Feng Yu Jiu Tian: vol. 19 ch.1 – part 1

Translator: churnie

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As Fengming has expected, Zhao Bei Kingdom runs into misfortune, and here in Tongze Princess Chang Liu is the one who suffers the most by the blow.

    Recently, Princess Chang Liu can be said as fed up with the teasing of life that changes in an instant.

    All the misfortunes began from the day Changyi appeared.

    When she entered the house she immediately took away Qing Li’s heart, which completely collapsed her originally peaceful life, not only did the imperial concubine status existed in name only, but she also needed to worry that the increasingly muddle-headed Qing Li would do something stupid that was irreparable and implicated her own self.

    If Changyi is the source of all disasters, then the King of Xirei, on the contrary, is the symbol of Princess Chang Liu’s misfortune turns to blessing.

(逢凶化吉 misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account)


Since Duke Ming appeared in Tongze, the problems that have plagued Chang Liu have been solved one by one as if she was helped by the God.

    With the secret alliance with the Duke Ming, Chang Liu no longer has to worry too much about the assassination planned by Qing Li. What is even more incredible is that when her identity as the imperial concubine is most threatened, she finds that she’s pregnant with Qing Li, and Qing Li who has been long fascinated by the fox Changyi, also has a tendency to regain his senses, and gradually retrieves a little bit of the husband material behavior.

    But just like ordinary people walking on the road, when they reached the bottom of the valley, they’re bound to go up, and when they reached the top, they must sliding downhill.

    Who can guess that when everything is good, it’s time for everything to turn reverse.

    The most terrible news come without warning.

    “Imperial Father!”

    
        In the small courtyard, after reading the secret letter that has just been delivered, Princess Chang Liu lets out a mournful cry and falls back softly.

    “Be careful, princess!” Shi Min, who serves beside her, is surprised and hurriedly holds her forward. When the secret letter arrived, she was the first to see it, and she was already terrified at the first glance, it was even harder to imagine how the princess could bear such a blow. But who dares to conceal and not to report such a big thing? If you can’t bear it, you might as well report it immediately.

    Shi Min helps the shivering Chang Liu to the table, and advises in a low voice with tears in her eyes, “The princess’ body is different now and must not be angry. The king and the queen are nobles, Li Kingdom won’t dare to harm them easily. Besides, the princess is now an imperial concubine of the Tong Kingdom, with the blood of the Tong royal family. With this level of fear, i think we can negotiate the conditions to the King of Li, at least to keep everyone in Zhao Bei safe.”

After hearing the sudden change, Chang Liu’s face is as white as a dead person, and losing her former beauty. After listening to Shi Min’s gentle advice for a long time, she slowly regains her mind, exhales a long breath and shakes her head weakly. “It’s useless. Who doesn’t know what kind of person Ruo Yan is? Even it’s the great king of the Tong Kingdom, he may not be able to restrain the fear, not to mention me, a mere imperial concubine?”

    Thinking of the parents and relatives, she feels the pain like a knife being twisted in her heart, and tears well up.

    Shi Min is afraid that she will be over-stimulated and hurt her fetus, she hurriedly goes. “Princess, don’t think about the bad things. The secret letter was stamped with the seal of the Li Kingdom, which is clearly instructed by the King of Li. It can be seen that he still has a plan for the princess, and since he has a plan, there is still room for redemption.”

“How to save it?” Chang Liu distressed, “He took my homeland and killed my relatives, now he is threatening my imperial father’s life to force me to hide the story of Wen Lan from Duke Ming. If this letter had arrived a few days earlier, I still had the chance to save it, the matter of Wen Lan had been exposed and Duke Ming had understood it all. Even if I want to cover it, can I do it?”

    “How did Li Kingdom know what happened to Tongze?” Shi Min grits her teeth. “As long as the princess pretends to agree and give prior notice to Duke Ming and others, at least she can coax the trust of the King of Li and save the life of the great king. “

    Chang Liu has been stunned by the news, and her face is dismayed and mournful. Shi Min persuades her for a long time, but she just cries and doesn’t say anything.

