"My Lord is a Stone"《我家君王是石头》Chapter 69

Zhao Jin Yu’s crowning ceremony was arranged for a month’s time on an ecliptic propitious day.

Zhao Jin Yu and the emperor nestled together in the room for the afternoon, for dinner again they fed each other, seeming very content and sweet, after dinner the emperor also took Zhao Jin Yu on a stroll around the palace, hand in hand they went to the imperial garden, very harmonious all the way, however this sort of feeling did not continue onto the night.

When they were going to bed, the emperor saw the long-shaped pillow in the middle of the bed, a little ashamed into anger he said, “Must you be like this?” Afterwards he stared at Zhao Jin Yu, an expression challenging her to say it if she dared, I will show you.

Nanny Li was just helping the two people pull close the muslin canopy, there were also two maids to the side, one was extinguishing the surplus lanterns in the palace, only one small lantern remained lit, another maid placed a rattan handled pot filled with hot water on the bedside table, that way if they got thirsty at night they could drink water directly.

The two maids heard the two people’s conversation inside the muslin canopy, it was a choking atmosphere, they became ever more cautious and solemn, afraid to bring the disaster of the emperor’s wrath.

Nanny Li was also undoubtedly worried, according to reason whenever the emperor wants to copulate then Zhao Jin Yu had to do as he wished…, yet before going to bed Zhao Jin Yu had said to the emperor about wanting to wait until after her crowning ceremony to consummate their marriage.

How could the emperor agree? It would be like having to spit out a piece of meat already in your mouth, could he maintain calm?

After the two people tussled to and fro the canopy was pulled open…, Zhao Jin Yu directly placed a pillow in between them, treating it as a dividing line, she said, “Your Majesty, when you sleep you can’t cross this line.” Then she pointed at the pillow.

The emperor, “…”

Nanny Li held her breath standing in front of the opened canopy, although she was shaking from head to toe in fear, but she still calmed her mind, now if His Majesty the emperor wanted to get angry and wanted to punish the eldest young lady she could step forward bravely! How could she be scared?

Those two maids glanced at each other, from merely being in the palace for three days they knew the emperor’s temper was simply not child’s play…, irritable and easy to anger, also extremely cruel and ruthless. This Zhaoyi niangniang..., everything pointed to disaster for her right? She actually dared to openly reject to serve in copulation? To speak frankly, weren’t women placed in the imperial harem to serve the emperor? How could she be so silly?

The mood in the house suddenly became rather silently repressive…, a stifling fear spreading.

Zhao Jin Yu however seemed to not to feel it in the least not moving a little, staring at the emperor she said, “It’s just like that, if you’re not willing you can find someone else, just now that young maid wasn’t that bad.” Having spoken she firmly grasped her lapel…, the underclothes prepared by the palace were very mature, the lapel was so low that almost half her chest was out, the emperor’s pair of eyes seemed to be glued to it, even though he was angry, his attention did not shift one bit.

The emperor knew the young maid Zhao Jin Yu spoke of was when the two of them were in the imperial garden a maid looking after the flowers and plants.

“Why are you lacking in confidence?”

That maid knew the emperor and his new favourite Zhaoyi were coming, she had dressed herself prettily to greet them, her pair of eyes bright, carrying an unconcealable feeling of love as she stared at the emperor, when Zhao Jin Yu saw that she almost couldn’t contain herself.

Nanny Li outside the muslin canopy nearly cried, changing her way of thinking, just now she had thought of stepping forward bravely, now she immediately decided to die in her place, because the eldest young lady simply was courting death!

Even if the eldest young lady was rather stubborn, but she was extremely intelligent, how could she be so mindless like this today? Men hated people being jealous the most, let alone this person was the emperor! Not to mention that maid who took care of the flowers and plants, if the emperor wanted the women of the entire imperial harem to accompany him, there was no justification in refusing.

At that moment women ought to be wise and generous in her position, the best method is to place that maid by her side, since a favour has been given, make the other person so they couldn’t give thanks enough, and make the emperor think of the overall situation.

Outside the two maids’ eyes were filled with sympathy…, they only thought becoming the empress…, this zhaoyi who gained favour ought to be an idiot, first aside from refusing to serve the emperor she was also being unreasonably jealous?

Who would have imagined the emperor was not only not angry but actually laughed, deep and mellow laughter rippled through the night air, like it could stir up people’s feelings, make them numb, he moved forward to embrace Zhao Jin Yu’s shoulders, tapping her delicate nose saying, “is this jealousy? Such a jar of vinegar!”[1]

Zhao Jin Yu’s face turned red at once, trying to push the emperor away, she said, “I’m not jealous.”

The emperor however hypocritically coaxed Zhao Jin Yu saying, “My little one, in our eyes, in our heart there is only you alone, how can there be anyone else?”

Zhao Jin Yu was choked up on the words my little one…, she still remembered yesterday night the emperor was like a starving tiger pouncing on a lamb, holding her unwilling to let go, he had called her that, not only little one, but also my darling, even more extreme there was my heart and so on.

In every case she felt the emperor’s manner had become very odd, but why did her heart still grow sweet?

