C5 Don't Mess Around in My Territory

Su Mann returned to her residence. As soon as she stepped into the door, the butler reported that Yuan Jin had arrived early in the morning and was currently in the garden with Qixuan. She couldn't help but hold her forehead with her hand and feel an inexplicable sadness in her heart. Why did he always appear at her most embarrassing moment?

"Sir, this old servant has to inform the two young masters first." The butler asked.

Su Mann raised her hand, "Alright, you can go down first."

Yuan Jin and Qixuan were having a good time in the garden when their voices came from afar. Su Mann had just stepped onto the corridor when she heard their loud noises lingering around the entire garden. The coldness in her eyes slowly turned gentle as she slowly walked forward with her hands behind her back.

The two people in the pavilion were making a mess and the sound of laughter could be heard without an end. Qixuan's back was facing the person who came, but he did not see Su Mann approaching. On the other hand, Yuan Jin held his hands, and the smile on his face was incomparably gentle. The excitement in his voice could not be concealed as he said, "Seven, you are finally back."

"Big brother?" Qixuan turned his head in surprise when he heard her. He stared at Su Mann without blinking.

Su Qixuan was only fifteen years old. However, after a high fever when he was young, he had a flaw. He could not be like a normal child, his IQ had always remained at eight years old. In order to hide her identity, Su Mann had always acted as Qixuan's elder brother.

"Xuan, are you messing with Big Brother Yuan Jin again?"

Qixuan curled his lips and stared at Yuan Jin with his black eyes wide open. "Of course not. It was brother Yuan Jin who played with me."

"Seven, your complexion is very bad, but you are not feeling well?" Yuan Jin withdrew his gaze from Qixuan and walked to Su Mann. He frowned and asked.

Su Mann's body stiffened and she subconsciously turned her head. "It doesn't matter. My body is very good." As long as she was not tortured half to death by Jun Moran.

"But you are not in good spirits either."

"Is that so? Is big brother sick?" Qixuan quickly went forward and threw himself into Su Mann's arms. He was worried and reached his hand towards her forehead.

"Xuan, be good. Brother is fine."

A few traces of worry appeared on Yuan Jin's usually gentle face. "Seven, is there something you are hiding from me?" The spies he planted in the palace were constantly in trouble. All the officials were uprooted. Why was Su Mann the only one who was safe and sound? He frowned even more deeply.

"Yuan Jin, it's fine. Don't worry."

"Seven..." Yuan Jin sounded a little helpless.

"Brother, let's play together, brother." Qixuan pulled Su Mann's sleeve and shook it to the left and right.

"Xuan, be good. Big brother is tired. You can play with big brother Yuan Jin first." Su Mann's voice was weak. The soreness on her waist had not retreated. Plus, the wound on her wrist and feet had not healed yet. If she stayed here any longer, Yuan Jin would probably see that something was wrong.

"Does brother not want Xuan anymore? Why did he not play with Xuan for so long? Big brother used to love Xuan the most. What do you think, big brother? Don't you want Xuan anymore? " Qixuan did not scratch her. He grabbed Su Mann's sleeve and refused to let go.

Su Mann looked at the youth who was as tall as her and the smile on her lips was full of bitterness.

"Xuan, good boy. Big brother is tired. Big brother Jin will play with you."

"No no, I want big brother, I want big brother."

"Enough." Su Mann suddenly shouted sternly, scaring Qixuan to stay where he was. His hands stopped moving, not knowing what to do. Big brother had always been gentle and had never been angry at him.

Yuan Jin looked at Su Mann's pale face, his eyes full of doubt.

"Seven, what happened to you?"

Su Mann realized that she had lost control of herself. She quickly reached out and touched Qixuan's fair face. "Xuan, I'm sorry. Brother did not do it on purpose."

"Brother is bad, brother is fierce, I don't want brother." Qixuan shook Su Mann's hand away and ran out crying.

Su Mann stared blankly at his back as he left. Her heart was filled with complicated feelings.

