GENERAL'S LADY

CHAPTER 11

AS CHU XIAYUAN GOES OUT,  LITTLE ONION CALLS HIM.

LITTLE ONION: " LIEUTENANT. LIEUTENANT, I HAVE MADE THESE OSMANTHUS CAKES.  EAT THEM ON THE ROAD. "

CHU XIAYUAN: " THANK YOU, LITTLE ONION. AND THANK THE LADY FOR ME,  SHE'S SO KIND TO CARE ABOUT US. "

LITTLE ONION: " I MADE THESE FOR YOU IN PERSON. IT'S NOT THE LADY'S ORDER. "

CHU XIAYUAN: " FOR ME? "

LITTLE ONION: " I...I HAVE GROWN UP HERE. I CAN STILL REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I SAW YOU.  YOU WERE PRACTICING SWORD WITH THE GENERAL .  I'M IMPRESSED BY YOUR SWORDCRAFT. I..."

CHU XIAYUAN: " LITTLE ONION, I..... DO YOU WANT TO LEARN IT? "

LITTLE ONION: " LIEUTENANT, I...."

THE GUARD COMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR CONVERSATION.

THE GUARD: " LIEUTENANT, WE SHOULD GO BACK TO THE BARRACKS. "

CHU XIAYUAN: " SEE YOU LATER[TO LITTLE ONION]

THE GUARD: "  BYE, LITTLE ONION. "

LITTLE ONION: " DAMN PANTHER HEAD. ARE YOU A HUNTING GHOST? I'LL PULL YOUR BEARD OFF NEXT TIME I SEE YOU. "

AT THE IMPERIAL PALACE, 

A MINISTER: " YOUR MAJESTY,  I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT  CHU XIUMING, EARL OF YONGNING, IS HAVING  SERIOUS CONFLICTS  WITH HIS WIFE.  AND THE FRONTIER SOLDIERS HAVEN'T BEEN PAID FOR LONG. THERE'S A RUMOR OF CORRUPTION. "

THE EMPEROR: " CORRUPTION? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?"

ANOTHER MINISTER: "   YOUR MAJESTY, SOLDIERS AT FRONTIERS HAVEN'T RECIEVED THE PAY FOR TWO YEARS.  BUT WE ALLOCATED THE PAY EVERY YEAR, AND IT HAD GONE ASTRAY THAT'S WEIRD. "

THE EMPEROR: " WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME SUCH AN IMPORTANT THING? "

ANOTHER MINISTER: " PLEASE CALM DOWN YOUR MAJESTY. "

THE EMPEROR: " PRIME MINISTER,  WHAT DO YOU SAY? "

PRIME MINISTER: " YOUR MAJESTY, GENERAL CHU MAY BE  CREUEL,  BUT HE'S A RIGHTEOUS MAN. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WE DON'T KNOW. WE COULD SENS SOMEONE THERE TO SECRETELY INVESTIGATE THIS. "

THE EMPEROR: " GO OUT. GO OUT. GO OUT. "

AN EUNCH: " YOUR MAJESTY,  THE NINTH PRINCESS,   SHE FELL SICK AGAIN."

THE EMPEROR: " PREPARE A CARRAIGE. I'LL SEE HER."

AT HIS HOME,  HE TALKS WITH HIS DAUGHTER, THE NINTH PRINCESS.

EUNCH: " YOUR MAJESTY. "

THE EMPEROR: " CHONG'ER,  HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW? "

EUNCH: " YOUR MAJESTY, HER HIGHNESS IS TOO SAD . SHE GOT LOVESICKNESS. "

THE EMPEROR: " LEAVE US."

EUNCH: " YES."

THE EMPEROR: " CHONG'ER, [ DEAR]  IT'S BEEN MONTHS YOU'LL BREAK DOWN. "

THE NINTH PRINCESS: " YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT ME. I MISS HIM. NOTHING  CAN CHANGE MY HEART. "

THE EMPEROR : " CHONG'ER[DEAR].   MISTRESS CHEN USED TO BE MY DEAREST,   BUT SHE DIED OF DIFFICULT LABOR.  YOU HAVE HER BEAUTY AND WIT SINCE CHILDHOOD. I LOVE YOU THE MOST.  DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IT HURTS SEEING YOU LIKE THIS? "

THE NINTH PRINCESS: " I KNOW YOU LOVE ME THE MOST.  THEN,   WHY DON'T YOU GRANT MY WISH? "

THE EMPEROR: " YOU ARE A PRINCESS!  HOW COULD A TINY GUARD DESERVE YOU? "