Chapter 19 Purpose

Sui Yan was weak, and Jun Jingxing held him down and fed him medicine for several days before he was allowed to get out of bed and walk on the seventh day.

The snow in the courtyard was almost melted. Sui Yanwo was lying on a recliner, holding his rabbit in his arms, basking in the sun. He felt drowsy as he listened to the sound of snow dripping along the ice under the eaves.

After a while, Haitang trotted into the yard and shouted before she even stopped, "Young Master, Young Master, the Crown Prince is here."

Speaking of Duan Mingchong, Sui Yan felt both hatred and anger. If it weren't for his ignorance of romance, he wouldn't have been poisoned, and he wouldn't even be able to drink sweet soup now.

Sui Yan opened his eyes and said unhappily, "What is he doing here?"

As he spoke, he rubbed the rabbit's ears vigorously twice, and a handful of rabbit hair fell between his fingers. The rabbit could not bear the disturbance and jumped off his lap.

Haitang said, "It seems that he is here to convey an imperial decree. The Second Young Master is meeting him in the front hall now."

Convey an order?

Sui Yan frowned. What kind of decree could come from the palace at this time? Could it be that something happened on the border and Sui Xun had to go back?

The more Sui Yan thought about it, the more worried he became. After sitting there restlessly for a while, he decided to go and take a look.

Before he left the house, Jun Jingxing, who was drying medicine in the yard, said without even looking up, "Don't forget to put on some thick clothes."

Sui Yan came back dejectedly again, put on a fur-edged cloak, and trotted out.

Sui Yan's guess was right. Last night, news came from the border that bandits were ready to make a move, as if they were waiting for an opportunity to counterattack. This time, the emperor specially asked Duan Mingchong to convey his order, which was to let Sui Xun return to the border as soon as possible.

When Sui Yan arrived, Sui Xun had already received the order and was investigating the bandits with Duan Mingchong.

Sui Xun saw him, waved at him and said, "Come here."

When Sui Yan saw the order in his hand, his eyes almost turned red. He ran forward and threw himself into Sui Xun's arms, saying in a muffled voice, "Brother, are you leaving?"

Sui Xun was a little embarrassed, but couldn't push him away, so she patted his back and whispered, "I've told you so many times, don't act like a spoiled child, the Crown Prince is still here."

Sui Yan finally reacted. He wiped his eyes and got out of Sui Xun's arms. He was used to embarrassing himself in front of Duan Mingchong anyway, so he didn't feel embarrassed this time.

He bowed and said, "Meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Seeing Sui Yan's aggrieved look, Duan Mingchong suddenly felt that he, as the messenger, seemed to be committing a sin by hitting a swan with a stick. He smiled and said, "No need to be polite."

After Sui Xun received the imperial edict to choose a day to return to the border, he did not stay in the mansion for long. He casually gave Sui Yan a few words and then hurried to the military camp to arrange matters for returning to the border.

Since Sui Xun was not there, Sui Yan could not just go back, so he had to bite the bullet and receive them.

Duan Mingchong did not seem to have any intention of leaving immediately. He stayed leisurely in the front hall and drank a cup of tea. Then he asked the servants to bring up a small box.

Sui Yan poked his head in to take a look, and inside was the golden bear he had seen a few days ago.

The golden teddy bear looked very cute. It was no bigger than a palm, with white fur and dark eyes that were particularly bright.

Duan Mingchong opened the small wooden bars of the box, and the golden silk bear crawled out tentatively, looking a little alert.

Duan Mingchong stretched out his slender fingertips and tapped the boy's head, saying, "Go."

The golden bear seemed to have received some kind of command. It suddenly jumped out, climbed up Sui Yan's arm, and finally stopped at his shoulder, where it sat down.

Sui Yan: “…”

Sui Yan tilted his head and stared at the little fellow, and after a while he said quietly: "Your Highness, your pet... doesn't seem to have good eyesight?"

Duan Mingchong smiled and said, "It's for you."

Sui Yan said: "Ah? But didn't you say before that you wouldn't send me off?"

Speaking of this, Duan Mingchong's ears turned red, and he said hesitantly: "I...heard that this golden bear seemed to bite people, so I was afraid that it might hurt people if I didn't tame it well, so I took it back and raised it myself for a few days..."

Sui Yan blinked.

Duan Mingchong: "Well... these past few days, it has been very well behaved, but it is inevitable that it has become a little boring, and I don't like it anymore, so I'll... I'll give it to you."

The golden bear raised its two front paws, pressed Sui Yan's neck twice, and made two "chi chi" sounds to please him.

Sui Yan understood what Duan Mingchong meant: I originally wanted to give it to you, but was afraid it would bite people, so I took it home and raised it for a few days and found that it didn't hurt people, so I gave it to you with confidence.

Sui Yan said "Oh my" in his heart, thinking: "Oh no, how come this prince's personality is even cuter than this golden silk bear?"

Fortunately, he didn't say it out loud, otherwise, no matter how gentle Duan Mingchong was, he would have punished him.

Duan Mingchong's ears turned redder when Sui Yan looked at him. He picked up the cup and took another sip of tea before pretending to be calm and said, "Don't you like it?"

Sui Yan tilted his head and reached out to tease the little fellow, and found that it really didn't bite, so he smiled and said, "No, I like it very much, thank you, Your Highness."

Duan Mingchong breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a moment, and then said seriously, "If you like something cute, you can ask the servants to find it for you. There are all kinds of people in places like Goulan. You are of noble status, so it's better not to go there as much as possible."

