Transmigrated to become the Tyrant's Male Concubine Chapter 5: 20 to 23, a manhua/chinese comics/漫画 fanfic

Chapter 20.1

So the next day, Wen Chi got up early, spent a full half hour carefully cleaning up, cheerfully getting ready to go see the emperor. Who knew that as soon as he stepped into the courtyard, he saw Shi Ye and Eunuch Zhu and on the side standing in line was Ruo Fang, Ruo Tao and Ping An trembling with their head buried into their chest.

In an instant, Wen Chi was so frightened that his soul almost flew out of his body.

Shi Ye wore an ice-blue robe today, the snow-white piping was embroidered with elegant bamboo leaf patterns and a pure white hairpin was casually tied on his long black hair, revealing a smooth and full forehead and nearly perfect facial contours.

If it wasn't for those burn marks that ruined half of his face, Wen Ji could hardly imagine how good looking Shi Ye's face was.

Originally, Shi Ye tilted his head and looked blankly at the wild chrysanthemum planted not far away. After hearing Wen Chi's footsteps, he turned his head slowly, and his cold gaze fell on Wen Chi accurately. .

Wen Chi froze in place and after a while, he said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Shi Ye hummed in a light tone, then waved to him, as if calling for a puppy: "Come here."

Wen Chi took stiff steps and moved forward at turtle speed, however, Shi Ye was not far from him and it didn't take long for Wen Ji to close the gap between the two by more than half.

All along Shi Ye stared at him for a moment, his dark eyes like a pool of lifeless stagnant water in the sunlight.

Wen Chi was really frightened. As he was walking, his legs softened and he knelt directly on the ground.

When Shi Ye saw this, he burst out laughing. After laughing he said, "Look at you, you are more timid than a mouse, who gave you the courage to complain to the emperor?"

At these words, Wen Ji's face turned pale and at the same time he was surprised – how did Shi Ye know about this so quickly?

Shi Ye seemed to see the doubts in Wen Chi's heart, leaned forward slightly and said in a good mood, "Do you really think that without Bengong to guide you, you can see the emperor unimpeded?"

Wen Chi said in his heart, "Isn't that so?"

At this time, Eunuch Zhu replied: "Now Young Master Wen is a person of His Royal Highness. If there is no consent from His Royal Highness, even the emperor cannot easily see Young Master Wen."

Wen Chi: "…"

Why didn't I know that this dog Prince's face is quite big.

When Shi Ye finished admiring Wen Chi's ugly face, he said, "Get up, follow Bengong to see the emperor."

Wen Chi lowered her eyebrows and obeyed, "Yes."

Eunuch Zhu turned around and walked in front, while the silent palace maid pushed Shi Ye's wheelchair while walking behind and Wen Chi hurried over and followed him carefully.

The distance from the East Palace to the Imperial Study Room was not close and the group walked for a long time until Wen Chi's legs were a little sore before finally reaching their destination.

The eunuch who was guarding outside the imperial study trotted in to report and then trot back to invite them in.

The imperial study is more luxurious than the crown prince's study. The walls on both sides are covered with paintings that Wen Chi has never seen before and everywhere you look there is a golden splendor.

Wen Chi retracted his gaze and followed Shi Ye's wheelchair attentively.

He has been in this world for a while but did not expect to meet the current emperor so soon. As they say, accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger, the crown prince Shi Ye's temper is so odd and he didn't not know if the emperor's temper would be better.

With an uneasy heart, Wen Chi followed the person in front of him and stopped.

Immediately afterwards, Shi Ye's cold voice sounded: "Father Emperor"

Then, no more.

That's it? ? ?

A drop of cold sweat dripped from Wen Chi's forehead.

Can the crown prince be too arrogant? Not even giving the emperor any face.

What's even more amazing is that the emperor didn't seem to care about Shi Ye's unreasonableness but instead said smilingly, "The crown prince is here, come this way."

The palace maid immediately pushed the wheelchair and walked over and Wen Chi, who was kneeling on the ground with Eunuch Zhu, stood up quietly.

Wen Chi lowered his head, and could only see his toes, but soon, he heard the emperor laugh: "It just so happened that they presented a batch of excellent Longjing tea yesterday. Crown Prince, you can have a taste."

Unfortunately, Shiye's attitude remained cold: "Erchen1 does not like tea."

The atmosphere in the imperial study room froze for a moment but the emperor laughed again: "Oh, it's my carelessness, I even forgot this matter, why not try this pastry, this is personally made by Consort Rong."

As soon as he finished speaking, a silver bell-like laughter sounded. Concubine Rong said shyly, "Your Majesty is praising me too much, what this concubine made was trifling."

Concubine Rong is too modest, you should still be complimented" After speaking, the emperor turned and said, "Crown Prince, try this."

"No need." Shi Ye was still unmoved. "Didn't Father Emperor summon Erchen to see someone? Erchen has already brought him."

Only then did the Emperor notice Wen Chi's presence and turn his head. His gaze fell on Wen Chi: "Are you Wen Liang, son of Assistant Minister of Rites, Wen Changqing?"

T/N – Hii! I'm back! Looks like a certain someone went missing for weeks. lol. Sowwy, the last 4 weeks or so was mentally and physically exhausting time for me and finally I got some rest! Maybe I'll get busy here after as well, but I'll try to stack up as much chapters as I can. ^^

This son/ minister – a way of addressing themselves before an emperor

Wen Chi said: "Replying to Your Majesty, yes."

The emperor said, "Come and sit down."

The palace maid at the side immediately brought a stool and gently placed it next to Shi Ye's wheelchair.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Wen Chi finished speaking, he walked over to sit down and raised his head slightly. Only then did he get a clear view of the situation in imperial study. It turned out that there was not only the Emperor alone but also a gorgeously dressed beautiful woman and a handsome young man.

That woman should be Concubine Rong.

As for the young man beside her…

If Wen Chi guessed correctly, that man should be the protagonist of the novel, Shi Jin, the fourth prince and also Concubine Rong's son.

Wen Chi quietly glanced at the man's mouth and sure enough, he saw a conspicuous little black mole under the man's lips.

It's really Shi Jin.

Shi Jin seemed to sense his gaze and suddenly turned to look.

Wen Chi quickly retracted his gaze. He was so frightened that his heart almost burst through his chest.

Just the next moment, he sensed something and tilted his head and saw Shi Ye resting his chin looking at him, as if he had just seen all the small movements.

Wen Chi: "…"

Why does he have the illusion of being caught in adultery…

Fortunately, the Emperor and Concubine Rong who were talking did not notice. After Concubine Rong finished speaking, the Emperor turned his attention to Wen Chi again: "I heard from Lord Yin that you came up with the way to deal with the locust plague in Jinzhou?"

Wen Chi hurriedly said, "This person1 just thought of one or two points."

"Concubine Rong has just finished being modest and you start again ." The Emperor's face was more rounded, his smile was amiable giving off a feeling of a kind old father. He pointed to Wen Chi amusingly, "Lord Yin has told me everything, but it's a pity that your method takes a long time and there is no short term solution. I need you to explain it in detail."

Wen Chi said yes and explained it in detail.

No matter in which era, locust plagues are not something new. People who have worked hard for decades to prevent locust plagues have only reap the fruits in the 21st century.

In fact, Wen Chi didn't specifically learn about the locust plague but he happened to see a summary from a blogger when he was browsing Weibo and he wrote down the methods that the people have used for decades.

Compared with trapping and killing by bonfire, ditching and catching them with tools, it is more effective to destroy the eggs. The locusts like to lay their eggs in slightly moist land, especially in drought and flood years, when there are no plants and the land is moistened with water, which is a breeding ground for locusts.

The best way to reduce this kind of soil is to build water conservancy and plant trees.

Wen Chi added his own opinions as he spoke and explained it more and more carefully, as if he was telling a story. In the end, not only the emperor and the fourth prince Shi Jin listened carefully but even Concubine Rong, who knew nothing about this, also listened with great interest.

