Your Highness, Please Love Me Tender

122. You’re My Princess

Translator: Flying Lines

Despite how much the surrounding soldiers pinned their gazes on Xiao Shengnian as fiercely as a tiger did, Xiao Shengnian maintained his casualness and calmness.

He wore an ordinary soldier’s armor, which was somewhat unsuitable for him. This suit of armor was one that Xiao Shengnian obtained after knocking a soldier out. The fire in the side courtyard was also Xiao Shengnian’s doing. He did that to infiltrate into the study.

However, what Xiao Shengnian didn’t expect was that the security of the study would tighten up despite the fire was burning up as he wanted it to. There was absolutely no chance for anyone to approach the study. The two young men stood in front of the door were also very sharp-eyed. Their gazes swept here and there. Even a fly that wasn’t looking where it flew would be startled by this kind of scene, to the point where it would be too scared to even move its wings.

Xiao Shengnian didn’t have a way to keep infiltrating into the group of soldiers. After all, he was an unfamiliar face, as well as handsome, so it was impossible for him to not attract attention.

Just at this time, Su Jie came out of the room.

The moment Su Jie appeared, the soldiers’ attention naturally gathered on the crown prince.

The crown prince wore a crescent white brocade with patterns of intricate gold sewn into its sleeves, and the golden flower on the youth’s face was in its full bloom, full of a sense of mysterious nobleness, that made people couldn’t avert their eyes from.

Everyone had seen the statue of the immortal, but the soldiers had never seen the golden flower on the crown prince’s face. Now that they could see the spiritual flower personally, they naturally couldn’t help but steal a few glances.

Xiao Shengnian was also staring at Su Jie.

However, Su Jie didn’t look towards him. He only chatted with the two guards outside the door and was about to return to the room.

Seeing this, there was no way that Xiao Shengnian would let the chance slip by. He nearly shouted out ‘little slave’ but thankfully, he was able to stop himself and called out ‘Your Highness’ instead.

At this moment, seeing Su Jie stood still without saying anything, Xiao Shengnian’s eyebrow rose, and he smiled.

“What is it? You can’t recognize me anymore?”

His voice was gentle and clear. This kind of leisurely posture caused the soldiers nearby to think better of him.

However, as his sentence ended, the soldiers’ sharp weapons were already touching Xiao Shengnian, as if they would spill Xiao Shengnian’s blood the moment they heard an unsatisfactory word.

“You can all go. Let him approach.”

Su Jie felt that his throat was slightly dry.

The moment he saw Xiao Shengnian, Su Jie seemed to have lost the ability to speak. He wanted to say something to Xiao Shengnian but didn’t know where to start.

Perhaps it was because he had so much to say that he couldn’t start.

As the soldiers opened up a path, Xiao Shengnian took step after step towards Su Jie.

Xiao Shengnian’s steps were very stable, and he walked with an impressive air. The armor added a few hints of a battlefield’s bloodthirst to the gentle-looking man.

Su Jie’s heart was thumping away. Every step Xiao Shengnian took seemed to be following a rhythm that made Su Jie feel uneasy. He didn’t know how he should face Xiao Shengnian.

“Come inside with me.” Su Jie turned around to return to the study stiffly, leaving these four words for Xiao Shengnian.

Hearing this, a smile curled on Xiao Shengnian’s lips. He closed the door, cutting off the curious and uncertain gazes of the soldiers outside.

“Have a drink.” Inside the study, Su Jie handed him a cup.

Xiao Shengnian took a sip for the appearance’s sake and then directly stared at Su Jie.

Those deep eyes of his were like hot lava, burning into Su Jie’s heart, causing him to feel uneasy.

Su Jie knew he was at fault. Even though he was now State Yanling’s crown prince, he left without a word to return to Yanling when Xiao Shengnian asked for a royal edict to announce that he was going to marry Su Jie as his princess to everyone.

Whoever encountered this kind of situation would be furious. However, Xiao Shengnian maintained his calm attitude. There wasn’t a smile on his face, but his gaze was burning.

“The journey must have been tiring. Come sit down and rest a little.” Su Jie said after staying silent for a while.

“It wasn’t tiring, not compared to someone escaping from a marriage. My journey was much more comfortable.” Xiao Shengnian said mildly.

Su Jie fell silent.

