Chapter 145.1 - Bewitching beauty
“That’s not the same …” Xiahou Qing’s eyes dimmed as he stiffened his neck and faced Ye Ji.
“What’s different? It’s just a beauty.” She really didn’t understand why they all like Lou Qingwu, what was so good about her?
But that was the most annoying thing.
She still had to depend on a small little left prime minister’s daughter to get in contact with brother Ye, so disgusting.
The darkness in her eyes grew deeper as she slowly stood up and walked towards him, her enchanting eyes falling on his body, “Third prince, now we have to see if you want your jiangshan or your beauty because even if Lou Qingwu’s beautiful, to compete with brother Ye, you still won’t be able to win.”
“No, Qingwu’s clearly already started to fall for me.”
“Hmph!” Ye Ji clearly didn't’ believe him. Her brother Ye was the only person who could make people fall for him.
“One word, are you willing to gift her to the emperor?”
“I …” Ye Ji’s question of jiangshan or the beauty echoed in his mind as he hesitated.
Quite obviously, the thing he wanted the most was the jiangshan but he wanted to the beauty as well.
But there was one thing that Ye Ji was right about, and that’s that even if he didn’t have this beauty, there’d be more to come.
However, if he lost the jiangshan, he wouldn’t be able to get it again.
But …
“What? You still haven’t decided?”
“Let me think for a bit.” Xiahou Qing held his head in his hands before struggling, “Father dotes on consort Ying so much, he definitely won’t …”
“That’s because you don’t understand your father, there’s no one who doesn’t like beauties.”
“But it’s not for certain. Isn’t your brother Ye one who hasn’t fallen for your bewitching beauty yet?” Xiahou Qing mocked her.
Ye Ji choked before glaring at him, “Brother Ye is an exception!”
“Then father could be an exception too!”
“Do you think that’s a possibility? Just look at the three thousand beauties in your father’s chambers, if you’re saying he’s doesn’t love beauties, then you’re lying!”
“....” Xiahou Qing became silent.
After half a beat, he lightly sighed, “How do you want to do it?”
Ye Ji’s eyes flashed a light, proudly gripping her fists.
So what if Lou Qingwu was beautiful, didn’t she lose to the attraction of the jiangshan?
She slowly moved to Xiahou Qing’s side, her beautiful eyes blinking at him, “Get imperial consort Ruan to tell consort Ying to say it, as long as consort Ying says it, your father will definitely agree. Consort Ying definitely hates Lou Qingwu because of her unborn child so she’ll try her hardest to get in the palace. Once that’s done, we just follow the natural path, do you know what I mean?”
“En.” Xiahou Qing mumbled, his mood down as he watched the duck that was nearly at his mouth, suddenly fly away.
Really, the more he thought about it … the more he felt infuriated.
He angrily threw his sleeves to the side, no matter how angry it made him, for the sake of his grand plans and ambitions, he’d have to hold it in!
Ye Ji coldly tugged her lips, raising her brows as her mood was incredibly good.
She sipped her tea as the bland taste suddenly felt extremely soothing and calming.
When Lou Qingwu left the Night Prince’s residence and arrived at her Leaning Wind Pavilion, her mind echoed the last phrase that Feng Yege said to her, the ten days to the deadline.
Her head hurt as she rubbed her forehead, sitting down on her couch.
Lan Bai to the side, saw a rarely frustrated master with a bitter expression on her face and felt like she should do something.
So she took out a bowl of soup that she’d prepared earlier.
“Master, you haven’t eaten all day, drink this soup first.”
“....” Lou Qingwu looked at the soup in front of her and then at Lan Bai who watched her sincerely.
She rubbed her forehead before shaking her head. “No need, I’ve already eaten.”
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TL note:
Duck to his mouth - something that you’re sure of and about to eat, suddenly growing wings and flying away. He thought that he had LQW set, but now she’s going to become one of his father’s concubines.
Leave a comment and follow for Ye Ji’s half baked plan to start going ahead xx
Ewww... No. Just. No.
