Chapter 241: Being Sure of Lin Qingye’s Softhearted Character

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

When Lin Qingye realized that Ke Nuo married Yu Xin, the situation was beyond retrieval. He held the news and was lost in thought. Even when Qi Cheng walked into the tent, he didn’t have any reaction.

Qi Cheng said softly, “Brother Qingye, have something first, okay?”

In the past few days, the two of them looked like they had returned to the beginning. Qi Cheng did not do anything excessive and Lin Qingye could not look at Qi Cheng in this appearance with cold eyes.

“Put it there.”

Qi Cheng put the oatmeal on the table and naturally knew what Lin Qingye was worried about. Apart from Ke Ruan, who he was worried about was Ke Nuo, and mainly because of Ke Ruan.

There was a flicker of darkness in his eyes, which was difficult to detect, and then, his eyes were full of gentleness.

“Brother Qingye, don’t worry too much. There are His Majesty’s men beside her. She will be fine.”

Lin Qingye was stunned. ‘Yeah, Si Yuhan loves His Majesty so much, so how could he let His Majesty worry about it?’

He raised his hand to support his forehead and closed his eyes. “How did the investigation into the previous incident go?”

Qi Cheng said, “They are just like your illusion, Brother Qingye.” He had searched the whole city and couldn’t find Ke Zhan and his wife.

‘Is it my illusion?’

Lin Qingye shook his head, ‘No, it couldn’t be my illusion.’ “I got it, you can leave now.”

Qi Cheng responded and suddenly snorted. His sound was very low, as if he didn’t want Lin Qingye to notice, so he quickly turned around and prepared to leave.

However, how couldn’t Lin Qingye hear him? His eyes were complicated. He looked at Qi Cheng’s flustered movements, but he still was softhearted, “How is your injury?”

Qi Cheng was shocked and his voice sounded relaxed, “I’m fine. Brother Qingye, you don’t have to worry about me.”

Lin Qingye frowned, “Don’t say it with a bravado. If you really feel uncomfortable, go to see the army medical docto again.”

Qi Cheng answered ‘yes’, “Don’t worry, Brother Qingye. Then I’ll go out first. Drink the oatmeal while it’s hot. It tastes bad when it’s cold.”

Then he left the tent.

Qi Cheng, who left Lin Qingye’s tent, smiled and there was a flicker of scheme in his eyes.

Brother Qingye was just so softhearted.

Lin Qingye picked up the letter from the table again. Why did he always think that Yu Xin was familiar, as if he had heard him somewhere before?

“Guards.”

Someone walked in from outside the door. “What can I do for you, General?”

“Investigate who Yu Xin of South Kingdom is.”

Even if Si Yuhan had ordered people to protect Nuonuo, he also wanted to do something for His Majesty.

“Yes!”

The soldier had just left Lin Qingye’s tent when he met Qi Cheng.

Qi Cheng said directly, “I’ll do it. And you don’t have to worry about it.”

“Yes!”

The soldier didn’t think much about it. Qi Cheng was also a general. They could only obey the orders of the generals.

At night, Qi Cheng walked into Lin Qingye’s tent and saw the white oatmeal that was already cold and unable to swallow. His dark eyes became even darker.

“Brother Qingye.”

When Lin Qingye heard that it was Qi Cheng’s voice, he raised his head and asked impatiently, “Why are you here?”

Qi Cheng didn’t seem to have sensed the change of Lin Qingye’s emotions. He just said, “I have the news of the person you asked the soldier to investigate.”

Lin Qingye didn’t bother about why it was Qi Cheng who came to tell the news. He just said, “What have you found?”

Qi Cheng took a step forward and said, “Yu Xin used to be one of the hostages of Red Flame Country with Si Yuhan from other countries. He often followed Ke Ruan before, finding pleasure in bullying Si Yuhan.”

Chapter 242: Lin Qingye Looked Like a Bird Startled by the Mere Twang of a Bow-string

Translator: Stom in a Teacup

‘Is he someone who often followed His Majesty before?’

Lin Qingye frowned. When he mentioned this, he remembered that His Majesty was really disgusted at the beginning who had been captious to Si Yuhan every day. And to put it plainly, Yu Xin was just a little snob.

His impression of Yu Xin couldn’t be called good, and His Majesty should also be like this, so why did he let Nuonuo marry that person?

Qi Cheng looked at Lin Qingye who was suddenly sunk in confusion, and his eyes were cold.

Then, he suppressed the unknown emotions in his heart and continued, “As for the news after you came to Yuliang County, what I’ve found is…”

Before he could finish his sentence, Lin Qingye raised his hand and let him stop. He already knew what had happened after that time and there was no need to say anything else about it.

“You can leave, I got it.”

Qi Cheng did not move, “Brother Qingye, what do you plan to do?”

Lin Qingye rubbed the space between his eyebrows. He couldn’t tell about Yu Xin clearly, nor did he know how His Majesty, who had slowly been good at that time, would reject him so much. At first, he thought it was because that His Majesty was trying to please Si Yuhan.

Indeed, for a long period of time, the way His Majesty treated Si Yuhan was really like ingratiating even being afraid of him. But for Yu Xin, His Majesty’s hatred of him was genuine.

He didn’t know what had happened. He also had some doubts at the time. But Yu Xin was sent away later. His Majesty also didn’t have much interaction with him and was focused on everything of Si Yuhan.

At that time, he had probably lost his rationality and lost his basic judgment.

Now that Yu Xin had appeared again, the memories and suspicions that had been forgotten in the corner of his mind appeared again.

“Can you investigate what Yu Xin has done after he returned to South Kingdom?”

Qi Cheng looked at him and changed his words before he spoke out. “Yu Xin returned to his country seven years ago, and we didn’t pay attention to this problem at that time. Even if I have the investigation, there might be almost no useful news.”

It was indeed like this. Lin Qingye felt a headache.

Qi Cheng quickly asked, “Brother Qingye, what’s wrong with you?”

Lin Qingye shook his head. “I’m fine. You can leave first and find a reliable person to search for the information again.”

Qi Cheng responded softly. He raised his head and walked closer, seeing the letter on the table of Lin Qingye. It seemed that he wanted to write.

And he already knew whom he was writing a letter to.

Qi Cheng’s fingers on his side tightened and he asked casually, “Brother Qingye, are you writing a letter?”

After hearing it, Lin Qingye was like a bird startled by the twang of a bow-string and he quickly covered the letter paper on the table with his hand.

“Go out first. I know the news you brought.”

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew in and the candlelight in the tent suddenly darkened. After the flap closed, the candlelight that was about to go out lit up again.

The atmosphere in the tent was a little strange since it turned bright and then dark now and then.

Lin Qingye’s movements were a little strong just now, and his slender and fair neck appeared in Qi Cheng’s eyes. For a few seconds, Qi Cheng felt his breathing was heavy.

Seeing that Qi Cheng had not left yet, Lin Qingye’s alarm rang in his heart. If the scene happened before, there would naturally be no problem.

But something else had happened between them.

Sensing Brother Qingye’s vigilance and precaution, Qi Cheng felt his heart ached, and even the wound on his shoulder hurt.

Under Lin Qingye’s gaze, Qi Cheng took a few steps back. Lin Qingye didn’t relax until it seemed that there was no problem.

Chapter 243: Qi Cheng Who Had it Coming to Him

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

Qi Cheng said as if he was unconscious, “By the way, Brother Qingye, there is the news from the palace that it was because Ke Nuo who suddenly appeared on the bed of the South Kingdom Prince and forced Ke Ruan by death that Ke Ruan agreed with Ke Nuo about the marriage with Yu Xin.”

There was a flicker of malice in Qi Cheng’s eyes. ‘See? She just got to bed with other men at such a young age who is uncouth and disgusting as her brother!’

As expected, when he heard Qi Cheng’s words, Lin Qingye was stunned and asked again as if he was disbelieving it, “Is what you say true?”

Qi Cheng nodded solemnly. “That’s true, the news coming through won’t be wrong.”

Lin Qingye murmured, “Why didn’t His Majesty tell me?”

Qi Cheng snorted coldly. ‘It’s a scandal. How could he dare speak it out loud?’

However, in order to maintain his kindness in front of Brother Qingye, Qi Cheng certainly wouldn’t speak it out.

After all, as long as the thing was related to Ke Ruan, he would definitely be unconditionally rejected.

Just as he was about to say something, he heard Brother Qingye suddenly lowered his voice, which seemed to be part heartache, part self-criticism.

“Why does His Majesty refuse to tell me? Is it becasue he is afraid that I’ll get worried?”

Qi Cheng, who was thinking it wrong, felt confused.

“Is His Majesty very sad now?”

Qi Cheng, who only wanted to tarnish Ke Ruan’s reputation by disgracing Ke Nuo, looked puzzled.

“It’s all my fault. I should stay with His Majesty. If I were here, something like this certainly wouldn’t have happened.”

Qi Cheng looked so speechless that he couldn’t make any expression.

