Translator – Xiao He Lian
Chapter 6.1
Murdered…. murdered……
The Crown prince murdered…
Wen Chi's shocked eyes fell on the dead corpse on the ground and for a while, the hairs on his whole body stood up.
He had seen so many actors pretending to be corpses on the set before, this was the first time he had seen a real corpse, but just a short time ago, that corpse was a living human being …..
Wen Chi felt something tumbling in his stomach and a strong feeling of nausea accompanied by fear soaked into the marrow and rushed into his brain in an instant.
He thought he would be unable to stop throwing up- fortunately he held back.
In the end, he just staggered back two steps.
The palace maids and eunuchs around Shi Ye looked like they were not surprised.
The eunuch expressionlessly clapped twice and four eunuchs came up behind him immediately.
Soon, the four little eunuchs quickly carried Yue Shan's body away.
Wen Chi stood in place, not even daring to move.
He watched silently as the maid took out a handkerchief from nowhere and knelt down on the ground, carefully wiping Shi Ye's hand that had just touched Yue Shan.
Shi Ye tilted his head and his cold eyes fell on Wen Chi.
His eyes were pure black, like a pool of dark stagnant water, without the slightest vitality but they were so sharp, as if he could see through Wen Chi's soul at a glance.
Wen Chi was startled and quickly lowered his head, his hands holding the wooden box trembled a little.
The next moment, he heard Shi Ye say coldly, "You take whatever others give you, you really have no sense of precaution."
Wen Chi buried his head even further.
He looked unmoved on the surface, but in fact, a storm had already set off in his heart.
How did Shi Ye know that Yue Shan gave him tea?
At this time, Shi Ye said again, "Aren't you afraid of that thing being poisonous?"
Wen Chi didn't dare to look directly into Shi Ye's eyes and hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince is wise and powerful, with Your Royal Highness sitting in the East Palace, those cow demons and snake spirits1A metaphor for all kinds of bad guys naturally don't dare to make trouble under the nose of His Royal Highness."
"You sure can talk." Shi Ye, who seemed to be pleased by his rainbow fart, laughed and said, "It's a pity that you said everything wrong."
Wen Chi did not understand. So, he raised his head apprehensively and hesitantly asked, "Does Your Highness mean …… that this tea is poisonous?"
Shi Ye held his cheek in one hand as before, lazily squinting his eyes and looking like a child who is upto some mischief. He said mysteriously, "Whether it is poisonous or not, you will know after you try."
Wen Chi: "…"
The eunuch who followed Shi Ye walked over without saying a word and took the wooden box in Wen Chi's hand. After opening the wooden box, he held it in both hands and handed it to Wen Chi: "Young Master Wen, please."
Wen Chi was shocked by this turn of events then followed by overwhelming despair.
It's over…
After all, it was his turn as an eyewitness.
Sure enough, the ancient costume dramas were right. If you see something that you shouldn't see, you will die. In the end, the crown prince still stretched his claws at him, an innocent and weak passer-by.
Originally, Wen Chi was not very concerned about these tea leaves and was going to store them at the bottom of a drawer. Now seeing Shi Ye's attitude, he was almost certain that there was something wrong with the tea leaves.
Wen Chi hesitated for a moment, then under Shi Ye's burning eyes, he grabbed a lot of tea leaves from the wooden box and stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it twice, and swallowed it.
With a heart that was determined to die, he became much more courageous and looked directly into Shi Ye's eyes.
He had to admit that even though half of Shi Ye's was severely burned, his eyes were very beautiful, with wide eyelids and raised ends. He is born with an aura of an overbearing monarch.
Unfortunately, those beautiful eyes are empty.
When Shi Ye met his gaze. He was stunned for a moment and then he showed an inscrutable expression. His slender fingertips touched his cheek and said with great interest, "You are so strange. You don't seem to be afraid of death. "
Wen Chi honestly said, "I'm afraid."
Shi Ye twitched the corners of his mouth and glanced at the wooden box in the eunuch's hand, with a hint of irony in his eyes: "You ate quite a lot."
"…" Wen Chi was actually ashamed for a moment. He retorted weakly, "If I don't eat, will I be able to survive?"
"No." The crown prince looked at him and grinned, "Bengong has ways to make your death even worse."
Wen Chi was desperate.
Shi Ye seemed to have had enough and waved his hand. The maid immediately understood and pushed the wheelchair away.
Wen Chi stepped back to the side.
Who knew that the wheelchair stopped before it was pushed out and Shi Ye's impatient voice floated in the wind: "Still not following?"
Wen Chi was stunned for a moment and after confirming that Shi Ye was talking to him, he hurried up to meet him. : "What other orders does Your Royal Highness have?"
"Follow me." Shi Ye smiled, "Let Bengong see how you poison yourself to death."
Wen Chi: "…"
Wqnmlgb!
Forget it…Forget it…
Civilized people don't swear.
But the main point is that, in case he accidentally speaks those words, I'm afraid his body will turn cold faster and also die more miserably.
T/N – I will be updating the chapters on Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays And an Extra chapter for and extra coffee
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Translator – Xiao He Lian
Chapter 6.2
Wen Chi touched his cold neck and cowardly followed behind the palace maid.
Wen Chi didn't know if there was any poison in the tea he ate just now. Anyway, he didn't have any adverse reactions along the way but he was almost scared to death by his own chaotic thoughts.
Until the palace maid in front stopped, Wen Chi had envisioned countless times the image of him being slashed by the crown prince.
He was really afraid of this unpredictable prince.
In any case, the crown prince suddenly calling him is definitely not for something good.
Wen Chi retracted his thoughts, only to realize that he was following Shi Ye into the study.
The study room is very large. In addition to the huge desk full of memorials, there were low tables, reclining chairs and a couch to rest.
Wen Chi lowered his eyes, standing quietly in a corner, looking down at his nose and mouth. As long as Shi Ye did not notice his presence, he treated himself as a transparent person.
Maybe because the heavens heard Wen Chi's inner prayer, as if he really did not exist, Shi Ye was pushed behind the desk by the palace maid. He supported his forehead, closed his eyes and listened to the eunuch recite the contents of the memorials.
The eunuch read them slowly and softly.
Wen Chi stood in the corner, waiting for death with a skeptical mind – in fact he began to doubt whether the tea was really poisonous.
It is not impossible to say that Shi Ye might have used his evil tricks to pull a prank on him.
After all, it is a matter of life and death and Wen Chi was absorbed in his thoughts.
Suddenly , Shi Ye's cold voice rang out: "Sit down."
Wen Chi was suddenly pulled back to his thoughts and when he looked up, he saw that Shi Ye had opened his eyes at some point and the pair of dark eyes were gazing at him indifferently.
