zChapter 1015 - We Are All Soldiers

Zirui was extremely shocked and was soaked in a cold sweat. The sweet fragrance that entered his nose let him know that this person was a girl, but why would a girl grab his thing?

He could no keep up his act and suddenly opened his eyes. Sure enough, he saw a young girl very close. In front of him, there was a thin pink veil that could not cover anything. On the contrary, it made the erotic figure even more visible.

The girl saw that he had woken up but did not get flustered. She even removed her shoes and socks then climbed directly onto Zirui’s bed. She then kneeled on the bed in front of Zirui and said with a charming expression: “Young master, don’t be scared. This servant was arranged by the palace to be your private mentor and was specifically sent to teach you how to grow up and how to become a proper man.”

Zirui was muddled from what he had heard. What private mentor? What sort of person was a private mentor? Why would the palace arrange this sort of person for him? He shrank further into the bed and looked at the girl cautiously. After a while, he shook his head: “I don’t understand what you’re saying, and I can’t figure it out. In short, I don’t need you here to take care of me. Please quickly leave. I want to sleep.”

“This servant came to sleep with you.” The girl shifted forward while speaking, and a sweet fragrance entered Zirui’s nose; however, it was so strong that it caused him to sneeze.

“Quickly leave, quickly leave!” Zirui covered his nose with a look of irritation, “I don’t like the smell coming from your body. Get away from me and stay as far away as possible. I don’t need someone to keep me company while I sleep. Go back to wherever you came from. I will explain to His Majesty why the palace’s arrangements were neglected. It would be best if you left quickly.” At this moment, he was already able to understand what sort of person this girl was. Although he was unable to react at the very beginning, he was already eleven years old and had heard a little bit about this sort of thing. Apparently, families with money would normally arrange for a private mentor for their sons before they turned 15 to ensure that there would not be any awkwardness from not knowing what to do when they got married. But he was only eleven years old. Why would this be happening so soon? Moreover, even if arrangements were to be made, it should be his sister who decided on this. How could it be decided by the palace?

Zirui felt that there was something slightly off about this. The atmosphere in the palace was already strange, but who knew that this sort of thing would happen to him in the middle of the night. Why did he suddenly get a feeling that he was in a wolf’s den? Now that he had entered the palace’s gates, would he be able to get out?

Although he was chasing her out, how could the girl possibly be chased out just like this? Not only did she not listen to Zirui, but she even began to giggle. The sound of this giggling reverberated in the night and caused Zirui to recall the Feng manor’s concubine mother Han shi. “Is young master embarrassed or afraid? Don’t worry, this is a step that all boys need to experience. I heard that you are already eleven years old. You’re no longer young. For many influential families, sons at the age of eleven will already have private mentors. At the age of eleven, they could already go and visit brothels. Young master, don’t worry. This servant is one who has been through training and understands much about this sort of thing. Young master will definitely be taught well. Also…” Her face turned a little red and suddenly revealed a shy expression, as she said: “Although this servant has been through training, my body is still pure. My purity has been maintained for the sake of teaching someone of noble upbringing like yours. Come, don’t keep hiding. Let’s begin!”

As she said this, she had already reached out to remove Zirui’s clothes. Zirui was now someone who had been through martial arts training. No matter how young he may be, he had some ability. How could he just allow a girl to take advantage of him so easily? Thus he began defending himself and began to fight with this girl; however, who knew that this girl would also know martial arts, and she was much stronger than Zirui.

In the end, Zirui could not keep up. Feeling extremely humiliated from having his clothes snatched by the girl, his upper body was exposed. The girl continued with her actions while saying: “Young master, boasting now is pointless. For this sort of thing, if there is a first time, there will be a second time. When you are able to understand the comfort, you will be thankful for this servant.”

Now, Zirui really was afraid. He even had a sudden urge to cry. He suddenly really missed his elder sister. If his elder sister was here, she definitely would not let him be bullied like this, right? Powerless to fight back, he helplessly closed his eyes and accepted his fate in despair while feeling extremely disgusted.

But just as that girl was about to remove his pants, her movements suddenly came to a stop. The girl’s hands, which had been quite hard, suddenly became soft. Immediately following this, her body became slack and suddenly landed on his body.

He thought that this was just another part of the process, and he even thought to himself, “Oh no.” But after this, he found that the girl had stopped moving. She just lay on his body and seemed to have fallen asleep. He tried to push her and found that she did not react. But immediately following this, a hand reached for that girl’s neck and pulled her from his body then threw her to the ground with a thunk. At this time, he heard the palace servant standing guard outside say: “Oh, it sounds like things are getting quite heated. This kid looks to be quite earnest, but who knew that he would become so vigorous at a time like this. It really does shine a different light on him!”

The person speaking outside did not avoid the subject in the slightest, and his voice was quite loud. It made Zirui’s face turn red. Looking at the person who had thrown that girl to the ground, he could not help but tear up once more, quietly calling out: “Elder sister.”

