YNRHPCYC Chapter 81

The snow stopped at some time.

Wen Chan was in a good mood. He returned to the palace, humming a little tune, and sat next to the heater.

Ah Fu brought a bowl of hot ginger soup, “Your Highness, drink this quickly to get rid of the cold.”

He reached out to take it.

“This servant has just received word that every member of the Zhong family has been imprisoned. If Prime Minister Zhong wishes to clear their name, it will likely come at a steep cost.”

“I thought so before too, but the result might be better than we thought.” Wen Chan smiled, “I wanted to take advantage of this incident to tear off Zhong Guoyi’s arm, but I didn’t expect to directly overthrow the Zhong family. It’s a pleasant surprise.”

“Overthrow?” Ah Fu asked in confusion, “Your Highness, this slave is stupid. But how can we overthrow the Zhong family with just a contract of sale and a fake label?

Besides, the deed of sale was forged by us. Once the Zhong clan’s allies start working behind the scenes, there’s no way His Majesty will be able to bring down the Zhong family over a fake deed of sale……”

“Whether it’s real or not, it doesn’t matter.” Wen Chan said, “When Concubine Mei fell, she dropped a jade. If I guess correctly, it can be the evidence of the secret meeting between Concubine Mei and Zhong Wenting.”

Ah Fu was surprised, “Then His Majesty saw it too……”

“First, there was Concubine Mei’s affair with Zhong Wenting, and then Wen Linglong’s poisoning. Originally, I wanted to charge Zhong Jia’an with conspiring to murder the heir. But with this incident, this charge was pushed to the back.” Wen Chan explained carefully.

“Imagine if you find out that your wife is having an affair with another man. How will you look at your children?”

Ah Fu was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then his eyes widened, “Does His Majesty suspect that the eleventh princess is the blood of the Zhong family?”

“Emperor Father will not take any chances on such a thing. He must be suspicious. So what will he think about the Zhong family poisoning Wen Linglong’s soup?”

“If the eleventh princess is really the blood of the Zhong family, then it is completely reasonable for them to poison the princess because they want to bury the truth. Leaving the princess behind means leaving a huge threat.” Ah Fu suddenly realised.

“Zhong Wenting had an affair with a concubine of the harem, leaving behind the product of infidelity. This is something that the royal family will absolutely not tolerate. Moreover, the power of the Zhong family has gradually increased in recent years. Emperor Father has long wanted to suppress it, and he will definitely seize this opportunity and destroy the Zhong family with one blow.”

“I see.” Ah Fu sighed, “It seems that luck is on our side this time. I didn’t expect Concubine Mei to be so careless and wear the jade on her body.”

Wen Chan laughed out loud, and it was obvious that he was in a very good mood. “This has nothing to do with luck.”

“What does your highness mean?”

“That jade didn’t fall out of Concubine Mei.”

At that time, Wen Chan was close, and his attention was all on Concubine Mei. He saw clearly that the jade stone was thrown out by the palace maid behind her when she fell. The movement was very small, and if it weren’t for Wen Chan’s sharp eyes, he would not have seen it at all.

When Concubine Mei and the maid walked past him earlier, he felt something strange. Later, he realised what was strange — — The two were too close.

So close that when the maid fell, Concubine Mei was immediately affected and fell down.

First, she threw down Concubine Mei, then waited for the opportunity to throw out the jade, and then stopped Concubine Mei from swallowing the jade. It was completely planned, and it was not a coincidence from any perspective.

It must be said that this plan came too timely and too appropriately.

The matter of Concubine Mei was like making the emperor want to kill a pig, and Wen Chan’s plan just happened to hand the emperor a knife, and the connection was seamless.

Ah Fu didn’t think so much at once and wanted to ask more. But then they heard a knock on the back window of the hall.

When the two looked at the same time, they saw Liang Yanbei leaning against the window frame, smiling slightly towards their side.

He was still wearing formal clothes. It was obvious that he didn’t leave the palace but came there directly.

Wen Chan’s eyelids twitched. It was still broad daylight, and he dared to run around in the palace!

He gave Ah Fu a wink. Understanding at once, Ah Fu bowed respectfully to Liang Yanbei, then turned and quietly exited the hall, closing the doors behind him.

When Wen Chan saw him go out, he wanted to teach Liang Yanbei a lesson, but he didn’t expect that when he turned around, he would see Liang Yanbei standing near him, without making a sound.

As soon as he opened his mouth, a pair of cool hands were placed on both sides of his chin, and then Liang Yanbei’s lips came pressing down, a little domineering and strong, and Wen Chan was completely suppressed.

Caught off guard by the sudden move, Wen Chan instinctively took a step back. But unexpectedly Liang Yanbei stepped up to follow and bit Wen Chan’s lip. Wen Chan hurriedly took back several steps, only stopping when his heel bumped into the table behind him.

Then, Wen Chan tasted a sweet taste, which was transmitted at the same time as the somewhat eager but very gentle pressure on his lips, with a little fragrance.

It was a candy.

Liang Yanbei had put a piece of candy in his mouth, and when he pried open Wen Chan’s teeth, he passed the taste of honey to him. Then with a roll of his tongue, the piece of sugar stone was in Wen Chan’s mouth.

Wen Chan just felt his body get hot all over, his ears were congested, and the hot breath and the sweetness of the sugar intertwined, quickly making him indulge in it.

When Liang Yanbei finally pulled away, Wen Chan’s lips were left glistening. Liang Yanbei brushed the tip of his nose gently against Wen Chan’s cheek and said, his voice low and husky, “Your Highness, it’s been days since I last saw you. I missed you terribly.”

