WMSG Chapter 46

Chapter 46: Chapter Forty-Six: This Nephew Doesn’t Know What Wrongdoing He Has Committed…

Ye Yueshen couldn’t help but chuckle, a very short laugh, as if realizing his behavior was inappropriate, and lowered his head.

“Zherong, what are you laughing at?” Gong Shengyin was already very close to him, but he still took a small step closer, almost arm to arm.

Ye Yueshen lightly stroked the edge of his cheek with his finger, looked directly at Gong Shengyin, and said with a blatant seductive look and tone: “I’m laughing at how my maternal grandfather’s sacrifice on the battlefield only brought benefits to your adopted son, not his descendants.”

Gong Shengyin’s expression changed drastically. He originally thought that Ye Yueshen was going to express his affection for him, and the excitement that had just ignited was immediately extinguished.

He lightly supported the table with his palm, realizing that he had become complacent because of his recent rise in power, and that coaxing Ye Yueshen over was too risky.

Ye Yueshen was the youngest son of the Junzhu, and the reason why the Junzhu was a Junzhu was because her maternal family, the Zheng family, was full of loyal martyrs who sacrificed themselves for the country.

Now that Gong Shengyin was just beginning to show his potential, the Emperor, Empress Dowager, and all the officials in the court would not tolerate him bullying the Junzhu’s son.

Gong Shengyin thought to himself, when he ascended to the position above all others, everything he did would naturally have its reason.

Don’t be impatient.

“Zherong, you scared me.” Gong Shengyin took a step back, having been oppressed for more than a decade, he was very good at finding his most natural reaction, “Qingying has already had dinner, he’s not coming.”

Ye Yueshen was sure that wasn’t what he meant just now, but neither of them wanted a lose-lose situation, so vague warnings and ambiguous words would not be exposed.

“You won’t mind.” Ye Yueshen felt tired even with perfunctory politeness, but Gong Shengyin didn’t care whether the excuse he gave him was easy to accept, and replied with a generous smile: “Of course, we still have some friendship.”

He sat down and picked up the spoon, and Gong Shengyin diligently refilled a bowl of hot soup, reminding him: “That bowl is cold, don’t touch it.”

Ye Yueshen was sitting on a small round stool without a back or armrests. If Gong Shengyin wanted to get close to him, there was no obstacle at all.

One standing and one sitting, Gong Shengyin put one arm on Ye Yue’s shoulder and the other hand put down the bowl of soup.

Ye Yueshen only had one thought about this, as expected, the ultimate victor could not be shameless, purely paying lip service.

There was a faint noise outside. “Your Highness Qi Wang, please slow down, the Fifth Prince is not here…”

Gong Shengyin and Ye Yueshen turned to look at the door. As soon as they looked, the door was kicked open with a bang.

Gong Xunwu strode straight in without hesitation, raising his arm and giving Gong Shengyin a solid slap, causing Gong Shengyin to take a step back.

The loud noise made Ye Yueshen’s heart jump. He was almost in the position between the two of them, and the crisp sound of the slap just now seemed to ring in his eardrums.

“Imperial Uncle.” Gong Shengyin quickly stood firm, knelt down and bowed deeply, his expression unchanged: “Imperial Uncle, this nephew doesn’t know what wrongdoing he has committed, and hopes Imperial Uncle will tell me.”

“In just half a year, do you think you’ve climbed high enough?” Gong Xunwu didn’t say it clearly, but Gong Shengyin’s face changed instantly, and he lowered his head completely: “Imperial Uncle, Qingying and Zherong are friends, just now this nephew…”

Gong Xunwu slightly raised his hand to stop him from speaking any further: “You don’t have to fabricate excuses, you know it in your heart.”

Ye Yueshen was still holding the spoon. The spoon in his hand was taken away and placed on the table. Gong Xunwu pulled him up: “Aren’t you leaving the palace yet? Your brothers are looking for you at the palace gate.”

Gong Shengyin’s eyes flickered when he heard this, realizing that he was really reckless. He quickly kowtowed on the ground: “Imperial Uncle, this nephew didn’t think carefully and didn’t mean to, please Imperial Uncle don’t be angry.”

Gong Xunwu pulled Ye Yueshen behind him. He stood up straight, looking coldly at Gong Shengyin, who was obediently admitting his mistake. His eyes were extremely cold, and the thought of kicking him hard and chopping off one of his hands flashed through his mind.

He looked away in disgust and looked at Ye Yueshen behind him. He had just left Qi Wang Manor and hadn’t even returned home, but he turned around and sneaked into the palace. If he didn’t keep an eye on him, he would get into trouble. He didn’t know whether to say he was naive or fearless.

