YNRHPCYC Chapter 88

Wen Chan gathered his clothes and sat on a soft chair, “Let them in.”

As soon as the order was passed on, Liang Yanbei and Xie Zhaoxue entered the palace hall one after another.

“Your Highness, have you had breakfast?” Liang Yanbei was casual, as if he regarded Xiyang Palace as his second home, and he ordered Ah Fu very skillfully, “Go make me a pot of tea.”

Ah Fu complied with it and left the hall with jolting buttocks[footnote]eager[/footnote]. Xie Zhaoxue felt strange. He glanced at Wen Chan and saw that his face was normal. He didn’t think much about it and bowed very seriously, “Greetings, Your Highness.”

Wen Chan waved his hand, “Have a seat.”

Because Xie Zhaoxue was there, Liang Yanbei did not act presumptuously as usual but found a table closer to Wen Chan and sat down. As soon as he sat down, he yawned drowsily, his eyes filled with a sparkling and translucent liquid.

Wen Chan wanted to get straight to the point, but when he took a look at him and saw his appearance, he couldn’t help but ask, “Didn’t you get enough rest yesterday?”

“Your Highness, to be honest, I haven’t had a good rest for three consecutive days.” Liang Yanbei sighed tiredly.

“Brother Yanbei, are you seriously ill?” Xie Zhaoxue also asked, thinking that he had followed him into the palace all the way, but he didn’t see anything strange in his face?

When Wen Chan heard this, he couldn’t help but feel a little nervous, “Did a cold breeze blow through last night? Have you received any medical attention?”

Liang Yanbei shook his head, “It’s a heart disease; medicine is useless.”

“This……” Xie Zhaoxue was speechless for a moment and wanted to continue asking. But when he heard him say it was heart disease, it was not convenient to go deeper. So he subconsciously cast a glance at Wen Chan.

To his surprise, Wen Chan frowned slightly and stood up, “Heart disease? What heart disease do you have?”

“I’m thinking about a heartless person in my heart.” Liang Yanbei said seriously, “It’s hard to fall asleep alone.”

“……” Wen Chan was startled at first. But after he got his reply, his expression suddenly changed, and he glared at Liang Yanbei slightly, “I’m afraid you won’t be able to cure this disease for a lifetime.”

“Brother Yanbei.” Xie Zhaoxue thought for a while and said seriously, “You don’t have to worry. I heard that Lady Liang has been selecting a young lady from the capital recently. It’s rumoured that she’s looking for a wife for you to bring into the house. I’m sure Madam Liang will choose a suitable companion for you.”

It could be said that a thunder was thrown out quite plainly. Wen Chan and Liang Yanbei were both taken aback at the same time, and their faces looked inconceivable.

Wen Chan immediately looked at Liang Yanbei and smiled coldly, “Rich young lady?”

“Xie Zifu, you can eat whatever you want, but you can’t say whatever you want! Where did you hear this fake news from?” Liang Yanbei himself was also very surprised. After receiving Wen Chan’s question, he hurriedly clarified, “There is no such thing!”

“My mother said so.” Xie Zhaoxue, who didn’t understand what he meant, produced strong evidence, “And asked my mother to help introduce someone!”

Liang Yanbei waved his hands repeatedly, “Impossible, impossible!”

“Oh.” Wen Chan said lightly, “Isn’t it hard to fall asleep alone? This is great; Lady Liang loves her son, and everything is arranged carefully.”

“These are all rumours. Your Highness, you must not believe them.” Liang Yanbei was caught off guard by this blow and was a little confused. But he still focused on explaining first, “I didn’t even know about this myself. How true can the words coming from others’ mouths be?”

“It is indeed true. Maybe Lady Liang mentioned it to you, but since Brother Yanbei is so busy every day, you may have forgotten it.” Xie Zhaoxue tried to prove that he was right from the side. Liang Yanbei winked at him a few times, but he didn’t receive it.

“My mother also said that Lady Liang has taken a fancy to the daughter of the Zhao family, and she will also have you meet her and get to know each other in the coming few days.”

“The daughter of the Zhao family?” Wen Chan asked, “Could it be Zhao Pingshi?”

“That’s right,” Xie Zhaoxue nodded. “Although Zhao Pingshi can be a bit arrogant and headstrong, she’s ultimately just a pampered young woman. At heart, she’s not a bad person. She is still young and has an outstanding appearance. She is suitable for Brother Yanbei.”

After hearing this, Wen Chan sneered, “They are really a good match.”

“Indeed.” Xie Zhaoxue said, “When Brother Yanbei is in the mood, you can enquire about Young Lady Zhao’s itinerary and go to meet her.”

Liang Yanbei opened his mouth to refuse sharply, but before he could say anything, Wen Chan cut him off. “Good, good, I think it’s best to do it now. Just do it today.”

He stood up from the soft chair all of a sudden, “Bengong remembers that there are still important things today, and it is not possible to entertain the two of you. The two of you please go back.”

Liang Yanbei stood up and said, “Your Highness, you can ask me to go back, but there are some things I must make clear.”

Xie Zhaoxue didn’t know the twists and turns and stopped Liang Yanbei with one hand, “Brother Yanbei, since His Highness is busy today, we shouldn’t bother him anymore. Let’s come back another day.”

“Xie Zifu, let me go now.” Liang Yanbei warned him angrily, “When I finish talking to His Highness, I still have something to tell you.”

Wen Chan didn’t have the mind to listen to him at all; his mind was in a mess, and he called out loudly, “Ah Fu!”

