Chapter 112: Extra Story (1) Qi Sheng’s Journal of Life

The twelfth day of the tenth lunar month in the eleventh year of Taihe. I was wondering why the Empress suddenly asked me to appreciate flowers in the imperial garden. So she had arranged such a show for me to watch.

Zhang shi was such an idiot that she was tricked by the Empress. She did indeed fight with Jiang shi and both of them fell into the water. So who was right and who was wrong?… Doesn’t matter now. I could only save Jiang shi in such a situation.

The fifteenth day of the tenth lunar month in the eleventh year of Taihe. The Empress detained Jiang shi in Xing Sheng Palace and she said she was going to execute Jiang shi. I had no other way but to kneel outside Xing Sheng Palace with Lord Fifth. It was so freaking cold on the ground!

To my surprise, Zhang shi came as well. How strange it was that she came to understand what the overall situation meant?

The Empress finally let Jiang shi out and I rushed to her with Lord Fifth. But Lord Fifth was a step ahead of me and took Jiang shi into his arms before I could.

The eunuch that carried Jiang shi out kept peeping at me so I deliberately drew my hand back slowly and clenched my fist. However, Jiang shi looked extremely pale and suddenly, I felt sorry for her. It was because of me that she ended up like this.

The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month in the eleventh year of Taihe. I returned to Sheng City from Jiangbei Central Army Camp, Zhang shi waited for me outside the palace gate with the other women in the Eastern Place.

At first, she acted strangely and didn’t look at me. Instead, she kept peeping at Huang shi and the others. I thought she had learned some lessons, but after we entered the palace, she was herself again. In front of all the maids, she tried to flirt with me and even wanted to use philter again. This woman was indeed stupid!

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the twelfth year of Taihe. Zhang shi dressed in scarlet red and she was indeed quite happy and was joking with the maids. Did she think that I didn’t know that matching the red up with the green would make one look hideous?

She was quiet on the way and didn’t cling to me. I felt gratified that she had finally learned some lessons.

Before we entered the palace, I took her hand. Obviously, she hesitated and didn’t dare to look at me. All of a sudden, I wanted to laugh.

Jiang shi still looked skinny and stood there looking pretty. She looked at me and though we had agreed to put on a show, I didn’t have the heart to look at her. Am I owing her too much?

Zhang shi was unexpectedly calm and she was in a stalemate with Lord Fifth.

Luckily, Lord Nineth came to break the ice. But why was he flirting with Zhang shi? Three Six Song? Three Six is Eighteen, then he meant eighteen touches? Did he think I couldn’t count?

Grandma liked Zhang shi like she always did and she even put our hands together. Zhang shi looked shy but when we returned to our seat, she was thrilled and took the hand of the maid and wouldn’t let go. I’ve seen it!

Jiang shi hinted me with her eyes and I sneaked out of the meal and followed her to the Taiye Pool. Jiang shi gave me the record of Lord Fifth’s contact with officials and before she could say anything, footsteps sounded in the forest. Jiang shi was indeed a clever girl and she diverted the topic to Zhang shi.

Zhang shi was so stupid. Why wouldn’t she ever think about why anyone would want to draw her here?

And Yang Yan, do you really think I can’t see you as long as you climbed on the tree?

The seventeenth day of the first lunar month in the twelfth year of Taihe.

Her temperament suddenly changed and she suddenly started to sing strange songs. The palace was heavily guarded, so it was impossible for anyone to switch her under my watch… what the hell was Zhang shi doing?

Does soul exchange really exist in the world? Does someone like Qiao shi really exist?

But why did the current Zhang shi grow even more stupid? She was singing out loud in front of all people. How dare she! Absurd. How absurd it is! I would ground her for three months and she would have to learn about the rules in the palace!

And, that was an awful song!

The first day of the fifth lunar month in the twelfth year of Taihe.

She was interrupting me. She definitely did it on purpose. When I was talking to her about one thing, she had to talk about something else!

This one couldn’t be Zhang shi. The original Zhang shi would never have said this. She was immune to both soft and hard tactics. What should I do? I’ve got no other way so now we’ll just carry on like this. Looking at the way she talked, if she became an empress, though she might say or do some absurd things, she had a good heart and would make a good empress.

But now, would she jeopardize my plan? I couldn’t give the Zhang Family any reason to hesitate now!

I barely promised anyone anything but I gave the promise to her, like I was enchanted. How could she say something like that?

“I’m not mad. I’m not mad.” Grandpa used to say that whatever position we were in, it was indeed useless to get mad. It would only make you confused.

She caused more trouble than the original Zhang shi!

Stupid, stupid as hell. She didn’t even know where to pause in a sentence! She had been watching for two whole hours and couldn’t even recognize her birth mother!

Can I choke this woman to death?

Lord Fifth and Jiang shi arrived so early. Lord Fifth looked relaxed, so he must’ve finished what I told him to do. But why was Jiang shi still wearing white? She didn’t look pretty and wouldn’t bring any luck!

Those from the Zhang Family behave well and placed the yard along the purple bamboo forest so it would be more convenient to meet those people. But Zhang shi was really getting on my nerves. She wouldn’t give in no matter what. You are definitely going to tell me who you really are!

Okay! I’d settle with this now and ask her later!

Those from Jiangbei finally arrived. Jiang shi covered for me and I went into the purple bamboo forest to talk to those generals for quite some time. When I came out, Jiang shi was still waiting. She was a good girl. She always was.

When we were walking out, Jiang shi said I was the only one in her heart.

Suddenly I felt that I owed it to Lord Fifth. I needed his help but I had to guard against him and he ended up with such a reputation.

The second day of the fifth lunar month in the twelfth year of Taihe.

Jiang shi didn’t wear white today! Hooray! That was a wonder!

Zhang shi wasn’t concentrating. She looked at Lord Ninth and then at Yang Yan. Sometimes she peeked at me. She must be hiding something in her heart!

That old bastard Zhang Fang. How dare he threaten me! Did he really think that I wouldn’t make it to the throne without the Zhang Family?

Why was Zhang shi sitting with Lord Nineth and chatting with him? She even lowered her head and looked shy. When was the last time she looked shy in front of me? I was suddenly fumed.

How dare she challenge me! What about the purple bamboo forest? Did this stupid woman really have no idea why Lord Nineth came to her last night?

Could I choke her to death for real?

Okay… not that I wanted it but I could favor her just for once!

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That was a wonderous feeling. So a woman could also be so… enthusiastic and bold on bed?

But did she sleep with me or did I sleep with her?

After she sobered up, she was quite… she was so embarrassed and for a while she couldn’t tell pants and skirts apart. Suddenly I felt that she wasn’t that annoying. She was not the original Zhang shi anymore.

But, who was she really? How dare she threaten me?

Such a joke!

And, women are cuter when they were naked.