WMSG Chapter 79
by VolareLiu Qingying’s request was too cautious, Ye Yueshen couldn’t refuse: “I’m just afraid my appearance will ruin everything.”
Liu Qingying was silent for a moment, thinking of Gong Xuyin’s burning gaze towards Ye Yueshen, but he still needed Ye Yueshen to accompany him: “I can’t do it alone.”
“Okay.” Ye Yueshen tied his hair with a cloth strip and told Ye He that he was going out. Ye He had just been peeking through the crack in the door at them crying in each other’s arms, not understanding what kind of relationship they had. Hearing that Ye Yueshen was going out, he was instead embarrassed to stop him.
Ye He was stunned for a moment, then quickly went to bring the bowl of medicine over: “Drink your medicine first.”
Ye Yueshen took the bowl and drank the medicine in one gulp, asking humbly, “Can I leave now?”
Originally unwilling to let Ye Yueshen go out while sick, but Ye Yueshen’s tone and attitude were too well-behaved, Ye He’s vanity soared for a moment, and he nodded reservedly: “Then come back quickly.”
A carriage was parked outside the door. Ye Yueshen felt a little sleepy after getting in. He glanced out the window, then put down the car window and yawned groggily.
Liu Qingying was constantly wiping away tears beside him. His soft sobbing grew further and further away from Ye Yueshen. Just as Ye Yueshen was about to close his eyes, Liu Qingying reached out and pulled him into his arms, resting Ye Yueshen’s head on his shoulder, then whispered, “Sleep.”
Ye Yueshen closed his eyes. When Ye Yueshen woke up again, he was lying on a bed. He sat up, unable to remember when he had arrived at the Fifth Prince’s estate, nor did he remember how he had gotten into the bed.
What surprised him even more was that someone had changed his sleeping clothes and let his hair down.
Ye Yueshen lifted the bed curtain and looked out. A servant noticed he had woken up and went out. After a moment, Gong Shengyin walked in. He was wearing ordinary dark winter clothes, but his tall and upright figure and good looks made the clothes seem expensive.
Ye Yueshen’s heart sank to the bottom. He asked him coldly, “Where’s Liu Qingying?”
“He’s gone.” Gong Shengyin’s face was serious. He approached Ye Yueshen step by step, neither hurried nor slow, stopping within arm’s reach.
He maintained an arrogant posture of examining Ye Yueshen, his chin slightly raised, his eyes looking down. Ye Yueshen couldn’t help but shrink under his gaze, but only for a moment before it was replaced by a bluff.
Ye Yueshen returned his gaze with indifference, almost gritting his teeth as he said, “Despicable.”
No need to say anything more, Ye Yueshen understood his current situation: he had been deceived into coming here by Gong Shengyin in cooperation with Liu Qingying.
Gong Shengyin’s lips curled up, and he simply sat down next to him, his fingers lightly wanting to touch Ye Yueshen’s face, but Ye Yueshen turned his face away to avoid him.
“Zherong…” Gong Shengyin forcefully pinched his chin, turning his face to face him, with not a trace of respect in his attitude: “I should have known that I wouldn’t be the only one who fancied you.”
Ye Yueshen frowned as he looked at him, remaining silent.
“But I really didn’t expect Qi Wang to have thoughts about you.” Gong Shengyin no longer addressed Gong Xunwu as Imperial Uncle. His eyes turned cold: “At the banquet that day, you really surprised me.”
Ye Yueshen looked at Gong Shengyin in front of him, and scenes from the plot flashed rapidly through his mind. The parts about Gong Shengyin and Liu Qingying confiding in each other were magnified and clarified, and every word made Ye Yueshen feel extremely disgusted.
“How can there be such cheap emotions…” Ye Yueshen revealed a mocking look.
Gong Shengyin’s expression changed slightly. He was a little uncertain that he would be looked at by Ye Yueshen with such eyes, not the fear and rage he had expected, but contempt.
Ye Yueshen looked down on him.
“My feelings are cheap, then Qi Wang’s feelings aren’t cheap?” Gong Shengyin couldn’t help but move closer, his lips almost touching Ye Yueshen’s. Ye Yueshen used all his strength to turn his head away.
Gong Shengyin was hurt by his reaction, and released his hand, letting Ye Yueshen shrink to the innermost part like a frightened bird, his back pressed tightly against the wall, watching Gong Shengyin warily.
