Volume 1 Chapter 22-23 (1/2)
It would be over Feng Ming’s dead body before he would adht of kisses that was the cause of his fainting Conveniently, he bla and the dose of mysterious herbal medicine fed to him before he had properly recovered
Fro with aversion, his eyes sharp as the tip of a blade as he bore holes into the man with his stare
“You still haven’t explained everything tothe position of the victim in this charadeHe displayed his displeasure, purposely distancing hi Tian on the bed pallet they shared
King Rong stretched forth his long arently tickled Feng Ming’s ear, “Wasn’t I explaining the situation to you yesterday?”
“Yesterday?” All Feng Ming could recall was their kissing session, just the iritted his teeth
“Alright, letoffered
Sensing Feng Ming’s fu Tian was s quickly subhly retold the Prince from start to finish of the develop Tian possessed eloquence one of his strongest traits which gave hiue that was s to hiruntled Prince that he had ed to be one step ahead of An Xun, and before his uncle had entered the palace grounds he made haste to approach the Queen and fabricate an intricate plan Iht’ corridor, and eventually everything had proceeded as planned Rong Tian updated Feng Mingon the events after he had collapsed
Feng Ming was baffled, listening intently to Rong Tian’s thrilling words, and he thought inwardly: That’s e had to rush back to the Palace the other day, you left to organise so s
When he heard that An Xun not only intended to force the Prince to drink the ‘poison’, his uncle wasn’t leaving anything to chance The love-sick ’s body with a dagger to the heart
“Aiyah!” Upon hearing how close he had been to a real death he shi+vered
Rong Tian looked on pitifully, “Don’t worry, how could I permit him to hurt you, it is because of this turn in events I was forced to make an early appearance It is also the reason why An Xun’s end cah on the last hurdle”
Feng Ming issued a cold snort
“Don’t you pretend your innocence in this mess, just because you’ve rushed to rescue e is not erased Hurry up and spit it out, why didn’t you include me in your scheme beforehand? You nearly had me scared to death!”
“By then, I had tirounds, when could I’ve drawn you aside to explain everything? Moreover, An Xun is a cunning man Under the heavens there is only one person that can lie to his face and succeed, and that is the Queen If you had the truth in your possession, it would be inevitable that you’d give the ga was dissatisfied with the idea that he wasn’t ‘co out his displeasure, he recalled the spies that An Xun had dispersed throughout Xi Rei thus changed the topic
“Now that you’ve slayed An Xun, isn’t Xi Rei in a mess? Fan Jia’s Third Princess had just lost her husband so it is no doubt they will be seeking revenge Along with the countless spies left in this country, it’s already a headache”
Reeneral s that made an audience the day before, he quickly declared, “And I certainly don’t have any ‘grand scheme’ that is meant to solve all our problems”
“I don’t knohat kind of lies you’ve sprinkled onto General Tong! Saying that once I am rested that I with deal with matters appropriately? Don’t shi+ft the responsibility onto ’s tensed face, his lips turned slightly upwards before he softly whispered,
“What are you afraid of, that I would bring you hary under ht just tell you”
His voice was like liquid silver, s As he articulated every word slowly into the Prince’s ear, there was a certain char’s heart suddenly pounded against his chest to the pace of a herd of cattle beinghis ears, he bowed his head and did not reconcile, “Why should I kiss you? This is your Country, your throne, and your own stirring pot of trouble…nnnhhhh…nhhhhhhhhh…”
HaltedTian had covered the perfect red lips,at them until they were swollen
Their breath became more rapid and desperate in between the contact
The distinct scent of eaglewood incense filled the Prince’s quarters, s a hazy at Ming pinned, the Prince’s hands pushed above his head and kept fir Tian’s hands Theover the curves of the boy’s body The King had rested hi the tor’s most delicate part directly Instead he e friction with the gyration of his flesh against the boy’s His free hand hs that see’sWith little effort, he had subdued any protest fro softly beneath hiiven up the fight long ago, allowing himself to be raptured by this ’s senses that had resisted the King’s power to be turned to e vivid black eyes which re at the man His expression held a hint of resistance which was buried under the overwhel Tian’s attacks strengthened, the energy they shared was reaching an indescribable plateau of ecstasy, entering such a crucialwas on the saht every inch of skin to seduce
Gradually, the feisty eyes let down their guard, the King had hi sed by quicksand
As their love began to advance to the next stage, an invasive voice heralded an arrival from outside the Prince’s room
“Your Majesty, the medicine is ready Master Xia ordered it to be drunk whilst hot” The soft voice belonged to Chiu Xing
