Thunder
The night air gradually grew colder, stinging the skin. Lin Huai'en wiped away his tears, rolled up the animal skin blanket on the ground, and slept on it for the night. When he opened his eyes again, he found that Di Shaoze's boots had been inserted into the tablecloth.
Lin Huai'en stood up and sniffed the lingering scent on his sleeves. He reached out and gently tugged at Di Shaoze's trouser leg. After Di Shaoze lifted the tablecloth, he pleaded, "Your Majesty has locked me up for two days and two nights. I don't even smell good anymore. This place is terrible, not a place for anyone to sleep. I've already been punished. Will Your Majesty calm down? Release me?"
After saying that, Lin Huai'en blinked his two eyes that were as crystal clear as black grapes, and looked at Di Shaoze eagerly, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
Emperor Shaoze gave a wicked smile, "I also thought this place was terrible, but this morning I saw Lord Lin sleeping peacefully, his posture was calm and elegant, and his saliva was almost all over the floor. I think he really likes this place."
Hearing this, Lin Huai'en touched the saliva stains at the corners of his mouth, and with a bit of embarrassment on his face, he tried to refute: "... Whether you can bear it or not is different from whether you can sleep or not. These are two different things."
When Lin Huai'en was still raising pigs, he had slept in the pigpen dozens of times. Such a small place was nothing to him. But he still wanted to go out.
"Your Majesty, can't you let me go?" Lin Huai'en blinked twice deliberately, looking innocent, pitiful and well-behaved.
"No." The Demon Emperor shattered his hope.
Seeing that Di Shaoze was unmoved, Lin Huai'en's feigned obedience immediately dropped, and he buried his head under the tablecloth, remaining silent. After a while, a seal was thrown out and landed on Di Shaoze's dragon chair.
Lin Huaien's protest came from under the tablecloth again——
"I'm on strike. The documents have been piling up on my desk for two days. I won't approve them anymore. I'll let them rot and stink with me!"
"I don't care about the mess in the harem anymore. To hell with the inner court and the cashier."
"Wow, wow, wow~ This world is so unfair! I'm a diligent, virtuous and obedient minister, and I've been locked under a table for two days and two nights. What a cannibalistic palace..."
Di Shaoze raised the corners of his lips slightly and continued to review memorials, his mood unconsciously improved.
Lin Huai'en was forced to remain locked up for another three days. In order to escape from the imperial table, he began to make trouble when Di Shaoze was doing his work, such as twisting Di Shaoze's legs, pulling the chair cloth hard, and singing some extremely ugly folk songs.
But Di Shaoze remained unmoved, as if nothing could disturb the brush he was writing with. Lin Huai'en was so angry about this that he simply hugged Di Shaoze's thigh and bit it, using all his strength, determined to bite until he reacted.
"hiss……"
But as Di Shaoze screamed in pain outside the tablecloth, Lin Huai'en couldn't help feeling distressed, so he loosened his pointed teeth, rounded his little mouth, and secretly blew on the small bite mark.
Sigh... If this continues, I don't know when I'll be released...
Lin Huai'en could only draw small circles boredly at the imperial desk.
Late that night, heavy rain pattered against the corners of the window. Before Lin Huai'en could react, a terrifying thunder roared, shaking Lin Huai'en's spine violently.
Lin Huai'en is not afraid of heaven or earth, but only of thunder.
When the thunder stopped, Lin Huai'en desperately tried to escape, but he was handcuffed by silver and couldn't get away even an inch. Then, like a jailer seeking his soul, thunder exploded in all directions around Lin Huai'en's ears.
"Woo woo..." Lin Huai'en desperately covered his ears and kept shrinking his body, not daring to look at the shiny tablecloth. But even so, he still couldn't find the slightest sense of security.
After about half an hour, the thunder gradually subsided. Lin Huai'en's heartbeat gradually slowed down. Tears of fear hung on his face. He kept rubbing his cold skin, like an unclaimed child, waiting for Di Shaoze to come and pick him up.
After a cup of tea, Di Shaoze lifted the tablecloth, breathing heavily, his forehead hair was wet, his clothes were soaked, and streaks of rain flowed from his hair along the sides of his face.
He came, but he was a step too late.
Lin Huai'en's eyes were red as he huddled at the foot of the table, refusing to embrace Di Shaoze's strong arms. "The thunder has already finished... why did you come looking for me now? I was all alone in this place. The thunder was so loud. I was handcuffed and couldn't even hide. I was scared to death..."
Lin Huai'en couldn't stop his accusations.
He was angry, sad, and aggrieved, not only because Di Shaoze was late, but also because Di Shaoze's arms were filled with the sweet scent of cosmetics, mixed with a scent that did not belong to Lin Huai'en, which made him feel even more uncomfortable.
Seeing that Lin Huai'en was so frightened, Di Shaoze rarely softened and coaxed him, "I'm sorry. I'm late. I shouldn't have left you here alone. I made a mistake..."
Lin Huai'en felt a little better in his heart. He stopped complaining about his helplessness emotionally and let Di Shaoze hug him and pat his back soothingly.
People always have an amazing sixth sense about the people they love.
Lin Huai'en lowered his eyes, "Your Majesty, is Fox Princess also afraid of thunder?"
Di Shaoze paused.
Lin Huai'en's eyes dimmed like a dying starry sky. He gently wrapped his arms around Di Shaoze's neck and hid his face in Di Shaoze's chest.
Di Shaoze untied the silver handcuffs, moved it from the table leg back to Lin Huai'en's feet, lifted Lin Huai'en up, walked out of the study, and headed towards the Moon Worshiping Hall.
The distance was not very far, but it was stretched out by the night, and the two people still felt lonely and long walking.
Lin Huai'en leaned against Di Shaoze's chest, listening to his steady heartbeat, and suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, you have indulged and seduced Fox Concubine for so long. In your daily interactions, to what extent have you become attracted to her?"
Lin Huai'en raised his eyes and tried hard to see Di Shaoze's expression. But the darkness covered Di Shaoze's face, obliterating his expression.
Emperor Shaoze replied, "For the past five years, in order to protect this kingdom, I have repeated the same life every day, not daring to deviate from the track, nor dare to take off the mask in front of others. No one has ever truly liked me. I need someone like this, to like me underneath the mask."
Because he cared too much about Lin Huai'en, he didn't dare to expose his own shortcomings, and didn't dare to expose his already flawed personality. But in front of Fox Ji, Di Shaoze could be a tyrant, a monster.
If we must make a comparison, then Fox Girl is the straw that helps Emperor Shaoze escape from deep water.
Lin Huai'en closed his eyes, his heart filled with desolation. He no longer wanted to ask any more questions.
Seeing Lin Huai'en's expression so quiet, Di Shaoze felt a little flustered for some reason and made a promise, "To me, you two are both my flesh and blood. I promise you, there will only be you and Fox Lady in the harem, no one else."
Lin Huai'en tried desperately to hold back the tears, but they still fell after being provoked by Di Shaoze's words. "If Your Majesty truly loved me, there would be no Fox Consort. If you truly loved Fox Consort, there would be no me. This is the only love I have, and it cannot be divided into two."
Di Shaoze was speechless, not only because of these words, but also because of Lin Huai'en's tears.
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