Chapter 24.1
【1. Visit】
Before Wen Chi approached, those people noticed him.
"Young Master Wen, you're here." Zhang Cai Hui, who seemed to be in the worst condition, was the first to speak. She hurriedly asked the maid to help her up and an extremely weak smile appeared on her pale cheeks, "You are still sick, how can you come out by yourself?"
Wen Chi thought to himself, "I came out to drive you away."
A moment later, Zhang Cai Hui said: "Young Master Wen could have sent a palace maid or an eunuch to pick us up, you didn't have to come here in person."
Wen Chi: "…"
Ruo Fang next to her lowered her head and pouted softly: "What a thick face, dare to say whatever you want."
Wen Chi really didn't expect Zhang Cai Hui's endurance to be so strong. He looked at Zhang Cai Hui's bloodless face and asked very formulaically, "What's wrong with Concubine Zhang?"
Zhang Cai Hui smiled and shook his head: "I was just a little dizzy, nothing serious."
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Who knew that as soon as her voice fell, the palace maid beside her complained angrily: "My master and the other ladies came to visit Young Master Wen with good intentions but Young Master Wen didn't appreciate it and even let my master and all the other ladies wait outside, if not for the long wait, my master would not have fainted from heat stroke… …"
The palace maid had almost finished her sentence when Zhang Cai Hui scolded, "Liu Li, shut up."
The palace maid said, "But master…"
Zhang Cai Hui said fiercely, "You don't have the right to speak here."
Hearing this, the palace maid suddenly fell silent like a duck strangled by her neck.
Seeing this, Zhang Cai Hui turned back to look at Wen Chi, her stern face switched seamlessly to the gentle and harmless smile she had not long ago. She made an apologetic gesture and said: "Young Master Wen, this little girl has no discipline and said such words in front of Young Master Wen. I will punish her severely when she returns so Young Master Wen, please don't take this matter to heart."
Wen Chi: "…"
He watched the two masters and servants sing in harmony and felt very depressed. After thinking for a moment, he got ready to explain.
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However, before Wen Chi could speak out, Ruo Fang who was beside him, couldn't wait to speak up: "Your master hasn't said anything yet but you as a servant are here to pick up a fight. Your master has good intentions, isn' t my young master also have good intentions? My master is afraid of spreading the cold to the ladies but I didn't expect that my master's kindness would be taken as a donkey's liver and lungs1!"
Who knew, Ruo Fang had such a sharp-tongued and spoke as if she was spitting beans and those words of explicit ridicule kept popping out of her mouth, causing the maids to stare blankly and causing everyone present to blush.
Although Ruo Fang's eyes fell on the palace maid when she spoke, her cannon fire attacked everyone present indiscriminately.
Especially Zhang Cai Hui, who seemed to be unable to hold back her face from turning blue to white.
Wen Chi's head throb: "Ummm… Ruo Fang…"
"Young Master, don't persuade this slave. Even if you punish me today, this slaves will still say this." Ruo Fang said. She choked up abruptly and her eyes and the tip of her nose became red in an instant while her eyes were filled with tears, her frowning eyebrows were filled with endless grievances, "Young Master, you were so unwell to such an extent but they still insisted on coming to see you and they even said that they won't leave if they don't see you. But did they ever think about your health? If they had left earlier, you wouldn't have to drag your seriously ill body to be slandered by a servant like that."
After speaking, Ruo Fang seemed to be unable to bear the grievance any longer and sobbed softly while covering her face with her hands.
Wen Chi hesitated: "Ruo Fang…"
Ruo Fang cried: "Young master is kind-hearted and would have never thought about these things, how can you understand the grievances of this slave?"
Wen Chi: "…"
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He just wanted to give Ruo Fang a thumbs up.
Ruo Fang cried sadly and Zhang Cai Hui and others fell silent.
Especially the maid supporting Zhang Cai Hui, who is also a woman, how could she not understand Ruo Fang's intentions? But seeing Ruo Fang crying so selflessly, she couldn't even get a word in and she could only gnash her teeth in anger.
