Your Majesty Please Calm Down - Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Chapter 9

The Power of Beauty

Sheng An Huai thinks Tian Qi is very promising .

Let’s not talk about his thick-skinned face and his ability to flatter people; he has done so  many stupid things while he is in the front-line of imperial duty yet he managed to dodge all the troubles one by one .   Any other eunuch would have died a thousand times already .   He even managed to earn a pleasant expression from the emperor .   Not everyone can do that .

Honestly, Sheng An Huai cannot understand this .   Even though the emperor appears affable like spring breeze, he is not soft-hearted at all .   He can order the death of a servant by planking without even batting his lashes .   Why is he so continuously patient when it comes to Tian Qi?

Even though he does not understand it, he remains alert as the head of eunuchs .   As for his treatment towards Tian Qi, it has changed a lot .   He no longer lets her wait in the side-room and instead allows her to directly serves Ji Heng .

Ji Heng is reading memorial in Yang Xin Palace and Tian Qi is standing nearby, waiting for orders .   This kind of work seems idle, but it is actually really tiring .   You have to be on your toes all the time, you cannot lower your guard for even a moment .   Sheng An Huai is old now, he is not as alert as he used to be . He is worried he will commit mistakes when he is too tired, so he kind-heartedly relegates that task to Tian Qi .   With that, he can be less tired and gives Tian Qi face at the same time; it is akin to shooting two birds with one stone .

Ji Heng closes the memorial he has in his hand and looks down, his eyes relaxing a bit .   He is very pleased with what Sheng An Huai did this time; it is a right move to place Tian Qi here .   Even though that young eunuch is not useful, he has a good appearance; very pleasing to the eyes .   Beautiful people gets a lot of perks in their life; Ji Heng thinks the reason he keeps enduring Tian Qi’s fallacies is because he thinks he looks good .   Had an ordinary looking eunuch been the one who let rainwater drenched his neck, that eunuch would not even have the chance to leave the imperial mausoleum .   He would have been turned into fertilizer for the trees there .

Ji Heng finally understands why Tian Qi likes men .   With this appearance of his, if he is not in the receiving end, he will become a pretty little husband .   He is not like him, handsome and heroic .   It is more than suitable for Tian Qi to have a broken sleeve .   If you put him in a woman’s hand, he probably would not know how to react .

(TN: Broken sleeve refers to homosexual men . )

After thinking about that for a while, Ji Heng finally realizes he is being perverted .   He coughs, trying to hide the embarrassment he feels in his heart .

Tian Qi who has always been paying attention to Ji Heng’s movement thinks he has something to say when he coughs earlier .   She turns to look at him .

Being looked at by Tian Qi makes him feels uncomfortable .   He glares at her fiercely .

Tian Qi: “…… . . ”

No wonder people says that being with the emperor is like keeping a tiger company .   The emperor’s temper is too uncertain; it changes without a single sign .    She uneasily lowers her head; whatever, it has nothing to do with her .

At that very moment, two eunuchs come in .   One of them carries a tray while the other picks up a bowl of tea from the tray .   He gently places the bowl on the table .   “Your Majesty, please drink this tea . ”

Ji Heng nods and the two eunuchs retreat .

Tian Qi outstretches her neck to peek into the bowl .   She sees Ji Heng picking it up and scraping the lid .   Thin white smokes floats out of the bowl and curls into the air .

Tian Qi takes a deep breath, smelling the clear scent that is now lingering in the air .   It smells like medicines and incense .   She narrows her eyes, reveling in the scent; the chance to make money is here .   Things will not go wrong this time!

This tea must have been sent by the empress dowager .

Whatever the emperor eats or drinks is taken very seriously by all the consorts in the palace .   How much did he ate, how did he look like when he drank it, did he like it, how much did he like it; she can get money by relaying all those infos to the concubines .   This is one of the income sources for the eunuchs in the front-line of imperial duty .

Now, Tian Qi is witnessing him drinking this with her own eyes .   As long as he does not hate it, she can earn money by praising it in front of the empress dowager later .   Even if the emperor does not like it, she can just say, ‘Even though the smell is a little thick, His Majesty could feel Your Ladyship’s motherly love .   He was touched and drank it all up . ’  After all, people have mouths for a reason .   As long as you are willing to be shameless, your money bag will definitely be thick .   The empress dowager is so generous, she ought to reward handsomely .

After Ji Heng drinks a mouthful of the tea, he looks up and finds Tian Qi in her own world, looking stupidly happy .   He asks her, “You are a tea expert?”

