Evil of all ages

Chapter 86 Ambition
Princess Pingyang's Residence
Since everyone in the mansion knew that Di Qingtian was the prospective son-in-law, there was no need for notification, and Di Qingtian was allowed to move freely without hindrance.

Di Qingtian went straight to his sister's room, but found that she was not there. His face darkened, assuming that his sister had gone to meet Huang Taichu in secret.

"Where is Miss?"

Di Qingtian suppressed his anger and asked his subordinates.

"Miss is looking in the back garden..."

Di Qingtian didn't even wait for the servant to finish speaking before rushing towards the back garden.

After entering the back garden, Di Qingtian wandered around for a while before finding his sister.

The younger sister was reading a book in the pavilion, while Yin Li was practicing swordsmanship outside the pavilion.

Seeing this, Di Qingtian suspected that his sister had received news of his return in advance and quickly sent Huang Taichu away, and was now deliberately putting on an act for him.

"Where's that bastard?"

Di Qingtian approached his sister. He scanned the scene and noticed there was only one teacup. He also touched the stone chair, which was cold.

This made him frown; had he guessed wrong?

“Brother, you’ve wronged him. He just came to deliver the second volume of Dream of the Red Chamber to me. After delivering it, he went fishing.”

Di Luoyun knew that even if she didn't say anything or lied, her brother could still find out.

Rather than doing that, it's better to just say what you mean.

"You really came all this way just to deliver a book?"

Di Qingtian said with some doubt.

“Brother, you’re a detective. You can’t tell whether your sister is lying or not just by observing her. You’re clearly biased against him.”

Di Luoyun always felt that her brother had a deep misunderstanding of Huang Taichu.

"Sis, you don't understand at all. That bastard is just playing around. He won't take anything seriously."

"You think he likes you? You're being silly. Someone like him would never truly like anyone."

"Sis, you've been fooled by him."

Di Qingtian was extremely troubled; he really wished his sister could be more perceptive.

"Brother, you're too noisy, you're disturbing my reading."

Di Luoyun didn't take her brother's words seriously; instead, she thought he was being long-winded and noisy.

When he heard his sister complain that he was noisy, Di Qingtian felt as if his heart had shattered like glass.

"Sister, other people in the world might hurt you, but I would never. Why don't you believe me?"

Di Qingtian felt heartbroken.

"Brother, I know you wouldn't hurt me, but I'm all grown up now. I have my own judgment, and you can't control everything I do like before."

Di Luoyun rebelled.

Seeing his younger sister's rebellious behavior, Di Qingtian's resentment towards Huang Taichu intensified.

"Okay, it's my fault. I forgot that you've grown up."

"However, an elder brother is like a father. I can ignore small matters, but when it comes to matters of principle, you still have to listen to me."

Di Qingtian knew he couldn't push them too hard; the more you pressure a rebellious person, the more rebellious they become. They become so rebellious that the more you try to stop them from doing something, the more they want to do it.

They might even completely oppose you.

To stop her brother from nagging any longer, Di Luoyun could only nod.

"Did he write this book called Dream of the Red Chamber?"

Di Qingtian looked at the book in his sister's hand and asked.

"Of course he wrote it. Not only is the content captivating, but every character is portrayed with incredible realism..."

"How could someone who can write such a book have bad intentions?"

Di Luoyun became more talkative when Huang Taichu was mentioned.

"I don't believe you unless you show me."

Di Qingtian wasn't curious about the book's content; he wanted to see if he could find Huang Taichu's weaknesses or ways to control him by reading what Huang Taichu had written.

"No, I haven't finished reading it yet. Go find your princess. She has the first volume of Dream of the Red Chamber. She should have finished reading it. Ask her for it."

Di Luoyun refused to give the second volume of Dream of the Red Chamber to her brother.

Having no other choice, Di Qingtian went to Princess Pingyang.

Upon arriving at Princess Pingyang's pavilion, he discovered that she had prepared a table of food and wine for him.

Before he could say anything, Princess Pingyang pulled him inside.

She made him sit down, poured him wine, and even massaged him from behind, completely embracing the role of a wife.

Di Qingtian was not used to it at first, because she was a princess, and what kind of princess would do this?