"Seven, what has happened to you recently?" Yuan Jin's expression was complicated, but his gaze never left Su Mann's face. Instinct told him that something must have happened. Otherwise, with Seven's temper, how could she possibly be angry with Qixuan?

Su Mann powerlessly lowered her eyes. Her voice was filled with tiredness that could not be hidden, "Yuan Jin, sorry to trouble you."

Yuan Jin took a deep look at her and sighed as he walked towards Qixuan.

Su Mann looked at the bare branches. There were only a few withered leaves left. The wind blew and swayed, as if it did not want to leave.

The butler appeared behind her in a hurry. Su Mann was lost in thought and did not notice the person approaching until his old voice sounded.

"Sir, there is a young master in the front hall who wants to see you."

Su Mann had her back to the housekeeper and frowned, "Young Master?" Now that she had lost all her power in the court, the coldness in the mansion could be said to be extremely ironic compared to the usual bustling streets. Who exactly dared to pay a visit at this time?

"If the lord is tired, this old servant will send him away."

"Wait!" Su Mann pondered for a moment and then said, "You go and greet him. I will come after changing my clothes."

"Yes, lord."

If Su Mann had expected someone to come, she would not have gone to meet him even if she was beaten to death. Unfortunately, it was already too late for her to stop when she walked to the front hall.

Jun Moran's perfect face was right in front of her. Su Mann stiffened her body and subconsciously stepped back.

"Beloved servant made Zhen wait so long." His thin lips slightly raised. The smile in his eyes carried a chill that made people tremble. The black brocade robe made this person look incomparably noble.

"This official did not know that the Emperor had arrived and did not welcome him from afar. I hope that the Emperor can forgive me." Su Mann stabilized her emotions and lifted her robe and knelt on the ground.

Remembering the scene in the Imperial Study at noon, all the hair on Su Mann's body stood up. Why did Jun Moran suddenly come to her Prime Minister Mansion? Could it be that he thought of another way to torture her?

"Beloved, there is no need to be so polite. There are no outsiders here. Beloved, please do as you wish." When Su Mann heard this, her first reaction was to raise her vigilance to prevent him from doing anything bad to her.

Jun Moran saw her guarded face and was unhappy, "What? Prime Minister seems to not welcome Zhen to come."

"You better disappear right before your eyes, of course you are not welcome." Su Mann said in her heart but did not dare to say it out loud.

"The Emperor is worrying too much."

"Do you want to know why Zhen came?" He smiled and asked as he lightly fiddled with the teacup in his hand, seemingly unconcerned.

Su Mann restrained the ripples in her eyes and calmly said, "This lowly subject does not know."

She indeed did not know what Jun Moran suddenly ran over to do, but of course she did not think that he would have any good intentions.

"Big brother, big brother, do you not want Xuan anymore?" The familiar voice that did not have time to stop came from afar and Su Mann's heart jumped wildly. In an instant, Qixuan's aggrieved face appeared in front of her. Obviously, he didn't expect there to be a third person present. He pulled Su Mann's sleeve and asked.

He originally thought that if he was unhappy with Su Mann, she would come and coax him as usual, but he did not expect that the last one to come would be Yuan Jin. His brother had never been like this before.

"Xuan, don't be rude." Su Mann looked at Qixuan seriously, and her tone was a little stiff.

Only now did Qixuan realize that the man sitting at the side could not hide his noble aura. He was extremely handsome, and his eyes were deep. His intuition told him that this man was very dangerous. He shrunk his neck and hid behind Su Mann.

"You are Qixuan?" It was rare for Jun Moran to reveal a harmless smile. The light in his eyes flickered, making Su Mann shiver all over.

Qixuan was a little scared, but he still nodded carefully.

"Who are you? Why do you know my name?"

Jun Moran still had a gentle smile on his face, but the sharpness between his brows couldn't be ignored.

"Xuan, don't be rude."

"Beloved, you can rest assured that Zhen will not bicker with a child."

