"Wife, I want to eat meat” 《娘子，我要吃肉》Chapter 47

A month after Wang Yun Feng had entered the imperial court, the restless and extremely cautious Beiding City at long last once again was at peace and steady.

A resolute person wasn’t hard to find, the imperial censor Wang was in a very great mood. It was definitely on show, he had already not reported any one official of the court, the large and small officials which were in a perturbed state of mind released a breath. The officials who had married their eighth wife could finally peacefully lie with their intoxicating beauty, the corrupt officials who had received bribes also went in and out of the treasury counting gold and silver and jewels, those with things to do thought it was none of their business, those without things to do did nothing, the neutral group also rested their tired feet, beginning to talk nonsense and gossip, blowing their own trumpet, the several hundred people up and down the court were comfortably relaxed and content.

Truly sacrificing the imperial censor Wang, Dayan has been blessed!

But, in the eyes of many of those in power, this was all just the calm before the storm.

The lascivious emperor despite being lascivious, he was very secretive and overbearing in his control over power. His weak body always gave people a weak impression, making people forget this emperor had experienced two toppling changes of palace and an emperor who had progressively gained power, what more he was a blood-thirsty and warlike emperor. This sort of person, adept at patience, even better at attacking, and striking fatally.

Wang Yun Feng was a dog under the control of the emperor. As they say, a dog which barks doesn’t bite, a dog that doesn’t bark, when it bites will take a person’s life. This dog Wang Yun Feng, had already had his chains untied, only waiting for the other person to relax their guard, exposing their completely bare necks, he would wait for that moment they relax biting the other person’s head like a thunderbolt.

Time silently slipped away, after one month Xia Ling Mei was again summoned into the palace by the empress.

The empress was a woman who was even more cold and detached than an iceberg. This sort of character was best to survive in the palace, because coldness, makes her seem extra arrogant and hard to approach, the imperial concubines who intended to get close to her still couldn’t get a few words out before they couldn’t help but beat the retreating drum.

The current emperor was lecherous, back when he was the crown prince every few days more beautiful women were added to his residence. The crown princess back then was a person who didn’t tolerate grit in the eyes, you respect me a bit, I will completely return it. By the time the crown prince became emperor, the day the palace switched over, only three remained of the ten beautiful women in the crown prince’s east palace, once more bestowed the title of imperial concubine, a few more selections, not only were there less and less candidates, the imperial concubines were also more and more content, everyone said the empress’s method was outstanding.

Xia Ling Mei was the empress’s sister, she had personally seen the empress’s hardships. These women of the influential families, who wasn’t good at dealing with people, smiling as they spoke they would vanish their enemy in a puff of smoke.

What wasn’t surprising was, the empress’s first son was also lecherous, along with his emperor father together every day they were picky with the women in the palace, assessing the head and discussing the feet. For this reason the empress was worried, her secret war with the emperor was a busy matter, so many people coming and going.

This time Xia Ling Mei entered the palace, seeing the empress, also unexpectedly saw the crown prince.

His highness the crown prince was one year older than Xia Fen, relying on his status of the east palace he declared himself king and leader at Bailu academy, but there were followers who did not give into him, he was infamous for shouting at everyone, he was unable to easily establish himself at the academy.

To speak frankly, the crown prince’s father is the boss of Dayan, the crown prince is the mountain ruler of the Bailu academy.

The crown prince was good at scheming, his small eyes slightly raised, carrying a little bit of love, when he gazes steadily at you, you would feel you were the only one in his mind, a kind of adoring illusion. His baby fat stuffed cheeks, glib tongued, grandiloquent enough to praise the very common palace maid into a celestial being of the highest of the heavens, from young he never failed to please, he was the secret love target for numerous influential families’ and officials’ young ladies.

The first time His highness the crown prince saw Xia Ling Mei, he couldn’t help throwing himself into the other person’s arms, with a shy expression he said: “This older sister seem very familiar, in our past lives we must have experienced a universally appreciated story that captures the imagination.”

