The Marquis Is Innocent - 169.2

Chapter 169.2

Moreover, no woman had ever called him ‘husband’ and behaved intimately toward him. Even his first wife, Da Qiao, had called him by the respectful title of ‘Marquis.’

She leaned closer, and the Emperor’s nostrils suddenly smelled a pleasant fragrance. His breath involuntarily paused, fixed his mind, and said: “I am also about to go back to the ……” He stood up and went out.

……

In the bed chamber, the candle was shining bright. The palace attendant serves the Emperor and the Empress to sleep.

Xiao Qiao lay on the bed with her black hair scattered, covering her shoulders and arms.

From the time the Emperor entered the bed chamber until he boarded the dragon bed, his eyes barely rested on the Empress as if deliberately not to look at her.

“Husband ……” She called him.

“This Emperor is tired.” The Emperor closed his eyes, but in his mind, the scene when that ‘self’ was not yet finished and promised her this night they would— His throat tightened, and he could not help but secretly tense up again.

She seemed to be silent.

A few moments later, the Emperor finally couldn’t help but open his eyes, seeing her long eyelashes slightly drooping, her eyes resting on his face, seemingly pondering. His heartbeat speeds up again.

“Empress is still not sleeping?” His voice was a little dry.

Xiao Qiao smiled.

“Husband is mistaken,” she said softly, “I was just going to say that you seemed like you had something on your mind. Whatever it is, if Husband is willing, it is possible to talk to me about it.”

The Emperor slowly exhaled and said, “I have no worries. Rest early.”

“‘Okay. I’ll listen to Husband.”

Xiao Qiao smiled at him and fell asleep, obediently closing her eyes.

The Emperor looked at her long eyelashes casting a shadow on her face. He was slightly out of focus and suddenly saw her eyes open again, instantly dodge, and their eyes met.

“Husband, you usually call me Man Man. What’s wrong with you today?” She inclined her face and asked him softly. Her expression seemed to carry a slight grievance.

The Emperor hesitated, momentarily did not know how to respond. She smiled again and said: “Forget it. I like whatever my Husband calls me. Man Man like it.”

This smile makes her face like a spring blossom, charming. The Emperor’s heart pounded like thunder, staring at her dazedly, unable to move his eyes.

“Husband has an early court tomorrow. You should rest.” Xiao Qiao smiled sweetly and closed her eyes again.

After a long time, the Emperor finally withdrew his gaze and slowly closed his eyes.

He repeatedly chewed her maiden name a few times in his heart and suddenly felt it was cute.

……

At the deepest moment in the night, Wei Shao was still squatting far away in the chamber’s corner, borrowing the curtain to hide his fat body, perking up his ears, and staring in the direction of the dragon bed with wide-open cat eyes.

Since turning into a cat, Wei Shao felt his hearing and vision were sharper. No movement in the dragon bed could escape his eyes and ears.

Once there was anything wrong, he was always ready to rush out and wreak havoc. His Xiao Qiao was oblivious and uninformed. It was a good thing that the guy still had a bit of self-awareness and didn’t seem as if he was ready to lay his hands on the Empress.

He from his previous life possessed his current body, and he also became a cat —-

Furious! Sad!

Wei Shao stared until nearly dawn. With nothing happening all night, he finally fell asleep. Suddenly, a golden-armored deity stepped on the clouds and arrived in front of him, calling out, “Your Majesty, Your Majesty, wake up, wake up!”

Wei Shao opened his eyes and saw the other party was nine feet tall, wearing a phoenix-winged hooded helmet on his head, his feet stepping on the clouds, his body clad in golden armor, he had ringed eyes and a lion’s nose. He looked familiar as if he had seen it somewhere, so he asked, “Who are you?”

The visitor withdrew his auspicious clouds and said respectfully, “I am the Golden Armored God under the seat of the Golden Mother Temple. In the name of the Queen Mother, I have come to see Your Majesty.”

Wei Shao froze, sizing up the other party, finally remembering that a Golden Armored God did stand in the main hall of that Queen Mother Temple in Yuyang. He hurriedly said, “You’ve come at the right time! Someone had seized my body while I was trapped inside a cat’s body. You quickly help me to get out of it! After I restore my original body, I will certainly rebuild the golden body for the Queen Mother— No, no, build another golden temple and make offering daily.”

The Golden Armored God laughed. “Your Majesty, actually, this calamity was set by the Queen Mother.”

Wei Shao froze and jumped up violently: “I am the true son of heaven! How dare the Queen Mother go against heaven and treat me like this? Where have I wronged her?”

The Golden Armored God panicked and said, “Your Majesty rest your anger. Your Majesty was unaware that you have indeed offended the Queen Mother.”

Wei Shao said furiously, “How have I offended her? My Grandmother build that temple of hers! How dare she do this to me instead of doing good!”

The Golden Armored God said, “Have you forgotten, Your Majesty? Who destroyed that mural in the Queen Mother Temple in the first place?”

It was only then that Wei Shao finally remembered an old story.

When Bohai painted the Queen Mother’s wall statue, he attracted countless worshipers from all directions. When people talked about Bohai, it was unavoidable not to mention Xiao Qiao. When the words of praise reached Wei Shao’s ears, he felt jealous. On a dark and windy night, he sent people to strip off Xiao Qiao’s inscriptions and unintentionally damage the Queen Mother’s statue. Therefore, on the pretext of repairing the temple, Wei Shao finally peeled off the entire mural wall. This matter has passed several years, and he has long forgotten. He couldn’t help but be dumbfounded.

“Your Majesty did not know that the Queen Mother was quite fond of this mural. One day in heaven was equal to one year on the earth. She traveled to Penglai Mountain only for three days and learned that Your Majesty had destroyed the statue when she returned. Queen Mother was angry at your rudeness, summoned the God of Hell, and knew that your sins were too heavy in your past life. Even though you were fated to be the king, you should still have one more calamity in this life, and this is the only way to punish you.”

Wei Shao cried out and pulled at the Golden Armored God, “The karma that guy created in his past life has nothing to do with me! How is it all counted on me?”

“He is you. You are him. How can you get rid of it?”

“It’s my fault destroyed the Queen Mother’s golden body …… Answer me! In the end, how can I solve my predicament?”

“When Your Majesty’s past life soul hostility dissolved, today’s predicament will be relieved …….”

The sky brightened, and the Golden Armor God’s golden body gradually disappeared.