[R18] The stars are brilliant, so lucky even (The stars are brilliant, the moon rises over the sea) – Chapter 162 of “The Stars Are Brilliant, How Lucky They Are (The Stars Are Brilliant·The Moon Rising Over the Sea)” [English]

Chapter 162

The Queen of Yue’s banquets have always been harmonious. No matter how disharmonious people come to her territory, they must be harmonious. Even if you are not harmonious in your heart, you must pretend to be harmonious on your face.

Everyone in the palace turned a blind eye to the departure of the fifth princess. After kneeling down and standing up, everyone was smiling and warm and close.Among them, the one who laughed the most was Qu Lingjun. When he saw Shao Shang, he winked at her mischievously.

The Queen of Yue patted her hand, and she quickly walked down and pulled the young Shang to sit with her.Most of the women were Qu Lingjun whom they had known before, and they were all shocked when they saw each other after so many years.

After six years of hard work, not only did Qu Lingjun’s appearance remain unchanged, but his complexion became even more rosy than before. When he smiled, his skin was radiant, and his gaze was flying, which actually overshadowed the elegance of all the women in the palace.

Mrs. Zhongyue Hou was the first to laugh: “Oh my god, Lingjun has completely changed. I wouldn’t dare to recognize you on the road. Everyone is getting older year by year, but you are getting younger and younger. What kind of magic medicine are you taking?”

The Crown Princess of Ruyang blinked deliberately: “What kind of fairy medicine should I take? Marrying a lover is more effective than any fairy medicine! Alas, it shows that this woman needs a good man to marry before she ages slowly.”

Qu Lingjun pursed his lips and smiled, acquiescing.

Mrs. Zhongyue Hou laughed and scolded: “You know how to cheat. You are obviously old when you are born. You look like you are thirty when you are twenty, and you look like an old mother when you are thirty. Now this rake is pushed on the prince’s head, and it is all bad!”

The Crown Princess of Ruyang was smiling and not angry. Ever since her mother-in-law, the old princess, was divorced and moved to another courtyard, she had been living a much more comfortable life. At this time, she was happily joining in the banquet hosted by the Queen of Yue, and all the other wives were laughing along with her.

Even more surprised were the second princess, who saw Qu Lingjun’s belly bulging high and exclaimed: “Lingjun, why did you come to the capital while you are pregnant? It’s been a bumpy and tiring journey…”

“It’s been five or six months, so it’s safe.” Qu Lingjun said with a smile, “When I was pregnant with my first child, I followed Mr. Zhou Mu to the countryside to supervise the digging of water wells. Besides, Yingchuan is also close to the capital, and the trip only takes ten days. If we have to supervise the land transfer, we should be the first to go to the capital this time.” Because of its proximity to the capital, Liangzhou Mu was the first among all the counties to implement the land transfer order.

“Besides, I miss you dearly. As soon as I arrived in the capital, I saw no one and ran straight to the palace gate.” Qu Lingjun said with a smile.

Shao Shang looked at her belly worriedly: “Actually, Madam can come back after giving birth, but the Queen cannot run away.”

As soon as these words came out, all the women laughed.

The second princess smiled and said: “When I heard this, I heard it was said by an unmarried young lady.”

A lady sitting next to Mrs. Xuanhou covered her mouth and chuckled: “After the baby is born, it will not be the day for Liangzhou Mu to return to the capital to report on his duties.”

Only then did Shaoshang realize that they wanted the couple to go together.

Qu Lingjun coughed twice to cover up, then raised a glass to Queen Yue first, thanking her for her care and care for many years, and the second glass to thank Shao Shang, thanking her for working tirelessly to clear her grievances six years ago.

The third princess couldn’t stop talking: “… Then I have to thank Shishiro. Well, it’s a pity that he is not here at the moment.”

Shaoshang pretended not to hear and turned to chat with Qu Lingjun: “Including this pregnancy, you and Liangzhou Mu have two children?”

Qu Lingjun was shy and whispered: “I had a son in the first year of marriage and a daughter in the year before that.”