Wen Chan finally pushed him back, his breath still uneven, and he whispered, blushing, “Liang Yanbei, this is still the palace. You can’t go around doing foolish things!”

As soon as he opened his mouth, he became aware of the candy in his mouth, and the sweetness continued to gush out. Wen Chan was so angry that he bit it into pieces in one bite, but he didn’t expect the sweetness to become stronger because of it, staining every nook and cranny in his mouth with sweetness.

He picked up the ginger soup on the table again, poured two mouthfuls into his mouth, and then suppressed it a bit.

Liang Yanbei didn’t care at all. He just sat on the chair and took out a honey rock sugar[footnote][/footnote] from the oil wrapper. After thinking for a while, he said, “Your Highness, I have been busy these days. I won’t ask for anything else, but I just want you to praise me.”

Wen Chan was stunned, “Today’s incident was really done by you?”

“Of course, who else can come up with such a good idea except me?” Liang Yanbei blinked at Wen Chan, looking like he was waiting for praise.

Wen Chan frowned slightly in doubt, “Concubine Mei’s personal maid was brought from her home and was loyal and devoted to Concubine Mei. How did you do it?”

“As long as you are a person, you will have weaknesses and desires. You can also use both soft and hard tactics.” Liang Yanbei said nonchalantly.

But Wen Chan knew it wasn’t as simple as he made it sound. If Liang Yanbei wanted to reach out to the palace, especially the harem, it would be a very difficult task. He must have spent a lot of effort.

“How did you know that Concubine Mei was having an affair with Zhong Wenting?” He asked.

“It’s too easy to know these things. They think they’ve done it perfectly, but in fact, there are many flaws.” Liang Yanbei leaned forward, stretched out his hand to hold Wen Chan’s hand, pulled it in front of him, and put it on his face, “I have long since discovered that there was something amiss going on between them. But I didn’t feel like meddling in their affairs. But they dare to attack you, so I couldn’t just ignore it anymore.”

Wen Chan’s heart softened when he heard this, and he suddenly realised that Liang Yanbei never asked him anything, whether it was about him appearing on Wuyue Island for no reason at the beginning, about him showing that he didn’t like Situ Zhoulan so obviously, or about the Zhong family wanting to kill him now.

Liang Yanbei never asked the reason behind it.

He didn’t know what Wen Chan was doing on Wuyue Island, but he always followed Wen Chan around, gave him money when he needed money, and gave him manpower when he needed manpower. The incidents that had occurred in Jile City were all because of him, dragging him into the situation.

He knew that Wen Chan didn’t like Situ Zhoulan, so he always deliberately avoided mentioning her in front of him. He even claimed that the medicine he gave out was “Situ family’s medicine”, but he didn’t have to guess to know whom he asked for the medicine.

He didn’t know why the Zhong family attacked Wen Chan, let alone when the two parties had a grudge, but he still secretly investigated and made arrangements behind his back and went straight to destroy the Zhong family.

Perhaps Liang Yanbei’s protection had already begun a long time ago, but Wen Chan had never noticed it.

He thought about it carefully, his mind drifting further and further back, until it returned to that lunar New Year’s Eve when he was reborn. At that time, he had come face-to-face with a deadly assassin. Wen Chan originally wanted to fight back the knife, but Liang Yanbei suddenly appeared and hugged him by his waist, saving him from the blade.

Sometimes Wen Chan would have the illusion that Liang Yanbei seemed to be born to protect him, whether it was in his previous life or in this life.

During this moment of distraction, Liang Yanbei circled his waist and yelled, “What’s the matter, Your Highness, why don’t you praise me? How long do you want me to wait?”

Wen Chan looked down at the head that was arched in his arms, couldn’t help but smile, bent down and dropped a soft kiss on his forehead, “The compliments I came up with are not enough to praise your goodness, so I have to keep thinking about it.”

Liang Yanbei froze for only a heartbeat before his eyes lit up with a brilliant gleam. As Wen Chan tried to stand up, he tightened his grip and pulled him back down. In the same instant, he tilted his head up and kissed Wen Chan from below. His other hand slid to the back of Wen Chan’s head, leaving him no chance to retreat, no room to escape.

This time, it was obviously harder and deeper than before. Wen Chan could bear it at first, but later he felt a little short of breath and promptly pushed his shoulder with his hand.

Liang Yanbei did not force him and let him push him away. When he looked up, he saw Wen Chan’s sparkling eyes and said with a smile, “I have already received Your Highness’s appreciation for me.”

Wen Chan’s face was red, whether it was because of holding his breath or shyness, and he took a few steps back, “I didn’t want to give you such a reward.”

“But I wanted it.” Liang Yanbei smiled and showed a row of white teeth.

Wen Chan regretted his impulsiveness just now. He had been restrained before and did not accept Liang Yanbei’s feelings bluntly. Now that he had taken the initiative and had recognised it, he didn’t know what the courageous Liang Yanbei could do.

“Aren’t you leaving yet? Staying in the palace all the time will arouse suspicion.” Wen Chan began to persuade him to leave as usual.

“Your Highness, can I sleep here today?” Liang Yanbei asked shamelessly.

“No.” Wen Chan crossed his arms and gave Liang Yanbei a light smack on the head. The sound was crisp, though the force behind it was gentle. “Do you think your life’s too long? Something major happened in the palace today. If you’re found here now, you’ll be dragged straight to the Gecha Mansion and become neighbours with the Zhong family.”

Liang Yanbei was very disappointed, but he also knew that he couldn’t do anything at a time like this. Still, he was quite reluctant when leaving and threatened that he would come again soon.

By the time Wen Chan sent the great Buddha away, the whole bowl of ginger soup had completely gone cold. He took a sip and suddenly remembered an important thing.

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