Chapter 10 - Contraceptive pill

The old Guos.h.i.+ was the foster father of Chen Yubai and an old friend of his parents.  Chen Yubai's parents died when he was very young and he grew up in the Guos.h.i.+ Residence with deep feelings for the old Guos.h.i.+ as a s.h.i.+fu and Father.

When the Second Prince, Murong Yan, was a child he was also a disciple of the old Guos.h.i.+ and studied together with Chen Yubai in the same school.  When they were young, both Brothers* had good feelings for each other.  Unfortunately, when the old Guos.h.i.+ was ordered to chart out the destiny path of the Second Prince as the Emperor, he leaked Heaven's secrets.  As a result, the old Guos.h.i.+ died early and rode off on the crane* which inevitably cut off his lifespan by 20 years.

(Brothers of the same clan, sect or school.  The words 'Senior Brother' and 'Junior Brother' will be used to make it easier to understand.  Since many words cannot be translated, so the original pinyin of the words are used to avoid confusion.)

(Riding off on the crane means flying to Heaven.)

In his heart, Chen Yubai mourned grievously for his s.h.i.+fu and since then, he no longer showed this Senior Brother any good expressions.

However, His Highness, the Second Prince still has deep affections for this Junior Brother……. and this Junior Brother's predictions are even more accurate than the predictions of his s.h.i.+fu.……..

The only thing is that……..it is not easy to make Chen Yubai do anything for him.  Every time he requested a prediction, Chen Yubai would want him to do something  in return and as a result, they would get into fights most of the time.

Therefore, Murong Yan is very familiar with the situation when his Junior Brother gets angry.

For example now……the sharp murderous air of Lord Guos.h.i.+ is so strong like it is covered with knives that would burst out flying with killing intent at any moment.

He quickly signaled to Murong Song……..Escape!

The stunned Sixth Prince stiffened and then fled with the little girl in his arms.

Chen Yubai waved his sleeves and slammed his hands on the couch.  His body immediately shot up and with a murderous expression, he flew out of the door to give chase.  Murong Yan's white robe flashed past and he stood in front of Chen Yubai blocking his path.

"Calm down!  Calm down!"  The signature peach blossom eyes of the Second Prince were full of smiles and his tone was no longer serious.  "I and Little Six are not good at gossiping.  Since the deed is already done, killing to silence is not the attributes of a man."

Chen Yubai hates this Senior Brother the most so he does not need to explain anything to the person he hates.

He even dares to stop him? ! !

Lord Guos.h.i.+ pulled back his hand and with a sweep of his sleeve, he sent out a strong energy force with his palm!

Chen Yubai had mustered only eighty percent of his energy for this palm-hit but Murong Yan did not dare to counter the attack and his white robe fluttered lightly as he flew aside to avoid it.  Unfortunately, the wooden door behind him took the hit and was smashed into smithereens.

Murong Yan quickly moved to stand in the front of Chen Yubai and took the opportunity to force Chen Yubai retreat two steps back.

"Out of my way!"  Lord Guos.h.i.+ coldly roared.

Murong Yan smiled bitterly in his heart…….It's not that he doesn't want to get out of his way!   With the murderous temperament of this man, Chen Yubai, coupled with the extreme anger rising to his head…….if Chen Yubai is allowed to chase after them, maybe Ji Xiaoli is destined to live and will not die but his delicate and tender Little Six will certainly be beaten to the brink of death.

His Highness, the Second Prince had to harden his scalp and sweeping his sleeve, he brushed off the sawdust on his shoulders elegantly.  He sighed and said.  "Yubai, you are still the same as when you were young.  When you are embarra.s.sed, you will stiffen your expression and beat up others."

As soon as his words slipped out, Lord Guos.h.i.+'s beautiful eyebrows lifted in extreme anger and he stopped in his tracks.  Turning over his palm he gathered his cold internal energy inside his sleeves that had built-up like a block of extremely heavy iron and released his energy force directly at the Second Prince's handsome smiling peach-blossom-like face.

Murong Yan flew away to avoid the attack but in the end, he could no longer dodge and was forced to counter the attack with a palm-to-palm hit with Chen Yubai.

In resentment of Murong Yan for touching his sleeves, Lord Guos.h.i.+ grabbed a sword that was hanging on the wall and slashed at Murong Yan's sleeves resulting in several tears.

While the two people were causing a huge ruckus fighting in the room, outside the room, the Sixth Prince who was still quivering with fear put down the person in his arms.  He looked at her from top to bottom and asked with curiosity.  "Are you the Ji Family's adopted daughter?  What is your name?"

