Chapter 117: Third Prince: I’m so stupid! Really

Chapter 117: Chapter 117: Third Prince: I’m so stupid! Really

The Third Prince had just been woken up and was still a bit groggy.

After hearing what Su Han said, the already groggy Third Prince... became even more bewildered.

"Han? Sister? What are you two doing here?"

Su Han’s eyes darted around. He sidled up to the Third Prince and sat on the edge of the bed.

"Xiaosanzi, I heard you got burned, so I came all this way to see you. Aren’t you moved?"

The Third Prince’s body went rigid. He suppressed the urge to shake his head and subconsciously replied, "I daren’t move!"

Su Han: "..."

’Would it kill you to act a little touched?’

"Not moved, eh? And here I am, having specially brought you some Healing Medicine. Homemade Healing Medicine! Its effects are superb, its flavor unique. I guarantee, you’ll eat one and want a second, eat a second and want a third."

Third Prince: "....."

Staring at Su Han, the Third Prince mulled it over for a moment. "Han, how many do I have to take... Just tell me straight. Your Third Brother can handle it."

Su Han: ".....Ahem, my apologies. Wrong script. I meant to say, one pill is all it takes. Your wounds will heal the moment you take it."

Seeing the suspicion in the Third Prince’s eyes, Su Han took out a bottle of Dragon Tendon Bear Gall Pills for external injuries, poured one out, pried open the Third Prince’s tightly shut mouth, and stuffed it right in.

The Elixir melted the moment it entered his mouth, not even giving the Third Prince a chance to spit it out.

He opened his mouth, just about to speak, when the Third Prince’s expression suddenly changed.

A warm and slightly itchy-tingly sensation spread over his skin. The dead skin on his burns began to flake away, replaced by new growth underneath.

"This... Han, is this the effect of your homemade Elixir?"

In just a moment, the burns on the Third Prince’s body had completely healed. His eyes wide, the Third Prince grabbed Su Han’s hand, his own eyes filled with excitement.

"Xiaosanzi, can you put on some clothes first?"

Third Prince: "..."

Sheepishly pulling the blanket over his half-exposed upper body, the Third Prince quickly threw on an outer robe.

"Han, did you really make this Elixir? For it to have such a miraculous effect?"

Su Han blinked and nodded. "Yeah. I heard you got burned, Xiaosanzi, so I specially refined this Elixir to heal your wounds.

How about it? Touched now?"

The Third Prince nodded. "I’m touched! Han, you..."

’He’s finally grown up,’ the Third Prince wanted to say. ’He’s stopped tormenting me at last.’

But before he could finish, Su Han cut him off.

"Well... since you’re so moved, Xiaosanzi, if I happened to do something I should apologize for, would you forgive me?"

Third Prince: "....."

A bad feeling... suddenly surfaced in his heart. The Third Prince’s neck stiffened, and his gaze grew uneasy. He hesitated before asking.

"Han... what did you do to wrong me *again*?"

Su Han: "....."

’What do you mean, "again"?’

’What is wrong with you people? Why does everyone have to add the word "again"?’

’You make it sound like I’m always bullying you. Am I the kind of person who goes around bullying people for fun?’

"Ahem... Xiaosanzi, just answer me first. If I did something to wrong you, would you forgive me?"

The Third Prince gave him a suspicious look. "You... don’t tell me you’ve taken a liking to Chancellor Wang’s daughter?"

The Third Prince had a marriage contract with the Wang Family’s daughter; she was his fiancée.

Knowing his younger cousin as he did, Su Han had done plenty to wrong him over the years, but he’d rarely been this solemn about it.

Subconsciously, the Third Prince’s thoughts turned to the worst-case scenario.

Su Han shook his head. "How could that be? Your fiancée isn’t even as pretty as Sister. Why would I be interested in her?"

With that one sentence, the expression on the Third Prince’s face froze, and the Eldest Princess’s face instantly darkened.

