What To Do if You’re the Villain and the Heroine Likes You - Chapter 44

This season is the month of October, the end of summer, but the weather has yet to turn even slightly cooler.

Clothes, therefore, were not appropriate to wear too much.

Most of the ladies were dressed in short half-sleeved dresses made of silk, with small tulle coats, the hems of their skirts reaching the bare feet or slightly touching the ground. The maidens of these families were once also the beautiful daughters of various Yinjing families.

With their beauty, cultivation and temperament, they would not be able to marry into such noble families as the Marquis and earl houses, if they were slightly less qualified in all aspects.

Several beautiful ladies chattered and talked around He Yunxiao. They asked him about his age, his birth date, his sign, his size, and so on. Even to read his palm, each lady had to touch his hand and make a prediction. Otherwise, in their words, it would be inaccurate.

He Yunxiao was the only man here and was surrounded by a group of older sisters, so he had to passively experience a “view of the mountains.”

“Auntie!” He Yunxiao could not hold on any longer and had to ask Zhang Jingxian for help.

Zhang Jingxian took the opportunity to fall victim to this, “When you go to see the Empress Dowager later, behave yourself and don’t talk nonsense!”

“I’ll do as my aunt says!”

Only after Zhang Jingxian got her reply did she drag He Yunxiao out of her sisters’ hands and said, “Don’t you have any in your own family? Always coming to tease my son.”

A countess said, “I was kind enough to read little Yunxiao’s palm, how can I tease him?”

Qin Wenmo, who is also a marquess with Zhang Jingxian, was more daring and said directly, “Xian’er, Yunxiao has already reached adulthood and has not yet agreed on a marriage, I think you are the one who is reluctant.”

Zhang Jingxian said, “Who says I can’t let go? Today I am going to ask the Empress Dowager to talk about marriage.”

The sisters’ faces were full of question marks.

Even He Yunxiao had a puzzled look on his face.

Really marrying Meng Qingqing? How is that possible?

Auntie, I was just talking nonsense at that time …… Are you serious?

Qin Wenmo said: ”Ask the Empress Dowager to give the marriage? In the harem, there is no princess to marry?”

Zhang Jingxian said, “The harem of this dynasty is the harem, and the harem of the previous dynasty is also the harem.”

Several of the ladies were mothers at home, and even if they did not ask questions about the government, they would inevitably listen to their husbands’ ramblings. In the former dynasty, there was the eldest princess, and now people were sitting on the dragon’s chair.

Who in Yinjing didn’t know the status of the eldest princess, Meng Qingasa? Isn’t it crazy?

However, this topic did freeze the originally lively atmosphere, and everyone shut their mouths in unison.

They could still gossip about He Yunxiao’s affairs, but who dared to talk about the gossip of the Princess?

Almost all titles in Great Qi are exchanged for military service. So who among the ladies of the marquises and earls present had husbands who were not born into military families? Who of these influential martial bloodlines in the army today is not attached to Grand Chancellor Han Wenxin?

To put it mildly, if they gossiped about the Princess, they would be giving others a perfect excuse to be suppressed.

This “empress” is not the same as the gentle empress back then.

The sundial turns with the sun, slowly coming to the beginning of the new hour.

A group of ladies, plus He Yunxiao, a man, waited outside the Empress Dowager’s bedchamber in a dignified manner.

From the middle of the wei hours to the beginning of the sheng hours, several people had been standing for more than an hour.

He Yunxiao, a martial arts practitioner, was fine, but his aunts and other delicate ladies were not so much.

The eunuchs guarding the door simply stood guard in front of the Empress Dowager’s door, showing no mercy whatsoever.

Qin Wenmo stood in front, closest to the door of the Empress Dowager’s bedchamber, and she said to the eunuch guarding the door, “Dare I ask Eunuch, is the Empress Dowager still not finished with her nap?”

The eunuch glanced inside the room, “We cannot rush the Empress Dowager’s affairs. How can a servant bother his master? Don’t you think so, Madam Ning?”

Qin Wenmo, the wife of Zhenbei Marquis Ning Yi, could not then say anything else. She could only keep her mouth shut and continue to stand.

Inside the Empress Dowager’s bedchamber, a woman in red leaned back on a tea chair.

A long head of hair, half done up in a bun. The other half spilling down her back like a waterfall.

