Chapter 471: Pants are off
Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
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Fang Zhengzhi had played the King to a tee. Even though the King had said that he would let Princess Shan Yu choose her mate...
But...
No father would watch his daughter jump into a pit.
He would never let his daughter marry Fang Zhengzhi knowing that Fang Zhengzhi could die at any time. As such, Fang Zhengzhi was in control the whole time.
But...
What was with the poison in the lamb?
Drunk?
Fang Zhengzhi didn't feel like he was drunk. He could still hear what was going on around him and his brain was working fine.
However, his head was heavy and he felt as though his body was floating. He had lost control of his body.
It was almost as if his bones had turned to jelly.
Damn, why would they poison the lamb?
Fang Zhengzhi didn't know, but he could hear the sounds around him.
"Be careful!"
"Official Fang is really drunk!"
"I guess that's normal after the amount of alcohol he had."
"Official Fang, your room has been prepared. I am helping you to it right now."
Voices rang out next to him. There were female and male ones. Then, Fang Zhengzhi was lifted up by someone.
The touch was soft...
Fang Zhengzhi could tell that it was probably two ladies, one on each side. He could smell the fragrance...
"This guy must be acting like he's drunk!"
"How do you know that he's not actually drunk?"
"Just look at where his hand is."
"Wow! He lusts for servants as well. I have never seen someone this shameless before!"
Fang Zhengzhi heard the voices of the candidates around him.
"Acting drunk? F*ck you!" Fang Zhengzhi felt an urge to scream but he wasn't even in control of his body.
Then, the voices became softer and softer.
If he was right, he had already been carried out of the throne room and was heading towards his room to rest.
Is it possible...
That someone would kill him here?
That was a little anticlimactic...
If he had known this would happen...
He would have just married Princess Shan Yu. If he had done that, he may still have a chance to live.
The two servants were very stable.
Before long, Fang Zhengzhi heard the sound of doors opening. He was at the entrance to the bedroom, but there was no assassination.
What was happening?
He was defenseless.
Wasn't there supposed to be an assassin?
What was happening?
Fang Zhengzhi was lost. He thought that they had gone through all that trouble of poisoning the lamb just so that they could kill him whilst he was defenseless.
However... there were no signs of any hard objects piercing his body from start to finish.
What was happening?
Was there no assassination?
Fang Zhengzhi was extremely confused. Why would someone poison him just to let him rest? That didn't seem very likely.
Did they use the wrong poison?
Or...
Did they target the wrong person? Did they abort the mission?
Fang Zhengzhi felt that the possibility of that was close to none. Everything from start to finish was targeted at him.
He had to be the target.
But nothing was happening...
Just as he was thinking to himself, something happened. A pair of hands belonging to a lady...
Seemed to be undressing him.
Servant?
Probably just taking off his coat...
Fang Zhengzhi didn't think much of it. However, he quickly realized that something was amiss. After taking off his clothes, the hands showed no signs of stopping.
Hang on!
What were they trying to do?
He didn't want to sleep naked!
Stop!
F*ck, why aren't they stopping?!
This can't be! The servants couldn't possibly be lusting for him. Even though the people of the Southern Region were liberal, this was completely ridiculous.
No way!
A servant would never dare to do something like that. They must have been ordered to do so by their master.
Could it be...
Was he about to sleep with a servant?
Fang Zhengzhi knew that in some of the Royal circles, people would sleep with the servants. This was sometimes seen as a reward.
However...
In this case... Fang Zhengzhi had no idea if he was extremely lucky or extremely unlucky.
He was still a virgin!
Was he really going to lose his virginity to a servant?
At the very least, he should be able to see what she looks like! He should know if she had a good figure! But right now, he couldn't see anything!
He didn't want to be raped!
Fang Zhengzhi wanted to resist.
He didn't hate the tradition of sleeping with servants, but one had to be willing! Raping was out of the question.
No!
It can't be that simple.
There were definitely greater powers at play here!
Could it be...
Shan Ling must have been the one who poisoned the meat. His aim was to make Fang Zhengzhi look guilty.
Then have a servant rape him?
Let Princess Shan Yu witness it and break her heart?
Possible!
But that would make him a sacrificial lamb! What was the meaning of that? Shan Ling could have simply objected!
He didn't want to marry Princess Shan Yu anyways!
Fang Zhengzhi scorned at such matters. Why did they have to resort to such underhand tactics?
Is the innocence of the servant worth so little?
Fang Zhengzhi was furious.
However, his fury was quickly overwhelmed by a chill. All of his clothes had been stripped.
