Help! The innocent prince always tries to seduce me clumsily

Song Nian stopped before he reached the front.

Chu Shitong didn't notice anything unusual at all. He took two steps forward and stood in front of Song Nian. His eyes were filled with curiosity and joy that had not been seen for a long time.

"Long time no see, second brother!"

Song Nian came back to his senses, and when he lowered his head, a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He reached out and rubbed Chu Shitong's head, saying, "It's been a long time, Xiaoqi."

Bishui shivered for no apparent reason while holding an umbrella, and felt strange that it was just the beginning of autumn and the weather was still hot, but why did the air around him suddenly feel so cold?

She quickly stepped forward and held an umbrella for Chu Shitong.

"Do you know how long I have been looking for you?" Chu Shitong said, "It's all because of the bad inn you found. The signboard fell off a few days ago and you didn't ask him to put it up quickly, so I had to go around and around, looking for Sanyang County all over. I almost thought you wrote it wrong and originally wanted to write Eryang County next door."

Song Nian raised his eyebrows and looked at her, "Is your second brother the kind of person who can't even tell the difference between two and three?"

"Not always."

Chu Shitong said sarcastically, "Maybe my second brother has been missing for a while and his head got hurt."

Song Nian laughed angrily and flicked her hard between the eyebrows.

"You! You cursed me as soon as you saw me!"

Chu Shitong hissed in pain and rubbed his eyebrows quickly.

Song Nian didn't use much strength, he was just pretending to scare her.

But unexpectedly, in just a moment, Chu Shitong's snow-white skin had turned slightly red.

Only then did Song Nian realize that he had used too much strength and hurried to check Chu Shitong's injuries.

Chu Shixuan immediately took two steps forward and grabbed his hand, his brows full of alertness, his voice cold and with a hint of warning.

"Just talk, don't touch her."

Song Nian was suddenly grabbed by his arm. He was stunned for a moment, then smiled without any anger.

The smile at the corner of his mouth was reflected on his handsome face, vividly showing a hint of sarcasm. Although his eyes were curved, there was no smile at all.

"As expected of an older brother, you really care about your younger brother."

Chu Shitong rubbed his brows hastily, raised his hand to separate the two, stood in front of Song Nian, and said, "Brother, my second brother didn't touch me, he was just joking with me."

Chu Shixuan sneered and said, "Your eyebrows are red, is this still a joke?"

Chu Shitong: "He didn't do it on purpose, why do you say that?"

Chu Shixuan seemed to want to refute, but he stopped himself. He knew that Chu Shitong's elbow could not be turned back, so he could only stare at Song Nian with cold eyes.

Song Nian was behind Chu Shitong, looking very pleased with Chu Shitong's protective attitude, and said, "Did you hear that? Your brother said it's okay, so I knew Xiaoqi must understand me."

Chu Shixuan clenched his fists silently.

Chu Shitong felt that the situation was getting a little out of control, so he said, "Brother, don't you have something else to do? Go and do it quickly."

Chu Shixuan looked at Song Nian's somewhat smug and mocking eyes behind Chu Shitong, took a deep breath, recovered his composure, and said, "No hurry, the matter has been dealt with."

Chu Shitong: “…”

Song Nian didn't want to talk to Chu Shixuan anymore, and asked Chu Shitong, "Has Xiaoqi eaten yet?"

Chu Shitong faced Chu Shixuan's tangled face, and when he turned to face Song Nian, he instantly smiled and said, "No, I've been looking for you for so long that I haven't even had a meal."

Song Nian saw Chu Shixuan's face darken when he saw this scene, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Then second brother will treat you to a meal, okay?"

"Okay!"

Chu Shitong agreed immediately and did not forget to say something to Chu Shixuan.

"Brother is so busy, you should solve the problem quickly. I want to go eat with my second brother."

Chu Shixuan said in a deep voice: "I'm not busy. It just so happens that I haven't eaten yet, so I'll trouble you to treat me as well."

Chu Shitong:?

When did Chu Shixuan become so shameless?

She couldn't refuse directly, so she could only say tactfully: "Brother, you and my second brother don't even know each other. It would be so awkward to bring you to dinner."

Chu Shixuan seemed determined to go.

"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if we don't know each other. It's good to get to know each other."

Chu Shitong turned his head and rolled his eyes silently, cursing Chu Shixuan in his heart.

I have to come.

Could it be that Master Chu Xuan is short of money for this meal?

Song Nian also smiled and said, "Since Xiao Qi's brother is coming, I naturally welcome him. So for Xiao Qi's sake, let's invite him together."

Chu Shitong complained in his heart, there is really no need to consider her face, just let him go.

Chu Shixuan said: "Thank you very much."

……

Red Dust Inn.

There was almost no one eating in the afternoon. In the huge inn, there was only three people sitting at one table.