Lin Qingye was still worried about Ke Ruan. But Qi Cheng’s beautiful face was contorting at a visible speed.

His behavior of shaming Ke Nuo just resulted in shooting himself in the foot.

He had clearly thought that he would definitely fail if he talked about the things of Ke Ruan. How couldn’t he have thought that no matter what or who he was talking about, it would be useless as long as the things he mentioned was related to Ke Ruan

It was a misstep.

Qi Cheng took a deep breath. He couldn’t be angry or there would be a big problem.

‘You’re really a swine, Ke Ruan.’

Qi Cheng tried his best to adjust his facial expression. He was creating the public persona that he was infatuated with him. Only then could he get Brother Qingye’s concern.

He tried hard to warn himself several times before softly comforting him, “Brother Qingye, rest assured. The die is cast and we have no other choice.”

Lin Qingye sighed. ‘Granted, there is no way to retrieve the situation. Nuonuo has already gotten married.’

He sighed emotionally. The little thing who was still small in his mind and liked keeping pestering him would get married now.

“I got it, you can leave.”

Qi Cheng looked at him again and saw that Brother Qingye’s spirits suddenly lifted again. He smiled. Lin Qingye in this spirit was his real Brother Qingye.

He nodded and said, “Then I’ll go out first. Brother Qingye, you should rest early.”

Lin Qingye didn’t replied that Qi Cheng was waiting for, but his footsteps became light.

As soon as he drew back the tent flap, Qi Cheng heard the faint voice behind him. Fortunately, he had been a practitioner of martial arts, and even if the voice was low, he could hear it clearly.

And the voice was full of determination, “Since I’m not with His Majesty to help him, I will clear all the decks for His Majesty here.”

Qi Cheng tightened his grip on the tent flap and his face with a smile darkened. After a slight pause, he strode out.

The footsteps were heavy and there were deep footprints after each step.

The soldier originally wanted to respectfully greet him, but he saw Qi Cheng’s gloomy face and the sinister aura around him.

Not to mention stepping forward and greeting him, all of them just went about their business gingerly, being afraid that they would anger him.

Chapter 244: He Was Really a Lovely Person

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

After Si Yuhan told him that he had planted someone beside his sister, Ke Ruan was already relieved.

He still had to live his own life. He didn’t want to think too much about the relationship between him and Si Yuhan.

What did it matter whether he was a gay or when he became a gay? At least, he was unable to escape from this man and he was also unwilling to leave him now.

He could clearly feel Si Yuhan’s feelings for him and also realized he could accept it. So that was enough.

Even if he was living in a novel, he would never make himself as miserable as those protagonists in the fictions which were bullshitting.

Thinking about those protagonists who abused their minds and bodies, they were just nuts.

Ke Ruan went to the imperial study with food and coincidentally met Si Chenye who came out of the imperial study.

Si Chenye walked over and saluted him, “Good afternoon, your Majesty.”

Ke Ruan nodded. “You may rise. Skip the formalities. Why are you here?”

He just asked out of politeness.

Si Chenye said respectfully, “Your Majesty, I will leave Red Flame Country tomorrow and go to the border.”

Ke Ruan seemed to have heard that this time Si Chenye came back to Red Flame Country with those envoys.

As for the reason why Si Chenye, as Si Yuhan’s brother, had to leave with them, Ke Ruan didn’t want to think it over.

Now that Si Yuhan did it, he naturally had his reason.

Ke Ruan said, “Be careful.”

After saying that, he entered the imperial study. Si Chenye turned to look at Ke Ruan’s figure and slightly raised his eyebrows. Ke Ruan was really a lovely person.

He wondered if Ke Ruan had known the person who wanted him to die the most was himself, would he still say ‘be careful’ to him?

Si Chenye quickly took his eyes off him and turned to stride away.

As soon as Ke Ruan entered the imperial study, besides the feeling of the strong pressure, there was also the gaze behind him which made him restless. As for the pressure, he had long been used to it, so he paid more attention to another gaze.

And naturally, he also subconsciously turned around and looked over, but he only saw the receding figure of Si Chenye. Then he frowned

‘The feeling he had just now wouldn’t be wrong.’

For some reason, Si Chenye was supposed to be a kind and nice gentleman, but Ke Ruan always felt he was spooky and gloomy.

Ke Ruan shook his head and walked in with the food. He put it on the table expertly and took away the memorial to the throne from Si Yuhan.

“Eat first.”

Si Yuhan glanced at him coldly. Ke Ruan, who often saw this situation, had already been speechless instead of being amused before. Needless to say, this guy must have known about the conversation just now. And obviously, he was jealous again.

As they got along closer together, Ke Ruan felt that he was absolutely not afraid of Ke Ruan in anger.

This may be similar to the saying, “One would be fearless because of love.”.

Ke Ruan sat on his lap casually. “Let’s eat first. If you have anything to do, just do it after having the meal.”

Si Yuhan looked at him coldly without moving.

Ke Ruan picked up the bowl of fish soup from the table. He couldn’t cook wonton for Si Yuhan every day, which didn’t have much nutrition either. He had to read so many memorials to the throne every day, so of course he needed to eat something good.

He gently scooped up a spoonful of the soup, put it beside his lips and blew on it. Then he stuck out his tongue to test the temperature. Then he sent it to his mouth and flattered him, “It’s not hot anymore. Have it.”

Si Yuhan looked at Ke Ruan coldly, then he let his gaze drift onto the spoon next to his mouth, his lips moved slightly. He was not so easy to coax, definitely.

Chapter 245: Be Careful of Si Chenye

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

Seeing this pretentious appearance, Ke Ruan shook the spoon in his hand and said in a regretful tone, “You really don’t want to eat, do you?”

“Well, my hand is so shaky. If you don’t eat, then I’ll put it back to the bowl. You can have it when you want.”

As Ke Ruan said this, he wanted to take back his hand holding the spoon. The next second, Si Yuhan acted faster, grabbed his wrist and stopped him.

Following that movement, Si Yuhan put the spoon into his mouth.

Ke Ruan found it childish and funny, but he asked cooperatively, “Do you still want to eat?”

Si Yuhan snorted and didn’t say anything, but he also loosened his grip on Ke Ruan’s hand.

Ke Ruan worked as a servant obediently and carefully fed him.

This time he was picky, one time he said ‘too hot’, and then it was ‘too cold’.

Ke Ruan resisted the impulse to give him a kick.

‘This guy is really insatiable.’

He would even be jealous of his brother. But the strange feeling in Ke Ruan’s heart appeared again when he thought of Si Chenye.

Especially in the book, there should have been none alive in his original imperial family, let alone such a brother.

Their relationship was definitely not good. Even if there was a mistake in the book and Si Chenye was not killed by Si Yuhan, then it would not lead to the result of Si Chenye going far to the border.

The back of his hand hurt and Ke Ruan came back to the earth. He looked down and saw that there was a circle of tooth marks on the back of his hand, which was red.

Ke Ruan gasped, “What are you doing? Are you posessed by a dog or something?”

Si Yuhan’s grip on him suddenly tightened, “You’re thinking about Si Chenye.”

A definite answer.

Ke Ruan was shocked. ‘This guy is not only a dog, he also knows mind-reading!’

Seeing Ke Ruan’s expression, Si Yuhan became angry and Ke Ruan quickly explained, “It’s not what you think. I just think Si Chenye is a little strange.”

Si Yuhan looked up at him, gesturing for him to continue. Ke Ruan sighed and then said, “I don’t know how to say it, this person always left the impression of a gentle person on others, so I’m supposed to feel comfortable when talking with him, but I always have a weird feeling. Although I can’t figure it out in detail, I think you have to pay attention to this person.”

Originally, Si Yuhan felt like he was going to explode when he heard ‘a gentle person’ and ‘comfortable’, but he was stunned hearing Ke Ruan’s last sentence. As far as he knew, Ke Ruan and Si Chenye didn’t have much contact, twice or three times at most. They also didn’t have any argument. Why could his brother make Ke Ruan have such a feeling?

Now it was Si Yuhan’s turn to be distracted. Ke Ruan repeated helplessly, “Do you hear me? It’s always right to be careful of everything.”

He didn’t want anything bad to happen to him.

Si Yuhan nodded slightly and kissed his forehead. “Don’t worry. Don’t underestimate your man. How could something happen to me?”

Ke Ruan was lost for words, “…You’re shameless.”

Even so, Ke Ruan, who was looking away, couldn’t help but curled the corner of his lips, and there was a flicker of smile in his eyes.

In general, their life became better and better.

Even the relationship between Si Yuhan and Ke Ruan became better too.

The only thing that was not good was that Si Yuhan’s childishness had been increasing instead of decreasing, which even tend to worse.

This day, Si Yuhan looked very busy. He hadn’t appeared in Ruanhan Palace yet that he should have usually.

Ke Ruan was a little flustered for some reason. This kind of panic did not come from the distrust of Si Yuhan.

As time went by, the panic grew stronger.

Chapter 246: Did Yu Xin Treat Ke Nuo Badly?

