Chapter 9 Sui Xun

After sending the servant away, Haitang quickly turned back and saw Sui Yan holding the rabbit and feeding it with tangerines, so she hurried over to help.

"Master! You can't feed this to rabbits."

Sui Yan asked, "What does it eat?"

He stroked the rabbit's ears and said with a smile, "Do you want to eat meat?"

Haitang looked pale: "I don't want to eat either."

"Where's the snack?"

“Neither…nor do I eat.”

Sui Yan was originally very interested, but when the rabbit refused to eat any of the dishes he asked, he immediately became a little impatient.

He put the rabbit on the ground and said, "It doesn't eat this or that. It's so expensive. I don't want it."

Haitang: “…”

Haitang advised, "Master, this is a gift from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. You can't really roast it and eat it."

Sui Yan responded vaguely, not knowing whether he took it to heart or not. He basked in the sun for a while, and soon Li Zhao came over with a man dressed as a servant.

The attendant knelt on one knee and said, "Hello, young marquis."

Sui Yan didn't even blink, and said calmly: "I have something to ask of you. Please help me get it done before tomorrow, and do it cleanly."

Before leaving for Southern Xinjiang, Sui Anhou secretly had a group of his subordinates hand over to Sui Yan in case he encountered any accidents in the capital. Unfortunately, Sui Yan was young and frivolous at the time and did not take it seriously. He thought that since he had the emperor's favor in the court, there would be no life-threatening incidents at all.

In his previous life, these people were secretly eliminated little by little by the emperor over the years. When Duan Zhisu got into trouble, Sui Yan went looking for people in a hurry, but couldn't find anyone useful.

There was a hostility in the servant that could not be concealed no matter what, and at first glance he was obviously a fierce warrior who had been fighting on the battlefield for many years.

Sui Yan gave detailed instructions in a gentle tone. The servant hesitated for a moment before taking his orders and leaving.

Li Zhao frowned as he listened to this. After thinking for a while, he advised: "Young Master, she is just a prostitute..."

Sui Yan waved his hand, motioning him to go down.

Li Zhao always felt that the young master's temperament seemed to have changed a little after his serious illness. He didn't want to persuade him anymore and bowed and left.

After Li Zhao left, Sui Yan asked a servant to bring his cloak, wrapped it around himself, and prepared to go out.

But the guards guarding the yard, perhaps instructed by Li Zhao, hurried over to stop him, and kept saying some nonsense like "Young Master hasn't recovered yet and can't go out in the cold wind", which made Sui Yan very angry.

Sui Yan returned to the yard angrily, and after thinking for a long time, he decided to go out and see Yue Jian.

Before noon, Haitang entered Sui Yan's yard carrying the prepared medicine. She looked around but did not see Sui Yan. The rabbit was sleeping on the ground with a pile of orange peels scattered on the ground.

"Young Master?"

Haitang put down the medicine bowl and searched the room but couldn't find it. He heard a sound in the backyard and ran over. He saw Sui Yan had climbed up the wall and was hesitating whether to jump down.

The wall of the Marquis' Mansion was about seven or eight feet high. Sui Yan originally wanted to jump down and escape, but after climbing up with all his might, he was a little scared and hesitated for a long time before jumping down.

Haitang was so scared that her soul was about to fly away: "Master! Master, what are you going to do? This is too dangerous!"

Sui Yan also felt a little regretful. He sat on the wall, neither going up nor down, feeling very embarrassed. He could only cough dryly and said, "Find me a ladder, I'll go down right away."

Haitang, with tears in her eyes, asked people to look for him. She stood at the corner of the wall and looked up at him, fearing that he might fall down if he lost his balance.

Sui Yan smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? I won't fall down. You know what, the scenery here is pretty good. I'll have someone build me a..."

He spoke casually, seeming to be a little tired, and tried to change his position with his hands, but he was not paying attention and the brick under his right hand suddenly loosened, and he fell straight toward the wall.

