Chapter 263:
Lu Ziyan’s gaze was so undisguised; how could Ji Chengfeng not sense it.
A few doubts naturally arose in his heart.
Especially seeing his expression, it did not seem like he knew Wanwan was in Bianzhou.
And Xie Yanyu was right beside him, yet he had not looked much.
……Could it be, surprisingly, that he was coming for him?
But he had never dealt with this Crown Prince before.
No matter how brilliant, Ji Chengfeng could not guess that Lu Ziyan had deliberately detoured to Bianzhou specifically for him.
With the carriage, the speed slowed down a lot.
It was unclear if it was intentional, but the carriage pulled by that Treasure Horse was even slower than an ordinary family’s.
Yet the person inside was the current Crown Prince; no matter how anxious he was, to the point of wishing smoke would rise from his feet, Xie Yanyu forcibly restrained himself from showing any sign.
He was merely an official dispatched by His Majesty to preside over the Provincial Examination here; the Prefect’s wife giving birth inside the Prefect’s Mansion had nothing to do with him logically or emotionally, so it was not his place to be anxious.
On the contrary, Ji Chengfeng could show his anxious state without reservation.
The two brothers were both sharp-minded; with just one glance at each other, they understood what the other was thinking.
After dawdling along, they finally arrived at the Prefect’s Mansion gate.
Just as he dismounted, the steward from inside the Prefecture rushed up, sweating profusely, and said: “Master Ji, you’re finally back……”
As he spoke, the old steward saw the long line of soldiers and immediately fell silent in fright.
Those following Lu Ziyan were all generals and soldiers fresh from the battlefield, surrounded by blood qi, with a terrifying aura.
And Lu Ziyan himself had already gotten off the carriage.
He clenched his fist against his lip and coughed lowly twice, then said leisurely: “It seems Master Ji’s Prefecture has something urgent?”
The matter of a woman giving birth in the Prefecture definitely could not be hidden.
Ji Chengfeng said frankly: “My wife is about to give birth.”
Hearing this, before Lu Ziyan could react, Xie Yanyu beside him coughed first.
Lu Ziyan was also surprised, “You’re married?”
“……” Ji Chengfeng paused, looking troubled, and said: “I haven’t reported it to my parents yet.”
With these words, Lu Ziyan guessed the situation.
Probably this short-lived ghost had taken a liking to a woman of lowly identity, not fit to enter the Ji family’s prestige, but he really liked her.
So he married her in secret from his parents.
Though called marriage, without his parents’ approval, she was just a concubine.
At this moment, that woman was giving birth; seeing his anxious and worried appearance, it seemed he truly had feelings for her.
——Therefore, he had a woman he liked and certainly no illicit relationship with Wanwan.
Reaching this conclusion, the last bit of sourness in Lu Ziyan’s heart dissipated.
Seeing he had someone to miss and was about to have a son, that bit of sourness unexpectedly turned into envy.
Child.
He also wanted a child.
Perhaps due to too much killing karma, in his past life over two years, they had no child.
In this life……
He not only had no child, he did not even have a wife.
A cold wind blew, and Lu Ziyan coughed lowly again.
“Forgive me, Your Highness,” Ji Chengfeng could no longer hold back, cupped his hands and said: “My wife is giving birth; I cannot accompany you longer. I take my leave first.”
With that, he instructed the steward a few words, ignored the rest, and hurried away.
Leaving Xie Yanyu on the spot anxious to the point of seeing stars, yet he could only forcibly restrain himself.
After all, as a cousin, he could not show excessive eagerness about his cousin’s wife giving birth.
He only hoped this Plague God would quickly return to the courtyard to rest, so he could run to see his younger sister.
In the end, the “Plague God” Lu Ziyan watched Ji Chengfeng’s anxious departing figure and, for some reason, suddenly became interested.
“I’ll go take a look too.”
