Chapter 138.1 - Getting caught in bed
Shangguan Yiyun wore a light purple glowing gown with cloud lines, her face obscured with a similar coloured veil.
As she walked, the gown rippled with her every step.
She walked straight into the tea house, towards the second floor as Fei Ye followed behind her.
In a place where Shangguan Yiyun couldn’t see, she gestured using her hands to a person standing in a hidden corner, before continuing along.
Shangguan Yiyun looked as if she’d been crying, they were slightly red and puffy.
When she reached the room, she knocked on the door.
From inside the room, a deep male voice sounded, “Come in.”
She turned around, speaking softly to Fei Ye, “Watch outside, don’t let anyone in.”
She turned around, speaking softly to Fei Ye, “Watch outside, don’t let anyone in.”
“Yes!” Fei Ye nodded, her eyes lowered as she stood respectfully.
Shangguan Yiyun then pushed the door open, closing it behind her.
The man inside the room heard the door open and stood up.
He wore a normal indigo brocade gown, his face handsome as he looked at Shangguan Yiyun with pain in his eyes, “Yun’er.”
Tears fell from Shangguan Yiyun’s eyes, “Big brother Zhou …..”
After she finished speaking, she ran forward and into his arms.
Zhou Tong stiffened, not knowing what to do with his hands.
In the end, he couldn’t hold back how much he missed her and lightly held her around her shoulders. “Yun’er, I’m sorry, I’m so useless.”
“No, it’s not your fault. It’s eldest madam who keeps wanting to marry me out.” But she didn’t want to be that whatever second prince’s consort.
She only wanted to lead an average life with her brother Zhou.
“But your parents have the final say in your marriage, so you’ll still have to …” Zhou Tong angril shut his reddened eyes.
In the end, he couldn’t hold it in.
But he couldn’t bear to take such a rich miss with him to follow an ordinary zither teacher, to travel far and wide to suffer with him.
So he should let go!
“I heard, the second prince is a good man, very virtuous and kindhearted. He won’t treat you badly, you only have to …”
“Brother Zhou?” Shangguan Yiyun’s teary eyes looked up, “Even you don’t want me?”
“Brother Zhou?” Shangguan Yiyun’s teary eyes looked up, “Even you don’t want me?”
Zhou Tong painfully wiped away the tears that fell from her eyes, “It’s not that I don’t want you, but I can’t want you. The minister of war, your father, has already put me on a criminal’s list, saying that I’ve offended the Shangguan residence. I can’t even take you out of the capital, this way, do you still want to be with me?”
“Brother Zhou, I’d rather die than marry that second prince!”
“Yun’er … you, why would you suffer like this?!”
“Brother Zhou, take me away, I beg you, take me away … if I can’t be with you, I’d rather die!”
“Yun’er, how could I not want to take you away? But it’s the eve of the big wedding, if I take you to elope now, the whole capital will be rocked.” He heard the second prince was the most likely candidate for crown prince.
If the future second prince’s consort decided to elope, this was probably going to ruin his chances.
But on the other hand, what man could bear to just watch his beloved marry another man?
As he was hesitating, he received Yun’er’s letter, hoping to see him one more time before she ended their relationship.
“Brother Zhou? I don’t understand the palace court affairs, I only know that without you, I’ll be washing my face with my tears every day. Can you really bear for me to be so heart broken and lead such a pitiful existence?” Zhou Tong’s hesitation made Shangguan Yiyun’s heart hurt.
“Yun’er, let me think a bit.”
Zhou Tong went to wipe away her tears, his thoughts a mess.
For some reason, he felt like something was going to happen today.
“Brother Zhou, today, you asked me to come out and meet you, weren’t you planning on take me and eloping?”
“En?” Zhou Tong froze, “I asked you to come? Wasn’t it you who sent Fei Ye to give me a letter to tell me to meet you here?”
Shangguan Yiyun then froze as well, “No, I didn’t, it was Fei Ye who gave me a letter saying …”
Knock, knock, knock!
“Open the door, open the door!”
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TL note:
Uh oh.
Poor star-crossed lovers.
Leave a comment and follow because there’s a 50/50 chance they’re going to be in trouble xx
ReplyDeleteHmm... interesting. Looks like this is going to get complicated pretty quickly.
I'd say they're in real trouble, but LQW needs Xiahou Rui on the throne and already knows that this happened before... Logically it should be unrealistic to think she'd just let this happen without any planning?
Let's hope LQW can get her stuff in order, a lot of things have changed since her last life 💀
Deletefirst thought: 'ahh yiyun's gonna get cut'
ReplyDeleteis there another emergency bride? is the one knocking QW's people, here to trade the prince consort with a double?? and cloud gown, s u b t l e
I know you're panicked, and all, but you gotta have plan, lady! don't just run out to die!! and Fei Ye is fishy,,....
I'm glad we changed scenes, don't know what to make of Mama Ning
No emergency bride, you can't just switch them like that! The empress only likes Shangguan Yiyun for her reputation and father.
DeleteShe's a bit useless though and gutsy. Fei Ye was dodgy from a few chapters ago 🤧🤧
ughh is there no other accomplished and available ladies ;;;
Deletemaybe yiyun can fake death..
There are but a certain someone pushed for Shangguan Yiyun and now the empress has a decree out. No defying the decree 😪😪
DeleteIf not Yiyun who will make a good consort for the Prince Xiahou Rui?
ReplyDeleteMaybe another girl we haven't met yet? There are an awful amount of suitable noble girls who have better reputations than LQW 🙈🙈
DeleteThank you for this translation and the update
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading 💗💗
DeleteHappy Chinese New Year!!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Chinese New Year 💖💖
DeleteI think that Yiyun might be a literal retard
ReplyDeleteShe only became the consort because of her playing, so why would she play her best at the freaking choose consort party
And she doesnt seem to care at all that this Zhou dude is gonna get killed because of her actions
The empress was already set on Yiyun. Not to mention that there would be implications for her and her parents if she decided to play awfully.
DeleteShe already has a reputation for being a fantastic zither player and if she was suddenly awful, she'd get killed for being offensive to the Royal family 😪😪