Chapter 95 It's always better for a little rabbit to be well-behaved. ...

When Yan Xiao came to Hanguang Palace to find Xiao Che, Xiao Che was in a fit of rage.

Just as he reached the door of the study, he was nearly hit on the foot by a flying Duan inkstone.

He clicked his tongue, quickly jumped back a step, his handsome eyebrows curving into a smile, and teased, "No way, Third Prince, it's been over a month since I last saw you, and the first thing I do when I walk in is give me such a big gift?"

Xiao Che gripped the corner of the table with his five fingers, and a piece of Xuan paper soaked with ink was being pressed down by a jade paperweight.

The ink was still wet; it was his own handwritten copy of the "Meditation Mantra".

He looked up from his desk, frowned, and glanced at him, his mood not exactly pleasant: "You've arrived."

Yan Xiao raised an eyebrow and walked towards him, glancing at the scattered files on the ground as he went. He frowned slightly and asked, "What's wrong? Who made you so angry?"

Xiao Che sat back down in the armchair, pinched his brow, and said wearily, "I instructed my second brother to take action against Xiao Jue. I thought he would only break one of his legs, but I didn't expect him to be so ruthless and seriously injure his vital organs. I'm afraid the Eastern Palace will have another eunuch from now on."

Yan Xiao couldn't help but burst out laughing: "I can see that Xiao Yan really hates his older brother."

As he spoke, he looked up at Xiao Che and raised an eyebrow slightly: "What? You're not happy that Xiao Jue has become a eunuch? Actually, if you ask me, there's not much difference between losing a leg and losing your manhood, and the latter is even more thorough for us."

"While a lame crown prince is certainly an affront to the emperor's dignity, the idea of ​​a eunuch as crown prince is unheard of. Throughout history, emperors have sought to rule for generations, and a eunuch is destined to be no match for the crown prince. With his manhood severed, Xiao Jue is now completely out of the running."

"If Xiao Yan's crime of murdering his elder brother is confirmed, coupled with the trap you set for him, exile would be the least of his worries. He would barely be spared. He can forget about the position of crown prince."

"This is all within our plan, every step is meticulously calculated, isn't that good?"

Xiao Che frowned slightly, his fingers resting on the table curling up slightly, and said only, "Originally there was nothing wrong with it, the only problem was that we didn't take into account the variables of that little thing."

Yan Xiao was taken aback, raised an eyebrow and asked, "Little Princess? What happened to her this time?"

"You two had a fight?" Yan Xiao realized what was going on and looked at him knowingly. "I knew it. You were so angry. It could only be because of her."

"When you two came back together that day, the way she looked at you was so sweet, her face was flushed, and she seemed so shy. If no one was around, she would have loved to kiss you on the cheek right away. I thought you two were finally back together. What, are you having another fight?"

"For what? It's not because of Xiao Jue again, is it? No, he's a eunuch now, surely the little princess still has feelings for him?"

Xiao Che sneered, "More than that? She also wants to remain chaste for him and will not marry anyone else."

He then recounted the events of the day to Yan Xiao.

After listening, Yan Xiao couldn't help but shake his head and sigh: "Tsk, in that case, your little princess is a bit too immature. But you know she's been spoiled since she was little, pampered by you all. Although she's a bit arrogant and brainless, she's not a bad person. She always feels that she has wronged Xiao Jue, and now that Xiao Jue is in such a predicament, it's understandable that she's reluctant to be the bad guy because of old feelings."

"If you ask me, it's all Xiao Jue's fault. He's wicked. Even though he's become a eunuch, he still takes advantage of the little princess's kindness and won't let her go. His goal is to sow discord. Don't fall for his tricks."

"But speaking of which, you were so heartless to the little princess at the end, did you really not want her anymore?"

Xiao Che lowered his head and stroked the jade thumb ring on his hand, then suddenly laughed: "How could that be?"

The candlelight on the table cast flickering shadows on his face.

He lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes casting a shadow on his eyelids.

Suddenly, the candle wick popped with a soft crack, and the flame leaped up, illuminating his face even more.

Beneath the licking flames, there was a breathtaking beauty.

He slowly curved his lips into a smile, his tone casual yet unwavering: "She is mine, and no one can take her away."

“If it were in the past, I might have been able to be a gentleman and help her achieve her goal, but now that she is mine, I have no reason to let her go.”

"I'm not someone who can be summoned and dismissed at will. She provoked me first. Since she used me as the antidote, she has to give me her whole life in return. After tasting my antidote, she wants to just walk away. There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world."

Upon hearing this, Yan Xiao raised an eyebrow, crossed his arms, half-sat and half-leaned on the table, turned to the side, and brought his face close, teasingly saying, "Antidote? What antidote? What antidote did she try? Is it the one I'm thinking of? If not, then why did she leave?"

"Hiss, I knew it. No wonder she looked at you so affectionately that day. So it turns out you two... cough cough, having an affair makes all the difference, huh?"

Xiao Che: "Get lost."

Yan Xiao wasn't annoyed and still said with a grin, "But Xiao Wenqi, since you don't intend to let her go, why are you being so heartless? The little princess must be crying now. She has that strange illness and can't live without you. Let alone being sick, you and her... cough cough, after that incident, even if she hadn't contracted the strange illness, she probably wouldn't be able to live without you for the rest of her life."

