Chapter 102 Important Matters

Duan Mingchong had already completely offended Sui Xun, and he didn't want to make things difficult for Sui Yan, so he just stayed with him until the evening and then left.

As soon as Duan Mingchong left, Sui Xun came quickly from the front yard.

Duan Mingchong had been accompanying Sui Yan for half a day. He was extremely happy. When he saw Sui Xun, he forgot the deep hatred for him who had thrown his steamed bun at him during the day, and smiled at Sui Xun with his eyes curved.

"elder brother……"

Before he could even yell, Sui Xun walked up to him with a cold face and asked, "Where did you go with the prince last night?"

Thinking back to what happened last night, Sui Yan's face instinctively turned red. He pretended to be calm and said, "It's a hot spring house on the outskirts of the city. I just went there to soak in the hot springs. I didn't do anything else."

If Sui Xun knew that he and Duan Mingchong stayed out until late at night, Sui Yan would be scolded to death by his stubborn brother.

Sui Xun frowned, looking a little unconvinced: "Didn't you never like hot springs before? Why did you get into it yesterday? Tell me the truth, was it that...prince who tricked you into going there?"

Judging from Sui Xun’s lip shape, what he said at the beginning should be - that lecher.

Sui Yan said helplessly: "Brother, why did he lie to me? I didn't like to go to a club before because I had never been there before. Now I have tried it and I think it's not bad. Do you have to control me even for this?"

Sui Xun looked at him coldly for a long time before saying, "There are more hot springs in Jiangnan. No one will care if you soak in them all day long."

Sui Yan: “…”

When Sui Xun mentioned going to Jiangnan again, the joy on Sui Yan's face slowly disappeared. He quietly clenched his hands hidden in his sleeves, lowered his eyes and said, "I don't want to go."

Sui Xun's brows furrowed even more tightly, but since Sui Yan had clearly refused before, he was not very angry, but his eyes suddenly became a little strange.

Sui Yan didn't wait for Sui Xun to answer, thinking that he was angry and confused, and raised his head carefully: "Brother?"

Sui Xun stretched out her hand and pinched his chin to the side, frowning and asking, "What's that on your neck?"

Sui Yan reached out and touched it blankly: "Ah? What?"

Sui Xun looked at it again, and then his expression became even uglier. He shook his hand away and said coldly: "Don't tell me you don't know!"

Sui Yan was very confused: "What are you talking about, brother?"

He touched his neck absentmindedly, and suddenly felt a slight stinging where he touched. He hissed softly before he realized what it was.

When Sui Yan met Sui Xun's cold gaze, he didn't know whether to blush or be afraid.

Sui Xun asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"

Sui Yan pretended to be calm and said, "It was just a kiss, nothing more intimate."

Sui Xun looked at him pretending with a cold face.

Sui Yan shuddered unconsciously when Sui Xun looked at him. He lowered his head guiltily and twirled his fingers restlessly, not knowing how to respond.

Sui Xun had always felt guilty towards Sui Yan, and although his methods were inappropriate, he still tried to make up for it in his own way. However, he did not expect that his younger brother was eaten up by a man without him even noticing.

When Sui Xun saw Sui Yan's guilty look and thought of the scene when Sui Yan was carried back by Duan Mingchong this morning, his guess immediately came true.

He suppressed the anger that was about to explode in his heart and said with difficulty: "You two... Even if Duan Mingchong..."

Sui Xun was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Sui Yan was afraid that he would be so angry that he would beat him up, so he hurriedly said, "Brother, calm down. I'm not feeling well right now and I can't get beaten up."

"If I really could, I would have beaten you to death long ago. Why would I wait until now?" Sui Xun said sternly.

But after he finished cursing, a trace of uneasiness slowly emerged on Sui Xun's stern face. He took a deep breath and almost whispered, "Aren't you afraid that others will say that you use your beauty to please others?!"

The most fundamental reason why Sui Xun didn't want Sui Yan to hang out with Duan Mingchong was that he was afraid that his younger brother would be despised and laughed at by the world.

Two men being together is against family ethics, not to mention the prince's special status. Regardless of whether Sui Yan is with him because of love or something else, in the eyes of the people who don't know the truth, Sui Yan is shamelessly using his beauty to please others;

No matter how much the prince doted on him, he was only lusting after her beauty.

Sui Yan pursed his lips and lowered his head, not knowing what to say.

Sui Xun looked at him with despair: "Rumors are the sharpest blade in the world, because they can kill people without leaving any blood. Wang Gui, are you really not afraid?"

Sui Yan said softly: "I'm not afraid."

"What about him?!" Sui Xun's voice was a little unsteady. "He is the crown prince of the current dynasty, a future heir apparent with both virtue and integrity. Would he really give up the throne that is within his grasp just for you?"

Sui Yan said: "Brother, don't..."

Sui Xun: “Look at me when you talk!”

Sui Yanhun shuddered, then raised his head and looked straight into Sui Xun's eyes, saying softly, "Don't say that about him."

Sui Xun was almost amused by his anger: "He did something like this, and he doesn't allow people to talk about it?"

Sui Yan said: "He is my life, please don't say that to him, it hurts me."

Sui Xun: “…”

Sui Xun was already angry, and was caught off guard by Sui Yan's words. For a moment, he didn't know how to start talking.

Sui Yan said such hypocritical words without changing his expression, and he didn't even feel embarrassed.

"I'm doing this voluntarily," Sui Yan said softly, "Brother, you know my personality well. If I didn't love him, I wouldn't let him touch me even with a finger. I willingly entrust myself to him because I believe he won't let me down in the future."

Sui Xun rubbed his brows, stunned by the anger: "Is this what I just told you? I can't remember..."

