TEWRAWTEC CH 4

Chapter 4: Stole His Majesty’s Underwear

After walking out of the imperial bedchamber, Yun Mingzhuo followed the memories of the original host and made his way to his assigned post.

The original host served a concubine in the harem named Consort Hua… Yes! Her surname was Hua, and her title was also “Consort Hua,” which naturally led people to confuse her with <em>Consort Hua</em> from <em>Empresses in the Palace</em> (Zhen Huan Zhuan)^[1].

In reality, this Consort Hua was nothing like what he had imagined.

“Your Ladyship, this is already the eighth bowl of rice I’ve served you…” a maid said nervously to a richly dressed, plus-sized woman.

“Only the eighth? Go get me a few more!” Consort Hua said while picking her teeth and casually lifting her leg onto the chair—looking downright unrestrained.

To be fair, although Consort Hua was on the plumper side, you could still tell she had some good features… If she slimmed down, she’d definitely be a peerless beauty.

This Consort Hua was a princess of the Southern Kingdom. It was said that in the past she was not only beautiful and talented, but also excelled in martial arts and all the refined arts—music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

Back in the day, so many noblemen came to her estate seeking her hand in marriage that they nearly trampled her front gate. But this princess had fallen head over heels for the most beautiful man in the Northern Kingdom—none other than its current gay emperor, Murong Zichen.

At that time, Murong Zichen had not yet ascended the throne and was still the crown prince of the Northern Kingdom. One particular year, he had visited the Southern Kingdom to attend the empress dowager’s birthday banquet.

Yun Mingzhuo still remembered that first glimpse of Murong Zichen—dressed in pure white, graceful and refined, holding a folding fan, like a celestial being who had stepped straight out of a painting.

There was no denying it—Murong Zichen was stunning, talented, and spoke with elegant charm. Consort Hua couldn’t help but let her gaze linger on him.

At that time, Murong Zichen’s sexuality hadn’t been exposed yet. He had a spotless reputation, so the emperor of the Southern Kingdom sent an envoy to the Northern Kingdom to propose that Murong Zichen marry Consort Hua, promising that once he ascended the throne, the Southern Kingdom would fully support him.

Murong Zichen figured he had nothing to lose, so he agreed… But on their wedding night, he actually left Consort Hua alone in the bridal chamber and went off to spend a romantic evening with a male favorite named Qin Yansheng.

While male-male relationships weren’t unheard of in this world, Murong Zichen’s actions were still outrageously disrespectful.

When Consort Hua found out, she flew into a rage and wanted to return to the Southern Kingdom to demand justice from her father, the king. But Murong Zichen stopped her and even ordered her to be imprisoned.

After that…

Consort Hua was so devastated that she began binge eating.

Yun Mingzhuo couldn’t help but feel sorry for her—and honestly, deeply ashamed on her behalf.

Murong Zichen had truly embarrassed the entire gay community. How could he treat a good woman like that and turn her into such a wreck? What a scumbag!

Consort Hua was still chewing on a greasy drumstick when she finally spotted Yun Mingzhuo. She tossed the chicken aside and said, “You’re back? I thought that damn emperor would’ve killed you!”

“Your Ladyship,” Yun Mingzhuo said, kneeling to greet her.

“Don’t kneel to me—I can’t take it!” she huffed.

“Weren’t you bragging that you’d become a male concubine any day now?” she said with scathing sarcasm.

Consort Hua had long been cast aside and was no longer favored by the emperor. The original host had never taken her seriously and constantly strutted around claiming he’d soon soar to power and wouldn’t need to serve her anymore.

Yun Mingzhu: “……”

The original host’s cringe-worthy behavior made Yun Mingzhuo want to bury his head in the ground. Where in the world had that idiot gotten the confidence to think Murong Zichen would ever fall for a eunuch like him?

Yun Mingzhuo said, “Your Ladyship, I was ignorant before and offended you many times. Please be generous and don’t hold it against me. I swear from now on, I’ll do my utmost to serve you sincerely.”

Just his luck to transmigrate into Yun Yaofan’s body—surrounded by enemies. And of all the people he could have crossed, it had to be the emperor… and a princess.

Although Consort Hua wasn’t favored, she was still a princess of the Southern Kingdom! She might even return there one day. When that time came, wouldn’t she have him beheaded?

Consort Hua: “…Did you take the wrong medicine? Why are you apologizing to me? Don’t tell me you’re plotting something?”

To be honest, although Yun Yaofan was annoying, he wasn’t exactly cunning… Compared to those servants who acted respectfully to her face but stabbed her in the back, Consort Hua didn’t actually dislike him that much.

Yun Mingzhuo said, “Your Ladyship, this humble one used to not know his place, overestimating his worth. From now on, I’ve decided to turn over a new leaf and serve you properly.”

Consort Hua had a strong backing. Even though she was in a slump now, she could definitely rise again in the future. With foresight, Yun Mingzhuo decided it was better to get on her good side early.

Consort Hua took a bite of her chicken leg. “…You acting like this is kinda scary.”

“Your Ladyship, I truly want to serve you with all my heart. Please trust me this once.”

“It’s not like I won’t trust you… unless—”

“Unless what?”

Yun Mingzhuo perked up, eyes gleaming as he looked at Consort Hua, who was grinning wickedly.

Crap. He had a bad feeling about this.

Sure enough, in the next moment, Consort Hua said, “Steal Murong Zichen’s underwear and hang it up in his palace. Then I’ll believe you.”

Yun Mingzhuo : “…” That… kind of sounds a bit perverted.

(To be continued…)
T/L: LMFAOOO I CAN’T STOP LAUGHING (˵>ᗜ<˵) !!