Chapter Thirty-Eight: Wind Born

  Chen Songzhuo's sudden visit surprised me, but that's just him, a carefree and unrestrained rogue. The rules of the palace can't hold him back, and being a guard doesn't suit him. How many people see the seemingly exquisite and majestic imperial mansion as their own prison? Tonight, his reminder to me was somewhat strange, deep and far-sighted, unrelated to him unless something really happened.

  A belly full of curiosity makes me feel a wave of discomfort, bottling it up in my heart without saying anything, this isn't something I would normally do.

  "What exactly do you want to say?"

  "What? What?" Chen Songzhuo's eyes widened, his face full of questioning.

  "I want to hear the truth!" I said calmly.

  "Really? I've never told a lie!" He continued to pretend to be muddled, taking me around in circles, refusing to face the topic head-on.

  I'm getting impatient, since that's the case, I'll have to break through this layer of window paper, some things must be made clear today.

  "Is your advice out of thin air?"

  My words may seem indifferent, but my expression is very serious.

  Chen Songzhuo looked at me for a while without saying anything.

  "Not speaking, being silent is not your style, Chen Shouwei!"

  Chen Songzhuo, who had been silent for half a day, finally spoke up, saying in a stuttering tone.

  "Hmm... There are some things I'd rather not say."

  Isn't it inconvenient to say? What kind of answer is this? This perfunctory response has exhausted my last bit of patience, a raging fire ignited in my chest, and I can no longer control my emotions.

  "You're not comfortable saying it, okay, then I'll call out the eunuchs and guards outside to come in and see if you have anything to say. Guards sneaking into the palace at night and having an affair with a maid, according to palace rules, I don't know what kind of punishment this crime would entail? Chen Guard!"

  Chen Songzhuo heard this and forgot to explain, his hands tightly covering my mouth and nose, his trembling hands betrayed him, it seemed he was really scared!

  His voice was somewhat irritated, his face sank, and his dark complexion matched his deeply furrowed eyebrows, adding a bit of sternness and majesty.

  "Don't be ridiculous!"

  "You're suffocating me!" My mouth was tightly covered by his hand, and speaking at this moment was a feat of strength, barely squeezing out a muffled voice.

  "Something big is likely to happen soon, and it will involve many people. If you want to live a peaceful life in the palace, just stay here and rest, don't ask about or get involved in outside affairs. Remember, this is the only answer and advice I can give you. If something happens, no one will be able to protect you!"

  What's going on? What kind of big deal is this? Does it involve a lot of people? Is it related to Mu Yan? Could it be a change in the imperial court? My mind went blank all of a sudden. It seems like I've never been involved in something so big before. In theory, I should be afraid and worried at this time, but a kind of inexplicable tension and excitement keeps swirling around in my head. This is actually the first time in my life that I'm participating in such a big deal!

  My face full of surprise seemed a bit awkward in Chen Songzhuo's eyes, he let go of his hand, took a few steps back, and asked curiously. "Was it what I said that scared you?"

  He waved one hand in front of me, but I was still caught up in the excitement of the big event and didn't respond!

  "Manya, eat!"

  "Hey!!"

  He called for quite some time before I came back to myself.

  "Huh? What's up? I have a name, it's not Xin, it's not Gan, and even more so, it's not Feed!"

  "It's good to talk back, at least it proves you haven't been scared stupid."

  Chen Songzhuo gently patted his fragile little heart with both hands.

  "Haha...". He looks like this, very cute.

  "What's so funny?" Chen Songzhuo leaned against his head with one hand and shook the almost empty wine jug with the other.

  "Didn't expect you to throw a tantrum and still be so stubborn!"

  "What's wrong?" Chen Songzhuo asked with a puzzled expression.

  Damn it, how did I end up speaking English to ancient people, and even using the most trendy vocabulary!

  "Is he praising me?" He gestured to himself with his hand.

  "Of course, cool is a foreign word, roughly means you are very handsome and elegant."

  "Do you still speak foreign languages?"

  His answer was quite satisfactory, and his mouth involuntarily curved towards his earlobe.

  "Hmm, I'll give you credit for having good taste, but when it comes to being cool, my brother is still the best!"

  This guy is indeed a bit arrogant.

  "Do you have an older brother? Really?"

  Chen Songzhuo's appearance is ordinary, his brother's looks are probably not much different from his, what handsome and elegant, extraordinary, it's probably a bit exaggerated.

  "You don't believe it, your brother knows him too."

  "Who do I know?"

  Here I know very few people, who is it after all, can't stand this guy's mysterious appearance.

  "Since you're here, make yourself at home!" Rarely seen him so serious, imitating someone else's tone, shaking his head as if reading a book.

  "Director Chen!!!!!"

  No wonder he was the first to arrive when Mu Yan and I were trapped, it wasn't a coincidence, there was no other reason, it must be that Chen Songzhuo saw me being called away by Empress Dowager's workers and couldn't get free for a long time, and then saw Mu Yan go look for me, so he went to find Chen Taifu, it must be like this.

  "Exactly!"

  Good heavens, this world is really too unfair. The older brother is so handsome and also the imperial physician who ranks among the top in the palace, while the younger brother is so ordinary and plain. Adding on their father's appearance, it's really hard to imagine that these three people have such a close blood relationship. If one had to find something common between these two brothers, probably the only thing would be their gender.

  "Are you sure your parents didn't bring home the wrong baby and that your brother wasn't raised in your family since he was a kid?" This kind of relationship can't help but make me question it.

  "Brother looks like Mom, and I look more like Dad!"

  Such an answer is barely acceptable.

  "Oh, I see, so heaven is indeed unfair!" I muttered to myself in a soft voice.

  "What do you mean by this?" Chen Songzhuo asked somewhat indignantly.

  "Hmm, no fun, you guys have heard of it, one mountain can't hold two tigers, unless they're a male and female pair!" I explained with a smile.

  "What does it mean? What's this got to do with me and my brother?" Chen Songzhuo was confused by my words, scratched his head, still looking puzzled.

  "He is a dragon in the sky, you are a tiger on earth, born of the same parents, yet with vastly different temperaments and experiences, each with your own charm!"

  "Hmm, dragon in the sky, tiger on earth, it's interesting!"

  "I have a question, I don't know if your brother has gotten married yet?" The emotional situation of the male god is always my most concerned topic.

  Chen Songzhuo's contemptuous gaze lingered on me, sizing me up from head to toe before speaking with disdain.

  "You're far from good enough!"

  This remark is really unpleasant to hear.

  "What are you talking about? What do you mean I'm far inferior!" I grabbed his collar and asked him to get to the bottom of it.

  "There were once two young ladies from wealthy families who jumped into the river and hanged themselves for my brother, just because he wouldn't give them a second glance!"

  "How exaggerated!" I retorted.

  "Not only that, they were originally a pair of good friends, but because of their brother, they had a big fight and broke off contact, meeting each other like sworn enemies."

  "What about now?"

  "They both got married!"

  Alas, to have a crush on the same person as your best friend is already sad enough. In the end, neither of them ended up with that man, and their sisterly bond was broken from then on. What a tragic thing in this world! As for matters of love, I really don't know if it's fate or disaster!

  "What about your brother?" I asked persistently.

  "Brother's beloved, father opposed, almost cost lives, that girl also married, brother since then never close to anyone again!"

  "It's really a human tragedy. I didn't expect that Chen Taifu was such a sentimental and emotional person. I really want to see what kind of fairy maiden that girl is, to make Chen Taifu unforgettable for so long!"

  Chen Song sneered, "Hmph, that girl, you'd better ask Zhou Mu Lang about it!"