Chapter Volume 2 7

“Suluan isn’t scared of Your Majesty. Suluan just feels bad…” Yao Suluan finally got a chance to speak to Ye Hongyi so she immediately pulled out her strongest acting skill and spoke with lowered eyes that glistened with tears.

“Why?” Ye Hongyi lifted his brows.

“Suluan wasn’t able to catch the rainbow fish for Your Majesty…” Yao Suluan copied Yao Mowan’s manner and replied with a slightly pouty and vexed tone.

“If you weren’t able to catch it, then just keep trying!” Yao Suluan felt the urge to throttle Yao Mowan when she heard this remark.

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“Wan er‘s right, if you are truly sincere, we can wait.” Ye Hongyi then sighed and patted Yao Mowan’s shoulder as he got up.

“Wan er ah, we still have some memorials to finish reading over so we‘ll be heading back to the imperial study. We will come back to see you later, but if you’re tired, go ahead and sleep.” After Ye Hongyi said this, he left Guan Osprey Palace with large strides. He didn’t glance at Yao Suluan even once.

“Ting Yue, go outside.” Once Ye Hongyi got far away, Yao Mowan glanced at Ting Yue and Ting Yue immediately withdrew from the palace before closing the doors behind her.

“Yao Mowan, you did that on purpose!” The moment the palace doors closed, Yao Suluan abruptly stood up and glowered at Yao Mowan.

“Isn’t Second Older Sister worried that His Majesty would suddenly come back?” Yao Mowan back leisurely on the rattan chair as she lifted her brows at Yao Suluan. All she felt in her heart was disdain. As she had expected, right after she spoke, Yao Suluan reflexively glanced towards the door.

“Don’t worry, if His Majesty comes back, Ting Yue would immediately report it! Ha!” Yao Mowan was clearly messing with her.

“Yao Mowan, don’t celebrate too soon. One day…”

“One day you’ll take away everything Mowan possesses? His Majesty? His Majesty’s favor? Or the position of master of the Inner Palace? Yao Suluan ah, have you gone dumb from feigning foolishness too long? Didn’t you notice His Majesty’s attitude earlier? Even if you stammar and fawn over him, even if you act crazy or stupidly dumb, no matter what you do, His Majesty wouldn’t be interested in you! Do you know why?” Yao Mowan’s tone contained helplessness.

“Why?” Yao Suluan had been thinking about this question herself as well, but she never found an answer.

“Because the reason His Majesty likes Mowan isn’t just because he likes fools. You’ve chosen the wrong method, so no matter how crazy or silly you act, His Majesty still wouldn’t like you! If you were smart enough, you’d find an opportunity to ‘regain your senses.’ Otherwise… Mowan really is looking forward to seeing what a rainbow fish is like!” said Yao Mowan slowly as she looked at her nails.

“You don’t like His Majesty at all. You entered the palace with a different motive, didn’t you?” Yao Suluan had enough of Yao Mowan’s deceiving acts and just glared at her viciously.

“Why would Second Older Sister think that? Wan er likes His Majesty ah! His Majesty dotes on Wan er so much, there’s no way Wan er wouldn’t like him!” Yao Mowan’s lips curved up slightly. However, it looked like the grin of the devil to Yao Suluan.

“You’re lying! You entered the palace for revenge!” Yao Mowan had brought up Yao Moxin in front of her several times in the past, seemingly carelessly. Then there was that incident with Bai Mei. When Yao Suluan had carefully thought through all those events, it seemed clear that Yao Mowan was the one who hired Bai Mei to swindle her. Since that was the case, Yao Mowan was definitely aware that she had brought Bai Mei to the Cold Palace in order to exorcise a ghost.

“For revenge? Revenge against whom?” The beautiful smile abruptly disappeared. Yao Mowan got up with a cold expression and approached Yao Suluan step by step. The chilling aura she emitted caused Yao Suluan to subconsciously back away.

“You want to get revenge on the people that caused Yao Moxin’s death…” Yao Suluan swallowed hard. No matter what, she had to figure out how much Yao Mowan knew.

“Oh? Eldest Sister’s death wasn’t natural? Then Mowan must go tell His Majesty!” When Yao Mowan heard this, she turned to leave but Yao Suluan hastily pulled her back.

“Have you gone crazy!?” Yao Suluan shouted in a low voice even as her hand trembled uncontrollably. If Yao Mowan had headed over to tell His Majesty, she would definitely be killed.

