Chapter 17

When I and Wu Min jun left the alley, we made sure that no one followed us, after we felt assured we walked on another street from other side of the alley. When we got out, we heard the sound of applause.

I and Wu Min jun looked at each other and went to the place where the crowd gathering. After pushing away the people at front, I walked into the inner circle and saw a little girl who looked like about 10 years old. Her face was round and she tied her hair as two round buns. Round buns head, white skin with pink jade like carving face, she looks very cute.

She was wearing a man's clothes - a light green robe that was dragging on the ground. Her hands were too short, and the sleeves were too long. They could not be revealed, but they were hidden inside. The sleeves are holding a pure white furry animal that looked like a mouse or something.

The little animal was as cute as its owner, with big dark eyes. It looked around with bright shining eyes. The little animal saw everyone cheering. It turned over and leap to the little girl's shoulder.

The little girl stretched out her left hand and swayed her sleeves, then the little animal also stretched out his left hand and swayed it. The cute little girl and the little animal did the same action. It made the people feel so indescribably wonderful. No wonder everyone couldn't help but cheer.

Then the little girl lifted the little animal down and tossed it to the air with great strength. Everyone couldn't help but hold their breath. But when the animal was thrown into the air, it disappeared without trace. The next moment, the little girl took it out of her sleeves. The master and servant looked at everyone laugh happily.

"I took Bao Zi (T/N" the little animal name) down the mountain searching for a husband, I have no money, can only sell skill for money,. I hope everyone can pay. Have no money...ah, thank you for paying..." said the little girl with milky voice while still bowing to everyone. The little animal on her shoulder also doing the same thing as her that it looked very adorable.

**(Baozi is a type of Chinese bun)**

Someone immediately took out the money and threw it into the wooden box on the side.

Its look funny and a little unbelievable to me. This girl at most only 10 years old. How come... she came down the mountain to find a husband...

To think about it, she was so cute that people found ir hard to turn her down. I took out a hundred string of money, pushed through the line and throw all the copper coin into the wooden box.

Wu Min jun raised a brow, whispered: "Hey, woman..."

I ignored him, threw the money into the wooden box. It was a little big that makes the little girl shocked and focused her attention on me. I gave her a friendly smile. The little girl embarrassingly said: "Gongzi, I...I cannot be your wife."

"..."

"Hahahahahaha!" Wu Min jun burst laughed exaggeratedly.

My smile became bit stiff: "Little girl, I...am not trying to take you as my...um, wife, you can rest assured."

The little girl said with embarrassment: "Really...My Master said, if there are strange men that smile at you, generally that person wants you to be his wife, and need to be careful..."

"Oh, your Master's words are quite reasonable," I could only said, "In short, I..."

I pulled Wu Min jun: "I have wife."

"Oh!" The little girl nodded happily.

Wu Min jun: "..."

But to put it this way, this little girl probably said that she came down the mountain to find her Master, not her husband...

The little girl looked to the left and right, seeing that almost everyone was gone, said to me and Wu Min jun: "Thank you ah, my name is Situ Youqing. Qing as in sunny day!"

Wu Min jun: "..."

Situ Youqing didn't have any concern about my name, only talked with small voice: "You guys will have bloody disaster tonight, be careful!"

"Bao Zi" on her shoulder also echoed the sound "Chi, chi!" while trembling that little furry of it to show fear.

"..." I muttered, "Well, thank you..."

Situ Youqing picked up the wooden box then winked to me: "Thank you la! See you next time! Remember, I don't eat noddles with scallions!"

Bao Zi: "Chi, chi, chi!"

"..." What a mess.

Wu Min jun laughed till tumbling down, finally after his laugh slowed down, he said to me while rubbing his stomach: "Yun Jiao, didn't you find out something?"

"..."

"The way you are, it seems that even Bao Zi has more brain than you hahahahaha..."

"..."

The matter of looking for an expert was soon cancelled -- I pulled the ears of Wu Min jun and forcibly drag him back to the palace.

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After returning to the palace with Wu Min jun, we then separately went to our rooms in Qin Palace and acted as if nothing happen.

I don't know if anything happened on his side, but I...having a bit situation here.

Because my second sister, Princess Chang He, actually requested to meet me.

I have three older sisters, one younger sister and one younger brother. Chang He was my second older sister.

I and Chang He were never been harmonious, no special reason for it, she is just very favored and never looked at me well. Although it not as bad as mocking and ridiculing, still it basically seemed like she didn't remember having me as a younger sister.

There was one time when I rarely met with the current Empress Dowager. At that time the Empress niang-niang had invited me to Chunyou garden. I was thirteen that year and nearly knew (understood) nothing. I didn't have any good-looking clothes and jewelry. In the end, I could only wear some old clothes to the garden with two dark green hairpins on my head.

Eldest sister, third sister, fifth younger sister all dressed up beautifully. The imperial concubines attires were surprisingly even more splendid. The spring flowers are more colorful. Probably only me alone who couldn't even be counted as grass, could only...oh, be counted as black soil.

Everyone saw it but didn't say anything. The relatively good eldest sister scolded the person who was responsible for arranging jewelry for me. Third sister remained silent but second sister in front of the public, took off the golden-bright hairpin on her head and then hand it over to me.

For the first time in my life, I understood what sisterly feeling was. When I barely felt moved, she said faintly: "En, a reward for you."

"..."

I was so angry that I threw the hairpin directly at her eyebrows. Fortunately, I was too angry that time that my hand was shaking, otherwise according to the strength of my hand, I was afraid she would really be poked to death.

After that, I never participated in the big and small court activities.

I couldn't make any good face to Chang He, however, it was no good to reject her, so I just let her in.

After she came in, I could only look at her stiffly.

Probably because of my facial complexion was really awful, Chang He came over and gave a salute looking somewhat embarrassed then said: "Xi Huang..."

The four countries, east, west, south and north. The two countries of Xi (Western) and Bei (Northern) ruler was called Huang. Whereas Dong (Southern) and Nan (Eastern) countries ruler was called Di.

I didn't know when this thing started but generally the people in each countries only recognized Huang Di as ruler appellation. Therefore, they were called as "Bi Xia" or "Huang Shang". This kind of Xi Huang as appellation, actually I haven't heard it for a long time.

"Oh." I indifferently answer, "You are...?"

Chang He became more embarrassed: "Chen qie is Chang Yi's jie jie, Chang He gongzhu, who was only seen by Xi Huang yesterday."

(T/N: I think she meant WM met her at the banquet when he was introduced as CY spouse).

"Oh." I pretend as if I just remember, Chang He smiled and nodded, I changed my intonation and said, " "What's the matter?"

Chang He said: "Actually, it's nothing big..."

"Oh, then you can leave." I nodded.

Chang He: "..."

"Actually, it's neither a trivial matter." Chang He stammered.

Imitating the manner of Wu Min jun, I felt it was pretty good but I was a little disturbed to appear like this to Chang He, said shortly: "In the end, what is the matter?"

Chang He lowered her head, after a while, extremely bashful she said: "Chang He wants to ask, I don't know if in Xi Huang's hou gong, will there be space...?"

**(T/N: Space for her to enter his harem, so shameless -___-").**

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Glossary

1. Niang-niang: used for imperial concubine in the palace

2. Huang : Emperor, Xi means western, so she mean to address Wu Min jun as the western ruler

3. Di: Emperor

4. Bi Xia: Your Majesty; His or Her Majesty

5. Huang Shang : The emperor; Your Majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty

6. Chen qie: I; your servant (self-appellation of lower-rank female); subjects (of a ruler)

7. Jie jie: Older sister

8. Hou gong: Harem