Chapter 17: It's for the Fifth Princess

Concubine Xian looked at Shangguan Huai who was careless in front of her, and the anger in her heart burned even more fiercely.

"I asked you to go to the academy to pay a visit to the teacher, but you turned around and went to travel in Shu. You were gone for three months! Do you still regard me as your mother?"

Shangguan Huai's forehead was hit red, which was particularly conspicuous on his fair face.

His eyelashes trembled slightly. "Mother, you know I don't like learning these things about governing a country. Why do you force me to do this?"

Concubine Xian was so angry that her husband could not make her husband a better man.

"You have to learn! You have to learn even if you don't want to!"

Shangguan Huai raised his head and looked at her steadily.

"Mother, everyone knows that the throne will belong to my eldest brother. My father has always favored my eldest brother. Among all the princes, the most outstanding and talented one is also my eldest brother..."

Concubine Xian interrupted with a sharp voice, "You are a prince, you were born in the royal family, you must fight! You must rob! You must kill!"

"How many times have I told you that I don't allow you to read those idle books or collect those sheet music anymore!"

Shangguan Huai opened his mouth, "Mother, I like those..."

Concubine Xian shouted angrily: "What's the point of liking these! Can these give you power? Can they give you the supreme position?!"

Shangguan Huai's eyes were cold as he spoke each word.

"Then I'd rather not have that position."

Snap——

Concubine Xian slapped Shangguan Huai hard.

"Waste! Stupid!"

A bright red slap mark immediately appeared on Shangguan Huai's face.

His eyes became increasingly cold and distant.

Concubine Xian seemed to sense something, and her originally tense expression instantly relaxed and became very soft.

With tears in her eyes, she looked at the person in front of her with great tenderness.

"Huai'er, mother hit you because she was too angry. You should know that I did this for you..."

Shangguan Huai looked at the change in her expression and sneered.

He was already used to his mother beating him and then crying and apologizing.

He didn't want to care about it once or twice.

But it has happened so many times that he has become numb.

Shangguan Huai raised one corner of his mouth.

"Whether it is for me, for the Lu family, or for your own power, you know it clearly in your heart, mother."

"I am a human being, not a tool for you to fight for power and profit."

After saying that, Shangguan Huai took a few steps back, away from the person in front of him.

Then he turned around and left.

At the last moment before stepping out of the palace, Shangguan Huai heard that childish and crisp voice in his mind.

He stopped and looked back at the dazed woman in the hall.

"Mother, if you really do something, you can never turn back. Now everything is still in time."

After Shangguan Huai finished speaking, he left without looking back.

Concubine Xian looked at his back, collapsed to the ground, and a mocking smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

Look back?

She couldn't turn back, and she didn't want to turn back.

Power is what she really wants.

She wants it, no matter what the cost!

On the main road of the capital, an exquisitely decorated carriage was moving steadily.

"Your Highness, please apply this ointment quickly."

"The Concubine Xian is so cruel. She actually hit me so hard."

Qin Yun handed the small porcelain bottle in his hand to Shangguan Huai with some heartache.

Shangguan Huai took it, looked at the familiar bottle in front of him, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

Whenever his mother was angry, she would beat him. She had used countless bottles of this ointment.

He skillfully opened the porcelain bottle and applied the ointment on the wound.

After a while, the red mark faded a lot.

Soon, the carriage stopped and the servant outside reported.

"Your Highness, we have arrived at the mansion."

Shangguan Huai had just stepped off the carriage when a green figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

He raised his eyes and saw a very beautiful girl looking at him without blinking.

Shangguan Huai's brows moved slightly.

Who is she?

Xiao Yun looked at the elegant-looking Shangguan Huai in front of him, and his heart couldn't help but pounding.

Shangguan Huai is so handsome! She likes him so much!

Although Shangguan Jue was very handsome, he looked extremely weak due to being poisoned and sick, which she didn't like.

She still likes Shangguan Huai's looks more.

According to the original book, Shangguan Huai will return to Beijing from Shu today.

Therefore, she sneaked out of the eldest prince's mansion on purpose just to meet Shangguan Huai so that he would never forget her.

Xiao Yun's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and a slight blush appeared on her fair face.

She took out a piece of folded rice paper from her sleeve and handed it to the person in front of her.

The voice was deliberately softened.

"I heard that Your Highness likes music. This is a piece of music I composed myself. I hope Your Highness likes it."

When he heard the word "music", Shangguan Huai's eyebrows moved slightly, as if he was somewhat interested.

He took the paper from Xiao Yun's hand, opened it and began to read it.

When Xiao Yun saw this, the corners of his mouth immediately curled up in satisfaction.

She had learned to play musical instruments for several years before she crossed into the book.

It is easy to memorize a simple sheet of pop music.

Ancient people like Shangguan Huai would definitely never have seen this kind of melody.

You must be very curious about her.

Haha, she knew that no man could escape from her grasp.

Shangguan Huai looked at it for a few seconds and then folded the rice paper again.

He looked up at the beautiful girl in front of him and returned the rice paper to her.

His voice was calm and he said calmly, "Thank you for your kindness, young lady."

After saying this, he turned around and went into the mansion without looking back.

Xiao Yun who stayed where she was:?!

Why is his reaction so cold!

He didn't even ask her name or invite her into the house for tea and chat?

Isn't he curious about this song?

What's wrong?

Xiao Yun thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, and he stomped his feet in anger.

Shangguan Huai returned to the main courtyard, and Qin Yun, who witnessed the whole process, couldn't help but ask.

"Your Highness, why didn't you accept the music score that was sent to you just now? Haven't you always loved music the most?"

Shangguan Huai's eyebrows slightly frowned, and a hint of confusion appeared on his handsome face.

"That score is full of horizontal and vertical lines, and it's full of twists and turns. It looks really strange."

Qin Yun: ...

It turns out it was because I didn’t understand it.

"By the way, where are the Shu brocade we brought back this time?" Shangguan Huai asked.

Qin Yun: "They are all in the warehouse. Your Highness, are you going to send them to Concubine Xian now? Those Shu brocades are unique to Shu and look best when made into clothes."

Shangguan Huai shook his head.

"No, they were all sent to the Bihua Palace. They said they were for the fifth princess."