Zhang Cai Hui and the other ladies' faces were no better than that of the palace maid. They looked at Ruo Fang, who was out of breath from crying and at Wen Chi, who was looking up at the sky in high spirits with an angry smile on his face.
Looking at that face with red lips and white teeth… Is this what a seriously ill person should look like?
That palace maid is talking nonsense with her eyes open!
Zhang Cai Hui who has had a smooth life from childhood to adulthood, apart from not being able to see His Royal Highness even after marrying into the East Palace, this is the first time that she had such a big loss. The strong sense of shame climbed up from the soles of his feet and in the blink of an eye it spread all over her body.
She admit that she intentionally led the other ladies to visit Wen Chi and conveniently use it as a family gathering but Wen Chi not only did not appreciate it but also let an inferior palace maid humiliate them like this.
So hateful!
This Surname Wen was just lucky to be looked at by His Highness but did he really think that she is some spring onion2? He has not even straightened up his back yet 3 and he is putting up a show in front of them, even refusing to see her repeatedly.
The more Zhang Cai Hui thought about it, the more angry she became. Why did she run up against a wall 4with the same person again and again? Only this Surname Wen dares to treat her like this …
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donkey liver and lung [lǘ ɡān fèi] idiom maliciousness ; evil intent
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means that some don't really take themselves seriously, don't think that you are very powerful.
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碰壁 [pèng bì] run up against a stone wall; run into a brick wall; meet with a refusal; run one's head against a stone wall; be rebuffed
Chapter 24.2
Wen Chi watched as the resentment in Zhang Cai Hui's expression became more and more vivid and it reached the point where she could no longer hide it. He hurriedly pulled Ruo Fang, who was still crying while struggling with how to drive these people away.
Before he could think of a way, he could hear the sound of the wheels rolling on the ground not far away.
Obviously Zhang Cai Hui and others also heard the sound as well and the group of people turned their heads in unison to look at the source of the sound.
Only to see a luxurious carriage decorated with golden veils slowly approaching, radiating golden brilliance in the sun. If it wasn't for the Eunuch Zhu next to the carriage, Wen Chi would have thought that some god had descended to earth.
But just one Eunuch Zhu was enough to scare Zhang Cai Hui and the others. Their faces that were blue from anger a moment ago turned into smiling faces in a flash with hope overflowing in their gaze as they stared at Eunuch Zhu like watching a god descending from the earth.
Without waiting for Eunuch Zhu and the carriage to approach, Zhang Cai Hui hurriedly straightened her dress and took the lead to meet him: "Eunuch Zhu …"
Before the rest of the words came out, Eunuch Zhu raised his hand expressionlessly without even bothering to look at her.
Zhang Cai Hui was stunned and stopped talking abruptly.
Eunuch Zhu withdrew his hand and walked straight to Wen Chi in front of everyone: "Young Master Wen."
Wen Chi had an ominous premonition in his heart.
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Sure enough, Eunuch Zhu's next sentence was: "If Young Master Wen is ready, then get in, His Royal Highness is already waiting for you in the carriage."
"…" Don't know if it was Wen Chi's delusion but those women's eyes pierced over like knives. He glanced at the carriage with the curtains tightly drawn and asked rather hesitatingly, "Eunuch Zhu, is His Highness the Crown Prince going to leave the palace?"
Eunuch Zhu said: "Young Master Wen doesn't need to ask much, you will know eventually."
Wen Chi: "…" But he doesn't want to go aaaaah! When he thought about what happened that day, he was too embarrassed to look at Shi Ye's face!
Zhang Cai Hui seemed to see Wen Chi's hesitation and her brain immediately started to tune but she was still a little worried and after struggling for a moment she gently pushed away the palace maid behind her. She gritted her teeth and walked to the carriage and said: "Your Royal Highness, Young Master Wen has contracted the cold and is unwell. If he leaves the palace with His Royal Highness, I'm afraid it will be passed on to Your Royal Highness."
