Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage: Chapter 175 (Part 2)

September 20, 2018 By in CNovel, Translation Tags: , 126 Comments

Chapter 175: Great Waves (Part 2)

As the days passed, it got closer to the end of the year.

The commoners were starting to rush to purchase new year’s goods and thus the streets would be filled with bustle every day. Life would go on smoothly so normal people would not be able to know what was in the minds of noble people. It was like how the eagle and sparrow saw the skies, it was destined to be different.

Ever since Emperor Wen Hui had been shocked by the wildly ambitious ‘casual chat’ with Prince Rui, he was more and more inclined with an alliance with Qin country. It was just till now there was no conclusion to Princess Ming An’s case, thus there was still a line between them. However with Emperor Wen Hui’s increase sincerity, HuangFu Hao’s attitude was somewhat soften.

All the different departments of Ming Qi’s official could be dispatched by HuangFu Hao, that even the Bureau of Investigations would time to time be interrogated by HuangFu Hao. No matter what the result was, Emperor Wen Hui had gave HuangFu Hao enough face. Even though one was unable to discover the cause of Princess Ming An’s death, HuangFu Hao did not think that Ming Qi deliberately cover it up since he had witnessed the process of the investigation. It might be that Princess Ming An had offended some powerful character else how would there be no traces left?

Not mentioning about the matter with Princess Ming An, the words that Prince Rui said to Emperor Wen Hui finally reached to HuangFu Hao’s ears. If one were to say from the beginning that HuangFu Hao represented Qin country, he clearly had the intention to form an alliance with Ming Qi but purposely put up airs in an attempt to seek more personal benefits. When he heard the words from Prince Rui, HuangFu Hao could not sit still.

If Prince Rui represented Great Liang and really had the intention get the few cities that produces ore in Ming Qi, just like what Emperor Wen Hui worried, Great Liang would not need those mere cities but the entire Ming Qi. That meant that Ming Qi was in danger. Without the lips, the teeth would feel the cold. Just one Qin country was not power enough to deal with Great Liang, moreover it would be the Great Liang that had absorbed Ming Qi’s military, weapons and wealth. At that time when Great Liang take care of Qin country, the Qin country would not have strength to fight.

The purpose of the alliance between Qin country and Ming Qi was to contain Great Liang.

HuangFu Hao sent this information back to Qin country. Even though the Emperor of Qin was furious that he had lost a Princess in Ming Qi without rhyme or reason, but comparing a Princess and the entire country of Qin, it was insignificant. Thus the Emperor of Qin let HuangFu Hao temporarily put the matter of Princess Ming An aside and form a good alliance with Ming Qi.

When HuangFu Hao gotten the message from the Emperor of Qin, he started to enter the Imperial Palace of Ming Qi more frequently. One had the intention to strike an alliance and the other was worried that there would be no help thus they click quickly and on the surface had joyous and harmonious relations. The relationship between Emperor Wen Hui and HuangFu Hao had became much closer.

Emperor Wen Hui had the intention to support the Crown Prince and previously wanted to get Shen Miao to marry the Crown Prince but who knew that he suddenly glimpse upon Great Liang’s ambitions and dared not take action with the Shen family. Now that HuangFu Hao came over, it was good to let HuangFu Hao have more interactions with the Crown Prince so that so that the Crown Prince and inherit the relations with HuangFu Hao.

The matters in this world is inextricably linked. Normally the relations that would be even touched by a eight foot pole but now there were various connection. Intelligent people would find their usefulness in these relations but normal people would be lost in it if they were not careful enough.

In the residence of the Minister of Land.

Shen Dong Ling was drinking tea at the moment.

High grade Ye-er Qing (type of tea leaves) that was grown in the dangerous peaks of the southern country that one small handful would cost a few hundreds of silver. Her posture when she appreciates tea was beautiful and she was wearing the Southern Jiang’s brocade robes and had family bracelets on. She was very pretty and delicate that when one take a glance, one would see that she was a charming woman that live like a noble.

No one would have though that not too long ago, she was still a obscure Shu daughter of the Shen residence that would not leave the courtyard all year round that even the servants did not know that she was a young lady of the Shen residence. Not to say when Ren Wan Yun was the head of the household, there was not even oil in the dishes for ten days to half a month.

