The Beloved Imperial Consort Chapter 153

Mu Xi Yao was quite curious about the private conversation Zong Zheng Lin had with He Lian Min Min. Unfortunately, the boss didn’t allow her to inquire further and only said that things she should worry about had been taken care of. Afterward, she only needed to rest peacefully in Danruo Courtyard until she gave birth.

Mu Xi Yao pouted. This was a classic case of the boss destroying the bridge after crossing the river¹. He had just returned, but already left her with no place to stand. She was about to continue pestering him when she was scared into silence by the words coming above her head.

“If Jiao Jiao still has energy, then Bendian’s clothes, shoes, and socks still need to be sewn by someone.”

As soon as needlework was mentioned, Mu Xi Yao’s spirit indeed dampened. She curled up in Zong Zheng Lin’s arms and pretended not to hear.

The Sixth Highness secretly laughed as he watched her dodging behavior. The little woman was really afraid of needlework and other such chores. He had asked her to embroider a pouch but it remained unfinished until now and all of its three sides were still open. This made Zong Zheng Lin lose all of his hope of wearing her handiwork.

Mu Xi Yao pretended to be an ostrich and sneaked a peak at the boss’s expression. It seemed that he wasn’t going to push the issue with her?

That’s wonderful, she couldn’t be happier. If he didn’t want her to ask questions, she won’t. When the two of them act, she can naturally guess what was going on. With such a train of thought, Mu Xi Yao’s mood became joyful again.

Zong Zheng Lin’s willingness to take on her mess was the Sixth Highness’s rare show of compassion. As a qualified favorite consort, she had to appropriately show her deep gratitude in order to motivate the Sixth Highness to work harder, be more diligent, and be committed to his duties in the future. So demoness Mu changed from her previous timid and cowering demeanor. Her eyes spun². She propped up her little arms, and leaned her cheek tightly against the man’s face, intentionally rubbing against him tenderly.

No big deal. She even gave a cheek kiss to Sixth Highness as an additional gift to tease him and have some fun. Just as Mu Xi Yao was feeling pleased with herself, she was suddenly grabbed by the back of her head by Zong Zheng Lin, who buried himself in her neck and showered it with a series of kisses.

“Bendian prefers to touch the beauty like this.” Zong Zheng Lin didn’t let go of her after catching her. He kept kissing the proactive and affectionate little woman until she was left breathless and blushing. Seeing that she was unable to take it anymore, he regretfully signed and finally released her.

“Jiao Jiao needs to take good care of your body to recover after giving birth. It’s hard for Bendian to fully indulge with you being this delicate.”

Hard to fully indulge? Mu Xi Yao was angry! What were you going to do with Qie’s delicate neck? The Sixth Highness has almost had a way with her, but now he was making demands? Wasn’t that too shameless?

Zong Zheng Lin has enjoyed enough of the beauty’s allure. Understanding how tough it had been for her in the recent month, he embraced the pouty woman in his arms and soothed her with a gentle voice, occasionally teasing her and finding it amusing to watch her get angry and glare at him. Of course, when it came to harmless requests for benefits and a display of achievements from the little woman, the Sixth Highness always wholeheartedly accepted them and readily commended her performance.

Mu Xi Yao snuggled in his arms, her small face radiant and stunning, her eyes full of mischief.

She had been working her ‘heart out’ for the prince’s household lately and finally made a decent return from the great boss. Now that she had received the benefits, she was able to focus on taking care of the man who had been away on official business for so long.

“Your Highness, don’t you need to report back to the palace after returning to the capital?” Did he not need to notify Yuancheng Emperor? If the Emperor learnt that the first thing his son did after his return was to break into a woman’s boudoir to collect flower nectar, he would not be pleased.

“It took Jiao Jiao this long to remember to ask? Doesn’t Jiao Jiao think it’s a bit too late?” Zong Zheng Lin intentionally brushed his stubble against her delicate and rosy cheek, punishing the little woman for not being attentive enough.

As expected, he saw Mu Xi Yao glare at him, and look angrily into his eyes as her little hand touched her reddened cheek in discontent.

After the Sixth Highness satisfied his twisted kink, he finally began to placate her. He adjusted his posture and took her soft hand to play with in his palm.

