Pet Addiction: The Prince’s Desire to Spoil His Pet - Chapter 172 - Deceiving Uncle Sheng (71)

Chapter 172: Deceiving Uncle Sheng (71)

Sheng Qianmo heard the topic started by Ningcheng Yuan. He screwed up his eyebrows and looked at them indifferently while thinking of Shu Nuan who was back in his manor.

“General Qi Zhao, who is guarding Southern Xinjiang, sent back false messages. Did the emperor give his order against our manors without checking?”

“The emperor was stopped by us before he could give any order regarding it…” Sheng Zhiyu said, casting a strange look at Sheng Qianmo. “Fourth Brother, you won’t believe this, but… The one who saved you three and proved your innocence? It was Shu Nuan!”

Sheng Qianmo, Ji Xili, and Su Huang were stunned.

Su Huang curiously raised his brows and looked at Sheng Zhiyu, before turning to Ji Xili, who wore a stiff expression. It seemed that she couldn’t imagine what Shu Nuan had to do with this matter, and how she could have saved their reputation…

Ningcheng kept on talking about what Shu Nuan had done and told them that Teacher Li had sent her and others to collect information in Yushuicheng.

“This girl is really clever. As soon as she got the news from Southern Xinjiang, she wrote back to the manor. if it weren’t for her letter, the emperor wouldn’t have any qualms doing something about this matter!”

Su Huang pondered for a moment and then smiled. “It seems I misunderstood the little girl before,” he said.

Ji Xili still wore a complicated expression, and she had to stop and sip on her wine.

Sheng Zhiyu saw her expression. He looked away and and followed her in drinking without a word.

After listening to Ningcheng Yuan’s words, Sheng Qianmo was silent for a moment. He put down his cup and stood up.

Ningcheng looked as he turned around to leave and shouted, “Hey! Where are you going!”

Su Huang smiled with a lowered head and took a sip of wine. He said, “He is going to look for a certain beautiful woman.”

Ningcheng Yuan clenched his fists and said, “I swear I will find a wife this year!”

***

Sheng Qianmo rode out of the military camp. He didn’t even change his military robes and looked dusty. The only thing on his mind was to look for his little girl.

But he hadn’t expected to find Shu Nuan in the snow-laden forest surrounding the military camp.

Shu Nuan was walking in the snow, and her little face was frozen stiff. The wind continued to blow off her cape’s hood, making her hair fly in the wind, stained with white frost.

A gray cotton jacket embroidered with a plum pattern wrapped her slim body. Her cuff was inlaid with pink lace and partnered with a red skirt dotted with plum blossoms like vast stars. She wore a thick white cloak on top of it all. Even though she dressed this heavily, a

At first, Sheng Qianmo didn’t recognize her, because his mind was occupied with the idea of her being in Yu Shuicheng, and he’d never expected that she’d come to him first. When the horse passed by the little girl, Shu Nuan was walking with her head lowered, and she slowly lifted her chin.

The snow-subdued clip clop of the horse paused behind her, and the rider turned his steed back toward her.

Shu Nuan looked up with a pair of eyes stained with emotion at the man riding the horse.

Snow fell behind his figure. His white cloak fluttered above his armor. His calm and beautiful face was turned toward her, and his deep and depressed eyes were looking at her.

They looked at each other for a while before the handsome man dismounted.

Before Shu Nuan could respond with enthusiasm, the man moved her against the tree behind her. The frost from the bark clung to her cloak. The man’s wide chest filled her vision, and a kiss caught her by surprise.

And this was how they stood, tangled amid the snowstorm.

Sheng Qianmo could no longer control himself. Only after a long time could he regain control over himself. He let go of her lips, he gasped, and he spoke, “Shu Nuan, I missed you.”

Shu Nuan’s eyelids quivered. She rested her head on his shoulder and held back tears as she whispered, “I missed you as well, My Lord.”

This was the first time that she was well and truly alone with him. She closed the distance to his ears with her lips and whispered his name.

Her voice was sweet.

Sheng Qianmo gasped, and he kissed her again. He realized that his possessiveness for her was abnormal. The closer he grew to her, the more he wanted to bully her, if only to make her cry.

T/N: Sadist

“Looking for me alone?”

His eyes were so deep, so cold and dark, that she couldn’t tell his mood. He held her chin close to his lips, forcing her to answer.

Shu Nuan had no clue what she did to upset him. She felt useless. The whole world could call deprecate her, and she wouldn’t care. But whenever Sheng Qianmo spoke to her in a heavy tone, her eyes would redden, although she’d hold herself back from crying.

She sniffed and whispered, “I was worried about you, Your Highness.”

Sheng Qianmo’s heart softened, but he stared at her instead and said, “Southern Xinjiang is so dangerous. Who told you to come?”

Shu Nuan refused to answer him. She wanted to look away, but Sheng Qianmo raised her chin and forced her to look into his eyes. Shu Nuan’s face was filled with grievance. “I feel cold out here…”

Sheng Qianmo felt helpless by the change of topics. He pulled off his cape and put it around her. Then he held her waist and put her on the horse.

He rode like he wished to outrace the howling wind, and she hugged him tight in fear of being blown away. Shu Nuan’s whispered, “Where are we going?”

“Back to the barracks.”

Sheng Qianmo’s eyes remained fixed in front of him, but the cold hands of the girl hugging him made him rush faster.

Sheng Qianmo brought Shu Nuan back to the camp. Since she was wrapped in his cloak and snuggling in his arms, the soldiers could not see her face, but they could tell that their general had brought a girl back to the camp. This led them to form a natural conclusion, and so they shouted words of encouragement as Sheng Qianmo passed by. Having been with him for a long time, they knew what made him angry, and one of those things was being applauded. But to their surprise, he didn’t get irritated, and instead he smiled and yelled back, “This Prince will have a good night!”

Shu Nuan ears were so red that they looked like they would soon drip blood. She buried her head in his arms and dared not open her eyes.

When he arrived at his tent, he threw the luggage to one side and hugged Shu Nuan.

He’d made up his mind to return to the capital after the battle and find someone to remove the mark on his little girl.

She was not his slave. She was his darling little girl.

The wind and snow outside were still whistling, but the atmosphere inside the tent was heating up.

“Shu Nuan, This Prince wants you.”