The difference from the past and now was like clouds and dirt. Humans seeks one’s way up just as water seeks its way down. Even though the residence of the Minister of Land did not looked as powerful as other official families, it was considered to be very wealthy. There was no one that could live with only that little money from court. Before marrying into the residence of the Minister of Land, Shen Dong Ling had always thought that the Wang family was following Prince Zhou and only later learn that the real master of the Wang family was the Crown Prince. Being a Minister of Land but had such an abundance of wealth like this, it was not because the Wang family had some dealing with the salt smugglers but the money would naturally flow into the residence of the Crown Prince and these are only some fathers from a flying goose. Just these few feathers was able to let the family stay in Ding capital without worrying at all shows how profitable the business of privately selling salt was.

If one were to say that the matter of money was an unexpected surprise to Shen Dong Ling, then Wang Bi himself made Shen Dong Ling very satisfied. Wang Bi looked honest but was in fact savvy and was considered highly ranked under the Crown Prince. At the beginning Shen Yue did not look up to Wang Bi and did not know that it was her that had no eyes. Shen Dong Ling was born with beautiful looks, had a soft temperament and the most important thing was that she could always make some suggestions for Wang Bi’s matters. However she would not interfere too much and would always keep a cautious distance. The more she did that, the better Wang Bi treated her. When marrying a wife, one would want to marry one who was virtuous and besides being virtuous and smart, it was even more valuable for one also understanding other people’s views. Wang Bi had felt very fortunate that Shen Dong Ling and Shen Yue had exchanged their marriages. The family of the Minister of Land only had Wang Bi, the only sone and Wang Bi was very capable that almost everything in the Wang family was decided by Wang Bi. Naturally Shen Dong Ling became the matriarch of the Wang family. The servant would be very respectful to her and if Ren Wan Yun was still alive, one feared that she would faint in anger. That Shu daughter that she view like ants was not even more comfortable then when Ren Wan Yun was in the beginning and naturally Wan YiNiang was like the boat that floats when the tide rises and lived a wealthy lifestyle.

Today it was the same.

Wang Bi came back from outside and handed the pastry in his hands to the maids before saying, “One passed by Guang Fu Zhai and conveniently bought some cakes for you to eat.”

“Husband is considerate.” Shen Dong Ling smiled at him as she poured a cup of tea for him. Her every move was delicate and tender, most likely because she was after all a daughter of a YiNiang, there would be some amorous feeling. She smiled as she said, “Husband looked very happy today. Is there something good that happened?”

To Shen Dong Ling, Wang Bi did not hide most things from her because Shen Dong Ling was not one who would talk and could occasionally help to share his worries. Currently Wang Bi and Shen Dong Ling were newlyweds and would be in their honeymoon period. Wang Bi said, “His Majesty let HuangFu Hao have more interactions with the Crown Prince and most likely want to have good relations with Qin country. By giving the Crown Prince this favour, it can been easily seen that His Majesty wants to support the Crown Prince. When man attains the Tao, even his pets would ascend to Heavens. We are the Crown Prince’s people so when the Crown Prince ascend to the throne in the future, we would have credits for our efforts.” He smiled towards Shen Dong Ling, “Do you think it should be celebrated?”

Shen Dong Ling’s mind turned and immediately showed a surprise happiness expression, “Really?” Afterwards she looked at Wang Bi with some admiration as she spoke softly, “Husband is really powerful. It is this one’s past fortune to be able to follow Husband.”

To be looked with such admiring gaze by a charming and seductive female, any male’s vanity would be greatly satisfied. Wang Bi smiled, “This is easy to satisfy.” He then sighed and spoke with some regret, “If a while ago, His Majesty bestow marriage upon Fifth Shen Young Lady to His Highness the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince would have the military power of the Shen family and it would be more advantageous. If so then our winning chances would be even higher. Now even though one have some relations with Qin country at the moment, in terms of military power…” He sighed again, “It is often the most important thing.”

Shen Dong Ling’s mind turned and she conveniently leaned into Wang Bi’s embrace and reached her hand out to place it on Wang Bi’s chest and said tenderly, “Husband is too demanding on himself. To be able to do to this level, one would not be an ordinary person.”

This was exactly what Wang Bi wanted to hear. He smiled, “You are really contented?”

“This Qie is contented with a man like Husband.” Shen Dong Ling smiled delicately and asked inadvertently, “Currently one cannot let Fifth Younger Sister marry the Crown Prince?”