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

Xiaoluzi hurriedly ran into the palace from outside the door. “Your Majesty, someone who was one of the Imperial Noble Concubine’s men outside the door asked for an audience.”

As for Lin Jingsheng, it had to be said that Ke Ruan had almost no reason to refuse her whether in the past or present.

After all, the person who had been accompanying Nuonuo before and shown a lot of solicitude for Nuonuo was her.

Lin Jingsheng could also be considered as one of the women in the harem who didn’t intrigue against each other.

Ke Ruan said, “Let her enter.”

Soon, Xiaoluzi led a palace maid into the palace. Ke Ruan was bound to say that the maids in other palaces were much more beautiful than those beside him whom were appointed by Si Yuhan.

Ke Ruan was a little resentful, then he patted his head and quickly came down to earth.

“What is it?”

The palace maid looked at Xiaoluzi carefully. With this expression, it was obvious that there was a big deal, but what could happen between Lin Jingsheng and Ke Ruan?

However, now Xiaoluzi left him with the impression that he was absolutely a stooge. He himself still doubted him. So it was normal for the palace maid to not believe him.

Ke Ruan said coldly to Xiaoluzi, “You can leave first.”

Xiaoluzi hesitated and Ke Ruan’s face became colder.

Ke Ruan often stayed with Si Yuhan that even the aura on Ke Ruan’s body became more similar to his. Xiaoluzi trembled, and he hurriedly responded in a low voice, bent over and went out, .

“Tell me, what is it?”

The palace maid hurriedly said, “Your Majesty, my master received a letter from Princess Changle. And Her Highness is in danger.”

“What?” Ke Ruan suddenly stood up. “What’s going on?”

The palace maid kowtowed and said, “I don’t know the details. Please come to my master’s palace, Your Majesty.”

As soon as the palace maid stopped speaking, she just saw the corner of Ke Ruan’s clothes instantly. The palace maid quickly got up and kept up with him.

Lin Jingsheng was already outside the palace door, waiting for him anxiously. Seeing Ke Ruan running over, she hurriedly rushed up to meet him and was about to salute him. Ke Ruan grabbed her wrist and said, “You don’t have to be so courteous. Give me the letter.”

Lin Jingsheng replied, “It’s inside the palace.”

Ke Ruan pulled Lin Jingsheng inside, completely unaware of his intimacy towards Lin Jingsheng.

“Where is the letter?”

When Ke Ruan took Lin Jingsheng into the bedroom, he loosened his grip on her hand. Then, he looked over at the table without the letter she said.

Lin Jingsheng reached out her hand and closed the door of her bedroom. “Your Majesty, don’t worry.”

Then, Lin Jingsheng walked over to the bedside, took out an envelope from the pillow and walked towards Ke Ruan. “Your Majesty, here you are.”

Ke Ruan took the letter and eagerly opened it. He didn’t notice the flicker of gloom in Lin Jingsheng’s eyes at all.

Ke Ruan opened the letter and confirmed that it was Nuonuo’s handwriting. The content in the letter was very obscure, which didn’t show her grievance directly, but there were depression and regret, even fear in each word and sentence.

What was Nuonuo afraid of? Was she afraid of that animal, or himself because he was too determined at the time that he hadn’t appeared even when his sister get married?

He shouldn’t be like this. Even if he was in a sulk, he shouldn’t be like this. She was his only sister, what dignity did he need to keep?

Ke Ruan’s eyes were red. He knew that Yu Xin was not a good person. How dare Yu Xin treat his sister, the apple of his eyes, in this way.

Because he was too excited, Ke Ruan’s chest was heaving. His breathing quickened and his cheeks turned red.

Lin Jingsheng’s eyes twinkled and her hands hidden in her sleeves tightened. She took a deep breath and slowly walked towards Ke Ruan.

Chapter 247: Crazy Lin Jingsheng

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

“Your Highness, calm down. We’ll work it out,” Lin Jingsheng looked at Ke Ruan’s face in an infatuated way.

Ke Ruan, who was in a frenzy, didn’t realize the change of the way Lin Jingsheng called him, and her obsessive gaze. He didn’t even feel the change of his body.

“No, no…” Ke Ruan shook his head, but his body also swayed. Then Lin Jingsheng immediately stepped forward and supported Ke Ruan’s arm.

“Your Highness, be careful.”

Ke Ruan reached out his hands and grabbed her arms. “Something is wrong here. Why didn’t Si Yuhan tell me anything about Nuonuo?”

Si Yuhan had told him that he had sent someone to stay with Nuonuo and protect her.

There was a flicker of panic in Lin Jingsheng’s eyes, but she quickly calmed down. “Your Highness, Si Yuhan might be worried that you will be upset, so he keeps it back from you.”

Ke Ruan shook his head. He thought he could believe Lin Jingsheng’s statement, but he felt his head swaying.

“Your Highness, what’s wrong with you?”

Ke Ruan didn’t think that the problem was related to Lin Jingsheng. He just thought that he felt dizzy because he was carried away by anxiety.

“I’m fine, I just need to have a break.”

Lin Jingsheng smiled as she moved closer to Ke Ruan. She softly said, “Then, let me help you sit down, Your Highness.”

Ke Ruan wanted to refuse, but Lin Jingsheng had already helped him walk over. Her voice was as gentle as running water, and Ke Ruan was not disgusted with it.

“Your Highness, please don’t worry. With your appearance, if you run out like this, I’ll be worried too, Your Highness.” Lin Jingsheng said as she helped Ke Ruan sit down. Her fingers slowly slid onto his shoulder through his arm as she said, “Do you feel a little dizzy, Your Highness?”

Ke Ruan nodded, feeling even more dizzy.

Lin Jingsheng’s delicate and fair fingers landed on his temples and she softly said, “Then, let me give you a massage, Your Highness.”

Before Ke Ruan could say something to refuse it, Lin Jingsheng started to gently knead the temples of his head. Ke Ruan, who was initially a little dizzy, slowly started to feel his mouth as dry as a bone.

He also felt that the room was hot and wanted to take off his clothes.

As soon as he came up with the thought, Ke Ruan was immediately startled awake and came down to earth, and the voice behind him became much sweeter and gentler.

“Your Highness, do you feel better in this way?”

Ke Ruan spluttered, “I still have got some business to do, I’ll leave first.”

As he said this, he wanted to get up, and he immediately flung himself onto the stool. The stool was not high, at most, the gesture of fling didn’t look good, which was nothing at all compared to his own innocence.

Up until now, his legs, feet and entire body were weak, and his body started turning hot. There were faint thoughts appearing in his mind. Under the circumstances, Ke Ruan was not a stupid pig, so how couldn’t he know what Lin Jinsheng wanted to do?

He wanted to stand up and run, and he would even crawl out if he could.

When Lin Jingsheng saw Ke Ruan like this, she was shocked a lot and walked towards Ke Ruan step by step.

“Your Highness, the moment I saw you, I’ve liked you. Do you know how hard I tried to be a match for you?”

“Do you know how happy I felt the moment I became your Empress?”

“It’s all because of Si Yuhan. It’s all because of him that we were separated. If it wasn’t for him, we would definitely have had a happy and satisfactory marriage. I love you so much. I believe you will not fail me, Your Highness.”

“Your Highness, I love you. I really love you. You can feel it, right?”

……

Her words were full of madness and sorrow, as if they were denouncing the injustice of fate, or yelling desperately when she was dying.

Lin Jingsheng in this appearance was unfamiliar and scary. Ke Ruan was really afraid of her.

Chapter 248: Crazy

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

Ke Ruan now had no strength at all. The moment Lin Jingsheng appeared in front of him, his entire body trembled.

Lin Jingsheng slowly leaned down, stretched her hands and grabbed his shoulder, forcing Ke Ruan to look at her.

Ke Ruan immediately looked away the moment he saw her.

Because Lin Jingsheng wore nothing but a red bandeau and a white underwear. He didn’t dare look at her.

When did the woman take off her clothes?

It was too scary!

Ke Ruan tried to reason with her. “Lin Jingsheng, listen up. If there’s anything you need, let’s just talk about it. Don’t be impulsive.”

Lin Jingsheng said, “Your Highness, you don’t know how long I’ve waited for this day and how long I’ve planned it.”

Therefore, how could she be impulsive? Everything she did was rationally planned.

She wanted to reach out to pass through Ke Ruan’s armpit. Although Ke Ruan had no strength, it didn’t mean that the disabled couldn’t resist. He tried his best to push Lin Jingsheng away and sit up.

During this intense exercise, Ke Ruan felt that his whole body was getting hotter and hotter. Even his forehead started to sweat.

He took a deep breath and said, “You are the imperial concubine and I am the Empress. It won’t work out between us.”

He no longer had the strength to complain about what he had said, hoping that Lin Jingsheng could get a clear understanding of his identity.

Unexpectedly, when Lin Jingsheng heard what Ke Ruan said, she lunged forward crazily, making Ke Ruan unable to avoid her.

“Your Highness, I am your wife and your woman.”