As soon as the words fell, Eunuch Zhu's face sank. He suddenly turned around and said: "How dare you!"
Zhang Cai Hui was startled, her legs went weak and she knelt on the ground.
Eunuch Zhu seemed to be very angry at Zhang Cai Hui's self-initiated behavior. He walked over with the whisk in his arms, widened his eyes and said angrily, "How dare you intervene in the decisions of His Highness the Crown Prince? I'm afraid you don't want to live anymore!"
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Zhang Cai Hui was lying on the ground tremblingly and her thin body was shaking like a sieve: "His Royal Highness, please spare your life, this little girl, this little girl was only concerned and was afraid that Young Master Wen's cold will be passed on to His Royal Highness…"
Eunuch Zhu pointed at her with trembling hands: "Shut your crow's mouth, His Royal Highness is in good health, don't you dare say such ominous words!"
Zhang Cai Hui, who was scolded by Eunuch Zhu, was stunned.
She has been in the East Palace for some time but she has never seen His Royal Highness. Although she has heard a lot of legends about His Royal Highness, she does not believe that His Royal Highness is such a cruel person. Even if they were true, she will still try her best to get close to His Royal Highness, she didn't want to be a widow in this palace all her life.
Originally, she had fantasies about His Royal Highness, thinking that she could have a place in His Royal Highness's heart, but at this moment, embarrassment covered her whole face.
How could His Royal Highness be like this…
The man surnamed Wen just finished humiliating her and now Eunuch Zhu is humiliating her again.
Seeing this, the other ladies also shrank together in fright, lest they accidentally cause trouble.
At this moment, a cold voice came from the carriage: "Zhu Xian."
Eunuch Zhu immediately put on a cautious expression: "This servant is here."
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The curtains on the carriage were lifted and half of Shi Ye's intact face was exposed through the carriage window. His face was full of indifference and he didn't even bother to look at Eunuch Zhu. His deep voice contained obvious impatience: "Why do you talk so much nonsense?"
Eunuch Zhu was terrified: "This servant knows my mistake."
After saying that, Eunuch Zhu turned his head and wanted to urge Wen Chi to get on the carriage but before he could open his mouth, Zhang Cai Hui had already knelt before the carriage.
Zhang Cai Hui's pale face was full of joy, she raised her head and looked at Shi Ye's face with bright eyes. She suppressed her excitement a little and said, "Thank you, Your Royal Highness, for believing in this little girl. This little girl didn't mean to say that. This little girl is also concerned about His Royal Highness because Young Master Wen is seriously ill…"
After listening to Zhang Cai Hui's ramble, Wen Chi came to understand that Zhang Cai Hui thought that Shi Ye reprimanded Eunuch Zhu just now because he was speaking for her.
But thinking about it this way, it seems to give off a feeling like that.
It's just that Wen Chi knew about Shi Ye's character and knowing Shi Ye's eccentric temperament, he probably didn't get rid of Zhang Cai Hui at the first meeting, maybe because he was in a good mood let alone speak for her?
Chapter 24.3
【2. Going out of the palace】
Wen Chi just finished thinking, when Shi Ye finally made a response. He lowered his eyes expressionlessly and his cold eyes fell on Zhang Cai Hui, who was kneeling on the ground.
Afterwards, he lightly tugged the corners of his lips and smiled: "Do you think Bengong is protecting you?"
Although Zhang Cai Hui really thought so in her heart, she absolutely did not dare to say it. Instead she said, "The little girl does not dare."
"Why don't you dare? Isn't everything in your heart written on your face?" Shi Ye raised his chin, his expression gradually became playful. He casually looked at Zhang Cai Hui's face and the corners of his mouth raised into a playful expression. "Unfortunately, you think too much."
"…" The hope in Zhang Cai Hui's eyes suddenly dimmed.