Wen Chi's back was instantly covered with cold sweat. In the corner of his vision, he caught a glimpse of the couch not far from him. He gingerly back a few steps and then apprehensively sat down.
Shi Ye seemed satisfied and motioned the eunuch with his eyes to continue.
As a result, the eunuch was reading for a short while, when Shi Ye suddenly said, "Eat."
The eunuch's voice stopped abruptly and he was so scared that he clenched the memorial.
The other palace maids and eunuchs in the study also buried their heads almost to their chests and their faces became pale.
Wen Chi despondently realized that Shi Ye was talking to him again. He turned his head and saw several dishes of delicate-looking pastries on the table on his right. He reached out to pick up one of the most beautiful ones.
He held the pastry in both hands and nibbled on it.
Shi Ye propped his chin up and stared at Wen Chi intently, with an expression that no one could tell what he was thinking at this moment.
The cold sweat on Wen Chi's back gradually spread to his whole body. He ate slowly, but did not dare to stop.
Finally, he finished the plates of pastries.
Shi Ye asked, "Is it delicious?"
Wen Chi answered honestly, "It's delicious." It's just that he ate a lot of food.
Unexpectedly, after hearing this answer, Shi Ye seemed to have heard a very funny joke and suddenly laughed while holding the handle of the wheelchair.
In the study, everyone including Wen Chi was as quiet as a chicken, except for Shi Ye, who seemed to be laughing at him wildly.
After laughing for a long time, he pointed at Wen Chi and said, "Why did you eat everything?"
Wen Chi: "…"
Damn!
Wouldn't he die faster if he didn't eat it!
Wen Chi had a stomach full of pastries and wanted to vomit but he didn't dare to vomit, so he lowered his head and pretended to feel ashamed.
"Since you like to eat so much." The crown prince said, "From now on, come and eat every day."
Wen Chi: "……"
He almost burst into tears. Forcing the grief in his heart, he said: "Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
But looking at it on the bright side, since Shi Ye said so, at least that means those tea leaves are not poisonous and he can live a few more days, Wen Chi comforted himself.
When Wen Chi returned to the Bamboo Flute Residence with the wooden box, Ping An had been back for a long time and was circling the yard with anxiety.
Seeing Wen Chi's figure, Ping An's face brightened.
"Young Master Wen!" Ping An hurried over, "It's great that you're fine!"
In fact, Wen Chi just seems to be fine. On the way back, he felt like he was floating and the feeling of coming back from the dead was so unreal that he had to take a good breather.
Thinking of this, Wen Chi quickened his pace: "I'm tired. I'll go lie down for a while."
Ping An was still worried: "Young Master Wen, I heard that you met Concubine Yue Shan and Young Master Yue Gui near the lake. Yue Shan is just fine but Young Master Yue Gui, that person is small-minded and vengeful, I am afraid that you will accidentally provoke him."
When Yue Shan was mentioned, Wen Chi's face suddenly became extremely ugly. He didn't even bother to listen to the rest of Ping An's words and walked into the bedroom.
Ping An was anxious but did not dare to follow in and disturb Wen Chi. After turning around outside the door a few times, he had to go find Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao to get some water for Wen Chi to wash his face and feet.
Wen Chi changed his clothes and lay on the bed. After tossing for an afternoon, he was already exhausted but when he closed his eyes, he couldn't fall asleep.
In the darkness, he could always remember the fear and bitter expression of Yue Shan after her death.
He never imagined that Shi Ye would have such amazing strength that he could break a person's neck with his bare hands.
If Shi Ye knew that he was not Wen Liang…
Wen Chi shrank his neck in fear. He and Wen Liang do not look alike and in the future, he would see Shi Ye every day like a Dabao1Dabao is a skin care product company *kekek* advertisement. The chances of getting exposed now will increase a dozen more times.
The truth might get discovered by Shi Ye tomorrow.
Not to mention, what caused Wen Chi's headache even more was that Wen Changqing was planning to put the dung pot on his head.
Probably in the next few days, the news that he knocked Wen Liang unconscious and entered the palace pretending to be Wen Liang will spread from the Wen residence.
No way!
He had come up with a strategy as soon as possible.
Translator – Xiao He Lian
Chapter 7.1
As soon as he woke up, Wen Chi began to feel uneasy.
Yesterday, Shi Ye didn't say when to go to him. Maybe it means that he'll have to wait for his order to come.
As a result, Wen Chi waited for a whole day without any news.
Seeing that the sky was gradually darkening, Wen Chi, who had been worried for a whole day, finally felt relieved.
In the evening, after dinner, Ruo Tao suddenly came over.
"Young Master Wen." Ruo Tao said happily, "I've prepared everything you want."
Wen Chi then remembered that he asked Ruo Tao to help prepare some things. He was occupied by Shi Ye for the past two days and had forgotten about what he had ordered Ruo Tao to do.
He hurriedly asked Ruo Tao and Ruo Fang to bring the prepared things and soon the whole table was full of them.
He's going to make a fruit cream cake.
It is very simple to make fruit cream cake in modern times and it can be easily made with a rice cooker but in ancient times, it was a bit nerve-racking and many tools and raw materials were not available, so Wenchi could only make the simplest one.
He asked Ping An to bring a brush and paper and wrote down the recipes for making cream and making cakes in detail according to his memory.
It's a pity that he wrote in simplified Chinese characters and Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao puzzled over it for half a day, but still most of the characters were still unintelligible.
In the end, Wen Chi could only dictate what was on the paper and asked Ruo Tao to rewrite it.
At present, making cakes is relatively easy but the hard part is making cream. Wen Chi thought of a lot of methods but discarded them. In the end he had to choose the most primitive method of making cream – let the milk sit for a while and then take the layer that floats on top of it. Put the milk skin into the bag and repeatedly beat and rub it and the milk skin will gradually turn into cream. This method is quite time-consuming and the amount of milk produced from the milk is also less, but it is better than nothing.
Fortunately, Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao are both hard-working girls and they only need to follow the method provided by Wen Chi a few times to figure out some other ways.
Originally, Wen Chi was still helping by the side but after seeing the two little girls proceed in an orderly manner, his intervention seemed redundant, so he had to retreat to the reclining chair to rest in peace.
Ping An, who was also idle, walked over with his waist hooked, knelt on the ground and kneaded his legs.
Wen Chi was not used to others serving him like this, so he waved his hand and let Ping An play by himself.
But Ping An didn't leave but stood beside the reclining chair obediently and his eyes drifting to Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao from time to time. He held it for a while but still couldn't hold back and asked curiously, "Young Master Wen, what are they doing?"
