Chapter 36.1
Wen Chi: "…"
Although he was prepared to be ridiculed by the crowd long ago, hearing Young Master Li's unbridled laughter, his ears still couldn't help blushing.
The others seemed to want to laugh too but they held back their smiles to save face but the corners of their mouths still twitched.
Originally, Zhang Cai Hui poked her head to see it with great interest but she didn't expect to see such a painting.
The curious expression on her face froze for a moment before she calmed down and looked at Wen Chi with embarrassment.
Zhang Cai Hui asked: "Young Master Wen, did you draw a chicken?"
At this moment, Wen Chi's entire face was blushing and he wished he could find a crack in the ground to sneak in but in reality he had nowhere to hide. So he had no choice but to say with a thick skin: "This is the phoenix."
"Puff—" Young Master Li held his belly, looking like he was about to die laughing. "Hahahahahaha, you actually said that this chicken is a phoenix? Hahahahahaha, did you hear that? Our Young Master Wen drew a phoenix that looks like a chicken!"
Wen Chi: "…"
He had the urge to slap him but he gave up after thinking about it.
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Not to mention that Young Master Li was much more popular than him, he was also afraid that if he slaps Young Master Li today, Young Master Li's family will come to slap him a hundred times tomorrow.
Wen Chi endured with difficulty but fortunately Zhang Cai Hui stopped Young Master Li and stood up to rescue Wen Chi at the right time and said, "It's all because of my lack of consideration. I forgot that Young Master Wen is still sick and hastily invited Young Master Wen to the tea banquet. I am grateful that, Young Master Wen was willing to take my words to heart."
After her words fell, Zhang Cai Hui gratefully bowed at Wen Chi.
Before Wen Chi could open his mouth, he heard a light and chilly voice behind Zhang Cai Hui: "Heh, Concubine Zhang, a full jar makes no noise, but a half jar sloshes1, even if you give him three to five years, he still won't be able to do it."
Wen Chi finally couldn't take it anymore. He looked at Young Master Li expressionlessly and blurted out: "At least half of my jar of water doesn't make jingling sounds like some people's half empty jars."
As soon as these words came out, Young Master Li's face turned livid.
Young Master Li was not a fool, how could he fail to hear that Wen Chi was mocking him and immediately pointed at Wen Chi angrily: "You…"
"Stop talking!" Seeing that the situation was about to heat up, Zhang Cai Hui hurriedly stood between the two of them and looked back at Young Master Li in dissatisfaction, "Just stop talking. It's sunny today and we didn't come out to quarrel. Why do you look like you have eaten a firecracker?"
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Although Young Master Li didn't like Wen Chi, he was even more afraid of Zhang Cai Hui. He stared at Wen Chi with an ugly expression for a while before coldly looking away.
Zhang Cai Hui sensed the condensed atmosphere, so she turned to Wen Chi and asked with a smile, "The phoenix is a legendary divine bird, there are male and female phoenix. I wonder if Young Wen drew a male phoenix or a female phoenix."
This question stumped Wen Chi.
He only thought it was a phoenix and didn't think about whether it was a female phoenix or a male phoenix. He forgot to ask Shi Ye when he left yesterday. If he answered wrongly, would Shi Ye twist his head when he found out…
Just when Wen Chi was hesitating, the uncontrollable Young Master Li jumped out again: "You drew the picture yourself, don't you even know whether the chicken is male or female?"
Wen Chi got angry: "I said it's a phoenix."
Young Master Li sneered: "This is just a chicken."
Wen Chi: "This is Phoenix."
Young Master Li: "This is a chicken."
Wen Chi felt that he had reached the limit of his patience. He became angry when he saw Young Master Li's arrogant appearance and began to wonder whether to run after slapping or kicking.
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Seeing Wen Chi's silence, Young Master Li thought that Wen Chi had given up, so he taunted even more: "If I were you, I would not take this chicken out to show off and say that it is a phoenix. How does this look like a phoenix? I'm afraid the phoenix will cry after hearing your words."
Young Master Li hadn't finished his words when suddenly a cold voice came from outside the crowd: "It is a male phoenix."
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The sudden voice made everyone present stunned. Zhang Cai Hui was the first to react, the original embarrassed expression turned into surprise and joy in an instant. She quickly reached out to fix the hairpin on her head and hurriedly squeezed out of the crowd.
"Your Royal Highness!" Zhang Cai Hui said incredulously, "Why are you here?"
The crown prince is here?!
Everyone, including Young Master Li, reacted exactly like Zhang Cai Hui, scrambling to turn around and welcome him.
Wen Chi was squeezed in the crowd and before he had time to react, he was pushed and shoved forward a few steps by the crowd.
He was the tallest among the crowd and when he looked up, he could easily see Shi Ye sitting in a wheelchair in front of him.
He saw that Shi Ye was wearing a black satin robe with gold trim and embroidered dragons and his black hair was tied up by plain suet jade. The half of his face that was covered with burn marks was also covered by a pure black half-face mask.
Without seeing the horrific scars, Shi Ye's entire face was more handsome than usual, even Wen Chi who was used to seeing his face, was also stunned a little at first glance.
It's just that Shi Ye's expression was not so happy, his brows were slightly wrinkled and the frost in his eyes seemed to spread out and instantly chilled everyone.
He asked Zhang Cai Hui: "Can't Bengong come?"
"No, no, Your Highness, you misunderstood, I didn't mean that." Zhang Cai Hui bowed and smiled cautiously and flatteringly, "I was just surprised that Your Highness can still find time to come despite your busy schedule."
Shi Ye said calmly: "Everyone just continue what you were doing, don't pay attention to Bengong."
Zhang Cai Hui smiled and retreated.
Many people there were seeing Shi Ye for the first time.
They had heard too many rumors about Shi Ye and thought that Shi Ye was a weird man with a terrifying appearance and a violent temper. But today when they suddenly saw the face of the legendary crown prince, everyone was stunned for a while.
What's so scary about his appearance?
To put it bluntly, even if the crown prince only showed half of his face, Zhang Cai Hui, the greatest beauty in the capital, will soon lose her luster when she stands next to him.
The only thing that fits the rumors was the crown prince's temper…
Really scary.
Even so, there are always one or two bold people in the crowd, one was Zhang Cai Hui who took the initiative to welcome him just now and the other was Young Master Li who took the initiative to step forward afterwards.
Young Master Li seemed to be a little afraid of Shi Ye, his eyes dodged and he didn't dare to look directly into Shi Ye in the eyes but he still bravely walked in front of Shi Ye.
"Your Royal Highness, my name is Li Yu." Young Master Li said in a loud voice. The harshness of his previous sarcastic remarks when he satirized Wen Chi before were all gone. He grinned and there were two obvious dimples on his fair cheeks, "Just now Your Highness said that the chicken was a male phoenix, how did Your Highness know that the chicken was a male phoenix?"
Young Master Li asked the doubts in everyone's mind and everyone looked at Shi Ye curiously.
Among the crowd, only Wen Chi's face was pale.
It's over, it's over, it's over!
Li Yu, you are finished!
You actually said in front of Shi Ye that the phoenix he drew was a chicken, your account is gone!2
Wen Chi couldn't bear to watch what was going to happen next.
However, Young Master Li and the others didn't know what Wen Chi was thinking and they were all waiting for Shi Ye's answer.
