Love Sword

32

As the day of the wedding finally arrive, people are gathered together from all across the continent to congratulate the third prince, Jiang Yulang, and the princess of Chang'An, Ruo An.

The couple performed the wedding ceremony without any obstructions and was announced husband and wife after the ceremony ended. Then, came the joyful party of singing and dancing.

Everyone seems to be having a blast and enjoying the ceremony when they are offered the best quality of wine to savor.

The decorations in the royal palace is extremely beautiful, however, it seems like a presence of someone is missing?

'Where is my brother?' Asked princess Ruo An who currently seated next to her newly-wedded husband.

The third prince put down his chopsticks.

'Your brother? I don't know, never seen him since he stepped foot here.'

Ruo An stared at the third prince in disgust.

'Good, I'm afraid you'd find him too beautiful and do bad things to him.' Said Ruo An.

Jiang Yulang coughed.

'If he's related to you, I can't see how he can be beautiful.' Said the third prince with a scoff.

Ruo An's eyes grew large.

'You-..'

'The new couple is having a good time, I see?'

The both of them turned to look at the crown prince approaching them. He is wearing a dark purple robe with that same silver mask over his face.

'Oh, greetings to your highness, the crown prince.' Said Ruo An respectfully.

The crown prince nodded with a small smile.

'Here is a toast to your happy day.' Said the crown prince as he lifted a cup of wine.

Both the third prince and princess grabbed their cup and began to drink it with the crown prince.

'I see that the prince of Chang'An is not joining us in this merry event?' Asked the crown prince.

A eunuch nearby walked forward with a bow.

'His highness is not feeling well, He Chang informed me, your highness.'

Ruo An put on a concerned expression.

The crown prince lifted his eyebrows. Not feeling well? Again?

Last time at the lantern festival, he was also not feeling well. Why is it that when there are big ceremonies, he always 'don't feel well'?

The crown prince turned to the couple.

'I will take my leave for now, congratulations you two.'

The third prince and princess quickly bowed and sent their farewells to the crown prince as well.

Li Jun slipped out of the party banquet and made his way towards the pavilion where Xiang Ning is currently in.

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'Chang'ge, please let me go.' Pleaded Xiang Ning while his hands kept on trying to pry open the tight grip on his waist.

Jin Shan stared at the young boy in front of him. How could he ever let him go out fully dressed up like this? He'd catch the eyes of everyone outside, it's best that he's kept hidden.

'You can't go.' Jin Shan said, sounding more like a demand.

Xiang Ning stopped struggling and paused, then he turned to look at the man behind him who is hugging his waist so tightly he cannot budge at all.

The swift movement of the prince caused a whiff of jasmine scent to waft into the nostrils of our Jin clan's heir. The intoxicating smell caused Jin Shan to tighten his grip even further on the dainty waist.

'But why can't I go? It's jie jie's birthday and I just want to-..mmm!'

Before he could finish his sentence, his mouth was blocked by a pair of lips. He was in shock! He's being kissed?

The lips that are attacking him turns out to be very ferocious. This is not like that last time that they had kissed. Last time, it was just their lips touching each other for a while.

However, this time, Xiang Ning was shocked by the probing tongue of the other person trying to reach into the depths of his mouth.

Jin Shan pressed his lips onto the ruddy red lips of the prince and began his attack without any hint of hesitation. He pulled his arms away from the small waist and used his two hands to press the smaller body closer to him all while not pulling away from Xiang Ning's lips at all.

He had been craving the touch of these soft lips for a while but never tried to experience it. Now, his patience seems to be running thin.

He suddenly remembers what his little brother said about him being in love with Xiang Ning. Upon thinking about this, the kiss grew even more aggressive, it almost feels like he's trying to suck out the prince's soul.

After a long kiss, he finally pulled away. A string of saliva attached their lips together for a few seconds before disappearing into thin air.

Xiang Ning's legs are weak, his face in the color of cherries. His lips which are still a little open are now swollen. This weak appearance of his caused Jin Shan's pride to rise, influencing his mood to lighten up by a lot.

'Do you still want to go? Looking like this?' Asked Jin Shan with a smirk.

Xiang Ning looked at the man through his watery eyes.

'Why did you kiss me? A-And why don't you want me to go to jie jie's wedding?' Asked Xiang Ning, his face blushing a tomato red as he stammered out his words.

Jin Shan only smiled lightly. He leant in to the boy's left ear, his hot breath sprayed onto the delicately white skin causing a lauer of pink to cover it.

'Maybe it's because I'll get jealous if others see you looking like this.'

The words caused Xiang Ning's heart to jump frantically. What does that person mean by saying this? Jealous? Why would he be jealous? Unless he also likes Xiang Ning back?

Thinking about this, the prince's heart gave a joyful jolt.

'Well it looks like the eunuch was lying.'

Xiang Ning and Jin Shan turned around to see the crown prince, Li Jun, standing at the entrance of the pavilion. Feeling embarrassed, Xiang Ning quickly scurried out of Jin Shan's hold and stood to the side, blushing so hard that his neck and shoulders which are exposed because of the robe he is wearing to turn red as well.

Jin Shan did not try to stop the prince from escaping his arms, he turned to look at Li Jun with a subtle glare but dared not make it too obvious in case Xiang Ning notices anything odd.

The crown prince walked towards the two, his mood unpredictable as his face is covered with a mask.

'Is your highness not joining the banquet or you can't join because of someone?' Asked the crown prince to Xiang Ning, his tone was smiley.

Xiang Ning did not dare to look at the crown prince, he just took a step backwards. No answer.

The crown prince chuckled.

'I guess I came here at the wrong time. I am not welcomed here.'

'No! Your highness got the wrong ide-...'

Before Xiang Ning could finish his sentence of explanation, Jin Shan cut his sentence off with one of his own.

'If your highness is aware, then why are you still here?'

To Be Continued...