“Five years to hold three people, Liangzhou Mu is very capable.” Shaoshang couldn’t suppress his teasing.

Qu Lingjun was so embarrassed that he tried his best to defend himself: “Actually, only the first child was the intention of our couple. The next two were all accidental… Mr. Zhou Mu said that when this one is born, he should take good care of it…”

Shaoshang pretended not to understand, but she could understand, and her ears were a little warm. She was very old, and she was still “accidental”. Do you need to do it so intensely and frequently? The old townhouse was on fire.

After three rounds of drinking, the second princess came over with wine and asked seriously: “Lingjun, how is Liangzhou’s pastor treating you well?”

Shaoshang immediately wanted to make a speech about how Liangzhou Mu Lao should be strong, but Qu Lingjun obviously understood that the second princess’s problem was not based on the three secular routes.She pondered for a moment and said sincerely: “To put it bluntly, since I married Mr. Zhou Mu, I actually feel that my life for the past twenty years has been in vain.”

Shaoshang was startled by her eager confession. Is it so exaggerated?

Qu Lingjun had been on good terms with the second princess before the marriage, and he did not shy away from it at this time: “To be honest with you, Your Highness, I originally agreed to remarry for the sake of my family’s children, but in the past six or seven years, I have been happier than ever before. When I was with the King of Donghai, I knew heSince I was young, I have always been anxious and uneasy, not to mention that I later married Liang Shang.It was my fault that I coveted my fiancé, so God punished me for living a life that would be worse than death for ten years.I thought this was the end of my life, but now I have tasted the true love between husband and wife.

She said so emotionally that the second princess’s eyes were moist. When she returned to her seat, she saw that the third princess had already torn into the third plate of dried meat. She scolded: “You should eat less. It’s not good to be too plump!”

The third princess said indifferently: “What are you afraid of? Even if I become a fat basket, my consort can’t divorce me. Besides, haven’t you seen my consort recently? He is richer than me. Last time, my father even teased us that we are becoming more and more like a couple.”

The second princess choked and said after a while: “Just now I heard Mr. Ling say that she and Liangzhou Mu’s husband and wife are so affectionate that they envy others, but you are not touched at all?” She hopes that the third princess will not indulge in pleasure and at least have some pursuits.

A hint of sarcasm appeared on the corner of the third princess’s lips: “Love between husband and wife is something you can never hope for. Second sister, you are lucky, but others may not be so lucky. Qu Lingjun has suffered for more than ten years to get the good life he has now, and his mother has been a concubine for half her life. If the incompetent third brother of the King of East China Sea had not been successful, I wonder if it would be his turn to exhale and raise his eyebrows today…”

“Don’t talk nonsense. Empress Xuan and my father have never wronged our mother.” The second princess retorted.

“Haha, it’s true that the mother is equally dignified whether she is a queen or not.” The third princess laughed. “In short, sister, I don’t have this ambition, so I can just live a leisurely life.”

She glanced at the opposite person and said, “Cheng Shaoshang is laughing and joking. I have suffered a lot in these years. I don’t know what will happen in the future. Now I have wine, meat and fun, call slaves and hounds, and live a first-class life like a human being. Why should I disobey my father and ask for trouble? Fifth sister just can’t see clearly. People in the world should accept their fate and live the life of a worldly person.”

The second princess had no choice but to talk to her third sister, so she went over to continue talking to Qu Lingjun. Seeing this, Shao Shang took advantage of the situation and excused himself to change clothes and left the palace.

She is familiar with Changqiu Palace, and now the palace has changed its owner. Because she often comes to report on work, most of the palace maids and Xiaohuangmen know her.After changing clothes and freshening up, Shao Shang did not want to return to the table immediately, so he walked along the palace corridor to the courtyard behind the side hall and looked up to admire a lush flower tree.

I don’t know how long he stood there before Shaoshang breathed out the breath of alcohol and his chest was still stuffy.She doesn’t like today’s banquet, the ladies’ joking, and Qu Lingjun’s happy and contented smile. Even the taste of the wine is sour and choking.

