FIMA Ch89: Terrifying

“…” Xie Xuan’s face flushed slightly red.

Sure enough, this person wants to bully him again.

His fine white fingers wandered over this handsome, unmatched face. It’s clearly such a cold and frightening face, yet his mouth can always sprout words that make people feel ashamed and annoyed with a serious expression.

However, there was a bit of shyness, but no annoyance.

It was definitely because they had been separated for too long this time, more than ten days, so a little kiss actually didn’t matter much.

He lowered his head slightly, just about to touch those thin lips that could never say anything pleasant.

Yet, the next moment, his slender and long neck was seized by someone, and his bright red, soft lips were also bitten by the person turning from a guest into the host.

A moment later, Gu Siyuan’s deep and hoarse voice leaked slightly from the cracks of his lips: “Has Your Highness discovered any traces of a demonic spirit possessing?”

Where did Xie Xuan have the strength to speak?

Gu Siyuan’s large palm passed through the thin clothing material, caressing the person’s slender waist, but his face remained cold and serious: “Presumably, the Sixth Highness hasn’t had time to identify it clearly just now, so how about we do it again?”

But this time, completely not waiting for the person to respond, he directly covered it again.

“Wu…” Xie Xuan’s fingers tightly gripped the person’s lapel.

Not knowing how long it passed before he was released, Xie Xuan’s whole person had turned into a puddle of water.

Right at this moment, slight movements came from the courtyard gate.

Gu Siyuan raised his eyes to see, it was a maid coming with a medicine bowl. Seeing the two of them in this state, she was momentarily stuck, unable to advance or retreat.

He immediately spoke up: “Put it here!”

“Yes,” the maid hurriedly responded.

The dark medicinal liquid was served in a delicate white porcelain bowl, possessing a contrasting beauty.

Gu Siyuan stirred it with a spoon, and when the temperature of the medicine went down a bit, he turned his head and said: “Come drink the medicine.”

“Don’t want to,” Xie Xuan stayed glued in Gu Siyuan’s embrace, frowning delicately.

Gu Siyuan put down the spoon and pinched the person’s soft cheek: “Still a little child, acting spoiled over drinking medicine?”

Xie Xuan directly opened his mouth and bit the thumb pressing on his cheek.

Usually, without anyone saying, he would automatically and consciously pick up the medicine bowl and drink it all in one gulp. But at this very moment, for some reason, he felt this medicine had become incredibly bitter.

He lowered his eyelashes, secretly thinking: Maybe it’s because someone is here tolerating his fussiness and acting spoiled.

Watching the person in his arms act up, Gu Siyuan said calmly: “So it’s not an adult, nor a little child, but completely a biting little cat.”

Xie Xuan nodded self-righteously: “I am already not human, so I can’t understand what you’re saying right now.”

“…” Gu Siyuan.

He really can find any broken excuse.

Gu Siyuan glanced at him, saying leisurely: “Although you can’t understand, you can speak. This is a divine cat, maybe it can be presented as a tribute to the Leopard House (imperial menagerie).”

Xie Xuan immediately glared with moist eyes, accusing: “You ruthless man.”

Gu Siyuan chuckled softly: “Didn’t you say you couldn’t understand? You know what I just said, and you scold me for being ruthless?”

Xie Xuan bit down on him once more with an ‘aowu’, mumbling an accusation: “Only know how to bully this Prince. Just wait and see how this Prince will punish you in the future!”

Fool.

Gu Siyuan reached out, picked up the medicine bowl, and said coldly to the person in his arms: “Ah, open your mouth.”

“Ah…” Xie Xuan subconsciously raised his head and responded.

The next moment, his bright red lips were covered, and then, the warm and bitter medicinal liquid flowed over following suit.

Before Xie Xuan could react, the medicinal liquid was swallowed down.

He glared, wanting to be fierce to the person.

You aren’t sick, can this medicine be drunk casually?

But immediately, his mouth was blocked again.

Like this, repeating several times.

