The Employed Empress 89 Chapter 89: Shota-con

The two wrestled and wouldn't give an inch to each other. Jiang Liu easily pulled the brush but as Wei Yi Yi wouldn't let go, she was pulled along. Jiang Chen, who sat on her lap, was almost squeezed when she leaned forward.
"Big sister, let go. Let me fix this," Jiang Liu said.
"No. No. No way. Are you really helping me? Or do you want me to mistake them for a poser?! I don't want a case of mistaken identity, alright."
Even when you apply for a passport, they wouldn't accept such pictures in which you look like your genderbend version! They wouldn't allow a bit of hair in your face! Or even a smile! Look at everyone trying to hide their passport, that says a lot how ugly they are on it and how much they dread it!
"Fine," Jiang Liu suddenly said and let go. He swiftly reached for another brush on the table.
"Ah..?" Unprepared, Wei Yi Yi didn't expect that Jiang Liu would let and she wasn't able to retract her strength. The brush flew out of her hand, hit a pillar, strategically bounced off to another pillar, and beautifully strike Jiang Chen.
"Ah Chen!!!!" Two grown-up kids panicked.
"H--how?! Oh gawd! There's too much ink in your face," Wei Yi Yi used her sleeve to wipe Jiang Chen's face.
"Big Sister look at what you did!" Jiang Liu pointed out. The ink only spread farther with every wipe, making Jiang Chen dirtier. Now even his robes have marks of the dark ink.
"It's your fault, Jiang Liu!"
"What did I do?!"
"Ah! Ah! Don't cry, Ah Chen!!! It's your uncle's fault. Don't cry. Don't cry. I'll take revenge for you, alright? See? I'll hit him for you!"
"Right! You could hit me here, Ah Chen. Uncle wouldn't dodge... Wait! Why am I the one who should be punished?!"
They are making it worse. Tang Mei couldn't even bring herself to make any comment. It was so out of hand.
"I'll ready the bath," Xiao Wang Xi mumbled.
"Many thanks, Eunuch Wang. I'll bring them over once they settle down," Tang Mei said.
Xiao Wang Xi bowed towards her. "Miss Tang have it hard."
When they returned to Xian Feng Palace, Jiang Chen was sent to the bath immediately. Wei Yi Yi wanted to jump to the tub together with him but was stopped by Jiang Liu.
"Let me go in first, Big sister. There are times when we, as both men, need to talk skin to skin," he said, trying to reason so that he'll be able to wash as soon as possible.
In their rumble, Wei Yi Yi threw the ink stone towards him. Jiang Liu, like an expert, dodged it but the remaining contents splashed on him. Wei Yi Yi too, has ink rubbed into her from Jiang Chen.
Truth be told, the three of them resembled a beggar on the street right now.
Wei Yi Yi corrupted mind perceived the wrong meaning.
"Incest! ShotaCon! Don't you dare! Not on my watch! Not with my cute Ah Chen!" she shouted then run towards the door to shut it close.
The moment she stepped forward, Jiang Liu readily run after her. He was able to get a hold of the door just when she's about to shut it. Seeing his hand almost stuck between a sturdy door and a hard frame, Jiang Liu shivers.
"What are you saying?! Big Sister you're abandoning your brother again!"
"I'm disowning you right now!"
"You can't! Let me take a bath!"
"Go home! Or I'll call security! You pedo!"
"I said! This brother doesn't understand what you're talking about!"
Unable to resist the commotion that is being made, Tang Mei finally snapped.
The two of them were left to the courtyard, unable to enter the premises. Even Jiang Liu got scolded unexpectedly by a handmaid. He was stone in place after he was tossed to the side.
"How could a servant scold us...?" Jiang Liu unbelievably.
Wei Yi Yi looked far into the horizon, reflecting her actions.
"She... should be punished... right?" Jiang Liu continues, reality slipping out of his hand. Even he wasn't sure anymore.
"Try it and I'll tell Boss you sneak in the palace again," Wei Yi Yi threatened. "Ah Mei is mine."
"...I thought maybe she was bullying you since her guts seem big enough to scold even me. Ah, but Big Sister cannot be bullied by anyone. Even the imperial noble consort is crying her eyes out before she could even make trouble."
"What about Ye Shi?"
"Nothing. Just unnecessary comment." Jiang Liu neated his sleeves and continue to make idle talk. "You must be really close to your servants for them to show extreme care and love. Scolding demands energy, and for her to be scolding you, your Tang Mei must be so kind."
"Tang Mei always take care of me. She's more than kind."
"En. For them to show you their true feelings without fear, Big Sister must have been showing them great love too."
Jiang Liu doesn't have that. No matter how much he shows all his cards, they wouldn't even let him see what's on their hand.
Always on guard. Always putting up an appearance. If they couldn't become the image that they imagine themselves as or if he couldn't be what they expected him to be, their so-called 'relationship' would crumble into pieces.
Jiang Liu looked at Wei Yi Yi. Soon, he'll also have that. "Big Sister must hurry up and show the same love to me."
"I don't even like you, book monster."
"Eh?! You're lying! Even though I've been loyally devoted to you?!"
Wei Yi Yi suddenly giggled. "Alright, maybe a little bit," she said and, with her index finger touching her thumb, show him how little that 'little bit' is.
"That's too little! Even a string wouldn't go pass that!"
Jiang Liu whines as Wei Yi Yi make fun of him.

Chapter end