Translator: Misty Cloud Editor: Misty Cloud
He also shouldnât take advantage of that girl like that.
Hei Ze creased his dense brows. His mouth didnât say it, but his heart already took Wei Wei to be his younger sister early on. They shared the kind of sentiment between a sister and brother.
Heâd never seen such a girl before. Too many things happened to her. If she were a male, she still wouldâve stumbled by this point, yet her demeanor remained dashingly free and at ease, as if she could confront anything she encountered.
Her temperament was good, especially in how gently she treated the elderly.
Hei Ze knew that her character clearly wasnât gentle and soft, yet sheâs able to take care of people in all respects.
Interacting with her would cause tensions to pass, making people very comfortable.
No wonder people in the shop, whether theyâre male or female, all worshiped her like an idol.
However, precisely because this personâs family was taken away, power was seized, and even was kicked out of the family, thereâs no power supporting her from behind, so itâs even more convenient to take advantage of her.
He didnât deny that when he first associated with Wei Wei, he wanted to push her away in order to protect that person at the bottom of is heart.
After all, the situation at the capitol was very unstable, there were some secrets that people from the four great clans didnât want the court, or even their successors such as himself, to find out about.
These secrets made Hei Ze unsettled. Because of that, in recent years, he changed his stance.
Yet ever since he genuinely got to know Wei Wei, he no longer had those thoughts such as in order to protect a person, he would have to sacrifice another.
After all, heâs not a member of the imperial family, and also didnât need to insist on going that far when handling matters.
Itâs just that the person that he liked, simply didnât have any interest in him. In regards to who heâd marry in the future, she also didnât care.
This made him repeatedly got close to Wei Wei in order to make that person regretful!
However, even while heâs doing these things, he firmly believed that even if someone truly came to bring Wei Wei trouble, he would handle it.
Because he treasured this friend.
Yet what was Third Prince thinking, he had no way of finding out.
If the other person truly did it to protect that maid that was formerly very important to him, and he chose Wei Wei to be his consort because of that, then no matter what happened in the future, Wei Wei would have to carry everything on her own shoulders. In the imperial palace, struggles for power and position, and scheming was even more ferocious than between the four clans. In addition, the current empress actually wasnât Third Princeâs birth mother, and the emperor was engrossed in female charms year round.
Once Wei Wei entered the palace, sheâd be like a filet of fish waiting to be sliced up by others.
If Third Prince chose this Third Prince Consort in order to have someone block these knives on behalf of the girl in the depths of his heart, how would Wei Wei have an easy time....
After all, Third Prince, this guyâs thoughts were too deep, just too deep. What he was really up to, itâs truly difficult to say.
In addition, when he recently returned to the capitol again, he received news which was also related to that maid.
Not long from now, that news would also spread throughout the capital.
When the moment came, what would Third Prince do...
It seemed at, when they arrive at Hidden Spirit Shrine, heâd need to find an opportunity to properly have a chat with that girl, have her stay a bit further away from Third Prince. Itâs best if she didnât involve herself within these incessant power struggles.
Hei Ze didnât know at all that Wei Wei already involved herself. Moreover, everything sheâd done was voluntary.
Because Wei Weiâs identity already doomed her to be involved in peopleâs interests. She absolutely wouldnât leave things as they are.
She wanted to seize back the Helian family, so she needed to first stand at a position to rival the four great clans, because the one she had to face wasnât merely those Helian double-crossers. There was also the Su family, who had tremendous influence at court...
Creak.
Evening. The wheels had turned countless revolutions. Theyâre on the last leg of their journey to Hidden Spirit Shrine.
This section of the mountain road was very rugged, in addition to the numerous number of trees, which wasnât very suitable for carriages.
Wei Wei hadnât opened her eyes, yet Chen Wen Wan, who sat across from her, already woke up and sat looking at her unblinkingly. Seeing that she woke up, her face then showed a smiling expression. âYounger Sister, you finally woke up. There seems to be a blockage in the road before us. The imperial guards are at the fork in the road.â
âThis kind of weather is indeed accident prone.â Wei Wei turned her lips into a smile thatâs not a smile. In all likelihood, thereâs an eighty to ninety percent chance that this blockage was man-made.
Chen Wen Wan took out her handkerchief and dried the water around the window. âYounger Sister is right, we need to be more careful. If the road in front canât be crossed, I reckon that in moment, weâll all need to go on foot.â
âMm hm.â Wei Wei agreed levelly.
Appearing uneasy, Chen Wen Wan continued to ask. âYounger Sister seems to be on very good terms with Young Master Hei.â
âWeâre OK.â Wei Wei smiled.
Chen Wen Wan looked down, and wiped the window again. âYounger Sisterâs truly fortunate.â
âLetâs not talk about me. Sister Chen has guessed correctly. For the next section of road, weâll truly need to walk up the mountain.â While Wei Wei was talking, she lifted the curtains, and stepped out.
The rain was still falling outside, all of the young ladies in front had already received news from an imperial guard coming over on horseback. Each one of them came down from their horse carriages, their maids holding umbrellas for them, waiting by the side.
Wei Wei and the rest of the group pretty much were at the tail end. Everyone had to come down before they could all move forward. However, theyâre now on foot.
In the distance, Wei Wei could see that between a group of people, the figure of that imposing, tall person didnât appear to have been touched at all by dust nor wind.
Wei Wei was puzzled. The rain was pouring, yet not even one drop reached his body.
While thinking about this, Wei Wei turned towards Hei Ze, whose black hair was already wet and saw rain water pouring on his forehead. Mm, this was what should normally happen.
That person, Third Prince, was too abnormal.
As if heâd noticed Wei Weiâs gaze, suddenly, that personâs face turned her way. Donât know if it was because of the umbrella, or because of the rain, that pair of eyes as deep as an ancient pond, was more ice-cold than at any other time, and seemed to lack any temperature.
That glance casted at her was so cold it made her tooth ache.
Wei Wei stared blankly, whatâs going on here, she hadnât provoked him.
However, even though he was as distant as a god.
There were still people who worried about his safety.
Eunuch Sun was a perfect example. âYour Highness, the road in front of us is too slippery, you should look carefully.â
Wei Wei watched the Eunuch calling out incessantly, shook her head, and thought to herself. Based on Third Princeâs degree of mysophobia, even if you didnât remind him, heâd still pay careful attention.
âIs there money on the ground, that your headâs not looking up.â
After the ice-cold voice transmitted by her ear, it gave her a kind of illusion of being at the north pole.
âYour Highness?â How did this man end up behind the troops?
Wei Wei knitted her long, shapely brows.
Baili Jia Jue looked at her coldly and detachedly. His lips shaped into an arc that couldnât be considered a smile. âOtherwise, who do you think itâd be?â
Wei Wei:...she didnât think itâd be anybody.
âDid you not bring your brains when you left today.â Baili Jia Jue casted a glance at her completely empty hand, his eyes emotionless.
Wei Wei:...she hadnât seen him for a few days, yet this manâs poisonous tongue became increasingly undisguised. Wait a minute, did he come by this time just to he could insult her IQ?