The emperor seeing Zhao Jin Yu’s two clouds of reds, as beautiful as flowers, because she was so embarrassed she forgot to cover up her lapel…, her creamy chest was on show, smooth and round making him want to take a bite, it messed with his heart like a fire, he said lowly, “Fine, don’t be angry, we will make someone chase that maid out, then you can relax!” Afterwards he lowered his head sucking on Zhao Jin Yu’s brilliant red lips, in fact since just now he had wanted to pluck these fruits.

Zhao Jin Yu was unsteadied by the emperor’s kiss, she was dizzy, simply not aware of nanny Li outside who changed from stunned to ecstatic, also of course those two completely shocked maids.

Those two maids knew the emperor was a very hard person to get along with, even consort Shu who was helping the emperor to raise the little princess spoke like a kitten in front of the emperor.

It seems it wasn’t that the emperor did not know how to treat women nicely, but because that person wasn’t the apple of his heart?

Nanny Li seeing those two inside were inseparable, smiling from ear to ear she supervised the two maids to withdraw with her, her mind nevertheless was confused, even though men like women to be magnanimous, however they also like to see women be jealous, at the time when the eldest old master and the madam were very much in love, however when the eldest old master’s gaze occasionally lingered a bit too long on a young maid…, the madam also would get angry, while the eldest old master actually wasn’t angry either, instead he was all the more happy coaxing her.

Perhaps the difference was…, this sort of method can only be used on someone who cares about you, even though she didn’t know why the emperor treated Zhao Jin Yu like this, but nanny Li knew, the emperor probably really held her in his heart, seeing the person he likes get angry out of jealousy was also a joyous thing right?

Nanny Li closed the doors gently with a smile.

Zhao Jin Yu returned to her senses with great difficulty, moving far away, she took several deep breaths before she could control her pounding heart, she said, “You must not take care of that maid, she only wanted to have a good future for herself that’s all.” Using her imagination she could only think what would happen to a maid personally ordered to leave, in fact thinking about it there were numerous women in the imperial harem, could she have each and every one of them dealt with? The most important was what the emperor feelings were himself.

 The emperor frowned, he said, “Leaving is leaving, you don’t need to worry about her, thinking about it she is also unsettled, she wants our favour, that would be wanting to go against you, gaining your approval so she can flirt in front of us, luring us in front of you, she deserves to go.”

The emperor was inevitably right, seeing Zhao Jin Yu’s slightly unhappy expression, he coaxed, “Fine, whatever you say goes, since you won’t let her leave the palace, then she’ll be placed somewhere else, that will be best in every case? Come into our arms.” The emperor said pulling apart his belt, showing half of his sexy wheat coloured chest.

Zhao Jin Yu, “…”

Zhao Jin Yu didn’t know why but she always felt the emperor looked like a wild wolf, = . =.

“Your Majesty, I said before I want to consummate our marriage after my crowning.” Zhao Jin Yu turned her head, ignoring the emperor who was emitting an enticing charm from head to toe, a beauty, regardless male or female, when they want to attract the person they like they simply did not need to have studied it, it is self-taught, the emperor boiling hot gaze, smiling face, and his powerful arms…, now his bulging muscular chest, all emitted a boundless charm.

Zhao Jin Yu felt she ought to drink a mouthful of cold water.

“Why?”

The emperor frowned, watching Zhao Jin Yu attentively, he was really puzzled.

Zhao Jin Yu lowered her head, all of a sudden she didn’t dare to look at the emperor’s eyes filled with emotion, she said, “I don’t know, just…”

“Don’t know?”

A person’s patience will run out eventually, the emperor’s patience towards Zhao Jin Yu today could be considered the first ever, but in this way, Zhao Jin Yu still didn’t appreciate the kindness! Finally after all his little resentments were gathered together, the emperor’s anger in the end exploded.

The emperor flustered and exasperated interrupted the last of Zhao Jin Yu’s words, with a flash of understanding he stood up saying, “Don’t know? You say you don’t know? In truth you refuse us because you’re still thinking of that older brother of yours? Or maybe that third master of the Bai family? Oh, right, and that prefectural magistrate’s young master right?”

“No…”

The emperor picked up the pillow by his side and threw it out, and grabbed the quilt tossing it onto the floor, after his anger remained and he thought of continuing to break things, finally he discovered only a lightly dressed Zhao Jin Yu was left on the bed…, he was unable to restrain his anger, and thinking that if this carried on his anger might spread to aim at her?

Suddenly he felt the air was stuffy, he didn’t want to stay a moment longer!

The emperor kicked the muslin canopy aside, he walked outside with large strides, kicking at things he came across, chairs, tables, and a screen was also pushed onto the floor with a loud bang by the emperor, just like his mood at that moment, ice-cold and angry!

To be honest Zhao Jin Yu did not really want to refuse the emperor, sometimes women refused such things only because of instinct, because of unease, because of fear, because having to give their body and soul to one person, it needed the greatest courage, Zhao Jin Yu only wanted to wait until she was more at ease nothing more.

Especially today…, meeting that young maid in the imperial garden who tried to seduce the emperor in front of her, Zhao Jin Yu suddenly became aware, the stone might belong only to her, but the emperor sadly was the husband of all the women in the chambers of imperial concubines.

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[1] I don’t think I mentioned it before but the word “醋” means vinegar, in Chinese it can also be used as someone `eating vinegar` which means being jealous. Kind of like the word “salty” being used to describe someone who is being agitated.