ReplyDeleteFirst, he wants her so much that he used underhanded means to see her, but because he wants the throne more, he’ll willingly throw her to daddy. And when he gets the throne, what then? He’ll still take her despite daddy getting there first (but since he’s nefarious enough, he’ll probably sample the goods first before sending her on her merry way) and then take her back? Hypothetically speaking, of course, because if Feng Yege doesn’t completely annihilate them, Lou Qingwu would make them live their lives in a way that’d make them wish they’re dead. Wow... lots of CNs have completely distorted my brain. Yeessshhhh!
And those two need to have their brains donated to science... for experimental purposes, you know. Keke!
By the way, how does that hair (in the pic) stay like that? O_O
Thanks for the chapter!!! 😊
Historically, between the jiangshang and the beauty, the jiangshan wins out. It's not too new for men to share women, as gross as that is 😷😷
DeleteThe hair's probably a fake hairpiece or just wiring and hair wrapped around it 💕
The fact that you need to rely on LQW to talk to FY means you have no right to look down on her at all lol.
ReplyDeleteAs expected Xiahou Qing chooses the throne, not too unusual really.
This looks like a fun-ish setup. ML is predictably away (which means FL is 100% going to get bullied no matter how short the trip is.) Looks like I get my wish of LQW being used for unsavory purposes. If this doesn't force FY to draw an even clearer line between himself and Ye Ji I'll be quite surprised.
Equally, she's likely to have some pull over Xiahou Qing's conscience after this so I'm excited to see what she might try to do with that advantage once this is over.
... for now though, let's see how she deals with the Emperor.
Ye Ji has enough self-awareness that she knows Feng Yege doesn't like her, but not enough self-awareness to know that she's being stupid 🤷🏻♀️
DeleteSo sadistic, wanting LQW to be used~ Alas, LQW has something else set up. Feng Yege will be plotted against later in the novel 💀💀
Wow that sofb is a lowly bastard - i don't even know that many swear words and i want to use all of them for him and that bitch. I mean, these kind of novels always have shitty people like them but doesn't mean i can't get angry at their way of thinking ah...
ReplyDeleteHope the FML makes the right decision with the male lead <3
Thanks for the chappie Ms Amazing Translator-san
He uses underhanded methods but they work 😭😭
DeleteThanks for reading 💞💞
-1 billion points from FY for leaving Ye Ji around ...
ReplyDeleteYe Ji implies that they knew each other from a young age so that might be why 🤔🤔
DeleteThese two should end up on each other bed.
ReplyDeleteThat'd be interesting 🙈🙈
DeleteOk I reallly hate that two scheming brats, more that evil YJ, she a selfish itch,!
ReplyDeleteThey're both very, very selfish 💩💩
DeleteIf they are successful so many will be unhappy. 2nd prince, because dad will taint Qingwu, 3rd prince because despite the fact that he wanted the crown he desires and needs a woman like Qingwu to help him run the show. Yi Jie because she won't get the night prince,Qingwu because she won't be able to exact the kind of revenge she wants and also live with a broken heart for the night prince.And have to put up with the consorts shenanigans. Which one of these worms die first by the night princes hand? My money is on Jiji
ReplyDeleteIf this was /that/ type of novel, LQW would become a consort and wreak havoc from within the palace by effectively being their step-mothers and it'd just be pain and suffering while LQW and Feng Yege sneak around the emperor 🙅🏻🙅🏻
DeleteIt's a good thing this isn't that type of novel 💓💓
ZANILLA!!!!!!!!!!!!（*´▽｀*）
ReplyDelete“No, Qingwu’s clearly already started to fall for me.” this is one dream that will never come true no matter how much it's put into words
ah yes, you would get along with old man Lou, fellow angry sleeve thrower
I hate how powerless the Queen seem to be, they don't even fear her ruining their plans!
She's so pretty 💖
DeleteXiahou Qing is delusional but he was right (in the past lifetime at least). The empress is not doted on by the emperor = no power 😔😔