Chapter 135: Going Public at the Su Home
This renewed confession naturally took Wei Wanlan completely by surprise.
Standing in the ancestral hall, he suddenly felt a bit at a loss.
He stared at those spirit tablets, then looked at the person kneeling before them, and Wei Wanlan zoned out.
…It felt like he had only been dating for a few minutes, yet his boyfriend had already brought him to meet the parents.
Wei Wanlan blinked his deer-like eyes blankly.
Then he heard the Regent speak devoutly to the ancestors:
“Xiao Wan and I are both men. Since this junior has devoted his whole heart to Xiao Wan, my heart can no longer hold another. Forgive this junior for being unfilial. I cannot continue the Su family bloodline, nor can I submit to convention to marry a wife and have children, only to have secret trysts with Xiao Wan in the dark.”
Su Jingzhi was doing his best to dispel Wei Wanlan’s worries about the future.
Because he understood the court officials too well:
Now that the officials knew the two had feelings for each other, for the sake of so-called propriety, some would surely advise them to marry a specific Empress and Princess Consort respectively, turning this relationship into a secret affair.
Su Jingzhi was unwilling to do so.
He wanted Wei Wanlan, the complete Wei Wanlan. He wouldn’t allow anyone to take even a tiny bit of him, let alone become a partner in name.
“Ancestors above, toward Xiao Wan, I am loyal and undivided, my heart unchangeable.”
These words were the Regent’s confession to the ancestral tablets, but also a declaration of his resolve to Wei Wanlan.
Wei Wanlan naturally couldn’t fathom that hidden behind these words were actually deep considerations and foresight. He just felt his heart turn warm, sour, and then solidly grounded.
He wanted to kneel on the cushion beside Su Jingzhi.
But Su Jingzhi stopped him; the Son of Heaven could not kneel to a subject.
But Wei Wanlan pulled the cushion out a bit and kneeled down with a plop, because there was really one thing he had to do, and could only do, with the identity of a descendant of the Wei Imperial Clan.
Wei Wanlan said loudly:
“Zhen has already investigated the truth of the curse rumors from back then! Zhen has issued a Sin of Self Edict. The Wei family wronged everyone here.”
Speaking on behalf of the original owner’s entire clan felt no pressure at all; in fact, it was quite satisfying.
“Zhen has made up the explanation owed to you. I hope you can rest in peace, and may your spirits in heaven protect the thousands of common people in the Great Wei’s lands.”
Saying this, Wei Wanlan bowed deeply, prostrating himself completely.
He was already small, and bowing down made him into a tiny ball.
He knocked his head three times, the soft sounds lingering in the ancestral hall.
Su Jingzhi’s eyes shimmered.
The Regent hurriedly tried to hide his somewhat flustered and throbbing emotions, but when he came back to his senses, he suddenly heard Xiao Wan promise:
“—Zhen will also take your place and treat the Regent very, very well.”
The corners of Su Jingzhi’s mouth lifted.
He couldn’t suppress it anymore.
Having finally made their feelings clear, how could he let Wei Wanlan off easily?
The distance from the ancestral hall back to the bedroom suddenly seemed to stretch out. It was so long that Su Jingzhi’s palm sweated as he held Wei Wanlan’s hand.
He opened the bedroom door and picked up the little dummy with overflowing love.
He placed the soft little dummy into the quilt, removed both their shoes and socks, and pulled the bed curtains tight with one hand.
His tall body covered Wei Wanlan tightly, creating an airtight seal.
He felt a bit smug, like a beast that had caught something delicious and brought it back to its lair to enjoy slowly.
But feeling that this metaphor was unfair to Xiao Wan, Su Jingzhi changed his thinking: it was a beast that had just found a mate and wanted to be intimate in a hidden place.
…
Xiao Wan was very good.
Xiao Wan had completely let down his guard.
When pressed into the quilt and kissed, Xiao Wan would crane his neck to make the kiss go a little deeper.
However, “a part of Xiao Wan” was not so good.
It tentatively raised its head and bumped into “a part of the Regent.”
