AFDPIRAB Chapter51

Yun Jiangli was caught off guard and kicked hard by the little prince, and he bent slightly in pain.

 

Prince Cheng, who was also scolded, was stunned and had no time to react. He watched helplessly as the little prince turned around and ran away angrily.

 

When the two of them came to their senses and chased after him, Yan Muning had already slammed the door of the warm pavilion shut.

 

Prince Cheng said embarrassedly, “This little thing runs pretty fast.”

 

Yun Jiangli sighed and tried to push the door, but found that the little prince seemed to be so angry that he forgot to lock the door.

 

“Xiao Qi…”

 

Yun Jiangli entered the warm pavilion and tried to coax him.

 

The little prince, who was sitting on the warm couch and gulping down water to relieve his anger, turned around when he heard the voice and saw that the man dared to follow him in, so he smashed the teacup in his hand at him.

 

Yun Jiangli narrowed his eyes and dodged the teacup that was thrown towards him with a quick reflex. At the same time, he stretched out two fingers to pinch the teacup, thus preventing the precious porcelain from being shattered into pieces.

 

Yan Muning looked at the big beauty’s neat and nimble movements, and just as doubts were about to emerge, a thought flashed through his mind, and he suddenly realized it—

 

That’s it!

 

How could the young master of Xuezhu be a powerless person!

 

The little prince was even more angry, ashamed that he had always thought that the big beauty was delicate and weak and always worried that he would be bullied. Good, he had even vowed to protect him several times as well!

 

As a result, this bastard! He actually knows martial arts!

 

Not only does he know martial arts, but he guesses that he can’t beat him either.

 

The more the little prince thought about it, the angrier he got. He even lost focus on his anger. He asked with a trembling voice, “How, how is your martial arts?”

 

Yun Jiangli was startled. He didn’t expect the youth to suddenly ask such a question.

 

He hesitated a little.

 

Could it be that the youth wanted to fight him? Thinking of this, he was even more unsure of what answer would be the correct one.

 

Fortunately, Young Hall Master Yun had developed an instinctive desire to survive by the little prince’s side these days.

 

This desire to survive was obviously clearer than that of its master, and at this moment, it was shouting wildly in his mind: Confess and you will be forgiven! You are about to lose your wife!

 

“Well… not bad.”

 

Yun Jiangli thought his answer was very honest, but some fellow who didn’t give him face always ruined his speech.

 

Prince Cheng, who had followed him in at some point, spoke up from behind him: “Oh, Young Hall Master Yun, you are being too modest!”

 

Yun Jiangli’s eyebrows jumped, and just as he was about to stop him, he heard Prince Cheng continue with a firm tone: “Lao Qi, you don’t know that Young Hall Master Yun’s skills are so powerful that even two of me can’t beat him.”

 

Yun Jiangli: “……”

 

After Yan Muning heard this, he said nothing. A cold smile that had nothing to do with his handsome and lively face appeared on his lips. He squinted his eyes and looked at the big beauty.

 

The little prince was not as cold in his heart as he looked on the surface. Rows of “sh*t” and “exclamations” were floating alternately in his mind—

 

Even though he suddenly realized that Yun Jiangli’s skills should be good, but he didn’t expect him to be so strong.

 

After all, his fifth brother was someone who had led troops to fight. His fighting power was the strongest among all the brothers, and in the entire Dasheng Dynasty, he was also a leader who was hard to beat.

 

But now, his fifth brother actually said that even if two of him were combined, he still couldn’t beat the big beauty?!

 

……

 

The warm pavilion was silent for a long time as the little prince remained silent.

 

Until Yan Muning’s waist became sore from sitting, he leaned over and pulled two soft pillows to lean against.

 

Yun Jiangli and Prince Cheng were like two stone statues, not daring to move at all. They stood there and watched Yan Muning’s actions motionlessly, fearing that they would accidentally offend this little ancestor.

