Chapter 28: Family Imperial Position, Get It?

The night curtain drooped slightly, the wind was at ease.

A group of people stood at the thatched hut's door, looking at each other, yet there wasn't a single person daring to speak.

Only Yu Hen, in a flustered and anxious manner, fumbled and called out, seemingly wanting to return to Chinu's side:

"Nuonu? Nuonu?"

"How come you never had good days, yet you come looking for me again?"

"This is wrong, this is not good, you are the most formidable Nuonu; no matter who you seek, you'll surely be better than following me—waah!"

It turned out to be a stumble.

Du Shanü couldn't bear to watch; she stepped forward a few paces and steadied the beauty who was about to fall onto the water wheel, lowering her voice to explain the situation to the several people around.

She for the first time laid out Yu Hen's identity, picking it apart and explaining it in detail, and also for the first time mentioned the former minister inside the house who once held great renown under heaven......

In order to conceal her ambition, Du Shanü said much, but back and forth, there was only one sentence——

That is, this former minister has not changed sides.

Is it 'not yet', or 'about to'......

Actually, none of it matters.

What matters is that, looking at it now, indeed there has been no change of side.

He followed the Young Emperor all the way here, and even killed the magistrate who had raised taxes; that alone proves his character.

Thus, he naturally deserves a measure of respect.

That is already enough.

Yu Hen listened blankly to all this, murmuring repeatedly:

"Those who turned back to seek me and A Chou are only Nuonu......"

Du Shanü's words were heartbreaking.

Even the Ouyang father and son's faces were shocked beyond measure, faintly showing reverence.

Du Shanü had no time to attend to them; after a moment of silence, she softly asked:

"How do you call Chinu Nuonu?"

Chinu previously hated that name, but Yu Hen......

Du Shanü actually wanted to say, let Yu Baobao stop calling Chinu Nuonu in the future, lest it provoke the other's great anger.

However, things never go as she expects.

She did not anticipate Chinu's character, and also underestimated Yu Baobao's character.

Yu Baobao, half-crying, pressed her lips for a few breaths, then actually sobbed:

"It's not what you think."

"In my hometown's dialect, children are called Nuonu, which means 'little one' and 'treasure'."

"I have two fathers, both excellent fathers; I cannot change the fathers' intention in selecting attendants for me, I can only do my best to interpret......"

Just as Chinu......

The two characters put together carry a derogatory meaning.

But if one only calls him Nuonu, it becomes sticky and intimate.

He is certainly not like Taizong.

Everyone knows this, and he knows it too.

Yet he is unwilling to treat his life as grass.

No matter how many Nuonu Taizong assigns him, they are all Nuonu he likes, while Chinu is the Nuonu he likes most...... or rather, a bosom friend.

He......

He knows he is clumsy and lazy.

But he is ultimately not a fool.

He grew up with Nuonu from childhood, and is not unaware of anything.

Therefore, before the old capital fell, Nuonu said he wanted to seek a new master, and he sincerely rejoiced for Nuonu, feeling that Nuonu could finally shake off this burdensome little emperor.

But now, with the city fallen and in exile, Nuonu has instead returned.

He has returned!

Nuonu clearly heard with his own ears A Chou doubting his loyalty, yet he still charged into the Xian Xie, lifted the siege for the people, and returned covered in blood......

He, he, has he again let Nuonu down?

The Young Emperor lowered his head, the heavens changed color.

No one spoke, and no one knew what to say.

Before, we merely thought we were a temporary bunch thrown together in exile; who could have imagined that each person's background holds a painful story?

Yu Baobao appeared truly grieved to the extreme, while A Chou, because of his earlier suspicion of Chinu, could not lift his head.

Master and servant almost clung to each other, wailing bitterly, one more lamentable than the other......

Their crying sounded like a boiling kettle.

Du Shanü muttered to herself, opening her mouth repeatedly, finally only able to let out a heavy sigh:

"Things have come to this; let's rest first."

Regardless of how the former dynasty fares, days must still pass one by one.

Must we remain depressed just because past events are painful?

To Du Shanü, that is absolutely unforgivable.

However, another thing she did not expect happened——

When her words hit the ground, the others looked at each other, yet not a single person moved.