"Cake." Wen Chi said, "Have you heard of it?"
"What is cake?" Ping An scratched his head, "It's this servant who is ignorant."
Wen Chi didn't know how to explain, so he said, "When it is done, you will know."
Ping An asked again, "Young Master Wen, what do you want the cake for?"
"Eat ah, for me to eat and to give it to others." At this point, Wen Chi remembered something, "By the way, do you know when I can return home? I miss my father and want to pick a day to go back and see him."
Ping An said, "You can go back anytime, Young Master Wen. It's just this servant, Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao are all from the palace and it is not convenient to accompany you back. If you want, this servant will send someone to Wen's house tomorrow and ask them to send someone to pick you up."
"No need." Wen Chi hurriedly refused. He pinched his fingers and counted the days and then said, "I'm not in a hurry right now. Let's wait for a few days."
Making cake is not an easy task. Fortunately, Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao are experienced in this area and after a few rounds the cake they made was edible but the taste was relatively ordinary.
Ping An went up to taste a small piece and immediately frowned.
Seeing this, Wen Chi smiled and asked Ping An, "How is it?"
Ping An shrank his neck and answered honestly, "It's not as good as the mung bean pastry1 that Ruo Tao usually makes."
Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao also tasted a little bit each and their opinions seemed to be the same as Ping An. The two little girls who were originally elated, showed a bit of a lost look on their faces.
However, Wen Chi said, "It's already very good.
Ruo Fang thought that Wen Chi was comforting them and whispered guiltily: "Young Master Wen, please give us some more time, we will be able to make a better one."
Ruo Tao echoed: "Yes, Young Master Wen."
Wen Chi smiled, but did not answer. He just let them spread the prepared cream on top of the cake. Although it was unevenly spread, it was very thick, like a pure white hill.
The cake was cut again and several people tasted a small piece.
Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao both showed surprised expressions. The two little girls looked at each other and couldn't help but exclaim, "So sweet! So delicious!"
Unfortunately, Ping An on the other side frowned even more and he looked at Wen with a bitter face: "Young Master Wen, this… this cake is too sweet…"
Wen Chi narrowed his eyes and smiled: "It's sweet but it's not for us."
Ping An was puzzled: "Then who is Young Master Wen going to give it to?"
Wen Chi glanced at Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao: "Of course it's for those who love sweets."
After that, a few days passed without incident.
Shi Ye's people didn't come to find him and Wen Chi also forgot about it. He concentrated on studying fruit cream cake with Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao – the cake is there but it doesn't take a shape and does not seem to make people want to eat it.
This afternoon, the sun was shining brightly.
Wen Chi was still in the room watching Ruo Tao spread the cream on the cake and suddenly heard the footsteps of Ping An hurriedly running in.
"Young Master Wen!" Ping An said, "Eunuch Zhu is here!"
Translator – Xiao He Lian
Chapter 7.2
Wen Chi was stunned for a while, before realizing that Eunuch Zhu was the eunuch who followed Shi Ye.
He hurriedly put down the things in his hands and went out to greet him. He saw Eunuch Zhu waiting in the courtyard looking very cold and indifferent. And behind him were two palace maids with their heads buried in their chests.
Seeing Wen Chi approaching, Eunuch Zhu glanced at him indifferently and then said in a pitched voice, "Young Master Wen, this servant has been ordered by His Royal Highness to pick up Young Master Wen."
Wen Ji was shocked in his heart and thought to himself, "I'm dead."
What should come will still come.
He followed Eunuch Zhu with a desperate heart and walked straight towards the direction of the study.
When he reached the study, Wen Chi saw a thin figure kneeling under the stairs of the study from a distance.
As the distance got closer, he found that the person kneeling on the ground was a man or a young man in gorgeous clothes, probably less than twenty years old.
The man looked down at the ground. His entire face was immersed in the shadows and he could not clearly see his expression.
Wen Chi became curious. When passing by, he deliberately looked at him but he could only vaguely see the man's jawline tightening, as if he was holding back something.
Just when Wen Chi was about to withdraw his gaze, the man seemed to feel something. He suddenly raised his head and looked straight at him.
Four eyes met.
Wen Chi caught the surprise in the man's eyes, accompanied by an unexpected look of jealousy.
"Eunuch Zhu, who is he?" The man had a gorgeous face and the red mole between his eyebrows which was illuminated by the bright sunlight. He pointed at Wen Chi angrily, "Why can he see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Why should I be stopped by you guys!"
Eunuch Zhu frowned and glanced at the man impatiently: "Young Master Zhao, this is all at the behest of His Highness the Crown Prince and this servant does not dare to make the decision."
"I don't believe it!" The man said angrily, "I want to see His Royal Highness!"
Eunuch Zhu didn't bother to pay attention to him and led Wen Chi directly inside.
The man behind wanted to follow but was stopped at the bottom of the steps by some small eunuchs guarding the door.
Wen Chi guessed that the man was also a member of the crown prince's huge harem but he didn't dare to ask more and followed Eunuch Zhu quietly as a chicken through the hall and finally came to Shi Ye's study.
Eunuch Zhu stopped and announced softly, "His Royal Highness, the person is here."
Wen Chi stood nervously behind Eunuch Zhu, not moving a muscle and not even daring to lift his chin.
After a long time, he heard Shi Ye let out a faint hum.
Eunuch Zhu turned his head and gave Wen Chi a meaningful glance, motioning him to go in and sit down. Then Eunuch Zhu stepped forward to take the memorial from the little eunuch and read it as softly as the day before.
Wen Chi lightly walked to the couch that he sat on that day and sat down slowly. For fear of provoking the crown prince, he tried his best not to make any noise during the whole process.
After sitting down, he quietly raised his head and glanced at Shi Ye.
He saw Shi Ye sitting behind the desk, holding his chin as always, closing his eyes and resting, as if he couldn't even bother to glance at him from the corner of his eyes.
Wen Chi breathed a sigh of relief and began to try his best to become transparent.
Apart from Eunuch Zhu's slow and long voice, the study was very quiet. Shi Ye didn't call to stop and Eunuch Zhu just kept on reading.
This apparent calmness lasted for an unknown period of time and was suddenly broken by an intermittent noise.
"His Royal Highness…I want to see His Royal Highness…"
"Don't stop me…"
"Your Royal Highness…"
It seemed to be the voice of the man kneeling outside.
And the noise was getting clearer and closer.
Wen Chi listened carefully and wondered if that man had broken through the eunuchs and barged in.
He secretly thought that this was bad, so he quickly looked at Shi Ye–Sure enough, Shi Ye opened his eyes because of the noise and there was no sleepiness in those dark eyes, instead, there seemed to be a dark tide surging.