 

The little prince was too lazy to pay attention to the two pieces of wood in front of him and just calmed down to think carefully.

 

In fact, if the big beauty did not take the initiative to mention the “Xuezhu”, it seemed to be understandable, after all, he had never mentioned these things to him either.

 

Plus, it’s a very secretive existence, so it’s understandable…

 

But!

 

The big beauty, with his top-notch fighting skill, still tricked him into protecting him and even pretended to be pitiful in front of him. Moreover, he even teamed up with his second and fifth brothers to hide the secret from him. This was really infuriating!

 

The little prince was getting angry, but somehow he suddenly changed his mind to a strange angle—

 

The princess consort he found was really powerful. He was not only a member of Renji Tang but also the young master of… “Xuezhu”.

 

The little prince suddenly felt that his vision was indeed very sharp. From this point of view, it must be that no one else except himself could be worthy of the big beauty!

 

It’s no wonder that Yun Jiangli has been single for so many years and can only look up to him.

 

The little prince, whose thoughts were drifting further and further away, suddenly tasted something of honor and pursed his lips with pride, lowering his eyes.

 

The anger just now also slowly faded a little.

 

After the arrogant little prince successfully conquered himself, he calmed down a lot and was not so angry anymore, but he felt that he could not easily forgive Yun Jiangli.

 

After all, this person has a history of hiding his strength two or three times. No matter how many reasons he has, he cannot erase this fact. If he is not made aware of the seriousness of the matter this time, he’s afraid that he will not be able to remember who is the boss in this family!

 

Since entering the warm pavilion, Yun Jiangli’s eyes have never left the youth. Therefore, he keenly noticed that the youth’s mood seemed to be getting better little by little?

 

With some doubts about his own judgment, he turned his head to look at Prince Cheng and found the same doubt in his eyes.

 

Could it be…

 

The little prince went crazy because he angered him?

 

Yun Jiangli observed the youth with some worry, wondering whether he should go up to him and say something or take his pulse to see if he was still normal.

 

Yun Jiangli could sense Yan Muning’s emotions. People who were equally sensitive could naturally sense his confusion.

 

The little prince sneered in his heart: Humph, Yun Jiangli, you’re done! If I don’t let you know the consequences of deceiving this Xiao Wangye, do you really think that this king has a soft temper?

 

Yan Muning’s eyes turned around, thinking about how to help his princess consort remember it.

 

Recalling the previous chat with Yuchi Zhao, his friend once said that Big Beauty Yun always looked cold and icy, but in fact he was a real jealous person.

 

The little prince was thinking about why Yun Jiangli was jealous last time?

 

It seems that he had mentioned that he wanted to take a concubine or something?

 

Thinking about it now, the little prince suddenly felt that it seemed… not impossible either?

 

The little prince made a decision and patted his belly twice: “Son, this father of yours is really an old fox. I am afraid he has corrupted you. It is not too late since we are not married yet. How about Father find a gentle, kind, and considerate stepfather for you? What do you think?”

 

Prince Cheng: “……”

 

Yun Jiangli: “!!”

 

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That night, the little prince locked the big beauty outside the bedroom.

 

The attendants watched from a distance and did not dare to ask any more questions.

 

Yun Jiangli felt bitter, but he couldn’t bear to leave the youth alone. In fact, he couldn’t get used to the night without him.

 

After a series of coercion, inducement, and soft and hard tactics, Yun Jiangli and Xiao Jiu reached an agreement—

 

When the little prince falls asleep, he will quietly open the door and let him in.

 

Seeing the candlelight in the dimly lit bedroom, Yun Jiangli knew that the youth was probably asleep. Sure enough, a moment later, Xiao Jiu secretly opened the bedroom door and waved at him.

 

Young Hall Master Yun, who had been waiting for a long time, calmly entered the little prince’s bedroom and lay down on the bed with ease.

