BLHO Chapter 16
by VolareChapter 16 What are you doing?
South of the city, dense forest.
Shen Tan’s martial skills are undoubtedly high, but encountering a cunning young woman like Princess Meng Ning, with He Yuncheng helping on the side, and having to spare energy to protect that delicate scholar, she was naturally at a disadvantage.
A fire was burning in the mountain cave. Shen Tan and the scholar were both tied with ropes. He Yuncheng had sealed the scholar’s acupoints, and he had already fainted.
Shen Tan’s hair was slightly disheveled, but the expression on her face was always stubborn. When she met Princess Meng Ning’s gaze, her originally cold eyes flickered after Princess Meng Ning gave her a carefree smile.
He Yuncheng leaned against the stone wall with his arms crossed, watching the show in a daze.
Princess Meng Ning glanced at the scholar and said to Shen Tan, “I thought he was an unparalleled talent in the world, but he’s just a piece of crap. Commander Shen, is your eyesight a little off?”
Shen Tan’s tone was very estranged, “Let him go, and I will let you do as you please.”
“Let you do as I please?” Princess Meng Ning leaned closer to her, “Meaning, you agree to whatever I want?”
Shen Tan raised her head and stared at her, not speaking was considered tacit consent.
Princess Meng Ning’s eyes turned, and her smile suddenly disappeared, “Too late!”
She said arrogantly, “This princess hates people stealing my things the most. If anyone dares to touch what I’ve set my eyes on, I’ll definitely make him die without a burial place.”
She drew out Shen Tan’s Embroidered Spring Blade and walked towards the scholar, gesturing back and forth in front of him, muttering, “Killing him with one knife is too cheap for him. I’ll cut off his glib tongue first, then chop off those hands that write lewd poems, and then cut off his genitals that only do bad things…”
He Yuncheng shook his head as he listened.
Princess Meng Ning wasn’t just bluffing. As soon as she finished speaking, the blade went towards the scholar.
“Aren’t you being too unreasonable!” Shen Tan raised her voice and questioned.
Princess Meng Ning stopped and looked back at her.
Shen Tan said, “If we’re talking about stealing, shouldn’t we talk about first come, first served? I have had a marriage contract with him since childhood, who is the one who forcefully seized it?”
Princess Meng Ning laughed instead of getting angry, “Sir Shen, are you reprimanding me now? Do you think this is your Northern Garrison?”
“I wouldn’t dare.”
“Then what do you mean, saying that this princess is forcefully seizing?”
“Princess Meng Ning, you and I are both women, what result can you achieve by being so entangled?”
Princess Meng Ning laughed again, “Sir Shen, are you overthinking things? I didn’t want you to do anything with me, I just invited you to have a cup of tea and play a game of chess in my palace. You’re not even willing to give me this little face. As a princess of a country, shouldn’t I be angry that you look down on me so much?”
Shen Tan had no way to deal with her, “You can be angry, but please don’t hurt the innocent.”
“But I just like to kill innocent people! What should I do?”
As Princess Meng Ning spoke, she raised her knife to stab the scholar again.
Forced to have no choice, Shen Tan had to shout at her, “I have already dissolved the marriage contract with him!”
Princess Meng Ning stopped her movements, “What did you say?”
Shen Tan was exhausted, “I said, I have no connection with him anymore, let him go.”
Princess Meng Ning’s eyebrows finally relaxed. She squatted in front of Shen Tan with the knife on her shoulder, her noble body looking like a female gangster, “When did it happen? Are you lying to me?”
“It was dissolved two months ago. You can ask him yourself when he wakes up if you don’t believe me.”
“Then why didn’t you say so just now?”
“I didn’t know you would be so willful, still entangled with me in front of your future husband.” Shen Tan glanced at He Yuncheng.
He Yuncheng only saw a bit of a clue, and was pondering what kind of love-hate relationship the two women in front of him had. He was suddenly pulled in and caught off guard. He quickly waved his hands, “That… don’t worry about whether I live or die.”
