âHumph!â Nangong Du, who had been listening expressionlessly, suddenly snorted at Zixiuâs hypothetical question. He was no longer interested in enjoying this farce, especially when he saw some shameless guy was pouring out his romantic experience like an eloquent speaker!
âDonât you think you are a dandy?â With a sarcastic remark, Nangong Du finally raised his head. He glanced scornfully at Yan Lingxiao and Luo Huali, who had been struck dumb by Zixiuâs question, and then fixed his gaze on Liu Zixiu, burning with anger. It was no wonder that he was pissed off. Leaving aside what had happened before he went up the mountain, his consort, Liu Zixiu, kept on making a fool of himself smugly tonight! He had given him a chance, but it was useless! The cheeky brat had lost all sense of shame and even despised his majesty! This was totally unacceptable! He should lay bare Liu Zixiuâs childish, dirty tricks as early as possible! Yes, that would be a wise decision! âLiu Zixiu, cut the crap! I guess you must be worried that the two of them will abandon you for someone else, and then they wonât make a fire and cook for you like your servants!â
âAbandon me for someone else⦠make a fire and cook for meâ¦servants?â Zixiu was astonished. He had forgotten to ask why Nangong Du thought he was a dandy, and now he was repeating these keywords which grated on him. Although he was mentally prepared, and even put himself in the other three guyâs shoes, he did not expect that Nangong Du would have suddenly said something completely irrelevant to the topic he had just been talking about. As Nangong Du had shifted the topic suddenly, Zixiu could not figure out what was his mind for the moment. âDoes Nangong Du mean Iâm too avant-garde? No, he must be hinting at something else! Cut the crap?! Damn it! How dare this pervert dismiss my rigorous argument which combined theory and example as crap? How come he thought my senior brother and Lingxiao were serving me like servants by making a fire and cooking for me? Iâm worried that they will abandon me for someone else?! Bullshit!â âNangong Du, seems youâre deliberately picking on me! How can you take it a servantâs job to make a fire and cook? My senior brother is not only highly skilled in martial arts and in medicine, but also good at cooking! Heâs diligent, gentle, and considerate, a good man of our time!â
â!!â Huali came back to his senses from his âself-reflectionâ when he suddenly heard Zixiu talk about him. From what Zixiu said, he thought he was criticizing him and Lingxiao for having unrealistic expectations of him. Zixiu seemed to be very annoyed and even disgusted with them. How come he thought so highly of him? He not only praised him but also defended him! Huali was confused. What was on Zixiuâs mindï¼Could it be that Zixiu appreciated him or had feelings for him?
Like his senior brother, Lingxiao got muddleheaded as well. He thought Zixiu hated him as well as Huali, but now he was praising and defending their senior brother! What did a senior brother who could cook and take care of other people mean to Zixiu? What did a good man mean?
Zixiu did not notice Lingxiaoâs reaction to what he said and he was just thinking about how to refute Nangong Duâs insulting words. As if he had found an outlet, the anger and resentment he had accumulated for a long time suddenly broke out. Glaring at Nangong Du, he went on shooting back. âEven though my senior brother and Lingxiao canât tell what they like about me, I wonât look down on them or detest them, because both of them are gentlemen who respect themselves as well as me! But you⦠Nangong Du, do you know how disgusting you are? You are a barbarian, a bully, and a sex maniac! I guess it must be you who will abandon me for someone else! Whatâs the big deal about a prince? You already had a bunch of consorts and concubines, but you still went to whore! Oh! You even got poisoned in the brothel! If Lingxiao hadnât saved your life disregarding the personal grudge between you two, you would have rotted in hell! However, instead of returning favors, you even said he was a servant! Damn it! Didnât your mother ever teach you how to be a decent man? How come you discriminated against the working people like that! You never work, so you donât contribute anything to this country! I was just thinking of giving you a bowl of chicken soup with rice for the sake of your help in putting out the fire, but I have changed my mind now!â Zixiu paused for a moment and then cast a glance at Lingxiao. âLingxiao!â he shouted.
âIâm here!â Shocked by the âimpassioned speechâ and the overwhelming momentum of Zixiu, Lingxiao reflexively answered loudly.
Hearing his positive response, Zixiu calmed down a little, but his eyes were still full of provocation as he glared at Nangong Du.
He told Lingxiao calmly, âThereâs chicken soup with rice cooked by our senior brother in the kitchen. Go eat all of them up right away! Come to me when youâre done. Iâm going to share the same bed with you and our senior brother tonight!â
âLiu Zixiu, how dare you!â Nangong Du, who remained calm and silent even when he was being scolded by Zixiu, suddenly roared.
âWhatever you think!â With his senior brother around, Zixiu was fearless. Whatâs more, he had finally gotten the chance to teach Nangong Du a lesson. âNangong Du, I have been putting up with you for a long time! Whoâs your darling? Â You make me feel disgusting! If you dare to find faults with me again, my senior brother wonât go easy on you! I can do whatever I want in my own home. Itâs none of your business!â
âReally?â Nangong Du sneered. Liu Zixiu was threatening him with his senior brother again! It was unforgivable! âLiu Zixiu, donât forget, every inch of land in the country belongs to the emperor!â
âThe emperor?â After thinking for a moment, Zixiu sneered as well. This asshole was just giving himself airs! âYour Highness, itâs a pity that youâre only a prince, not the emperor. Are you plotting to usurp the throne?â
âLiu Zixiu, youâ¦â How could Liu Zixiu become so quick-witted and eloquent in a few months? And he even dared to retort and challenge him! Being choked by his words, Nangong Du had no idea what to say. He could not help but suspect that Zixiu might really be a spy!
Zixiu did not think that much, and now all on his mind was how to crush Nangong Du in words. Therefore, he just blurted out whatever came to his mind. âIn all times, no emperor could coexist with their brothers peacefully, and there were few princes who had never thought of taking the throne! The emperor of the Nan Kingdom has only a mentally retarded son, er⦠wait! Perhaps this son is just playing dumb! Ha-ha, Your Highnessâ¦â
âLiu Zixiu, you rebel!â
âDrop the act! Your Highness, youâre just pretending to be a foppish childe. Actually, youâre shrewder than anyone else! I know too many stories of usurpers and regicides, all the same, so boring! All the emperors tended to be suspicious and all the princes tended to be ambitious. Oh! There were also some high-rank officials, who caused the emperor to worry because they contributed too much to the country. And those women in the harem intrigued against each other every day⦠Erâ¦â Zixiu was suddenly stunned by his own words. What the hell was he talking about?