Shi Ye said, "It's so noisy."
With just three words, Eunuch Zhu and all the eunuchs and palace maids were so frightened that they fell to their knees the next moment.
"His Royal Highness, forgive me, it's this servant's fault for not doing his job properly." Eunuch Zhu said tremblingly.
Shi Ye waved his hand.
Eunuch Zhu understood instantly, got up from the ground and hurriedly led several small eunuchs out.
Wen Chi thought that Eunuch Zhu and the others were going to take tough measures to drive the man away but not long after Eunuch Zhu and the others went out, the man's miserable screams and the muffled sound of countless sticks hitting the flesh came from outside.
The study room was so quiet that a pin drop could be heard and there were a few eunuchs left, all kneeling on the floor, shivering with fear.
Wen Chi also turned pale.
Suddenly, he felt a strong gaze. He turned his head to look subconsciously and saw Shi Ye inclined his head, staring at him intently. The pair of emotionless eyes were slowly examining him.
Wen Chi was so frightened that a fine layer of sweat oozed out of his forehead.
In that instant, he didn't look away, nor did he continue to look at Shi Ye.
The screams outside became more and more tragic but Eunuch Zhu and others had no intention of stopping, as if they wanted to beat the man to death.
Wen Chi watched helplessly as the palace maid pushed Shi Ye's wheelchair over. His hands were shaking so he clutched the hem of his clothes, trying not to make himself shake so obviously.
Not long after, Shi Ye came to him.
Shi Ye put his hands on the edge of the couch and leaned closer to him, the faint sandalwood incense drowned him like sea water.
Wen Chi hurriedly lowered his eyes, not daring to look at Shi Ye's severely burned face or to be more precise, he did not dare to look Shi Ye in the eyes.
He was wrapped in Shi Ye's breath, almost suffocating.
For a moment, Shi Ye's deep voice rang out: "Do you know where Bengong has been these days?"
Translator – Xiao He Lian
Chapter 8
This sentence directly confused Wen Chi.
How would he know? He didn't install a tracker on Shi Ye. Shi Ye is such a big adult, he can go wherever he likes.
Of course, such rebellious and outrageous words are nothing more than a stroll in Wen Chi's mind. Even if he was given courage a hundred times, he would not dare to say it. He buried his head even lower and said in fear: "I don't know."
"Benggong went to see those officials." Shi Ye seemed to be excited and regardless of whether Wen Chi wanted to hear it or whether he could hear it, he laughed coldly and said to himself, "All those old things want Bengong to step down, so that they can push fourth brother, that stupid thing up. You tell me, what is so good about the fourth brother? Or is it that the Jiang mansion behind the concubines gave them a lot of benefits, that they ran to the emperor, that old bald donkey to blow pillow wind, a group of idiots."
Wen Chi: "…"
He did not expect such powerful content to come out of the crown prince's mouth.
If the current emperor knew that he was called an old bald donkey by his son, he wondered how the emperor would feel.
There is also the fourth brother, who should be the protagonist of the novel —the Fourth prince, Shi Jin.
Thinking of this, Wen Chi sighed. This crown prince deserves to be the villain in the novel, who is always challenging the authority of the protagonist but also always probing death and on the edge of insanity.
The crux of the matter is that after the crown prince finished rambling he had to sound him out. He narrowed his eyes and asked Wen Chi seriously: "Do you think Bengong is better or the fourth brother is better?"
Wen Chi: "…"
After a moment of silence, he chose the most standard answer, "I have married His Highness the Crown Prince, so I am His Highness's person. No matter whether other people are good or bad, they are far less than a hair of His Highness the Crown Prince."
Shi Ye was amused by his words. He burst out laughing. After laughing, he took back his hand on the edge of the couch, supported his head and stared at Wen Chi with dark eyes: "Your mouth is really eloquent, but it's a pity that your Four Liang pulling a thousand jin1accomplish a great task with little effort by clever maneuvers — Liang is a currency unit and jin is half a kilogram tricks is still a bit tender."
At these words, cold sweat seeped out from Wen Chi's face.
Fortunately, the next moment, Shi Ye waved his hand and said: "Forget it."
Wen Chi thought that Shi Ye was going to let him go. But before he could let out a sigh of relief, he heard Shi Ye change the topic and ask "Then do you know why Bengong took that woman's life?"
Wen Chi caught his breath and he lowered his eyes nervously: "I don't know…"
At this moment, Eunuch Zhu walked into the study with his waist hooked and said softly, "Your Highness, that person has been taken care of."
Shi Ye raised his eyes and said indifferently, "Drag him in."
"Yes."
Not long after Eunuch Zhu went out, two little eunuchs dragged in a corpse which was the corpse of the young man who was kneeling outside the study not long ago.
The two little eunuchs were instructed to drag the body directly in front of Wen Chi and put it down gently.
Wen Chi glanced at the corpse and closed his eyes in fright.
As the young man was beaten to death, his body had been beaten out of shape. His mouth and nose were full of fresh blood and his eyes were full of extreme fear and despair.
The man's death is terrifying and he had died without resting his eyes2To die without resting your eyes is a Chinese idiom whose pinyin is sǐ bù míng mù, which means that when a person dies, there is still something in his heart that he can't let go. It is often used to describe extremely unhappy people. From " Three Kingdoms , Wu Shu , Sun Jian's Biography".
"Open your eyes." Shi Ye's cold voice sounded in his ears.
Wen Chi didn't dare to open his eyes, but he had to. He exhausted almost all of his strength to barely open his eyes.
But when his eyes fell on the corpse, he immediately looked aside in fright.
"Look at him." Shi Ye's voice sounded again with a hint of impatience.
Wen Chi didn't dare to disobey his orders, so he had to bite the bullet and turn his eyes back to the corpse.
Shi Ye was satisfied and glanced at Eunuch Zhu.
Eunuch Zhu understood and hurriedly instructed the two little eunuchs, "Search."
The two eunuchs have seen such spectacles and even the person on the ground was killed by their hands, so searching the body was an easy task for them. They squatted down and groped the corpse without changing their expression.
After a while, they found silver needles as tiny as hair from the corpse's hair.
After counting them, there were twenty of them.
"A sin!" Eunuch Zhu was so scared that his face was bloodless. He knelt on the ground with a plop, kowtowed his head fiercely and cried, "I beg His Highness the Crown Prince to atone for his sins. It's the servant's uselessness, It's the servant's negligence and carelessness that allowed these thieves to take advantage of it!"
Seeing this, the other palace maids and eunuchs also knelt on the ground trembling.
"All right." Shi Ye said impatiently, "Why are you crying? Bengong is not dead yet."
