CH 36.1

Translator – Xiao He Lian

Chapter 36.1

Wen Chi: “…”

Although he was prepared to be ridiculed by the crowd long ago, hearing Young Master Li’s unbridled laughter, his ears still couldn’t help blushing.

The others seemed to want to laugh too but they held back their smiles to save face but the corners of their mouths still twitched.

Originally, Zhang Cai Hui poked her head to see it with great interest but she didn’t expect to see such a painting.

The curious expression on her face froze for a moment before she calmed down and looked at Wen Chi with embarrassment.

Zhang Cai Hui asked: “Young Master Wen, did you draw a chicken?”

At this moment, Wen Chi’s entire face was blushing and he wished he could find a crack in the ground to sneak in but in reality he had nowhere to hide. So he had no choice but to say with a thick skin: “This is the phoenix.”

“Puff——” Young Master Li held his belly, looking like he was about to die laughing. “Hahahahahaha, you actually said that this chicken is a phoenix? Hahahahahaha, did you hear that? Our Young Master Wen drew a phoenix that looks like a chicken!”

Wen Chi: “…”

He had the urge to slap him but he gave up after thinking about it.

Not to mention that Young Master Li was much more popular than him, he was also afraid that if he slaps Young Master Li today, Young Master Li’s family will come to slap him a hundred times tomorrow.

Wen Chi endured with difficulty but fortunately Zhang Cai Hui stopped Young Master Li and stood up to rescue Wen Chi at the right time and said, “It’s all because of my lack of consideration. I forgot that Young Master Wen is still sick and hastily invited Young Master Wen to the tea banquet. I am grateful that, Young Master Wen was willing to take my words to heart.”

After her words fell, Zhang Cai Hui gratefully bowed at Wen Chi.

Before Wen Chi could open his mouth, he heard a light and chilly voice behind Zhang Cai Hui: “Heh, Concubine Zhang, a full jar makes no noise, but a half jar sloshes1The meaning of this sentence is: People who are truly knowledgeable will not show off their talents everywhere, only people with a little knowledge will be self-righteous and show off everywhere., even if you give him three to five years, he still won’t be able to do it.” 

Wen Chi finally couldn’t take it anymore. He looked at Young Master Li expressionlessly and blurted out: “At least half of my jar of water doesn’t make jingling sounds like some people’s half empty jars.”

As soon as these words came out, Young Master Li’s face turned livid.

Young Master Li was not a fool, how could he fail to hear that Wen Chi was mocking him and immediately pointed at Wen Chi angrily: “You…”

“Stop talking!” Seeing that the situation was about to heat up, Zhang Cai Hui hurriedly stood between the two of them and looked back at Young Master Li in dissatisfaction,  “Just stop talking. It’s sunny today and we didn’t come out to quarrel. Why do you look like you have eaten a firecracker?”

Although Young Master Li didn’t like Wen Chi, he was even more afraid of Zhang Cai Hui. He stared at Wen Chi with an ugly expression for a while before coldly looking away.

Zhang Cai Hui sensed the condensed atmosphere, so she turned to Wen Chi and asked with a smile, “The phoenix is a legendary divine bird, there are male and female phoenix. I wonder if Young Wen drew a male phoenix or a female phoenix.”

This question stumped Wen Chi.

He only thought it was a phoenix and didn’t think about whether it was a female phoenix or a male phoenix. He forgot to ask Shi Ye when he left yesterday. If he answered wrongly, would Shi Ye twist his head when he found out…

Just when Wen Chi was hesitating, the uncontrollable Young Master Li jumped out again: “You drew the picture yourself, don’t you even know whether the chicken is male or female?”

Wen Chi got angry: “I said it’s a phoenix.”

Young Master Li sneered: “This is just a chicken.”

Wen Chi: “This is Phoenix.”

Young Master Li: “This is a chicken.”

Wen Chi felt that he had reached the limit of his patience. He became angry when he saw Young Master Li’s arrogant appearance and began to wonder whether to run after slapping or kicking.

Seeing Wen Chi’s silence, Young Master Li thought that Wen Chi had given up, so he taunted even more: “If I were you, I would not take this chicken out to show off and say that it is a phoenix. How does this look like a phoenix? I’m afraid the phoenix will cry after hearing your words.”

Young Master Li hadn’t finished his words when suddenly a cold voice came from outside the crowd: “It is a male phoenix.”

The sudden voice made everyone present stunned. Zhang Cai Hui was the first to react, the original embarrassed expression turned into surprise and joy in an instant. She quickly reached out to fix the hairpin on her head and hurriedly squeezed out of the crowd.

“Your Royal Highness!” Zhang Cai Hui said incredulously, “Why are you here?”

The crown prince is here?!

Everyone, including Young Master Li, reacted exactly like Zhang Cai Hui, scrambling to turn around and welcome him.

