However, the slender fingers hidden under his clothes actually slightly tensed a bit.
"Even the matter that this Highness is most worried about has been settled by you. Not getting attached to me, heh."
Wei Wei's thin lips rose. "Third Prince should be most afraid of women sticking to you, right?"
"This Highness actually didn't know that you would understand me so much." Baili Jia Jue paused after each word as he spoke. His fingertips almost lodged themselves into the hollow of his palm.
He really should praise her for being intelligent, and even immediately choke her to death, to save her from speaking another word and provoking him to anger.
Wei Wei revealed an expression of consolation as she patted Baili Jia Jue's shoulder. "I also know how it feels to be forced into marriage." Even though she was a special agent, however, when she lived in the modern times, it was hard for her to avoid her subordinates always pushing her to get married.
"You spoke with such sincerity that it truly makes this Highness feel that it'd be a pity not to agree."
Suddenly, Baili Jia Jue smiled and lowered his body a little. "Since we are to collaborate, this Highness also have a condition."
Wei Wei blanked out. She thought that she'd already said everything that he'd wish for. Was it possible that there was still something that she hadn't thought of.
"Stay farther away from other people." Baili Jia Jue's voice was level, as if he was but asserting a fact. "This Highness doesn't like to see my consort taking somebody's hand or arm in a too familiar way. Not a good impression."
This was actually easy.
Wei Wei also understood. If she was to really become Third Prince's consort, certainly a lot of people would be watching attentively, looking to find any fault from her.
In ancient times, it goes without saying that reputation was considered extremely important. It was also very normal for him to bring up such a request.
"OK, I've already remembered." Wei Wei smiled lightly. "I have a condition."
Baili Jia Jue turned his thin lips down coldly, this 'little fox', truly won't accept being shortchanged in any way. "Speak."
Chapter 123 - Marriage Agreement
Wei Wei's thin lips curved up slightly. "If Your Highness finds someone you like, then let me know. I can abdicate at any time. Don't conceal it from me." A collaboration was a collaboration. She didn't want to unexpectedly become someone else's third wheel, and even have to block off someone else's arrows.
"Abdicate at any time."
The light in Baili Jia Jue's eyes became cold to the maximum degree. Wearing the silver mask, neither joy nor anger could be distinguished from the side of his face. Only the slender fingers hanging from his sleeves tensed and again clenched almost crushing the ornamental thumb ring, leaking his current state of mind. "You are so magnanimous."
Wei Wei blanked out, then smiled and replied. "There'll certainly come a day when Your Highness will meet the one you like. When that time comes, Your Highness need not feel awkward since it's fine to just tell me."
Furthermore, who wouldn't want to rule the world holding hands with the one they love.
When that time came, the throne would be in his hands, he also shouldn't need her anymore.
There'd be countless beauties in his harem in addition to those elegant women continually admitted in. Inevitably, there'd be one he fancied.
She really didn't want to carry on as consort and fight to become queen with those women.
That would make her become unbearably devious.
What's more, her ambition also wasn't here.
She wanted to conquer the stars and oceans. How could she be trapped in this small imperial palace!
Fighting with so many women to gain the favors of a man who didn't love them at all. Just thinking about it already made her feel tired.
"Your considerations are really thoughtful." Baili Jia Jue profoundly glanced at her, within the smile that was not a smile, there instead was somewhat of a sneer. "Even this Highness doesn't know when I'll run into the person I'll like, yet you've already thought of it far in advance."
She phrased her words as if it was for his sake, when in fact this 'little thing', whose claws won't stay put, was only giving herself a way out.
Emphasizing again and again that she really didn't care that he sought out other people.
So long as at that time, he let her go according to their agreement, she'd be fine with it.
Baili Jia Jue clenched both hands tightly and only felt as if the pit of his stomach was crushed by a fiery boulder with so much pressure that it was even somewhat painful to get angry.
At last, Baili Jia Jue smiled, within his pupils streaked a shred of a cold thought.