Eunuch Zhu said with sincerity, "Your Highness, don't say that. Your Highness is wise and mighty, a dragon and a phoenix among men. How can such snakes, rats, worms and ants3Snakes, worms and ants describe people or things that are cunning and cunning. "Snake, worm, rat and ant" mostly describe those things that are cunning, cunning, unpopular, and have various negative characteristics. The reason why the "worm" in "snake, insect, mouse and ant" does not include "ant" is because the "worm" refers to those poisonous insects, such as centipedes, spiders, scorpions, etc., so it is not counted as "ant" hurt you?"
Shi Ye ignored Eunuch Zhu, turned to look at Wen Chi and said, "These people are stupid but they have one advantage, that is, they are persistent, like a fly, flying around in front of Benggong. Kill one and there will be another."
Translator – Xiao He Lian
Chapter 8.2
Wen Chi was so shocked that he couldn't speak. He stared at those silver needles on the ground for a long time before coming back to his senses.
"Then, that means……"
"If bengong had not been able to defend myself those silver needles would have been stuck into this bengong's head." Shi Ye's tone was light, as if he was talking about an insignificant matter.
"Then Yue Shan…"
Shi Ye stopped talking and admired Wen Chi's reaction with an inexplicable expression.
Now, no matter how stupid Wen Chi is, he understood that Yue Shan married into the Eastern Palace and approached the Crown Prince for a purpose – her purpose is to kill the Crown Prince.
There are neither more nor less number of people who married into the East Palace. Unexpectedly, there are two people who have murderous intentions for the crown prince…
No.
Not necessarily just two.
Maybe there are still people who are holding their ground and are silently waiting for the right moment.
"Tell me now." Shi Ye's voice sounded at the right time, "Is it still safe under Bengong's eyes?"
Wen Chi fell silent.
He really could not expect the villain to be surrounded by such dangers. The novel did not describe the story of the original owner and Shi Ye too much. The only thing he knew was that Shi Ye would ascend the throne smoothly in the future and he would not encounter any life-threatening accidents during this period.
But then again, why did Shi Ye tell him this?
Wen Chi suddenly remembered what Ping An said about Shi Ye's special treatment of him. He didn't feel anything before but now he can clearly feel it – compared to other people, Shi Ye's treatment of him is really very special…
As the saying goes, the more you know, the worse you will die. Wen Chi wondered if Shi Ye is teasing himself like a cat catching a mouse and after the teasing, he will die in the most tragic way.
Wen Chi was so scared that his leg went soft.
At this time, he discovered that Shi Ye had sent out the palace maids and eunuchs in the study at some point and even Eunuch Zhu and the maid who helped him push his wheelchair were not left behind.
Shi Ye was still sitting with his chin resting on his hand giving off a lazy and casual look. His black eyes were half-closed and his indifferent gaze impartially fell on Wen Chi.
He seemed to be used to Wen Chi's cowardice. Even though he had just spoken, he did not intend to wait for Wen Chi to reply. He stared at Wen Chi's pale face for a while and spat out two words: "Stand up."1Originally It's three words –站起来 [zhàn qǐ lái]
Wen Chi was extremely nervous that his weak legs could hardly stand. Fortunately, he held the couch behind him in time.
Shi Ye said, "Take it off."
Wen Chi was confused for a moment. But when he realized that Shi Ye was asking to take off his clothes, his whole face suddenly burned up.
"Your Highness….Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince…"
"Hmmm?" Shi Ye used a soft tone to bring Wen Chi's speech to a screeching halt.
Wen Chi blushed to the point of dripping blood. He wanted to say something, but saw Shi Ye's fingertips tap twice on his cheek – a symbol of his impatience.
Wen Chi remembered the tragic state of the corpse just now, so gritted his teeth and took off his clothes in front of Shi Ye, leaving only a pair of obscene pants.
He didn't know if it was his illusion but after he took off his clothes, Shi Ye's gaze became deeper and deeper.
He looked as Shi Ye slowly sat up straight. His eyes were as deep as the sea, staring at Wen Chi's chest, like he was looking for something.
Wen Chi subconsciously hugged his arm and cried bitterly, "Your Royal Highness."
Shi Ye's eyes stayed on Wen Chi's chest for a long time, then turned to Wen Chi's waist. Wen Chi was very thin and white but not unsightly thin. His body is slender, his waist is slim and his body gives out a very beautiful curve.
Looking at Wen Chi's face again, with almond eyes and thin lips, he was good-looking but his face was sullen, always frightened and cowardly as if he was a man-eating tiger.
Shi Ye said, "Continue."
Wen Chi: "…"
Shi Ye glanced at his trousers.
Wen Chi gave up, pinched the bottom of his trousers and took off his trousers in one breath.
He knew it!
When the crown prince asked him to come, it was not for a good thing!
But he never dreamed that the crown prince would call him to come and serve him in bed!
Wen Chi looked at Shi Ye's disabled legs and the wheelchair under him. For a moment, he falls into deep despair, thinking that since the crown prince is really disabled but determined, then he still needs to do piston exercises even if he looks like this.
Knowing that what should come cannot be avoided, Wen Chi took advantage of this time to quickly recall the contents of those erotic pictures.
Then, he asked carefully: "Your Royal Highness, how about I push you to the inner room?"
Shi Ye tilted his head, seemingly genuinely curious: "Why go to the inner room?"
Wen Chi instantly felt a sense of shame and he stammered: "No, it's okay not to go to the inner room. If Your Royal Highness wants to be here, I… I can also do…"
Shi Ye asked, "Can what?"
Can 'do' you.
Wen Chi said cutely: "Serve His Royal Highness."
However, Shi ye answered him with exaggerated laughter. He was laughing so hard that if his legs weren't disabled, he might have rolled in place. He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Wen Chi from head to toe: "You?"
Wen Chi was stunned and suddenly he forgot his fear: "What's wrong with me?"
"Put on your clothes." Shi Ye said, pointing his hand to the door, "Go."
Wen Chi: "…"
Shortly after, a neatly dressed Wen Chi walked out of the study with a blank expression. Eunuch Zhu who was outside the door hurried over to greet him: "Young Master Wen, are you alright?"
Wen Chi shook his head: "It's alright."
After saying that, he left like a walking corpse.
Is there anything more humiliating in the world than a woman standing naked in front of a man and the man not being moved?
There is.
That is, a straight man standing fully naked in front of a disfigured disabled man and was driven out by that disabled man mercilessly.
Wen Chi looked up to the sky at a forty-five-degree angle and shed tears of sadness in his heart. For a moment, he didn't know whether to be glad that he was rejected by the crown prince or sad that he was rejected by a disfigured and disabled man.