After Wen Chi finished speaking, the Emperor and Shi Jin were silent at the same time, and there was something more in their eyes when they looked at Wen Chi.

After a long time, the emperor barely suppressed the excitement and ecstasy in his heart and asked calmly, "Where did you learn these methods?"

Wen Chi took out his prepared speech: "Replying to Your Majesty, This Person loves to read miscellaneous books, these ideas are all mentioned in those miscellaneous books and I just analyze and organize them and then use them."

The emperor laughed from ear to ear.

"Okay, very good." After thinking about it, he couldn't hold back the surging in his heart and said to the eunuch beside him, "Call Yong Lin, Pan Wen Kang, and Yin Chong to me, the sooner the better. ."

The eunuch responded in a hurry and quickly ran out of the imperial study with the whisk in his arms.

The emperor got up and paced back and forth a few times, then turned and pointed at Wen Chi: "You are really my savior, I want to reward you, what do you want? Just tell me."

Wen Chi immediately knelt down: "Replying to Your Majesty, It's This Person's fortune to share the worries of the emperor and the people of the country. This Person did not think about asking for any reward for his efforts. I hope that Your Majesty can make a small atonement for the mistakes I once made."

The emperor was stunned: "What is your crime?"

"This, This Person…" At this juncture, Wen Chi suddenly got stuck, he felt a panic rising for no reason and subconsciously looked up at Shi Ye.

He saw that Shi Ye was still holding his chin with one hand and his posture hadn't changed.

From the beginning to the end, he was like an outsider who had nothing to do with him. His indifferent eyes fixed on Wen Chi and he seemed to be looking at another person through Wen Chi.

Suddenly, Wen Chi remembered the enemy Shi Ye had mentioned, the enemy who looked exactly like him more than ten years ago.

He thought that Shi Ye might be looking at that enemy through him.

"Speak." The Emperor's voice pulled back Wen Chi's thoughts, "Maybe I can be of help."

Wen Chi pressed his forehead to the floor and spoke bravely, "This Person is guilty, This Person is not Wen Liang, the first son of the Wen family. This Person is called Wen Chi, a concubine born son of the Wen family. I took the place of my brother Wen Liang and married into the East Palace, I deserve to die!"

Hearing this, Concubine Rong and Shi Jin were both shocked and turned their heads to look at each other.

The Emperor's eyes were also gloomy: "What did you say?"

Wen Chi was lying on the ground and dared not stand up: "This Person deserves death!"

At this moment, he no longer dared to look up to see Shi Ye's expression because he could not even imagine what expression Shi Ye would use to look at him.

The author has something to say:

The content related to the locust plague comes from the Weibo of "British Newspaper Sister", which is quite interesting.

T/N – Do you think Shi Ye knew that Wen Chi was not Wen Liang all along?

Wen Chi uses the word 小人 [xiǎo rén], which is a from of address for a person with a low position, since he is a male concubine so he doesn't have a status

Chapter 21.1

Time seems to pass very slowly.

Wen Chi was already soaked in cold sweat and even his hands placed on the ground were shaking slightly.

Without the emperor's command, he simply did not dare to get up.

But for some reason, compared to the emperor, he was even more afraid of Shi Ye's reaction who was silent on the side. Just the thought that Shi Ye might peel off his skin in a fit of rage after feeling cheated, he felt a pang of numbness in his scalp.

wu wu wu1, so scary….

For a long time, neither the emperor nor Concubine Rong responded.

On the other hand, Wen Chi quickly broke free from his fear and he gradually became calm, thinking that if he died, it was no big deal. Anyway, he had lived quite a long time since he came to this world.

After thinking this way, Wen Chi slowly exhaled a breath and kneeled in a relaxed manner.

In fact, what Wen Chi didn't know was that the Emperor and Concubine Rong had already gotten up and went to the inner room, probably because they were so shocked that they needed a place to be quiet – so the only people sitting in front of Wen Chi were the fourth prince, Shi Jin and Crown Prince Shi Ye.

After all, Shi Jin had little to do with this matter. After the shocking revelation, he stared at the window in a daze, lost in thought.

Shi Ye's eyes never took his eyes away from Wen Chi. He held his cheeks boredly, and lowered his eyes to see Wen Chi turned from a hard stone into a pool of soft soil, thinking that no one noticed.

Shi Ye pressed his fist to his lips: "Ahem–"

Wen Chi tensed up immediately.

However, not long after, he slowly and silently relaxed again.

Shi Ye: "Ahem, Ahem—"

Wen Chi tenses up again.

Shi Ye didn't move the hand on his lips just to cover up an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth.

When Shi Jin came back to his senses, he saw his eccentric and intimidating elder brother staring intently at Wen Chi, who was kneeling on the ground. The half-intact face no longer had the look of indifference as before, instead had something else …

It was the first time Shi Jin saw such a side from his big brother, he could not help but be stunned.

When Shi Ye sensed his gaze, he abruptly put away the smile on his face and glanced over with a cold gaze.

When Shi Jin coldly met the pair of black eyes, he suddenly had a feeling that his whole person was seen through by the other party. When he hurriedly looked away, he realized that he was already in a cold sweat.

Sure enough …

His big brother is still the same big brother and has not changed at all.

Just then, the Emperor and Concubine Rong, who had calmed down, came out of the inner room.

The emperor's expression was serious, his eyebrows were twisted into 川 characters and there was a bit of regret and hated iron for not making steel2 in his eyes when he looked at Wen Chi.

The crown prince represented the entire royal family and the Wen family's behavior of stealing the beam and changing the pillar and marrying the concubine born son instead of the legitimate son into the East Palace undoubtedly means that they deceived the crown prince, that is, they deceived the entire royal family and deceived him, the emperor, that was the crime of deceiving the Emperor!

If the Wen family just deceived him as the Emperor, it would be fine. He could still take it lightly for the sake of Wen Chi's contribution not long ago but unfortunately this matter involved the crown prince…

The emperor thought about it but in the end did not dare to cross the crown prince to take the initiative.

"Well, you can even deceive the Emperor, what else is there that you dare not do? Are you planning to plot a rebellion tomorrow?" After that, the Emperor called a eunuch in a deep voice, "Summon Wen Changqing, I want to show him his good son and I want to know where the hell he came from and dare to deceive me and my crown prince!"

"Yes." The eunuch bowed and replied.

But before the eunuch could run out, Shi Ye said in a sullen voice, "Hold on."

Hearing this, the Emperor, Concubine Rong and Shi Jin looked at Shi Ye in surprise.

Wen Chi, who had been numb with fear, held his breath and quietly waited for his death.

Who knew the next moment, he only heard Shi Ye say: "You get up first."

Wen Ji knew he couldn't figure out Shi Ye's thoughts, so he didn't. He obediently got up from the ground and stood with head bowed and obedient eyes.

Shi Ye chuckled: "With this cowardly nature of yours, when you see Bengong, you can't wait to find a crack to get in, even if you had ten times the courage, you don't dare to tell a lie, say, who instructed you to do so?"

Wen Chi: "…"

He was stunned—what did the crown prince mean by that? What does the crown prince want to express? Was the crown prince so quick to start giving punishment?

Shi Ye didn't wait for Wen Chi's answer but he wasn't annoyed: "Did Wen Changqing instructed you?"

Wen Chi: "…"

"That's it, Bengong thinks that Wen Changqing is not a good thing. He has a belly full of flowers and intestines3. Hearing that Bengong is trapped in the East Palace without leaving, he is naturally reluctant to send his precious son but speaking of …" Shi Ye tone gradually turned cold, "How can his wife not know the stupid things Wen Changqing did? How can his precious son not know? Bengong sees that none of their Wen family can walk away from this matter."

Wen Chi: "…"

Wen Chi is making crying sounds, LOL

Hate iron for not making steel is a Chinese idiom, the pinyin is hèn tiě bù chéng gāng, which describes being dissatisfied with the person you expect is not up to your expectations, and eagerly hoping that he will get better

Bad-hearted people

Chapter 21.2

Shi Ye suddenly said, "Wen Chi."

