CH 27

Chapter 27: Lure

I’m not sure about this line 这是世人皆知的，先皇有言，北定候平藩定国有功，不必向皇上跪拜。 mainly these 4 words 平藩定国. I’m not sure if it’s stabilizing the kingdom or obtaining vassal states or what. I just know that he made some significant contributions to the kingdom.

“No need for imperial younger brother to be so polite. The journey here must have been hard.” Mo Wen Xuan put on a good play of family affection and blood is thicker than water in front of the hundreds of officials. To the common people at the side, it seemed that he was a hard to come by good emperor.

Mo Wen Xuan is an intelligent man. Even though he is ruthless in his actions towards Mo Wen Chen, his methods merciless, wanting wholeheartedly to drive him to his death, but towards the common people and the officials he is extremely benevolent and kind. Please do not copy.

“Many thanks, imperial older brother.” Mo Wen Chen’s attitude was somewhat distant, he did not like to put effort into appearances. Please do not copy.

The officials and the common people’s admiring gazes followed the four as they slowly walked into the palace doors.

Su Meng Ru also had on a gentle smiling expression as she held Su Qi Qi’s hand and refuse to release it. The moment she opened her mouth was jiejie, before she closed it was another jiejie, sounding excessively cordial, causing Su Qi Qi to feel it was a bit unbearable.

From the time she was little until now, this meimei of hers, other than when she was humbling herself in front of other people, seemed to never had called her jiejie before.

Her heart was clear. This time, she’s afraid she’s walked even deeper into a trap. Since she had already come this far, there was no way to retreat, and also could not retreat. She could only walk a step and take it as a step.

“Empress niang niang, this servant doesn’t dare be.” Su Qi Qi intentionally pulled away and put some distance between her and Su Meng Ru: “Our sisterly relationship is already of the past. Now, please call this servant dimei.”

弟妹 – “dimei” younger brother’s wife

It was arranged in the other courtyard for there only to be Su Qi Qi and Su Meng Ru. In regards to Su Meng Ru’s cordiality, Su Qi Qi had been on guard against it from the start and also spoke to make their intimate relationship more distant.

“When there are no servants around, we should still treat each other like sisters. This way, when da niang sees, she’ll be pleased.” Su Meng Ru laughed very gently, but there were words within her words.

“My mother…… is she still well?” When her mother was mentioned, Su Qi Qi’s calmness lessened by several degrees.