"How can this be?" Yu Tang refused, "Your Highness, your status is too noble..."
Xiao Lin interrupted him, emphasizing, "In front of you, I am just an ordinary person."
"Is it wrong not to want to cook for someone I like?"
Yu Tang was speechless.
In the end, I had no choice but to agree.
Then he discovered that Xiao Lin was truly a man who could grace a formal occasion and cook in the kitchen. Simple ingredients became incredibly flavorful in the hands of this young man, and he quickly developed a taste for him.
This made him look forward to meals every day, and in a short time he almost became a "rice-eating king".
Moreover, Xiao Lin not only learned to cook from the chef, but also sought out military doctors to learn methods for conditioning his body.
Just because Yu Tang casually mentioned that his back and legs ached, he immediately thought that Yu Tang must have old injuries and hidden ailments from years of fighting on the battlefield.
Every few days, he would add medicinal herbs to Yu Tang's food to make medicinal cuisine, then modify the flavor and serve it to him.
Yu Tang accepted everything without hesitation and ate with great pleasure.
In mid-July, Xiao Lin even brewed wine with locust flowers and buried it under the tree, saying that he would dig up the wine jar in winter and drink it with Yu Tang.
Yu Tang watched as he squatted on the ground, carefully placed the wine jar into the pit, and then buried it little by little with a shovel.
She pursed her lips and didn't say anything.
In the sweltering summer, the most refreshing thing for the soldiers was to go swimming in the river after a day of training.
"Your Highness, would you like to come along?" Zhao Lin wiped the sweat from his brow and walked up to Xiao Lin, asking, "Let's take a bath in the river, it'll be refreshing, we can catch some fish, and then we can build a fire and roast them. Sprinkle some salt on them, they'll taste especially delicious."
Although Xiao Lin looks fair and clean, he is not the type who doesn't sweat.
My hair is soaked from training with the soldiers for so long.
Normally, he would walk a long way from the training ground back to the general's mansion to wash up, but now he was willing to accept Zhao Lin's suggestion and go to the river with them.
Suddenly, as if remembering something, Xiao Lin asked, "Will General Yu go?"
“The general always went with us!” Zhao Lin said. “Every summer, a large group of us would go to the riverbank together, and the general always led the way.”
Xiao Lin's eyes darkened, and he asked again, "So, did you take off all your clothes when you took a shower?"
"Your Highness is joking, isn't he?" Zhao Lin laughed. "Who doesn't take a bath naked?"
“Speaking of this,” he added, “the general once did something despicable by secretly taking our clothes. Later, Li Wen, shameless as ever, ran out naked and fought the general for dozens of rounds to get our clothes back.”
Xiao Lin frowned even more deeply, his gaze fixed on Yu Tang's back as he spoke to Li Wen not far away.
The thought of this man stripping naked and swimming in the river with a group of men made him feel uneasy.
Although I know it's nothing.
But I couldn't help feeling jealous of these soldiers.
He hasn't seen any of them.
But these people saw it all.
It's so painful.
Despite the sweltering heat, Yu Tang felt a chill run down his spine for no apparent reason. He turned his head and met Xiao Lin's gaze.
The handsome young man immediately smiled, his eyebrows curving upwards.
He said to Zhao Lin, "The general back then was so mischievous, he's completely different from how he is now."
“Yes…” Zhao Lin, oblivious to his jealousy, continued, “It was because of that incident back then that the General matured so much overnight. He’s had such a difficult time all these years…”
At this point, he boldly patted Xiao Lin on the shoulder: "So Your Highness, you must stay with the General!"
If you hurt the general's feelings in the future, we won't hesitate to...
Coughing to bolster his courage, Zhao Lin said, "I won't let you get away with this!"
Xiao Lin was initially burning with jealousy, but upon hearing Zhao Lin's words, he couldn't help but lose his composure.
He burst out laughing.
He nodded earnestly: "Yes, I will never betray the general in my life."
Yu Tang led the soldiers to bathe in the river in groups.
Seeing that Xiao Lin was among them, he walked over and asked him, "Why doesn't Your Highness go back to the manor to wash?"
“Going back to the manor is too much trouble, it’s fine to wash here.” Xiao Lin said, and began to take off his clothes in front of Yu Tang. When he was down to only his underpants, Yu Tang grabbed his arm.