"In Bengong's eyes, you are like one of those people who are standing in the middle of the road. You can't get rid of them but they keep squawking, making Bengong upset. Do you think Bengong will care about your cheap life?" Shi Ye spoke slowly, never taking his eyes off Zhang Cai Hui.
But every word of his turned into an invisible long whip and slapped Zhang Cai Hui's heart. Zhang Cai Hui, who was so excited not long ago, turned into a frosty eggplant. Her expression, both shocked and deeply ashamed.
Even if Shi Ye did not do anything, the words he said undoubtedly became dozens of slaps on her face.
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Finally, Shi Ye frowned slightly, his impatience deepened and he said solemnly, "Get out."
The suddenly suppressed momentum actually caused Zhang Cai Hui to kneel down again, until her palace maid stumbled and ran to help her up, only then did she leaned on her palace maid and barely able to stand up, the loose hair beside her ear was already wet with cold sweat and her complexion was also unprecedentedly ugly.
"And you." Shi Ye suddenly looked at Wen Chi, "Get your ass up here."
Originally, Wen Chi was still watching the excitement but he didn't expect Shi Ye's spearhead to be aimed at him so quickly. He suddenly met Shi Ye's gloomy eyes and was shocked. He didn't dare to hesitate anymore and hurriedly climbed onto the carriage as fast as he could.
It was obvious that there was only Shi Ye in the carriage but the suffocating aura emanating from Shi Ye made Wen Chi feel that the carriage was crowded with people for no reason and he didn't dare to sit opposite Shi Ye, nor did he dare to sit next to Shi Ye, in the end he picked a corner and sat down.
Unexpectedly, Shi Ye attacked again: "Get over here."
Wen Chi shivered and hurriedly sat opposite Shi Ye, but he did not want to look directly at Shi Ye's face, so he simply closed his eyes to recuperate.
As a result, not long after he closed his eyes, he heard Shi Ye say, "Since you don't want to use those eyes, why don't Bengong dig them out for you."
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Wen Chi: "…"
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He was so frightened that he immediately opened his eyes and stared with his eyes wide open.
Only to see Shi Ye was no longer sitting in his wheelchair instead he was leaning slightly and lazily in front of the carriage window – but he was still sitting in his usual sitting pose with a pair of eyes like stagnant water calmly watching Wen Chi.
Wen Chi felt guilty. He shrank his neck subconsciously and said cautiously, "I am of humble status and is not worthy to look directly at Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"Oh?" His Highness the Crown Prince said, "Even if you shouldn't see it, you've already seen it so many times, shouldn't it be better for Bengong to dig out your eyes?"
Wen Chi: "…"
Chapter 24.4
In short, he wanted to gouge out his eyes. Why does this stupid prince have nothing to do when he is bored?
Wen Chi felt aggrieved and scared in his heart. His eyelashes trembled and he thought to himself that if Shi Ye was just going to have his eyes gouged out, he might as well struggle a little: "That's because I like to look at His Highness the Crown Prince."
Shi Ye didn't answer, seemingly waiting for his next words.
Wen Chi, who has been used to flattering for a long time, said with a straight face: "I know that my status is low and is not worthy to look directly at Your Royal Highness, but I can't help but not look. I once said that Your Royal Highness is the sunshine in my life and I am like a flower facing that sunshine. The flower can live without the sunshine but it will never be able to resist the attraction of the sunshine."
Shi Ye slowly moved in his seat and with a long and slender finger supporting his temples, he stared at Wen Chi expressionlessly for a moment before saying, "Then you mean, it's Bengong's fault for seducing you?"
Hearing this, Wen Chi's face turned pale in a flash and he hurriedly said, "I don't dare, I mean …"
Shi Ye asked patiently: "Hmm?"
"Whenever I look at Your Highness, it is like a flower seeing the sunlight." Wen Chi raised his chin, met Shi Ye's dark eyes and said firmly, "I am happy1."
After listening to his words, Shi Ye actually froze, his expression dazed and he didn't react for a long time.
