounding wall. Li Ruoxuan had swiftly sent Zhao Xin flying with a wave of his hand, and Zhu Shen followed Li Ruoxuan into the garden to witness the entire process of Jiang Yeqian’s abduction of Qi Qingyao.
As Li Ruoxuan’s subordinate, Zhu Shen knew his Excellency must have let the Head Grand Secretariat in on purpose, presumably because the Head Grand Secretariat wanted to apologize for the marks he had left on Qi Qingyao’s neck.
However, Zhu Shen did not expect for Qi Qingyao to scream out for him before anyone could even get a word in!
Zhu Shen immediately looked toward his Excellency.
Li Ruoxuan gave Zhu Shen a meaningful look.
Zhu Shen immediately rushed to Qi Qingyao.
Qi Qingyao stood in the garden dressed in a thin, white inner garment made of silk. Her temper flared when Zhu Shen hurried over.
“Where the f*ck were you?”
Before Zhu Shen could even answer,
Qi Qingyao asked again, “Where’s your Excellency?”
Li Ruoxuan knew he could no longer stay hidden so he hurriedly appeared at the side.
Qi Qingyao was so livid that she lost sight of her standing and immediately pointed at Li Ruoxuan’s nose, cursing.
“You’re the dignified State Preceptor who’s already ascended into grand masters.h.i.+p, yet you allowed a rank nine to infiltrate your home? How disgraceful! You’re a complete fluke of a grand master. Master Li is a complete good-for-nothing! You’re all talk but you have absolutely zero strength as a grand master! All your guards are good-for-nothings too!”
Li Ruoxuan was caught off guard by the stream of abuse he was met with just as he came over. Li Ruoxuan, who was usually a very calm man, sounded a little awkward as he whispered, “Do you have to curse me as though I lack even a single redeeming feature?”
“You were here?”
Struck with a sudden realization, Qi Qingyao said, “Then, you’re the one who let him in on purpose!”
Had he been found out?
“T-that’s not exactly the case either. He goaded me into letting himself in…” Li Ruoxuan stumbled over his words a bit.
Qi Qingyao narrowed her eyes. The waves of fury seemed to die under her calm expression and her gaze was deep when she said, “Li Ruoxuan, I misunderstood you. The rumored ruthless and ill-tempered State Preceptor has actually fallen to his taunts! Are you still able to do a good job as State Preceptor?”
Li Ruoxuan, “…”
Qi Qingyao’s lips curled into an impatient sneer. “Truly a good-for-nothing!”
“…”
At the receiving end of more verbal las.h.i.+ngs, Li Ruoxuan held his forehead and resisted the urge to strangle her. He tried very hard to pull himself together and ignore it—he would not stoop to her level by arguing with her. In any case, she was the mother of his disciple! He ought to spare her some face.
Seeing the state his Excellency had been reduced to from the continuous tongue-las.h.i.+ng, Zhu Shen kept silent but could not help but smile a little. His Excellency truly fancied Lady Qi. Otherwise, he would never have put up with her tone!
Jiang Yeqian noticed Li Ruoxuan’s silence and felt that things were going bad for him. He tried to divert her attention to himself.
“Could you please give me a bit of your time?”
Qi Qingyao walked over and stood next to Li Ruoxuan. She took a deep breath and said, “Head Grand Secretariat…”
Jiang Yeqian hurriedly explained, “No, I’m not the Head grand Secretariat anymore. I already resigned.”
Qi Qingyao was silent.
So what?
What did his resignation have to do with her?
Nothing.
So, just what was this person talking about?
She was quiet, waiting.
However, with Qi Qingyao’s gloomy gaze fixed on him, Jiang Yeqian could not say a word.
After a long silence,
Qi Qingyao uncrossed her arms and cradled her forehead. Irritated, she asked,
“Jiang Yeqian, what the h.e.l.l are you trying to say?”