Gong Xunwu gritted his teeth in anger, and Ye Yueshen looked at him with a very innocent look, which was simply adding fuel to the fire for him.

But with outsiders present, he didn’t want to embarrass Ye Yueshen. He was silent for a moment, and only left a sentence of “behave yourself” to Gong Shengyin, and pulled Ye Yueshen away by the arm.

Gong Shengyin couldn’t help but raise his head and looked at the staggering figure being dragged by Gong Xunwu’s tall body. Gong Shengyin’s lips moved, but he didn’t dare to say anything in the end.

He knew very well that now was not the time to do anything other than seize power, and the most important thing was that he couldn’t offend Gong Xunwu.

What’s more, his brother had come to the palace to look for him. Gong Xunwu was angry only because he was disappointed in his reckless behavior. Thinking of this, Gong Shengyin breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that his Imperial Uncle was still somewhat biased towards him.

When leaving, someone was peeking out of the door of the side room. Ye Yueshen inadvertently looked over there and found that it was Liu Qingying who was hesitating whether to come over.

Ye Yueshen also looked at him, and he seemed to be approved, so he quickly walked over. He didn’t notice that Gong Xunwu’s face was extremely bad, and he hurriedly bowed to Gong Xunwu, and then asked Ye Yueshen: “Is Young Master Yue going out of the palace?”

He was not allowed to enter the small hall just now. With his understanding of Gong Shengyin, he knew very well that when Ye Yueshen appeared, he would become very redundant in Gong Shengyin’s eyes, which made him sad and jealous.

Ye Yueshen nodded to him, Gong Xunwu didn’t give him time to stop and talk, so he had to hurriedly say what he wanted to say most at the moment: “Don’t be so easily persuaded in the future.”

Gong Xunwu pushed him hard, causing him to stagger and almost fall. When he looked up, he found that Gong Xunwu already looked fierce: “You came in just for him?”

Ye Yueshen didn’t know whether the “he” he was referring to was Gong Shengyin or Liu Qingying, but it was obviously a misunderstanding.

“No.” Ye Yueshen said: “Can you not be so rude?”

Coincidentally, a servant was passing by and didn’t dare to raise his head. He bowed and left in a hurry.

Gong Xunwu regained a little reason and let go of his hand so he could walk properly.

Outside the palace gate, there were no brothers waiting for Ye Yueshen. Gong Xunwu had made it all up. He got into the sedan chair to Qi Wang Manor again. He quietly closed his mouth, losing all desire to express himself because of anger and powerlessness.

Gong Xunwu didn’t speak either. The scene of Gong Shengyin half-embracing Ye Yueshen replayed in his mind repeatedly. Each time, there were different intimate details that stimulated his emotions. If the sedan chair couldn’t return to the manor faster, it would be difficult for him to guarantee that he wouldn’t return to the palace and beat Gong Shengyin half to death.

He turned his head and glanced at Ye Yueshen’s face. The most prominent thing was the watery red color of his lips. Gong Xunwu’s Adam’s apple rolled, and he felt that Gong Shengyin was even more unforgivable.

He measured Ye Yueshen’s face with his eyes, wondering how big a mask he should make to cover his entire face in order to avoid the endless “lechers.”

Gong Xunwu asked him: “You and Gong Xuyin are really close.”

“I’m a regular at Yousu Fang.” Ye Yueshen said very frankly: “He’s the behind-the-scenes owner of Yousu Fang.”

If a prince is associated with places like teahouses and restaurants, it means he is associated with intelligence, and being associated with intelligence means he is not pure-minded and has rebellious intentions.

Although Gong Xunwu knew that those nephews were not easy to deal with, he didn’t expect Ye Yueshen to tell him this.

He vaguely felt a sense of pride in being trusted by Ye Yueshen, but he still ridiculed with anger: “In that case, you’re not that close, you’ll sell him out when you need to.”

Ye Yueshen smoothed the broken hair on his forehead behind his ear and said with a justified expression: “I’m just that kind of person.”

Gong Xunwu was too lazy to pay attention to his words and turned his head away to continue being angry.

Ye Yueshen didn’t ask him why he didn’t send him back to the Ye family. When he arrived at Qi Wang Manor, he got out of the car without saying a word, without any struggle.

He walked in the courtyard of the Wang Manor, feeling inexplicably relaxed. Whether it was in Gong Xuyin’s palace or Gong Shengyin’s palace, he couldn’t remember which was better, but Qi Wang Manor was the most comfortable for him.

