Hah! Another surprise chapter! Don"t ask me why are there 2 extra chapters for this week (it"s because these chapters are far easy to translate). Maybe there will be another extra chapter this week? *looks at my wrists*
Beware that this chapter is quite nsfw a bit. You have been warned!
Chapter 23 – A Dream 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!)
Nan Bai Cheng was a smart person. He knew what to do next.
He would weigh the relative importance and sincerely took care the commoners.
The Emperor picked him was also because he was betting on the latter"s virtuous heart.
It just that Chu Xun was very unhappy. He watched Mei Qian Deng and Senior Official Song helplessly. "You all knew it all along?" Up until now, he was still unaware of Senior Official Song"s hidden ident.i.ty. He only thought that the Emperor had colluded with these two people in advance.
Mei Qian Deng didn"t speak.
Senior Official Song drank his tea leisurely.
"Oh Little Long, when Nan Bai Cheng was younger, he was harmed by the children of influential officials. His heart was unwilling, unwilling to give up on the official career. Do tell, then why did he insist on becoming an official?"
Senior Official, don"t try to change the topic!
Chu Xun protested to no avail. He could only honestly answered his teacher"s question, "In the beginning, Nan Bai Cheng became an official not to have a meteoric rise. He only wished to benefit the commoners. Later on he did do it like his initial wish but he experienced an injustice. Probably it is because he extremely hate the influential officials so he choose to involve in salt smuggling only. Because salt smuggling is run by the government, the money he steal are the officials" money and will not harm the commoners any iota. And then, he spend the money he obtained from the salt smuggling on the commoners. That mastermind probably took advantage of this point of his."
Senior Official Song nodded his head. This stupid child is very thorough when it comes to serious matters. Only when he is facing Mei Qian Deng that he will turn into an idiot.
"There are no finished matters in the world, there are no perfect human in the world. If you"re the Emperor, how will you handle Nan Bai Cheng?"
It was the truth that Nan Bai Cheng had committed a crime which was punishable by death. It was also the truth that he loved the people like his children, killing him would be too regrettable.
Chu Xun was not at all confused by it. "All men are equal, there is no degree of importance among life. If he can enter the capital, I will let him choose whether to live or die."
Mei Qian Deng looked up when she heard what he said. Chu Xun reacted swiftly and violently as he vigorously opened his eyes wide repeatedly at her.
What are you looking at? Senior Official Song had said wrongly. How can it be that there is not perfect human in the world? This perfect human is this Crown Prince! Humph!
The Anxi Prefecture"s case had come to the end. Senior Official Song declared that they would set out to return to the capital the next day.
Chu Xun was very happy. At last he could end these hard, struggling days. Ever since he left the palace, he didn"t even dare to look into the mirror. It was because his appearance was too tragic to look at. Hence tonight, he asked Senior Official Song for an addition of a bottle of wine. Who told him to not bring money when going out, only those with money had their words counted.
Senior Official Song helped him called for a bottle of sorghum wine[1].
"Come! Bottoms up!"
Chu Xun poured a cup to brim. The alcoholic smell filled the air.
No one took notice of him.
After Mei Qian Deng got drunk in the palace previously, she didn"t dare to drink wine tonight. Senior Official Song on the other hand couldn"t really speak of drinking wine interest against Chu Xun this young boy. Chu Xun felt awkward but he was the capable style idol. In an instant, he turned to another direction and put the cup of wine facing the bright moon outside the window.
"Proposing a toast to ask the bright moon which naturally hang upon the southeast branch."
Mei Qian Deng, "……"
Senior Official Song: Laofu think laofu had never teach you to arbitrarily recite poem like this.
Drinking the chilly white wine would make people turned hot. Chu Xun was too happy but they were not in the palace so he could only endure it. He singlehandedly drank the whole bottle. In the end he went past his alcoholic tolerance as his whole body turned feeble like a mud. He even went as far as hugging Mei Qian Deng"s arm as he foolishly closed in. "Mei Qian Deng you boor! What an audacious, sly servant!"
Mei Qian Deng deeply felt she was treated quite unjustly.
"Ah Little Deng, laofu will return to the room to sleep. This person, laofu will leave him to you." After saying so, Senior Official Song stood up and even blinked his eyes multiple times at Mei Qian Deng.
Mei Qian Deng"s face had no expression but she was bewildered in her heart. Senior Official Song, are your eyes dry? What are you blindly blinking your eyes for? She lowered her head to look at Chu Xun. She pulled away her arm and lightly lifted Chu Xun to throw him back to the bed. Chu Xun whimpered once then he scolded a string of indistinct words. When his head touched the pillow, he naturally search for a nice position to the pillow. Smacking his small mouth, a short time later he had slept soundly.
