When Chu Lan came back late that night, there was a lot of fuss and Xia Xi was awakened. He went downstairs and looked at the backyard, only to find that many people were moving things there. There were five carts filled to the brim with goods. He was a little surprised, although they were disguised as merchants, they didn't need to be so realistic, right? While he was wondering, Chu Lan came over and took him by the hand, bringing him to the front of the carts with excitement. He unbuttoned a pouch and presented him the contents, "I bought this for you, look, do you like it? Is there anything else you want?"
There were rice sprouts inside the pouch. Xia Xi was taken aback for a moment, and Chu Lan used that time to offer him treasures and show them to him one by one. He bought a lot of things, there were seven or eight varieties of rice alone. There was other preserved food that was easy to store. A bag full of seeds was also presented to him, which were packed inside paper packages. An array of different names were written on the paper packages. In addition to these, there was also some gold and silver jewellery, pearl, silk, and satin. It could only be described as a dazzling sight. Xia Xi was stunned, only after a while did he come back to his senses, "These... are they all for me?"
Chu Lan nodded vigorously, "Look, what else do you think is missing?"
Xia Xi's heart warmed, he shook his head lightly and said with a smile, "You've bought so many, nothing is missing," He had never received so many gifts in his life, and apart from the gold and silver pieces of jewellery, everything else suited his preferences, it was enough to show how much thought Chu Lan put into it. When Chu Lan saw that he was happy, he became overjoyed. He ordered someone to take care of the logistics. He took Xia Xi's hand and accompanied him back to the room, saying, "We'll return to Yudu tomorrow, do you have anything else you want to do?"
Xia Xi shook his head, "There's nothing."
Chu Lan deliberately stared at him, "No need to meet with that Li Yuan again? Exchange farewells?"
Xia Xi's face turned red after being teased, and he didn't know how to reply. Chu Lan had already hugged him to his lap and kissed him on the lips. After the kiss, he said with jealously: "Don't go!"
Xia Xi felt a little helpless, "I originally didn't have any thoughts of going before anyway... we just met up, nothing else," Chu Lan squeezed his waist, "It's fine as long as there was nothing," He then asked, "Has your body gotten better? Did you drink your evening medicine? Didn't drink? Why didn't you drink it?"
Xia Xi only wondered how Chu Lan knew the answer before he could even reply. He said, "I'm already well, so I don't need to take medicine anymore."
Chu Lan laughed at him, "It must be because you can't stand the bitterness! Such a big person, yet frowning after drinking medicine; you're even worse than me," Xia Xi laughed with him and said warmly: "Well, I'm not as good as my King. When my King was 12 years old before and got sick, he wasn't afraid to take his medicine," Xia Xi stretched out his hand and gently touched the handsome face in front of him, "Thank you for your care for these past few days. It must've been very difficult, right?"
Chu Lan looked at him fixedly, "It wasn't hard," But there was a little expectation on his face, as if he wanted to be rewarded, even his mouth was slightly pouting. Xia Xi had accompanied him since he was twelve years old, he naturally understood what Chu Lan wanted. This time he didn't hesitate and took the initiative to lean forward, pressing his soft lips against the other party, giving him one sweet kiss. His initiative obviously made Chu Lan extremely excited. His eyes lit up and he held the back of Xia Xi's head to deepen the kiss.
The hot tongue entered his mouth for the first time in days, rubbing and sucking against his own. Their body fluids mixed, and the tongue overbearingly filled his cavity, as if wanted to swallow him alive. Xia Xi was afraid of Chu Lan's kisses at first, but now he seemed to have gotten used to it, even responding with his soft tongue. The more he responded, the more excited Chu Lan became. When the kiss was over, Xia Xi felt Chu Lan's erection.
It wasn't really difficult for Chu Lan to get an erection. At least, when they were alone, Xia Xi would often feel Chu Lan getting hard. Although the robes of the Barbarians could hide it and obscure the eye to what was happening, Xia Xi could sometimes feel Chu Lan's hardness poking him. And the reasons for his erections also made Xia Xi baffled. Sometimes, when they were talking normally, Chu Lan would suddenly get hard and then stare at him with a beast-like expression. It was a sign that it would definitely not take long before he'd fail to repress himself and rush at Xia Xi to vent his sexual desiresĀ¹
And because of his illness this time, the two hadn't had inmate contact for several days, so it was normal for Chu Lan to get hard.
Xia Xi suppressed his pounding heart, the corners of his mouth still tingled a bit. Only then did he remember the residual scab at the edges of his mouth. It should've looked very ugly right now, but his young husband still reacted like that. Does it mean that he actually didn't care about my appearance?
Xia Xi's face became even redder and he lowered his head to look at Chu Lan's crotch. The robes of the Barbarians were a bit thick, but this posture still made his crotch show a tent. The bulge was high and Xia Xi's breathing became messier. He reached out to touch it, but Chu Lan suddenly grabbed his wrist and stopped his movement. Xia Xi was a little surprised, he raised his eyes to look at him and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
Chu Lan let go of his hand stiffly and turned his head away. He said, "I'm hungry. I'll ask someone to get something to eat. Xi'er, do you want anything?"
Xia Xi shook his head, "I don't want anything."
Chu Lan guided him to the bed, "Then you should go to bed first."
