Your Highness, Please Love Me Tender

102. Little Slave, I Love You

Translator: Flying Lines

When Su Jie received the royal decree from Xiao Shengnian, he would be lying if he said he wasn’t moved. He glanced over the decree’s contents and asked curiously, “Aren’t all the princess consorts of State Yanhui’s princes all females? Why…”

“I said that I would only marry you, and so father agreed.” Xiao Shengnian said mildly.

“Let me keep this decree.” At this time, Su Jie already guessed that Zhou Zaiyue must not be happy about the edict’s contents. This was because, recently, Zhou Zaiyue had kept trying to instil the idea of having a harem into Su Jie. He was afraid of Xiao Shengnian enchanting Su Jie and leaving State Yanling without descendants. And now, Xiao Shengnian even obtained a royal edict. It wanted Su Jie to marry into Xiao Shengnian’s family, but in Zhou Zaiyue’s eyes, no one had the right to do so.

“Sure.” Xiao Shengnian nodded and said laughingly, “I want you to marry into this residence in broad daylight. In this life, you’re destined to be mine!”

He got closer to Su Jie. His eyes bore hints of joy.

“Don’t worry. I won’t marry into anyone else’s residence.” Su Jie said with a smile. Indeed, he wouldn’t marry into anyone’s family, because they would be the ones marrying into his family.

Hearing Su Jie’s answer, Xiao Shengnian nodded in satisfaction. He stared at Su Jie for a while and suddenly sighed, “You are very similar to poison…”

“Eh?”

“You are like poison that people get addicted to. You’re constantly luring me in, and I still can’t quit.” Xiao Shengnian’s tone was dyed with hints of helplessness, but there was even more adoration in his words.

If love was a kind of poison, Xiao Shengnian was willing to sink deep into it. If nothing else, he just wanted the youth to always stay by his side.

Su Jie smiled, saying nothing. He thought, ‘Xiao Shengnian, your gentleness is also a kind of poison. It’s making it somewhat hard for me to leave you…’

But there were some things that Su Jie must do. Su Jie was calm. Also, he never truly loved Xiao Shengnian. He only liked him.

Xiao Shengnian originally thought that Su Jie’s identity as a man of sacrifice was the only one he was hiding. Now, the Death Gu was removed, and there was no reaction from Prince Qin. Yet, Xiao Shengnian still felt uneasy. He was scared that, without the Death Gu binding him, Su Jie would choose to leave. That was specifically why he asked for a royal decree so that Su Jie would remain in his residence by his side with the identity most suited to him.

But things weren’t as simple as Xiao Shengnian thought they were. He didn’t know that the youth, who lay beside him, was not only the ex-killer Sharp Sword but also the long-lost crown prince of State Yanling’s previous dynasty, the Su.

“I have bought a mansion in the capital under your name. You should move to the mansion first in these few days. The ceremonial officer has already chosen an auspicious day and time for us. I am willing to give you my residence as your betrothal gift to have you marry me as my princess consort.”

Xiao Shengnian was the type of man who would give his lover everything once he fell in love. He strove to give Su Jie the best. Since Su Jie was going to marry in as a princess consort, Xiao Shengnian naturally should have had the betrothal gift prepared. As for Su Jie’s family… Zhou Zaiyue must take their places.

“Sure.” Su Jie nodded. His lips curled into a faint smile, yet he knew that once he left Prince Rui’s residence, it was very likely that he would travel to Yanling with Zhou Zaiyue. As for the marriage… it was destined not to be.

“I will escort you to the mansion tomorrow.” Xiao Shengnian kissed Su Jie warmly. He also didn’t know what exactly about the young man that attracted him. In conclusion, every time he saw Su Jie, Xiao Shengnian would feel happier. It was probably because of the youth’s personality and aura matched his tastes.

This was Xiao Shengnian’s first time falling in love, so he didn’t know how to explain his fear of loss. Su Jie was living in his residence, but Xiao Shengnian kept feeling like the youth didn’t belong to him.

This kind of feeling truly caused headaches for Xiao Shengnian. He was eager to marry Su Jie because that was the only way for Xiao Shengnian to feel like Su Jie truly belonged to him.

“Little slave, did you know… I once didn’t understand what love was. The people I loved most were probably my mother or my younger brother, ShengXian, because they were my family. Now, I love you, and I understand what love feels like. I will be happy because of your smile, but I also felt distressed because you were being tortured by the Death Gu. I won’t ask for us to go through anything intense and passionate, and I don’t need anything to test my feelings for you, because I know very clearly that what I want most is for you to stay by my side forever. No matter how long has passed, my love for you will never fade.”

This was the first time Xiao Shengnian used the informal ‘I’ in front of Su Jie instead of the formal ‘I’. He fell asleep with Su Jie in his arms. He would never know that once this night had passed, Su Jie would choose to leave his residence and wouldn’t come back for many years.