They saw Shi Ye raise the corner of his mouth and showed a very faint smile at Young Master Li: "Bengong has not yet looked for you but you took the initiative to come to the door."
Young Master Li didn't understand what Shi Ye meant and looked at Shi Ye in a daze.
The next moment, Shi Ye beckoned to him: "Come here."
Young Master Li's face brightened, thinking that his boldness had attracted Shi Ye's attention. He stepped forward and bent down: "Your Royal Highness…"
Before he finished speaking, a hand grabbed his neck.
Young Master Li didn't realize what happened at all, his eyes widened in shock and he struggled subconsciously. Unexpectedly, the harder he struggled, the tighter Shi Ye tightened his grip.
Except for Eunuch Zhu who was standing behind the wheelchair and a group of palace maids and eunuchs, all the people present looked terrified. They never expected such a thing to happen so suddenly.
Especially Zhang Cai Hui, who was the closest to Shi Ye and Young Master Li, her face turned pale and she almost screamed out but fortunately she covered her mouth with her hands in time.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince…" Young Master Li's face was red, he grabbed Shi Ye's hand that was strangling his neck with both hands. His eyes were bulging out and veins popped out on his forehead, it could be seen that it was very painful, "Your Highness spare your life …"
Shi Ye looked extremely relaxed, even a little lazy. To him, strangling people to death seemed to be as simple as drinking a sip of tea. Instead he simply repeated what Young master Li said just now: "How do you think Bengong knew that it was a male phoenix?"
There was a pause.
Shi Ye smiled gently: "Do you know that the phoenix was painted by Bengong?"
Young Master Li: "…"
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The meaning of this sentence is: People who are truly knowledgeable will not show off their talents everywhere, only people with a little knowledge will be self-righteous and show off everywhere.
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On the Internet , when someone publishes some sensitive topics, you can use "Your account is gone" as a reminder and ridicule . Sometimes it can also be used as a threat . When someone says something to you that makes you uncomfortable , you can use "Your number is gone" as a counterattack , expressing a meaning of "try to say it again? You are sooo dead".
Chapter 36.2
There is nothing more tragic in the world than this.
Young Master Li would never have imagined that he would fall into such a predicament the first time he saw His Highness the Crown Prince.
But who would have thought that such an ugly phoenix was actually drawn by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!
Moreover, His Royal Highness actually allowed a mere Wen Chi to walk around with that painting.
Young Master Li was bewildered, remorseful and deeply jealous …
He had no time to think alot, he thought he would die in the hands of His Highness the Crown Prince but just when he was about to suffocate to death, His Highness the Crown Prince's hand suddenly loosened.
Immediately afterwards, Young Master Li was thrown into the cold lake next to him.
The lake water came from all directions and choked into his mouth and nose.
Young Master Li couldn't swim, so he was thrashing desperately in the lake.
The people on the shore watched this scene without daring to breathe. It was the first time they saw His Highness the Crown Prince's temper. They never expected that such a cruel heart was hidden under that handsome face.
No one dared to speak and no one dared to intercede for Young Master Li and and no one could bear to turn their heads.
It wasn't until Young Master Li gradually became silent that Shi Ye waved his hand expressionlessly.
Seeing this, Eunuch Zhu immediately winked at the little eunuch beside him.
The little eunuch jumped into the lake without saying a word, swam over to fish up Young Master Li who had passed out.
Now that things have come to this point, the tea banquet came to an end.
Eunuch Zhu asked the little eunuch who came with Young Master Li to carry him back and dismissed everyone else.
Wen Chi was among the crowd and wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to sneak away but unfortunately he was stopped by the quick-eyed Eunuch Zhu just as he took a few steps.
"Young Master Wen, this way please." Eunuch Zhu smiled and made a gesture of invitation.
Wen Chi: "…"
He can't afford to mess with him nor can he afford to avoid him, so he has nothing to look forward to in life.
Wen Chi was very reluctant but he must not let the crown prince see his reluctance, so he tried his best to squeeze out a bright smile and walked in front of the crown prince pretending to be nonchalant.
He called obediently: "Did Your Royal Highness ask for me?"
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Shi Ye was still holding the handkerchief that he had just wiped his hand with. He seemed to be a bit of a clean freak. He wiped his hands with a handkerchief after touching Yue Shan's neck before as well.
But to say that this cleanliness is not very similar to that cleanliness, after all, Shi Ye had a lot of fun playing with clay that night…
Shi Ye threw the handkerchief to Eunuch Zhu, then leaned back lightly, propped his chin and looked at Wen Chi: "You don't like the picture I drew?"
Wen Chi pursed his lips: "Your Highness, I like it very much."
Shi Ye sneered: "Since you like it, why did you throw the picture drawn by Bengong on the ground?"
Wen Chi: "…"
He was startled and quickly turned his head to look at the ground. Sure enough, he saw the picture on the ground not far away. It seemed that many people had stepped on it and the picture was split in two.
F*ck!
At this moment, Wen Chi wanted to strangle Li Yu to death with his own hands.
Damn you Li Yu, after looking at the painting, he threw it on the ground!
Wen Chi was dripping with cold sweat, thinking that he was about to die and his teeth were chattering when he spoke: "Your Royal Highness, this, this is a misunderstanding, I just gave the painting for everyone to see and I didn't have time to take it back…"
Shi Ye raised his hand: "No need to explain."
Wen Chi froze for a moment and opened his almond-shaped eyes in shock.
Shi Ye said again: "Explaining means to cover up something."
Hearing this, Wen Chi quickly swallowed all the words. He wanted to explain but didn't dare to explain. His desire to speak made him look extremely pitiful.
At this moment, a large cloud of fire was spreading in the evening sky and the fiery red light fell on the two of them.
Wen Chi was wearing a simple blue and white robe with black hair in light bundles, one strand falling in front of his ears, swaying in the breeze. But Wen Chi looked like a clueless rabbit caught in a trap, with red eyes, long eyelashes trembling slightly while staring at Shi Ye blankly.
Originally, Shi Ye just wanted to tease Wen Chi but seeing this scene, he couldn't help but have even worse thoughts.
"If you don't like that phoenix, I will draw you a better phoenix. What do you think?"
Wen Chi smelled a hint of intrigue and trembled, not daring to speak.
However, Shi Ye had no intention of waiting for an answer and turned his head and ordered, "Zhu Xian, prepare the brush and ink."
Eunuch Zhu said: "Yes."
There was ready-made brush and ink here but the quality of the white paper was not as good as what Shi Ye usually uses. After some considerations, Eunuch Zhu planned to send a little eunuch to the study to get a stack of white paper.
Unexpectedly, Shi Ye suddenly said, "No need."
Eunuch Zhu said: "Your Royal Highness, the paper here…"
Shi Ye interrupted him impatiently: "I said there is no need for it, you can all leave."
Eunuch Zhu seemed to understand something and quickly cleared the scene cooperatively.
After a while, Shi Ye and Wen Chi were the only ones left by the lively lakeside.
Wen Chi watched helplessly as Shi Ye stood up from the wheelchair and walked to the table. His slender and beautiful hand picked up the brush and dipped it on the polished inkstone.
