Inside the building, a trembling tall man [probably the
man-in-charge the boss] asks how they are going to handle those people that they have
captured because no matter what is said, it is very hard to deal with the
mistress of Ki family. “If we were to directly confront her one more time, it
will be a long nagging[/entanglement].” The short man [probably the boss of
High Store the one in charge/official] angrily complains that he was the one who scattered the seeds, how
annoying. “In short, this shouldn’t be known by outsiders!” Pony-tailed man is
eavesdropping on them. The thin man asks how they are going to do this, for it
is very difficult to make that mistress scared and shut her mouth. The short
man says that it is inevitable and just make those curious and strong willed women
merchants disappear from this royal city. Meanwhile, Yuulin and granny observe
that it seems that their [High Store] precautions are quite relaxed just
because they are women since they can easily go there. They had manage to get
out of the warehouse and evade the guards. They arrive at the gate but there
are a couple of guards there. Granny wonders what to do. Yuulin watches at
fuming granny. Yuulin tells granny that she will act as bait so granny should
use that opportunity to run away and ask for help. After looking surprised at
Yuulin, granny angrily shouts what nonsense is she talking about, that is what
she [granny] should do and she [Yuulin] should be the one escaping. “I’M NOT
THAT WEAK TO NEED A YOUNGSTER’S SYMPATHY!” Moved by her words, Yuulin thinks
that she’s so cool. She smiles and says, “Thank you but it is alright. Please
let me do this. (Anyway, I’m already used to doing this kind of thing!)”
Carrying ‘granny doll’, Yuulin comes out and was seen by the guards. They shout
that it is the captured girl, she had run away, quickly get her! They left
their post so granny goes out the gate. A note mentioned that the ‘granny doll’
that Yuulin is carrying is made from the stuff they found nearby as well as
granny’s hat and outer clothes. Yuulin thinks that this is the way to buy some
time, and it is fine that only granny would be fine and that granny has quickly
gone to a safe place. Soon, pony-tailed man, together with some other guards,
appears in front of Yuulin and says that she is really such a foolish girl who
won’t behave and stay put. Yuulin thinks that this is bad because she is
surrounded. Pony-tailed man tells her not to resist and come over to this side.
Just when the pony-tailed man is about to swing his sword, Yuulin closes her
eyes and thinks, “Your Majesty-”
Suddenly, Reishou jumps down and blocks the sword away. Serious
Reishou says this is enough. Pony-tailed man is surprised. Short man, together
with tall man, shouts what’s going on and quit dilly-dallying. They are
surprised to see Reishou who darkly tells them that the mistress of the Ki
family has already been safeguarded and she will quickly bring people here. Dai
is the one who is protecting granny. Reishou says, “If you didn’t do any
shameful deed, then it is fine for you to act grandly here. *glances at
speechless Yuulin* And, the hot-headed ojousama[/lady] over there, you won’t listen
to other people’s advice and let yourself get into danger. You better prepare
yourself in a little while.” Yuulin freaks out that Reishou is scary, the
person who came to save her is scary. While tall guy is trembling scared, short
guy shouts for his men not to mind that guy too much for he is just one person.
“Don’t be afraid, quickly go and capture that fellow!” They all rush towards
Reishou but suddenly pony-tailed guy hit their swords away. Yuulin is surprised
by this. Tall guy shouts what he is doing to his own men. Pony-tailed man
apologizes for it seems that he has to return to his original duty. He tells
Reishou to please don’t use such a shocking way in making an appearance and
what is he doing in this kind of place. “I was really shocked.” Reishou tells
him that just now, he had a very stupid expression, and quickly deal with these
people. Pony-tailed man says that Reishou is truly a boss[/sama] who causes a
lot of trouble. Yuulin wonders what’s going on. Later on, pony-tailed man
kneels down in attention at Reishou. Reishou says, “It has been a long time, Jo
Kokuu [徐克右].
