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Chapter 30: Imperial Bodyguard Ming Ze

“Be careful.” A deep male voice sounded by her ears and a large hand grabbed her arm. With this force of support, Qing Feng could stand straight and firmly. When the hand released, Qing Feng looked back and saw a familiar pair of cool eyes. That pair of eyes… It’s him?! The man who helped her on her most difficult night. She recognised that pair of eyes.

A trace of surprise also crossed the man’s indifferent eyes but it quickly disappeared and avoided looking at her again.

The cold indifference from the man was like a bucket of ice water, which made Qing Feng’s excited heart calm down. She silently recover her line of sight and look towards the thing that scared the daylights of her. The white image was like a cat yet also look like a dog and bit her clothes and not let go. She was afraid that it would sudden bit people thus Qing Feng dare not kick it. Fortunately another male approached and picked it up, enabling Qing Feng to get rid of it.

Two young palace maid was searching the entire way when they heard Qing Feng scream. They quickly ran over and saw the furry thing was in the arms of the man before both of them secretly sighed in relief. They greeted Qing Feng with half a bow, “These servants deserve to die for not watching Xue-er well and frighten her Ladys.h.i.+p. Seeking your Ladys.h.i.+p’s forgiveness.”

“Xue-er?” Qing Feng look at the man who was holding the furry thing. It has snow white fur but she was unable to tell if it was a cat or dog.

Fu Ling took a step forward and whispered into her ear, “It is the Emperor’s younger sister favourite dog by the name of Xue-er.”

So it was actually like this, no wonder when these two palace maids’ lips were begging for forgiveness, their faces showed no fear. One have to pay regards to its master when one wants to beat a dog. When Fu Ling explained so carefully, isn’t it a reminder that this Princess Chao Yun is someone that cannot be offended. With a light hook on her mouth, Qing Feng replied coldly, “It’s all right. In the future don’t let it run around like that.”

“Thank you your Ladys.h.i.+p.” The palace maids carefully carried the dog over from the man and run towards the direction they came from.

The man looks around thirty years old, tall and upright, with a handsome face and wearing a sword around his waist, portraying an air of valiant but as compared to the generals in the battlefield, he was lacking the air of a hero. Seeing him wearing a dark red military uniform, she guessed that he should be the Imperial Palace Guards and not of low rank. Qing Feng smiled and asked, “You are?”

The man replied in a deep voice, “The Imperial Guards Section Leader, Guo Yi, greets her Ladys.h.i.+p Concubine Qing.”

“Excuse the ceremony.” Looking at the person behind who helped her who was now taken a few steps back, Qing Feng casually asked, “And you?”

“This general is Ming Ze.”

Qing Feng nodded her head and no longer look at him. She looked at Guo Yi and politely said, “Thank you for the help that Daren gave.”

“We do not deserve it. Protecting the mistresses is part of this official’s duty.” Guo Yi’s reply was considered respectful but not warm. Qing Feng did not say anything else and brought Fu Ling to continue walking down the Palace road. After both of them have walked further away, Qing Feng then slowed down the pace and raise her lips with a smile in her eyes. So his name is Ming Ze. It was difficult to see his face in the dark night and it was actually he was actually that young and have a darker skin tone like those military personnels. His burly physique was different, his face was handsome and temperament was cool. Even under the strong sun, that indifferent made one feel that he is enveloped by a thin layer of ice. If it wasn’t his indifferent eyes, she was afraid that she won’t have recognised him.