I Am This Type of Woman

Chapter 95

.By Yue Xia Die Ying.

She really said that?

Yes. The Imperial Guards Commander saw His Majestys face was complicated and unreadable, Also, weichens subordinates found that the conflict between the Second Prince Consort and Fule Junzhu is not new.

Youve forgotten that Second Xie had a marriage contract with Fule Junzhu. After the Second Xie eloped with someone else, the contract was annulled and the two families became enemies. During the feud between the two families that time, he, this emperor had pulled some strings to secretly protect Ban family, since the incident Xie familys reputation had significantly deteriorated.

Xie family lacks resolution, yet full of of ambition and guts. Emperor Yunqing put his hands behind the back, If it wasnt that the Second Prince is too senseless, zhen wouldnt have given him such in-laws.

He despised Xie family, and yet he picked for his own son a main wife from that family, it vaguely felt as if the Second Prince had been a child that he picked up from the street somewhere outside the Palace.

If it was said that he biased towards the Crown Prince, the fact was, the Crown Prince was not having a good time either. He was confined in the East Palace, and was being the target of criticism from four sides and eight directions.

The Commander of the Imperial Guard kept his mouth shut, knowing that His Majesty preferred his subordinates to be silent. Being the Commander of the Imperial Guard was not his sole position, he was also the Commander of His Majestys Secret Service.

The assignments that could not be paraded in publics eyes were his to execute.

They were called the Black-Clad guards, they made no sound when doing their duties, they were clad in black clothing and black mask so they could not be recognised.

It was difficult for him to comprehend that the eldest son of Xie family, Xie Chongjin, had ordered the assassination of Ban Huai. Since when had the noble clanss feud been reduced to such basic crudeness?

What had puzzled him more was, why had His Majesty helped Xie Chongjin obscured the horse footprints? There were plenty of methods available for an emperor to sort out unruly officials, why did he pick this? This had dragged Ban family and Shi family into the water, while the real murderer was let to scot free.

Didnt everyone say His Majesty favoured the Bans?

Using Ban family to drag Shi family into the sewer while protecting Xie family from any splash of the dirt, this did not look like a pampering.

Zhen has many juniors in the family, only Fule Junzhu is to zhens liking.

Right, the Junzhu was to your liking, but wouldnt screwing her father be equal to harming her?

Ay. Emperor Yunqing suddenly sighed, the old face was full of weariness. Pity she wasnt my son, not even a boy. Otherwise zhen could have had one more great general to command.

Fine. Second Prince is too ridiculous. Its time that he behaves. Getting zero response from the Commander, Emperor Yunqing lost the mood to talk.

T/N – Even his trusted guy could not understand him!

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The next day, Emperor Yunqing drafted two decrees and ordered the Ministry of Rites to announce them. The Second Prince was made Ning-wang, while Count Chengan was promoted to be Marquis Chengan.

T/N – Ning-wang = The King of Ning (or Ning King, I never know which).

T/N – A king (wang) could be the emperors direct sons, or relatives. In many novels the direct sons have 1 single name such as Ning-wang, while relatives have double names such as Changqing-wang. Read somewhere its based on some convention in some dynasties (not sure which one, lost my notes), but many authors create their own realms with made-up dynasties so things arent exactly scientific – however this may help when you read/watch Chinese novels with many wangyes, you can probably see which of them are the sons.