Translator: ChiFu
Another day of going to court.
In the audience hall, the minister presented his report and humbly informed His Majesty of any significant issues.
While listening, Mu Zhan occasionally would make a sound, always getting straight to the heart of the problem. Nobody could have known that a lop-eared rabbit was secured in his sleeve pocket and was slowly being petted, as if it were his responsibility to always touch the rabbit.
The civil and military officials did not dare look at the emperor’s countenance rashly; the lop-eared rabbit was also docile and intelligent, generally only listening intently and making no noise. As a result, there was a delay that lasted so long that only Wei Yingwu, who had a passion for rabbits and was audacious, was aware of it.
Today was a little different.
The rabbit in his sleeve pocket suddenly shifted around halfway through the session, scrunching its tiny face in a somewhat agitated manner.
Mu Zhan felt it and gently stroked its back, appearing to ask what was wrong.
Wen Mingyu was simply too ashamed to admit that he was in a state of three crises. Because he went to court and returned only four hours later, he was so hungry that his stomach became flat. Thus, Mu Zhan had some food prepared for him to fill his stomach before returning to court.
Before going to court today, Wen Mingyu couldn’t resist sipping a big bowl of milky tea because of its savory and mellow taste. He’s finished now. He has a strong urge to urinate. But, because this was a crucial meeting, he initially considered being patient. However, although his head told him to be, his bladder insisted otherwise.
So in consternation, he tensed his legs and arched his back.
Mu Zhan’s soothing head rubs and ear scratches were ineffective. He just wanted to use the restroom.
When he finally couldn’t contain himself, he wrote the word “toilet” with his paw on Mu Zhan’s palm. He then extended his paw and pointed at himself and then to the leg of the dragon throne, indicating that he would not defer the meeting and that he would sneak away without being seen.
Mu Zhan, however, ignored those noiseless gestures of his and instead simply ruled that the meeting be temporarily suspended. When he had the lop-eared rabbit collected, which was poised to escape his grasp, he led him to the clean room.
Wen Mingyu was late in realizing that the clean room was intended only for humans and that a rabbit would not fit in its confines due to its size. Turning back into a human, he would have no clothes to wear.
Wen Mingyu froze, but he clinched his legs; his bladder forbade him from idly waiting.
Upon observing his shame, Mu Zhan directly hugged him and even attentively assisted in lifting his jio.
Wen Mingyu: “…”
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Wen Mingyu had a small breakdown and hid in his sleeve pocket without his head out in the view, as if not having the face to see anyone. He appeared as though he was trying to suffocate himself inside.
Naturally, Mu Zhan wouldn’t let him suffocate. Reaching into his sleeve pocket, he fished out a handful of rabbit, cupped his chin, and coerced him into breathing.
In today’s court meeting, Wen Mingyu was acting more obedient than before. In the past, he would peek his head out to look. When he was uncomfortable in one position for a prolonged period of time, he would shift his claws and feet. And when Mu Zhan touched his back and smoothed his fur, he let out a low cooing sound. Because the sound was so faint, however, only Mu Zhan could hear it.
However, he made no attempt to venture out today and instead continued to burrow into his sleeve pocket. After being fished out by Mu Zhan, he wilted and lay lifeless, like a dead salted rabbit that had lost its dreams.
Mu Zhan was perplexed as to why the rabbit was feeling so despondent. He rubbed its ear and pulled its tail, but received no response. Unable to help but frown, his mood began to deteriorate. He didn’t like seeing Wen Mingyu in such a state. He was usually smiling sweetly with a light heart. He would grunt and whine in contentment when being smoothed out.
He had a scowl on his face, and the air pressure was low. The couriters below instantly started thinking in a very imaginative manner, believing that Mu Zhan was provoked and upset and had just gone out to kill someone. Who could be so ignorant and blind.
The minister quavered in terror. His mind raced with ideas, but how could he think that the situation was actually quite straightforward. Mu Zhand was just taking his own rabbit to solve its business, and now he was unhappy because the rabbit was out of spirits.
Mu Zhan left for a trip and returned to the audience hall with an increasingly upset look on his face. Annoyed, he caused the courtiers below to fidget out of anxiety. The scheduled two-hour court meeting was abruptly cut short to one hour. No one dared to say nonsense, and without a moment’s slackness, they ended the presentation early and retired from court.