Alas, it would be great if people could live according to their own wishes. When they don’t want to apologize, they should keep a straight face. When they don’t want to socialize, they should refuse.

Because the banquet was in full swing in the front hall and the maids were busy serving, the courtyard was deserted and quiet. It was so quiet that even the slightest sound of wind could be heard. However, this may be the misunderstanding of the young Shang who was slightly tipsy.

“Shao Shang…”

There was a sound in the distance, as if someone was shouting “she”. Shao Shang thought it might be an illusion.

“Young Shang!” The unmistakable male voice came, and she turned around blankly.

Huo Buyi supported the corridor pillar with one hand, and smiled with clear brows: “So you are here.” He was wearing a clean plain brocade robe today. Only a pair of white jade iron wrist clasps inlaid with silver silk animal patterns under the sleeves shone slightly in the light golden sunlight.

Shao Shang suddenly didn’t want to pretend anymore. At the moment, she and Huo Buyu couldn’t get along like old friends. It would be best for them to stay away from each other forever, so she gave a brief salute, turned around and left, hoping that this person would know better.

Huo Buyi pressed lightly on the red railing, and jumped down the palace corridor like an arrow. He caught up with Shao Shang in a few steps, grabbed her wrist, and then flipped it over. With the other hand, he lifted her sleeve up to her upper arm. Just as Luo Jitong said, there was a very shallow circle of tooth marks on it, and the scar was almost healed – He suddenly darkened his face.

Shaoshang was startled, and while squeezing the opponent’s big palm, he tried to respond seriously: “What do you want to do!”

The girl under the flower tree is pale and delicate, with a warm and intoxicating blush on her soft cheeks, like rouge stained on the delicate and translucent white jade, and some of the falling pink and white petals fell on her black hair.Huo Buyi put down her sleeves and looked at her for a moment, but the palm holding her wrist didn’t move at all.

“I have something to tell you.” He said.

Shao Shang was furious: “We’ll talk about it later, let go first! Ouch… let go…” Huo Buyi not only didn’t let go of her wrist, but also wrapped his arms around her slender waist, so strong that he almost knocked her back.

“Say it now.” He said in a calm tone, and Shao Shang had no choice but to compromise, “You can’t say it here, let’s find another place.” Although her reputation is already very bad, it is not broken.

Huo Buyi was also familiar with the Changqiu Palace. Hearing this, he dragged the young Shang to the forest garden. The young Shang said hurriedly: “Bye, goodbye, the spring weather is perfect today. After the banquet, you ladies must go to the forest garden to cool off… Go to the side hall, there are several secluded palaces there…”

Huo Buyi raised his eyebrows and did as she asked.

After turning around several palace corridors, the two came to a deserted palace room. Huo Buyi walked with long strides, while Shao Shang stumbled. Huo Buyi tried to hug her several times, but she firmly refused.

Entering the palace, Shaoshang pushed the man away and took a few steps away: “Okay, if you have something to say, just say it.”

Huo Buyi stood at the door, turned his back and closed the delicate grille door with newly-pasted parchment, and slowly walked towards her like a gloomy god. Shao Shang couldn’t help but take a step back.

Huo Buyi lifted up the sleeve of his right arm, and there was a circle of small dark pink tooth marks on it: “Why are your scars so shallow? My bite should have been deeper than yours.”

Shaoshang slowly touched his right upper arm with his left hand, pressed the scar, and said coldly: “Over the years, I have found the best trauma doctor and used the best scar removal ointment, just to completely smooth out this mark. It is almost done now. By the time I get married, this mark will disappear completely!”

The girl stood there arrogantly, with cold eyebrows. Huo Buyu suddenly felt resentful. He was already terminally ill and there was no cure, but she wanted to escape and marry another man after she recovered. Why?!

He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he has already mastered the steps to control his opponent. Even if he is sleepy in the saddle, his body will naturally adapt to the situation once he takes the hand. This instinct has helped him defeat the enemy many times when he is exhausted; but at this time, he didn’t care at all, stepped forward, twisted the girl’s arm without any method, half-pressed her, lifted up the sleeve and bit it.

