053. Promise

The next day, before dawn, there was a knock on the door of the Regent's bedroom.

Liang Shenyu opened his eyes, tilted his head to look at Rong Se who was half asleep and not fully awake yet, reached out and gently hugged him, whispering: "It's still early, sleep a little longer."

Rong Se opened her eyes sleepily, and fell asleep again under Liang Shenyu's comfort.

The person outside knew his limits and knocked three times before waiting patiently.

Liang Shenyu got off the bed quietly, casually put on his outer robe and opened the door a little. Yun Chu was standing outside the door.

Their eyes met. Yun Chu held his breath for a moment, the smile on his face faded, and he said expressionlessly: "The father and son of the Qiu family are dead, poisoned."

Liang Shenyu was not surprised.

The Cao family was anxious to bring the old case of Guzhuling to an end with the Qiu family. When he asked Cao Haoyun to pass on the message yesterday, he guessed that Cao Lun would not allow Qiu Sinan to stand trial in court.

"Yeah." Liang Shenyu responded perfunctorily. Seeing Yun Chu frown, he raised his index finger to his lips and said something ambiguous: "He went to bed late, let him sleep a little longer, there is no need to disturb him for such a trivial matter."

Having said that, he closed the door completely.

Yun Chu, who was standing outside the door: "..."

Do you think of yourself as the mistress of the palace?

Liang Shenyu returned to the couch and saw Rong Se lying on her side facing him, curled up slightly in the thin quilt, with her brows slightly furrowed, looking like she was not sleeping well.

"What's the matter?" Rong Se whispered in a daze, his voice hoarse from just waking up, and the ending tone was soft.

Liang Shenyu was slightly startled and smiled helplessly.

Still woke up.

"It's not a big deal." Liang Shenyu lay back on the couch with his outer robe on, his head propped up by his elbows, and looked down at Rong Se's lazy look, "It's not too late to rest for a while."

Rong Se half-lay down, buried his face in his arms, and said in a muffled voice: "Is something wrong with Qiu Sinan?"

The tone is firm.

Liang Shenyu said "hmm" and smiled, "Did you hear that?"

"I didn't hear clearly." Rong Se yawned, his voice soft and lazy, "I guessed it. I heard that Cao Haoyun came yesterday and left as if he had lost his soul. Did you say something?"

Liang Shenyu reached out and gently touched the fair earlobe hidden in his black hair, and laughed softly: "So smart."

Rong Se waved his hand and slapped him away. He raised his face and his eyes were much clearer. He was looking at him intently and said angrily, "So what did you do to force the Cao family to kill Qiu Sinan?"

Liang Shenyu remained silent.

But not long after, he hooked a strand of Rong Se's hair and played with it between his fingers, lowered his eyes and said: "I know a lot about the defeat in Guzhuling. The Cao family wanted to use Qiu's family to force me to do this favor, so I naturally have to return some of the favor and let them clean up the situation themselves."

These words revealed a lot, and Rong Se was secretly shocked.

This is not mentioned at all in the original novel. The old marquis spent his whole life in military service and rarely participated in court struggles. However, the death of the Liang family's three sons and father may have something to do with the Cao family.

Then how could Liang Shenyu in the original novel fall in love with Rong Jing, who is of Cao's blood?

It's getting weirder.

Is the plot going astray because of him, or is he on track to develop as it should?

There was silence for a while.

Rongser concluded.

He might have read a pirated book.

"So what do you want to do now?" Rong Se asked straight to the point, "If the defeat in Guzhuling was more involved, why didn't you say a word about it all these years?"

"I am far away from the border, and the Xiongnu's wolfish ambitions have never really retreated. As a result, I am unable to do many things." Liang Shenyu leaned over to kiss Rong Se's cheek, and laughed softly, "I returned to the capital naturally because I want to disperse the imperial power. Otherwise, given your majesty's temperament, you will definitely interfere with the military power of the Jinbei Cavalry. Before that, I heard many rumors about you, so I have to be careful."

His tone was serious and he was talking about serious matters, but he took the opportunity to kiss her face and touch her waist, which completely ruined the serious atmosphere and added to the charm.

The little bit of sympathy that Rong Se had just felt for him disappeared without a trace.

"Don't move your hands or feet." Rong Se shrank back, "So what's going on? Wasn't the reason for the defeat because the Qiu family sold the weapons?"

"The weapons implicated the Jinbei Cavalry, but it was far from the point where they were defeated and retreated from Qiangzhou." Liang Shenyu held Rong Se in his arms, put his nose against his neck and sniffed gently, his tone heavy, "He was a deputy general beside my father. My father was very optimistic about him and promoted him to his side at a young age. But he betrayed the Jinbei Cavalry and did not act according to the plan, causing my eldest brother to be trapped alone and my second brother's reinforcements to be ambushed. The Huns tortured my brother to death and nailed his body to the col of Guzhu Ridge to lead my father away. When I found them, my father refused to kneel until his death. They all praised my father as a hero and a man of integrity. Only I saw him looking in the direction of my brother and dying with his eyes open."

Rong Se had witnessed that horrific scene, and Liang Shenyu, who was tired of him, gradually overlapped with the heartbroken boy in the ice and snow.

It's hard not to be moved.

