"Aye. Thank you, master. We'll excuse ourselves."
Outside the Wutong Garden, the two maidservants curtsied to Leng Qingtang promptly and then walked towards Prince Chen.
Prince Chen rolled about on the ground and kicked in the air, refusing to cooperate or get up.
"No! No! I won't go back. I haven't played enough! Go away. Go away!"
Holding the stuffed tiger, Prince Chen raised his head and spat at the two maidservants.
One woman pretended to be panicked and suddenly yelled at him, "Your Grace, Her Majesty is here."
These words worked like magic. Immediately, Prince Chen settled down, sitting cross-legged and crumpling his slender body into a ball.
His dirty face was so fraught with terror and fear that even those young and fine features were twisted.
"No, no! Your Majesty, please don't hit me, don’t hit me."
Prince Chen seemed really terrified by the maid's
"Oh," Ming Lan cried out. The sharp shout made Gu Yunxi's back uncomfortably taut. "Master!" Seeing Ming Lan was falling down the carriage, Qin Zhong acted fast and caught him in arms. Ming Lan didn't fall, but his brand-new velvet cap was dropped on the ground and covered with dust. After Ming Lan regained his balance, Qin Zhong picked up the commander cap from the ground, dusted it repeatedly, and then offered it to his Master with both hands. He knew that his Master was obsessive about hygiene. Now that his brand-new black hat was dirty, he was bound to be furious at the stains. "Master, here is your cap..." Qin Zhong lowed his eyes in embarrassment when he gave the tall cap to Ming Lan. Unsurprisingly, as soon as Ming Lan took it, his bright black pupils collapsed into two small dots, and his ghostly white face blushed with anger. Diverting his eyes onto Gu Yunxi, he f
In the room—When Gu Yunxi raised his eyes again, her shy eyes met the eyes of the Master.The dark night-like world had been lit by a blaze of fire-like light, creating a spectacular scene. Gu Yunxi's body was softened by the warmth and seemed to be swallowed and melt away by that dazzling light. She was too shy to find a place to hide, sitting on the chair anxiously, with her ears turning so red that even her sweet face was colored, like a crystal flower blooming in an instant, which made Leng Qingtang obsessed with her.She had meticulously had various tonics for a while. Now, as Gu Yunxi's dysentery had been controlled, her appearance had undergone an amazing transformation after the rusty and yellowish rust color disappeared! And the beauty was different from the Imperial Noble Concubine, Wan Yuyao. It was a fresh charm that had not been tapped by the secular world, just like a hibiscus in the water, giving out a different ki
Next, Leng Qingtang would soon begin a crucial step called "masculine seal", which meant using qigong to block several points on the body with internal force. Only in this way could he seem like a castrated eunuch, showing no visible male signs in appearance. In addition, to stimulate the meridians around the body and the high-speed operation of blood flow by exerting internal force could also make that pot of medicine that had just been swallowed unleash its best effect. The bowl of medicine was a secret recipe for adjusting the body and improving appearance. It was another method for him to disguise as a eunuch. This routine could make his skin smooth and delicate and his face clear and beautiful without any harm to the body. Leng Qingtang sat cross-legged on the couch and closed his eyes. His palms naturally covered on his chest, and his internal strength was raised from the lower belly. His palms reversed against each other, and both arm
After a short while, Xiao Xiaoshen got the woods and put them under the stove. Gu Yunxi lighted them. Xiao Xiaoshen sat down and started to work on the bellows. Gu Yunxi put a kettle on the stove and hurriedly went to work on something else. The fire was lighted, but it needed some time to burn up. Gu Yunxi used this time to make the sugar cake for the Double Ninth Festival. She sieved a bowl of glutinous rice to remove the sand and stone. She then cleaned it in water repeatedly and soaked it in cold water for later use. The next step was to clean up the glutinous rice flour in the pot. Since the cook intentionally added hot water into the pot, the flour was all cooked and couldn't form dough anymore. Gu Yunxi got rid of everything in the pot and tried to find new flour in the cabinet. The bag used to store glutinous rice flour was now almost empty. Only a little remained at the bottom of the bag. Gu
Seeing Xiao Xiaoshen staring at the sugar cake in the plate and keeping swallowing, Gu Yunxi smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Wash your hands there. I will give you one to eat first." "What? Why do I need to my hands?" Xiao Xiaoshen was impatient, "My dear sister, I am just a rough man. Hungry to eat, tired to sleep. It's just a piece of cake. Give it to me now!" He held her arm and fawned her by shaking her arm. Gu Yunxi shook him off, lifted her ankle boots, and assumed the posture of kicking, "Go away! How can you be so unhygienic! You can wash your hands ten times when you plead me!" Xiao Xiaoshen felt helpless. He had to go to the big bowl and ladle some water into the basin, washing his hands while murmuring. Gu Yunxi stood behind him to supervise him. She felt him rather interesting. She then found a dish and a pair of bamboo chopsticks, picked up a piece of sticky rice and sugar cake i
The Imperial Palace.Under an unfrequented quillaja, a slender dark shadow lingered. He looked up at the trunk, with his hands folded behind his back. After the morning ritual, Leng Qingtang did not return to the Eastern Depot right away. Instead, he stayed here, waiting for someone to arrive. Not after long, a young man wearing a crimson taoist tunic and a tall purple hat walked slowly from the corner of the palace wall, looking spiritual and extraordinary. When he stopped before the quillaja, he saluted Leng Qingtang, "I'm the Taoist priest Yu Xuanji. Good morning, My Master." His clear voice was elegant and cadenced as if one jade had been dropped on another. Leng Qingtang looked back in response and pursed his thin lips into a smile, "You are too kind, High Priest." Good-looking and well-mannered, Yu Xuanji originated from the Imperial Taoist temple, the Pengxian Temple
Just when Leng Qingtang was about to kiss Gu Yunxi on the lips, he suddenly saw tears sliding down her cheek. He immediately stopped. "Yunxi..." He was dazed. Before he could ask her what happened, she started crying fiercely. "Do you have to be so petty?" "Me? Petty? What makes you think that?" Leng Qingtang was confused. Gu Yunxi huddled herself in the corner of the wall. She sobbed and complained off and on, "I didn't mean to upset you... If you are mad and want to kill me, could you not do it by twisting my head? It hurts." Leng Qingtang didn't know whether to get angry or laugh. While explaining to Gu Yunxi, his ears also turned red, "Yunxi, I wasn't trying to kill you!" "Then why did you twist my head?" Gu Yunxi mumbled in discontent. She wiped her tears away with her sleeves. "I..." Leng Qingtang
The moon was glowing in the sky. A sheer layer of thin cloud floated around it, allowing bits of star lights to shine through. Misty moonlight shone on the large smooth leaf of the banana tree in the yard, reflecting a delicate and hazy white light, like smoke floating in the air, adding a sense of mystery and seduction to this airless autumn night. The Southern Residence of the Eastern Depot was way more lively than usual. The Master had gathered everyone here for dinner tonight. Depot workers carried in two of the largest square tables and pieced them together in the middle of the yard. It was just dinner time. Cheng Wanli, the Chiliarch, Xiao Xiaoshen, the rank-fourth sword-bearing guard, and ten captains of the Eastern Depot all came. It was the first celebration of the Double Ninth Festival in the Eastern Depot. Everybody felt especially excited. Everyone brought something, wine, fruit, vegetables, and gifts. All of them w