BLHO Chapter 20
by VolareChapter 20 I Like You
A glaring red wedding robe crashed into view, hurting his eyes.
Lin Shuangxu shuddered all over, at a loss.
He instinctively evaded, burying his face in his arms.
Almost pleading, he muffled his voice and said to He Yuncheng, “Leave…”
He Yuncheng stood by the bed, looking at the thin, trembling shoulders, his heart about to leap out of his chest.
Unable to say a word, he leaned forward and embraced the person he had longed for day and night.
“Leave, I beg you…” Lin Shuangxu struggled weakly, tears streaming down his face, both alluring and disheveled.
He Yuncheng’s throat moved, unable to restrain himself any longer, he forcefully kissed him.
He asked the same question again: “Do you like me? Lin Shuangxu.”
Lin Shuangxu couldn’t speak, shaking his head and pushing him away haphazardly.
He Yuncheng had said he wouldn’t be savage with him; he had broken his word.
He almost forcibly held Lin Shuangxu tight, “I like you, ever since I was seventeen, I’ve only liked you.”
He explained each word: “Marrying the Princess is a temporary measure. I’ve already agreed with her to treat each other with courtesy after the wedding and never overstep. Once the eunuch faction is dealt with, I will send her back a virgin…”
Wedding night, full of joy, Lin Shuangxu refused to look at him during the ceremony in the daytime, but now that he was so close, Lin Shuangxu could see clearly that he was dressed so grandly today, so full of vigor.
“Did you hear clearly?” He Yuncheng confirmed with him.
“Go back…”
Lin Shuangxu didn’t listen to anything he said, unable to remove the shackles, he insisted on driving him away.
He Yuncheng patiently continued to explain: “The Princess also has someone she likes, and originally didn’t want to marry me. She only agreed to put on this act due to the pressure of the situation…”
“I told you to go back!”
Lin Shuangxu gasped painfully, unable to drive him away, so he pushed him away and got out of bed himself.
“Tonight is my sin. I will go to the Ancestral hall and kneel to the late teacher to atone for my guilt.”
He turned to leave, and He Yuncheng quickly got up to stop him. The two of them, one in front and one behind, hadn’t even reached the doorway when there was a sudden knock on the door.
Lin Shuangxu was flustered and stunned, not knowing whether to answer.
He Yuncheng spoke for him from behind: “Who is it?”
“General?” It was the steward’s voice.
“What is it?”
The old voice trembled slightly, as if about to cry, and said through the door, “General, why did you run over here? Quickly go back to the New Room and take a look, the Princess is gone!”
“What did you say?”
He Yuncheng and Lin Shuangxu exchanged a glance, their expressions turning serious.
He Yuncheng steadied his emotions, “I understand, I’ll be right over.”
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Lin Shuangxu’s eyelids twitched a few times, a very strong, bad premonition.
He kept a somber face all the way, without saying a word.
In the New Room, the red candles were still burning, and the wedding quilt on the bed was scattered, as if someone had slept and gotten up again, but other than that, there was nothing else amiss.
He Yuncheng felt slightly relieved after looking around. With Princess Meng Ning’s rebellious personality, it wouldn’t be surprising if she ran out on her wedding night to do something shocking. There shouldn’t be any problems.
But… for some reason, the palace maid who came with her was so terrified, standing to the side sobbing and crying, but not daring to look up.
Lin Shuangxu was not as carefree as He Yuncheng. He stepped forward and asked the palace maid, “When did the Princess leave, did she reveal where she was going?”
The palace maid shook her head while wiping away tears, “This servant doesn’t know… The Princess has a stubborn temperament, and this servant is afraid she might be unable to think straight…”
Unable to think straight?
Why would she be unable to think straight?
Lin Shuangxu frowned and glanced at He Yuncheng.
Being abandoned by her husband on her wedding night and left alone in an empty room, which woman could think straight if she encountered such a thing?
This glance made He Yuncheng uneasy, and he opened his mouth to explain something, but because there were others around, it was inconvenient to speak.
Lin Shuangxu flicked his sleeve, “Steward.”
The old servant bowed forward, “Young Master.”
“Has the Princess left the General’s Residence?”
“Reporting to the Young Master, I have already asked the guards. No one has left the Residence.”
The General’s Residence was heavily guarded. If the Princess left, it would be impossible for them not to notice.
Lin Shuangxu thought for a moment and instructed, “Search the Residence carefully again, don’t leave out any remote places.”
“Yes.”
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The servants scattered in the night, the sound of hurried footsteps like heavy rain, making people feel annoyed and suffocated.
Lin Shuangxu looked at the furnishings in the New Room again, didn’t say much, and left.
He Yuncheng followed behind him, leaving together.
The two of them, one in front and one behind, silently walked through the General’s Residence to Lin Shuangxu’s courtyard.
Entering the room, Lin Shuangxu picked up a teapot to pour tea, but after tilting the teapot for a while, he realized there was no tea inside.
He Yuncheng saw his little action and knew that although he looked calm, he was nervous inside.
“Nothing will happen,” he comforted. “The Princess, despite her mischievous nature, still has a sense of propriety.”
Lin Shuangxu didn’t hear what he said. He leaned back in his chair and gently closed his eyes.
His heart was in turmoil, and he couldn’t say what was wrong.
He just felt like something was about to happen.