BLHO Chapter 106

Chapter 106: Do you want it here?

Chapter 106: Do you want it here?

Another month passed, and the new emperor’s enthronement ceremony was held, bringing joy to the whole country.

The sound of gongs and drums shattered the haze above Fengdu City. The old wounds of the previous dynasty had not yet healed, but they had already been buried by the newly blooming flowers.

The great fire that consumed the Hall of Mental Cultivation seemed to have only been extinguished yesterday, but the emperor who perished in the sea of fire had already been forgotten by his people.

Past merits and demerits have all become a wisp of smoke in the historical records. In teahouses and restaurants, the people are only eagerly discussing that the remarkable female emperor is about to implement new policies to benefit the people.

Outside the Meridian Gate, Princess Meng Ning, adorned in a dragon robe, slowly ascended the white jade steps.

At the moment when the morning sun pierced through the clouds, the Crown on her crown cast a majestic shadow between her eyebrows.

Amidst the chorus of kneeling and bowing officials, Shen Tan held the jade seal and knelt at the forefront of the Danzi – the Guan who crawled out of the piles of dead bodies in the past has now taken over Li Yuliang’s position, leading the three armies of the inner palace with a python robe and jade belt, and even holding the vermilion brush of the Directorate of Ceremonial in her hands.

On the east side of the altar, Xing Zhi held a bronze sword, his wide sleeves fluttering, and the twenty-eight constellations flowed and shone on the altar.

He has been granted the title of National Preceptor, holding a position higher than the Grand Diviner, outside the official system.

“Minister Song.”

Princess Meng Ning’s call caused a slight stir in the court ranks. When Song Jiting stepped forward, a clear sound came from his waist.

The unjust case of his father, Song Lian, has been redressed, and now he has inherited his father’s position. The gold seal of the Minister of Revenue is hanging on his Floating jade belt.

But the Minister of Revenue is only his starting point. If he performs well in the future, when the Inner Cabinet has vacant positions, his future will be limitless.

“General He.”

Princess Meng Ning turned her gaze to the military ranks. He Yuncheng’s black iron armor reflected a cold light in the sunlight.

The military talisman of the Great General Who Pacifies the Nation has long been branded into his palm. Behind him, military advisor Guo Yao gently waved his feather fan, and Deputy General Qin Yue had a smile on his face.

These soldiers who returned stepping on mountains of corpses and seas of blood have finally ushered in the glory that belongs to them.

Xing Zhi’s sacrificial sword emitted a dragon-like hum, and a flock of white doves suddenly flew from the direction of the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

Their wings brushed past the newly painted palace walls, like the souls who sacrificed themselves for the country making their last inspection of the world.

Princess Meng Ning looked up at the flock of pigeons disappearing into the clouds, and listened to the earth-shattering shouts of the officials below her feet: “Welcome Your Majesty, long live, long live, long long live.”

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The days and months were renewed, and the whole world rejoiced. After night fell, the celebratory drums and music continued.

In the He family military camp, the bonfire illuminated half the sky red. The soldiers toasted and cheered, the noise startled the perched bird in the forest, and the collision of wine jars mixed with rough laughter, drifting in the summer night breeze.

He Yuncheng sat upright in the main seat, the scent of medicine wafting from the teacup.

He tapped lightly on the table with his fingers. He was still taking medicine and could not drink, so he had to watch his subordinates take turns toasting Lin Shuangxu.

The amber liquid of the wine shone with a honey-like luster, reflecting Lin Shuangxu’s gradually reddening eyes.

“Young Master has a great capacity for alcohol!” Deputy General Qin said with a hiccup, and poured another bowl for Lin Shuangxu.

He Yuncheng frowned slightly. He knew Lin Shuangxu’s drinking capacity best. After three cups, he would grab his sleeve and talk nonsense. After five cups, he was guaranteed to pull him into trouble.

But today he had already drunk seven or eight bowls, and except for his eyes being more captivating than usual, he was still sitting upright.

He Yuncheng curiously leaned closer to him and jokingly asked, “Young Master, your alcohol tolerance is so good now?”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Lin Shuangxu sway, his whole body as if his bones had been removed, and he fell down with a thud.

“Mother…”

He Yuncheng sighed, his black iron wrist guard overturned the wine cup, and he rushed forward, scooping the man into his arms.

Lin Shuangxu’s scalding forehead pressed against his neck, and the wine fumes he exhaled made his throat tighten.

Fortunately, his leg injury had healed, otherwise he would really be afraid of not being able to catch him.

He Yuncheng picked up the drunken man in his arms and said helplessly to the crowd, “Enjoy yourselves, I’ll take him back to the residence.”

