In short, it’s a story about a neurotic female protagonist who rashly enters the imperial palace to tease the emperor and is tragically taken notice of by the emperor. She wants to extricate herself and plans to elope with a general. But does she truly love the general, or is she simply trying to escape the current emperor?
Eloping by Mistake Invites Trouble (1)
Everyone knows that the wealth of the world is in Qingzhou, and the wealth of Qingzhou is in the Changqing Mountain Manor.
Changqing Mountain Manor was decorated with lanterns and festive decorations, filled with guests.
“First bow to heaven and earth.”
“Second bow to the elders.”
“Husband and wife bow to each other.”
Suddenly, a strong wind blew, lifting the bride’s veil, leaving her standing there, not knowing what to do. The surroundings fell silent, with only the sound of gasps.
It had long been rumored that Miss Mei Kaiye was a beauty of national splendor, but no one had expected her to be this beautiful.
Her eyes were like autumn water, seeming to hold a thousand words.
Her cloud-like hair was loosely tied, with a golden phoenix hairpin poised to take flight.
Mei Kaiye stood there, biting her red lips, unsure what to do.
The groom, Liu Yuebai, gave her a reassuring smile, picked up the veil from the ground, and covered Mei Kaiye. Then he told the ceremony master, “Continue.”
The guests finally came to their senses and began to praise:
“So beautiful!”
“A goddess descended to earth!”
“Indeed, I’ve never seen such a stunning girl.”
“Ceremony complete!” With the ceremony master’s words, the wedding banquet concluded amidst the guests’ passionate applause.
In the bridal chamber, Liu Yuebai had not yet returned. The maid and matchmaker had sent her in and then withdrawn. Mei Kaiye tossed aside her veil, removed the vermilion hairpin, and sat ungracefully on a chair, eating peanuts – cracking them open and tossing the kernels into the air, catching them with her alluring lips.
She was married off just like that, and this man she’d only seen today wasn’t bad-looking – with clear, phoenix-like eyes and a perpetual light smile that seemed approachable. However, she felt Liu Yuebai was not that simple.
She had just checked the window – no one was outside, but there was a hidden formation, presumably set up by her family to prevent her escape.
Breaking the formation would take a long time, and by the time she broke it, she would surely be discovered. She could break it, but definitely couldn’t escape.
Those clan members had sold her out for wealth and glory. They had grown accustomed to luxurious lives and couldn’t bear poverty. They claimed to respect her, but secretly suppressed her power and sold her off.
She wanted to escape, but how would she manage tonight? Her power would take another month to recover.
Liu Yuebai paused, “I have not agreed to this marriage, and today I am merely saving face. In the future, you may come or go as you please.”
Mei Kaiye disdainfully said “Hmph!” and retorted, “Don’t be so smug! Bastard, I’m telling you, you’re not worthy!” She was furious! She was being forced, wasn’t she? She was determined to marry the best man! Damn Liu Yuebai, that bastard!
An Accidental Marriage Breeds Contempt (3)
This was absolutely the most unbearable night! Mei Kaiye dared not sleep because there was a wolf in sheep’s clothing there! Although his face screamed: “I am a good person,” Mei Kaiye’s instinct told her he was a hypocritical, antagonistic bastard!
Mei Kaiye sat upright on the bed, constantly prepared to take down anyone who might pounce.
After a night passed, Mei Kaiye looked exhausted, with heavy dark circles. In contrast, Liu Yuebai, who also hadn’t slept all night, looked refreshed.
A contemptuous glance swept over…
Actually, there was no maze outside the bridal chamber; it was just the arrangement of items in the courtyard that made Mei Kaiye mistakenly believe there was a maze. After cursing those insidious people for the 188th time, Mei Kaiye prepared to escape.
“Wait, Liu Yuebai!” Mei Kaiye called out to the departing Liu Yuebai.
He stopped, puzzled, and slightly furrowed his brow, “What is it?”
“Take me out.” If she were to leave on her own, it would cause much more trouble! Since he didn’t want her as a wife anyway, he would surely help her with this!
“Xiao Chun, escort this young lady out of the mansion,” he instructed the maidservant.
Mei Kaiye grabbed Liu Yuebai again as he walked faster and stretched out her hand, “Money!”
Liu Yuebai was straightforward, though a hint of impatience flashed in his phoenix eyes, “How much?”
Mei Kaiye held up one finger.
“Xiao Chun, go to the accounting room and give this young lady a thousand taels.”
Mei Kaiye stared wide-eyed, then excitedly urged the maidservant to quickly fetch the money, afraid Liu Yuebai might renege. She had originally wanted only a hundred taels, but a thousand taels! That was nine times more!
She’d struck gold! Enough for her to squander!
But where should she go next? Oh right, she was going to marry the best man, someone richer, more powerful, and more handsome than Liu Yuebai. Then she’d return to the Liu family and parade around triumphantly! Thinking it over, there was only one person – the current Emperor.
Holding the bank note, Mei Kaiye left the mansion, daydreaming and secretly planning how to sneak into the palace and seduce the Emperor.
From Qingzhou to the capital was a journey of several days. Mei Kaiye, dressed as a man, traveled at a turtle’s pace, constantly pondering how to seduce – no, that sounds too crude! She was a beauty, she needed to be demure! She should “pursue” – yes, pursue!
While eating candied hawthorns, she was suddenly bumped into. Mei Kaiye looked up, giving him a fierce glance. Though she wanted to scold him, for the sake of her image, she smiled and said, “Didn’t you bring your eyes?”
The person was stunned, then said contemptuously, “Move aside, sissy.”
Mei Kaiye was outraged. “You bumped into me and want me to move aside?” Mei Kaiye gritted her teeth, on the verge of explosion.
Though currently, Mei Kaiye did have a bit of a pretty boy look – skin as white as jade, a delicate face, a slender figure, holding two strings of candied hawthorns, eating them leisurely. This small incident was quickly forgotten. After eating lavishly at an opulent restaurant, she suddenly discovered her money pouch was missing. She estimated it was stolen by that man who didn’t watch where he was going. Mei Kaiye’s face darkened, thinking about how to deal with the waiter.
“Young master, that’ll be twenty taels of silver.”
Mei Kaiye was extremely frustrated. What to do?
The waiter’s respectful gaze gradually faded, “Young master, you’re not planning to dine and dash, are you?”
Mei Kaiye sighed, “Ah, my money pouch was stolen.”
“I’ve heard that line at least twenty times already. Try something else!”
“Do I look like someone who can’t afford this?” Mei Kaiye narrowed her eyes, “Ptui!”
“Then, young master, see if you have anything valuable to use as collateral?”
Mei Kaiye thought for a moment, removing the ring from her left hand and placing it on the table. The ring was extremely simple, a thin circle with intricate black patterns around it. “I’ll come back to retrieve it.”
“
“Young master, don’t joke. How much could this be worth?”
The ring was extremely important to Mei Kaiye. Hearing the waiter’s words, she immediately flew into a rage, kicking him over, “You bastard, I can’t be bothered with you! I’m dining and dashing. What are you going to do about it?”
This incident tells us that women should not be provoked, and a woman in rage is completely unreasonable. Moment of silence for the waiter. Mei Kaiye left without any guilt about freeloading, swaggering down the stairs.