The collision of two things ready for action made Wei Wanlan hide away in shyness. Wei Wanlan suddenly wouldn’t let him kiss anymore, dodging and humming糯ly (softly/stickily), appearing to still have lingering fears:
“No, it was like this last time QAQ”
Wei Wanlan was too embarrassed to go into detail, so he mumbled vaguely about the time he had to get water to wash.
“Anyway, as long as it gets very active, Zhen will be dirty in the morning.”
As Wei Wanlan spoke, his arms were already clutching Su Jingzhi’s arm, pleading:
The little ostrich didn’t want to die of social embarrassment in the Su residence a second time.
Moreover, he could already sense the hostility of some people in the Regent’s residence toward him. The Regent was his boyfriend now, and he hoped to be liked and accepted by everyone in his partner’s home.
Wei Wanlan was always so cute, blinking his eyes to negotiate with Su Jingzhi, his eyes fluttering like butterfly wings.
He made Su Jingzhi’s heart soften in waves, so he gathered Wei Wanlan close and comforted him warmly:
“It won’t get dirty. This Prince once told you, if you find someone you like, just relieve it cleanly.”
As he spoke, he gently touched Wei Wanlan.
His technique was like a superb zither player, pressing the body of the zither and plucking the silk strings. The force was hard to refuse, yet full of delicate care. The playing was like casting stones one by one onto the lake of Wei Wanlan’s heart.
Ripples spread out, layer by layer.
Gradually dispelling the confusion in Wei Wanlan’s heart until he sank into relief.
Wei Wanlan panted hot breaths outward.
He was soaking wet, like a cat just fished out of water.
Wei Wanlan buried his head into the Regent’s chest. Fragments of memory flashed by; he didn’t dare look at the other’s hands or eyes anymore. His small face was red as if bleeding, the tips of his ears trembled lightly, his earlobes red as coral beads.
He burrowed in, curled up in the blanket, and fell fast asleep. All ten toes were curled tight. The weariness tonight was too deep, so he slept very soundly and sweetly, busy resting and recovering his strength, without a single dream.
…
In the latter half of the night.
Having coaxed the little dummy to sleep, the Regent went to fetch water.
He knew Xiao Wan didn’t want to alert others, especially since he was in the Su home and had just been suspected of ulterior motives due to a small misunderstanding.
So Su Jingzhi acted with absolute low-profile secrecy this time. Unlike the time in the Zichen Hall, which had an element of deliberate teasing, he carried a wooden basin in his hand, filled with hot water always kept ready in the kitchen.
His figure was slender as bamboo, walking through the long corridors of the Regent’s residence.
He didn’t plan to be gone for long on this trip. Their hearts were connected; the little dummy was clinging to him tightly, and he couldn’t bear to leave the little dummy either.
But some words had to be said.
Su Jingzhi summoned a person.
Ah Zhong was kneeling straight and stiff at the end of the corridor.
Ah Zhong wasn’t kneeling on one knee, but prostrate on both knees. This old soldier, more than ten years older than the Regent and of the same generation as the previous head of the family, had a face full of deep wrinkles.
Su Jingzhi stopped in his tracks.
Through the rising steam, Ah Zhong couldn’t see the Regent’s face clearly, but he could sense from his attitude that he was deeply deeply enamored.
…Even forgetting his own status, willing to do anything for the little Emperor.
So, with the most sincere expression of his life, hoping to move the Regent, Ah Zhong said:
“The Soul-Mourning Sword is notorious, but the Worry-Free View also has a reputation in the jianghu. The chief would not speak wild words before death. This subordinate hopes the Prince will take care.”
Ah Zhong, like the Regent, was a man of few words.
In just a few words, he expressed his entire meaning:
Detoxification, the Sin of Self Edict—these were all hollow in the face of power.
If Wei Wanlan truly realized he couldn’t kill the Regent and switched tactics to seduction, meticulously planning to finally dismantle Su Jingzhi’s defenses and even strip him of his power…
The Su family and the Regent would face a great calamity!
There was a silence of about a few breaths between Uncle Ah Zhong and Su Jingzhi.
