Return of the Swallow

ome out worse for the wear, he would make this a grand spectacle.
Everyone would know that he’d gotten the short end of the stick!

When his thoughts travelled here, Pang Xiao’s tone took on a hard edge.

“Has the princess caught a cold and is sprouting all this nonsense because of a fever? If Your Highness is sick, you should see an imperial doctor.
You shouldn’t be out and about like this.”

“What are you talking about?! I’m not sick! This isn’t nonsense! Pang Zhixi! Just admit that you ’re not man enough to own up, why are you blaming everything on me?? I’m sick? Hah! I’m very clearheaded right now, the most I’ve ever been!”

“To be completely clearheaded yet also a shrieking shrew in the street means you didn’t learn your manners properly.
His Majesty is busy with the nation’s affairs and Her Majesty is preoccupied with keeping the imperial harem in order.
It seems that’s affected Your Highness’ education.
As His Majesty’s foster brother, I am half an older brother to you.
Your Highness cannot continue to act out like this.
It’s an affront to the rules of the home and disgrace to imperial dignity.”

Pang Xiao’s expression darkened and he gave orders to Hexiang and the other palace servants behind Li Helan.
“Help the princess back into the carriage.
This prince will personally escort the princess to see His Majesty!”

“How, how dare you say I have no manners!”

“And do you have manners?” Pang Xiao sneered.
“I’ve never seen a daughter of the blood completely disregard her future husband’s dignity and waylay someone in the streets in order to make a scene! You might not care about your self-worth, but His Majesty cares about imperial dignity and third brother has his considerations of face! Your Highness, please get in the carriage.
Don ’t make me say harsher words!”

Pang Xiao was someone who would behead an enemy leader in the battlefield without even a blink.
Now in the deep throes of anger, his bearing was on full display.
A domineering bloodlust made all of Li Helan’s hairs stand on end.
No matter how she didn’t like how things had turned out, reverence of a superior and fear of danger made her shrink in on herself.

Putting on a threatening display but actually feeling quite terrified, Li Helan snapped back, “You’re the one who needs to learn his manners, Pang Zhixi! You’re just a prince, and an idle one without even a position these days! Where do you get the right to lecture this princess!?”

The prince glowered even more darkly, the black anger brimming in his phoenix-eyes morphed into a storm ready to erupt.

Li Helan regretted her words after uttering them.
All men cared about face; Pang Xiao had no position right now because her royal brother didn’t want to give him one.

Actually, was Pang Xiao distant to her because her royal brother didn’t value him?

Long chapter, halfsies!!

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