"Your Highness, I am willing to follow you forever, regardless of whether you change your mind."
"Ding! Xiao Lin's favorability +10! Current favorability 65!" The system excitedly notified, unable to take its eyes off Yu Tang and Xiao Lin.
To him, Yu Tang's words could be considered a confession!
If he were Xiao Lin, he wouldn't be able to handle it either!
“Clean…” Xiao Lin tucked his other hand into his sleeve, curling it slightly.
He released Yu Tang's hand and turned his face away, saying, "You're always saying nice things!"
After saying that, he turned his wheelchair and walked back: "I'm going back, I'm not going to shop anymore."
Yu Tang rubbed his nose and helplessly chased after him: "Hey, Your Highness, let me push it. Don't let those wheels get your hands dirty!"
It was already quite late when the two returned to their lodgings.
Yu Tang asked someone to boil water, and he and Xiao Lin sat on the edge of the bed to soak their feet.
There's nothing more comfortable than soaking your feet in the cold winter.
The original owner didn't understand health preservation, but Yu Tang did.
After he transmigrated, he discovered that the original owner's body was too weak.
He went to the battlefield at the age of fifteen and has participated in hundreds of battles, large and small, over the past thirteen years, suffering countless injuries.
Even though he still had internal strength and martial arts skills to support him, those injuries had turned into hidden ailments that clung to his body, impossible to shake off.
Especially in winter, I feel uncomfortable all over, and soaking my feet in herbal medicine is a way to relieve the discomfort.
Xiao Lin's mind had calmed down, but his heart was still in turmoil.
He turned his head to look at the handsome man beside him, and somehow his gaze fell on those pale lips.
Then he remembered what Yu Tang had said to him a few days ago when she grabbed his hand, pushed him down on the bed, and said that to him.
If I say you are qualified, would you willingly submit to me?
Imagine those brown eyes looking at him, calling out, "Your Highness..."
"Your Highness?" A dark shadow flashed before my eyes; it was Yu Tang's hand.
Xiao Lin was pulled back to his senses and realized the things he had just been thinking, which made him blush.
He quickly lowered his head, coughed lightly, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"The servants have brought back the Spring Festival couplets. Let's put them up together tomorrow. Let's create a festive atmosphere and have some fun."
Xiao Lin's mind wasn't on this, and upon hearing this, he only vaguely replied with an "Mmm" to Yu Tang.
That night, the two lay in bed, and for the first time, Xiao Lin didn't corner Yu Tang against the wall. Instead, he obediently leaned against the bed rail and slept.
Even with her eyes closed, her raven-feather-like eyelashes would tremble every now and then, making it impossible for her to fall asleep.
It wasn't until late at night, after hearing the even breathing of the man beside him, that he opened his eyes and quietly crept up to Yu Tang.
She stared blankly at the man's face in the moonlight streaming through the window.
This was the first time in so many years that Xiao Lin had felt lost.
Having grown up in the palace since childhood, he knew about matters of love and intimacy from a young age.
Occasionally, one can even hear soft whispers coming from hidden bushes late at night.
He used to scoff at these things and even felt disgusted by them.
But for some reason, looking at Yu Tang now, and thinking about the two of them spending the past two months together...
Thinking of the care the other person had given him, the promises they made, and the words they had spoken to him on the bustling street.
He... he felt his heart beating very fast.
There's an urgent desire to touch the other person, urging him to get closer to Yu Tang, even closer to Yu Tang...
Her fingers, as if guided by some unseen force, traced the man's eyebrows and eyes, outlining his straight nose, and down to his beautifully shaped, light-colored lips.
Xiao Lin's heart was pounding so fast it drowned out all the sounds around him. He leaned down uncontrollably until their lips met.
He suddenly opened his eyes wide and came to his senses.
Unfortunately, at that very moment, Yu Tang, who had been woken up by the urge to urinate, groggily opened his eyes.
System: [Holy crap, hahaha!]
Chapter 12
He died for the villain for the fourth time (12)
In the blink of an eye, Yu Tang closed his eyes.
Then he reached out and pulled the still-stunned Xiao Lin into his arms, ruffling the boy's hair like a cat, and mumbled as if talking in his sleep, "Little Jin, be good, don't be silly."
