At dusk, the setting sun cast a few cold rays of light on the corpses scattered on the ground under the city wall.
The Chanyu was now at the end of his strength. He gritted his teeth and broke off the arrow handle on his arm. The ground was filled with silence. There was no one alive, and no reinforcements could break into the city gate.
His dream of occupying the Central Plains and becoming a hero praised by the world was completely shattered by this stalemate. After this battle, not only will he not be a hero, but he will probably be regarded as a villain and a scourge to his ancestors by his descendants.
Only in the distance there seemed to be the sound of metal colliding, and the blazing firelight supported the rumbling sound of the horn. He tilted his ear slightly and finally heard it clearly. This low and sharp horn sound was to warn the crowd, meaning that the enemy was too large or coming with great force, and the whole army had to be on high alert.
"Liar," the Chanyu roared in a hoarse voice, "You Han people are all liars!"
"Didn't the troops get transferred to the south? But what are those things outside the city?" He not only had business dealings with Xie Shiguan, but also with several minor officials in the court. He led the troops to attack this time only after confirmation from many parties that Prince Yan was not playing a trick on him, and only then did he dare to break into Kyoto.
His Royal Highness Prince Yan in the arrow tower first smiled softly, then loosened his hand and released the last arrow. The sharp sword pierced through the face of the Chanyu quickly and threw him to the ground.
"All's fair in war," he put down the Wanshi bow and said lightly, "Cousin."
Since then, the Northern Barbarians, who had been ready to make a move, had to retreat to Beiliang to recuperate after this battle. They suffered heavy losses in this battle, and it would take at least a dozen years for them to recover.
However, Shen heard that His Highness had ordered people to capture all the officials who had abandoned the city and fled. No matter which faction they belonged to before, they were all imprisoned and executed, and no partiality was allowed.
Also, because so many officials were executed, there was no one available in the court for a while, so an imperial decree was issued to recruit talents from all over the country, and a group of fresh blood was added to the court.
Xie Shiguan promoted a young man from a branch of the Xie family. It was said that this man was the leader of the Twelve Guards of the Southern Court. All officials had left that day and the whereabouts of the emperor were unknown, but this young general was determined not to abandon the city. Even when the Northern Barbarian Wolf Cavalry arrived in the capital, there were still soldiers guarding the city gates.
However, His Highness chose him not because of his loyalty, but simply because he looked decent. Although he was not very resourceful, at least he was not stupid.
Now that the northern barbarians have been eliminated and most of the important officials in the court have been killed, they will recognize anyone with the surname Xie. Prince Yan only needs to stay in the capital to assist the new emperor for a few months. Once he has firmly sat on the throne, he can hand over power to the south.
Counting the time, they would be able to move their entire family to the south by the end of summer this year. Thinking of being able to see his friends again, Shen felt a little secretly happy in his heart.
But for some reason, since that day, His Highness has been unwilling to pay attention to him.
At night, he would stay in the study in the bedroom until late at night, and was unwilling to go back to the Lansheng Courtyard to sleep. Chen knew that the prince was angry with him, but he only knew how to obey and how to serve others, but he didn't know how to coax someone.
Even the little silver he had was given by His Highness, and if he used the silver to buy some gifts to please Xie Shiguan, Shen didn't think he would be happy.
His Highness has everything and has seen all kinds of rare treasures. No matter how extraordinary the stuff is, I'm afraid it won't catch his eye. That's why he is even more troubled.
That night.
Chen finally plucked up the courage and came to Prince Yan's bedroom. When the Silla maid who was standing by the table grinding ink saw him coming, she immediately retreated to the side cleverly.
He walked forward slowly, grinding ink for His Highness as he did in the past, but Xie Shiguan suddenly stopped writing and said coldly, "I don't need you."
Shen was not afraid of his anger, but was afraid that he would treat him coldly like he was now, so deliberately distant, as if he was going to abandon him out of the blue.
So he obediently stopped, put down the ink block, and slowly approached with his eyes downcast. When he was close to His Highness, he opened his lips and said silently: "Make way, please make way."
Xie Shiguan pretended not to understand and deliberately refused to give way. However, what he did not expect was that the mute actually gritted his teeth and slowly sat on his lap.
In the past, he always forced and tied people up to hold them down. It was rare that the mute took the initiative today. The prince curled his lips slightly and almost reached out to hold his waist, but after thinking about it, he wanted to leave him alone for a while.
However, Shen was sitting with his back to him, and the maid was still in the room. Such an inappropriate behavior made him so ashamed that he couldn't raise his head. What made him even more embarrassed was that the prince seemed to dislike him and didn't say a word for a long time.
Just when he couldn't sit still anymore and wanted to get up and run away, Xie Shiguan suddenly came up to him, leaned close to his ear, and asked in a low voice: "What do you want to see me for?"
Then His Highness put his arms around his waist, pulled him back a little, and then held him tightly, biting the back of the mute's neck to vent his anger.
"For so many days," Xie Shiguan said angrily, "I have kept the lights on every day waiting for you to come, but you have only come today."
Shen was slightly startled.
He didn't know that His Highness had been waiting for him the whole time. He just thought that he was alienated from him because he went to save Shen Luo privately for his own sake. He was also angry that he always did stupid things and was a very stupid person.
Chen Que suddenly turned her head away, then moved very slowly over to sit opposite him, and saw that the Silla maids who had been standing beside her were gone.
"I was wrong," Shen Que raised his hand slightly and looked at him with his very dark and bright eyes, "I will never be stupid again, Your Highness, come back to sleep, okay?"