    Shi Min can’t help but hurriedly tug her sleeves to stroke a few times, “It’s no use for the princess to cry for such critical things ah! After all, we’re women can only be flustered when encountered such things, so we’d better find a man to discuss it. How about this maidservant invite His Royal Highness Qing Li?”
    
   
Speaking of Qing Li, Chang Liu feels even more sad.

    Some days ago, when the news of pregnancy came out, Qing Li had indeed improved a lot, he often took the initiative to come over and ask for warmth, and even distanced herself from that woman Chang Yi.

    But didn’t know what trick that fox had played these days to coax Qing Li completely. For two or three days in a row, Qing Li came to the small courtyard to seek trouble.

    With the expression of exceedingly impatience and finally the clearer eyes began to get muddy and confused again.

    How did she know that Qing Li’s improvement was really due to He Di’s boring and low-level changing drug game, which led to the inexplicable obscure drugs that Changyi fed to Qing Li.

However, Changyi and Qing Zhang met in person recently, the two passed the drugs face to face. He Di didn’t have the opportunity to change the drugs, so naturally Qing Li got confused again after eating it.

    Chang Liu cries for a long time, her thoughts in a whirl, and it seems to make some sense to listen to Shi Min’s words. Although Qing Li is not able to live up to her expectations, after all, he’s still her husband and the father of the flesh and blood in her belly. Now that the in law’s family is in disaster, there is no reason to prevent Qing Li from interfering.

    She thinks about it, there’s really no other way, so she has to order Shi Min to go there in person and invites Qing Li over.

    As soon as Chang Liu gave the order, Shi Min hurried to Qing Li’s small courtyard immediately.

    In the middle of the night, with the flustered heart, walking on the flat stone road can also stumbled for no reason. Shi Min pulls her skirt from the ground and gets up with a sharp pain in her right ankle.

    At this time, there’s no spare time to deal with minor injuries. Shi Min grits her teeth and limps forward in a hurry. Unexpectedly, outside the courtyard where Qing Li lives, she’s stopped by several guards of the courtyard gate.

 “I was ordered by the princess to ask His Highness to come over and talk about something urgent.”

    The guard at the door yawns and sighs, “Shi Min big sister, wait for tomorrow if there is something urgent. You look inside, they’re having a good time. If I let you in, won’t His Highness skin me alive?”

    Shi Min looks inside, there’s a light burning in the main room, revealing two dimly moving figures appear in front of the window. That woman doesn’t know that her laughter and groans float all over the courtyard.

    Needless to say, only that fox Changyi!

    Shi Min is so angry that she grits her teeth with hatred, thinking of her blue-blooded noble princess, who has been married away from home, but her husband’s favor is taken away by such slut, she’s heartbroken again.

    Usually she will have turned around and left, but she must not have such a temper tonight.

    The great changes in Zhao Bei, the threat of the King of Li, and the life of the Zhao Bei king are better than this kind of little thing.

    But the little thing usually very important. Shi Min is anxious and sad, she bows her head and thinks for a moment, she takes out all she can get out of his arms, takes down the jade pendant given by Chang Liu on her waist, and stuffs it into the hands of the lead guard. She says, “It was really urgent, and the princess was in a great hurry. Anyway, she’s the prince’s imperial concubine, just let me go in and give a report. If His Highness was angry, I would take it all and never involve you.”

Whatever she says, she’s still the most useful maid around Chang Liu, she has never been subdued, and she looks miserable enough after falling tonight. While she’s talking, she’s crying with tears all over her face which frighten the lead guard, knowing that something very serious must have happened.

    “Shi Min big sister, please don’t. . . . . .” The lead of the guard is actually an old senior guard in the Tong’an courtyard, not a newcomer that Changyi inserted in to bewitch Qing Li with Changyi, there are some senior guards who dare not express their grievances, immediately he pushes everything back in flustered and let the courtyard door open, waves helplessly and not to excessively says. “Go in. If the prince blames it, I will only say that you sneaked in.”

