The Villainous Classmate is My Lucky Star Chapter 145
Translated by Pure (ko-fi)
Chapter 145 Her disguise was crumbling apart (1)
Fu Tanghuan also had a brother and a sister above her. Although they did not share the same biological mother, they were still considered legitimate children of the Prime Minister’s Mansion.
The eldest brother was double dealing, backstabbing, and hypocritical, while the second sister was cowardly and timid, and her mind was not upright.
In the plot of the original book, after Chi Jingxi failed to court Fu Tanghuan, he almost married the second sister, Fu Yan. However, before it happened, Fu Yan was killed. Everyone thought Chi Jingxi was the one who killed Fu Yan because of his unsuccessful courtship… As for the real murderer, it was never disclosed in the end.
Wen Yantong looked at the four people coming towards them. Among the three women, the first one was the girl Chi Jingxi failed to pursue, the second one almost married him, and the third had a love-hate relationship with Chi Jingxi, so much so that she betrayed him in the end.
Wen Yantong subconsciously glanced at Chi Jingxi, seeing that his expression was still calm, she suggested, "Little Marquis, why don't we go in first?"
Chi Jingxi froze for a moment, before he could speak, Wen Yantong grabbed his wrist, and pulled him into the building.
Seeing that the Little Marquis was about to be taken away, Fu Mingyi turned anxious, so he quickened his pace and called after him.
Wen Yantong, on the other hand, pretended to be deaf and dumb. She thickened her skin and pulled Chi Jingxi into the building as if she didn't understand a single word Fu Mingyi was shouting. She walked to Chi Jingxi's original seat without stopping.
There was an empty seat beside Chi Jingxi, so Wen Yantong simply sat down beside him, and whispered to Chi Jingxi, "Little Marquis, can you give me the chestnuts back now?"
There was a vague smile in Chi Jingxi's eyes as he returned the chestnuts to Wen Yantong.
Cheng Xin turned his head and questioned, "Where did you go? The second scene is almost over."
"Went out for a walk." Chi Jingxi replied casually.
Cheng Xin looked at Wen Yantong and asked with a smile, "You took someone out shopping?"
Chi Jingxi snorted softly, "I didn't go."
Cheng Xin understood the meaning of his words, so he turned to Wen Yantong and said, "Next time you go, remember to bring Danli. Then you wouldn't have to pay for it yourself."
Wen Yantong nodded blankly and wondered: Really? Such a good thing?
Chi Jingxi propped his face on his hand, his posture became somewhat casual, and the smile on his face grew stronger. His dark eyes reflected the bright lights, sometimes he would look up at the stage, and at other times, he would stare at Wen Yantong.
Wen Yantong was immersed in the opera and finished eating her bag of chestnuts in a short while. Feeling her fingers were a bit sticky, she rubbed her hands together.
While doing so, she noticed Chi Jingxi's eyes filled with disgust.
Feeling a little unruly, Wen Yantong grabbed the ends of his sleeve hanging by her hand and rubbed her sticky fingers on it. In turn, Chi Jingxi pinched her cheek. "You’re getting more and more courageous aren’t you?"
Wen Yantong retorted, "It's because Little Marquis looked at me like that first."
Chi Jingxi questioned, "So you decided to wipe your hands on my sleeve?"
"Of course not! I would never dare to do such a thing! I just saw creases on your sleeves, so I wanted to smooth them out for you." Wen Yantong struggled to reply.
Chi Jingxi let go of her cheek, wiped off the crumbs around her mouth, and took out a square dark brocade handkerchief. After he wiped his hands, Chi Jingxi handed it to Wen Yantong.
Wen Yantong took it cheerfully and wiped her fingers clean. Without much hesitation, she then folded the brocade handkerchief and stuffed it into her arms. "Thanks for the gift, Little Marquis!"
Chi Jingxi silently watched her blatantly taking his own things. He didn’t say anything but just let out a light chuckle.
Time passed quickly, and the three plays soon came to an end. After the actors on the stage thanked their audience, the lights above their heads were turned on again, and the people below the stage dispersed one after another.
Mu Yuan was still sleeping soundly on his seat. After Fu Sheng got up and walked past him, he bumped his foot into Mu Yuan’s shoe intentionally, waking him up.
Fu Sheng laughed, "General Mu, the show is over, you can go home and sleep."
Mu Yuan rubbed his face in a daze, only to realize that the show was over. He stood up sluggishly and yawned, "Thank you, Prime Minister, for your trouble."
Cheng Yanchuan and the others got up one after another and walked to Fu Sheng's side. Fu Sheng asked casually, "I heard that your highness, the crown prince is going to hold a banquet at the Hundred Flowers Banquet?"
Cheng Yanchuan laughed and stated, "Such a matter is true. It'll be Danli's brother's birthday, so I want to invite some children to get together and have fun."
Hearing this, Mu Yuan said, "That’s not a bad idea. It’s good to have some fun while you’re still young, but remember to drink less alcohol. Drinking will make a botch of things. Yang'er will go too, right? Take good care of him for me and don't let him cause trouble."
Cheng Yanchuan smiled helplessly, "Don't worry, General."
He turned his head to Fu Sheng and said, "The children of the Prime Minister's Mansion will also be invited, the Prime Minister doesn’t mind, right?"
Fu Sheng's smile remained unchanged, "Ming Yi and Xiao Yan are busy with things these days, but Xiao Liu has nothing to do, let him go and play."
Fu Zixian, whose name was suddenly called, was stunned and quickly nodded calmly.
Wen Yantong, who was standing beside Fu Zixian, couldn't help but be puzzled. What did Fu Sheng mean by this? The Hundred Flowers Banquet hosted by the crown prince naturally wanted to entertain the direct descendants, and it was also a great opportunity to make friends and connections. How could Fu Sheng give this opportunity to Fu Zixian?
Could it be that she misunderstood the plot of the original book? And that she did not understand the true relationship between Fu Sheng and Fu Zixian?
Cheng Yanchuan didn't care who would go, so he agreed with a smile.
Fu Sheng then asked, "Has the crown prince decided on which play will be hosted at the banquet?"
Cheng Yanchuan answered, "Not yet. The Prime Minister seems to like to listen to operas, do you have any opera troupe suggestions?"
Fu Sheng answered, "Wasn’t this group we just watched reasonably entertaining, crown prince can consider them."
Cheng Yanchuan nodded, "Since it was recommended by the prime minister, then I will certainly take your word for it."
Nono, something’s wrong.
Wen Yantong's brows furrowed.
Fu Sheng would take the initiative to recommend this troupe?! Could it be that these actor killers were not sent by Fu Sheng?
She originally thought that Fu Sheng was the mastermind who planned Cheng Yanchuan’s assassination at the banquet. The book had clearly stated that it was the third prince who poisoned the tea, but if the assassins were hired by Fu Sheng, who could it be?
If it was Fu Sheng, he would never recommend this troupe here. If Cheng Yanchuan was killed by a troupe member, Fu Sheng would be the first to be questioned. He would not be so stupid as to turn the fire on himself.
Then on the surface, Fu Sheng wasn’t aware that these actors were killers in disguise.
There was another person after Cheng Yanchuan’s life!
Wen Yantong suddenly became confused. She only remembered how Cheng Yanchuan died, and always thought it was Fu Sheng's fault. This was because this scene was never written in the novel, but now that she lived through it, Fu Sheng's suspicion was completely overthrown. Even as the transmigrator, she didn’t even know who the true perpetrator was.