“Fifth Younger Sister?” Wang Bi was startled before saying, “Almost forgot that you both are sisters.”

He said it unintentionally but it was particularly sharp when it was heard by Shen Dong Ling as he seemed to say that she was a Shu daughter while Shen Miao was a Di daughter and there was a difference between Di and Shu. Human’s greed would change accordingly to the change of environment. In the past, Shen Dong Ling was busy ensuring her safety in the Shen residence and schemed for a good life for herself and could tolerate all the ridicules and sarcasm and would not have the energy to be picky about it. However she was now the Furen in the residence of the Minister of Land thus she was particularly sensitive to these things.

She buried her head in Wang Bi’s embrace and did not let Wwang Bi see her sullen expression but still asked, “It cannot be done?“

“It is not that it cannot be done.” Wang Bi said, “It is just that Great Liang’s ambition is difficult to make clear thus many things need to be delayed as one still require Shen Xin’s reputation. It is just that Shen Miao is currently not young of age and one heard that the Shen family is not willing to let Shen Miao marry into the residence of the Crown Prince. The key point of the matter is to resolve it as soon as possible. As time goes by, there will inevitably be changes and Shen Xin would have found a marriage for Shen Miao and married her off. At that time, the Crown Prince’s place would have fallen through.”

“Why can’t the marriage be firmed up first?” Shen Dong Ling asked.

“Silly.” Wang Bi said, “The Shen family do not want Shen Miao to marry the Crown Prince and Shen Miao herself also is not willing. If some tricks are used now, it would make Shen Xin dissatisfied.”

“Isn’t this bullying others with one’s power?” Shen Dong Ling’s lips twitched. However her words did not take Shen Miao into any consideration at all and made the bandits who imposed others on their demands as the aggrieved people.

“It can be said like this.” Wang Bi said with a smile.

“Then on what grounds they can use power to bully others but not let the Crown Prince bully others with power?”

Wang Bi smiled, “The Crown Prince is virtuous and would not do such bullying.”

“The Crown Prince cannot do these but other can do it? Just like ordinary people, those ordinary commoners. If everyone under Heavens request Fifth Younger Sister to marry to the Crown Prince, can this be considered as using the power of the commoners to bully others?”

Wang Bi initially thought that Shen Dong Ling was saying words of anger but who knew that when he heard what was at the back, his expression gradually became serious. He looked at Shen Dong Ling as Shen Dong Ling sat in his embrace charmingly, as if those words she said were just casually done.

But Wang Bi was an intelligent person and could hear some details in Shen Dong Ling’s words thus he asked,”It could not be that you have thought of some ideas? Let’s listen to it.”

“Husband is really crafty. What benefit if I were to speak of it?” Shen Dong Ling asked.

“Mmm.” Wang Bi pretended to think about it, “If it is good then I will think of ways to request an Imperial mandate for you.” He was thinking that if Shen Dong Ling really had a way to get Shen Miao to marry to the Crown Prince, then he would have made a big achievement and in the future when the Crown Prince succeed the throne, he would be grateful for it. There would not be any loss to ask for an Imperial mandate for Shen Dong Ling.

When Shen Dong Ling heard of it, a glimmer of satisfaction appeared in her eyes.

She said, “I not doing to be a Mandated Furen but for Husband. Whatever Husband wants to do, naturally this Qie would support. Husband wants to help the future Monarch and this Qie is just a little female and can only show one’s inadequacy.” The playfulness she used while speaking was even more pleasing to Wang Bi’s heart.

“Actually this method is very simple. One only need the Crown Prince of Qin country to cooperate.” She said.

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  2. Mr. Demon, you could make her translate non stop by contributing non-stop. This way, we the other readers love you bunches…..hahaha.
    Anyway, I kinda of expecting SDL to start scheming her way into the matter of the imperial court. She wants to use SM as the stepping stone to go greater heights – prime minister Furen. I guessed she underestimated the IQ and EQ of SM. It is downhill all the way for SDL, MB, and the crown prince. These bitter sweet moments will probably gonna to take at least 10 or more chapters before we get the taste of it. So looking forward to their downfall. I will celebrate with Buddha jumping over the wall….hahaha

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    • Wow whats wrong with being a concubine’s daughter? I won’t look down on anyone if they are born out of wedlock, by a concubine or by a prisoner…we are all humans why put up airs?

      smh you are also only a commoner, at least the shu daughter is a noble. there’s not much nobles and aristocrats nowadays not everyone can be Meghan Markle and fly up to marry a prince.

