Chapter 700 Palace Auntie (1)
âI want to go in, I need to put this pot of flowers in the palace garden,â said Ye Lang without reporting his identity. It was a tough job for the other person.
âApologies, please show us your royal pass!â said the guard.
One must have a royal pass to deliver anything inside. These were usually palace staff who were out to buy stuff, not outsiders. Sometimes, there were special cases so they also had to display passes to enter.
âI donât have a royal pass⊠Right, would this be okay?â Ye Lang remembered the order token given to him by the Vermilion Bird emperor. Not only could he mobilise military troops, he could also enter anywhere in the empire, including the palace.
Actually, even if he didnât have the emperorâs token, he could also show Princess Longjiâs jade token for the same effect. He also had the Coldblood Groupâs token. However, he did not know if these would work and felt that something the emperor gave should work.
âAh! Sir, welcome!â said the palace guard immediately. He had only heard of this token and seen a model of it but never a real one. It was a token with a lot of power, not belonging to any official within the palace. Forget about just entering the palace, there wouldnât be a problem if he wanted to mobilise the palace guards.
That was also why this token rarely appeared. He didnât expect this young man to have one. Looks like he couldnât judge a book by its cover. Thank goodness the guard hadnât offended him or he could literally die.
As for its legitimacy, the guard had a tool to check, hence he would not be wrong.
âMm! Thank you for your trouble!â
Ye Lang thanked him politely after taking his token.
âNo trouble at all, Sir! Have a good day!â said the palace guard with a bow.
âMm!â
Ye Lang nodded and strode into the palace. He looked for the palace gardens based on his memory. After meeting a few guards on patrol, he decided to hang the token on his hip so heâd point to it whenever asked.
After seeing the token, the guards all bowed and went ahead with their work.
Ye Lang had circled the entire compound, threaded through multiple buildings but did not see the gardens. Impatient, he wanted to get someone to bring him.
Before he went looking, someone found him.
âYou, stay where you are! Who are you? Why are you walking randomly alone?â
An arrogant aristocratic lady in her forties appeared. She was pretty with an air of aristocracy, clad in expensive clothing. It was normal, everyone in the palace looked expensive.
There were a boy and a girl next to her. The boy was in his early twenties, handsome but had the same arrogance as the lady, giving off an unsettling aura.
The girl was about eighteen, her eyes similar to the ladyâs. Perhaps the ladyâs daughter.
âIâm here to deliver a flower but I canât find the palace gardens. Do you know where the gardens are, Maâam?â Ye Lang ignored her arrogance but asked her a polite question.
âFlower? Whatâs wrong with the palace, why would they let a flower delivery guy walk around alone like that? And they didnât send anyone with him!â The lady looked at him with contempt. An aristocratic lady like her had no time for a mere flower delivery boy.
ââŠâ Ye Lang looked at her and then turned to leave. He felt like she was very rude, heâd just asked her a question and she did not answer it.
Most importantly, Ye Lang saw through her contempt and was too lazy to argue.
âImbecile! I did not say you could excuse yourself!â The lady was furious at his attitude, thinking Ye Lang was disrespecting her.
At this point, Ye Lang was completely ignoring her, looking around and trying to recall the gardenâs location.
âWoah! I will not tolerate any disrespect from a person like you!â said the lady.
âFlower delivery boy, kneel down and apologise to my mother this instant and we will forgive you for your lack of manners!â came the arrogant boyâs voice.
âLack of manners? You think youâre more polite than I am?â asked Ye Lang nonchalantly.
âWhat did you say?!â asked the lady loudly, her voice raising an octave.
âIâm sure I said it very clearly. Iâm saying that you all are rude. Youâre stupid if you didnât even get that.â Ye Lang shook his head and continued walking.
âYou! Tell me, how were we rude?!â The arrogant boy suddenly came in front of Ye Lang in a flash, looking at him in contempt.
âDo I really have to explain? First, I called you Maâam but you called me âyouâ, isnât that rude?â said Ye Lang seriously, as if he really was going to explain himself.
âHmmph, youâre just a flower delivery boy, how dare you tell me what to call you!â said the lady.
âSecond, I asked you for directions. Itâs fine if you didnât want to answer me but why do you have to look at me with contempt? Thatâs very rude,â said Ye Lang.
âYou think youâre very important? Me looking at you is already enough!â
âAlso, you said I was rude but I donât think I was. Iâm minding my own business here, I donât need your permission.â Ye Lang ignored her, merely saying what he wanted to say.
âIn this place, you need my permission. Youâre just a flower delivery boy, you donât have the right to walk wherever you want.â The lady had her nose in the air so he could clearly see her nostrils.
âWhy? Itâs not your home, I can walk wherever I want!â said Ye Lang. âAlso, Maâam, your nostrils are ugly, donât look at me like that.â
ââŠâ The lady was stunned. Embarrassed, she whined, âThis IS my home!â
âOh, youâre the emperorâs wife?â said Ye Lang.
Emperorâs wife? Such a crude term, he mustâve lived a very close-minded life.
âIâm not!â
âDaughter? Impossible, youâre so old you could be his aunt.â
ââŠHow dare you say Iâm old!â
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