Xiao Jin is a golden shaded dog that Yu Tang keeps in modern times. It's chubby and sometimes climbs onto the bed to sleep with him.
So Yu Tang, in a moment of inspiration, pulled this stunt to ease the awkwardness between the two.
Xiao Lin felt hot in his arms, his ears and face turning bright red.
Nothing is more embarrassing than getting caught stealing a kiss!
While he was relieved that Yu Tang hadn't woken up, he suddenly realized something.
Who is Xiao Jin?
To avoid being discovered, Yu Tang held his urine all night.
The next day, when I went to the toilet, I almost cried tears of happiness.
He complained to the system: System, do you know how hard it is for me?
Yu Tang: He was the one who stole a kiss from me, but I had to pretend I didn't notice and ease his embarrassment...
"Then you don't have to pretend!"
The system, always eager for drama, commented: "You should have just pressed your advantage, taken the initiative, and then ignited a passionate night..."
Yu Tang: Stop, stop, stop! You'd better shut up right now!
However, he thought the matter would be over by the evening.
Back in his room, Xiao Lin handed the wooden hairpin to Yu Tang and asked her to style his hair. While she was combing his hair, she suddenly asked him a question.
"General..."
"Um?"
Who is Xiao Jin?
Yu Tang nearly poked Xiao Lin's face with the wooden hairpin she was holding. She quickly adjusted it, gently inserted it into his hair, and replied, "Your Highness, Xiao Jin was a cat that kept me company when I was a child. Why did you suddenly bring this up?"
"Because you talked in your sleep last night and mentioned his name."
Xiao Lin breathed a sigh of relief for no apparent reason, but then his eyes flashed as he had some ideas.
He tapped his fingers on the table casually, and the lie came out of his mouth: "And you seemed to think I was him, holding me tightly, ruffling my hair, kissing my face, saying you liked me, and taking advantage of me the most."
Have I ever done such a thing?
How the hell didn't I know that?!
I held my pee all night, and only dared to get up to go to the toilet after you got up!
But he couldn't directly expose Xiao Lin's lie, lest he put a prince in a difficult position.
All he could do was grit his teeth and feign terror: "I'm sorry, Your Highness, I deserve to die!"
He knelt on one knee and said, "I never imagined I would do such a ridiculous thing. Please forgive me, Your Highness!"
"You know it's absurd, too." Xiao Lin sneered.
He exuded an overwhelming aura, as if he were truly a victim.
"Your Majesty deserves to die!"
“It’s not quite enough to deserve death,” Xiao Lin interrupted him, changing his tone. “However, one must take responsibility for one’s actions.”
He said, "I think the general is not the kind of person who would shirk responsibility."
"I am honored by Your Highness's high regard. I will certainly take responsibility for the mistakes I have made!"
"Alright..." Xiao Lin's plan succeeded. He reached out to help Yu Tang up and said to him, "Then repay him with your body."
"Huh?" Yu Tang was completely stunned and didn't react.
Xiao Lin's smile remained unchanged as he repeated to him, "I hope the general will repay me with his body."
Are you willing?
Xiao Lin frowned, his voice dangerous: "You don't want to?"
"I do..."
How could he dare refuse?
Yu Tang had never seen anyone as ruthless as Xiao Lin.
The traps kept piling up, and he really had no choice but to passively accept them.
And so, in a daze, he and Xiao Lin established a so-called "romantic" relationship.
The two then put up Spring Festival couplets together.
Since the eunuch left, Yu Tang had investigated the people around him and confirmed that there were no people from Emperor Xiao Sheng's or other princes' side.
That's why Xiao Lin was finally able to get rid of his wheelchair and stand with Yu Tang.
Holding the paper with his fingers, he watched as Yu Tang took out pigskin glue and applied it to the edges.
From his angle, he could see the top of Yu Tang's head.
"Your Highness, have you grown taller?" While waiting for the glue to dry, Yu Tang compared his height with Xiao Lin's with his own.
He discovered that he was actually half a head shorter than this eighteen-year-old boy.
"It's probably because I've been sitting in a wheelchair a lot lately that you've gotten the wrong impression," Xiao Lin smiled. "But I only realized how much taller I am than you when I stood up..."