Ouyang Yan looked around, then spoke first in a low voice:

"Yes, yes, there are people inside...... Can we really go in to sleep?"

Just now, even the Young Emperor was driven out!

If they go in, won't each of them get another slap?!

Everyone fell silent, and Leitie muttered:

"How about we sleep outside?"

"...... The bedding is also inside!"

"Then go in and get......?"

"...... Who will go in to get it? Dare you go? I sure won't!"

"......"

After a few mutters, everyone fell silent and all looked toward Yu Baobao.

Yu Baobao seemed to sense something, and panicked:

"Don't look at me! I'm also afraid of the nursemaid......"

When he was young and liked to stay in bed, every morning the nursemaids would wake him up, using the scary phrase "【Chinu has come——!】"

The nursemaid is quite temperamental, and he has been under the nursemaid's control since childhood.

How could anyone possibly control the nursemaid!

Everyone then quickly shifted their gaze, all turning to look at Du Shanü.

Du Shanü's heart jumped, her fake smile almost couldn't hold, and she spoke softly:

"Why are you picking on me again?"

"If I had that gall, could I keep my voice low the whole time talking to you guys?!"

Sometimes, she really just wants to kneel down and kowtow to Chinu again.

But whenever she thinks about kneeling down and seeing a crowd already kneeling beside her, even Yu Baobao kneeling and dozing off, her heart just dies completely.

Chinu......

How can Chinu be so frightening?!

Is this the rumored 'family throne'?

Du Shanü furrowed her brow, seeing everyone disappointed and feeling somewhat reluctant, she spoke softly:

"Wait a bit, wait until they're asleep before going in."

As long as Chinu falls asleep, if they move a bit more quietly, it should be fine...... right?

Everyone, hearts full of apprehension, simply washed up, then Du Shanü led the way as they cautiously re-entered the thatched cottage in the dark......

With the faint moonlight, Du Shanü could barely make out that on the sole bamboo bed in the room lay Chinu, slumped sideways.

His head faced inward, Du Shanü couldn't see his complexion clearly, but she could faintly sense that the bloody smell inside was stronger than before.

After a brief silence, she looked around, and only when she saw a palm-sized porcelain bottle beside the bamboo bed did she feel somewhat relieved, gesturing for the few people behind to enter the house.

A group entered their own home like thieves, carefully feeling their way in the dark as they unfolded the grass mats and bedding and lay down......

Du Shanü then naturally pulled Yu Baobao into her arms.

Yu Baobao startled, tilted her head and obediently 'looked' at Du Shanü, who smiled and whispered into her ear:

"Baobao, you smell so nice...... Want to enjoy some jade?"

"Enjoy jade?"

"This drafty house actually has jade?"

Though doubtful, still curious, Yu Baobao nodded, placed her hands properly on the blanket in front of her, lifted her ears, and tried to listen carefully to Du Shanü's words.

Du Shanü curled a smile, then heard another voice from the side slip in between them, chuckling softly:

"Your Majesty, be careful...... Perhaps they just want to reward your skin, white as jade."

Detestable Ouyang Yan!

Du Shanü felt a flicker of murderous intent, about to retort, when A Chou's panicked voice suddenly sounded from somewhere:

"What! How dare someone reward the master!"

"No way! Absolutely not! I will guard the master's purity!!!"

Next came Leitie's anguished cry:

"If you're guarding, just guard—why kick us?"

Ouyang An, this little brat, is the most panicked:

"Shh shh shh! Keep your voices down......."

The crowd kept arguing nonstop.

On the makeshift bed of three grass mats, it could be said that hidden talents frequently appear.

Du Shanü got a headache from the noise and involuntarily began to ponder——

Is this right?

Is this really right?

How come the six of them are crowded on the mat, while Chinu lies peacefully on the bed?

Even the Emperor is under the bed!!!

Du Shanü, vexed by the crowd's noise, felt her temples throb, her heart grew more resentful; she gritted her teeth, stomped her foot, and reached out her sinful little hand, about to flip onto the bed to show off her 'might'!

As a result, in the next instant, a cold voice sounded from the bamboo bed——

"Shut up, all of you!"

The midnight clamor instantly vanished.

Tonight, finally all sounds fell silent.

?? Everyone got together egging each other on...... all encouraging, also feeling relieved hehe (*^▽^*)