Su Mann did not know how to respond when Yuan Jin's voice sounded from outside the door. In an instant, Su Mann wished she could disappear immediately. Otherwise, how could she face these two people at the same time? She was sure that Jun Moran must have done it on purpose.

"Xuan, are you here?" Yuan Jin strode in and his eyes met Jun Moran's. Killing intent flashed across their eyes and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Yuan Jin had seen Jun Moran from afar before, and he had a natural domineering aura. It wasn't difficult to guess the identity of the person in front of him.

Jun Moran looked at the gentle man who suddenly barged in with interest, and a mocking smile appeared on his lips.

"My dear minister, don't you want to introduce me?"

Su Mann lifted her eyes to look at Jun Moran, then her gaze landed on Yuan Jin and said, "Yuan Jin, this is the current Saint."

Yuan Jin was deliberately surprised for a moment before he bowed and said, "My humble subject greets the Emperor."

"No need to be so polite, get up."

"Looks like the relationship between the beloved minister and Young Master Yuan is not shallow." Jun Moran purposely said.

"Emperor, Young Master Yuan is a good friend of this official."

Yuan Jin stood at the side, his gaze neither servile nor overbearing, but the doubt in his heart continued to spread. Jun Moran's gaze when looking at Su Mann was too fierce, like a wild beast seeing its prey. This kind of understanding made him feel frightened or even angry.

" Oh?" Jun Moran shifted his gaze to Yuan Jin's face again. He waved the folding fan in his hand gently and continued, "So that's how it is. Looks like you have a lot of capable people by your side."

Su Mann did not say anything and her wide sleeves drooped slightly.

"Does your dear servant not plan to explain it properly to Zhen?" Jun Moran's lips curled into a smile and the sharp tip of his brows was concealed but he was still unable to resist that terrifying cold light.

Su Mann was about to speak when Qixuan, who was standing beside her, looked at the handsome man in front of him with his eyes wide open. He said, "Brother is so fierce. Xuan wants to play with Brother Yuan."

Su Mann was startled. She secretly glanced at his shadow. That spot that was extended by the light felt like a huge rock weighing thousands of kilograms was pressing down on her heart. She could not breathe.

The few of them had different thoughts. The heavy atmosphere was stagnant. Only Qixuan did not know what was going on. He smiled and went to pull Yuan Jin's hand. In the two seemingly unintentional but sharp eyes, he pushed Yuan Jin away with his small body, and did not even have time to care about etiquette.

Jun Moran looked thoughtfully at the two figures that disappeared outside the door. For a moment, only he and Su Mann were left in the hall.

"My dear servant, don't you plan to bring Zhen to admire Prime Minister Mansion?"

Su Mann's shoulder twitched when she heard this. It was as if she had woken up from a dream. She looked up at him and her face was somewhat pale. "This official's residence is simple and crude. I am afraid that I will stain the Emperor's eyes."

Jun Moran's expression was calm, "Since your beloved official has said this, is he blaming Zhen for not doing so? After all, the dignified Prime Minister of Great Yan actually received such courtesy. This Zhen was neglectful."

"Your Majesty, this lowly subject does not have such intentions." Su Mann clearly knew that he deliberately misinterpreted her meaning and was just about to refute but was interrupted by his following words.

"Beloved minister, please rest assured. After Zhen sees everything, he will make a decision. In a few days, he will let the Ministry of Works take care of this matter and will definitely not disappoint your beloved minister."

Su Mann hesitated and finally shook her head, "Forgive this lowly official for being unable to comply."

Jun Moran was not angry. He reached out and pulled Su Mann over and forcefully hugged her waist. It was warm and soft in his embrace. He gently rubbed the tip of his nose against her white neck. A bright light flashed through his eyes and it was intimidating.

Su Mann's entire body stiffened and she knew that she could not struggle because Yuan Jin was not far away. Both of them had different thoughts but they did not notice the pair of black eyes that were filled with pain outside the window.