The war horse outside the military tent impatiently pawed the ground. He Yuncheng flipped over and mounted the horse, holding the man in his arms.

The night wind swept through Lin Shuangxu’s drooping hair, and the slightly fragrant wine breath brushed past his nose, refreshing his heart.

Along the way, Lin Shuangxu was blown by the wind and could not distinguish east, west, north, and south. The horse’s back swayed again, and he began to hum uncomfortably.

He weakly bumped He Yuncheng’s chest with his elbow, complaining, “He Yuncheng, what kind of horse are you riding? Do you know how to ride a horse?”

“Why are you scolding me?” He Yuncheng held back his laughter and tightened the reins, “It’s not like I made you drink so much.”

“You…”

Just at this moment, the steed leaped over a ditch, and with the violent bumps, Lin Shuangxu only felt his stomach churning.

He reached back and grabbed He Yuncheng’s collar, “I want to get down, stop…”

“Bear with it, we’re almost home.”

He Yuncheng kept his horse’s hooves moving, and with a kick of his legs, he rushed out of the wild forest.

The man in his arms kept humming and groaning, unable to bear the discomfort. He had no other choice but to tightly clutch his clothes and bury his face in his chest.

When the gate of the General’s Residence came into view, Lin Shuangxu already didn’t know what the world was.

He Yuncheng carried him off the horse, and heard a vague mutter in his ear: “I want to throw up…”

“Okay, I know.” He Yuncheng comforted him softly.

The butler heard the sound and ran out with a lantern to greet them. When he saw Lin Shuangxu like this, he asked worriedly, “What happened to the Young Master…”

“Bring the sobering soup.”

“Yes!”

The butler hurriedly went to prepare the sobering soup and ordered the servants to fetch water.

He Yuncheng moved swiftly, carrying Lin Shuangxu into the courtyard and kicking open the door with his foot.

As soon as Lin Shuangxu’s body touched the bed, he felt even more dizzy than he had on horseback just now.

“I want to throw up…” He covered his mouth and supported himself on the bed.

He Yuncheng brushed his hair back and said, “Throw up.”

Lin Shuangxu refused to throw up on the ground and asked him for a wooden bucket while covering his mouth.

The servants had not yet brought the bucket in, and He Yuncheng felt sorry for him. He turned around and swept his eyes, catching sight of the celadon painting vat on the table.

He threw the calligraphy and paintings inside onto the ground with one hand, and turned around to hold the priceless antique porcelain jar in front of him: “Throw up.”

Lin Shuangxu was dazed, vaguely seeing the jade-like porcelain walls, but the intense discomfort in his stomach made him unable to care about anything else.

With a “wah” sound, he threw up happily.

…

The wine he had drunk was completely thrown up, and Lin Shuangxu felt refreshed and felt that he was alive again.

He lay flat on the bed, panting heavily. He Yuncheng put down the unbearable painting vat and poured him a cup of tea.

“Rinse your mouth.” He supported Lin Shuangxu and poured the clear tea into his mouth.

Lin Shuangxu’s movements were a little slow. He played with the water for a long time, and then “poof” sprayed the water out of his mouth.

He Yuncheng looked at his clothes that had been deliberately wet by him and didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Where are you spitting?”

Spitting into antiques, spitting on him, but not spitting on the ground…

“Why are you being fierce?” Lin Shuangxu frowned at him, his lips red, and his eyes red too, “Why are you yelling at me?”

“I’m not yelling…”

“You yelled!”

He Yuncheng didn’t argue with the drunk, and smacked his own mouth, “I was wrong.”

He poured another cup of tea and handed it over, “Drink it, moisten your throat.”

Lin Shuangxu glared at him unappreciatively, thinking the teacup was too small, so he directly snatched the teapot and poured it into his mouth from the spout.

He Yuncheng was stunned and laughed, “What’s wrong, Young Master? Now that you’ve drunk too much, you don’t like playing hooligan anymore, you like being a fool?”

“Who are you calling a fool?”

“Your ears are pretty good. I don’t think you’ve drunk too much.”

“What does it matter to you whether I’ve drunk too much or not?”

“How is it not related to me? Don’t you love me anymore?”

“Why should I love you? You’re so annoying.”

“I’m annoying, okay, don’t bother with me anymore, go to sleep.” He Yuncheng straightened his pillow and tucked his arms into the quilt.

As soon as his hand touched him, Lin Shuangxu dodged in disgust, “Don’t touch me, I warn you, He Yuncheng, if you dare to mess with me, I will never forgive you!”

He Yuncheng smiled bitterly, not arguing with him, and continued to cover him with the quilt.

“I told you not to touch me!”