Lin Jingsheng reached out and pulled Ke Ruan’s belt. The outfit of the ancient people were not difficult to pull off at all to the ancient people, so it only took her a few seconds to pull off his clothes.

Lin Jingsheng knelt in front of him and reached out her arms around Ke Ruan’s waist. She gave a kind of sob and said, “Your Highness, let me serve you and make me your woman.”

She kissed Ke Ruan’s neck one after another.

Lin Jingsheng didn’t have a strong rouge on her, but Ke Ruan felt disgusted, especially when such strange warmth fell on him. He felt even sicker of it.

“F**k off!” Just as Ke Ruan breathed, his breath was burning hot. He reached out and tried to push away the woman on his body, but Lin Jingsheng was like an octopus, clinging onto his body.

“Ugh…” Ke Ruan tilted his head and retched. He didn’t know what was going on. In fact, he needed this kind of touch right now, but when Lin Jingsheng touched him, he felt disgusted mentally and physically.

Lin Jingsheng paused for a moment. She raised her head in disbelief and looked at Ke Ruan who was retching. Her tears instantly fell. “Your Highness, did I make you so disgusted?”

Ke Ruan breathed heavily and took pains to suppress the desire, replying, “Yes. Piss off!”

Lin Jingsheng chuckled softly. “Your Highness, I know that it is Si Yuhan who made you like this. You should have become my husband. He is blamed for it. Your Highness, trust me. You love women, and I am the one you love.”

Ke Ruan was driven crazy. He thought that Lin Jingsheng was kind and gentle, but how could she be like a crazy woman who was so irrational?

Not to mention whether it was because of Si Yuhan, he didn’t like being forced by a woman.

The moment Lin Jingsheng was in a daze, Ke Ruan pushed her away and stood up in a hurry. Only with his strong willpower, he had to get out of here. Or he would be violated by her.

Chapter 249: Isn’t It Good to Be Alive?

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

However, how could Ke Ruan in a daze touch Lin Jinsheng? When he suddenly broke free from her, Lin Jingsheng was wide awake.

She bit the tip of her tongue hard. Now was not the time to talk nonsense. As long as it was the next day, His Highness would belong to her. So how couldn’t she explain to him some other day?

Lin Jingsheng, who had recovered from hysterics, dashed across the room to block his exit, pouncing on him.

She twined her arms like white jade around his neck, and the girlish scent wafted into his nose.

Ke Ruan’s sense was telling himself to resist it, but his body seemed to have reached its limit and he couldn’t hold on anymore.

“Your Highness, let me please you.”

In a trance, the cold face of Si Yuhan appeared in front of Ke Ruan. When Lin Jingsheng’s tender red lips approached, he forced himself to turn his head away and her lips fell on his cheek.

Even so, it still made him disgusted.

His eyes blurred. And Ke Ruan felt he was losing his marbles. All the blood in his body was boiling, and every cell of his body was screaming, even every muscle in his body was so tense that it started to hurt.

At this rate, he would probably be the one to do it first.

Generally speaking, shouldn’t he be the stronger one of them after being drugged? Why would he look like this?

Of course, Ke Ruan didn’t know that apart from being drugged. He was also poisoned by Lin Jingsheng with the poison which could weaken his body. She knew that His Highness had learnt martial arts, so she prepared that just in case.

As expected, His Highness soon noticed that something was wrong. If she hadn’t added the poison, His Highness would have left here.

She believed that even if His Highness left here, he would not tell anyone about what happened today. However, that was not the result she wanted.

Lin Jingsheng no longer cared about Ke Ruan’s resistance to her. She wasn’t as obsessed with him as before. She started to purposefully let His Highness give up his resistance to her.

Lin Jingsheng vaguely heard the faint groan from Ke Ruan’s throat, and her eyes instantly became alight.

The moment Ke Ruan was about to lose his consciousness, his mind was filled with Si Yuhan, the son of a bitch. He usually came to his side very diligently, didn’t he? Why the hell didn’t he come today?

Thinking about what he was about to suffer from, he had felt a little hopeless, ‘Take it easy. Anyway, I’m a man and I have nothing to lose, so whether Si Yuhan will come or not is fine.’

But in the end, when he really couldn’t hold on any longer, Ke Ruan was afraid. Why didn’t he come yet? He really was about to forced upon by Lin Jingsheng.

Lin Jingsheng wanted to take off the last clothes on Ke Ruan’s body when a cold wind blew towards her that she felt a cold shiver down her spine, then the wind was accompanied by a blaze of the killing intention.

She instinctively raised her head and saw Si Yuhan’s scarlet eyes like those of the devil from hell.

Before he could react, Ke Ruan had already fallen into Si Yuhan’s arms, being covered with a big coat.

Then, Si Yuhan grabbed Lin Jingsheng around the slender neck.

The cold sensation was like a venomous snake twisting around her neck.

The candles in the room were suddenly extinguished. Si Yuhan seemed to have merged into the darkness, making her frightened.

“Isn’t it good to be alive?” There was no anger in the faint voice.

However, the feeling of being twined by a venomous snake became more intense. Even though he didn’t use much force, Lin Jingsheng felt her strength slowly being drawn out.

She wanted to swear at this man. Because of him, she and His Highness had become like this. She hated him so much.

However, she couldn’t do anything about it. She didn’t know how this man managed to do it. She couldn’t say anything, so she just stared at him with a resentful look.

Chapter 250: A Premonition

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

In the night, cold wind came through the window, but the person in his arms became restless, rubbing against the big ice on his body.

How comfortable!

This was the only thought Ke Ruan had. He felt so hot and the big ice on him made him feel very comfortable. Moreover, he was familiar with this aura, he was at ease, and even felt obedient. He just followed his heart and let himself rubbing against Si Yuhan.

“Hot. I feel so hot…” Ke Ruan murmured and kept getting closer to Si Yuhan.

Si Yuhan had a look at Ke Ruan who was in his arms, and then eyed on Lin Jingsheng who was about to lose consciousness. His fingers loosened and Lin Jingsheng fell to the ground.

After breathing the air, she coughed so heavily on the ground as if she was about to cough her lungs out.

No one noticed that Lin Jingsheng was coughing so badly and no one came in to take a look.

Si Yuhan’s hand around Ke Ruan’s waist suddenly tightened, “Since you like men so much, I will do as you wish.”

The voice was gone with the wind. In the blink of an eye, there was no other person in the room except Lin Jingsheng.

Si Yuhan returned to Ruanhan Palace with Ke Ruan in his arms. The palace was dead silent. When they reached the room, Si Yuhan reached out and threw Ke Ruan on the bed, and then sat on the edge of the bed without saying a word.

The sudden pain woke Ke Ruan whose mind was in great confusion up for a moment. He shook his head and saw the indistinct shadow beside the bed.

The shadow didn’t move and he couldn’t hear any sound.

Ke Ruan let out a sigh of relief, not to mention whether that person was Si Yuhan or not, it would be just fine if the person was not Lin Jingsheng.

He lay on the bed, feeling a bit exhausted. The waves of heat came from his body. Even if he clenched his teeth, he could hear a low moan coming through his teeth.

“Is anybody here?” He needed cold water and he couldn’t stand it anymore.

Even if he was a doctor, he had never seen such a situation before, let alone it just happened to him.

“Help me, help me…” Ke Ruan said in a deep nasal voice.

Normally, Si Yuhan would never allow Ke Ruan to be so painful, let alone Ke Ruan looked like how he was in front of him.

Si Yuhan stood up and turned to look at the man who was feeling painful in bed. His lips pursed into a line. He wanted to know why Ke Ruan would rather trust a woman than him.

Since he said that he would protect Ke Nuo well, he would definitely keep his words.

Therefore, why didn’t Ke Ruan trust him?

“Save me…” Ke Ruan was really on the verge of death. No one answered him and helped him. He could only endure the pain alone.

Ke Ruan’s face was shining with special sheen. Tears flowed down from the corner of his eyes and flowed into his hair beside the temples. His black hair was scattered on the bed. It was such a messy color.

Especially when Ke Ruan looked at him with his watery eyes, Si Yuhan’s patience and indifference seemed to turn into ashes.

Seeming to feel the cold air from Si Yuhan’s body, Ke Ruan unconsciously reached out and placed his arms around Si Yuhan’s waist, “It’s very comfortable…”

Si Yuhan stared at Ke Ruan’s head with his inky eyes. The corners of his mouth curled upwards, not as gentle as before, but like an evil monster.

Sinister and terrible.

However, Ke Ruan didn’t know all of this. He only knew that he didn’t reject this person and it made him feel very good.

After a long time, Si Yuhan reached out and rubbed Ke Ruan’s hair. His tone was calm but there was no emotion at all. “Am I treating you too well?”

Chapter 251: The Horror in the Eyes of Everyone

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

The next day, when Ke Ruan woke up, he immediately sat up. When he saw that the surroundings were still familiar, he breathed a sigh of relief in silence.

