FIMA Ch89: Terrifying

Xie Xuan blushed slightly.

Sure enough, this man wanted to bully him again.

His slender white fingers wandered over this incredibly handsome face, which, despite its coldness that could make people fear, always spoke words that made him embarrassed and angry.

Embarrassment, yes, but no anger.

It must be because they had been apart too long this time, for more than ten days. A little kiss wouldn’t hurt.

He lowered his head slightly, ready to touch those lips that never seemed to say anything nice.

However, the next moment, his slender neck was seized, and his soft, red lips were bitten by someone taking the initiative.

After a while, Gu Siyuan’s deep, hoarse voice seeped through his lips: “Your Highness, did you find any traces of a demon possessing me?”

Xie Xuan had no strength left to speak.

Gu Siyuan’s large hand slipped under the thin fabric, touching his slender waist, his face still coldly saying, “It seems the Sixth Prince didn’t have enough time to identify it clearly. How about another try?”

This time, he didn’t wait for a response and directly kissed him again.

“Mm…” Xie Xuan’s fingers tightly clutched his clothes.

Who knew how long it was before he was released, Xie Xuan was already like a puddle of water.

Just then, there was a slight noise at the courtyard gate.

Gu Siyuan looked up to see a maid carrying a bowl of medicine, hesitating upon seeing them in such a state.

He immediately said, “Leave it here!”

“Yes,” the maid quickly replied.

The dark medicine in the delicate white porcelain bowl created a contrasting beauty.

Gu Siyuan stirred the medicine with a spoon, waited for it to cool a bit, and then turned around and said, “Drink the medicine.”

“No,” Xie Xuan pouted in Gu Siyuan’s arms, frowning petulantly.

Gu Siyuan put down the spoon, pinching his soft face, “Still a child, huh? Complaining about drinking medicine?”

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

Usually, without needing a reminder, he would automatically pick up the bowl and drink it all, but now he felt the medicine was unbearably bitter.

He lowered his eyelashes, thinking: maybe it’s because someone here indulges his whining.

Gu Siyuan watched him misbehave, calmly saying, “Not an adult, not a child, just a little cat that bites.”

Xie Xuan nodded confidently, “I’m no longer human, so I don’t understand what you’re saying.”

“…” Gu Siyuan.

What a poor excuse.

Gu Siyuan glanced at him, leisurely saying, “Although you don’t understand, you can still speak. Maybe you’re a divine cat and should be offered to the Imperial Animal House.”

Xie Xuan immediately glared at him with watery eyes, accusing him, “You heartless man.”

Gu Siyuan chuckled, “Didn’t you say you couldn’t understand? How do you know what I just said to call me heartless?”

Xie Xuan howled and bit him again, muttering indistinctly, “Always bullying me. I’ll punish you one day!”

Fool.

Gu Siyuan picked up the medicine bowl, coldly ordering the person in his arms, “Ah, open your mouth.”

“Ah…” Xie Xuan instinctively opened his mouth.

The next moment, his red lips were covered, and warm, bitter medicine flowed into his mouth.

Before he could react, the medicine was swallowed.

He glared, wanting to scold.

You’re not sick; can you just drink this medicine?

But his mouth was immediately blocked again.

So, repeatedly.

A bowl of medicine was almost finished.

Xie Xuan watched the bowl with just one last sip left, planning to teach Gu Siyuan a lesson after finishing it.

But this last time.

Even though the medicine was swallowed, his mouth couldn’t open, as his lips were still being bitten.

Then, even his tongue was sucked in, and his breath was taken away.

After a long time, Xie Xuan lay limply in Gu Siyuan’s arms, his head resting on his chest, breathing in small sips of fresh air.

Gu Siyuan’s large hand gently stroked the back of the person in his arms, speaking softly, “Sixth Prince, you lasted longer these two times than the last. Your health has indeed improved quite a bit. In a little while, it should be fine.”

“Fine, what’s fine?” Xie Xuan immediately blinked, his slender white fingers lightly walking across Gu Siyuan’s chest, “Are you hinting… that we can do something? General Gu…”

The last bit of his tone rose, his warm breath blowing against Gu Siyuan’s neck and his eyes flashing like a seductive demon.

Where was the weakness from earlier? His whole demeanor now was that of mischief.

“…” Gu Siyuan.

Young people these days.

Gu Siyuan grabbed his mischievous fingers, his eyes narrowing, his voice low and magnetic, “What do you mean, Your Highness? I thought you’ve been looking forward to it for a long time?”

