The Ugly
Empress《丑娘娘》Chou Niang Niang
The Ugly Empress vol 1, Chapter 16: Old acquaintance (sweet stuffs)
Xue Hou Yang looked up sharply at Xue Jun Liang, with a very dignified face. Then he made a plop and knelt on his knees.
Xue Jun Liang's face changed a little bit when he saw his actions, but he still joked: “What's wrong with you Hou Yang? You kneel for such a big gift."
Xue Hou Yang lowered his head and said in a muffled voice, “His majesty doesn't know who the other party is. If he knew, he will surely punish the crime of the imperial brother."
“Is it?" Xue Jun Liang smiled and helped him up. "Listen, let me see if it's so serious."
Xue Hou Yang didn't get up, just hung his head. Just now when he heard Emperor Xue saying that he was going to marry them, his heart suddenly burst with excitement. If he was going to marry, Teng Shang would not die, but he didn't know if Teng Shang would like to.
Which man is willing to commit himself to being the wife in a marriage? Although there are male pets in all dynasties, there is absolutely no male wife. What a shame, especially the other is the Lord Xiang of the Teng state, the younger brother of Emperor Teng.
Besides, if Xue Jun Liang knew it was Teng Shang, he would take back what he said before.
Xue Hou Yang knew that it was impossible, but still gave a glimmer of hope, and finally said, “Hou Yang will dare not get up. This imperial brother wouldn't have the face to ask for anything from his majesty, but as his majesty said, the imperial brother did have different feelings for that person."
Xue Jun Liang's voice was still relaxed, and he said with an easy smile: “Which girl is that? Is my brother Xue Jun Liang afraid he can't match her? "
"Not a girl..."
Xue Hou Yang bit his back teeth and said, “It's Teng Shang."
“Teng Shang... ”
Xue Jun Liang didn't respond very much, just repeated the name lightly.
Xue Hou Yang didn't hear him speak for a long time, and kowtowed: “This imperial brother knew he's going to die, please his majesty!"
“Why die?" Xue Jun Liang reached for the other person and said, “Although you have been out fighting for so many years, I still know you. You are willing to talk to me. You must have deep feelings for him..."
Xue Hou Yang shuddered. He didn't expect that Emperor Xue wouldn't blame him, but he didn't dare to look up.
Just heard to Xue Jun Liang and say, “What does Teng Shang mean? Didn’t you decide alone I heard that the second brother just said that he did something sinful to that man... "
He said and laughed, as if he had heard something funny.
Xue Hou Yang's old face finally couldn't hang up, scratched the back of his head and said: “His majesty... His majesty, stop talking..."
"No more? This is a problem. I would like to say next, if Teng Shang is willing, let someone go to the Teng State’s emperor to pay dowry for him. "
"Really?!"
Xue Hou Yang opened his eyes wide and raised his head. Suddenly, Xue Jun Liang had some fluctuations in his heart. After so many years, he rarely saw his brother's emotional expression. He was far away from that irascible kid, and he didn't know what kind of ability he had. He even restored the Marquis of Wannian to him.
Xue Jun Liang couldn't help sighing and said with a smile: “What's more, you are the emperor's brother. However, I have something to say in the front of these good news that is to ask Teng Shang to become your wife. It depends on your ability."
Xue Hou Yang knelt down again and kowtowed: “Thank you for your grace!"
“Go ahead and ask Teng Shang if he would like to. When things as right, I will marry him to my brother."
Before Teng Shang left the palace, he was stopped by the palace maid, who was the beloved palace maid beside Teng Qian Yi... Qian Shui
Qian Shui said, "Lord Xiang, please come with. The princess asked Lord Xiang to visit. She would like to have a talk."
Teng Shang was suffering in pain. He wanted to go out quickly. He has a bad relationship with Teng Qian Yi and doesn't know what to say, so he has to say: “I'm afraid it's not right. Since the princess has been married, she is the concubine of the Xue state, and this imperial court official will not go to the empress palace for fear of inviting criticism towards her."
Qian Shui said with a smile, "Lord Xiang is worried too much. The princess has an urgent matter to discuss with Lord Xiang in detail. In fact, the princess wanted to have your thoughts about this section, so she specially asked Lord Xiang to move to the side garden."
Qian Shui is eloquent, and Teng Shang can't help it. He has to bear the uncomfortable feeling and follow her.
The side garden is nearly half smaller than the main garden, but there are no grand pavilions and unique bridges and flowing water. The imperial harem's concubines like to visit here often.
Teng Qian Yi sat in the small pavilion across the water, saw Teng Shang coming, got up immediately, his face was a little haggard, he seemed to cry out, and said: "Imperial uncle can come."
Teng Shang stopped at the stone steps of the pavilion and said, “I don't know what's the matter with you to call this imperial court official."
Seeing that he didn't come in, Teng Qian Yi simply sat back, wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, and sobbed, "Qian Yi has been married to the Xue state from a long distance, and only Imperial uncle can listen to Qian Yi's upset things Imperial uncle must not know. Last night Emperor Xue didn't stay in Qian Yi’s palace last night! He did not even enter the door of the palace."
"Qian Yi can't imagine how precious she is," she said, sobbing, "But the way Emperor Xue treated me is too shameful for me."
Teng Shang just hung his head. When the cool wind blew, it was a little cold, as if it was going to blow through. There seemed to be something behind him that was hard to talk about. It was slowly flowing down his thigh. In addition, with Teng Qian Yi crying, Teng Shang's head suddenly expanded.