Ji Xiaoli who was flung off by Chen Yubai just now was still feeling a little dizzy.  While holding her head, she honestly answered.  "Ji……Ji Xiaoli……."

"Are you not Ji Nan's…….   Why did you and Guos.h.i.+…….  Did Lord Guos.h.i.+ instruct you?"  His Highness, the Sixth Prince was full of gossip spirit.

Instruct?……..  From young, the little girl who did not put her heart in studying thought for a while.

His meaning should be 'teach', right?

That's right, Lord Guos.h.i.+ had promised to teach her the way to cultivate to become a celestial being!

She nodded furiously.

"Tsk, tsk. Tsk!  This is too shameless!  Too shameless!"

The Sixth Prince shook his head and lamented.  The last time when they came, Lord Guos.h.i.+ had wanted to kill her but who would have expected that as he was unsuccessful in killing her instead he had bedded her!

A gentleman would rather die in honor than to live in humiliation……..it is also the same for women, ah!

You can't kill her……so you slept with her!  This is too shameless!

"Zhennan w.a.n.g Residence is the pillar of the country!  How can Lord Guos.h.i.+ do this?!  This is intolerable bullying!"

The Sixth Prince was filled with indignation.  "When I return to the palace, I will report this to my Imperial Father and my Imperial Mother!  Let him be given the death penalty!"

Ji Xiaoli was not paying attention to the Sixth Prince who was muttering to himself but was fully concentrating on the divine energy that she picked up from her s.h.i.+fu just now.  She lifted her skirt and jumped to see if she could fly and ride on the clouds.

When the Sixth Prince saw her jumping and hopping around, he thought about it for a while.  Then with sympathy in his eyes, he asked.  "Why do you have to do this?  Didn't he take precaution for you…….the medicine pill?"

The contraceptive pill is not difficult to obtain!  Looks like Lord Guos.h.i.+ is not only shameless, he is also very petty!

The little girl's eyes instantly lighted up and she rushed over to ask him eagerly.  "Is there really such a pill?  Is it useful?"

There is really a pill for divine cultivation?!  s.h.i.+fu is really stingy!  He did not even let her have one!

The Sixth Prince sighed and pitied the little ignorant naïve girl from the bottom of his heart.  He patted her shoulder and said with a cheerful expression.  "Alright, when I come tomorrow to send you the ice silk, I will bring you a box!"  Today, he and his Second Brother came to send the bales of ice silk to this little girl at the request of Ji Nan.  Now the two men inside are already in a big fight and most probably, the two bales of ice silk have become useless.  Perhaps, he would have to make one more trip again and at the same time, he could just bring her a box of contraceptive pills.

She was so moved that Ji Xiaoli's tears streamed down her face and praised him while holding onto his sleeves.

"Thank you, Miss!  You are so beautiful and you are so kind-hearted!  Your kind deed will be duly rewarded!"

His Highness, the Sixth Prince who was dressed in a set of moon-white long robe had straightened his back and was prepared to receive words of grat.i.tude from the little girl.  Suddenly he felt like he was struck by a bolt of lightning and he stared at her with wide eyes, unable to utter a word as he gnashed his mouthful of silver teeth with a grinding sound.

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On the journey back to the palace, the Sixth Prince had a dark expression and his little handsome face was full of feelings that showed……..'I am very angry!"

The Second Prince's eyebrows and corners of his eyes were lifted in happiness as he rode on his horse with a smile.  His two sleeves were dotted with tears that were pierced by a sword.  His clothes floated and fluttered as if embracing the blowing wind which made him looked even more elegant and handsome with his tall and straight posture.

The angry Sixth Prince took out a small axe studded with rubies from his waist and studied his face reflected on the smooth and bright surface of the sharp blade.

His handsome little face……his thick eyebrows……his big eyes……his upright straight nose and this perfect thin lips!

No matter how he looked at himself…….it is still the face of a handsome man!

Where are that stupid girl's eyes?

He looked at his Second Brother beside him in anger.

Obviously, they are wearing the same moon-white robes and even their jade hairpins are the same.  If Second Brother can look suave and gentle, so why can't I be handsome and das.h.i.+ng?  But why am I called a 'Miss'? !

The Sixth Prince angrily returned the axe to his waist.

"After returning to the palace, you are not to mention anything about what happened in the Guos.h.i.+ Residence.  Don't mention it to anyone, not even to Imperial Father or Imperial Mother, do you understand?"  The Second Prince said pleasantly as he turned his head to look at the angry man.

The angry man became even unhappier.  "Why?!   Didn't Second Brother teach me the saying ~~ There is nothing concerning a gentleman that can't be told to others'……?!"

"Huh, do you think the Guos.h.i.+ is a gentleman?"