 

Within a quarter of an hour, the sleeping little prince followed the habit he had developed in the past few days and automatically sought the source of heat and crawled into Yun Jiangli’s arms.

 

The successful old fox Yun Jiangli held the chubby youth in his arms, breathed a sigh of satisfaction, rubbed the top of his head gently with his chin, closed his eyes, relaxed, and prepared to fall asleep.

 

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“That’s not right. What should we do if Little Master wakes up tomorrow morning?”

 

Xiao Jiu, who was on night duty, squatted under the window and whispered to Ah Xiao, who was squatting next to him.

 

“It’s not a big problem.”

 

Ah Xiao touched his chin and said with a confident tone, “Think about it, is there any day that your Xiao Wangye can wake up earlier than my boss?”

 

Xiao Jiu held a snowball and pondered for a while, his hands melted with water, and then he nodded and said, “It seems to be true!”

 

So, Yun Jiangli, with the help of a group of gossipy attendants who were happy to eat melons, sneaked into the little prince’s bedroom for a few days.

 

But in the past few days, no matter how Yun Jiangli coaxed him, the little prince ignored him, which made Young Hall Master worried and sigh every day.

 

The key point is that Young Hall Master Yun was frowning, but the little prince looked heartless and not as depressed as he used to be when he was angry. In the past few days, except for the nausea caused by the baby in his stomach when he woke up in the morning, he seemed to be very happy every day. After resting for a while, he ate and drank.

 

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In Linhua Palace.

 

The young emperor sat in the hall, his expression calm and expressionless, but his whole body vaguely revealed the majesty and aura of a superior.

 

Prince Cheng and Old Prince Yuchi stood on either side of the Emperor, and behind them were the Grand Secretary of the Inner Cabinet, the Taiwei[mfn]I think I’ve left a footnote for this one before, but just in case you guys forgot, it refers to supreme government official in charge of military affairs (in feudal China).[/mfn], as well as several officials from the Minister of Justice and the Supreme Court.

 

Kneeling in the center of the steps was the Wu family’s eldest heir, Wu Liangman. He knelt in a rather lazy manner, not even glancing at the shackled and ferocious-looking prisoner kneeling behind him.

 

“Wu Liangman, do you know this person?” the emperor asked coldly.

 

Only then did Wu Liangman pretend to look back and then reply insincerely, “Answer, Your Majesty, I don’t know him.”

 

This prisoner was the one who had previously pretended to be an official from the Ministry of War to instigate Prince Yi, but his actual identity was a secret guard who had been trained for many years in the residence of the eldest heur of the Wu family.

 

After the incident with Prince Yi, Wu Liangman sent this man back to the northern border to hide overnight. However, he was captured by Yun Jiangli’s men, who had ambushed him early in the morning just after he left the capital.

 

This man was very sincere and insisted that Prince Yi had never been to Yuzhou.

 

After being imprisoned for a few days, facing the ironclad evidence, he changed his story to say that he was hired by Prince Yi and was just following Prince Yi’s orders. He denied all other details.

 

The emperor nodded to Prince Cheng slightly, signaling him to continue asking questions.

 

Prince Cheng turned around, looked down at Wu Liangman, and asked with a sense of urgency in his voice, “Shizi, take a closer look. Isn’t this person from your mansion?”

 

Wu Liangman looked disdainful, raised his eyebrows, and replied nonchalantly, “Prince Cheng, you can’t say something like this. How could my Wu family employ someone with such a terrible appearance?”

 

“Could it be that Prince Cheng has never heard that my mansion selects slaves based on appearance?”

 

As he spoke, he smiled frivolously, glanced at the man with a rather disgusted look, and continued in a gloomy tone: “Or is it that Your Majesty and Prince Cheng don’t believe me but would rather believe such a villain whose origin is unknown?”

 

The emperor’s expression became even colder after hearing his disrespectful words.

