AFDPIRAB Chapter33

Yun Jiangli was kicked by the little prince without any restraint and stood still for a long time.

 

Before he could knock on the door, the tightly closed door suddenly opened with a bang.

 

Yan Muning ran out angrily, as if he was not satisfied enough, and raised his legs to fight again.

 

With this preparation, Yun Jiangli would certainly not stand there and be kicked. He was preparing to dodge swiftly, but suddenly an idea came to him: he can’t hide. If he hides, the little prince will be even angrier. It is better to… use a trick of inflicting pain on himself.

 

Yun ‘old fox’ Jiangli stopped his steps abruptly and just moved slightly to the side to avoid being kicked too badly.

 

“Aiyo—”

 

Yun Jiangli fell to the ground due to the force of the kick from the little prince.

 

The little prince was dumbfounded.

 

Just now, he did enter the room and walk around the room angrily, but he still felt too infuriated and couldn’t help but rush out again. However, he really didn’t expect Yun Jiangli to not even hide.

 

When he kicked just now, he was running and thought the big beauty would dodge, so he had no control over the strength of the kick.

 

What should he do now? He forgot that the big beauty was delicate and weak. He must be injured after being kicked by his feet twice!

 

Yan Muning stood there in a daze, his eyes full of bewilderment: “You, why don’t you dodge ah?”

 

Yun Jiangli looked at the youth, who looked clearly still angry but genuinely worried about him, and his heart suddenly softened.

 

Did he seem to be exaggerating a bit?

 

With a guilty conscience, he reached out his hand to the youth and said softly, “What if I really avoid it and you still feel upset?”

 

As he spoke, he took the little prince’s hand and stood up: “I’m fine, don’t worry.”

 

The little prince lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes trembling violently, and said stubbornly, “Who is worried!”

 

Having said that, he shook off the big beauty’s hand, turned around, and was about to flee.

 

Yun Jiangli looked at the youth’s back, feeling sad and tender in his heart. He felt more and more that he was a jerk for misunderstanding the youth before.

 

This time the little prince entered the warm pavilion without closing the door, and a certain old fox dusted himself off and followed him.

 

“Here, this is for you.”

 

In Yan Muning’s open palm was an exquisite small porcelain bottle.

 

Yun Jiangli took it and smelled it and asked in surprise, “Injury ointment?”

 

“Yes. I may have been a little too angry just now. You can go back and apply it yourself. This ointment was made by the old man in the Imperial Medical. It’s quite suitable.”

 

The little prince sat on the couch with his legs crossed, explaining in an awkward tone.

 

Yun Jiangli held the small bottle tightly in silence and did not speak again until his hot palms warmed the cold porcelain.

 

He didn’t want to say that he was a physician and didn’t need the youth to get him medicine. He also didn’t want to explain that the youth’s kick didn’t hurt at all. He just wanted him to feel sorry for him and spend more time with him, so he pretended to be in pain…

 

The warm pavilion was filled with a light fruity scent mixed with some fresh herbal aroma, which was very pleasant to smell.

 

This is the incense that Yun Jiangli sent Lao Qi to bring to the little prince’s room yesterday.

 

Since Yan Muning had a child, he not only became extremely picky about food, but his five senses also became much more sensitive and delicate. He could not use any of the incense he used to use. After smelling it, he would either feel chest tightness or headache, and he could never sleep well at night.

 

A few days ago, after Shiyi had his say with Yun Jiangli, he added some medicinal herbs that were beneficial to young people to the refreshing incense he had prepared earlier and told Lao Qi to get some fruits, such as oranges and grapefruits, and put them on top of the incense burner to fumigate together.

 

“Xiao Qi, maybe you can sleep more soundly at night if you use this incense?” Yun Jiangli raised his hand and fiddled with the incense burner on the table.

 

Yan Muning was hugging the fur blanket and pulling out the fur vigorously. The big beauty was acting very strange today, but he just didn’t want to chase him away.