Translator – SPOILER!!!!
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Translator – Xiao He Lian
Chapter 9
When Wen Chi returned to the Bamboo Flute Residence, Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao, who had been busy all afternoon, had already made a somewhat decent fruit cake.
Although it still looks a bit shoddy, the ancient times are not as good as the modern times with complete tools and materials and it was already good enough to make it this far.
"Young Master Wen!" The two little girls still had white flour on their faces. They were very happy and said cheerfully like little birds, "You taste it and see how it is."
He took a bite of the cake and said, "Next time, put more icing sugar in the milk."
Ruo Tao frowned, "But Young Master Wen… this cake is already sweet enough."
Wen Chi said, "Put it, it's okay."
Hearing this, Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao looked at each other and said nothing.
After dinner, Wen Chi quickly felt sleepy.
For some reason, although he only stayed in the Crown Prince's study for less than two hours, he was even more tired than when he was busy making cakes a few days ago. So shortly after he closed his eyes, he fell into a deep sleep.
The next day,
Another busy day making cakes.
Wen Chi thought that after the embarrassing incident yesterday, the crown prince would not let him go to the study again.
Unfortunately, it turns out that the crown prince was not among the embarrassed people yesterday, only him!
Seeing Eunuch Zhu waiting in the courtyard, Wen Chi was stunned for a moment and then resigned himself to go with him.
Bamboo Flute Residence is not close to the crown prince's residence. It takes a while to walk. Imperial concubines and above can take the chariot. Unfortunately, Wen Chi is just a poor, helpless and humble male concubine…
Wen Chi's legs hurt when he walked, but he didn't dare to stretch out his hand to rub them. He sighed secretly, nostalgic for the days when he lay in the bamboo flute Residence like a salted fish.
Just then, in the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a few people walking towards him.
Before he could look up, he saw Eunuch Zhu who was walking in front paused, arched his body slightly and said in a shrill voice, "This servant greets Young Master Yue."
This Young Master Yue said in a strange tone, "Yo, Eunuch Zhu, where are you going?"
Eunuch Zhu smiled without answering and waved the whisk in his hand: "The sun is hot today, it's not good for your skin when you walk outside for a long time. So you should go back to the courtyard and rest."
Having said this, Young Master Yue couldn't ask any more questions, so he could only reluctantly say, "Yue Gui, thank you Eunuch Zhu for your kindness."
Yue Gui?
Wen Chi froze.
No wonder he felt that the person's figure and tone of voice were so familiar. It turned out to be Yue Gui, whom he had met a few days ago in the pavilion – also the brother of the dead Yue Shan.
Thinking of Yue Shan, Wen Chi could always see the unwilling and resentful eyes of that girl after her death.
Although he knew that Yue Shan was killed because she was plotting against the crown prince but from another point of view, Yue Shan was killed after leaving with him, maybe those people will blame him for Yue Shan's death.
Thinking of this, Wen Chi buried his head even lower, wishing he could put his face in his clothes.
It's a pity that heaven didn't grant his wish and Yue Gui saw a person behind Eunuch Zhu from afar. Originally he came with the intention of finding out what was going on and now that he is closer, how can he not let go of this opportunity?
Yue Gui took the opportunity to pass by and take a look.
The next moment, his originally calm expression instantly distorted.
"It's you!" Yue Gui recognized Wen Chi at a glance. The exquisite face with light makeup was full of shock. He pointed to Wen Chi. He pointed at Wen Chi, "It's actually you!"
Wen Chi knew he couldn't hide, so he had to look up at Yue Gui.
Today's Laurel is dressed in bright red and purple, but with his overly flirtatious face, not only does it not make people feel gaudy but also a little more exotic and charming.
Wen Chi has seen so many men come and go, but this is the first time he has seen such a beautiful man.
Beautiful yet incomplete….
The man's face was hideous, and his fierce eyes stared at Wen Chi, as if he would come at any time and devour him alive.
Wen Chi was calm on the surface, but he secretly leaned back behind Eunuch Zhu.
Eunuch Zhu noticed Wen Chi's movement and immediately flicked the whisk, stood in front of Wen Chi arrogantly and said in a shrill voice, "Is there anything else, Young Master Yue?"
Yue Gui noticed the defensive intentions of Eunuch Zhu towards Wen Chi and suddenly his face became so dark that it looked like water could drip out.
He slowly restrained the hatred in his eyes, lowered his head and said through clenched teeth, "No."
Eunuch Zhu said, "Young Master Yue, take care."
Yue Gui's expression was unfathomable, he looked deeply at Wen Chi, turned his head and walked away. The two palace maids who were serving him, bowed to Eunuch Zhu and then hurriedly followed behind him.
Wen Chi watched Yue Gui leave and the stone hanging in his heart also slowly fell down.
After walking a little further, the group finally arrived outside the crown prince's study.
Wen Chi lowered his head again and walked in behind Eunuch Zhu like a puppet.
When he came to the study, Wen Chi realized that there were not only the crown prince and the eunuch, but also three officials standing pensively in front of the desk, as if they were reporting something to the crown prince.
As the biggest villain in the novel, Shi Ye, the crown prince, is still sitting leisurely in his wheelchair, as usual – eyes closed, head supported, not sure if he is listening to the officials or has fallen asleep.
The officials hunched over tremblingly and looked at each other several times.
In this regard, none of them dared to say anything or ask anything. Everyone was afraid that they would be dealt with by the prince if they were not careful.
Wen Chi's arrival undoubtedly broke the frozen atmosphere. The officials' cautious voices stopped abruptly, turned their heads one after another and cast their eyes on Wen Chi.
Translator – Xiao He Lian
Chapter 9.2
Wen Chi, who suddenly became the focus of the audience, was at a loss. He quickly turned his eyes to Eunuch Zhu for help.
It's a pity that Eunuch Zhu, who had protected him just now, has become a qualified wooden man, tucking his hands away, eyes looking at his nose and mouth with concern.
Wen Chi looked at Shi Ye again.
However, Shi Ye didn't even mean to open his eyes, as if he didn't know his arrival at all.
Wen Chi was under heavy pressure and was sweating coldly. After thinking for a while, he walked towards the old couch where he had sat before and sat down under the unbelievable gazes of several officials.
Those officials have been with the crown prince for two or three years. Although it can't be considered as a long time, they have probably figured out the Crown Prince's temperament. The Crown Prince, as rumored outside, has a strange temper, is unpredictable, and treats human lives like straw.
But only those who follow the prince know that the crown prince's greatest trait is his strong sense of domain, especially for his own things and his own territory.
