translator â xiao he lian
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chapter 130.1
the distance between wen chi and hua zi zang was short and he could clearly see that the expression on hua zi zangâs face gradually became more subtle and hua zi zang looked at him with slightly strange eyes.
then hua zi zang slowly whispered: âwho told you that it was for the hua family?â
when wen chi heard these words he thought that he had heard wrong or that hua zi zang had said it wrong but it turned out that he had heard correctly and hua zi zang did not seem to be joking.
âotherwise what are you doing for it?â wen chi sneered, âcould it be for love and ambitions?â
hua zi zang was amused by wen chiâs words and let out a giggle, his face and eyes overflowing with laughter. but for some reason, even if he laughed from the bottom of his heart like this, it still sent shivers down oneâs spine.
âdo you know who his biological father is?â
wen chi was confused for a moment. he thought to himself, isnât shi yeâs biological father the emperor who has passed away? why did hua zi zangâs topic of conversation suddenly turn to this?
hua zizang caught a glimpse of the confusion in wen chiâs expression and sneered, âback then, empress hua had someone special in her heart and didnât voluntarily marry the former emperor. later, when she became the empress, she secretly communicated with her former sweetheart. as for shi ye⦠..do you think he is still the son of the former emperor?â
wen chi blurted out: âwhy not?â
ââ¦â
wen chi doesnât know if it was his illusion but he seems to have seen the corner of hua zi zangâs mouth twitch a few times.
wen chi saw that hua zi zang suddenly fell silent and added: âeven if empress hua was entangled with other men, she is still an empress. while living in the harem, serving the emperor, why is the child she gave birth to not the emperorâs son?â
this is a matter of probability. although there is no 100% possibility that shi ye is the emperorâs son, one cannot directly deny this possibility.
after that, hua zi zang became even more silent.
wen chi observed hua zi zangâs expression. he couldnât figure out what hua zi zang was thinking, since hua zi zang didnât speak, he also shut his mouth embarrassingly.
after a while, hua zi zang said: âdid shi ye tell you about empress huaâs secret affairs with other men?â
wen chi shook his head.
how could someone as strong and proud as shi ye tell him these things? it sounds quite humiliating. â¦â¦
hua zi zang stared straight at wen chi: âthen why arenât you surprised?â
wen chi paused, then laughed awkwardly: âiâm quite surprised.â
he had always known that shi ye disliked his mother, but he did not expect that empress hua had done such a thing before. if she had been placed in the twenty-first century, she would have been drowned by the spittle of netizens.
after wen chi finished speaking, hua zi zangâs expression became even uglier.
hua zi zangâs original intention of saying these words was to arouse wen chiâs curiosity and lead wen chi to ask further questions. but wen chiâs attitude was completely opposite to what he imagined, which made him feel passive again and also made him feel anxious and impatient.
âis it because i didnât make myself clear or you didnât understand what i meant?â hua zi zang became angry. suppressing his fury, he said, âfor so many years, shi ye has enjoyed the glory and wealth in the name of the crown prince, but he is not qualified! he is not the son of the former emperor, he is not a prince, heâs just a wild seed from nowhere, he shouldnât have come to this world in the first place!â
as if hua zizang had recalled some unpleasant memory, he became emotional, his chest heaved up and down amidst the sound of panting and the corners of his eyes gradually turned a little scarlet.
wen chi was a little afraid of hua zi zangâs crazed appearance but the fact that hua zizang scolded shi ye with such unpleasant words made him furious.
after struggling for a while, he retorted without confidence: âwhat wild seed? watch what you say!â
hua zi zang sneered: âhe is a bastard, but he was lucky enough to fly up the branches to become a crown prince but a civet cat can never replace a crown prince, and a wild seed is a damned wild seed after all.â
wen chi replied angrily: âyou canât spit ivory out of a dogâs mouth. youâre the one who deserves to die, your whole family deserves to die!â
hua zi zang, ââ¦â
hua zi zang didnât seem to have expected wen chiâs reaction to be even more intense than his. he was taken aback for a moment and then there was an obvious murderous intent in his eyes as he stared at wen chi.
wen chi was so frightened that he quickly shut his mouth, shrunken his shoulders while protecting his abdomen, hoping to huddle up like a penguin1.
hua zi zang met wen chiâs evasive gaze and laughed back in anger: âitâs come to this, and youâre still so protective of him?â
wen chi didnât want to fight with hua zi zang anymore, so he simply pretended not to hear hua zi zang.