Would he officially marry a consort just so he could let her go one day? Should he say that her scheme hit the target too well, or should he say that she should die for purposefully provoking him!
"One more thing." Wei Wei saw a smile at the corners of his mouth and even thought that he was feeling pretty good, but hesitated for a while before deciding to bring up the last point.
Baili Jia Jue levelly 'hm?'d once. Something more? Heh, he actually wanted to hear what other point she wanted to say!
"We can't have a real husband and wife physical relationship." Wei Wei certainly didn't think that Third Prince had any interest in her. However, all men were animals who used the lower half of their body to think with. As insurance, it's better that she should state this clearly first.
Having heard this, the black ornamental jade ring on Baili Jia Jue's thumb thoroughly fragmented into pieces.
Crack, crunch! The sounds echoed and resounded within the long, uninhabited alley. Paired with the ice-cold raindrops, it seemed to be exceptionally ear-piercing.
A candle flickered at a distant place, suddenly bright, suddenly dark.
The ice-cold rain water penetrated into his bones, yet Baili Jia Jue wasn't the least bit aware of it.
He didn't so much as move, and only gracefully stood in the shadows furrowing his dense brows. After that, he opened his hand as the fine powder that was his ring floated in the wind within the rain.
After that, there emerged on the ends of his mouth a trace of a very gentle, very soft, shallow smile, like a spring breeze in March which faintly brushed across. However, after it brushed across, it was actually freezing cold. "Did you think that this Highness was a person who wasn't choosy at all?"
No real husband-wife physical relationship. Did this girl dislike having him touch her that much? Or, thinking of it another way, who's she saving her chastity for?
Baili Jia Jue's dark eyes as deep as an ancient pool, submerged deeper. Many, many, large, raging waves, seemed to be acc.u.mulating within his pupils.
He thought that during these many years, he'd already polished his asceticism, so that more and more, he seemed to no longer possess d.e.s.i.r.e, anger, sorrow, nor joy.
He'd actually run into such a reckless 'little plaything'!
When Wei Wei first started speaking, she even thought that she'd said something to anger him. Hearing him say these words now, the corners of her mouth twitched. "My looks can't be that bad, right?" If she didn't deliberately darken her face, her looks would be very pretty, OK?
"Who was it that gave you this kind of misconception about yourself?" Baili Jia Jue coldly lifted his brows, within the gaze he looked at her with, there was even a bit of disdain no less.
Wei Wei choked on his question and blanked out. This time, she truly felt that Third Prince wouldn't do anything to her, and even said. "Fine. Firstly, without speaking of external appearances, I'm still useful to Your Highness. I could help cover as Your Highness' spouse, and can even cover as your lover."
Wei Wei knew, these second generation imperial descendents certainly wouldn't like other people setting conditions with them.
Even though the conditions she raised were all advantageous to him, he would still somewhat dislike that.
Therefore, she must clearly explain all the benefits.
The ends of Baili Jia Jue's mouth twitched. Within the smile that was not a smile, no matter how one looked at it, there was a bit of a sneer. "The more one listens, the more it doesn't seem so bad."
"Then should we find a time to sign the contract?" Wei Wei's eyes shined as she glanced at Baili Jia Jue.
Baili Jia Jue's voice lazily asked. "We even need to sign a contract?"
"Of course. If in the future, I regret and renege on Your Highness, Your Highness can take the contract out at any time and present it to the world." Wei Wei wanted to leave some assurance for herself. This guy was so two-faced. Just in case some unforeseen event occurred, she wouldn't have enough time to react at that time.
Baili Jia Jue profoundly glanced at her and didn't speak at all.
During that split second, Wei Wei even thought that the other person saw through her thoughts.
And felt that her heartbeat even skipped half a beat.
Don't blame her for having this kind of response. Third Prince, this person, was too monstrous. He seemed as if he could see a person's heart, which was really abnormal.
"Fine." Baili Jia Jue actually smiled, and slowly, lightly lifted his thin lips carrying a demonic charm that no one could see through.
