Theexplosion quickly attracted thearmy. Lei Baofei rushed over on a horse,looking graveand serious.
Thestreet was chaotic, broken pieces of rocks and dirt had flown all over theplace. YeZhizhou's head was covered with sweat as hecrouched by theroad, wrapping a child wounded from theexplosion. Yan Mingyong was behind him instructing De'an with something.
"Your highness!" Lei Baofei dismounted from his horseand strodeover, heperformed a formal greeting with his hands cupped. "May his highness eighth princeleaveimmediately. Another earthquakeusually follows after oneoccurred, this placeis not safe.”
Yan Mingyong glanced at YeZhizhou, whowas focused on wrapping people's wounds, and shook his head, "Noneed. Also, it's not an earthquake. Clean up thestreet then surround Chuan Yuerestaurant, but firstly placethewounded and physicians inthenearby tavern. Themedicines areon theway and will beheresoon."
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"We'll talk indetail later, movethewounded peoplefirst." Yan Mingyong turned his wheelchair toYeZhizhou's sideand bent down tostrokehis head, "Le'er, physicians will beherevery soon, I'll let someonemovethechild tothetavern, you rest for a while."
In themiddleof tying thegauzeinplaceheturned tolook at Yan Mingyong and Lei Baofei, then stood up whilewiping his sweat and nodded, "Okay, we'll alsogotothetavern." Helooked at Lei Baofei whiletalking, hedidn't havethemood todothemission at themoment sohespokebriefly, "Beg Lord Lei tohandlethematters here, his highness and I shall leavefirst."
This is thefirst timeLei Baofei met this book companion of eighth prince. Seeing this calm and steady facethat was unlikerepulsiveappearanceAn Chengjiedescribed, hefelt a complex emotion inhis heart. His attitudebecamewarmer and hecupped his hands toanswer him, "Young lord An needn't besocourteous, farewell."
[Probability of Lei Baofei falling inlovewith theprotagonist dropped to5%, may thehost persist inhis efforts.]
YeZhizhou gawked, thenglanced at Lei Baofei not knowing whether tolaugh or cry. His heavy mood lifted a bit and his expression revealed asmile. "Seeyou later, Lord Lei." This Lei Baofei, every timeheappears his loveprobability drops a littlemore, such a generous littleangel.
"Le'er." Yan Mingyong tightly grabbed his hand, helooked at Lei Baofei with a deep gaze. "We'll return tothepalaceshortly, I'm afraid wewon't seeLord Lei again."
It was only few words of pleasantries, why did herelapse! YeZhizhou unhappily pinched his hand then turned topush his wheelchair. Henodded toLei Baofei then walked towards thetavern. Hewalked until they wereout of Lei Baofei's earshot and swatted at Yan Mingyong's head. "You littlevinegar jar. With your bratty attitude, if not me, noonewould want you!"
Yan Mingyong was indignant. "I don't want any other anyway!"
"But therewill definitely beother peoplefor me."
"Whodares!" Yan Mingyong forcefully hit thearmrest, about toexplode. "We'll goback to Wen Quan villa now! Right away! De'an, let theservants ready our carriage! We'll goback and marry there!"
Only nutjobs would want togoback tothat villa, there's only oneperson totalk tothere: Yan Mingyong! And marriage? YeZhizhou tugged on thoseears whilegrinding his own teeth, "Spare the rod, spoil the kid. You'restill thinking of marriage? Haveyou even grown up there?"
Yan Mingyong held untotheimpudent hand on his ears, red-faced and gnashing his teeth, "I am nolonger a littleboy."
"That so?" Hestarted pulling away and found hecouldn't break away. Hesnorted, "With your small body, can you perform in bed?"
Yan Mingyong stiffened and was subdued. Pleased, YeZhizhou pinched his face, finally stopped provoking him and wheeled him away. De'an, whowas following behind thetwopeoplewalking peacefully, looked at YeZhizhou with a deep look. Helowered his head silently, as theperson whoserved under eighth princefrom small hecan say for surethat though Eighth prince's body is not healthy, hewas already a full-fledged adult……
After settling thewounded peopleand theaffected families at thetavern they both headed straight back tothepalace. Yan Mingyong went tomeet with theemperor. YeZhizhou closed thepalace's gate, then took out thesmall pouch of explosivehemadewhilestaying at Wen Quan villa and gently placed it on thetable.
