Chapter 100 (1/2)

”Your Ladyship….  You actually called His Majesty shameless? T-This is disrespectful,” whispers Chu Ling Xiao carefully.  Who would have thought that Mo Qi Qi would get braver and braver by the day?

Mo Qi Qi looks at him in contempt, ”Hmph, go on and tell him then!  Let him kill me!”

Chu Ling Xiao smiles, ”Your Ladyship, this official is not one of those loud-mouthed lot.  If your mood is bad, feel free to vent on this official, this official promise he will keep your secret.”  Maybe if she vents a little more, he can finally figure out what caused her to be this furious to begin with.

”Hmph, stop it with those empty words!  Do you take me for a fool?  You promised you would keep my secret with the Dong Fei incident, but didn't you sold me out to Jun Qian Che in the end?  You are lucky I forgot to settle the score with you!” glares Mo Qi Qi.

Chu Ling Xiao looks at her in grievance, ”Your Ladyship, you cannot blame this official for that.  His Majesty was too smart and figured it out on his own, this official had no other choice but to tell the truth.  But look, His Majesty did not punish you at all.  It means that His Majesty still cared for you!”

”Stop trying to whitewash him!  Get lost!” Mo Qi Qi does not want to waste any more words with him.

Chu Ling Xiao looks at her retreating back, his beautiful pair of eyes flashing in apprehension, ”Your Ladyship, no one is pure and innocent inside the palace.  Do not simply believe what other people say.  You should believe in what you see instead.”

Mo Qi Qi stops in her steps for a moment before walking away.

Chu Ling Xiao shakes his head in disappointment before leaving as well.

Mo Qi Qi and Jun Qian Che does not meet for the next couple of days.  She heard that a foreign envoy has come to court.  The entire court is buzzing over that matter.

Mo Qi Qi does not want to seek Jun Qian Che because she has no idea how she should face him.  She used to be thankful to him.  After all, he disregarded his own life to save her.  But now, the saviour has turned into the enemy.  What if she fails to control her emotions and does something impulsive?

These days, other than studying the map, she spent most of her free time teaching the concubines how to seduce men.  Her life has been considerably busy that she feels tired and sleepy all the time.

Today, the sun is already high up in the sky by the time she gets off her bed, lazily stretching her waist.

Ban Xiang has already laid out her clothes next to the bed, waiting to serve her.  ”How is your sleep, Your Ladyship?”

Mo Qi Qi nods, ”It's good.”

”This servant wonder what is wrong with Your Ladyship lately, you keep getting sleepy.  You take long hours of sleep everyday.  Are you sick?  Would you like me to invite physicians over?” says Ban Xiang.

”It's just a couple more hours of sleep, what is the big deal?  Everybody knows that people get sleepy more easily during spring!  Besides, I have been so busy that it is normal for me to sleep more!  Hurry and help me change!  I still need to teach the concubines yoga today!” replies Mo Qi Qi noisily.

Seeing her mistress in a pretty good mood, Ban Xiang mentally admonishes herself for thinking too much.

After breakfast, Mo Qi Qi brings the harem's concubines to one of Imperial Garden's pavilions.  She orders the servants to place the yoga mats on the floor, before she herself begins practicing some yoga poses.  Seeing such a beautiful woman in such a graceful pose surrounded by such a beautiful scenery causes everyone there to gape in surprise.

When it is the concubines' turn to practice the pose, she personally corrects whichever aspect is wrong, ”Yu Jieyu, your arms need to be straight, your waist too.”

”Chun Fei, you are bending too much.  Be careful, you might hurt your waist.”

”Huh, I was wondering who is here, turns out it is the Empress,” a mocking voice drifts by.  Mo Qi Qi already knows who the owner of the voice is without even turning her head around.  No one other than Yang Shi Han dares to be disrespectful towards her inside the palace.

”Ya Xian greets the Empress,” a gentle voice follows suit.

Mo Qi Qi turns around and immediately helps Gong Ya Xian up, ”Your health is not that good, no need to have so many etiquettes.”

”Thank you, Your Ladyship,” replies Ya Xian gently with a warm smile.

Mo Qi Qi then turns pointedly at Yang Shi Han, her voice a lot colder now, ”You are a Guifei for nothing, Yang Guifei.  You don't even know basic etiquettes.  You should learn from Ya Xian.”

Yang Shi Han angrily glares at Mo Qi Qi back.

Too lazy to deal with Yang Shi Han, Mo Qi Qi turns back around and addresses the rest of the concubines, ”Continue practicing!  Don't get distracted!”

Seeing this, Yang Shi Han angrily reproaches the concubines, ”How outrageous!  Bengong is standing right here and none of you are curtsying in front of bengong!”