Xie Xuan looked up at him, his eyes innocent and clear, “Looking forward to what? This Prince knows nothing about it.”

Gu Siyuan’s large hand slowly moved down along his waistline, his voice at his ear carrying a hint of coaxing, “You know, say it, and I’ll satisfy you.”

“Not saying.” Xie Xuan whimpered, “Mmm…”

He twisted into a pretzel in Gu Siyuan’s arms, pouting and glaring.

Why wouldn’t this person just let him be? All day long, just bullying him…

Just as Xie Xuan was about to give up in frustration, the loud voice of a guard came from the front yard.

“Master Ding, why have you come back again?”

“I have something to discuss with the Sixth Prince.” A deep male voice responded.

Gu Siyuan looked at the little lion cub ready to bite him, gently smiled, and lowered his head to lightly touch his forehead.

Then he softly comforted, “Don’t be disappointed, Your Highness. In two months at most, your illness will be completely cured, and then it will be fine. I’ll make sure to satisfy you.”

“…” Xie Xuan’s face turned red with embarrassment.

Who’s disappointed?

Who satisfies whom?

Does he think I can’t do it? We’re both men; we both have the same things.

Moments later, Ding Ye, who walked into the back courtyard of the Sixth Prince’s mansion, was startled by the fleeting figure on the roof.

Should he shout that there was an assassin?

But seeing the Sixth Prince and the guards in the courtyard all so calm, something seemed off.

He suddenly remembered something; that figure looked familiar. Was it Gu Siyuan?

Why was Gu Siyuan here?

Could it be that he was just in this back courtyard?

Ding Ye’s eyes widened, his mind in a daze.

“Master Ding, why have you come back again?” Xie Xuan looked at Ding Ye, dissatisfied, and asked.

It was this guy who ruined his good time.

“Ah, I have something to…” Ding Ye quickly came back to his senses, took a few steps forward, and bowed with a smile to Xie Xuan. However, when he glanced at Xie Xuan’s obviously swollen lips, he was stunned.

Ding Ye: “…”

This… this…

Did he see something he shouldn’t have known?

Would he be silenced?

Xie Xuan looked at this person, who was repeatedly distracted, squinting his eyes in dissatisfaction. Since there wasn’t anything important, why come and ruin his good time?

But when he realized what Ding Ye was staring at, his expression changed slightly.

Xie Xuan quickly picked up a cup of tea from the table and took a sip, saying in a melancholy tone, “Master Ding, if there’s nothing important, you should go back to rest early.”

“Ah, yes, nothing important.” Ding Ye, still in a daze, quickly turned around and walked out.

It wasn’t anything important anyway.

After he left.

“Bang…” Xie Xuan put down the teacup, growling viciously, “Damn Gu Siyuan, next time I will definitely be the one to bully you and bite your lips until they swell.”

Unfortunately, Gu Siyuan had already left and couldn’t hear this.

Otherwise, he would definitely put on a stern face and coldly, though mischievously, say, “Sure, you’re welcome.”

…

Over the next month or so.

Because of the Ling County grain warehouse case, several residences in the capital were emptied, and blood flowed like rivers in the marketplace.

During this time, Xie Xuan took the opportunity to install many people, and the Second Prince and Xie Kuan were not far behind.

During this process, many people gritted their teeth in hatred towards Xie Xuan.

But these were not Gu Siyuan’s current concerns.

Recently, he discovered that Emperor Jianzhao was secretly mobilizing the Yulin Guard.

The Yulin Guard was also part of the Imperial Guard, but they only numbered a hundred, the elite of the elite, directly under the command of General Guan Zhuoyi, taking orders only from the emperor and Guan Zhuoyi, with even the vice-commander having no say. Naturally, Gu Siyuan, a Zhonglang General, had no involvement.

He noticed something suspicious because, with his martial prowess, he happened to overhear some activity in the palace one night, secretly followed, and discovered it was the Yulin Guard.

However, there were also experts among the Yulin Guard, so he didn’t get too close.

Later, he found an opportunity to inform Xie Xuan.

“Your recent activities have been numerous; the emperor must have noticed something amiss. Be careful and pay extra attention to this matter.”

Xie Xuan, seeing his serious demeanor, clung to him, smiling, “Why so serious? What can escape your eyes? Or are you going to meet a vixen these days?”

Gu Siyuan pinched his face, coldly saying, “I’ll be very busy soon; there’s no time to deal with your matters; behave yourself.”

“General Gu only knows how to be harsh on me.” Xie Xuan glared at him, then thought of something, his lips curling into a bright smile as his hand slowly moved down, “Is it because summer has come, and without someone to relieve your fire, your heart is burning?”