The bad premonition in Wen Chi's heart was getting stronger and stronger…
Sure enough, he saw Shi Ye turned around, his long and narrow eyes were slightly narrowed in the fiery red sunset, the perfect outline was a little blurred by the light but he could see his thin lips opening and closing: "One piece of paper is not enough for Bengong, why not use your body as paper and Ben Gong will draw you a real phoenix."
Wen Chi: "…"
Chapter 37.1
Wen Chi thought Shi Ye was joking but Shi Ye didn't look like he was joking.
Holding the brush, he walked up to Wen Chi in a blink of an eye.
He was very tall. Although he mostly sits in a wheelchair, every time he stands up, he can make Wen Chi feel an invisible sense of oppression.
Wen Chi's face turned pale and he staggered back two steps, until his lower back touched the edge of the table behind him and he stopped abruptly.
"Decide." Shi Ye was immersed in the fiery red light, his handsome face showed no expression. He looked at Wen Chi with a sullen gaze, "Are you going to take it off, or should bengong take it off for you."
Wen Chi was really frightened, his hands resting on the edge of the table were trembling slightly and he shook his head in resistance.
Shi Ye was towering over him and he lowered his eyes: "You said that you didn't like the phoenix I painted on the paper, so I kindly want to re-draw a phoenix for you but you are not even grateful let alone appreciate it."
Wen Chi shook his head like a rattle: "I do not dislike the phoenix drawn by Your Highness, I like it very much."
Shi Ye let out a sneer, obviously he didn't believe what Wen Chi said: "Since you like it, why did you still call the phoenix painted by Bengong a chicken?"
"…" Wen Chi didn't expect Shi Ye to be so vengeful and after a moment of silence, he decided to dump the pot on Young Master Li's head, "That sentence was not said by me, it was said by Young Master Li, I kept saying that what Your Highness painted was Phoenix."
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"Oh?" Shi Ye raised his eyebrows, as if he was really curious, "That's not what you said yesterday."
Wen Chi: "…"
That's right, yesterday he did say that the phoenix painted by Shi Ye was a chicken.
But at the time, he really thought that Shi Ye's painting was a chicken. How could there be a phoenix that looked so much like a chicken?
Wen Chi felt like he was about to die of injustice.
When Shi Ye saw that Wen Chi was silent, he ordered: "Take it off."
Wen Chi was about to cry: "I do not want to take off."
No matter how thick-skinned he is, he doesn't want to take off his clothes in public.
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Hearing this, Shi Ye wasn't angry at all but gave Wen Chi a half-smile and his originally calm tone suddenly became irresistible: "Unfortunately, it is not up to you."
After saying that, he gently waved his hand.
Before Wen Chi could react, he felt a gust of wind blowing in front of him and then, he vaguely heard the sound of the cloth ripping apart.
He lowered his head and saw that the clothes that were originally well-dressed were torn apart in the middle, revealing his snow-white chest.
The cool wind blew past, making him shiver.
While Wen Chi was in a daze, Shi Ye had already picked up the paintbrush and placed it on his chest. The ink was very cold and the tip of the brush dipped in black ink traveled on his skin, causing a tingling sensation.
Wen Chi's skin was fair, outlined with a few strokes, forming a strong color difference between black and white.
Shi Ye was extremely focused on the painting and moved very quickly. After a while, he drew the head of the phoenix smoothly.
He tilted his head to look and then looked at Wen Chi.
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"What do you think of this?"
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Wen Chi was in a daze. After listening to Shi Ye's words, he subconsciously lowered his head and followed Shi Ye's gaze.
Then he saw that a phoenix's head was really drawn on his chest.
The head of the phoenix is not easy to draw, especially the eyes of the phoenix. If the phoenix is not drawn well, then the phoenix will lose its soul.
However, Shi Ye used only a few strokes to draw out the cold and mysterious aura of the phoenix. Compared with the chicken painted on paper before, perhaps this was Shi Ye's real ability.
Wen Chi looked at the phoenix's head, at the black ink on his chest and at Shi Ye's slender fingers holding the brush.
Suddenly, he felt cheated.
He should have known…
Shi Ye is the crown prince, capable of calligraphy and martial arts. He can write such beautiful characters, how can he only draw that picture of a chicken?
Maybe Shi Ye deliberately drew such an ugly chicken just to trick him and let him bring it to the banquet, so that he would be ridiculed by so many people here.
Obviously Shi Ye can draw very well but deliberately painted that ugly …
In an instant, an unprecedented sense of grievance surged over and overwhelmed Wen Chi.
There was also the humiliation of being painted on his body. The black ink left on his chest seems to have infiltrated into his flesh unconsciously and also dyed his bones black.
Before Wen Chi knew it, tears were already rushing out of his eyes.
Tears ran across his face, dripped from his chin, landed on his chest and finally landed on the brush Shi Ye was holding.
Make a rattling sound.
Shi Ye watched Wen Chi go from dazed to tearful, he didn't seem to understand why Wen Chi was crying so sadly, so he frowned: "Why are you crying?"
Wen Chi closed his eyes but tears still flowed from the slits of his eyes. He was sobbing so much that he couldn't even utter a word.
Shi Ye asked: "Is Bengong not good at painting?"
Wen Chi shook his head vigorously.
Shi Ye stared at the tears on Wen Chi's face and was stunned for a while. Then he stretched out his other hand, trying to wipe away those tears for him.
However, before Shi Ye's fingertips touched Wen Chi's cheek, Wenchi raised his hand unexpectedly and pushed it away.
As if Wen Chi was not satisfied with it, he reached out again and took the brush out of Shi Ye's hand and threw it into the lake not far away.
Chapter 37.2
During his action, the tip of the brush accidentally brushed across Shi Ye's cheek, leaving an ink mark about five centimeters long and even Shi Ye's neckline was stained with ink spots.
Shi Ye's eyes gradually froze and he looked at Wen Chi expressionlessly.
Wen Chi wiped away the tears on his face with the back of his hand, raised his chin and looked straight into Shi Ye's eyes without fear.
"You draw very well." Wen Chi cried until his eyes and ears turned red and his voice was hoarse. He said word by word, "But. I. don't. like. it."
Shi Ye remained silent, staring at him coldly.
Wen Chi closed his eyes: "You can kill me now."
He thought he would succeed in arousing Shi Ye's anger after saying this, but although he waited for a long time there wasn't any action from Shi Ye.
They all say that Shi Ye kills people without blinking an eye. Unexpectedly, he also has his own moments.
Wen Chi thought it was a bit funny, in fact he really laughed out loud. He didn't know whether he was laughing at his recklessness or Shi Ye's hesitation, now that he has the determination to die, he is not afraid to say what he wants.
"Your Highness, you said I look like your enemy, that's why you pay special attention to me. But I am not your enemy, no matter how much you humiliate me and retaliate against me, your enemy will not be harmed in the slightest." The corner of Wen Chi's mouth hung a relieved smile. His dejected appearance was softened by this smile. He looked at Shi Ye with a trace of sympathy in his eyes, "You have always kept hatred in your heart and even tortured me, an innocent person, for those hatred. But have you ever thought that while you drown yourself in hatred, where your enemy is lurking?"
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Shi Ye's eyes became colder and colder and it seemed to be mixed with other inexplicable emotions. He took a sudden step forward and squeezed Wen Chi's chin hard.
The sudden pain made Wen Chi gasp.
