Li Xudong ascended the throne as quickly as possible, calmed down the civil strife caused by Gao Jia, then allowed his brothers to take their Mother Imperial Concubine or Jun Father out of the palace. He also held a grand funeral for the Emperor, announced the abolition of taxes for three years and gave favors to the administrative sections.
All the people in the country benefited, and they praised Six Princesā filial piety, calling him a wise monarch.
āHeās just ascended the throne, and theyāre already calling him a wise monarch.ā Zhou Yun Sheng shook his head while packing his bags.
Li Xudong stared heavily at him, then he asked for the thousandth time, āJun Father, do you really want to go? Youāre not staying to help your child manage the palace?ā
āManage the inner palace? Who would like to do such a boring job? I want to roam the world and reach its end.ā In reality, he was just setting off to find his long lost lover. In the past few years, heād turned the palace around, but he was nowhere to be seen. Heād even had the whimsical thought that the man might be a eunuch, so heād personally examined all the tall and handsome eunuchs.
The wolf cub had almost torn all those people apart. Then heād repeatedly warned Zhou Yun Sheng that even if he felt lonely, he shouldnāt pressure the servants into sex. āIf Jun Father finds it really unbearable, you can always come find meā and so on. Zhou Yun Sheng was rendered genuinely speechless at that berating.
āJun Father, please stay, your child has just ascended the throne, he doesnāt understand anything. If you donāt stay, Iāll be very frightened.ā Li Xudong pulled Zhou Yun Sheng into his arms, his hot breath printing on the Zhusha Zhi on his neck.
But Zhou Yun Sheng continued to pack, unmoved. Then he suddenly felt a heavy blow to his neck and he fainted. In the end, this was the son heād raised, he never prepared for an attack from that person.
What does the wolf cub plan to do? Did he feel that his fatherās ability was too powerful and unpredictable, so he wanted to secretly remove him? This was his last thoughts before he fainted.
When he woke up, he was lying on the dragon bed in Yang Xin Temple. He only wore crimson, translucent clothing, and his wrists and ankles were buckled with cold iron shackles. The long chains were fixed to the huge pillars, he couldnāt shake them off.
Am I under house arrest? He frowned, his lips slowly pulling up into a sneer.
āJun Father, are you awake?ā Li Xudong suddenly appeared in the hallway, wearing a big red robe, his appearance was carefully arranged- he looked extraordinarily handsome. He seemed to have just drunk a lot of wine, his bronze skin was flushed and his eyes were misty.
āYou got married today?ā The wolf cub was eighteen years old, it was time to marry. Plus, he was the new Emperor, he needed to choose a ministerās daughter (or Ger son) to stabilize the court and fill the harem as urgently as possible. Zhou Yun Sheng pondered while looking at his surroundings.
āYes, Iām married today.ā Li Xudong was tensed and covered in sweat. Before he came in, he drank several wine bottles to embolden himself, but when he saw his father looking around so confused, his self-control was pushed to the brink of collapse, all he wanted to do now was pounce on him and devour him.
Zhou Yun Sheng raised his eyebrows, āWhich child?ā
Li Xudong didnāt answer, he slowly poured two cups of wine and brought them to the bed, then quietly said, āJun Father, please drink.ā This was hejin wine, heād wanted to bring up Jun Fatherās upper body to drink together, but he didnāt dare touch him.
āWhat kind of poison is in the wine?ā Zhou Yun Sheng had completely lost his trust in the wolf cub.
This sentence stunned Li Xudong, his dark eyes quickly turned red, he questioned in grief and indignation, āJun Father, thatās what you think of me? You think I will harm you?ā
āIf not, why am I here?ā Zhou Yun Sheng shook the shackles on his wrist.
āIf you didnāt try to leave me, I would never do something like this to Jun Father. Father, youāre my life ah. If you leave, how can I live?ā Even from an early age, heād had a vague feeling that his existence was tied to Jun Father. If he doesnāt stay with Jun Father, he would completely disappear.
Zhou Yun Sheng frowned. He had just opened his mouth to ridicule, when he saw his son suddenly take a drink of wine, pinch his jaw open and kiss him, the spicy liquor fell directly into his mouth.
He quickly stretched out his tongue to reject, but when his tongue touched the wolf cubās tongue, he felt his soul tremble, and a familiar throbbing and burning sensation instantly spread throughout his body.
Li Xudong was also very excited, but heād grown up eighteen years without this kind of experience. He was frantic, he only knew how to pull open their robes and cover Jun Father. He constantly bit and sucked, rubbing and kneading, pinching and caressing, no rhythm.
His lower body was in pain but he couldnāt find a way to vent, he could only intuitively seek friction, and sob.
āJun Father, Iām burning up! Quickly help me!ā He was panting, covered in sweat, his voice was pitifully pleading.
I never thought my lover would be so inexperienced in this life, this is simply ā¦ ā¦ Zhou Yun Sheng could no longer ponder on his feelings, heād been empty for so long, he also couldnāt restrain himself. He wrapped his legs around the wolfās waist, and mimed what he should do with his fingers.
Li Xudong was enlightened, he eagerly went in for the conquest.
Two hours later, Li Xudong was wiping up Jun Father, his expression was satisfied but also apprehensive.
Zhou Yun Sheng had covered his face and hadnāt said anything for a long time.