The atmosphere at the table was awkward and tense.

The clear water felt uneasy standing beside me.

Chu Shitong sat next to Song Nian, and the two of them chatted and laughed. Chu Shixuan sat opposite them at the small square table and ate in silence.

It seems a bit lonely and desolate.

Song Nian picked up a few pieces of braised pork and put them into Chu Shitong's bowl.

"Xiao Qi still hasn't grown taller. It's obvious that he's a picky eater."

Chu Shitong said disdainfully: "I don't like fatty meat, you take it away."

"Row."

Song Nian put the meat into his bowl again, stared at it carefully, picked it up and put it into his mouth, saying, "It's fat and lean, fat everywhere, and tastes okay, would you like to try it?"

Chu Shitong said, "If it tastes good, eat more. If you grow taller, it would be best if you could be 18 feet tall. Then I can sit on your shoulders and you can carry me. How majestic it would be."

Song Nian: “…”

The hand that had just picked up a piece of braised pork with chopsticks stopped in mid-air.

He looked at Chu Shitong in disbelief: "I treat you as a brother, but you want to treat me like a beast of burden?"

"So what?" Chu Shitong said nonchalantly, "It's your honor that I treat you like an ox or a horse. Don't be ungrateful. I'm the one who suffers the loss."

"What's wrong with you?"

"Cows and horses have four legs, you only have two."

Song Nian's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but ask, "After not seeing you for so long, how come your mouth has become so poisonous? Could it be that you have been stung by a wasp?"

Chu Shitong snorted and laughed, thinking of a certain clingy young master, and said.

"I was kissed by a butterfly, and you were stung by a wasp."

I don’t know what scene this sentence reminded Chu Shixuan of, but he suddenly slammed the chopsticks on the table.

The table shook, startling the two of them unexpectedly.

Chu Shitong came back to his senses after a brief shock and said, "Brother, have you finished eating?"

There was an impatient anticipation in his words and even in his eyes.

Chu Shixuan gritted his teeth secretly, smiled, and said, "No."

Song Nian seemed to have figured out something and said to Chu Shitong, "Xiao Qi, go outside and find A Ying and ask him to bring over the good wine I bought earlier."

Aying is Song Nian's servant.

Chu Shitong said: "Why should I go? I won't go."

"You are the only one who recognized him." Song Nian winked at Chu Shitong, "your maid didn't recognize him."

Chu Shitong felt that this was a deliberate attempt to get rid of him, so he stood up reluctantly, and before leaving he did not forget to say something to Chu Shixuan.

"Brother, have you finished eating? I'll take you out after you finish."

She winked at Chu Shixuan, asking him to follow her quickly, and that she would treat him to a meal at most.

Chu Shixuan was like a blind man, not even looking at it.

Chu Shitong had no other choice but to bite the bullet and take Bishui out of the inn.

Song Nian watched Chu Shitong go out before he slowly found a comfortable position to lean back in the chair, looking up at Chu Shixuan.

"Xiao Qi is much more interesting than you."

Chu Shixuan's face was colder than ever before.

"I warned you to stay away from her."

Song Nian smiled, not panicking at all, and said: "Your warning is useless. Why not let your Beiqing emperor warn me? Maybe this will give me a reason to go to war with you Beiqing."

When facing Chu Shixuan, he was full of frivolous arrogance.

It seemed as if the behavior in front of Chu Shitong just now was all an act.

Chu Shixuan took a deep breath, and his tone finally softened a little.

"What have you been doing in Beiqing?"

"I don't need to explain my affairs to you."

Chu Shixuan added: "Don't even think about interfering with Beiqing's government from Xiaoqi."

Song Nian's smile sent chills down one's spine.

"Chu Shixuan, there's no need for you to be on guard against me like this, right? I told you last time that I just like your little sister Xiaoqi and want to be friends with her."

Song Nian continued, "I gave you the jade pendant last time, but I think Xiao Qi has to give it to me again. Do you think it's worth it to spend so much effort? Compared to you, Xiao Qi obviously likes me more as a brother. Half-siblings are enemies. Why do you worry so much about her? Are you afraid that she will collude with me to harm your Beiqing?"

Chu Shixuan said firmly: "Xiao Qi would not do such a thing."

"Then why are you like this?" Song Nian said, "Xiao Qi is so cute but she doesn't like you. Who knows how you hurt her behind her back."

"Nonsense!"

Chu Shixuan said angrily: "Stop trying to sow discord here!"

Seeing Chu Shixuan was angry, Song Nian's smile deepened. "What a huge misunderstanding. I didn't mean that. If I really wanted to sow discord, do you believe that Xiaoqi would stay away from you as long as I asked? Tsk, it seems that she is already staying away from you, or you are such a bad brother that she prefers me as her brother."