Wen Chi didn't dare to move.
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He didn't even dared to speak and he could only continue to stare at Shi Ye's face intently.
So Wen Chi watched Shi Ye lose his composure for a long time, and there was even a hint of inexplicable emotions in his eyes. Wen Chi couldn't understand those emotions but when he was about to take a closer look, he saw Shi Ye blinking his eyes and instantly his eyes and expression turned visibly cold.
Wen Chi said, "Your Royal Highness?"
Shi Ye pointed to the corner where Wen Chi was sitting moments ago and ordered coldly, "Sit there."
Wen Chi: "…"
Well, he is a pet dog that comes and goes as soon as he is beckoned.
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Wen Chi used to have a glass heart before and felt that his self-esteem was trampled when he was talked to like that. But now he is used to Shi Ye's eccentric temper so he hurried back to the corner and sat down happily and relaxed.
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The carriage wobbled along the way.
Didn't know how long it took, Wen Chi was shaken awake only when the carriage came to a stop.
Soon, Eunuch Zhu's deliberately lowered voice came from outside the curtain: "Your Royal Highness, we are here."
After hearing Eunuch Zhu's voice, Wen Chi was refreshed and sat up straight in a hurry. Then he saw Shi Ye get up and walk to the wheelchair with ease. Eunuch Zhu and the coachman put up a tilted board outside the carriage, and the two of them pushed Shi Ye, who was sitting in the wheelchair, down together as usual.
Wen Chi quickly followed behind.
After getting off the carriage, he discovered that the carriage was parked in a quiet alley. The alley was not shabby and it was clean. There were red lanterns hanging on both sides, which looked unique.
In front of them seemed to be the back door of a restaurant. Eunuch Zhu pushed Shi Ye and walked in first and Wen Chi consciously followed behind them.
Walking in, it really was a restaurant.
He doesn't know if it was because the restaurant was cleared. Except for the boss and a few shop assistants who specially greeted them, Wen Chi didn't see anyone else.
The owner of the restaurant was a chubby middle-aged man and his smiling appearance was somewhat similar to that of Lord Yin. After he greeted Shi Ye, he led them to a private room on the first floor.
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The private room has a large area. In addition to being divided into two rooms, it also had a rockery and flowing water, with the sound of gurgling water rushing through the air, accompanied by a refreshing fragrance.
The restaurant owner pulled out the chair in front of the table and greeted Shi Ye very flatteringly.
Shi Ye still looked cold and sullen, as if he was not interested in anything. Only when his eyes swept over Wen Chi, who was looking around strangely, will he linger a little.
The owner of the restaurant is a good person and naturally noticed this small detail, after being waved away by Shi Ye, he flatteringly pulled out a chair for Wen Ji: "This young gentleman, please have a seat."
Wen Chi was still surveying the decoration of the private room when he was greeted by the owner of the restaurant in person. He felt flattered and sat down.
It's a pity that after he sat down, he realized that the place where the restaurant owner asked him to sit was actually next to Shi Ye. And it was even so close to Shi Ye's wheelchair that even if he didn't turn his head, he could still see Shi Ye was staring at his face from the corner of his eyes and he could even smell the faint sandalwood on Shi Ye's body.
Wen Chi: "…"
Fortunately, Shi Ye was just simply looking at him.
Wen Chi was scared for a moment but slowly he relaxed his guard and began to look at the decoration of the private room again.
In the past, Wen Chi always thought that ancient objects could not be made more refined than modern objects but after coming to ancient times, he realized that he was wrong – although the modern era has entered the era of machine production but a machine produced a thousand uniform objects but the ancient handmade objects are ingenious.
The decoration of this private room alone is enough to amaze Wen Chi.
Wen Chi was so fascinated with the decorations that he didn't notice that Shi Ye's gaze on him never left the entire time.
Shi Ye kept staring at Wen Chi and saw all the changes in Wen Chi's expression. From the initial tension to the relaxation, the whole process didn't even take half a stick of incense2.
