I've Decided To Be This Tyrant's Dark Moonlight - Chapter 4

Gongdou Ji: “…Host, your smile is so dangerous.”

Wei Ying curved her eyes.

Let her think, should she let the dog emperor “see a beautiful color and get lustful” towards that osmanthus tree, and perform a scene of f*cking the tree on the spot? Or should she let the water ducks in the pond “fall in love at first sight” or “get butterflies in their stomach,” and jump into the water to swim upstream to her?

Gongdou Ji felt a little relieved that the emperor had escaped a disaster: “Host, the emperor has already left.”

Wei Ying felt a sense of loss, pouted, and said sadly: “That’s too bad, my palace fight career has encountered a little obstacle.”

Gongdou Ji couldn’t help but complain in her heart: …You don’t want to fight in the palace at all! Pfft, you just want to play!

At this time, Yun Shao and Fu Shou left the Imperial View Pavilion and walked in the layers of palace walls.

Even knowing that Xiao Qianxue wasn’t that person, even knowing… she clenched her palms and closed her eyes gently.

She always wanted to take one more look.

But for some reason, when looking at Xiao Qianxue’s face, her gaze would gradually shift to another girl. Yun Shao frowned impatiently, remembering the girl’s teary-eyed coughing last night, and then thinking of her lazily holding her sleeves and smiling, while smiling and cracking melon seeds, with her cheeks puffed out. The more she thought about it, the more irritable she felt, and her beautiful face was filled with a murderous expression.

Fu Shou said carefully: “That showgirl, she really looks too much like her…”

Fu Shou, the head eunuch in the palace, had been with the current emperor for many years and knew about the emperor’s little-known past love. When he first saw Xiao Qianxue, he couldn’t help but be surprised. This showgirl really looked too much like the emperor’s late lover.

In terms of appearance, she was only seven or eight parts similar, but that heroic and bright temperament was too similar.

When she smiled, she was dazzling, but her eyes were innocent like a deer, and these two contradictory temperaments were strangely blended together.

Fu Shou remembered the late girl again, and couldn’t help but sigh in his heart. After so many years, this was the first time he had seen someone so similar. No wonder His Majesty would be so engrossed and come to see her again.

Yun Shao snorted coldly, “This woman from the Gong family is not as annoying as her sister.”

Fu Shou bowed his head and agreed, “I heard that the youngest Miss of the Gong family has been arrogant and domineering since she was a child. Now that I see her, she’s quite cute.”

Saying words of praise with a disdainful tone was just too funny.

Yun Shao’s eyes were a little cold, “Heh, that old woman Gong Ruyi insists on sending all her women into the palace. Does she think I’m just a decoration? She really thinks this palace is still under her control.”

Involving the court, Fu Shou didn’t dare to express his opinion again.

The emperor’s face was full of killing intent, “There will be a day.” She crushed the osmanthus flower in her hand, and the flower juice dripped down her snow-white and slender fingers.

Fu Shou quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe her hands.

Yun Shao didn’t know what she was thinking, and looked at the ruined flower, and laughed.

The draft selection in the Imperial View Pavilion was still in progress.

The first round of the draft was very simple. The eunuch in charge selected those with long figures, fair skin, and good looks to enter the next round.

With Xiao Qianxue and Wei Ying’s looks, they were easily put on the list of selected candidates.

The eunuch in charge looked at the two names, then looked up at them, and the brush hung on the paper, hesitant to fall. As early as the beginning of the draft, the young lady of the Gong family had instructed him to make sure these two showgirls were eliminated.

He had originally planned to do so. He would rather offend anyone than the Gong family. But Gong Beinu’s words just now made him hesitate.

The eunuch pondered for a long time, and thought to himself, since she said those words, it shows that her attitude towards the two showgirls is friendly. Even if Gong Beinu wants to eliminate them later, there are still two rounds of draft. It’s better to keep them for now.

It won’t be his fault in the end.

With this thought, the eunuch smiled kindly at Wei Ying, left their names, and submitted the list.

Wei Ying returned to the Storage Study and was arranged to live in a small courtyard, with one person in each room. After getting permission, Xiao Qianxue also excitedly came with her luggage.

“Will my coughing at night bother you?” Wei Ying said softly, her eyes glistening with water, and her small face was pale, looking pitiful and weak.

Xiao Qianxue said in a carefree manner: “It’s fine, I sleep very soundly! And if you don’t feel well in the future, just call me. It’s good to have someone to take care of you.” She felt annoyed in her heart. If she had heard Yingying’s cough last night, she wouldn’t have let her go out.

Staying outside in this chilly autumn night for a night, even she might not be able to stand it, let alone Yingying?

The small courtyard was on the east side of the Storage Study, quiet and secluded. When they walked over, they had to pass a tree.

The tree was covered with golden leaves, brilliant and bright, and the sunlight danced and jumped on the leaves.

Wei Ying looked up, looked at the autumn leaves that were as bright as gold, and was a little distracted.

Gongdou Ji found that she liked these brilliant and bright things, such as the golden box just now, or the bright sun in the sky.

