Chapter 199: Don’t Fall Into The Trap
Translator: Misty Cloud Editor: Misty Cloud
“Your Highness, it’s already the midnight.” Standing outside, Shadow quietly reminded as he raised his head to look towards the eastern sky, the monks at Hidden Spirit Temple already woke up. If it was discovered that a prince entered the side wing in the middle of the night, it’s unclear what the consequences would be. It’s very possible this eldest daughter of the Helian family’s reputation would be thoroughly ruined.
Baili Jia Jue naturally knew of this principle, since it’s so late already, he originally shouldn’t have come to this place.
His long eyebrows furrowed as Baili Jia Jue uttered a lazy ‘mm’, and withdrew his hand. He said to Wei Wei. “Tomorrow, go find Eunuch Sun, he’ll prepare a horse carriage for you again.”
“That’s not so good.” Helian Wei Wei’s eyes flashed, thin lips smiling. “If I receive too much care, it’ll easily attract jealousy.”
Baili Jia Jue looked up at her, his voice without the slightest undulation. “Eunuch Sun will find a good excuse.”
“Then OK.” In any case, Wei Wei also wanted to stay comfortable inside a nice carriage. Since she need not have any misgivings, there’s no reason to reject this pleasure.
Thinking of this, Wei Wei again lazily yawned, and stressed to Baili Jia Jue. “When you leave, help me close the door well, there are lots of mosquitos in the bamboo forest.”
Was this woman commanding His Highness?
Shadow heard the voice inside the room and silently looked at the sky. When his senses recovered, Baili JIa Jue already stepped outside.
“Your Highness.” Shadow hesitated for a moment, and ultimately didn’t report the most recent news he’d discovered to his master, thinking he should wait and see. It could possibly be a trap.
After all, Miss Yun was different from other women.
Even Shadow didn’t understand why His Highness would choose this young lady from the Helian family.
Could it be that he wanted to divert the four great clan’s attention?
If it’s like this, then that could explain it.
It’s just a pity for this Miss Helian. She should be clueless in regards to everything…
Shadow again took a glance behind him as he followed Baili Jia Jue’s pace.
The second day, fine sunny weather, a pure and honest breeze blew gently.
Breakfast was vegetarian, as before. Those vegetables were all grown behind the temple. Freshly picked, freshly eaten, fragrant after only a couple of flips in the saute pan.
It’s possible to see that Retired Emperor’s mood was quite good today. After finis.h.i.+ng breakfast, he also didn’t ask the students to accompany him. Instead, he went to the yard behind the temple to fulfill his promise.
Besides praying for blessings at Hidden Spirit Temple, it’s most efficacious to request a predestined marriage here.
Now that they’ve already come, few of these girls from n.o.ble families found their hearts unmoved. They again straightforwardly said that as long as the maids led the way, they’d go light an incense.
Wei Wei didn’t want to get involved in this kind of thing, and took advantage of the time few people were around to grab Hei Ze’s sleeve.
Hei Ze felt it’s odd. “Hey, you’re still taking the initiative to find me.”
“Get rid of that weird shady tone of voice.” Wei Wei spread out her palm. Within was a string of pearly white Buddhist beads, if women wore this, it’d definitely be very beautiful. “You entrusted me to beg for this.”
Hei Ze’s eyes s.h.i.+ned. “You’re actually able to obtain this in the end.”
“Did you think that it’s useless for you guys to kowtow a few more times.” Wei Wei smiled lightly as she watched his expressions. “What? You want to present this to that childhood sweetheart as a way to protect her safety?”
Hei Ze’s face became cold. “Who’d want to give it to that ungrateful plaything, I just wanted to play with it myself.”
“Play with a ladies styled string of Buddhist beads?” Wei Wei laughed. “Young Master Hei’s taste is truly unusual.”
Hei Ze also didn’t get angry, as he put away the beads. “It’s still better than a certain person offending Third Prince in a way that they shouldn’t have.”
Wei Wei stretched her body, like she didn’t hear what he said.