Xie Shiguan didn't answer immediately, so the mute came forward in a panic, his eyes couldn't be more sincere: "When you're not here, the bed is very cold at night."
Your Highness saw how timid he was, with red eyes and mist in his eye sockets. Asking him to act like a coquettish person and speak like this was really putting the mute in a difficult position.
Shen stared at the corner of His Highness's lips, which seemed to raise a little, showing that he was looking, but then suddenly fell down.
He pondered for a moment, thinking that His Highness probably thought he was not being honest enough, but he had already said everything he could say. Those few words were "ambiguous love words" that he had pondered all night before coming up with.
If he were to go beyond the rules and become perverted again, he would not be able to do it.
Xie Shiguan deliberately did not express his opinion, forcing the mute to remain anxious. He thought for a long time before finally stretching out his hand, then slowly hooked his neck, and then got closer and closer.
It was so close that His Highness could smell the fragrance of bath beads left on his body after bathing, and his hot breath was clearly that close, but the mute was still hesitant and did not dare to kiss him.
Xie Shiguan had originally planned not to respond to him, but seeing that he was so hesitant and flirting with her, the prince became more anxious than he was.
As soon as the mute touched his lips, His Highness immediately responded with a fierce and violent kiss. His Highness kissed him so deeply that the mute had to bend his back slightly.
Shen was also responding, but the response was somewhat labored.
When the kiss ended, the mute's face had turned red, and he felt dizzy and at a loss.
"Do you think I'm mad at you for being stupid?" Xie Shiguan moved closer, deliberately using a fierce tone, "I hate you for not cherishing your life, what do you think of me?"
"Why do you think that I won't feel pain or be afraid?" His Highness held his shoulders and arms, pinching him hard. "I am not a god, so my plans may not be perfect. What if the Mu party doesn't want the fish talisman, but just wants to disgust me?"
"How could you do this to me?"
Chen looked at His Highness with his eyes half lowered, and said in a low voice: "The moment I searched the whole mansion and couldn't find him, my heart..."
I'm almost afraid it will break.
Chen Que felt a pain in his nose, and his heart felt boundlessly sour and soft. He held Xie Shiguan's hand and quietly wrote on his palm: I was wrong, and I won't do it again.
Xie Shiguan didn't believe it and asked him to sign a document on the spot.
The mute never took His Highness' words as a joke, so he obediently picked up the pen that Xie Shiguan had put down and wrote on the rice paper stroke by stroke: Shen Que promises.
With just these four words, he didn't know how to write the rest, so Xie Shiguan smiled and ordered him, "Promise not to break His Highness' heart."
The mute immediately continued writing obediently.
"I promise that there will only be one man, Xie Shiguan."
Shen turned around and looked at him, but His Highness didn't think this clause was excessive at all, and asked him confidently: "Do you want to have other men? You dumb, pretending to be honest, but your intestines are so colorful."
The mute knew he couldn't win the argument, so he had to write down word for word.
"The last one," His Highness thought for a long while before saying, "I promise that I will only sleep with Xie Shiguan for the rest of my life."
However, Shen blushed as he wrote down his words on the rice paper. His Highness also pulled his finger to make a point in the seal, and then he signed on the rice paper.
"I will not let you suffer any loss," His Highness then copied a similar piece of writing, signed it, and folded it carefully for him to put away. But when he finished writing, he sighed with some regret, "I should have written it on red paper earlier."
He insisted that these two pieces of unofficial documents were the marriage certificates, and he had just coaxed His Highness into submission. However, Shen did not dare to refute him, so no matter what His Highness said, he nodded.
But as Xie Shiguan was talking, that hand unbuttoned his petticoat under his robe, then quietly reached into his private parts and skillfully lit a fire.
The mute was fine just now, but now he suddenly didn't want to be touched. He crossed his legs awkwardly, and tried to hide and run away, refusing to let him be touched.
Xie Shiguan smiled and teased him deliberately, "It seems that the written agreement is not enough. We need to add another clause, 'promise to open your legs to Xie Shiguan at all times'."
His Highness insisted on forcing him to write another sentence, and the mute immediately hid even more. But in this moment, Xie Shiguan's hand had already touched a small thing that felt a little cold.
After just a quick thought, he realized that this was the warm jade ruyi that he had insisted on giving to the mute.
"When did you put it in, huh?" His Highness was quite happy that he was willing to use it, and kissed his temples gently, "You are quite shameless, holding it in your mouth all the way here?"
Xie Shiguan knew that the mute was trying to please him. He didn't know how long he had been secretly puffing up his chest in the room, but the prince just liked to see him embarrassed.
"You still need to grind ink," His Highness said, "How can you grind ink well with this in your mouth?"
Shen Que knew that His Highness would say this, so he refused to let him touch it just now. Seeing that the mute was about to put his head under the table, Xie Shiguan finally relented.
Xie Shiguan held him in his arms, rocking him gently as if coaxing a child: "You showed it to me on purpose, didn't you?"
But Shen refused to respond, so he kept grinding him: “Is that so?”
"It's good and it belongs to me..."
Shen was afraid that he would continue talking and something embarrassing would come out, so he hurriedly blocked His Highness's lips.
"I like you," he said silently, "I like yours."
Xie Shiguan pretended not to see clearly and asked with a smile: "Who, who do you like?"
The next moment, he saw the mute's lips move again. His Highness felt a softness in his heart, and almost thought he had seen it wrong, so he pressed the issue again, "Tell me again, who do you like?"
"Shiguan, thank you Shiguan."
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