The Aloof Prince Chapter 27 - The Day she Reached Marriageable Age she will Marry

Translator: Rize

Editor: Larkspur

As soon as Mu Yunjin's words fell, Chu Li, who originally had a trace of a smile, in a split second became cold and dark, his whole body emanated an aura of bloodthirsty killing intent, his pair of deep eyes slightly narrowed, his pupils dilated. Mu Yunjin saw the dramatic change in Chu Li's demeanor. She saw in his eyes the killing intent, her heart trembled with fear. She suddenly realized her outright blunder; this bird blindness is taboo. The atmosphere inside the private room had turned very intense.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open. Accompanying the sound of twittering birds, Ding Xian came in carrying a birdcage.

“Third Miss, I roamed half the market street, I was able to locate a merchant and bought a few of these crested Myna. I saw they were quite lively...”

Ding Xian halted midway when he felt that the atmosphere was weird and became aware of the cold eyes glowering at him. Ding Xian slightly trembled, as he looked towards Chu Li. He saw that his frigid eyes rested on the birdcage in his hands, they're filled with rage and before he could react Chu Li raised his hand, from his sleeves flashed a strong gust of wind and thrust it towards the birdcage. Before he knew it, the birdcage disengaged from his hand and smashed ruthlessly into the wall. The birdcage shattered into pieces, and the little birds silently fell to the ground lifeless.

“Your Highness...”

Ding Xian's next words got stuck in his throat, he had been with Chu Li for so many years, how could he not know that he was in a state of utter fury? He looked at Mu Yunjin at the side and saw her distressed eyebrows, her head hanging down, not looking at Chu Li. It was obvious that she was the one who enraged Chu Li. Ding Xian paused, he looked at the dead birds on the ground, then his face paled.

Don't tell me that....

“This subordinate is wrong, asking His Highness to punish.”

Ding Xian immediately fell to his knees. Chu Li heard him, his eyes ready to kill, his palm condensing energy. He was about to direct it towards Ding Xian when Mu Yunjin rushed over to grab Chu Li's wrist.

“You must not blame him! He told me to convince me to give you the Jade. He is very loyal to you, just blame that he easily trusted me and believed that I would swallow this matter into my stomach [1]”

Mu Yunjin pursed her lips; this moment Chu Li was so furious that he would actually go as far as to kill Ding Xian, she now realized the seriousness of this matter. She did not expect that Chu Li really minded this Bird Blindness issue.

“Mu Yunjin, do you think that this prince will let you off?”

Chu Li swept his eyes on the wrist Mu Yunjin was holding, the anger in his eyes deepened.

“You want to hurt as punishment to the point of killing a loyal person.”

Mu Yunjin gaze bored into Chu Li. She gripped his wrist even tighter for fear that Chu Li would suddenly act impulsively. Ding Xian looked at this scene, his heart felt helpless, this Third Miss Mu has no ill intention, but she doesn’t understand His Highness, she doesn’t know His Highness' biggest taboo. Today, he was afraid that everything pointed towards disaster.

Chu Li's face was really black by this time, his eyebrows were shrouded with a layer of haze, he looked at Mu Yunjin who had some remorse in her eyes. Suddenly he retracted the inner energy from his palm, shaking off Mu Yunjin's hands. Soon after, a pair of cold and serene eyes looked at Mu Yunjin and let out a chilly laugh.

“Ding Xian, hear the command of this prince, the day Mu Yunjin reaches her marriageable age, is exactly the time this prince will take her as my wife and enter my residence.”

..........

On her way back to the residence, Mu Yunjin wore a face of defeat. She sighed, today she completely understood the saying ‘to try to gain advantage only to end up worse off’. Originally, she’d believed that she could make use of his Bird Blindness to threaten Chu Li to cancel the engagement. But instead of being canceled, it contributed to this sudden development not to mention she nearly lost her life. It seems that to face Chu Li, her skills were still a little shallow.

Arriving back at the residence, just as she set foot inside the door, the housekeeper hurriedly approached her, his mien somewhat akin to disdain.

“Third Miss, the Master, and the Madam have been waiting for you at the front hall for a long time.”