"Huh?" He agreed to it so quickly?
Wei Wei generally felt that something wasn't right with Baili Jia Jue. Hadn't the discussion about these things gone on a bit too smoothly?
Baili Jia Jue's pupils constricted. "What, you want to back out? Don't forget, however, that the person who suggested our collaboration was you."
"I'm not regretting it." Wei Wei lifted her long eyebrows. She only felt that it was too easy. It was a bit unlike Third Prince's way of doing things.
However, Third Prince's way of doing things was also something she didn't have a grip on.
Maybe it's because she was a bit more pleasing to his eye today?
"It'd best be that way." Baili Jia Jue's voice was very indifferent.
Wei Wei shrugged her shoulders. It didn't matter. In any case, looking at the present circ.u.mstances.
His agreement was a benefit to her.
Not to mention those several hundred thousand taels of silver not having to be returned, she could even confidently return to the academy, without having to hide here and there.
However...
"At that time, why did you give the flower to me?"
She'd always wanted to ask this question. It could be that she somehow offended him in the past.
However, ever since she left the Defense Department, she clearly hadn't seen him even once.
Logically speaking, it made sense that he should have thoroughly forgotten her early on.
Why would he suddenly give her that flower at that time...
Chapter 124 - Exasperate His Highness
"What do you feel the reason was?" Baili Jia Jue's fingers stiffened. His posture was cold as he watched her. The tone of his voice was indifferent just like it was previously.
Wei Wei's eyebrows raised. She naturally didn't know, that's why she asked.
"Inside that brain of yours, if there wasn't straw, then there must be soybean pulp." Along with Baili Jia Jue's mocking tone of voice, there was also a hint of sensuality. "Of course it was because the color of your skin left a rather deep impression on people. Otherwise, what reason would there be? Even men are not as dark as you."
Wei Wei glared at him. This Third Prince really was too, too, too, not cute!
She merely asked one more question. Did he have to go so far as to deliver a personal attack? After making fun of her IQ, he even mocked her skin...
Watching that little head lowering, the ends of Baili Jia Jue's mouth couldn't help but curved up into a demonically cool smile. "However, victory is interesting."
Interesting?
He-he.
The corners of Wei Wei's mouth twitched. Did he think he was choosing a mascot?
"Since you were the one who came up with the idea, then you should abide by the agreement." Baili Jia Jue's voice sounded out again. "This Highness doesn't like people who doesn't abide by the rules. After returning to the capital, at the martial qi competition there, you need to use all of your effort. Old grandfather is still very astute."
Wei Wei laughed lightly. "Don't worry, Your Highness. Since I'm already cooperating to become Third Prince Consort, of course I wouldn't cause you to lose face."
"Don't undervalue yourself." Baili Jia Jue said softly. Because the two of them were separated by a very small distance, his breath, in that way, gently hit her behind the ear and a burst of limpness and numbness struck her. "Just be yourself and it'll be fine. This Highness' face still won't be lost or what not."
Hm?
Wei Wei's pair of eyes looked up slowly. It was clearly just a few simple words, yet they gave rise to something a bit different in her heart.
"Just be yourself and it'll be fine."
Based on this sentence alone, Wei Wei resolved to coexist as peacefully as possible with Baili Jia Jue in the future. In any case, she still had a backup plan. Only as a last resort would she use it.
"Understand?" Baili Jia Jue looked down at her. His thick eyelashes cast an enchanting shadow. As she looked up, she actually saw the outline of his resolute thin lips, beautiful yet no less domineering. "Since you've understood everything, then let's set out now."
"So fast?" Wei Wei's shapely eyebrows raised. Her money had still not been collected. "We can't. I still have something to do."
Baili Jia Jue slowed his footsteps. "What thing?"