He thought he would never see Xiao Shengnian ever again, yet unexpectedly, Xiao Shengnian chased him all the way to State Yanling.

This truly shocked Su Jie.

Su Jie didn’t say anything and neither did Xiao Shengnian. Xiao Shengnian calmly stood in front of Su Jie, his tall figure casting a shadow on the floor.

The flame of the candle wavered.

The soldiers outside were trying to guess what identity Xiao Shengnian held. Inside the room, both of them were silent, not saying anything.

After a while, Su Jie finally said, “Even though you came such a long way to find me, I can’t go back with you.”

“I know this, naturally.”

“Yanling is currently at war. If you want to leave, I can send people to escort you back to State Yanhui.”

“I travelled a thousand miles to chase my wife, but the moment I arrive, you want me to leave?”

Su Jie was shocked by the phrase ‘travelled a thousand miles to chase my wife’. He coughed lightly to mask his awkwardness, and said, “War has broken out everywhere in Yanling. Being with me will be very dangerous.”

“Great. I can protect you. Now that the whole State Yanhui know that you’re my princess, how could I marry someone else?” Xiao Shengnian cracked a smile.

Su Jie was speechless. He carried that royal edict with him everywhere. Originally, he was going to keep it as a memento, so that whenever he looked at the edict, he would think of a man who was good to him. But before he could reminisce, Xiao Shengnian already came to State Yanling.

“I will ask people to find some clothes that fit for you.” Seeing Xiao Shengnian wearing a suit of armor that was unsuitable for him, Su Jie sighed. In the end, he couldn’t bring himself to drive Xiao Shengnian away.

“Thank goodness you didn’t tell people to lock me up.”

Xiao Shengnian said with a smile as he sat in front of the desk. He flipped through the book Su Jie was reading before.

This was Xiao Shengnian’s first time being so tolerating to anyone. Even though Su Jie only left a letter before leaving, caused Xiao Shengnian to not marry his princess and postpone the date of the wedding indefinitely, and was told off by the Emperor, Xiao Shengnian wasn’t angry at Su Jie injuring his pride. He was angry at Su Jie for hiding his identity and leaving with Zhou Zaiyue without a hint of being reluctant to leave.

And——

Having not seeing him for such a long time, his little slave had become much thinner.

Su Jie called over some people to take measurements for Xiao Shengnian’s clothes. Not long after, several new sets of clothing were delivered to them. Xiao Shengnian took off the armor and changed in the study calmly.

“In a bit, I will organize somewhere for you to live in.” Su Jie stacked the books together and put away the clothes that Xiao Shengnian took off. He breathed in deeply – this felt a little unreal.

Xiao Shengnian actually came to State Yanling…

“Let’s go. I’ll take you for a walk. It probably wasn’t that easy trying to infiltrate in.” When he thought back to when Xiao Shengnian was being surrounded by soldiers, Su Jie broke out into cold sweat. Thank goodness Xiao Shengnian infiltrated into the study. If this was at the front doors of the mansion, the soldiers probably would have tied him up and tortured him. He wouldn’t have been able to see Su Jie at all.

“Oh right. The fire in the side courtyard was my doing.” Xiao Shengnian said.

“I guessed as much. Thank goodness the assassins weren’t as good as you, otherwise, my life really would be in danger.” Su Jie opened the door and, very naturally, chose to let Xiao Shengnian go first.

Xiao Shengnian walked out leisurely.

Outside the study, the soldiers watched Xiao Shengnian walk in the front of their crown prince. In an instant, their faces all darkened, and their eyeballs were about to drop out of their sockets!

His Highness the Crown Prince was the immortal’s descendant. Who had the right to walk in the front of His Highness?

This man was too arrogant!

From the very start, Xiao Shengnian didn’t feel that his actions were wrong. When he discovered that the surrounding soldiers’ gazes were so fierce it seemed they wanted to eat him alive, he thought a little and then realized what was wrong. He couldn’t help but laugh.

“What are you laughing about?” Su Jie didn’t feel like there was anything wrong. After all, he hadn’t completely familiarised himself with the identity of the crown prince. In terms of etiquette, there would always be something he didn’t take into consideration.

It had always been Su Jie following orders. But now, he became a crown prince who could command others. Even though Su Jie was gradually becoming acclimatized to this change, he still lacked some familiarity.