Chapter 18

 When she said this, I felt something in my heart, at the same time I heard a slight sound, a shadow quickly swept past Chang He and went behind the screen.

It was Wu Min jun.

He was probably feeling bored so he came to find me. When he saw Chang He present, he simply hid and watched the show.

Why was this scenario somewhat familiar?

I remembered that he told me that he had eavesdropped on the roof seven years ago. Hey, didn't that almost seem the same as now?

For seven years, this person has not grown even a little bit...

I pretended not to see him, and said to Chang He: "Of course there will not be."

Chang He stared blankly and rashly said: "But...You are an Emperor, having three thousand beauties in the harem is only normal..."

I interrupted her: "You haven't heard of 'returning a smile and smiling, six palaces have no color'?"

Chang He stared blankly: "Are you referring to Chang Yi...?"

...Naturally, that was what it looked like.

I seriously said: "Naturally."

Chang He drew out the corner of her mouth: "But she...has long...not been favored..."

Did you think with you stammering, I will not catch what you mean?!

I said: "Ah Chang Yi's beauty, you all don't understand her natural charm. Chang Yi is just like...um, 'the hibiscus from the clear water which is carved naturally'...understand?"

Chang He embarrassingly said: "No, I don't understand."

"..." I heard Wu Min Jun quietly sneering.

Chang He didn't have any martial arts, her hearing was not as sensitive as mine, that was why she didn't discover anything, merely pulling the corner of her mouth: "Is it...um, um...Xi Huang liking Chang Yi so much, I as her jiejie, also...feels happy on her behalf."

I readily followed her good advice, "I thank you on her behalf."

**(T/N: readily following good advice: willing to accept other people's views)**

"...There is no need." Chang He waved her hand and asked to leave.

Once Chang He left, Wu Min Jun flew over, his face full of smiles made me somewhat embarrassed, blushing I asked: "What are you smiling about?!"

Wu Min Jun spoke: "The hibiscus from the clear water which is carved naturally'..."

I said with a stiff face: "What are you doing?"

"Oh, nothing, just randomly reciting a few words." Wu Min Jun rubbed his smiling face that was a bit stiff.

I shifted the topic: "What are you doing coming here?"

Wu Min Jun lazily went to the Taishi chair and sat on it: "Came to sleep."

I was baffled: "Why are you coming here to sleep?"

Wu Min Jun did not answer me, just said: "Tomorrow is the last day, afterwards it will be harder for you to return to Dongyuan."

There was a bit of sorrow in my heart: "Yes, hah."

Wu Min Jun smiled and said nothing. I didn't bother to drive him away. Sitting on the floor crosslegged, it was rare to have no quarrels and shouting between us two, it was so quiet it made people feel a little scared.

After a while.

"Hu, hu, hu..."

My mouth twitched, and when I looked up I saw Wu Min Jun sleeping on the chair.

...I knew it, the quiet atmosphere between us would always only be an illusion.

***

Wu Min Jun fell asleep on the chair. I covered him with the quilt and then went to bed myself. It has been a while since I walked around outside the palace this early morning, it was really tiring.

However, in the middle of the night, I was awakened by a trembling sound.

I slowly got up and looked around, then saw Wu Min Jun like me, focusing and looking around.

The people that were coming were not few, listening to the sound there were about four people. It would be frightening if I couldn't hear anything.

Wu Min Jun stood up, indifferently moved his body, and breathed calmly as if he was a sleeping person.

I suddenly thought about that night when I tried to assassinate him. He probably tricked me the same way.

That time I wanted to kill him and now here we are avoiding others' assassination attempts together. Life was really unpredictable.

Wu Min Jun gestured to me, I quietly hid in the corner with him, I held my breath. It didn't take long for the imperial guards outside to faint, then someone gently pushed open the door.

Only one person came in, he did not hesitate to go to the direction of the bed, and in fact, we were next to the bed. He barely reached the bedside when Wu Min Jun quickly flew out and hit his neck's acupuncture point.

The man was yet to respond before suddenly falling, Wu Min Jun placed him directly on the bed, then quickly hid back in the corner and held his breath as I did.

I was amazed, he actually used this trick.

Sure enough, not long after, the three people outside noticed that the first person didn't come out, one by one they came inside. Their first action was to quickly go to the bedside and slash the knife to cut the person on the bed.

The person on the bed that just woke up, immediately turned to fight back. The four people were in disorder. It was hard to find out it was their own people with only the moonlight outside after they ran out of strength. Wu Min Jun and I went out at the right time. Both of us tackled two assassins each, and after a few moves, we easily beat them.

Looking at the four unconscious black-clothed people lying on the ground, suddenly I thought of the "bloody disaster" that Situ Youqing said this morning. I couldn't help but feel funny. Where was the bloody disaster?

Wu Min Jun went to the door and shouted: "There are assassins ah——come people ah——!"

He faintly used a bit internal strength, it made his voice very loud. It didn't take long to hear the frantic sounds in the palace group of troops rushing over.

I felt funny. I walked a few steps to Wu Min Jun, then my complexion changed immediately——

In the illumination of the moonlight, I saw on Wu Min Jun's butt, a great big bloodstain!

There was the moonlight and blood...sure enough, it was a bloody disaster!

***

Glossary

1. Meaning, when she turned back and smile, she can fascinate many people, while all the woman in six palaces immediately faded in color, it was described the beauty of Yang Guifei. "The Song of Everlasting Sorrow" is a famous piece of the poems of Bai Juyi, written in the first year (806)

2. Sound of sighing; cough

3. Meaning that the hibiscus flower which is just out of the clear water is simple and beautiful, without any decoration

4. Breathing

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