When he relaxed, he felt that he was tired out. This was the feeling he had never had before.

He wanted to throw back the covers and get up, but when he moved, he felt every muscle in his body aching. The muscles of Ke Ruan’s face kept twitching.

Not to mention that he was getting up now, just a move was killing him.

So he simply gave up and lay down.

He never would have thought that Lin Jingsheng would suddenly become like this. It wasn’t until now did he know that she was actually interested in him, a cannon fodder, instead of the male lead.

It seemed that the male lead wasn’t charmful enough.

He sighed and shook his head.

The person outside the door seemed to hear something astir in the bedroom. He quickly knocked on the door and asked, “Your Majesty, have you gotten up?”

Ke Ruan said, “I…”

He couldn’t even articulate a single syllable. His throat seemed to be blocked by the cotton, and Ke Ruan’s eyes were filled with horror.

He gave dry coughs for a moment before he could slowly make the sharp sound like a duck.

Ke Ruan listened to his voice and became depressed. ‘What the hell did I experience last night? Why does my voice become like this?’

The guards outside the door hadn’t heard Ke Ruan’s voice for a long time, so they didn’t dare to speak anymore. After such a big deal last night, it was also good for the Empress to not know about it that he could have fewer troublesome matters to take care of.

When he thought about Lin Jingsheng, Ke Ruan remembered the letter again. It was theoretically possible that Lin Jingsheng had been scheming it for a long time, and therefore how much credibility did the letter have?

After thinking about it, Ke Ruan was still worried. He still had to talk with Si Yuhan about the matter. He wanted to ask clearly what was going on.

He struggled to throw back the covers and prepared to get out of bed. He looked sidelong at the bright yellow bed and his fair face instantly turned bright red. He immediately looked away.

So, he understood why his body seemed to have been dismantled and reassembled, and then taken apart again. Si Yuhan was really inhumane.

Ke Ruan got dressed silently and let the palace maids come in to clear up. He washed his face casually and didn’t want to take a shower for the matter of his sister was the most important.

Ke Ruan, who had planned to run to Si Yuhan’s place and almost knelt down after just two steps, quickly asked people to prepare the sedan chair of the Empress. He was really unable to walk.

Ke Ruan, who was going to leave in a hurry, did not notice the strange expressions of the palace maids. Of course, most of them felt shy. They did not dare to look at him after a glance and quickly lowered their heads.

As for the reason, if someone else saw the appearance of the Empress, which was then known by His Majesty, they would all be killed.

But this time, when they arrived at the imperial study, the guards didn’t respectfully let Ke Ruan pass but stood in front of Ke Ruan.

But after he glanced at Ke Ruan, he immediately lowered his head. “Your Majesty, His Majesty has important matters to discuss. Please return to your palace first.”

Ke Ruan didn’t think much about it. Since Si Yuhan was engaged, he should talk about his sister’s thing after he dealt with the important business first.

In his heart, he finally still preferred to trust Si Yuhan. After thinking for a while, he felt he was too hasty yesterday that he just rushed to her palace without finding out anything and made himself so embarrassed.

Chapter 252: It Did Not Work?

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

“It’s fine. I’ll wait outside for a while. I’ll go in after he’s done with it.” Ke Ruan waved his hand and didn’t go back to the imperial carriage. Instead, he found a shaded corner and sat down.

Everyone looked terrified. In their eyes, this kind of action was nothing but not keep up appearance. However, Ke Ruan couldn’t care about it since he was not feeling well and his body was still sticky.

Ke Ruan shook his head. He didn’t think about it anymore. It was so embarrassing. It would be the same for him to go back after he got some news of Nuonuo.

Right now, a guard at the entrance of the imperial study secretly peeked at Ke Ruan and then lowered his head. For some reason, the guard felt that today, His Majesty deliberately didn’t want the Empress to get inside. He guessed that the two of them might have a fight, but from Ke Ruan’s facial expression, it didn’t seem like that.

Si Yuhan knew that Ke Ruan was here, but he didn’t want to see Ke Ruan. He was very annoyed now. Especially when he could feel the person standing outside the door, he was even more annoyed and couldn’t read any documents in his hand.

The guards trembled with fear. Ke Ruan, who was usually more effective than a ready-made panacea, was actually shut out. They had no idea what to do.

Compared to Si Yuhan who was irritated in the imperial study, Ke Ruan who was outside the door was quite comfortable. He sat in the shaded corner of the wall for a while and felt a bit cold, so he moved his butt to a place with sunlight and made himself expose to the sun.

In this way, he gradually became tired and leaned his head against the stone pillar with his eyes closed.

When Si Yuhan knew that Ke Ruan was sleeping outside the door, he was not angry but worried. He immediately got up and walked out of the door very quickly.

Seeing that Ke Ruan was asleep, Si Yuhan was stunned. His pupils wrinkled and he immediately stepped forward to block Ke Ruan’s whole body.

He only felt that his forehead was beating violently. He reached out and picked Ke Ruan up carefully. His ice-cold eyes swept people around him with a murderous anger.

The guards and maids immediately knelt down, wishing that they could lower their heads to the ground.

Si Yuhan carried Ke Ruan into the imperial study without saying a word. Ke Ruan didn’t sleep very soundly and Si Yuhan’s movement woke him up.

He looked up at Si Yuhan with his drowsy eyes, and then buried his head in his chest, and subconsciously rubbed against it. His voice was soft, saying, “Are you done with your work?”

Si Yuhan didn’t say anything but his hands which were holding him tightened a bit.

Ke Ruan said in a low voice, “I… I have a question. But I… I’m so sleepy and tired.”

Si Yuhan’s eyes flashed. How could they not be tired? They hadn’t slept all night last night.

If it wasn’t for the fact that he still had something to deal with, he wouldn’t have left so soon.

What Ke Ruan needed was punishment for sure.

“I’ll rest for a while. Just for a while. I’ll ask you about my sister when I wake up.”

Ke Ruan felt that his sister was important, even more important than anything else. But he was really feeling unwell now and he could hardly keep his eyes open.

But he felt that there was a psychological burden that his sister was important. He couldn’t fall asleep.

Si Yuhan saw clearly that Ke Ruan was trying to open his eyes when he said he wanted to rest for a while.

Si Yuhan said, “Your sister is fine.”

Ke Ruan could clearly hear what Si Yuhan said. Now that he was relieved, he no longer used his willpower to force himself to be awake and fell asleep in his arms.

Chapter 253: Not a Good Person

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

Until Ke Ruan fell asleep soundly, Si Yuhan’s dark eyes gradually darkened. He was so angry last night when he saw the woman lay her filthy fingers on Ke Ruan.

Ke Ruan belonged to him alone. She even dared to kiss Ke Ruan. How dare she!

Si Yuhan was rubbing Ke Ruan’s red cheek with his right thumb tip gently. It was obvious that Ke Ruan didn’t get a sunburn but bruises.

From the black mark on his neck, Si Yuhan could imagine that Ke Ruan might get other bruises.

His whole body was now filled with Ke Ruan’s aura.

It satisfied him.

Perhaps Ke Ruan who was in his sleep felt uncomfortable being held like that. He frowned and made a sound of resistance.

Si Yuhan snorted coldly with an indifferent expression, “You are enjoying it.”

Although he said so, Si Yuhan still carried Ke Ruan to the bed in the cubicle and carefully put him on the bed.

However, as soon as Ke Ruan touched the bed, he had a bigger frown and grabbed Si Yuhan’s clothes tightly.

“You don’t want me to leave?” Si Yuhan lifted his lips.

Ke Ruan didn’t respond.

Si Yuhan reached out and tried to move his hand away. Ke Ruan was unhappy, so he pulled Si Yuhan’s clothes hard. Si Yuhan raised his eyebrows, feeling a little joyful now.

He also wanted to be with Ke Ruan, but he still had something to deal with.

He had underestimated Si Chenye. He was too careless that they could take advantage of him.

Since Si Chenye chose to do that, he need to be careful in the future.

When Ke Ruan woke up, it was already dark at night. The whole imperial study was lit by the candlelight. He rubbed his eyes, seeming that it was really late.

“You’re awake?” A cold voice came from above.

Ke Ruan raised his head and found that he was resting on Si Yuhan’s lap. He quickly got up and asked, “Did I sleep for a long time?”

Si Yuhan gave him a look and Ke Ruan felt that he was despised.

Ke Ruan glared at him and said, “You didn’t wake me up.”

Ke Ruan heard Si Yuhan’s sneering and then Si Yuhan said, “I failed to wake you up.”

How could he wake Ke Ruan up? He was sleeping like a log.

Ke Ruan was speechless. It seemed that he really couldn’t wake up. Could he blame Si Yuhan? No.

It was all because Si Yuhan who was so good at torturing people, but could he say such shameful words out? He couldn’t.

Sure enough, he could only swallow the pain himself.

Si Yuhan looked at Ke Ruan, who had become resentful for some reason, and he twitched his lips silently but soon returned to be serious.

“Go back since you are awake now.”