unfortunately, hua zi zang didnât seem to want to give up until he achieved his goal. seeing that wen chi didnât respond, he continued to sow discord and said: âyou are protecting him but he doesnât necessarily protect you. if he had paid some attention to you, you wouldnât have been caught by me and suffered here, not to mention the fact that youâre still pregnant with his child in your stomach, not only does he not care about you, he also doesnât care about your child.â
wen chi was oddly surprised and couldnât help but say: âsince he doesnât care about us, then why did you kidnap me?â
hua zi zang was rendered speechless.
wen chi couldnât no longer stand hua zi zangâs voice and deliberately gave him a smirk: âitâs one thing to say it but itâs another thing to do it in action. young master hua, you didnât used to be so tongue-tied in the past.â
hua zi zang found that he really couldnât speak to wen chi and he had never experienced wen chiâs eloquence before, so he said angrily: âi just wanted to try my luck.â
wen chi said: âthis shows that you also know that shi ye cares at least a little bit about us father and son, doesnât it?â
hua zi zang, ââ¦â
hua zi zang almost spit out a mouthful of blood.
he was really crazy to come here and say these things to wen chi.
since he has eaten a lot of turtles2eat turtles â deflated, forced to give in and admit defeat. in the hands of shi yeâs people these days, so much so that he was upset when he saw wen chi, and even more so when he remembered that wen chi still had shi yeâs child in his womb.
he originally wanted to provoke the relationship between wen chi and shi ye and plant a seed of insecurity in wen chiâs heart, but he didnât know that wen chiâs head seemed to be made of stone, not only could he not listen to anything he said but he could also justify himself on every single thing.
he is really crazy.
this person is really crazy to trust that monster shi ye so unreservedly!
shi ye is so cruel, with the blood of countless people on his hands. he would even kill the people around him at any time even if he was even a little unhappy. but wen chi turned a blind eye to these things and still protected shi ye as if he was a child, and even if he said a bad word about shi ye, he would act so unhappy.
how could shi ye deserve to be treated like this by wen chi?
the more hua zi zang thought about it, the more he couldnât figure it out. he took a deep look at wen chi, whispered under his breath, then turned around and walked towards the stone door.
wen chi realized that hua zi zang was going to open the stone gate and immediately became nervous, staring at hua zi zangâs movements without blinking.
however, he didnât see any special move from hua zi zang but the stone door opened slowly and heavily as if sensing hua zi zangâs approach.
it wasnât until the stone gate was closed again that wen chi walked to the stone gate.
he searched carefully in front of the stone gate but he didnât find any place that seemed to be a mechanism. instead, he became more and more exhausted due to lack of oxygen.
he gasped for breath and had no choice but to sit back on the stone bench.
on the stone table lying peacefully was the thing that hua zizang had brought in not long ago. it was wrapped in thin paper but it was impossible to see what was inside.
wen chi hesitated for a moment, brought the stuff in front of him and unwrapped the thin paperâthere were neatly arranged pancakes3 inside but the pancakes were completely cold and didnât look delicious.
only then did wen chi realize that he seemed to have not eaten for a long time.
he couldnât see the sun from this room and he didnât know whether it was day or night outside, as if time stopped the moment he entered this room and he couldnât feel the passage of time.
but the feeling of hunger still persists. as soon as wen chi pushed the pancake away, he heard his stomach gurgling.
wen chi: ââ¦â
he sighed and reached for a piece of pancake.
after taking a bite, i found that there was meat filling in the pancake. the pancake was already cold and the meat filling inside was not warm at all.
wen chi felt a little nauseous after eating and he spat out the minced meat. when he saw the solidified oil stains on the minced meat, a strong sense of nausea suddenly him.
he hurriedly put down the pancakes and poured himself two glasses of cold water to suppress the nausea.
but after sitting like this for a while, the lingering hunger didnât disappear. so wen chi had no choice but to tear off the white flour at the edge of the pancake and eat it. although it was so dry that it was hard to swallow, it was good enough to fill his stomach.
after tearing three pieces of pancakes in succession, wen chi stopped.
he was suddenly tired, so he lay down on the bed and slept for a while. when he woke up, hua zi zang hadnât come back yet.
the candles in the room were always lit and the warm yellow candlelight filled the whole room. wen chi got out of bed and the candlelight stretched his figure for a long time, giving him a sense of loneliness.
when wen chi came to the stone gate, he groped around for a while but still found nothing.
the extensive movement made him lack oxygen and he rested in front of the stone gate for a long time before recovering. at this moment, he heard a rattling sound from outside the stone gate, as if someone was hitting the ground with a stone.