"No Wedding Unless Enemies and Lovers" 《不是冤家不拜堂》Chapter 204

 Xiao Yi Chen lowered his eyes giving Ji Ling Xue a look, with a wave of his sleeve, several sharp tips flew in the direction of the window, the night was as still as before but a murderous intention arose.

Ji Ling Xue stood up opening the window, a cold wind blew in, the window of Chenhua palace immediately faced a rockery, "There's no one!"

Xiao Yi Chen flew out of the window, walking around the rockery for a moment he then came back saying: "They ran." When he spoke he raised three strands of white hair.

Ji Ling Xue's lips twitched, "Is it a stray cat?" A stray cat had just wandered by, wasn't this a little bit cruel.

Xiao Yi Chen shook his head, explaining: "No cats are in the palace." As for the reason, he didn't have to say.

Even though he had forced himself onto the throne it was still rather disgraceful, thus a lot of people wanted to take his life, even when he slept he was on alert, he had good inner strength, using his five senses to recognise people.

Ji Ling Xue closed the window and turned around, Xiao Yi Chen was standing behind her, when she turned she met Xiao Yi Chen's warm chest, Xiao Yi Chen stooped over picking Ji Ling Xue up and walked to the bed...

The next day, the sky was yet light, Ji Ling Xue was woken and changed by Mo Xiang, Xiao Yi Chen had already left earlier to go to morning court.

Mo Xiang was brushing Ji Ling Xue's long hair, her eyes falling on the hickey on Ji Ling Xue's neck from time to time, mistress being adored by his majesty is a wonderful thing, there'll be a prince soon in the palace, it'll be a lot more lively.

"Crash!" A loud noise came from behind them, pulling Mo Xiang back from her thoughts, she looked over, she was scared to death, "Miss...mistress..."

Ji Ling Xue turned to look, before she could see what happened properly, an old maid was holding a maid by her ear forcing her to kneel on the floor angrily berating her: "Why are you so clumsy, you broke her majesty's phoenix crown! Do you know this is a phoenix crown, if the conferring ceremony is delayed today, cutting your head off ten times wouldn't make up for it!" The old maid's voice was very sharp and ear-piercing, not only the people in this palace heard, but the guards standing at the palace gate would have heard it clearly.

Ji Ling Xue's gaze wasn't on the deathly pale maid kneeling on the floor, she was looking at the loud old maid, was she from the palace, why did she look like she had never seen the world before? She as the mistress hadn't e?ven said anything yet, she acted first, causing such a ruckus that everyone in Chenhua palace knew her phoenix crown was broken.

"Mo Xiang!" Ji Ling Xue said.

Mo Xiang hurriedly helped Ji Ling Xue up, the room quietened down from Ji Ling Xue's movements, the maids and old maids all knelt on the ground not daring to speak.

Ji Ling Xue walked over, she glanced at the phoenix crown on the ground bent out of shape.

A sneer appeared on her face, she knew today's ceremony would not go smoothly, she didn't think it would start with the crown, this masterpiece was a work of Yi Yun, giving her more stress since the morning!

Mo Xiang picked up the phoenix crown with an awful expression: "Mistress..." The phoenix crown was made from gold, an entire month was spent making it, there was only one.

"This servant ought to die, the yellow river can quell your anger!" The timid maid's voice entered Ji Ling Xue's ears, the maid around fifteen or sixteen years old was trembling from head to toe on the floor, stammering as she spoke.

Ji Ling Xue asked: "You know you ought to die, then tell me how you broke the phoenix crown like this?"

The maid didn't dare to lift her head, stammering: "Just now the old maid told me to take the phoenix crown to the dressing table so it'll more convenient for miss Mo Xiang, this servant was very careful...I didn't expect on my way...I suddenly tripped over, the phoenix crown fell onto the floor...this servant ought to die...this servant ought to die!"

Ji Ling Xue rubbed her forehead, taking the phoenix crown from Mo Xiang she looked at it, "Send someone to the throne room to tell his majesty, we'll be a little delayed here." Ji Ling Xue finished speaking and walked over to the dressing table with the crown.

Mo Xiang had a bellyful of fire, pointing at some of the new face maids and old maids: "Go to the throne room and relay what the empress said, you, you...and you go kneel outside the door, don't cause trouble here." After giving her orders, Mo Xiang walked to Ji Ling Xue's side panting with rage: "Mistress,  didn't you punish that clumsy maid?"

Ji Ling Xue shook her head, "Today is a day of celebrations, I can't see blood, from her appearance just now, she was very scared, that's enough." She played with the crown, taking the nine phoenix off from it.

Mo Xiang looked depressed, seeing Ji Ling Xue was calm, she calmed down a lot, "Mistress, how are you going to save the crown?"

Ji Ling Xue said: "Mo Xiang, do my hair again, I want to stick these nine phoenixes into my hair."

Mo Xiang eyes brightened and nodded: "Good idea!"

"The emperor has arrived!" Not long after, the sharp voice of an eunuch came from outside the palace door.

Mo Xiang let out a breath, looking at Ji Ling Xue in the mirror: "Mistress is still clever, even without a phoenix crown, this hairstyle and the nine phoenixes look amazing."

Xiao Yi Chen stepped over the door and in asking: "Xue Er, what happened?"

Ji Ling Xue turned greeting Xiao Yi Chen, Xiao Yi Chen was stunned, it was the first time he saw Ji Ling Xue so breath-taking and refined, dignified and graceful, he held Ji Ling Xue's hand, "Empress doesn't have to be so polite."

Ji Ling Xue smiled: "Why did your majesty personally come?" The process for the ceremony didn't involve the emperor coming to personally escort her.

