Your Highness, Please Love Me Tender

72. Prince Xian’s Findings

Translator: Flying Lines

“Go take a bath. I don’t like the smell of that beast on you.” Xiao Shengnian said in an authoritative tone.

“Yes.” Su Jie was powerless. He knew Xiao Shengnian had minor germaphobia and that the prince disliked getting close to animals that had lots of hair. If the tiger wasn’t Zhou Zaiyue’s, Xiao Shengnian probably would have kicked the tiger out of his residence a long time ago.

“Wait!” Just as Su Jie decided to return to his room to take a bath, Xiao Shengnian suddenly called.

“Your Highness, do you have any other orders?” Su Jie asked as he turned his head towards him nonchalantly.

“Your white robe… it isn’t the one that I’ve prepared for you?”

“I saw that this robe was pretty good when I was outside today so I brought it.” Su Jie honestly had no idea why Xiao Shengnian would only prepare red robes for him. If he wore those out in the streets, he would have been so eye-catching. The most important thing was that he had wanted to see Prince Qin today, so he had no choice but to change his robe.

“… the fabric is not good. Tell me the next time you find some clothes that you like. I will have someone come over to the residence to tailor it to your needs.” Xiao Shengnian stared at Su Jie for a while, discovering that there was a special kind of beauty about the handsome youth when he wore white robe. The youth had a lean figure and the robe was as white as snow. His elegant and aloof eyes gave a feeling of holy purity that falling snowflakes possessed, so pure that people didn’t even dare to approach as they feared they would disrupt the serene peace.

“… Oh. Yes, of course.” Su Jie nodded, noticing from the corner of his eye that Yu Che was walking towards them. Yu Che entered through the gates of the courtyard, greeted Xiao Shengnian, and said in a low voice, “Your Highness, Prince Xian is here.”

“ShengXian?” Xiao Shengnian frowned and subconsciously cast a glance at Su Jie. After all, Su Jie had had some old scores with his younger brother before.Though now Su Jie was occupying a certain place within Xiao Shengnian’s heart, the position Su Jie occupied naturally couldn’t compare to the brothers’ close relationship. Therefore, Xiao Shengnian’s heart would always tilt in favor of his younger brother, Xiao ShengXian.

Su Jie didn’t show any special reaction to this news. His face even carried a small, faint smile and his eyes were as clear as water.

“You should return to your room first. I will go to meet my ninth brother.” Xiao Shengnian thought that Su Jie no longer held a grudge against Prince Xian and so he was thinking of making some time to let them make peace with each other. But now wasn’t a good time. Not to mention, Su Jie’s robe was dirty and his ninth brother, Xiao ShengXian, had a somewhat mischievous personality. If he didn’t find a suitable time for them, his ninth brother would probably argue with Su Jie instead of reconciling.

“En.” Su Jie nodded obediently, his eyes curved into pretty crescent shapes. As he watched Xiao Shengnian’s retreating silhouette, Su Jie’s lips gently lifted to a charming arc, his clear eyes were dyed with a thread of cold geniality.

The handsome white-robed youth carried a smile in his eyes as he muttered, “Prince Xian… I still have unfinished business with you.”

Pavilion of Ningfeng

This was a place Xiao ShengXian frequented. He was used to waiting here for his brother every time they met.

Only in the past,he had always sat down as he waited. Yet now, Xiao Shengxian was pacing restlessly.

“What is it?” Xiao Shengnian walked in, a warm smile in his eyes.

“Brother, my underlings have found something about Wen Nianxuan.” Xiao Shengxian cut straight to the chase.

Xiao Shengnian was stilled for a moment yet he displayed nothing of what he was thinking, and said, “Take a seat and talk.”

They sat down in their seats, and Xiao Shengnian asked, “What did you discover? I remember you said that there were no problems with Nianxuan’s identity the last time you came here.”

These days, Xiao Shengnian had spent quite some time with Su Jie, so he had a certain understanding of Su Jie. In his opinion, Su Jie had a very clear distinction between love and hate. Even though he was somewhat kind at his very core, he never went easy on anyone when he killed. There seemed to be some sort of mysterious magic about this young man; a kind of magic that made people unable to resist getting closer to him. His eyes, in particular, were as bright as the sun. He would also sometimes worm his way into Xiao Shengnian’s soft heart, which caused Xiao Shengnian to always enjoy the time they spent together. Xiao Shengnian had never experienced this kind of warmth, which was as natural and silent as the spring rain gradually nourishing the ground.

However, just as Xiao Shengnian had gradually started to accept Su Jie, his ninth brother had appeared with this kind of information. Xiao Shengnian’s heart cooled slightly but there was a look of indifference on his face.

“My underlings have found signs of Wen Nianxuan frequenting Drunken Spring Brothel.” Xiao ShengXian replied.

“Drunken Spring Brothel?” Xiao Shengnian’s gaze was cold. He knew what kind of place the brothel was. After all, his ninth brother in front of him was a frequent patron of Drunken Spring Brothel. Why would his little slave go to these places?

“We are suspecting that Wen Nianxuan has relations with Drunken Spring Brothel’s owner.”

“Only suspicions? Where is your evidence?”

“… we don’t have them yet.”

“I understand.” Xiao Shengnian gave a small nod.

“Do you want to get rid of Wen Nianxuan?” Xiao ShengXian’s alluring slanted eyes displayed unparalleled charm. His gaze seemed to carry a clearness that charmed people and was extraordinarily handsome. It was no wonder that he was one of the most adored princes amongst unmarried girls.