Wen Chi was shocked: "Yes."

Shi Ye sneered: "It's just you, a brainless idiot, who will be led by the nose doing whatever others tell you to do. You come when you come to the East Palace, when told to. Have you ever thought about the consequences of doing so?"

Wen Chi was completely stunned and subconsciously replied, "I deserve a thousand deaths…"

"At this time, you still dare to speak for them!" Shi Ye said with cold eyes, "Do you think you can take the blame for them with your life? You don't know your own strength."

Wen Chi: "…"

He wasn't… he didn't…

"Yes, you are guilty. Since you want to be the scapegoat of the Wen family so much, then Bengong will punish you…" After a pause, Shi Ye said slowly, "Punish you to live well and watch your Wen family members die one after another. As for those who deceive the king, all will be executed."

The emperor timely joined in and said: "The crown prince said it well."

Wen Chi was so shocked beyond words, not because Shi Ye said that the Wen family would be executed, but that Shi Ye, the villain, wanted to kill the protagonist at the beginning of the plot.

If he had not been controlled by that mysterious force before, Wen Chi might have acted deaf and dumb but Wen Liang has a system with him, maybe there is something like the protagonist, will he dies just because the villain said to kill him? If that time comes, they will kill the villains and cannon fodder instead…

"Your Royal Highness!" Wen Chi hurriedly knelt to the ground but he couldn't find a suitable rhetoric for a while, so he had to kowtow, "This Person was also confused for a while, beg His Royal Highness for mercy!"

Shi Ye looked at him coldly: "The Wen family has really given you a bewitching soup, in order to protect them, you don't even want your life?"

"Yes ah." The Emperor also said, "People with good hearts will only be used by others, why are you so confused?"

Wen Chi: "…"

He didn't know if it's his illusion but the Emperor looked like a wallflower. Whichever direction the crown prince's wind blows, the emperor, this wallflower will turn that way.

"Your Majesty, Crown Prince, how about this." Concubine Rong, who had been on the sidelines, said cautiously, "The Wen family deliberately deceived the Emperor and the Crown Prince. This is a crime of deceiving the king and they should have been sentenced to death. But because the Wen family has a filial son, desperately pleading for the Wen family, the death penalty can be waived but the cannot escape heavy punishment, I wonder what Your Majesty and the Crown Prince think?"

Although this was said to the Emperor, Concubine Rong looked at Shi Ye cautiously.

Then, the emperor also looked at Shi Ye silently.

But Shi Ye only looked at Wen Chi: "What do you think?"

Wen Chi hurriedly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Highness, and thank you, Consort Rong."

At this moment, the eunuch who ran out before quietly came back, saying that Yong Lin, Pan Wenkang, Yin Chong and others who were summoned by the Emperor had been waiting outside the imperial study, waiting to discuss the Jinzhou locust plague with the emperor.

The Emperor then remembered that he still had something to deal with, so he waved to the rest of the people: "You guys should step back first. As for how to punish the Wen family, I will think about it later."

Concubine Rong and Shi Jin saluted and left first.

Wen Chi followed behind Shi Ye's wheelchair in a daze as if he was walking on clouds. He could not imagine that Shi Ye would turn the tide with just a few words, absolving him from this matter.

He thought that Shi Ye would be the one who was the most angry and wanted to kill him the most.

Before leaving, the emperor stopped Wen Chi, shook his head lightly and persuaded: "People are good at being bullied by others, all lay loads on a willing horse1, don't harm others and harm yourself for a little kindness."

Wen Chi: "…"

This heavy misunderstanding made him not know what to say.

After a while, Wen Chi whispered, "Thanking Your Majesty for your guidance."

Walking out of the imperial study, Wen Chi saw Lord Yin and two officials respectfully guarding outside. After meeting his gaze, Lord Yin nodded slightly.

Wen Chi also nodded and then quickly followed after Eunuch Zhu.

He quietly raised his head and looked forward, only to see Eunuch Zhu walking beside the wheelchair and the maid pushing the wheelchair behind him. He could only see Shi Ye's arm resting on the armrest of the wheelchair. That arm was hanging out with perfect fingertips casually drooping over the armrest.

It was this hand that strangled Yue Shan effortlessly.

The more Wen Chi thought about it, the more he felt a chill down his back. It would be fine if Shi Ye took the initiative to question him, but at this moment Shi Ye didn't say anything and didn't ask him why he replaced Wen Liang.

Sometimes the unknown is scarier than the known, especially when he can't figure out what Shi Ye thought.

Back in the East Palace, Shi Ye didn't mean to let him follow, so Eunuch Zhu wanted to send him back to the Bamboo Flute Residence.

Seeing that the palace maid was about to push Shi Ye's wheelchair away, Wen Chi shouted, "Your Royal Highness!"

The palace maid stopped pushing but did not turn the wheelchair.

Wen Chi knelt down and said: "I know my mistake."

After a long while, Shi Ye said in a deep voice: "What is your mistake?"

Wen Chi buried his head and knelt with his back straight: "I was wrong about everything."

When Shi Ye raised his hand, the palace maid pushed his wheelchair around to face Wen Chi.

Shi Ye looked at Wen Chi calmly and beckoned, "Come here."

Wen Chi knelt and went over.

"…" Shi Ye's always indifferent mouth twitched twice, "Bengong asked you to come over."

Wen Chi stood up and strode over.

The author has something to say:

Wen Chi: I am so humble

People are good at being bullied by others, and horses are good at being ridden by others. As the saying goes, it means that a horse is gentle and honest, and people love to ride it; people who are honest and honest are easily bullied by others. It is mostly used to encourage people to have the courage to fight and not be too honest ; it is also used to express that one cannot be bullied by others

Chapter 22.1

Wen Chi thought that Shi Ye was going to say something to him, but when he approached, he saw that Shi Ye extended his hand to him.

"Your Royal Highness…" Wen Chi didn't understand what Shi Ye meant, he squatted down subconsciously and leaned over suspiciously.

After a while, he felt a cold touch on his cheek and that touch quickly wrapped half of his face – Shi Ye's hand actually touched his face.

Wen Chi raised his head and the surprise in his eyes was clearly visible.

"For the sake of your willingness to admit your mistake, Bengong will forgive you this time." Shi Ye lowered his eyes, his mouth was slightly closed and the thick long eyelashes cast a shadow, blocking those pairs of dark eyes. His tone sounded calm, "Now, how are you planning to atone?"

After he finished speaking, a cold touch suddenly traveled up Wen Chi's cheeks.

Wen Chi tried his best to suppress the fear that was about to creep into his heart and tried not to let himself tremble with fear as before. He bit his lips and looked at Shi Ye and said with a very pious expression: "How does Your Highness the Crown Prince wish me to atone for my sins?"

"Have you learned to throw questions back to Bengong?" Shi Ye sneered. He slowly pinched Wen Chi's chin and lifted it up, forcing Wen Chi to raise his head even more, " Can you do what Bengong will ask you to do?"

Wen Chi's eyes were firm: "I can do it."

Shi Ye raised an eyebrow: "Oh?"

Wen Chi shivered: "I… I may be able to do it."

Shi Ye continued to stare at him expressionlessly.

Wen Chi was a total coward. If he was a cat, his ears might have been attached to his head. He murmured, "I will try my best to…"

Shi Ye seemed to think Wen Chi's reaction was funny. He actually laughed out loud and his whole body looked relaxed. Although half of his face covered with burn marks still looked terrifying, the other half-intact face was so good looking that Wen Chi couldn't help falling into a trance.

Soon, Shi Ye restrained his smile and said, "Relax, if you can't do it, Bengong will not make it difficult for you."

Wen Chi immediately returned to his senses and became nervous.

