Chapter 18 (1/2)

Chapter 18: Gentleman on a Roof Beam – Part 2

Translated by: Ritpoppy

Edited: Also by Ritpoppy

After a while, Huai Yu wore a cold face as he applied medicine for Ming ChangYan.

”Huai Yu ge-ge, I was wrong.” Zhao XiaoLan sat upright and proper on the floor, not waiting for Huai Yu to cause trouble for him, he gained the initiative by deciding to strike first, hastily apologizing, ”I'm truly wrong, I shouldn't have come to the Ninety-Ninth Temple late at night, and I shouldn't have been able to withstand Ming ShaoXia's charms. Yan jie-jie promised me, as long as I bring her to the academy, she'll give me Ming ShaoXia's own handwritten works!”

”Ow ow ow!!” Ming ChangYan suddenly trembled, ”What are you suddenly putting force on it for.”

Huai Yu, ”Shut up.”

Zhao XiaoLan said, ”Huai Yu ge-ge, I'm so sorry!”

Huai Yu gave him a quick glance, Zhao XiaoLan s.h.i.+vered, touching his nose and said, ”Yan jie-jie wanted to go the academy, I couldn't bring her there myself, so I could only come up with this plan.”

Huai Yu said, ”What are you going to the academy for.”

Zhao XiaoLan had always been a little afraid of him, so he immediately began to narrate in specific detail without exception, ”Yan jie-jie said she wants to go see a man.”

”Ouch! What are you pinching me again for!” Ming ChangYan suddenly withdrew his feet, ”Okay, okay, okay, okay already, I'll do it myself, if it wasn't broken before it's going to be broken by your kneading.”

Huai Yu suddenly used his hand strength, Ming ChangYan's leg was grabbed and pulled over to him, the latter let out a quick burst of swear words, fumming, ”My legs going to break!”

Zhao XiaoLan secretly glanced at Huai Yu, then glanced at Ming ChangYan, cleverly smiling as he said, ”Huai Yu ge-ge, Yan jie-jie, how about, we go to the academy together.”

Huai Yu applied force onto Ming ShaoXia's leg, fetching some ice cubes and bandages, wrapping his legs into a bundle. Ming ChangYan took the ice cubes, pressing it on his leg.

Zhao XiaoLan continued to talk to himself, ”If Huai Yu ge-ge comes together with us, then we can directly leave the palace! You're used to being able to freely enter and exit the palace, the 13 Guardians don't dare to block your way…..”

His voice gradually softened.

Huai Yu's face was cold as he said, ”I won't go.”

Zhao XiaoLan said, ”Then…if you don't want to go then you don't want to go…then could you lend your jade pendant to me for a while, I'll quickly return it to you….”

He eventually didn't dare to utter another word.

Ming ChangYan felt guilty, and therefore didn't say anything either. The atmosphere was silent for a short period of time before Huai Yu said, ”Get out.”

Ming ChangYan looked up, and saw that Huai Yu had crossed both of his hands, looking down upon him. He let out a dry cough, remaining calm and collected as he stroked the sandalwood box. The box was in a square shape, its weight by no means light, if he wanted to secretly carry it away, it would be difficult.

Huai Yu repeated, ”Get out.”

Ming ChangYan stood up, opening his mouth and said, ”Okay, okay, okay, we'll get out immediately. Don't be angry, meeting together between friends is normal, this time I came to your house to play, next time you can come to Xian – The Small Lotus Terrace, I'll definitely welcome you with tasty food and drinks.”

As he was talking, he wanted to link his arms around Huai Yu's shoulders. But when Huai Yu coldly glanced at him, Ming ChangYan's hand turned around midway, naturally landing on his chest, as he laughed out loud, ”If you don't want me to lean on you, then I won't lean on you, what are you throwing a tantrum for, how old are you?”

Huai Yu kicked the books that had fallen beside his feet, turned his back around and began to walk back to his bed. Seeing this situation, Zhao XiaoLan promptly whispered, ”Yan jie-jie, let's go, Huai Yu ge-ge has always had a bad temper when he wakes up, it's been like this since he was young, let's stop provoking him!”

Ming ChangYan waved his hands around, merely treating the other's words like it was simply a gust of wind. He took a step forward, and tugged on Huai Yu's sleeves. The other party turned his hand over and shook him off, lifting the quilt, he burrowed himself in. He pulled the quilt over to cover his head, completing these actions all in one go. Ming ChangYan rubbed his hand, sitting beside the bed, he grinned, ”Are you angry?”

”Ai, okay. Although me coming in here in the middle of the night to steal is very wrong, I know I made a mistake, hey, I said I know that I made a mistake.”

