Ji Zai mumbled: "You obviously did it on purpose, and you still pretend to be weak. Blockhead, did you swindle and cheat this way to complete your hosts’ wishes?”
Yan Ge let out a cold laugh: "You should learn a bit more so one day you avoid being boiled and eaten while still helping others to pluck your own feathers out.
Ji Zai wanted to mock Yan Ge but was ridiculed instead. It huffed through its nose and its feathers trembled from anger. In the end, it just poked his head into his wing and pointing its butt at Yan Ge’s face.
On the second day, Emperor Yuan arrived in the evening. The female physician was changing the medicine, and a bead curtain formed a barrier as he sat on the chaise lounge. Tilting his head slightly, he looked at the beautiful woman through the curtain. Her back was ramrod straight when she sat and did not utter a word even when the medicine was changed. This behavior was not at all like a woman.
He recalled the scars on her body and couldn’t help but wonder: "Why are there so many scars on you?"
"Martial arts practice. One has to bear this kind of hardship." Yan Ge said: "These scars can also be regarded as my brilliant record."
Emperor Yuan chuckled: "For what reason do you fight so hard?"
Yan Ge was silent. Emperor Yuan teased her: "What, don't say you still want to be a man!"
"I have no choice but to fight," Yan Ge explained: "Because I am a woman, I must fight even harder."
Emperor Yuan heard the bitter current in her words and asked curiously: "Where is your family? Are your parents and relatives still around? Your parents must be very powerful individuals to teach a woman as strange as you.”
"My mother died early, and I have no memory of her." Yan Ge replied: "My father doesn't care about me, and I rarely see him in a year."
Emperor Yuan opened his mouth, and he did not know how to answer.
Yan Ge continued: "But I have to thank him. If it were not for him, I wouldn’t have this kind of life."
"You can have a better life." Emperor Yuan said: "If you stay in the palace, Zhen[I]will treat you well."
Yan Ge did not respond.
However, Emperor Yuan felt that Yan Ge must have loosened her stance.
A woman leaving home to make her way in the world was like a duckweed on water. He thought that she also expected someone to build a shelter to protect her from the wind and rain.
"Tomorrow is Zhen's[my] birthday." It was also the day of his coming of age ceremony. As the emperor, the ritual was of great significance to him.
He separated the bead curtain and stepped in: "If today Zhen[I] loses to you, Zhen[I] will give you a grand gift tomorrow. Naturally, you will give Zhen[me] a birthday gift should you lose."
The corner of Yan Ge's eyes picked up, and her chin was raised slightly in an aloof and arrogant manner: "Your Majesty may need to prepare a gift in advance. Today, I slept for a day and have sufficient energy."
Emperor Yuan looked at Yan Ge with a smile. He suddenly remembered the cat his younger sister had raised as a child.
The cat was always arrogant on the outside and tender on the inside. It was languid when it walked and would squint as it basked in the sun. It didn’t tolerate anyone other than his sister. He once tried to touch the cat's head but was bitten by the little animal.
"Alright, Zhen[I] already prepared a gift and was waiting for a chance to give it to you."
Yan Ge raised her head slightly and watched in bafflement as Emperor Yuan placed a hand on top of her head: "Your Majesty, I haven't washed my hair for several days. Is there something on my hair?"
Emperor Yuan – – !
Emperor Yuan had been rubbing her soft hair incessantly and the feeling was surprisingly good. He coughed softly, and then sounded an “En.”
It was now Yan Ge's turn to be dumbfounded. The palace maids helped clean it every day, there was no way it could be dirty: "Is it still dirty? How about I wash my head first?"
Ji Zai mumbled: "You obviously did it on purpose, and you still pretend to be weak. Blockhead, did you swindle and cheat this way to complete your hosts’ wishes?”
Yan Ge let out a cold laugh: "You should learn a bit more so one day you avoid being boiled and eaten while still helping others to pluck your own feathers out.
Ji Zai wanted to mock Yan Ge but was ridiculed instead. It huffed through its nose and its feathers trembled from anger. In the end, it just poked his head into his wing and pointing its butt at Yan Ge’s face.
On the second day, Emperor Yuan arrived in the evening. The female physician was changing the medicine, and a bead curtain formed a barrier as he sat on the chaise lounge. Tilting his head slightly, he looked at the beautiful woman through the curtain. Her back was ramrod straight when she sat and did not utter a word even when the medicine was changed. This behavior was not at all like a woman.
He recalled the scars on her body and couldn’t help but wonder: "Why are there so many scars on you?"
"Martial arts practice. One has to bear this kind of hardship." Yan Ge said: "These scars can also be regarded as my brilliant record."
Emperor Yuan chuckled: "For what reason do you fight so hard?"
Yan Ge was silent. Emperor Yuan teased her: "What, don't say you still want to be a man!"
"I have no choice but to fight," Yan Ge explained: "Because I am a woman, I must fight even harder."
Emperor Yuan heard the bitter current in her words and asked curiously: "Where is your family? Are your parents and relatives still around? Your parents must be very powerful individuals to teach a woman as strange as you.”
"My mother died early, and I have no memory of her." Yan Ge replied: "My father doesn't care about me, and I rarely see him in a year."
Emperor Yuan opened his mouth, and he did not know how to answer.
Yan Ge continued: "But I have to thank him. If it were not for him, I wouldn’t have this kind of life."
"You can have a better life." Emperor Yuan said: "If you stay in the palace, Zhen[I]will treat you well."
Yan Ge did not respond.
However, Emperor Yuan felt that Yan Ge must have loosened her stance.
A woman leaving home to make her way in the world was like a duckweed on water. He thought that she also expected someone to build a shelter to protect her from the wind and rain.
"Tomorrow is Zhen's[my] birthday." It was also the day of his coming of age ceremony. As the emperor, the ritual was of great significance to him.
He separated the bead curtain and stepped in: "If today Zhen[I] loses to you, Zhen[I] will give you a grand gift tomorrow. Naturally, you will give Zhen[me] a birthday gift should you lose."
The corner of Yan Ge's eyes picked up, and her chin was raised slightly in an aloof and arrogant manner: "Your Majesty may need to prepare a gift in advance. Today, I slept for a day and have sufficient energy."
Emperor Yuan looked at Yan Ge with a smile. He suddenly remembered the cat his younger sister had raised as a child.
The cat was always arrogant on the outside and tender on the inside. It was languid when it walked and would squint as it basked in the sun. It didn’t tolerate anyone other than his sister. He once tried to touch the cat's head but was bitten by the little animal.
"Alright, Zhen[I] already prepared a gift and was waiting for a chance to give it to you."
Yan Ge raised her head slightly and watched in bafflement as Emperor Yuan placed a hand on top of her head: "Your Majesty, I haven't washed my hair for several days. Is there something on my hair?"
Emperor Yuan – – !
Emperor Yuan had been rubbing her soft hair incessantly and the feeling was surprisingly good. He coughed softly, and then sounded an “En.”
It was now Yan Ge's turn to be dumbfounded. The palace maids helped clean it every day, there was no way it could be dirty: "Is it still dirty? How about I wash my head first?"