A bowl of medicine was basically mostly drunk by him.

Xie Xuan purposely watched until only the last mouthful was left in the bowl, preparing to teach this guy Gu Xun a good lesson after drinking it.

As a result, the last time.

The medicine had clearly been swallowed down, but his mouth still couldn’t open, because his lips were directly bitten by the person who hadn’t left.

Then, even his tongue was sucked away, and his breath was also plundered.

After a long while, Xie Xuan’s whole person was like boneless again, lazily leaning in Gu Siyuan’s embrace, his head drooping on his chest, taking small gulps of fresh air.

Gu Siyuan’s large palm stroked the back of the person in his arms rhythmically, saying softly: “These two times, the Sixth Highness has lasted longer than last time. Your body is indeed much better. After another period of time, it should be possible.”

“Possible, what’s possible?” Xie Xuan immediately blinked, his two fine white fingers gently walking on the person’s chest: “Or is it hinting… what’s possible? General Gu…”

The very last bit of the trailing sound curled up, and his warm breath sprayed upward onto Gu Siyuan’s neck, his pupils flashing slightly like an alluring demon.

Where was the dying appearance from just now, his whole body exuded an aura of acting up.

“…” Gu Siyuan.

Young people nowadays.

Gu Siyuan grabbed his mischievous fingers, his eyes narrowing slightly, his voice deep and magnetic: “What is possible, does Your Highness still not know clearly? I thought Your Highness had been looking forward to it for a long time?”

Xie Xuan looked up at the person, his eyes moist, a picture of innocence: “What, looking forward to what? How come this Prince doesn’t know?”

Gu Siyuan’s large palm slowly moved down along the waistline. The male voice spraying by the ear carried a bit of coaxing: “Your Highness knows. Say it out loud, say it out loud, and this general will satisfy you.”

“Won’t say,” Xie Xuan groaned unbearably: “Wu…”

His whole person twisted into a pretzel in Gu Siyuan’s embrace, puffing his cheeks, biting his lip, and glaring at the person.

Why wouldn’t this person yield to him? From morning to night, only knowing how to bully him…

Just as Xie Xuan was about to smash the cracked pot (give up on himself).

Right at this moment, the loud voice of a guard came from the front courtyard.

“Lord Ding, why did you come back again?”

“Still have a little matter to discuss with the Sixth Highness.” A rich male voice traveled over.

Looking at the little lion ready to bite people, Gu Siyuan smiled softly and lowered his head to lightly touch his forehead.

He coaxed softly again: “Your Highness needn’t be disappointed. In at most another two months, Your Highness’s illness will be completely recovered. It will be possible then. This general will definitely satisfy Your Highness.”

“…” Xie Xuan blushed with embarrassment.

Who’s disappointed?

Who satisfies who?

Thought who couldn’t do it? We are both men, both having the same things.

A moment later, Ding Ye, who walked into the back courtyard of the Sixth Prince’s mansion, was stunned looking at the figure flashing past the eaves.

Should he shout ‘assassin’ right now?

But seeing the Sixth Highness, and the guards in the courtyard being so calm, something seemed wrong.

He suddenly remembered something. That figure seemed somewhat familiar. Was that Gu Xun?

Why was Gu Xun here?

Could it be he was just in this back courtyard?

Ding Ye’s eyes widened, his whole person in a trance.

“Lord Ding, why did you come back again?” Xie Xuan looked at Ding Ye, asking in dissatisfaction.

It’s all this guy’s fault, ruining his good deeds.

“Ah, this lower official has a matter to…” Ding Ye hurriedly snapped back to reality, took a few steps closer, piled up a face full of smiles, and bowed to Xie Xuan. However, when his gaze swept over Xie Xuan’s clearly overly red and swollen lips.

Ding Ye: “…”

This… this…

Did he see something he shouldn’t know?

He wouldn’t be silenced to prevent speaking, would he?

Seeing the person in front of him lose focus time and time again, Xie Xuan narrowed his eyes, quite dissatisfied. Since there’s no major matter, he still ran over to ruin his good deeds.