Apparently Shi Ye didn't show mercy this time and one can imagine how gentle he was when he pinched Wen Chi's chin before.
It was the first time that Shi Ye's usually indifferent face had such a strong emotion, and he laughed angrily: "You think I use you as that person's substitute?"
Wen Chi endured the pain and asked back righteously and rhetorically, "Isn't it?"
Shi Ye said in a deep voice: "Bengong have never thought of using anyone as a substitute, everything is your own wild imagination."
Wen Chi said: "If you have never thought about it that way, why do you humiliate me over and over again? Wasn't all the torture I suffered from you was that you wanted to take revenge on that person?"
Shi Ye was speechless and he stared into Wen Chi's eyes blankly, as if he was looking at something else through Wen Chi but also as if he was stumped by these words.
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He didn't speak for a long time.
Seeing this, Wen Chi gritted his teeth and pushed away Shi Ye who was almost pressed into his body. He scrambled to pull up the torn clothes to barely cover his body and finally ran away without looking back.
Eunuch Zhu and a group of palace maids and eunuchs stood guard not far away, watching Wen Chi run away.
Eunuch Zhu hesitated and ran over cautiously: "Your Royal Highness…"
Shi Ye waved his hand suddenly and the inkstone on the table flew into the air and hit Eunuch Zhu on the forehead.
The inkstone fell, leaving a bloody wound on Eunuch Zhu's forehead.
Eunuch Zhu's whole face was distorted in pain but he didn't even dare to raise his hand to touch the wound. He immediately knelt down on the ground like a frightened bird: "Your Royal Highness, please forgive me…"
Shi Ye turned his head, his eyes brimming with anger: "Get lost!"
Wen Chi ran back to Bamboo Flute Residence without stopping.
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He was in a very bad shape, not only was he unclothed but his clothes and chest were covered with a mass of black ink and the redness of his eyes had not yet subsided because he had just cried so much.
Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao, who were busy in the courtyard, turned their heads to see Wen Chi and were shocked.
The two little girls hurriedly dropped what they were doing and ran over.
" Young Master Wen, how did you become like this? Did someone bully you?" Ruo Fang looked Wen Chi up and down and her eyes turned red anxiously.
Ruo Tao was much calmer than Ruo Fang, staring at Wen Chi intently, waiting for Wen Chi's answer.
But Wen Chi was exhausted and didn't want to explain to them what happened today.
"It's not a big deal, don't worry." Wen Chi said weakly, "Prepare some hot water for me, I want to take a bath."
Seeing this, Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao looked at each other but suppressed the doubts in their hearts.
The two little girls moved quickly and it didn't take long for the bath water to be ready.
At this time, the sky outside was completely dark and only two candles barely illuminated the room.
Wen Chi sat at the bottom of the barrel, hugging his knees with his hands, his whole body was immersed in the hot water with only his head exposed.
The water was very hot but it couldn't dispel the coldness in Wen Chi's heart.
He thought he was really finished.
There were so many examples before him and he didn't think he was so special that Shi Ye could pamper him again and again. As far as his attitude towards Shi Ye just now was concerned, it would not be too much for Shi Ye to strangle him a hundred times.
Instead of waiting for Shi Ye to do it, he might as well settle it himself.
Chapter 38.1
WARNING – This chapter mentions about attempt suicide.
It is really not easy to live in this powerful and insalubrious ancient time. Some people kill others as easily as trampling ants to death and they don't even need to give the victim's family an explanation. Even if Shi Ye magnanimously spared him this time, maybe one day his head will be separated from his body if he accidentally does something wrong or says the wrong thing.
He obviously escaped the Wen family's schemes and avoided the design of the plot but unfortunately he still cannot avoid Shi Ye, the future tyrant.
The more Wen Chi thought about it, the more unbearable he felt. He was angry with Shi Ye and he was also angry with himself, as a modern person he was so weak and useless in ancient times.
He thought he could turn around by relying on the locust plague but since he came back from meeting with the emperor, he hasn't heard any news. The emperor just rewarded him with a bunch of things. Other than that, he seems to have forgotten his existence …
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Wen Chi's back was pressed against the edge of the barrel and his body slowly slid down. Soon, he submerged himself in the hot water.
Time passed slowly.
The feeling of suffocation creeped up bit by bit.
Wen Chi felt the air slowly being sucked away from his chest and for a moment it seemed that even all his senses became distant and there was only the sound of wobbling water in his ears.
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Drowning is very unpleasant and requires a certain process to die.
During this period, countless thoughts of wanting to stand up flooded Wen Chi's mind but he forcibly endured them all.
Almost there.
He was about to be freed.
Wen Chi was in great pain but fortunately his consciousness had become blurred, he could no longer tell whether he was alive or dead. So he could only hug his legs numbly, waiting for the darkness to descend completely.
He should be dead…
Finally, he thought so.
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Unexpectedly, just as he finished thinking, a hand suddenly descended from the above, grabbed his hair and lifted him up from the water.
The severe pain recalled all of Wen Chi's consciousness at once and he felt so clearly that he was out of the suffocating water and the fresh air rushed towards his face.
Wen Chi no longer had the energy to think about what was going on, he opened his mouth instinctively, gasping for air and there was no trace of blood on his pale face.
After a long time, he struggled out of that bout of despair.
Then he fixed his eyes and saw a familiar face.
Wen Chi: "…"
If he was not hallucinating, at this moment, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Shi Ye was crouching expressionlessly in front of the wooden barrel, one hand on the edge of the barrel and the other hand grasping his hair, his eyes gazing at him expressionlessly.
Shi Ye was still wearing the clothes from before and the black ink on his face was not yet wiped off and the neckline was full of spots of ink.
Wen Chi stared blankly at the "masterpieces" on Shi Ye's body, all of which were made by him. He didn't expect Shi Ye, who is such a clean person, to come here without changing his clothes.
The two people just stared at each other.
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After a long time, Wen Chi couldn't hold back and said, "What do you want from me?"
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Shi Ye silently let go of the hand holding his hair, seemed to think for a moment and then pulled the corner of his mouth: "Do you know what happened to the last person who threw a tantrum at Bengong?"
Wen Chi pursed his lips and remained silent.
"That person's heart was dug out by Bengong." Shi Ye seemed to recall something bad, the arc of his mouth was slowly suppressed and a layer of frost covered his eyes, "Bengong wanted her to watch with her own eyes as Bengong crushed her heart. Benogng wanted her to die but not die too easily."
Wen Chi snorted.
He thought to himself that some people didn't need to throw a tantrum at Shi Ye to die in a very ugly way.
Shi Ye withdrew his thoughts and returned to his previous indifferent expression. He said to Wen Chi, "So do you know what to do?"
Wen Chi said, "I don't know."
Shi Ye said: "I will give you a chance to make up for your mistakes."
Wen Chi thought for a while, then suddenly tilted his head and asked solemnly: "I don't want to make up for my mistakes, can I apologize with death?"
Shi Ye didn't seem to expect him to say these words, and there was a hint of consternation in his expression.
Before Shi Ye could react, Wen Chi immersed himself in the hot water again.
But just as he was immersed, Shi Ye grabbed his hair again and lifted him up from the water like a chicken.
Wen Chi only felt water rushing past his ears and when he opened his eyes again, he saw Shi Ye's sullen face.