It's not that he didn't know that Wen Chi was afraid of him but he didn't think that Wen Chi could easily relax his vigilance around him.
Wen Chi didn't know that Shi Ye was thinking about so many crazy things. When he came back to his senses and looked at Shi Ye quietly, Shi Ye had already withdrawn his eyes and took a sip of the tea that Eunuch Zhu had made.
Wen Chi hesitated for a while but suppressed the doubts in his heart and sat quietly.
After a while, the door of the private room was opened and the restaurant owner came in again. He hunched over, saying something flatteringly, then followed in a beautiful woman in white.
Wen Chi thought that Shi Ye just wanted to go out to the palace for a meal. Unexpectedly, he was here to meet someone. He was surprised for a moment then hurriedly lowered his head, pretending to be a backdrop.
But even so, Wen Chi felt the woman's gaze sweeping over him.
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A stick of incense – 30 minutes, half a stick of incense – 10 – 15 minutes)
Chapter 25.1
A moment later, the woman looked away.
"I thought the crown prince wouldn't come." The woman said with a smile as she picked a seat not too far away, her voice was soft and crisp, like a clear spring in the mountains, "I was thinking when I came here, if the crown prince hadn't come, then wouldn't I be making another trip in vain?"
There was an obvious complaint in the woman's words and Wen Chi noticed it, but Shi Ye stared back like nothing had happened. "The Grand Princess1 has personally invited me, how can this nephew not come?"
Grand Princess?
She is actually the Grand Princess!
Wen Chi almost couldn't hold back his surprise. He quickly straightened his expression and then quietly raised his eyes to look at the Grand princess while reaching for the pastry on the table.
This time, he looked a lot more carefully, only to realize that the Grand princess was really beautiful. If he hadn't known that the Grand princess was in her thirties, Wen Chi would even think she was in her early twenties.
He saw that the Grand princess was wearing a simple white dress, only the piping and cuffs were embroidered with gorgeous plum blossoms. She had black and beautiful hair, scattered like a waterfall behind her and an oval face, willow eyebrows and slender eyes. The eyes are full of elegance – a typical image of ancient beauty.
In spite of the fact that Wen Chi had seen a lot of female stars in the entertainment industry before, he had to admit that the Grand princess in front of him was not inferior to them.
Although Wen Chi took a brief glimpse, the Grand princess noticed his gaze and suddenly turned to look at him.
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Wen Chi who suddenly met the eyes of the Grand princess trembled slightly in fright.
He was so nervous that he finished a small piece of pastry in two bites and he hurriedly reached for another piece, using the act of eating to hide his guilty conscience.
Fortunately, the Grand princess didn't care about this little episode. After she gave Wen Chi a meaningful look, she turned to Shi Ye with a smile and said, "Now only does the Crown Prince remember your identity as my nephew? Poor me, as your aunt, it is so difficult to see my nephew."
Shi Ye seemed to have lost the patience to deal with the Grand princess, gradually put away the hypocritical smile on his lips and asked in a cold voice, "Auntie should know that I have never been a patient person."
The Grand princess was stunned for a moment, then smiled helplessly: "You've been like this since you were a child and you haven't changed at all since you grew up."
Shi Ye said, "Tell me, what is the reason why aunt repeatedly asked me to come out."
"Naturally it is important." The Grand princess also put away the smile on her face. She glanced seriously at Wen Chi beside Shi Ye who was concentrating on eating pastry and said meaningfully, "Crown prince, why don't you let him go outside and wait?"
At these words, Wen Chi stopped eating. He understood what the Grand princess meant and immediately put the rest of the pastry in his mouth, stood up from the chair and said with bulging cheeks,"Your Highness, I will go out and take a look."
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Because he had something in his mouth, his speech was a little slurred and when he spoke he even splashed some bits of pastry.