At least Gong Xunwu knew his background, and had kissed him, slept with him, and done all kinds of intimate things, so there was nothing to worry about anymore.

Gong Xunwu grabbed his shoulder and bit his lips lightly in front of the followers. Ye Yueshen gasped in pain, and Gong Xunwu just left him lightly and left.

Shaou explained to him: “Your Highness is busy today. As soon as he heard that you were picked up in the palace, Your Highness ignored everything at hand and went to the palace.”

Ye Yueshen said coldly: “I didn’t ask him to go to the palace.” If someone who didn’t understand the inside story heard this, it would sound like he didn’t appreciate it.

Shaou stopped talking awkwardly. Ye Yueshen felt bored. At least in the Ye family, he could talk to his brothers and mother. Being in Qi Wang Manor was not much better than being under house arrest in the palace. It was too depressing and boring.

He walked around and asked: “Where’s Ruoya?”

Shaou showed an “as expected” expression and answered him: “Young Master, His Highness specifically ordered that Ruoya is not allowed to come out to see you.”

Compared to the various excuses Gong Shengyin made when he didn’t allow Liu Qingying to meet, Gong Xunwu’s straightforward prohibition seemed more upright, but very unreasonable.

Ye Yueshen had always classified Gong Xunwu as a “true villain.” There was not much scheming to get along with, and they almost always attacked each other straightforwardly.

If Gong Xunwu didn’t have the hypocritical etiquette and cultivation restrained by the royal family, Ye Yueshen felt that the development between them would not be much better than cursing each other.

“Why don’t you let me see Ruoya?” Ye Yueshen frowned.

Shaou said: “It’s the same for this servant to serve you.”

Shaou was Gong Xunwu’s loyal confidant, and he did everything according to Gong Xunwu’s wishes, and he would report Ye Yueshen’s every move.

Ye Yueshen said: “It’s not the same, Ruoya is more cute.”

He was talking about personality, but Shaou understood it as the most superficial appearance. Shaou looked at him as if he was facing a formidable enemy: “Young Master, aren’t you deliberately making His Highness angry?”

“Forget it.” Ye Yueshen walked around in the yard, tentatively saying that he was not allowed to follow, and Shaou actually walked away, leaving him alone to wander around the Wang Manor.

Ye Yueshen knew that someone must be watching him in the dark, but at least on the surface, he felt a lot more comfortable.

The plants and trees in Qi Wang Manor were very orderly. Ye Yueshen wandered around and soon felt bored with this order. He pushed open a door, stood at the door for a while, and when no one jumped out to stop him, he walked in.

He first went to the warehouse where utensils and decorations were stored and the small ear room next to the door. He had a preference for small spaces with four walls and narrow windows, because such places made him feel safe.

He grabbed a handful of peanuts in the ear room, and then casually pushed open a door and walked in, not noticing that someone appeared behind him and ran on the wall to report to Gong Xunwu – he entered the study.

There were bookshelves taller than people in the study. Ye Yueshen shuttled between the bookshelves, occasionally picking out a book and flipping through it, but was driven away by the difficult-to-understand traditional characters, putting the book back.

Finally, he walked to the desk and sat down in the chair where Gong Xunwu usually handled affairs, and started flipping through the books and letters on the table as if he was at home.

He defaulted that not being stopped meant it was allowed.

He picked up an invitation letter written by Gong Shengyin himself, inviting Gong Xunwu to attend the establishment of his mansion outside the palace in Mid-Autumn Festival.

Ye Yueshen casually put the letter aside, and then picked up the one below. It was an unsigned letter. Ye Yueshen looked at it twice. Before guessing the meaning of the words composed of those traditional characters, he felt that the handwriting was a bit familiar, so he unfolded the invitation letter written by Gong Shengyin and compared it, confirming that it was the same person’s handwriting.

Ye Yueshen leaned over to the window to read the letter. After removing some greetings and parts he didn’t understand, Ye Yueshen quickly locked on the name “Liu Qingying.”

Gong Shengyin said that Liu Qingying’s father and brothers were in a certain camp, and hoped that Gong Xunwu could take care of them, implying trust and recommending them for important positions.

Ye Yueshen put down the letter, staring at the crack in the window in a daze, his eyes dim and unclear. The original book said that Gong Xunwu helped Gong Shengyin as a “golden finger” in the later stage.

It turned out that they didn’t have to wait until the later stage at all. They already had contact now.

Ye Yueshen recalled their conversation just now, carefully pondering every word.