After that, Shi Ye's grip on his chin gradually increased, Shi Ye leaned forward and those beautiful eyes that were so deep and bottomless looked as if it wanted to look into the depths of Wen Chi's soul.

Wen Chi stared at Shi Ye blankly.

"Bengong doesn't care who you were in the past, now that you enter the East Palace, you belong to Bengong." Shi Ye's voice sounded a little hoarse in Wen Chi's ear but it has an indescribable sense of charm. In an instant, the voice became cold, "Since this is the case, from now on, if Bengong lets you live you will live, if Bengong wants you to die you will die, even if one day if Bengong died before you, you still have to follow Bengong."

Wen Chi "…"

"You say." Shi Ye pulled away the smile from the corner of his mouth and stared at Wen Chi expressionlessly, "Can you do it?"

"I…" Wen Chi opened his mouth but found that he couldn't spit out a word. Cold sweat gradually covered his forehead and he could hardly breathe under Shi Ye's gloomy eyes. He never thought that Shi Ye would say something like that.

"Can't do it? It's fine if you can't do it." Shi Ye's face sank, something seemed to settle in his eyes and he suddenly leaned back and said, "Zuo Zhi1, go."

"Yes." The palace maid who pushed the wheelchair replied softly and then pushed the wheelchair to leave.

Wen Chi was still in a daze as he watched the palace maid push the wheelchair out some distance. For a moment, it felt as if an invisible hand pushed him behind his back. He got up and chased after him. Throwing himself on Shi Ye's leg and said: "Your Royal Highness, I can do it!"

Zuo Zhi immediately stopped and stools silently as a backdrop along with Eunuch Zhu.

Shi Ye leaned forward, his right hand propped up his chin, without the slightest expression looking at Wen Chi who was panting.

Wen Chi's entire face was pale and the hair around the ear was wet with cold sweat. For a split second only those shining eyes looked at Shi Ye, as if he had limited vision and could only accommodate Shi Ye alone.

Although Wen Chi held Shi Ye's thighs and his hands were shaking slightly, he still mustered up the courage to say, "Wherever the crown prince is I will be there and if you leave I will go with you"

Shi Ye looked at him silently.

Wen Chi looked at Shi Ye stubbornly.

After a long while, Shi Ye stretched out his hand, Zuo Zhi at the back took out a green pill the size of a fingernail from nowhere and placed it carefully in Shi Ye's palm.

Shi Ye said, "Open your mouth."

Wen Chi only hesitated for a moment before he opened his mouth obediently – there's no way to escape, if Shi Ye wants his life, it's as easy as crushing an ant and anyway he and Shi Ye were grasshoppers in the same boat2. If Shi Ye, the villain, died under the aura of the protagonist, then him, the cannon fodder might not live for long.

Wen Chi's obedience seemed to satisfy Shi Ye and his cold face finally eased a little. He put the pill into Wen Chi's mouth and said, "Swallow it."

Wen Chi quickly swallowed the pill.

The pill slipped through the throat leaving an icy cold feeling. Even if he swallowed it without water, it wasn't uncomfortable to swallow.

Shi Ye looked at him and suddenly raised his lips and smiled: "If Bengong is gone, you can't continue to live. Remember, this is what you said."

After realizing it, Wen Chi slowly released his hands that were holding Shi Ye's thighs, and then slowly knelt down again: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness."

Shi Ye said, "Let's go."

Finally, Wen Chi was sent back to Bamboo Flute Residence by Eunuch Zhu. Before they approached, they saw a slender figure standing outside Bamboo Flute Residence.

Seeing this, Eunuch Zhu cupped his hands wisely and said, "This slave will leave Young Master Wen here. Young Master Wen, take a good rest after you return."

Wen Chi thanked Eunuch Zhu and after watching Eunuch Zhu walk away. Then he turned around and continued to walk forward.

As soon as he approached, the woman standing outside the door also greeted him happily: "Young Master Wen, you are back."

Wen Chi said, "Who are you?"

"Oh, this little girl's name is Cai Hui." The woman realized her rudeness just now, and her snow-white cheeks were flushed with redness and she smiled shyly, "I am the daughter of the Imperial preceptor, Lord Zhang. I have long heard that Young Master Wen is very learned and has excellent calligraphy and painting. I have always wanted to see you but unfortunately never found the opportunity."

Zhang Cai Hua…

This name is very familiar to Wen Chi. These days, the person who has come to visit Bamboo Flute Residence the most is Zhang Cai Hui.

I am afraid that even Liu Bei, who has visited the cottage three times3, does not have the perseverance she has.

At the same time, an ominous premonition rose in Wen Chi's heart.

We finally know the name of the wheelchair pushing maid!

popular metaphor, which describes the interests between people, that is, if one person gets benefits or punishment, the other person will also get benefits or punishment

I will add the story of Liu Bei at the end. In short it's about a guy called Liu Bei recruiting a talent relentlessly

Chapter 22.2

Sure enough, the next moment, Zhang Cai Hui said again: "I have nothing to do, so I took it upon myself to hold a tea party. We can get together and share our calligraphy and paintings and have some tea and snacks. We can also go boating on the lake for fun."

Wen Chi: "…"

Have fun my ass.

Wen Liang is not a person who is very knowledgeable and good at calligraphy or painting. And he, Wen Chi, has only learned some fonts of this era not long ago and those dog-paddle words are enough to put people to shame.

So Wen Chi declined politely, "Sounds good, but unfortunately I've been sick recently. I'm afraid I've contracted the cold and it won't be good to infect everyone."

Zhang Cai Hui looked at Wen Chi's pale and listless face and he indeed seemed to be ill, so she hurriedly said with concern: "Since, Young Master Wen is already so ill, it's better not to walk around casually, it just so happens that I have some medicinal materials. I'll send someone to bring it to Young Master Wen later. Young Master Wen instructs your maids to boil it for a while and drink it a few times, then you will be fine."

Wen Chi replied gratefully, "Thank you."

"Young Master Wen doesn't need to be polite." Zhang Cai Hui smiled, "Since Young Master Wen is inconvenienced, I will not bother you anymore."

Wen Chi breathed a sigh of relief.

Who knew that before he could release his breath, he heard Zhang Cai Hui say: "It's better for me to cancel the date of the tea party first and wait until Young Master Wen's health improves and then set it to another date."

Wen Chi: "It is not necessary to do so …"

"It is." Zhang Cai Hui blinked, "Everyone wants to meet Young Master Wen. If Young Master Wen doesn't come, how can the others go?"

Wen Chi was speechless. After all, the other party was a girl and she was so enthusiastic that he couldn't say anything to refuse.

However, Zhang Cai Hui didn't give him a chance to refuse. After she finished speaking, she left in a hurry, saying that she wanted to get the medicinal materials for Wen Chi.

Wen Chi shook his head and walked into the Bamboo Flute Residence.

Ping An was still missing, only Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao were squatting in the corner of the courtyard, chatting while pulling weeds.

After hearing Wen Chi's footsteps, the two little girls ran over happily.

"Young Master Wen is back."

"Has Young Master Wen seen the Emperor?"

Wen Chi turned his head and met the eager eyes of the two little girls and couldn't help but smile: "Yes, I also saw Concubine Rong and the Fourth Prince."

After speaking, he looked left and right, "Where is Ping An?"

Ruo Fang curled her lips: "Probably went to look for other little eunuchs again. Nowadays Ping An is really becoming more and more unruly. Don't care about him, Young Master Wen."

Wen Chi thought that maybe Ping An was a mogul with a background, so he didn't dare to control him ah.

"Forget it, let him do what he wants." Wen Chi waved his hand, "Someone will come to deliver some medicinal materials later, you just accept it. I'm a little tired, so I'll go inside to rest first."

After tossing for a whole morning, Wen Chi was already physically and mentally exhausted. He slept until the night and got up to eat something, then he fell on the bed and continued to sleep again.

When he woke up the next day, Wen Chi was full of energy.