Hei Ze’s voice was very level, yet hinted at a warning. “Don’t let yourself fall into a trap, Third Prince approaching you, this isn’t a simple matter to begin with.”
Wei Wei knitted her long, shapely eyebrows, the more she listened, the more she felt Hei Ze’s words already pointed something out.
“Young Master Hei, how are you still here!” Eunuch Sun gnawed at his gums as he raised his horsetail whisk. “Retired Emperor has been looking for you everywhere.”
Hei Ze turned his head around and took a quick look at Eunuch Sun. He said to Wei Wei. “I’ll leave first, then. You take care.”
Wei Wei emotionlessly uttered an ‘mm’.
Eunuch Sun then glanced this way, pondered for a bit, and still strolled to come over. He chuckled ‘hehe’ and said. “This slave heard that the Young Miss’ knee was injured, so should find a more comfortable carriage. I’ve already arranged for it, when Retired Emperor comes out, a young eunuch will lead Eldest Miss there. You don’t need to worry about anything else.”
“Thank you Eunuch Sun for your troubles.” Wei Wei spoke sincerely, she always treated people in this way, and didn’t treat people any differently because of their position.
“These are all things I should do.” Eunuch Sun smiled. In the past, he didn’t think much of this young lady from the Defense Division. He was a court eunuch and had observed too many affairs within old families, so he also understood why her reputation fell to its current state. Even the Murong Prince’s Mansion wasn’t willing to marry her.
It must be said it’s because she had no power. A good-for-nothing was already a good-for-nothing, yet she still didn’t know how to judge the hour, falling into other people’s trap because she’s too naive.
He originally didn’t understand why his master would choose her.
After having experienced yesterday’s incident, Eunuch Sun was actually sincerely a bit fond of Wei Wei.
Neither servile nor overbearing, not pressuring people, but also not cowering from them.
If His Highness didn’t mention it, he still wouldn’t have known that these two people’s relations.h.i.+p had already matured to this degree.
If she was someone else, relying on his favor, she would’ve already become spoiled and tyrannical, yet during the entire journey, Wei Wei also didn’t intend to bask in His Highness’ light in the least.
On the contrary, she was the easiest to serve.
Those young ladies from n.o.ble families were also young. At home, they were used to being cupped in their mother and father’s hands. When they left the house, they also correspondingly demanded this, demanded that.
It’s obvious that not too many people were allowed to enter Hidden Spirit Forest, each family’s young lady and young master could only bring one servant. There were many matters that they couldn’t bring to Retired Emperor’s attention.
However, it’s different when they were on their own. Those few young eunuchs under his wing quickly were ordered about so much that they barely had any strength left to talk.
If it wasn’t that the food wasn’t good, then it’s because they rejected their living quarters for being too simple and crude, even more people, because they wanted to eat pastries, insisted that the masters in the temple make more for them.
Eunuch Sun has had enough of them. Wait until they descended the mountain, he’ll find an opportunity to beat their parents for awhile.
Generally speaking, it’s because he’d encountered too many issues like this that Eunuch Sun would find Wei Wei pleasing to his eyes. That’s not to say that those well-bred young ladies’ hearts were bad, it’s just that they quite tired people out.
Wei Wei was a little different, she spoke very little, and usually didn’t speak with anyone. Apparently, if she wasn’t enjoying the scenery, then she was sleeping.
However, as long as she spoke, no matter who she was speaking to, she’d be very polite.
This kind of politeness wasn’t the same as the kind Eunuch Sun had experienced before at all.
It’s not that there hadn’t been ministers who fawned on him, it’s just that Eunuch Sun also knew that those people, heh, once they turned their heads around they’d call him a dog, a flunkey.
But Wei Wei gave him an entirely different feeling, how to describe it…it’s as if he was the same as her, was also a person, and not some dog flunkey.
This kind of personality should be very desirable in the palace.
Eunuch Sun was inwardly convinced that His Highness had made the right decision in sending such a person into the palace…