Your Highness, Please Love Me Tender

97. Encountering Prince Xian

Translator: Flying Lines

When Xiao ShengXian was released, there was a shard of doubt in his expression. Never mind being kidnapped here for some strange reason, but now? He was released for some random reason as well.

The anger inside Xiao ShengXian wasn’t just a meager amount, but he didn’t express it. He walked out of the courtyard silently. When he turned around to take a last look, Xuan Wu and Shang Liu, who were in the courtyard, were chatting and laughing as if nothing had happened. They didn’t pay attention to him at all.

Therefore, Xiao ShengXian found this even stranger. Were these two people not scared of him ordering officers to arrest them?

A cold laugh escaped from his throat. Xiao ShengXian massaged his wrists, bright red from being tied together with ropes. He reached out to smooth out the wrinkles on his robe and left with a calm expression.

“Will he get officers to arrest us?” Shang Liu asked as he yawned lazily.

Xuan Wu shook his head and said, “He won’t.”

“Why did the Vice-general tell us to let Prince Xian go so easily?” Shang Liu turned to look in the direction of the courtyard’s entrance. His tone was wistful. “I’ve heard long ago that State Yanhui’s Prince Xian was peerlessly beautiful, to the extent that others often confuse his gender. Indeed, the rumors weren’t false. How could the Vice-general not like him?

“Is the mind of Vice-general Gongsun Yi something you can figure out?” Xuan Wu raised his leg to kick Shang Liu. However, Shang Liu jumped and dodged it.

“Kicking me again? Can’t you switch to something else?” Shang Liu rolled his eyes and waved a hand about, saying, “Fine, fine. Let’s get out of here. Since Prince Xian has seen our faces this time, we won’t be able to stay in City Yang after this. Let’s just behave and go back to Yanling.”

“I’ve been wanting to go back.” Xuan Wu laughed and said.

On the other side of the wall, Xiao ShengXian got into a horse-drawn carriage and gave an order to the coachman, “To the capital city.”

The coachman responded with a ‘yes’ and, without saying much, he prepared the carriage to set off.

“Wait!” The carriage hadn’t even started to move when the prince ordered it to halt. Xiao ShengXian frowned before lifting the cloth flap at the side of the carriage. His gaze met with the sight of the intoxicating bright red figure on the second floor of a teahouse. He couldn’t help but mutter, “Wen Nianxuan? What is he doing here?”

Xiao ShengXian immediately got off the carriage and casually fished out a silver note to stuff it into the coachman’s palms. He strode towards the teahouse.

It was only when he reached the second floor did he discover that Zhou Zaiyue was there as well. In front of the two were a cup of tea. The tea’s faint aroma spread, causing Xiao ShengXian’s mood to become somewhat lighter.

“Wen Nianxuan.” Xiao ShengXian said as his slanted eyes narrowed.

When Su Jie turned around, he only saw Prince Xian’s meticulously arranged robe, his charming smile on his elegant face, and his shining eyes that could lure away people’s souls.

It had to be said: Xiao ShengXian truly did look beautiful.

Su Jie smiled. He said, “Why don’t you sit yourself down for a bit?”

Unexpectedly, Xiao ShengXian didn’t reject the offer. Thinking about how Su Jie blocked a blow for him, Xiao ShengXiao felt like he somehow owed it to Su Jie. That was why he sat down, despite his higher status. He also ordered a cup of tea, which moisturized the insides of his mouth. Xiao ShengXian felt hungry, but because there were other people present, he didn’t say much. He only put down his cup of tea and licked his lips.

“Why are you here?” Xiao ShengXian asked.

“Prince Rui came to City Yang to find you, so Elder Zhou and I also came to have a look.” Su Jie smiled and answered.

“Come to watch me being made a fool out of?” Xiao ShengXian’s expression changed in a split second. He harrumphed coldly as his princely personality revealed itself.

“You could say that.” Su Jie casually nodded. He propped his chin on his hand, his clear eyes shining with a glimmer, and he spoke with an earnest tone. “I did come here to see you being made a fool out of.”

“You…” Xiao ShengXian glared at Su Jie angrily and said, “You truly are lacking in discipline… With your ugly face, it’s hard for me to believe that you are the Sharp Sword.”

“Those who you can tell are assassins are the ones with lackluster acting skills. You may now think that I don’t seem like a killer, but that is because…” Su Jie tilted his head a little, and a slight smile appeared on his lips. He smiled harmlessly, yet the words that came out of his mouth were ice-cold. “Because I only become a killer when I am killing people.”

Xiao ShengXian was suddenly speechless. He found it very hard to imagine that Su Jie knew how to kill because the youth emitted such an innocent aura, which made Xiao ShengXian think that Su Jie was a young man who had seen very little of the world.

Xiao ShengXian was silent for a bit, then said, “I don’t care what identity you held previously. But since you’re with my brother now, you’d better not cross any lines. If you dare to harm my brother, I will be the first one who won’t spare you!”

Hearing this, Su Jie smiled. He didn’t say anything else, but only picked up the cup in front of him and took a sip of tea.

“What do you mean by this attitude?” Xiao ShengXian let out an unhappy harrumph. The young man in front of him was disregarding him more and more. Even though when he first met Su Jie, Su Jie appeared haughty and even hit him. However, after he knew that Su Jie was a man of sacrifice – and especially after knowing he was the Sharp Sword – Xiao ShengXian suddenly harbored a sense of curiosity towards Su Jie.