"Bengong waited for you at the lake and then came to the Bamboo flute residence to look for you. Bengong waited for you for so long and you did not even say a word of apology at all instead you actually dared to seek death in front of Bengong. Do you think Bengong won't let you die?"
Even though Shi Ye was still wearing a half-face mask, his appearance at this time was still terrifying. The anger in his eyes almost overflowed along his gaze, even with a faint killing intent.
Wen Chi was grabbed by Shi Ye's hair, just like a little chicken in Shi Ye's hand, not daring to move.
Shi Ye approached him with a livid face and all the hot air he exhaled sprayed on Wen Chi's face: "Do you think death can solve everything? Do you think I will let you die so easily? I'm telling you, death is not painful, what is painful is the process of dying. If you really want to seek death, Bengong can fulfill it for you. Bengong will let you suffer for seven days and seven nights before killing you."
Wen Chi was stunned and he even began to regret that he hadn't died sooner.
At this moment, he could only look helplessly at Shi Ye who was burning with anger. He believed that Shi Ye would do what he said and also believed that Shi Ye really had the ability to make him suffer for seven days and seven nights before killing him.
Shi Ye's hand holding his hair slid down to his cheek and finally pinched his chin.
"Tell me." Shi Ye's voice was hoarse, apparently he was also very angry just now, "Do you still want to die?"
Wen Chi was drenched in water, his wet black hair stuck to both sides of his cheeks, and the soft candlelight shone on him, coating his fair skin with a layer of warm yellow light.
He looked extremely pitiful, his beautiful almond eyes were widened by fright. The corners of his eyes were flushed and his thin lips were trembling slightly, not knowing whether it was from the cold or from being frightened.
He gasped: "For the sake of serving you for so many days, please give me a good ending."
Chapter 38.2
The strength in Shi Ye's hand was suddenly withdrawn and Wen Chi hissed in pain.
Shi Ye laughed but there was no smile in his eyes: "Why must Bengong kill you?"
Wen Chi shivered and said, "Anyway, I've made a mistake, it's hard to escape death."
Hearing this, Shi Ye was stunned.
But Wen Chi could no longer suppress the fear from his heart and tears fell from his eyes and slid down his cheeks.
He cried silently and there was no expression on his face but his red eyes and nose betrayed his inner emotions.
When Shi Ye came back to his senses, he saw Wen Chi biting his lip, desperately suppressing the trembling of his shoulders.
"I won't kill you." After Shi Ye finished speaking, even he didn't know what he was thinking, so he let go of Wen Chi's chin and turned it into a gesture of stroking his cheek, "If Bengong wanted to kill you, you've died a hundred times by now."
Shi Ye stroked Wen Chi's eyes with his thumb and his fingertips were immediately wet with warm tears.
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He stared at his fingers for a moment and by some whimsical coincidence, he withdrew his hand and licked the tears from his fingertips.
It was salty.
There is no other taste but salty.
Every time Wen Chi cried hard, he could see Wen Chi's tears trickling into the corner of his mouth. He had never cried before and he had never tasted tears, he thought tears were colorless and tasteless but he did not expect them to be so salty.
Shi Ye suppressed the salty taste on the tip of his tongue and sighed helplessly: "Why do you cry so much?"
Wen Chi choked up and was about to speak but was interrupted by a sudden knock on the door.
"Young Master Wen!" Ruo Fang's worried voice came from outside the door, "Young Master Wen, are you okay? The Crown Prince is here and is waiting for you in the outer hall."
Wen Chi was startled and subconsciously buried himself in the water, revealing only a pair of round red eyes.
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He quietly looked at Shi Ye and saw that Shi Ye's face, which had finally calmed down, turned dark as the black robe he was wearing.
Seeing this, Wen Chi hurriedly shouted in a hoarse voice: "I'm not ready yet, tell him to wait a little longer!"
He thought that Shi Ye stepped into the bathroom openly and aboveboard with the permission of Ruo Tao and Ruo Fang but Ruo Fang didn't even know about him coming in at all.
Dare to say that this dog prince still sneaked in to watch him bathe!
Wen Chi was ashamed and angry but he was even more timid. After Shi Ye said something like making him suffer for seven days and nights before killing him, he didn't even dare to die…
Since Ruo Fang who was outside the door didn't hear anything for a long time, hesitated for a moment before knocking on the door again.
"Young Master Wen? Are you asleep? If it's not convenient for young master to move, this servant will serve you."
Ever since Ruo Fang started serving Wen Chi, she has never done anything like dressing and bathing Wen Chi. It's not that she and Ruo Tao are unwilling to do it, but that Wen Chi was not comfortable with it.
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However, this time the situation was special, after Young Master Wen came back from the tea banquet, he became weird, even his clothes were torn to pieces and they didn't know if he was injured or not. And now His Royal Highness was still waiting in the outer hall, so they dare not delay.
Ruo Fang yelled several times but got no response. So she gritted her teeth and was about to push the door open.
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But before her hand reached the door, the bathroom door opened from the inside.
A tall figure appeared in front of her.
Ruo Fang raised her head in bewilderment and saw the expressionless His Highness the Crown Prince standing in front of the bathroom door, with long eyelashes drooping, the corners of his mouth slightly curled down, looking down at her displeased.
"Your… Your Royal Highness?" Ruo Fang was so frightened that she couldn't even speak properly and she didn't have the guts to think why His Royal Highness would suddenly stand up from the wheelchair, "Why is Your Royal Highness here? Young Master Wen…"
Shi Ye said, "He's fine."
"But…" Ruo Fang was almost shrunk into a ball due to Shi Ye's aura, her legs were weak but she still tried to look inside the bath room, "Young Master Wen didn't come out after such a long time, so this….this servant wanted to go in to serve the young master…"
Shi Ye snorted coldly: "Do you need to serve?"
Ruo Fang's trembling voice stopped abruptly.
Shi Ye said: "Go outside and keep watch, don't let anyone in."
Ruo Fang quickly answered yes and ran away like the wind.
Shi Ye closed the door, turned around and walked in. Behind the screen, Wen Chi was still quietly soaking in the water while hugging his legs with his arms.
Hearing Shi Ye's approaching footsteps, Wen Chi raised his eyes and his eyes fixed on Shi Ye's cheek.
Shi Ye noticed Wen Chi's gaze and touched his face.
Wen Chi thought that it would be better to confess before Shi Ye found out about it by himself. So he raised his finger and pointed at Shi Ye's face: "Your Highness, I accidentally brushed ink on ur left cheek."
Shi Ye walked up to the bucket without changing his expression, squatted down and looked into the water and sure enough, he saw his own face reflected in the water, with the black ink on his left cheek being especially obvious.
Wen Chi didn't know if Shi Ye would lose his temper on the spot. He pressed his back closer to the edge of the bucket, slowed his breathing and waited for Shi Ye's next reaction, as if waiting for the trial of death.
However, Shi Ye stared at the water in a daze and didn't react for a long while.
After what seemed like a long time, Shi Ye suddenly dipped his hand into the hot water in the bucket and wiped off the black ink on his cheeks with his thumb.
Wen Chi: "…"
Shi Ye wiped carefully again and again.
Just when Shi Ye was about to finish, the shocked Wen Chi couldn't help reminding: "Your Highness, this is my bath water …"
Chapter 39.1
Just as Wen Chi finished speaking, Shi Ye stopped.