The new concubine just married into the palace gate, her every move naturally attracted attention. She talked to Teng Shang, and the next moment Teng Yun Imperial harem’s master will know.
Teng Yun listened to Xiu Yao saying that the man was in the side garden. His first reaction was to go there, but he didn't think it was right. He didn't know his current appearance at all. Even a face-to-face meeting was embarrassing.
In particular, Teng Qian Yi is also there, which is even more speechless drama.
Teng Yun walked around the room for two times, and finally decided to take a look. After all, he hasn't met him for so many years, so he should take a look at his Imperial uncle.
Xiu Yao was happy to follow Teng Yun. She was very happy to hear that the imperial court official is outside the garden when new concubine was summoned. Other concubines have pigtails to catch. She is the happiest.
Xiu Yao specially arranged the palace maid to follow her. It's not a small way to help others. It's always like an imperial palace. Otherwise, it's not good to be compared with an alien concubine. But Xiu Yao forgot that her head master is also a foreigner
A group of people entered the side garden, and the little pavilion across the water was nearby. Qian Shui saw the situation from a distance, and she said: “The princess it is not good, someone is coming."
Though Teng Yun doesn't like to dress up, he is a man after all, but Xiu Yao also cleaned and dressed him according to the rules every day. Even if he didn’t have many adornments of many elements, they can see his status at a glance.
Teng Qian Yi was a little flustered. And Teng Shang said to her, “Don't worry, princess. The first day you marry in, what are you afraid of when you see your mother's family?"
Teng Qian Yi felt that he was right, so he straightened his clothes, went up, she quickly and gracefully bowed down, and said, "Qian Yi, greeting to the empress."
Teng Yun didn't care much for her at all, but raised his hand slightly to signal her to get up.
Teng Shang had lost a lot of weight. When he went out, he looked very young, not very old now, but a lot more vicissitudes than before. It seems that he had too many things in his mind.
Teng Shang also saluted and said, “The imperial court official greets the empress."
Seeing the other side bending and arching his hands, Teng Yun's heart suddenly swelled with a kind of bitterness. They were strangers. Teng Shang was his closest relative. He read, wrote, rode and arched together. These were all taught by Teng Shang himself.
Teng Yun died in the hand of Xue Jun Liang in his last life. This was when he hadn't gone back to his hometown for ten years. At last, all his bones were left in the Xue state. In this life, he became a woman again. Even if he didn't say anything, he had too many things to say in his mind. However, now his relatives are standing opposite, he has nothing to say.
Teng Yun has always been invincible. He felt that he is strong enough and can't break himself even if he is bleeding his head. However, he finally understood that a person can't be without feelings and can't be easily attacked in front of his relatives.
Endure the bitterness of next canthus, Teng Yun says coldly: “Do not need to be formal."
Teng Shang was respectful all the time. He doesn't look up, but even if he looked up, he can't imagine what he knew from a stranger's eyes. After all, Teng Yun is far away from this empress.
Teng Shang put his hand down and stood up straight. He was dizzy in his mind. Some of his feet were unsteady. The wind was buzzing in his ears.
Hearing a cry from Teng Qian Yi, Teng Shang suddenly fell to the ground.
As soon as Teng Yun wanted to help him, he just put out his hand and immediately drew back. If he didn't help him, it would be good. If he did, it would be more trouble.
At this time, Xue Hou Yang suddenly rushed out, grabbed the Teng Shang on the ground, held him tightly in his arms, and reached out to touch his forehead.
Teng Yun looked at Xue Hou Yang's flustered look, but he didn't understand it in his heart, but he soon got back to his mind. "Xiu Yao, please call the imperial physician come here."
“Yes."
Xiu Yao doesn't like it. She still wanted to watch the fun drama unfold. However, her empress asked her to call the imperial physician which show that it's good to be kind person.
But Xue Hou Yang had already hugged Teng Shang and said, "No trouble, this imperial brother will come to the emperor's sister-in-law some other day to say hello and leave first."
Finish saying this and he quickly took a person to leave.
New concubine, and people cried about Emperor's failure to come to the bedroom on her wedding night, which soon spread to Xue Jun Liang's ears.
According to the consistent style of Xue Jun Liang, when a stick changes into a red date, it's time to appease.
Sure enough, Xue Jun Liang ordered the brand seal of Teng Qian Yi.
Teng Qian Yi was excited and afraid that Emperor Xue will blame her for the rumors. She felt that she doesn't know how to cry with the new husband, so she tried to divert Xue Jun Liang's attention.
She changed her way to toast Xue Jun Liang and pretended to say: “The imperial court official met the empress her majestic in the side garden today. Do you know if the empress and the imperial court official's concubine’s uncle know each other?”
Xue Jun Liang, of course, knew that she had something double entendre to say. He gently played with the sideburns of the person in his arms and said with a smile, “This Zhen doesn't know what they know."
Teng Qian Yi nestled in Xu Jun Liang's arms and said: “Ah, that's strange. The imperial court official concubine thought they were old acquaintances."
Xue Jun Liang suddenly laughed, pushed the person out of his arms, and said: “It seems that this concubine doesn't know. The most annoying thing for Zhen is that the concubine chews the tongue and roots and talks about rumors."
He suddenly raised his voice and said in a long voice, "Jiang Yu, send the concubine back to her palace."
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~ The Ugly Empress ~
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