“Zherong.” Gong Shengyin stood up, announcing Ye Yueshen’s fate: “No one knows where you are right now. As long as I withstand the pressure and don’t call you out, even Gong Xunwu won’t be able to find you.”
Ye Yueshen was stunned. He even felt a little guilty. Although Gong Shengyin wasn’t playing a game of guessing his thoughts, Ye Yueshen felt as embarrassed as if his thoughts had been exposed. He had really been thinking that Gong Xunwu might be able to find him.
“Where’s Liu Qingying?” Ye Yueshen asked him, “You let him deceive me to see you. Have you thought about his feelings?”
Gong Shengyin clicked his tongue and rested his hand on his chin. After a moment, he asked Ye Yueshen in confusion, “He deceived you, and you still care about his feelings?”
Ye Yueshen ignored his mockery and rebuked him: “Liu Qingying is the one who treats you sincerely. You will definitely regret it one day. Gong Shengyin, have you forgotten who accompanied you when you were at your lowest? Have you forgotten who compromised and obeyed all your orders, even when you were stabbing him in the heart? These reckless things you’re doing, do you know how difficult it will be to undo them later?”
“Shut up!” Gong Shengyin pounced over, using great force to pull Ye Yueshen from the innermost side. Ye Yueshen completely lost control of his body and almost fell to the ground, but was fortunately blocked by Gong Shengyin.
Before Ye Yueshen could recover from his shock, Gong Shengyin grabbed his hair, forcing him to look up at him.
“What do you know?” Gong Shengyin questioned him with a frown: “How much effort do you think I put in to get you into my hands?”
Ye Yueshen calmly cursed him: “Bastard.”
“I’m a bastard?” Gong Shengyin tugged at his hair again. Ye Yueshen couldn’t help but choke with pain. Gong Shengyin’s eyes finally softened a little, and he even felt a restless itch because of the sound he made.
Ye Yueshen wanted to cry, but he couldn’t cry anymore.
When he first came to this world, he had parents and older brothers, so he had the will to fight against everything. Now his family was gone, and even his senses had become dull.
He didn’t care what Gong Shengyin said. The anger and annoyance came quickly and went quickly. Ye Yueshen just wanted the farce to end quickly, hoping that Gong Shengyin had something he had to deal with and would leave this place, so that he could have a moment to breathe.
Gong Shengyin sneered: “Would you dare to speak to Qi Wang like this? The things he’s done to you aren’t more bastardly than what I’ve done?”
Ye Yueshen thought of the time he had heavily slapped Gong Xunwu, but Gong Xunwu hadn’t said anything.
“You think I’m a bastard?” Gong Shengyin shirked responsibility shamelessly: “Why haven’t I been a bastard to others? In the past, everyone said that Qi Wang was upright and knew nothing of love between a man and women, but he’s become a bastard since meeting you. Why don’t you say that you’re the bastard? Isn’t it you, Zherong, who’s tempting us with that face of yours?”
Gong Shengyin patted his face twice. Ye Yueshen closed his eyes, afraid that he would make himself sick if he looked at him any longer.
“Qi Wang is already bewitched.” Gong Shengyin released Ye Yueshen’s hair, then cupped his face: “Do you know the First Prince, Gong Jinyin? I don’t have a deep impression of him, but Qi Wang and the Crown Prince both grew up following behind him. Gong Ruinyin was jealous of him, but Qi Wang trusted him very much. I heard the palace servants say that Qi Wang was raised in the arms of the late emperor, the Empress Dowager, the current Emperor, and this First Prince. His status can be said to be extremely noble.”
Ye Yueshen’s eyelashes trembled.
“Qi Wang is convinced that Gong Ruinyin killed the First Prince.” Gong Shengyin’s fingers stroked Ye Yueshen’s face, the delicate skin making him reluctant to let go.
“Since Qi Wang returned victorious, he has been investigating the cause of the First Prince’s death for so many years. He not only wants to bring down the Crown Prince, but also to eradicate the forces of the Noble Consort’s family.”
Gong Shengyin pinched Ye Yueshen’s face, saying with a smile that wasn’t a smile: “He’s been planning for many years, and it’s all been ruined for you.”