The officials respectfully sent him off. As Mu Zhan left the hall, his hand was soothingly scratching the chin of the rabbit, who was lying on his palm, and in turn was slowly rubbing against it. Without taking his hand away once more, Mu Zhan simply cradled the rabbit in his arms.
Wei Yingwu and Wen Changlan arrived today to discuss official matters. They needed to be stationed near the frontier since, of course, the general and military strategist would not stay in the capital for too long. They’d be leaving soon, and the next time they would see each other would be around the New Year then.
They had come to discuss business, but when Wei Yingwu drew near, he couldn’t help but fixate his eyes on the rabbit Mu Zhan was cradling.
As he was in court, he frequently saw this lop-eared rabbit. Mu Zhan had it in his sleeve pocket all those times, and it wasn’t until today that he could see it clearly in all its snow-white splendor. The fierce man’s heartbeat briefly raced.
Wei Yingwu couldn’t contain his excitement and blurted out what had been on his mind for a while. “Your Majesty owns a male rabbit? It looks very beautiful. Could it breed with this subject’s female rabbit?”
The hall went silent immediately as the voice’s sound faded.
Eyes slightly enlarging, Wen Changlan was unable to contain his disbelief as he gazed at his innocent cousin. Even though he had warned Wei Yingwu to speak honestly and not pull any tricks on His Majesty, was it essential to go to such lengths? If he did not possess the exceptional talent of being a general, be skilled at leading troops, and conquer frontiers, Wei Yingwu would have already been put to death hundreds of times by the emperor.
Wen Mingyu occasionally genuinely wondered. Is there a strange switch on this person? Why else would he be so valiant and cunning on the battlefield while appearing so foolish in everyday life?
Mu Zhan’s expression had sharpened, and the gaze that fell on Wei Yingwu was like a razor-sharp glare that could have killed a man with a thousand cuts.
Those remarks surprised Wen Mingyu, who was quietly resting on Mu Zhan’s palm. It caused a delayed reaction. He instantly shook his head violently in response. His paws gripped Mu Zhan’s hand and clawed their way into his sleeve pocket against everything, with intense resistance all across his body.
Because Mu Zhan’s hand was resting on his leg, Wen Mingyu’s violent dodge like this was a disguise to drill into Mu Zhan’s arms. By that unhesitating refusal, Mu Zhan’s unsightly face mellowed, and his desire to kill was curbed.
Mu Zhan’s palm moved slightly, gathering the lop-eared rabbit and carefully tucking it in the crook of his arm. Cradling it in his arms, he sheltered it tightly under the cover of his sleeve, leaving no room for a soft patch of fur to be shown.
“Unlikely. He doesn’t want to do it, and neither does this one allow it. If you have no wish to die, don’t even entertain the idea.”
The tone was unusually cool. Everyone listening could tell how repulsed Mu Zhan was by this because of the sentences’ sharpness and hostile overtones.
Wei Yingwu looked shocked, and Wen Changlan hurried to arbitrate between them by making some accusations against Wei Yingwu and suggesting a punishment. In case His Majesty’s wrath surfaced and the punishment was too severe, he brought it up first. Wei Yingwu was seemingly pitted against him, but in reality, it was done to protect him.
Attempting to defuse the situation, Wen Changlan not only slapped Wei Yingwu on the wrist but also sparingly complimented Mu Zhan’s lop-eared rabbit. He could see how much the emperor treasured it, and he was afraid that its place in his heart was on par with Wen Mingyu. Afterwards, Wen Changlan sent the emperor a bundle of grass with the utmost sincerity.
Giving gifts was a touchy subject, particularly when it came to making amends. As the supreme monarch, Mu Zhan had naturally seen numerous treasures. Of course, it was still preferable to fulfill the heart’s desire of the recipient.
Previously, Wen Changlan had trouble figuring out where to begin, but now that His Majesty also owned a rabbit, he had just discovered the ideal thing to start with.
“This type of grass is popular with rabbits. They can’t help but hug and tumble around, looking wonderfully goofy.” With this explanation, Wen Mingyu was giving away the very grass known as rabbit mint.
Mu Zhan’s demeanor didn’t change; he showed no attitude and only allowed them to leave after speaking with them about business.