Ke Ruan felt that Si Yuhan was a bit strange, but he couldn’t tell the reason.

He scratched his hair. Although he was very tired in the morning, he heard Si Yuhan told him that Nuonuo was fine.

So, that should be Lin Jingsheng who made use of his concern for Nuonuo and did something like that.

“By the way. Lin Jingsheng…”

As soon as Ke Ruan opened his mouth, Si Yuhan had already turned around and left. It seemed like he was going to deal with the memorials to the throne.

He was thinking that he stayed with Si Yuhan last night, so Si Yuhan should have handled Lin Jingsheng’s matter. Since that was the case, he wasn’t worried anymore.

He was not a kind-hearted person, especially after becoming the emperor, he had been trained like this. Lin Jingsheng had made use of Nuonuo.

This was the only thing that Ke Ruan could not stand, so he would not concern himself about it. There was no news from the palace. It seemed that it had been solved quietly.

Was she killed?

Ke Ruan suddenly thought of such a possibility.

Chapter 254: They Started to Have a Quarrel

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

Si Yuhan looked really busy and Ke Ruan didn’t want to disturb him again for the matter of Lin Jingsheng.

When he thought about the possibility of Lin Jingsheng being killed, he still didn’t have the heart to bear it. Although she did something wrong, she finally didn’t force him to sleep with her successfully.

Si Yuhan heard the footsteps in the imperial study disappearing. The memorial to the throne in his hand was suddenly closed, and then he threw it hard on the ground as if he was even more dissatisfied. The sound was so loud that even the guards outside the door were shocked.

They lowered their breathing for fear of disturbing Si Yuhan.

Every time he got angry, he was always like this. And Si Yuhan’s face showed the sign of depression every time with no exception.

Seeing the memorials to the throne on the table, Si Yuhan was getting more and more annoyed and kicked it. The table instantly overturned and cracked, and the memorials to the throne were also scattered on the ground.

The guard looked at Ke Ruan who backtracked, as if they had seen the savior, so that they were all excited.

Ke Ruan heard the loud bang from the imperial study in the distance. He was startled and quickened his pace.

Looking at the messy imperial study, Ke Ruan was stunned and asked softly, “What happened?”

When he heard the voice behind him, Si Yuhan froze and said in a cold voice, “Why are you here again?”

Now it was Ke Ruan’s turn to be dumbfounded. With Si Yuhan’s obvious change in attitude, if he still couldn’t feel it, then he was just an irredeemable fool.

“Are you angry?”

Si Yuhan was so angry that his whole body started to ache. He suddenly laughed like this. ‘Is there any need to ask such a question? Isn’t it obvious that I’m angry? Why do you still ask?’

If Ke Ruan really cared about him, what he should do now was to comfort him instead of still asking him. Thus it could be seen that he didn’t care about him at all.

Si Yuhan was breathing more quickly.

Ke Ruan really couldn’t understand why Si Yuhan was angry. The person who almost got forced upon last night was Ke Ruan. And the person who was had suffered physically all the night was still Ke Ruan. Why was it Si Yuhan who was the most angry?

While he couldn’t understand it, he was also very wronged.

“Get out!”

Before Ke Ruan could say anything, he just heard those two words and countless emotions were surrounding him.

Ke Ruan kept telling himself to calm down. Now, both of them were in a bad mood. If they quarreled, it would still be himself who would lose out.

Besides, he was a few years older than Si Yuhan. If he really got into the argument with him, wouldn’t he be making a fuss with a child?

Ke Ruan closed his eyes to calm himself down, then he looked at Si Yuhan and said gently, “Then I’ll go back and leave you to calm down first.”

Si Yuhan suddenly looked back at him. No, to be precise, he was staring at him.

He would even believe it if his eyes were meaning he wanted to eat him. Ke Ruan was so scared that he took two steps back.

Then he just realize that he was too cowardly, He was not wrong either. Why was he still afraid? It was Si Yuhan who asked him to leave. Why did Si Yuhan look at him like this?

Ke Ruan stiffened his neck and said, “Why are you staring at me? You asked me to leave.”

Si Yuhan walked towards him with a cold face. Ke Ruan’s fear in his heart towards the male lead would never change at all.

“If I told you to leave and you obey, would you listen to anything I say?”

Ke Ruan swallowed and said, “That depends on what the situation is. You are completely unreasonable now. You asked me to leave, then I listen to you and I’m leaving. But now you look like you’re going to eat me.”

So, according to what Ke Ruan said, he was the person who did something wrong. It wasn’t Ke Ruan’s fault at all. Besides, he was very attuned to people’s feelings.

Si Yuhan suddenly smiled at Ke Ruan.

Chapter 255: Si Yuhan Was Irrational

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

Ke Ruan’s pupils were suddenly dilated. In such a situation, Si Yuhan smiled, which was still horrible.

The animals’ natural instinctive fear towards danger told him that he had to leave now, which needed to be carried out quickly, or he would be dead meat for sure.

Ke Ruan was not admitting he was a coward. He felt that this was his normal reaction. In this world, whoever was hostile towards the male lead was the cannon fodder.

So Ke Ruan didn’t say anything and turned to run.

He hadn’t even taken a few steps when he hit a person who was very hard like a wall. Without even thinking, if this person hadn’t been Si Yuhan as Ke Ruan guessed, one could cut off his head as a chamber pot.

“What are you running for?”

Ke Ruan said, “Well, I’ll go back first. You told me to leave.”

The Si Yuhan’s mouth pursed and he had a cold look. No matter what happened, Ke Ruan would only escape, just like what he had just done before. In such a situation, wan’t he supposed to be angry and make a fuss with him?

If Ke Ruan knew what Si Yuhan was thinking, he would definitely want to laugh and weep all at once.

Who was Si Yuhan? He was the most influential person around the country. Who dared to argue with him?

Ke Ruan took a deep breath. Si Yuhan’s anger was always related to him, and this time there might be no exception.

Thinking about it, it was only connected to last night’s incident.

Ke Ruan raised his head to face the cold face and shrank his neck. “If you are angry with me, at least you have to tell me why you’re angry.”

“Don’t you know why I am angry?”

Ke Ruan said helplessly, “I’m not a mind reader, how could I know the reason?”

Seeing that Si Yuhan’s expression was getting worse, Ke Ruan quickly changed his words, “Alright, it’s my fault, don’t be angry, okay?”

Hearing that he admitted his mistake, Si Yuhan’s expression softened. “Do you know what’s your mistake?”

‘Hmm?’

Now it was Ke Ruan’s turn to be dumbfounded. What was his mistake? But he really didn’t know what he had done wrong.

“You have no idea what you’ve done wrong?”

Ke Ruan was speechless.

“Since you don’t know where you’re wrong, why do you admit the mistake?”

Ke Ruan didn’t know how to reply. ‘Isn’t it you who wanted me to admit the mistake?’

Si Yuhan let go of Ke Ruan and took two steps back. “Now, leave here immediately.”

Ke Ruan looked up at him and tried to nod. Then, Si Yuhan’s expression changed a lot.

Ke Ruan, who was stunned, didn’t know what happened.

He had asked him to go out. But just as he showed the willingness to leave, Si Yuhan looked like he wanted to eat him.

He had already admitted the mistake, but he was still in one of his aggressive moods.

Why was it so difficult to serve him?

Ke Ruan really thought about giving up serving him, but when he thought of his thin arms and legs, and then looked at the male lead’s figure, he had to forsake this idea.

The two of them were in a stalemate. Ke Ruan suddenly curled his lips and threw himself at Si Yuhan. “It’s all my fault. I should listen to you obediently. You are my Papa. Don’t be angry, okay?”

Even though Si Yuhan was a few years younger than him, Ke Ruan was no longer as tall as him. He could only look up at him with such an action.

Si Yuhan looked at Ke Ruan’s flattering appearance, especially his pair of bright and round eyes.

Seeing that Si Yuhan’s expression slowly softened, Ke Ruan let out a sigh of relief and said carefully, “We can’t rely on guessing to get along with each other. If I really did something wrong, you should point it out directly. Don’t get angry silently like this, okay?”

Si Yuhan was stunned and couldn’t speak for a moment. He suddenly remembered what Ke Ruan had said.

“What is Papa?”

Ke Ruan blinked at him. He was serving Si Yuhan to keep him physically and mentally healthy every day. What could Si Yuhan be if he wasn’t his father?

But could he tell Si Yuhan the real meaning of Papa? Of course not.

Ke Ruan smiled awkwardly, “It’s a kind of diminutives, a diminutive.”

Si Yuhan frowned, “I don’t like it.”

“Then I won’t call you in that way anymore,” Ke Ruan hugged his waist.

Si Yuhan’s eyebrows softened and he said ‘yes’ gently.

What Ke Ruan didn’t know was that although Si Yuhan didn’t like this name now, but later he would like it very much.

Chapter 256: It Was Never a Wishful thinking

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

Ke Ruan still didn’t dare to ask what happened to Lin Jingsheng later. He suddenly backtracked just because he wanted to ask the palace maids, but they had long been warned by Si Yuhan not to tell him anything about Lin Jingsheng.

