Record of Washed Grievances Chapter 24: The Emperor Arrived

I have to say that I really enjoy the interactions between Lou Xi Yan & Yan Hong Tian… I don’t feel bad for Zhou Qing’s “losing” encounters with Lou Xi Yan so far. Even the Emperor can’t go toe to toe with our dear Prime Minister. Hehehe… Feb & Asu, this chapter will answer your questions  from the previous chapter. This author has thought the whole plots on all three books nicely as you can see…

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“No need for the courtesy!” Along with an irritable and overbearing majestic presence, a male voice sounded, and the door was suddenly pushed open, almost simultaneously. The candle flame was originally bright inside the room, but Mo Bai softly brushed away his sleeve, and unexpectedly he left behind one candle light, while the rest of the candles were completely extinguished.

Zhuo Qing was pushed by Mo Bai to the other side of the screen, and she still had not reacted yet, when her hand already had a tray, and a hasty and rapid footsteps also sounded. Zhuo Qing looked up to look, and could only see one tall silhouette who was coming hurriedly. The man’s back was facing Zhuo Qing, so she was unable to see his appearance, and could only see his dark gray long gown. It was embroidered with gold cuffs and dragon cloud design, one could see that his clothing was not low-profile and it showed its unlimited luxurious appearance, and would show his domineering, honorable and imposing manner at the same time.

The man entered the door, and caught sight of Lou Xi Yan’s back that was leaning against the cushions. He was half sitting, with a heavy complexion, so he lowly roared to say: “You lie down properly, what are you doing sitting up!”

“Where is the Imperial Physician?” The inside room was so big, but he could only see Mo Bai and a maid. The man immediately flipped out: “That person did not want his life, where did he run this time?!”

Zhuo Qing gently scooped her ear, this was the so-called sovereign king’s energy, royal’s appearance?! This Emperor’s temperament was apparently not good. She would be better to act properly, so she lowered her head, and Zhuo Qing closed her eyes to regain composure.

Lou Xi Yan softly touched his forehead, lowered his head and smiled to answer: “I just drank the medicine, and already felt a little bit better, but you shouted so my head hurt!” Not only he had a bad temper, but he also had a loud voice!

Staring to look at him, Yan Hong Tian coldly groaned to say: “You are a type of person who can not differentiate good from bad, hearing that you were ill, I came over in a hurry without stopping to rest, you would better be good!” In this entire Qiong Yue, possibly speaking for the six countries in the continent, supposedly, he was the only one who dared to speak to him this way.

Lou Xi Yan immediately sat straight, firmly cupped both of his hands and answered: “This subject is terrified, and does not dare to toil the Emperor to take a lot of trouble over this subject.”

“Lou… Xi… Yan…!”

Lou Xi Yan lightly raised his eyebrows, Yan Hong Tian’s cold eyes slightly narrowed, the two people were staring at each other. Zhuo Qing secretly guessed, these two people, the ruler and his minister’s relationships were indeed unconventional, then they would not want to have a fight, right! Unfortunately she was disappointed, as she could only see that Yan Hong Tian suddenly sat down on the bed to see Lou Xi Yan’s complexion that was indeed gradually better, he softly asked: “Are you satisfied with that present?”

“What present?” Lou Xi Yan was startled.

“Qing Feng.”

“She is…” Lightly lifting his eyes to look across Yan Hong Tian’s shoulder, and looking one glance at a docile and obedient Zhuo Qing who was standing behind, Lou Xi Yan gently smiled and answered: “Very good.”

Very good? But Xi Yan rarely evaluated a woman this way. “Have you enjoyed her?” (This is implying if LXY has already “xoxo” ZQ. Hehehe)

Enjoyed her!?

Was she a pork chop meal?! What did he take a woman for?! Zhuo Qing’s head was filled with sinister line… Zhuo Qing’s gloomy appearance amused Lou Xi Yan, so changing the subject, Lou Xi Yan repressed a low cough: “Ahem, ahem, ahem…”

“Why are you coughing again!” Yan Hong Tian frowned, he patted him on his back, and said: “You are not young anymore, and should have a main wife, it is also good for your Lou’s family to keep the incense burning in front of a temple! (I think this is a saying that in the ancient period or maybe still happens in China that a daughter in law is usually the one responsible to take care of those ancestors related prayer, takes care of the house, etc). You and Xuan-er’s matter…”

Without waiting until Yan Hong Tian finished talking, Lou Xi Yan gently sighed and answered: “I, this half dead person, who will follow me to suffer hardship, the main wife’s matter will have to do it slowly.”

Lou Xi Yan merely said some random words, but attracted Yan Hong Tian’s anger: “What nonsense, if Xuan-er can follow you, it is her good fortune, you do not seem to like Xuan-er, and still choose the same way.”

Unwilling to receive this spoken words, Lou Xi Yan found an excuse to change the subject: “Bei Qi and Di Nu, both countries are in a civil war all year round, this time Bei Qi comes to Qiong Yue to make customary deference, I think that they come to ask for help.”

