"No Wedding Unless Enemies and Lovers" 《不是冤家不拜堂》Chapter 143

 Xiao Yi Chen expressionlessly swallowed it down, looking around, "Let's go, descend the mountain." Having spoken he picked Ji Ling Xue up using light martial arts to descend the mountain.

Ji Ling Xue clung to Xiao Yi Chen's neck feeling the sound of the wind enter her ears, worryingly said: "Prince, your injuries have just healed you shouldn't move about so much like this..."

Xiao Yi Chen lowered his head smiling at Ji Ling Xue, "Princess is concerned about this prince's health, this prince is moved, only we've been out for too long, I'm afraid something has happened in the capital city, it's better to hurry back."

Ji Ling Xue nodded, she had been missing for more than ten days, he wasn't sure what rumours were circulating around the capital city. She wondered when she stood very much alive in front of Ji Yu Qing, would she be so shocked like a flower who loses its looks?

Watching Xiao Yi Chen's back disappear, Bai Mo's lips twitched, his head was injured yet he was running so quickly, did he really think his pill was a miracle pill?

Lian Xin blinked, asking: "Prince and princess left so quickly, at their speed they probably reached the bottom of the mountain, we can't catch up."

Bai Mo said: "There's me, if miss doesn't mind, I can carry miss on my back using light martial arts to descend the mountain." This would be a lot quicker than slowly walking down the mountain by feet.

Lian Xin was an easy-going person, she immediately nodded: "Fine." After speaking she turned around to put on the bamboo basket Bai Mo had carried up the mountain and opened up her arms.

Bai Mo said "apologies" then carried Lian Xin to chase after Xiao Yi Chen, at the bottom of the mountain their two horses were still safely tied to the trees, the four people reached them one after the other, sitting on the horses they headed in the direction of the capital.

Their journey back wasn't too smooth, after leaving the Xiling borders, they came across three assassination attempts, although Xiao Yi Chen and Bai Mo knew martial arts, but they had two people by their sides without martial arts, when fighting they had to care about their back and front, there were some helpless hands and feet.

After beating back a wave of assassins, they came to a village to ask for lodgings, spending ten silvers to buy villager clothes, the second day they made their way in disguise, this time it was tranquil, Xiao Yi Chen had already sent out a signal for the guards at the prince's residence to come.

On the way Ji Ling Xue found out from Xiao Yi Chen's mouth that imperial uncle was very dissatisfied with him, not only did he continue to ridicule Xiao Yi Chen about not solving the faceless corpse cases at court, and deliberately obstructed his progress, now they came across so many assassins, most likely some of them were imperial uncle's men.

Ji Ling Xue said: "Imperial uncle is so petty, we only closed down his underground casino, smashed up his Deqing restaurant, he would go as far as to send assassins to ruthlessly kill us?" A nice political fight escalated into deadly enemies. 

Xiao Yi Chen said: "Imperial uncle represent the empress, behind the empress is the emperor, the emperor is eager for two factions to find each other objectionable in court so that the balance is kept, imperial uncle's influence was too great so the emperor wanted to get me to impede him, thus the emperor only turns a blind eye."

Ji Ling Xue sympathetically looed at Xiao Yi Chen, she didn't think the situation at the capital city would be even more complicated than Xiao Yi Chen said.

The faceless corpses appeared continuously, the murderer's methods were also very extreme, shocking the entire capital, especially as the second corpse was wearing princess Chen's clothes, it deeply moved people that beautiful women suffer unhappy fates.

Today's morning court, Xiao Yi Chen didn't attend, his absence came as no surprise to anyone, prince was extremely distressed over his wife's death, the investigation probably won't be able to continue.

Imperial uncle presented a memorial to the emperor Xiao Yi Mo with the guise of the country and people's concerns, asking for another marriage to be bestowed on Xiao Yi Chen to disperse the distressful atmosphere in the capital, picking through the choices only the number one talented woman young lady Yi Yun was suitable.

Xiao Yi Mo directly allowed it, and issued an imperial edict, sending an eunuch to deliver it to prince's residence.

The eunuch waited outside the prince's residence with the imperial edict for half the day, then he was told the prince had left the city and still hadn't returned, this eunuch was patient, after this explanation he again waited.

He waited for two days, Xiao Yi Chen went on horseback as fast as possible with Ji Ling Xue, rushing back through night and day, only they arrived a little late at night.

It was already very dark, the sound of horse hooves echoed through half the city before it reached the gate of the prince's residence, the prince's residence guards led the way, raising the alarm for the prince's residence's gate to open up, the housekeeper rushed out to greet them with two guards who watch the gates.

Xiao Yi Chen carried Ji Ling Xue off the horse, the housekeeper wiped his old tears seeing Ji Ling Xue was safe and sound.

The housekeeper said: "Greetings prince and princess, prince, it's so great you brought princess back."

Xiao Yi Chen nodded, "Everything is fine at the residence?"

The old housekeeper hesitated for a moment then said: "Prince, two days ago the emperor issued an imperial edict while you weren't here, the eunuch sent to deliver the edict called this old servant, all the servants and imperial concubine Qing to receive the reading of the edict."

Xiao Yi Chen nodded, he wasn't interested in the content of Xiao Yi Mo's edict, it was probably some rubbish sympathetic words, he waved his hand, holding Ji Ling Xue's waist he entered the gates.

The old housekeeper stood on the spot in the wind, prince, this old servant hasn't finished speaking...

Rushing about for an entire night, Ji Ling Xue and Xiao Yi Chen were extremely tired, the two of them didn't alert the other servants of the residence and directly went to their room to rest, Xiao Yi Chen held onto Ji Ling Xue's waist, letting her rest her head against his arm, perfectly content holding each other and sleeping.