But, when he realized what Ding Ye was looking at, his expression couldn’t help changing slightly.

Xie Xuan hurriedly picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, his tone profound: “Lord Ding, if there’s nothing else, go back to your mansion and rest early!”

“Ah, yes, nothing else.” Ding Ye was in a blazing trance. Having not even stood in this mansion for a while, his whole person turned and walked out again.

It originally wasn’t a major matter anyway.

After the person walked far away.

“Bang…” Xie Xuan put down the teacup, saying fiercely: “Hateful Gu Xun, next time it must be this Prince’s turn to bully you, to bite your mouth red and swollen.”

Unfortunately, Gu Siyuan had already walked far away and couldn’t hear.

Otherwise, he would definitely put on a coffin face, but his mouth would say coldly yet coquettishly inside: “Sure, welcome.”

…

For the next month or so.

Because of the Ling County granary case, several mansions in the capital were emptied, and rivers of blood flowed at the Caishikou execution ground.

During this, Xie Xuan took the opportunity to plant quite a few of his hands in, and the Second Prince Xie Kuan wasn’t far behind either.

And in this process, who knows how many people gnashed their teeth in hatred toward Xie Xuan.

However, these were not matters Gu Siyuan needed to care about right now.

Recently, he unexpectedly discovered Emperor Jianzhao secretly mobilizing the Fish Scale Guard.

The Fish Scale Guard also belonged to the Imperial Guards, but their numbers totaled only a hundred men. They were the elite of the elite, directly under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Guard Grand Commander Guan Zhuoyi, answering only to His Majesty and Guan Zhuoyi. Even the Vice Commanders couldn’t intervene, let alone a General of the Household like Gu Siyuan.

The reason he could discover something fishy was entirely because, relying on his high martial arts skills, he accidentally heard someone moving in the inner palace one night, secretly chased after them, and finally discovered it was the Fish Scale Guard.

However, there were also capable people in the Fish Scale Guard, so he didn’t get too close.

Afterward, he found an opportunity to tell this matter to Xie Xuan.

“You’ve had a lot of movements recently, His Majesty definitely must have noticed something wrong as well. Just in case, you need to pay extra attention to this matter.”

Seeing the person’s serious appearance, Xie Xuan stuck to his body, smiling playfully: “Why so serious? Is there anything that can hide from your eyes, or are you going to meet some vixen during this time?”

Pinching the person’s face, Gu Siyuan said coldly: “I will indeed be very busy next, with no time to care about your affairs. You behave yourself.”

“General Gu only knows how to be fierce to this Prince?” Xie Xuan glared at the person. Thinking for a moment, a bright smile curled up at the corner of his mouth, and his hand slowly felt downward: “Is it that summer has arrived, and with no one to help General Gu purge his internal heat, the heart fire is surging up?”

Gu Siyuan directly threw the person on him down, saying indifferently: “Act up less now, accumulate some virtue for yourself. Otherwise, two months later, this general is afraid Your Highness will regret it.”

“…” Xie Xuan was scared into a shiver by the meaning of ‘devouring a person whole’ in his tone.

Hmph.

Scared of what…

Finally, Gu Siyuan said one sentence: “Be obedient, I’m leaving.”

“Oh…” Xie Xuan hummed and hawed.

When Xie Xuan initially heard that Gu Siyuan would be very busy recently, he didn’t pay too much mind. After all, he himself was actually not idle normally either.

But, until he discovered that aside from taking a glance at Gu Siyuan outside the Taihe Hall every day during morning court, for over half a month, he actually couldn’t find a chance to speak an extra sentence to Gu Siyuan privately.

Even the news that the two-month period had passed, his medicine had been finished, and his body was completely recovered, he couldn’t find an opportunity to tell Gu Siyuan.

If he didn’t have some trust in Gu Siyuan’s character, he would really doubt if Gu Siyuan had been hooked away by some other external little lion spirit?