He couldn’t get any information, and he naturally knew who did it, so he happened to catch Si Yuhan losing his temper.

It was really funny to think about the scene just now. It was like a TV series he had watched before.

Yes, a TV series named ‘Princess Pearl; My Fair Princess’, in which the main characters argued just like him and Si Yuhan just now.

Thinking of the quarrel, Ke Ruan chuckled. They actually would also quarrel, and the situation just now was clearly that Si Yuhan was being childish unilaterally.

No matter how old he was, Si Yuhan was still acting like a child in front of him.

“What are you smiling at?” The warm breath blew towards Ke Ruan’s ear.

Si Yuhan picked up a piece of dish and put it in his bowl. “Didn’t you say you’re hungry? Have it quickly.”

Ke Ruan nodded and also picked up food for Si Yuhan. “You’re hungry too. You should eat more.”

“Ke Ruan.”

Si Yuhan suddenly called him seriously. Ke Ruan was stunned and looked up at him.

Si Yuhan was so serious that Ke Ruan was in a tizzy. “What’s wrong?”

Si Yuhan looked at him in the face and said, stressing each word, “I think you’re right. The two of us can’t rely on guessing to get along with each other, so I want to know what you’re really thinking.”

Ke Ruan’s eyes dodged his, not because he was guilty, but Si Yuhan’s gaze was too aggressive. “What do you mean?”

“I want to know what kind of feelings you really have for me.”

He had always been the one who took actions and Ke Ruan had been forced to accept it.

Just as he said, Si Yuhan also felt that he had always guessed what Ke Ruan was thinking. This feeling was vague, which made him have no sense of security at all.

“I…” Ke Ruan really hadn’t thought about this question. After sleeping with Si Yuhan at that time, he didn’t feel disgusted, unlike that when he was touched by Lin Jingsheng.

What’s more, he would care about Si Yuhan’s feelings and his health.

So this feeling for Si Yuhan should be caring about him.

“Ke Ruan, I love you.”

Before Ke Ruan could say his feelings, he heard Si Yuhan’s solemn declaration.

He looked up at him. “What do you say?”

Si Yuhan approached him, “Yes, I love you. I’ve said it many times. Last time, I said that, but you always don’t care.”

Ke Ruan lowered his head. “No, I care.”

But if you let him speak out the same words as Si Yuhan, he really was unable to do it. After all, why were two men doing things like girls, being bashful and coy?

“I can’t feel it.”

Si Yuhan chuckled, his sound was bitter, which made Ke Ruan feel that he was more and more inhumane.

He sighed and reached out his hands to cup his face in his palms, preparing to say something, but looking at his eyes, he was like a fish bone getting stuck in his throat that he couldn’t even speak out a word.

He bent down slightly and a gentle kiss fell on his lips. He whispered, “Do you feel it now?”

Si Yuhan was stunned. This was the first kiss on Ke Ruan’s own initiative between them. Although it was just a gentle touch, this feeling was stronger than every kiss in the past.

There was no response to Ke Ruan from Si Yuhan and he thought that he behaved not obviously enough, but the next second, Si Yuhan hugged him tightly in his arms.

“I can feel it. From now on, it won’t be unrequited love, right?” Si Yuhan’s muffled voice came from Ke Ruan’s shoulder.

Ke Ruan was stunned, then sighed softly, “You idiot, it never has been unrequited love.”

He was just a little slow, even a little lazy, unwilling to think too much. He always thought it would be okay to let nature take its course, but he never imagined that it would let Si Yuhan be in such pain.

Chapter 257: Had Si Yuhan Been Benevolent?

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

After the two of them bared their soul to each other, Ke Ruan thought that the atmosphere should have been warmer, but why did he feel strange everyplace?

Especially when looking at Si Yuhan’s face with happiness, he shrank his neck.

“My dear, you should eat more. You were rather tired last night, so you can eat more for the sake of your health,” Si Yuhan had been looking at Ke Ruan since the beginning, not averting his gaze half an inch.

Ke Ruan felt it strange. Would he be the only one who could have this strange feeling?

He picked up the food from the bowl and stuffed it into his mouth. Just as he was about to let Si Yuhan eat quickly too, the warm lips fell on his cheek.

Ke Ruan goggled at him.

“You’re so obedient, you can eat some more,” as he said this, he picked up another piece of dish with the chopsticks.

Ke Ruan moved his lips. If looking carefully, you could see the corner of his mouth twitching.

“You… help yourself too. Don’t take care of me.”

Si Yuhan’s eyes and brows curved while he was smiling. “I like watching you. I’ll be full up when I watch you eat.”

Ke Ruan was speechless. ‘What about the meal lead becoming a real one for flirting with the boys? Help me, quickly. I’ll wait for you online.’

After this meal, Si Yuhan looked like basking in a spring breeze, but Ke Ruan felt unpleasant.

After the food was removed, Ke Ruan accompanied Si Yuhan to deal with the memorials to the throne. He looked up at Si Yuhan, and he should be in a good mood.

“Well…”

Si Yuhan’s grip on the memorial to the throne tightened. He looked sideways at Ke Ruan, and the already gentle corner of his mouth slowly curved down.

Ke Ruan sighed but still couldn’t open his mouth. The two of them had just made it up, so there was no need for them to have a quarrel again.

“The political affairs are important, but your health is more important.” After thinking for a while, the words he finally spoke out was only the concern for Si Yuhan.

Si Yuhan looked up at him, “That’s what you want to say?”

Ke Ruan rolled his eyes at him. “Typically you know what I want to say.”

Si Yuhan smiled, “I don’t know.”

Ke Ruan didn’t want to discuss about the question with him, “Alright, if you don’t know, then you don’t.”

The corners of Si Yuhan’s lips which had curved down slowly curved up again. Now, the feeling was very strong. At least Ke Ruan was willing to give priority to him.

Si Yuhan, who was in a good mood, didn’t think about these things anymore. “I’ve already sent Lin Jingsheng away.”

Ke Ruan exclaimed and looked at Si Yuhan in confusion, “Sent her away? Where did you send her?”

Si Yuhan said, “She will come back where she comes from.”

However, of course, he wouldn’t let others take her back in a good way. People who did something wrong must pay the price.

Not only that, the women in the palace had to be dealt with as soon as possible. He also should blame no one but himself for being muddleheaded at that time to keep those women who made him uncomfortable.

Now Lin Jingsheng still dared to be interested in Ke Ruan.

Ke Ruan looked at Si Yuhan as if he had found a new continent. “Did you send her back so easily? Why couldn’t I believe it very much?”

Si Yuhan raised his eyebrows. “Why don’t you believe me? Am I so scary?”

Ke Ruan’s mouth twitched. ‘Oh man, it seems that you don’t define your position clearly enough. You’re not just scary. You’re really horrifying!‘’

Although he said it in his mind, he definitely didn’t dare to speak it out. He could only shake his head with a pang of conscience, “No, no. When you work, you can pay attention to everything concerned, and you are handsome, how can such a person like you be scary?”

Even though he knew that Ke Ruan was trying to coax him in this way, Si Yuhan still smiled.

“Therefore, in your heart, I’m so excellent, right?”

“… That’s right.” Ke Ruan just said casually. He didn’t expect Si Yuhan to be so thick-skinned. ‘That’s a misstep.

But alright, for the sake that he is in such a good mood, just let him be smug.’

Chapter 258: Haste Makes Waste

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

Ke Nuo and Yu Xin arrived at South Kingdom. According to the custom in South Kingdom, Yu Xin couldn’t immediately marry Ke Nuo and he had to make various preparations.

Then she had been waiting for it more than half a month. In the past half a month, although Ke Nuo hadn’t been treated badly, this had also made Ke Nuo unable to hear any news of Yu Xin during such a long time.

She was a little anxious.

The palace maid who had accompanied Ke Nuo to South Kingdom said softly, “Your Highness, be patient. We’ll see the Second Prince soon.”

Ke Nuo got married as a princess, which was the preferential treatment given by Si Yuhan.

After hearing the palace maid’s words, Ke Nuo blushed and lowered her head to mumble, “No, I don’t.”

The palace maid beside her also joked, “We all know that you miss the Second Prince, Your Highness.”

Ke Nuo’s cheeks grew even hotter.

“I really don’t.”

“Don’t make fun of the crybaby. I won’t show mercy to you if you make her cry later,” a gentle voice with a smile came from outside the door.

When she heard this voice, Ke Nuo immediately jumped up and ran towards the door.

“Oh, Your Highness, you’re going to get married in a few days. you can’t go against the etiquette, it’s unlucky,” someone from the palace taught Ke Nuo specially the various rules of South Kingdom.

Ke Nuo immediately stopped walking. She looked glumly outside the door but couldn’t see Yu Xin at this angle.

Her little face showed unhappiness. She really wanted to see him.

“Your Royal, you couldn’t do it.”

Yu Xin waved at the palace maids. “Not a big deal, you can leave.”

