Chapter 83 (1/2)

Chapter 83Chapter 83: Ungrateful

When Jun Qian Che sees Mo Qi Qi coming over with an angry look on her face, he calmly says, “It is late now, why is the Empress looking for zhen?”

“Your Majesty, even if you dislike chenqie, the 7th Imperial Uncle risked his life to save chenqie! The least you could do is to treat him courteously . Don’t you think you were too cold to the 7th Imperial Uncle just now? No matter what, he is still your imperial uncle!”

“Imperial uncle?” a flash of mockery can be seen on Jun Qian Che’s eyes, “You are right, he is indeed zhen’s imperial uncle . But he is also zhen’s official . As an official, it is his duty to protect zhen . ”

Seeing him looking so unbothered upsets Mo Qi Qi even more, “His duty? Each and every life is precious! How could you take someone else’s life so lightly?”

“Take someone’s life lightly? He is just a w.a.n.gye, is his life more precious than zhen and the Empress’?”

“You really were too much to him tonight, Your Majesty . ”

“Zhen was too much? Mo Qi Qi, you could not differentiate black from white and still dared to come here to reason with zhen .  Zhen was already treating him good enough! Don’t you use your head when thinking, Mo Qi Qi? Those a.s.sa.s.sins were really powerful and yet they only managed to stab him in the shoulder, don’t you think something is off?” Jun Qian Che tries to hold in his anger .

Mo Qi Qi sneers at him, “What else are you wishing for? Do you wish the a.s.sa.s.sin had killed him off instead? People says that all rulers are heartless, now I finally see it with my own eyes! Hmph!” She angrily leaves his room .

Jun Qian Che is very angry as well . He clenches his fists . Mo Qi Qi, you fool!

The next day, Mo Qi Qi wakes up really early . She personally cooked some porridge for Jun Yue Hen and sends it over to him . Jun Yue Hen is very happy when he sees her .

When Jun Qian Che finds out, he overturns a large pot of vinegar and ignores her .

(TN: Overturns a large pot of vinegar means being consumed by jealousy . )

Han Yi Xiao walks into Jun Qian Che’s room, “Your Majesty . ”

“How did the investigation go?”

“The a.s.sa.s.sins are well-trained and prepared, they did not leave any trace . ”

Jun Qian Che sneers coldly, “He has always been careful . But no matter how careful one is, they are bound to show their tails . Although zhen cannot find any evidence linking this to him this time, zhen will use this as a way to get rid of them in the future . For the moment being, do not let the news of this matter spread . ”

“Yes! When will we be leaving, Your Majesty? This place does not seem safe,” Han Yi Xiao sounds very worried .

“We will resume the

journey right away . ”

“Yes, Your Majesty!” Han Yi Xiao then leaves to oversee the preparation to continue the journey .

When Mo Qi Qi finds out that they are going to resume the journey soon, she angrily march away to look for Jun Qian Che . She coincidentally b.u.mps into him in the courtyard, “Your Majesty, are you really going to resume the journey?”

“Yes . Why? Does the Empress have any other view?”

“Are you doing this deliberately, Your Majesty? Didn’t you say you wanted to stay here for a couple more days to oversee Rui w.a.n.g’s reburial? Now that the 7th Imperial Uncle is injured, you suddenly want to continue the journey? Are you planning to get the 7th Imperial Uncle killed?”

Jun Qian Che’s face is cold as he icily says, “Please remember who you are talking to, Empress . ”

“I———“

“Your Majesty, Your Ladyship-“ Jun Yue Hen walks out of his room . He could hear them arguing from far away . “You don’t have to worry about this official, Your Ladyship . This official is fine . We can continue the journey . ”

Jun Qian Che looks at Mo Qi Qi, as though saying, ‘See? Even he is saying he is fine!’

Mo Qi Qi is still dissatisfied, “What about Rui w.a.n.g’s reburial? Aren’t you worried about that? What if someone stole Rui w.a.n.g’s treasures? How will you answer to our imperial ancestor then?”

Jun Qian Che sneers, “The town’s magistrate will handle the reburial . And don’t worry, only the Empress has the guts to steal things like that . ”

“I—–“ Mo Qi Qi does not know how to answer to that, so she can only change the topic, “What about last night’s a.s.sa.s.sins? Aren’t you going to investigate them?”

Now that she is talking about the a.s.sa.s.sins, Jun Qian Che turns his attention to Jun Yue Hen, “Did you know who the a.s.sa.s.sins were, Imperial Uncle?”

Jun Yue Hen freezes a little before smiling warmly, “This official does not know them, Your Majesty . Could it be the remaining family members of Qing Shui County’s former magistrate? Your Majesty killed his entire family, so perhaps, some who survived tried to exact revenge . ”

Mo Qi Qi agrees with him, “It is possible . Your Majesty, chenqie think that the 7th Imperial Uncle is right . Although you have punished a lot of people along this trip, you punished that magistrate the hardest . That darned man had so many women, who knew if he had illegitimate children lying somewhere? Although you ordered the entire family to be killed, the illegitimate children are like fishes that managed to slip through the net . They probably colluded with their late father’s former friends to attack Your Majesty . If so, we cannot leave, Your Majesty! We must investigate this matter thoroughly! The 7th Imperial Uncle is just too smart! One sentence from him and I immediately becomes inspired!” That is always the

the case in dramas .

Jun Qian Che laughs heartily, full of mocking, “Your imagination is just too rich, Empress . This place is not safe, we must leave soon . ” He walks to the gate, not wanting to waste more words with her . She actually dared to praise Jun Yue Hen in front of him! That woman is just too ungrateful!

Mo Qi Qi made a face towards Jun Qian Che’s back before worriedly walking over to Jun Yue Hen, “Is your wound really alright, Yue Hen? Can you really continue the journey?”

“Don’t worry, I am fine . ”

“This is all my fault . I caused this . Why were you so foolish, Yue Hen? You shouldn’t have blocked the sword for me! Lucky the a.s.sa.s.sin’s aim was not good, otherwise, I would feel guilty for the rest of my life!”

Jun Yue Hen smiles at her warmly before comforting her, “Aren’t I alright now? You don’t have to feel guilty . I did everything willingly . As long as you are fine . ”

“Thank you, Yue Hen,” Mo Qi Qi sincerely thank him . That was the third time he has saved her life . She has no idea how she could repay him . Seems like she really need to leave soon . She needs to put a distance between herself and the members of the imperial family . If she continues staying here, she will owe him more and more . Her debt towards him is already big enough as it is .