Chapter 350 Old Love and Homosexuality
The study was filled with the smell of alcohol. Shen Cong sat cross-legged on the carpet, leaning against the soft couch, looking at the person next to him with a calm expression.
A boy was half-lying down next to them, one leg propped up on his arm, holding a wine jar in his hand, and pouring wine into his mouth.
It was Xie Xuanxiao, who had left the capital more than a year ago.
When Li Nanke saw him, he was stunned for a moment, and then blurted out.
Why did he come back?
Xie Xuanxiao heard the sound and turned to look.
His reddened eyes narrowed slightly, and his face, flushed red with the smell of alcohol, was as red as charcoal.
He started his speech with a burp.
"Hiccup... Who...who are you?"
He tilted his head and examined it for a while, then chuckled.
She murmured, "Oh, I know, you're that little maid from the Marquis of Anping's residence. It's been over a year since I last saw you, how come you're still so short?"
He stood up unsteadily and gestured from Li Nanke's head to himself.
laugh.
"Tsk tsk, you were up to my chest more than a year ago, and you still are. Little girl, have you not eaten for more than a year? How come you're still such a shorty?"
Li Nanke's face puffed up with anger.
"You're the shorty! I've grown so much taller in the past year..."
She gestured with her hands, thought for a moment, and then used both hands to gesture a height.
"I've grown so much, and you've even lost your eyesight after drinking too much."
Her earnest attempt to demonstrate how tall she had grown made Xie Xuanxiao chuckle.
"You little brat, you still talk infuriatingly like before."
As he spoke, he unconsciously reached out to touch Li Nanke's head. Before his hand even touched her head, a hand reached out from the side and pulled Li Nanke away.
Shen Cong raised an eyebrow and glanced at him.
"Your hands are covered in alcohol, what are you touching?"
Xie Xuanxiao pursed his lips, "It was just a little rub, but you're being so protective."
As he spoke, he plopped down on the ground, picked up the wine jar, and started drinking again.
"Drinking is still the most enjoyable thing."
Li Nanke sat next to Shen Cong, glanced at Xie Xuanxiao, and muttered to himself.
"Why did he come back? Did he know Xue Shu was getting married today and rushed back from the border? Is he still hung up on his old flame?"
Shen Cong frowned.
"Ex-lover? Where did you hear such nonsense?"
Li Nanke stuck out her tongue.
"He and Xue Shu were once in love, so they should be considered old flames, right? That's how it's always written in the storybooks, isn't it?"
Shen Cong frowned even more deeply.
"When did you start liking storybooks? I didn't know that."
Li Nanke chuckled.
"I heard it from the maids around me; I don't like reading storybooks."
Shen Cong's expression softened slightly, and he hummed in agreement, "In the future, listen to less of that nonsense."
Li Nanke gave an "oh" and looked at Xie Xuanxiao, who was still engrossed in drinking.
"Did he sneak back? Did he have nowhere else to go, so he came to find you?"
Shen Cong nodded.
"If the Duke of Zhenguo finds out that he secretly ran back, he will break his legs."
"Hey! Hey! The person involved is right here, can you two at least keep your mouth shut a little longer?"
Xie Xuanxiao shouted.
Li Nanke twitched the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly.
"cannot!"
"You little brat!"
Xie Xuanxiao feigned anger and made a gesture as if to hit her.
Shen Cong tossed the teacup in his hand toward Xie Xuanxiao's hand.
"Gui Liu's specially formulated hangover tea!"
Xie Xuanxiao caught the teacup precisely and drank the tea inside in one gulp.
Thanks!
Shen Cong said, "You've already secretly visited the Marquis of Changping's residence and drunk the hangover tea. Alright, stop pretending to be drunk in front of me."
Go wherever you want to go.
Xie Xuanxiao pursed his lips, pinched his brow with slight annoyance, but remained motionless.
Shen Cong frowned slightly.
"What? You don't want to go back to the border?"
Xie Xuanxiao shrugged.
"Now that the border is peaceful, there's really nothing interesting about it except for the monotonous training day after day."
This trip back to Beijing, besides fulfilling a childhood wish, was also to see if I could find something interesting to do.
"Something interesting? What do you want to do?"
Shen Cong asked.
Xie Xuanxiao shook his head, "I don't know, anything that's exciting and not boring is fine."
Upon hearing this, Li Nanke's heart stirred, and he gently tugged at Chen Cong's sleeve.
Shen Cong glanced at him sideways.
"Um?"
Li Nanke leaned close to his ear and whispered a few words quickly.
Shen Cong turned to look at Xie Xuanxiao, his narrow eyes fixed on him for a long time.
Xie Xuanxiao felt uneasy under his gaze, and gradually sat up straight, putting down the wine jar in his hand.
He looked very wary.
"what you up to?"
Shen Cong remained silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Xie Xuanxiao, are you willing to follow me?"
"ah?"
Xie Xuanxiao was so startled that he jumped up from the ground, took three steps back, and clutched his clothes tightly.
He glared angrily at Shen Cong.
"I never imagined you were this kind of person! At such a young age, why did you have to learn this... You... Do you have this kind of fetish? Does His Majesty know?"
Shen Cong frowned deeply.
"What kind of fetish is this?"
Xie Xuanxiao's eyes widened, and his breathing quickened.
"This kind of fetish is... it's homosexuality, Your Highness. Why don't you learn good things at such a young age?"
"Cough cough cough!"
Shen Cong choked and coughed until his face turned red.
She glanced at Li Nanke subconsciously first, then glared angrily at Xie Xuanxiao.
"What nonsense are you talking about? I am not what you think!"
"Then why did you ask me if I wanted to come with you?"
"What kind of nonsense is going on in your head? I meant to ask if you want to work for me from now on? What are you thinking? Has drinking gotten into your head?"
Shen Cong asked irritably.
Xie Xuanxiao opened his mouth, then patted his chest.
"So that's what you mean. I knew it; the prince couldn't possibly be..."
Shen Cong shot him a sharp glare.
"You dare say those two words again!"
Xie Xuanxiao shrank his neck, swallowing back the words that were about to come out.
Shen Cong snorted coldly, "So, your answer?"
Xie Xuanxiao remained silent for a moment, then looked up again, his eyes showing a newfound clarity, but also a hint of wariness.
"Does Your Highness know what you are saying? What does it mean to follow Your Highness's lead? You should know that my Xie family has always been loyal to the emperor and patriotic."
"The Xie family cannot allow any traitors to emerge in my generation!"
Shen Cong nodded. "I didn't mean anything by it. I just want to protect myself. Don't worry, I won't let you do anything to put the Xie family in an unjust situation."
Xie Xuanxiao visibly breathed a sigh of relief and sat down again.
"Then... what does Your Highness need me to do?"
Shen Cong and Li Nanke exchanged a glance before speaking.
"I need you to help me find something..."
About half an hour later, Xie Xuanxiao got up.
"Your Highness, please wait for my message. I won't be returning to the border for now. What if my parents find out..."
"I will step in and help you resolve this matter."
Xie Xuanxiao waved his hand, turned around and left.
Only Shen Cong and Li Nanke remained in the study.
Li Nanke smiled and said, "Although Xie Xuanxiao is straightforward, he is very reliable in his work. With him secretly helping me, Ninth Brother can rest easy."
Shen Cong nodded.
Li Nanke suddenly changed the subject and leaned closer with a curious expression.
"Ninth Brother, what did Xie Xuanxiao mean by 'cut sleeve' just now?"
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