"Whatever you say." Chu Shixuan suppressed his emotions and said coldly: "Song Huaijin, don't let me know that you attacked her, otherwise you will never leave Beiqing!"

Song Nian said with emotion: "We are so in tune with each other. This is what I wanted to say to you."

His smile was extremely fake, and even his gaze was as threatening as a tiger's.

"Xiao Qi is my adopted brother. If any prince of Beiqing dares to attack her, don't blame me for bringing troops to destroy your Beiqing!"

The conversation ended here and the two parted unhappily.

When Chu Shitong and Aying came with the wine, Chu Shixuan had already left, leaving Song Nian alone at the table fiddling with the braised pork on the plate.

Chu Shitong asked, "My brother is gone?"

"Yeah." Song Nian sighed, "Your brother is really too fierce."

"what happened?"

Seeing Song Nian's listless look, Chu Shitong vaguely felt that Chu Shixuan was up to something again.

Song Nian sighed, lowered his eyes and pretended to be sad, and said: "Your brother asked me to stay away from you, saying that your family is rich and powerful, and I can't afford to marry you."

He looked up at Chu Shitong with a somewhat depressed look and said, "Xiao Qi, doesn't your family run an inn?"

"..."

Chu Shitong really wanted to tear Chu Shixuan's mouth apart.

"He runs an inn... that is... the inn is very large, and there are already many in Beiqing. My brother is just inexplicable and made the second brother suffer."

"It's really unfair."

Song Nian said: "It would be nice if Xiao Qi could drink with me for a few more days."

Chu Shitong thought for a moment and said, "I have other things to do in Jingzhou. I will stay with my second brother for two days at most and then I will leave."

"what's up?"

Song Nian's expression suddenly became serious.

He knew about the epidemic in Jingzhou, but he didn't expect it to spread so much faster than he imagined. If he had known earlier, he would not have stayed in Jingzhou.

He was a little worried that Chu Shitong was here to deal with the epidemic.

Chu Shitong laughed dryly and said, "My family has a branch in Jingzhou City. It seems that there was a thief in the branch who embezzled a lot of money. My father asked me to investigate this matter."

Song Nian understood.

Beiqing has indeed become poorer in recent years. I heard from spies in the palace that tax revenue has been reduced by tens of millions of taels. I guess Chu Shitong is not here to interfere with the epidemic.

"Okay, two days is enough. I am satisfied with that."

……

Two days later after a good meal and a good drink.

On the way to Sanyang County, Rushuang was sent to protect Si Jingli.

In the past two days, carrier pigeons have been sent to inform us of the latest developments.

That's roughly the case. The officials in Jingzhou have always worshipped Si Jingli as their ancestor.

Si Jingli got very angry and made them suffer a lot.

Just because people had to use ivory chopsticks to eat, the whole Jingzhou was almost turned upside down.

After finally finding it, Si Jingli disliked it because it was used by someone else, so he threw it on the ground and broke it.

The governor of Jingzhou was so angry that his nose was almost crooked.

Chu Shitong was amused when he saw this part.

"What are you laughing at, Xiao Qi?"

Song Nian's voice suddenly sounded from behind. Chu Shitong put away the letter and said, "Nothing much. I just got a spoiled child recently. He has a bad temper. He made a mess of things as soon as I left. He has no peace of mind."

Song Nian became interested, "I haven't seen you for a few days. Has Xiao Qi found a mistress?"

"How can it be called a hidden mistress?" Chu Shitong said, "I am going to marry him in the future, you are making it sound like I have a lover."

"Tsk, and get married."

Song Nian said in a sour tone: "You don't even bring your sister-in-law to meet your second brother?"

Chu Shitong thought of Si Jingli's arrogant look and asked him to call him second brother. He didn't know whether Song Nian would dare to accept it after knowing Si Jingli's identity.

Song Nian thought Chu Shitong was unwilling, and said, "What do you mean by not speaking? Your second brother is young and handsome, and he has seen more women than the rain falling from the sky. I can tell what kind of woman this is at first glance!"

Chu Shitong smiled and said, "You are lucky, your sister-in-law is a rare beauty."

"What kind of beauty have I not seen?"

Song Nian leaned over to the window and looked at the people walking back and forth on the street below.

"The most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life is my mother, followed by my sister. No matter how beautiful other women are, they are just so-so. However, if Xiao Qi were a woman, I'm afraid she and my mother would be ranked first."

Chu Shitong was speechless and said, "What are you saying? Do you think my sworn brother treats me as a woman?"

"Don't blame me."

Song Nian looked back, and the breeze gently blew his hair.

"I was really stunned by you when I first saw you a few days ago. If I hadn't recognized you as your maid, I would have thought you were some beautiful girl who had come out to the streets."