Chapter 39 Sleeplessness
Luo Jin had to go to Court of Imperial Sacrifice to take office today. She hadn't slept well last night and went to Court of Imperial Sacrifice with dark circles under her eyes.
As soon as she entered the door, she was stopped by the guard at the door, "This is the Court of Imperial Sacrifice, no one is allowed to enter."
"I am the Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifice." Luo Jin rolled her eyes at him, "You don't even recognize your own superior. Do you want your job anymore?"
The guard sneered, "If you are the Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifice, then I am the Prime Minister!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone came out and said respectfully, "This subordinate greets Minister Luo!"
The guard was stunned, "Do you recognize her?"
"Since it’s my own superior, I have to take a sneak peek no matter what." The man said with a smile.
"Yes... this subordinate is short-sighted!" The guard saluted at once, turned his head around and said to that person inside, "Thank you, Vice Minister for reminding me."
"Lin Jinzhou?" Luo Jin looked at the man in front of her and saw that he smiled like a fox. Slyness was laced in his gaze.
"Official, I am honored that you know my name." Lin Jinzhou said.
He called inside, "Minister Luo has arrived. Why don't you all come out and greet her!"
Dozens of people in official uniforms came out of the room one after another and knelt down to greet her.
Luo Jin said, "Forego formalities. Go back and do your own things. Everything must be tripled checked. You must not be careless."
Everyone said, "Yes!"
Lin Jinzhou’s eyes spun and took out a memorial from his sleeves, "Minister Luo, please take a look. This is the memorial to be presented to his Majesty today."
Luo Jin wondered, wasn’t this job supposed to be idle? Why did she have to submit a memorial?
She opened it and saw that it was a memorial about the fortune of astrology. In short, it was saying that there was a great omen.
"There are still people here who can tell fortunes?" Luo Jin was quite surprised, "Which expert?"
The fortune-telling was accurate. Shui Yingchen broke into the palace last night. Wasn't it a great disaster?
An old man came out and bowed, saying, "I am Du Jingchen, the astrologer. Greeting Official Luo."
Luo Jin nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, Official Du. It says here that there is a great disaster... What does it specifically refer to..."
"There is a bad omen in the north sky. Official Luo, please report it in the morning."
"The north? Is Hanyuan Kingdom going to cause trouble?"
Luo Jin picked up the pen and rewrote a memorial.
Lin Jinzhou was puzzled, "Haven't I already written it for you? Why do you have to rewrite it? Do you think… my handwriting isn't good?"
He saw that Luo Jin's handwriting was crooked, as if she wasn't used to the brush. It wasn't as good as his.
"You wrote it in such a certain tone. How can you write like this? If it doesn't come true, won't you be scolded?" Luo Jin said, "I added a few words and it’s not so harsh. Leave some room for the emperor to judge. Since the north sky is fierce, let's say a few auspicious words along the way, such as the south sky is auspicious."
Lin Jinzhou's eyes widened, "Ah? Is it possible like this? No wonder I was scolded every time I submitted a memorial..."
Luo Jin looked up at him, "So you gave me the memorial to make me get scolded?"
Lin Jinzhou shook his head at once, "No... Don't misunderstand Official Luo, I have good intentions!"
Luo Jin couldn’t be bothered with him, rolled the memorial, and got someone to submit it. Her house had been cleaned up and she hadn't seen it yet, so she made way toward her own house. The house wasn't far from the Court of Imperial Sacrifice. It only took ten minutes or so to walk. The house given by the emperor was called Moyuan. It wasn't big, but it was definitely not small. It had three courtyards and a beautifully maintained garden.
The official in charge of handling Luo Jin's house also hired five maids for her. Naturally, the expenses were paid by Luo Jin herself. Luo Jin never liked to waste money, so she only kept one and dismissed all the others.
"Official Luo is back!" The maid came out and smiled sweetly, "I have cleaned up everything and am waiting for you to come back and live here!"
"Okay. Oh right, what's your name?"
"I am Xiangxiang."
"Sure enough, this yard smells fragrant."
"Thank you for your praise, Official."
There was a sudden sound of horses neighing outside. Luo Jin turned around and saw a few horses parked outside the house.
Chai Qi got off the carriage and smiled at Luo Jin.
"Your Highness?" Luo Jin hurriedly went out to greet him, "Your Highness, please come in. I'll ask Xiangxiang to make you some tea…”
Chai Qi shook his head, "No need, I'm passing by. I'm leaving for disaster relief today, I want to see you before I leave."
He waved his hand and a subordinate brought a box, "This is for you, as... congratulations on your new home."
Luo Jin opened the box and saw a white jade vase lying inside. The jade was pure and flawless. It was carved from a whole piece of white jade.
"Your Highness, this... is too expensive."
A little self-conscious, Chai Qi turned his head away, "This is... given to me by a friend. I don't need it. It looks ugly to put on display. You know I'm not at home most of the time. You keep it, it's okay to put flowers in it."
"Then I... accept it?"
"Yes."
[This vase is indeed... quite ugly, but it looks valuable. I like it! ]
[Speaking of which, the Crown Prince will encounter a beauty being bullied by baddies on the road this time. In fact, she is a spy sent by the enemy country. He heroically rescues the beauty, but brings disaster upon himself! ]
[I have to remind him, but I have to be tactful. ]
Luo Jin coughed, "The Court of Imperial Sacrifice predicts that Your Highness might encounter a love calamity, so Your Highness must abstain from ‘affection' on this trip."