“But…”

Yu Xin’s expression didn’t change and he continued, “Although she should do as the Romans do, Princess Changle is of noble birth, so there could be exceptions to her. Go out. If anything happens, I will take responsibility.”

The person from the palace still wanted to say something, “This is unlucky.”

Yu Xin said, “What’s unlucky? The princess will be my wife soon, so I will naturally treat her sincerely.”

The palace maid really had no choice but to walk out.

Then the palace maids stepped forward to salute when they saw Yu Xin.

Yu Xin’s glance flicked round the palace maids beside Ke Nuo with a smile. They looked indeed very normal with nothing special.

“You can leave too. I’ll have a chat with the princess.”

The palace maids did not immediately respond to Yu Xin but looked at Ke Nuo instead.

Ke Nuo nodded and blushed. “You can leave first.”

“Yes!”

When the palace maids left beside Yu Xin, his smiling eyes flashed with other meanings and his fingers moved slightly.

The sound of the palace people falling on the ground ensued, who knelt down hard on her knees.

“Ow!”

Speaking out just a syllable, the palace maid immediately put her hand over her mouth and looked miserable. But she did not forget to apologize to Yu Xin and Ke Nuo.

“Please forgive me, second prince and Princess Changle.”

Yu Xin turned around and stared at her for a moment. “Alright, you can leave.”

As the palace maids left, Yu Xin turned to face Ke Nuo, still with a gentle smile. He took two steps forward and pinched her cheeks. “The cry baby won’t cry now. Is she mute? What’s wrong? Are you very unhappy to see me?”

With such an intimate attitude, Ke Nuo felt that not only was her cheeks red, but she felt like her whole body was starting to be hot, just like when she secretly ran to his bedroom that night.

She really wanted to marry the man in front of her, so she had decided to do so.

Ke Nuo’s voice was as soft as a mosquito and fly. “I don’t, I… I’m very happy.”

And she really missed him.

Chapter 259: Whom Si Yuhan Cared About Was Ke Ruan

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

Just as the atmosphere was awkward, Yu Xin suddenly sighed, “That’s great.”

Ke Nuo raised her head and stared at him with round eyes without blinking. “What’s great?”

Such a clear gaze was like the pair of eyes in his memory. Unfortunately, the concern and heartache in those clear and bright eyes had never been for him.

Yu Xin had a bigger grin. He reached out his hand to rub Ke Nuo’s hair, “Great, you’ll be my wife soon.”

Ke Nuo pursed her lips and looked away, but the corner of her mouth couldn’t help but curve up. ‘Yeah, that’s great, I’ll be his wife right away.’ She had been waiting for this day for a long time.

“Nuonuo,” Yu Xin reached out his hand to cup her cheeks in his palms and said, stressing each word, “I will make you happy, believe me.”

Ke Nuo nodded hard with tears in her eyes. “I believe you.”

Yu Xin bent down and kissed her forehead, then reached out his hand to hug her. “What a little dummy you are.”

Ke Nuo was stunned. She felt the warmth from Yu Xin and the heartbeat in his chest, and she also slowly put her arms around his waist.

At night, Yu Xin sat in the study and was deep in meditation. His mind was filled with Ke Nuo’s clear eyes in daylight.

He rubbed his eyebrows with a headache.

“What are you thinking?” As the candlelight suddenly dimmed, the man’s low voice rang out in front of Yu Xin.

Yu Xin didn’t raise his head and didn’t answer his question. “I’ve already tested it. The palace maids around Ke Nuo don’t know martial arts.”

Hearing Yu Xin’s words, the man paused for a few seconds and said, “Si Yuhan is not that simple.”

“What do you think about it?”

“You’d better kill them all.”

Yu Xin pondered for a moment and said, “If we kill all of them, I’m afraid they’ll get something on us.”

There were still many people from Red Flame Country beside Ke Nuo. If something really happened, many people would definitely make a big issue.

“What, are you afraid of your brother?”

Yu Xin snorted coldly, his eyes full of ridicule. How could he be afraid of that brainless person?

If it wasn’t because of his identity as the eldest son, how could he still be in this position?

Without that woman, the so-called crown prince would have been killed many times.

The man continued, “Don’t be too stupid. If you don’t do it yourself, of course you can take advantage of other people. In short, the people around Ke Nuo must be dealt with cleanly.”

Yu Xin nodded coldly, “I got it.”

“As long as this matter is settled, all of Ke Ruan’s family are in our hands. Then shall we be afraid that the world will not be ours?”

Yu Xin looked up at the man with a diabolic face in front of him, “Are you sure that Si Yuhan really can surrender for them?”

The man chuckled, “No.”

Yu Xin frowned. “Then you?”

“Si Yuhan only cares about Ke Ruan, so I must let Ke Ruan know about the three of them in our hands, then it will make Si Yuhan surrender obediently.”

Yu Xin still didn’t believe that Si Yuhan would really do this for Ke Ruan.

“Deal with it, I’m leaving first.”

The moment he said that, Yu Xin was left alone after there was a gust of wind in the study room.

After a long time, Yu Xin stood up and walked towards the vase not far away. Then he reached out his hand and turned it gently. Soon, the bookcase behind him was opened.

He picked up the candlelight from the table and walked in. Soon, a house which was neither big nor small appeared. Yu Xin’s eyes alighted on the painting on the wall.

Chapter 260: Ke Ruan’s Feeling for Him Would Be Disgust and Ridicule Forever

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

The person in the painting was lifelike, and the disgust and ridicule in his eyes were particularly obvious.

Yu Xin put the candle on the table, then walked to the painting and stood in front of it.

He looked at the painting and his lips curled, giving a sarcastic smile just like the person in the painting.

If someone saw this painting, they would definitely felt strange. Why would the person in the painting have such an expression?

However, Yu Xin knew very well that the person in the painting would always look like this when facing him. It was as if he had committed towering crimes that he looked at him with disgust and ridicule.

Only the last time, that person had sincerely apologized to him.

‘Oh, he apologized.’

After the apology, even though there were less ridicule and disgust in his eyes, he still distrusted him.

In his eyes, he was an extremely evil person.

He couldn’t understand it.

In the past, even if he hated that person very much,  he endured humiliation and behaved like a dog in front of him, only to earn a good living.

But when did that change? How strange it was! It just changed the moment he woke up, and that person actually treated Si Yuhan so well.

That person treated Si Yuhan so well that he couldn’t figure out the reason behind it at first. Later, he hated that person even more, but later on, he started to feel jealous, coupled with a bit admiration.

Why was that person’s attitude towards Si Yuhan so different from the one towards himself?

Yu Xin reached out his hand and gently touched the eyes of the person in the painting. He chuckled, “By the way, I could have painted a better one who wouldn’t look down on me as much as you did, but in the end, I have realized that your expression of redicule is the most profound in my memory, and it was also the most effective way to make me feel how strong my hatred for you was.”

Yu Xin closed his eyes and said in a cold voice, “Ke Ruan, why? Why do you treat Si Yuhan as the apple of your eye but I was abandoned like worn-out shoes by you?”

Suddenly, he opened his eyes and smiled at the painting illuminated by the flickering candle. “Alright, I’ll figure it out anyways.”

In the future, he would let Ke Ruan fully experience the pain he had suffered at that time.

Yu Xin turned around and left, the shadow of his figure was lengthened.

The wedding was held as scheduled.

Ke Nuo was waiting expectantly. It turned out that marrying the person she liked would make her feel very happy no matter how exhausted and tired she was.

After fiddling around for the whole morning, she just felt a pair of warm hands clutching her hand tightly, followed by a voice that made her feel at ease.

“Be careful.”

Ke Nuo’s palms were sweaty and she carefully hiked up her skirt with one hand, saying ‘yes’ gently.

Then she heard a deep laughter. “Don’t be nervous.”

Ke Nuo pursed her lips. “I… I’m not nervous.”

She even stuttered nervously.

When she heard someone called them to bow to Heaven and Earth, which was one of the procedures in the traditional Chinese wedding, Ke Nuo who was stiff all over her body was supported by someone. She felt so dizzy and disoriented that she didn’t know the direction. Luckily, someone supported her so that she wouldn’t make an embarrassing gaffe.

When the bride and groom bowed to each other, Ke Nuo’s eyes reddened uncontrollably. This day was like a dream. The only pity was that her brother was not here.

When she thought of her brother, Ke Nuo bit her lower lip tightly. She knew that her brother still didn’t approve her of being with Yu Xin. She also didn’t get her brother’s blessing in this marriage.

It was a lie to say that she was not sad.

However, she would prove to her brother that Yu Xin was really someone whom she could trust with her life. She believed in Yu Xin.

Sensing Ke Nuo’s disappointment, Yu Xin held her hand tightly and whispered, “Don’t be afraid. I’ll go to see you later.”

Then there was the voice of the woman caring for the groom in the wedding saying, “take the groom to the nuptial chamber.” Ke Nuo was taken away before she could respond to Yu Xin.