If someone accidentally stepped in or accidentally touched his things, he might not even know how he died.
But, at this moment, a young man sat down grandly under the crown prince's eyes and the most important thing was that the crown prince didn't say anything or even open his eyelids, as if this was just a trivial matter.
The crown prince didn't say anything but several officials were so frightened that the clothes behind them were soaked with cold sweat.
They wondered if there was something wrong with their eyes. This is not the style of the crown prince at all…
They don't know who this young man was…
Wen Chi sat for a while and found that the eyes of the officials were still drifting towards him from time to time. He quietly glanced at the crown prince who was dozing off with his eyes closed and then at Eunuch Zhu, who looked like he had almost melted into thin air. So he put on a bold face and said. : "Your excellency, please continue. Just treat me as if I'm not here."
Several officials: "…"
The cold sweats on their bodies became more and more profuse.
What they were talking about were important affairs of the common people and state secrets and even the second-class maid and eunuch who served next to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had been dismissed. Where did this young man get the courage to let them pretend he didn't exist?
Thinking of this, several officials felt a little annoyed and they also wondered what the crown prince was thinking.
After thinking about it, one of the officials boldly stepped forward, bowed, arched his hand to Shi Ye and said: "Your Highness, this minister……"
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Shi Ye indifferently: "Just do what he said."
The officials' voices came to an abrupt halt.
They looked at each other and after a while, they had to continue the previous conversation.
Wen Chi listened carefully for a while and found these officials were talking about Shi Jin, the fourth prince. It seemed that an official of the Ministry of Justice who was close to Shi Jin and several local government offices colluded with each other to take advantage of the recent rise of locusts in Jinzhou to secretly make money from the national disaster.
In this regard, several officials have different opinions.
Some suggested to report the matter directly to His Majesty and let His Majesty decide; others suggested to stay put first and then lure the snake out of the hole; the remaining one suggested making a secret move in the middle and take this opportunity to pull out followers of the fourth prince
At the end of the day, none of the officials discussed the locust plague in Jinzhou and only spoke about the fourth prince and the remaining princes.
When Wen Chi heard the word "locust plague", he could not help but frown.
In the plot of the novel, the protagonist gong, the fourth prince, Shi Jin, made great contributions to this locust plague and gradually began to be reused by the emperor.
Of course, the help of Wen Liang and his system is indispensable.
Wen Chi always thought that the Jinzhou locust plague was a plot specially designed for Shi Jin and Wen Liang. He didn't expect that the crown prince was also worried about this matter – oh wrong, only those officials were worried. On the contrary, the crown prince and his followers had nothing to do with himself.
Several officials argued endlessly, their faces flushed but in the end they did not come up with a single solution.
Just when the air gradually solidified, the crown prince finally opened his eyes and his eyes fell on Wen Chi, who was as quiet as a chicken.
Then he said: "You tell me."
"…" Wen Chi felt the glances of the officials and said embarrassedly, "His Royal Highness, I am stupid and has only read a few poetry books, which is not enough in order to express opinions on national affairs."
"Well in that case.." Shi Ye put his chin on his hand, tilted his head and said calmly, "Among them, whose words can convince you more?"
Wen Chi: "…"
Damn, this dog prince, trying to force him to stand in line again!
"I have just listened to the words of several lords and think that each of them is extremely right." Wen Chi carefully chose a neutral answer.
"Oh?" Shi Ye smiled lightly but there was no smile in his eyes, "Then how do you think this matter should be resolved?"
Several officials also stared at Wen Chi.
Wen Chi felt that he was about to be stared bald at by those people. With some bitterness in his heart, he deliberated for a moment and whispered, "Just now, I heard several lords talking about so many methods. I dare to ask a question, do several lords have a solution to manage the locust plague?"
An official said strangely: "The management of the locust plague is the matter of the fourth prince, why should we come up with ideas?"
Wen Chi said: "If the problems that plagued the fourth prince are solved by your lords, I think His Majesty will also be impressed by you and as for other problems, won't they all be solved?"
Several officials: "…"
The problem is that they don't have a method to control the locust plague!
Translator – Xiao He Lian
Chapter 10.1
With just a few words, Wen Chi managed to silence the mouths of the officials who were still talking just now.
For a while, the atmosphere in the study fell silent again.
Wen Chi looked at the faces of the officials and finally felt a little embarrassed. He knew he had accidentally demolished their stage, so he timidly shrunk his shoulders and snapped his mouth shut.
After a long time, the official saluted the crown prince and said: "Your Royal Highness, this minister thinks that dealing with the locust plague is not a trivial matter. In recent years, our country has spent a lot of money and material resources, but unfortunately the achievements are very little. Now this hot potato has fallen into the hands of the party members of the fourth prince. Although the fourth prince has collected talents among the people and tried every means to control the locust plague, this matter cannot be done overnight. I am afraid it will take three to five years of hard work… If we don't take this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to cut off the fourth prince's right arm, it will be a great loss for us."
The official said it with sincerity, but unfortunately the crown prince was still resting his chin in a bored way and he didn't know if he heard the official's words.
After the official finished speaking, he lowered his eyes and buried his head.
The other two officials also waited apprehensively for the crown prince's answer.
Wen Chi also subconsciously put his breathing to the lightest, following the example of Eunuch Zhu and treating himself as a backdrop – now he knows why the novel's Shi Ye loves to kill so much, with these ambitious officials egging him on left and right, there is no guarantee that Shi Ye's ambition will not be aroused.
Those officials looked sanctimonious and looked very upright, but none of them cared for the common people from the bottom of their hearts and none of them cared about the locust plague in Jinzhou. All they cared about was power, status and political struggle.
Wen Chi sighed, he naturally did not want the prince to listen to the views of those officials, he and the prince together are the combination of cannon fodder and villain. The protagonist's aura will not come to them. What's more, the protagonist also has the system of foreseeing the future, if the crown prince insists on fighting with the fourth prince, it is just like a moth to the flame.
When the crown prince is gone, will he, the cannon fodder who lives on the crown prince, be far from death?
It's a pity that he has no right to speak on this matter…
Wen Chi looked down at the dark red carpet under his feet, but he didn't know that Shi Ye's eyes were always on him and also took in his minuscule change in expression.
"Wen Liang." Shi Ye suddenly said, "What's your opinion?"
Wen Chi was stunned for a moment and then he realized that his current name was "Wen Liang", and immediately said in panic, "Back to His Royal Highness, I am not knowledgeable and I don't know what to do."
After hearing the word "Wen Liang", the official was taken aback for a moment and the next moment they guessed his identity and for a while they could hardly hide the shock in their faces.