He remembered what happened yesterday and the green pill that Shi Ye fed him. Although he didn't know what the pill did, he should be able to guess based on what Shi Ye said-it was definitely not a good thing.

Now he and Shi Ye can be said to be living and dying together in the true sense. His life is in the hands of Shi Ye. Anyway, there is nothing for him to do, so there is no harm in pleasing Shi Ye more.

What Wen Chi thought, he did. He made cakes every day to send to the crown prince.

It is strange to say that every time Eunuch Zhu asked Wen Chi to bring the cake to the desk in the study, he never saw the Crown Prince. He was suspicious, but he did not dare to ask more. Every time he quickly placed the cake, buried his head and left.

As for whether Shi Ye ate those cakes, Wen Chi wasn't too sure.

This afternoon, Wen Chi came to deliver the cake as usual, but was stopped by Eunuch Zhu: "Young Master Wen, His Royal Highness is feeling unwell, you can go back today."

Wen Chi responded, took the food box, turned around and walked away. After walking a few steps, he wondered if he was walking too quickly. After hesitating again and again, he turned around and walked back.

Sure enough, Eunuch Zhu stood there holding the whisk, staring at him strangely.

Feeling guilty, Wen Chi quickly stepped forward and asked worriedly, "Dare to ask Eunuch Zhu, is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ill?"

"It's not that he is sick…" Eunuch Zhu hesitated and his eyebrows knitted together. After some inner struggle, he finally came to a decision, "Why don't you come with me to have a look, maybe you can make His Highness a little happier. "

Wen Chi: "…"

If he had this ability, he wouldn't have to see Shi Ye like a mouse meeting a cat.

So, Wen Chi, who just wanted to ask politely, dug a hole for himself and had to bite the bullet and follow Eunuch Zhu inside.

Halfway through, Wen Chi realized that this was not the way to the study and he hurriedly said, "Eunuch Zhu?"

Eunuch Zhu glanced at him, seemed to see his doubts and explained calmly, "Young Master Wen, this is the way to the bedroom of His Royal Highness. His Royal Highness is resting in the bedroom."

Chapter 23.1

【1. Drunken】

Wen Chi felt an urge to turn his head and leave, but he still suppressed it.

After walking for a short time, Eunuch Zhu stopped in front of him.

"Young Master Wen, wait here for a while, this servant will go in and take a look." Eunuch Zhu said and walked into the bedroom lightly with the whisk in his arms.

With curtains hanging on both sides of the arched moon gate, Wen Chi couldn't see what was going on inside, so he could only stand there and wait.

Fortunately, not long after, Eunuch Zhu came out wiping the cold sweat on his forehead.

"His Royal Highness is in a bad mood at the moment, you should wait until later to go in." Eunuch Zhu waved his hand as he spoke, motioning for Wen Chi to sit down, and then warned sharply, "Be sure to serve His Highness well, or you won't get out of here alive today."

Wen Chi shivered with fright and nodded hastily.

Eunuch Zhu said: "The servant will retire first."

However, after turning around and walking forward a few steps, Eunuch Zhu seemed to have suddenly remembered something. He looked back at Wen Chi, who looked at a loss: "That's right."

Wen Chi quickly cheered up and stared at Eunuch Zhu with his round apricot eyes.

Eunuch Zhu was stunned by the sight of Wen Chi. He thought that His Royal Highness was ambitious but he never thought that he would end up with a little white flower.

After collecting his thoughts, Eunuch Zhu said: "I almost forgot to tell Young Master Wen, today is the anniversary of Empress Hua's death, Young Master Wen must be careful not to say anything that should not be said."

Empress Hua?

Why is it related to Empress Hua again?

Wen Chi's doubts deepened but he didn't dare to ask Eunuch Zhu, so he nodded in response.

After Eunuch Zhu left, the room became quiet again.

Wen Chi didn't know exactly what was wrong with Shi Ye, but even if he was given a hundred courage, he didn't dare to go into the bedroom to take a look. So he sat quietly on the chair, full of thoughts of what Eunuch Zhu said about Empress Hua.

Combining the content of the novel and the memory of the original owner, Wen Chi knew that Empress Hua died when she gave birth to the crown prince, Shi Ye, more than 20 years ago. She died in a fire. The Emperor has always felt deep guilt for not being able to rescue Empress Hua and therefore has never established a new Empress in the past twenty years.

The most crucial thing is –

If the original owner remembers correctly, Empress Hua's death date seems to be on a snowy winter day, not during the current season of spring and summer.

Could it be that Eunuch Zhu made a mistake?

It's a pity that Wen Chi couldn't get a reasonable answer. He imitated Shi Ye's way of resting his chin with one hand, squinting his eyes and continued to think.

Who knows, while thinking he fell asleep just like that.

He didn't know how long he slept, when he was awakened by a strong smell of alcohol. He opened his eyes in a daze and what met his eyes was a magnified version of his face. The man looked at him expressionlessly, seemingly thinking about something.

Familiar burn marks cover half of the face on the right, which were particularly conspicuous in the bright light.

Wen Chi thought that he was used to Shi Ye's appearance but when he suddenly met this face, he was so frightened that he still drew a breath of cold air and his soul almost flew out of his body.

Fortunately, the breath was stuck in the throat—he didn't scream out.

Otherwise, he might be a corpse lying on the ground, the next moment.

Shi Ye didn't look away even after he opened his eyes, instead he looked at him more recklessly.

Only then did Wen Chi realize that the smell of alcohol was coming from Shi Ye. Shi Ye pinched his chin unceremoniously and the breath almost sprayed on his face.

"Your Royal Highness…" Wen Chi didn't dare to move and tried his best to focus his eyes on the other half of Shi Ye's beautiful face, "I accidentally fell asleep and I hope Your Highness will forgive me. "

Shi Ye didn't seem to hear his voice and his expression didn't change at all. His cold eyes swam around Wen Chi's face a few times and finally slowly withdrew.

He suddenly let go of Wen Chi's jaw.

Wen Chi was stunned and watched as Shi Ye distanced himself from him: "Your Royal Highness?"

Shi Ye sat on the chair next to him, with one arm casually draped over the table. His back was turned to Wen Chi and his long black hair was scattered over his white inner coat. The strong color difference adds a sense of loneliness in this silent environment for no reason.

After a long while, he let out a cold laugh: "Heh, just a fake."

Wen Chi: "…"

Hey, how can anyone speak ill of people in front of them?

Wen Chi was very wronged but he didn't dare to say or do anything, he could only stare blankly at Shi Ye's back like a fool.

This process was undoubtedly torturous for Wen Chi. He waited for a long time and didn't want to continue doing so. Therefore, he gathered up his courage and said, "I heard from Eunuch Zhu that His Highness is sick, is His Highness feeling better?"

After a long silence, Shi Ye said, "Bengong is not sick."

Wen Chi paused, then said, "Does His Royal Highness feel unwell?"

Shi Ye didn't answer his question and only ordered: "Go get some wine."

Wen Chi wanted to leave quickly, so he got up and walked out.

There was a little eunuch guarding the door. After hearing that the crown prince wanted to drink, he quickly led Wen Chi to get the wine.

When Wen Chi returned with a small jar of wine, Shi Ye was still maintaining the posture when he left, as he hadn't moved an inch. After hearing his approaching footsteps, Shi Ye only inclined his head, his cold gaze first fell on his face, before moving down and glancing at the jar of wine in his arms.

No matter how stupid Wen Chi was, he could still feel that Shi Ye was in a bad mood today.

Chapter 23.2

There were fresh pastries and tea on the table, Wen Chi took a wine glass and poured wine.

Without saying a word, Shi Ye drank from the glass.

Wen Chi continued to pour.

Shi Ye continued to drink.

In this way, the small jar of wine was completely drunk and Wen Chi brought a few more jars of wine.

Originally, Wen Chi thought that he would bring the wine and it was over but in the end he had to accompany Shi Ye to drink one cup after another.

