Chapter 47: The Battle Between Two Men (1)
"Greedy." His Highness the Crown Prince's mouth said he was scolding her, but his face was full of joy. "Wait until This Prince returns victorious. I'll feed you until you're full then."
Sun Jiaojiao pouted and slid down from his body.
"All right." His Highness the Crown Prince saw her dissatisfaction and tried to placate her. "If there's anything you like, just say it. Those barbarian tribes in the west... they're dirt poor, but they produce a lot of gemstones. When This Prince has pacified them, I'll bring some little trinkets back for you. How about that?"
No woman didn't love jewelry. The moment Sun Jiaojiao heard he would bring her jewelry after the war, her eyes lit up.
"Really?"
"Really." The Crown Prince dotingly draped her clothes over her, held her onion-like fingertips, and nibbled her earlobe. "I'll send them secretly, to add to your dowry."
"Your Highness is so good." Sun Jiaojiao pecked the Crown Prince's cheek, making his heart bloom with joy.
The Crown Prince was busy with affairs. His departure for the expedition was imminent. It was rare for him to steal a moment from his busy schedule to come and see Sun Jiaojiao. Sun Jiaojiao could understand.
They helped each other get dressed. Once they were both decent, Sun Jiaojiao saw His Highness the Crown Prince to the door. Only then did she remember that the Crown Prince had sealed someone's acupoints outside the door, leaving him immobilized.
His Highness the Crown Prince glanced arrogantly at the person standing there like a wooden post, unable to move. His usual coldness and severity returned—it was him again!
The night before, the one who had dared to try and assassinate him... wasn't it this very same, audacious guard?
Overestimating his own abilities.
If it weren't for the fact that the man was protecting his mistress, the Crown Prince would have finished him with one strike.
This time, he even dared to eavesdrop outside the door. He was truly lawless. However... having a third party eavesdropping outside did add a certain thrill, which was why the Crown Prince had tolerated him. The golden 'seed' hadn't been aimed at his vitals, only sealing his acupoints, indulging him in listening at the wall until now.
But after seeing his face clearly, the Crown Prince's killing intent rose.
Sun Jiaojiao never would have imagined that the situation would suddenly escalate beyond her control. As His Highness the Crown Prince suddenly drew a dagger and placed it against Xiao Er's neck, the sharp blade pressing against his throat, Sun Jiaojiao screamed and clapped her hands over her mouth.
When she was making love with His Highness the Crown Prince, she hadn't seen him carrying a weapon. How did he just produce a dagger out of thin air?
No, no.
Her focus was wrong! The problem now wasn't where the dagger came from. It was that His Highness the Crown Prince wanted to kill Xiao Er!
And looking at Xiao Er, he had a look of someone who saw death as a welcome release, not panicking in the slightest.
Sun Jiaojiao was speechless.
What kind of mess was this?
She couldn't just watch, unmoved, as the Crown Prince really killed Xiao Er. So, she immediately tugged on His Highness the Crown Prince's sleeve, and cautiously 'prodded' him. "Your Highness... blades have no eyes. Have mercy..."
"An eavesdropping thief, a gentleman on the beams. Why should I spare him?" The Crown Prince's eyes were sharp, his killing intent overflowing.
"If you're going to kill me or cut me, make it quick!" But Xiao Er was just as stubborn, not yielding in the slightest. His tone was clearly asking for death.
The 'eunuch' was more anxious than the 'emperor'.
Sun Jiaojiao stomped her foot. She looked back and forth, conflicted, at these two men she had slept with, wondering how she could persuade the Crown Prince to spare this eavesdropping Xiao Er, without making the Crown Prince suspect that she had a 'thing' with her guard.
Just as she was growing anxious, the shadow of another person flashed in the corner of the distant courtyard wall.
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