Mei Qian Deng stared at Chu Xun and the only bed in this room for a while. In this trip, she had only slept on the bed once. The bed was too small so two of them were crowded a little. She didn"t even sleep comfortably. However, it was much comfortable than sleeping on the long wooden stool. Mei Qian Deng licked her lower lips. Chu Xun was impatient to get home but actually Mei Qian Deng too wanted to return as soon as possible. She wouldn"t need to guard the Crown Prince who lacked the strength to truss a chicken. She could have a good sleep too.
Ai, never mind.
She suddenly thought, what if Chu Xun found out she secretly sleep on the bed and got into rage and kicked her? She couldn"t offend the Crown Prince and made her father worried. Mei Qian Deng gave up. She helped Chu Xun to cover him properly with the blanket. Then, she conscientiously continued to sleep on the long wooden stool. Up until now, Mei Qian Deng felt she had never offend the Crown Prince, that all along she had kept to the promise she made to her father.
Tonight, the Crown Prince who had turned drunk, had a dream.
In the dream, he had returned to the Mei Ren Manor. It was that luxurious room. Various musical instruments and ornaments were arranged at the front part of the room. He slowly walked inside. Pus.h.i.+ng aside the bead curtain, there was no one on the bed in the back part of the room. There were several p.o.r.n paintings hanging on the wall beside the bed. He couldn"t see properly the expressions of the people inside the paintings but their postures were quite challenging.
He blushed. Then he looked inside again. On the wall, that rack was there too. On the top was a leather whip, scarlet thing, chilli oil and other various weird items. His face turned redder. He felt his whole body was burning hot. His throat was turning sorely dry. No! No! He covered his face, wanting to run outside. However, he still saw the beauty couch beside the wall at the deepest part. There was a person half-laid on it silently.
This person was wearing a purely black chiffon clothes, perfectly setting off the lovely snow-alike skin. That person wore nothing under the chiffon clothes. The first thing Chu Xun saw was her pair of legs, evenly fine, white yet slender. Going upward, the abyss between her legs which could made men commit crime was faintly discernible. Next was the abundant b.u.t.tocks, the small flexible waist, the huge b.r.e.a.s.t.s…… Finally, he looked at this girl"s face.
Chu Xun got too shocked that both his legs turned soft. Is this trying to tease me? Why this girl has the same face as Mei Qian Deng?! The same one with the Flying Fairy Style hair which revealed her delicate, fair nape. Her smile was charming, just like the beauties who received patrons nonstop in Mei Ren Manor.
"Mei Qian Deng" beckoned Chu Xun with her hand.
Chu Xun swallowed his saliva. He felt his throat thirsty. Inside his heart, he rejected and resisted but that pair of legs inside the dream was no longer his pair of legs. One step at a time, his legs involuntarily approached "Mei Qian Deng". He stared at this person"s face. Beautiful like the immortals in the paintings yet she looked like a demonic beauty too, making others be infatuated of her. That "Mei Qian Deng" smilingly pulled Chu Xun"s hand. The strength of her hand made him bent over. Then, taking advantage that he was guarded against her, she pecked his lips.
Soft and sweetly fragrant.
All the chaotic energy inside Chu Xun"s body was as if going berserk as it rushed to his lower half body. He was inside his dream while gripping his crotch area. Although the "Mei Qian Deng" in dream was not a man, her strength was as usual very strong. With just a pull, Chu Xun felt as if the sky and earth were spinning as he was pressed under "Mei Qian Deng"……
"Oh……eh……oh oh……," Chu Xun moaned.
This dream which signified a young boy have mature came too suddenly that Chu Xun had no precautions against it. He somehow managed to use all his strength to maintain his mind in the midst of yielding after resisting. In the end, he woke up with a start. He was completely stupefied for a moment. He opened his eyes and looked at the gauze curtain on the top of the bed as he attempted to find back the feeling of returning back to the real body.
Where was his hand?
f.u.c.k, why did he put it in his crotch area?
Plus, why was there a hard, burning hot thing in his hand?!
His intuition told him that it was not looking good. After scolding himself repeatedly a round, his whole body s.h.i.+vered.
Owww~
He wanted to pull back his hand but at the same time he was reluctant to let this wonderful feeling disappeared. He was currently in a shameful period.
The lamps inside the room lit up.
Mei Qian Deng"s head swayed above his view. She was vaguely rhetoric as she asked, "Are you alright?" Mei Qian Deng wondered why did he made those weird sounds. She was worried if he got poisoned or his body was uncomfortable.
In a flash, Chu Xun"s face flushed with agitation. But his body below the neck was stiff like a corpse. He was like a paralysed patient as he violently and furiously barked, "Nothing! Go far a bit! Don"t come over!"
How did I provoke the Crown Prince again?
Mei Qian Deng was confused and depressed as she retreated and extinguished the lamps.
Chu Xun sighed in relief. His one hand had never taken off from inside his trousers all along. Currently he couldn"t control it at all as his family jewel shook several times. After that, Chu Xun felt a burst of dripping wet.
Ohhhhh!!!!
[1] A strong, colourless wine distilled twice from sorghum.
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!)