Without thenetwork, thespiritual forcecouldn't cover a very widerange. Hehadn't got thechancetoput someof his spiritual forceon theprotagonist, sowanting tosearch for the
protagonist's location now is very hard. That firewas aimed for Chuan Yue but theexplosion afterwards was for Mingyong and his carriage, most likely theprotagonist found out theperson pitting him inthedark was himself…. Thesituation was far from good, originally hethought if he just toss him around and out thecapital that was thecentreof thestory, and alsoprevent him from making thosebombs and offering them up totheseventh prince, this world will beas good as saved, but now…… Therearestill twoflags remaining, thebomb alsoappeared inthis flashy manner, An Chengjiewas hiding insomehole, seventh prince's circumstances werenot clear…….Yan Mingyong returned from visiting theemperor. Hesaw theinner palacegateclosed shut and turned his head toDe'an heleft tokeep watch by YeZhizhou, "Le'er shut himself inthereall this time?"
"Young lord An hasn't comeout sinceheentered."
His brows knitted. Heroseup from his wheelchair and pushed thegateopen. His gazeswept over theinterior and when hecaught sight of thefigurenear thetable, his tenseheart relaxed. Yan Mingyong strodein, took theman intohis embraceand rubbed against his ears, "Still unhappy?" As hespokehis lineof sight fell on thesmall pouch on thetableand his expression changed. Hequickly poured tea on it and held YeZhizhou away from thetablewhileshouting at thedoor, "Guards, search all of Yong Yan! Pour water on any suspicious items you find!"
YeZhizhou was startled awakeby his movements. Several Zijinguards swooshed intosearch theinterior, they took thedrenched explosiveand wereabout tospeedily leave. Hehurriedly shouted, "No! Leavethathere, my formula is still inthere!"
Oneof theZijinguards walking out stopped and took thewet bombs back, glancing at Yan Mingyong.
Yan Mingyong clung tightly toYeZhizhou's hand, nodding his head after a moment's hesitation.
After theZijinguards left, YeZhizhou brokefreeof Yan Mingyong's hold and opened thewet bomb, hetook out asheet of paper from insideof it; thewriting was blurred from being drenched. Hehanded it over toYan Mingyong, "For you, this is theformula for the explosives. What you thought was an earthquakewas caused by this thing."
Theemotions inYan Mingyong's eyes looking at him was hard tomakeout. "This is what you made? It's for me?"
"Mm." YeZhizhou lowered his eyes tocover emotions showing up inthem, "Theexplosion this morning was from An Chengjieusing these. Wehavetocatch him. Also, hemight appear at autumn hunt in a few days, weneed tokeep this inmind." Theloveprobability of that seventh princedidn't drop onebit sotheplot whereheand theprotagonist meet at theautumn hunt most probably won't change. If hedoesn't meet him then that's all good, but if they domeet….. hewill makehim pay dearly!
Yan Mingyong took thewet paper and suddenly his lips pulled up inasmile, "Indeed, need tokeep this inmind."
YeZhizhou felt his smilelooked somewhat strange, heeyed him with somemisgivings, "What is it?"
"Le'er." Heput down theformula down and moved closer tohold him, thesmileon his facegrew increasingly bright and wide. "Did you guess that An Chengjiewould colludewith seventh brother from way before? When you just entered thepalaceyou sneaked intohis room and left him aslip of paper — that wasn't becauseyou fell for him but becauseyou wanted toapproach him and later prevent them from working together, right?"
What's all this and that……. Not right! Hepulled back and lowered his head tolook at him, surprisecolored his entireface, "You knew that I left a note inseventh prince's room?"
"I knew." Yan Mingyong dark eyes flashed with astrangeglint. His hands loosened abruptly and hetook out asmall wooden spherefrom his sleeves, shaking it as his smiledistorted. "How can I allow others toreceivea loveletter you wrotebeforeI could?"
