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When Yuhong Xun, in addition to bringing his own wife, also had Zhou Chuyu, as a servant, accompany him to Princess Yun's mansion, Nie Huanzhang couldn't help but feel a burst of joy. Immediately, he secretly instructed Yu Weiwei to arrange a secret meeting between Zhou Chuyu and himself. Upon hearing this, Yu Weiwei laughed and asked:
"What do you want me to do?"
Nie Huanzhang pleaded:
"I want to meet him. Please!"
"I'm really unlucky. The Princess is worried that Zhao Yan is too young to handle the whole party so she sought the help of the Eldest Prince. I have no choice but to take on this job. Now I'm here to help Zhao Yan, but he isn't happy with this arrangement and complains to me. The butler here is too old so I can't rely on him too much. I have no choice but work hard on my own. And now you are here again. Do you think I am playing a pimp, arranging a rendezvous with your fox? Alright, all of you are my superiors so I have to serve you."
Nie Huanzhang patted his shoulder and said with a smile:
"Okay, my friend, don't complain more. How would I have known that by asking for my pendant, I would end up find a mother for myself? Frankly speaking when I sought the Eldest Prince's help, he looked surprised and I found it strange at that time. It turns out he had known about the princess's lost son long ago. Weiwei, don't let this create a rift between us. I've always considered you as a brother and a friend."
Yu Weiwei smiled and said:
"Your words are sweet and they move me. Alright, due to our brotherly friendship, I'll help you out. He came over as a servant. Before the party starts, all of the servants will be accommodated elsewhere. I'll quietly take him away and let you know where you can meet him secretly."
Nie Huanzhang deeply bowed to Yu Weiwei and said:
"Thank you, Weiwei. I owe you a drink."
"In addition, it wasn't my idea that the Eldest Prince's request for him to be spy in the Second Prince's mansion. To be honest, I don't agree to it either. I think it's just his personal thought, with no other intentions."
Nie Huanzhang's expression darkened and said:
"I won't allow anyone to put him in danger. I absolutely won't agree to it. I promise to kill anyone who hurt him."
During this party, Princess Yun not only invited her own nephews and nieces but also informed the palace and her eighth elder brother, Yuhong Yang. She even inquired the Emperor whether she could invited her sixth elder brother, Yuhong Zan. The response she received from the Emperor: Invite him! As a result, Yuhong Yang personally attended, bringing not only the Emperor's congratulatory gifts but also gifts from the concubines in the palace. However, the Yuhong Zan's family did not show up apart from their gifts.
Before the party began, everyone had chat each other casually. Yuhong Xun was accompanied by Yuhong Yang and Yuhong Xuan. Yuhong Yang discussed with them about the affairs in the central government. Two brothers inquired about the health of their father, the Emperor. Meanwhile, Nie Huanzhang saw Yu Weiwei waving from a distance. He discreetly slipped away and was led by Yu Weiwei to a rockery. Yu Weiwei said:
"Go inside and he is waiting for you there."
Inside the rockery, Nie Huanzhang found a spacious area. After turning a small corner, he saw a door ajar. He entered and saw Zhou Chuyu with veil hat over his face, standing with his back turned. Nie Huanzhang walked in and closed the door. From the outside it appeared as if there was no room inside. Upon hearing him enter, Zhou Chuyu removed the veil. Nie Huanzhang pulled him into his arms, saying:
"I've missed you so much!"
After saying this, Nie Huanzhang passionately kissed Zhou Chuyu. Zhou Chuyu responded his kiss ardently. Their intense kiss left them but unable to stop, almost losing control. Especially when Zhou Chuyu clung to Nie Huanzhang tightly, they nearly lost themselves in this moment. However, Zhou Chuyu, showing some restraint, realized that today's main focus was on Nie Huanzhang. He couldn't afford to stay away for too long time so Zhou Chuyu had to stop their kiss. Sitting on Nie Huanzhang's lap, he asked:
"Is this true? How can you become Princess Yun's son? And now you're also a noble man. Do you still want to be with me?"
After saying this, he nestled into Nie Huanzhang's embrace with a hint of melancholy. Nie Huanzhang gently slapped Zhou Chuyu's buttocks and said:
"Stop talking nonsense! It's time for a spanking. If you keep it up, I would make love with you here so as no to let you get out of bed. Till now everyone will know you belong to me. Don't say it again. You understand me, right? Now it is unique situation now. You're not willing to follow me to leave Jingdu. I had no choice but to accept this identity and admit this mother, hoping it might help you and make your life a bit easier."
Zhou Chuyu, kissing Nie Huanzhang, asked:
"How did you confirm that you're the princess's son?"
"Well, do you remember that jade pendant? I know you like it very much. Of course I wanted to take it back for you. Under the help of the Eldest Prince, I came here and the result was that she is my mother and the pendant is her favorite necklace which is two-fish shape. When she gave birth to me, she split it in two, giving me one and she kept another one. Of course, I didn't believe her so she asked me to write a letter to my teacher. When my teacher came to Jingdu, he explained everything to me in detail. They knew each other. I'll tell you more when we have time but she is indeed my mother."
"That's great. Finally, you have a real relative with the same blood as you."
