I am born a beauty, and I am supreme - Chapter 72
The soldiers guarding the city were suddenly struck by a bright light.
Under the torchlight, concealed by a white fox fur coat, a slightly childish face appeared before him. The face was cute and fair, and the eyes first opened, round and looking up at the city wall with some curiosity. Then the eyes narrowed with satisfaction, with a hint of languor from just waking up, making the person very endearing.
What a delicate and beautiful young man.
The soldiers guarding the city were taken aback: Who is this?
But then the driver jumped off the carriage and shouted in a deep voice, "This is Lord Xue Xin, the Inspector General of the Four Counties of Northern Frontier. He has important business to attend to and is returning to the city. Why don't you open the city gates immediately?"
Dragon and Tiger Fight in the Capital Chapter 87 Glasses
As expected, fortunes change.
She accidentally hit Chu Zhen while she was unconscious.
Now it's her turn.
Tang Leyan put down the exquisite silver mirror in her hand.
“Heaven is jealous of beauty,” he scoffed coldly. “Look at my handsome appearance, even the heavens are jealous.”
Touching the dark circles under his eyes, he said, "That despicable Chu Gexing, his methods are truly cruel and outrageous."
While she was wallowing in self-pity, Shishu and Mohua were talking:
Why does the young master always seem to suffer some loss whenever he encounters the Admiral?
"This is called one thing subduing another, and evil people will always be dealt with by other evil people."
"Could you please speak a little lower? I can hear you."
"She knows it herself, doesn't she..."
"That's true..."
Le Yan glared angrily at him.
The two men chuckled twice, showing her no respect whatsoever.
Shi Shu glanced at her: "But judging from their appearance, they really do seem like a pair of bickering lovers."
Le Yan put on a stern face: "Hey, listen up, we are enemies, that's true, but unfortunately there's no joy in it."
Mo Hua smiled slightly: "I'm curious, young master, what did you do to anger the admiral?"
"A hero doesn't dwell on past glories," Le Yan sneered.
Reluctantly, she picked up the mirror again and muttered to herself, "If I look like this tomorrow, I won't be able to go to court. Even if I do go, he'll laugh at me. Hmm, I remember..."
Turning to Shishu, he said, “Shu’er, go rummage through my trunk. I remember Father once gave me something from a barbarian, called an eye… what was it again?”
"Glasses?" Shi Shu put down her embroidery and looked up to ask.
"Yes, yes, go find it quickly."
"I don't know if I brought it with me when I left."
"Go find the ink painting too. You must find it. Your young master's reputation rests on it. If you don't find it, everyone will get thirty lashes."
"Hmph..." Shi Shu snorted, continuing to thread the needle without stopping, and whispered to Mo Hua beside her, "Typical case of taking out one's anger on another when one can't catch the eagle. We're so pathetic."
Mo Hua stretched her legs comfortably. She curled her lip dismissively and said, "Yeah, as if we're her maids."
The two of them were slightly taken aback.
Shi Shu put down the embroidery in her hand: "You seem to have said something right."
The two of them got up and hurriedly went to look for something.
Xiao Di smiled slightly at the door.
The next day, the Imperial Swordsman was still dressed in fiery red, but what was unusual was that he had a strange mark on his face.
Two small, black, round pieces covered the originally bright eyes, making them look as if two black round cloths were covering them.
This attracted the attention of all the officials. The entire morning court session was filled with a restless atmosphere of watching rare animals.
Behind the glasses, however, the person still appeared confident and composed.
It wasn't until after the court session ended that Tang Shaoxuan noticed something was wrong with the people around him.
"What...what are you doing now?"
"This is nothing more than a barbarian's trinket, Your Majesty need not be surprised." Tang Leyan bowed slightly and casually adjusted her glasses, her movements very calm.
"But my dear minister, why are you suddenly like this..." Tang Shaoxuan hesitated, tilting his head curiously to examine him.
"Ahem. It's been very windy and dusty lately, and I'm afraid it might get in my eyes," she replied.
"But won't wearing this block my vision?"
"No, no, Your Majesty, it is actually transparent."
After giving Emperor Shun a thorough explanation, the curious emperor finally buried himself in the memorials.
Being around this person definitely requires being prepared for unexpected surprises.
Ha ha.
Around noon, Emperor Shun went to have his meal, which was the time for the change of shifts.
The man swaggered out of the imperial study.
Xiao Di dutifully followed outside the door: "Does your young master look handsome?"
She glanced sideways at Xiao Di.
Xiao Di glanced at her, but held back and said nothing.
"Fine, I knew this kind of beauty wasn't for everyone." She smiled magnanimously and unfurled her golden fan.
A guard stepped forward and said, "Guard Le, we just received news that the Admiral's men have come to report that they have important matters to discuss with you."
"Oh?" Le Yan was slightly surprised.
That person wants to see me?
What's the matter?
Anyway, nothing good is coming out of it.
They probably invited me there on purpose, and then ridiculed me mercilessly.
It's still gone. Humph, to avoid humiliating myself.
He agreed and took a step to leave.
Suddenly, a thought struck him. He stopped abruptly and slowly turned his head: "Did you say what you wanted to say?"
"The Admiral said he would speak with Guard Yue in person."
"Oh, so where is the master now?"
"What do you want? I'm very busy." She flicked her sleeve and turned to ask.
"Oh. Is this just how subordinates treat their superiors?" Chu Gexing asked casually.
Tang Leyan snorted. Then she turned around and bowed, asking, "May I ask what business Lord Chu has with me?"
His gaze shifted and landed on her face: "It's nothing, I was just bored and thought I'd invite you over for some fun."
"I'm very busy," she said, bowing her head and cursing inwardly. "If there's nothing urgent, please excuse me and take my leave."
“That’s right,” Chu Gexing smiled slightly, “Uncle Zhen told me that I should take you to the Zhongtang Mansion today.”
"You want me to go?" She suddenly looked up.
He stared at her new look in astonishment, and after a long pause, he replied, "Yes."
"Okay," she readily agreed.
He was taken aback at first, then became somewhat displeased: "You agreed so quickly, I thought you would make excuses."
"How could that be?" She waved her fan. "If you have no other instructions, I will take my leave."
"Does it hurt?" he suddenly asked.
"Huh?" Stop.
"How are your eyes?"
She realized: "It doesn't hurt or itch, it's perfectly normal."
"Okay, that's good."
The two fell silent for a moment.
Only the wind gently blows outside the pavilion.
“Then…” Chu Gexing paused, “I’ll come find you again this afternoon.”
"I can go by myself."
"It was Uncle Zhen who asked me to take you there. Do you think I just like it?"
"I know the way. If you don't like it, then don't go."
Sure enough, they started arguing within three sentences.
"Shut up." Chu Gexing snorted finally. "You do as I tell you, and wait obediently, or else..."
Leaving behind a menacing tail, he flicked his sleeve and strode out of the pavilion first.
"How infuriating." The person behind him adjusted his glasses. "But why would Uncle Zhen send him to take me? Hmph, let's wait and see."
Then they stepped out of the pavilion.
However, no matter how clever Tang Leyan was, she couldn't guess that Chu Gexing had tricked her behind her back again.
Dragon and Tiger Fight in the Capital Chapter 88: Applying a Face Mask
Chu Gexing felt very frustrated.
In the afternoon, he waited at the palace gate, but no one came for a long time.
Before long, a trusted aide reported that Guard Yue had left the Imperial Study early in the morning and had not been seen since.
He knew she had secretly slipped away.