unruly princess

Chapter 37

At night, I sat alone on the long board in the corridor and looked at the starry sky.The night sky is deep and the stars are brilliant.The sound of frogs and insects is endless.A gust of wind blew by, raising my loose long hair.

"Why don't you go to bed so late?" Chu Yuntian's voice interrupted my meditation.

"I'm a little bored and can't sleep. Can you chat with me?" I turned to see his eyes full of expectation.

"Yeah!" His voice was unspeakably sexy from behind me.

"The Queen Mother's birthday will be in a few days. Do I have to attend on that day?"

"Yes, all the princes and ministers will bring their family members to attend. Not only that, but the kings from all over the world will also come to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday." Chu Yuntian said lightly.

"Really? Maybe I'm really going to be in trouble now."

"How do you say it?" Chu Yuntian sat down across from me and asked.

"Ah! It's all my fault. Last time I insisted on acting quickly and offended Concubine Yu. This time she will definitely find a way to make me embarrass myself. Actually, this is a trivial matter. What I worry about is that the emperor will recognize me. identity." Thinking of what happened during the day today, I feel inexplicable irritability, and if I can't find out that I am a woman after such close contact, I will suspect that there is something wrong with his head, and he is still such a smart person.But why didn't he expose me?
"Actually, you don't have to worry about this! I think the emperor may be more reluctant than anyone else to expose your identity." I blurted out in surprise, "What do you mean?"

"Nothing? Don't take this matter to heart, you will be fine. It's too late, go to bed quickly!" Chu Yuntian seemed afraid that I would ask any more questions, so he hurriedly changed the subject.

"Hey, don't be so irresponsible, okay? How can I sleep if you don't tell me the answer?" I got up and walked to Chu Yuntian, frowning and glaring at him.He looked away, as if hiding some emotion.

"Are you talking?" I grabbed the hem of his chest in a hurry.Suddenly, my wrist was held by a strong hand, and I was forced to pull it away from Chu Yuntian's skirt.

"You already guessed the answer, didn't you?" There was a lot of anger hidden in the calm voice.

I was stunned for a long time, and when I came back to my senses, Chu Yuntian had already walked a long way, "What are you talking about? How do I know the answer? Too much!" I shouted at his back, baring my teeth and claws. "Cut, don't worry about it. Just do what you want! Why would this girl waste her brain cells on this kind of thing." She went back to her room and went to sleep without mentioning it.

The queen mother's birthday finally arrived.On this day, I was dragged out of bed by Tweety and the others early in the morning. "What are you doing? I haven't had enough sleep yet!" I muttered dissatisfiedly, yawning and rubbing my sleepy eyes.

"Miss, today is not an ordinary day, of course you have to get up early and dress up properly!" Little Walnut said while handing me a wet towel and beckoning me to wipe my face first.

"Of course I know that today is the Empress Dowager's birthday! It's still early, let me sleep for a while!!" It's not completely bright yet, probably not yet [-] o'clock.

"Miss," Seeing that I didn't answer, Little Walnut forced the towel into my hand. "You don't understand the situation at all now. This is not just the queen mother's birthday! I have inquired, not only the wives of princes and ministers are going, but also the daughters of the third rank and above officials in the capital who have not left the cabinet. Listen It is said that the queen mother intends to choose a concubine for the emperor in it!"

"What does this have to do with me, I don't intend to be the emperor's concubine." After I wiped my face, I regained my senses.

"Miss, why haven't you understood? Of course we know that you will not be the emperor's concubine, even if you want to, you can't do it. I mean, Miss Lin Wanjun, who is as famous as Miss, will also go! The three beauties here are all there. Hmph, Miss usually doesn’t like to dress up, so she will definitely be compared to them when she gets there. So we have to dress up Miss well today, and we must not lose to them.” Little Walnut looked Firm, with an imperative posture.

"Little Walnut is right. If you differ too much from others, they will call you a vain name and not worthy of being one of the three beauties in the capital. Then you will be laughed at to death." Tweety also said in support.

"You three little girls, after all, you don't have confidence in my beauty! Have you ever seen a woman who is as delicate and elegant, so delicate and lovely as this lady? No! So You don't have to worry!"
"Uh..." The three of them vomited at the same time after hearing what I said.

"Miss, we are telling you the truth. Why are you joking again? You wear nondescript men's clothes every day, and we have almost forgotten your real appearance. We really don't have much confidence in your appearance. So today , we must transform you into what you were before, and make what you just said come true."

"Okay! You can toss and toss as you like! Miss Ben is lazy! Let's start soon."

"Okay, that's what I said!" The three of them got busy now.I was sitting in front of the vanity mirror, Lu'er was helping me put on makeup, Little Walnut was combing my hair, and Tweety was helping me choose clothes.I don't have to do anything and just wait quietly.

"Okay, Miss. The clothes are already put on. Look in the mirror, you will definitely be able to compare them now." Tweety clapped her hands in satisfaction and said.

"Really? But I think it's a bit ostentatious to wear red." I looked down at the red dress that envied pomegranate flowers and said dissatisfied.

"Today is a festive day, so there's nothing wrong with wearing something brighter?" Little Walnut also said, "Besides, you and my uncle are newly married not long ago, so this is just a chance to show that you have a happy life, happiness and well-being!"

I walked to the full-length mirror and stared blankly at the beauty in palace costume in the mirror.Noble and elegant yet coquettish, but a closer look reveals a hint of heroism and cunning between the brows.The slightly delicate temperament earlier has long since disappeared.Although I had prepared for it long ago, I was still taken aback by my temperament, which was too different from my usual one.Can I also have that noble and elegant temperament?
"How about it, miss? I didn't lie to you! As long as you don't speak and walk slowly, you will be able to maintain this temperament." Tweety said.