Wen Chi watched helplessly as the pieces drew an arc in mid-air and fell radially beside Shi Ye's hand holding the teacup.
Wen Chi: "…"
What made him most desperate was that Shi Ye noticed this, tilted his head and his indifferent eyes fell on the pieces. After a pause, Shi Ye suddenly raised his head to look at him.
Wen Chi was so frightened that his whole body stiffened, he quickly swallowed what was in his mouth and looked down at his toes nervously. He was afraid that Shi Ye's next sentence was to cut off his tongue.
As soon as he finished thinking this way, he heard Shi Ye order: "Sit down."
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This time, not only Wen Chi but even the Grand princess cast a puzzled look. Only the accustomed Eunuch Zhu managed to keep his face expressionless.
Wen Chi was stunned for a moment. Although he couldn't figure out what Shi Ye was thinking, he still didn't dare to disobey Shi Ye's order. His body had honestly sat back down before his brain could react.
"Zhu Xian, you go out and keep watch." After Shi Ye finished speaking, he picked up a few plates of pastry that were placed in the middle of the table and put them in front of Wen Chi. His voice was as lukewarm and undulating as it was concise, "Eat."
Wen Chi still had a dumbfounded expression and he did not think much about why Shi Ye did this. He picked up the pastry and continued to eat quietly.
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The Grand princess looked surprised, seeing all the interactions between Shi Ye and Wen Chi, she couldn't help but look at Wen Chi a few more times – this young man seems to be nothing special, only his skin was a little bit brighter, but he can make make her heartless nephew make exceptions again and again.
It's truly unbelievable…
However, the Grand princess was not a nosy person. After she was surprised, she began to talk about her business: "In the past few years, I have asked many well-known scattered doctors among the people and they all said that your symptoms still have a chance to be cured but it's just that it only takes time and some exotic flowers and plants. As for those exotic flowers and plants, I will ask the emperor to think of ways to collect them among the people. There is nothing difficult in the world. As long as we have the heart, we won't have to worry about curing your symptoms."
Shi Ye's face was expressionless, only for a few taps with his fingertips on the cup surface. He smiled and said, "Aunt is planning to reveal the secret of the Hua family to the world?"
"That's not what I meant." The Grand princess was tongue-tied by Shi Ye before she said, "Although this is the last resort, this is the only way we have come up with so far. It's better than sitting still."
The Grand princess spoke more and more urgently but Shi Ye seemed to be an outsider who had nothing to do with it. His expression was so cold that he didn't even bother to lift his eyes.
After the Grand princess stopped talking, he said, "If aunt is here to persuade me as a lobbyist for the people of the Hua Family, you'd better go back and persuade them to stop thinking. My answer before is the same as my answer now."
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Chapter 25.2
"Crown Prince, why are you so stubborn?" The Grand princess gritted her teeth and hating iron for not becoming steel1, "Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about the Hua family. It is not easy to pass down the family business of hundreds of years. It all depends on ancestral spirits to bless us all, but now there are fewer and fewer younger generations with that kind of ability. The other day the third house gave birth to a child. It was only an ordinary baby girl … Only you are left, everyone's hopes are pinned on you."
Shi Ye calmly looked at the Grand princess' slightly impatient face, as if he was part of the audience watching a clown jumping on the beam and he said, "You are an ordinary person, I am also an ordinary person, and none of us are immortals."
"No." The eldest princess shook her head solemnly, "You are not ordinary, you are the crown prince, you are the heir and the most important member of our Hua family."
Shi Ye pushed the teacup in his hand and leaned back on the wheelchair. With a smile that didn't look like a smile, he said: "Even so, what does it have to do with your Hua family? Auntie, don't forget, my surname is Shi, not Hua. Only your husband and your son's surname is Hua and the family business that has been passed down from the Hua family for hundreds of years is also all owned by your son."
The Grand princess said: "But your mother's surname is Hua and Queen Hua's surname is also Hua…"
Before her words fell, the teacup that was pushed away by Shi Ye just now suddenly rose into the air and flew towards the eldest princess at an astonishing speed.