     Shi Min glances at him gratefully, stuffs everything into her hand again, enters the courtyard door, presses her luck and goes straight to the main room.

Qing Li has just eaten the ‘real-one-and-not-the-fake-drug’ that Changyi gets from Qing Zhang. Although his mind is drowsy, but his body is particularly cheerful, and the headache that has been bothering him for days has disappeared.

    Taking advantage of this opportunity, Changyi uses all of her bed tricks one by one, more obscene and flirtatious than usual. Qing Li has been estranged from Changyi recently, and it happens that Chang Liu is pregnant, he has been holding back for a few days, he’s immediately pleased until he knows nothing of heaven and earth. He only feels that he’s really dizzy a few days ago because someone has drugged him.

    Otherwise, what does that Chang Liu’s hypocritical and nosy woman count even if she is pregnant? Not wanting Changyi such a rare good woman in the world, is the real fool!
    
The drug is refreshing, but suddenly there’s a loud sound outside the door of the room and reporting with sharp pitch tone, “Lowly servant Shi Min, want to see your majesty for something urgent!”

    Qing Li is at the moment of happiness, suddenly being disturbed by someone, he immediately vents, and is so angry that his veins violently jump. “Bastard! Are you all deaf? Don’t trespass without orders, get out!”

    Before the words are heard, the door is pushed open.

    The naked Changyi screams and hides within the bedding.

    Qing Li hasn’t had yet to furiously react, Shi Min has already rushed into the room.

    “Your Majesty!” At this time, regardless of the difference between men and women, whether they’re dressed or not, Shi Min jumps at Qing Li’s feet, hugs Qing Li’s feet, and says loudly, “Your Majesty, it’s not good, Shi Min is ordered by the princess, please come over immediately.”

Even though Qing Li is stupid and addicted to drugs, after all, there is still a bit of sane remaining. When he saw Shi Min’s abnormal behavior, he’s not only stunned, but his face turns pale, he says, “What’s not good? Is it…. is it imperial uncle…”

    Shi Min shakes her head, “It’s about Zhao Bei. The princess has just received a secret letter, Li kingdom suddenly attacked Zhao Bei, Zhao Bei royal family was in an unexpected situation. The princess.. she….she almost fainted in tears after reading the letter, and asked His Highness to set out immediately and discuss the countermeasures with the princess. This… this can’t be delayed at all!”

    Zhao Bei is also Shi Min’s motherland, so how can she not be extremely anxious?

    After reporting the situation, the more she thinks about it, the more anxious she becomes, she can’t help but crying loudly and urges Qing Li to see Chang Liu immediately.

After Qing Li understood, his expression is immediately lightened up and hums, “Zhao Bei is thousands of miles away from the Tong kingdom, what’s so urgent? You Zhao Bei people are nosy, which is hated by everyone. You must have done something to offend the king of Li and cause the destruction of your own country.”

    As he speaks, he frowns, kicks Shi Min mercilessly at his feet, and says again, “Just right, you go back and tell your princess that she used to have a great king as father and annoyed me everywhere, I could bear with it. From now on, there is no mother’s house backing up, so tell her to restrain herself, otherwise, I will send her to be a sweeping maid at any time! Get out!” He shouts and calls the guard to drag the disappointing maid out.

    Shi Min can’t believe it when she heard his heartless words. When he kicked her to the ground, she doesn’t feel any pain, keep staring at Qing Li.

The guards have guessed that something is going to happen, and when they heard Qing Li yelling angrily, they immediately rush in and quickly drag Shi Min out.

    The head of the guard takes Shi Min out of the courtyard, only after breathing a sigh of relief he scolds. “I’ve told you it would be unlucky to go in at this time. Shi Min big sister, are you okay?” he lowers his head and finds that Shi Min’s ankle is stained with blood which has dried up, he glances at her in surprise, then sighs again, “I’ll find a friend to send you back to the imperial concubine’s place.”

    Shi Min stares straight, shakes her head, and pushes the guard who comes over to help her, stiffly, she limps along the old road.

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i know someone has translated few chapters, but i still decide to translate from the beginning by myself because i just want to use my own style.