“How is Wan er crazy? Eldest Sister had died of difficult childbirth. This is something that everyone knows. However, now Second Older Sister is actually saying that Eldest Sister’s death had been caused by someone, so what’s wrong with Wan er asking His Majesty to investigate?” Yao Mowan looked towards Yao Suluan with an innocent expression, keeping all her hatred deeply hidden.

“If you tell His Majesty, you’ll be the first to die!” Yao Suluan knew that Yao Mowan was just pretending to be clueless, but there was nothing she could do. If she revealed the truth, she would be killed as well.

“Is that so? Then Mowan really wants to try and see if the first person to die would be Mowan or Second Older Sister!” Yao Mowan gave a cold humph and shook off Yao Suluan’s hand to continue towards the door.

“No!” Yao Suluan abruptly ran to grab her, but due to moving too fast, she tripped and fell to the ground. Despite that, she still threw herself forward and grabbed Yao Mowan’s ankles as if her life depended on it.

“Tsk tsk… Second Older Sister ah, for better or for worse, you were once the Imperial Noble Consort whose power was only second to that of the Empress in the Inner Palace. How could you disregard your image so much? The way you’re acting is no different from a dog wagging its tail to attract pity. Ting Yue, come in!” Yao Mowan lowered her eyes to glance towards Yao Suluan with a brilliantly bright smile.

Yao Suluan’s face flushed with anger. She moved to get up, but Yao Mowan stepped on her sleeve.

“Your Highness Consort Li, what are you doing?” Ting Yue knew that her master had unspoken intentions in having her come in, so she made an exaggerated exclamation after coming in before walking with small quick steps to Yao Mowan’s side.

“What are you still waiting there for? Hurry and help Second Older Sister up! This consort can’t accept such a large courtesy!” Yao Mowan gave a cold humph before finally lifting her foot off Yao Suluan’s sleeve.

“Yao Mowan, you’ll regret treating this consort this way! You…” Yao Suluan was glowering so much her eyes practically shot flames. As she spat out this threat between gritted teeth, she met Yao Mowan’s cold gaze and the rest of her words immediately died in her throat.

“Second Older Sister, take care. Forgive me for not seeing you out.” Yao Mowan abruptly restrained the coldness in her eyes and smiled brightly again.

Yao Suluan was suddenly overcome with the feeling that the person standing in front of her was a demon. No matter how much time she spent, she couldn’t figure out what Yao Mowan was thinking. However, she was certain of one point, and that was that Yao Mowan had come for revenge. Thus, she had to get rid of this woman!

Once Yao Suluan disappeared from sight, the smile on Yao Mowan’s face vanished as well. Yao Suluan ah, you must know, there was not a single moment in which I didn’t regret how devoted I had been to you in the past!

“Your Highness, when His Majesty left, he said that he would be coming back in two to four hours. This servant will go instruct the imperial kitchen to prepare some refreshments,” said Ting Yue politely. However, as she turned to leave, Yao Mowan stopped her.

“There’s no need. You can go rest.” Yao Mowan inhaled deeply, then waved to have Ting Yue withdraw. Although Ting Yue was puzzled, she didn’t dare to say anything and obediently withdrew.

Yao Mowan only walked to the chaise lounge once the palace doors were tightly closed. She reached out and picked up Fluffy, then thought about the time. It was probably time for the drama at Ordinance Palace to start. As for Ye Hongyi, he’d have more matters to take care of soon, so there was no way he’d have the time to come to Guan Osprey Palace.

Beneath the pure moonlight, the night was refreshingly cool. Jian Chen had come to Ordinance Palace as he had promised to. However, they were still inside the palace so Xie Siyin didn’t dare to have him stay long either.

“Jian Chen, did His Majesty arrange a place for you to stay?” Xie Siyin reluctantly saw Jian Chen out and finally let go of his arm.

“Don’t worry, everything is well. We really should thank His Majesty. Siyin, from now on, let’s never be apart again…” The shadows in Jian Chen’s eyes weren’t very visible in the moonlight and his voice trembled faintly.

“I will naturally repay His Majesty for all that he’s done for us. You should just focus on your health. You just got better, so don’t tire yourself out!” Xie Siyin walked with Jian Chen all the way to the palace doors. She still wanted to walk more with him, but Yue Chan pulled her back.

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Credits: Translated by Chiyomira