His Royal Highness, he actually allowed a male concubine to enter the study room to listen to them discussing important matters…
This is too absurd!
One official immediately cupped his hands and said, "His Royal Highness, I think it's better to do this sooner than later for fear of missing the right opportunity."
Shi Ye suddenly raised his hand.
The officer was so frightened that he immediately became silent.
"This matter will be discussed later." Shi Ye said, "You may leave."
This tone was like driving away a puppy, when had the three important court officials ever been treated like this? Even the current emperor was courteous to them, but the crown prince's temper was more perplexing than the emperor's. They dared not speak in front of him.
The three officials were hesitant to speak, but in the end they each withdrew unwillingly.
The study room quieted down.
Wen Chi wondered if he should leave too.
Just then, Shi Ye said, "Eat."
This sentence was obviously addressed to Wen Chi. Except for Wen Chi, the palace maids and eunuchs in the study were all motionless, not even daring to raise their heads, as if they were frozen on the spot.
Before Wen Chi's brain could react, he obediently picked up the cake on the table with both hands, put it to his mouth and nibbled on it.
He knew that the crown prince had a strange temper, so he ate especially carefully, but he did not dare to delay, and in the blink of an eye he had wiped out three plates of pastries on the table.
When Wen Chi was eating, Shi Ye tilted his head to look at him.
Wen Chi didn't know what was on his face that was worth Shi Ye to look at him for such a long time.
In fact, he had a lot of doubts in his heart. At this point, he couldn't help feeling that Shi Ye treated him differently from others. When Shi Ye asked him for his opinion on dealing with the locust plague, the officials were so shocked that their jaws fell on the ground.
But he couldn't figure it out.
What is so special about him to Shi Ye? Could it be that Shi Ye was also controlled by the system at fixed times like he was?
Wen Chi was thinking wildly when he heard Shi Ye say indifferently, "Is it delicious?"
Wen Chi recovered and nodded hastily, "It's delicious."
Shi Ye glanced at Eunuch Zhu.
Eunuch Zhu got the order and hurriedly walked out of the study.
It didn't take long for a few palace maids to file in with delicate dishes, carefully put the dishes on the table, buried their heads and then retreated.
Shi Ye said, "Continue."
Translator – Xiao He Lian
Chapter 10.2
Wen Chi ate so much that he almost vomited, but he had to bite the bullet and keep stuffing it into his mouth.
Shi Ye seemed to find joy in it and observed Wen Chi's rather painful expression with great interest. He didn't mean to let Wen Chi stop.
Finally, Wen Chi, who could no longer eat. He struggled for a while between dying and being strangled by the crown prince and chose the latter. He pushed back the plate that was still half left in front of him and picked up the teacup and gulped a large sip before wiping his mouth with the back of his hand, "I can't eat anymore."
Shi Ye didn't get angry and asked strangely, "Don't you like it?"
Three black lines appeared1 on Wen Chi's forehead: "I like it, but only in moderation. I like to eat but it doesn't mean I have to finish them in one breath."
As soon as he finished speaking, Eunuch Zhu's shrill voice suddenly exploded: "Bold!
Wen Chi shuddered with fright and then he recalled the tone of his words just now and suddenly his face turned pale and he stood up from the couch chair and knelt down to the ground with a thud.
"I was confused for a moment. I beg Your Majesty to punish me!"
"Wen Liang, you are so bold. How dare you speak to His Royal Highness in such a rebellious tone." Eunuch Zhu said angrily, "Someone come!"
Two small eunuchs hurriedly ran over.
"Take this man down!"
"Yes."
The two little eunuchs immediately suppressed Wen Chi from both sides.
Don't know where they got the strength, but they dragged Wen Chi up from the ground and they used their full strength to prevent Wen Chi from resisting.
However, Wen Chi never thought of resisting. When he was dragged out of the study, he looked desperately at the half plate of cakes left on the table. If he knew this day would come so quickly, he might as well be a satiated ghost.
Woohoo… 2Sound of sobbing LOL
Then he was dragged away.
In the study, Eunuch Zhu clenched the whisk in his hand tightly and watched the Crown Prince's reaction with trepidation.
He only saw the prince holding his cheek with one hand, looking at the half plate of pastries thoughtfully.
Eunuch Zhu thought that the crown prince was concerned about what happened just now, so he gave the little eunuch beside him a look.
The little eunuch was about to take the pastry plate away but suddenly he heard the crown prince say, "He's looking at this, isn't he?"
The little eunuch instantly stopped moving as he was walking on thin ice, full of despair and quietly looked at Eunuch Zhu.
Eunuch Zhu has been with the prince for so long but at this moment he can't figure out what the crown prince means. He considered for a moment, bowed his waist humbly and answered cautiously: "If the servant is not mistaken, just now Young Master Wen was looking at this plate of pastry… This person is really….he is dying but still cares about his stomach."
After he finished speaking, the crown prince burst into laughter.
"That's him." The crown prince murmured, as if he had fallen into a certain memory, "Timid and gluttonous, like a rat that cannot see the light."
Eunuch Zhu said: "Your Royal Highness, this servant is stupid. I don't understand what Your Royal Highness means. "
"No need for you to understand." After speaking, the crown prince said, "Who said he is dying? Did you make the decision for this Bengong?
"It was this servant who took the decision without permission. This servant knows his mistake, this servant will ask someone to bring Young Master Wen back."
"That's it." The crown prince said, "Let him go back."
Wen Chi thought he was finished.
Unexpectedly, he was dragged outside to the open space by two eunuchs, then a palace maid hurriedly ran out and whispered in the eunuchs' ears. Immediately the two eunuchs' attitude toward Wen Chi changed hundred and eighty degrees and they bowed and sent Wen Chi back to Bamboo Flute Residence.
Back in his residence, Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao were gathering milk skins in front of the milk bucket. When they saw him coming back, they smiled and called out "Young Master Wen".
Wen Chi replied in a muddle headed manner.
"Young Master Wen, is there anything wrong with you?" Ping An carefully noticed that Wen Chi's face was ugly and said with concern, "The servant will go and ask an imperial doctor to take a look at you."
Wen Chi stopped him: "No need."
"But Young Master Wen…"
"I'll get some sleep and I'll be fine." Wen Chi finished speaking but in the end he couldn't hold back and pulled Ping An to the side, "How long have you been in the palace?"
Ping An blinked curiously: "Back to Young Master Wen, it has been seven years since this slave entered the palace at the age of eight."
Wen Chi asked again, "Have you always stayed in the East Palace?"
Ping An nodded: "I have been working in the East Palace for the past seven years."
Wen Chi paused before continuing to ask, "Do you know what kind of person the crown prince is?"
T/N – Spoiler
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