Chapter 27 (2/2)

He chuckled, “Would you like to try again?”

Su Yang shook his head, but Jing Cheng did not give him a chance to refuse. He immediately gripped his lower jaw and stuck his finger into Su Yang's mouth, before saying teasingly, “Try using those little milk teeth of yours.”

Su Yang was so furious that he chomped down hard. However, his neat little rows of white teeth were truly meant for display purposes only. To begin with, he even avoided foods that were only a little on the tough side, how could he hope to break the skin on Jing Cheng's roughened hands? He ground his teeth with all his might, but Jing Cheng's eyes only curved in amus.e.m.e.nt.

With tears glistening in his eyes, Su Yang gave a m.u.f.fled protest, “Wuwuwu (can't bite ah) !”

Jing Cheng knew that he was annoyed, and removed his finger. He lifted Su Yang up onto his lap and, spoonful by spoonful, began feeding him steamed egg.

The steamed egg was made according to Su Yang's preferences, with even a little honey added. Every mouthful was perfectly sweet. Su Yang was a sucker for desserts, and quickly forgot his displeasure as he ate happily.

At this time, the sky had already grown dark. The hall was dimly lit with only a few candles. The flames flickered and danced, giving the room a warm and intimate ambiance.

The serving maids standing off to the side had been terrified at first, then astonished, then finally began blus.h.i.+ng.

The Wángfēi niángniáng had a small frame. When nestled in the Wángye's embrace, he looked like a delicate little porcelain doll, so fair and tender that it tempted one to reach out and give his cheeks a pinch. The look in the Wángye's eyes were also completely different from its usual unruffled calm in the daytime, they were now full of hunger.

Jing Cheng was indeed hungry, but he dared not eat. This little creature was much too delicate, to the point where a scratch on his skin could set him crying for half a day. Jing Cheng's love could very well leave him half-dead.

T/N : s.e.x.

The one feeding was full of restless thoughts, the one being fed was calm and contented.

Suddenly, there was a creak as the doors to the dining room were pushed open.

“Imperial Uncle, I've personally come to deliver the hundred copies of [An Explanation on Language and Cla.s.sical Writings], you have to carefully…..” Jing Sheng pushed the doors open and stepped in, “check…. them…..”

Jing Cheng spared him a look of indifference, “Send them to my study.”

Jing Sheng did not move. He stared fixedly at Su Yang for a moment, rubbed at his eyes, then continued studying him from head to toe. After confirming that he had not been mistaken, he suddenly laughed out loud.

“Uncle, oh uncle, how can someone as shrewd and wise as yourself, be so blind when it comes to matters of the heart.” Jing Sheng waved his gold-lacquered fan, smiling as he shook his head, “And for the same person, no less. Tsk tsk. You can't really be as stupid as the rabbit from Waiting for Rabbits by the Stump.”

T/N : 守株待兔 – A rabbit dashed its head against a tree stump and died. A farmer took it home to eat, and decided to wait for more rabbits to kill themselves against that same tree stump so he wouldn't have to work to feed himself anymore. Also an idiom. Full story and meaning .

Su Yang felt that Jing Sheng was watching him with a particularly crafty glint in his eye, and subconsciously burrowed back against Jing Cheng's chest.

A ‘pfft' escaped Jing Sheng, and he burst out laughing again, “Tao Ziyu, that was great, you can really act. But just because you were able to deceive the Róng Wáng, doesn't mean you can fool me. Can there really be such a wonderful coincidence as you losing your memories on the same day the Róng Wáng stepped foot into Jianzhou City? Not even the concubines of the harem would use this kind of half-baked scheme, have you no shame?”

Su Yang gave him a confused look, then turned to face Jing Cheng, “Who is that?”

“My nephew. Also your nephew,” Jing Cheng replied.

Enlightened, Su Yang eagerly called, “Good nephew!”

T/N : hǎo (好) – Good. Generally when children greet their elders, the elders will respond with hǎo in acknowledgement. Which is a kind of praise to children for being polite to their elders. Tao Ziyu and Jing Sheng are of the same generation/age, so being treated like a younger generation is pretty condescending, but Tao Ziyu is, by virtue of marriage to Jing Cheng, his elder now.

Jing Sheng's expression twisted for a moment, then he sneered, “Fine, since you like acting so much, you can continue acting your whole life. Besides, the one who was tossed aside by you wasn't me anyway. Isn't that right, Imperial Uncle.”

As though nothing had reached his ears, Jing Cheng continued spooning up the steamed egg and held it up to Su Yang's mouth. Su Yang opened his mouth and eagerly swallowed it with a hum of satisfaction. He blinked and squinted at Jing Sheng as he continued eating.

Jing Sheng was momentarily stunned by the guilelessness in those eyes. Although he was not particularly close with Tao Ziyu, they were acquainted. This fellow was a sly fox, and his eyes had always been full of deceit and duplicity. Jing Sheng has never seen them be this pure and innocent before.

For a moment, his mind was filled with doubt.

Jing Cheng said, “The matters of my house are mine to handle as I see fit, Your Royal Highness should not concern himself with my affairs. Leave the copies here, Your Royal Highness should take his leave.”

Jing Sheng's gaze flitted back and forth between the two of them for a while, then he smiled, “Very well, then I will not disturb Imperial Uncle's meal any longer.”

After he left, Su Yang said solemnly, “I do not like our nephew.”

Jing Cheng looked amused, “Why?”

Su Yang answered righteously, “Because he is a bad person, I know he wants to bully me.”

Jing Cheng smiled gently, “I am also a bad person, I also want to bully you, did you know?”

Su Yang: “(⊙o⊙)…”

Note: The next chapter is 3 times longer than the previous chapters (and also has the largest word count in this entire novel). I haven't decided if I should split it up yet. If I decide to keep it in one piece, don't be alarmed if the next update takes longer to appear.

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