WMSG Chapter 59
by VolareYe Yueshen picked up the bowl and, as if nothing had happened, scooped up a spoonful and put it in his mouth, “The porridge is sweet, you should have some too.”
“I know.” Gong Xunwu’s eyes were deep and unfathomable, “I made it.”
…
The fresh and soft porridge suddenly became difficult to swallow. Ye Yueshen thought of the egg fried rice he had made. With what kind of emotions did Gong Xunwu eat that egg fried rice?
Ye Yueshen only felt pain. As if he was deliberately making things difficult for himself, he took spoonful after spoonful. But swallowing became a difficult task. Sometimes he hadn’t swallowed what was in his mouth yet, and another spoonful had already been stubbornly sent to his mouth.
Soon, with his cheeks bulging, he felt like he was in a dilemma. Gong Xunwu, who had been silent all along, finally couldn’t help but hold his hand and asked, puzzled, “What’s wrong with you?”
Ye Yueshen opened his mouth with a “wah” and spat out all the porridge. He retched violently for a while, unsure if he had vomited out what he had eaten into his stomach.
He looked disheveled and pitiful, as if he had been tortured. Gong Xunwu didn’t immediately find a handkerchief, so he used his sleeve to wipe Ye Yueshen’s face clean, and then fed him some water.
Ye Yueshen weakly nestled in the soft couch, watching Gong Xunwu kneel on one knee on the ground, wiping the porridge that had stained his clothes.
At least he doesn’t want to kill me now, Ye Yueshen thought optimistically.
The Prince had provided him with an idea, introducing a character who hadn’t approached the center of the original story. There were too many blanks left regarding “Ye Yueshen’s” death.
Regardless of the Prince’s motives, his words might be full of guidance and hints, but the information he provided couldn’t be wrong. The fact that the Junzhu had dealings with the eldest prince was something that could be verified with a simple inquiry, and the Prince wouldn’t lie.
And it made sense that Ye Yueshen’s death was a residual problem caused by the Junzhu making enemies for the eldest prince.
But how could this person be Gong Xunwu? Ye Yueshen felt the original author was fooling him.
“Do you have genuine feelings for me?” Ye Yueshen suddenly asked.
This was an embarrassing question. If answered with true feelings, it would be enough to tear apart Gong Xunwu’s arrogance and indifference, allowing him to reveal the most essential love, hate, and infatuation of his flesh and blood.
Gong Xunwu hesitated for a moment, and instead of answering, asked, “Do you want to blame me?”
Ye Yueshen’s question was too much like a fork in the road, either to further confirm the relationship, or to end it.
No matter how he thought about it, Ye Yueshen wouldn’t want to take things further with him. Gong Xunwu knew his own limits. He was just sad that it was happening now, when he felt that Ye Yueshen was no longer distant from him physically, and that with his efforts, it was only a matter of time before they were close in heart as well.
Why was Ye Yueshen unwilling? Gong Xunwu’s eyes instantly turned gloomy. Who was interfering and sowing discord?
Ye Yueshen gently shook his head, “It’s nothing, it doesn’t matter if you don’t say it.” It doesn’t matter if you don’t have them.
Gong Xunwu held his hand and stood up little by little, while leaning forward, placing both hands on the carved handrails on his left and right sides, almost nose to nose.
“It matters,” Gong Xunwu said softly.
He further kissed Ye Yueshen, but only on the cheeks and the tip of his nose. Compared to forceful wet kisses, Ye Yueshen couldn’t stand this kind of elusive ambiguity even more.
If it was just loveless sex, Ye Yueshen wouldn’t care, but this kind of flirting that hid sweet thoughts was a bit embarrassing.
Ye Yueshen very lightly touched Gong Xunwu’s lips, and both of them stopped at the same time, and then entangled with each other at the same time.
When Ye Yueshen came out of the bedroom in new clothes, only one thought remained in his mind: human emotions are really complicated and terrible.
Strong emotions don’t make people lose their minds, but rather allow them to look at everything rationally, yet willingly wallow in it, doing unbelievable, earth-shattering stupid things.
Gong Xunwu followed, and in time to support him from nearly falling down the stairs, forcefully massaging his waist with his fingers, “Do you really have to go? Or can’t I just carry you?”
Ye Yueshen stubbornly pushed him away, “I can.”
“But you can’t even walk steadily, and you’re still shaking when I press here.” Gong Xunwu pressed his lower abdomen, and he indeed trembled a little.
“Go away.” Even the words Ye Yueshen used to drive him away were very polite. Gong Xunwu even found him adorable, so he coaxed him without any temper, “Can’t I just support you? Can’t you just treat me as a crutch?”
“No.” Ye Yueshen’s voice was very soft, even a little hoarse, but still very cute.
Gong Xunwu pursed his lips to suppress the smile on the corner of his mouth. He suddenly realized that he was imperceptibly learning some of Ye Yueshen’s little habits.
