"No Wedding Unless Enemies and Lovers" 《不是冤家不拜堂》Chapter 146

 At the residence gate, Ji Yu Qing looked around in delight pulling on Yi Yun's hand, yet she couldn't see a princess's carriage anywhere, she turned to look at Ji Ling Xue who was slowly coming out in confusion, "Older sister, where's the carriage?"

In the residence the princess and prince had their own carriages, they imperial concubines didn't, if imperial concubines wanted to go out they needed to ask for prince's permission, but the princess doesn't necessarily have to, that's why she encouraged Ji Ling Xue to go out together.

Ji Ling Xue raised her head to look at the sky: "The weather is good today, this princess feels its healthy and beneficial to the body to walk, I already told the housekeeper not to prepare a carriage, the carriage will leave two hours later to pick us up, what do you think?"

Ji Ling Xue: No matter what you think, if you want to go with me, then you need to be prepared for sore and trembling legs.

Three black lines immediately appeared on Ji Ling Xue and Yi Yun's forehead, the prince's residence was a little close to the streets, but if they were to walk, it would take an hour.

Ji Yu Qing and Yi Yun were both young ladies, when would they walk to the shopping streets, how could their feet endure it, the two of them felt like cowering back.

Ji Ling Xue's eyes flashed, smiling she said: "Two younger sisters should exercise more, how can you bear children with frail and delicate bodies?"

Ji Yu Qing was an arrogant person, she was spurred into action by negative remarks, "Then we'll walk, Zi Ye, go bring over a few umbrellas, such a fierce sun, older sister's face cannot be sunburnt."

Yi Yun held her stomach saying: "Princess, my stomach hurts, today I won't go shopping with you, let's do another day."

You want to turn tail? Ji Ling Xue smiled: "Younger sister Yi Yun, why does your stomach hurt just as we're about to leave, did you eat something bad, just now everyone ate the same food, how can only your stomach hurt? Fortunately this princess's maid knows medicine, Mo Xiang, quick take a look at younger sister Yi Yun."

Mo Xiang responded, walking in towards Yi Yun.

Yi Yun was pretending so how did she dare to allow Mo Xiang to take her pulse, what if this maid made her out to be seriously ill, randomly sticking needles in her, that wouldn't be good.

Yi Yun placed her hands behind her back, smiling: "No need, I'm feeling a lot better now, older sister, it's no longer early, we should set off."

It wasn't the first time Yi Yun suffered a loss in front of Ji Ling Xue, every time she saw Ji Ling Xue's face, she felt she was one again in the ice-cold lake, the brutal lake water rushing into her nose, that feeling filled her head, that kind of choking on the brink of death feeling, it would always appear in her dreams.

Ji Ling Xue took the lead, behind her, Yi Yun and Ji Yu Qing were each accompanied by maids holding umbrellas, after a quarter of an hour, Ji Yu Qing was dripping with sweat, Zi Ye took out a handkerchief helping Ji Yu Qing wipe the sweat from her forehead, thick rouge and powder stuck onto the handkerchief.

Looking at Ji Yu Qing's face, she was pale and rosy, the tip of her nose greasy, a little comical looking.

Yi Yun's legs were weak, she was helped by a maid to lean against a shady wall, using her wide sleeves to fan herself, taking in deep breaths, her makeup was a little lighter so it wasn't ruined, her gaze turned even bitter as she looked at Ji Ling Xue who still walked ahead with her sleeves fluttering in the wind.

Ji Ling Xue could feel the two angry gazes on her back, she stopped outside a tea shack saying to Mo Xiang beside her: "Go get two cups of tea for the two imperial concubines to quench their thirst."

Mo Xiang responded and entered the tea shack, not long after the waiter carried two cups of tea gladly and diligently in the direction of Ji Yu Qing and Yi Yun.

Ji Yu Qing's eyes shone, her throat was burning at this moment, the cup of water the waiter brought over was like sending coal in snowy weather.

Yi Yun waved her hand, indicating she didn't need it.

Ji Yu Qing took the cup the waiter offered and drank it in one breath, when she gave the empty cup back to the waiter, she heard the waiter say with a grin: "This madam, a cup of water is a silver." As he spoke he extended his hand.

Ji Yu Qing almost choked on her own saliva, what, a cup of water cost a silver, why didn't he just go and rob someone?

The waiter said: "This madam, you are so respectably dressed, how can you not even have a silver?"

Zi Ye said: "Waiter, you're selling a cup of water for one silver, it's robbery?"

The waiter nodded, as it should be by rights he said: "I am robbing you, so what?"

Zi Ye was speechless, "You're really a scammed!"

Yi Yu waved her hand saying: "Older sister, don't bicker with lowlifes, anger causes bad health." As she spoke she took out a purse from her sleeve, taking out a silver to get rid of the waiter.

The waiter tossed the silver in the air, asking Yi Yun: "Young lady, aren't you going to drink?"

Yi Yun shook her head, such expensive water, she couldn't afford it.

The waiter nodded, picking up the empty cup he turned and left.

"This person..." Ji Yu Qing was not resigned, she felt frustrated like she had stood in dog poop, she turned to Yi Yun saying: "He actually sold a cup of water for a silver, we ought to report him to the authorities."

Yi Yun  shook her head: "Older sister Yu Qing, think about your identity, don't beat your brains over such a trivial matter, what's more if prince finds out we went to the authorities, he would think we are disgraceful, to those in need, a cup of water can be expensive...what's more our status...this isn't much money."

Being consoled by Yi Yun, Ji Yu Qing's complexion looked a lot better, telling Zi Ye to tidy up her appearance, they once again set out.