Shao Shang was forced to sit on the bright floor. He was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was doing. It was as if he had seen a kind-faced god and Buddha put on a disguise, revealing the true face of demons and monsters.

Huo Bujie has always been very gentle to her. Even the last time he wanted to form an alliance, he only made his move after a good deal of discussion. How come he had been at the border for six years and then regressed from an advanced and developed feudal society to a primitive clan that drank hair and drank blood?!

Severe skin-breaking pain came from his upper arm. Shao Shang’s right arm was restrained so that he could not move. He could only fight back with his left hand. First, he clenched his thick black hair and pulled it back. She thought that at least his scalp would hurt if the force was exerted. However, Huo Buyi’s face remained as usual, and he continued to exert force with his teeth, only glaring at her with cold eyes.

“Let go, let go! Let go of me…it hurts…it hurts…let go of your mouth first!” The sharp tooth tips cut the outer skin and penetrated the texture layer. Shao Shang was so painful that he slapped his shoulders and arms randomly. He was so angry that he even scratched his flawless face. As a result, her fingernails, which had been carefully maintained in palace life, broke at the roots, and bloodshot streaks appeared on his fingertips.

Huo Buyi finally let go. Shaoshang cried and withdrew his arm, only to see that the scar that was about to disappear was covered with a circle of fresh blood. The tooth marks were clear and the flesh and blood were stark. It was obvious that even if a miracle doctor came to the world, she would not be able to eliminate this scar within a few months. Her years of hard work would be in vain.

Huo Buyu knelt on the ground with one leg bent, and at the same time fumbled for something in a brocade bag at his waist.

Shao Shang looked at his blood-stained arms and couldn’t restrain his anger; she had also been in a street fight, and was not a gentle and honest girl. How could she let it go after suffering such a big loss? She immediately pounced on the man, biting and beating him.

Huo Buyi received a few blows on his cheek and jaw, but he didn’t take it seriously as it was neither painful nor itchy, but at this time he remembered the steps to defeat the enemy.

He holds a small white jade bottle in his right hand, slightly bends his left arm, pinches the girl’s right hand accurately, and presses her into his arms with his backhand, with her slender back just close to his chest. The right hand holding the white jade bottle lifts the girl’s right sleeve with his fingertips, revealing the bloody wound, and then bites her sleeve to prevent it from falling.

Shao Shang let out a pitiful cry, like a skinned little animal, and the wound was burning with pain. She knew that the powder could prevent the bite from inflammation and ulceration, but the last time he applied the medicine, he coaxed her so gently, with loving and caring eyes, like a brother or a father. Why do he treat her like this now!

She was trapped in his iron-like arms, whining and struggling in pain, but his chest was hard and his arms were strong, and it was useless no matter how hard she beat him with her left hand. When her eyes turned red, she realized that her right hand was still firmly held by Huo Buyi’s left hand, so she bit the back of his hand angrily.

There were traces of blood between his teeth, and the white skin on the back of his hand was cracked for a moment. Huo Buyi seemed to be unconscious, like a handsome young man holding a candle for his sweetheart, with a focused and moving expression, and carefully sprinkled medicinal powder on every bloody hole on her arm.

Shao Shang was tired of biting, so he opened his mouth angrily, turned around and cursed: “You are a madman!”

Huo Buyi’s expression didn’t change: “You don’t have to give in too much.”

“You bastard!”

“How can you be so good? You are ruthless, selfish and cold-blooded.”

The two looked at each other angrily, like enemies from the past who had a life-or-death hatred, neither of them willing to give in.

Shaoshang said fiercely: “It’s not good for me to do this, why are you still pestering me?”

Huo Bujie didn’t answer. Instead, he kissed the curved and pretty mouth that was still stained with blood, angrily and deeply, as if biting the prey’s throat. Shao Shang whined in pain and pushed his face.As always, he couldn’t bear to be cruel and could only let her go.