At the end of every year Xia Ling Mei returned to Beding City to celebrate the new year, sometimes at the Xia residence she would see the emperor and empress who had secretly arrived, the crown prince and little princess would also be there. However at that time there were a lot of people at the Xia residence, Xia Ling Mei was truly unremarkable, therefore there were very few people who remembered her.

Xia Ling Mei with one hand held the crown prince steadily, putting on a fake smile she said: “We really are familiar. Before the crown prince was even one years old you were extremely naughty causing trouble, I took off your trousers and spanked your bottoms more than a few times.”

The crown prince was completely unashamed, twisting and turning he said: “Does the beautiful older sister still want to spank my bottom? If you see my bottom you’ll have to take responsibility for me.”

“Fine. The crown prince’s bottom is both soft and smooth, I also miss it very much. I’ll be responsible for every single hit I make, how’s that?”

The crown prince choked, mockingly he moved to the empress’s side, shaking his bottom a few times before sitting down: “Auntie is really not bashful, even wanting eat her nephew’s tofu, no wonder Xia Fen is so difficult to deal with.”

That use of auntie pulled closer their relationship, being able to call Xia Fen directly by his name and surname, hearing it their relationship was clear.

Xia Ling Mei lifted her head glancing at the empress, the empress explained: “The crown prince and Fen Er at Bailu academy argued, he came back to complain.”

The crown prince immediately jumped up: “When did I complain? This crown prince walk tall and sit straight, never talk badly behind someone’s back.”

Xia Ling Mei carefully pondered before understanding, sweeping her gaze over the crown prince from top to bottom, discovering one side of the crown prince’s shoulder was high and the other side low, one of his chubby dragon claw was also hidden inside his sleeve, there must be a clear scar, not daring to show people and could only try his best to hide it not allowing people to laugh at him.

Thinking it over it came as no surprise, the emperor’s martial art skills weren’t great, he was most adept at stratagem. The crown prince had been bought up in the mouth of the emperor, even before he was one year old he had climbed onto the imperial throne drooling, every day following the emperor at court listening to politics, getting to know the most the court councillors fighting openly and manoeuvring covertly measure for measure in the court. A perfectly normal child heard daily people arguing over a tiny little matter until they were flushed with anger, along with his age, day and night under the influence of people before he could even employ a stratagem he was already able to sensitively perceive the selfish motives of officials, as time passed, following after the emperor’s influence secretly the crown prince naturally learned how to transform someone’s strength against them, toying with all the court councillors in the palm of his hands. But, the crown prince was young, he didn’t have the ability to play with the court, by the time he was five years old, the emperor threw him into Bailu academy, saying it in a nice way it was for him to study, in a bad way it was only throwing an apparently pure of heart chubby dragon into a nest of not yet grown up snakes, scorpion, tigers and wolves, let that group of youngsters squabble pettily, just like a miniature imperial court.

With his status the crown prince, with his two older brothers and an older sister at Bailu academy `fought at close quarters`, after two years, slowly they united together by his side into a group of `important ministers`, apart from studying there was war, step by step stabilising his influence.

The very small child, the seven apertures of his head[1] and heart simply had one more hole than other people, his mischief was so great it made people blush with shame.

The days were originally very nice, in the end suddenly a fearless savage like Xia Fen appeared from nowhere, skilled in literature and martial arts, like a ferocious beast passing through the territory he wiped out Bailu academy.

The crown prince’s mouth was difficult to deal with, Xia Fen’s fist was difficult to deal with, these two people were like the moon knocking against the sun, life or death vieying for superiority, to become the imperial ruler of Bailu academy.

A scholar meets a soldier, was the best way to describe what the crown prince has experienced recently. Whatever reason, whatever small scheme could not stand up in front of Xia Fen. The child, even if he was smart he was still young, each and every child studying at Bailu academy were from influential and official families, even if there were students from humble families it was still well-known in Dayan, even if it was the crown prince they couldn’t take a life at his accord.

