“Then what do you plan to do?” Wen Yu asked.

Wen Che was silent for a long while, his eyes darkening slightly. “This kind of person has both benefits and drawbacks. Rather than let others utilize him, it would be much safer to keep him in our own hands.”

“Exactly, but I’m afraid Yi Wei’an’s ambitions are too great.”

“Ambitions can be snuffed out with a little pressure!”

“Snuffed out?” Wen Yu didn’t seem to quite understand the meaning.

“In any case, you don’t need to worry about this matter. When the time comes, I’ll discuss it with Father.”

“I’m just worried.”

Wen Che looked at him and sighed. “You should worry about yourself first. Once Prince Jing’an’s remains are transported back to the city, you’ll need to have an audience with His Majesty. What happened in the Nansai Desert this time… I’m afraid it will cause trouble for quite a while.”

Speaking of this, both brothers looked troubled.

The matters ahead would likely bring numerous complications.

Thinking of this, they felt that the capital was truly a den of dragons and tigers.

“Bang!”

The carriage suddenly jolted violently, as if the wheel had been struck by something. The carriage tilted to one side.

Wen Che and Wen Yu grabbed the nearby handrails just in time, preventing themselves from being thrown out of the carriage.

With a somber expression, Wen Che asked, “What happened?”

Shu Tian’s voice came from outside. “Young master, the wheel is broken.”

Of all times to break, it had to be now when they were about to enter the capital!

Shu Tian added, “Young master, you may need to get off the carriage first.”

Wen Che and Wen Yu had no choice but to get down. Seeing the broken wheel, it was impossible to continue.

“How long will it take to fix?”

“It will probably take a while.”

Wen Che had no alternative. Seeing that everyone was tired now, with the scorching sun overhead and sweat on everyone’s faces, their faces flushed red from the heat, he gave the order. “Alright, let’s rest here for a bit. We’ll continue once the carriage is fixed.”

“Yes!”

Everyone dismounted one by one.

There happened to be a tea stall nearby where they could rest temporarily.

In the carriage behind, Luo Yang saw that the carriage had stopped. He leaned half his body out and called loudly, “Why have we stopped? Aren’t we almost at the capital?”

A man outside replied to him, “The carriage in front broke down. The young master said everyone should rest for a bit before continuing.”

“How troublesome! We were about to reach the capital.”

That person didn’t want to say more and walked away.

Luo Yang was naturally anxious. After all, Wen Che had promised him that once they reached the capital, he would help him rise to success. He had been looking forward to this the entire journey, wishing he could fly to the capital immediately. Now this delay was delaying his future prospects, so naturally he felt displeased.

Xiao Ba also stuck his head out from inside, looking ahead a few times before saying, “Brother, I need to pee!”

“…”

“I’ll go relieve myself in the woods.” With that, Xiao Ba quickly scrambled out of the carriage and ran into the woods.

In the past, he would have just solved it by the roadside, but with Miss Ji Yunshu present, he felt somewhat embarrassed.

After Xiao Ba got down, only Luo Yang and Ji Yunshu remained in the carriage.

Luo Yang asked her, “Do you want to get down?”

She shook her head. “No.”

“Really not going? I see there’s a tea stall outside. Want to go have some tea?”

“You go yourself.”

Seeing her unmoved, Luo Yang gave up. He had wanted her to get down and stretch her legs, but his warm face had met a cold reception.

Just then—

Wen Che’s voice came from outside. “Miss Ji, you’ve been sitting in the carriage the whole time. Why not come down for some tea? Consider it a rest.”

Hearing this, Ji Yunshu lifted the curtain and saw Wen Che’s gentle, handsome face.

She thought for a moment. “Alright.”

And got down from the carriage.

Inside the carriage, Luo Yang was in turmoil.

Unwilling to accept it, he called out loudly, “Why is it that when I asked you to go, you wouldn’t? But when that Wen fellow asks you, you go?”

How unfair!

A surge of anger immediately welled up in his heart.

But he had nowhere to vent it.

He also quickly got down from the carriage.

Ji Yunshu sat down at the tea stall with the two Wen brothers. Luo Yang also sat down, completely disregarding etiquette as he propped his feet up on the stool, grabbed the teapot in front of him, poured tea into a bowl, and gulped it down in large mouthfuls.

As if he hadn’t had water in ages.

At this moment, three pairs of eyes were staring at him.

He set down the bowl and wiped his mouth with his sleeve, his movements rough, displaying his uncouth manner.

When he realized several pairs of eyes were watching him, he looked puzzled and asked, “Why are you all staring at me? Is there something on my face?”

He rubbed his face.

He didn’t notice anything!

Though Wen Yu didn’t like him, he had after all saved his life once, so he spoke up. “Luo Yang, do you know what you look like right now?”

Luo Yang laughed once, staring at him with a look that completely saw through everything. “I know what you want to say. I’m not one of you important people, so I can’t learn your way of speaking, and I certainly can’t sit around being scholarly like you all. But I am who I am. If I learned to be like you, what difference would there be between us? Living would be meaningless!”

His words were full of sarcasm!

Wen Yu’s brow furrowed as he listened.

But Wen Che remained calm and reminded him, “Luo Yang, though I promised you certain things, sometimes to gain something, you must inevitably change something. If you continue like this, I’m afraid even if I grant you the best things, you’ll squander them all away.”

“Are you threatening me?”

“I’m reminding you.”

Luo Yang laughed coldly. “Then thank you for the reminder, Young Master Wen. When the time comes, I’ll naturally know what to do.”

With that, Wen Che said no more.

Luo Yang’s emotions this time came without reason. He just felt uncomfortable inside.

That discomfort was indescribable!

Ji Yunshu sat beside them, not saying a word.

Soon, Xiao Ba finished relieving himself in the woods. As soon as he emerged, Luo Yang went up, threw an arm around his shoulder, and got back on the carriage.

“Brother, I still wanted to have some tea!” Xiao Ba said.

But he had already been dragged onto the carriage.

Luo Yang: “What’s there to drink—isn’t it just water!”

“I…”

“What ‘I, I.'”

Such a temper!

Xiao Ba looked at him, completely confused.

He carefully inquired, “Brother, what’s wrong? When I went down earlier, you were fine. How is it that as soon as I came back, you’re like this? Did someone provoke you?”

Luo Yang didn’t speak. His eyes just looked through the carriage curtain toward the tea stall. At this moment, Ji Yunshu was saying something to the Wen brothers, her face wearing a friendly smile.

Inside the carriage, Xiao Ba suddenly jumped up and said, “Brother, did those people bully you? I’ll go find them and get revenge for you.”

Just as he was about to rush out, Luo Yang grabbed him. “What are you doing? Who said they bullied me? Do you think your brother is someone who’s so easy to bully?”

Really not!

“Then what’s wrong with you?”

“I…” He kept stumbling over his words, not knowing how to express it.