 

“The old servant did know if this is how Old Prince Wu taught Shizi ye? Or has Shizi ye not even learned how to reply in front of His Majesty after so many years in the capital?” Tang Taiwei disliked the spoiled and arrogant heir of the Wu family the most, so he retorted without any politeness.

 

“Heh, Lord Tang, are you curious about my Wu family’s family education? My father is about to come to the capital, so why not wait until he arrives and then ask him in person!” Wu Liangman said disdainfully to the Taiwei with a sinister look.

 

The emperor raised his hand, signaling that Lord Tang need not take it seriously, and calmly said, “Your father will arrive in the capital at the latest the day after tomorrow, and Zhen naturally has many questions to ask him.”

 

“But let’s not talk about your father for now. You might as well explain to your loyal secret guard why you arranged for assassins to ambush him on the day he left the capital first.”

 

The prisoner, who had been kneeling in the hall with his head down, was suddenly shocked when he heard these words. He raised his head in disbelief, wanting to look at his master, but he did not dare to make any move at this time and forcibly looked away.

 

Wu Liangman never expected that the assassins he sent out had been missing for a few days and were found by the emperor’s men first. He panicked for a moment and then forced himself to calm down.

 

“But is that what this villain says? Your Majesty, he is slandering the minister ah.”

 

While saying this, Wu Liangman took the opportunity to look back at the prisoner, quietly turned his wrist, bent his right index finger, and pressed the ring on his thumb hard…

 

“Swish—”

 

Before anyone could react, a silver needle with a cold glow that was almost invisible to the naked eye flew out from behind the screen on the east side of Linhua Palace and pierced Wu Liangman’s wrist squarely.

 

Wu Liangman’s wrist suddenly ached, and he lost his strength, and he couldn’t activate the mechanism on the ring.

 

He covered his wrist and glared at the screen, but everyone in the hall except him seemed not to have seen the needle just now, so Wu Liangman had to grit his teeth and endure it.

 

But the secret guard clearly saw the murderous look in Wu Liangman’s eyes and the tiny movements that triggered the mechanism through the messy hair on his forehead—

 

His master really wanted to silence him.

 

“Forget it. Since Wu Shizi is so adamant that you don’t recognize this person, then you should withdraw today and discuss this matter again after Old Prince Wu arrives in the capital.”

 

When Wu Liangman was still in doubt, the emperor suddenly asked him to leave. This attitude, coupled with the needle just now, finally made the arrogant Shizi start to panic.

 

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After only Prince Cheng and Old Prince Yuchi were left in Linhua Palace, the emperor called out to the person behind the screen: “Jiangli, come out.”

 

Then, a graceful figure flashed behind the screen on the east side of the palace. It was Yun Jiangli.

 

“Your Majesty, Your Highness.”

 

Yun Jiangli bowed with his hands in greeting.

 

Now that there were no outsiders around, Prince Cheng had already sat aside and started drinking tea: “Jiangli, you reacted the fastest; otherwise, Wu Liangman might have succeeded already.”

 

During this period, in addition to searching for Chao Shang’s whereabouts, Yun Jiangli has been helping the emperor investigate the Wu family in the northern border, and this secret guard is one of the breakthroughs.

 

However, the Ministry of Justice has been investigating for many days but still can’t get any key information.

 

According to the spies sent back to the capital by “Xuezhu” a few days ago, Yun Jiangli learned that the ring worn on Wu Liangman’s right thumb was a mechanism with a poisoned needle. Once it hits the target, the poisoned person will die of heart failure after three hours.

 

And this Wu Liangman is the most arrogant and domineering among the several heirs held hostage in the capital.

 

Although he is a little smart, but he is notoriously arrogant and conceited. Relying on the support of his father, he is ambitious and does not know how to restrain himself. He is very impatient.

 

Therefore, Yun Jiangli took the initiative to ask the emperor to deceive him.