The teenager's abnormal behaviour made Xia Xi a little puzzled, but because he was still recovering from illness, he frequently felt sleepy. He laid down on the bed and fell asleep again.
Sure enough, they started their return trip to Yudu on the second day. When they departed, a team of light "caravans" was used to carry the things they boughtĀ². They really looked like a group of merchants. In addition to the many items, there was also one more person. After hearing Cai Huan's words, Xia Xi thought that the person brought back by Chu Lan must've been very old, at least sixty or seventy years old, but he didn't expect that his age could actually be considered young. He seemed to be only about thirty years old, with beautiful features. He was handsome, with thick eyebrows and a high nose, giving him the aura of an honest manĀ³. He was tall, unlike a scholar, but more like a martial artist.
His surname was Tan, and his full name was Tan Tianxia. Cai Huan said that his name was a bit strange. Xia Xi wasn't so curious. He took a look from a distance and then retracted his gaze, sitting inside the carriage quietly, he picked up a book and read intently. The group rushed during the day, when it got dark, they went to rest inside inns. Xia Xi had changed back to wearing woman's clothes, of course, it was Barbarian's clothes. He and Chu Lan lived in the same room, Cai Huan lived in one room and Tan Tianxia also had a separate room. They both lived next door to Xia Xi. Chu Lan obviously admired the gentleman very much, with a very respectful attitude he always addressed him as "Sir" and "Mr", and would go to his room to talk about stuff all night, usually not returning until it was midnight.
Xia Xi felt that Chu Lan was behaving a bit strangely. Ever since he fell ill, the two of them have not done anything except kiss, this type of behaviour was obviously very different from before. This gradually made Xia Xi feel nervous, thinking that he did something wrong. He wanted to wait for Chu Lan to come back so he could ask, but every time he fell asleep while waiting for him. When he opened his eyes the next day, he couldn't find the right timing.
On that day, they went to the town where they had been forced to stay in a brothel. They didn't live in the brothel because a decent inn had rooms available. Xia Xi ate his dinner, washed, took a book, and sat on the bed, thinking that he must wait until Chu Lan came back to sleep tonight. He would then ask Chu Lan if he did something incorrectly, and then he'll ask the reason for the other party's distance......
Thinking of this made Xia Xi's face redden. Whenever Chu Lan was too excessive, he panicked. When Chu Lan didn't do anything, he also panicked. Beneath the panic, he also felt a little uneasy. He had already begun to wonder if his charm had already faded and if this was the reason Chu Lan didn't want to touch him.
Xia Xi grew up in the Royal City. Although he lived in hiding before the age of twelve and was in almost solitary confinement after the age of twelve, this didn't prevent him from being intrigued and learn a lot about the fighting inside the harem. The battle in the harem was all because of the word "favour". There was only one Emperor, but there were hundreds of concubines in the harem. How to get the Emperor's favour and love was naturally a very profound thing. His mother, Concubine Yu, was spoiled at first, but later didn't know that she had said a wrong sentence and caused the Emperor to stop seeing her. Even when she gave birth, he only came to visit the next day. All the other concubines were almost in the same situation. At first, the favoured concubines would be pampered and then suddenly dismissed. Some of them could find out the reason, some of them couldn't even figure out the cause.
Not even a single word from the book entered his mind, Xia Xi couldn't help but think back to what he could've possibly done wrong the past few days. After pondering about it, he couldn't come up with a satisfactory result and this only served to make him more nervousā“.
Chu Lan had no other concubines yet, there was only one Queen in the harem. Dominating the harem without any competition was beneficial to him in every way, but after a few days without sex, Xia Xi began to feel very restless and uneasy. If there were other concubines in the future, and Chu Lan stopped sleeping with him, what would he do?
Whenever he thought of Chu Lan doing those things with other women, Xia Xi's chest would suddenly become sore. An inexplicable feeling would run through his body, making him feel uncomfortable. He knew that it was still early and he shouldn't think so much, but he couldn't help it. He began to recall how his mother lived after being left out.
Her life was just accompanying him and his sister, teaching him calligraphy, teaching him how to read, supervising his needlework, growing flowers, basking in the sun, and chatting with other concubines who were also unfavored... Would his future be a continuation of his mother's? No, maybe even worse than his mother's? He was an intersex person and was older than Chu Lan. Even when if King got old, women in the harem must always look young and tender. Ten years later, if he could survive ten years from on, the contrast in their age would be even more visible. Maybe Chu Lan wouldn't even want to look at his aged visage by thenāµ?
Thinking of this, Xia Xi actually felt a small stab of pain in his heart. He couldn't bear this feeling. He desperately wanted to focus his attention on the book in front of him, but he couldn't read a word. He was still thinking masochistically until a fight outside startled him out of itā¶. His attention was indeed diverted, but after hearing a scream of "there's an assassin", his heart tightened again.
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Notes:
1- A bit far off but still quite on the spot\n2- A bit unconfident but should do the trick\n3- I didn't understand this at all, so take with four spoons of salt\n4- Changed it a bit, the context is still intact \n5- This whole paragraphā yes the whole paragraph. Please take it with a bottle of salt\n6- Just a little polish\n____
<b>PastTimer: Was watching Euphoria, it was LIT</b>\n\n