Ming ChangYan pulled at his quilt, eventually failing, thinking: After not meeting each other for two years, this little brat's temper has actually become worse, it's getting more and more difficult to coax him. Whatever, whatever.

He turned his gaze around, landing on sandalwood case lying on the ground. Ming ChangYan wasn't able to coax him, his attempts rebuffed, yet he didn't have any thoughts about losing hope with the Immortal Gra.s.s. He stooped down and seized it, but this time to his surprise, his arm was grabbed by Huai Yu.

Ming ChangYan let go of his grip, smiling, ”It looked pretty, so I wanted to bring it up to study it for a bit, haha.”

Huai Yu sat up, ”Weren't you afraid of having an affair with me, you said it so sanctimoniously, how come you've decided to crawl into my bed now?”

Ming ChangYan said, ”Young Prime Minister's words are wrong, I'm not crawling into your bed, I'm sitting on your bed, sitting.”

He continued, ”I'll leave right now, I won't bother you anymore.”

Huai Yu snorted, and said, ”Coming and going as you please, do you think this place is your home.”

Ming ChangYan understood that his words had hidden meanings to them, and was afraid that this person is going to throw a tantrum again. In the early years, he's witnessed Huai Yu's little brat temper, when he gets riled up it was enough for him to drink several pots of it. The Ninety-Ninth Temple was cold and lonesome, its decorations tasteless and gloomy, white muslin fluttering around, making it look like a funeral hall. Just by looking at it, Ming ShaoXia thought: If he's always lived in such a place, it really is too miserable. His short temper is pardonable, what am I doing lowering myself to argue with a child.

”It's because our relations.h.i.+p is so good, that I think of this place as my home. You can also think of the Small Lotus Terrace as your home! I don't mind!”

Ming ChangYan took a few steps back, feeling towards the doorway. Zhao XiaoLan was carrying a ma.s.sive night pearl, not knowing what to do.

Ming ChangYan said, ”What are you standing there for, go!”

Zhao XiaoLan was scared witless, ”Are we really leaving, I think that Huai Yu ge-ge looks quite angry.”

”When is he not angry, this little brat,” Ming ChangYan muttered, right afterward he raised his voice, ”Young Prime Minister! Disturbing you tonight was my fault, I apologize! I promise, I won't come disturb you anymore, if I come again…if I come again I'll write my name backwards!”

Zhao XiaoLan tugged on his sleeves, ”You should stop talking, I feel like he's gotten angrier.”

Ming ChangYan said, ”Don't bother with him, him getting angry is his business, I'll say what I want to say. Help support me, my leg hurts.”

After taking two steps, Zhao XiaoLan asked, ”But we didn't get to steal the jade pendant this time, are you really going to stop disturbing him?”

Ming ChangYan flicked his forehead, ”Of course I was lying to him!”

Zhao XiaoLan said, ”Lying isn't good, Ming ShaoXia said….”

Ming ChangYan took a white steamed bun out from his chest, and blocked up his mouth. He said, ”Ming ShaoXia said, shut up.”

On his trip to the Ninety-Ninth Temple, he didn't obtain the jade pendant, but managed to steal a wooden case. At this moment, the case was situated upright in the middle of a table, Fu Ling pushed open the door to come in and saw that Ming ChangYan's eyes were a hair's breadth away from the box, his gaze fixated on it.

Fu Ling said, ”You've been staring at this herb for hours now, has your staring produced some kind of trick yet?”

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Ming ChangYan said, ”As of now, no.”

A few days ago, he thought that this herb had been the Immortal Gra.s.s, bringing it back with him to his residence. After studying it for a while, he didn't dare come to a conclusion. No one on this earth has ever seen the appearance of the Immortal Gra.s.s before; he's been thinking, but couldn't confirm it, so he said, ”Fu Ling, is there anywhere within the imperial palace that bears books?”

Fu Ling said, ”There are no books in the imperial palace, but there are books at Egret Academy.”

Ming ChangYan clicked his tongue, it was because he couldn't leave the palace, that he asked if the imperial palace had a library. In the end, he still has to pay a visit to Egret Academy.

While talking, Peony hurriedly rushed in, Fu Ling said, ”What are you panting for, running around so urgently, is there a ghost chasing after you?”

Peony said, ”The imperial bodyguards stationed beside the Eldest Prince has died.”

During these days, there were a lot of people dying in the palace, Fu Ling was already used to seeing these strange sights, calmly saying, ”Dead?”

Peony nodded her head, ”It's the same method of death. The Eldest Prince is getting more and more convinced at the days go on, that it was that something gentleman's ghost wanting to take his life. This time they even asked the Young Prime Minister to come to the Eastern Palace.”