Chapter 28: Crisis in the Villa Palace (5)
Translator: Sissy That Walk
I frowned: “Family Zhang really believed it?”

Qi Sheng shook his head and said, “Indeed, they wouldn’t believe it so easily. That’s why the Empress decreed to invite the candidates to visit the Summer Palace. She claimed that she wanted to take the opportunity to look over the look and temperament of all the girls. However, the real purpose was to invite Family Zhang in a perfectly justifiable way.

What Qi Sheng said suddenly enlightened me.

No wonder Yang Yan wanted to deceive me out of the Palace, if I was still in this palace and Family Zhang came here, they dare not come up to test me whether I was the genuine Crown Princess or not in fear of my high rank in the Palace. But what if I were not in the Palace…

I asked Qi Sheng: “Who would come with Family Zhang?”

Qi Sheng’s eyebrow raised slightly, with a faint smile on his face: “Your dear mother, Fan shi.”

I silently exhaled, “I am doomed!”

I could try my best to fool everyone except for Zhang shi’s mother. Even the God could not help at this point!

I was seethed with impatience while circling the pool round and round and asked Qi Sheng: “What do you suggest?”

Qi Sheng seemed to feel quiet at ease at this moment, leaning against the couch with his legs lifted on it: “Are you the substitute controlled by me?”

I froze and answered: “Absolutely not!”

Qi Sheng smiled: “Then, why are you so scared?”

Shit. It’s not just a matter of stripping off and twirling in front of Fan shi! This body of mine did not matter at all!

I went toward Qi Sheng and squatted down in front of him. Pointing to my nose, I asked him, “Listen, what was Zhang shi’s favorite food before she was married? What were her favorite clothes? What color did she like? What kind of powder she fancied? Was she afraid of being cold or hot? How old was she when she went to the school? What kind of illness did she suffer from? How many people had she quarreled with, and when had she been scolded? Do you know all above?”

Qi Sheng didn’t answer me, while his eyes were a little erratic.

I was furious.

Ah! I was pointing to my nose. What were you looking down at?

I forced myself not to lose my temper. I put my hand in front of Qi Sheng’s eyes and said to him sincerely, “Bro, could we settle the matter of life and death before we consider the matter of extravagance and debauchery?”

Qi Sheng was silent for a long time, when I just wanted to yell: “Son of a bitch!”

Qi Sheng suddenly grabbed my wrist and pulled my hand down. “I’ll take you to Yu Zhou,” out of nowhere, he said this.

I was stunned for a moment, and Qi Sheng said, “I will take you to Jiangbei Central Army Camp in Yu Zhou before Fan shi arrived, leaving Lv Li to deal with Fan shi. Lv Li was genuine from head to toe. Then Fan shi’s suspicions would be dispelled.”

I thought it would be a good idea to leave the real Lv Li here. But it could not end this once and for all.

“What about the second daughter of Zhang shi? Then, will Family Zhang still marry her to Lord Ninth?”

Qi Sheng curled his lips to smile: “As long as they could not see through your identity, they dare not boldly turn the wager to Lord Ninth.”

So were we going to stall for time? But when was it going to be an end? I glanced at Qi Sheng suspiciously.

Qi Sheng’s eyes were still lingering on my chest.

I hate his staring but there’s nothing I could do, trying to cover them by my hands, while cursing him in my heart: Dare peek at my chest again, I would curse you to grow such two pieces of flesh on your chest! You could see them whenever you wanted to!

Qi Sheng smiled with a sarcastic touch, he stood up from the bamboo couch and said: “The Emperor ordered He Bingze to go back to Sheng Du so that he could escort these girls to the Palace all the way.”

He Bingze? His chiseled and handsome face suddenly flashed in my mind, as well as Mrs. He’s, whom Yang Yan addressed as the tiger lady. Ah! How could the Emperor ask him to pick the girls up!

Qi Sheng leaned over me and asked softly, “What kind of man do you like，the well-behaved gentleman type or young handsome man type who was unrestrained?”

Jesus! Qi Sheng, you really found a wrong person to ask such a question. I didn’t like any kind of man!

His face was so close to me that his breath was almost heard. His slim long, bright eyes slightly open, without a hint of softness. Only his mouth curled gently, with a trace of uncertain smile.

I looked straight at Qi Sheng. “I like no one but Your Highness.”

“Really?” Qi Sheng raised his eyebrows.

I remained more collected than ever, “What’s more, what kind of man I like is not the point. What really matters is what kind of man the second daughter of Family Zhang will like. She and Lord Ninth were old acquaintance. I am afraid that she must have been into Lord Ninth long before. How He Bingze could allure the girl so easily in such a short journey from Sheng Du to Fuping. Not to mention along the way many eyes will be watching which will easily let out the secret, rendering an inside job harder to commit than we imagine!”

Qi looked at me steadily and asked softly, “What do you have in mind?”

For the sake of my own life, I risked it by all means setting aside the morality.

I hit my palm with the other fist, said in a low voice: “Considering that they are just a couple of girls to be escorted, the army people won’t be a great many. It’s not impossible for them to encounter some robbers or thieves and so on. He Bingze can take advantage of the chaos to save her and stay with her alone.”

Qi Sheng slightly squinted, focused to listen to me.

“Then, He Bingze must remember that he must take advantage of this opportunity and win her heart!”

Qi Sheng straightened up, slowly walked a few steps, slightly nodded: “To pledge to marry without the permission of parents? That’s a good idea.”

I cried. “Oh dear! At this time, privately knotted is no use! Getting real business done with the second daughter from Family Zhang is the right answer.”

The moment I said this, I regretted it and wanted to slap myself in the face.

As I expected, Qi Sheng turned to look at me strangely.

I reluctantly made a forced smile: “That is only the unconventional move in an emergency!”

Qi Sheng smiled lightly without saying a word, turned and left the room.

Until now I felt a complete relief, sat down on the ground and patted my chest sighing how dangerous it was. When patting my chest, I suddenly felt something wrong. ‘What? Why am I patting my chest? Why am I making such a “sissy” move?’

‘Could it be because of the Elder Aunt? Was my gender consciousness going to be assimilated into this body?’

I was sitting in a daze, when Lv Li came in at a trot from the hall, and knelt before me, calling me in a low, hurried voice.

I looked up at her for a moment, asked: “Lv Li, come here and hug me.”

Lv Li’s eyes immediately turned red, kneeling in front of me, gently embraced me into her arms, subduing her desire to cry and whispered: “Your Highness, if you feel sad, just cry it out, do not constrain it in the heart.”

I clung to Lv Li’s slender waist, and hid my face between her boobs, but had no tears at all.

Jesus! I was done! No lust at all! The Beauty in my arms, I actually did not feel it at all.

I really wanted to weep, but failed to shed a tear at all!