“Your Highness, the King of the Northern Frontier will arrive in the capital in a few days. He is coming to our Great Liang to seek aid this time, requesting an alliance to jointly resist the barbaric grassland people,” the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Tang Wenbin, said softly.

Xie Xuan tossed out the messy thoughts in his head, narrowed his eyes, and responded: “Those people on the grasslands are becoming more and more excessive. Not only are they harassing our borders endlessly, but they’ve also run to the Northern Frontier.”

Tang Wenbin nodded, analyzing slowly: “When the grassland people were in power back then, the Northern Frontier was also originally their territory. Later, during the great chaos of the last emperor’s reign, the King of the Northern Frontier’s branch set themselves up as kings. When the Great Ancestor of our Great Liang occupied the Central Plains, he didn’t pay much attention to that bitter and cold land of the Northern Frontier, and everyone has always lived in peace. But the grassland people are close to the Northern Frontier, and lacking land and people, they naturally want to gnaw down this soft bone of the Northern Frontier first, and after that, I’m afraid they will aim at our Great Liang…”

Xie Xuan smiled softly and glanced at him: “It seems Vice Minister Tang has a deep understanding of the grassland people’s wolfish ambitions.”

Tang Wenbin stroked his beard and didn’t speak further.

Now, the majority of people in the Great Liang court, including Emperor Jianzhao, held the mindset of not fighting if possible toward the grassland people. He instead appeared somewhat radical.

Xie Xuan had a pretty good impression of Tang Wenbin.

The original Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites was the Second Prince Xie Kuan’s person, who had been stripped down because of the sacrificial assassination case back then.

He took the opportunity to push up Tang Wenbin from under his command. During these days, this person indeed did quite well, and his political views also mostly aligned with his.

Xie Xuan also remembered the matter of Gu Siyuan saying a few months ago that he wanted to go to the battlefield to be a Confucian general. Then the first to bear the brunt would be facing the grassland people.

Xie Xuan clenched his fingers.

After a moment of silence, Tang Wenbin continued: “It’s said that the King of the Northern Frontier also brought his most beloved prince and princess this time. I’m afraid he harbors the thought of consolidating relations through a marriage alliance. Your Highness, if you were to…”

Xie Xuan’s face immediately darkened, and he waved his hand: “Do not mention this matter again, this Prince has my own plans.”

…

And as the time reached July.

The procession of the King of the Northern Frontier finally arrived near the capital environs.

Emperor Jianzhao didn’t show favoritism this time. On that day, he directly arranged for the four princes to go together to the Shili Pavilion (Ten-Mile Pavilion) outside the city to welcome the King of the Northern Frontier’s party.

The royal court had already been full of waves recently. With this move, it made people even more unable to understand what Emperor Jianzhao actually wanted to do?

However, for Xie Xuan, he completely had no time to consider these. Because Emperor Jianzhao arranged for the Imperial Guards to escort them out of the city, he finally got to see a certain heartless man again.

Gu Siyuan rode a horse at the front of the procession leaving the city, from time to time able to feel the resentful gaze cast over from a certain carriage behind him.

So much so that a certain General of the Household riding side by side with him also felt something was wrong and couldn’t help asking: “Siyuan, is something amiss? Your judgment has always been the most accurate?”

Gu Siyuan shook his head: “No.”

These past days, he was on duty in the imperial palace every day, but at night he had to go out to handle affairs, so he hadn’t gone looking for Xie Xuan again.

Actually, it’s only been about two months.

This little thing is quite the drama queen; that expression looks as if he’s been waiting in a cold kiln for eighteen years.

Or, is he actually thinking about that agreement they made two months ago?

Mm, this is indeed his fault.

Then, let’s extend the time for the first time as much as possible. Originally, out of consideration that he just recovered from a severe illness, I didn’t plan to toss him around.

Xie Xuan, who was originally sitting in the carriage acting like a drama queen, suddenly felt his neck go cold for some reason.

It seems… something terrifying is about to happen.

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