The Sixth Prince thought for a while and replied decisively.  "…….he is not……"

A gentleman will court a gentlewoman…….but Lord Guos.h.i.+ bedded such a stupid girl!  Of course, he is not a gentleman!

His Highness, the Second Prince nodded and his expression showed satisfaction.  He lightly kicked the horse's belly and his clothes fluttered in the gentle spring breeze as he galloped off leaving first.

It makes one wonder who is the person he is so eager to return to?

Left behind by his Second Brother who had ridden away swiftly in the spring breeze, the Sixth Prince felt even angrier.  Cracking his horsewhip, he decided to vent his temper on that stupid little girl and teach her a lesson!

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To Murong Song, the words of his Second Brother held more weight than his Emperial Father.  So, when his Second Brother told him that he could not tell anyone, he did not mention it to anyone.

But as soon as he returned to the palace, he summoned his palace servant to appear before him and talked to the servant in a whisper for a while.

The palace servant who had followed him all year round was used to handling his 'sinful s.e.xual matters' did not regard his request as strange.  Very quickly, he was able to get him the item he wanted.

"Did anyone see you?"  His Highness, the Sixth Prince lifted his eyebrows and asked with an evil smile as he playfully tossed the box of medicine in the air.

The palace servant smiled faintly and replied.  "Replying to Your Highness…….this servant entered the Imperial Pharmacy through the back door.  Taking the opportunity when everyone in the Imperial Pharmacy was peeking at Emissary Qian Mi, this servant secretly took this out…….this is the same medicine that was given to the Ninth Prince the last time!  You can rest a.s.sured!"

"Qin Sang is in the Imperial Pharmacy?  Why is she there?"  At the mention of the face that is more beautiful than his, the Sixth Prince showed a disdainful expression but he could not hold back his curiosity.

"Perhaps she was just pa.s.sing by.  After this servant entered the Imperial Pharmacy for a while, she came along.  It was fortunate that her arrival covered up for this servant!"  The palace servant felt pleased with himself and replied.

Murong Song's mouth twitched and he kept tossing the box of medicine playfully in his hand as he tried to think of the best way to make fun of the little girl in Guos.h.i.+ Residence.

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The next day, His Highness, the Second Prince sent the Sixth Prince with the bales of ice silk to the Guos.h.i.+ Residence.

This time, Murong Song went alone.  The servants in Guos.h.i.+ Residence trembled even more today as compared to yesterday and said that Lord Guos.h.i.+ refused to see anyone.  Then they led him directly to the small Zhu Xing Courtyard where Ji Xiaoli was staying.

Originally, Murong Song's purpose in coming was not to see that cold icy Lord Guos.h.i.+.  He lifted his leg to enter the courtyard and slammed the door open with a strong kick causing Ji Xiaoli who was feeding the pigeon to jump with fright.

When she saw the person who was supposed to send her the divine cultivation pills had come, she happily put down the pigeon food and rushed to greet him.

Murong Song held back his evil smile and put on a serious expression.  He generously accepted her grat.i.tude and also handed her the two bales of black ice silk that Ji Nan entrusted him.

"What do you want to do with this material?"  The Sixth Prince did not understand.  "This kind of material…….more than half of the world's produce is already sent here to the Guos.h.i.+ Residence."

"Um……My s.h.i.+fu likes this kind of material for his clothing!"

He likes it so much that he wears it every day!  She really can't stand it !

"Is this material very comfortable?"  Murong Song twiddled with it and felt the material really does feel good.  "Um…..when I return, I will get them to sew me a set too!"

"Ah?  You want to wear this as well?"  The little girl looked at him with surprise.

The person, who was being stared at raised his chin and deliberately turned his body one round to let her take a good look at him.

To wipe away his earlier shame, today he took special care with his dressing before he left the palace…….  He wore a clear fine long robe tied with a knotted belt and a piece of jade in the center with long sashes hanging down.   The robe was embroidered with auspicious patterns in three color gold threads.   Although it was already a glorious sight, the edges of his sleeves were also embroidered with a row of cloud designs that were the width of a finger.  It was so glaring that no one can look directly at him, so one can only look up at his pretty male face with feminine features.

Ji Xiaoli who was so bedazzled by the brilliant beauty of his gold-thread embroidered clothes, her vision became fuzzy and she sincerely advised.  "Black ice silk is only suitable for males.  It is more suitable for you to dress like this……in clothes that s.h.i.+ne gloriously in gold, festive and beautiful!"

The beautifully and festively dressed Sixth Prince, who was smiling with his arms spread out to let her admire, suddenly felt he was once again struck by lightning and froze on the spot.