Return of the Swallow

ll that he could to pursue Qin Yining, even to the point of forcing her to enter the palace so she would be his.

If it hadn’t been for Pang Xiao’s plot, she would’ve long become part of Yuchi Yan’s harem! So how does that silly girl have the good temper to smile at that fop now??

Though irritated thoughts ran madly through his mind, the imperial prince’s anger was mostly assuaged by the gentle look in her eyes.
He coughed and stared coldly at Qin Yining.

“What, found another future path after leaving this prince’s manor? Don’t worry, if someone really doesn ’t mind your past and is willing to wed you, this prince will add a great present to your dowry.
We knew each other for a while, after all.
But you can’t go to be a concubine now, can you? One of this prince’s women settling for anything but the lady of the household? Isn ’t that just wallowing in degeneration?”

“You, you go too far!” Yuchi Yan could finally no longer hold it in upon seeing Pang Xiao humiliate the girl this way.
“I wonder how His Majesty will judge if I send in a petition censuring you!”

“That would be later in the future, and absolutely nothing to do with you!” jeered Pang Xiao.

Yuchi Yan’s complexion was turning an alarming shade of red.
Just as he was about to really dive into things, Lu-gonggong reported that Qin Huaiyuan and the others had walked out into the yard.

“What might the Faithful Prince of the First Rank need, having graced us with your honorable presence?” Qin Huaiyuan smiled faintly and spoke gently.

The imperial prince arched a brow.
“Nothing much, just taking a spin around and checking in on an old friend.”

His attitude was extremely arrogant and at disparate odds with how he treated Qin Huaiyuan before.

The Qin patriarch narrowed his eyes, filtering through numerous possibilities in his mind.
Behind him were née Sun, the second elder master and madame, and third elder master.
They were very put out by Pang Xiao’s contemptuous attitude, especially née Sun.

Back in Great Yan, Pang Xiao had sought to shorten the distance between them and called her mother-in-law.
He’d done everything possible in the realm of flattery for Qin Yining’s sake.

And look just how long it’d been? He changed his mind as easily as flipping the pages of a book!

They’d heard of a few rumors between the prince and their fourth miss upon their return, but née Sun hadn’t thought much of them at all.
So it turned out that she’d been too optimistic?

Cheeks crimson with anger, née Sun held a firm grip on her temper and didn’t say anything.

Qin Huaiyuan remained as elegantly refined as ever.
“I see.
I had no idea that the Faithful Prince of the First Rank and Commandery Prince of Yan were friends.
Is this a new way to greet friends? Or is this a custom of the Great Zhou capital? I’m afraid I have little talent and even less learning.
It’s my first time experiencing this.”

Father-in-law really has airtight logic! Life would be horribly difficult if I’d ever become enemies with someone like him.

Even so, Pang Xiao kept a sneer plastered to his face.
“Oh, Sir Qin will have plenty of opportunities to experience this in the future.”

Halfsies!

If you want to support us, please download our awesome cultivation game Taoist Immortal!