YeZhizhou looked at thewooden ball wrapped around his noteinYan Mingyong's hand, then at his distorted smile. Heheld his forehead and howled, "Nowonder seventh princenever responded….. Haveyou havebeen monitoring An Chengjieall this time? Don't tell methey got together already?!"
"Le'er really is smart." Yan Mingyong put away thewooden ball and walked up tohug him, heplanted a kiss on his cheek, "ThepeopleAn Chengjiegot tomakeexplosives with him aremy people. At first I was only curious what hewanted todoby sneaking back tothecapital city and didn't expect him tomakethis deviceof large-scaledestruction….. Though I thought it a pleasant surprise."
Still pleasantly surprised? It all but exploded right over your head and you still feel pleasant? Hehad been annoyedbeforebut it's his first timebeing annoyed tothis point! Nowonder theprotagonist finished thebomb even faster without seventh prince's help! Hedidn't have
oneSeventh Princebut hestill had oneEighth Prince! Truly wicked!YeZhizhou lost his temper. Hesat down on thechair and toreoff theboy sticking tohim. "Givemea clear explanation, whether it is An Chengjieor seventh prince, what elseareyou doing behind my back! You.. You want toanger metodeath!"
Yan Mingyong tightly held him, not letting go, his facerubbed theplacebetween his neck and shoulders and heshut his eyes contentedly, "Le'er, you'rereally smart. Soyou can alsomakeexplosives. Sureenough, An Chengjiehas nothing on you."
"Get off me!"
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"Has seventh princecolluded with An Chengjie? Tell meclearly! When did they start working together!"
"Tomorrow I will ask imperial father togrant us marriage."
"And after wemarried you'll havetocall me husband."
"….Get lost!" Hecan't get through with him! This brat must bedoing this on purpose!
At night, Yan Mingyong crushed befuddling beads oncemoreand put YeZhizhou tosleep. Heleft Yong Yan palacewith De'an and only returned at dawn.
Thenext day, inthemorning court an official from theministry of work went up topresent theemperor a typeof weapon called 'explosive'. Heunbridledly praised thewit and diligenceof theseventh princeand let out that seventh princewas developing theseinsecret inorder topresent them on his imperial majesty's birthday. Healsomentioned thesmall earthquakeon thesouthern street yesterday was exactly from this explosive, it was theprincetesting out theweapon's power.
As soon as hesaid this, theofficials wereinan uproar and thegazethat several princes had when they look at seventh princechanged. Seventh prince's expression alsochanged. Theexplosivewas asecret weapon hejust discovered recently; it was truehesecretly tested it at thesouthern street, but offering it tohis imperial majesty? This is clearly someone's trap for him!
A weapon that could causean earthquake-likeeffect, itspower would betremendous! Theprinces exchanged glances, thecourt officials alsofrantically calculated inside, for a while, only that one official's unending stream of praises totheseventh princerang inthe big hall.
Without waiting for seventh princetofind an answer that'll work inhis favour, theemperor of Yan already responded totheofficial's words, hereceived theexplosives and rewarded theseventh princewith several things. Healsotold him tobring forth themaker of thebombs sohemay look at him. Hedidn't mention thehavoc thosebombs wreaked on thesouthern street, he had a very subtle attitude.
Matter has reached this point, theseventh princecan only kneel and thank theemperor. However, hefelt heavy inside, his mind was working nonstop tofigureout whocould havebetrayed him.
[Probability of Yan Mingli falling inlovewith theprotagonist dropped to90%, may thehost persist inhis efforts]
YeZhizhou blew his harmonica inasmall pavilion of Yan Mingyong's palacewhilehis gazeswept across thelight screen. Thecorners of his mouth pulled up slightly. Theprotagonist wants tohideaway intheshadows, hewill drag him toseethelight! And that seventh prince, wanting toplay pig eating tiger whileother princes arestill standing strong? He's dreaming!
Yan Mingyong noticed thekilling intent withinhis tune. His fingers fiddled with thepageand a cold glint flashed through his eyes. Le'er is not happy, how should I coax him…… Takeout An Chengjieand kill him, pull seventh brother down, or maybe…. Get married?
Translator: Padam
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