Sui Yan's lips twitched. He had only been to a brothel twice since his rebirth, but he was already impressed by this naive Crown Prince as someone who liked to do bad things.

Duan Mingchong saw that he looked unhappy and thought that he had said something too harsh, so he added in vain: "Of course, if the people in the mansion can't get it, you can come to me. No matter what you want, I can find it for you."

Sui Yan thought to himself: "I want you."

Sui Yan was originally somewhat dissatisfied with Duan Mingchong, but when he saw how he treated him so well without leaving any trace, the resentment in his heart disappeared without a trace, and the more he looked at him, the cuter he found him. He even lost interest in playing with the golden teddy bear he had just obtained.

Sui Yan was unconsciously having wild thoughts. If Duan Mingchong had not died in his previous life and had stood against Duan Zhisu, as a conspirator, he probably would not have the heart to plot against him.

Such a person who is like the autumn moon in an ice pot should be well protected and not be disturbed by worldly affairs.

But Sui Yan knew very well that this was impossible. Born in an imperial family, weakness and kindness were the original sins. This young man would not always be so gentlemanly and gentle as jade.

Sui Yan smiled and said, "Okay, then I will thank Your Highness first."

Duan Mingchong finally breathed a sigh of relief. He looked Sui Yan up and down and said, "You seem to have lost a lot of weight in the past few days. Are you sick again?"

Sui Yan has been taking medicine these past few days, and his whole body is filled with the smell of medicine. Duan Mingchong finds the smell a bit unpleasant, so one can imagine how much medicine he has taken.

Sui Yan said, "I didn't wear thick clothes when I came back that day, so I caught a cold. But I'm much better now. Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."

Duan Mingchong sighed and said, "How can we deal with a young man who is so prone to illness? What does the imperial physician say?"

Sui Yan thought about Jun Jingxing's words and said, "He said he can't die."

Duan Mingchong frowned even more tightly: "Which imperial physician said such nonsense?"

Sui Yan laughed so hard that he almost couldn't hold the cup steady: "He's just a quack doctor. Although his character is not very good, his medical skills are very good. Your Highness doesn't need to worry."

Duan Mingchong thought for a moment and said, "Do you have anything important to do in the next few days?"

Sui Yan was teasing the golden silk bear on his shoulder and asked in confusion, "I have always been a leisurely person and have nothing important to do. Your Highness, what is the matter?"

Duan Mingchong said, "In a few days, I will go to see Master Gengxue in the name of my father and place the Buddhist scriptures copied in the palace in the Buddhist hall. If you have nothing to do, you can go with me."

Sui Yan blinked and said, "Ah? Me?"

Duan Mingchong looked at him worriedly and said, "It's better... go see Master Gengxue and let him..."

Let him show you if there is anything dirty on it.

Sui Yan didn't know that the Crown Prince was so superstitious. He couldn't help laughing and said, "Your Highness, do you think I'm possessed by a ghost?"

Duan Mingchong felt a little embarrassed when his thoughts were exposed, but he still said seriously: "At the palace banquet last year, I saw that you seemed to be a little bit abnormal, as if... you were possessed by a demon. In addition, you have been sick since you fell into the water last time. Well, it's better to be safe than sorry. What, young marquis, don't you believe in Buddhism?"

Sui Yan didn't believe it at first, but after his rebirth, he felt that he should believe in it. Maybe the ghosts, monsters, and gods in the script do exist.

"Okay, then please send someone to let me know when your Highness is leaving." Sui Yan agreed readily, "I have always wanted to meet the legendary monk Master Gengxue, and ask for a peace amulet for my brother."

Duan Mingchong smiled and said, "General Sui may leave for the border on the tenth day of the first lunar month. Let's go early the day after tomorrow. One day will be enough for the round trip."

Sui Yan said: "Okay."

The two chatted for a few more words before Sui Yan respectfully sent Duan Mingchong out.

Sui Yan, with a golden teddy bear sitting on his shoulder, returned leisurely to the villa. As soon as he opened the door, he saw the black-clad attendants waiting at the bottom of the corridor.

Always asking people to do things, a few days ago, Sui Yan finally remembered to ask the waiter's name. The black-clothed waiter was named "Wu Shi", a very casual name, which was said to be given by his father.

Sui Yan was speechless after hearing this and asked, "What about the others? What's their name? No problem? No disease?"

Wu Shi clasped his fists and said solemnly: "Inaction, reasonlessness, ignorance, nothing..."

He was about to call all his brothers "nothing" in one breath, but Sui Yan interrupted him with a headache and talked about business - if he continued to talk about nothing like this, he would not know the word "nothing".

Wu Shi saw Sui Yan and bowed before saying, "Master, I found out."

Sui Yan hummed, sat back on the recliner and pulled up the blanket, still closing his eyes comfortably, as if he was going to talk about something here.

Normally, Sui Yan would wave his left and right back when nothing happened. Jun Jingxing, who was reading a medical book next to a medicine basket, frowned and was about to avoid him.

Sui Yan said: "No need to leave."

Jun Jingxing was stunned for a moment. Sui Yan... trusts him?

Sui Yan ignored him and said directly: "Stop talking."

Wu Shi pulled out a stack of papers from his sleeve, presented them to him with both hands, and whispered, "The poison that the Third Prince had put in the wine was not the stigma you mentioned, but a kind of fierce medicine that causes colds."

Sui Yan suddenly opened his eyes.