Yue Rujing had been hiding in Tianhai Mountain Villa since he snuck into Zhu Haisheng’s courtyard, and hadn’t co out until night fell.
Zhu Haisheng always liked having dinner in his small courtyard. Under the bamboo grove, the breeze stirred the Bamboo Sea making a rustling sound. Zhu Haisheng appeared to be in a very good mood, leisurely savoring a few small dishes, accompanied by so alcohol.
His senior brother had refused him, yet he still had such leisure, hmph...
Yue Rujing quietly slipped back into the house, hiding on the tall beam of Zhu Haisheng’s room.
He wanted to see what secrets Tianhai Mountain Villa really concealed.
Zhu Haisheng’s behavior was clearly unreasonable.
The servants noticed the owner’s good mood and sycophantically asked, "Master, did Prince Ning visit today to discuss the Young Master and Commandery Princess’s marriage?"
"Hmm, that’s right!" Zhu Haisheng took a sip of the alcohol!
The sycophantic servant chuckled, hurriedly saying, "Then it must be because Master settled it, is the Young Master and Commandery Princess’s marriage underway?"
"Haha..." Zhu Haisheng suddenly laughed, extending a finger and gently swaying it, "No, not only is it not settled, but Prince Ning also got angry!"
That servant instantly broke out in cold sweat, feeling like he had flattered in the wrong way.
Not settled, the Prince Ning even got angry? But then, why is the master still so happy?
Could it be that the master was actually drowning his sorrows in alcohol, turning grief into appetite?
Indeed, tonight he noticed the master had eaten quite a lot more than usual.
"Well, then..."
"Haha, although Prince Ning disagrees, he got angry, yet it turns out to be good news!"
"Good news?" The servant wore a face full of surprise.
Zhu Haisheng said, "He got angry because he doesn’t look favorably upon commoners like us, but the Commandery Princess fancies Yiping. The princess consort has said before that the Commandery Princess should decide for herself who her husband will be, and the Commandery Princess naturally wants to marry into Tianhai Mountain Villa. But the Prince disagrees! Today, the Prince ca to ask to persuade Yiping to give up the Commandery Princess."
"Ah? Then, what should we do?" The servant had a strange expression, even so, he didn’t think there was anything to be happy about.
As the saying goes, an arm can’t twist a thigh; traditionally, marriage is arranged by parents, and it’s always the n who decide at ho.
In his view, as long as the prince disagrees, it won’t matter how willing the princess consort or the Commandery Princess are, this marriage is likely to be called off.
Tianhai Mountain Villa might even offend Prince Ning because of this matter, which would be a loss outweighing the gain. He, anyway, didn’t see anything worth being happy about.
Zhu Haisheng laughed and said, "What to do? Ah, that’s not sothing I need to worry about. Let Prince Ning discuss this with the Commandery Princess himself! Quickly tidy up, I’m going to rest now."
Zhu Haisheng drank a bit too much, making his steps light and floating.
A 15 or 16-year-old maid supported him as they walked into the house, tending to him as he went to bed before exiting to the outside.
anwhile, on the other side, Yue Rujing was exhausted from lying on the beam. Just as he confird that Zhu Haisheng had fallen asleep and was about to flip down from the ceiling, Zhu Haisheng suddenly sat up in bed.
Yue Rujing quickly retracted and silently continued observing him.
The person below began pacing to and fro in the room, sotis hurriedly, sotis slowly, leaving one baffled.
He paced for about the ti taken for an incense to burn, then suddenly walked to the wall and lit a candle.
Under the candlelight, Yue Rujing saw Zhu Haisheng’s expression transford into a hideous and grim visage. The man who appeared kind during the day unexpectedly bore such a terrifying expression at night, as if he were a different person.
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