The housekeeper bowed to Mu Yunjin in a ceremony. Mu Yunjin frowned and glanced at the housekeeper.

“Waiting for me?”

“Yes, Third Miss immediately go inside, to make the master and madam wait for a long time is asking for a hard time.” The housekeeper mumbled.

Mu Yunjin nodded, from the housekeeper's words she caught two words ‘hard time’. She knew nothing good was waiting for her. Thus, she walked over slowly to the front hall.

Inside the front hall, Mu Xiang and Su Biqing had been waiting for a long time for Mu Yunjin. They felt that she was deliberately late. Their hearts were filled with fury, especially Mu Xiang, he pounded on the table, facing Mu Yunjin who had just entered the door he suddenly bellowed with rage.

“Still not getting here!”

Mu Yunjin was barely able to stand the anger of Chu Li and her feeling had yet to ease, but now Mu Xiang was unexpectedly roaring with rage. Anybody would be frightened. Seeing her father show so much fire, Mu Lingzhu who sat at the side was very happy.

“What is going on?”

Mu Yunjin shouted back, she didn’t even pay her respect and went straight to the point.

When Mu Xiang heard her, he quaked with anger, “Your brother's injuries, did you really cause it?”

“Why is father suddenly asking this?” Mu Yunjin retorted.

“Hanqiao came just a moment ago, to request for Yiyang's clothes. It turns out a shoe print was found at the place of his injury. I went to your bedroom and took your embroidered shoe to compare, the veined pattern and size is not a fraction different.”

Mu Xiang after saying those words threw a piece of clothing and looked at Mu Yunjin, he suddenly felt very strange. At first, he felt that this girl had changed for the better, but now he was outright disappointed. Mu Yunjin looked at Mu Yiyang's clothes and stooped to pick them up. There clearly was a shoe print on it. Since it was like this, Mu Yunjin had nothing to deny. Reaching out with one hand, she patted the shoe print from the clothes, embarrassed she laughed.

“In the previous years, Imperial Concubine Qin had bestowed me a lot of gold and silver pieces of jewelry. Almost everything has been taken by Mu Yiyang to pawn for gambling money. Many times I didn’t want to part with them, but he would beat and scold me; several times I was beaten until bruised.”

Mu Yunjin dropped the clothing in her hands and faced Mu Xiang and Su Biqing.

“Father and Mother did not know this?”

“Shameful! Even if your Second Brother beats and scolds you, as a younger sister, you should just accept it! But I didn't expect that you would go as far as...”

Mu Xiang angrily thumped the table; his eyeballs nearly popped out in rage. At the side, Su Biqing also sighed.

“Yunjin, in the former days you seldom talked, you were timid and afraid of getting involved, but I did not expect that you’d go to this extent. This is your Second Mother and father, anyway, we cannot contain your extreme behavior, tomorrow you will get out from here.”

“Father, mother,”

Mu Lingzhu faced Mu Xiang and Su Biqing, and with a somewhat rueful face, she opened her mouth.

“To suppose that Second Brother was really throwing his weight around, then it is possible it provoked older sister. It is too much to expel the older sister from the residence, Zhu'er is somewhat reluctant. It is not as good as punishing with Family Law, to punish by flogging fifty times. Like this, we can mollify Second Mother then let older sister apologize to Second Mother, what do you think?”

At Mu Lingzhu's words, Mu Xiang creased his brows. He looked at Mu Yunjin and he felt that he must not hate the iron for not becoming steel.

“Do you admit your mistake?”

Mu Yunjin looked at the whole family and felt sick all over. She couldn’t help but think back to Aunt Zhang's words that she was not related to them by blood. Her heart secretly looked forward to what her own family would be like.

“I will not admit any mistake. I will not apologize, I will not receive any punishment.”

Mu Yunjin continuously declared the three ‘I will not’, and provokingly swept her eyes over the three people in the front hall. Today, if worse comes to worst, she would have a fallout with the Prime Ministers’ people. Anyway, she didn’t care about her status.

