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What did Xiao Jiu'an like?

No one around him even knew what he hated either.

The maidservant brought out the two potted plants, that Ji Yunkai had picked out, and gave it to Xiao Jiu'an and Infanta Shiqing. Infanta Shiqing, with a face full of joy, came personally to receive it as if she liked it a lot.

Xiao Jiu'an naturally would not meet the maidservant, and the maidservant did not dare to meet Xiao Jiu'an. So, she just gave the potted plant to the Steward and ran off, leaving the Steward alone with the potted plant. He did not know what to do.

Was it to be placed in the Prince's room or thrown out?

Although the Prince did not say that he did not like plants, plants never grew with him around, so planting them seemed to be a waste.

"Forget it, no matter what kind of intentions the Princess Consort has, I must let the Prince see it." The Princess Consort was different from what they had previously investigated. Based on her performance these past few days, the Princess Consort's heart was not set on the Emperor. Although they did not trust her, they could not show it outright.

How could a potted plant kill the Prince anyway?

With the Prince's ability to bring death to all plants, even if the potted plant was poisonous, who knows which would kill the other first in the presence of the Prince?

It was night. Xiao Jiu'an was in the outer study room to meet with his aides, but when he saw the potted plant on the table, he did not question it.

The only things that could be placed in front of him must be inspected layer upon layer and would not be harmful at all.

All of the aides in Prince Yanbei's Mansion were loyal and servile. Although they saw the potted plant on the table, no one asked a single question. It was only when Xiao Shaorong came in and saw the potted plant, did he curiously asked, "Eh, there's still someone who dares to put plants in front of you? Aren't they afraid that they'll turn into a pile of dried up grass tomorrow?"

Xiao Jiu'an glared coldly at him and ignored him. Xiao Shaorong was not angry about it as he had long gotten used to Xiao Jiu'an's silence.

Touching his nose, Xiao Shaorong sat down obediently. Although his posture was not straight, his entire body exuded the charm of a noble family's young master, causing others to be unable to look away.

Unfortunately, no one appreciated it!

Xiao Shaorong's gaze still stayed on the potted plant, and he said with a smile that was not a smile, "Your Highness, this potted plant was sent by the Princess Consort, right?"

Xiao Shaorong's teasing attitude received a cold glare from Xiao Jiu'an as he replied, "Speak your mind. If you want to say something, don't be so weird."

"Cough, cough…" Xiao Shaorong immediately sat upright, retracted the smile on his face, and said with seriousness, "My Prince, you know that Second Miss Ji is already the Emperor's woman and will enter the palace soon. Why must you punish her in public? Is it worth it to arouse the Emperor's anger?"

"You are crossing the line!" Xiao Jiu'an said coldly without even raising his head.

"Your Highness, this is not just your matter. I have not crossed it." Xiao Shaorong's voice rose unconsciously, "Your Highness, because of this matter, we are currently unable to return to Yanbei, do you know?"

Yanbei was their lair, but the Emperor kept the Prince in the capital, not allowing him to return for a long time. It was not easy to stir up a conflict within the Imperial Government and force Qin Xiang, that old fox, out. He even exposed their strength in the capital, forcing the Emperor to show signs of loosening up. But what was the result?

Seeing that things were about to come to fruition, the Prince provoked the Emperor's ire on behalf of a woman. Now, the Emperor may scold the Prince, regardless of the purpose, and ask him to "think about it" in the capital.

In this way, when would they be able to leave the capital?

"There's no such thing. This King can't go back to Yanbei regardless." The Emperor finally managed to bring him back to the capital. How could he let him go so easily? Xiao Shaorong was too naive.

"At least we're more likely to succeed." Xiao Shaorong looked at Xiao Jiu'an, not allowing him to take even half a step from the topic.

He was not the only one who was unhappy about this.

To avenge a woman and disregard the safety of the Yanbei Army, was this Their Prince?

He had always been worried about Ji Yunkai; he worried that the Prince would treat her badly, but now?

He was afraid that the Prince would take Ji Yunkai seriously.

Ji Yunkai, this woman, was too scary. She could make the Prince angry for her sake twice.

Xiao Jiu'an did not speak, and he only looked at Xiao Shaorong, causing Xiao Shaorong to have an uneasy expression. He tossed a letter to him and said, "Look for yourself."

"What?" Xiao Shaorong was startled for a moment before opening the letter. Seeing the familiar handwriting on it, the corner of his mouth twitched and said, "Sky Martial Princess?"

"Mn, she will be in Revelation in a month." Xiao Jiu'an nodded and indicated for Xiao Shaorong to continue reading.

The letter was not very long, and Xiao Shaorong quickly finished it, "The Sky Martial Princess is extremely infatuated with you." As expected, the Sky Marital Princess was here for the Prince.

The Sky Martial Princess was the only child of the Sky Martial Emperor and was also the only heir to the throne of Sky Martial. When she became an adult, the title would be passed down to her.

The Sky Martial Princess roamed the world a few years ago and when she saw Xiao Jiu'an battling against Beichen's generals, she immediately swore that she would marry Xiao Jiu'an. However, Xiao Jiu'an refused her.

The Sky Martial Princess had even gone as far as to say that as long as Xiao Jiu'an married her, she would be willing to be his empress and allow him to inherit the throne of Sky Martial.

Xiao Shaorong still remembered the reason why Xiao Jiu'an rejected the Sky Martial Princess.

"This King hates women and hates you even more!"

Yes, he hated women!

According to what Xiao Shaorong knew, other than his little sister Shiqing, there were almost no other women by his side.

In Xiao Jiu'an's eyes, women were all troublesome, weak, selfish, stupid, ignorant, naive, hypocritical, playful, and noisy. He would rather live childless and by himself than marry in his lifetime.

Other than the fact that she was his sister, the reason why Shiqing was able to get close to Xiao Jiu'an was that she had grown up in the military. What she had received from there were the teachings of a man. There were no traces of a woman's weakness and tenderness in her.

More than once, Xiao Shaorong had been worried about Xiao Jiu'an's marriage. He was truly afraid that Xiao Jiu'an would not marry nor have any descendants.

Especially after the Emperor bestowed Ji Yunkai to Xiao Jiu'an, Xiao Shaorong was even more worried.

Everyone knew that, in Ji Yunkai's heart, there was only the Emperor. She was even willing to give up her life for the Emperor's sake. If such a woman were to marry into Prince Yanbei's Mansion, it was unknown what kind of trouble she would cause. If Xiao Jiu'an hated women even more as a result, it would be a tragedy.

Fortunately, Ji Yunkai was different from what they had heard and from what they had investigated. Otherwise, he would probably have had to go against his principle of not attacking women and kill Ji Yunkai himself.

Though he had always felt that Ji Yunkai was very innocent and unlucky…

For the sake of the Prince, he did not mind killing a woman!