While pouring wine, Wen Chi was lost in his thoughts, until Shi Ye's voice pulled him wandering thoughts back.

"Do you remember A'Gu?"

"Huh?" Wen Chi didn't even know who A'Gu was, how could he possibly remember. He replied, "I don't know."

Shi Ye didn't seem to care how he answered, playing with the empty wine glass with one hand and resting his chin with the other. He half closed his eyes, his expression was cold and his gaze wandered on Wen Chi's face but vaguely with some warmth, he spoke slowly: "A'Gu is dead. He was pressed into the water and drowned by Hua Yan Rong."

Wen Chi whispered: "I'm Sorry."

Shi Ye stared at him with burning eyes: "Why aren't you sad?"

"…" Wen Chi took a deep breath and tried to squeeze out a sad expression, "I am sad."

However, Wen Chi's desperate performance was only exchanged for a sneer from Shi Ye: "Liar."

Wen Chi: "…"

Shi Ye suddenly approached, pinched Wen Chi's chin again, his long eyelashes hung down and looked down at the terrified Wen Chi with an aloof attitude: "Since you are sad, why haven't you come back for so many years?"

Shi Ye exerted more force and pinched Wen Chi

Wen Chi was in so much pain that his tears were about to flow and he said: "Your Royal Highness, you have mistaken me for someone else."

It's a pity that his words fell on Shi Ye's ears as it was a gust of wind and Shi Ye stared at his face, as if he had fallen into some kind of demonic state: "Heh, when you said you would accompany Bengong, but ended up running away faster than a rabbit, this is what you call accompanying? Bengong vowed that, if you fall into my hands one day, bengong will cut off your arms and break your legs and see how you can still run away from me."

"Your Royal Highness, you recognized the wrong person." Wen Chi was so frightened that he burst into tears. Before, he didn't like to see Wen Liang cry, but he was crying even more than Wen Liang at this moment."I am not Your Highness's enemy, I have never seen Your Highness before, much less had the opportunity to make enemies with Your Highness."

Tears quickly wet Wen Chi's face and the warm liquid flowed into Shi Ye's fingers that were holding Wen Chi's chin.

Shi Ye was stunned for a moment.

He noticed that Wen Chi's thick eyelashes were soaked with tears. Perhaps because of fear, his eyelashes trembled violently, like a butterfly about to take off.

Shi Ye wanted to grab the butterfly and subconsciously tightened his grip.

But Wen Chi cried out in pain and tears came out of his eyes even more wantonly. He sped up his words and said, "As the saying goes, every debt has its debtor,. If the Crown Prince wants revenge, you must keep your eyes open, and you must not hurt the innocent wu wu wu wu…"

In the end, Wen Chi couldn't bear the grievance any longer and cried out sadly with his mouth wide open.

It's all right if the stupid crown prince wants to kill his em=enemy. What's wrong with treating him as a substitute for the enemy?

His heart ached.

He felt too wronged!

Wen Chi didn't care how he cried, and even forgot that he was still pinched by Shi Ye. He raised his head and opened his mouth and cried like a baby while tears kept falling like beads with a broken thread.

"Wuuuuuuuuuuuuu…(LOL Yes Wen Chi cried like this)" Halfway through the cry, something was stuffed into his mouth, "Uh…"

A sweet and greasy taste spread in his mouth instantly.

Wen Chi's eyes widened in surprise and through a hazy mist, he saw that Shi Ye had opened the lid of the food container he had brought and scooped a spoonful of cake mixed with cream into his mouth.

Wen Chi: "…"

He reluctantly chewed twice, only to feel that the sweetness became stronger and stronger and finally filled his entire mouth.

Too sweet…

He was about to die from the greasiness.

But Shi Ye didn't seem to feel his struggle and kept stuffing the cake into his mouth one spoon after another. He didn't even give him time to swallow the cake and the snow-white cream smeared the corners of his mouth and cheeks.

Wen Chi felt that he was about to suffocate and even found breathing was a little difficult.

Just then, he suddenly found that Shi Ye's face was getting closer and closer to his own, closer and closer … but in the blink of an eye, it was close at hand, they were almost face to face, breathing intertwined.

Wen Chi was not used to such a close distance and wanted to lean back.

Shi Ye seemed to be aware of Wen Chi's resistance and without waiting for Wen Chi to act, he suddenly moved his hand from his chin to the back of Wen Chi's head.

Wen Chi was so frightened that his face turned pale again and just as he was about to continue struggling, he felt a warm touch coming from the corner of his mouth – Shi Ye had licked the cream from the corner of his mouth.

Chapter 23.3

【2. Cream】

Wen Chi: "…"

He was so shocked that he had no idea what was going on. The only thing he could feel was the force of Shi Ye's grip on his head. The temperature of Shi Ye's tongue licking at the corner of his mouth was so hot that it almost burned.

His whole body stiffened and he raised his hands subconsciously in a gesture of surrender.

But Shi Ye didn't mean to let him go and his hot touch cruised to his cheeks, almost licking the cream from the corners of his mouth and face before coming to his lips.

Wen Chi still had his mouth slightly open, he hadn't had time to swallow the cake and cream that Shi Ye had fed him.

Then, Shi Ye lowered his head and kissed his lips.

Shi Ye kissed lightly and slowly, biting Wen Chi's lips and even used his tongue to remove the cream and part of the cake from Wen Chi's mouth. The sweet cream melted between their lips and teeth. The rich sweetness lingered in the mouth and could not be dissipated.

When Wen Chi realized what Shi Ye was doing, he suddenly felt like a thunderbolt had hit him, making him scorched outside and tender inside. The smell of wine, mixed with the sweet and greasy cake taste in the mouth, not only was it not unpleasant but strangely it blended together.

Finally, Shi Ye almost finished the cake and cream in his mouth.

Then he leaned closer and hugged his waist.

Wen Chi was frightened and hurriedly stretched out his hand to push him: "Your Highness…"

Unfortunately, his resistance had no effect. Shi Ye undid his belt and poked his hand directly into the shirt.

Shi Ye's fingertips were very cold, wandering over Wen Chi's skin and waves of coolness penetrated deep into Wen Chi's heart. It was so cold that Wen Chi couldn't stop shivering.

It's too fast.

Really too fast.

Wen Chi did not have time to prepare.

However, he did not have the opportunity to prepare and could only watch helplessly as most of his clothes were pulled open.

Shi Ye's actions became more and more presumptuous. He seemed dissatisfied with Wen Chi's distraction and he kissed Wen Chi's lips more ruthlessly.

The hand slowly descended and soon came to Wen Chi's abdomen.

Wen Chi felt that Shi Ye's hand was on his trousers and they even had a tendency to go in.

His body was shaking slightly, but he did not resist and closed his eyes resignedly.

However, what he imagined did not come. After a while, Wen Chi felt that Shi Ye's movements suddenly stopped. Although the hand was still on his abdomen, it didn't move any further.

Wen Chi quietly opened his eyes, only to see that Shi Ye had pulled away from him at some point and his originally confused eyes gradually became clear.

Shi Ye lowered his eyes and his indifferent eyes landed on his abdomen.

Following Shi Ye's gaze, Wen Chi lowered his head and saw his hand caressing his smooth abdomen, as if he was looking for something.

Then did, Wen Chi remembered what Shi Ye had said before – he said that his enemy had an obvious knife marks on his lower abdomen.

He didn't know if it was his illusion but he thought that Shi Ye was looking for those knife marks on him.

But he is not Shi Ye's enemy, no matter how much Shi Ye looked, it is impossible to find those knife marks on him.

"Your Royal Highness…"

As soon as Wen Chi opened his mouth, Shi Ye withdrew his hand and interrupted him coldly: "Put your clothes on."

Wen Chi: "…"

He didn't dare to disobey Shi Ye's order and hurriedly put on his clothes.

During the whole process, Shi Ye stared at him with cold eyes. It was obvious that Shi Ye had drunk so much just now but he couldn't find the slightest drunkenness on his face.