The bathroom suddenly became silent.
Wen Chi felt embarrassed and wanted to get up from the bucket quickly but then thought of his clothes still hanging on the rack not far away and it would be even more embarrassing to just stand up like this…
After hesitating for a moment, he had no choice but to lean back to the edge of the barrel.
Afterwards, Shi Ye suddenly withdrew his hand and stood up expressionlessly.
Wen Chi thought that Shi Ye was about to leave and was suddenly overjoyed.
But before he could rejoice, he watched Shi Ye taking off his outermost robe, followed by the inner garment… one layer after another and in the blink of an eye, Shi Ye's upper body was completely stripped off.
Wen Chi froze, looking up at Shi Ye with a horrified expression.
However, Shi Ye had no intention of taking off his pants. After taking off his shoes and socks, he stepped into the barrel.
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This wooden barrel was big enough to hold four adult men. It stands to reason that it should be more than enough to hold another Shi Ye but when Shi Ye sat down, Wen Chi felt in an instant that the entire barrel was crowded.
The hot water in the barrel rose sharply and overflowed.
And the hot water in the bucket was no longer as hot as before but there was still white mist lingering between the two of them and the mist could not cover Wen Chi's gradually warming face.
Wen Chi was startled and frightened and on top of that he was shy because this was the first time he was bathing with someone.
He could clearly feel his cheeks getting hotter and hotter, as if they could burn at any moment.
"You…what are you doing?" Wen Chi stuttered1.
"Taking a bath." Although Shi Ye said so, he didn't look like he was taking a bath. He raised his eyes and his sharp outline was still full of aggressiveness in the hazy mist. His smile didn't seem to be reassuring, "This is also Bengong's bath water. Bengong wiped his face with his own bath water. Do you have any opinion?"
Wen Chi shook his head frantically.
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How dare he have an opinion? Not to mention washing his face with bath water, even if Shi Ye drank all the water in the bucket, he didn't dare to have any more thoughts.
The only thing he wanted was to leave quickly. He had been frightened enough for today, he didn't want to take a bath with this dog prince as well.
With this in mind, Wen Chi was about to stand up.
However, Shi Ye seemed to have sensed his intentions and before he could make a move, he suddenly leaned over, put one hand on his shoulder and the other on the side of the barrel behind him, almost wrapping Wen Chi in his arms.
Shi Ye's strength was neither too strong nor too small but it made him unable to move.
For a moment, all Wen Chi could smell was the faint fragrance of sandalwood from Shi Ye's body.
Wen Chi's eyes were still a little red and he stared blankly at Shi Ye with an unconcealable panic on his face.
Shi Ye seemed a little displeased. He was slightly taller than Wen Chi and looked down at Wen Chi condescendingly: "Did I allow you leave?"
Wen Chi lowered his eyes and Shi Ye's well-defined abdominal muscles came into his view and looking down from the corner of his vision, he could also see the firm muscles hidden underneath the soaked pants.
Those lines…
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It's really obvious.
Wen Chi took one more look and as if his eyes were scalded, he quickly looked away and reflexively looked up, only to meet Shi Ye's deep eyes.
Wen Chi was very embarrassed, the embarrassment emanating from his heart was like this bucket of hot water, surrounding him tightly inside and out, even overshadowing his fear of Shi Ye.
"But I don't want to wash anymore." Wen Chi wished he could shrink himself into a ball of dumplings. In his desperation, he even forgot to use the honorific, "I'm all done washing, you can wash yourself."
As he said that, Wen Chi wanted to stand up again but Shi Ye easily pushed him back.
"I haven't finished washing." Shi Ye's hands on Wen Chi's shoulders gradually tightened and his voice became a little hoarse, as if trying to suppress something, "You are not allowed to leave until I finish washing. "
Wen Chi became anxious and blurted out words of accusation: "But you don't look like you are taking a bath. How can anyone take a bath without taking off their pants? You are not taking an actual bath at all!"
The blush on Wen Chi's face had already spread to the base of his ears and neck. He lifted his chin, trying not to let his peripheral vision notice the lower half of Shi Ye.
But when he raised his head, he could see Shi Ye's gaze, which was so straightforward and seemed to be interspersed with many things that he couldn't and didn't want to understand, which made him even more alarmed and confused.
What he said stunned Shi Ye for a moment and as if he suddenly understood something he laughed soflty and asked: "So you think Bengong is not clean."
Wen Chi: "…"
He hurriedly shook his head. He didn't and won't want to talk nonsense…
It's a pity that Shi Ye directly ignored Wen Chi's reaction, took away the hand that was on Wen Chi's shoulder and made a gesture to get up: "Then Bengong will do as you wish…"
Before his words fell, Wen Chi stood up from the water, jumped out of the bucket and ran away in a panic, not forgetting to take away the clean clothes hanging on the rack.
Wen Chi ran fast and was gone in a short while.
Shi Ye seemed to have expected Wen Chi's reaction. He had no intention of taking off his pants. After looking at the direction Wen Chi just left, he sat back in the bucket again.
When the water in the bucket gradually cooled down, he said coldly, "Ruo Tao."
A female voice outside the window responded: "Yes."
Shi Ye said, "Bring Bengong a set of clean clothes."
Wen Chi who was afraid that he would be caught up by Shi Ye, ran like he was in a 100-meter race. While running and dressing he ran to the courtyard when he finally looked back while panting.
Shi Ye did not catch up.
Wen Chi breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards the house with somewhat weak legs.
Ruo Fang was the only one standing there in the room, as if she had been greatly frightened, she looked at the ground with a dull expression and didn't even hear Wen Chi's approaching footsteps.
Wen Chi who was also terrified, sat down on a chair, poured himself a cup of hot tea and drank it all in one gulp.
After feeling the warm tea slide down his throat, Wen Chi felt that his cold hands and feet finally had some warmth.
The master and servant stood and sat like this, wandering for nearly half a stick of incense.
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Note- Wen Chi used, "you" (你 (Ni)) instead of the usual Your highness and whatnot or any other respectful tones.
Chapter 39.2
In the end, Ruo Fang was the first to react and she suddenly notice Wen Chi had sat on the chair in front of her at some point. Wen Chi's clothes were messy and his black hair was wet looking quite disheveled.
"Young Master, this servant will wipe your hair." Ruo Fang said and went to bring a towel.
Ruo Fang's movements were very light and she didn't say much, as if she had something on her mind.
Wen Chi was also thinking about what to say.
In the end, Ruo Fang hesitated and said, "Young Master, has His Highness left?"
Wen Chi said, "He's still taking a bath."
Ruo Fang: "…"
It was only then that Wen Chi realized that his answer was a little insensitive, so he quickly added: "He probably hasn't left yet. About what happened tonight, just pretend you don't know anything and you haven't seen anything."
Ruo Fang replied obediently: "This servant understand."
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After drying his hair, Wen Chi went back to the bedroom and put on his clothes. When he came out again, he saw Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao were arranging dinner.
"Ruo Tao." Wen Chi called out, "Go to the bathroom and take a look."
Ruo Tao turned her head and asked suspiciously: "What does Young Master Wen want this servant to see?"
Wen Chi originally wanted to ask if Shi Ye was still in the bathroom but then he thought that Ruo Fang had accidentally stumbled onto Shi Ye's secret not long ago and wondered if Shi Ye would kill her over it…
Forget it, no need to check.