Sui Yan: “…”

Sui Xun said, "Oh, yes. I mean, what are you going to do in the future? Can you live in secrecy? Can you live like this?"

Sui Yan shook his head honestly: "I can't."

"So what are you going to do?"

Sui Yan exhaled lightly and said, "I don't know either."

Sui Xun was angry again: "Sui forgot to return!"

Sui Yan was almost choked by his yelling, and he covered his chest and coughed uncomfortably.

Sui Xun wanted to scold him a few more times, but seeing how weak he looked, he couldn't bear it, so he could only pat him on the back while frowning.

Sui Yan shook his head to indicate that he was fine, except that his face was a little red from coughing.

Sui Xun frowned: "Did you do this on purpose?"

Sui Yan was really scolded and shook his head with a red face.

Sui Xun was about to say something else when there were two knocks on the door.

The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw Jiang Ning had arrived at some point and was standing by the doorstep, his fingers still bent on the door.

Haitang whispered beside him, "Master, Miss Jiang is here."

Jiang Ning nodded slightly towards the two of them as a greeting.

Sui Xun immediately stood up and asked, "Why are you here?"

Jiang Ning said, "I came to discuss something important with you. I couldn't find you in the front yard, so I asked Haitang to bring me to Wanggui to look for you. Did I bother you?"

Sui Yan blushed and shook his head. He struggled to grab the cup and took a sip of tea before he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ms. Jiang."

Jiang Ning nodded at him: "Master Hou seems to be feeling unwell."

As she spoke, she glanced at Sui Xun.

Sui Xun turned around and said, "Haitang, go and boil some medicine for the young master."

Haitang responded and ran away.

Sui Yan looked at Jiang Ning as if she were his savior, wishing she could get Sui Xun away immediately.

Sui Xun acted as if nothing had happened and said, "He just caught a nasty bite. He should feel better after taking some medicine."

Sui Yan also said: "Yeah, don't worry about me, you can talk about it first."

Sui Yan originally wanted Jiang Ning and Sui Xun to leave and talk, but he didn't expect that the two of them started chatting first, but they didn't even move a step.

Sui Yan: “…”

Sui Yan leaned on the couch with a look of despair on his face, looking at two people sitting on soft chairs not far away, with a table between them, solemnly discussing important matters.

Sui Yan originally didn't want to listen to what they were talking about. As for the important matter between the two of them, it was probably about the wedding ceremony. However, he inadvertently overheard a few times and was shocked to find that they were actually discussing important matters.

Jiang Ning said: "...I don't know where Enhe found this little girl, but she seems to be quite smart. When he came home yesterday, he suddenly insisted on marrying her. When my father found out, he almost beat him to death."

Sui Xun asked, "Father, are you worried that the girl is not a good match for Enhe?"

Sui Yan: “…”

Who do you call father before you get married?

I haven't even given you the gift of change of heart yet and you're already calling for it?

Sui Yan thought to himself: I’m sorry, brother.

The young general, who had suffered a great loss, said, "If it is really because of this, there is nothing to worry about. As long as her character is good, she is a good match for Enhe."

If it was the previous Sui Xun, he would still worry about the family background, but after what happened to his younger brother, he no longer demands anything and just wants to be a man.

Jiang Ning said: "The strange thing is that the girl's character is not very good."

Sui Xun: "Hmm? Why do you say that?"

Jiang Ning didn't try to avoid Sui Yan, and said calmly, "The people in the Ministry of Justice said that the girl was the culprit who murdered the fifth prince. Although there is no evidence, you know that the girl has no power and influence, and it is not easy to arrest her and torture her into confessing. Enhe was very scared when he found out, and now he doesn't even go home. He stays with the girl in... that mansion, the one in the Ministry of Medicine a few years ago. Oh, I remember, the Yin family."

Sui Xun frowned: "Assassinating the fifth prince?"

He had been at the border for the past few years and was not very clear about what was happening in the capital. When he heard Jiang Ning say this, his face was full of confusion.

Jiang Ning said, "At that time, some people spread rumors that it was the Marquis who murdered the Fifth Prince, but the matter was suppressed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and was not brought to light. Now that the Fifth Prince has been dead for almost a month, this matter has suddenly been brought up. I'm afraid there must be some ulterior motive."

But no one knows who this misconduct is directed at.

This was the first time Sui Xun heard about this. He turned around and looked at Sui Yan: "Have you ever been framed to harm the Fifth Prince?"

Sui Yan smiled and said, "It happened so many years ago, I don't remember much about it."

In fact, it was not a frame-up, as the Fifth Prince was ultimately destroyed indirectly by him.

Jiang Ning tapped the table with his slender white fingers and said thoughtfully, "I heard from my father that the court is now full of people who support the crown prince, but secretly there are many people who are in league with the second prince for personal gain, and the Ministry of Justice seems to be getting closer to the second prince recently."

Sui Xun only knew how to march and fight, so he was confused by this. He took a long time to think about it before saying, "If this is true, what's the point of the Second Prince digging up this matter? The Fifth Prince is already dead, so there's no point in digging up this old case."

Sui Yan, who was listening at the side, suddenly laughed.

Jiang Ning and Sui Xun turned to look at him.

"It will be very useful if we dig up this matter." Sui Yan said calmly, "It was Enhe who investigated and overturned the case of the official medicine department. Yanye has been in the Yin Mansion for so long, and Enhe has a close relationship with her, so it is natural that she will be criticized."

Sui Xun frowned.

"Behind Enhe is the Jiang family, and the Jiang family is about to form an alliance with the Marquis family." Sui Yan suddenly blinked his left eye and said with a smile, "And Marquis Sui An is too close to the crown prince, brother."