Chapter 486 - Such An Obscene Thing To Me
Lei Wanxi went to the chamber of Prince Yongzheng after he left for the court. Eunuch Kang stopped Lei Wanxi from entering the chamber. "Your Highness, the Second Prince is not present in his chamber at the moment. Please come later, or I will send you the message," Eunuch Kang softly said.
"I will wait for Brother Yongzheng to come," Lei Wanxi stated and stepped ahead when Eunuch Kang came in front of him.
"I beg your pardon, your Highness, but the Sixth Prince cannot enter without the prior permission of my master," Eunuch Kang humbly said.
"Eunuch Kang, I am the younger brother of the Second Prince. By any chance does Eunuch Kang think that I will steal anything?" Lei Wanxi heaved a sigh when Eunuch Kang apologized to him.
"Sixth Prince, please do not take my words to heart. How can I dare to say or think that way? I am a mere servant, following the orders of the Second Prince," Eunuch Kang kept his tone as polite as he could. It made Lei Wanxi not force Eunuch Kang to let him go inside.
"You do not need to apologize, Eunuch Kang," Lei Wanxi grasped both of his arms and then patted his shoulders. Lei Wanxi had seen the red bruises on the back of the hands of Eunuch Kang. However, he kept mum because if he had asked about those bruises, Eunuch Kang would not have spoken. It appeared to Lei Wanxi that the Second Prince used to abuse Eunuch Kang.
"I will come later," Lei Wanxi stated and walked away.
"Why does it seem that Brother Yongzheng has still anger-management issues?" Lei Wanxi murmured and halted at his place. 'Wait! It's been a long time since I last saw Brother Yongzheng's wife. Shall I meet her first?' he thought for a while. After contemplating, he left for the chamber of Bai Yaling.
"Is Sister Bai inside?" Lei Wanxi asked the maidservant in the service of Bai Yaling.
"Yes, your highness," she replied and bowed.
"Please ask Sister Bai if the Sixth Prince can meet her?" Lei Wanxi requested the maidservant, who bowed and went inside.
The maidservant came out after a few seconds and replied, "Forgive me, Your Highness. The Princess is resting at the moment."
"Oh!" Lei Wanxi got sad. "No worries. Give my greetings to Sister Bai when she will be awake," Lei Wanxi reminded the maidservant, who nodded her head. As he came towards his chamber, he saw Zhu Lin, who was conversing with Xue Yu-Yan.
'Why does she appear in front of me when I am not in a good mood?' Lei Wanxi knitted his brows. He thought to ignore both of them. He turned his back towards them and slowly moved ahead. However, he caught the eyes of Xue Yu-Yan.
"Sixth Brother," Xue Yu-Yan gladly took out his name. Lei Wanxi tightly shut his eyes. He turned towards them and greeted them. "Brother Wanxi, how are you doing?"
"Not good," Lei Wanxi answered.
"Pardon, Brother!" Xue Yu-Yan did not hear him, but Zhu Lin had heard him.
"I am good, Sister Xue," Lei Wanxi stated and faked a smile. "How is Sister Xue doing? I can see that after the trip Sister Xue's facial flow has increased. It must be fun to explore the things that you have never encountered," Lei Wanxi asserted. Xue Yu-Yan agreed with him.
"I did not know that mountains are so beautiful. It was fun," Xue Yu-Yan smiled. Lei Wanxi recalled the time when Xue Yu-Yan used to keep whining about the things she did not have. He was glad that she turned into a good person.
"Sister Xue, I shall take my leave. Keep smiling like this," Lei Wanxi said and stepped ahead when heard Zhu Lin.
"Prince Wanxi, I have something to discuss with you. Could you please spare me a few minutes?" Zhu Lin requested. Xue Yu-Yan looked at the two.
"I am sleepy. Let's talk later," Lei Wanxi wanted to escape her. After his heart got weird feelings around Zhu Lin, he tried to not come into her sight.
"Prince Wanxi is sleepy at this hour!" Zhu Lin was amused to hear his excuse. She looked at Xue Yu-Yan and said, "Princess Xue, it was nice to have a conversation with you. Prince Wanxi and I have an important matter to discuss." Before Lei Wanxi could run away from there, Zhu Lin grasped his arm and dragged him along with her.
They both came to Lei Wanxi's chamber. "Leave!" Lei Wanxi pointed towards the door.
"What have you planned?" Zhu Lin asked him.
"Why do you care? I told you to stay away," Lei Wanxi reminded her.
"Prince Wanxi shall take my help. I looked for the servant but could not find him. I think he is trained. Tomorrow will be the grand feast on the occasion of the Crown Princess's birthday. We need to find out before that," Zhu Lin suggested to Lei Wanxi.
"I know. Don't eat my mind," Lei Wanxi annoyingly said. "Now, go away!" He asserted.
"Why are you avoiding me? Earlier too, you conversed with Princess Xue. However, you did not even make eye contact with me," Zhu Lin complained and crossed her arms.
"I always ignore you. It's you, who follows me everywhere. Tomorrow is your last day so isn't it better to avoid talking to you already?" Lei Wanxi opined.
"Do you hate me?" Zhu Lin asked him.
"Haha. You know the answer. I hate you… the most," Lei Wanxi admitted loudly.
"Why?"
"Because you troubled me a lot," Lei Wanxi replied. "Women are supposed to be gentle like a flower, yet you gave me nightmares after that day," He pronounced.
Zhu Lin did not like it at all. She grabbed the robes of Lei Wanxi from the collars and bewildered him. "What are you doing? Do not hit me! I will s-shout if you try to harm me," Lei Wanxi threatened her.
"Brother Sheng will severely punish you. Then, don't blame me. Servant! Servant!" Lei Wanxi shouted and looked towards the door. He thought to shout louder this time but stopped when Zhu Lin planted a soft kiss on the middle of his forehead.
At that moment, time stopped for him. His heart started to beat like a drum against his chest, and he stopped blinking. Zhu Lin loosened the grip on his collars and leaned back. Their eyes met.
Lei Wanxi felt the beats getting intense with each passing second, and it scared him if Zhu Lin would hear it. He did not want her to! Quickly, he brought his hands near her ears and closed them. "Don't hear it," he said. He lowered his eyes and breathed heavily. How could his heart react this way? He hated her since the beginning, and he wanted his heart to understand this.
Zhu Lin confusedly looked at him for a few minutes before yanking his hands away. Lei Wanxi lifted his eyes and gazed at her.
"I will not let Prince Wanxi hate me," Zhu Lin stated.
"Y-You di-did such an obscene thing to me. I will complain to my father," Lei Wanxi clutched the sides of his robes.
"Prince Wanxi can complain whomever he wants to! I was wrong.. I liked the ideal qualities of the Fourth Prince, but the person I like is you!" Zhu Lin confessed her feelings to Lei Wanxi, who knitted his brows and gulped.