Wen Chi was squeezed in the crowd and before he had time to react, he was pushed and shoved forward a few steps by the crowd.

He was the tallest among the crowd and when he looked up, he could easily see Shi Ye sitting in a wheelchair in front of him.

He saw that Shi Ye was wearing a black satin robe with gold trim and embroidered dragons and his black hair was tied up by plain suet jade. The half of his face that was covered with burn marks was also covered by a pure black half-face mask.

Without seeing the horrific scars, Shi Ye’s entire face was more handsome than usual, even Wen Chi who was used to seeing his face, was also stunned a little at first glance.

It’s just that Shi Ye’s expression was not so happy, his brows were slightly wrinkled and the frost in his eyes seemed to spread out and instantly chilled everyone.

He asked Zhang Cai Hui: “Can’t Bengong come?”

“No, no, Your Highness, you misunderstood, I didn’t mean that.” Zhang Cai Hui bowed and smiled cautiously and flatteringly, “I was just surprised that Your Highness can still find time to come despite your busy schedule.” 

Shi Ye said calmly: “Everyone just continue what you were doing, don’t pay attention to Bengong.”

Zhang Cai Hui smiled and retreated. 

Many people there were seeing Shi Ye for the first time.

They had heard too many rumors about Shi Ye and thought that Shi Ye was a weird man with a terrifying appearance and a violent temper. But today when they suddenly saw the face of the legendary crown prince, everyone was stunned for a while.

What’s so scary about his appearance?

To put it bluntly, even if the crown prince only showed half of his face, Zhang Cai Hui, the greatest beauty in the capital, will soon lose her luster when she stands next to him.

The only thing that fits the rumors was the crown prince’s temper…

Really scary.

Even so, there are always one or two bold people in the crowd, one was Zhang Cai Hui who took the initiative to welcome him just now and the other was Young Master Li who took the initiative to step forward afterwards.

Young Master Li seemed to be a little afraid of Shi Ye, his eyes dodged and he didn’t dare to look directly into Shi Ye in the eyes but he still bravely walked in front of Shi Ye.

“Your Royal Highness, my name is Li Yu.” Young Master Li said in a loud voice. The harshness of his previous sarcastic remarks when he satirized Wen Chi before were all gone. He grinned and there were two obvious dimples on his fair cheeks, “Just now Your Highness said that the chicken was a male phoenix, how did Your Highness know that the chicken was a male phoenix?”

Young Master Li asked the doubts in everyone’s mind and everyone looked at Shi Ye curiously.

Among the crowd, only Wen Chi’s face was pale.

It’s over, it’s over, it’s over!

Li Yu, you are finished!

You actually said in front of Shi Ye that the phoenix he drew was a chicken, your account is gone!2On the Internet , when someone publishes some sensitive topics, you can use “Your account is gone” as a reminder and ridicule . Sometimes it can also be used as a threat . When someone says something to you that makes you uncomfortable , you can use “Your number is gone” as a counterattack , expressing a meaning of “try to say it again? You are sooo dead”.

Wen Chi couldn’t bear to watch what was going to happen next.

However, Young Master Li and the others didn’t know what Wen Chi was thinking and they were all waiting for Shi Ye’s answer.

They saw Shi Ye raise the corner of his mouth and showed a very faint smile at Young Master Li: “Bengong has not yet looked for you but you took the initiative to come to the door.”

Young Master Li didn’t understand what Shi Ye meant and looked at Shi Ye in a daze.

The next moment, Shi Ye beckoned to him: “Come here.”

Young Master Li’s face brightened, thinking that his boldness had attracted Shi Ye’s attention. He stepped forward and bent down: “Your Royal Highness…”

Before he finished speaking, a hand grabbed his neck.

Young Master Li didn’t realize what happened at all, his eyes widened in shock and he struggled subconsciously. Unexpectedly, the harder he struggled, the tighter Shi Ye tightened his grip.

Except for Eunuch Zhu who was standing behind the wheelchair and a group of palace maids and eunuchs, all the people present looked terrified. They never expected such a thing to happen so suddenly.

Especially Zhang Cai Hui, who was the closest to Shi Ye and Young Master Li, her face turned pale and she almost screamed out but fortunately she covered her mouth with her hands in time.

“Your Highness the Crown Prince…” Young Master Li’s face was red, he grabbed Shi Ye’s hand that was strangling his neck with both hands. His eyes were bulging out and veins popped out on his forehead, it could be seen that it was very painful, “Your Highness spare your life ……”

Shi Ye looked extremely relaxed, even a little lazy. To him, strangling people to death seemed to be as simple as drinking a sip of tea. Instead he simply repeated what Young master Li said just now: “How do you think Bengong knew that it was a male phoenix?”

There was a pause.

Shi Ye smiled gently: “Do you know that the phoenix was painted by Bengong?”

Young Master Li: “…”