"A few personal matters." Wei Wei certainly wasn't willing to disclose every inside information to Baili Jia Jue, not because she had to guard against him, but rather from the beginning, she and Hei Ze had already agreed that the matter of them opening shop would not be disclosed to anyone else. She came to Armament City mainly in order to meet up with Hei Ze. Even if they were to leave, it'd still need to wait until she'd properly make business arrangements before leaving.
Baili Jia Jue glanced at her, his tone of voice was level. "One day. I'll only give you a day's time."
"You also want to stay?" Wei Wei knitted her brows. "That won't be too safe, you know."
Baili Jia Jue brushed the dust that wasn't on his body. "There's nothing unsafe about it."
"But looking at the little tyrant's attitude, there apparently seemed to be some conflict with you, Your Highness." Wei Wei said this very tactfully already. Actually, she wanted to say 'the way he looked at you is simply like he was itching to slaughter you.'
Baili Jia Jue 'mm hm'd once. "It's a matter from our childhood. It was but me wanting him to wear a dress, but he wouldn't wear it, so I could only personally put it on him, that's all."
Helian Wei Wei:...
Your Highness, could you not talk about such a perverted thing in such a light and easy way, eh hey, hello.
Have a young man wear a dress?
No wonder whenever the little tyrant saw you now, he wished he could hack you to death every single minute!
Which young man would want to wear a dress, eh, hello!
"If the little tyrant go and gather an army, then what?" Wei Wei raised her brows. She didn't believe that the little tyrant would just swallow this grudge.
Baili Jia Jue unhurriedly arranged his sleeves and responded. "This Highness would not give him the opportunity."
Wei Wei had always felt that today's Third Prince was slightly irritable. Wonder how he'd deal with the little tyrant in a moment.
For the sake of being able to quickly take care of her own matters, Wei Wei also didn't follow Baili Jia Jue to return together.
However, she wasn't mistaken. When Baili Jia Jue confronted the beautiful youngster, he wasn't very gentle at all.
Actually, when the fire qilin saw his master return, he profoundly breathed a sigh of relief.
The beautiful youngster's face was extremely upset. "Imperial Older
Brother, if you have the ability, don't have the fire qilin trap me and let us instead fight one on one."
"With you?" Baili Jia Jue lifted his eyes open, faced him, and took a glance.
The beautiful youngster immediately stuck out his own small c.h.e.s.t, and adopted an attitude of 'grandpa, I'm prepared to meet the enemy at any time'.
Baili Jia Jue coldly continued to speak. "Not interested."
The beautiful youngster's temper flared and started to grit his teeth. "Then just let me go! I'm sleepy!"
"You can sleep with me here today." Baili Jia Jue propped up his chin, as if he didn't notice the the fiery rocketing rage in the beautiful youngster's eyes.
The beautiful youngster smiled coldly. "Are you afraid I'll go move the rescue soldiers? All right. No matter what, you're still my imperial older brother. This time, I'll reluctantly let you off and just sleep at your place. However, don't you grind your teeth in the middle of the night and also don't snore. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to sleep."
Baili Jia Jue knitted his brows and looked at his expression as if he was looking at a freak. "Who told you that this Highness will let you sleep on a bed."
The beautiful youngster was momentarily somewhat at a loss. "What?"
"Sleep on floor." Three words were dropped indifferently. Baili Jia Jue then immediately turned around towards the direction of the room's couch and walked over.
The beautiful youngster watched that pure and cold, lonely figure's back as his whole face scrunched into a steamed stuffed bun (shaped like a cream puff). Why did he feel that he was being played by his imperial older brother.
Why?
Could it be...
The beautiful youngster seemed as if he'd figured out something, as his eyes shined suddenly. "Imperial Older Brother must care about my partner a lot, right?"
Baili Jia Jue's hand taking off his clothes slowed slightly, however, from the beautiful youngster's angle, nothing could be seen.
The beautiful youngster saw that he didn't have any reaction, and got ready to use a stronger drug (stir him up some more). "Actually I heard that my partner doesn't like Imperial Brother at all. It was for the sake of rejecting Imperial Brother's consort selection that she ran to Armament City."
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