Chapter 48: The Battle Between Two Men (2)
The Crown Prince held the dagger in his left hand, and with his right, he unhurriedly produced another golden 'seed', flicking it straight toward the corner of the wall. But that person, using the wall as a barrier, reacted quickly and dodged, disappearing. The golden 'seed' hit the courtyard wall and bounced to the ground.
Sun Jiaojiao saw the displeasure on the Crown Prince's face and sucked in a cold breath.
My god, who was that? Why provoke His Highness the Crown Prince, of all people?
Sun Jiaojiao tried to curry favor. "Your Highness, this guard... he's loyal and devoted. He's saved me several times. Your Highness is a great man, don't stoop to his level. Spare his life, please?"
In truth, she had only been with the Crown Prince a few times. His attitude toward her now was very gentle, but according to her cheap father, His Highness the Crown Prince was a man of his word, arbitrary and tyrannical. He was not an easy person to talk to. She had no confidence that the Crown Prince would listen to her plea.
Especially since His Highness the Crown Prince had just missed, letting one get away...
"Saved you several times?" The Crown Prince was not easy to fool. The more Sun Jiaojiao begged for his release, the colder his face became. "The Young Miss Sun is raised in the boudoir. Could it be that you are often in mortal danger?"
He was the first to 'pick' her flower.
A girl deep in her chambers, what danger could there be?
"There is!" Sun Jiaojiao said seriously. "Last time, I couldn't swim and almost drowned. It was this loyal little guard who saved me."
Her eyes were full of sincerity, as if she wasn't lying in the slightest.
Ahem. She had, however, hidden one detail... that he had saved her when she was bathing in the hot spring pool, completely naked. This, she absolutely could not let the Crown Prince know. If he knew, Xiao Er's head would probably hit the floor immediately.
Sure enough, the Crown Prince looked at her very sincere eyes, and a trace of hesitation appeared.
Sun Jiaojiao immediately acted spoiled. "Your Highness..."
After speaking, she carefully shook the Crown Prince's sleeve. "He's just a guard. Why take it so seriously? It would stain Your Highness's precious blade."
In his woman's residence, and in front of his woman, drawing blood... it really wasn't good.
The Crown Prince snorted. He said to Xiao Er, "Seeing as your mistress has pleaded for you, This Prince will spare your little life. If you dare to eavesdrop again... you'd better think twice about this head of yours."
Sun Jiaojiao breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you, Your Highness."
The Crown Prince put away his dagger and unsealed Xiao Er's acupoints. "Protect your mistress well from now on."
Xiao Er was neither servile nor overbearing. "This slave's life exists for the Young Miss."
Sun Jiaojiao, afraid that a long night would bring more trouble, quickly pushed His Highness the Crown Prince to leave, not daring to let these two men confront each other again. "Your Highness, didn't you just say you were in a hurry to deal with some military affairs? Official business is more important..."
His Highness the Crown Prince, right in front of Xiao Er, fearlessly pinched Sun Jiaojiao's waist, as if declaring his sovereignty. "Rushing me to leave?"
"How could I?" Sun Jiaojiao cried "Aiya!" "Although your humble servant is sad to see you go, the world comes first. Father teaches me every day, and I can still tell what's more important."
The Crown Prince looked at Sun Jiaojiao doubtfully, but her words had indeed hit the mark. He truly did have to put the world first. There were troubles both internal and external. Since he sat in this position of Crown Prince, he couldn't indulge in personal feelings.
The Crown Prince nodded and said a deep farewell to Sun Jiaojiao.
Sun Jiaojiao waved her little handkerchief, reluctantly seeing His Highness the Crown Prince off. Only then did she let out a huge sigh of relief. She turned back to scold Xiao Er. "Why did you provoke him? His Highness the Crown Prince is of noble status. Can we afford to provoke him?"
Originally, Xiao Er's heart had sunk to the bottom. But with the Young Miss's "we," it was fished back up from the valley, brought back to life, as if spring had returned.
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