She remembered the little booklet Mo Xiang gave her said: The day before the ceremony, the emperor had to send officials to make offerings to the heavens, earth and great temple, and personally go to the ancestral palace to pay his respects. On the day of the ceremony, the imperial guard of honour would be stationed outside Chenhua palace, the empress would  walk down the palace steps to the palace door, then the empress will slowly ascend the stairs to the throne room accepting the greetings of hundreds of officials, the empress will kneel in the middle of the palace, listening to the imperial edict, accepting the phoenix seal, after the ceremony the emperor will help her up and into a phoenix sedan to be taken around the city, accepting the reverence of the masses.

Xiao Yi Chen smiled: "I came to escort you!"

Ji Ling Xue said to herself: Xiao Yi Chen, are you still afraid I'll get lost so you came to personally escort me?

Xiao Yi Chen held Ji Ling Xue's hand pulling her forward, "The sun is shining brightly today, cloudless, the weather is bright, I've already laid down ten miles of carpet, escorting you from Chenhua palace to the throne room, we will walk together hand in hand for the rest of our lives, time cannot break us apart."

Ji Ling Xue tilted her head to look at Xiao Yi Chen, his words reflected the feeling in her heart, wanting years of peace, staying together.

Xiao Yi Chen turned to also look at her, the moment they stepped out of Chenhua palace peach blossoms filled the sky landing on Ji Ling Xue's hair, between her brows, onto their hands intertwine.

Ji Ling Xue raised her head to the blue sky, it was fine and sunny, all the doors in the palace were hung with red and blue embroidered spheres; the palace doors were open, unrestricted to the new empress, Xiao Yi Chen held her hand as they walked down every path they needed to which were covered in carpet, red with blue flowers, dazzling to the eyes, the entire atmosphere was very generous, this was her most important day, and her most unforgettable day.

"Long live your majesty, long live the empress..." Wherever they walked the eunuchs and maids knelt on the ground giving their reverence, their voices resounding to the throne room.

Taking the phoenix seal from Xiao Yi Chen's hand, Ji Ling Xue smiled: "Thank you your majesty."

Xiao Yi Chen pulled on her hand to stop at the throne room door in front of the phoenix sedan, the two of them didn't feel crowded sitting together.

Over at the cold palace, a place Ji Ling Xue and Xiao Yi Chen couldn't see, Ru Ge was holding a sword fighting a shadow intensely, they had been fighting from night to day, each of them were covered in wounds, Ru Ge's white hair was also stained with blood, like red flowers blossoming in the snow, dazzling to the eyes.

The shadow was of course Yuchi Gong Ru, he didn't expect Yuchi Ru Ge to have pinpointed where he was, not only that, he even completely destroyed his plans.

Last night, he had just told the maid of his plan, but as soon as the maid left, Yuchi Ru Ge stopped him in the cold palace, then they started exchanging blows.

Yuchi Gong Ru made a move, jumped towards the palace wall wanting to fly over, he had wanted to just jump over to escape, but outside the palace stood thousands of imperial guards with pikes, the sharp spikes were pointed at his bottom.

Yuchi Gong Ru's lips twitched, he who didn't want his bottom to be burst open, turned in mid-air, sitting on top of the wall, making a stop gesture, panting: "Stop for a moment, let's take a break."

Yuchi Ru Ge didn't know if this was a tactic to delay, thinking about the time, Ji Ling Xue should have accepted the phoenix seal and returned to the palace with Xiao Yi Chen hand in hand, a faint smile appeared on his lips, today he was making sure things went smoothly for her.

Yuchi Gong Ru laughed loudly, pulling Ru Ge from his thoughts.

Ru Ge looked up at the scoundrel Yuchi Gong Ru sitting high on the wall, using his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead, "What are you laughing at?"

Yuchi Gong Ru used his finger to wipe the blood from his lips, "Laughing at your foolishness, the person you like became someone else's empress but you'd rather fight with me, I really wonder what your mind is like."

Ru Ge smiled: "I just want her crowning ceremony to go smoothly." He jumped onto the wall, the sword in his hand aiming for Yuchi Gong Ru.

Yuchi Gong Ru blocked it with his sword, once again attacking with his words: "I don't know about smoothly, you can hold me back, but you can't stop other variables, we ought to settle the debt between us today, either you or I will die today!" Clashes of swords continued on the roof top.

Sitting in the phoenix sedan Ji Ling Xue's hand trembled, Xiao Yi Chen asked out of concern: "Are you alright?"

Ji Ling Xue shook her head, she looked at the layers of gold tiles, "I'm fine..."

The procession suddenly stopped, a eunuch reported: "Your majesties, princess Yun has asked for an audience."

Xiao Yi Chen nodded, not long after, Yi Yun slowly walked over in pink, a box held in her hand.

"Yi Yun gives her greetings to his and her majesty!" Yi Yun gave her greetings, a faint smile on her lips.

Xiao Yi Chen waved his hand: "Why did princess Yun ask to see us?"

Yi Yun said: "Yi Yun had specially prepared a gift to wish the empress and emperor to be united forever, a loving couple."

Xiao Yi Chen nodded, the eunuch very quickly placed the small box from Yi Yun's hand in front of Xiao Yi Chen, Xiao Yi Chen opened it up, there was a pair of small porcelain dolls inside, their appearance was the same as now, the dolls were very elaborate, very cute.

Ji Ling Xue picked up the female doll looking at it closely, smiling: "Princess Yun has been considerate."

Yi Yun once again gave her greetings and stepped back, her eyes however still fixed on the doll Ji Ling Xue was holding, a strange smile on her face.