Ye Yueshen got into the sedan chair and left. He leaned against the corner of the sedan chair in annoyance, questioning himself in his heart: Am I delivering myself to his door early in the morning to be played with?
But he soon felt relieved. After all, he now also needed a passionate intimacy to balance his strong emotions.
A few days later, Xuedong came back from outside and told Ye Yueshen that he had seen the Prince’s personal attendant that day, who asked him to pass a message to Ye Yueshen to meet at the Yuguang Pavilion.
Ye Yueshen thought about it and decided to go. Before going, he spent a long time choosing his clothes, taking off the nightgown Gong Xunwu had given him, and putting on the coat that Gong Xunwu had prepared.
He asked if there were any old clothes, implying that he didn’t want anything Gong Xunwu had given him. Yin Jian said, “The Junzhu said that the things from the Qi Wang Manor are good, and the old ones have all been put at the bottom of the box.”
Ye Yueshen had no choice but to leave in that light purple thick coat. When he was still some distance away from the Yuguang Pavilion, the Prince had someone take him through the back door of the Yuguang Pavilion. In the windy and howling weather of late autumn and early winter, he was very inconsiderate in making Ye Yueshen sit in a small, poorly sealed pavilion to drink tea with him.
But Ye Yueshen didn’t care too much. The Prince took good care of him, having people add clothes for him and pour hot tea for him, but he never mentioned changing places to talk.
This clumsy performance of showing concern was very superficial. Ye Yueshen felt like he was being treated like an idiot, and even wanted to roll his eyes at him.
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, the Prince had already indicated that he should feel free to ask for anything, because they had experienced an assassination together and could be considered to have shared life and death.
Ye Yueshen didn’t stand on ceremony with him, “Your Highness, I want you to help me get rid of someone.”
The Prince readily agreed, “Easy to say.”
“A dead person.” Ye Yueshen wasn’t just asking for help, but also expressing his trust by “laying his cards on the table,” “Du Ruxiang.”
The Prince looked at him with a bit of surprise, but he quickly agreed, “Easy to say.” Without any hesitation.
Ye Yueshen slowly relaxed the fist he had been tightly clenching under the table. Since coming to this world and struggling to survive in a muddled way, he had never felt so settled as he did at this moment.
Ye Yueshen folded his arms. He was very clear-headed now, but this was a defensive gesture. He said, “The Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review are both dragging their feet, and even the coroner is talking nonsense. I want the Prince to help me make it happen. People can’t come back to life after death, what does Your Highness think?”
“It’s time to be buried in peace as soon as possible.” The Prince smiled. He didn’t pay too much attention to Ye Yueshen, because his face was also relaxed, as if he had solved a big problem.
Ye Yueshen lowered his eyes to look at the teacup, then raised his eyes to look at the Prince. The Prince was looking at him with a half-smiling expression.
Ye Yueshen sneered in his heart, then picked up the teacup and took a sip.
No wonder he was a loser to Gong Shengyin. In terms of scheming, the Prince’s abilities were even inferior to Gong Xuyin. The probing was written on his face, and the satisfaction was also written on his face.
The case that Gong Xunwu had someone intervene in was hastily concluded under the Prince’s instructions. No one cared anymore that a court official named Du Ruxiang had died unclearly.
Ye Yueshen also attended the Du family’s funeral. He stood far away, watching the mourners wailing in front of the hearse. Just as Ye Yueshen was about to turn around and leave, he was stopped by Liu Qingying, who lowered his voice to call him.
They found a nearby alley to talk. Liu Qingying smiled at him, as if he didn’t mind the last time Gong Shengyin had approached Ye Yueshen in front of him.
“Are you going to the Du family?” Liu Qingying asked.
“No.” Ye Yueshen denied, “I was just passing by.”
Liu Qingying lifted his sleeve to show Ye Yueshen the pair of bracelets on his wrist, “You gave me these bracelets. I heard people say they’re very good, and I only realized they were valuable. But they’re really hard to take off. I put on oil, but I still couldn’t get them off.”
Ye Yueshen saw bruises on both sides of his palm, “If you like them, then wear them. If they get in the way, it doesn’t matter if you break them.”
Liu Qingying was startled. Ye Yueshen patted his arm, “Don’t be so surprised. Things are dead, people can’t be trapped by things.”
Liu Qingying continued to be surprised. Ye Yueshen realized something was wrong from his expression, and turned around to find Gong Xunwu standing behind him, his gaze fixed on Liu Qingying’s wrist.
Liu Qingying subconsciously hid his hand behind his back, then hurriedly lowered his cuff.
Ye Yueshen only felt guilty for a moment, then said to Gong Xunwu, “I think whatever you give me is mine, and I can dispose of it as I please. If you regret it, I’m willing to compensate you with silver.”
“No need.” Gong Xunwu’s tone was cold, “You can’t afford it.”
Ye Yueshen lowered his head. Liu Qingying felt that something was wrong. He didn’t want to embarrass Ye Yueshen, so he tried hard to take off the bracelet.