I heard that after doing something to make General En [袁] angry, you hurriedly return to the royal city and got
yourself a position in which you are not in agreement with. ..have you already gotten used to it a bit?”
Kokuu sheepishly smiles and says totally not, with this job of doing secret
investigations on problematic and suspicious officials, and also gathering
information. “For me to do this meticulous kind of work,..it’s like chasing
after the mouse’s tail, and I never thought that it is quite hard.” Yuulin
realizes that this guy is gathering information among the commoners. Kokuu asks
how come Reishou is in this kind of place. “And- that lady at that side, what’s
your relationship..?”
Yuulin freaks out over this situation and wonders what to do
for Reishou is the king and she is just a commoner. Reishou tells him that she
is his secret assistant among the commoners in order to know what’s happening
among the commoners, there are times when he would go in the royal capital to
walk around and observe things. “..and this time around, aside from coming to
see your work, I also conveniently come to ‘inspect’ and I coincidentally
bumped into her as she is getting herself involved with a dispute among the
merchants.” Kokuu says is that so, she’s His Majesty’s eyes and ears. Feeling
relieved, Yuulin is amazed at how good Reishou is at lying that it seems to be
true. Starting to feel dizzy, Yuulin thinks that if what he said is actually
true then Reishou really did come here for work and she is only.. Reishou holds
her shoulder and asks if she is alright. This surprises both Yuulin and Kokuu. Yuulin
shouts that she is fine so let go of her. Reishou says that she is swaying
around [<- dizzy earlier]. Yuulin continues to insist that she is fine.
While embarrassed Yuulin tries to free herself from Reishou and tell him to let
her go, Reishou casually tells Kokuu to give him a detail report later on and
do tidy this thing up. Kokuu says, “As you ordered.” While somewhat scratching his
head, Kokuu quietly leaves. Yuulin wonders what Reishou is thinking. Embarrassed
Yuulin tearfully tells Reishou not to be like that because just now, Kokuu is
very, very suspicious and right now, she isn’t the Queen Consort. Reishou says
compared to that, does she have a slight fever. Getting dizzy, Yuulin exclaims
that she is alright, and he can quickly go back to work. Reishou tries to
protest but Yuulin is concerned about giving Reishou trouble again. Yuulin
exclaims, “It’s okay. Let me go first.” To her surprise, Reishou hugs her tight
and says, “I won’t let go. I don’t want to hear you say some ‘acting strong’
words. I’m very worried about you.” Yuulin finally stops protesting and holds
on him tightly. She thinks that in the end, His Majesty is too cunning.
Comment: It is
nice that Yuulin is quite independent that she doesn’t want to always depend on
Reishou pampering and doing things for her. This has something to do with her
upbringing since she can only rely on herself to help her family and clean up
her father’s mess/debts. It doesn’t help that the rumors about her as the Queen
being overly spoiled that she might cause Reishou’s downfall. Of course, there
are times when being helped by others is a good thing and it also shows that
they are concerned about her. There are limits to what she can do so, I think
moderation is the key here. Not overly dependent yet, not too independent to
refuse everyone’s help especially if it is a dangerous or troublesome situation.
It also does seem like she doesn’t want to trouble Reishou about her and her
problems especially since he is the king. If Yuulin finally gets the ‘right mix’
of when to depend on herself and on Reishou, they will be more like a couple by
then. ^^ Unfortunately, she never wonders why he treats her in a special way
which somewhat goes beyond acting as a ‘fake couple’. ^^; And, it turns out
that Kokuu is just one of Reishou’s men and not his brother, like I originally thought.
I guess Dai looks disapproving of him since they are in the same line of work
and probably, Kokuu isn’t doing a good job at it? Scans by 狼陛下汉化組.
Quote of the day:
Trust your instincts, and make judgments on what your heart
tells you. The heart will not betray you. ~ David Gemmell, Fall of Kings