As soon as they left, Wen Changlan gave the order to send all of his home’s rabbit mint to be presented to His Majesty.
While they talked about rabbit mint, Wen Mingyu was being carried by Mu Zhan, who rubbed his back and smoothed his fur. Mu Zhan had repeatedly practiced this and honed his hair-reaming abilities to the point that the rabbit was very fond of it. In no time, he was quickly reduced to a puddle under his palm that was almost dozing off and had its eyes half-closed.
He didn’t know that rabbit mint would be brought to the Imperial Palace as a result.
Wen Mingyu was in a daze. After being placed in Mu Zhan’s sleeve pocket, he was taken back to the bedchamber, where he transformed back into a human, dressed, and ate his meal. The two of them then headed to the Imperial Study.
Wen Mingyu was working so hard on his manuscript that he always felt as if he had neglected something. He made a valiant effort to think of it but failed. Instead, during his break, it suddenly crossed his mind as he munched on his snacks and drank milky tea.
“Your Majesty, don’t I have to go to class?”
He subconsciously asked. He realized that what he had forgotten were the teachers he hadn’t seen in a while. They had been back at the palace for about a month following the autumn hunt. With the month gone, he had almost taken a summer vacation.
“This is something that this one has intended to tell you.” Mu Zhan stated while smiling and setting down the booklet in his palm. “In a few days, lessons will begin, but they won’t be exactly the same as previously. You will learn directly from this one.”
Wen Mingyu was so scared that his hand couldn’t even hold on to his crispy pastries as they dropped to the table, snapping to pieces.
No! This is not real! I don’t believe it, won’t listen—I won’t listen!
Just this expression pack could barely convey how he was feeling at the moment.
If it were one of those teachers, he could still sneakily look for a chance to wander off and be lazy. But Mu Zhan wants to teach him? He probably wouldn’t last three days. He had seen it happen with horseback riding and archery lessons in the past. The intense guidance—the rocket class that shot out of the cosmos—was so intense that the typical person couldn’t tolerate it.
Also, having the emperor, who was so occupied with court affairs, teach all his subjects was like using wood for menial purposes and would make him feel bad.
Wen Mingyu was stunned for a while before politely and hurriedly rejecting Mu Zhan and trying to persuade him to change the terrible idea.
But Mu Zhan remained adamant and refused to budge. As he observed his resistance, his face sank, his pheromones were all jumpy, and he became a large dog in a ferocious mood that wanted to bite people once more.
Wen Mingyu nodded in agreement right away. Truth be told, Mu Zhan was a terrific teacher, but he, a student who occasionally wanted to slack off, really couldn’t afford to be a good pupil. He felt sorry for the country if, even for a split second, he wandered off and squandered the emperor’s golden time.
Mu Zhan looked at him. “This is only for the time being,” he added.
Wen Mingyu felt immediate relief.
With obvious displeasure, Mu Zhan’s thin lips were tightly pursed and stiffened into a straight line.
Zhao Dequan afterwards came to report that the items Wen Changlan had sent had arrived.
Mu Zhan’s face was icy at this point, and he didn’t seem really interested in the grass. But what happened after this was that he actually issued an order to build a garden inside the palace specifically for cultivating rabbit mint.
ChiFu: Hello everyone! Sorry for suddenly announcing a break! Though I only said it on Discord, others might not have realized I suddenly vanished.
I will try to update as much as I can, and I will try to translate as much as I can, even if it’s unedited. Thank you, everyone! The second semester will start in the middle of March, and then ChiFu is going to move to another program. I feel really dreadful but also thankful. I apologize for suddenly pushing this onto you, but I’m glad no one is bombarding me with messages urging me to update~
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I hope you events will ending great and you level of stress will be lower! Laptop, you can’t live us alone, we all love you!
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That husky is gonna get smacked! General control your rabbit fetish! Lmao, ha. Dear laptop, get no escape ideas—Mu Zhan is watching 👀 Thanks for the update 🤣❤️
It’s fine, take your time. Thank you for translating. This story is so funny.
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Oh my goodness what could possibly happen with the rabbit mint to make His Majesty want an entire garden of it 🤭. I’m glad to see he’s also cultivating his bunny backrub skills, especially if it helps a humble little rabbit forget his humiliation hahaha. I love when new chapters of this one come up, no matter how long it takes 😊