“This morning, prisoners were secretly escorted into the capital. When Jiao Jiao saw Bendian, it was already after paying respect. But according to the words outside, the army will not arrive in the capital until tomorrow.”

Mu Xi Yao stared at his handsome face and the gleam in her eyes immediately lit up like a sky full of stars.

“Your Highness, will the people of the capital come out to greet you tomorrow? Will there be a ten-mile-long red carpet and people lining the streets to celebrate to witness?” Mu Xi Yao’s mind worked quickly as she imagined the boss in military attire, dressed in fine clothes and riding on a well-groomed horse, with every move exuding authority and dominance. How could such a spectacle be missed?

“Lost in wild imaginings again? Why can’t this little head work properly?” Zong Zheng Lin patted her forehead and couldn’t help but show a smile. “There are some secrets involved in quelling the rebellion in Shuzhong. The scene Jiao Jiao described may be seen after the war in Mobei.”

The leader of Shuzhong rebels was actually a member of the imperial family, so how could Yuancheng Emperor publicly expose his own family’s scandal?

Mentioning the war in Mobei, Zong Zheng Lin looked down at the woman who pretended to be aggrieved.

He was almost a month away to pacify the rebellion in Shuzong. During this time, he always thought of her and whenever he had free time at night, Mu Xi Yao’s figure would always appear in his mind.

When war in Mobei breaks, there would be another separation of several months where they won’t be able to see each other. Zong Zheng Lin felt that his patience, which had always been praised by others, would not be able to withstand such an exhausting situation.

The Sixth Highness’s phoenix eyes shone with a deep and mysterious light. Having made up his mind about the military expedition, The Sixth Highness decided Mu Xi Yao would travel with the army. Zong Zheng Lin couldn’t imagine how lively the capital would be if she was left here alone for those few months.

“No show to watch?” Mu Xi Yao was disappointed. She looked pitifully at Zong Zheng Lin’s side profile. With the boss back in the residence, did it mean that she would have to behave and be supervised again?

When such thoughts entertained her, Mu Xi Yao felt that her days were becoming difficult to bear. Boss, you’d better hurry and go to Mobei. 

At this moment, demoness Mu didn’t notice anything strange about the person beside her, and she did not know that she will be later so angry with this person that she will stamp her feet and curse. This content belongs to thehlifestyle.com, if you see this translation elsewhere, it’s been stolen!

“Jiao Jiao, if you continue to blatantly seduce Bendian, Bendian won’t spare you tonight even if you beg Bendian.” Zong Zheng Lin lowered his head and saw her misty eyes, which were truly endearing. He found her expression of losing her beloved toy and enduring her aggrievement amusing. She was a mother, but still had the same look of begging for food like Cheng Qing, this two mother and son…..

“Anyway, Qie never saw Your Highness holding back at night…” Mu Xi Yao muttered to herself dissatisfiedly. When did the Sixth Highness really listen to her and cherish her when she cried out? Didn’t Zong Zheng Lin always turn a deaf ear to it and give free rein to his desires? At this point, threatening her that he would not stop completely lost its deterrence. She wasn’t afraid at all.

“Jiao Jiao’s little temper is getting worse and worse.” Zong Zheng Lin lightly knocked her forehead and sighed helplessly, “Which Cefei is like you, secretly mocking your lord husband.”

“They’re not Qie, nor are they pampered and treated as a darling by their own Highnesses. If they dare to make a fuss and misbehave, they deserve to be disciplined by their lord husbands.” Mu Xi Yao raised her eyebrows in contempt.

Was her special occupation something anyone could handle at ease? Mu Xi Yao found it very satisfying to disregard the rules and act recklessly in front of the future emperor once in a while. Besides, the big boss has always liked her feisty nature, so why deliberately restrain herself and dull her shine?

“What a shameless and finicky little darling.” Zong Zheng Lin embraced her and took great pleasure in her words.

“Jiao Jiao is wonderful the way she is. Don’t ever change.” Zong Zheng Lin would not be surprised no matter how vicious the women in the Inner Palace were. Only Mu Xi Yao, she must never become so abhorrent, lest his ardent affection be in vain.

Translation notes:

[1] Destroy the bridge after crossing the river refers to a Chinese idiom that means to abandon one’s benefactor after receiving his/her help.

[2] When one’s eyes turn or spin it means in Chinese that they are thinking or scheming something.

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