Ye Yueshen’s eyes couldn’t help but turn red. He looked at Gong Shengyin coldly, still unwilling to speak.
“Qi Wang is crazy, otherwise he would have been able to imprison you in the Qi Wang Manor long ago.” Gong Shengyin snorted coldly: “But I’m not crazy. I don’t care whether you’re willing or not. As long as I want to, you can only submit to me and never leave for eternity.”
Gong Shengyin suddenly threw Ye Yueshen down. Fortunately, the bedding on the bed was soft, so Ye Yueshen didn’t bump into anything.
The next moment, he began tearing at Ye Yueshen’s clothes like a madman. Ye Yueshen held tightly to his collar, his eyes vacant, muttering, “He’s not ruined it all for me. On the contrary, I trespassed into the residence…”
“What?” Gong Shengyin stopped his movements. He turned Ye Yueshen’s face around and unexpectedly touched a handful of tears. Ye Yueshen was crying.
Gong Shengyin wiped the tears from Ye Yueshen’s face with his hand, asking him as if he cared very much, “You trespassed into the residence for him?”
His eyes were filled with undisguised jealousy. Although he said he wouldn’t go crazy for Ye Yueshen like Gong Xunwu, it was actually because he wanted to but wasn’t able to.
He wanted to, but he couldn’t bring himself to do it. Nor did he have the ability to do whatever he wanted like Gong Xunwu.
The more he belittled the stupid things Gong Xunwu had done for Ye Yueshen, the more he cared.
Hearing that Ye Yueshen had also reciprocated, he suddenly couldn’t help but explode.
“Base!” Gong Shengyin grabbed Ye Yueshen’s neck, and Ye Yueshen’s eyes widened in shock. Gong Shengyin couldn’t help but scold him: “He forced you before, have you forgotten?”
Ye Yueshen couldn’t breathe, and his throat subconsciously wanted to retch, but in reality, there was nothing he could do.
Gong Shengyin saw his pained expression and finally released his hand, then pitifully threw himself on top of him, hugging him tightly: “Zherong…”
It took a long time for Ye Yueshen to recover. He felt like his neck was about to break, and the intense pain made him sob uncontrollably.
Gong Shengyin seemed to have changed into a different person again, lovingly stroking Ye Yueshen’s hair, his lips brushing against Ye Yueshen’s cheeks, with kisses falling gently, as if afraid that kissing him a little harder would break him.
Ye Yueshen had long been frightened, and only cried softly with empty eyes.
Not long after, someone knocked on the door. Gong Shengyin paused, and then the sound of knocking came again. Someone said through the door, “Your Highness, there’s an urgent matter in the palace. You must return quickly.”
Gong Shengyin lowered his head and said in a very soft voice in Ye Yueshen’s ear, “It was my fault just now. Did I scare you?”
Ye Yueshen didn’t listen to what he said, only focusing on crying.
“Don’t be afraid. I won’t be fierce to you again in the future. Today, you kept provoking me with Qi Wang, so I couldn’t help it.” Gong Shengyin reversed black and white without changing his expression: “You stay here and rest well, don’t worry about anything. I’ll come to find you when I have time.”
Not long after he left, Ye Yueshen developed a fever again. Fortunately, the doctor came quickly, initially saying that Ye Yueshen had only caught a cold and would recover after two doses of medicine.
But Ye Yueshen was sick on and off for three days, and he refused to eat or take medicine. It was the doctor and the servants who worked together to force-feed him medicine and rice soup.
Sometimes Ye Yueshen would vomit it out, sometimes he would just retch a few times, then curl up in bed and not move.
Gong Shengyin couldn’t get away and didn’t come here again. Seeing Ye Yueshen’s cheeks visibly thinning, everyone was at a loss.
On the fourth night, as Ye Yueshen was about to fall asleep, he heard the sound of someone opening the door. The person who came opened the door very slowly, and then there was no sound, as if they were standing next to the door without moving.
If Gong Shengyin had come, he would have gone straight to the window to inquire. If a servant had come, they would have had a purpose and wouldn’t have been hiding at the door.
After waiting for a while without any movement, Ye Yueshen spoke softly, “Liu Qingying.”
Liu Qingying was stunned, and his heart also grew cold. Ye Yueshen’s tone when calling him was distant and indifferent, and he no longer called him “Qingying” intimately.