The Anarchic Consort

In fact, he was not overreacting.

It only appeared to be abrupt because he did it without any warning.

Helian Wei Wei looked toward Baili Jia Jue with a bewildered face, her shapely eyebrows raising slightly.

“How could you drink something with such a terrible smell?” The young man did not look at her, instead, he spoke to Nangong Lie coldly.

Nangong Lie twitched his nose. “Does it really smell that bad? I reckon that it is quite delicious. Besides, eating more ginger during winter is good for health.”

“Is that so?” The young man sneered and walked off.

Nangong Lie thought that he just simply could not bear the smell of ginger. However, when he woke up the following day, he found that all of the dishes in the Holy Worship Temple had turned into raw ginger.

Shadow stood beside him and reported with a serious look on his face. “Young Master Lie, His Highness said that you should eat more ginger since you think that eating ginger is good for your health.”

Nangong Lie was speechless.

Wait a minute!

Make it clear before you leave!

If he is not unhappy with me, then what the hell is this?!

How am I supposed to eat, now that everything is ginger?

Might as well just poison me, that would be faster!

Nangong Lie almost had a breakdown. He could not stand it anymore, and pushed the things aside, bringing Helian Wei Wei along to deliver his flowers.

“Is she out yet?” Nangong Lie was still very bashful sometimes.

Helian Wei Wei glanced at him. “What are you worried about? Of course, Qing Zhan has to report to her master first after she enters the palace.”

“I know.” Nangong Lie stroked his chin. “But I feel like Ah Jue has been acting strange for the past two days. Do you think that he would bad-mouth me in front of Qing Zhan?”

Helian Wei Wei was inattentive. “He won’t. Why would he bad-mouth you in front of Qing Zhan? He isn’t so free.”

“That makes sense.” Nangong Lie stomped his feet. He must be thinking too much. Ah Jue was always a little slow in terms of the love relationship as he was keeping the Eldest Young Lady from the Helian family at an arm’s length. He probably would not be able to tell that Nangong Lie had fallen for Qing Zhan. No, he did not fall for Qing Zhan. He just found the little girl interesting. Yes, that was it, he just found her interesting…

Helian Wei Wei raised her eyebrows. “What are you muttering about over there? Get the rose ready at once.”

After all, Nangong Lie was a young master who could understand young girls’ hearts. He snapped his fingers in a vicious manner.

A rose appeared in his hand, blooming beautifully.

Helian Wei Wei smiled. “I have truly underestimated you.” No wonder he would grow up to be someone evil, as he had been learning tricks like these to play around with girls even at this age.

“I wake up to my handsome face every single day and this bothers me a lot.” Nangong Lie curved his thin lips as though something had crossed his mind. “This flower is for you.”

Helian Wei Wei knew his character and received it languidly without rejecting him. She then asked, “What else do you want to ask me?”

“Nothing much.” Nangong Lie smiled wickedly. “Nothing except things that had happened between you and Ah Jue before.” He wanted to at least understand why he would die as Ah Jue started to make his life miserable only after this woman came over.

Helian Wei Wei opened her mouth and was just about to speak when she felt someone behind her, giving her chills down her back.

She turned around and was met with those unfathomable eyes from the young man.

When did he come? Why did he make no sound at all?

Nangong Lie also saw Baili Jia Jue, but he did not focus on him and was instead looking toward the direction of Qing Zhan.

He recalled his own actions just now, feeling a sense of annoyance in his heart.

The girl saw him giving flowers to another girl, would she treat him like one of those playboys?

No way! He had to explain!

“Qing Zhan, continue your debriefing.” The young man withdrew his gaze, crescent marks already forming on his palms from clenching his fists. He paced toward the courtyard, exuding cold indifference, stopping anyone from approaching.

Nangong Lie wanted to follow them but he was stopped by the shadow guards.

“Out of my way,” Nangong Lie lowered his voice.

Shadow looked down but did not step aside. “Young Master Lie, His Highness has been in a bad mood recently, please don’t go over there.”

“In a bad mood?” Nangong Lie squinted and laughed. “Is it because the young lady from the Helian family has gone missing?”

Shadow remained silent and glanced at Helian Wei Wei.

In fact, His Highness had been depressed for the past two days.

He was constantly lost in his thoughts and was even inattentive when listening to debriefing.

Especially when he came back from the Holy Worship Temple last night, he had stayed up in his study all night.

He just sat quietly, with a fur cloak held in his hand. Nobody knew what was on his mind.

Shadow had only seen His Highness like this once before.

Eight years ago when His Highness was still young. He was sick at the time but he was still trying to look for this woman like a mad person. Even when he was running a fever and lying on the bed, he was begging, begging for her to stay…

Yet, there was not a single trace of this woman that could be found throughout the entire imperial palace.

Since then, His Highness had changed.

His eyes were spiritless.

During that time, the Eldest Prince had passed away. The Emperor was unhappy, but he did not punish the Murong family. Instead, the Emperor kept picking on His Highness.

Besides, when His Highness had disrespected the Empress, she locked him in the woodshed for three days and three nights without even giving him a sip of water to drink.

Both him and Biluo had been pleading around but they did not get a chance to see His Highness at all.

Fortunately, the Retired Emperor had returned in advance and berated the Empress and the Emperor.

However, in less than a year’s time, there was a fire in the palace.

Since the fire, His Highness never left his house.

Afterward, His Highness unintentionally met the young lady from the Helian family.

He was no longer the same as before; he was no longer cruel to everyone.

Instead, he was noble and virtuous like a jade, and he was mature as if he had been reborn.

It seemed like nothing could stir his emotions anymore.

Unless that young lady was missing.

Then only would His Highness frown. Even so, he would remain indifferent.

Until now… His Highness looked like he was a little out of control.

“Your Highness?” Qing Zhan tilted her head. She was not a busybody, but she had been debriefing for quite some time, yet her master seemed like he was not listening to any of it.

In fact, Baili Jia Jue had forgotten about her existence ever since they entered the room.

The look on her face when she received the flower from Nangong Lie kept replaying in his head.

She looked so happy.

He had never seen that kind of smile on her face. The corner of her lips raised slightly, without any intent, merely smiling purely because of joy.

His heart felt as though it was filled with ice-cold water, so cold that he did not even feel like talking.

He slowly loosened his fists.

Eventually, he could not suppress his feelings any longer, and he punched the wall with his fist violently.

A loud bang resonated in the air!

Shadow rushed in immediately. He noticed that the young man’s right hand was bleeding, and he shouted anxiously at Qing Zhan, “Get the imperial physician, right now!”

“No need.” The young man stood there with a slender posture, allowing the blood to drip between his fingers. “Qing Zhan, I have something to tell you…”