"My Lord is a Stone"《我家君王是石头》Chapter 22

T/N: Spoiler I think this chapter is so cute >_<

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Waiting until they returned to the room, the always calm and collected Chen Rong showed a grim expression, saying, “Lady Zhao, I don’t know if there are some things I should say or not”

Zhao Jin Yu was somewhat astonished, saying, “Auntie Chen if there’s something you have to say just say it”

Chen Rong stared at Zhao Jin Yu for quite a while, until Zhao Jin Yu was rather scared in her heart,

then did she clear her throat and said, “Lady Zhao, the pill you showed me yesterday, I wasn’t too sure at that time…, but I thought about it today, no wonder it was so familiar, as it turns out it actually is the palace’s secret medicine yuxue pills, previously the richest person in Hangzhou Lord Zhuang’s mother fell seriously ill, Lord Zhuang was very filial, he spent thousands of gold to get just one of these yuxue pills, and entrusted us Xingtian bodyguards establishment to escort it, at that time I was also there, that’s why I remembered it.”

Zhao Jin Yu was a bit blank, Chen Rong however carried on saying, “As for these yuxue pills it is a tonic which solidifies and strengthens the body, only using it for seasickness is truly wasting resources recklessly.”

Zhao Jin Yu was shocked again hearing this, again her heart ached, astonishingly Su Qing Chen would actually bring out such treasure, her heart ached because she had eaten one of the pills herself yesterday, and had eaten another one this morning, in total two pills, were finished by her, if one pill is worth a thousand gold, two pills are worth two thousand golds, it was simply a windfall, right now she lacked money, feeling regretful, she muttered to herself, “I really have no foresight…”

Chen Rong carried on saying, “Lady Zhao, you’re still young so you wouldn’t know, that man would not give something to a woman without a reason, if it was simply a common pill then fine, but Lord Su had sent yuxue pills, this is the unusual thing.”

Zhao Jin Yu heart was on guard and was roused awake, she nodded saying, “At that time I also thought Lord Su was getting too intimate with me, but I am only a common person, what would Lord Su be attempting?”

Chen Rong profoundly looked at Zhao Jin Yu, sighing in general she said, “Foolish child, he is a man, you are a girl…, tell me why would he give you something?”

Zhao Jin Yu, “…”

Chen Rong continued to say, “I think it would be best to forget going to Hangzhou together, one must be vigilant so as not to be harmed.”

After Chen Rong left Zhao Jin Yu laid on the bed to rest…, the thought of Su Qing Chen having considerations for her were not unreasonable, but Zhao Jin Yu however did not approve of it, ignoring that they had been hostile the first time they met, without a trace of the rumoured romantic notion, her appearance was only common, how could it constantly occupy the mind of an experienced and knowledgeable commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards?

“Maybe the pills were soon to be expired, he gave it to be in passing?” Zhao Jin Yu broke her brain thinking about it but couldn’t find a reason, finally she simply stopped thinking about it.

Anyway someone barefoot was not scared of wearing shoes, now she already didn’t fear anything, besides, if Su Qing Chen truly treated her like a younger person, she would also deeply respect him, but if he had other reasons…, she would make sure he did not have an easy time with her life.

People came and went on the narrow shore, simmering with the voices of people, maybe everyone carried a lantern, or the shops hung red lanterns in a row, the whole road was brightly lit like the

daytime.

It was not the first time Zhao Jin Yu visited the night market in the ancient times, but she still felt shocked, because this wasn’t the capital city known for the millions of people, rather it was a shipping port called Qingzhou, Su Qing Chen changed into a beautiful sky blue velvet gown with rounded embroidery design, wearing a neat small moccasin, a grey rodent cloak with a red kesi[1] draped over his shoulders, tall and thin build, both legs slender, restraining his habitual severe appearance, he showed a somewhat relaxed manner, his entire very prominent posture was somewhat graceful and elegant like a son of a noble, sterling qualities, very much above the common crowd, obvious at a glance.

This sort of Su Qing Chen not just Zhao Jin Yu, even Chen Rong couldn’t help look at him more than once, she said to Zhao Jin Yu, “Lord Su’s presence really is out of the ordinary.” Then she showed a somewhat worried expression.

Zhao Jin Yu found it rather funny, she unconsciously touched the stone hanging from her neck, taking advantage of Chen Rong looking at a comb at a small vendor’s booth, she secretly said to the stone,

“Little thing, isn’t Lord Su very handsome?” Immediately without waiting for the stone to reply she spoke as if talking to herself, “To simply speak of his appearance and manner, he truly is outstanding, and is unmarried, no wonder Auntie Chen is worried I would be so dazzled by him to lose my mind.”

At this exact moment Chen Rong seemed to worry about losing the young girl, constantly looking at her, afraid that because of her youth and purity, her heart would be swindled away by Su Qing Chen. Even though she felt Chen Rong was making a rather big fuss over a minor issue, she was still very grateful in her heart, thinking about it if she didn’t have a soul inside her from the future, she really couldn’t be sure if she could control herself.

