Those Years In Quest Of Honour Mine

As Zhong Wan prepared for the exam in the regent estate, he had the impression that he had forgotten something, had left behind something. 

Zhong Wan thought through from different angles, and no matter how he wracked his brain, inside and outside the court seemed peaceful nowadays, with nothing that still needed to be done..

Zhong Wan felt that he had worried for many years, so now that there was nothing to worry about, he wasn’t used to it.

Up until the day he accidentally heard Yu She saying one thing: Xuan Jing had taken a leave of absence for many days, staying shut up in his estate.

Zhong Wan smacked his own head. He had forgotten his most important brother. 

Startled, Zhong Wan said, “Where’s Lin Si? Where’s Lin Si? Xuan Yu has already ascended the throne and I’ve already gotten sick and recovered from it. Many days have passed, so where is my brother Lin Si? How has he been these days? Is he happy? Is he still hiding?”

With difficulty, Yu She shot a glance at Zhong Wan. Ages later, he said, “Guiyuan, in the end, I don’t really understand the brotherhood between you two.”

In order to get away from Yu She, Lin Si had actually outright said the childhood name Zhong Wan had kept secret for nearly eight years.

In order to placate Xuan Jing, Zhong Wan decisively taught Xuan Jing how to capture him, sending Lin Si off neatly on a silver platter.

Could brothers who had grown up together be so callous toward one another?

A bit embarrassed, Zhong Wan said, “Men and like brothers, brothers are like clothes… Ai, you won’t understand. I’m asking you. Where is Lin Si?”

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Uncertain, Yu She said, “He doesn’t have to have gotten over it, right? He had to go there. Speaking of which, it’s your method that was great, yielding instant results.”

Such words startled Zhong Wan. “Xuan Jing… actually believed what I said?”

“Not only did he believe it, he even acted on it,” said Yu She. “After we returned to the capital, you and I struggled through life and death with the previous emperor. Meanwhile, Xuan Jing found some blacksmiths and had them make…”

Yu She gestured as he said, “A mousetrap this big.” 

Shock collided into Zhong Wan. “Bigger than a desk…”

To which Yu She nodded.

Scared witless, Zhong Wan said, “My brother hasn’t gone outside for so many days… Could he have been squashed to death?”

“Of course not,” said Yu She consolingly. 

“Quickly explain,” said Zhong Wan, impatient.

Yu She leaned against his seat.

The young regent looked at Zhong Wan.

Helpless, Zhong Wan obediently sat on Yu She’s leg. 

Then, as Yu She threw a hand over Zhong Wan in an embrace, he said with a gentle smile, “Don’t worry. Lin Si isn’t hurt at all.

“Xuan Jing was actually pretty ruthless. He placed two gargantuan mousetraps in his bedroom. And he also set more than ten animal traps at the doorway and in front of the window, waiting for the day Lin Si would secretly come see him. However….

“Lin Si was too skilled in martial arts.

“He evaded all the traps in Xuan Jing’s room. 

“But he wasn’t careful… As he was avoiding a trap, he bumped into something.”

Zhong Wan choked. “The liuli cup!”

Yu She nodded.

Zhong Wan was shocked. “This liuli cup is fated to be misfortunate. As long as it’s a person, they would knock it down…” 

A pause. And Yu She recalled that in the past, he had also knocked over that cup.

Whatever Zhong Wan had done, Yu She would feel like trying out.

Future events would be discussed in the future. Yu She continued, “If he had knocked over something else, it wouldn’t be a problem. But how could Xuan Jing tolerate this? Lin Si had also been afraid, turning around to leave. Xuan Jing leaped out of bed, and by accident… stepped on a mousetrap.”

Zhong Wan couldn’t listen to this anymore. 

In a consoling manner, Yu She said, “He didn’t get seriously hurt. It’s just that he couldn’t walk well at that time. But this could be considered receiving something good from a setback. When Lin Si saw him like this, how could he still leave? And so… that’s how he stayed.

“The two were together for so long. Even if there was such a huge misunderstanding between them, they ought to resolve it.”

Scared and on the edge, Zhong Wan said, “Once Lin Si learns that this was my idea, how could we still be brothers?”

Yu She drew Zhong Wan closer and thought, from the start, you two brothers weren’t that close. He seized an opportunity to grope Zhong Wan a bit. Neither quickly nor slowly, Yu She said, “Tomorrow, we’ll have the emperor bestow Xuan Jing a splendid estate and confer him a great fiefdom. Also, to promise him the emperor and imperial clan members would never force him into a marriage.” 

The sky was high and the oceans vast. They’d let those two live their lives as they pleased.