He spun on his heels, pretending to look towards the outside of the cave.
Princess Meng Ning pointed a finger at Shen Tan, “Swear that you have nothing to do with him, and I will let him go.”
“I swear.”
“Okay, this princess will believe you this once.” Princess Meng Ning turned her head, “General He, please, help me send that scholar back to the academy.”
He Yuncheng nodded, “Okay.”
“You!” Princess Meng Ning pulled the rope on Shen Tan forcefully, “Get up, and come back to the palace with me!”
She led Shen Tan out of the cave like she was walking a dog. Shen Tan wanted to say something but hesitated. What she wanted to say was, do you really think this rope can hold me? But looking at her arrogant face, she knew that she was determined to pester her, and there was no way to avoid it no matter how she hid.
Forget it, she’s just more enthusiastic the more she can’t get it. If she goes along with her, she will find it boring in a few days.
He Yuncheng watched Princess Meng Ning and Shen Tan leave. He hadn’t expected this situation at all. He was seriously invited to kill someone, but in the end, it was for such an ambiguous reason.
However, he faintly felt that behind Princess Meng Ning’s seemingly willful behavior, there was another hidden purpose.
Even if she likes women, why is it Shen Tan?
Indeed, Commander Shen was born with a good appearance.
But the Northern Garrison is controlled by the Directorate of Ceremonial, and she has always been close to the eunuch Li Yuliang.
Would a princess who is willing to sacrifice her marriage to stabilize the court ignore the difference between friend and foe for the sake of beauty?
He Yuncheng didn’t know Princess Meng Ning well enough and couldn’t analyze a definite conclusion.
He sent the scholar back to the academy.
It was almost midnight. Lin Shuangxu probably wouldn’t be waiting for him in the camp since it was so late. Without hesitation, he went straight back to the General’s Manor.
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The snow had stopped, and everything was silent. As soon as He Yuncheng entered his courtyard, he saw a shallow line of footprints in the courtyard, most of which had been covered by the new snow, and only the traces could be vaguely seen.
He followed the footprints forward, all the way to the door of his bedroom.
Someone came.
Looking at the brightly lit doors and windows in front of him, the lingering memories after drinking yesterday floated into his mind again, and a smile couldn’t help but appear on the corner of his mouth.
Not too fast, not too slow, he walked forward along the traces of the footprints, stopped at the door, took a deep breath, and raised his hand to push the door open.
Warmth came over him.
“Lin Shuangxu?”
He called out tentatively.
No one responded.
Then he walked into the room, which was empty.
He was being sentimental, the person he wanted to see wasn’t here.
That’s right, why would Lin Shuangxu run to his room in the middle of the night without sleeping?
The footprints were probably left by the servants who came to add fire to the stove.
He Yuncheng smiled helplessly, and turned his head, but saw that the military books on the desk had been moved.
If a servant came in, they would definitely not dare to touch the things on his desk casually.
So, he had been here?
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On the other side of the General’s Residence, Lin Shuangxu’s room was pitch black.
It was late at night, and he was lying in bed but couldn’t fall asleep.
Darkness devoured people’s sanity and amplified their emptiness.
He wasn’t a lustful person, but at this moment, his mind was full of thoughts.
It seemed like he was thinking about everything, but it also seemed like he couldn’t sort anything out.
Suddenly, a cool breeze blew in through the crack in the door, brushing over his hot body.
He couldn’t help but shiver.
In the entire General’s Residence, there was only one person who dared to enter his room casually.
The most familiar and closest person, just by listening to the footsteps, he could tell it was He Yuncheng.
His heart was pounding. He faced the inside of the bed and didn’t move.
He Yuncheng didn’t say anything, walked to his bedside, and carefully hugged him from behind.
Light breathing fell into his ears along with the night, and a slightly cool chest pressed against him, and the erratic world seemed to become solid all of a sudden.
Lin Shuangxu swallowed, too nervous to move.
“Why are you so hot?” He Yuncheng rubbed his cheek against him, “What are you doing?”