 

Jey was feeling conflicted, but when he heard the big beauty ask him that, he realized that he had a sharp tongue and just thanked him obediently.

 

“Also, have you forgotten what I told you before?”

 

Yun Jiangli sat on a chair and looked at the little prince, who was competing with the fur blanket: “How can you run and jump now? Don’t be so reckless as you were just now, remember?”

 

Now Yan Muning pouted and remained silent.

 

Why is the big beauty acting so strange? He no longer politely calls him Your Highness, and he has suddenly become much gentler. The tone of his instructions seems to have brought back the time in Jinzhou.

 

When the little prince thought of Jinzhou, he felt particularly uncomfortable and muttered unhappily, “Why do you care!”

 

As soon as these three words came out, the two people in the warm pavilion were stunned for a moment.

 

The three words from the day of their reunion now seemed like a double-edged sword between them, causing one to feel pain and the other to regret whenever they were mentioned.

 

Yun Jiangli now realized that it was his misunderstanding. He felt regretful and blamed himself, but he didn’t know how to explain.

 

The atmosphere, which had finally become harmonious, suddenly turned cold again.

 

After a long silence, Yan Muning suppressed his usual gentle expression and stared at Yun Jiangli with his round eyes: “Why were you not there that day? Why did you leave Jinzhou?”

 

Yun Jiangli was stunned. The youth’s bright, round eyes were full of seriousness but concealed a hint of grievance and sadness that was difficult to detect. This look made his heart suddenly twitch, and he almost raised his hand to cover his mouth in pain.

 

He suddenly remembered what Lao Qi said: Have you done anything to let Xiao Wangye down?

 

Yun Jiangli was sure that he had not done it, and that the misunderstanding during the reunion was his fault, but now it seemed that the little prince had a more serious misunderstanding. He was anxious to ask Lao Qi what they were talking about.

 

His frowning silence at this moment obviously hurt Yan Muning.

 

Before he could speak, the little prince sneered and ordered him to leave: “Young Hall Master Yun, if you have nothing else, please go back first. This king is tired and wants to take a rest.”

 

After he finished speaking, Yan Muning curled up on the warm couch, turned over, and faced inward, leaving Yun Jiangli with only his aggrieved yet stubborn back.

 

After waiting for a while—

 

“Xiao Qi?”

 

Yun Jiangli stood beside the couch and called softly, but the youth had no intention of paying any attention to him.

 

“Xiao Wangye?”

 

Yun Jiangli changed his title but still got no response.

 

He gritted his teeth and wanted to turn the person over, but he never expected that the youth who was still angry just now actually fell asleep.

 

Yun Jiangli didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. This little thing was really…

 

However, the youth’s brows were still wrinkled when he fell asleep. Yun Jiangli stretched out his fingertips and gently smoothed the youth’s brows, then stared at his peaceful sleeping face for a while.

 

After a long time, he reluctantly left the warm pavilion.

 

 

After returning to Jiayue Pavilion, Yun Jiangli directly summoned his three subordinates.

 

“Lao Qi, what did you say before about what I have done to let Xiao Wangye down?” Yun Jiang got straight to the point.

 

The gossip trio had just been summoned by their boss and were confused when they were suddenly hit with such a question. The three of them were stunned for a moment.

 

Lao Qi, who was named, looked embarrassed and laughed dryly, “Young, Young Hall Master, the subordinate has already said… it was just an analogy.”

 

Yun Jiangli didn’t believe a word they said and didn’t say a word. He narrowed his eyes and stared quietly at the three people standing in front of him.

 

Finally, Ah Xiao couldn’t stand the heavy gaze of his boss anymore, so he mustered up the courage to speak: “The subordinate heard that the words that Xiao Wangye used to scold you the most when he was angry were: old bastard, scumbag.”

 

Yun Jiangli glanced at him, and Ah Xiao almost cried, “Ai, ai, ai! Boss! Young Hall Master, calm down, we only heard and relayed what Xiao Wangye said!”