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      • Dude If you have eyes you can see someone already commenting about that and I already said I’m sorry I don’t know what your issue is my explanation for that comment is up there and I’m reading a novel where the setting is ancient Chinese so of course I have to adjust my mindset to fit that time. If I read a story I would be super immersed in it. If I was a young miss a noble and a person living in that time that comment would be perfectly acceptable in that society since daughters of concubines are less than the legal ones.

        Your comment is making me look like a scumbag who discriminates people. Of course I don’t look down on those people in real life and by saying that I’m only a commoner managed to piss me off. By saying you don’t look down on those people you described you managed to insinuate that me who made the comment look down on those people.

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      • “…we are all humans why put up airs?”
        -And then you said :
        “smh you are also only a commoner, at least the shu daughter is a noble”
        You are contradicting yourself 😉

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    • Yup. I spoke too soon. She wants to die. I didn’t she would be dumb enough to tangle with Shen Miao but she just jumped in with both feet.

      Now she will die with regret just like every one else who wants to harm SM.

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  5. One should mind her own love life instead of scheming about other’s love life…. Our empress did not touch you… But you dare you?!

    Evil laugh… Come! Let us see what you can do.

    I hope you’ve enjoyed enough of your cozy life right now.. Coz im pretty sure it wont end well for you.

    Shameless!

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    • Yeah, having ambition is all fine and well…but if you start scheming to harm people, then don’t act surprised if people strike back at you. It’s too bad that she failed to learn the lessons of the 2nd and 3rd Shen households. Too, too bad.

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  11. Ya know, usually when one kills the chicken, the monkeys will be scared enough to know not to mess with the killer. YOU JUST WITNESSED TWO FAMILIES OF MONKEYS BE SLAUGHTERED. SDL, you know what Shen Miao did to those families and yet you think yourself so high and mighty since she left you alone and you escaped with your head still on. I hope we can hear ALL the details of your regrets when your time comes because reading about your downfall as you regret being so arrogant is what keeps me going through my horrible days.

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  14. SDL, this woman really overrated WB and Crown prince. Surely he is a bit powerful, but if she remember why SM can avoid the emperor marry decree surely she would find that whoever backing SM is much powerful. Honestly, I really disappointed in her. She used to be smart. Sigh…just like someone taste her first wine. Got drunk and blind..

    I still wanna the drama tho. So please don’t died to fast

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  17. This Shen Dong Ling.. i thought she would stay smart and keep away from Shen Miao when she already knows how deep and un fathomable she is but nah. Smh i am disappointed and eagerly waiting for you downfall too. 🙂

    Thank you for the update!

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  21. I knewed it!!!!! This bit*h !!!!! I knew she was gonna use the back-stab move *sigh* And to think that I had hoped she would just keep calm and not provoke our empress smh. Just goes to show that nothing good ever comes from the side branches of a family. It’s like she hasn’t seen when SM deal with anything that obstructs her path. I swear greed blinds people that they don’t even see death courting them.

    Anyway thanks for the chappie guys 🙂 ❤

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  23. Oh Shen dong ling…Oh Shen dong ling.
    Why can’t you just live your perfect life without interfere others. Especially SM.
    Your life considered ended. So bye.. Bye..

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  26. ” some fathers from a flying goose” -> some feathers from a flying goose

    “did not let Wwang Bi see” -> did not let Wang Bi see

    Hmmmmm…..Another one bites the dust, the Wang family is just too unlucky to have her as a daughter-in-law -_-

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  28. Ahhhhh, girlie, can’t you just be satisfied with what you have and move along? It’s not like you haven’t seen your lil 5th sis’s prowess in matters of getting what she wants or doesn’t. Welp, it’s your path of destruction, go go let’s go, last remainders of trash Shen household, is all down to hook n sinkers to be sunken by Empress.

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  33. I don’t think Shen Dong Ling would actually do this, doesn’t make ANY sense for her to stir the pot, she’s already seen what happens to people who conspire against our little Empress…

    Like, she’s annihilated a royal prince, her relatives, she’s clearly got powerful allies in her pocket, and as far as anyone knows she’s also a super genius mastermind… If anything Shen Dong Ling would get one whiff of trouble brewing and tell her husband to show some restraint, instead she basically commits the one ultimate sin of plotting.

