Title: Silent Lover Author: Qiang Tang Translated by Condz Edited by Nata
“Xuan Xiao, you’re here. Pian Shisi already took a look at him, thankfully it’s nothing serious. Hurry inside.” Xiao Xiye let out a relaxed smile, looking like he could finally let go of his worries now.
Zhenbei Wang knitted his brows together. Emperor Ye’s tone sounded as if he was the master of this house, Shen Yu was his person, and Zhenbei Wang was a visiting guest.
“Having the Emperor take care of him so wholeheartedly must have been a dream come true for Shen Yu.” Zhenbei Wang said with ease.
Xiao Xiye was astonished. “Xuan Xiao, I know how you are. You’ll abandon anything of yours that’s been touched by someone else. However, Shen Yu is not an object. I know that I spent a night with Shen Yu, and that’s why you’re jealous. But that situation-”
“Your Majesty is overthinking it.” Zhenbei Wang interrupted him. Instead of being angry, he smiled. “You and I are like brothers. Wives, concubines, and boy toys are like clothes. If Your Majesty likes Shen Yu, then I’ll give him to you as a present. I just never knew that your tastes ran this way as well, so I kept Shen Yu in Shaohua Pavilion and didn’t mention him in fear of tainting Your Majesty.”
“What?” Xiao Xiye took a moment to react. Xuan Xiao had always taken whatever he wanted by force, and it was unheard of for him to voluntarily give something up.
Xiao Xiye was actually tempted for a moment.
But Zhenbei Wang’s attitude was ambiguous, and Xiao Xiye could not make clear sense of it. He couldn’t tell if he was being genuine or deliberately testing him.
“Hahaha, Xuan Xiao, don’t joke around.” Xiao Xiye spoke with a sense of righteousness, “A gentleman doesn’t take what others cherish. I can see that you have some feelings towards Shen Yu, why would you say these things out of anger?”
Zhenbei Wang did not answer him and changed the subject instead, “I’m not here to visit him, I was looking for Your Majesty.”
“Oh? Is there something urgent?”
“You’re returning back to the capital in two day’s time.” Zhenbei Wang said haltingly, “Bring Dairou back with you.”
Xiao Xiye said in shock, “Xuan Xiao, you’ve made up your mind to separate from the Princess?”
“I said just now that wives are like clothes.” Zhenbei Wang said breezily, “I’m scared that one day I won’t be able to hold myself back from killing her.”
The corner of Xiao Xiye’s eye twitched, anger rising in his chest. Zhenbei Wang really was fearless; he dared to say these things in front of him.
“Do you not understand Dairou’s feelings towards you?”
“Romantic feelings are just passing fancies for young women, it’s normal for them to change. The capital has plenty of other accomplished, intellectual, and upright gentlemen.”
Xiao Xiye was at a loss for words. Zhenbei Wang had just said he was willing to give Shen Yu to him as a present. It would be silly now to try to trap him by using “feeling” as a reason.
In the end, Xuao Xiye could only say with a sigh, “After all these years, you don’t feel any tenderness towards Dairou?”
Zhenbei Wang said in a low tone, “Even if I did, it was because I liked her innocence when she was younger. Now all of that is gone. Did Your Majesty get what you wanted during your time up North?”
Xiao Xiye paused, and said with a laugh, “What do you mean, Xuan Xiao?”
“I’ve spent more than half my life battling the Xiongnu. Does Your Majesty think that I really wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between Xiongnu and Han?”
Xiao Xiye’s expression stiffened.
“You used the lives of a hundred guards in exchange for one night with Shen Yu. I wonder if Your Majesty was satisfied with what I taught Shen Yu? Were you happy with Yu Er’s services?”
Xiao Xiye blinked slowly, showing no traces of being exposed. It looks like Zhenbei Wang was convinced that he had already taken advantage of Shen Yu.
“Hahaha! An outstanding beauty and overwhelming pleasure. Of course I’m perfectly satisfied.”