 

After looking down for a long time, Yun Jiangli asked, “Anything else?”

 

The three of them looked at each other and said in unison, “No more.”

 

“Do you know who took people to Jinzhou to pick up Xiao Wangye and bring him back to the capital?” He stood up and prepared to go out.

 

“It seems to be Chen Mo.” Du Zhong has always been careful about these things.

 

Ah Xiao looked at his boss’s worried face and wanted to help as much as he could: “Um, Boss, there’s something I don’t know how to say…”

 

“Speak.” Yun Jiangli interrupted Ah Xiao directly.

 

Ah Xiao shook his head and said, “Hehe, if you have an icy face, you can’t get a wife, and even if you are thin-skinned, you still can’t get a wife either.”

 

When they heard the first half of the sentence, Lao Qi and Du Zhong had already taken two steps back, fearing that they would get too close and affect their boss’s performance.

 

Unexpectedly, Yun Jiangli was not angry at all. Instead, he looked like he was thinking seriously.

 

The gossip trio was relieved.

 

Staring at the back of their boss, who just walked out of the study door, their hearts was filled with emotion: the position of the princess consort should be secured, our boss finally realized it!

 

After leaving Jiayue Pavilion, Yun Jiang went straight to look for Chen Mo.

 

“Chen Mo, although it may be a bit presumptuous, but I still want to ask when did you go to Jinzhou to pick up His Highness? Did anything happen on the way?”

 

Yun Jiangli and Chen Mo stood opposite each other in the corridor.

 

Chen Mo was a little embarrassed: “Young Hall Master Yun, this… the subordinate can’t tell you about His Highness’s affairs. But the subordinate does have a few words to say, Young Hall Master Yun, would you mind listening?”

 

Seeing Yun Jiangli nod, Chen Mo continued: “Although our Little Highness seems a little willful, but he is actually a man of integrity and reason. If there is something you can’t figure out, the subordinate thinks that it would be better for you to ask His Highness directly. Maybe some things can be clarified if you two talk face to face.”

 

After listening to this, Yun Jiangli thanked him warmly and turned away.

 

After returning to Jiayue Pavilion, Yun Jiangli sat alone in front of the desk, playing with the youth’s short blade, pondering what the little prince had said over and over again in his mind.

 

Although he still doesn’t know what the youth’s misunderstanding of him is, but he was indeed wrong and blamed the youth wrongly.

 

Yun Jiangli was determined to coax him. It was just a matter of admitting his mistakes, so he would admit it. Even if the little prince wanted to scold or punish him, he would admit it.

 

It doesn’t matter whether he is a prince or a princess, but he has decided on Yan Muning.

 

 

However, before Yun Jiangli could start to coax the person.

 

Xiao Jiu hurriedly brought back a message—

 

“Your Highness, Prince Yi has returned to the capital.”

 

Yan Muning’s expression froze when he heard this, and he immediately prepared to stand up, forgetting that he had just been pricked like a hedgehog by the beauty.

 

Yun Jiangli raised his hand and pressed his shoulder directly: “Don’t move.”

 

The little prince frowned and asked, “Has he entered the capital?”

 

Xiao Jiu nodded and said, “When the subordinate just got the news, Prince Yi had already arrived at the palace gate. He should have entered the palace by now.”

 

“Did Chao Shang also follow him back to the capital?” Yan Muning pursed his lips, his face unusually serious.

 

“The people who brought the message did not see Chao Shang. It is said that the one following Prince Yi was Chao Yan. It is not confirmed whether Chao Shang is in the team or not. The subordinate has already told them to report back in time if they have any news.” Xiao Jiu spoke quickly.

 

Yun Jiangli listened quietly at the side.

 

Prince Yi is the third son of the late emperor, only one year younger than the current emperor. Like Prince Cheng, he has the talent to lead troops and deploy battle arrays. When the late emperor was still alive, Prince Yi was already young and promising, with outstanding military achievements.

