Love Like The Galaxy 星汉灿烂 Episode 23

After some discussion, the Cheng family's father and daughter went to Ling Bu Yi's residence. At the entrance, there were two neat and serious guards patrolling the house. There were no servants and maids. It looked too empty and deserted. . However, Ling Bu Yi's attitude towards Cheng Shi was far colder than that of the mansion. Cheng Shao Shan  noticed the difference, and after a few simple conversations, they took the leaves.

Just as Cheng Shi and his daughter were walking out the door, Liang Qiuqi suddenly came forward to stop him, and led Cheng Shao Shan  back to the main hall on the grounds of identifying the jade pendant. Originally, Cheng Shi wanted to follow her, but when he heard that Liang Qiuqi was going to ask him about martial arts and fighting one man against ten, he left in a hurry, leaving Cheng Shao Shan  to deal with Ling Bu Yi alone.

Ling Bu Yi, who was pretending to be indifferent before, actually changed his attitude when facing Cheng Shao Shan , and said that Cheng Shao Shan didn't care about him at all. She then asked him if he fells pain, he then smiles and asked her why don’t she ask him if he can ride a horse or shoot an arrow. She said if there is no pain then that is good, wether he can shoot an arrow or ride a horse wouldn’t matter. He was happy with that answer, he said everyone seems to care more about his ability and not his feelings but she is different she cares for his feellings.

While the two of them were talking, His Royal Highness brought the Lord of Yuchang County to visit, along with Yuan Shen and Wang Ai. Sure enough, Wang Ai was willing to be a minion of the Lord of Yuchang County. First, she targeted Cheng Shao Shan insulting her to no ends.

Cheng Shao Shan made a statement to clarify, saying that she simply came to thank Ling Bu Yi but Yuchang County Master and Wang Wei really spoiled the scenery. Wang Ai claimed that Cheng Shao Shan was with another man alone and it was not her fiancée at the time. Yuan Shen said that gentleman was him and there was nothing inappropriate about their meeting. Cheng Shao Shan reprimanded Wang Ai for her sanctimonious appearance, but she was actually dark inside. She swore a poisonous oath on the spot to prove her innocence. Cheng Shao Shan left after that. Yuen Shen took off as well.

Ling Bu Yi wanted to avenge Cheng Shao Shan, so he insulted Wang Ai and Lord of Yichang County. Thing Ling Bu Yi directly issued an order for his guards to show these unwanted guest off. While royal princess was leaving to chase after Lord of Yichang County,  the third prince met the prince at the door. A man and two guards rushed and closed the gate to Ling Bu Yi’s mansion. The guard told the third prince that Ling Bu Yi is not feeling well and does not wish to see anymore guest. Then he gave the guard some herbs for him to give to Ling But Yi for him.

The man that rushed in was Han Wu. The whereabouts of Han Wu, the messenger of the Huo family, was unknown, and he did not appear until today to tell the truth about the Battle of Gucheng. How their army was fighting will fake weapons. Han Wu was order to seek help. Originally, Marquis Yue and King Qian An went to offer support after receiving the military retribution. It was stated that the military that was coming to their aid was delayed for three whole days due to being poisoned. Han Wu found this to be strange and said there was secrets behind it.

At that time, Yue Hou once sent a team of soldiers and horses to investigate the miasma, and all of them lost their lives. Later, some people saw the horses appearing in the military camp, including the medical practitioners who were injured and disappeared for no reason. The authenticity of the miasma needs to be verified. In recent years, Han Wu wanted to convene the old department to return to Beijing to face the his young lord, but he was frequently hunted, and he live under a false name and hide his identity living in the market. He asked Ling Bu Yi to let him investigate into this matter and he agreed.

Cheng Shao Shan had a lot of gossip told about her because Wang Ai spread rumors to the outside world. Emperor Wen was furious when he learned about this, and decided to match her and Ling Bu Yi together to form a marriage ASAP. Empress Xuan's mention of the fifth princess' marriage also gave Emperor Wen a headache. Most men and women in this world are criticized by others, not to mention that the fifth princess has a bad reputation.

At the suggestion of Empress Xuan, Emperor Wen ordered Cheng Shao Shan to enter the palace. When the couple set off with their daughter, Xiao Yuanyi told Cheng Shao Shan not to forget to kneel and worship the King and Queen. Cheng Shao Shan lifted the cart’s curtain and looked out according to hers old habit, and saw the magnificent and huge double-story gate towers standing on both sides of the palace gate, like an ancient giant, daunting.

The carriage drove to the gate of the palace, and Emperor Wen sent an oral decree to allow the daughters of the Cheng family to enter the palace by cart. Cheng Shao Shan  imitated her parents to pay homage to the Empress, and because she was alert and lively, she talked freely, and immediately won the favor of Emperor Wen, leaving the Cheng family to dine in the palace, and Queen Xuan sent someone to send Cheng Shao Shan  to the Changqiu Palace first.

While the queen was changing clothes, Cheng Shao Shan carefully looked at the building structure in the palace, and she was very excited. The fifth princess came to complain to Empress Xuan because of her marriage, indicating that she did not despise the son of Yuehou, and yearned for a free life. Although this marriage was related to the interests of the monarch and ministers, the Fifth Princess did not listen to the persuasion at all, and even felt that Emperor Wen favored Concubine Yue, which caused Empress Xuan to frown frequently.

The fifth princess stated that the king must have had Ling Bu Yi with someone and that is why the king favors him over his own kids. As soon as the words were stated, Queen Xuan hurriedly reprimanded the Fifth Princess, strictly ordering her not to make such rash comments in the future. What's more, there are many faces in the mansion of the Fifth Princess, and Empress Xuan is also turning a blind eye. If she really touches the bottom line, she will definitely not continue to tolerate it, and warn her to cut off contact with the sons as soon as possible.

On the other hand, the third princess is also chatting with Concubine Yue, gloatingly mentioning the marriage of the fifth princess. Concubine Yue is very aware that her nephew is a debauchery, even if she does not want to marry such a person, it is understandable. As for the third princess who used to be happy with Ling Bu Yi, and later ordered to marry the Xuan family, it was because Ling Bu Yi did not like the third princess. Concubine Yue just wanted to live a peaceful life, and was unwilling to participate in such intrigue and downfall.

Because the fifth princess was reprimanded by Queen Xuan, she was extremely upset. She went out and saw Cheng Shao Shan opposite, and in a fit of rage ordered someone to slap her. Cheng Shao Shan bluntly said that the fifth princess was too loud so she heard her conversation and not that she was trying to ease drop on her. These words made the fifth princess angry and had to teach Cheng Shao Shan a lesson. Fortunately, at a critical moment, Luo Jitong, the daughter of Captain Changshui, came forward to save the Cheng Shao Shan,.