 

Unexpectedly, he really guessed it right. It was just a show. This fool, who could deceive with just a few words, even had the intention of silencing him in front of the emperor.

 

Now that this has happened, the Ministry of Justice no longer has to worry about the secret guard refusing to speak. Perhaps by now his son has already got a lot of useful information out of questioning him.

 

Yun Jiangli only smiled faintly in the face of the emperor and Prince Cheng’s praise.

 

“Ai, Young Hall Master, that bastard is still staying at your Prince’s mansion, right?”

 

Old Prince Yuchi patted his thigh and asked, “Young Hall Master, when you go back today, please ask that bastard if he will come back to the Prince’s Mansion to celebrate the New Year!”

 

Yun Jiangli responded while laughing in his heart. The people of the Yuchi family really have the same temper.

 

After a few jokes, Prince Cheng suddenly asked, “Jiangli, come to think of it, Lao Qi is still upset with you?”

 

Yun Jiangli gets worried whenever this was mentioned.

 

He has been very busy these days and cannot be with Yan Muning all the time during the day.

 

Fortunately, the little prince has been taking good care of himself these days, and he is much more stable and has a better appetite, not at all as annoying as Yun Jiangli.

 

However, every day he hears Ah Xiao say that this little thing is playing with cats and dogs in the mansion and is very happy and carefree, not at all as annoyed as Yun Jiangli.

 

Young Hall Master Yun, who had delayed his efforts to coax him, could only sneak into the little prince’s bedroom at night until yesterday…

 

It was really miserable.

 

“Hurry up and coax him. That little bastard is so stubborn that I dare not visit him in the mansion these days.”

 

Prince Cheng continued to add fuel to the fire.

 

The emperor’s expression also softened when he mentioned his younger brother, and he smiled and said, “Zhen has also heard from Fifth Brother. Jiangli, don’t worry. Zhen will support you in this matter. You must not let that little bastard take a concubine!”

 

Yun Jiangli didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry and responded, “Your Majesty, don’t worry. It’s better to give me more free time on weekdays. I think I can appease Xiao Wangye quickly.”

 

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Although he said not to worry, but Yun Jiangli was still on guard every day in case his youth unexpectedly gave him a love rival.

 

As the year drew to a close, Yun Jiangli finally had more time to stay in the mansion. Taking advantage of the little prince’s good appetite, he personally made some delicious snacks and cakes in the small kitchen every day to feed the youth.

 

The little prince ate all the delicacies and was very satisfied.

 

At this moment, besides the small belly that showed some signs of pregnancy, even his face was rounder. When he smiled with his lips pursed, two shallow dimples could be seen on his cheeks.

 

But even though Yun Jiangli fed the youth a lot of delicious food, he still couldn’t coax the youth to look at him more, let alone let him enter his bedroom at night.

 

His beloved was swaying in front of him, often showing some of the cuteness and naivety that is unique to pregnancy. Yun Jiangli felt itchy inside, but he couldn’t hug or kiss him. The resentment in his heart was so deep.

 

Sometimes he saw the little prince lying lazily on the warm couch, reading a storybook, with his clothes loose, revealing his white neck and a small part of his chest. He laughed out loud from time to time, and his round little belly trembled with his laughter.

 

The laughter was throbbing at the tip of Young Hall Master Yun’s heart…

 

Yun Jiangli sat aside brewing tea, gritting his teeth. He really thought that the little bastard did it on purpose. How come there has never been a time when he couldn’t even fasten his collar tightly before?

 

Only when he held the youth to sleep at night could Young Hall Master Yun comfort the bitterness in his heart.

 

Time flies. It has been a long time since the day when the little prince threatened to find a stepfather for his son. The mansion has been as peaceful as before. No rumors have been heard, and no evildoers have appeared. It seems that there will be no disturbance for the time being.

 

Just when Yun Jiangli was about to think that Yan Muning was just speaking in anger that day, the little prince actually took a little beauty into the mansion…