Attacking and counterattacking, Xia Fen simply used his rude and unreasonable fist to wipe out the academy, with the crown prince claiming as his equal.

More or less the crown prince’s subordinates suffered beatings, even if they were highly skilled in martial arts, in front of Xia Fen, a killer on the battlefield risking his own life, they only paled into insignificance by comparison. Even the fifteen years old students on the eve of graduating were unable to win against Xia Fen’s subordinates.

The crown prince’s subordinates were beaten, the crown prince himself could also not narrowly and luckily escape.

Xia Fen also learned from experience, he understood the people at the academy were different from those on the battlefield, he couldn’t just stab someone to death, however he could beat the other person so they were half alive, yet still appearance wise the injuries couldn’t be seen. The crown prince’s injuries were even more hidden, the crown prince still had his dignity, even more he didn’t dare tell the emperor and empress he wasn’t as skilled as someone and was beaten up, he could only try to cover it up, speaking about it and withholding some wanting the empress to stand up for her son.

The empress had a cold heart, regarding the crown prince’s education she spared the rod and spoiled the child, she deals with her own matters. Therefore, she immediately invited Xia Ling Mei over.

Xia Ling Mei realised this invite, unexpectedly she smiled and asked: “The crown prince has gotten to know Fen Er’s martial art skills?”

The crown prince raised his head, snorting: “I’ve experienced it, nothing more than an ordinary martial artist.”

Xia Ling Mei laughed: “From a young age Fen Er has been determined to be a great general, his martial arts has to be good.”

The crown prince didn’t care anymore. Your son beat me up, I am the crown prince, shouldn’t you be like the other mothers of the influential families, even if you’re sorry you should still kneel and beg for forgiveness, beg His Highness the crown prince to spare her own hot-headed and ignorant son? Unless you’re not afraid the crown prince will act out violently and chop off your son’s head? You actually don’t comfort me the crown prince, what more you boast your butcher like son, against reason, against the law!

“The greater his martial arts, the greater official he can become, the more he will be capable to take over the world for the crown prince, charge and break through enemy lines and guard home, defend the country. Is this not good?”

The crown prince gnashed his teeth: “He still might not certainly be a great general.”

Xia Ling Mei agreed: “That’s why, the crown prince must teach him very well, make him capable of becoming a person able to bear heavy responsibility for Dayan. Crown prince, your responsibility is very great.”

Xia Fen’s fists were also very great! Could Lady Xia’s meaning be that the crown prince go and face Xia Fen’s fists, not to be discouraged, not to give up, fight a wide leopard to train it into a domesticated leopard, then wait until the small leopard grows into an older leopard, then take the place of His Highness crown prince to campaign in battle, powerfully shaking up the four corners?

To tame a beast, how many beatings does the beast tamer have to endure?

The crown prince felt his teeth hurt, not talking about his waist, back, shoulders, his arm and even his bottom had large and small wounds.

For the first time he profoundly learned from experienced his father’s pain; imperial censor Wang’s family, truly were not to be trifled with, they simply were sharp tongued and sharp hearted! Devious! Cruel as a wolf!

Xia Ling Mei was finished with making fun of the crown prince, again smiling at the empress she drank her tea, discussing for a while how soft the crown prince’s bottom was, then holding the little princess they chatted and laughed for a while, the palace maids came to report, the imperial censor Wang was at the palace entrance waiting for his wife to return home.

Wang Yun Feng had lingering fears, afraid the empress would once again put up Xia Ling Mei for the night.

So-called extreme joy turning to sorrow, complacently Xia Ling Mei had just returned to the 

Wang residence, Wang Yun Feng unexpectedly nagged: “The residence is too lifeless, how about we invite Fen Er to also come live here?”

Xia Ling Mei’s smile frozen at the edges: “Fen Er’s surname is Xia, it isn’t good for him to live in the Wang residence right?”

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[1] 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils and 1 mouth.