Wen Chi was scared and went to bed quickly after eating.
Fortunately, nothing happened that night.
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After this incident, Wen Chi stopped thinking about delivering cakes to Shi Ye, but in order to prevent Shi Ye from coming to him for cakes on a whim, he still let Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao continue to prepare cakes and put them there every day.
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The shelf life of the cake is only two or three day, and it won't last long. So in the end all of them entered the stomachs of Wen Chi, Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao.
That afternoon, while Wen Chi was lying on a chair in the courtyard basking in the sun, Ruo Fang suddenly ran over and said that Young Master Li had come.
Wen Chi thought for a while before he remembered that Young Master Li was Li Yu, the one who pointed at the phoenix painted by Shi Ye at the tea banquet and said it was a chicken.
Wen Chi had a bad impression of Li Yu, so he waved his hand and asked Ruo Fang to send Li Yu away.
However, Ruo Fang looked diffedent: "But Young Master Li knelt outside the door of our Bamboo Flute Residence as soon as he arrived, saying that he must apologize to Young Master Wen face to face, otherwise he would not leave."
Wen Chi: "…"
This familiar routine…
He suspected that Li Yu asked Zhang Cai Hui for advice before coming to visit him.
But with so many court ladies and eunuchs coming and going outside, even if Wen Chi didn't want to, it was impossible to let Li Yu to keep kneeling outside. After Li Yu knelt for half an hour and refused to leave did Wen Chi let Ruo Fang bring him in.
Li Yu still looked the same but he had lost a lot of weight and looked sluggish and depressed, especially the blue fingerprints on his neck were particularly shocking.
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Wen Chi stared at Li Yu's neck for a long time before turning his eyes away with a complicated expression.
He always thought that the way Shi Ye pinched his chin was painful but compared with Li Yu, he realized that the force Shi Ye used on him could only be called as "gentle".
Li Yu brought a lot of goodies and placed them next to each other on the table.
"Young Master Wen, I was the one who made a mistake at the tea banquet. I have also made a deep introspection these days and I hope Young Master Wen will forgive me for my rudeness that day." Li Yu lowered his head and solemnly apologized to Wen Chi.
Wen Chi said: "You should apologize to His Royal Highness. After all, that painting was painted by His Royal Highness."
Hearing this, Li Yu seemed to recall something, his body trembled unconsciously and he lowered his head: "I have already asked His Highness for forgiveness. His Highness said that he will forgive me only if you forgive me."
Wen Chi: "…"
Why does this dog prince push everything on him?
"Forget it." Wen Chi sighed helplessly, "This is the end of the matter and it's impossible for me to do anything to you."
Li Yu's face brightened and he hurriedly said: "Thank you for your generosity, Young Master Wen. Young Master Wen, I will always remember your great kindness!"
After saying that, he walked to the table, rummaged out a wooden box from the pile of goodies, opened it and asked Ruo Fang next to him to hand it to Wen Chi.
"This is ginseng sent by my mother. It is a rare treasure that comes once in a hundred years and it is also a good medicinal material to take during pregnancy." Li Yu said as if offering a treasure, "Please accept it, Young Master Wen."
Just as Wen Chi stretched out his hand to take the ginseng out of the wooden box he suddenly turned red when he heard Li Yu's words and quickly withdrew his hand.
Wen Chi said very depressedly: "Thank you for your kindness but I don't need this."
Li Yu said: "No, no, no you need it."
Wen Chi said, "I don't need it."
Li Yu said: "You really need it. My mother gave it for me to take during pregnancy. Unfortunately, I can't use it for the time being."
As he said that, he smiled wryly and looked at Wen Chi with envy in his eyes.
Wen Chi seemed to understand something: "To be honest, I also won't be needing it for the time being…"
Hearing this, Li Yu's eyes gradually became confused and he looked Wen Chi up and down: "Isn't Young Master Wen pregnant? Why can't you use it?"
"…" Wen Chi was speechless for a moment, "Who told you I was pregnant?"
Li Yu was even more confused and scratched his head: "I see that you seem to have gained a little weight, isn't that because you are pregnant?"
Wen Chi: "…"
Sorry, it's all my fault for eating too much lately.
Chapter 40.1
Wen Chi felt that it was necessary for him to explain: "No, you think too much, I just…"
Unexpectedly, Li Yu waved his hand, showing an expression that he understood everything: "Young Master Wen, need not say much. My mother once said that it is inconvenient to tell anyone about this before the child is full-term."
Wen Chi: "…"
Seeing that Wen Chi didn't speak, Li Yu patted his chest and swore: "My mouth is sealed and I won't say a word to anyone. Please rest assured, Young Master Wen."
Wen Chi was at a loss: "I just ate too much recently and gained weight."
"Yes, yes, yes." Li Yu cooperated understandingly, "Young Master Wen is just getting fat."
After he finished speaking, he winked at Wen Chi proudly, like a primary school student who just finished his performance asking for praise from his teacher.
Wen Chi: "…"
He almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
In the end, Wen Chi didn't bother to explain. Because no matter how he tried to explain, Li Yu thought he was covering up.
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Li Yu only believed in what he sees – that is, he is fat.
When Wen Chi thought about the fact that he could still gain weight while living in such a stressful environment like he was walking on thin ice, he immediately shed a liter of tears in his heart.
He's getting fat wu wu wu wu…..
After Li Yu left, Wen Chi turned his head to look at Ruo Fang: "Am I that fat?"
Ruo Fang carefully looked at Wen Chi for a while.
In fact, it was quite obvious that Wen Chi has gained weight, not only Li Yu, but also Ruo Fang, who is serving him closely, can see it.
However, Wen Chi who has gained weight was not ugly, on the contrary, he is much more energetic than before.
When he first entered the palace, Wen Chi was too thin, as if a gust of wind could blow him out. And at that time, Wen Chi often frowned, sitting quietly with a thoughtful look, looking really frail and not as good-looking as he was now.
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Thinking of this, Ruo Fang comforted Wen Chi.
Wen Chi finally felt better after hearing Ruo Fang's words.
Unexpectedly, Ruo Fang suddenly changed the subject and said cautiously: "Young Master Wen, why don't we invite an imperial doctor to come and see, in case you are really pregnant…"
Wen Chi was taken aback and immediately shook his head and refused: "Don't think about it, that's impossible."
Ruo Fang asked, "Why is it impossible?"
Although Wen Chi felt that it was embarrassing to discuss these private matters with a girl, at this juncture, he had no choice but to confess to Ruo Fang: "Nothing has ever happened between His Highness and me, the pregnancy is purely nonsense."
Ruo Fang was puzzled: "But last time Young Master and His Highness were in the bathroom …"
Wen Chi raised his hand to stop Ruo Fang's thoughts from going astray. He raised his head to look at Ruo Fang and said solemnly: "His Royal Highness and I just took a bath, nothing else."
Ruo Fang: "…"
Wen Chi doesn't know if it was an illusion but Ruo Fang looked at him with a bit of hatred in her eyes.
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Wen Chi silently moved his gaze away.
He did not know anything, he did not see anything …
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These days without Shi Ye's interference, Wen Chi enjoys an unprecedented tranquility.
Unfortunately, this rare peace did not last long.
