CH 14.2

Translator – Xiao He Lian

Chapter 14.2

Wen Chi searched back and forth for the supporting characters in the novel in his memory but couldn’t find any characters that matched the crown prince’s sweetheart and Xiao Shuanzi said that the person looked a lot like the original owner, so it was even more impossible to find out. .

Wen Chi kept thinking about it till his head hurt but he still had no idea.

He simply closed his eyes, ready to rest for a while and then slowly fell asleep in the rickety carriage.

When Wen Chi woke up, the carriage had come to the gate of Wen Mansion.

Xiao Shuanzi helped Wen Chi get out of the carriage and a group of people were already waiting eagerly outside.

Wen Chi glanced over and did not see any of the Wen family members, they were all maids and servants.

The middle-aged man in gray clothes and a mustache standing in the middle was the butler of Wen mansion. Before entering the palace, Wen Chi met him outside Wen Changqing’s study. At that time, Wen Chi was just an unfavored son and the housekeeper didn’t even bother to look at him.

Now the tide is turning, Wen Chi accompanied by Xiao Shuanzi and two little eunuchs, returned to the Wen House in the Crown Prince’s carriage, not only attracted the eyes of many passers-by around, but also made the butler, who has always been dog-eyed, to squeeze out a flattering smile.

“The eldest young master is back!” the butler hurriedly said, “Come in quickly.”

Although Wen Chi and Wen Liang grew up in the backyard of the boudoir, they were too afraid to go out and show their faces and would not be recognized by others.  In the end there are many people here and accidents are inevitable, plus several eunuchs are still watching, the housekeeper is afraid of revealing their secrets and immediately shows hundred percent enthusiasm to let the maids and servants swarm around the Wen Chi as he enters the mansion.

The butler smiled and took out a piece of silver and handed it to Xiao Shuanzi and said flatteringly, “It’s been hard on you to come this far.”

Xiao Shuanzi accepted the silver without changing his face: “It’s not hard.”

The steward made a gesture of sending off the guests, “Then please….”

Who knew that Xiao Shuanzi glanced at the butler coldly and snorted: “We are the eunuchs beside His Highness the Crown Prince, we accompanied Young Master Wen back this time, representing His Highness the Crown Prince. But you don’t invite us in and have a cup of tea, how dare you rush us to leave?”

As long as His Highness the Crown Prince was brought out, everyone would feel a deep sense of fear and the butler was frightened. His legs softened and he fell directly to the ground.

“I dare not! I hope His Highness the Crown Prince will forgive me!”  The housekeeper trembled and got up from the ground. “Eunuchs, please come in.”

Xiao Shuanzi snorted heavily and stepped into the mansion.

As a result, just after walking a little way, he saw Wen Chi being squeezed by the maids and servants in a not so wide corridor, accompanied by voices of bickering. And when he looked closer, it seemed that Wen Chi wanted to go somewhere but was stopped by the maids and servants.

Xiao Shuanzi shouted sharply: “Bold, you dare you stop Young Master Wen as well?”

Xiao Shuanzi’s shrill voice is unique to eunuchs and the only place in the whole Da Feng country where there were eunuchs was the majestic imperial palace, which everyone under the sky would have a subconscious fear of.

Before Wen Chi, who was blocked in the middle, could react, the surrounding maids and servants had already knelt down.

The butler caught up from behind and upon seeing this, he wiped the cold sweat from his face: “Eunuch Shuan…”

Eunuch Shuan turned his head and taught the butler a lesson: “Look, look at the people you have trained in Wen residence, even dares to stop the ones beside His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you really ate the leopard’s gall1“Eating a leopard’s gall” appeared in “Water Margin”. It was rumored in ancient times that people with leopard gallbladder are very courageous. Sometimes we need enough courage to overcome someone when something unexpected happens. The phrase “leopard courage” is a derogatory term to describe a person who treats something regardless of consequences or concerns, and is full of courage!” 

The butler was so frightened that he knelt down again: “This servant is ignorant, let Eunuch Shuan laugh.”

After speaking, he turned his head and scolded, “Get out of here!”

The maids and servants who were already scared to death immediately scattered like birds and beasts.

Seeing that it was getting late, Wen Chi didn’t have time to spend with them here, so he asked the butler, “Where is my father?” 

The butler kneeled on the ground, not daring to get up. With cold sweats he said: “There are guests in the mansion today and the master is in the study meeting guests.”

Guests.

It seemed he arrived just in time.

Wen Chi gave the rest of his things to the butler, carrying only the food box with the cake: “Help me put these things back, I have something to say to my father first.”

“Eldest young master!” The butler anxiously got up from the ground, “Master is still receiving guests, you can’t go over there, young master!”

Unfortunately, before the butler’s voice could be heard, Wen Chi had already run away with the food box.

The butler glanced at Eunuch Shuan’s cold smile and abruptly resisted the urge to catch up.

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