Then he laughed, and laughed some more, muttering to himself, āI actually raised you as my son, ha ha, I raised you as my son ā¦ ā¦ā This situation really made him want to laugh and cry. The person heād been looking for was actually right by his side, glued to his side almost every day, always shouting out āJun Fatherā.
In retrospect, this situation was strangely cool.
But Li Xudong misunderstood him. In his interpretation, his words meant ā I actually raised you [this beast] as my son. I really led a wolf into my house, I have no sense!
He was afraid, but he didnāt regret it, he tried to hug his Jun Father. Everything will be okay, over time, Jun Father will see my good sides. He could only think this to comfort himself.
He brought himself closer, like a puppy trying to nest, but Zhou Yun Sheng pushed him away and denounced, āGo to the side.ā From his son to his lover, his treatment naturally had to be different. A son could be spoiled, but a lover needed strict training.
āYou fool, did you think you could trap me with these weak chains?ā He casually fiddled a bit, and the cold iron cast shackles broke into pieces, the fetters on his ankles faced the same fate. Then he got up and dressed.
Li Xudong had never thought to trap him for life, he only wanted to hold him for a few hours, so he couldnāt run away. With Jun Fatherās ability, who could trap him?
Li Xudong felt more fear, but he didnāt dare to maltreat him, he quickly knelt down and clung tightly to his Jun Fatherās legs, eyes red, and pleaded, āJun Father donāt go, I was wrong. I just love you so much. Please give me a chance, okay? Iāll give you whatever you want, wealth, power, the throne, the world, and even my life. Jun Father, you rescued me from misery, you gave me self-esteem and hope. You taught me martial arts and protected me from harm. No one has ever treated me so well, so I want to repay you the same way. Father, didnāt you say that we have to depend on each other?ā
Currently, the Li Xudong who was feared for his bloodthirstiness on the battlefield and his decisiveness in the court, was like a lost child, crying pitifully, his eyes even showed a hint of deep fear. It seemed like losing his father was the most despairing thing in the world.
This was his lover, heād lived such a humble, desperate and lonely life, that heād unreservedly given him his heart for just a bit of love. If Zhou Yun Sheng hadnāt brought him back to the Zi Chen Palace, how miserable would he be right now? Would he have been able to grow up healthily and safely?
Thinking of this, his anger instantly vanished. Zhou Yun Sheng kicked at the wolf cub and smiled, āYouāre already 18 but still havenāt progressed. Get up, I always keep my word.ā
āJun Father, youāre not leaving?ā Li Xudong still clung to his legs, his expression pitiful.
Who was under house arrest, and who was the capturer again? Why does the wolf look more miserable than me, the victim? Zhou Yun Sheng gave a sweet smile, then lifted his foot to step on his face, but heād forgotten that he didnāt have on any shoes, so the wolf cub took advantage of this to grab his ankle, and lick his foot thoroughly from toe to heel.
Whatās the use of living so many lifetimes? This habit of liking willful people has not changed. Zhou Yun Sheng frowned for a moment, then gave a happy smile.
Li Xudong was observing his face, when he saw his true smile he knew that the crisis had really passed. He hurriedly got up to hold Jun Father in his arms, saying nothing, but refusing to let go. He was scared heād change his mind.
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The Emperor became a very controversial figure. He never got a wife or had children, and he had an extremely close relationship to his Jun Father, they were simply inseparable. The ministers often threatened to impeach him, but even in the face of losing the throne, he refused to alienate Qi Gui Jun.
However, he was very handy in governmental affairs, and in just five years, Da Yanguo was thriving, so the courtiers gradually quieted down.
When Qi Gui Jun died, he passed the throne to an adopted prince and followed him the next day.
His relationship with Qi Gui Jun was often criticized by the courtiers, and it was the most talked about gossip in the marketplaces. Several times, he would run out of the imperial court, just to run back in a moment later to continue dealing with political affairs, leaving the courtiers baffled. So after he died, a rumor spread in the palace, it said that if the old Emperor didnāt see Qi Jun for more than two hours, he couldnāt restrain the fear in his heart and had to run back to the Temple to confirm that Qi Gui Jun was still there. Only then could he have peace of mind.
Even if it was the person you loved most in the world, wouldnāt most people be able to endure being separated for two hours? The citizens couldnāt understand such a morbid love, but their hearts couldnāt help yearning for that strong love. The old Emperor probably loved Qi Gui Jun miserably, right? Just like his Emperor Father loved Gao Min. The Li royal family seems to be particularly vulnerable to infatuation.
After hearing this rumor, Li Xu Yan, who was punished to forever guard the Emperorās tomb, gave a satirical smile.
Iāll ā Li Xudong never speaks in first person. All throughout this exchange he refers to himself as āyour childā. Considering what theyāre doing, I didnāt want the word child involved, lest us fujoshis get an even worse reputation.
Hejin ā āIn ancient times, a similar ceremony called Hejin was also widely practiced. He means join together; while jin means gourd ladle, which is made by cutting a gourd in half. As the bride and groom hold a gourd ladle to drink wine, the hejin ceremony symbolizes a harmonious matrimonial life.ā
This habit of liking willful people has not changed ā I have no idea what he means by this. After googling it seems to have something to do with Confucianism. I wasnāt in the mood to research it, so donāt worry about this sentence.
Well thatās one more done. Did you notice that this chapter was the longest on yet? Well it gets even longer. Every chapter after this is longer than this one, so I warn you not to start reading them if you have places to be and no self-control (like me). Youāve been warned. I donāt want any failed exams or firings on my account.