"What do you think I want?" Lin Su did not avoid his gaze.
But when he looked straight at him, Xiao Tang's gaze drifted away. Not daring to look him in the face showed that he felt guilty, no matter what the reason was, he felt guilty.
Xiao Tang was thinking of what to say. He had never thought that someone would be close to him in the future. The prince had received that kind of education since he was young. Although he had never experienced it himself due to his weak body, he had seen it. If he were asked to act like that with someone, he would always feel uncomfortable all over.
"Your mark should be here." Lin Su tapped his forehead. Xiao Tang subconsciously grasped his hand. His fingers trembled slightly as he looked up at her. "Although I'm Shuang'er, I'll never be able to bear children in this lifetime. I'm no different from any other man. Don't treat me like Shuang'er."
"So the Crown Prince has already thought about what happens after marriage." Lin Su chuckled, moving his fingers down to pinch his cheek. "If I really treated Shuang'er like others, I should have revealed your identity and taken you back to the southwest. Whether you are Shuang'er or a man, you are just you. There is no need to hide your identity. If a man can become emperor, Shuang'er can also. Since you don't want to have children, why would I force you?"
He was just joking at first. Xiao Tang felt a little annoyed because even if he really took him to the southwest, his father might not dare to make trouble. It was not worth it no matter how you looked at it to shake the foundation of the country for a chess piece.
Instead, giving up the prince would provide a legitimate reason for conquering the southwest and a legitimate reason for the people of the world. It is a good deal no matter how you look at it.
But his next words made Xiao Tang stand there in shock.
He is who he is, and will never change because of his identity. Xiao Tang had thought about why God gave birth to him as Shuang'er, forcing him to hide his identity all his life, for fear that others would find out. But this person said, so what if it's Shuang'er.
Xiao Tang felt very heavy in his heart, as if it was filled with something: "You..."
"What other reasons can you think of to reject me?" Lin Su looked down at him and said.
Xiao Tang couldn't understand why the man in front of him was a man of heavenly appearance. He could be a general on the battlefield and a prime minister in the court. He was definitely not a brave man. He saved his life, knew his feelings, understood his difficulties and sufferings, and would not force him to bear children. He also held great power. No matter from which aspect, he could not find a reason to refuse him.
"You've given me so many reasons for rejection, but none of them show that you don't like me." Lin Su lowered his head and nuzzled his nose, his breath audible. "Your Highness, the love you said before was real, right?"
This distance was too close. Xiao Tang's heart was beating extremely violently. He wanted to retreat, but Lin Su held his waist tightly and said, "Be careful, there is a window over there."
"This lady..." Before Xiao Tang could finish his words, someone leaned over and kissed him. This time was different from the previous light kiss. He subconsciously wanted to turn his head, but another hand pinched his chin and twisted it back forcefully but gently.
With her long eyelashes drooping slightly, Xiao Tang's resisting hands loosened slightly, and then she pulled Lin Su's clothes tighter on his back.
He had never been so close to anyone before. In the past, he felt that being close to someone would be extremely disgusting. But when he got here, he realized that his resistance was simply because he felt that he would never meet someone he wanted to be close to in this life.
Lips parted slightly, Xiao Tang lowered his eyes and panted slightly: "Your Highness is so skilled, it's obvious that he has seen countless people."
The Prince of the Protectorate has been acting like a playboy for many years and must have been to many brothels. Even when his reputation spread to the capital, his reputation was not very good. Although those places claim to sell art but not bodies, if everyone inside was innocent, they would not attract so many men.
"I went there to listen to music and drink, but I didn't meet anyone else." Lin Su said with his head down.
The original self was fond of pretending to be cultured, and could spend a lot of money on listening to music and drinking. The friends he made were either after his money or wanted to spend his days as a playboy together. If it were someone else, they would take them along to try something new. However, who could say who were the Protector of the Country and his wife? If they really led his son into doing such a dirty thing, not only would the Protector of the Country's Mansion be embarrassed, even his own parents would not let him go. Therefore, although the original self was a playboy, he was still at a very superficial level.
Xiao Tang pursed his lips, lowered the hand that was supporting his arm, and sat down by the fire. He couldn't get too close to that man. If he did, his heart would always be unbalanced, making it difficult to understand the ins and outs of some things, and he would easily be fooled by him. "I haven't yet broken off my engagement with your sister, and the wedding is being prepared. You just let her help you hold the position, but haven't you ever considered her lifelong future?"
"She can decide her own life. She can fall in love with whomever she wants. If she wants to leave, why would you stop her?" Lin Su sat down beside him, picked up the wine pot warming on the stove, and poured a glass for Xiao Tang. Seeing that he was looking straight at her, he smiled and said, "You don't want to ask about her marriage, do you?"
Xiao Tang was not the kind of person who wanted to get married the first time they met, but he would never reveal his identity, nor could he give up the throne, which was his birth goal. However, Lin Su was the prince of the Duke of Protectorate, and he would inherit the title in the future and command a hundred thousand troops in the southwest. No matter from which perspective, they could not be together openly.
They talk about taking up space, as if they can be together.
"You are so smart, how could you not know what I want to ask?" Xiao Tang looked at him and said.
"You want to ask how we can be together." Lin Su held up the wine glass and handed it to him, saying, "This is newly brewed plum wine. It's not too alcoholic. Try it."
Xiao Tang glanced at him, took the cup and put it under his nose to smell it, but did not drink it.
He had become accustomed to not eating anything outside of his own residence, even the drinks given by Lin Su.
Lin Su didn't force her, and drank a glass of wine, saying, "Since she's occupying the seat, she can give it up if you're willing."
"How to give up the throne?" Xiao Tang asked.
"Which do you think His Majesty prefers, the Duke of the Protectorate marrying off his daughter or the Duke of the Protectorate marrying off his only son?" Lin Su took the wine glass from his hand, drank half of it himself, and handed it back, saying, "The wine is not poisonous, Your Highness, please drink it without worry."
He used himself as a test, but Xiao Tang's eyes stayed on the rim of the cup he had touched, a little lost in thought: "I didn't mean it that way, I'm just used to it."
"It's a good thing to be careful and alert when living in the palace." Lin Su said with a smile.
Xiao Tang rubbed the rim of his cup, feeling inexplicably that his cautiousness might make him sad. He lowered his head and took a sip of wine, not knowing where he had drunk in such haste. "What did you mean just now? You're a man, how could the emperor agree?"
If this person really wanted to harm him, he wouldn't resort to such despicable tactics as poisoning.
"What if I were Shuang'er?" Lin Su looked at him and said.
Xiao Tang's pupils dilated for a moment, and he stuttered when he spoke: "You, you are Shuang'er?!"
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