After a while, she lowered her head, covered her mouth, and coughed lightly, her hair a little messy.

Gongdou Ji: “Host?”

Wei Ying: “Hmm?”

Gongdou Ji didn’t speak, but had a vague feeling that she shouldn’t be like this, trapped in a pale and sickly body… like a bird with gorgeous feathers, imprisoned in a deep birdcage, but one day she would break free.

Nothing could lock up such a brilliant soul.

Wei Ying: “Little chicken, little chicken, why aren’t you talking?”

Gongdou Ji roared angrily: “I’m not called little chicken!”

It shouldn’t have thought the host was serious.

Xiao Qianxue finished tidying up the two rooms, pushed the door open, and excitedly came to find Wei Ying: “Yingying, this place is so big. I just saw that someone seems to be living in the room next to us. I wonder who it is.”

Wei Ying’s heart skipped a beat, and she was stunned for a moment, then slowly smiled: “It doesn’t matter, let’s go back to the room. It’s cold outside.”

Xiao Qianxue held her hand: “Okay, Yingying, you didn’t sleep well last night, so hurry up and rest!”

Wei Ying was forcibly pulled onto the bed and lay down with her clothes on. Xiao Qianxue sat at the head of the bed, tucking in the blanket again and again, until the girl was wrapped up with only a pale little face left.

“You should hurry up and sleep!” Xiao Qianxue urged, propping her head up with her hands and squatting by the bed: “I’ll watch over you. Can’t you sleep?”

The light in the room was dim. Wei Ying looked at her. The female lead’s eyes were very bright, black and white, clear and clean.

This was a likable girl.

Xiao Qianxue: “Then I’ll tell you a story. When I was a child and couldn’t sleep, my mother often told me stories.”

Wei Ying took the initiative: “Do you like listening to crosstalk?”

“What?”

Speaking of this, Wei Ying wasn’t sleepy anymore and sat up with her legs crossed: “Let me tell you a joke.”

The golden chrysanthemums in the back garden were blooming beautifully. A beautiful woman in golden brocade held a golden chrysanthemum and plucked the petals one by one.

Gong Beinu: “Sister, I really don’t know why I said that!”

Consort Shu smiled, with a contemptuous expression: “Why are you looking for trouble with them? Can those two showgirls be compared to you?”

They were both daughters of the Gong family, and with the Empress Dowager supporting them in the palace, Gong Beizhu went from being a showgirl to one of the three consorts in just a few years, which was very impressive. However, Consort Shu frowned, and her face showed a worried expression.

Gong Beinu angrily twisted her handkerchief: “That Xiao Qianxue must be using witchcraft! She must be a demon, she—”

Consort Shu interrupted her: “Beinu, don’t fuss with these people. Your goal is not them.”

In the palace, there was one empress and three consorts, and each of them had a noble status. The emperor only welcomed them into the palace to balance the power of the court and the harem. In a blink of an eye, six years had passed, and the emperor had never shown a trace of true affection or favoritism to anyone, nor had anyone’s belly gotten bigger.

The emperor had no heirs, which was a big deal.

Gong Beinu pouted and didn’t dare to mention that the emperor had heard their argument yesterday.

“Sister, you’re much more capable than me. The things that even you can’t do, how can I do them?”

Consort Shu shook her head: “You’re different, you,” she looked at her sister, her smile was sharp: “You look more like a certain person than I do.”

Gong Beinu said curiously: “Like who?”

“Like His Majesty’s one and only love in this life.” Consort Shu threw away the chrysanthemum and told this palace secret:

The current emperor once had a beloved person.

That woman was born in the common people, with a lowly status, but she had a past love with the emperor when he was young and living among the people. Later, the emperor brought her into the palace, promised her the position of empress, and promised to be with her for a lifetime.

Unfortunately, the woman was fated to be short-lived and died in the palace not long after.

Consort Shu held her sister’s hand: “Not many people know about this. Aunt told me that you and that person’s eyes look a little alike.”

Gong Beinu’s eyes widened, showing a naive and innocent charm.

Consort Shu frowned: “But… I heard that His Majesty led a showgirl’s horse back yesterday?”

Gong Beinu nodded repeatedly: “Yes, it’s that person I hate! Why can she ride a horse? Hmph, I get annoyed just by looking at her. But I’ve already asked the eunuch to get rid of her, so I don’t have to see her again.”

Thinking of this, Gong Beinu was in a good mood and showed a cheerful smile.

This smile lasted until she pushed open the small courtyard and bumped into Xiao Qianxue who was about to go out.

Gong Beinu’s eyes widened: “Why are you here?”

Seeing her, Xiao Qianxue remembered the words of praise she said during the day and felt a little embarrassed, her cheeks turning slightly red: “So it’s you. Do you live here too?”

Xiao Qianxue originally didn’t like this young lady, but since she praised her like that, she couldn’t be rude.

Gong Beinu’s expression collapsed and she shouted: “Who told you to come here?”

Xiao Qianxue frowned unhappily: “Lower your voice, Yingying just fell asleep.”

“What?” Gong Beinu said in disbelief: “You’re still going to sleep here?”

