CH 106.2

Translator – Xiao He Lian

Chapter 106.2

Wen Chi was very happy, his emotions seemed to spread to A’Gu and A’Gu also hummed and pressed his head against his arm. After being taught a lesson by Shi Ye, it finally knew how to control itself and it was no longer noisy like before.

Wen Chi patted A’Gu’s furry head for a while and saw Shi Ye bring a glass of water.

Wen Chi doesn’t know if it’s because of the previous experience but now Shi Ye was quite skilled at taking care of people. He helped Wen Chi to sit on the head of the bed and then passed the glass of water he was holding to Wen Chi’s lips.

Wen Chi’s mouth was really parched and he drank the warm water in the cup with Shi Ye’s help in one gulp. He drank it in a hurry and when he took the last sip, he choked and coughed uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Shi Ye quickly stretched out his hand to caress Wen Chi’s back. Obviously he had seldom done this to others and every action he took was clearly rusty and awkward.

Wen Chi’s face was flushed from coughing and he waved his hands to show that he was fine. He raised his head, the corners of his eyes were slightly rosy and even the tip of his nose was red and his dark eyes were filled with a layer of mist at some point.

Shi Ye was stunned.

Wen Chi didn’t notice Shi Ye’s gaffe, he rubbed his eyes and couldn’t help but feel embarrassed by his own gaffe just now. He pursed his lips and apologized to Shi Ye.

As soon as the words left his mouth, a hand suddenly reached out to him.

The cold fingertips landed on Wen Chi’s lips and the cold touch made Wen Chi pause for a moment, only to belatedly realize that it was Shi Ye’s hand.

Wen Chi said: “Shi Ye…”

“Here.” Shi Ye’s expressionless face revealed a bit of guilty conscience. He quickly wiped off the remaining water droplets at the corner of Wen Chi’s mouth with his thumb and showed Wen Chi the water stains on his fingertips with his backhand, “There’s water.”

Wen Chi: “…”

Looking at Shi Ye’s serious expression, he suddenly didn’t know what to say and the trace of ecstasy that had easily arisen at the bottom of his heart also disappeared without a trace at this moment.

So be it.

Wen Chi quickly remembered another matter and he told Shi Ye everything he saw and heard that night.

After listening to Shi Ye, he was not surprised at all. He said very calmly: “Concubine Rong has a lot of ambitions and it is not surprising that she is working with the Hua family.”

Wen Chi was still a little worried: “What are your plans?”

Although Concubine Rong and Hua Zi Zang were both mere characters in the original novel, the fourth prince they support, Shi Jin, is the real protagonist in it. Even if the plot had changed drastically, Shi Ye would not necessarily be defeated by Shi Jin due to the protagonist’s aura.

It’s a pity that Wen Chi doesn’t understand strategy and has no influence or power in the court, so he can’t help Shi Ye at all.

Shi Ye looked at Wen Chi and was silent for a while, his eyes gradually becoming darker. He didn’t know whether he was talking to Wen Chi or talking to himself: “I must get that spirit stone.”

**

After that day, Shi Ye disappeared again.

It was the middle of winter, and every day the sky was covered with snow that looked like goose feathers floating in the sky every day, covering almost the whole world. Even if the maids of Bamboo Flute Residence cleaned the courtyard all the time, they still couldn’t sweep the snow out of the courtyard.

Wen Chi and A’Gu stayed in the house together and Ruo Fang and Ruo Tao would add some charcoal to the fire from time to time, even though Wen Chi was dressed very lightly in the house, he would not feel too cold.

As the days passed, Wen Chi unexpectedly received an invitation from Lord Yin, saying that Jinzhou had made great achievements in controlling locusts. And when the news spread to the capital, a celebration banquet was planned and all the people who went to Jinzhou that year were invited. The venue for the celebration banquet in the palace, which was also supposed to be a celebration for the seriously ill emperor.

Wen Chi expected to see Shi Ye at the feast, but instead of Shi Ye, he met the legendary Hua Yin.

Hua Yin’s appearance is quite different from what Wen Chi imagined. He is younger, thinner and more… like Shi Ye. Wen Chi doesn’t know if it is because Hua Yin and Empress Hua were twin siblings but at first glance, Hua Yin and Shi Ye look seven or eight percent alike.

When Wen Chi saw Hua Yin surrounded by a group of people from a distance, he was in a trance.

Until someone yelled behind him.

“Young Master Wen?”

Wen Chi suddenly came back to his senses and after focusing his gaze, he was horrified to find that Hua Yin who was not far away was also staring at him…

The biggest difference between Hua Yin and Shi Ye is that Hua Yin loves to smile, even if his expression is cold, the corners of his mouth would pull a slight upward curve.

But Hua Yin’s smile is also different from the often smiling Lord Yin’s. Lord Yin’s smile is very appealing and makes people want to get close to him, but Hua Yin’s smile is very superficial, like a prop in a store window, fake and empty, making people unable to understand his real thoughts, so naturally they don’t dare to get too close to him.

At this very moment, Hua Yin was facing Wen Chi with such a smile on his face.

And Wen Chi could feel so clearly that no matter how kind the smile on Hua Yin’s face was, it couldn’t stop the coldness in his eyes, like a net enveloping Wen Chi.

Before he knew it, Wen Chi broke out in a cold sweat.