“Bang!--”

After Mu Yunjin finished, an outraged Mu Xiang had a sudden urge to attack. Without thinking, he lifted his hands to pick up a flower vase from the table and hurled it towards Mu Yunjin. Mu Lingzhu looked at this scene with some excitement, she was looking forward to seeing Mu Yunjin get badly bruised. Unexpectedly, Mu Yunjin was still standing there knowing well the vase was about to slam into her. Just when it drew closer, she waved her hand and the vase suddenly reversed its direction towards Mu Lingzhu.

“Ah!”

Mu Lingzhu quickly covered her face, scared, absolutely not expecting this sudden turn of events. Mu Xiang saw this; he was startled. With his swift skills, he quickly got up and raised his legs, and kicked the vase that was about to hit Mu Lingzhu. The vase fell on the ground, breaking into numerous pieces.

“Yunjin, you impudent!” The vase had almost injured Mu Lingzhu, so Su Biqing got up angrily.

“Servants, tie up this rebellious daughter, today I must kill this evil creature.”

Mu Xiang glowered angrily at Mu Yunjin, right at the side the old servant hired to keep guard relayed the orders. Hearing Mu Xiang declares his intent to kill, Mu Yunjin revealed a trace of contempt. She sneered her demeanor, not in the least scared. Mu Lingzhu excitedly waited for the ensuing show, truly heaven does not turn its back on the stouthearted. This time, Mu Yunjin will truly fall!

Soon, the servant brought in a bundle of rope, as well as a few paddle sticks. Just as Mu Xiang signaled the servant to tie up Mu Yunjin, a male voice was heard outside the door,

“Imperial Edict is here---.”

A decree!

Mu Xiang and his people got distracted and immediately went to greet the Herald. They saw the palace eunuch Lu Gonggong gradually enter the door. They immediately knelt to accept the imperial edict. Mu Yunjin nonchalantly stood in her original place, like a statue. Lu Gonggong took in this scene and was all smiles when he looked towards Mu Yunjin.

“Third Miss Mu, this decree is for you. Please come forth to receive the imperial decree.”

Hearing that the imperial edict was for her, Mu Yunjin paused, her eyebrows slightly wrinkled, nevertheless she still obediently went over to kneel on the ground.

“Accept the Mandate of Heaven, The Emperor's Imperial order speaks; Mu Family's Yunjin is dignified in behavior and appearance, her character and heart deep. She is hereby conferred with a marriage to the Sixth Prince Chu Li. On the day she reaches her marriageable age, she will enter the Sixth Prince’s residence. This by the Emperor himself!”

The decree, like a sudden clap of thunder, exploded on the front hall of the Prime Minister's Residence. Yesterday at the banquet, seeing the Sixth Prince's apathy they’d believed that this marriage would not happen. Who would have thought, today this edict of the bestowal of marriage would be announced? Mu Yunjin bit her lip, she’d assumed that when Chu Li said that he would marry her, it was in a fit of rage.

She did not expect it to be actually true. Her heart, momentarily, had mixed feelings.

“Third Miss, please receive the decree!” Lu Gonggong smiled and handed the decree to Mu Yunjin as she stood up to take the bright yellow imperial edict.

“Thank you Gonggong.”

“Third Miss is needlessly polite. Having announced the Imperial decree from the bottom of my heart, I am happy for the Sixth Prince and Third Miss.”

Then Lu Gonggong's line of sight fell on the floor, astonished, he cried out in alarm.

“Hey, what were you planning to do with so much rope and plank?”

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 Hi guys~

I don`t know if I should be sorry for Mu Yunjin for failing NOT to be engaged because of her OWN doing, or be happy because Chu Li has decided to marry her. Although romantic reasons are still maybe a little far off based on their current interaction. They seem to like to annoy each other every time they get. Ah, the thin line between love and hate.

Despicable Mu Family, thankfully she is not related to them by blood because they really are quite rotten. To say that just because she is the younger sister she should let the older brother beat her is insane for a father or even anyone to say at all. They really are not normal, the bunch of them.

Sorry for the cliffhanger... I will be back by Monday with a double release.

`believed that I will swallow this matter into my stomach`[1]” - I think it means that he believed that she will keep it a secret.

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