Didn’t all the showgirls live in shared rooms with four people in each? Only she, who had been pampered since she was a child, specially asked her sister for a quiet place to live alone.

Gong Beinu immediately refused and was about to rush into Wei Ying’s room to pull her off the bed, but was stopped by Xiao Qianxue. She became even more persistent and dragged Xiao Qianxue towards the female officer in charge.

“Who wants to live with you? You’re not worthy.”

Xiao Qianxue: “…”

She really didn’t understand why a person could change so much.

The female officer in charge was a very elegant middle-aged woman. She took out the name list and scanned it, rejecting Gong Beinu’s request to drive Wei Ying and the others away.

Gong Beinu glared at her: “Do you know who I am?”

The female officer smiled faintly: “Do you know where this is?” Amidst the girl’s anger, she remained calm: “This is the palace.”

Gong Beinu was angry and embarrassed, her face was red, and she stood far away, biting her cherry lips, so angry that her eyes were red. When she was at home, she was a pampered young lady, and everyone held her up, but once she entered the palace, even a low-status palace maid dared to give her attitude.

She stared at the female officer’s back and said with gnashed teeth: “When I become His Majesty’s woman, I’ll show you.”

Xiao Qianxue pushed her back: “Okay, you’ve made enough of a scene. Let’s go back.”

Gong Beinu shook off her hand: “Don’t bother me!”

Xiao Qianxue shrugged. She really didn’t understand why the girl was so changeable and turned around to leave.

At this time, the sky was dim, and the setting sun was as red as blood. The palace walls were covered with lush grass, and a sharp cat meow sounded in the palace.

Gong Beinu shivered in fright, remembering what Consort Shu had told her. Since the emperor’s lover died, there had been rumors of ghosts haunting the palace. Palace maids and eunuchs often saw a female ghost floating by. Last night, a eunuch was so scared that he didn’t dare to go out, muttering that he had seen a ghost.

She saw Xiao Qianxue walking farther and farther away, gritted her teeth, and followed unwillingly.

Xiao Qianxue turned her head and saw Gong Beinu following behind with a sullen face, not too far or too close, and felt very helpless. Are all the young ladies from big families so difficult to deal with? In comparison, Yingying was still the cutest.

After returning to the room, Wei Ying was still in bed, sleeping soundly.

Xiao Qianxue lightened her steps and heard the girl on the bed making soft, animal-like sounds, and couldn’t help but chuckle softly. Even the unhappiness brought by seeing Gong Beinu disappeared. She came to the head of the bed gently, and Wei Ying had already sat up, rubbing her eyes.

“Did I wake you up?” Xiao Qianxue took out a tinder and lit the oil lamp.

The lamp flickered, adding a touch of color to the pale cheeks of the girl on the bed. She covered her mouth and coughed for a while, then shook her head with teary eyes: “No, did Gong Beinu not make things difficult for you?”

Xiao Qianxue was stunned: “You knew she was here?” As she said this, she couldn’t help but sigh, and leaned on the bed, squeezing next to Wei Ying: “Why do you think her personality is so awkward? She said those things during the day, but now she’s turned her back on me.”

Wei Ying moved her body, making room in the warm bed, and only a single garment was draped over her thin shoulders.

A few strands of hair hung from her cheeks, scattered beside her pale and slender neck.

Xiao Qianxue only glanced at her, and her face turned red, and she stammered: “But she was right, you, you’re really beautiful.”

Yingying was the most beautiful person she had ever seen!

Wei Ying smiled: “It’s late, you should go to sleep. We still have the draft selection tomorrow.”

Xiao Qianxue lay down next to her and skillfully put her arm around the girl’s cold body.

The female lead’s body was warm. Wei Ying felt very comfortable being hugged by her and closed her eyes peacefully.

Gongdou Ji nervously reminded in her mind: “Host, did you forget something?”

Wei Ying: “Forget what?”

Gongdou Ji: “Didn’t you say you were going to find that ‘female ghost’? I’ve already planned the shortest route, and it’s not far! Your legs won’t hurt!”

It was so worried about its lazy host’s success in the palace fight. How could it easily let go of the opportunity to be alone with the emperor? Shouldn’t it be two or three accidental encounters?

Wei Ying said “Oh.”

Then there was no more.

Gongdou Ji: “Host?”

“It’s so cold outside.” Wei Ying hugged the female lead, like hugging a fragrant and soft stove.

Gongdou Ji couldn’t hold it in anymore: “Do you know who the female ghost is?”

Wei Ying: “I know, a lonely and cold soul on a cold night.”

Gongdou Ji: “…Then why aren’t you going to warm her up?”

Wei Ying glanced at the girl sleeping soundly in her arms and said: “One by one, let them line up. No rush.”

Gongdou Ji: ???

At the same time, the emperor pushed open the long-abandoned and rumored haunted palace courtyard, and stood by the overgrown path. The dilapidated red lanterns swayed in the cold wind. The steps where Wei Ying sat last night were now empty.

The emperor slowly sat on those steps.

She didn’t know what she was waiting for.

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