Yi Yun looked around: "Yi, where is older sister princess? Wasn't she sitting at that tea shack drinking tea just now?"

Ji Yu Qing turned to look, there were only a few men in the tea shack drinking and talking, there really wasn't a trace of Ji Ling Xue.

"Creating a diversion...she left us and ran?" Ji Yu Qing ground her teeth, was she taking revenge for the time she deliberately left her in the market street, she turn to look at the road behind her.

Ji Yu Qing was so angry, her legs were in so much pain from walking so long, the carriage hadn't come to pick them up, she was furious.

Ji Yu Qing turned her head to ask Yi Yun: "What should we do now?"

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Yi Yun said: "We've come out anyway, let's find somewhere to rest." They had come out with Ji Ling Xue, she wasn't resigned to returning.

The two walked shoulder to shoulder, the tired maids followed.

Not far away, Ji Ling Xue and Mo Xiang walked out of an alley, following Ji Yu Qing and Yi Yun with their eyes as they got further away.

Mo Xiang said: "We've finally got rid of them."

Ji Ling Xue said: "Go find Xiao Si and the others, tell them to find me at Wangshan restaurant."

Mo Xiang nodded, "Yes, this servant will go." Finished speaking she turned and left.

Mo Xiang had only left when Ji Ling Xue said into the air: "Come out!"

Even though she lacked martial arts, but her intuition has always been accurate, someone was following her.

Very soon, two people in black appeared kneeling in front of Ji Ling Xue in greeting: "Greetings princess."

Ji Ling Xue nodded, "How should I address the two of you?"

"I am An Qi, I am An Ba, did princess have an order for us?" The two secret guards spoke in unison.

It seems they were sent to replace An Ge. 

Ji Ling Xue nodded: "En, you saw where Ji Yu Qing and Yi Yun went, use light martial arts to bring me there."

"Yes." The two secret guards, one on the right, the other one the left, held Ji Ling Xue, their figures landed on the roof, with just the tip of their toes, they moved like swallows in the wind.

In a tavern, Ji Yu Qing and Yi Yun who were too tired to move arrived at Jixiang tavern and asked for a room, they laid on the bed to rest.

Ji Ling Xue and the two secret guards were lying on the roof opposite silently waiting, the tavern had good business, people came and went.

Ji Ling Xue still remembered Ji Yu Qing had previously met up with a person in black in secret, but that person in black never revealed their face, it was hard to find out who they were.

Ji Ling Xue yawned in boredom, still unable to see the suspicious person.

Ji Ling Xue sighed, "It seems, I overestimated Ji Yu Qing." She didn't come out to meet the person in black, then what was Ji Yu Qing's plan?

Ji Ling Xue got the secret guards to help her down from the roof, at this same time, at the opposite Jixiang tavern, someone came out wearing a gauze hat, white hand lifting up the gauze to look around, Yi Yun lowered her hand turning  she walked into an alley...

Ji Ling Xue sat in a private room at Wangshan restaurant, a majestic and imposing landscape painting had already replaced Xiao Yi Chen's treasured scroll in the centre of the restaurant, cranes flew past waterfalls, cedar trees surrounding the area, it made people feel like they were there.

Ji Ling Xue looked pensively at the landscape, after a while, Mo Xiang brought Xiao Si inside, Xiao Si happily looked at Ji Ling Xue: "Young lady, why did you find this person?"

Ji Ling Xue pointed at the seat opposite her: "Sit down."

Xiao Si rubbed his hands, refusing would be impolite so he sat down, he only dared to sit at the edge, his expression was also rather uncomfortable, this was the first time he had tea with the young lady face to face, he was a little nervous.

Ji Ling Xue said: "I wasn't in the capital for over ten days, I want to hear what you've heard, say what is needed, don't be tense."

Xiao Si nervously took the teapot and poured a cup of tea, drinking it in one, thinking over it he then said: "Recently nothing special has happened in the capital, young lady knows of the sensational cases of the faceless corpses?"

Ji Ling Xue nodded.

Xiao Si continued to say: "The faceless corpses appeared one after the other, the second victim was actually princess Chen, this alarmed the emperor, the emperor conferred the talented woman Yi Yun who was supposed to enter the palace to prince Chen to appease him, this was suggested by the imperial uncle, this has been spread on the streets."

Ji Ling Xue's hand which was holding the tea cup trembled, so it was imperial uncle again, why was he everywhere, could Yi Yun be imperial uncle's man?

Ji Ling Xue grieved for Xiao Yi Chen in her heart, tigers and wolves surrounded him, so pitiful.

Xiao Si was still gabbling, Ji Ling Xue however didn't hear a single word.

Xiao Si: "Young lady, the things for the restaurant is all set, everything is ready, we can open when we have a head chef, but where do we find a head chef?"

Ji Ling Xue collected her thoughts, smiling: "In half a month it's the cooking competition, we can choose the best chef then, oh right, is chef Liu's injury better?"

Xiao Si nodded, "She came to Qingfengyashe to find young lady, finding out young lady hasn't been in a long time, she seemed quite sad, and said young lady is the best young lady in the world, whoever married you would be so fortunate."

Ji Ling Xue laughed, asking Xiao Si was he short of food and clothes, Xiao Si shook his head saying they had ample food and clothes right now, Ji Ling Xue gave a list of items to Xiao Si, "These are things I need for new year, you and Mo Xiang go buy them."

Xiao Si nodded, turning he left with Mo Xiang to carry out the task, Ji Ling Xue held the cup slowly drinking it, at this moment, a scholar in green stood in front of her, bowing.r