Chapter 173 – Historically Memorable Villainy Arc
Song Rong stood there indifferent a long while. Then he looked at the imperial guard standing guard at the entrance. He asked, “Can you stop me with your skills?”
“Wangye, you musn’t! There are still people in Prime Minister Lu’s family. Their lives are at the mercy of the emperor.”
The imperial guard suddenly got down on one knee. He took a deep breath and rushed the words out, “The emperor said: The crime of implication has not yet been decided for the Lu family, but if wangye breaks out of here without permission, then the one who will be executed will not just be Prime Minister Lu himself. All the people of the Lu family will also be executed…”
Song Rong’s vision suddenly went dark. He could almost taste blood in the back of his throat. He took a step back to steady himself. In his eyes, one could see sorrow and cold sarcasm.
It was indeed the way of the emperor [to things like this].
Song Zhilan did not know that he was using what Lu Li had painstakingly taught him day after day to drive Lu Li to a dead end step by step.
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As the sun faded, the light in Song Rong’s eyes also gradually dimmed. After a long while, he flicked his sleeves behind him and walked back into the palace hall with large strides.
Behind him, the imperial guard continued to kneel, casting a silent silhouette in the setting sun.
It was a dead end.
Song Rong walked over to the couch where Lu Li lied. He was barely able to hold himself together. He staggered and knelt beside the couch. He looked at Lu Li’s sleeping face. Even in sleep, the man’s handsome face was scrunched in pain. It felt like a knife was being stabbed and twisted in his heart. The world seemed to be pressing down on him and his vision blurred.
Song Zhilan would regret this sooner or later. Song Rong has never been so sure about something as he was now.
But no once could say for sure when that regret would come, sooner or later? Would Song Zhilan realize everything and be able to fix the situation in time, or would it be too late by then?
If he was too late… too late…
Intense fear spread through him like a silent but deadly miasma. Song Rong held Lu Li’s pale and cold hand. The back of his throat burned and his entire body trembled uncontrollably.
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Lu Li’s fingers twitched in Song Rong’s hold. The gentle force dragged Song Rong’s consciousness back to the present. Song Rong looked up hurriedly to see Lu Li slowly opening his eyes.
“Wangye cannot withstand even this little bit of hardship?”
The fog of sleep dissipated from Lu Li’s eyes as he woke. His gaze was no longer cold and indifferent. Instead, there was a faint smile in his gaze, as if everything was under his control once again.
“I sat in my manor’s main hall for two days straight without eating anything. Even then I did not cry like you are now…”
Song Rong chuckled numbly. His chest ached. He tried his best to raise the corners of his lips and give Lu Li a small smile. “I’ve embarrassed myself in front of you.”
Song Rong’s mood seemed to have calmed down a little and he didn’t look like he was about to go find the emperor and force the emperor to release Lu Li.
Seeing this, Su Shi finally felt relieved. He gave Song Rong’s hand a squeeze and closed his eyes again.
As the night grew deeper, the temperature got colder. Su Shi’s body was weak and cold still lingered in his bones, so he could not help curling up his body a little tighter.
Song Rong’s heart wavered. He suddenly apologized to Su Shi. Then he undressed and climbed onto the couch. He pulled Su Shi into his arms and wrapped him up tightly in his heavy court attire.
The warmth of his body passed through his chest and into Su Shi, causing Su Shi to tremble instinctively. He couldn’t help opening his eyes to confirm the other person’s true identity, but a hand covered his eyes. “Qing Guang, don’t open your eyes…”
Their bodies were pressed together and separated by only a thin layer of cloth. This time, they were wrapped up in a true embrace. The faint scent of ink wafted up his nose, and arms wrapped securely around his back. Su Shi gradually relaxed under the comforting warmth of Song Rong’s body.
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Song Rong thought that Lu Li might be offended by his presumptuous action. Song Rong didn’t want to chance seeing a look of indifference and coldness in Lu Li’s eyes. As long as he did not see it, he could delude himself into believing that they were sharing a bed together willingly.
Lu Li’s shadow had been living in his heart for thirteen years.
“It going to be cold at night, so it’s better this way. In- in the army, when the winter nights get really cold, we would do this too…”
Song Rong falteringly said the excuse that he had thought up. His heart was galloping like crazy. He could only comfort himself silently. Lu Li has never been to war in person, so he might believe such an excuse…
Suddenly, Song Rong heard a very light laughter. He thought he was hallucinating for a second. He held his breath and carefully lowered his gaze.
The man in his arms had already relaxed his body. His eyes were closed as he leaned comfortably against Song Rong’s chest. His breathing was long and steady. He had fallen asleep at some point.
The author has something to say:
Su Shi: Let go of the pot and I will sleep with you! （Ω^Ω）
#The first pot
Ahhhhhhh they’re cuddling!!!
Song Rong must be so warm right now with how fast his heart is beating~