"Do you mean that once Miss Ben speaks, she will destroy the noble aura that you forged with your ingenious make-up techniques?"

Tweety laughed twice, "Miss, Tweety didn't mean that."

"Forget it, you insincere little girl." I slapped him on the head, "I know what kind of person I am. For the sake of your hard work, I will save a few words and keep it up." It smells good."

Before leaving today, the moment Chu Yuntian saw me, I saw the flash of amazement in his eyes.Hey, let alone you, even I feel a little incredible!Even though it is the same person, another superficial temperament can be produced after putting on make-up. This is the art of make-up.

Of course, it will cost a lot to maintain this disguised temperament. You can't do whatever you want according to your usual skilled movements.

I thought we came early enough, but when we got to the gate of the palace, we saw many carriages and sedan chairs, all kinds of which were dazzling.

"We seem to be late!" Chu Yuntian and I said in a low voice when we entered.

"That's not because of you!" Chu Yuntian said lightly.

"How can you blame me? It's Little Walnut and the others who are talking too much, okay?" I retorted unconvinced.When they came, the three of them took the trouble to tell me, lest I mess up the noble temperament they carefully created for me. 
Although he lived in Cide Palace later, the banquet held was not here.But in a very large Pengxian Hall.It was originally a palace built for the royal birthday.After Chu Yuntian and I entered, there was quite a commotion immediately, and all kinds of eyes shot at us.Although I was curious in every possible way and wanted to see the situation around me, but I couldn't bear to let my "noble" broken skills, so I followed Chu Yuntian's side without squinting.

When I passed a certain place, I clearly saw Chu Yuntian's figure stagnate.I couldn't help but looked around curiously and explored away, my eyes met a pair of eyes like autumn water, staring at Chu Yuntian affectionately with a trace of sadness and a touch of sadness.But Chu Yuntian's figure only paused for a moment before continuing to walk forward.

She seemed to feel my gaze and looked at me again, the sadness and expression in her eyes disappeared and replaced by indifference and slight hatred.

This is a very beautiful and arrogant woman!And the relationship between her and Chu Yuntian is definitely not simple.Before I had time to observe her face carefully, I had to give up temporarily because I was afraid of turning my head too much.

I don't know what rules they arrange the seats here, but Chu Yuntian's seat is the second on the left.The first one is the old prime minister Wang Xun.The number one and the number two opposite us are both empty, and I don't know who it could be?
Because that beauty was in the same row as us, and a few tables away, I couldn't see her at all.Judging from her and Chu Yuntian's reaction just now, they must have been having an affair!In the past, she was a mysterious woman who was having trouble getting married, but now she is this cold beauty again.This Chu Yuntian is quite good at picking up girls!Thinking of this, he couldn't help but snorted.

Chu Yuntian obviously heard my cold snort, and turned to look at me in surprise.I was a little angry and turned my head to the other side.

I'm a person who can't calm down. After a while, I look around like a person who has nothing to do.

"Hey! Chu Yuntian." I gently poked his waist a few times with my fingers and asked in a low voice, "Who is the person opposite us? Why hasn't he come yet?"

"The first seat is that of King Hui, and the second is that of King Nanjun. As for why they haven't come yet, I have to ask myself." Chu Yuntian replied in a low voice.

"King Hui? Could it be the emperor's uncle, Dongfang Ran?" I know something about Dongfang Ran. I heard that the old emperor died early, and he had his younger brother, King Hui, assist the government.It was not until the emperor's full age five years ago that the real power was handed over to the emperor.But he spends all day at home raising flowers, planting grass, etc. It seems that he doesn't care about political affairs.

"That's right!" Chu Yuntian's face suddenly became gloomy when he mentioned this person. "Nanjun Wang is the most powerful person among the four county kings in southeast, northwest and north. And he is also the only son of King Hui."

"Really? So powerful! Then their family occupies a large area of ​​the country?" I was dumbfounded, I didn't expect there to be such a powerful person in the capital.

"It seems that the emperor's seat is not very stable!" I was suddenly worried about Dongfang Xuan's throne.

At this moment, I suddenly heard the report from the little eunuch outside: "King Hui is here! King Nanjun is here!" Everyone held their breaths and looked towards the door.The one in front is an old man in his 50s who looks very strong, with a faint majesty between his brows.And behind him, my God!that person. ． ．It turned out to be Dongfang Haoyuan.

I stared blankly at him, a little unable to believe my eyes.At first, I suspected that he was a royal, but I didn't expect him to be the majestic king of Nanjun.He was still dressed in purple, his eyes were cold, but there was a very evil smile on the corner of his mouth.

He obviously noticed that my gaze was looking at me, and it was directly in line with my gaze.There was unconcealable shock in his eyes, and the smile on his mouth gradually disappeared, especially when he saw me sitting beside Chu Yuntian.The most embarrassing thing for me was that his seat was opposite to Chu Yuntian and me, so I couldn't help but face him.

Anyway, he was an acquaintance, so I had to give him a friendly smile as a greeting.Unexpectedly, he didn't appreciate my overture, and turned his head away as if he didn't see it.

My smile froze on my face. "Damn brat, why are you dragging! I don't care about you?" He rubbed his face vigorously with his hands to restore his normal expression, so as not to be laughed at to death.

"What are you doing?" Chu Yuntian took away my hand that was abusing my face with one hand, "My face is red from rubbing." With the other hand, he gently touched the part that was pinched red by me.I looked at him in disbelief, how dare he act so ambiguously in front of so many people?The sharp arrow-like gaze from the opposite side and the jealous gaze from the cold beauty on the same side made me shiver!

(End of this chapter)