The guards brought by the Grand princess were all outside the private room. Before she could react, she watched as the teacup exploded in front of her, splashing the teacup fragments and warm tea everywhere and splashing onto the Grand Princess' clothes and hands.
The teacup fragment cut through the back of the Grand princess's hand and instantly scarlet blood spilled out
Wen Chi was frightened by this sudden turn of events, his face paled as he held the pastry with both hands, motionless like a log.
Obviously, the Grand princess was not much less frightened than Wen Chi. She did not expect Shi Ye to make a sudden attack. She was confused for a moment, then the pain on the back of her hand made her eyes red, even the red lips were trembling slightly but she held back from making a sound, instead she took out a handkerchief and carefully bandaged the wound on the back of her hand.
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When she looked up at Shi Ye, she saw that there was a very obvious killing intent in his eyes and the terrifying aura emanating from him made the atmosphere in the entire private room become oppressive.
The Grand princess hesitated, lowered her head and apologized with great trepidation: "Crown Prince, aunt just accidentally said something wrong, please don't take it to heart. Aunt didn't mean anything else."
Shi Ye said, "Get lost."
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The Grand princess trembled like autumn leaves, she didn't dare to delay and got up and left.
When she was about to reach the door, she remembered something and after hesitating for a moment, she forced herself to turn around, trying to squeeze out a smile that was uglier than crying and said warmly, "By the way, Crown Prince, it will be Aunt's birthday in a few days and Aunt has set up a banquet and has ordered someone to send you an invitation. So drop by if you can."
Shi Ye stared at her coldly.
The Grand princess was staring at Shi Ye so intently, her heart was beating wildly. Sweat wet the clothes behind her back but she had to bite the bullet and continue: "Your uncle will come too. You haven't seen your uncle for a long time and he misses you so much."
After that, the Grand princess didn't have the courage to stay any longer and she slipped away without a trace.
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For a while, only Shi Ye and Wen Chi were left in the private room.
Wen Chi was afraid that Shi Ye's anger would spread to him, so he buried his head inside his collar and he did not dare to move other than to eat.
However, Shi Ye's eyes still fell on him and he returned to his previous calm look. The killing intent that lingered in his eyes just now disappeared and he watched Wen Chi eat with great interest.
Wen Chi: "…"
The poor, weak and helpless can still eat you know.
Shi Ye asked, "Is it delicious?"
Wen Chi nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "Delicious."
Shi Ye said, "Zhu Xian."
As soon as the words fell, Eunuch Zhu, who was guarding outside the door, rushed into the private room with lightning speed, followed by the restaurant owner and a few shop assistants who were also trembling.
Shi Ye didn't seem to have any appetite, so he only let the restaurant owner wait on Wen Chi to order food.
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Wen Chi had eaten so many pastries just now that he was already seven to eight parts full. Moreover, under such circumstances, he was not in the mood to eat any more but when Shi Ye asked him to order food, he had to order it. So he ordered a few sweet and sour dishes that Shi Ye would like.
Unfortunately, in the end, these dishes still ended up in his mouth.
Unknowingly, the sky outside was getting darker and the street outside the window was also lit up.
After Wen Chi came to this world, he stayed either in the house or in the palace. The number of times he came out to play can be counted on one hand, not to mention coming out at night.
He opened his eyes wide at the scene outside the window, feeling nothing but novelty.
He didn't know what special day it was today. It was very lively outside, with carriages and horses shimmering, pedestrians flowing and the streets were lined with tea houses, pubs and various stores. He could even hear the hawkers yelling one after another.
Eunuch Zhu noticed Wen Chi's gaze, turned his head to look out the window and said with a smile, "I almost forgot, today is the Dragon Boat Festival."
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[wish iron could turn into steel at once;(fig) set a high demand on somebody in the hope that he will improve] a metaphor for holding a lot of hope for someone and hating him for not growing