CH 74

Chapter 74: My Life Will Be In Your Hands.

How coincidental for Bian Zhonghua to step at the right time. Since he didn’t want to eavesdrop, he coughed lightly as he pushed open the door.

At that instant, the two people in the inner room immediately cast their eyes on Bian Zhonghua.

Bian Zhonghua looked at Qi Ci and stared at him. Qi Ci didn’t know whether Bian Zhonghua had heard what Granny Yao had said, so he felt a bit at a loss. Hesitantly, he said: “You….”

“Me?” Bian Zhonghua smiled and said: “I just noticed that there was something strange in the lake so I went out to explore it a bit. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find anything.”

Bian Zhonghua turned his head, seeing that Granny Yao was looking at him with very vigilant eyes. Bian Zhonghua didn’t mind, he simply cupped his fist and saluted with a big smile on his face: “Granny, it’s early morning already, I have to go to the village to take care of some things before parting. I’ll come to pick up His Highness in half an hour.”

Granny Yao never expected that Bian Zhonghua would take the initiative to go so that she could talk with Qi Ci alone. Granny Yao was stupefied and remained a little bit overwhelmed for a while.

Bian Zhonghua and Qi Ci looked at each other. Only after seeing that Qi Ci had nodded with certainty, did Bian Zhonghua leave the wooden house.

The rooster crowed at dawn when the smoke coming from the kitchens in the village curled up in the air, and the dogs barked to shoo the ducks away. The villagers got up one after the other, ready for a day of work. At the same time, Bian Zhonghua went to find the Secret Servant and then knocked on the doors of the villagers to thank them for their help. After buying some things they’d need for the journey, the group was ready to resume the trip back to the Capital.

Exactly half an hour later, Bian Zhonghua returned to Granny Yao’s wooden house, which was now pounding medicine in the outer hall. The moment she saw him coming, she pointed at the inner room without saying a word.

Bian Zhonghua nodded and thanked her. Then, walked into the inner room.

Inside the inner room, Qi Ci sat beside the bed, hands intertwined, head bowed, and his long hair falling down like a cascade. When Qi Ci heard the noise of someone walking in, he raised his head to look at Bian Zhonghua in a daze.

Bian Zhonghua took out a white steamed bun that the villagers gave him not long ago, and handed it to Qi Ci: “Are you hungry? You can eat it.”

Only then did Qi Ci come back to his senses. After thanking Bian Zhonghua for the steamed bun, he put it in his mouth, chewing at it slowly.

Bian Zhonghua spoke softly to him: “Everything has been sorted out in the village, we can go whenever you want.”

Qi Ci nodded and continued to chew on the steamed bun, without saying a word.

Bian Zhonghua wasn’t in a hurry, he simply brought a bowl of water and handed it to Qi Ci. Then, he stood aside to wait for him.

Qi Ci took the water, looked at Bian Zhonghua, and swallowed the last bit of the steamed bun with the water. Finally, Qi Ci couldn’t help but ask: “Why aren’t you asking what Granny Yao said to me?”

Bian Zhonghua smiled: “If it was a good thing, then you’ll certainly tell me. But if it was something bad, even if I asked you, you will keep it hidden in your heart.”

Qi Ci stood silent for a while, and then asked: “When you were looking for the lost Prince, how did you know about the birthmark on my chest? When my mother fled from the Capital, she hadn’t given birth yet.”

Bian Zhonghua replied: “I got the information from State Master Li, but I didn’t know anything else besides that. Since Empress Dowager had ordered to find you, and State Master Li knew about the birthmark, it could be said that Empress Dowager Xianyi was already aware of that fact. It seems that your mother sent a letter to the Capital after giving birth to you.”

Qi Ci asked again: “Was it true when you told me that even if I wasn’t the Prince, you would’ve taken me away from that hellish place anyway?”

Bian Zhonghua didn’t ask why Qi Ci was asking such a question and only nodded his head with extreme certainty.

Qi Ci smiled at Bian Zhonghua. After the shock of the early morning, the confusion, and the bewilderment, Qi Ci felt incredibly relieved simply because Bian Zhonghua had nodded affirmatively a few times.

After letting out a long breath, Qi Ci laughed: “It’s such a pity that we don’t have any wine, otherwise, I would’ve drunkenly told you; I have a secret, do you want to hear it?”

Bian Zhonghua asked: “Have you made up your mind? Do you really want to say it to me?”

Qi Ci looked at Bian Zhonghua, with his eyes no longer at a loss, and said: “Bian Zhonghua, after I tell you this secret, my life will be in your hands.”