BXBX NOVEL Chapter 337 - Red Dowries (X)
Chapter 337: Red Dowries (X)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Protect her...? When she was the real enchantress who brought disaster to the country. The people wanted to eat her alive!
Huijun did not speak. Complicated emotions flashed across her shimmering eyes. Huijun was not willing to believe in such an appealing promise, but her heart betrayed her rationality in an instant.
Jiang Pengji added, “I’ve said it before. This is a very fair deal. I’m investing in and spending my energy on you. I’m letting you enjoy a high position, great wealth, and success, and you’ll help me achieve my goal. After everything is done, of course, I’m responsible for keeping you safe and sound.”
The mood in the streaming room immediately changed because of Jiang Pengji’s enticing promise. Before that, the audience was praising Huijun’s astonishing beauty. Now, they were praising Jiang Pengji’s awesomeness.
Zuizhan Baishegeng: “You’re way too smooth. Do you still need someone in your harem? Someone who has gone to college and knows how to code?”
Wo’ai Dashen Yunji: “The streamer is really awesome. She’s so open-minded. I feel like she’s about to capture my heart through the screen.”
Suiyue Zaizhijian Liushi: “#coveringmyface. I think so too. The streamer clearly did not hit on us, but I feel like I’ve been hit on.”
Linglong Mibaogezhu: “Although I think the streamer is just fulfilling the terms of the contract in a serious manner, she’s really smooth.”
Doraemon: “Sigh. From ancient to modern times, there are many people who use women to destroy the imperial regime and burn bridges after reaching their goal. They should all learn from the streamer. I prefer the streamer to the ugly people that put the blame on Helen of Troy.”
The job was done, and the bill was cleared. It was a fair trade in which both parties interests were ensured, and everyone abided by the contract terms. It was such a refreshing sight.
Of course, among the 150,000 viewers, there were always people who disliked Jiang Pengji.
Woyu Chengxian: “#pickingmynose. Promises that aren’t fulfilled are just nonsense. Who knows how she’ll burn bridges in the future?”
Yishuang Kuaizi: “She’s smooth? I’m so embarrassed. I only feel that it’s disgusting and pretentious. Only fools will believe her.”
Sanzhisongshu Lingshi: “To the commenters above, you can’t do it, but it doesn’t mean that the streamer can’t do it, either. I’ll say a few words to you: The streamer has made a promise, but are your malicious speculations true? How shameless! I don’t know if the streamer is awesome or not, but I know that she’s very responsible and open-minded. Well, is a person who dares to point his sword at the throne incapable of protecting a woman?”
Huijun did not know that there were audience members watching the streaming. She did not know about their comments, either. She was not a fool, but she chose to believe her.
“Since you’ve said so, I’ll wait for you to come to Shangyang Palace.” Before that, she had to live well, and live a more natural and unrestrained life than anybody else.
“Okay.” Jiang Pengji looked at Huijun’s appearance carefully.
The cards were not immediately effective. There was a buffering period, which gradually changed on the basis of the user’s original appearance. The most effective ones were cards like elegance and other minute adjustments. Huijun had already had a mysterious aura that could enchant people with her every gesture. Her eyes also had a seductive depth and allure to them. One would be attracted to her very easily if they were not prepared.
“Cover your face with a veil for the time being. When my stepsister and Wuma Jun are married, wait for the right time to take action.”
Huijun nodded. “I’ll keep that in mind.”
As long as she hooked herself onto Wuma Jun firmly and won his favor, Huijun believed that she would find the chance to approach the Emperor.
Jiang Pengji thought of a certain detail and told Huijun about it, lest she be harmed in the future because she had violated a taboo. “Your appearance is very similar to that of the white moonlight in the Emperor’s memory. Take advantage of this. This may be your weapon. It’s best if you can completely replace the white moonlight in the Emperor’s memory.” Jiang Pengji smiled coldly and said to Huijun, “Of course, you don’t have to purposely imitate her behavior. After all, a substitute can never replace the genuine one. The only thing you can do is become another white moonlight in the Emperor’s memory, and then become his favorite. That’s how you can gradually erase everything that your predecessor left in the Emperor’s heart. As for the ways to do it, you’re a very smart girl. Figure it out yourself.”
“White moonlight?” Huijun did not understand what the phrase meant.
“A lover. A lover who can’t be pursued, or a lover who has to be abandoned for some reason.”
Huijun widened her eyes in shock. In the hearts of the commoners, the Emperor was the mightiest person in the world. Were there even people the Emperor could not have?
“Oh right, after you enter the palace, remember to investigate the Wang’s in secret. She’s the late Wang Guifei, who’s the biological mother of the fourth prince, Wuma Jun.”
Huijun remembered all the information that Jiang Pengji gave her silently. She tilted her head, doubt filling her eyes. “What kind of a temper does the Emperor’s white moonlight have?”
Jiang Pengji pondered and replied, “She’s probably the kind of weak woman who can’t breathe if she’s away from men.”
“I get it.” Since the Emperor’s white moonlight was a gentle fairy, she was bold, vigorous, and a seductive enchantress.
She had dealt with Huijun’s matter for the time being. She searched her treasure chest and picked out a lot of good things for Xunmei’s dowries.
As she wrote things down on her list, Taxue gently pushed open the door outside. She bowed and said, “Langjun, the second niangzi wants to see you.”
The second niangzi? My stepsister? Jiang Pengji frowned. She rummaged through Liu Xi’s memory and could only remember a blurry, young figure.
Although they lived in the same house, Liu Xi almost had zero contact with his stepsister. Jiang Pengji had never even seen her. After that, she went to school at the Langye Academy, so she had never seen the legendary second niangzi of the Liu residence.
“Let her in.” Jiang Pengji tidied her table. After a while, light footsteps and the rustling of clothes were heard from behind the screen.
She suddenly smiled when she saw her stepsister’s face. She finally understood what Liu She’s plan was and the reason he insisted on marrying her stepsister to Wuma Jun.
“Have a seat. You don’t have to be reserved in front of me,” Jiang Pengji said. The second niangzi sat down. She looked at Jiang Pengji for a long time and did not speak. She looked afraid, as if she was bullied. Both of them looked at each other without intending to break the silence.
At last, her stepsister could not hold it in any longer. She twisted her scarf nervously, and secretly bit her lower lip. “Brother Xi, I’m here today... to ask about something.”
“What is it?”
“I’m about to marry into the royal family, but my mother still doesn’t have a status...”
Jiang Pengji interrupted her and said, “So?”
“Can you write to Father? I have quite an awkward status in the family... If I marry into the strict royal family and someone uses my mother to poke on my wounds, won’t you and Father be embarrassed as well?”
Jiang Pengji blinked her eyes and looked at her stepsister. She could decipher if there was any legitimacy or sincerity of her words. “You’re able to marry into the royal family all because of Father’s identity. What does it have to do with your mother? Is it very important for her to have a status in the family?”