Gu Siyuan directly threw the person on top of him off, indifferently saying, “Now, stop messing around and accumulate some virtue for yourself, or else in two months, I fear you’ll regret it.”

“…” Xie Xuan shivered at the predatory implication in his tone.

Hmph.

What’s there to be afraid of…

Gu Siyuan finally said, “Be good, I’m leaving.”

“Oh…” Xie Xuan grumbled.

At first, when Xie Xuan heard that Gu Siyuan would be busy recently, he didn’t think much of it, since he himself wasn’t exactly idle.

However, when he realized that, aside from seeing Gu Siyuan briefly outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony every morning, he hadn’t been able to speak privately with him for over half a month, he became more concerned.

He couldn’t even find a chance to tell Gu Siyuan that two months had passed, his medicine was finished, and his body had completely recovered.

If it weren’t for his trust in Gu Siyuan’s character, he might have suspected that Gu Siyuan had been seduced by some other little lion spirit from elsewhere.

“Your Highness, the King of Northern Borders will be arriving in the capital soon. This time, he has come to our Da Liang to seek assistance and form an alliance to jointly resist the barbarian steppe people,” said Vice Minister of Rites Tang Wenbin softly.

Xie Xuan pushed aside the messy thoughts in his head and squinted, responding, “Those people from the steppe are getting more and more outrageous, not only harassing our borders but also intruding into Northern Borders.”

Tang Wenbin nodded, analyzing slowly, “Originally, when the steppe people were in power, Northern Borders were part of their territory. During the chaos of the last emperor’s reign, the King of Northern Borders declared himself king. When our Da Liang’s founding emperor took control of the Central Plains, he didn’t pay much attention to the bitterly cold Northern Borders, and everyone coexisted peacefully. But the steppe people, lacking land and population, naturally want to conquer the soft target of Northern Borders first, and then they might target us, Da Liang…”

Xie Xuan smiled faintly at him, “It seems Vice Minister Tang understands the wolfish ambitions of the steppe people very well.”

Tang Wenbin stroked his beard and said no more.

Currently, most of the court, including Emperor Jianzhao, held the view that it was best to avoid war with the steppe people if possible, making Tang Wenbin’s stance seem a bit radical.

Xie Xuan’s impression of Tang Wenbin was quite favorable.

The original Vice Minister of Rites was a supporter of the Second Prince, Xie Kuan, but was dismissed due to the assassination attempt during a sacrificial ceremony.

Xie Xuan took the opportunity to promote his subordinate, Tang Wenbin, who had performed quite well in recent days, and his political views mostly aligned with Xie Xuan’s.

Xie Xuan then recalled Gu Siyuan mentioning his desire to become a Confucian general and go to the battlefield. Facing the steppe people would be the first challenge.

Xie Xuan clenched his fists.

After a moment of silence, Tang Wenbin continued, “The King of Northern Borders has reportedly brought his most beloved prince and princess with him this time, likely aiming to solidify relations through marriage. Your Highness, if you…”

Xie Xuan immediately darkened his face and waved his hand, “Do not bring this up again. I have my own plans.”

…

When July arrived.

The King of Northern Borders’ entourage finally approached the capital’s vicinity.

Emperor Jianzhao, showing no favoritism, arranged for the four princes to go together to the ten-mile pavilion outside the city to welcome the King of Northern Borders.

The court had been turbulent recently, and this move made Emperor Jianzhao’s intentions even more inscrutable.

However, Xie Xuan had no time to worry about these matters, as the emperor had arranged for the Imperial Guards to escort them out of the city, allowing him to finally see a certain unfaithful person again.

Gu Siyuan rode at the front of the procession, occasionally feeling a resentful gaze from a certain carriage behind him.

Even the fellow Zhonglang General riding alongside him noticed something was off and couldn’t help but ask, “Siyuan, is something wrong? Your judgment is usually spot on.”

Gu Siyuan shook his head, “No.”

These days, he had been on duty at the palace during the day and going out on errands at night, so he hadn’t visited Xie Xuan.

It had only been about two months.

Yet, that little drama king was acting like he’d been waiting in a cold kiln for eighteen years.

Or maybe he was thinking about their agreement from two months ago?

Hmm, that was indeed his fault.

Well then, he should try to extend their first time as much as possible. He originally didn’t plan to torment him, considering he had just recovered from a serious illness.

Xie Xuan, who was sitting in the carriage with a dramatic air, suddenly felt a chill down his neck.

It felt as if something terrible was about to happen.

…