She wears little jewelery, except for a pair of double Phoenix hairpins carved in gold and jade on her head. She is dressed in a dark red and gold patterned dress, looking dignified and noble.

However, even with such a strikingly beautiful outfit, the majesty of her Phoenix eyes could not be overshadowed.

This is not enough, but the Creator has placed a small mole behind the tail of this left Phoenix. In this way, a lot of charm is hidden within the majesty.

“Qingqian.” The Empress Dowager did not take a nap, but instead walked around anxiously in front of her own daughter. “Those are all the ladies of the houses, the masters of a large family, how can you make them stand for so long? Each one is delicate and weak, how can they stand this!”

Meng Qingqian leaned back in her tea chair and flipped through the folders.

“Mother, they are all from the Grand Chancellor’s side. If they want to see you, they can see you, so, how can they still have the authority of the Empress Dowager?”

The Empress Dowager said, “What about the men standing in line, what about our women?”

Meng Qingqian, closed her folders and slowly stood up. Her long skirt was spread on the floor like a flower in full bloom.

“Mother, don’t forget that your daughter is also a woman. A meat-eating wolf extending its fangs doesn’t care if you’re a ram or a ewe.”

“Jianling, let us go to the back hall. The front hall is reserved for Mother and her friends.”

The short-haired woman in the smart suit said “yes” and went to clear the mountain of folders on the table.

She was not very pretty and did not say much, but she managed to keep her sword in front of the Princess and the Empress Dowager. By this alone, it was clear where she stood.

The front and back halls of the Empress Dowager’s bedchamber were separated by a screen, and Meng Qingqian was standing in front of the screen at that moment. She took half a step into the back hall, but before that.

“It is fine for Mother to chat with them about their parents’ affairs, but if it concerns the dynastic affairs, do not agree to it without permission.”

The Empress Dowager nodded, of course, except that at that moment a piercing voice came from outside.

“Empress Dowager! I am He Yunxiao! Does the Empress Dowager still remember the boy?”

Meng Qingqian heard He Yunxiao’s name and frowned. She was in a high position and naturally did not care about such trivial matters as how He Yunxiao bullied men and women. The only thing that made things difficult for her was Marquis, He Yuanhao.

He Yuanhao, who was a highly respected general in the army and had 120,000 troops.

As long as this man remained under Han Wenxin, Han Wenxin’s power in the army would be unbreakable.

“Jian Ling, let’s go.”

Meng Qingqian finished speaking and walked into the back hall, his lofty figure also fading away behind the screen.

……

Since He Yunxiao had promised his aunt, he had indeed originally intended to behave a bit more in front of the Empress Dowager. After all, Meng Qingqian was one of the heroines of the original novel, so if Chu Fan messed with in the future, then Chu Xiaoxiao rang the bell. He had to help Meng Qingqian survive.

It is always better to have a good relationship with one’s mother-in-law in advance.

Only, the plan couldn’t catch up with the change. This side was just planning to show off in front of her future mother-in-law when her own aunt was about to stand.

Can you ignore the fact that your aunt is so good to you?

It was impossible.

I have never been one to help my relatives.

He Yunxiao went straight from the end of the line, passing his aunt and Qin Wenmo one after the other, to the front of the line.

But not stopping there, he walked straight to the entrance to the Empress Dowager’s bedchamber and shouted nonchalantly, “Empress Dowager! I am He Yunxiao! Does the Empress Dowager still remember the boy?”

The eunuch guarding the door was appalled and hastened to stop him, “Sir! The Empress Dowager is on her lunch break, don’t shout any more!”

Zhang Jingxian also said anxiously, “Xiao’er, don’t be rude!”

He Yunxiao compromised, “Fine, I won’t shout anymore. But if I let my aunt stand for so long, can I go into the hall and ask the Empress Dowager to borrow a chair?”

The eunuch immediately stopped and just blocked the doorway.

“No!”

He Yunxiao said that he wanted to enter the Empress Dowager’s bedchamber, but in fact he didn’t move at all.

He was not stupid, but if he did enter the palace, he would be “trespassing in the harem”.

The difference between the two is that one is grounded and the other is in the coffin.

After He Yunxiao made such a fuss, the Empress Dowager inside really did not pretend to sleep or eating anymore.

A palace maid hurriedly opened the door and came out, sending word for the crowd to enter the hall.