Feng Ming was startled and flustered
He frantically buckled under Rong Tian, atteht His jaw locked down as he turned his head, unfortunately he had forgotten that Rong Tian’s tongue had been excavating inside leading hi’s face distorted fro into a frown and he shot a quick dissatisfied look at Feng Ming before relinquishi+ng his hold
Chiu Xing already opened the doors, entering whilst carefully holding a platter with a bowl of stea black liquid in the lued on her cargosure she didn’t spill any of the precious medicine
“This was just brewed, Your Majesty please drink it immediately” She looked up and her eyes set upon an extre wang
This type of situation was a coht in the ranks of nobles, and relationshi+ps were respected Certainly, the palace servants ell accustoiven the history between the two men
There was no reaction of surprise or sha hi Tian outreached to bring Feng Ming into his arms so he could ad was thick skinned and refused such treatled out of his hold, still beat red with e kept a poker face, s, “Your Huhnesses” Without another peep, she slipped awaywas out of sight, Feng Ming released a heavy sigh of relief
Rong wang chuckled Holding onto the bowl steadily with one hand, his other shot across the bed to retrieve his lover into his e trapped, he coaxed the Prince into drinking the bitter fluid,downed the final gulp, he finally revealed his cards “Given An Xun has been killed, we shall claim that he was murdered by an assassin when he arrived to visit his ill brother The iuards were too late onto the scene, hence this disaster resulted Conveniently, we shall claiside This being the case, the fact that we’ve lost the most important person in this country will mean that we are also the ‘victi substantial evidence that An Xun’s death is highly unlikely caused by Xi Rei”
“However, General Chu and several others are loyal to Xi Rei, in the case ill need their assistance in the future it is important to keep them as allies We shall not conceal the truth from them It is wiser to tell them that ere the ones that killed hied to take him down? Was thislooked at Feng Ming
“Oh, my little Prince! ”
He leant in to steal a kiss
“Haven’t I been weaving a good ient, possesses God-like fighting skills, wise beyond his years and has great foresight for the Country’s future? I’ve hty impression on the officials This is the only way you can harness and gain the loyal support of your subjects ”
Feng Ming gave hiiven me your plan to resolve hoe shall deal with Fan Jia’s Royal family as well as those spies It’s obvious that they won’t fall so easily for your reasoning of assassins! Also, why do I need you to build this great ‘i the throne is the cunning Rong wang, and that’s you! “
Feng Ming poked his finger at the King’s chest
“The one who has been eyeing the throne to Xi Rei has always been An XunAn Xun’s wife is the Third Princess of Fan Jia Although she is the daughter Fan Jia’s King dotes on, it is possible that he shall not immediately declare war over the death of an in-law We must make it a priority to appease the Third Princess and Fan Jia’s King Naturally, a little trouble along the way is unavoidable”
“Then…about the spies…”
“The spies in question…” Rong wang gave him a cryptic wink and he turned to the bedside and retrieved a scroll, unfurling it with a whisk of his hand
“This is the list of all the spies working for An Xun, aas the Crowned Prince gives the command, they will all be arrested Without a doubt, ill need to gather countless guards to watch over each well in the city The water shall be tested by guards ould drink it every two hours, just for protection”
The list presented before Feng Ming was painstakingly pieced together after An Xun’s death, Rong Tian invested ather intelligence Hence, being able to present Feng Ming a completed list, he was very co was oblivious to the sweat and blood required to rabbed the flippant paper fro and had a look at it himself
“If you knew there was a list earlier, and you’ve indicated it would be a breeze to take care of the matters with Fan Jia, then why didn’t you just kill An Xun? Was there really a need for one scheme after another? Wouldn’t it been easier to take higingpoison!”
Feng Ming’s co stared in disbelief at the naïve boy as ignorant of all his efforts He wanted to give the Prince a thorough punish him until he passed out
“Is it necessary to test the waters by drinking it? Can’t we just use a few fishes toas they are alive, they can be used as the judgingwang was suddenly surprised, taken back by such a siestion which was a better solution It was impossible to see by the naked eye whether water was poisoned and Feng Ming just proved his worth The King was delighted he ihtened his arhing
“You are clever! The Crowned Prince is indeed a genius by co up with such a wonderful technique You are very smart indeed, and it looks like you won’t need e for yourself to the rest of the people”