The Red Bride - Chapter 26

Mu Qing shuddered as she glared at the pig of a magistrate in front of her. She really wanted to throw up as she imagined his greasy hands touching her. Not even a god like man like Hu Feng was allowed to touch her, how can she possibly let the pig undress her in his imagination.

Her slim fingers gently pulled on his sleeve,”Your Highness, I think I want to throw up.”

Hearing her insulting words, Xian Bo slammed the block of wood hard onto the table. His face was red and his eyes could have cut through Mu Qing’s body. Any woman should be lucky to be wanted by a man! Especially, if that man had money and power like he does. Women are nothing more than playthings, so how dare she speak to him like this.

“Guards, put them in prison for attempted murder! Their execution will be held tomorrow! Don’t say I didn’t give you a chance.”

The guards went towards them but before they could reached the couple Hu Feng finally said, “Xian Bo, this King will have your head.”

He motioned his hand and two black figures appeared out of thin air. Before anyone could react, the shadowy figures moved across the room and took down all the guards. Xian Bo was so frightened that he fell off his high throne and onto the floor. One of the figures scooped the pig up by his collar and dragged him in front of the icy Emperor.

“Who do you think you are! Let me tell you, my sister is the wife of the governor. If you even harm a hair on my head, I’ll make sure that you die a horrible death,” Xian Bo screeched.

“Truly, a frog in a well doesn’t know how big the ocean is. Xian Bo your head will roll and so will the governor’s,” Mu Qing looked at the lecherous pig in disgust and contempt.

Hu Feng glanced at the kneeling black figures and ordered, “Clean up.”

He took Mu Qing’s hand and walked out the gate, while poor Xian Bo kept screaming death threats behind them. The little woman beside the man looked at his handsome face, but sometimes it’s best not say anything at all.

‘Ice Cube, you better give me a good show later on!’

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Governor Yan’s fu

A beautiful woman kneeled at the man’s feet. Tears streamed down her beautiful face, and the handkerchief in her hands was twisted. She looked loveable and pitiful.

She hugged his knees and wailed, “Dear husband, my poor brother has been caught by assassins! They will kill him if we don’t help! Please save him!”

Governor Yan pulled the woman up and into his embrace, “Hua’er stop crying. Of course, I will help Xian Bo, however give me sometime. I have to find out the identities of these audacious people first. Be good.”

Yan Hua took the little white handkerchief and dabbed underneath her eyes, “Bo has helped many times and bought us many gifts. I hope dear husband would remember his good deeds and rescue him.”

“I know, I know. How about we head to bed first, Hua’er.”

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The bright sun drown out the people below. If not for the cool wind and large clouds, it would have been horrible to walk along the many shops in the alley. The buzzing of sounds, people, and smells excited the the veiled beauty. Her eyes took everything as much as possible, and her feet wandered wherever she pleased. The man looked at the woman running amok with cold eyes, before calmly walked behind her.

Mu Qing bended down and looked at the pretty sugar coated berries at a stall. Her mouth watered, wondering what does this strange candy taste like. The old man who ran the stall looked happily at his new customer, and handed her a stick.

He kindly said, “This is candied hawthorn berries. It’s sweet and sour.”

She looked amazed at the stick in her hand, and immediately sent a berry into her mouth. The sugar coating on the outside was crunchy, while the inside was sweet and tart. Sure, fancy cakes are good but sometimes it’s common food that are more satisfying to eat!

“Hehe. I see that you like it. I’ll give you a discount. Ten sticks for 5 slivers!”

Mu Qing nodded happily and searched for her wallet with one hand, while her mouth was stuffed with hawthorn berries. A large hand reached over hers, and a cold voice said, “I will take them all.”

Her large eyes blinked once, then twice. She may like to eat the candy but isn’t the whole stall a little too excessive? Won’t she become a pig? The old man nagged happily and packed the many sticks into a big basket. Hu Feng handed the money to him and took the bags with one hand. His other was still holding Mu Qing’s.

She swallowed the candy in her mouth, “Isn’t buying the whole stall a little excessive? You’ll have a pig for a wife you know.”

He looked at her indifferently, “Aren’t you already one?”

She took back the hand he was holding, and glared at him. Then she turned around and strom off. Hu Feng stared at her angry figure and followed her. Who knows what trouble she will cause. The black figures secretly behind them looked at each other and face palmed.

‘Your Highness, that’s no way to talk to a woman!’

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Mu Qing stomped every single step she took. She has no idea where she was going, but anything was better than staying with that jerk.

‘I’ll show you who’s a pig! Oh look at me, I’m a giant Ice cud be so I can’t act like a human. I’m so big and strong. Blah, blah, blah!’

The Empress was still fuming when she noticed the glooming black figure following her. She walked by every single food stall she could find and told them that she would be everything. Then she pointed to the man behind her saying that he would pay for it. After the tenth stall, Mu Qing stopped and waited for Hu Feng to catch up. Her anger has subsided and her feet were getting tired.

That cold just kept walking calmly towards her. He wasn’t even phase when the owners stopped him and requested the money. His hands held and impressive amount of food in each of the baskets. Her anger flared up again when she saw that he didn’t break a sweat. Standing in front of her, Hu Feng just looked indifferently at her rosy, puffy cheeks.

“Come on. Even this “pig” can’t finish all that food. We’ll give it to the orphanage.”

Hu Feng didn’t say anything and just lead the way to the local orphanage. Mu Qing have never been allowed out of her house, so she is unfamiliar with the streets. That’s also of the reason why she begrudgingly waited for him. As for Hu Feng, he could

practically feel the anger beaming at his back.

When the couple finished their task, Mu Qing immediately asked to be sent home. Thus, their first “date” came to an end. One person was mad, and the other apathetic.

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“I heard you made the Empress mad today,” a man in blue laughed out loud.

Hu Feng glared at the Imperial tutor from the side. Tang Feng smiled even more when he noticed his best friend’s reaction. He thought to himself that he must meet this woman very soon. Anyone who could make this stone cold guy have a reaction must be very unique.

He slyly said, “You know, I heard the women likes to be coax when they’re angry. Why don’t you give her something that she would like.”

Hu Feng just continued with his work. Whether he heard Tang Feng or not, was something only he knows.

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“Your Highness, His Majesty sent another box of hawthorn sticks again today!”

“Just toss it to the corner with the other ones.”

‘Ice Cube, how dare you continue to mock me! I. AM. NOT. A. PIG!!’

Hu Feng needs to work on his game. But I guess an execution is right around the corner.