TN | The Malicious Empress

Chapter 38: Gifting Flowers

Kim Taehyung had seen thousands types of smart people but not one of them made him surprise like this person in front of him.

Perhaps it was the intuition that was experience at the tip of the sword on the battlefield, Taehyung could smell the blood thirst from this young female. As if there was a pool of stagnant water but there was a lurking fierce beast in the bottom. At the moment the surface look calm and peaceful but it did not move and waiting for a chance to break through the sun and when that day happened, there would be a reign of terror.

Although this looked rather ridiculous, how much a storm could an unmarried female stir? But Taehyung was one that never underestimated his own intuition.

Under the Lotus purple cloak that was being blown by the wind, the young female's face was somewhat frozen but the lush plum blossom forest make her seem to stand out like one from the Palace. Noble. Lonely. Decisive. Bottomless like an abyss.

"The Shen family unexpectedly has such a smart person." His remarks were somewhat ridiculing but there was some firmness as he spoke, "This being the case, then you should do it as you wish. I would treat today as watching a good show. You better not disappoint this Marquis." He stood up and turned around to leave.

"Marquis Kim." Jennie called to stop him.

"What other matters are there?" He stood still and asked without looking back.

"The two Shu younger brothers of the Kim family would also go up on stage in the academy examinations." Jennie said lightly, "Would Marquis Kim indulge that much?"

The two Shu younger brothers of the Kim family were born from a concubine, Madam Fang, and both, Kim Chang Wu and Kim Chang Chao were currently in Grade Two. In fact, Kim Taehyung Oak Wood was unable to restrain him thus they let him be. Otherwise Kim Taehyung would be taking the academy examinations with his Grade Two Shu younger brothers.

In the previous life, Taehyung of course did not participate in the academy examinations and his two Shu younger brothers were able to grab the limelight. In all fairness, Kim Chang Wu and Kim Chang Chao were considered very capable and among the best in martial category. Therefore, they caught the Emperor's eyes and later deliberately promoted by him to handle matters for Fu Jong Kai.

Jennie had always felt that the Marquis of Lin An and his son were smart people and wondered how did they end up like that in the past lifetime. Although the Imperial family gave out aid, the ones who received the shade was the three mother and sons. In fact, with careful considerations, there was no lack of doubts. For instance, the collapse of the Shen family in the previous lifetime, there was a helping hand from the Second and Third Household. So it would seem that there was a problem internally in the Kim family.

"You are hoping that this Marquis would go up and compete with them?" Kim Taehyung looked back as said with some surprise, "Just like you are fighting with your older sister?"

"How would Marquis Kim's situation be the same as mine?" Jennie ignored his words of ridicule and said, "The deepest knife is precisely in the hands of the closest people. I naturally understand that Marquis Kim is a noble person and would not worry unduly over minor matters with the Shu sons. But a thousand mile dike was destroyed by an ants' nest. A seemly unremarkable plaything it may look like but it's a venomous snake in the darkness." Her every word and sentence was spoken very clearly. It was very clearly a warning tone but her eyes were as clear as a young child, "One must cut them off in the bud and ensure that they would never be able to sprout."

"Comparing to letting them have unlimited support from nobles, for these snake-like brothers, to compete with them and let them make a fool of themselves in front of everyone, wouldn't one be more delighted than pretending in the residence?"

Taehyung's heart moved.

His mother was the blue-blooded noble Princess Yu Qing and he did not want to be bothered with the Shu sons as these people would say that his bearing was not up there and mention that his birth mother was angered to death by jealously when she was pregnant. He did not care about his own reputation but he would forever take into account Princess Yu Qing's reputation.

In Marquis of Lin An residence, he would treat the mother and son, the three people, coldly. Even though the Marquis of Lin An would be biased towards him, outsiders would gossip unnecessarily. All these three mother and sons need to do was to show a respectful and loving appearance which make him nausea. He just want to be like an outsider watching the three of them acting thus Jennie's words made his heart move.

If one were to extinguish their hope, wouldn't it be more fun? To shed all pretense of cordiality and let them be frustrated in being unable to show the face of being respectful?

Jennie's voice seemed to be somewhat bewitching as she said, "It has been a long time. Don't tolerate."

Don't tolerate.

He lowered his head and look at the person in close proximity. That young female had a light scent of delicate fragrance like herself, looking pure in appearance but in actuality, cold and indifferent. He obviously knew the purpose of the suggestion but one was unable to refuse it.

His lips hooked up to a smile and with a sweep of his sleeves, the Begonia flower has falling onto his palm. In the next second, where the Begonia flower was before, there was a small jade Begonia in its place.

He smiled yet he did not smile as he pick the flower and spoke with an ambiguous tone, "You are interesting. This flower is bestowed to you. The suggestion is not bad. Many thanks."

CHAPTER COMPLETED & EDITED