He nudged her with his elbow: "Tell me. Aren't you Lanling people the best at seducing people? Why did you have to say such heartless things to me? Did the little princess cry or not?"

Xiao Che gave him a cold look: "You seem to care about her."

"No, what are you thinking?" Yan Xiao laughed and punched him lightly. "You're jealous of me too?"

"Tell me about it, how did she react? Did she cry?"

Xiao Che frowned and let out a frustrated sigh: "I don't know. After I finished speaking, I slammed the door and left without looking at her. I was afraid I would soften my heart and wouldn't be able to leave if she cried."

Yan Xiao was taken aback, then couldn't help but chuckle: "Xiao Wenqi, that's all you've got, so little ambition."

"If you care about her so much, why argue? Aren't you just pushing her towards Xiao Jue? Aren't you afraid she'll really stop coming to you? You'll have nowhere to cry then."

"She won't not come looking for me."

Xiao Che chuckled lightly: "Didn't you say it yourself? She can't live without me."

"In less than three days, she will definitely come and beg me."

"Of course I won't let go, but Little Rabbit isn't very well-behaved, so I have to make her suffer a bit."

"Let her think it over carefully, whether she wants that eunuch or me."

"It's best if she figures it out herself. If not, I'll naturally have other ways. In any case, she can't live without me, so she's destined to be in my grasp."

“I spoiled her too much before, which is why she has developed this kind of temperament. She thinks that I will indulge her in everything and tolerate her rejecting me and hurting my heart again and again for Xiao Jue.”

"Although I told her I was breaking up with her, it was just something I said in anger. But it's good, I can take this opportunity to give her the cold shoulder for a few days and toughen her up."

It's always better for a little rabbit to be well-behaved.

Yan Xiao nodded in agreement: "To be honest, your sweetheart has a really bad temper. She's spoiled and arrogant, not very smart, and doesn't have any other skills. But she's got a whole repertoire of ways to make you angry. You really should teach her a lesson and stop indulging her."

Xiao Che tapped the table lightly with his fingers, then looked up at him: "Whether she has a good temper or not, or whether she is smart or not, is none of your business to say."

Yan Xiao: "…………"

Yan Xiao waved his hand: "Alright, alright, I admit I was being nosy. You were the one who said she had a bad temper, and I thought you wanted me to say a few words to her to vent your anger, but when I actually did, you got upset."

Xiao Che: "What do you know? She's still young, so it's inevitable that she'll be a little immature. I'll teach her properly in the future. Although she has some minor flaws, she's innocent, pure, and kind-hearted. Her flaws don't outweigh her virtues. In this world, no one but me can say a bad word about her."

Yan Xiao: "…………" Ugh, being love-struck is terrifying.

Yan Xiao: "Alright, alright, enough about your sweetheart, let's get down to business. Now that Xiao Jue is a cripple, when do you plan to make your move in court?"

"Xiao Jue is already crippled, so the next step should be to deal with Xiao Yan. As for what comes next, you said last time that the Emperor hinted that you should clear up the bloodline controversy to make it easier for him to inherit the throne. Is that really true?"

“I’m still worried. If you misunderstand and the Emperor doesn’t cooperate with you in court, the crime of deceiving the Emperor is no joke. Since the Consort’s death, the Emperor’s favor towards you is not what it used to be. If something really happens to you, he may not be willing to go against the majority to protect you.”

Xiao Che looked down at his palm and let out a soft, enigmatic laugh: "Don't worry, no matter what I do, even if I commit a terrible mistake, he will spare my life."

"Not for any other reason than that I am the most important relic left by my mother in this world."

Yan Xiao was taken aback, then nodded and said, "That's true. The other relics are all dead, how can they compare to you?"

"As for his implication that I should cleanse my bloodline," Xiao Che lowered his eyes, as if lost in memories, "I think it's probably true."

He still remembered the day Emperor Wei Yuan's old illness relapsed, and he summoned several princes to attend to him. After Xiao Jue and Xiao Yan left, he held his hand, calling out "Che'er" repeatedly, saying to him, "If only you didn't have half of the Lanling royal blood in you... If only everyone could believe that you were not a descendant of the Lanling royal family... That way, when I find an opportunity to depose Xiao Jue and Xiao Yan, those Xuanlong aristocratic families will have no excuse to stop me from making you the crown prince..."

"Then I can fulfill Shen Yu's last wish... I know what she wanted, I've always known... I will help her, this is the last thing I can do for her, I will definitely help her..."

He held his hand tightly, as if looking through him at someone, a strange smile gradually appearing on his face: "In this way, when we reach the afterlife, will she forgive me?"

"Che'er, I will help you, and you will help me too, okay? In my whole life, I have schemed and plotted, resorting to any means necessary, thinking that I had finally achieved my goals, but in the end, I had already lost the most precious thing. Only after losing it did I realize what I really wanted, but unfortunately, it was too late."

"Che'er, my clever Che'er, you will understand what your father means, won't you?"

"Help me, help your mother, and help yourself."