The person who had come was none other than Feng Yuheng. At this moment, she was trembling with anger, looking coldly at the unconscious girl laying on the ground. She really hated that she could not stab her to death. She had come into the palace tonight for the sake of seeing Zirui. She had thought that the palace could not possibly put Zirui in any danger in just a single night. No matter what, it would take a bit of time, but who knew that the other side would use this sort of method. If she had arrived when she did, after that girl had succeeded in her plans with Zirui, they could only swallow that loss. After all, she could not take this sort of thing to go and get a ruling from the Emperor. Also, even if she did, if they simply said: It really was for Zirui’s benefit. What would she do? In this era, arranging for boys around eleven and twelve years old to have private mentors was quite common. Why would it be that it is fine for other families, yet her family was too fragile?

Feng Yuheng forcefully suppressed the anger in her heart and leaned over to help Zirui put his clothes on. The young child had already grown into an adolescent. Even if it was his elder sister, he felt a little embarrassed, quickly climbing out of bed and putting on his clothes. After smelling the air, he was very disdainful of the fragrance that lingered on his body from that other girl.

“Elder sister.” Zirui finally had a chance to voice his confusion, “What exactly happened in the Imperial Palace? What exactly happened to His Majesty? On this trip into the palace, why do I feel as if everything has changed?”

The situation was too complicated, and Feng Yuheng did not know how to tell the child, thus she simply said: “Don’t believe what you see. His Majesty has been harmed by someone. Everything that is happening now is fake. Also, you must remember that Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu and the eighth prince are bad people. You must be careful at all times while in the palace. It’s good enough that you keep this in mind, but you must not let it show on your face.” After she said this, she still felt uneasy, thus she grabbed Zirui and said: “Come, we’re not staying in the palace. Elder sister will bring you home.”

Zirui was stunned and blurted out: “Go home? But His Majesty didn’t let me leave!” He broke free from Feng Yuheng and shook his head, “Elder sister, although I still don’t understand what exactly is going on, I do understand that the Emperor’s intentions must not be ignored. Zirui cannot allow elder sister to do something like disobey the Emperor’s intentions for my sake. Once I leave the palace, I fear that His Majesty will definitely turn his crosshairs on elder sister and brother-in-law. That’s why Zirui cannot go. Even if they treat me as a hostage, I will stay in the palace. At the very least, this can be traded for elder sister’s peace.”

“Silly child!” She was extremely distressed by this younger brother, and she could not help but caress the missing finger, repeatedly rubbing it. “Since elder sister said that I will bring you out, I naturally will not be in any danger. But if you stay in the palace, elder sister really is uneasy. It’s likely that tonight’s situation will arise once more. How can that possibly be alright?”

“Then elder sister, just leave me some medicine!” Zirui blinked at her and said: “That type of medicine that can make people quickly fall asleep. Zirui will keep some on me and can use that as protection.”

“You really don’t want to go out?”

“It’s not that I don’t want to. It’s that I can’t.” Zirui was like a young adult and said very earnestly: “Only with Zirui staying behind can the eighth prince and Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu remain relaxed. at the same time, I can help elder sister keep an eye on the happenings in the palace. Aren’t they treating me as a hostage? Then Zirui will simply turn around and work as a spy. Everyone has their own duty, and this makes life a bit more interesting. As for tonight’s matter, if it happens again tomorrow, Zirui will put the person who comes to sleep. She was unable to complete her task and will likely report that she fell asleep and did nothing, right?”

“You really…” Feng Yuheng truly did not know what she should say to her younger brother. He was merely eleven years old. If it was based on his birthday, he was not even eleven years old, yet he was already so understanding. This child’s resolute expression left her with no way to continue insisting. After thinking a bit, it was fine. She would just treat it as a chance to grow. Since this child had been born in the Feng family and grown up in this sort of environment, he would need to experience some more situations. As for what had happened tonight, at worst, she could just come to stand guard each night.

She patted Zirui’s head but ended up agreeing to let him stay, advising him once more: “You must be vigilant. Every move that you make in the palace must be made with plenty of thought given to it. Since you want to stay, elder sister will not stop you, but you must treat this time in the palace as homework. When you are taken out of the palace, elder sister wants to test you to see if you did well or not.”

With her saying this, Zirui became a bit excited, repeatedly nodding, “Elder sister, don’t worry. Zirui will definitely do a good job.” After saying this, he looked down at the ground and asked: “What should be done about this person?”

Feng Yuheng curled her lips into a sneer, “If someone asks tomorrow, just say that you don’t know anything. You fell asleep and didn’t realize that anyone had come in. If nobody asks, just treat it as if nothing had happened and act as usual. You must not let people see through the situation. Elder sister will take this person away. As for how she will be taken care of, I will need to think about that for a bit.”

Zirui nodded and asked with a bit of reluctance: “Will elder sister be leaving?”

“Un.” Feng Yuheng said to him, “Since you have decided to stay, be a little stronger. You will fight in the palace. Elder sister and brother-in-law will fight on the outside. We are all soldiers.”

These words caused Zirui’s blood to boil. He then looked at his elder sister pick up the girl and place her on her shoulder like a bag of sand, as she nimbly left from the back window.

Only after leaving Zirui’s field of view did Feng Yuheng enter her space once more, forcefully slamming the girl on the ground, a cold look appearing on her face…

(When the Emperor recovers, that will be when old eighth and Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu will suffer, and they will meet with a brutal ending.)