“Hiss——” He Yuncheng pressed both of his hands to his sides, “Are you done yet? What do you want to do?”

“You leave.”

“Where should I go?”

“Go back to your own room and sleep.”

“I can’t sleep by myself, I have to touch you at night.”

“You’re a hooligan.”

“I am.”

“I don’t like you.”

When Lin Shuangxu said these words with innocent eyes, He Yuncheng was really a little angry.

“Say it again.”

“Don’t like you.”

“Are you serious?”

Lin Shuangxu puffed out his cheeks, “Yeah.”

“Okay, then I’ll leave.”

Lin Shuangxu didn’t speak.

“I’m really leaving?”

Lin Shuangxu still didn’t speak.

He Yuncheng nodded, didn’t ask anything else, and really turned around and left.

Before he had walked out the door, he heard movement from the person behind him.

Lin Shuangxu ran down from the bed, his steps messy.

He Yuncheng thought he was coming to keep him, but this brother actually staggered and bumped into his back, and the two of them almost fell to the ground together.

“What are you doing?”

He Yuncheng asked him helplessly.

Lin Shuangxu ignored him, didn’t stop, and ran out of the room.

“Where are you going?” He Yuncheng quickly chased after him.

Lin Shuangxu didn’t run far, but went straight to the pavilion in the courtyard, sat down on the stone table, and supported his chin with his hands, his cheeks flushed, like ripe peaches.

“Why are you sitting here instead of going to sleep?” He Yuncheng was really helpless.

“The room smells so strongly of alcohol, it’s so bad, can’t you smell it?”

“…”

Wasn’t it you who threw up?

“Then I’ll take you to my room to sleep.”

“Don’t want to.”

“So you don’t like me?”

Lin Shuangxu pursed his lips and chuckled, “Like.”

The two of them were already so familiar, he didn’t know where his sudden shyness came from.

After saying the simple two words, he acted like he couldn’t face anyone, covered his entire face with both hands, and only dared to peek at He Yuncheng through his fingers.

He Yuncheng stood outside the pavilion, knowing that he didn’t have to take the drunk’s words seriously, but he was still uncontrollably manipulated by him, and his mood improved again.

Tilting his head and crossing his arms, he said to Lin Shuangxu, “I don’t feel that you like me. You like me but you’re still chasing me away? I’m so sad.”

“Don’t be sad.” Lin Shuangxu’s soft voice was sickeningly sweet.

He Yuncheng turned his head to the side, deliberately ignoring him.

Lin Shuangxu took a deep breath and stood up, then called him again, “He Yuncheng.”

He Yuncheng turned his head back and looked at him with raised eyebrows.

“Do you want it here?” Lin Shuangxu asked him.

He Yuncheng’s heart skipped a beat, and in the next moment, he saw Lin Shuangxu raise his hand and untie his belt.

He Yuncheng didn’t blink.

Lin Shuangxu continued his movements, turned around, faced away from He Yuncheng, bent down, and inch by inch, took off his lower pants.

The outer shirt was long, covering his bare legs. He Yuncheng couldn’t see his front and didn’t know if he had even taken off his underwear.

The breeze lifted the thin hem of his clothes, and his white and straight legs were half-covered, his ankles so thin that they could be held with one hand. Lin Shuangxu had run out in a hurry and was not wearing shoes. At this moment, he was only wearing a pair of white socks, and the moonlight shone on them, making them extremely seductive.

He Yuncheng’s mouth was dry and he licked his lips subconsciously.

And Lin Shuangxu wasn’t finished yet. He slowly lowered his waist in front of him and leaned on the stone table in front of him.

Looking at it from this perspective, any man’s brain would explode.

He Yuncheng was stunned in place for a moment. At this moment, he suddenly heard a voice from outside the courtyard, “The sobering soup is here, how is Young Master…”

The butler’s voice.

“Don’t come in!” He Yuncheng roared, startling the butler, who stopped outside the courtyard wall, not daring to move forward.

“What’s wrong, General?”

“Take it back, and tell everyone in the residence not to approach this courtyard tonight.”

The butler couldn’t figure out the situation, so he could only listen to the instructions, said yes, and left with the servants behind him carrying water.

The sound of footsteps gradually faded away, He Yuncheng’s hunting eyes stared at Lin Shuangxu’s back, and he approached the pavilion step by step.

Lin Shuangxu squinted his eyes, as if he was about to fall asleep. Feeling the person behind him Posted, he turned his head to look at him.

He Yuncheng supported himself on both sides of his body, his arms bulging with veins, his chest pressed tightly against his spine, not giving him any room to move.

His lips pressed against Lin Shuangxu’s ear, and he asked him in a deep voice, “What are you doing now?”