When Hong Xu left the Imperial Morning Audience and had just arrived at the entrance of the palace, a palace attendant immediately stepped forward, bowed and reported to him on the matter of that ZiLi had vomited blood and had been fussing about wanting to return to the Ming Yang Palace.
After Hong Xu had listened, he just narrowed his eyes and said indifferently, “I see, you may leave.” After he finished speaking, he simply continued to lead a few Ministers into the Imperial Study!
The palace attendant saw that Hong Xu did not show any expression of displeasure or concern for his new favorite pet's illness, so it seemed that the Prince of Bei ling was apparently not worth much in the eyes of His Majesty! With this in mind, the large stone pressing down on his heart finally fell to the ground. Feeling relieved, he lifted his sleeve to wipe off the profuse sweat on his forehead, flung his horsetail whisk and went back to report the good news!
That said, was Hong Xu's heart really as indifferent as his expression showed? No, not at all! In fact, as soon as Hong Xu had heard it, he immediately had one feeling in his heart, and that feeling was ―― anger!
But he was not angry with others, but only with the victim of this incident, that little rascal who always refused to accept his favor and always wanted to challenge him and bicker with him.
Other people would kill for his favor, but yet that little rascal opposed his favor and even thought it was r•pe! He was allowed to rest on the Imperial bed, but yet when he woke up he immediately screamed that he wanted to leave! Hong Xu felt that his dignity as an Emperor had once again been violated by this little rascal and he did not know whether to call him stupid or disobedient.
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*Cough, cough!* The old Prime Minister Zou Yan deliberately coughed a few times, reminding the Emperor above him, who was on a mental journey in outer space, that his soul had to return! How interesting, in such a serious atmosphere of military talks, the Emperor who had always been so solemn and awe-inspiring was actually unexpectedly absent-minded? Others might not have seen it, but Zou Yan, a shrewd old man with sharp eyes, caught the scheming smile that occasionally flashed in the Emperor's eyes. “Your Majesty, this old subject thinks that although General Li's plan is not foolproof, it is still feasible. Your Majesty, could you let us know what you think?”“Since the Prime Minister thinks it is feasible, let beloved subject 1 Xu handle it!” Hong Xu seamlessly regained his attention, straightened his body, and replied.
“As you command!” General Xu ZhongXu, who was renowned for his bravery, stepped forward and cupped his fist in his hand 2 and accepted his orders.
“That was all for today, Our beloved subjects you are all excused!”
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
After they all had left, Hong Xu also put down the Memorials in his hands, walked out of the Imperial study and ordered, “Prepare to go to Ming Yang Palace!”
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ZiLi lay curled up in the quilt and heard someone push open the door, walk in, and then stand in silence for a while. Suddenly a cool hand was placed on his forehead, and then he heard a deep and low voice say, “What are We raising you all for? Why has no one come to take care of your master while he is sick?”“This servant deserves to die!” Rustles of female clothing sweeping across the floor could be heard.
“What are you all waiting for? Why is there still no one looking for Imperial Physician Li?”
“Yes― yes, Your Majesty!”
ZiLi slowly opened his eyelids, and then saw a face he least wanted to see right now. So, in the blink of an eye, he ducked his head back under the quilt again.
When Hong Xu saw that, he became even angrier in his heart, and he said to the maids at the side with a cold face, “All of you, leave.”
The maids immediately left the room in a panic. When Chun Lan saw that Ming Yue was still hesitating and it looked like she wanted to say something, Chun Lan quickly gestured with her hand and pulled on Ming Yue's sleeve so that she followed her.
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After all the maids had left, Hong Xu turned his attention back to ZiLi, who was thinking everything would be fine if he hid under the quilt, and said, “We will count to three, if you have not come out by then, do not blame Us for not showing mercy.”The figure under the quilt trembled.
“One.”
“The figure under the quilt stiffened.”
“Two.”
The figure under the quilt backed off.
“Three! Very well!”
Hong Xu resisted the urge to beat him into oblivion, stepped forward, grabbed the corner of the quilt, and pulled on it with force, exposing the sheltered ZiLi, who cried out in panic, to his cold eyes. ZiLi deliberately closed his eyes and remained in the position as he was, ignoring the fact that the quilt had already been ripped from him. His cheeks, which were already flushed from the fever, were now like boiled shrimps after being covered by the quilt for a while. This soft blush ran down his slender neck to the delicate collarbone and into the somewhat loose collar.
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ZiLi had the very uncomfortable feeling that the icy gaze cast on him had suddenly become strange, so he turned around and opened his eyes wide, and sure enough, he saw Hong Xu gazing at him with an obscene look in his eyes!“In all the time that the Prince of Bei Ling has been playing with flowers 3 , have you ever heard the saying that it would be more ecstatic to do it with someone who has a fever?” Hong Xu asked softly with a wicked smile.
ZiLi immediately stared at him warily and could not help but pull back a few inches. His skinny and shivering appearance looked very pitiful.
The two remained in this stalemate for some time, when Hong Xu suddenly, with a soft sigh, put the quilt over ZiLi again.
“Are you really so incapable of telling what’s good for you and what’s bad? Or are you just stubborn?” Hong Xu tucked him in well and said helplessly, “You see, everyone is fighting openly and maneuvering covertly because they want to gain Our favor and try to gain power. Why do you despise and even resist at all costs these things that others are yearning for even in their dreams?”
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Furious because Hong Xu suggested that he was the unreasonable 4 one, ZiLi could not help but furiously shout at him, “Because I don’t want to become an animal in a cage! You play nothing but the role of a tamer. You tempt your beasts with delicious meat, make them bite and slaughter each other, and make them fight endlessly to drive away your boredom. You are nothing more than a pitiful creature who chooses to watch the beast fights because you have no one to keep you company. Stop believing that you are infallible. I am not an animal in your cage, and I don’t care about this so-called favor of yours!” After saying that, he breathed heavily and stared at Hong Xu furiously.Hong Xu looked deeply into his eyes for a long time, then suddenly laughed lightly, then louder and louder, and finally began to burst into loud laughter.
ZiLi looked at him and thought he had gone crazy.
“Heh heh― heh heh, Xiao JinYu, ha― you truly had Us fooled!” Hong Xu looked with a smile, yet not a smile, at ZiLi's black eyes, which were pure and clear, and clearly reflected the cold and lonely face of a man.
“But, I like it! Not We, but I 5 !” Hong Xu stroked ZiLi's eyelashes and said softly.
Then he kissed the man below him deeply on the lips.
We made it to the end of Volume 1, we’re slowly getting somewhere ヾ(⌒▽⌒)ﾉ
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