Then he fell straight down amid Haitang's scream.

"Young Master!"

Sui Yan lost his balance and fell downwards. At that moment, his body instinctively felt panic and he could not help but have wild thoughts.

"I came back to life, what on earth am I doing here?"

The next moment, a pair of hands reached out from the side and grabbed his body which was about to fall to the ground.

Sui Yan was still in shock, he slowly opened his eyes, and met a pair of deep eyes.

Li Zhao ran over from behind and said anxiously, "Young Master! Are you okay?!"

Sui Yan stared blankly at the stranger in front of him, and after a pause he said, "I'm fine."

The man put Sui Yan down, looked at him coldly, turned around and left.

Sui Yan stood on the ground, his legs still a little weak. After the man turned around, he saw that he was wearing dark armor and had a heavy sword hanging from his waist, looking very majestic.

Oh my god, who is this person? He seems to know me.

Li Zhao helped Sui Yan back to the yard. Hai Tang was crying. Sui Yan didn't have time to pay attention to her. He asked hesitantly, "Who was that person?"

Li Zhao was so frightened when these words were spoken, and even Haitang was so scared that she forgot to cry.

Sui Yan: “Hmm?”

Li Zhao said cautiously: "Young Master, that's the Second Young Master, you... don't recognize him?"

Sui Yan was startled.

In the Sui'an Marquis's mansion, Sui Yan had two older brothers, but they both died in southern Xinjiang together with Sui'an Marquis when Sui Yan was ten years old.

When the bodies of his two brothers were transported back from thousands of miles away, the ten-year-old Sui Yan greeted them at the front of the house. He lost all his relatives overnight and was so frightened that he didn't even know how to cry.

During that time, people in the capital openly and covertly denounced the young marquis for his heartless and cold-hearted nature, and for not even showing grief when his relatives died. Such rumors did not disappear until Sui Yan passed out after kneeling in front of the spirit for seven full days.

If you think about it carefully, Sui Yan hasn't seen his two brothers for nearly ten years. He just felt that they looked familiar, but after Li Zhao said that, his childhood memories gradually came back to him.

Sui Yan was a little absent-minded, and after a long pause he said, "He...he is back..."

Li Zhao said cautiously, "The Second Young Master has been at the border for two years. Since there is no fighting at the border this year, he returned to the palace to report on his duties. I, I thought the Young Master knew."

How could Sui Yan know? In his previous life, Sui Xun also died in that war.

It was not until this moment that Sui Yan vaguely realized that after his rebirth, everything seemed different from his previous life.

Sui Yan stood there frozen for a long time before he suddenly ran out, ignoring Li Zhao and Hai Tang's shouts, and quickly passed through a corridor, and found Sui Xun's yard according to his memory.

Sui Xun arrived in the capital early in the morning and settled the troops he brought with him outside the city. He only had time to take a look at the marquis's mansion and went into the palace without even changing his clothes.

Sui Yan missed the chance and just waited at the door.

But this wait took half a day.

It was not until it was getting dark that Sui Xun returned from the palace.

The mansion was brightly lit, and at this time snow began to fall.

As soon as Sui Xun entered the mansion, Li Zhao came up to greet him with an umbrella, his face full of anxiety: "Second Young Master, you are finally back."

Sui Xun was twenty years old and looked about 60% like Sui Yan. He grew up in the army, so his handsome face looked a bit more stern. He frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

Li Zhao wiped his sweat and said, "Go and have a look. The young master has been standing at the gate of your courtyard since noon, saying that he wants to wait for you to come back. He has been standing there for the whole afternoon and won't listen to anyone's advice."

Sui Xun's brows furrowed even more tightly: "What is he doing?"

Li Zhao said, "Maybe he has something important to see you about. The young master has not been feeling well since he fell into the water a few days ago. Now it's snowing. If he stands any longer, he might get sick again."