On a sunny afternoon, Eunuch Zhu led several momos who were obviously from outside the palace to the Bamboo Flute Residence.
Eunuch Zhu bowed at Wen Chi and said respectfully "Young Master Wen, His Royal Highness ordered this servants to invite some tailors to measure Young Master Wen's cloth size."
Wen Chi was lying on a chair basking in the sun, hearing this, he couldn't help but look at the momos: "Tailoring for what?"
Eunuch Zhu replied respectfully: "Of course it is to make clothes for Young Master Wen."
Wen Chi felt that it was a novelty and became interested. He got up from the chair: "Are they making clothes for the new season?"
Now it's the end of winter and the beginning of spring. He only had a few thin clothes in his closet, so it was time to buy more clothes.
However, Eunuch Zhu shook his head lightly and replied: "His Royal Highness ordered this servant to make clothes for Young Master Wen to go to the peach blossom banquet. If Young Master Wen needs it, this servant will also make Young Master Wen's spring clothes as well."
Wen Chi: "…"
Peach Blossom Banquet?
He suspected he had heard it wrong.
Not to mention that the Peach Blossom Banquet is the main stage for the protagonist but also Shi Ye in the novel never appeared at the Peach Blossom Banquet. Even when the Grand Princess invited Shi Ye to the Peach Blossom Banquet, Shi Ye still looked like he was not interested, why did he change his mind so quickly?
During measurement taking, Wen Chi couldn't help but inquire from Eunuch Zhu: "Eunuch Zhu, has His Highness decided to go to the Peach Blossom Banquet?"
Eunuch Zhu stood by the side with a whisk in his arms and seemed to think for a while before replying: "Not only His Royal Highness, but also you, Young Master Wen."
Wen Chi was confused: "Why me?"
Eunuch Zhu said indifferently: "Because His Highness the Crown Prince named you to accompany him."
Wen Chi: "…"
Whether it was on intentionally or not, Eunuch Zhu added: "And only Young Master Wen will be the only one accompanying him."
Wen Chi: "…"
No…
Chapter 40.2
It's all right for Shi Ye to go to the Peach Blossom Banquet by himself, why should he be dragged along?
Wen Chi remembered that Shi Ye did not attend the peach blossom banquet in the novel. Instead, the original owner went instead of Wen Liang. However, Wen Liang, who was not qualified to appear at the peach blossom banquet, followed a young master of the Li family.
Wen Liang's position was arranged in a relatively remote place, no matter how good-looking he was, he could not be noticed by too many people.
However, there is something called the protagonist's halo. No matter which corner Wen Liang sits in, the protagonist's halo can successfully shine on him.
A music contest pushed the ignorant Wen Liang to the center of the crowd. He took out the guqin1 prepared by the system and played a melodious piece with the help of the system. Then he became the center of attention in an instant and also attracted the attention of the fourth prince, Shi Jin.
As for the original owner buried in the crowd…
After a series of unlucky events, he had to leave sadly. How could he know that within two days, rumors spread that he replaced Wen Liang and married into the East Palace. The news was like a snowball, rolling bigger and bigger and crushing the reputation of the original owner to pieces.
The more Wen Chi thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He was the cannon fodder and Shi Ye was the villain. Their only role in appearing at the peach blossom banquet was to let the protagonist slap them in the face.
Before sending Eunuch Zhu away, Wen Chi tentatively said: "I suddenly feel a little unwell. I wonder if I caught a cold. I'm afraid I won't even be able to go to the peach blossom feast."
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Eunuch Zhu saw through Wen Chi's thoughts at a glance and sighed: "If Young Master Wen really doesn't want to go, I'll report it to His Highness the Crown Prince after I return."
Wen Chi looked happy: "Really?"
Eunuch Zhu glanced at him quietly: "To tell the truth, this servant also wants to see what will happen to a person who disobeys the order of His Highness the Crown Prince for the first time."
Wen Chi: "…"
In a certain restaurant in the capital.
When night falls, the place is crowded with people, the courtyard is like a market with beautiful women in tulle walking in the halls like a light lark, shuttling among the guests.
On the first floor near the window were the private rooms. Each private room was small in size but it was extraordinarily delicately designed. Behind the thin gauze, there were two women playing the guqin.
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Wen Liang sat awkwardly on the chair, the melodious tune in his ears didn't relieve his uneasy mood at all. He bit his lip and his clenched nails almost dug into his flesh.
At that moment, a hand was placed on his shoulder.
"It's not that this brother doesn't want to help you. It's mainly because of what happened to your Wen family. Now, which family doesn't treat your Wen family as a plague? This brother was willing to see you because of my affection for you back then." Li Hao drunkenly leaned into Wen Liang's ear. When he opened his mouth a strong smell of alcohol gushed out "The Peach Blossom Banquet is not a small family banquet, the grand princess and the imperial sons will come, tell me how dare I bring some random cats and dogs in?"
Wen Liang was terrified but he tried his best to suppress the trembling of his body, and leaned slightly to the side: "Brother Li Hao, just help me this once and I will never forget your great kindness."
Li Hao smiled and blew into Wen Liang's ear: "And then?"
Wen Liang shivered and continued to lean to the side but he still couldn't avoid Li Hao's hand on his shoulder. He was anxious and his eyes turned red: "What then?"
Li Hao had a sharp face and he smiled naughtily. He raised his hand to pinch Wen Liang's chin: "You don't really think that your 'never forget' is worth much, do you?"
Li Hao's force was so strong that Wen Liang's mouth was distorted and several red fingerprints immediately appeared on his fair cheeks.
It was so painful that tears came out of Wen Liang's eyes and he looked at the drunken and red-faced Li Hao helplessly and alarmingly.
Unfortunately, the harder Wen Liang cried, the happier Li Hao laughed.
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"You have to have a begging attitude when you ask for help. It's not that this brother can't take you to the peach blossom banquet but I will have to take you there at the risk of being scolded. I won't be getting any benefits, right?" Li Hao wiped Wen Liang's face with his thumb. Just as he was about to get closer to kiss him, he caught a sudden glimpse of a strange color from the corner of his eye. He was taken aback and immediately stretched out his hand to pull off the stone that Wen Liang hung around his neck, "What is this?"
Wen Liang only felt that his neck was empty only to realize that the multicolored stone was already in Li Hao's hands.
His stone!
Wen Liang turned pale with fright and wanted to snatch the stone back but he was too weak, not only did he fail to snatch the stone back but he was also pushed out impatiently by Li Hao.
Caught off guard, Wen Liang bumped against the wooden wall and there was a dull pain from his back and the tears he hadn't held back burst out again. He cried and begged: "That's mine, can you give it back to me? It's very important to me!"
Li Hao looked at the stone and pouted, "It's just a broken stone."
Wen Liang cried: "Wuuuuuu, give it back to me…"
Li Hao was born into a wealthy family and his younger brother, who was born from the same father and the same mother, married into the East Palace. He lived a smooth life and saw many rare treasures. How could such a stone be so rare?
Just seeing Wen Liang crying so sadly, he rolled his eyes and put the stone into his pocket.
Li Hao strode up to Wen Liang and looked down at Wen Liang who was full of tears: "I promise to take you to the peach blossom banquet, as for this broken stone, I will keep it as a collateral first and you can exchange it with other things in the future."