Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

  Ning Furong avoided the main party of people and rode along the edge of the hunting ground.

  Walls surrounded the edge of the hunting ground. Normal people would find it difficult to come here. Ning Furong rode along the walls as if she were looking for something.

  At this moment, Ming Shu and Junjue were squatting nearby and watching Ning Furong.

  Junjue pulled up his sleeve and scratched his hand. He said flirtatiously, “Your Majesty, so itchy.”


  Ming Shu glanced at him. “Bear with it!”


  Junjue felt stifled. He continued pestering her. “Why are we squatting here? The prime minister will not let anything happen to you at the autumn hunt. Why are you following her?”


  “She’s pretty.”


  Junjue: “.……”


  Junjue forgot about scratching and leaned over. He asked uncertainly, “Your Majesty, do you like her?”


  “I do.” Ming Shu smiled lightly. “She is so cute, why would I not like her.”


  Junjue continued scratching his elbow. Scratch marks could be seen. Ming Shu pushed Little Beastie.

  Little Beastie glared at Ming Shu and shouted angrily, What!

  Ming Shu stroked it. Little Beastie slammed onto the ground angrily and disappeared into the woods.

  Very soon, Little Beastie came back with some herbs and threw them in Ming Shu’s hand. After that, it ran away furiously.

  Ming Shu took the herbs and stuffed them casually into Junjue’s hand. “As the royal concubine, you should look like one. Don’t make it look as though I am abusing you.”


  “What is this?” Junjue looked at them in disdain and didn’t take them.

  Did you just pluck these from somewhere?

  I don’t want them!

  Junjue didn’t accept them and moved back.

  Kacha—


  “Who’s there!”


  Ning Furong looked at the direction where the sound came from. The branches moved and a yellow figure came out.

  Ning Furong narrowed her eyes. She got down from the horse quickly. “Your Majesty.”


  Ming Shu smiled and went down. Ning Furong wanted to ask Ming Shu why she was here, but before she could do that, a forceful fist swung toward her. Ning Furong got a shock and tilted her body to dodge it. Her pitch rose naturally as she asked in surprise, “Your Majesty, what are you doing?”


  Another fist replied to her.

  Ning Furong could only fight with Ming Shu. As a member of the Purple Moon Nation, Dongqing’s martial arts was not the best, but it was not bad, either.

  Ning Furong trained for many years after she was reborn while Dongqing had stopped training for a long time already. Hence, she couldn’t keep up in terms of strength. Ming Shu could only use her speed and movements to subdue Ning Furong.

  Ning Furong was slightly furious. “Your Majesty!”


  Ming Shu saw the opportunity and kicked Ning Furong. Just as she was about to dodge the attack, she grabbed her wrist and threw her over her shoulder before she could retaliate. After that, Ming Shu turned around and stepped on her body.

  Her movements were suppressed. Ning Furong asked with an angry face, “Your Majesty, I don’t know how I provoked you again?”


  “You didn’t.”


  “Then why are you doing this to me?”


  Ming Shu gave her a smile. “You are so cute that I can’t help but want to bully you.”


  “Your Majesty……”


  Her words were stopped in her throat. Only groans could be heard in the woods.

  Ming Shu finished beating Ning Furong and squatted beside her. She patted Ning Furong’s shoulder as though she was her good friend. “Prime Minister, rebel properly. I have high expectations for you.”


  Ning Furong eyes narrowed and she suddenly understood everything in an instant.

  Her breathing got heavier, but she quickly controlled it. She explained hurriedly and sincerely, “What are you saying? When did I ever want to rebel? Did someone say bad things about me? I have been with you for so many years, Your Majesty. Do you not understand me?”


  Ming Shu’s voice was slow, just like the calm wind that flowed through the forest. “It’s okay, you can plan your rebellion properly. I don’t mind. Really.”


  However, in Ning Furong’s ears, this sounded like the cold wind in a blizzard. Every single word was like a knife that sliced onto her body.

  “Your Majesty, I have never thought of rebelling against you.” Whether she really knew it or she was trying to bluff her, she could not admit it now.

  “You can think of it now.” Ming Shu got up. “Once we get back, you can focus on rebelling; you don’t need to care about what happens in the imperial court anymore.”


  Ning Furong: !!!

  Even though Ning Furong had been scheming for so many years, she didn’t know how to carry on the conversation now. She even had difficulties thinking.

  The empress that she controlled for so long…… suddenly behaved so strangely.

  If an emperor found out that someone below him wanted to rebel, shouldn’t he pretend that he didn’t know anything as he prepared to catch the person secretly?

  Why is she encouraging me to rebel!

  Is she crazy?

  Xiu—


  A sound broke through the air. It came from behind the walls. Ning Furong’s words caught in her throat. The arrow accurately flew past her cheeks and landed in front of her.

  The yellow figure that was standing in front of her just now had moved to the side and was smiling in the direction of the wall.

  Five people in masks jumped in. They pointed their arrows at Ming Shu and Ning Furong as they scanned their surroundings vigilantly. There was no sign of the imperial guards.

  Ning Furong’s gaze landed on one of the people. The person was standing in the middle. You could only see his profound eyes.

  She would recognize this person even if he turned into dust—Ye Mochen.

  “We are lucky today. We managed to find this bitch here,” one of the masked men said. “Master, shall we kill them?”


  They thought that they would need to go through much effort before finding their target, but they actually found the empress the minute they came in.

  Ye Mochen stopped the person. “We can’t kill her now. Take her away.”


  The masked man remembered something and sneered. “You are lucky today. Master, this woman……”


  The person did a slitting throat action at Ning Furong. Ye Mochen nodded his head.

  Even though she knew that Ye Mochen didn’t recognize her now, Ning Furong still felt her heart wrenching when she remembered how he took her life so indifferently in her past life.

  However, there was still a hint of obsession in her eyes.

  She liked this man. She liked him so crazily and she just wanted to have him……

  Ming Shu wanted to clap for the male protagonist. He didn’t even ask her opinion before deciding where she should go. So impressive.

  Where are my snacks!

  Let me calm myself down!

  Director, the male protagonist is acting too cool!

  Ning Furong had already stood up and whispered to Ming Shu, “Your Majesty, I will stall them. You can run away first.”


  Ming Shu took out the fruit preserves that Lianxin prepared for her and ate them as she retreated to the side. “Don’t think I will stay here and cheer for you.”


  Ning Furong almost vomited blood. Who wants you to cheer for me?

  Ming Shu even suggested, “Prime Minister, you can team up with them and rebel together. The more the merrier. Don’t do it alone. That is so boring.”


  Ning Furong: “.……” Let me just kill her!

  Ye Mochen was in a daze. What is happening? They are not on the same side?

  “Stop your nonsense. Seize them.” The masked man didn’t understand what they were saying, but in order to prevent them from stalling for time, he waved his hand. “Kill that woman first and then take that dog empress away.”


  Ming Shu, the dog empress: “Can you use a better phrase? ‘Dog’ is used to describe a male. I am a female.”


  The masked man: “.……”