After Wen Chi put on his clothes, Shi Ye said, "Go back."

After saying that, without waiting for a response from Wen Chi,, he got up and walked into the bedroom.

Wen Chi eagerly watched Shi Ye's figure disappear behind the curtain and stayed frozen in place for a while before reacting sluggishly. Recalling the images just now, he felt his cheeks burning as if they could catch fire at any moment.

He hurriedly picked up the empty food box and ran out immediately.

Eunuch Zhu was guarding outside and when he saw Wen Chi, he hurriedly up to greet him. He glanced at the food box that Wen Chi was holding in his hand and his face brightened: "Young Master Wen, is His Highness the Crown Prince feeling better?"

Wen Chi hurriedly stopped, with a face that was about to turn red like a monkey's butt, he nodded and then shook his head.

Eunuch Zhu looked at Wen Chi's appearance and seemed to understood something. He was so happy that he was grinning from ear to ear. He bowed from his waist, arched his hand in a salute and said: "This servant will send Young Master Wen Chi back."

Wen Chi thought about it and did not refuse.

On the way back to Bamboo Flute Residence, Wen Chi tried to inquire about Empress Hua from Eunuch Zhu. He recalled the original owner's memory over and over several times and he was very sure that Empress Hua's death happened in winter.

Why did Eunuch Zhu say that today was Empress Hua's death anniversary?

Chapter 23.4

After hearing this Eunuch Zhu didn't hide anything and explained what he knew: "Not long after the death of Empress hua, the crown prince who was only two years old was kidnapped one day. He was taken out of the palace and he disappeared. He was sent back to the palace by the Hua family only when His highness was sixteen years old after being found by the Hua family."

The more Wen Chi listened, the more surprised he became. The novel didn't mention about it at all. To be precise, the novel only wrote about the protagonist's life experience and the entanglement between them. As for the villains and cannon fodder, they were all used as tools and no one cared about the struggles they went through.

But Wen Chi didn't expect that Shi Ye's experience was so different from what was described in the novel.

Eunuch Zhu seemed to have expected this reaction from Wen Chi and he wasn't surprised at all. He continued to recall: "Today is the day when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince entered the palace for the second time but unfortunately, after more than a decade of separation, waiting for His Highness was only the memorial tablet of Empress Hua. So His Highness takes today as the death anniversary of Empress Hua"

Wen Chi said, "So that's how it is…"

Even though he said that, he always felt that something was wrong but he couldn't tell exactly what was wrong.

This strange feeling continued until he returned to the Bamboo flute residence.

After bidding farewell to Eunuch Zhu, Wen Chi just stepped in and saw that the courtyard was filled with people and huge wooden boxes.

Wen Chi immediately put the matter about Empress Hua to the back of his mind. He stepped in and quickly found Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao, the two little girls standing side by side, with a surprised and happy expression on their faces.

"Ruo Tao." Wen Chi handed over the food box in his hand and asked, "What's going on?"

Ruo Tao took the food box with both hands and explained in a low voice, "Young Master Wen, someone from the Emperor's side is here."

As soon as he finished speaking, the eunuch standing behind Wen Chi said in a shrill voice: "The imperial decree has arrived. Wen Chi receive the decree."

Wen Chi was startled and subconsciously knelt on the ground: "This person is here."

Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao in the back were also taken aback by Wen Chi's sudden behavior and they hurriedly knelt down. But then they realized that the eunuch said Wen Chi and not Wen Liang and they couldn't help but look at each other, their eyes full of surprise.

The eunuch opened the imperial decree solemnly and said in cadence: "In the name of heaven, the Emperor decree, Wen Chi, the second son of the Wen family, for his great contributions to solve the locust plague in Jinzhou, I will reward…"

What followed was a long list of things that Wen Chi had never heard of.

Wen Chi buried his head and listened quietly. After the eunuch finished reading the long list, he carefully got up from the ground and stretched out his hands: "This Person will receive the decree."

The eunuch put the imperial decree on Wen Chi's hand and said with a smile, "I heard that Young Master Wen Chi has an excellent mind but I never thought that you would be able to solve the Emperor's worries so soon."

Although Wen Chi didn't know where the eunuch heard about this, he still said modestly, "Your Excellency is too praiseworthy."

The eunuch said, "You don't be modest, Young Master Wen Chi. We will see each other a lot more in the future so we have to take care of each other."

Wen Chi was busy saying yes., yes, yes..

After sending the group away, Wen Chi looked at the courtyard full of rewards. For a moment, everything seemed like a dream, until Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao came and he woke up in a daze.

"Young Master Wen." Ruo Fang wondered, "When did you change your name?"

Wen Chi said: "I never changed my name, my name is Wen Chi."

Ruo Fang said, "Then Wen Liang …"

Wen Chi said, "That's my brother's name."

Ruo Fang was confused: "Then, why did Young Master Wen use the name Wen Liang when he first came to the East Palace?"

Wen Chi smiled and explained: "The person who was supposed to come to the East Palace was Wen Liang but they replaced Wen Liang with me that day, so I could only use Wen Liang's name before."

Ruo Fang was silent for a while, then suddenly remembered something and said shiveringly, "Young Master Wen, does His Royal Highness know about this?"

Wen Chi said, "Even the emperor knows about it, how could the Crown Prince not know?"

After saying that, he took the decree and went back to the house.

For a while, there were only two people left in the courtyard, a dumbfounded Ruo Fang and a calm and composed Ruo Tao.

Ruo Fang thought about it for a long time but still couldn't understand it. She turned her head with a frightened gaze at Ruo Tao: "Ruo Tao, Isn't this the crime of deceiving the Emperor ah, but the Crown Prince didn't punish Young Master Wen."

Ruo Tao patted Ruo Fang on the shoulder comfortingly: "His Royal Highness is not as cruel as you think."

Ruo Fang: "…"

She wanted Ruo Tao to count the number of people who died in the East Palace these days but after thinking about it, she still didn't say it. She didn't know if she was thinking too much but Ruo Tao and Ping An were really weird, one weirder than the other. Young Master Wen is the most normal in the Bamboo Flute Residence.

This was the first time that Wen Chi touched an imperial edict. It was a very rare opportunity, so he hung it on the shelf at the head of the bed. As for the things that the Emperor gave, they cannot be sold or given away. There seemed to be no use of them other than taking them out to brag.

After thinking about it, he instructed Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao to move all those rewards into an empty room.

Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao responded and began to move the rewards.

Wen Chi was about to go back to the room to rest for a while, when he suddenly remembered the tea party that Zhang Cai Hui said and he was suddenly enlightened. He turned around and said, "Don't tidy up, see if there are any rewards such as calligraphy and painting in it."

Ruo Tao asked, "Why does Young Master Wen want calligraphy and painting for?"

Wen Chi answered confidently: "Of course, it is to show off."

Ruo Tao: "…"

Chapter 23.5

【3. Punishment】

Unfortunately, Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao searched for a long time, but they didn't find any reward such as calligraphy and painting, instead they found a pile of golden melon seeds in a sandalwood box.

Each golden melon seed was only the size of a fingernail and when piled together, it was the size of a golden piece. The light reflected in the sun almost blinded their eyes.

Ruo Tao held the sandalwood box in both hands and cautiously suggested, "Why don't Young Master Wen show off this box of golden melon seeds?"

Wen Chi: "…"

His so-called bragging is just to prevaricate when Zhang Caihui asks him to produce calligraphy and paintings. If he took out this box of golden melon seeds, wouldn't it be a genuine show off? It would be strange if it didn't provoke them.

He didn't want to shoot the bird which takes the lead1.

But then again… since he goes to see the crown prince every other day and even received rewards from the Emperor and the crown prince one after another, he must have already become the biggest bird in the East Palace.

Thinking of this, Wen Chi sighed softly.

In the end, Wen Chi asked Ruo Tao to put the box of golden melon seeds back. Anyway, it couldn't be sold or given as a gift, it's better to put it in the empty room as a souvenir.