"But you are always my first real relative. I love you!"
"I love you too!"
"I like what you say like this. Does he have beat you recently?"
Zhou Chuyu shook his head and said:
"I listened to you and didn't provoke him."
Nie Huanzhang kissed him and comforted him, saying:
"That's good. Self-protecting is the most important. Don't do anything dangerous. We can't fight back him now but there are people who can do against him."
"What do you mean?"
"I only found out about this after becoming the cousin of the Eldest Prince's. You know why the Eldest Prince return to Jingdu. He is the important role to balance that bitch."
"Balance? How? Will the Eldest Prince inherit the throne?"
"I'm not sure. Yu Weiwei keeps tight-lipped. Although we have a good relationship, he doesn't tell me anything."
Zhou Chuyu pondered for a while and said:
"I see. It is true that everything isn't right. The emperor sealed the palace and that psycho is now in charge of the entire country. With the emperor's permission the Eldest Prince returned to Jingdu and stayed till his wife gave birth. Now she has given birth to a son, but the Eldest Prince has no plans to return to Liangzhou. You don't know how furious that psycho is about this. If the Eldest Prince doesn't want this crown, his return is just to counter that psycho because he has the power and ability. The power of the Fourth Prince is a bit weaker. So are you helping the Eldest Prince?"
"Whoever can help me rescue you, I'll help them."
"Then can I do something? Gather some information from that psycho?"
Nie Huanzhang lightly slapped Zhou Chuyu's buttocks again and said angrily:
"I just told you not to do anything dangerous and now you want to become a spy? No, please listen to me, you must be stay there honestly and obedient till I rescue you after finding your parents then we leave here and never come back. Please protect yourself for me. Don't bother with their affairs, understand?"
Zhou Chuyu nodded, kissed Nie Huanzhang and received a kiss return. Just then, there was a knock on the door. Before they could respond, the door opened and Yu Weiwei walked in. Zhou Chuyu quickly got off Nie Huanzhang's lap, his face turning red as he lowered his head. Yu Weiwei addressed Nie Huanzhang:
"It's time for you to leave here now. If you stay any longer, someone might notice this. The Fifth Prince just come over asking for you."
"Why did he ask for me?"
"I guess he saw you leaving and followed you here." Yu Weiwei turns to Chuyu, continued, "Your eldest sister and elder brother are fine. Don't worry. It is just that we don't have found your parents yet."
Zhou Chuyu says:
"Last week, he called my parents back to the mansion and had a meal with me and my elder sister. They seemed to be fine. Of course, I secretly asked my father where they were. Actually they didn't know and only told me that it is a small manor. But thank you, Mr. Yu. Please be sure to convey my thanks to the Eldest Prince."
"You're welcome. I'll tell my subordinates this information. Is there more you can tell me?"
Zhou Chuyu shook his head and said:
"At that time Yuhong Xun was at present so it was impossible for me to talk more with them."
Yu Weiwei nodded and said:
"Sometimes tell us what you listen to there please. This is the Eldest Prince's requirement."
Nie Huanzhang said hurriedly:
"Stop it! Don't let him do this. He has already had a tough time in that mansion. If you make him do something dangerous, are you trying to get him killed? My baby, don't listen to him. Just stay safe and protect yourself."
"Of course, I listen to you. But there is something I really want you to know." So Zhou Chuyu told them about what he overheard that day, continued, "This is what I heard, but I don't know what happened afterward. Yuhong Xun might have suspected me because he told me that I could leave the mansion anytime. But if leaving the mansion, I wouldn't be sure whether I could find you or not so I didn't do anything."
Nie Huanzhang lightly slapped Zhou Chuyu's buttocks again, glaring at him angrily. Zhou Chuyu quickly kissed his cheek and Nie Huanzhang kissed him on the lips. Yu Weiwei shook his head and smiled. Zhou Chuyu left first. While Nie Huanzhang and Yu Weiwei walked towards the hall, Nie Huanzhang spoke to Yu Weiwei:
"Please, I beg you. Don't put him in the dangerous time."
"Don't worry and I will speak up for him."
"Thank you! Did the Fifth Prince see me coming in? What did he speak to you?"
"I don't think so. We didn't talk a lot, just having chatted with me for a moment. It was just an attempt to win me over but he hit a brick wall. I am grateful for the help and encouragement from the Eldest Prince so I'm willing to do anything for him. But you're different. You're doing everything for your baby, that fox spirit we just met."
"He's my own fox spirit. That asshole can have his body, not his heart and love."
Yu Weiwei asked with some concern but also curiously:
"Do you mind…don't you feel the disgust?"
"We are just the normal person without power to resist those magnates. They can do whatever they want to us. If not for his parents, I would have taken him away, left Jingdu and never return back here. In this vast world, I refuse to believe there's no place for us. For me, he is my baby, my boy, whether covered in dust or not. I won't let him stay like this forever. I must pamper him back to his former self, to his happiest state."
After hearing this, Yu Weiwei stopped saying anything more, suddenly feeling that the love between two boys could be so beautiful. After losing his wife and child, he wondered whether he could also find a beautiful woman and begin the new life.