Tian Qi regains her mind, “Answering Your Majesty, this servant is not .   Just, this tea smells so nice, it ought to be a high-grade material . ”

Hearing that, Ji Heng pushes the cup towards her, “Since you thinks so, zhen will bestow this tea to you .

Tian Qi: “……… . . ”

It is normal for masters to bestow their servants with foods and drinks; occasionally, they even bestow things that they have eaten half .   Some servants will take it as an honor, but Tian Qi really cannot get used to that ‘honor’ .   She likes cleanliness, she will not touch things that other people have eaten .   So what if he is the emperor?  An emperor has a human mouth too .   She cannot bring herself to drink the tea that he has drank .   It is disgusting .

She naturally does not dare to say the word ‘disgust’ out loud .   Even the expression of disgust must not be shown; instead, she has to appear grateful yet humble .   Tian Qi moves towards him and picks up the bowl .   After a long contemplation, she decides not to drink it .   She laughs flatteringly, “Your Majesty, you bestowed this servant with such a good tea, this servant could not bear to taint them .   I would like to bring it back and offer it incense for one whole day in appreciation of Your Majesty’s grace . ”

She acts really well .   Normal people wouldn’t have seen through her, but Ji Heng is not normal .  The unwillingness that flashes in her face for that one second cannot escape his eyes .

Ji Heng is a little upset now; this servant does not know how to appreciate other’s kindness .   He is actually disgusted by him .   After thinking for a while, he is now determined: the more you don’t want to drink it, the more I will force you .   So he says, “That is not a big matter .   Just drink this up .   It you want to offer it incense, zhen will bestow you with another bowl . ”  After he says that, he stays true to his words and orders people to bring in another bowl .

Under Ji Heng’s careful observation, Tian Qi has no way slither her way out of this .   She can only bite the bullet and drink the tea .

“How is it?” Ji Heng purposely asks .

“It is really a good tea .   This servant is so blessed today . ” Tian Qi replies with a bitter face .

Seeing her unhappy, Ji Heng is happy .   He smiles happily at her, “Since it is so, drink it all up . ”

Tian Qi lifts the bowl and raise her neck, drinking it in one go .

Ji Heng’s eyes falls on her neck .   Her neck is long and slender, fair and delicate .   As she is drinking tea at the moment, her throat moves smoothly, resembling an elegant swan singing a song .

Ji Heng coughs, a little uncomfortable .   “Alright, alright .   Who drinks tea like you?  Like a cow chewing a peony . ”

Tian Qi has already finished the tea .   She puts down the empty bowl, her red lips moist from the tea .

Ji Heng turns his eyes to look elsewhere .   He picks up the new bowl of tea, drinking as he asks, “Why did you become a eunuch?”

“Answering Your Majesty, this servant aspires to be a eunuch since I was little . ”

‘Poof—-‘ Ji Heng cannot stop himself and sprays tea all over the memorials on top of his table .   He looks at the damp files with a darkening face, “If you continue saying nonsense, it will be considered as a crime of deceiving the monarch!”

Tian Qi uses a handkerchief to wipe Ji Heng’s chest that has been drenched with tea while saying, “This servant does not dare to lie . ”

“Who on earth would want to be a eunuch since young?”

“Your Majesty may not know, this servant is weak since young .   My mother said that it was very unlikely for me to reach adulthood and even I do, I will not be able to live long . ”

“Your illness sounds a little like insanity . ”

“… . My mother said our family was poor .   We have no money to rear idle people .   She said if I cannot depend on myself to live once I get older, I can only starve to death .   Since I was young, I had began calculating on what I should be once I get older .   Since I was frail, I decided to become a eunuch after contemplating on my choices .   No maidens would be willing to marry me anyway… . . ” Tian Qi is really impressed with herself .   How can she tell blatant lies like that without a single change in her face?  Her heart does not even jump .

Ji Heng is still half-suspicious after hearing her, “Why don’t you take government’s exams?”

“Your Majesty is joking .   This servant does not even have enough money to eat, how can I have the spare money to study?” She retrieves her handkerchief .   “Your Majesty, your robe is drenched by tea .   Let me call for someone to help you change . ”  After saying that, she turns around and leaves to call for someone .

Ji Heng is a little stunned as he sits on his seat .   He feels sympathetic towards Tian Qi’s sad background .   That kid is actually pretty clever, he ought to have a bright future had he had the opportunity to study when he was younger .

As for Tian Qi, she has long thrown this matter out of her head .   Now that she is taking a break from her duty, she happily runs towards Ci Ning Palace to generate more income .

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