Chai Qi looked at Luo Jin and said lightly, "Don't worry. How can ordinary beauties in this world catch my eye?"
"That's good, Your Highness, have a safe journey! Remember what I said!"
...
Chai Qi got on the horse. The guards who were traveling with him couldn't help but whisper, "That's Your Highness's favorite vase. Are you really giving it to Official Luo? Second Prince has been coveting it for a long time, but you didn't even let him see it."
Chai Qi whispered, "Only the best... is worthy of her."
The group left the city. After traveling for half a day, they passed by a forest.
Suddenly, a woman's cry came from the forest, "No... please let me go!"
"Your Highness, do you want to go and see?" the guards asked.
"Go and have a look."
Chai Qi and several guards walked toward the place where the voice came from. In the woods, two muscular men were getting touchy with a delicate beauty. The beauty was dressed like a farm girl, adding a bit of simplicity and purity. Tears filled her eyes, invoking pity.
"Help!" The beauty cried for help. When she saw Chai Qi, she cried even louder, "Gentleman, save me!"
Chai Qi turned around and said a few words to the guard. The guard ran off.
The beauty was delighted and winked at the two men. It seemed that Chai Qi went to get reinforcement.
Chai Qi was still standing there and didn’t move forward. The beauty cried, "Save me, Gentleman..."
The guard ran back. He didn’t bring anyone with him, but just moved a small stool and placed it behind Chai Qi. Chai Qi smiled slightly, sat down, and leisurely watched the three people.
"Continue your performance. Don't stop, act more realistically. I like to watch." He merrily chirped, "I wonder if this beauty is willing to risk it?"
The three looked at each other and suddenly jumped up at the same time. They took out weapons from their bodies and stabbed toward Chai Qi.
Chai Qi stood up to avoid it. He swung his palm casually, knocking the beauty closest to him away, who landed on the muddy ground and spat blood.
Then he swung two more palms and effortlessly knocked the two big men to the ground.
"Have someone send her to the nearest county government office and investigate where she is sent from."
"Yes!"
The guard instructed the men to tie them up and caught up with Chai Qi, "Your Highness, that beauty is beautiful. One can see that she was carefully selected... Your Highness isn’t tempted? In fact, Your Highness can also pretend that you didn't see it. It wouldn't be nice to let that beauty accompany you for a few days, right?"
"Beauty?" Chai Qi glanced at him, "Is she beautiful?"
"Beautiful! Quite beautiful... Your Highness thinks she isn't beautiful?"
"Not beautiful."
"Then what kind of beauty do you think is beautiful?"
Chai Qi pondered for a while, "The eyes should be big and bright. The face should be a little round. Not too tall, not too thin..."
"Minister Luo?"
"..."
...
Seeing that it was getting dark, Luo Jin had no choice but to go to Shui Yingchen's manor.
After entering, she didn’t see Shui Yingchen. She didn’t dare to ask where he was and just wandered around in the garden. It wasn't until long after dark that the maid came to find her and led her to the bedroom.
Luo Jin only found out that the maid's name was Hua Mei this time. Hua Mei always had a smile on her face, as if she would never get angry.
"His Majesty is waiting for Miss. Please come in and serve." Hua Mei stopped at the door, watched Luo Jin enter the bedroom, and closed the door.
Luo Jin walked toward Shui Yingchen resignedly and sighed, "Let's get started!"
Shui Yingchen laid down. Luo Jin hypnotized him with the method she had used before.
"You are in a garden... You can see flowers and plants around you... The sun is warm, and you see flowers in the garden. What kind of flowers are they?"
Shui Yingchen's breathing gradually became even. Luo Jin's eyes suddenly changed, "It is a sunflower. Suddenly, a zombie ate the sunflower and then it ate your brain!"
Shui Yingchen had not yet opened his eyes and Luo Jin's palm wind had already arrived in front of him. His body quickly slid out of the couch. With a "bang", the couch was smashed to pieces by Luo Jin's palm.
Luo Jin didn’t stop and quickly delivered the next move. Shui Yingchen stepped back to receive the move. A slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "It's useless, you can't kill me."
"Really?" Luo Jin used another killing move, "Try and see!"
Shui Yingchen blocked her attack, "It's strong, but it's a pity that it can't last long. Once you start, you only have half a quarter of an hour, right?"
"..."
"You will return to your original form when the time is up. It's a pity! If the time is longer and can last for an hour... maybe you can hurt me."
"..."
"I haven't met an opponent for many years. You are considered one. Unfortunately, the time is too short and I can't enjoy it."
Luo Jin gritted her teeth, "If it weren't for this body, I would have killed you long ago!"
She sighed and helplessly stopped attacking.
The eyes immediately became clear. Luo Jin blankly took in the mess in the room, not knowing what happened for a while.
Shui Yingchen said, "In that case, I will teach you some martial arts. You have the Red Emperor Gu in your body and can practice martial arts quickly. I can enjoy it only when your body becomes stronger."
Luo Jin: "???"
What kind of lewd words were these?
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