Rong Se acquiesced to his intimacy this time and whispered, "You are all heroes of Dajin. Death does not mean the end of everything. You have the same blood. You are the continuation of the old marquis and his wife and the two sons. You are the evidence that they once existed in the world. History and the people will remember the loyal and brave Liang family."

These few short sentences and a meaningless description of a plot in the drama are actually real events that happened here, which are the fourteen years that Liang Shenyu spent alone.

Rong Se used to admire her, but now he feels distressed.

"After a thousand years, they will all be nothing but a handful of earth." Liang Shenyu whispered softly in his ear, "But it doesn't matter. The happy days they stole will eventually come to an end. Your Highness, are you afraid?"

Rong Se knew the hidden meaning behind his words and refused to answer, but just patted Liang Shenyu's back gently.

He didn't ask whether he was afraid or not.

And Rong Se didn't want to answer.

They are still far from being able to spend their lives together, so everything before that may be empty talk.

The next moment, Rong Se was shocked at what he was thinking.

Spend your life together?

And Liang Shenyu?

Rongse was hesitant. He hadn't been hugged or loved for a long time. After getting it, he felt timid, fearing that it was all an illusion.

Seeing him hesitate, Liang Shenyu stood up slightly, stroked his eyebrows with his fingertips, and whispered gently: "It's okay, you can think about it slowly, but Your Majesty——"

He lowered his head and gave Rongse a passionate kiss on the ear, his hot breath wrapping around the words.

"Don't try to escape."

Rong Se shrank back, then reacted suddenly.

Liang Shenyu, this bastard, didn't leave him any room at all!

This is not a multiple-choice question; it is a fill-in-the-blank question.

"Marquis Dingbei." Rong Se reached out and grasped his fingertips. Perhaps he finally understood Liang Shenyu's determination to get him. He suddenly calmed down and looked at Liang Shenyu without retreat. "I am not afraid of you, but it is too early to say this now. As long as Dajin is plagued by internal and external troubles, you and I will be helpless. I can't promise you anything."

Liang Shenyu let him hold him and looked him in the eye, "But what can I do? The sons of the Liang family are destined to be warriors all their lives. What if I am willing to fight for you?"

Rong Se was so shocked that he was speechless for a moment.

Liang Shenyu stared at him, very seriously: "My mother used to hang lanterns with talismans on them at night. It was not until the news of my father and brother's death reached the family that my mother said that they were used to summon souls. If one day her husband died in the battlefield, she could stand in front of the house and welcome his soul back. But I don't want you to hang any lanterns, Rongse, this is the first time I've fallen in love with someone. If I give my life to you, I won't let you wait in vain. You just need to answer me, if you don't want it?"

Love is true in troubled times. Liang Shenyu was really moved. Love and desire were intertwined. When he had desires for Rongse, he would inevitably fall in love with him.

Once the Liang family members are attracted, it is love that runs in their blood.

Liang Shenyu didn't understand it before, but now he understands the feeling. Even the Marquis of Dingbei, who was calm in battle even when facing the Huns, would break into cold sweats when asking for the answer.

Rong Se never thought that this period of his life would deviate so far from his plan. He looked at Liang Shenyu who was so close to him and couldn't help but ask himself.

Can he have it?

Own this person.

Has his preference.

Is it really possible?

Liang Shenyu did not retreat, but just hugged him, waiting quietly and attentively for a reply.

A response he had already prepared.

Rong Se closed his eyes and let out a soft breath.

...How can one refuse this?

He really lost, miserably.

"You really are..." Rong Se pursed his lips and paused for a moment before whispering, "You win, Liang Shenyu."

Liang Shenyu was stunned, then he grabbed Rongse's hand with his backhand as if in ecstasy, pressed him on the couch, and kissed him without saying a word, his kiss was fierce and urgent.

Only then did Rong Se realize that his hands were also covered in sticky cold sweat.

I felt balanced in my heart. We were both in love for the first time and neither of us was any better than the other.

Until she was almost suffocated by Liang Shenyu's kiss, Rong Se held her chest and fell into his arms, panting heavily, and said with difficulty: "...What are you crazy about? Do you want to be a widower?"

"Sorry." Liang Shenyu leaned over and kissed his face without any guilt. This kind of intimacy was much more childish than a lingering deep kiss. "I was so happy that I couldn't help it."

In fact, he has endured perfectly enough.

At the moment Rong Se gave in, Liang Shenyu didn't want to kiss him, but wanted him, to get him completely.

Being able to compress the surging desire into a kiss filled with excitement almost exhausted all his willpower.

Rong Se saw that he wanted to roll around on the couch, and couldn't help laughing, "Are you so happy?"

Liang Shenyu hugged him and kissed him on the cheeks and ears, "I am happier than you can see."

Rong Se was also happy and shy, but she stopped Liang Shenyu from having fun in time, "Then you should stop, it's time to go to court."

Liang Shenyu then stopped reluctantly, his eyes clearly showing that he was not satisfied yet.

Rongse felt that he was in a bit of danger and didn't dare to stay in bed any longer, so he got up immediately to clean up.

Although Marquis Dingbei traveled with the Prince Regent from his palace in the past, he still rode in his own palace's carriage.

This morning, Marquis Dingbei openly sat in the Regent's carriage and arrived at the palace gate together.