But Li Feiyan didn't care about any of that. If Di Qingtian didn't listen to her, she would put on a pitiful and tearful face.

Faced with this situation, even though Di Qingtian knew that women were natural actors, he still complied.

He asked Princess Pingyang to bring out the first volume of Dream of the Red Chamber, so that he could read it while drinking and eating, and also enjoy a massage from the princess.

This treatment was truly extraordinary. Princess Pingyang was very sensible; even though she had many heartfelt words she wanted to say to Di Qingtian, she chose to remain silent when she saw him engrossed in reading *Dream of the Red Chamber*.

While keeping quiet, in addition to massaging Di Qingtian, she would refill his wine glass from time to time when it was empty.

"It's really well written."

After finishing the first volume of Dream of the Red Chamber, Di Qingtian was both disappointed and moved.

Disappointingly, he didn't find what he was looking for on it.

It's truly remarkable that this is a good book.

He just couldn't believe that such a good book was written by that bastard.

I suspect that bastard copied it from somewhere.

"I've never seen you like this before. Do ghosts and gods really exist?"

Li Feiyan said this because she sensed that Di Qingtian was no longer the confident person he used to be.

She wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she saw a hint of helplessness deep in Di Qingtian's eyes.

It was as if something had happened that left Di Qingtian helpless.

This made her suspect that there was a real ghost king in the South City Prison, rather than just a trick like Di Qingtian always said.

"I already told you, that's just a bunch of tricks and charlatans. There are no ghosts or gods in this world."

"The reason I'm like this is not only because my sister's rebellion is exhausting, but also because I've been too busy lately and haven't had time to practice martial arts. I'm always getting scolded by my master."

Since Di Qingtian chose to bear the burden alone, he naturally wouldn't let those around him know the truth.

Li Feiyan thought about it and chose to believe Di Qingtian's words, because Di Qingtian was her man, and she believed that Di Qingtian would not lie to her.

"What would you do if your sister decided she was set on marrying him and wouldn't marry anyone else?"

Li Feiyan asked this question on behalf of Di Luoyun, who had previously sought her out to test her brother's attitude.

Upon hearing this, Di Qingtian fell silent.

Seeing that Di Qingtian remained silent for a long time without answering, Li Feiyan knew that Di Qingtian was struggling with something, and that struggling for too long would be very painful.

Not wanting Di Qingtian to dwell on the matter any longer, she decided to change the subject.

Do you remember how we met?

Li Feiyan asked.

"Remember"

Of course, Di Qingtian remembered.

There once lived a jade-faced fox in the capital. Every year during the imperial examination season, the jade-faced fox would appear.

Candidates traveling to the capital for the imperial examinations were unlucky, as they were frequently tricked by the Jade-Faced Fox.

He was foolish back then, insisting on catching this jade-faced fox.

He caught her; the jade-faced fox was none other than Princess Pingyang.

He later learned that many high-ranking officials and nobles actually knew the Jade-Faced Fox's identity, but pretended not to know.

They allowed Princess Pingyang to act recklessly.

Princess Pingyang was His Majesty's most beloved daughter.

Then he became entangled with Princess Pingyang.

"I really miss the days when you chased me around."

Li Feiyan recalled the past with a smile on her face.

Upon hearing this, Di Qingtian was momentarily at a loss for words, for he understood that Princess Pingyang was implying that he was spending less time with her.

"I didn't mean anything by it, I was just reminiscing about the past. I know you're very busy."

Li Feiyan wrapped her arms around Di Qingtian's neck from behind.

Di Qingtian suddenly thought of something, his brows furrowed, but he held back and let Li Feiyan hold him for a while.

After holding her for a quarter of an hour, Li Feiyan finally let go.

She didn't hug him enough, but she knew she couldn't take up too much of Di Qingtian's time.

She poured wine for Di Qingtian.

"Have you developed external forces?"

Di Qingtian asked a question.

He would rather not know these things, but he is also annoyed by his own exceptional abilities.

He discovered that Princess Pingyang not only kept a private army, but also developed an intelligence network.

Princess Pingyang is ambitious!

Li Feiyan's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, but she quickly regained her composure. Her man was a renowned detective, so it wasn't unusual for him to discover her problem.

"I just want to protect you and our family."

(End of this chapter)