“What a good fight! Bei Qi wants Qiong Yue to undertake this task, I just want to see what kind of price they are willing to pay. You must not trouble yourself with this matter.” Understanding that he was not willing to take part in Xuan-er’s marriage, Yan Hong Tian also did not force him. In this whole world, he could force anybody, but he could not force Xi Yan. Lightly patting Lou Xi Yan’s shoulder, he got up and said: “Rest properly, keep the body well. I leave first, do not come to the imperial court these few days.”

“Ok.”

Yan Hong Tian got up to walk to the front of the screen, and suddenly stopped his footsteps, he looked one glance at the maid who was at the corner. At Xi Yan’s side always had Mo Bai only, when did he have a maid by his side? The woman always bowed her head, so Yan Hong Tian did not examine carefully and raised his legs to leave.

Zhuo Qing secretly sighed, this man’s attacking nature was really strong, he merely swept her one glance just now, and she could already sense a hostility from that pair of black eyes. After she confirmed that Yan Hong Tian had already left, Zhuo Qing immediately put down the tray. Lou Xi Yan thought that she would ask a few questions at the minimum, but did not expect that she did not ask anything. She was advancing to walk over to the outside door in a hurry, so Lou Xi Yan worriedly asked: “Where are you going?”

Zhuo Qing did not turn her head but faintly floated a clear sentence: “Looking for food.”

Lou Xi Yan was surprised for a moment, he tried to collect himself and did not know whether to cry or laugh. She was anxious and frantic, just because she wanted to find food?!

After Zhuo Qing went out a moment later, Jing Sa’s hand was holding a picture scroll, so he softly pushed the door open to enter. Standin at the outside of the screen, he softly said: “Master, the investigation has finally finished.”

A tired whisper sounded from the bedroom: “Come in and speak.”

Jing Sa entered the bedroom, with one hand that was unfolding the picture scroll, he said: “The Qing sisters are prestigious, there are many people who collect their portraits in the capital. This was from Hao Yue’s poem gathering last year, the three Qing Family’s Misses composed poetry and they were painted by a scholar, Zhang Han.” On the picture, the three women were standing in front of a short table, a blue clothing woman was holding a palm-leaf fan, her hand was softly grinding with graceful posture, and elegant smile. In the middle was a purple clothing woman who was properly taking up a pen to write something, with her confident eyes. Behind her, there was also a petite figure, a woman in green with a silk handkerchief on her hand, her face had a gentle smile, and she looked delicate, charming and enchanting. Three people with three different bearings, but each one had a beauty and wonderful appearance, it was merely a painting, but one was already unable to stop oneself.

Looking at the appearance, the woman in the middle should be Qing Feng, she was posing like a noble and virtuous lady on the painting, with her dainty appearance. In reality, she was defiant, arrogant and self-sustaining. Looking at the smile on the painting, and then comparing it to her current condition, one felt like having a flowery nightmare about the woman. Lou Xi Yan’s face appeared colder, and a gentle voice with some chilliness asked: “Who hurt her face?”

Jing Sa and Mo Bai looked at each other for a glimpse, they could see that in the other person’s eyes, they could see a very light touch of surprise, happiness, anger. Their master who had never showed any feelings, seemed to have an excessively excited mood tonight, so they somewhat understood clearly in their hearts. Jing Sa bowed his head lightly and with melancholy answered truthfully: “It was herself. The three Qing family’s sisters emphatically did not wish to act as the gifts to be delivered to Qiong Yue, so Hao Yue’s King caught their father and mother to threaten them, but he did not expect that the two elders’ Qing family died in prison unexpectedly. Before they started on the journey, they disfigured their faces themselves, they also tried to hang themselves in the past. However, they were not successful, were rescued and immediately delivered to enter Qiong Yue.”

Suicide? He did not believe that Qing Feng would kill herself, at the minimum he had seen this calm and arrogant woman to run into this kind of matter for a length of time, so she absolutely would not choose to kill herself! Pondering, Lou Xi Yan asked: “What other characteristics do the Qing family’s sisters have?”

“Madam Qing was Hao Yue’s well-known tattoo expert, almost all Hao Yue Country’s noblewomen tried to invite Madam Qing because they wanted to tattoo in between their eyebrows with floral decoration. During the one month’s old birthday for the three Misses Qing, Madam Qing tattooed the last character of their names on their bodies, therefore if she was truly Qing Feng, her body should have a tattoo of the character Feng.”

“Conferring this one Feng’s character on her body was merely a simple matter, right.” Mo Bai frowned, what characteristic this was, if Jing Sa could investigate so other people could also investigate it.

Jing Sa shook his head, and staunchly answered: “This one characteristic, only the Qing family’s sisters will know their existence. It was said that Madam Qing had a supreme feat, the character’s tattoos on their bodies would not come out during normal time, only during the time when their moods were stirred up or the body temperature raised up, that it would appear, also she only used this technique on her own daughters’ bodies.

“Look for an opportunity to verify her body whether or not she has a Feng character.” This woman’s behavior was entirely different than an ordinary person, at the very least, he wanted to be certain whether or not she was Qing Feng.

Jing Sa’s face was stiffened, and he did not reply for a very long time, so Lou Xi Yan sensed Jing Sa’s peculiar, and softly asked: “Where is the location of the tattoo?”

“On her chest”

Chapter 23: Strange Illness (Part 2)

Chapter 25: Cottons