It happened that Ah Fu was coming in with the brewed tea. He saw that all three of them in the hall were standing up, and there was something wrong with the atmosphere. He hurriedly lowered his head and walked over, “Your Highness, this minion is here.”

“Send the two young masters away.” He said.

Ah Fu was also dumbfounded. Didn’t His Highness clamour to see Little Master Xie yesterday? Why did he want to drive him out after just a few words? What’s more, Young Master Liang was also among them.

But the quick-witted Ah Fu reacted instantly. Though still a bit confused, his movements were swift. He placed the tea on the table and said to the two, “Young Masters, please follow this minion outside.”

Liang Yanbei was not willing to leave, but Xie Zhaoxue was watching him with wide eyes, and he had many things to say. So he had to say to Wen Chan, “Your Highness, I will come another day.”

Wen Chan didn’t even look at him and snorted angrily, “Go, go.”

He was very aggrieved by this attitude and smiled at Xie Zhaoxue, “Xie Zifu, I’m really starting to wonder why I even brought you in this morning?”

Xie Zhaoxue asked, “Didn’t you say that there was something important to discuss?”

“I didn’t say that.” Liang Yanbei rubbed his face tiredly, “Some fool said that.”

After saying that, he looked at Wen Chan again before turning around and walking out of the palace hall’s door.

It took less than an hour for Liang Yanbei and Xie Zhaoxue to enter the palace and leave the palace.

After leaving the palace, Liang Yanbei said goodbye to Xie Zhaoxue, “Let’s meet again in two days. I may be a little busy in these two days.”

Xie Zhaoxue asked in confusion, “Didn’t you say this morning that you didn’t have anything to do these days?”

“Well, thanks to you, I have something to do now.” Liang Yanbei smiled and patted his shoulder, “And I don’t want to see you again in the near future.”

After saying that, Liang Yanbei sighed wearily and left straight away.

Xie Zhaoxue looked at his back as he left, and a faint smile slowly appeared on his calm face. And the pair of beautiful eyes revealed a subtle cunningness.

After the two of them left, Wen Chan asked Ah Fu to wait outside the hall, and he sat in the hall alone in a daze.

The moment he heard Xie Zhaoxue say that Madam Liang was looking for a wife for Liang Yanbei, a panic surged into his heart, almost suffocating him.

This feeling was too familiar, as if it were engraved into his bones. Wen Chan was shocked to realise that he had been completely blinded by Liang Yanbei’s sweet talk in the past few months.

The real Liang Yanbei was an ordinary man who married Situ Zhoulan. He doesn’t flirt around him and say sweet nothings all day long. Maybe this was just a big dream he had?

Deception — — This was a word Wen Chan was very accustomed to. He had experienced so much in his previous life and was immune to deception. And he seemed to think that this was a normal thing. But he had never been deceived by Liang Yanbei.

He didn’t dare to think about that assumption — — Liang Yanbei lied to him about being very much in love with him, while on the other hand, he asked Lady Liang to find a suitable girl to be his wife in the capital. This kind of thing was too fatal.

When Wen Chan thought of Liang Yanbei’s firm request for marriage in his previous life, he could not restrain himself from going crazy. Such madness was more serious than in his previous life. Perhaps it was because after he tasted the sweetness, he would rather not let go of Liang Yanbei at all.

How many times had he fantasised about what it would be like if he were the one standing next to Liang Yanbei and was his lover?

Wen Chan seemed to have touched the edge of what he had always wanted in his previous life but dared not express, and just when he wanted to hold onto it more tightly, Xie Zhaoxue’s words today came like a wake-up call.

Wen Chan suddenly found it all a bit cruel. Yet he couldn’t tell whether this discomfort stemmed from Liang Yanbei’s actions or from the thoughts he himself harboured. In the end, he didn’t know whom to blame.

After sitting blankly for a long time, he felt that he should do something to sober up. So he called Ah Fu in again, “Prepare the carriage; we will leave the palace to go to the Gecha Mansion.”

Ah Fu didn’t dare to say more and immediately prepared the carriage and called Wen Chan to the carriage in a soft voice.

All the way out of the palace, the carriage avoided the downtown area and went to Gecha Mansion through a remote street. The closed curtains blocked the bustling city life of the capital.

Wen Chan’s brows never relaxed en route. Perhaps because he was not very happy. So even his expression was a little heavy.

After travelling for a while, the carriage slowly stopped. Ah Fu lifted the curtain, looked out, and said in a low voice, “Your Highness, we have arrived at Gecha Mansion.”

Wen Chan did not respond. He just got up and got off the carriage. He looked around and saw that the Gecha Mansion in front of him was very different. The wide and thick gate had been severely burnt, and the original colour could not be seen. It was black and burnt.

Half of the door was burnt, and it was very messy.

How big was the fire? The door was burnt like this.

“I heard the fire raged for most of the night, and the fire was intense. Dozens of people worked together to put it out, but it barely made a difference.” Ah Fu said from the side.

“The fire shouldn’t have lasted that long, and there were so many people putting it out. It doesn’t make sense that it burnt all night.” Wen Chan asked in confusion.

“Because the person who set the fire sprinkled alcohol around the cell.”

Someone else’s voice suddenly came from behind him. Wen Chan turned around and found that it was He Yuncheng, the young man who was beaten by Lu Yi in the academy and had a nosebleed.

He was wearing a dark black robe, and there was no expression on his thin face. He just looked straight at Wen Chan.

For some reason, Wen Chan felt that something was wrong with him.

When he saw him some time ago, he was still a clumsy boy crying for help. But now, he seemed to have a little haze in his dark eyes.

“How do you know?” Wen Chan asked back.

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