The pair of hands moved quickly.
Fang Zhengzhi could tell that these were an old pair of hands.
What the hell?
At the very least, they could have given him someone younger and more beautiful.
There is no way he was going to lose his virginity to an old lady! This was his virginity!
No, no sex, please!
No sex!
AH...
Not the pants as well!
Fang Zhengzhi was embarrassed and furious. He never thought that he would be undressed by a servant.
Then...
Was she going to hop on?
Just as he was thinking about it, he felt a soft feeling on his body.
Okay...
It's just a leather blanket.
Then, Fang Zhengzhi heard footsteps approaching the door.
Then, the doors closed.
Now that the door was closed...
The room was silent. There were no footsteps. There was no assassination. It felt as though nothing had happened. The blanket and bed were both extremely comfortable.
Is that it?
Fang Zhengzhi felt like something was wrong.
He had thought that the servant had gone to close the door, but in fact, she had left! What was happening? She even took off his pants!
What was this about?
Damn it, this was confusing.
Time passed slowly.
15 minutes...
One hour...
Fang Zhengzhi lay silently on the bed. There were no sounds around him. It was strange...
The fact was...
Nothing was happening.
This was rather awkward... something was wrong. Why would they do nothing after poisoning him?
How queer...
Fang Zhengzhi knew that 'queer' was probably not an apt word to use, but that was how he felt.
He stopped thinking about it anymore.
After all, he had had too much alcohol and it wouldn't hurt to rest a little. He was quite tired.
He began to dream...
In his dream, he was back in the north, back home in the Northern Mountain Village. It was now linked by huge roads and traffic was heavy.
His academy was already up and running with many teachers roaming the grounds.
"Learn well!"
"Stop being so lazy! Laziness will get you nowhere!"
"Role model. You must learn from Fang Zhengzhi. He is your role model! Learn the Law of Dao and be as successful as him!"
"Yes, teacher!"
The entire Northern Mountain Village was extremely vibrant with the sounds of kids and teachers and traders.
Zhang Yangping sat in the middle of the square, his face lit up by the sun. Fang Houde, Qin Xuelian, as well as other villagers were standing around him.
"I heard that Zhengzhi did great work this time! I wonder when he will be back?"
"Soon soon! I hear he is on his way!"
"That's great! Our village would prosper when he is back!"
"Naturally so! Zhengzhi is a high ranking official now. I heard that the Emperor rewarded him with some land. I wonder if it is our Northern Mountain Village?"
"It'll be great if it is! Then we won't have to pay taxes!"
"What are you saying? This village is not enough! Zhengzhi did so much work this time! Maybe he'll be given the entire Huai An County!"
"Won't he be a king then?"
"Hahaha... Zhengzhi is doing well. It is great..."
Fang Houde and Qin Xuelian nodded in satisfaction as they listened to the opinions of the villagers.
Fang Zhengzhi smiled when he saw the happiness on his parents' faces.
At that very moment...
A voice rang out next to him.
"Greetings, Princess!"
"Princess? What princess?" Fang Zhengzhi was shocked to hear the sound of the door opening.
Then, he heard footsteps.
The footsteps were closing in on him.
Hang on!
Where did the Princess come from? Why was she walking towards him? Wasn't he in the Northern Mountain Village?
No!
He was still in the Southern Region!
Southern Region...
Princess?!
F*ck, could it be Shan Yu?
What was she coming into his room for? Doesn't she know that he is sleeping? Most importantly...
He was naked!
What was she doing?
No way...
Could it be that she wanted to rape him?
Fang Zhengzhi recalled that he had only lost control of his body after eating the lamb Princess Shan Yu cooked...
The one who was most likely to poison him was Princess Shan Yu.
But why would she do such a thing? What did she want?
Hang on...
Could it be that she knew that he had no intention of marrying her? Was this her way of forcing him to marry her?
That'll be shameless!
How could she think of such a despicable plan?
No, no...
Even though Princess Shan Yu was capable and pretty, she was definitely not the one for him. She may just turn on him one day...
Should he just do it and forget about it?
What kind of position would Princess Shan Yu like?
The lady on top?
Mm... that's very likely...
But...
That's not something Fang Zhengzhi liked. Fang Zhengzhi wanted his wife to be a demure person.
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard noises coming from beside him as the footsteps neared.
The noises sounded like... someone undressing!
"No way! Is she really stripping?" Fang Zhengzhi's emotions were conflicted. He had known that they were liberal, but this was over the top.
How could a princess poison and rape him?!
What kind of place was this?!