Sui Xun said "hmm" to indicate that he understood, and walked quickly to his yard.

Sure enough, at the gate of his side yard stood a young man in purple clothes. Snow was falling heavily from the sky. He was holding an umbrella and staring at somewhere in a trance, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Sui Xun walked up quickly and asked coldly, "What are you doing standing here?"

Sui Yan was stunned for a moment, then looked at him blankly.

Sui Yan was too naughty when he was young. He was not good at either literature or martial arts. He just laughed and played and was cynical all day long. His eldest brother was gentle and that was okay, but the second brother Sui Xun had a cold and ruthless face all day long, and his dislike for him was clearly written on his face. Over the years, he seldom spoke to Sui Yan.

Sui Yan is also a bully who only bullies the weak and fears the strong. Whenever he runs into Sui Xun while playing around, he immediately becomes like a quail, too frightened to do it again.

This was the first time that Sui Yan took a serious look at his cold-faced and cold-hearted second brother.

Sui Xun said, "I want to ask you a question."

Sui Yan shuddered, forced a smile, and said, "I'll wait...for my brother to come back."

Sui Xun asked, "Why are you waiting for me to come back? Is there something urgent?"

Sui Yan was stunned for a moment before shaking his head: "No."

Sui Xun glanced at him and said, "If you have nothing else, go back."

Having said that, he was about to push the door open and go in.

Sui Yan was startled and tried to call him, but he had been standing for too long and his legs felt weak. Before he could lift his legs, he staggered and fell to his knees on the snow.

There was a muffled "plop" sound.

Sui Xun frowned and stopped talking, then turned to look at him, clearly a little impatient: "What do you want to say?"

Sui Yan staggered to his feet, propped up by his arms. He didn't even know what he wanted to say to Sui Xun. When he came to his senses, he just felt a little confused.

Seeing that he was still speechless and not in the mood to waste time with him, Sui Xun turned around and went in, slamming the door.

Sui Yan stood on the snow for a long time before Li Zhao found him, dragged him back to the room, and gave him a bowl of hot medicine soup.

Sui Yan had been tormented for most of the day and fell into a daze. In a half-awake state, he heard a knock on the door.

He struggled to sit up and said, "Come in."

The servant who was ordered to do the work during the day climbed in through the window and bowed, saying, "Young Master, the matter has been settled. The woman has been settled in the other courtyard of Sui'an Marquis's mansion, and no one knows about it."

Sui Yan nodded dejectedly, got off the bed, walked to the desk, picked up a pen and quickly wrote a letter. He shook the ink-stained paper, folded it twice and handed it to the servant.

The attendant said: "This..."

Sui Yan asked, "Have you ever been to a flower shop?"

Servant: "..."

The servant's face turned green, and he answered with a stiff upper lip: "No."

Sui Yan clapped his hands and said, "That's great. I will specially allow you to go for a visit today. By the way, give this letter to Yue Jian of Wanhua Tower and ask him to open it personally."

Servant: "..."

The servant really didn't want this favor, but he was angry but couldn't say anything. He kowtowed and climbed out of the window without making any sound.

Sui Yan sat on the edge of the bed and sighed softly, then he crawled into the quilt and fell asleep soon after.

He was not in a good mood and was exhausted. Even when he fell asleep, he felt very tired. He vaguely felt as if someone was sitting beside his bed and reaching out to touch his forehead.

Sui Yan wanted to open his eyes to see who it was, but he couldn't wake up no matter what.

The man sat beside the bed for a while before Sui Yan vaguely heard a faint sigh.

It’s Sui Xun.

Sui Yan didn’t know for a moment whether he was dreaming or not. If he wasn’t dreaming, why would Sui Xun, who looked disgusted at him, run to his room in the middle of the night to see him?

Sui Yan's nose felt a little sour.

Isn't he...the one who hates himself the most?

The author has something to say: The second brother is very arrogant. He said no, but his body was very honest and went to see others in the middle of the night [no]