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  35. Girl! You’re smart enough to have been able to preserve your life but not smart enough to handle THE empress who was able to wipe out a royalty.

    Tsk, she’s furen, living a comfy wife with a doting husband so whyyyyyyyy? one wonders how she’ll end up.

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  37. I mean seriously?!? Just woww!!! All the bitches who just like want to dictate sm’s marriage or life,who do you think you are??i just pity them so much.till now sm has done nothing wrong to sdl than why do you wanna interfere in sm’s life?!?!bitch!

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  38. Shen Dong Ling, you are becoming greedy had made you forget who is Shin Miao.
    She is the one who caused the down fall of many people..Some you have even saw their heads rolling..
    In a face off between you and the Empress, you think you have a chance to scheme?
    RIP

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  39. SDL es inteligente pero cuando la gente se vuelve codicioso su cerebro solo piensan en como subir y no ve el panorama, si ella pudiera recordar un poco en manos de quien cayó la familia Shen inevitable evitaria los temas de SM pero es una pena que ella tenga la sangre de la vieja Furen y uno solo puede esperar ir pero no regresar

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  40. i thought that she was the only decent one put of all the shens but i guess she just like others.. stupid beyond help.. didn’t she knows that SM was powerful and all the people that schemed behind her did not end well? urghhh.. this greedy b*tch needs to go reunite with the whole shen family in hell 🙄

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    • no. the Author did her dirty. at first I thought she became greedy but that’s not the case when I re-read this again. Shen Dong Ling knows her limit and she’s very smart (much smarter than Shen Miao to be exact because we all know that she has a cheat and SM didn’t deal with much difficult this life because everything the scheme against her was already used in the past life that became her cheat in this life). SDL and her mother survived in the end but the Author want to used them as a way for Shen Miao to deal with the two Crown Princes. I really pity these daughter and mother afterall they lived their lives miserable in the Shen Residence. The Author could just do better than did this to them. I know that I’m just a reader but I can’t help to think that they’re also a living person in another galaxy in the universe. SDL ending is so pitiful together with Mei Furen at this life.

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  41. I’m so dissapointed. SDL not only managed to survive but also thrive despite the odds against her so I liked her character, and was annoyed by SM and SQ self-righteous attitude a couple of chapters back. I mean, it’s easy to act high and mighty when your birth alone places you in a position of advantage above others, not to mention everything they were able to obtain because of their father’s rank. Meanwhile SDL grew up watching her mother be humiliated by her father’s first wife, seeing how her sister and brother’s lived wealthy and comfortable lives unlike her who lived miserably, just because she was a concubine’s daughter. She schemed, so what? She managed to turn someone else’s scheme to her favor and isn’t that what SM does? I’m dissapointed that the author turned her into another ‘selfish, evil, scheming’ character. IMO, she’s too smart for that.

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    • Yeah, I’m also kinda disappointed with how the author directed Shen Dong Ling’s character development after she managed to escape the Shen household. Like, what other motivation does she have to still mess with Shen Miao when she’s no longer as desperate?? Really, it has a lot less sense than her earlier character motivations, or those of the other members of the Shen family. It also has the downside of leaving the implicit conclusion that blood will out, because other than the infant that died of the pox, practically every descendant of Shen Miao’s step grandma and their spouses are rotten and deserves to die.

      And that’s just such an unfortunate, accidental conclusion that’s so medieval.

      I cut the author some slack at this point, because I’ve read the author’s other works and realised that Shen Miao’s story is pretty early in their career. They get better at handling complexities of alignments and interests in some of their other works.

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  43. Shen Dong Ling should just have stayed put.. Tsk2… It seems she has forgotten to never mess with Shen Miao..

    Thanks for the hard work!

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  47. SDL…Should’ve kept the mindset of only protecting yourself. What grudge do you have against SM that you need to scheme against her? Your original self was so nondescript that she would have left you alone, but now you’re putting yourself squarely in the crosshairs.

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  48. I didn’t think that the Author will make Shen Dong Ling dirty to make her like cannon fodder scapegoat just so that Shen Miao and XYX will have the reason to deal with the Crown Prince.

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  49. shen dong ling wtfffff she’s been smart so far for not touching shen miao but now she wants to use her as stepping stool huh??? yeah can’t wait to see for your doom

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