Since eunuchs and maids came with the Emperor's reward, it naturally shocked many people in the East Palace. That night, Ping An, who was missing for a while, came back with all the gossip news.

"Young Master Wen, you'd better be careful these days." Ping An said with a worried expression, "Today, the Emperor ordered to send a reward and the news has spread throughout the entire East Palace in just an hour, as if it has wings. Now there are so many people staring at you with red eyes and this servant thinks that Young Master Wen should not step out of the Bamboo Flute Residence in the next few days."

Wen Chi stuffed a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake made of Ruo Tao into his mouth before glancing down at Ping An – only to see Ping An slightly hanging his head, his worried expression did not look like he was faking it.

"That's right." Wen Chi didn't answer Ping An's words but asked, "Do you hear any news of Yue Gui?"

"This servant has heard of some."

"How are Yue Gui and the others?"

"This servant heard that Young Master Yue Gui is still hanging by one breath and he can't even get out of bed. I'm afraid he will die soon." Ping An replied, "Several other young masters were also seriously injured, but they are no worse than Young Master Yue Gui. After lying down for about ten days or so, they were able to walk."

Wen Chi snorted and said nothing.

Ping An quiet as a chicken kneeling on the ground for a while. When he didn't hear any reply from Wen Chi. he looked up and saw Wen Chi had his eyes closed lying extraordinarily peacefully.

Ping An: "…"

So, Ping An got up and prepared to retreat.

As soon as he turned around, he was stopped by Wen Chi: "Ping An, since you were assigned to the Bamboo Flute House, you have your share of work to do here, you did a good job before, but now whenever I come back from outside, I can't see you and all the work is left to Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao."

Ping An was stunned for a moment, then turned back quickly and then knelt down with a heavy thud: "Young Master Wen, this servant knows his mistake and this servant will never do it again!"

After speaking, Ping An layed on the ground and kowtowed a few times.

The sound was so loud that Wen Chi frowned when he heard it.

Wen Chi has always been meek, he couldn't even say a word to reprimand someone. When he suddenly faced such an overreaction from Ping An, his stomach full of questions also all stuck in his throat. He sighed and said, "Don't kowtow, I haven't said anything yet."

As if Ping An was granted an amnesty, he knelt down and said, "Thank you Young Master Wen for your forgiveness."

"Hey, wait, I didn't say I wanted to forgive you." Seeing that Ping An was going to hit the floor with his forehead again, Wen Chi hurriedly added, "I don't care about you running around while you're on duty but you throw all your work to Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao, for that you still have to compensate them…"

Wen Chi held his chin and thought for a while before making a decision, "Why don't you do it like this, I'll leave the chores of weeding, cleaning the yard and cleaning the toilet to you for the next two years."

Chapter 23.6

When he finished saying it, Wen Chi clearly felt Ping An's figure swayed slightly.

He raised his eyebrows, imitating Shi Ye's displeased expression: "Why? You don't want to?"

"No, I will do it." Ping An hurriedly said, "Thank you, Young Master Wen."

Wen Chi waved his hand: "Leave."

Ping An got up from the ground with a pale face and ran out of the bedroom in a hurry.

Wen Chi closed his eyes again and began to think about Ping An. Although Ping An often emphasized that Ruo Tao's origin was unknown, in Wen Chi's eyes, Ping An was the strangest one of all. On one hand, Ping An desperately wanted him to get on the Crown Prince's good side but on the other hand, he did not take him into account at all.

If Ping An really regarded him as his master like Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao did, he would not dare to leave his post without his permission and without even returning to the Bamboo Flute House for a day or two.

Wen Chi thought about it and finally came to a conclusion – Ping An must have thought he'd have a comfortable life by following him to success while holding the crown prince's thigh but who knew that he was too naive and after wandering in front of His Royal Highness so such a long time, nothing was accomplished, so Ping An had to find a new target to cling to.

In his impression, when Ping An appeared every time there was a pattern, such as when Eunuch Zhu came, the Crown Prince came, and the Crown Prince's reward came …

Today, the emperor's reward came and Ping An came back.

Well, I can only blame him for being too dishonest.

Wen Chi felt that his whole heart was pierced by Ping An with a needle.

But what Ping An said was correct. In two days, Zhang Cai Hui led a few sisters to visit, under the guise of visiting Wen Chi.

Wen Chi then remembered that he lied about being sick in order to reject Zhang Cai Hui's invitation that day but he didn't expect that this reason would actually become an excuse for Zhang Cai Hui and others to come to the door.

Wen Chi really didn't want to hang out with women, especially those women who were likely to have bad intentions. But Zhang Cai Hui and others had a tough attitude. Although they still had smiles on their faces, their words indicated that they will not leave until they see Wen Chi.

Ruo Fang conveyed Zhang Cai Hui's words while gritting her teeth in anger: "I'm so pissed off, those women are really shameless. This servant said that Young Master Wen was not feeling well and it is inconvenient to meet people. But they are still standing there begging to see you. This servant said everything I could say to chase them away but I couldn't drive them away."

Wen Chi was lying on the reclining chair in the courtyard and he didn't even bother to lift his eyelids: "If you can't drive them away, let them stand there. It's not like we are the ones who will get tired."

Hearing this, Ruo Fang covered her mouth and smiled, "Young Master Wen is smart."

Ping An, who had been pulling weeds tirelessly in the courtyard, pricked up his ears and listened to their conversation. He quickly wiped his dirty hands on his clothes, wiped the sweat from his forehead and quietly came over: "Young Master Wen, This servant still thinks this is a bit too much. Although this servant does not recommend Young Master Wen to go out to meet them but it's better to meet those who come to the door on their own initiative…."

Wen Chi opened his eyes and glanced over lightly: "Have you finished pulling the weeds?"

Ping An was stunned for a moment and then lowered his head: "It's this servant who talks too much."

Wen Chi waved his hand and let Ping An continue pulling weeds.

Ruo Fang who watched all this was overjoyed. She silently made a face at Ping An's back, then turned her head and whispered to Wen Chi, "Ping An is strange, Young Master Wen better be on guard."

Wen Chi nodded.

He thought so too.

Originally, Wen Chi thought that Zhang Cai Hui and the others would give up soon but unexpectedly, half an hour later when Ruo Fang, who had made a trip to the door, came running over in a panic: "Young Master Wen! It's not good, Young Master Wen!"

The drowsy Wen Chi immediately sat up: "What happened?"

Ruo Fang ran out of breath: "That, that ,Zhang Cai Hui, fainted outside the door of our Bamboo Flute Residence!"

"…" Wen Chi was silent for a moment and then spoke faintly, "Didn't they leave a long time ago?"

Ruo Fang finally calmed down and said with a sullen face, "No, according to the servant girl, they wanted to see Young Master Wen although you refused to meet them, so they resorted to this bitter trick. This is too sinister, if it spreads out, people will definitely say that our Bamboo flute residents are bullying them."

Wen Chi felt that Ruo Fang was right and now he had to go out to see even if he was reluctant to do so.

He went out with Ruo Fang. Ruo Fang trotted in front and hurriedly opened the door. Wen Chi saw at a glance the woman in blue sitting at the door. Who else could it be other than Zhang Cai Hui?

Zhang Cai Hui was surrounded by five or six women, some dressed in brocade and gorgeous clothes and some in palace maid uniforms. The only common feature is that they keep a certain distance from Zhang Cai Hui.

Fortunately, Zhang Cai Hui brought a palace maid today. The palace maid held Zhang Cai Hui's arm nervously while Zhang Cai Hui's face was so pale that he didn't even dare to look at her. She was sitting on the threshold, leaning against the maid, one hand holding the maid's hand while the other hand gently rubbing the temple, looking very uncomfortable.

But she still refuses to go back when she was this uncomfortable, her perseverance…

Wen Chi can only wish that she will get the favor of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as soon as possible.