 

After the late emperor passed away suddenly and the emperor ascended the throne, Prince Cheng returned to the capital with his confidants to assist His Majesty with all his strength.

 

Nowadays, among the royal princes who are still away and hold military power, there is only Prince Yi.

 

As for Chao Shang they mentioned, Yun Jiangli didn’t know who he was, but judging from the attitude they expressed when talking about him, he must be the trusted subordinate of Prince Yi.

 

Yun Jiangli was still thinking rapidly in his mind when he heard Shiyi, who was standing by the window, say, “Your Highness, then I will go and discuss with Chen Mo to intensify the guard patrols in the palace first.”

 

Yun Jiangli frowned slightly, intensified the patrol?

 

“Alright. Thank you for your hard work.” Yan Muning nodded in agreement, and Shiyi took the order and left quickly.

 

Xiao Jiu seemed to still be worried: “Master, from tonight onwards, let us take turns guarding your yard.”

 

Yan Muning shook his head: “Why should I be so nervous? After all, we are still in the capital.”

 

After hearing this, Yun Jiangli finally couldn’t help but ask, “Is there any danger?”

 

Xiao Jiu looked up at the little prince, not knowing how to answer.

 

“You go first.” Giving Xiao Jiu a soothing look, the little prince moved his fingers.

 

 

Only Yun Jiangli and the little prince were left in the room.

 

Yan Muning closed his eyes, his heart in turmoil—Prince Yi had returned to the capital, and Prince An’s mansion could not be considered absolutely safe.

 

He has his elder brother, the Emperor, and a group of close guards who protect him openly and secretly. Even if Prince Yi wants to do something to him, he may not be able to do it to him either.

 

But… but what about Yun Jiangli?

 

Yun Jiangli is now in his own mansion. If Prince Yi is interested in investigating, he will know that Yun Jiangli is the person who saved him in Jinzhou before.

 

In this way, Yun Jiangli would be in danger, and he might not be able to protect him one hundred percent…

 

“Prince Yi, he is my third brother.”

 

Yan Muning lifted his eyelids and explained calmly, “He had not been in the capital before but was leading troops outside. The time you saved me outside Jinzhou City, it was he who sent people to hunt me down.”

 

Yun Jiangli’s eyes suddenly turned colder.

 

He had always suspected something about the assassination attempt on the little prince. Although he knew that the man who could send so many assassins to hunt down a prince must not be an ordinary person, but he did not expect that it would be a fratricide.

 

“Although I cannot be completely sure about the dangers I encountered in your courtyard outside Jinzhou City the other two times, but it was most likely caused by people he sent.”

 

Yan Muning’s voice was still flat, but Yun Jiangli could hear some sadness in it.

 

“In fact, when I was little, my third brother loved me very much. He took me to the lake to see the lanterns… Even my second brother sometimes thought I was too naughty, but he never complained. When Emperor Father occasionally punished me, it was always my third brother who took the blame for me…”

 

“But I don’t know when the relationship between us brothers started…”

 

The little prince bit his lower lip, and his voice suddenly trembled.

 

Yun Jiangli was about to say something to comfort him when he heard him continue, “I lied to you in Jinzhou before, saying I didn’t know the origins of those assassins. It wasn’t intentional, but I really didn’t know how to explain my identity at that time.”

 

The little prince lowered his eyes slightly, not even looking at Yun Jiangli, his hands tightly grasping the hem of his clothes.

 

“But now, even if you already know my identity, I still cannot tell you the truth as to why Prince Yi would attack me.”

 

“Xiao Qi, I…” Yun Jiangli listened to the youth’s explanation word by word, feeling mixed emotions in his heart.

 

The little prince didn’t give him a chance, he just raised his eyes and interrupted him very coldly—

 

“But Young Hall Master, didn’t you also lie to me and deceive me? This king no longer cares about your previous secrecy.”

 

“So, we are even now, Young Hall Master Yun.”

 

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