"Are you implying... that Sister isn’t pretty enough?"

Hearing the ominous voice rise up behind him, a chill went down Su Han’s back. He turned around, revealing a forced, fawning smile.

"How could that be? What I meant was... that Miss Wang isn’t as beautiful as you, Sister."

"And the second half of that sentence?"

Su Han thought for a moment. "I wonder if Sister has ever heard a certain poem."

Sister blinked.

Su Han took a moment to recall, then recited two lines, "’Once you have seen the great ocean, no other water compares. After the clouds of Mount Wu, no other clouds are worthy of the name.’"

Sister: "??!"

"After experiencing the vastness of the ocean, you are no longer captivated by other waters. Once you have been mesmerized by the dreamlike clouds and rain of Mount Wu, no other scenery can be called ’clouds and rain.’"

Su Han explained, "It’s just as the poem says. I grew up with you, Sister. I’m used to seeing someone as beautiful as you, so how could I possibly be interested in someone like Miss Wang, who isn’t as pretty as you?"

After hearing this, the Eldest Princess glanced at Su Han expressionlessly and didn’t pursue the topic any further.

Nearby, the Third Prince breathed a secret sigh of relief, having avoided being caught in the crossfire.

"So... Han, you’re really not interested in Miss Wang?"

Su Han rolled his eyes. "What do you think?"

The Third Prince relaxed even more and waved his hand magnanimously.

"As long as it’s not that, then whatever else you’ve done to wrong your Third Brother, I’ll forgive you.

Even if you were the one who set the fire that burned your Third Brother, I’d still forgive you."

Hearing this, Su Han’s eyes lit up. "Third Brother, are you serious?"

Third Prince: "..."

Seeing Su Han’s shining eyes and hearing his words, the Third Prince’s heart tightened.

"Han, what did you just call me?"

Su Han looked at him, regaining some of his composure. "Xiaosanzi."

"No!"

The Third Prince shook his head. "You just called me Third Brother."

"No, you heard wrong."

"I definitely didn’t hear wrong. You just called me Third Brother. You only call me Third Brother when you’re feeling especially guilty. You’ve had that habit since we were kids."

The Third Prince looked at Su Han, a flash of realization in his eyes. "No wonder you were so attentive this time, coming to see me and even bringing an Elixir.

Don’t tell me... it was really you who set the fire and burned me, was it?"

Su Han: "..."

"Ahem...."

Coughing twice to hide his guilt, Su Han tried to change the subject. "Xiaosanzi, you did just say that even if I was the one who burned you, you would forgive me."

Third Prince: "..."

’Damn... it was you! It really was you! It was YOU!’

’I’m such an idiot! I really am!’

’I only knew you were a menace when we were children, always coming over to cause trouble for me.’

’I didn’t know you’d still be such a menace after growing up.’

’I should have known!’

’I should have known that since you were coming to the Imperial City, I should have stayed far, far away from you!’

’I saw you show up at my door, even bringing me Healing Medicine, and I still didn’t realize you were the culprit.’

’I’m such an idiot! I really am!’

At this moment, looking at Su Han... the tragic figure of the Third Prince inexplicably merged perfectly with the image of Xiang Lin Sao.

"Xiaosanzi?"

Seeing the Third Prince’s numb gaze, Su Han waved a hand in front of his eyes.

"Han, did... did your Third Brother do something to offend you recently?

Do you have some problem with your Third Brother?"

Su Han: "....."

"Ahem, no. Not this time, I really don’t."

The Third Prince looked at him, his face full of grief. "Impossible. If you don’t have a problem with me, why would you set me on fire?

Han, just tell me what your Third Brother did to offend you. Your Third Brother can take it."

Su Han: "....."

Looking at the Third Prince, Su Han pondered for three seconds.

"Um... Third Brother, what if I told you that this time... you were just caught in the crossfire because of the Ancestor? Would you believe me?"