"My Lord is a Stone"《我家君王是石头》Chapter 42

After listening to the nanny Li the madam did not speak for a long time, she only smiled grimly when the nanny Li’s legs were almost numb from kneeling saying, “So after so many years, I’ve been raising an ungrateful wrench by my side.”

Nanny Li’s heart thumped, only feeling a chill rush from the bottom of her feet, originally Zhao Rui Zhi did make some mistakes, because she had secretly taken calligraphy from the home to sell, primarily those calligraphies were passed down from their ancestors, sacred characters, invaluable, hard to get with thousands of gold, such a big disaster, after she was caught the madam actually effortlessly resolved it, at that time what did the madam say? She said Zhao Rui Zhi was still young, very many things needed to be slowly taught…, and blamed herself saying it’s because she did not give Zhao Rui Zhi enough spending money, that’s why she went onto this path, then a lot of people only said the madam’s eyes were being glued together by her adopted daughter Zhao Rui Zhi unable to see what was right and wrong, however now the madam’s way of thinking was different, her tone was also different. She unexpectedly so easily said such words as ungrateful wrench.

The madam’s gaze contained a radiance, “Send someone to keep an eye on her.” The nanny Li seeing the madam didn’t investigate her, she hurriedly nodded her head continuously saying, “This old servant understands.”

A small gourd shape lantern was lit inside Zhao Jin Yu’s room, a hazy light, Zhao Jin Yu was on top of a thick brocade cotton-padded mattress, only her head was showing, jet-black hair, fair faced, graceful like a painting of a court lady, beside her on half the pillow was a pure white stone made pendant.

At this moment Zhao Jin Yu directly faced the stone saying, “Really don’t know when things are over the top.”

The stone stifled a sigh, turning his body.

Zhao Jin Yu smiled helplessly, saying, “What are you angry about again? Haven’t I already made 

Zhen Zhu on night duty? Sleeping with you tonight, aren’t you happy?”

The four words sleeping with you tonight seemed to float into the emperor’s ears like a curse, making him suddenly blush and heart jump, unconsciously in his mind he recalled Zhao Jin Yu’s skin, her curvy physique moving up and down, his mouth dried, his throat tickled, only feeling a giant fiery dragon was pushing down on his chest, burning him painfully.

The emperor inwardly restrained himself for a long time before he spoke, only his voice was somewhat hoarse, and was not consistent with his usually sweet voice, he said, “We are not angry, I just don’t want to speak.”

The emperor had actually never been angry with Zhao Jin Yu, he was angry with himself, just now even though Zhao Jin Yu’s witty words angered Xiao Zhen Shan away…, but once he thought of 

Zhao Jin Yu being scorned by such a low-class person he felt rage, a mere child of an influential family, without a single achievement, what did he amount to? He dared to interrogate her?

The emperor hated that he was in a stone’s body right now, hate that he was powerless, what more he secretly thought of killing.

However he couldn’t say these words to Zhao Jin Yu, what could he say? We will protect you, saying no one can bully you, even help her settle the issue with her adoptive father Zhao Chang Chun?

Even though he had told the Ministry of Justice to keep an eye on him, but he couldn’t say these words to Zhao Jin Yu!

Zhao Jin Yu saw the stone was like a frog with its belly bulging, too enraged to speak, she couldn’t help laugh, saying, “Fine, don’t be angry, I don’t even know how such a small stone spirit can be so angry, it’s very late, sleep soon.” After Zhao Jin Yu covered the stone with the handkerchief she closed her eyes.

The emperor couldn’t sleep, turning and twisting, turning and twisting…the stone rubbing against the material produced a faint sound, Zhao Jin Yu grudgingly opened her eyes, asking, “What’s wrong?”

Zhao Jin Yu’s eyes filled with drowsiness under the hazy candlelight was really enticing to the emperor, make his heart fill with affection, he couldn’t help turn his head to not look, he only hmphed.

“What is actually the matter?”

“You didn’t kiss us.” The emperor said then his face turned red, the pure white stone changed into a bloodstone…

Seeing the stone’s change, Zhao Jin Yu couldn’t stop smiling, using her hand to pick it up she placed it at her lips and firmly kissed it twice, saying, “So cute, it would be good if you could transform shape, then I would marry you.”

The emperor only felt Zhao Jin Yu’s scorching breath caress his face, his body and heart was burning…, again hearing Zhao Jin Yu’s words, he couldn’t help blurt out, saying, “If we can really become a man.” The emperor used the words become a man rather than the word transform, “Would you really with us…”

Zhao Jin Yu said, “Of course, I would definitely marry you.”

“We are being serious.” The emperor couldn’t control his erratic heart.

“Yes.”

At first the emperor was so happy he wasn’t like himself, who would have imagined in a wink he saw a joking expression in Zhao Jin Yu’s eyes, at once he felt the his previously thundering heart stopped, he said, “No matter if you agree or not, we say you are ours so you are ours.” The emperor aggressively said.

Zhao Jin Yu giggled, saying, “Fine I’m yours.”

The emperor saw Zhao Jin Yu treat him like a child…, he was so angry he almost fumed with rage, closing his eyes he didn’t speak again, feeling hurt he thought, wait and see!

Zhao Jin Yu saw the stone was really angry, cajoling she said, “Don’t be angry, don’t be angry, I really am being truthful, if you can transform, we can find a place where no one recognises us, it must be an enchanting place, we will build a thatched cottage, a river running in front of it, fruit trees all around, you’ll go hunting in the winter, in the summer you’ll work the land, in autumn you’ll pick fruit, in spring you’ll sow seed…, we will live our own lives, does it sound wonderful?”

The emperor was again over the moon, only feeling his recently dejected heart was floating in the air, flowers were in full blossom everywhere, joy bubbling in his heart, however very quickly he discovered Zhao Jin Yu’s words held another meaning, he said, “Why is it us doing all the work?”

“You are a man, you have to support your family.”

The emperor thought about it and agreed, nodding he said, “Yes, we will support you.” Not only will 

I support you…, the emperor looked at Zhao Jin Yu’s beautiful face, gentle feelings filled his heart, he couldn’t help envisage, I wouldn’t just let you live a life of luxury, a life beyond a commoner, envied by others.

Zhao Jin Yu had just said in passing at first, who knew the stone would use his sweet voice to say such sentimental words, she felt her heart move…, unexpectedly generating some emotions, she placed the stone against her cheek, warmly saying, “I really wish for that day…, I really don’t like it here.”

The emperor’s spirit sunk into Zhao Jin Yu’s body, his entire world was filled with Zhao Jin Yu’s fragrance which made his mind unable to settle, he softly said, “It will happen.”

A lot of people couldn’t sleep that night, such as the nanny Li who the madam had given a job to do, thinking about the madam’s disappointing gaze today…, she tossed and turned thinking how she should manage the task to make the madam regard her as important again, another person was Zhao Rui Zhi who was inferior to Zhao Jin Yu, she only felt Xiao Zhen Shan didn’t care for her as much as usual, in a perturbed state of mind, she was panicky and restless, and for instance Xiao Zhen Shan…, he was thrown into the lotus pond by a person dressed in black, he drank a bellyful of water in the dead of winter, if it wasn’t for a maid walking by, he would have almost drowned. He was overwhelmingly afraid.

It was only Zhao Jin Yu worn out over these few days who slept peacefully.