The next day, the weather was particularly good, the room of a travel worn prince and princess was still quiet, the housekeeper personally kept guard at the door, making the surrounding five lis quiet, to give prince and princess a cosy sleep.

https://translatingsloth.blogspot.com/

On the other side, Ji Yu Qing sat in front of the dressing table in a great mood, "Zi Ye, is the outfit I asked you to make through the night finished?"

Now she was the only mistress left in the residence, how could she not have a new outfit, in a while she needed to be awe-inspiring, cause everyone to be in a daze.

Zi Ye held a comb carefully brushing Ji Yu Qing's long hair and nodded: "In response to mistress, it's already completed."

Ji Yu Qing nodded, looking at her exquisite makeup and hairstyle in the mirror, smiling: "Has the prince already returned?" Her older sister wasn't around, the princess's position was empty, when she goes to see Xiao Yi Chen, she'll take the seat of the princess, then when she leaves the home she'll have someone to support her, it could be considered a honour for the Ji family.

Zi Ye nodded, "I heard from the guards in the residence, prince returned last night at around midnight, the housekeeper ordered no one can disturb prince's rest."

The housekeeper deliberately kept the news of Ji Ling Xue returning with the prince from being released, the prince chose to come back in the middle of the night to prevent too many people from knowing Ji Ling Xue was alive, afraid that someone would plot something.

Ji Yu Qing nodded, "I understand, bring over the new outfit, this concubine wants to wear it."

The prince won't allow anyone to disturb him, but it should be no problem for her to take a walk elsewhere right?

The emperor had bestowed a marriage, bestowing the number one talented woman Yi Yun as an imperial concubine for Xiao Yi Chen, Yi Yun's parents had already sent their daughter into the prince's residence, the housekeeper arranged for her to be in the courtyard next to Ji Yu Qing, after Ji Yu Qing found out she ground her teeth for half a day.

She and Yi Yun had a good relationship, but she didn't like Yi Yun to fight over her husband.

A quarter of an hour later a gorgeously dressed Ji Yu Qing sat in front of Yi Yun, a lotus face, gold dangling ornaments, vermillion lips slightly raised.

Yi Yun knew priority, she greeted Ji Yu Qing, calling her older sister.

Ji Yu Qing said: "Younger sister Yi Yun, did you sleep well last night?"

Yi Yun was still wearing a young lady's hairdo, wearing a pale yellow outfit, a cute rabbit fur around her collar as decoration, she smiled, "I heard prince returned last night, with the master in the residence, I naturally slept well."

Ji Yu Qing's lips twitched, Xiao Yi Chen returned but didn't come to see you, probably because the housekeeper didn't tell him about your existence, why are you so excited?

These words, Ji Yu Qing only said it in her mind, she was afraid if she said it out loud it would hurt Yi Yun greatly.

Yi Yun looked at the sky outside the window: "Since prince has returned, older sister, shouldn't we go pay respect to the prince?" The happiest moment was when she heard the imperial edict, being conferred to Xiao Yi Chen, her years of yearning had finally come true, even though she was only an imperial concubine, it made her very happy, as long as she could stay forever with Xiao Yi Chen, even if she was only a concubine she would be happy.

With that imperial edict, she could justifiably move into the prince's residence in advance, Ji Yu Qing has always been on good terms with her, she believed they would get along very well.

Ji Yu Qing nodded, "En, it's almost time, let's go, we should pay respect to the prince together, Zi Ye, is the ginseng tea I asked you to make ready?"

Zi Ye entered with a tea cup, "Mistress it's ready."

Ji Yu Qing nodded her head in satisfaction, pulling on Yi Yun's hand they left, "Let's go, let you appreciate the residence's landscape, all the grass and trees were planted here on my orders."

Ji Yu Qing pointed out flowers and plants to Yi Yun along the way, revealing her wisdom as a wife and capabilities then composed an impromptu poem, "Fowl, fowl, fowl, sharp beaks crying at the sky, at the bright moon at midnight, five drums call at the first glimmer of dawn."

Ji Yu Qing said: "I heard the fowls call out this morning and composed this poem, what does my younger sister think about it?"

Facing Ji Yu Qing who was trying hard to show off, Yi Yun smiled and nodded, "Older sister is talented, younger sister admires you." 

While they were smiling and speaking, the two had arrived at Xiao Yi Chen's courtyard door, the housekeeper uncle expressionlessly stood like a stone statue, seeing Ji Yu Qing and Yi Yun he stooped in greeting: "This servant greets the two imperial concubine, prince returned very late last year, he is still resting, if the two of you want to see prince, it would be better for you to wait for prince to wake up, this old servant will inform the tow imperial concubines."

He wanted to send her away with a few words? Ji Yu Qing raised her eyebrow, pointing at the ginseng tea Zi Ye was holding behind her: "This imperial concubine made ginseng tea for the prince, it won't be efficient if it cools down, it's almost 9am, I imagine prince has already waken."

Ji Yu Qing finished speaking then raised her skirt walking inside, the housekeeper was of a certain age, how could he stop her.

Housekeeper: "Imperial concubine Qing, you can't go and disturb the prince."

Prince and princess were finally on good terms, letting them rest for a minute more was a minute more.

Yi Yun stood on the spot without moving, smiling as she watched the housekeeper prevent JI Yu Qing from entering, a question passed through her mind. Ji Yu Qing was a mistress of the prince's residence no matter what, the housekeeper's attitude towards her was appropriate, but not in the way he would treat the mistress of the residence.

The movements outside naturally woke the two people who were holding each other to sleep inside the house, Ji Ling Xue opened her eyes, looking at Xiao Yi Chen in a daze, her gaze gradually cleared, Xiao Yi Chen propped up his head and smiled at her, "Xue Er, you're awake?"