The bracelet, which was difficult to take off even with oil, naturally wouldn’t obediently fall off just because he was anxious. The bracelet tightened around his palm, and the flesh of his palm turned white and red as he struggled. Ye Yueshen quickly stopped him, “Don’t move, you’ll get hurt.”
“But…” Liu Qingying cautiously looked at Gong Xunwu.
Ye Yueshen regretted it to death. It was originally a gift he had given out, and he hadn’t thought that Gong Xunwu would find out. But Gong Xunwu didn’t seem to want to offer a way out.
“This is what I gave you. As for what Qi Wang thinks, that’s between me and Qi Wang.” Ye Yueshen pushed the bracelet back onto his wrist, rubbed Liu Qingying’s palm, and said to him, “You should leave first. I should be the one to handle this. I’m sorry, I didn’t do it well.”
Liu Qingying knew that it wouldn’t help if he stayed, and was about to leave when Gong Xunwu stopped him, “I want the bracelet.”
Gong Xunwu didn’t lack a pair of bracelets. When the bracelets were given away, he never thought about taking them back. But the scene of Ye Yueshen protecting Liu Qingying stung his heart.
So he demanded it without any politeness, “Leave the bracelet.”
Ye Yueshen’s fingers trembled slightly. He took off his purse and handed it to Gong Xunwu, “This is my money. If it’s not enough, I’ll send it to your manor.”
Gong Xunwu threw the purse on the ground, his eyes brooking no argument.
“Your Highness.” Ye Yueshen’s fingernails dug into his palm, “When you gave it to me, I said I didn’t want it, but you insisted on giving it to me. Please don’t make things difficult for me.”
“I’m making things difficult for you?” Gong Xunwu let out an extremely cold laugh.
Ye Yueshen lowered his head and looked at his clothes, “Then I’ll just return everything to you.”
Just as Ye Yueshen reached for his collar, Gong Xunwu held his hand, “Are you crazy? Don’t you see what kind of place this is, with people coming and going?”
“Your Highness is right, some things should be resolved behind closed doors.” Ye Yueshen looked at him pleadingly, “Let’s not hurt the innocent.”
Gong Xunwu finally relented. Ye Yueshen went with him into the sedan chair back to the Wang Manor. No one spoke a word along the way.
After entering the bedroom, Gong Xunwu slammed the door shut and pushed Ye Yueshen onto the bed.
Ye Yueshen forcefully covered Gong Xunwu’s mouth, “I have something to say, don’t…”
“You lost face in front of Liu Qingying, are you unhappy?” Gong Xunwu forcefully pulled him up. Ye Yueshen was almost thrown to the ground. He staggered a few steps and fell to the ground.
Gong Xunwu didn’t intend to help him up. He sat down in a chair to the side. Ye Yueshen stood up and stood opposite him, silent for a long time.
In fact, there was no need to say anything, from the moment they met outside the Du family’s house, everything was already self-evident.
Gong Xunwu leaned back in his chair, looking as if he had everything under control, still the high and mighty Qi Wang, but if you looked closely, his fingertips were trembling.
Ye Yueshen felt his throat was hoarse. He opened his mouth several times but no sound came out.
“I won’t come here anymore.” Ye Yueshen finally said it.
Du Ruxiang was about to be buried, Gong Xunwu no longer had any bargaining chips to threaten him, and he had finally gotten rid of the Qi Wang who had inexplicably entangled him.
Gong Xunwu tightened his fingers, tightly gripping the armrest. He began to resent himself for being too busy with something lately, so much so that he hadn’t noticed that Ye Yueshen was still plotting to leave him.
He had clearly felt Ye Yueshen’s reliance on him, the peaceful conversations without harsh words, the hugging position they were in when they woke up, the initiative to lean in for a kiss…
Everything was clearly developing towards intimacy, but Ye Yueshen said he wouldn’t come anymore.
Gong Xunwu felt that he was not very conscious. He stood up and took a step closer to Ye Yueshen. He said, “Then I will go find you.”
Ye Yueshen shook his head, “I won’t see you again, it’s all over.”
“You don’t have the right to say it’s over.” Gong Xunwu couldn’t suppress the strong and domineering side of his heart. He was the Qi Wang of Da Zhi, his title even sounded similar to the name of the country. The emperor had once drafted an edict to make him the Crown Prince, but he didn’t want it.
He was the only one who could refuse, how could Ye Yueshen dare to refuse him?
Gong Xunwu almost felt dizzy. He understood that Ye Yueshen must have done something behind his back.
He grabbed Ye Yueshen’s shoulders, “You’ve been deceived. What did Ye Er say to you? He can’t even figure out his own life, how dare he teach you how to make choices?”
“It’s not my second brother, calm down.” Ye Yueshen wanted to push him away, but he couldn’t.
Gong Xunwu looked up at the rafters, took a deep breath, and almost gritted his teeth, “As expected, someone said something to you.”