Looking at the boy with skin so white it seemed to reflect light, and then at the group of coal briquettes cheering and rushing into the river like dumplings being dropped into boiling water, Yu Tang was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.
It's hard to imagine Xiao Lin taking a bath with them.
"Why is the general stopping me?" Xiao Lin rolled his eyes and laughed. "Are you jealous?"
"You don't want anyone else to see your husband's body, you just want to 'lock' me up and have me all to yourself..."
With his mouth covered, Xiao Lin thoroughly enjoyed Yu Tang's glare at him, his eyes practically disappearing with laughter.
"Your Highness, please don't say such things again."
Yu Tang released Xiao Lin: "Go if you want, I don't care anymore."
Xiao Lin, wearing only underpants and barefoot, stepped on the pebbles and asked him, "Where is the general?"
"Are you going or not?"
Seeing Yu Tang nod, he narrowed his eyes and pulled the man into the bushes, saying, "Then General, hurry up and take off your clothes. I'll wait for you."
Yu Tang looked up at Xiao Lin's face and felt that his words were strange.
But thinking about it, it doesn't seem to be wrong.
He grunted in agreement and began to unbuckle his belt.
After taking off her outer clothes, she started taking off her inner clothes, and finally her underpants.
Xiao Lin's gaze fell on him, greedy and burning.
"The general has a great physique."
"It's alright..."
Yu Tang hung the clothes on a tree branch, his back to Xiao Lin.
Because of his excellent martial arts skills and years of training, his muscles don't look out of place.
Yet it is full of explosive power, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. The grooves of the spine connect to the undulations of the tailbone, making it look very soft to touch.
Letting her hair down, Yu Tang walked towards the riverbank: "Your Highness, let's go..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was grabbed by the person behind him and pulled into the depths of the bushes.
Xiao Lin held him tightly, his breathing heavy.
He gritted his teeth and said, "General, you really pletely oblivious?"
Chapter 29
He died for the villain for the fourth time (29)
Yu Tang belatedly realized that this was the first time he and Xiao Lin had been completely honest with each other.
Moreover, Xiao Lin showed great magnanimity and respected his opinions after the two confirmed their relationship.
But the other party was, after all, a hot-blooded young man.
My current appearance is tantamount to a girlfriend walking around naked in front of her boyfriend...
This is a bit inappropriate...
Held tightly in Xiao Lin's arms, Yu Tang's back pressed against the other's chest. Looking down, he could see the pale arm wrapped around his waist, the knuckles tightly clenched, the veins bulging, hot and damp with sweat.
Yu Tang started to get nervous.
After all, the two of them were wearing very little clothing.
The only barrier was the thin layer of underwear Xiao Lin was wearing.
The sunlight was blocked by the lush foliage, and dappled light and shadow fell on the two of them.
Wheat color and cool white.
The ambiguity is excessive.
Yu Tang swallowed hard, sensing that the situation was very bad.
"What do you mean by that, Your Highness?"
He grabbed Xiao Lin's arm, which was wrapped around his waist, and pulled it away, saying, "I didn't understand."
As a result... naturally, they couldn't pull it open.
The side of her neck was touched by her lips.
Xiao Lin used one hand to hold his face and buried his head to kiss his neck.
The breath blowing on their skin made the people of Yutang feel numb.
There was a tree in front of them. Yu Tang held onto the tree with one hand and used the other hand to pull Xiao Lin back.
The more he pulled, the tighter Xiao Lin gripped, his voice filled with venom: "General, do you even consider me a man who loves you?"
Don't you find it ridiculous to ask such a question?
Yu Tang: "I'm sorry..."
Regardless of whether you're right or wrong, apologizing first is always the right thing to do!
“I don’t think you think you’ve done anything wrong at all.” Xiao Lin moved up and bit Yu Tang’s ear: “Then I’ll tell you clearly, I’m jealous, and I don’t want anyone but me to see you like this.”
“Maybe there’s nothing wrong with taking a bath together in your eyes, but for me…” Xiao Lin’s voice was deep, and he said angrily, “I can’t accept it.”
"I'm just petty and jealous. I even wish I could lock you up so no one could see you!"
Good grief, he's already spouting double standards right off the bat.
Yu Tang couldn't help but retort, "Isn't Your Highness also going to bathe with them? I didn't interfere with you, so why are you interfering?"