Chapter 117

(Translated by: RenRen, Edited by: Yzrahc`dryzzle, Proofread by: Strix)

“Jing Yue, regarding this matter, I’ve asked my elder brother about it. He said that there were some of the Huang Fei who died on their wedding night, however they didn’t die mysteriously, they were a.s.sa.s.sinated…… Furthermore, there were only four of them that died from a.s.sa.s.sination…… Really don’t know why this kind of rumor did appear.” ShangGuan LingLan said, staring earnestly at Jing Yue.

“Then, how about the rest of them? How did they die?” Jing Yue was slightly dumbfounded. It was the first time she heard about this matter.

“The other women, all of them committed suicide.” ShangGuan LingLan sighed softly and said, “Those misses from the families of government officials were forced by their parents to marry Ninth Huang Shu. Probably, they committed suicide because they were terrified by those rumors…… Over time, these rumors became even more bizarre as it spread, everyone started to wonder whether or not Ninth Huang Shu is an incarnation of demon.”

“Turns out, the truth is like this ah!” Jing Yue’s eyes widened in understanding.

“After that, no woman was willing to marry Ninth Huang Shu… Other rumors also started outside, like you’d be possessed if you see Ninth Huang Shu’s face, or you’d have a bizarre death if you touched Ninth Huang Shu, those kinds of things…… In short, Ninth Huang Shubecame someone very mysterious but still revered by people.” ShangGuan LingLan pursed her lips.

“Yes ah… Before, we didn’t even dare to see Ninth Huang Shu. If it wasn’t because of you, Jing Yue, we would never know that as it turns out, Ninth Huang Shu’s real self is like this.” Ning XiangYuan said while staring at Jing Yue with a slight curve on her lips.

“In the Imperial city, these rumors are still somewhat controlled. Since the Imperial family is here, not many people would dare to mention them…… Maybe Ninth Huang Shu’s force is too tremendous, but there is fear towards Ninth Huang Shu among the common people, but when these rumors spread outside, they were unknowingly smeared into those kinds of rumors.” Said ShangGuan LingLan.

“Xiao Chen, he…… his force is tremendous!?” The corners of Jing Yue’s mouth went stiff. She thought in silence, ‘Even for servants, there are only so few of them in this w.a.n.gfu, the only capable ones are Xing Yi and Xing Er… which part of this is tremendous!!?’

“I’m not very clear about it myself… My father told me I could provoke anyone but I must not provoke Ninth Huang Shu… As for why specifically, I also don’t know…” ShangGuan LingLan spread out her hands and said, “But I’m relieved to see how good Ninth Huang Shu treats you. If Ninth Huang Shu wants to protect you, even if you don’t have any status and a family background, no one would dare to look down on you.”

“Ha? You’re joking, I still need him to protect me!?” Jing Yue arrogantly raised her chin and said, “Whoever dares to bully me, I’ll let Yin Jian and Yin Feng to bite him to death!”

“Haha…… I’ve really forgotten this thing.” ShangGuan LingLan lifted her head, laughing out loud.

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When the three of them spoke, Xing Yi suddenly appeared before them. He bowed slightly, saying, “Huang Fei, Master asks you to go to the study, he has something to be discussed.”

“Ei?” Jing Yue stared at Xing Er with a slight frown before turning around to bid farewell to ShangGuan LingLan and Ning XiangYuan, and let Xing Er escort them out of the fu. Jing Yue then turned around and walked towards Xiao Chen’s study. However, when she came near the study, her ears suddenly heard the faint sound of people talking coming from inside the study.

Jing Yue instantly stopped her footsteps. She slightly turned her head toward Xing Yi, saying, “Who’s inside?”

Xing Yi was slightly stunned. He pursed his lips and said, “Prime Minister Residence’s eldest master, Jing Zhan, is inside.”

“What!?” Jing Yue suddenly fell one step back. She didn’t know why, but when she stared at that tightly closed door, she suddenly became timid. She furrowed her brows tightly. Without thinking further, she turned around and walked away. Xing Yi promptly called out to stop her, “Huang Fei, don’t you want to know what they’re talking about?”

“Don’t want!” Jing Yue said and bit her lip, ‘She really doesn’t want to know!’