The Prince of Travelers

Chapter 060: Li Xiayu's Slap

“An’er, will you accept it?” li Xiayu asked curiously.

“Ha?” Li An stared in wonder at her brother who had been excited this early in the morning, “Since when did Big Brother call me that?”

“Why? Can't?” li Xiayu asked. He felt a little offended that he had even gotten the question from the Eighth Prince. “I heard it from your lady. He said, that's how Third Brother and Prince Zhizhe's daughters call you. Time I can't?”

“Not allowed,” Li An replied flatly, not wanting to be too reactive to Li Xiayu who easily changed feelings, “I was just amazed Brother could get along so quickly.”

“Hah! What—?” Li Xiayu wanted to protest, but she immediately shook her head and returned her first question, “Ck! Forget that! So, are you going to take the girl as your concubine?”

“I don't think about it,” Li An again replied flatly.

“Do not lie,” Li Xiayu looked at the Eighth Prince deeply, “I know you are interested in him. I've met that girl named Asina, you know? She's kind and pretty. Only a fool would turn it down.”

“Then, just raise her as Brother's ladyboy,” Li An instead gave a very unexpected proposal, “So's not interested in her, right? You can take him that way. Seeing the attitude of khagan, it seems he will not care about the fate of his daughter in the land of people.”

“You—!” Li Xiayu suddenly pulled on Li An's collar. There was anger flaring in his eyes. His hands held high. In one fell swoop, the hand floated onto Li An's cheek. He also snapped, “Do not look at the women like that stuff! You—!”

“Your Majesty!” Mimi who was just about to deliver a snack immediately broke Li Xiayu off from Li An. He is very confused at the moment. She wanted to anger in place of the Eighth Prince, but it was impossible because her position was only a ladyboy. The Seventh Princess would even get angrier if she acted so insolently.

“I've never looked at you like that,” Li An said after the atmosphere got a little cooler. Li Xiayu was stunned to see the wound on her half-brother's cheek as if she had just come to a realization with what she had just done. Her small delicate hand trembled for nothing. He also heard Li An continue his words, “However, generally people think like that. If you are not an honorable woman, you will be looked at one eye. A princess like Asina could still get such low treatment. Therefore, Big Brother can save her, right?”

“What do you mean?” Li Xiyu was unable to directly digest all of the words Li An had spoken. His mind was in a rage because of his actions just now. His emotions are also unstable. He is under the care of Mimi.

“Sister empathizes with that girl named Asina, right?” li An asked ascertaining before he explained further to his brother. After finding Li Xiayu nodding, then he continued, “Silver can give him an offer to work for Big Brother. If he accepts it, Big Brother might be able to match him with one of Brother's brothers.”

“Bothers,” said Li Xiayu lazily, “Why aren't you the only one who married her? Who got an offer from khagan, right you? You are also my brother.”

“I ...,” Li An turned his face a little. Little Princess's face flashed a glance in her mind. His cheeks were faintly blushing— so faint that it would not be visible unless you looked carefully at the Eighth Prince's mimicry. “Already have an appointment with someone.”

“Eh? What?!” Li Xiayu to the point of hitting the table was so shocked. He had never heard such news during his time in the empire. “Do-not ...”

“Not, not the girl from Tarkan,” Li An instantly shook his head as if knowing what Li Xiayu was thinking, “Again, anyway, father had forbidden me to marry a girl from another nation before I married a girl from the imperial nobility.”

“Oh, so that's why you refused,” Li Xiayu was confused. A moment later, he turned to Mimi and asked, “Auntie, do you know who the girl who is engaged to An’er?”

“Eh? Uh! Sorry, Princess,” Mimi shook her head after a brief moment of surprise, “I don't know.”

“I've said with all honesty, Mr. Princess,” replied Mimi kalem, “Again, I have no obligation to follow your orders. Had the Eighth Prince already ordered me to keep something a secret, I would definitely have kept it a secret.”

“Tuh, right? You must know!” Li Xiayu even more fiercely urged Mimi to answer her curiosity, “Quick say! Who is the fiance of Eighth Sister?”

“I don't have a fiancee yet,” Li An replied directly, “That promise is a written promise I tied with his family.”

“That's the name of the engagement!” Li Xiayu snapped at Li An loudly. He again grabbed the Eighth Prince's collar to ask for his explanation. “Hai, quickly say! Who's the girl?”

“Tu–Mr Princess!” Mimi immediately pulled Li Xiayu over so that the girl would not act recklessly anymore like earlier. Li XIayu was also struggling. However, her strength is far below Mimi's as she is a girl who prefers to laze around like most other princesses.

“Make what Brother knows?” Li An asked back, “That's not important for Brother.”

“That's important to me!” Li Xiayu who was still in Mimi's grip exclaimed, “Basic men! You guys are not sensitive.”

“Hah~” Li An sighed. There's nothing else he can do here. His rest time is almost over. It's arrived for him to go to work, “I'm saying goodbye first, Brother. Stay in the room as usual. Mimi will accompany you until we return.”

“Hai! Answer my question first!” Li Xiayu did not accept being left alone. However, he can't do anything because Mimi is holding him back. In the end, he could only resign himself and sit quietly with Mimi who was smiling knots at him.

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“I heard a noise just now,” a voice sounded as soon as Li An came out from the Guest Palace. He turned his head and found a man whose age might be as good as Wang Hongli. “What Princess scolded you?”

“You eavesdropped on our talk, Patih Olav?” Li An asked coldly.

“Not so, Prince!” the person called Patih Olav immediately shook his head, “I just came. I'm not at all eavesdropping on the conversation between the two of you. So, did the Princess scold you? The former slap is still clear there.”

“Hah?” Li An directly touched the cheek that had been slapped by Li Xiayu. The slap was not painful, but he did not expect that it would work. Finally, Li An replied, “Ck! The Princess just asked for an explanation.”

“Pfth!” Patih Olav chuckles. He patted Li An on the shoulder. “Yes, Your Majesty Khagan has already caused you trouble. May the Princess quickly understand.”

“...”

Li An did not reply to him anymore. He has spoken enough. Patih Olav is famous for his chatty mouth. It is better not to spread more rumors.