Uncle Ah Zhong knocked his head three times on the ground and didn’t get up:
“Young General!!! The Wei family knows you have a cold face but a warm heart. Swapping to this method to make you submit… if you become involved with him, the Su family’s roots will be cut off from here on. Is that not far more insidious than the Wei Imperial Clan’s poisoning and curses of the past?”
Actually, Uncle Ah Zhong usually had a bright heart. If he encountered injustice on the street, he would lend a hand.
But.
This time was different.
He carried the entrusted charge of the previous family head. entrusted by others, he must not forget. He had to pull Su Jingzhi out of this illusion of mutual affection.
But what Su Jingzhi was thinking at this moment was:
I’ve been out for half a quarter of an hour. Has the little dummy noticed? He’s practically only slept in the Regent’s residence once. In a strange environment, will he be scared if he wakes up and doesn’t see anyone?
Su Jingzhi’s voice carried a tenderness he didn’t even notice himself:
“At that time, no medicine could save me, and I had already returned the government.”
“His Majesty insisted on saving me. He used the Double-Life Gu. Those under the gu share life and death. Unaware of the risks, he planted the other half of the gu worm in his own body.”
The Regent’s voice was very light.
The sound flowed only between him and Ah Zhong, causing Ah Zhong to slowly lift his head from the floor, his voice low:
“Double-Life Gu…”
The world knew the Emperor had sent out decrees everywhere seeking the Double-Life Gu worm some time ago.
But many people actually had no idea what this thing was used for.
And naturally, they would not know how well Wei Wanlan had treated him back then, how many places he had traveled to, finally discovering that using the Double-Life Gu in reverse might save his life.
Now, Su Jingzhi had revealed the situation of their lives being bound together only to Ah Zhong.
Ah Zhong was battle-hardened; with just a slight lift of his brow, he understood the gravity of the matter.
He suddenly understood why the Regent was unwilling to clarify things at the training grounds or publicly discuss the truth of the Little Emperor’s affection.
Ah Zhong’s expression instantly became solemn:
“Whoever kills one side can take the other with them?”
—For those who wanted the Great Wei regime to collapse, this was tantamount to joyous news from heaven.
If this news leaked out, the number of assassins coming to Chang’an would increase by several crops every day!
Ah Zhong immediately looked left and right with lingering fear.
Then he heard the Regent say calmly: “You and Yun Niang met him at the residence long ago. How could you not know that the innocent and kind person is him?”
…It was Miss Xiao Wan.
The Son of Heaven cross-dressing—this was another secret that could not be spoken aloud!
Two secrets smashed into the sides of Ah Zhong’s head simultaneously, hitting him until he saw stars.
If, after the Regent had revealed all this information that could not be made public, Ah Zhong still regarded the Little Emperor as having ill intentions, then Ah Zhong was blind and unworthy of the trust placed in him by the previous family head.
Ah Zhong apologized: “For presumptuously speculating about His Majesty, this subordinate deserves to die ten thousand deaths.”
The answer he received was the sound of splashing water.
Su Jingzhi moved his feet, a bit anxious to go back and take care of his Little Emperor. Xiao Wan loved cleanliness and didn’t like being sticky.
Actually, he had summoned Ah Zhong tonight with only one purpose:
Ah Zhong was the representative of the Prince’s generals, steady and loyally devoted to the Su clan. If this relationship could gain his approval, under his leadership, the family generals of the Prince’s residence would no longer harbor any suspicion or unrest.
Uncle Ah Zhong said in a deep voice: “This subordinate understands.”
“Mn.” The Regent nodded.
He could not allow rumors to slander Wei Wanlan.
Not even a look that hurt Xiao Wan’s heart would be permitted!
He used to think he was rational.
But unexpectedly, after falling into the web of love, he had become a little crazy.
Su Jingzhi had his back to Ah Zhong, heading toward the bedroom, when Ah Zhong’s voice came from behind, still holding a few shreds of faint hope, asking relentlessly:
“But—what about the Su family’s seventh generation of generals…”
“If there is no destiny for it, then there won’t be.”
The voice and the figure disappeared into the winding corridor.
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