Ch67 - Absolutely no room for discussion before he reached eighteen (2/2)
“You’ve thought it through?”
“Yes, evasion will not solve any problems.” He had once told Xue Ling about his family in a metaphorical way in order to win a little sympathy for himself. He had also hoped that Xue Ling could give him some guidance. Now, it seemed that Xue Ling was happy for him now that he had decided to go back.
Xue Ling reached out and patted him on the shoulder. In fact, this youth was still young. His current body was only fifteen, and the child was two years younger than him. He truly could not understand how the heroine could make a move on someone like this. In any case, he treated this person as a younger generation and completely ignored the occasional strange glances. “Since you have set your mind on resolving it, then go ahead. I hope you will succeed, and reach the peak of your life path.” If this child could really succeed, he would become an Emperor in the future.
“Sister, will you wait for me?”
“Hm?” Xue Ling turned around with him and spoke with some amusement. “Wait for what? Wait for you to come for me when you are successful? My children should be running all over the place by then.”
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Xia Yang’s body stiffened as he repeated, “Children?”
“Well, me and the General’s children.” Xue Ling smiled widely as he continued, “You’ve been in the Manor for such a long time. Weren’t you curious about why the General doesn’t stay in my room even though we are clearly husband and wife?”
Xia Yang’s voice lowered as he quietly answered, “Yes.”
“I’m not much older than you, and although I’m old enough to marry, I haven’t really grown up yet. The General is concerned about my body, so he has been living separately the whole time.” There was laughter in Xue Ling’s voice as he spoke. “When Yangyang comes back, our children should be old enough to make soy sauce.”
Xia Yang’s steps slowed. “Elder sister doesn’t have to say these words in order to make me lose heart.”
Xue Ling kept on walking, and did not turn his head back. “Yangyang is a good child, and in the future, the great Xia Country will be yours. Why would you hang onto someone like your elder sister who can bring you no advantages?”
Xia Yang was completely stunned. He opened his eyes wide and stared at Xue Ling’s back incredulously.
Xue Ling noticed that he had stopped where he stood, turned to face him and smiled. “Why aren’t you leaving?”
“Elder sister knows who I am?”
“The little Prince of Xia Country, Xia Yang.”
“Since you knew, then why did you take me in…” He was silent for a moment before continuing, “The relationship between Xia and Xi Country is not good, and wars break out all year round on the border…”
“Well, when Yangyang becomes Emperor of Xia Country, you can stop such a meaningless border war.” Xue Ling’s gaze was gentle. “My husband is a General. I can’t stop him from going to the battlefield, but I don’t want him to follow the path of the family’s previous generations and die in the battle. All I can do is pray that there will be no more war in this world.”
Xia Yang was silent for a very long time before he said, “I will try my best to make this world free from war.”
“That’s the best way. Elder sister hopes to see this day in her lifetime.” Xue Ling brought him back to his room, helped him pack his things, ordered the housekeeper to prepare some things for him to bring on the way, and finally personally delivered the child to the carriage.
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After he finished and returned to his room, he saw the man sitting inside. He was watching him with a meaningful expression on his face. “Lady Wife is very good at being an elder sister.”
“Actually, I am also very good at being an elder brother. How about you call me elder brother and let me properly dote on you?” Now that they have already brought things out into the open, Xue Ling naturally reverted to his own nature in front of the man, every now and then unthinkingly flirting with him, and then running away.
His actions were so frivolous that he even reached out to grasp Zhan Shaoxi’s chin.
“Stop playing around.” Zhan Shaoxi reached out and brought his hand down. “Concerned about your body, so we haven’t consummated our marriage and have been living separately?”
“Could it be that you aren’t concerned about my body?” Xue Ling sat down lazily, and once he was seated, maids came up to serve the dishes. “I’m only fifteen years old, and this is precisely when my body is developing, and I haven’t gone through my capping ceremony yet. What do you want to do to me?”
“I don’t want to do anything. In which direction did Madame’s thoughts go?” Zhan Shaoxi calmly took back his rather unrestrained gaze and waited for the maids to leave before saying, “Madame mentioned the capping ceremony. Since you have no elders, then how about I perform the capping ceremony and inscription for you?”
Xue Ling sat upright, acting as though nothing important had occurred as he spoke, “Of course. In any case, there is nobody else to call on, since the only person who knows is you.”
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Zhan Shaoxi’s eyes darkened, and he really couldn’t hold back any longer. He had wanted to do this person from the moment he came in, but when he heard the words that he had spoken to Xia Yang when he was listening in on them, Zhan Shaoxi also understood that Xue Ling really did not want them to get too intimate right now, and could only endure it.
But even if they didn’t really do anything, kissing was not a big problem, right?
Xue Ling docilely hugged Zhan Shaoxi’s neck and took the initiative to sit on his lap, kissing him without hesitation. Then, he directly threw him out after dinner, not even giving the General a chance to sleep on the floor.
He meant it when he said that the man absolutely could not be let onto the bed. There was absolutely no room for discussion before he reached eighteen.
System: “…” So you guys actually had some morals? Insisting so much on being adults before doing the deed? Are you only pulling out the moral integrity that had already been eaten…
Capping ceremony – Ancient Chinese coming-of-age ritual.
xiin: i have two things to say about this chapter~
1- that scene with XL walking away after casually dropping the bomb about knowing who Yangyang actually was – SO COOL (/w\)
2- XL is a fricken’ prude. since when did fox demons start having a no-sex-before-18 rule?! what!!!
alamerysl: prude +1!!
BlueBug: *busy with exams but still doing edits* <3