Translator: Greed

Editors: Salti

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After Marrying the Empress

Chapter 10

 

 

“Security was tightened again after a rebel was apprehended previously.” Li Yun stated.

 

He and Zhou Ruoli were walking down the street when they were approached by a group of guards. The guards’ stance gave them the impression that they considered everyone a criminal.

 

“Yeah…” Zhou Ruoli looked at another group of guards passing by and felt a little uneasy within her heart, even though she was the one who ordered the city patrol.

 

However, the time she spent with Li Yun every day lasted for only one or two hours, and she found it extremely difficult to concentrate on it while they were being stared at.

 

It’s all the rebel group’s fault, the leader must one day be killed!

 

Zhou Ruoli was upset, but she maintained a calm expression on her face.

 

Li Yun was still thinking about the Wang family that Li Xue had mentioned earlier. When combined with Big Beard’s words, it appears that they do have a problem, but he didn’t know the extent of the Wang family’s contact with the rebels.

 

Last night, Li Yun began to learn more about the Wang family. For example, the Wang family’s food business extends throughout Shenzhou, and their annual income is enough to feed an army of 3,000 people, and the head of the family has been consecutively greened three times.  Such minor details… 

 

(T/N: “Greened” means his/her partner cheated)
 

When Li Yun looked up, he noticed a Wang’s shop nearby. The scale appeared to be quite large. He walked in with Zhou Ruoli after giving it some thought.

 

The shopkeeper had a keen eye for people and could tell who was leading between the young couple that had just walked in. Although the wife appears to be strong, if the husband speaks, she is likely to obey.

 

He didn’t expect Li Yun to go out without money, though.

 

“What does our distinguished guest desire?” The boss approached and inquired.

 

“A bottle of red and white wine, two cups of vinegar, and three teaspoons of soy sauce.” Li Yun said it casually, but it was significant. This sentence was a codesign for the rebels, but Li Yun didn’t know if any phrase had been changed after he left. Nevertheless, this sentence was meant to tell the other party to trade recent information.

 

After hearing this, the boss’s eyes shifted.

 

“This distinguished guest is an insider,” the boss stated solemnly.

 

Li Yun simply smiled, not wanting to admit he was faking it, but in terms of the rebellion, he had never lost to anyone.

 

The boss paused for a moment, turned around, and was about to get something from the cabinet when he noticed another lively girl approaching through the door.

 

“Boss! A bottle of blue and white wine, two cups of vinegar, and three tablespoons of soy sauce” In the summer sun, Li Xue appeared to be very hot. She drew the skirt of her clothes and turned to see Li Yun with a stiff face as soon as she walked in.

 

“You’re here too, Mr Landlord?” She cracked a grin.

 

“…What are you doing?”

 

“The boss who works drinks wine, and vinegar and soy sauce are added ingredients to the evening. What’s the problem?” Inexplicably, Li Xue looked at Li Yun.

 

The boss also took a look at Li Xue. After three seconds, he reached into the cabinet with his backhand and took out a bottle of soy sauce.

 

You are so smart, thought Li Yun as he looked at Li Xue and watched the clues vanish.

 

Li Yun had recently increased his efforts in responding to news of the rebels since he was desperate to find them. Li Xue had been hungry for several days, but she had not consumed the excess fat on her chest.

 

Zhou Ruoli noticed Li Yun’s eyes and immediately stabbed him his waist with her elbow.

 

Li Yun paused for a moment and gazed at Zhou Ruoli’s chest.

 

Slap! 

 

He was stabbed again, this time a little lighter.

 

Li Yun rubbed his tummy. In short, his plans of deceiving the Wang family broke down this time, but he was not without a backup plan.

 

He exited and called the six doors immediately. He is a legal citizen of Dagan with the authority to report a crime.

 

After the shop was searched, Li Yun took advantage of the opportunity to use Zhenqi to pick up the hidden booklet and hide it in his chest amid the chaos, ready to read it later.

 

“Speaking of which, I never saw you two apart before.” After they went out, Li Xue followed them. It was Li Xue’s break time right now.

 

“It happened by chance.” Zhou Ruoli lightly remarked.

 

“No, no, Sister Zhou, you clearly like Mr Landlord.” Li Xue waved her hand and smiled, but her body turned cold the next second, and she didn’t dare to look sideways, feeling the stare of death next to her.

 

Is it dangerous to praise others these days? Li Xue felt the world was too cruel.

 

Could this be the thing called “tsundere” that was adopted from the rebels?

 

Tsundere people are so scary, and it felt like if she was not careful, she would be killed. In her heart, Li Xue was terrified.

 

“While we’re on the subject, are you still looking for the leader of the rebels? Perhaps they’re dead,” Li Yun speculated with a low eye.

 

“No. He must still be alive,” Li Xue said firmly, “because my father said he is still alive.”

 

“But you live a miserable life every day. Is it worth it?”

 

A lady suddenly transforming into a working girl may seem insane to ordinary people, but she was also doing dangerous things like tracking down the leader of the rebels at the same time.  Li Xue is probably the only one who could still be so optimistic in this situation.

 

Li Xue stood with arms akimbo while looking up at him and said, “Don’t worry, as long as you find him, everything will be fine. That’s what my father told me.”

 

“What will you do after you find him?” Li Yun asked after a brief pause.

 

Li Xue was taken aback. It appears that she had not considered this, or that she had never imagined that she could find him. “If I can, I want to hug him,” she said after a three-second pause.

 

Li Yun gave her a deep look and said, “I will tell him that if I ever meet him.”

 

“No need. I never placed any hope in Mr Landlord,” Li Xue said abruptly, waving her hand.

 

The veins on Li Yun’s brow jumped a little.

 

That night, Li Xue’s boss gave her a box of fireworks, and she went to Li Yun’s courtyard to play with it.

 

Biu~

 

A small spark flew up from the ground and exploded gently.

 

Every time Li Xue placed one, she made a wish with her palms together. She made a hundred wishes, ranging from finding the leader of the rebels to eating watermelon tomorrow.

 

Li Yun sat back and watched, holding a sizzling fairy stick in his hand.

 

Zhou Ruoli was also holding one beside her, and the sparks reflected beautifully in her pupils, even though she was expressionless.

 

“Are you concerned about anything?”

 

“The news of the insurgents has recently resurfaced. Isn’t this a sign that chaos is about to erupt once more?” While staring at the spark, Zhou Ruoli said.

 

“Are you thinking about this?” Li Yun grinned.

 

Zhou Ruoli remained silent. She had to consider this as the emperor of Dagan, but as Li Yun’s wife, it seemed unnecessary.

 

“If the insurgents come, I will drive them away.” Li Yun grinned.

 

“You?” Zhou Ruoli fixed her gaze on him, and her face contorted.

 

“Don’t look at me like that. I’m quite strong as well, it’s just that I haven’t shown you.”

 

“Hmph, don’t look at me like that, I have quite a high social status.” Zhou Ruoli snorted as well.

 

After a while, they both softly chuckled.

 

“In any case, we don’t have to worry about these things.” Li Yun grinned.

 

Because they are just a regular couple.