Recently Su Qing Chen was too abnormal, abnormally very strange, there were seventeen ports in the ship channel, sometimes it needed to be docked to rest and reorganise, sometimes it was because a guest needed to get off the ship, but most stops were very short, at most it would depart after a few hours, who would have known ever since Su Qing Chen boarded the ship it would have to stop at every port, and this stop to rest and reorganise also changed into an entire night.

At the start Zhao Jin Yu had thought Su Qing Chen had something to handle, after stopping at each port, Su Qing Chen would come to find her, saying since the ship has stopped at shore, why not go for a walk, and not waste such a rare opportunity, Zhao Jin Yu knew when the ship docked it would need a night to rest and reorganise, with plenty of time, there was some flexibility, moreover it was not easy to travel far in the ancient times…, if she missed this time as a woman she didn’t know when the next time would be, so she took a lassiez-faire approach.

However after a while she discovered something was off, how could she be so fortunate each time…, fortunate enough that it seemed Su Qing Chen deliberately arranged for her to go sightseeing.

Just like this time, Su Qing Chen acted like a qualified guide, taking her to wander around the night market, now he bought her Qingzhou’s five spice seasoned brazed chicken, now he would let her taste Qingzhou’s pressed cakes[2]…, explaining with plenty of patience the origin and interesting anecdotes of these snacks, Zhao Jin Yu only wished she had ten stomachs so she could eat all these delicacies, in the end unable to finish them the leftovers were wrapped up in big and small bundles,

Su Qing Chen still acted as a local guide on his own initiative while carrying these things, very considerate and gentle.

At this moment Zhao Jin Yu suddenly felt…, perhaps Su Qing Chen truly had deep feelings for her? Otherwise this did not make sense! Why would he treat her so well like this? Simply like treating a princess! What’s more, as a woman who travelled through time, even though she had no one who would be stunned by her disappearance, still she had an outstanding spirit right? Su Qing Chen liking her seems to not be impossible!

Eventually Zhao Jin Yu had not finished her daydreaming, the stone had poured cold water on her saying, “Don’t daydream, even if you switched with Xishi’s exceptional good-looking appearance, with no talent and no morals, Su Qing Chen won’t like you, hurry up and hand the sugar-coated tangerine stick to us, we want to eat that piece of tangerine.”

Zhao Jin Yu, “…” She really wanted to choke this stone to death!

“Think about it, your appearance is average, your body is a little better…” The emperor unconsciously thought of touching that soft cleavage every day, but very quickly he disregarded it, taking a bite of sugar-coated tangerine Zhao Jin Yu had bought over, showing an enjoyable expression, “but it’s barely enough for you to get by, compared with those at the top you are still too far, as for your family background you don’t even need us to say right? A daughter of a guilty official, Su Qing Chen wouldn’t even want you as a concubine. You might as well properly serve us, maybe if we’re happy, all your worries will not be worries.” The emperor spoke with an aloof superior tone.

At this moment Zhao Jin Yu’s actions were slightly strange, placing the sugar-coated tangerine stick at her neck, against the necklace...

Every time she stored the stone in the bag, the stone was very unhappy, after all he could not see through things, he couldn’t see a lot of things, later the two people discussed for half the day and simply found someone to grind the stone into a teardrop shape, then hung from her neck with a string, that way she could openly bring it out, and could see everything.

“Really you are…” Zhao Jin Yu was extremely angry from the emperor’s words, she firmly stared at it, however a somewhat unsatisfied feeling rose in her heart, even though she wasn’t remarkable, still she wasn’t as unbearable as the stone said, waiting until Su Qing Chen came carrying several steaming hot qianzi[3] steamed bun she took the initiative to the take the things from his hands, saying, “Thank you Uncle Su.”

Su Qing Chen was somewhat surprised, in the past no matter how grateful Zhao Jin Yu was towards him, she did not get this close, seeing her come closer of her own accord, he smiled even more gently and brightly, tenderly saying, “How is this tiring, one year I went to Sichuan with the emperor…”

The two people naturally walked side by side, Su Qing Chen brought up what he had previously experienced, his voice was bright and clear, it had a gentleness like a pearl in this noisy night market.

At the start Zhao Jin Yu was merely sulky, in the end she was actually somewhat fascinated, Su Qing Chen was very good at storytelling, slow but with a distinct force, occasionally making Zhao Jin Yu nervous, from time to time making her, again being captivated by the descriptions of those peculiar experiences, unaware she took an empty step…, Su Qing Chen sharp-sightedly and deftly caught her, by coincidence again a passer-by collided with her, Su Qing Chen very naturally gathered her into his arms, Zhao Jin Yu went head first into his chest, Su Qing Chen’s scent filled her nose.

From afar it looked normal for Su Qing Chen to hold Zhao Jin Yu.

Under the hazy lanterns, Zhao Jin Yu’s eyes were bright, face like peach blossoms, with a bashfulness and timidity making them actually look identical to a refined and eternal painting, imprinted into one’s memory.

All of a sudden Su Qing Chen felt something hit his chest.

The emperor seeing Zhao Jin Yu blushing from ear to ear like a young girl, again looked at Su Qing Chen who had an absent look in his eyes…, he dangerously squinted his eyes, for some reason, he only felt an unbearable oppression in his chest like a stone was stifling it.

This woman truly has no sense of honour and shame!!

[1] Chinese silk tapestry woven in a pictorial design.

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