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Title: Silent Lover Author: Qiang Tang Translated by Condz Edited by Nata
“Xuan Xiao, you’re here. Pian Shisi already took a look at him, thankfully it’s nothing serious. Hurry inside.” Xiao Xiye let out a relaxed smile, looking like he could finally let go of his worries now.
Zhenbei Wang knitted his brows together. Emperor Ye’s tone sounded as if he was the master of this house, Shen Yu was his person, and Zhenbei Wang was a visiting guest.
“Having the Emperor take care of him so wholeheartedly must have been a dream come true for Shen Yu.” Zhenbei Wang said with ease.
Xiao Xiye was astonished. “Xuan Xiao, I know how you are. You’ll abandon anything of yours that’s been touched by someone else. However, Shen Yu is not an object. I know that I spent a night with Shen Yu, and that’s why you’re jealous. But that situation-”
“Your Majesty is overthinking it.” Zhenbei Wang interrupted him. Instead of being angry, he smiled. “You and I are like brothers. Wives, concubines, and boy toys are like clothes. If Your Majesty likes Shen Yu, then I’ll give him to you as a present. I just never knew that your tastes ran this way as well, so I kept Shen Yu in Shaohua Pavilion and didn’t mention him in fear of tainting Your Majesty.”
“What?” Xiao Xiye took a moment to react. Xuan Xiao had always taken whatever he wanted by force, and it was unheard of for him to voluntarily give something up.
Xiao Xiye was actually tempted for a moment.
But Zhenbei Wang’s attitude was ambiguous, and Xiao Xiye could not make clear sense of it. He couldn’t tell if he was being genuine or deliberately testing him.
“Hahaha, Xuan Xiao, don’t joke around.” Xiao Xiye spoke with a sense of righteousness, “A gentleman doesn’t take what others cherish. I can see that you have some feelings towards Shen Yu, why would you say these things out of anger?”
Zhenbei Wang did not answer him and changed the subject instead, “I’m not here to visit him, I was looking for Your Majesty.”
“Oh? Is there something urgent?”
“You’re returning back to the capital in two day’s time.” Zhenbei Wang said haltingly, “Bring Dairou back with you.”
Xiao Xiye said in shock, “Xuan Xiao, you’ve made up your mind to separate from the Princess?”
“I said just now that wives are like clothes.” Zhenbei Wang said breezily, “I’m scared that one day I won’t be able to hold myself back from killing her.”
The corner of Xiao Xiye’s eye twitched, anger rising in his chest. Zhenbei Wang really was fearless; he dared to say these things in front of him.
“Do you not understand Dairou’s feelings towards you?”
“Romantic feelings are just passing fancies for young women, it’s normal for them to change. The capital has plenty of other accomplished, intellectual, and upright gentlemen.”
Xiao Xiye was at a loss for words. Zhenbei Wang had just said he was willing to give Shen Yu to him as a present. It would be silly now to try to trap him by using “feeling” as a reason.
In the end, Xuao Xiye could only say with a sigh, “After all these years, you don’t feel any tenderness towards Dairou?”
Zhenbei Wang said in a low tone, “Even if I did, it was because I liked her innocence when she was younger. Now all of that is gone. Did Your Majesty get what you wanted during your time up North?”
Xiao Xiye paused, and said with a laugh, “What do you mean, Xuan Xiao?”
“I’ve spent more than half my life battling the Xiongnu. Does Your Majesty think that I really wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between Xiongnu and Han?”
Xiao Xiye’s expression stiffened.
“You used the lives of a hundred guards in exchange for one night with Shen Yu. I wonder if Your Majesty was satisfied with what I taught Shen Yu? Were you happy with Yu Er’s services?”
Xiao Xiye blinked slowly, showing no traces of being exposed. It looks like Zhenbei Wang was convinced that he had already taken advantage of Shen Yu.
“Hahaha! An outstanding beauty and overwhelming pleasure. Of course I’m perfectly satisfied.”
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